Liyue: Strata Chasm,

After introducing Nahida and Xiangling to know each other, they rested for one night in Wanmin Hall.

Wang Daoyi took Nahida around to visit places of interest,

Whether it is the ruined ruins of the Returnee,

Or the ruins of Qingpu Ruins,

Or the magnificent scenery among the clouds,

Even the treacherous and changeable slope of the unvain,

The scenery along the way made Nahida learn more and more about Liyue.

And the Chasm of Strata is naturally their last stop,

It just so happens that this is the border between Liyue and Sumeru, so it's easier to get back to Sumeru after visiting the Chasm.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the stars of the heavens descended and landed here, and since then the jade treasure mine here has been inexhaustible, and the ancestors of Liyue have made a living from mining here, creating a wonder here."

The theory of the birth of the Heavenly Star, Wang Daoyi felt that it was credible, at least, Zhongli once said that he had witnessed the birth of the Heavenly Star and then fled away.

As for what kind of existence this celestial star is, then Wang Daoyi doesn't know.

However, it is not a simple thing to let a place continuously form a jade treasure mine.

The existence that can form a serious distortion of a place and have a long-term impact has also been touched by Wang Daoyi, that kind of thing, called the wreckage of the demon god.

As for whether the Heavenly Star is the remains of the Demon God, Wang Daoyi is hard to say, but at least it will not be lower than this level.

"The Chasm? I've learned about Liyue's largest mineral area in the Void, but why aren't there many people here? ”

"Since it's a mineral field, it shouldn't be very lively, right?"

Nahida raised her head and looked at Wang Daoyi, a little puzzled.

"Due to some changes, just like the dead realm in the rainforest, there is a similar pitch-black pollution under the Chasm, and in order to ensure the safety of the people of Liyue, Seven Stars ordered the Huishan Hall to evacuate the miners here, and set up a magic circle to seal the entrance to the underground of the Chasm."

Wang Daoyi explained to Nahida.

The pollution under the Chasm is getting more and more serious, and after the death of the emperor, the Seven Stars really don't have the energy to deal with the affairs here, so they simply close this place directly, and only a small number of elites are still active here.

However, the worst thing is not the Seven Stars and the elites who stay here.

The worst of all was the Fatui, when relations between Liyue and Solstice had not deteriorated, and a group of Fatui were sent down to help investigate the pitch black pollution.

After Childe released Osel, diplomatic relations between Liyue and Solstice deteriorated rapidly, and the Fatui who had been sent were abandoned in this way.

It's not just Liyue who automatically classifies them as enemies.

Even their executives, their solstice, have forgotten about them.

Those high-ranking executives may have thought that those Fatui soldiers would have died down below.

After listening to Wang Daoyi's words, Nahida nodded thoughtfully,

Then the little hand pointed to the center of the Chasm: "Since the Seven Stars have sealed the Chasm, then. . . Why is there such a big pothole over there? ”

Wang Daoyi looked at his little hand, good guy, the magic circle originally set up by the Seven Stars has all failed, and the seal that shrouded the abyss has dissipated completely.

"Ahem." Wang Daoyi coughed violently, easing his embarrassment, he knew that this must be a good thing done by a blonde traveler, but he didn't say it directly, "Maybe the Huishan Hall has mobilized people to start re-investigating the underground mining area of the Strata Chasm." ”

"Is that so?"

Nahida tilted her little head and looked at Wang Daoyi with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

"Hey, leave them alone, let's keep shopping."

Wang Daoyi knew that Nahida was laughing at him, but he didn't care, and led Nahida to walk on the cliff, admiring the magnificent scenery of the strata chasm.

meanwhile

Holding a blue crystal, Ying and Paimon walked through the claustrophobic underground passages.

The passage is cylindrical in shape, not like it was carved by man, but rather like it was drilled out by some giant creature.

"Ying, aren't we really going to go to Zhongli or Daoyi and ask? I have a feeling they must know. ”

Paimon flew by Ying's side, a little scared,

This kind of claustrophobic space is what Paimon fears the most, because there is any danger, so he will ride his face directly.

"Zhongli and Daoyi may know, but they definitely won't say it." Ying shook her head, she could see that those two were not much better than Dain's Riddler, they were both guys who laughed and didn't say anything while talking.

"Okay, okay, but are we really going to find someone to save the Fatui when we get out?" Paimon asked hesitantly, flying next to Ying.

Ying nodded, and said with great confirmation, "Of course, they are not bad people, they are here to help Liyue, but they are locked underneath, which is not right." ”

For Ying,

The Fatui beneath the Chasm, although they were also Fatui, were completely different from the Fatui she had met elsewhere.

These Fatui were obviously here to help, but because of the changes in the upper echelons, they were directly abandoned.

After communicating with the Fatui, Ying felt a deep sympathy for their plight.

This kind of thing must be wrong, so she wants to save these Fatui out.

"However, the relationship between Liyue and the Fatui outside is not good right now." Paimon seems a little worried.

Ying's eyes were firm, "That's why we need to save them, only our identity can mediate between Liyue and the Fatui." ”

Ying's identity is special, whether it is Liyue or the Fatui, the definition of Ying is vague.

The Seven Stars of Liyue will give Ying face, as Ying has helped Liyue many times, so they are very friendly to Ying.

The Fatui will also give Ying face, because the Fatui have some special information channels, so they have other requirements for Ying.

"Well, no matter what Ying wants to do, I will support it!" Paimon stepped aside, clenching his fist and waving it as if he was cheering him on.

"Hmm!" Ying nodded, then sped up her speed through the claustrophobic passage.

She still has to help Jinwu and Zhiqiong explore this side.

Unbeknownst to Ying, a blue figure watched her and Paimon explore all the way.

"Travelers? It's funny. ”

The blue figure turned into a phantom and followed Ying's footsteps.

Outside

Wang Daoyi led Nahida and walked on the cliff,

"Five hundred years ago, during the Kaanria Disaster, it was here that the people of Liyue fought against the tide of dark beasts."

"Five hundred years ago? At that time, I was not born, and Sumeru was still ruled by the Great Compassion Tree, and I was always curious about what happened at that time. ”

"Ha, that must be a deepest secret about Teyvat."

The two chatted while walking among the mountains.

The strata chasm is huge,

But for the existence of the two gods, it is also very small,

But after half a day, the two of them took a rough look at the aboveground part of the Chasm.

"Do you want to go down and have a look?"

"Okay."

——

Strata Chasm: Central Area, Mouth of the Abyss,

Looking at the huge machinery around him, Wang Daoyi shook his head helplessly: "I originally wanted to try the elevator here, but it didn't seem to have resumed operation, so I could only fly down." ”

It's not the same as in the game,

This kind of huge lifting machinery naturally needs to be controlled.

And here has not been fully restored so lifting machinery. It doesn't work yet.

Holding Nahida's hand, she turned into a golden streamer, and the royal road flew down to the mouth of the great abyss.

Strata Chasm: Temporary Main Mine,

Ying, who had just returned from another area, was eating and resting with Paimon and some of the staff of the Huishan Hall and the adventurers of the Adventurers' Association.

Then he saw a golden streamer falling from the sky,

In the streamer, Wang Daoyi's hand holding Nahida tightened slightly,

"Daoyi, I can't see her yet."

Nahida's soft voice suddenly sounded in Wang Daoyi's ears,

Can't see her? What do you mean?

However, Wang Daoyi did not hesitate, and the light distorted slightly, hiding Nahida's figure.

The golden streamer fell to the ground, revealing the figure of Wang Daoyi,

"Daoyi!" Paimon's voice of surprise rang out,

The little white guy rushed to Wang Daoyi's side and flew around him, looking very happy.

"Daoyi, why are you here?" On the other side, Ying also showed a curious gaze, "Did Ningguang invite you here?" ”

The strata chasm was closed by the Seven Stars, and Wang Daoyi appeared here at this time,

Ying thought about it and thought that it might be Ningguang who invited Wang Daoyi to come here to investigate.

"Ningguang? Ha, she did tell me about the Chasm, but this time, I just wanted to come down and have a look. ”

Grabbing Paimon flying around, he walks over to Ying's side and stuffs Paimon into Ying's arms.

"Oh ~ Dao Yi came to see what? Could it be the big nail? ”

Paimon was still babbling.

"Big nails? Oh, you mean the Frost Spike, ha, that thing, I don't want to see it yet." Wang Daoyi's eyes were a little jealous.

For the judgment from the heavens, or the mending of the leylines of heaven, the long nails against something, Wang Daoyi is full of resistance to it,

Before ascending to the throne, Wang Daoyi didn't want to have anything to do with this thing.

"Well, does Michichi know what it is?" Ying was a little curious, she had seen similar things in the Snow Mountain, and she had also learned some fragmented information from the information of the ancient country left behind in the Snow Mountain.

However, she is still at the point where she knows but is not familiar with the information of the Nail of the Cold Sky.

Wang Daoyi nodded slightly, and said: "The nail of the cold sky is a long nail descended from the high sky and used to repair the earth's leylines. ”

"Repair the leylines?" Ying was a little surprised, whether it was in the snowy mountain or in that huge pit, the feeling that the Nail of the Cold Sky gave her was only destruction.

"Ha, that's what I said, but when it falls, it also brings destruction." Wang Daoyi shrugged his shoulders, then looked at Ying, "I don't know the specifics, you still need to find out for yourself." ”

Ying: Damn, it's this riddler behavior again.

Ying complained silently in her heart,

However, this time she wronged Wang Daoyi, because Wang Daoyi really only knew about the Nail of the Cold Sky.

Walk into the camp,

Wang Daoyi looked at the employee of Huishan Hall on the side: "Huh? Huishan Hall? ”

The other party should know Wang Daoyi, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, Your Excellency Wang Daoyi." ”

"Oh, is the one next to Ningguang down?"

"Ah, that one wasn't with us."

"Oh, that's fine."

Ending the conversation with the employees of Huishan Hall, Wang Daoyi looked at Ying and Paimon again: "How is it, have you gained anything from your adventure here?" ”

"It's spooky down there, Paimon doesn't like it at all!" Before Ying could answer, Paimon floated out first and complained.

The various minerals beneath the Chasm are cramped and tiresome, and it's really one of Paimon's least favorite environments.

Moreover, the appearance of monsters in these mines from time to time, and even the black-purple pollution that spilled from the depths of the earth, all of which made Paimon not like this place.

Ying also nodded: "The environment here is indeed a bit too harsh, and it can even be compared to some secret realms in Inazuma." ”

Inazuma's environment has always been a pain that Ying can't forget, especially some secret places, or uninhabited areas, which make Ying remember it vividly.

"Ha, it's normal, where there are nails in the cold weather, the environment will always be a little abnormal." Wang Daoyi said with a smile.

Where the nail of the cold sky has descended,

At present, Wang Daoyi can confirm the following areas: Mondstadt's Dragonspine Snow Mountain, Liyue's Strata Chasm,

And for the time being, there are also speculations: Inazuma's Crane Temple, Sumeru's Thousand Gully Sands,

In each of these places, there are abnormal environments.

“.” Ying was silent for a while, not knowing what she was thinking, and for a moment the camp fell silent.

Wang Dao looked at Nahida, who was invisible beside him,

Nahida's eyes were fixed on Ying, and she seemed very curious about Ying.

After a while, it seems that the bully who is not used to silence,

Paimon flew to Ying's side and poked Ying's arm with his small hand, then spoke softly, "The Fatui"

The little guy is reminding Ying of something.

Ying suddenly, and then looked at the employees of Huishan Hall around him, as well as the adventurers of the Adventurers Association,

Squeezed his eyebrows at Wang Daoyi: "Daoyi, there are some things I want to tell you, can you go and talk about it?" ”

"Of course." As soon as Wang Daoyi heard Paimon's reminder to Ying just now, he already had some conjectures in his heart, and naturally he would not refuse Ying's proposal.

The two of them, together with the invisible Nahida, came to a corner far from the camp,

I think the people in the camp shouldn't be able to hear this voice,

Yingcai said a little embarrassed: "Daoyi, can I ask you something?" ”

"Do you want me to get those Fatui out?" Wang Daoyi had already seen Ying's purpose.

Ying was stunned for a moment, is she so obvious?

However, she quickly reacted and nodded vigorously: "Well, is that okay?" ”

In the expectant gaze of Ying,

Wang Daoyi slowly shook his head: "I'm sorry, no." ”

"Huh? Why? ”

Ying was surprised, this was the first time Wang Daoyi refused her request for help,

You must know that even in the face of Raiden General before, Wang Daoyi helped her block the knife.

And now, he just asked Wang Daoyi to save a few Fatui, but he rejected her so directly.

Ying was a little confused for a while.

Could it be that it is more difficult to save a few Fatui than to block the blade of Raiden Shogun?

"Because for now, the Fatui are my enemies, and I can't save my enemies."

Wang Daoyi explained to Ying.

With the deterioration of the relationship between the Fatui and the Red Sand Banner, although it didn't get better at the beginning,

The relationship between Wang Daoyi and the Fatui changed from general to hostile,

Although he himself would not be able to attack ordinary Fatui now, it would be unnecessary for him to save the Fatui.

Ying frowned: "However, these Fatui are all here to help investigate under the Chasm, they are not bad people." ”

"Eh" Wang Dao was stunned for a moment, and then showed a strange expression, "How do you know that they are not bad people?" ”

"I've been in contact with them, they've all been sent on a mission to help, and some of them have become friends with the Millelith Army that used to be stationed here, how can such a person be a bad person?"

Ying tried very hard to convince Wang Daoyi.

"Ha, that's just one side of their story, and even if what they say is true, even if they're all good people, they're Fatui." Wang Daoyi still shook his head slightly, unwilling to help those fatui.

"Does being a Fatui make you ignore them as good people?" Ying didn't know why, she felt a little unfamiliar with Wang Daoyi.

In her impression, Wang Daoyi should be a good person who is willing to help.

With a wry smile, he suddenly didn't know how to explain to Ying: "Well, this is a matter of position, not a matter of good or bad." ”

"Stand?" Ying was even more puzzled.

Wang Dao nodded and continued, "Yes, the diplomatic relationship between Liyue and Solstice is close to freezing, and although my current status has changed somewhat, my position is basically the same as Liyue's, and the Fatui are my enemies. ”

"Even if those Fatui are good, if I get them out, will they return to Solstice, and what if their commander asks them to harm the people of Liyue, or even spy on my people?"

After speaking, Wang Dao looked at Ying, he didn't expect Ying to give up his thoughts, save those fatui, naturally he could,

However, it is impossible to get Wang Daoyi to come to the rescue.

Ying's little face was a little pale, I don't know if it was because of Wang Daoyi's words, or because he hadn't basked in the sun for a long time underground.

"But. . . Aren't we supposed to help good people? Ying grabbed the point of being a good guy and wanted to convince Wang Daoyi.

"Ying, you are a traveler, so your position is always neutral, so you only need to see good and evil, good and bad, and I am different, I have integrated into this world, I have to think about the position first, and then good and bad and right and wrong."

"If Solstice and Liyue hadn't been at odds, then these people wouldn't have been left behind, and even if something happened, Seven Stars would have used the Millelith Army to rescue them, but now the two sides are at odds."

Wang Daoyi's meaning is simple: the Fatui are enemies, and it is impossible for Liyue to save them, even if they were once 'allies'.

"Is stance more important than right or wrong?"

"Position is right or wrong!"

There is a chapter at 12 o'clock, in the yard

(End of chapter)