Konoha: This Sasuke has Tivat

Chapter 168 Crystal Stone, Black Mud, Mysterious Woman

Sasuke briefly described what happened in Liyue and the consequences.

Sasuke felt that Ningguang might know that there was a ninth company under the abyss of rock, but the Fools' previous actions had already made them angry, so it was a normal choice to let this team fend for itself.

As for the Fools, perhaps in the eyes of the lady, concealing the information and completing the contract with Zhongli to obtain the Heart of God is obviously more important than such a small team of Fools, and the Young Master...

After he released the demon god Ocell, he immediately sent a large number of fools to use the portal to attack the Jade Pavilion that resisted Ocell. The number of fools lost in that battle was much more than that of the ninth company here. Obviously He wouldn't care about the life or death of such a small team.

The Fools completely lost Liyue's trust, and all subsequent orders and supplies were no longer available.

Judging from the reaction of this company, what they said, and their current situation, they were not lying.

This is why Sasuke is willing to say so much.

Although he still had no favorable impression of the Fools, this team of Fools who had always fulfilled their duties still gained his recognition.

The news brought by Sasuke caused Anton and others to fall into silence.

I don't know how long it has been since I came down from the Rock Abyss. All the officers above lieutenant level have died or disappeared, and the few remaining ones are not in good mental condition.

Previously, they were trading physical fresh water with the treasure thieves still lurking here, waiting for the next order.

But now the frequency of treasure stealing groups is getting less and less, and they can hardly hold on anymore...

The news brought by this rice wife confirmed his guess, and the world on the ground had undergone major changes.

Now that there are no allies left, the Fools have severed ties with Liyue.

This was not Liyue's betrayal. Judging from the rice wife's description, it was the Fools who stabbed their ally in the back first.

Obviously before going on the expedition, the captain also said that this operation was to protect the people of Liyue and that this expedition had nothing to do with any small calculations or conspiracies.

But they still couldn't stop the little calculations and intrigues from finally coming to them...

"Huh... I see."

"We need to get out of here, the sooner the better."

He looked at the other two members of the Fool who were still awake.

"When Timor wakes up and lets him eat something, we can evacuate."

Seeing that the other two comrades seemed to want to say something, Anton waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter, just take all the responsibility on me."

"If there is a deserter among us...if there is a deserter who brings disgrace to the Ninth Company, that deserter is me, and only me."

"We fought hard and failed, simple as that."

After explaining to his comrades, Anton looked at Sasuke again.

"This friend, although I don't know what you call me, it doesn't matter now. Thank you for the news."

"Initially, the Layer Rock Abyss had just been sealed by the Seven Stars, and our leader approached the Seven Stars of Liyue. At first, everyone's talks were okay. Madam, we also negotiated several trade agreements that were beneficial to both parties. We The purpose of coming here is to investigate and eliminate the source of the mutation, and it will be recorded in the log."

Then he pulled a notebook from his chest.

"If you are also here to investigate the dark disaster, then this is our company's investigation log, which should be helpful to you."

"You know, I was careless, so I accidentally lost the log during the retreat, and you happened to pick it up."

"All the information we obtained from our investigation was originally shared fairly between Zhidong Kingdom and Liyue."

"Obviously when we first set out, we were still accepting the cheers of the people of Liyue, but now...heh."

After saying these words, Anton found a haystack and sat down dejectedly.

They followed the orders of the Winter Queen and risked their lives to enter the sealed rock abyss to explore the secrets of the abyss.

They were supposed to be heroes, but now they have become abandoned pawns abandoned by both sides.

Several other Fool soldiers lowered their heads silently, indicating that they didn't see anything.

Sasuke nodded after taking the log. Out of courtesy, he did not check it immediately. Instead, he put it into the folding belt and left with Paimon first.

After leaving a distance, Sasuke opened the diary given to him by Anton and began to check the information recorded in the diary.

At the very beginning of the log, the Fools' Exploration Team only completed a reconnaissance mission near the main mine tunnel.

They concluded that the blue-glow crystals were older than the stratified abyss.

In fact, the formation of the stratified abyss is related to these crystal fragments, and seems to be related to an ancient civilization.Seeing this, Sasuke looked at the blue crystal that he had been holding in his hand.

Is the formation of the stratified rock abyss related to these?
Before, he always thought that the layered rock abyss was formed by the fight between Zhongli and Ruo Tuo. As the exploration progressed, he still found it strange that the place formed by the fight between Ruo Tuo and Zhong Li was used by the abyss, which made them feel abnormal.

Continuing to scroll down the log, it is mentioned here that the Fools brought a sound wave capture device, but it was hit by the crystal radiation and the weird black mud from both sides, and it completely flamed out. There were no spare parts, so it could not be repaired.

When they arrived here, the supplies on the ground had been interrupted. Sasuke speculated that this time would be around the time when the Fools were expelled from Liyue by Ningguang.

And the fools discovered that someone was following them.

Is there anyone else here?

Sasuke frowned and continued to scroll down.

The next log mentioned that the Fools had discovered an ancient city deeper underground with a style that was incompatible with the ground. It was mentioned that the mutation here was accelerating. There was a very huge spar here. The dirty black material on the spar seemed to be As for the source of the mutation, they need to transport something called the [Makosh Device] to this location as soon as possible.

In addition, Anton also mentioned here that he discovered that the person who followed them before was a woman. This woman was familiar with the terrain underground of the Strata Abyss and was also able to avoid the traps they laid.

The latter part of the log records that Anton and his company were trying to remove contamination from the spar, but their device failed and overloaded and exploded.

By summarizing experience, their company found a more suitable method - by vigorously striking the crystal.

But still failed.

Finally, Anton mentioned that the reconnaissance team found shadowy figures in different locations. It was unknown whether they were humans or some other creature. He speculated that they were the real culprits causing the black mud to spread.

After browsing through it roughly again, Sasuke confirmed that Anton did not lie to them, and at the same time determined the goal of this trip.

The ancient city mentioned in this diary, as well as the huge crystal stone.

At the same time, Sasuke also confirmed that this group of fools came here not because of any conspiracy, but to investigate and solve the great changes.

Paimon, who followed Sasuke after reading this, rubbed his head and said:
"Hey, Sasuke, what should I do? I seem to feel that the fools are not so hateful anymore. Even the group of people just now, I still think they are quite pitiful."

"They really use their lives to complete their tasks..."

Hearing the emotion in Paimon's words, Sasuke shook his head.

"That's not what you said, Paimon."

"Eh?"

"Let's change the perspective, Paimon. Do you think they are here to represent justice?"

Paimon thought for a moment and said:

"probably."

"Then they were abandoned down there, so you feel pity for them?"

Sasuke continued to ask.

Paimon nodded.

"Ah."

"So you think the Fools organization is not so hateful?"

"Uh-huh."

Paimon drawled out a little, hesitantly.

"But I think it's quite the opposite."

Sasuke said.

"I even think the fools are even more disgusting."

"They were mobilized by their leader in the name of the Army of Justice, but they were ruthlessly abandoned in this dark mine."

"Remember? When we were trading the Heart of God with Zhongli at the North Country Bank, the two executives of Foolish People, the young master and the lady, were still quarreling. They were trying to get in each other's way and not sharing information. Only then This has led to this team’s current fate.”

"Every scheming executive is deceiving their soldiers... ha."

Sasuke inexplicably thought of the Root Organization and Shimura Danzo.

When he was sorting out the root organization's information, there were many similar incidents.

Self-interested internal fighting is the main reason for the ineffective sacrifice of the lowest-level soldiers. In this regard, these fools and executives are as stupid as Danzo.

(End of this chapter)