Chapter 5: The Scorched Earth of Burning Embers
Just when Xia Wei was also infected by this depressive atmosphere, the picture in front of him found that it had changed.
What you can see is a sea of burning fire and the corpses of countless monsters.
Pitch-black karma emerged from the ground, from the monster's body, and dyed the sky black.
The tranquil girl called Fa Nan used her claws to pierce the body of the elegant man known as the second brother, and her eyes under her mask shone with a dim light, as if she had lost her mind.
The next moment, the elegant man who had threatened to protect them before was no better, and the majestic rock elemental light in his hand sparked and brutally shattered the head of the martyr at the last moment when his life was gone.
It's obviously a family that cares about each other so much, but they started fighting in the blink of an eye, which makes Xia Wei unacceptable, but fortunately, the owner of this body is fine.
Just when Xia Wei was thinking this, an irrepressible madness and irritability spread to him.
The owner of the body witnessed the scene just now, the remaining reason was completely crushed, she attacked everything around her like crazy, and finally shed two lines of blood and tears, and in the wail, she let the endless flames wrap her whole body, and died of self-immolation.
The mask that Xia Wei had seen fell on the embers on the ground, telling all the untold dreams.
The unwillingness and pain of the body owner were all transmitted to Xia Wei's body.
It's just such a simple wish, it's just a desire to live... But they have fallen to such a point that they have sacrificed too much for the sake of the people of the world in order to uproot the filth.
Even so, at the moment when the life of the body owner was gone, he still realized that her true wish was that there would be no more strife in the world, and other people like them could live in peace.
Expectations for the world are above her own desires.
"Even if I'm dead... The peaceful world depicted by the emperor will come after all, but it's a pity that I can't see it..."
His gaze returned to darkness, but Xia Wei did not detach from the dream, and the pitch-black karma that had previously infected the owner of his body was like maggots attached to the bones and attacked him.
The body couldn't move, he had no way to dodge, he could only let the mania in his heart rise, and the strings of reason were torn off one by one.
Just when Xia Wei was about to temporarily call out the time gate to leave, a pleasant flute sounded, and the ferocious karma just now faded like a tide.
Xia Wei took a deep breath and sat up from the bed, and then saw the flute given by Wendy floating in the dark room with a little fluorescence, playing a calming music on its own.
"I really want to thank you, Wendy, I must invite you to drink when I go back." Xia said worriedly.
He caught the fallen flute and took it into his arms, while pulling out his previous mask.
He could sense that the karma on the mask had only temporarily retreated, and had not completely disappeared, and he was eyeing him like an evil ghost hiding in the shadows.
I thought about it, since my karma is full of negative emotions, can I use Ying's purifying power to purify it? What will be left after purification?
With the blessing of Albedo's spirit of exploration, Xia Wei really did this.
Streams of white light spread out from his palms and melted into the mask, and the karmic obstacles that had been hidden before came out again, but they were suppressed by the white light.
After a moment, Xia Wei looked at the soul phantom that seemed to be sleeping with his eyes closed, and fell into deep thought.
Albedo's knowledge told him that, with the thinness of this soul, it was only a wisp of remnant, and it was hardly a threat.
And because of the crippled soul, she couldn't wake up on her own initiative.
There are many ways to deal with this remnant soul, but Xia Wei is the most inclined to the one that Albedo remembers the most difficult.
- Use alchemy to create life!
Due to Albedo's limited skills, he can only create soulless beings, and life forms like Albedo herself are only her teacher, Gold. Reindot is capable enough to create.
But it just so happens that what Xia Wei wants is a soulless body, as long as he introduces this remnant soul into that body and applies some blessings, maybe he can also have his own Dharma Protector Yaksha.
Although it may be an amnesiac version.
Putting the mask back away, Xia Wei, who was going to find time to collect materials, lay down and fell asleep again, and this time he didn't have nightmares again.
...
In the Jade Pavilion
A noble woman in a slit cheongsam lowered her brush and looked at the door that was being pushed open, and the maid who walked in.
"Baiwen, is there any whereabouts of the information I want you to collect?"
The maid, known as Baiwen, nodded and said, "According to an informant, the Fatui escorted the Solstice who sent the Yaksha mask out of Liyue Harbor tonight. ”
"Do you know why he stopped sending photos?" Ningguang asked calmly.
"It seems that an executive officer approached him and demanded that he hand over his mask immediately." Baiwen reported truthfully.
"Heh, as far as I know, there is more than one executive officer dispatched by Solstice this time, and recently the Ice Empress has personally canonized a new executive, and his appearance is still kept secret by the Fatui, which makes me very curious."
...
Ningguang's thoughts, Xia Wei naturally didn't know.
The next morning, he got up from the bed, carefully sorted out his appearance, and then left the Fuyuan Inn.
There is still a long time left before the agreed time with Zhongli, and he can now go to Tartaglia to talk about work and ask him to help collect materials by the way.
Who knew that it was a very coincidence that I met Tartaglia behind the door of the Northland Bank.
"Coincidentally, I was about to go to you, yesterday the plan for how to snatch the heart of the rock god was sent by the Solstice, I'll talk to you about it..."
Tartaglia dragged Xia Wei to the secret room of the Northland Bank, and then began his own explanation.
After listening to it, Xia Wei began to admire the person who designed this plan, but... Why is what the plan says different from what the Empress says?
Didn't the Empress say that the Iwajin would take the initiative to trade with them and hand over the Heart of God? Why is it now sent to me with a plan to snatch the heart of God? That's unreasonable.
Before confirming the true situation, Xia Wei didn't say it rashly, he just nodded in agreement.
"I know that Her Majesty has other secret missions for you to do, so I just want you to avoid my mission when I tell you about it." Childe patiently explained.
Xia Wei could also guess something, but the real certainty was after meeting Zhongli tonight.
"Tartaglia, your mission should not start until half a month later, right?" Xia Wei asked.
Tartaglia nodded, "After all, it will be half a month later, and I won't be very busy before then." ”
"In that case, how about accompanying me to find the materials?"