Chapter 165: Didn't I come here for nothing? (Last month's [1800 monthly tickets] plus more)
There was no word spoken along the way as everyone moved rapidly towards their goal.

A few days later, after passing through Mingguan Gorge, a huge ancient city ruins appeared before everyone.
This was the capital built by Diocletian, the King of the Wind.

The entire ancient city is in the shape of a ring, and the violent wind barrier firmly protects the ruins.

This was once the gathering place of the ancient Mond people.

Later, Barbatos and the heroes overthrew the lonely king of the tower, and this place fell into ruin.

It was not until this place was occupied by Tevarin that it was renamed the Wind Dragon Ruins.

Oh, it was originally a ruin, but then Ms. Alice came over.
I think the buildings here are so intact that they don’t look like ruins.

So she started to make some changes and blew up some buildings and bridges.
This place was officially renamed Wind Dragon Ruins.

However, at that time, this place could still be entered normally, but now, a huge wind barrier has enveloped the entire ancient capital.

Standing in front of the thick wind barrier, Diluc felt the strength of the barrier and shook his head.

"It's a very strong barrier. It's definitely impossible to break through it."

"Oh, is there any good way?"

Wang Hao looked at Wendy beside him very naturally.

At times like this, we must rely on this guy to handle it.

The barrier in front of him was seamlessly integrated with the wind element of the entire Wind Dragon Ruins. There seemed to be a different rhythm mixed in it, and its defensive power was extremely strong.

If Wang Hao forced his way in, he could also get in, but it would definitely be very exhausting.

When you can be lazy, be lazy.

"When Master Diluk captured the Abyss Mage before, I also obtained some random rhythms from it. Although it's not much, it's enough to break through this barrier."

He didn't feel any shame at all when calling Diluk "Master", instead the corners of Diluk's mouth twitched slightly.

Taking out an ordinary xylophone, Wendy stood in front of the wind wall and began to play an unknown tune.

"I will break the wind wall with the sound of my lyre, and everyone will watch! The best bard in all of Teyvat is about to start strumming his harp strings."

Although the xylophone in his hand does not seem to be worthy of the title of the best bard in the world,

But everyone who knew his identity did not question it.

Even Wang Hao had to admit that this guy was indeed the best bard.

In fact, Wendy didn't care what others thought and plucked the strings in her hand.

The sound of the piano as sweet as the wind appeared in everyone's ears.

Pleasant, pleasant to the ear,
Compared with the chaotic melody in the wind wall, it is like heavenly music.

But in such beautiful moments, there are usually some blind people who come to disturb us.

"It seems like an uninvited guest is here!"

Wang Hao turned around and looked at the Hilliard thugs and several Hilliard people who were gathering not far away.

"Just some monsters, deal with them and don't let them affect the bard!"

Diluk stretched out his hand and a big sword appeared in his hand.
The Greatsword of Favonius is a weapon that can only be equipped with the title of Knight of Favonius. In terms of weapons, its status is similar to the Thousand Winds Greatsword of the Liyue Thousand Winds Group.

With a sprint, Diluk swung his greatsword, and the flaming greatsword slashed at the Hillicruc thug, knocking the tall Hillicruc thug away.

At the same time, a huge wound appeared on the Hilliard Thug, almost splitting it into two parts.

The Qiuqiu thug was hacked to death with a single blow.

Then, a blue light flashed in front of the barrier. Qin held the Wind Eagle Sword and rushed into the crowd of people.
The sword was covered with layers of wind elemental power, and the Wind Eagle Sword swept across swiftly.

A violent explosion of wind element was launched, and the hillbillies nearby had no ability to resist, and were all blown away by the wind element.

Some of the hillbillies who were hit head-on by the Wind Eagle Sword were in even worse shape.

They were torn apart by the violent wind element almost in an instant, leaving no intact body.

Wang Hao's gaze lingered on the long sword in Qin's hand for a while.

This was the third heirloom weapon he had seen.

The first item was the Homa staff in Hu Tao’s hand. The demonic fire that shot up into the sky left Wang Hao with a very deep memory, powerful and mysterious.

The second item is Wang Hao’s own Yuhua Oath. This weapon, forged from the spine of a demon god, is powerful but still very immature. It does not have much accumulation and foundation, so there is still a lot of room for growth in the future.

And the Wind Eagle Sword in Qin's hand at this time was the third one.

As for why Wang Hao knew that it was the Wind Eagle Sword, it was of course because of the barrage.

[The Wind Eagle Sword, the Knights' greatest orthodoxy.]

[This was once Vanessa's sword. ]

【The true symbol of the Lionfang Knight. 】

【The soul of the Knights of Favonius.】

【…】

The comments on this long sword were quite positive.

Of course, it wasn’t as exciting as the first time I saw Goma.

Obviously, in the eyes of the barrage, there is a difference between the Wind Eagle Sword and the Homa.

However, in Wang Hao's eyes, the wind surrounding this long sword carried a dignified momentum.

【Whenever someone is oppressed, then execute justice;
Wherever there is imprisonment, bring freedom;
But where there is delusion, bring wisdom.

Let the wind guide you, it is the wind of justice and freedom. 】

The will inherited by the Wind Eagle Sword is probably justice and freedom.

In Qin's hands, the Wind Eagle Sword also showed its power.

No Hillbilly could block Qin's casual sword.
Whether it was a wooden shield or a big axe, the Hilichurls were harvested at will like weeds under the Wind Eagle Sword.

Of course, this is also because Qin’s strength and character have reached the requirements of the Wind Eagle Sword.

Otherwise, ordinary people cannot unleash its power.

Seeing Qin and Diluk showing off their power, Ying didn't just stand there and watch. She rushed towards the monsters with whistling wind blades.

On the contrary, Wendy, who was playing the piano, and Wang Hao, who was doing nothing, were watching with great interest.

Oh, and Paimon.

The moment Ying made her move, she slipped behind Wang Hao.

Come on, a master who can pierce Tevarin with one shot feels very safe.

It was just a small group of Qiuqiu people. When several people took action together, they were quickly wiped out.

After cleaning up the Qiuqiu people, Wendy opened an entrance to the wind barrier that originally covered the ruins.

After resting for a while, organizing the supplies that might be needed and leaving the horses behind, everyone finally entered the ruins where the Wind Dragon was.

Entering through the entrance opened by Wendy, several people walked forward, and what appeared in front of everyone was a huge suspended stone bridge.

Coming to the stone bridge and looking in all directions, we saw many Hilichurls gathered in the ruins. In some large Hilichurls tribes, we could also see traces of some Abyss Mages.

There are still many ruins guards active around.

"It seems that this place has been invaded by the forces of the Abyss Religion. Those Qiuqiu people are the pioneers of the Abyss Religion."

Diluc just looked at it casually and came to a conclusion.

Everyone nodded. Every time the Abyss Religion appears, the help of the Qiuqiu people is indispensable.

Those Abyss Mages have the ability to communicate directly with the Hillichurls.

But apart from Qiuqiu and the ruins guards, what attracted everyone's attention the most was the huge tower opposite the stone bridge.

The huge tower covered by the green wind wall emitted violent airflow, and it looked like it was not a good place to be.

"That tall tower must be Tevarin's lair! It doesn't look easy to get to."

Wang Hao sensed the violent wind wall and came to a conclusion.

It’s a pity that Wang Hao had no appetite, which meant that there was probably no legacy of authority over there.

Of course, it may also be that the distance is too far.

Paimon flew beside Ying and looked at the wall of wind that enveloped the tower.

"As for the singer, can your piano sound still open this barrier?"

The singing girl is the nickname that Paimon gave to Wendy.

Wendy had no objection to this.

On the way to the Wind Dragon Ruins, Paimeng actually wanted to give Wang Hao a nickname.

But he was scared away by Wang Hao's 'sincere' smile.

Looking at this tower emitting endless violent airflow, Paimon grabbed Ying's golden hair.

With such violent airflow, Paimon was afraid that he would be blown away.

"No, this barrier should be created by Tevarin combined with something in the tower. I have no way to open this level of barrier now."

Wendy waved her hand and started fishing.

Wendy's words made everyone a little disappointed, but they were not discouraged. If the two barriers were the same, then the existence of the barrier would be a bit silly.

Although the Wind Dragon is crazy and evil, it is not stupid and it is impossible for it to set up two identical barrier spells.

"Then how do we get in?"

Ying held the trembling Paimon in her arms and asked.

[Of course it is decrypted. 】

[It’s time for my favorite decryption session again. 】

[To enter here, you must first go there, and then go there...]

【Matryoshka-style decryption.】

【…】

The barrage was full of laughter.

And this is actually the case.

Wendy looked around and said, "It's not that there is no solution. Since Tevarin can pass through the wind wall, it means there is an intersection in this barrier."

"According to Tevarin's custom, the entrance to the wind wall should be at the top!" Everyone looked at the huge tower and looked at Wendy with speechless eyes.

"If the entrance is so high, how can we get up there?"

Wang Hao glanced at the comments and suddenly said with a smile: "Among us, only Paimon can fly up. Should we let Paimon pull us up one by one?"

That’s what the barrage said, so Wang Hao naturally said the same thing.

Paimon turned pale with fright: "I can't do it, I can't do it no matter what I think!!"

Ignoring Paimon's shivering, Diluc looked around and said not far away: "Look over there."

Everyone was attracted by Diluc's words and looked towards the ring bridge building surrounding the tower not far away.

There is a statue of the Seven Heavenly Gods sitting there, and next to the statue, the strong wind is surging, and the strong winds are whistling upward. It is a wind field.

"Oh~, you can use the wind field to fly in!"

Paimon sighed, as if celebrating the fact that he didn't have to lead anyone to fly up.

Wang Hao glanced at the wind field over there: "In that case, let's go over and take a look."

No one else objected.

After deciding on a plan to climb the tower, everyone stepped onto the circular staircase together and headed towards their goal.

There were many Hillilks along the way, armed with bows and arrows, they always wanted to stop everyone, but they were just miscellaneous soldiers and were easily dealt with.

An hour later, the group finally arrived at the target wind field of the Seven Days God Statue.

The wind whistled wildly around me, and I felt the rising air currents under my feet.
Even before equipping the Wings of Superiority, Wang Hao already had a sense of rising, as if he could fly into the blue sky with the help of the wind field with just a light jump.

Of course, it's an illusion. Without the wings of wind, the result of jumping would be just jumping, and you wouldn't be able to fly.

After putting on the wings of wind, everyone rode the wind field and flew upwards towards the entrance at the top of the tower.

During the flight, Wang Hao discovered that Diluk seemed to have deliberately slowed down. He fell to the back and kept an eye on everyone. It seemed that if there was any unexpected situation, he would immediately help.
Haha, a man with a cold appearance but a warm heart.

Wang Hao curled his lips and flew to the top of the tower.

The team is full of expert pilots, so it's unlikely that anything will go wrong.

Soon, Wang Hao landed steadily on the floor of the tower and then folded his wings of wind.

Soon, everyone entered the tower safely and gathered together.

"What's next? There seems to be no Wind Demon Dragon here?"

Ying looked around and found no trace of the Wind Demon Dragon, so she asked.

Wang Hao also observed his surroundings.

Mottled high walls, cracked floors, collapsed stairs.

There is also a relic guard that has been paralyzed here since who knows when.

【The first tiller.】

【Wang Hao, take away its eyes, it's a treasure.】

[Yes, yes, it is a treasure, and can be used to make a reversed statue of the god of filth. ]

【…】

baby?

Wang Hao looked at the fallen ruins guard.
Oh, according to the comments, this thing is called a tiller.

I moved closer and was about to observe it when I heard Wendy say from behind: "What are you looking at?"

Wang Hao paused for a moment after his action was interrupted, then turned around and said, "Nothing, I'm just interested in these ancient things."

"These are not good things. They have caused a lot of damage to the earth." Wendy glanced at the fallen tiller and spoke, not knowing what she remembered.

He had no good feelings towards the tiller or the country behind it.

The country called Kanreya, even though they were once the glory of mankind and had made many incredible achievements,
But the horrific impact of that disaster was enough to wipe out all their glory.

Mond was also severely damaged by the disaster.

Even today, five hundred years later,
Grand Commander Falga's expedition is also closely related to what happened back then.

"There seems to be a seal here!"

Before Wang Hao and Wendy could say a few words, another voice came from not far away.

Wang Hao and Wendy turned around and saw Qin squatting on the ground, observing the mysterious lines.
"This is a light-guiding mechanism!"

Qin looked at it for a while and seemed to recognize this pattern.

"Before coming here, I researched the information on the Wind Dragon Ruins, and found out about the existence of the light-guiding mechanism."

Qin explained to everyone.

Diluk nodded as well. "It is indeed a light-guiding mechanism. Look, that blue device is the switch."

Then he looked at the crystals scattered around.
"As long as we put those scattered crystal parts back, we can unlock this mechanism. It's a very simple ancient mechanism."

Hearing this, Ying walked over, picked up the luminous crystal components scattered on the ground one by one, and placed them on the blue device.

In an instant, the blue device glowed brightly.

The dazzling light made it difficult for Wang Hao to open his eyes.

Then, the light gradually dissipated, and a shattering sound came from the tower, as if something was being lifted.

"Well, it looks like this is the right way. One of the seals has been broken!"

Looking through the light layer on the ground, everyone can see that a seal below that originally blocked the corridor has disappeared.

This shows that the light guide mechanism is indeed the controller that unlocks the seal.

"Is it really Tevarin's doing to put so many seals in the house?"

Paimon complained.

"Maybe it's the Abyss Order!"

"Okay, judging from the number of seals, there are probably three more light guides. Let's look for them again!"

Diluc interrupted Paimon and Ying's complaints.

"Down there, look." Qin pointed downward.

Everyone looked down and clearly saw three light guides surrounding the tower.

"Then let's go quickly. As long as we complete these three mechanisms, we can open the gate of Tevarin!" Paimon rubbed his hands impatiently.

[Good guy, just follow the process. ]

【My heart is calm.】

[Indeed, it’s meaningless.]

【…】

On the side, Wang Hao frowned slightly.

Just like what the barrage complained about,

When I wasn't here, you were deciphering and fighting monsters. Now that I'm here, you're still deciphering and fighting monsters.
Then I'm not here in vain?
Along the way, the barrage has complained like this many times,
In this adventure, Wang Hao was like an outsider, and it seemed that it didn't matter whether he was there or not.

To put it nicely, it's called preserving strength; to put it bluntly, it's just being a scoundrel.

So, now that they have arrived at Tevarin’s door, Wang Hao thinks it would be better for him to show off.

"Ahem." After a light cough, Wang Hao attracted the attention of others and said, "Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome."

Paimeng tilted his head and looked at Wang Hao: "Wang Hao, do you have any other way to get in?"

"It's very simple. Since there is a barrier, just break it." Wang Hao chuckled.

Paimon rolled his eyes and said, "You are talking nonsense. We just need to collect light-guiding components and break the barrier."

"Haha, I mean... just break it."

As he spoke, Wang Hao clenched his fist in the air, and the Oath of Yuhua appeared in his hand.

The acupuncture method is in operation.
A hint of gold appeared in his pupils, and the mysterious runes flickered slightly.
In Wang Hao’s vision, the light-guiding barrier… was full of flaws.

Raise your hand, draw your gun,
The golden color flashed by,
The tough barrier is useless before the spear tip.

The place where the spear pierced suddenly made a fragmented sound.
The next moment, the barrier collapsed.

【66666】

[Okay, okay, you opened it, right? 】

[If I could do this in my game, I wouldn't be so sick of decryption. ]

[It is really hard for you to ask a player who loves killing to decipher the secret. 】

【…】

On the side, Paimeng was also stunned. This process was wrong, right?
That's not how the story is written.

Shouldn't we all work together to break the seal?

How come you broke the seal with just one shot?
Putting aside the Yuhua oath, Wang Hao showed a simple smile: "Sometimes, violence is still very useful."

On the side, Wendy looked at Wang Hao and fell into thought.

The power just now definitely involves the level of authority.

Even though Wendy doesn’t have a crown now, his vision is still there.

The shot that Wang Hao just fired, that bit of golden power, was definitely a very high-level power.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to destroy the light-guiding barrier with just one shot.

But, who owns this power?

Wendy ponders...

"Violence is a quick and effective method. Sometimes it works. I agree with that." Diluk agreed with Wang Hao.
Sometimes, violence is better than reason, especially when reason doesn't work.

Qin frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but she didn't know what was wrong.

"Well, the way forward is now open. Now, it's time to find Tevarin."

Wendy suddenly spoke up, bringing the topic back to the main quest.

(End of this chapter)