Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

The memories are vivid.

This time, the weak divine consciousness of the Ancient Ice Dragon King did not appear.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, [Girl] Columbia took the initiative to explain: "Old Dragon King, I deliberately left a little boy behind to test Arecino..."

"Fortunately, the results are out... If Arecino is a spy, he will definitely ask the child carefully whether I left anything for him... No one can believe it, except His Majesty and the Prince."

Chapter 179 The Savior

On the day when the Dragon Soul of the Ancient Ice Element Dragon King was extracted for His Highness the Prince, [Girl] Columbia brought her most trusted student Xueer into this alien space. At the most critical moment, Xueer suddenly launched a sneak attack. The sharp sword stuck to the tip of her hair next to her ear and pierced the heart of His Highness the Prince. He was known as a genius student of the Hearth House and had long been proficient in assassination swordsmanship.

This fatal sword should have succeeded, but Xueer underestimated the teacher who taught her swordsmanship. Columbia's mental power suddenly exploded, causing the sword to be forcibly dislocated, and Xueer's body lost its inertia and rushed towards the abyss.

This place is the domain of the Dragon King, and all elemental combat skills will be greatly weakened. Xue'er who is flying over the walls outside is no different from ordinary people. If she falls, there will be no one to save her.

[Girl] Columbia watched her beloved disciple fall into the abyss, feeling extremely disappointed and extremely angry, and at the same time very sad.After spending several years living with Cher day and night, he even wanted to train her to be an executive officer. Just before this trip, he had a dispute with the Queen who planned to send Cher to Fontaine to perform an extremely dangerous mission. In the end, His Majesty compromised.

Once, when she was practicing profound spiritual element combat skills, her consciousness was damaged and she fell into a coma. When she woke up, the first person she saw when she opened her eyes was Xue'er, who had been waiting beside the hospital bed for ten consecutive days with her eyes red from crying.Nominally Xue'er is a subordinate, but in fact the relationship between the two is more of a master-student relationship.

[Servant] Arecino told her with great interest that he has found a genius student for you. He is excellent in all aspects, especially in the spiritual field. He has more than twice the sea of ​​consciousness of others. .

The first time she refused without hesitation.The last time she accepted a disciple was more than 200 years ago. That disciple was also extremely talented, but unfortunately he died during a training session, which made her so sad that she simply stopped accepting disciples.

The second time Hearth House sent Xueer's transcripts in various subjects, almost all of which were perfect scores for assassination, fighting, undercover and other skills, and all talent evaluations were excellent, but she still refused.Over the years, my mood has become much calmer, but I am used to being alone and don't like having people around me.

The third time Arlecino came to meet with someone in person, she finally agreed.Xueer's clear and pure eyes seem to have not been polluted by the worldly atmosphere. They are full of innocence, hope, beautiful vision for the future, pursuit of justice and contempt for evil. They are a person whose temperament is very similar to hers. girl.

However, what moved her in the end was what Xueer said when she met her:

"Sir [Girl], from now on, please allow Xue'er to be your eyes and the sharpest sword in your hand."

The girl who had put so much effort into cultivating her to please her betrayed her huge trust and chose betrayal at the last moment.

When Xueer fell into the abyss, her eyes showed fear and helplessness, but also relief and relief.

She is good at perceiving spiritual power, and felt a sad message sent by her apprentice before his death: "If the sword must be thrust out, the student will point the sword edge at others or himself, never at the teacher's back... Everything is fake , only the teacher is true."

After leaving that day, in order to frighten other Tianli undercovers who might be hiding in Hearth House or Solstice City, [Girl] Columbia announced to the public that the genius student Xueer of Hearth House had been killed by it.

This statement is better than "an assassination attempt, an accidental slip and falling into the abyss". It sounds more decent. At least Xue'er remains in everyone's mind as a talented student.

This is her respect for the master-disciple relationship.

Since the specific reason was not mentioned, the outside world had different opinions for a while, but no matter how outsiders discussed it, there was no doubt that when the news of Xueer's death came out, the dean [servant] Arecino, who had always been protective of the calf, rarely remained silent. A few days before Cher's death, she had just demolished the roof of a black shop that cheated children of their pocket money with her bare hands. In addition, Her Majesty the Queen did not pursue the case. Many people guessed that the fault should be Cher...

Stepping into this space again, [Girl] Columbia can't help but think about Xue'er. It's not that she has an unforgettable relationship between master and apprentice. After all, she has been used to the joys and sorrows of the world since she has lived for so long. Such sad things will fade away under the erosion of time, but Xueer's assassination made her become His Highness the Prince's "savior" for the second time.

As for the first time...

I still remember the first day when His Royal Highness the Prince was hunted by the maintainers of the Heavenly Law and the Queen rescued him to the Winter Kingdom. The eleven executive officers of the Fools were all curious about the identity of the "Adventer", even though the Fairy Clan came from The throne in the sky cannot help but want to know information about the outside world, because Phanes, the original person of the first throne, is the first "adventor" in the history of Teyvat.

When we met for the first time, Her Majesty the Queen was healing His Royal Highness the Prince.

The other ten executives had their own ideas in mind, but they were somewhat disappointed. Not to mention being a rare "arrival" in history, the mere reason of being hunted by Heavenly Law was enough to make everyone have high expectations.However, after many careful confirmations, it was found that he was just an ordinary human being with weak strength, and his mental power or elemental fluctuations in his body were not significantly different from the people of Teyvat Continent.

The "Adventurer" was seriously injured and needed to rest. Her Majesty the Queen saved his life and ordered the doctors in the palace to continue the treatment. The other executives felt bored and left one after another. Only she saw something unusual and decided to Stay and observe.

After the doctors finished the operation and sutured the wound, she asked quietly after waiting for a long time: "Is the injury serious?"

The deeply emotional old doctor seemed to have a lot to say, but when asked by the executive officer, he replied concisely: "It's very serious. [Girl] Sir, in my whole life of practicing medicine, I have never seen anyone with such tenacious vitality. He It's a miracle that I can survive until now. If it were me, I would probably commit suicide."

She nodded, agreeing with the doctor, and asked, "How long will it take for him to wake up?"

The old doctor tilted his head and looked at the patient again in disbelief, "He is not comatose at all!"

She was amazed.

Even if Her Majesty the Queen did not say anything about the curse of heaven in "The Adventer", the shrewd executives had already noticed that the destructive aura of heaven was enough to kill any life. However, this person was able to hold it back with a mortal body. In addition to the pain caused by the curse, is this what is special about "Adventors"?

It was not easy to perform the operation. The old doctor wiped the sweat and said:

"Sir [Girl], please help take care of the patient for a while. I'm going to the cold storage to get a few bags of plasma. He has a rare blood type, which is very rare and difficult to find. The last person with this blood type has already He passed away. Fortunately, for scientific research at that time, several bags of sample plasma were stored in the cold storage, and only I knew where they were placed."

The enemy of her enemy is her friend. She decided to help the "Adventurer", so she stretched out her delicate arms, rolled up her sleeves and said: "My identity needs to be kept secret. You don't know that I also have this blood type. Just pump me."

The hesitant old doctor said, "Sir, this is not appropriate... the amount required is very large." However, she blocked him with "Stop talking nonsense."

Her blood was extracted for five consecutive days and blood was transfused to His Highness the Prince for five days.

On the sixth day, the blizzard in the winter country suddenly stopped, and a rare sunny day ushered in.

Although the leaden clouds still cover the land in the winter, you can see the sunshine in the gaps in the clouds when you look up. The warm light is as poetic as if it shines through your fingers. Along the way, you can listen to the joy of children building snowmen. With a smile, when she passed by the flower shop and saw the sunflowers blooming brightly at the door, her steps became light.

Arriving at the Winter Palace, she went to visit "The Adventer" and found that his condition had greatly improved, and his face had finally returned to normal color. He was sitting cross-legged on the hospital bed in a daze.

In fact, he was not in a daze, but staring intently at a painting on the wall, fascinated.The painting shows a long-haired woman sitting alone on the top of a snow-capped mountain with her back to everyone. Although it is just a blurry outline of her back in the wind and snow, the artistic conception formed by the long-haired girl and the wind and snow in the sky is wonderful.

Coincidentally, that painting is exactly what Her Majesty the Queen went to the mountains to look for her one day by chance. She has been silently singing ancient songs that guide all living beings in their dreams for hundreds of years. Her heart is as pure as ice and snow, as cold as ice. The queen suddenly felt something about her strong will, so she returned to the palace and drew a sketch. Later, she summoned the palace painter to polish it and incorporate everything she saw and thought into the painting.

It is said that on the day the painting was painted, everyone present seemed to see snowflakes falling in the room, like wild and unruly elves between heaven and earth.

The court painter was a master of the Solstice Kingdom. The day after he completed the painting, he resigned from Her Majesty the Queen and was replaced by his apprentice.The Ice Queen asked why, and the master said that he would never be able to paint such a beautiful painting again in his life.The queen was moved and ordered the painting to be carefully framed and hung in the guest room for distinguished guests.It later proved that every distinguished guest who came to Zhi Dong was deeply attracted by this painting.

In the Fontaine court, where art was extremely prosperous, a very high-status noble once came to visit Zhi Dong. Before leaving, he was willing to exchange a famous castle in Fontaine and a large area of ​​surrounding territory, but the Ice Queen politely refused.

The Queen said that if this painting were hung in someone's private study, it would lose its soul, and it should be appreciated by everyone in the world.

Seeing that "The Adventer" was looking at him with fascination, and remembering that he had not spoken in the past few days, she clasped her hands behind her back, bent slightly forward and asked him the first question, "Mute?"

"The Adventer" did not look at her, but asked calmly: "Blind man?"

Finding that the other person was also an interesting person, she pursed her lips and smiled and asked, "Who said you can't see the outside world when you are blindfolded? What's more, what you see with your eyes may not be true. On the contrary, it is the eyes of the soul that can easily see through phenomena. See the essence.”

The attitude of "The Adventer" seemed aggressive, and he replied unceremoniously: "Then there is something wrong with your 'mind's eye', otherwise how could you think that a silent person is mute."

She pouted her lips and said, "You are really unsociable. I thought you were quite interesting just now."

"The Adventer" stood up at this time, with several thick white bandages wrapped around his body. He walked five steps and came to her. He neither bowed nor saluted. He looked straight into her eyes and said seriously:

"Thank you for donating blood for me, Miss Columbia. Without your generous help, I would not have recovered so quickly. But you should be lucky to have the same type of rare blood. I can also help you when you are injured one day." you."

After saying these words that looked like an apology but not like a thank you, the "Adventor" returned to the bed and sat down.

She has never seen such a lack of sincere way of thanking, and even calling an executive by his first name lacks basic courtesy, although she does not know whether he learned his identity from the doctor, or from the palace maid who came to deliver meals every day. After getting the information from his mouth, he was about to let this guy from another world experience the majesty of the Solstice Executive, when he suddenly saw the bloody footprints on the ground. He swallowed the words "I don't want your help" hard. .

He raised his head and looked at the man in front of him again. At this moment, there were many traces of blood seeping out of his legs and body.

This guy, who had not recovered from the wound suturing operation, even had his wound broken and forced himself to walk five steps just to say thank you in person!

"Is it worth it?" she asked.

This time, "The Adventer" no longer had the cold face before. A spring-like smile appeared on his angular face. He was obviously just a young man, but he looked so deep. He must have an extraordinary story behind him. Turning his head Looking at the painting on the wall, he said:

"Do you believe it? Miss Columbia, I have known you a long time ago, and I know that it is difficult for you to understand when you say this, so you take it as saying that you and I have met in a previous life."

"In the past six days, I have tried my best to fight against the curse of heaven. To be honest, on the third night, the most dangerous night, I almost thought I would not survive. I also thought about my last words in my heart. I hope my parents will not miss me too much. I hope Teyvat will The fairy tale world that carries the best memories of youth can remain as bright and gorgeous as ever."

"When I felt mentally exhausted and wanted to close my eyes, I caught a glimpse of a painting on the wall. Your stubborn but aloof back once again awakened my dying desire to live. Without this painting on the wall , it was difficult to survive that long dark night. By the way, I also heard waves of howling wolves that night."

After listening to "The Adventer" say so much in one breath, she intuitively told her that the mental journey the other party told was real and sincere, but there was still something puzzling about, so she asked:

"Really? Why can my back awaken your fighting spirit?"

"The Adventer"'s face turned gray again due to blood loss, especially his chapped lips, and he replied seriously:

“I haven’t enjoyed the snowy scenery of the Winter Kingdom with a girl as beautiful as Miss Columbia, I haven’t sat down with the stunningly talented Ice Queen to talk about my life ideals, and I haven’t had the stunning beauty of the other six kingdoms. The beauties drank and talked together."

"You haven't made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and dug a big hole in the sky. You haven't overturned the throne in the sky. The world is still uncertain. How can you dare to sleep soundly and never wake up?"

Chapter 180 You protect the winter, I will protect you

Finally, the "Adventor" sitting on the bedside put the finishing touch with some arrogance and concluded the conversation, "You helped a savior of the Teyvat continent. Of course it's worth it."

After the other party finished speaking confidently, she said angrily:

"You are a deceiver, you don't know the heights of the world, and you are shameless. I will not watch the snow scene with you."

She could understand a man's desire to care about the world, but to say that he wanted to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace was like an ordinary person saying that he wanted to replace the Ice Queen. It was really hard to understand where the average guy in front of her got his confidence. , arrogant people are not worthy of association and sympathy.

Confidence is always good, but overconfidence can turn into arrogance.

The "Adventurer" who aroused her emotions remained indifferent, but continued to admire the painting on the wall with great interest.

She was clearly not an art collector, but she was mesmerized by what she saw. Was it just being mysterious or deliberately annoying? She added, "I must explain that what you heard on the third night was not a wolf howling. It was an ancient sound." song!"

"The Adventer" insisted on his opinion and teased:

"It's not like a ballad, but more like a ghost crying and a wolf howling. People around me say that you are the executive officer of the Fools. Since you are not a small official, you must know who the singer is. Tell her to come to me when you have time and teach her how to do it. A nursery rhyme from another world. You are kind to me, so you don’t charge tuition.”

She was angry but couldn't let it go. The other party obviously saw that she was the singer in the painting and was deliberately trying to make trouble. Considering that the other party was a distinguished guest whom Her Majesty risked her life to save, not to mention that she was seriously injured, it was better not to worry about it and just wait and see. Keep messing around.

As the saying goes, those who don't know are fearless. After a while and learning more about the history of Teyvat, this disgusting guy will realize how childish and naive his "bold words" are. He said coldly:

"take a good rest."

"Adventor" smiled calmly and said: "Good night."

She glanced at the sunshine outside the window in surprise, "It's daytime now."

"Adventor" explained shamelessly: "You won't come to see me tonight, so you told me in advance."

She suddenly felt confused. She originally wanted to inquire about information about the other world, but the guy in front of her who saved half of her life seemed to be a little mentally disturbed and said with resentment:

"Not only tonight, I will never see you again in the future."

"The Advent" ignored her at all and continued to admire the paintings on the wall with his head raised.

This person knew that the main character in the painting was clearly in front of her, but she kept looking at the painting without looking at the real person. She clearly felt the other person's deliberate neglect and contempt, and walked away.

The meeting fell far short of expectations.

"The Adventer" pretended to be mysterious and said that the two of them had known each other a long time ago. She couldn't remember meeting this person before even if she thought about it. She also mocked the singer for singing ugly songs. In the end, it seemed that she was sure to meet again.

And I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the tone and demeanor of “Adventurer” are obviously intended to annoy people.I have seen this boring trick before. Some of the well-dressed young men in Zhidong City deliberately caused trouble in order to attract her attention. "The Adventer" is exactly the same as these people, but what is his motive?Maybe he is just like other men, seeing beauty and forgetting about it.

As a result, the next day, she received an order from Her Majesty the Queen to meet the "Adventor".When they arrived at the place, they saw the "Adventor" chatting and laughing with Her Majesty the Queen.

If the reporters outside who follow the news in the palace all day knew about this situation, they could always write a few scandals. Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen never cares about these rumors.

Some officials have requested that outsiders be prohibited from discussing Her Majesty's private life, and various rumors have even affected the Queen's image.

Take the two recent rumors that are quite popular. It is rumored that Her Majesty the Queen was once engaged to Emperor Yanwang of Liyue. Later, Her Majesty the Queen rejected Emperor Yanwang. Since then, the two have not interacted with each other. Why did the Zhidong Kingdom hold high the banner of rebellion against the will of heaven, while Liyue, the second-largest country in terms of comprehensive national power among the seven kingdoms, chose to stand by and watch.

Another rumor was even more outrageous. Her Majesty the Queen summoned a group of male prostitutes from outside the palace late at night, saying that the Queen was a prostitute and was a disgrace to the country.Her Majesty the Queen smiled and said, "They just can't stand a woman being in power, so let them gnash their teeth and frame me and curse me for immorality. I just like to see them hate me but feel helpless about me."

What surprised her most was that the "Adventurer" was on an equal footing with the Ice Queen, and did not have to treat each other according to the etiquette of a monarch and a minister.

As if seeing her doubts, Her Majesty the Queen smiled and said: "Columbia, I would like to congratulate you today. The third-seat executive of the Fools now has another world-famous elemental combat skill."

She followed the queen's gaze and looked at the painting on the wall with great confusion.

It was still the scene of her singing ancient songs alone in the snowy sky with her back turned to all sentient beings. Nothing seemed to have changed significantly.

If there is any change, it is that there is an additional figure on the snow that is difficult to distinguish without looking carefully. It was obviously added just last night and the ink has not completely dried yet. It is integrated with the artistic conception of the entire painting. It's natural.

As she watched, her heart trembled.

Originally there was only a solitary image of the singer in the painting, but the addition of a figure holding a sword on the snow infinitely expanded the scope of imagination for this painting.Ordinary art lovers will be curious about the identity of the shadow and its relationship with the singer. People who practice elemental power at a higher level will gain enough security from the shadow, and those who reach the realm of executives will gain from it. Feeling the majestic power, the sharp edge seems to be able to cut through the wind and snow in the sky.

Just as Her Majesty the Queen said, this painting contains a terrifying elemental combat skill. If any master in Zhidong country can understand it, he will be able to soar to the sky and become famous all over the world.

But where did this overwhelming sword power come from? She couldn't figure it out for a while. It was not Teyvat's elemental combat skills, but another unique style that was completely different from the known sword system. It was ethereal but awe-inspiring with sword power. , the only people with such skill are the "Adventors" who have just arrived at the solstice.

I originally thought that the "Adventor" relied on his special status to summon people with the help of Her Majesty the Queen today, but I didn't expect that he relied on his true ability, so he said:

"You are great. After one night of watching the painting, I came up with this creation. This painting can now be called a peerless work. I am the protagonist in the painting, but I am not the creator of the true meaning of swordsmanship. Your Majesty, he is the one you should congratulate."

The Ice Queen, who expected her to say this, looked at the painting with admiration again and said with emotion:

"The mission of the fairy clan was once to guide the gods, but now you in the painting are for the common people in the world. The wonderful thing is that the sword-wielding man has been added to silently protect you who protects the Winter Kingdom.

"The figure holding a sword has no specific identity. It may be your other ten executive colleagues, it may be the students you have taught before, it may be the people you have protected, it may be me, it may be him . If the field of vision is wider, the person holding the sword will not be the entire Solstice Kingdom.

"Columbia, this is the profound meaning of 'The Advent''s transformation of this painting. You are no longer alone. Each of us may be the sword holder in the painting, standing by your side to protect you from the wind and snow. Be your strongest backing. The true meaning of swordsmanship in the painting is called protection.

"'The Adventer' was inspired by your painting of singing on a snowy night, so the honor for this newly created kendo elemental combat skill mainly belongs to you. Have you thought of a name? This painting has been perfectly sublimated and hung here. If it’s not appropriate, I will find a more suitable place to store it.”

After hearing this, she was deeply moved and looked at the paintings on the wall again. Everything she didn't understand before became clear and clear.

When the painting was completed, she also felt that it was missing some charm. It turned out that there was a deeper truth contained in it.

In the past, countless geniuses and artists had seen this painting, but no one thought that only the "Adventer" could discover this deeper meaning. Even though the reason can be attributed to the "Adventer" being from another world and possessing extraordinary vision and ability. But being able to see that she is unprotected in the painting is tantamount to seeing through her heart, or truly understanding her from the painting. After thinking about it, she said:

"Since the true meaning of swordsmanship is protection, it is called the 'Sword of Protection'."