The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 149 Thief
Mingyun Town,
The summer sun dispels the darkness in the town. There are many buildings in the town, but if you look closely, you can see that there are many abandoned houses. The ancient town is silent, just silently waiting, showing the world its former prosperity.

Chen Tianfeng led the horse and walked through the streets of the ancient town with Ye Lan, while Qian San fell behind, trying his best to reduce his presence.

"What a nice town! Isn't it a shame to leave it abandoned like this?"

Chen Tianfeng looked at the unknown eaves beasts sitting on the houses on both sides of the street and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

There are not many places suitable for living in Teyvat. Although Mingyun Town has no minerals, as long as it is habitable, it should not be abandoned.

"Brother Chen, you don't know that it's not that Liyue is unwilling to develop Mingyun Town, but that Mingyun Town can only be developed to this extent now."

"Why?"

"Mingyun Town is surrounded by mountains, and the northwest side is close to snow-capped mountains. There is not much land suitable for farming. Although there is some output in the mountains, there are monsters wandering in it from time to time, and the hard-earned output cannot support too many people. Therefore, when the mineral resources of Mingyun Town are exhausted, it will not be worth it to maintain the scale of its heyday."

Ye Lan said calmly, "Mingyun Town is now in its best condition."

"I see."

Chen Tianfeng suddenly realized.

When Mingyun Town has mineral production, Liyue will ensure the supply of materials to Mingyun Town even if the transportation conditions are poor. When Mingyun Town's mineral production decreases, the investment is far greater than the gains, so this place will naturally be abandoned.

There are not many places suitable for living in Teyvat, and any country must concentrate its efforts and give priority to developing places that are more suitable for development. Only by gaining a firm foothold can we have the energy to think about other things and try to transform other lands into places suitable for living.

"Speaking of which, what was the original world like, Brother Chen?" Ye Lan turned to look at him: "Compared to Teyvat, is it better or worse?"

“I can’t say it’s good, but I can’t say it’s bad either. My original world also had wars and turmoil. Wars like the Teyvat Demon War that affected the entire world occurred twice in a short period of time.”

Chen Tianfeng thought for a moment and said, "But my country is very good. Even if it encounters a disaster, it can rely on its own strength to stand up again and regain vitality. At least when I left, everyone there could eat enough, the children had books to read and schools to go to, there were not too many unsuitable places to live, there were no monsters wandering in the wilderness, and bandits were rare..."

Ye Lan listened silently, glanced at Chen Tianfeng's expression, and said with emotion: "What a beautiful world."

No wonder I always felt something was wrong when I first met Chen Tianfeng. Coming from such a stable and happy world to Teyvat, the strong contrast made him probably not have much good impression of Teyvat.

She pursed her lips and suddenly wanted to take a look at Chen Tianfeng's world.

In her spare time, she had imagined the future of Liyue with Ningguang more than once, but even the most beautiful one could not reach the level of Chen Tianfeng's hometown.

Demons, ley lines, monsters, the abyss... There are too many things in Teyvat that can overwhelm Liyue, so much so that they are cautious even in their dreams, not daring to, and not knowing that there is such a happy world in the world.

"Every world has its own beauty, and of course, its inevitable darkness."

Chen Tianfeng smiled and said, "But as long as the world has not been destroyed and we are still alive, we must try our best to reduce the darkness."

Ye Lan looked at him, her eyes moving, her lips moving slightly, and she was about to say something when there was suddenly a commotion in front of her.

She frowned slightly, turned her head and looked in the direction of the commotion.

It was a chase. A young boy with disheveled hair and dirty clothes was running, followed closely by three adult men, shouting curses.

It seemed that the dirty boy had stolen something from them.

"Oh!"

The boy was not paying attention for a moment and was tripped by some debris, falling heavily to the ground. He had abrasions on his elbows, forearms and palms, and blood oozed out, wetting the dust.

"Uh! Uh-huh!"

The boy tried to get up quickly, but just as he pulled himself up, before he could stand up, he was kicked by the man chasing him. He rolled on the ground, supporting himself with his hands, staring at the three men chasing him with half fear and half anger, and opened his mouth, but only shouted out vague sounds that made no sense. "Run, why don't you run!"

The leading man stopped to take a breath, then looked at the boy. Noticing his look, he became even more annoyed: "How dare you glare at me! You little beast!"

He took three or two quick steps forward and kicked him again: "How dare a mute steal my things! Who gave you the courage?!"

"Oh!"

The mute boy raised his hand to block, but was kicked to the ground again. He subconsciously curled up and protected his head with his hands.

"How dare you block me!"

The leading man became more and more angry and was about to kick him a few more times, but he noticed that passers-by had gathered around and were pointing and talking in a low voice. He became even angrier and turned around and glared: "What are you looking at! Look again..."

His pupils suddenly shrank as he noticed three people dressed as adventurers, leading horses among the onlookers - two of them had God's Eyes on their waists!
"It's not a big deal to look at it again. It's not worth wasting your time, haha..."

The man glanced at the expressions of the three people, and quickly changed the curse words and threats that were about to come out of his mouth. He bowed to Chen Tianfeng and the other two and said, "Don't misunderstand me, it was this mute who stole my things. I was just angry and was teaching the thief a lesson."

"Oh? What did he steal?"

Chen Tianfeng first glanced at the mute boy who was covered in dust and blood, and then turned his gaze to the man with calm eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

"This..." The man seemed to be a little stuck.

"It seems that it is not convenient for me to talk about it. It's okay. I understand." Chen Tianfeng didn't care and said, "Just bring the things back... Have you brought them back?"

"I got it back, I got it back, thank you brother for your understanding."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly, and bowed again.

"That's good."

Chen Tianfeng nodded slightly, then showed regret on his face, and said: "To be honest, I was also robbed in Mingyun Town a few days ago, but I was not as lucky as you, and I haven't found the things yet."

"Alas, after Mingyun Town fell into decline, there have been many more petty thieves." The man sighed, then smiled and said politely: "Brother, look for it again, maybe you can find it. It's a pity that I'm not familiar with Mingyun Town, otherwise I would definitely help you look for it."

"Brother, you are so thoughtful." Chen Tianfeng bowed and changed the subject: "But I do have something I want to ask you."

"This..." The man looked embarrassed: "It's not that I don't want to help my brothers, it's just that I still have some..."

“This is a reward for my brother.”

Chen Tianfeng stretched out his hand, and Ye Lan beside him naturally took out a black crystal horn produced by the earth vein. Chen Tianfeng took it, lifted it with the wind, and sent it to the man, then looked puzzled: "Brother, what do you want to say?"

The man looked at the Black Crystal Horn, then glanced at the Wind God's Eye on Chen Tianfeng's waist, and smiled sincerely: "I mean, I just happen to have time, it's my honor to help my brother."

Damn, his Eye of God is actually real!

Why did the thief steal his things? What kind of thief could steal things from the owner of the Eye of God?

Lugo cursed in his heart, but his face was full of smiles.

"Don't worry, brother. It's not a difficult thing."

Chen Tianfeng raised his chin and pointed at the mute boy: "I hope you can hand him over to me."

(End of this chapter)