The original god, the zero-seat executive of the Fools

Kelai jumped down without hesitation. This "game" she used to play often when she was with Knox, but the location was usually on a cliff. Knox stood under the cliff and asked her to jump. , Knox will catch her. This game is called the "trust game" by Knox.

Kelai's trust in Knox will naturally not diminish over the years, so repeating the previous games is a kind of fun.

The wind passed by his ears, and the feeling of weightlessness did not last long. Kelai fell into Knox's arms without any surprise...

Chapter 139 Useful clues?

Xumi borders Liyue, and Liyue borders Mondstadt. It is natural to start from Xumi and pass through Liyue.

Head east from Daochenglin and pass through the mines under the mountain. When the light above your head lights up again, it means you have arrived at the huge layered rock abyss area of ​​Liyue.

Everywhere you look, there are shards of rock and abandoned or unmanned mining machines.

Although Liyue officials have recently allowed mining work in some shallow areas of the strata, it is not easy to get a mining license. Even if you get the license, you still need to do it under the protection of the Qianyan Army. .

Therefore, this once bustling rock abyss now looks like a deserted ruin.

Knox led Cole out of the rock formation area, and Ying and Paimon followed behind.

Looking at the desolate mining area with no one around, Paimon folded his arms and couldn't help but shrink his neck: "It's so desolate here!"

After saying that, she couldn't help puffing up her cheeks and said angrily: "And that guy Ling set off without even saying hello. Fortunately, Kelai wrote us a letter!"

As he said that, Paimon lowered his arms like a deflated rubber ball and said with a grimace: "Speaking of which, Ying, why do you feel that the spirit that has recovered more memories is more cold towards you..."

"..." After a pause, he sighed: "Paimon, if you have a very close friend..."

"Why what if? You are very close to me, no, a very good friend!" Paimon interrupted.

Ying helplessly raised her forehead and said again: "It's not about me, I'm talking about if you have other very good friends."

"Oh, how good is it?"

"So good that even if the other party loses their memory about you, they will subconsciously show up to protect you when you are in danger."

"Wow!" Upon hearing this, Paimon, who is very good at listening to stories, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?"

Ying ignored her and continued: "However, when your danger is relieved, the other party will treat you very coldly, and even deliberately alienate you and push you away. Even if the memory of you is restored, it will still be like this. "

"Um...then what?"

"In fact, the other party is in the center of a big crisis..."

"I understand." Before Ying could finish her words, Paimon looked at her with dead eyes and crossed his arms: "Are you treating me as a fool? Can't I see such an obvious thing? That friend He obviously did that to me deliberately to protect me from him, the source of danger in the center of the vortex."

So Yingye looked back with dead fish eyes: "Then who do you think the friend I am talking about is?"

Paimon was stunned for a moment, then slapped his palm: "Yes! This... you are talking about is not a spirit!"

After saying that, she said in surprise: "So, Ling is deliberately treating you coldly and distantly to protect you? That's right. Only in this way can he explain his inconsistent behavior..."

She looked at Ying with sparkling eyes: "It's just like the plot of a light novel!"

"Idiot!" Ying looked back and said angrily. She didn't know if she was talking about Paimon or someone else...

"Hey--!"

"Hey--!"

Suddenly, a loud call came from a distance, echoing in the empty rock formations.

Ying and Paimon looked at the source of the sound at the same time and saw a middle-aged man standing on a big rock waving in this direction. When they saw that they noticed him, he got off the rock and ran towards this direction.

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who was holding his knees and panting heavily, Paimon scratched his cheek: "Um...what's the matter with you?"

The middle-aged man took a deep breath before saying, "Hello, my name is Yue Hui."

After introducing himself, he looked at Ying: "You are that... famous adventurer, right?"

"..." Ying looked at the person in front of him up and down, and repeated Paimon's previous question: "What's the matter?"

The man who called himself Yue Hui straightened his face and said, "That's right, I'm a miner who just got a mining license from the Strata Abyss not long ago. Something happened here recently, and some of the miner brothers who followed me were a little worried. "

"When a brother was resting, he suddenly noticed that several Qiuqiu people were passing by in a daze. Moreover, these Qiuqiu people didn't even look at him, and went straight to the depths of the rocky abyss, so the brother paid attention After observing for a period of time, I found that similar situations occur from time to time.”

"The strange thing is that the brother discovered that the people from Qiuqiu who came to the giant layer rock abyss...were always 'only able to enter and not get out'!" Speaking of this, Yue Hui's face showed a little fear: "Those The movements of Qiuqiu people are always one-way, and once they enter, they never come out again..."

"This period has become more and more frequent, and many miners are going crazy with fear. I think this is probably because the fear of the unknown is too scary. Only by finding out the truth can we work with peace of mind, so I issued a commission to the Adventurers Association. But for so long, no one has accepted the commission..."

Hearing this, Ying finally understood what the middle-aged man in front of her meant. She frowned and said, "So you want me to accept your commission?"

"Um...yes, you look familiar to me. I think you must be a very famous adventurer. As the saying goes, there is no false person under the reputation. You must be capable, so I want to ask you if you can help me." I’ll investigate the whole story, don’t worry, no matter whether it’s possible or not, the reward will definitely be indispensable!”

Paimon pulled the phone, leaned into her ear and whispered: "It sounds so scary and weird, let's not accept it, right? And if we don't catch up with Ling, he will probably go far away..."

"..." Ying didn't reply. She lowered her head, thinking, and kept reviewing the scenes described by the miner in her mind. After a moment, she nodded: "Okay, I accept the commission!"

"Hey!" Paimon shouted.

Ying shook her head at her, and Pamon had no choice but to shut up.

Miner Yue Hui was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Great! It's really helpful! I'll tell you the approximate location of those Qiuqiu people..."

......

The miner had just left, and Paimon couldn't help but ask Ying: "Why do you accept it? Don't you want to go to the Wine Festival with Ling?"

"If we act as soon as possible, it's too late..." Ying said. After that, she added: "And weird situations like this... I suspect it is related to the Abyss Cult..."

Upon hearing this, Paimon immediately understood Ying's intention, and she looked stunned: "Do you suspect there are clues about your brother here?" As she said, she sighed and nodded: "Well, maybe we can really It would be great if we find useful clues and reunite with Ling and my brother..."

Chapter 140 The Abyss

"Liyue..." Following Knox, Kelai looked at the endless plains in front of him and the endless mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "The geographical location has changed a lot."

As she said that, she glanced at Knox beside her.

Knox said indifferently: "The Dragon King Ruotuo did it."

"..." Kelai was speechless.

At this time, Knox suddenly turned his head and looked at the rocky abyss behind him, with a dark look in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" After noticing Knox's strange behavior, Cole couldn't help but ask Knox.

Knox shook his head: "You go to Liyue Port first. When you arrive, just go to Beiguo Bank and wait for me. I have a few things to deal with."

"Eh?" Kelai was stunned, but quickly nodded obediently: "Oh, I understand."

......

"The upside-down city... is so weird, it looks so similar to that... filthy reversed god statue!"

Arriving at the location indicated by miner Yue Hui, Paimon looked at the extremely weird and gloomy inverted city scene in front of him and couldn't help but said: "So is this place really related to the Abyss Cult?"

"We'll find out after some investigation." Ying said.

Before she finished speaking, a strange noise suddenly came from behind her. Ying instantly turned around with a vigilant expression. However, after a space fluctuation, what appeared in front of her was a tall man with blond hair and a mask. It was Daines. Reb!

"Dane!" Paimon exclaimed, "Why did you appear in the Strata Abyss?"

Dain, who also had a puzzled look on his face, glanced at the two people in front of him and frowned: "Strata Rock Abyss? Is this under the Strata Rock Abyss? It's a place that even I have never set foot in... So that's what it is."

"Daine..." Ying recalled the memory of the last time he acted with Daine, especially his reaction to Dine when his brother showed up at the end. The man in front of him obviously knew more about his brother's information about 500 years ago.

"I have many questions to ask you." Ying said.

Dai Yin pondered for a moment and then recovered. Facing Ying's words, Dai Yin said calmly: "The meeting and parting were a bit hasty. I can understand your mood, and judging from this coincidence in front of you, fate I really owe you an answer.”

"What happened to the portal just now?" Ying did not ask about Kong and Ling and what happened 500 years ago, but was more concerned about the current situation.

"I previously captured the movement of an Abyss Apostle and started tracking it. Unfortunately, after I cornered the guy, he resorted to his old tricks again. I followed him through the portal, and as expected, he was still in the wrong place. .”

Hearing this, Ying suddenly understood: "So you didn't catch up with my brother when you passed through the portal last time?"

"Well, through some recent experiences, I can only infer that the teleportation ability controlled by Abyss does not seem to be just point-to-point, but a complete network structure. The opposite side of the teleportation gate may be any node in the teleportation network. , it’s up to them to decide... In this case, if you want to catch up with the abyss who entered the transfer gate first, probably only another person can do it..."

"You mean...spirit?" Ying asked.

Paimon couldn't help but nod: "Yes, speaking of it, Ling also often wraps himself in that kind of black flame to achieve the effect of teleportation."

Dyne nodded: "However, as far as I know, he probably won't help us track down people from the Abyss Religion. However, the Abyss Religion seems to have contacted him several times, but this is normal. After all, back then..."

"What year?" Paimon asked.

Dyne paused and shook his head: "It's nothing. Anyway, last time I followed your brother into the portal, I found myself teleported to the lair of the Wind Demon Dragon in Mondstadt."

But Dyne's words did not satisfy Ying. Daine's words just now clearly revealed some important information...

Ying said: "What on earth did you want to say just now? Is it about what happened between Ling and my brother 500 years ago? You had contact with my brother, but what about Ling? What happened between you two?"

Dain was silent for a moment and sighed: "I did have contact with the spirit in my mouth, but it was just too brief... About that person, more information about that person came after his death..."

"The spirit is not dead!" Ying suddenly interrupted. Dain was stunned, looked at Ying's extremely serious eyes, and said helplessly: "Well, I know more about that person after the crisis in Kanria. When I was traveling with your brother, I heard him say that he often mentioned that..."

"Traveling...are you going with my brother?" Ying raised her eyebrows.

Dyne nodded: "It was a journey of constantly searching for destiny with pain in mind, but... we failed to reach the end together."

"The end of the journey..."

Before Yingxin's question was raised, Daine interrupted her: "Before you ask endless questions, I need to remind you that if my previous guess about the transmission network is correct, I happened to be transported again just now. At this point, it proves that in the eyes of the Abyss Order, there is value in establishing a teleportation node here."

The meaning of these words was so obvious that even Paimon could hear it. She tilted her head and said, "Are you saying that the Abyss Order is preparing to carry out some action here? This is exactly the same as what Ying and I had expected."

"Then, at this moment, we are probably being watched by the abyss."

......

Black flames ignited at the bottom of the dark abyss, and the figure of the silver-haired boy stepped out of it.

"Familiar smell..." Knox murmured softly.

Suddenly, a dark light attacked his face. Knox waved his hand without looking, and the terrifying black thunder exploded. He didn't know when it appeared there, but it turned into charcoal and fell to the ground like a knight in pitch black armor. on the ground.

Knox knelt down, stretched out his hand and patted him: "Black Snake Knight? Is that what he's called... I've freed you, you're welcome."

After saying that, he got up and walked towards the mine with torches not far away. As he walked, he couldn't help but murmur in a confused and doubtful tone: "Abyss...Kanria?"

Waving his hand, Knox turned the few black knights in front of him into charcoal, and walked into the depths of the mine——

Several Qiuqiu people with ominous purple-black auras on their bodies sat down on the ground, like people who were terminally ill and entering the final countdown of their lives.

Knox was silent for a long time among the Qiuqiu people who were indifferent even if they saw him intruding. Suddenly, one of the Qiuqiu people, who was smaller and like a child, was the first to be unable to support himself and fell to the ground. Soon, , the breath of life completely dissipated.