si-mexico Chapter 598 The Power That Supports the World
Chapter 598 The Power That Supports the World
Despite the passage of hundreds of years, the young man looked exactly like the Crimson King himself that he had seen in the illusion of the Crimson King's Tomb.
"Seeing you like this makes me feel at ease."
The Red King Ahmar spoke with a hint of schadenfreude, "It seems you've finally taken that step. Well, this thing I prepared for you will come in handy now."
Xu Ning was a little confused by his words, so he coughed lightly and said, "Well, as someone who lived hundreds of years ago, you may not know this, but recently in Teyvat, this kind of riddle-like way of speaking is not very popular anymore. When people say something, they not only explain the cause and effect in detail, but some even add narration and explain each word. Why don't you repeat what you just said according to the current custom?"
Ahmar glared at Xu Ning for a while with a stern face, then finally raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "You are still the same as before, Saigong, you easily provoke people as soon as you open your mouth."
"Saizhong?"
Xu Ning was taken aback, turned around and looked behind him, confirming that Ahmar was indeed talking to him.
"Are you calling me? No, I should say my old name. That's what I used to be called? Who came up with this lousy name?!"
Upon hearing this, Ahmar on the throne straightened up slightly, and his expression became even more serious.
"You've even forgotten your own god's name? Are you really going to such extremes? Do you even remember your own plan?"
Ah, that's a really insightful question.
“I can’t remember!”
Xu Ning answered with complete confidence, "I think I told you everything back then, right? Or... could you tell me again?"
Ahmar gave Xu Ning a meaningful look, then suddenly bent one finger and flicked it towards himself.
Although the two were several meters apart, Xu Ning could clearly feel that Ahmar's finger would definitely hit him.
Unable to resist, he took two steps back, and the Dust Concealment Gourd in his palm suddenly sprang out, smashing towards Ahmar's finger.
Ahmar neither dodged nor avoided the attack. Just as his fingers made contact with the Dust Concealment Gourd, he suddenly flicked his wrist.
A resounding sound, like the booming of a great bell, instantly echoed throughout the entire space.
Ahmar withdrew his hand, leaning back on the throne once more. Listening to the echoes in the space, he nodded approvingly, "It seems the preparations were very thorough, exactly as she and I described. Saigong..."
What is considered sufficient and exactly the same?
They just won't talk properly!
Xu Ning interrupted Ahmar helplessly, saying, "Just call me Xu Ning, after all, this era is used to this name."
Ahmar waved his hand casually and said, "It doesn't matter."
"Since you are still on the right path, I won't say anything more to you. But I can tell you what I left for you."
Xu Ning originally wanted to continue asking about his past self's plans, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but take a sip of wine and swallow his words, waiting to hear about Ahmar's Golden Dreamland.
“Saigong, actually, when you came here to find me for the second time, I wanted to kill you.”
Xu Ning almost choked before he could swallow his drink.
Recalling when I saw this guy in the illusion of the Crimson King's Tomb, he did look a bit abnormal.
However, Ahmar's words were just a sigh, and he continued, "Perhaps Nabu and I shouldn't have met you the first time, and let you tell us the news you brought."
“Ha, what a strange world, a laughable ending, a pitiful fate. I didn’t believe any of this at first…” Ahmar stared at Xu Ning and said, “But Nabu told me that it was all true and revealed that future to me.”
"Because of the news you brought, Nabu left me forever, so I've always wanted to kill you."
Xu Ning was startled by the murderous intent contained in Ahmar's words.
It feels like I'm taking the blame for a huge mess that was once again created by the predecessor!
A debt of life owed to a demon god, how am I ever going to repay it... wait, when did I become the god of wine's scapegoat?
"If it weren't for the future that Nabu showed me, in which I saw new possibilities for us, I'm afraid I would have gone to Liyue to fight you to the death long ago."
Ahmar tilted his head, as if recalling something.
“I have said that I will not use your plan. I have restored the rule of Heaven on the land of Sumeru in my own way.”
"The same power structure, the same operating methods—I'm observing the way Heavenly Principle operates, trying to find its flaws..."
“I tried everything, even prepared to use divine punishment like the Heavenly Nails to destroy the countries under my control…”
Xu Ning hadn't expected the Red King to have gone to such lengths. No wonder he saw the Red King's power structure in the murals of the tomb; it was almost a replica of the existing Teyvat forces.
"However, in the end I was unable to unleash divine punishment, but I still gained wisdom from an idiom in your Liyue."
Xu Ning couldn't help but ask, "What idiom is it?"
Ahmar tapped the throne with his fingers and said slowly, "Cut off the fuel supply."
"To cut off the fuel supply...?"
As Xu Ning repeated the familiar idiom, he suddenly felt a little confused while pondering what exactly "firewood" was.
I seem to have heard someone mention something similar to "firewood" somewhere in this life, but I really can't remember where.
What force sustains this world?
Ahmar sneered, "The Eye of God, what a generous gift, transferring the power of the gods to ordinary mortals, and what price have you paid in return? Have you ever seen what humans look like without the Eye of God?"
Xu Ning had certainly seen it before.
Back then, in Inazuma, hoping to establish an eternal era, the Shadow issued the Eye Hunt Order, confiscating almost all of Inazuma's God Eyes.
And I have indeed seen several people who have lost their God's Eye.
The condition for obtaining the Eye of God is a person's strongest desire, originating from the most sincere emotions deep within their soul.
After losing the Eye of God, those people almost lost the most important desires, bonds, emotions, and memories of their lives.
Although they regained their lost memories after finally retrieving the Eye of God, this clearly demonstrated the price they paid for obtaining it.
Ahmar knew from Xu Ning's eyes that he understood what he was saying.
"People's deepest emotions and memories are like the fuel in this furnace, which has continuously supported the operation of this world from generation to generation."
"And the carrier that transports and gathers these firewood materials is..."
Xu Ning blurted out, "Earth veins!"
Ahmar nodded. "It is indeed the ley lines."
Xu Ning was suddenly startled, "That's right, the ley lines! The golden dreamland you created—the final destination for all the Sand People."
"You want to use the Golden Dreamland to encompass the souls, memories, and emotions of all the Sand People, preventing them from re-entering the cycle of the ley lines. You want to use this method to draw the fuel of the Teyvat world from the furnace..."
"...And then, for me?"
Ahmar nodded slowly and solemnly. "That's it. This is one of the most important things I'm leaving you."
Xu Ning smiled wryly. Something this serious... is it really just one of many problems?
I'm finding myself increasingly afraid to touch upon the memories of my past self. What on earth was that crazy guy doing?
This is already like the empress of the winter solstice, raising the flag of rebellion against the Heavenly Principle above, isn't it?
"I don't have much time left, and I can't keep chatting with you like this indefinitely. After I disappear, the ownership of Golden Dreamland will transfer to you. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
A look of sorrow returned to Ahmar's eyes, and Xu Ning saw it this time, a sudden realization dawning on him.
When the Flower Goddess visited the Red King for the second time, she was already gone!
No wonder that the two who were always inseparable were left alone at that time, watching Lilupar dance.
I just don't know if he ever had Lilupal transform into the goddess of flowers and dance.
"If I had known it would end like this, I wouldn't have had to sacrifice myself. Speaking of which, after I obtain ownership of the Golden Dreamland, can I choose to release someone from it and bring them back to life?"
Xu Ning couldn't help but ask.
Ahmar shook his head, but then spoke again.
"It's not impossible to resurrect the people in the Golden Dreamland. Once you learn how to have children, it will be possible."
Xu Ning was shocked: "What did you say?"