Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Chapter 409 The Salt of Deep Lock
The brick and stone structures on both sides of the stone gate are built along the mountain, constructing a wooden plank road for transporting mine carts and for miners to walk, and connecting the mountain to form a fortress with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

The setting sun is like fire, and the rice fields outside Dihuazhou are glowing with water-like tender green under the breeze, and the criss-crossing field ridges draw wells among the green shoots.

At the place where the field meets the big river, there is a circular turntable, which uses the water in the river to guide the river water into the field canal. Paimon has read in the travel notes of Tivat that this kind of wooden disk is called a water wheel by the Liyue people. God's ultimate invention.

The ancient "Dihuazhou" also belonged to the area under the jurisdiction of Chen Shen. Although the mineral resources were not as abundant as Tianqiu Valley and Liyue Port, the population was not as large and strong as the tribe ruled by the southern [Rock King] Morax. But life here is rich and stable.

People will not be afraid of the cruelty of the war of the demon gods, lest the peace of the present is in danger, and they will not endure heavy labor under the rule of the dust god.

But the tranquility of Guiliji was eventually polluted by the chaos of war. The ancient streets, markets, and fields were all submerged in the karmic residue left after the death of the demon god. The once prosperous Dihuazhou was no longer suitable for human habitation.

But the little foxes and wild sparrows here are very nice, with shiny coats. I heard that the offerings made by the Liyue people to the Rock God have been stolen by these bad guys. If they are hunted and roasted, they will have a fruity smell, right?

"By the way, Farmas...why did that guy named Dynesreb run away when he saw you?"

If you want to go to the salt in the ground, you need to walk through a section of tidal flats flooded by rivers.

Paimon lay on the traveler's head, recalling what he had seen and heard on Liyue Wharf, and suddenly curiously asked the boy beside him.

"Because after the failure of the war against heaven, the one-eyed king Irmin of Kanria turned his back on the [Golden Alliance], withdrew all troops and aid on the surface, and even stole the supplies and research that originally belonged to Munata product."

"The loyal dog raised by the traitor, shouldn't he run away when he sees me?"

Farmas shook his head with a sneer, much to the astonishment of the traveler and Paimon.

"Eh? But you are not...the same ideal, why...?"

The little mascot blinked and stammered in response, seemingly unable to comprehend Kanria's intentions in doing so.

When he was at the Northland Bank, Farmas also swore that everyone was fighting for the same ideal, but why did Kanria make the decision to abandon the Golden Alliance?
"Because Kanria is the pride of mankind, and it is also a country without gods."

"The aged Ilmin and some of the upper-class nobles believe that Kanria, as the pride of human beings, is unacceptable to form an alliance with the gods."

"No matter how much my heart is for human beings, I am always a demon god descending from the sky, and Munata is also a country ruled by gods."

"What's more, we failed. The loser has never had the right to choose."

Famas's crimson eyes were full of ridicule towards the one-eyed regent and the corrupt nobles, and finally turned into deep helplessness.

After Munata's defeat, the situation was chaotic. Countless young people tried to suck blood and devour flesh from this behemoth of the ancient war country, and many former allies were busy severing ties with Munata, trying to avoid the curse of heaven.

"If humans don't agree with me, Tianli and the other six earthly rulers will also call me a traitor..."

"Then what camp do you think I belong to? What is the purpose of everything I do?"

Famas shook his head and smiled wryly. The three of them had come to the end of the tidal flat. The fields and houses were all here. The river crossed the plain, and the vast water area spread out from here to the distance.

Hearing Famas' dejected question, the traveler and Paimon stopped at the same time.

Yingmei turned around, her amber eyes stared at Farmas, but she didn't know how to comfort the boy in front of her.

"Those who hold salaries for the people must not let them freeze to death in the wind and snow; those who live for the people must not let them die silently."

"If the good ones don't end well...then the evil ones will be even worse?"

At the critical moment, Xiao Pai Meng's convincing voice sounded.

Famas and the traveler turned their heads at the same time, looked at this emergency food that would only be cute at ordinary times with surprised eyes, only to find that Paimon was holding a book that he did not know where to find, and was reading the words on it word by word .

"This is the record in the "Travel Guide to Tevat."

"Hey~ I'm the best guide on Tivat Continent!"

Seeing the astonished expression on the traveler's face, Paimon proudly raised the ancient book in his hand and raised his head to show off to him.

Famas looked meaningfully at the idiot little follower behind the traveler, but did not respond.

Dihuazhou is often foggy, and when it's thickest, it's hard to see your fingers.

But the three of them didn't catch up with the dense fog. Many beautiful shells were scattered on the river beach. Following the looming rocks in the water, the traveler and others finally came to the land piled up with snow-white salt flowers.

The dumped salt cups, half-truncated walls and savagely growing shrubs prove that no one has set foot here for a long time. Many ancient city walls are surrounded by rough trees, and the dense branches and leaves growing almost cover the adventurer's camp under the canopy. completely covered up.

The huge ring-shaped ruins stood in the center of the tributary of the Bishui River, and the ring seal emitting a faint blue light blocked the intersection, and the inscriptions on it kept ups and downs and changes.

"Zhongli said that the salt in the ground was once the place where the people of the God of Salt lived."

"So... valuable cultural relics should be everywhere, right?"

Paimon looked around excitedly, while the traveler skillfully opened his elemental field of vision to see if there were any glowing mechanism objects around.

The huge circular seal in front of him obviously needs to touch some mechanism to release it.

"Under the protection of Heulia, the demon god of salt, her people have indeed enjoyed a prosperous life for a period of time."

"But there are countless scavengers and treasure robbers visiting here, and there should not be many valuable things left in the wild."

"However, there may be tributes sent by believers of the God of Salt here. If you look carefully, there may be some fresh ones. Paimon can steal some to eat.

Famas stepped onto the high foundations, mercilessly hitting Paimon's enthusiasm for finding the treasure.

"Woo...the hateful stinky guarantor!"

"How could I do such a thing!"

Paimon rolled his eyes at the boy angrily, and stamped his feet in the air with his fists clenched.

The land of the salt in the ground is full of hexagonal column structures formed by the aggregation of rock elements. Looking down from the air, it will give people an illusion, as if these rock pillars were carefully arranged in advance to form a specific pattern.

Paimon, arms folded and angry, flew over the ring ruins, and found a moss-covered stele right in front of the seal, then wandered to the ruins and read the inscription on it.

"Respectfully seal the trace in the salt, there is no reason to open it?"

"What, who would leave a seal in such a place!"

Paimon couldn't help complaining, but the traveler looked at the disdainful Famas, and already guessed who the person who placed the seal on the salt in the ground was.

"It's not easy to have no fate... What I'm best at is creating fate out of thin air!"

Famas sneered, pulled out the fiery spear out of thin air, and plunged directly into the seal in the center of the ruins.

(End of this chapter)