As soon as Wang Daoyi spoke, Ying in the distance took Paimon and followed Yae Miko back to the place where Wang Daoyi was.

Looking at the heart of the thunder god suspended above the condensed rock elemental palm of Wang Daoyi, like a chess piece.

Paimon was a little curious, "Is this Thor's Heart?" Speaking of which, we've already seen Wendy's God Heart and Zhongli's God Heart. Still."

Ying continued, "However, their divine hearts have been taken away from the Fatui. ”

"Yes, yes!" Paimon nodded, then looked at Yae Miko, "Miss Miko must be watchful, the Fatui will definitely come to grab it!" ”

Yae Miko beckoned, and the heart of the god flew back into her hand, and she sensed it slightly, as if there was no change, or it could be that the strength of the master of the secret method was too strong for her to detect.

"Hehe, does the little guy care about me? Don't worry, no one but you knows that Thor's Heart is with me! ”

Yae Miko was distraught, and his eyes turned: "You won't go to the snitch, right?" ”

Ying and Paimon waved their hands repeatedly, "No, no, we are enemies with the Fatui!" ”

"Ying and Paimon are trustworthy partners, and they will bring new opportunities to this sea." Wang Daoyi affirmed Ying and Paimon's position on the side.

Then he continued: "Ying, you have completed the commission, so is there any payment you want now?" ”

Facing Wang Daoyi's inquiry, his eyes lit up: "Is it okay to get any reward?" ”

"At least, the need is what I have, or what I can do." Wang Daoyi replied.

"It's a lot, a lot more!! Daoyi, he must be very rich! Paimon shouted from the side.

"Haha, the pursuit of knowledge inevitably involves experimentation, and experimentation requires a lot of money, so, Paimon, I may not be as rich as I thought." Wang Daoyi shook his head at Paimon, "However, if you choose Mora, I can also prepare a generous Mora for you the next time we meet." ”

Paimon's eyes sparkled with gold.

Ying shook her head, didn't ask for any reward, but asked Wang Daoyi a question: "Daoyi, actually, you knew about my existence before we met outside Qingquan Town, didn't you?" ”

Wang Dao was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Ying asked this question: "This question, is this the reward you want?" ”

Ying nodded: "Yes, it's the reward!" ”

"Oh, in that case, according to the contract, then give you a true answer, yes, I knew you existed before I met you."

Wang Daoyi gave an affirmative answer.

Paimon looked confused, she couldn't understand the conversation between the two.

"Did Zhongli tell you?" Ying asked.

"It wasn't the emperor who told me that although I was favored by the emperor at that time, I was not yet his dependent." Wang Daoyi shook his head and denied Ying's conjecture, "I have my own secret, and this secret can't be told to you yet, perhaps, in your future travels, you will know." ”

Wang Daoyi is not ready to tell Ying the secret that he is also an Adventist (Traverser).

"Well, then I don't have any other questions." Ying nodded, and the doubts in her heart were not solved, but more.

Originally, I thought that Zhongli had sent Wang Daoyi to contact her from the beginning, but I didn't expect that this was not Zhongli's plan.

It's that Wang Daoyi has his own little secret.

As the journey progressed, many of Ying's doubts not only remained unsolved, but also became more and more.

A group of people were pretending to be Riddlers for her.

Seeing that Ying had nothing to say, Wang Dao looked at Yae Miko: "I'm in Sumeru, such a distant projection of consciousness is still too far away, if you don't have other problems, I will end this projection." ”

"Oh, it doesn't seem like there's anything going on, then, little one, goodbye, and don't forget our agreement." The pink-fured fox waved his hand.

Ying and Paimon also waved their hands, "Say goodbye." ”

Wang Dao nodded: "Then I'll leave, Ying, my consciousness crystallization still needs you to continue to carry, perhaps, it will help you in the future." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Ying to react, Wang Daoyi ended the projection, and the light and shadow turned into a little light chip and dispersed.

Only the original 36 crystals remained.

Ying was affected by Wang Daoyi's last words, and silently put away the crystal.

The other side

Wang Daoyi retracted his consciousness projection, and the main consciousness returned to the desert of Sumeru.

"Now, the plan is half the battle, just wait for the Fatui to get their hands on the heart of the gods."

"I promised Xiangling to rush back before the Sea Lantern Festival, so let's speed up a little faster, find a few desert tribes to show the power of the sandstorm, and then have some time left to go to Sumeru City to talk to Alhaithham."

After thinking about it, Wang Daoyi looked at the five mushroom beasts around him, gave them an order to garrison, and then left here.

A few days later, in a tavern in Sumeru City.

"Hey, have you heard? It doesn't seem to be quiet on the other side of the desert lately. ”

"I know, I know, it's said that the messenger of the Red King has returned."

"The messenger of the Red King? How many years has the Red King been dead, it should be a rumor, right? ”

"Hey, it's true, a friend of mine was on an adventure in the desert when he was resting in a desert tribe and saw a sacrifice wearing a jackal mask kick off a sandstorm and drown a group of monsters attacking the desert tribe."

One drinker recounted a story he didn't know he had heard from there, "When the entire desert tribe knelt down and prayed to the Red King. ”

This kind of interesting story immediately attracted a large number of drinkers.

Seeing that he had become the center of the crowd, the drinkers were even more interested.

Perhaps because of his talent for storytelling, with his added fuel and vinegar, one story after another of the Red King Sacrifice using sand violence to save the desert tribe began to spread in the tavern.

In the corner of the tavern.

One green and one white, sat together, drinking and chatting.

"The reappearance of the sacrifices of the ancient gods in the human world is really a good story, what do you think?" Alhaitham looked across from him at the guy he had known for a short time.

It's been a long time since anyone has invited him to the tavern for a drink, after all, he's in the Akademiya and doesn't have many friends himself.

And he himself doesn't know why he has a special impression of Wang Daoyi, maybe because the other party can completely keep up with his thinking.

Wang Dao smiled, although he knew that everyone was talking about himself, but those magical stories were really not done by him.

He just showed the power of the sandstorm in front of a few desert tribes, and wanted to leave some metaphor for the return of the Red King's sacrifice.

"The stories in the tavern may be true, but most of them have also been processed by the drinkers, so it is not to be believed."

Wang Daoyi took a sip of wine and said slowly.

It's still good to be Sumeru, unlike Mondstadt, who doesn't sell him alcohol.

Alhaitham nodded, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "I thought that if you went to the desert to investigate, you would also meet this Red King Sacrifice!" After all, the smell of wind and sand on your body is too strong. ”

"Ahem." Wang Daoyi coughed a little from the wine, and then looked at Alhaithham, "Has anyone ever said that you guy, sometimes you are smart and annoying." ”

"Heh, everything must be connected, isn't it normal for you to do things yourself without cleaning up the beginning and the end, and being discovered?" Alhaithham's face was calm, "Or do you think I'm the kind of person who can't even see such an obvious situation?" ”

Carveh: ?

"Cut, I didn't want to hide it, but I just borrowed this identity to make it more convenient when I act in the Great Red Sand Sea in the future."

Wang Dao waved his hand indifferently: "After all, none of us who do research want to be disturbed by those people in the desert halfway!" ”

"Oh, that's a good idea to pretend to be a fake identity and get the help of the desert tribes to assist you in your exploration, but it's still a bit troublesome, I don't like trouble, instead of communicating with those desert tribes, I still like to investigate alone."

Alhaitham nodded, he agreed with Wang Daoyi's idea, but he wouldn't do that because it would be too troublesome.

"Hey, let's not talk about this, is there anything interesting in the Akademiya lately?" Wang Dao waved his hand, not ready to talk about him pretending to be the Red King's sacrifice.

Alhaitham shook his head: "Since the opening of the Void, there have been more and more research projects in the Akademiya, but there are fewer and fewer interesting things. ”

Then, after thinking about it again, he continued: "However, today is a little different. ”

Wang Daoyi was very interested: "What's wrong today?" ”

Alhaitham is not a person who sells goods, and in the face of Wang Daoyi, who he thinks is worth talking about, he spoke very directly: "Today, one of my fellow scholars submitted a research application on the topic of "Human Evolution and Cluster Consciousness", which is a bit interesting compared to the topics of other scholars. ”

"Human Evolution and Cluster Consciousness?" After hearing this, Wang Dao shook his head directly, "Tut-tut, it must not have passed, the evolution of human beings, this kind of subject still dares to be touched now, you, a fellow scholar, are you ignorant or fearless?" ”

"Indeed, the Great Sage asked for my opinion, and I rejected the research application." Alhaitham also shook his head, "Not to mention that his research application violates the rules of the Akademiya, and his research ideas cannot be agreed with by me. ”

"What kind of ideas, can you talk about it?"

"The goals and ideas are too radical, but the means and practices are too conservative."

"Oh, I see, a soft-hearted person can't study a taboo subject."

Facing Wang Daoyi, who understood a little bit, Alhaitham nodded with satisfaction, this kind of friend who can understand at one point is comfortable chatting.

Three 648, two like water and one goma, the track is full, ahhhh

(End of chapter)