It was getting late, and even after following the footprints, Jiang Bai and Albedo still couldn't find anyone.

In snowy mountains, where snow can fall at any time, footprints are too easily covered by snow.

"Let's find a place to spend the night first, the temperature will be lower at night, I'm fine, but you might catch a cold."

"Hmm."

Jiang Bai nodded, and the two of them found a nearby cave to make a fire and rest.

"Speaking of which, I wanted to find you for something this time."

Hearing Jiang Bai speak, Albedo showed an expression that was indeed so.

"To use an old saying in Liyue, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace."

"Look at what you say, am I that kind of person?"

Can Jiang Bai admit it? Of course I can't admit it!

"Didn't I come to see you as soon as I came back from Inazuma? I've got a gift for you. ”

He took out the same type of coral and pearls that Hu Tao had dug up on Haiqi Island, and in addition to these, there were also some dolls and small toys that children would love.

"These are gifts for you and Klee."

"Then I'll take it, and I'll take Klee to Inazuma if I have the chance." Albedo put them all away.

"Inazuma's view is pretty good, very different from Mondstadt and Liyue."

"Tell me, what's the matter with me this time?"

"That's right, I found a ruin on an island near the border, and there are some frescoes in the ruins, and the frescoes have something similar to the Nail of the Cold Sky......"

Jiang Bai took out the photo he took.

"According to my investigation, it should be that three nails fell from the sky, but unfortunately I didn't find them in the ground, so I should have returned to the sky."

According to the posture of the snow mountain, the cold nail, floating in the air, this nail, should not be a disposable.

The spikes he didn't find were most likely recovered into the sky.

Jiang Bai also talked about the king beast they encountered by the way.

Albedo fell into thought.

"To tell you the truth, when we were studying with Master, we came across a lot of relics buried deep underground, and these relics have a very cyclical nature.

"Civilization is constantly flourishing, dying out, and being reborn. The prosperity of the past is no longer visible, leaving only the remnants of the world.

"The ruins you found at Crane View should also belong to these vanished previous civilizations."

For this Jiang Bai is not surprised.

There is no eternal civilization, and there is no eternal world.

The world he was born in was one that had experienced extreme prosperity and then taken a sharp turn for the worse.

In the end, it went straight to destruction in the turmoil.

But even then, it was almost 500 years of prosperity.

"You said you've encountered a lot? Isn't this change of civilization a little too frequent? ”

The change of civilization is a normal thing.

But too frequent changes are not normal.

"I don't know. I'm not a professional scholar, so I can't figure out how old those ruins were and how long they have existed. ”

"Do you have a way to translate these words?"

Albedo looked at him helplessly, "I'm just an alchemist, not a part-time archaeologist. ”

Why does this guy have the illusion that he can do anything?

If Jiang Bai knew his doubts, he would probably answer like this:

Because Albedo is too reliable.

Unconsciously formed this illusion for him.

"Judging from the content on the mural, what these words describe should also be related to the mural."

"I think it should be, too. Alas, it seems that I can only go to Sumeru in the future to find scholars who study ancient characters to try to decipher. ”

Jiang Bai didn't dwell too much on this matter, he didn't know if he didn't know, and it wasn't that important.

"Speaking of which, have you ever been to the border?"

Albedo nodded, "Yes." My master has a deep study of boundaries. What Aunt Alice is doing is also the maintenance of the border. ”

"I've heard my old man say this. He said Teyvat's barrier was thinning. Is this a harbinger of another crisis? ”

"The border is a very important thing, protecting the people and all kinds of creatures in Teyvat, once the barrier disappears, Teyvat will be directly annihilated in the torrent of the universe."

Whether it's his master, Gold or Alice, he knows a lot of secrets.

It's a pity that whoever it is, I didn't tell him much.

There are things that seem to be conventional, and cannot be narrated to the ignorant.

If they want to find out these secrets, they can only do it themselves.

"I feel that Teyvat is getting more and more unusual......" Jiang Bai sighed.

At first, he thought Teyvat was just an ordinary planet.

But the more he knew, the more he felt abnormal.

Why is the sky fake?

Why can I see the Isle of Skye no matter where I look up on the ground?

Is Teyvat really a planet?

If so, why can people on the opposite side of the planet see Sky Island on the front side?

Or is the Isle of Skye a satellite of Teyvat?

But that doesn't make sense.

If it is a satellite, the Isle of Sky will not be visible at some point in the day or night.

It can only be said that everything about Teyvat is beyond the scope of common sense and cognition that he has established in his previous life.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, I'll show you my Gollum."

Jiang Bai took out the sleeping Gudong.

Albedo knew that Jiang Bai had such a pet, and he had seen it before.

It's just that it's a little different now.

It's not that there is a difference in appearance, it's a difference in the quality of the elements.

If Gollum was just an ordinary Water Elemental Slime before, it is now a Pure Water Elemental Slime.

The water element in its body seems to have undergone some kind of purification, making it purer and more restrained.

Suddenly in an unfamiliar environment, Gollum soon woke up from freezing.

Ice is a variant of water, but it is also a restraining of water.

Although it is an elemental being, it can be frozen into an ice sculpture if it stays in a cold place for a long time.

In the same way, if you stay in a place that is too hot for a long time, it will evaporate and disappear.

Gollum made a very humane swing and jumped close to the fire.

As the warmth approached, it felt a lot more comfortable.

It looked at the snow outside the cave with some curiosity, this was its first time in the snowy mountains.

"Want to go out and have a look?"

Gollum nodded.

"Then you go around the mouth of the cave, and come back as soon as you feel like you're going to freeze."

Jiang Bai reminded him, and then went out to play with him.

Looking at the little guy who was a little curious about the snowy mountains, Albedo took out his picture album.

"What a funny little guy, it's worth documenting."

Seeing that he wouldn't sleep for a while, Jiang Bai yawned and climbed into the coffin to sleep.

"I'll go to bed first, and when you're going to sleep, I'll call Gollum back for the vigil, he understands."

"Well, sleep, good night."

Albedo set up his easel, took out the paint, sat down in front of the flames and began to sketch.

(End of chapter)