Chapter 176: Entering the Rocky Abyss
destiny,

This is not the first time Wang Hao has heard of this.

He even took the initiative to test it.
The barrage once said that Zhiyi is a villain.
However, Wang Hao took the initiative to accept him and made Zhiyi a part of Wang Hao's political power.

This has obviously changed the plot described in the barrage.

But fate doesn't seem to care about this.

Of course, Wang Hao's idea is to embody fate as a being with self-will, and on this basis, he can say that he does not care.
However, Wang Hao could not confirm whether "fate" really had its own will.

Turning my attention back to the tea stall,
When Zhongli said, "Destiny is much more complicated than you think,"

Wang Hao suddenly understood something.

In the destiny woven by a certain existence, He only determined a few of the most important developments, but for people like Zhiyi, the One who weaves destiny probably doesn't care at all.

"Since the Order of Heaven could no longer suppress everything, the new Order of Seven has been running the entire Teyvat."

Zhongli suddenly started talking about the world order.

“And the originally predetermined fate has begun to change. Although it is still generally under His control, the details have changed.”

Zhongli's words have almost made it clear that the existence of the one who weaves fate is the law of nature.

Wang Hao suddenly had an idea: "So, the Abyss Cult perfected the loom of the earth veins and wove the earth veins, which can also impact the predetermined destiny?"

"Yes." Zhongli nodded approvingly, "I divide destiny into two parts, one is the past and the other is the future."

“Generally speaking, the fate of the past has already happened, so it cannot be changed, and what happened in the past determines what you do now, and what you do now will affect what will happen in the future.”

"Destiny is not something that changes randomly. Any change in it must have foreshadowing."

"And the Loom of Fate established by the Abyss Cult is, in a sense, weaving the fate of the past."

“Once the fate of the past is changed, then people now will definitely be affected, which in turn will affect the fate of the future.”

Zhongli tried his best to make his words easy to understand, and Wang Hao also tried hard to understand them.

The memories of the past flow through the earth veins, that is, the things that have happened in the world of Teyvat.

If these memories of the past are woven together, it will cause deviations in the memories of people today.

It is equivalent to planting a false memory in everyone.

But for the person involved, it is impossible to tell whether this memory is true or false.

In this way, the Cult of the Abyss has the power to influence the world.

simply put,
He wove an old memory for all the humans in Teyvat.
The memory shows that the seven gods are actually evil and will massacre all of humanity.

So, what happens?

Even if only one tenth, or even one percent of humanity believed this memory,

The current order of the Seven may collapse in an instant.

The devil loves people, but once people no longer love their gods,
Then God will be very powerless.

Because they are destined to be unable to fight against all their own people.

Thinking of this, Wang Hao couldn't help but shudder. This ability to weave false memories was really terrifying.

I used to see comments saying that the World Tree could modify history and so on, but Wang Hao didn’t feel much about it.

Now that I think about it carefully, this kind of existence that can control the entire earth veins is indeed too powerful.

"Perhaps, after the matter of the Demon God's Disaster is settled, I can go to Xumi to take a look."

Wang Hao is now full of curiosity about the world tree.

To be precise, he was full of curiosity about this ability to weave earth veins.

"However, this level of power must come at a price."

Wang Hao raised his head and looked towards Zhongli.

Zhongli smiled faintly: "I haven't used it either, so I don't know."

Wang Hao looked at the other person and felt that Zhongli was not telling the truth.

Noticing Wang Hao's gaze, Zhongli could only say: "However, I have some guesses. One is energy, and the other is status."

"To modify this kind of world-class cognition, you definitely need a huge amount of energy and a very high status. Otherwise, it will be easy to be backfired."

Wang Hao heard this.
Hey, isn't this a coincidence?
Wang Hao has status, and it is definitely high enough.

As for energy…

Guess what's flowing in the earth veins.

As long as the technical capabilities are sufficient, it is entirely possible to use the energy in the earth veins to modify the memories in the earth veins.

"Do you think that if I go to Xumi, will I have the chance to touch the World Tree?" Wang Hao asked excitedly.

Zhongli glanced at him and said, "The current controller of the World Tree is Little Auspicious Grass King. Her current situation... I can't say."

[The Little King of the Grass has been locked up by the Ministry of Education.]

[To be precise, it was because the Little Auspicious Grass King felt that the Teachings Council could also lead Xumi well, so he did not resist.]

[Anyway, the little auspicious grass king was locked in the tree king's meditation room, and couldn't get out by himself.]

【Little Lucky Grass King lacks confidence.】

[At this point in time, Nashida herself cannot even contact the World Tree. ]

【…】

The barrage of comments are familiar with this little auspicious grass king.

However, from this information, it seems that this little auspicious grass king is even less reliable than Barbatos.

"Okay, I came out without reporting to the hall master. I should go back now, otherwise the hall master will nag me again."

Zhongli put down the teacup. Although the tea was not top-notch, he did not waste it and drank it all.

"By the way, after the Immortal Ceremony, come to the Hall of Rebirth and we can talk."

Standing up, he waved his hand at Wang Hao: "No need to see me off."

Then turned and left.

"After the Immortal Ceremony?"

Wang Hao's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that the Emperor was still prepared to fake his death.

I originally thought that since I had interfered in so many matters, the Emperor would not arrange it this way.

I guess he really wants to retire.

That’s right. You can’t ask too much of an old cadre who is at least 6,000 years old and has worked for more than 3,700 years.

As I was sighing, I saw the tea stall owner coming over: "Sir, you've finished your drink, would you like more tea?"

Wang Hao shook his head: "No need."

The tea stall owner smiled simply: "That's fine, two bowls of tea, no snacks, just one moola."

Wang Hao paused.
It's not that there's no Mora,
But then I remembered that Zhongli walked a little fast just now. Could it be that... he was trying to run away?
That's impossible. How could the Emperor run away? He must have something urgent to do.

He quickly threw away the blasphemous thoughts in his mind and took out a morra from his pocket and gave it to the tea stall owner.

"Thank you, sir. Please come again next time."

With the boss's warm farewell,
Wang Hao also left the tea stall.
Then he went to the market to buy some food and then returned to the orphanage.

evening,

After get off work, Keqing went straight to the orphanage.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Wang Hao busying himself with something in the front yard.

"Come on, go wash your hands, we're going to have a barbecue today."

Wang Hao said to Keqing with a smile.

He originally planned to make some delicious dishes.

But then I thought, Keqing has eaten all kinds of delicious food, so it would be better to make something new and novel instead of a good dish.

So, he started barbecue.

There were many little ones in the orphanage, and they couldn't eat much of the food.
Instead, we had a barbecue, ate and played together, and everyone was happy.

It’s not like Keqing has never had a barbecue before. She often eats barbecue when she is out on adventures.
'Grilled Fish in Desperate Situation' is her specialty.

But it was her first time to have a barbecue with so many children.
She herself is a person who likes children, and when she saw this scene, she felt quite happy.

Compared to eating at the table properly, she really likes this relaxed atmosphere.

"Okay, wait for me to help you." Keqing responded and went to wash her hands.

at this time,

The fire was already burning brightly under the grill.

Wang Hao was directing the little ones to skewer the meat and vegetables while he started to control the temperature.
Well, it was convenient for him since he had control over the element of fire.

When grilling, the fire can't be too small, and it can't be too big.
If it’s too small, it won’t be cooked through; if it’s too big, it will burn.

You must control the heat to grill the most delicious skewers.

Wait for Keqing to come out after washing her hands.

There are already quite a few skewers on the grill.

A hint of meaty aroma began to waft.

"Let me roast it." Keqing said very naturally.

Wang Hao waved his hand: "I can do it, you go and help the little guys string them together."

Barbecue is a job that involves a lot of smoke and fire, so Wang Hao should do it himself.

Keqing didn't refuse, because she was very familiar with the children here.
I went to the group of children and caused a lot of shouts of "Sister Keqing".
Not far away, the director’s grandmother and several nurses were looking at this side with auntie smiles on their faces.

at this time,

Two figures walked in from outside.

"Haha, I said, Wang Hao must be here."

The familiar voice made Wang Hao raise his eyebrows. He turned around and saw that it was his best friend, Xingqiu.

Chongyun followed behind Xingqiu.

"Why are you two here? Come over here, we are having a barbecue."

Xingqiu walked over to Wang Hao and said, "Chongyun and I just came back from outside, and we heard from the waiter at the Chamber of Commerce that you were back, so we hurried over."

He and Chongyun have been out these days.
Otherwise, it would have passed long ago.

Hearing this, Wang Hao felt somewhat fortunate that they were outside, otherwise, he and Keqing would probably have no private time.

Although Xingqiu is a very, very good friend, Chongyun is also a very good partner.

But... Wang Hao sometimes still prefers to "prioritize love over friendship".

Wang Hao naturally would not say what he was thinking. Instead, he asked with great interest, "Where did you go?"

Hearing this, Xingqiu immediately started talking excitedly.

This time he and Chongyun went to the Adventurer's Association to accept a mission to clear monsters.

After running around in the wild for several days, they finally found the Hill Chow tribe that attacked the caravan.
Not only did they destroy the monsters, but they also recovered a lot of goods.

The reputation of the chivalrous duo was spread once again.

At the end, Xingqiu felt a little regretful: "It would be nice if you were here too."

Beside her, Keqing rolled her eyes: "Wang Hao has a job now, so he doesn't have time to play with you."

Xingqiu's eyes widened: "This is chivalry, not a joke!"

“Heh, a few days ago, your brother said that Xingqiu’s temperament was unstable and it was hard to tell whether he was good or bad.”

"What? How can you say that to me, brother!"

Chongyun stood behind Xingqiu and said silently: "It seems that what he said was not wrong."

Backstab,

A vicious backstab,
This blow really stabbed Xingqiu hard.

He stared at Chongyun in disbelief: "How can you say that to me!"

"If you didn't want to see everything you encountered during this operation, we should have returned a few days ago." Chongyun said coldly, "You even tried to catch crystal butterflies..."

“Haven’t caught it yet.”

He has always been like this.

"What? The crystal butterfly is so cute, it's normal for me to want to take a look at it. Besides, I don't want to catch it." Xingqiu argued with a red face.

Although he is already a teenager, his face is as tender as a child's.
I wonder how many girls in Liyue are jealous of the Second Young Master's skin.

Wang Hao watched them bickering with a smile. At this moment, he felt that he was still a teenager.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, the barbecue is ready, let's eat."

Wang Hao took a large bunch of grilled meat skewers and gave half to Keqing first, asking Keqing to share it with the children, and then passed it to Xingqiu.

Finally, he looked at Chongyun and said, "There is no cold noodles today, but I prepared some cold skewers. You can try them."

The so-called cold skewers are actually the Bobo chicken that Danmu taught him.

This skewer can be eaten cold, and you don’t have to add any spice if you don’t like spicy food.

It is quite suitable for Chongyun.

Chongyun nodded slightly: "Thank you for your trouble."

"Ha, you're welcome." Wang Hao waved his hand.

At this time, Xingqiu had already eaten heartily.

Keqing was like a caring older sister, surrounded by several little ones, sharing the skewers in her hands.

In a trance, Wang Hao seemed to feel the atmosphere of home.

Shaking his head and coming to his senses, Wang Hao could only continue working as he looked at the rapidly decreasing number of skewers.

While eating and drinking, Keqing led the children to sing and dance.

When children are accompanied by someone, they still like this jumping atmosphere very much.
The little ones surrounded Keqing and sang nursery rhymes loudly.

"Carrots, Chinese cabbage, soft tofu, fresh milk, red apples, green cucumbers. Eat more and grow faster..."

This is a nursery rhyme that everyone in Liyue is familiar with. It basically means that children need to be good and eat well so that they can grow up.

Old, but really nice.
Especially when the children sang together, Wang Hao felt very happy.

Harmony, unison.

That's probably what it feels like.

The joyful banquet lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening, and it ended only when the director's grandmother came to tell the children to go to bed.

After bidding farewell to Xingqiu and Chongyun,

Wang Hao looked at Keqing beside him and said, "How about we just live here?"

Keqing looked at the fiery look in Wang Hao's eyes. How could she not understand? But she rolled her eyes and said, "Don't think about it. I have my own room here."

Wang Hao glared, "How come you still have your own room? My home was robbed?"
Seeing her lover's stunned look, Keqing giggled and pulled Wang Hao towards the backyard.

Arriving at the backyard, Keqing pointed to the opposite side of Wang Hao's room and said, "Look, that's my room. When you're in Mondstadt, sometimes I'll come to visit you and stay here."

As she spoke, Keqing reached out and tapped Wang Hao's chest: "You may not have lived here as long as I have."

Wang Hao's mouth twitched. Oh no, I'm an outsider.

However, since Keqing has her own room, Wang Hao did not force it. After all, there are many children around, so he still needs to pay attention.

After saying good night to each other, they went back to their rooms.

the next day,
Wang Hao woke up early in the morning and wanted to wake Keqing up.

However, No. 3 who was outside the door told him that Lord Yuheng had already gone to Yuehai Pavilion.

Wang Hao:.
I can only say that she is worthy of being Keqing.

"Then let's skip breakfast, pack our bags, and head straight to the Layered Abyss." Wang Hao said.

I have already told Keqing and the dean's grandmother about going to the Chasm.

I'm not afraid that they will worry about not being able to find me when they turn around.

"Everything is ready and we can set off at any time." No. 3 replied.

Wang Hao had mentioned the incident in the Layered Rock Abyss before.
As someone who has followed Wang Hao for four years, she was naturally prepared in advance.

"Okay, let's go straight away."

……

A few days later,
The Stratiform Chasm area is located on the west side of Lisha Suburb. It has complex terrain and many unique ecological and geological environments.

Its ground part is composed of towering cliffs, while the layered rock abyss and underground mining area are dotted with bottomless canyons and mines.

"It is said that in the ancient times that cannot be recalled, when even the Rock King was still young, a star fell from the wasteland west of Liyue. As the star fell to the ground, the wasteland facing the impact turned into a vast and deep abyss." - "Jueyun Jiwen·Yudun"

Wang Hao didn't know whether the rumors recorded in "Jueyun Jiwen" were true, but he was still shocked by the scene before him.

Even if you haven't entered the most complex underground area, just on the surface, the terrain here is complex and rugged, with towering cliffs and peaks on the ground, and disordered rocks distributed in the circular mountains. At a glance, there are a large number of pink branches and leaves of the Quesha trees, which are extremely beautiful.

Just one glance left a deep impression on Wang Hao.

"Sir, if you go down from here, you will reach the main camp. We are no longer in charge of that area. You can go and see Commissioner Mu Ning."

Qianyan Jun, who brought Wang Hao here, spoke.

Wang Hao withdrew his gaze from the Layered Rock Abyss and nodded to the Thousand Rock Army beside him: "Okay, thank you very much."

This Qianyan soldier named Tianyi is one of the guards stationed at the entrance of the Layered Rock Abyss.

After Wang Hao arrived here, he showed his identity card before being allowed to enter.

After bidding farewell to the escorting Qianyan Army, Wang Hao continued to move forward and soon saw a... shabby camp.

It is hard to believe that this is the main camp of the giant mine called Stratochasm.

"Who are you? This place is closed, and outsiders are not welcome to enter for the time being."

A middle-aged man dressed as a General Affairs Department employee saw Wang Hao and immediately walked over.

Wang Hao also looked at him: "I am Wang Hao, the Special Operations Specialist of the General Affairs Department. This is my ID."

For an official connection like this, there is no need to say too much, it is best to give proof first.

The other party took Wang Hao's identity certificate, checked it, and then his expression relaxed: "Hello, Commissioner Wang Hao, I am Mu Ning, also an employee of the General Affairs Department, currently in charge of part of the management of Yan Juyuan."

"Judging from your expression, you must be very busy during this period." Wang Hao said.

Mu Ning shook his head: "No, I should say I'm not busy at all, but I'm too idle. The mining area is now completely stagnant. If it continues like this, I'm afraid..." His tone was full of worry.

This is a very qualified General Services Department employee.

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Then tell me about the situation here."

"Okay, Commissioner Wang Hao, most of the miners have been dismissed, but there are still a few professional miners with special licenses working in the mining camp in case of emergency..."

Mu Ning began to introduce the situation here to Wang Hao, and Wang Hao listened carefully.

"So, besides the Thousand Rocks and the Fatui, are there any others who went down?"

"Yes, Jinwu also brought some people with him and stayed down there."

"Jinwu is?"

"Oh, Jinwu is the safety technician of the Layer Rock Abyss Mine. She is responsible for all safety matters in the mine. She feels that she is also responsible for the changes that occurred this time, so she has been working hard to explore down there."

"Well, I understand. Is there any other news?" Wang Hao continued to ask.

Mu Ning added some details.

Wang Hao continued listening.

It is strange to say that despite such a big event happening in the Layered Rock Abyss, Huishan Hall and Shenglu Hall, which had been fighting for power before, did not take much action.

All we can say is that people will still seek benefits and avoid harm.

Both sides knew that they couldn't solve the problem here, so they chose to let it go and let Qixing handle it.

Humph, after solving the problem here, the Seven Stars may not necessarily give up the Layered Rock Abyss again.

Say goodbye to Mu Ning and move on.

At the entrance below the Layered Abyss, a huge seal blocks it.
This is not only to prevent people from getting in, but also to prevent contamination from coming out.
Of course, this certainly couldn't stop Wang Hao.
He has a seven-star warrant.
The token in his hand flashed slightly, and a hole appeared in the huge seal.
Wang Hao walked straight in and then jumped down.

Even the wings of wind were not opened,

After a slight feeling of weightlessness.

Wang Hao saw the scene below, a wooden area, a very obvious man-made environment.

"bang"

With a dull thud, Wang Hao fell onto the wooden shelf.

After looking around, I quickly found some traces of human activities.

There are indeed people active down there.
Following the traces of human activity, Wang Hao soon saw a small camp.

In the camp, three or five Qianyan soldiers were resting.

Perhaps because Wang Hao did not hide his movements, his arrival quickly made the Qianyan Army alert.

"who!"

The Qianyan Army, holding axes and spears, shouted in the direction where Wang Hao was coming from.

Wang Hao came out with his ID in his hand: "Special Operations Specialist of the General Affairs Department, Wang Hao, come here to investigate."

Seeing that Wang Hao had the certificate with the General Affairs Department emblem in his hand, the Qianyan Army relaxed a little, but did not completely let down their guard.

"If you're worried, you can check it out first."

Wang Hao stood about three or five meters away and threw his identity certificate to the other party.

The other party reached out to take it and examined it.

After a dozen breaths, he nodded to his comrades behind him and said, "It's someone from the General Affairs Department."

Only then did the atmosphere ease.

Wang Hao also walked over and asked: "Are you the Qianyan Army who came down to explore?"

The other party returned Wang Hao's identity certificate to Wang Hao, and then nodded: "I am Jiaming, they are my team members, we are the Qianyan Army responsible for the garrison, and the investigation team has already gone deep into it."

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Do you have a map of the Layered Rock Abyss?"

Jiaming shook his head a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, we are only responsible for garrisoning and don't have a map. However, even if we have a map now, it's useless. After the mutation, the terrain here has changed a lot, and the previous map is useless."

Hearing this, Wang Hao was a little disappointed, but he had no choice but to accept it.

"Okay, I'm going to go deeper. Please show me the way."

Jiaming knew this. He stretched out his hand and pointed downwards: "You have to go to the mining area below first, and then go through the mine tunnel to the next area. There is also a camp there."

[Got it, the temporary main mine tunnel. ]

[It looks very different from the game. 】

[It’s so big and dark, I feel like I’m going to have claustrophobia.]

[No, Wang Hao, please light a fire quickly. It's too dark. I don't dare to look at it.]

[I feel like a monster might pounce on me from the darkness at any moment.]

【…】

Wang Hao didn't expect that the barrage was afraid of the dark.

However, he followed the advice and continued forward along the path pointed by Qianyan Jun. He picked up a wooden stick from the ground, then stretched out his hand and ignited the fire, illuminating the surroundings.

Actually,
In a place like the Chasm of Rocks, lighting a fire does not guarantee safety.

Although it seems to dispel the darkness, in fact, it attracts more monsters.

In the darkness, when you light a fire, you are exposing your coordinates and waiting for monsters to attack you.

Of course, Wang Hao was not afraid at all. He was a man of great skill and courage. That’s how it is.

Soon, he held up a torch and entered the mine tunnel that Qianyanjun had just mentioned.
Then, a low gasp sound appeared beside him.

This kind of panting sound is not something humans can make. It is the unique panting sound of extremely huge creatures.

Without hesitation, he threw the torch in his hand directly behind him.

Then the fire element exploded.
Illuminate everything around you.

In the light of the fire,
A rock dragon lizard that was seven or eight meters long appeared in front of Wang Hao.

Some are…too big.

Wang Hao looked at the other person and suddenly remembered the Frost Armor King he had seen in the snow mountains.

They are all abnormal bodies and are too big.

Generally, the length of a rock dragon lizard is between one and two meters for juveniles and about four to six meters for adults.

But the one in front of me, about seven or eight meters tall, was obviously abnormal.

Moreover, Wang Hao saw very clearly that there was a trace of purple-black aura surrounding the other party.

This smell made Wang Hao have a very small appetite.

You can eat it, but you can also not eat it. It's useless.

"A polluted monster."

Wang Hao understood.

This rock dragon lizard was probably contaminated by the abnormal power of the abyss.

"Okay, let's try it first."

Wang Hao's mind moved, and a long spear appeared.

It was an elemental spear, and the Jade Oath was not used.

An enemy of this level was not enough for him to use his special weapons.

The dark blue spear suddenly thrust out, aiming at the weak spot on the belly of the rock dragon lizard.

As a dragon of the rock element, the rock dragon lizards have their entire bodies covered with rock armor, with only their abdomens being slightly soft.

Being attacked by Wang Hao,
The rock dragon lizard suddenly became angry.

The food actually dared to resist. This is simply outrageous.

"Roar."

With a roar, the Rock Dragon Lizard did not dodge or evade, but raised its rock armor and fierce dragon claws to strike.
"boom."

There was a muffled sound,
The dark blue spear was not shattered by the rock dragon lizard as it had expected.

in contrast,

The spear vibrated slightly, and the surging force forced the Rock Dragon Lizard to retreat a few steps.
The rock armor and scales on the right claw were damaged, and a trickle of dragon blood dripped down.

"Roar?"

This time the roar was not filled with anger, but with a hint of surprise.

It is polluted and has become much more irritable, but its brain is still there.

It is very easy to analyze the current situation.

This food seems a bit strong.
The instinct of seeking profit and avoiding harm began to take effect, and it slowly retreated, wanting to leave.

But how could Wang Hao give it a chance?
The dark blue spear flashed and passed by like a meteor, then pierced through the belly of the rock dragon lizard and nailed it to the stone wall.

Don't forget, there are a lot of banning and suppressing runes on the elemental spear.
This shot directly knocked the rock dragon lizard down.

Ignoring the rock dragon lizard's frightened struggle,
Wang Hao walked over to it and observed it carefully: "It's a sample delivered to my door."

"Let me see what's different."

Reaching out his hand, he stroked the body of the rock dragon lizard, feeling the flow of different elements and the hint of black and purple aura.

In fact, Wang Hao was not unfamiliar with this kind of aura; he even felt somewhat familiar with it.

Having devoured Durin's authority, he seemed to have some control over this aura.

With a thought, Wang Hao extracted the dark purple aura from the rock dragon lizard.
The rock dragon lizard struggled rapidly and frantically, and the entire dragon began to twitch.

As the last breath was drawn out, the originally sturdy rock dragon lizard had shrunk to about four meters, exactly half its size.

"This should be the power of the abyss that has been neutralized by the Sky Nail, or the power of forbidden knowledge. Just a strand of it can strengthen the Rock Dragon Lizard to that level..."

Wang Hao played with the black and purple aura in his hand with great interest.

He could see that this thing wanted to erode him, but...even if Wang Hao didn't defend himself, it couldn't do it.

The difference was almost fundamental, which resulted in this black and purple aura being completely unable to shake Wang Hao.

He looked at the black and purple aura in his hand, and then looked at the rock dragon lizard that was gradually losing its life force.

"It seems that after being eroded, although the energy level will be greatly increased, the price is that the source of life will be burned. The rock dragon lizard is originally a dragon and has a strong vitality. Even if it is pierced by me, it is impossible for it to be on the verge of death so quickly."

"There is only one possibility for this situation to occur, and that is that the vitality of this rock dragon lizard is already low."

To verify your conjecture, it is actually very simple.
Wang Hao stretched out his hand and injected the black and purple aura back into the body of the rock dragon lizard.

The rock dragon lizard, which had shrunk to four meters, once again swelled up like a balloon.

Soon he recovered his body to a length of seven or eight meters.

Although the body has recovered, its breath is still low, and even the fire of life is in danger.

It had already been severely injured by Wang Hao. As the black and purple aura entered its body, a large amount of vitality was burned and turned into energy to replenish the dragon lizard's body.

In other words, the huge size means that one's life will be wasted.

Originally it was not injured, and the burn was not noticeable.

Now it was severely injured by Wang Hao, and if it was burned again, it would almost be burned to death.

Seeing the rock dragon lizard gradually becoming weaker, Wang Hao didn't care and just watched.

Time passes little by little,

As the black and purple aura spread over the rock dragon lizard, the huge dragon lizard finally let out a wail and lost its breath.

Then its body began to shrink, more than the last time,

After Wang Hao removed the elemental spear, only some dry bones and scales fell to the ground.

A rock dragon lizard was burned to the point where only this was left.

And at the place where the rock dragon lizard died, a black and purple aura was swirling, as if waiting for the next host.

Wang Hao stretched out his hand, grasped the dark purple aura in his hand, and then... threw it into his mouth.

"Hmm...what a strange taste."

The things Wang Hao had eaten before, whether it was the power of the demon's remnant or the power of Du Lin, all tasted extremely good.

But this time, the smell contained in this breath was very strange.
Like... adding salt to a glass of sweet water,
In short, it's very strange.

"Could it be because the Sky Nail neutralized the power of the Abyss?"

Wang Hao thought that it might be because of the mixture of two forces, so the taste was so strange.
Anyway, after Wang Hao ate it once, he didn’t want to eat it anymore.

It tastes terrible, and the power contained in it is insignificant.

Eating it is just torturing yourself.

Thinking of this, Wang Hao ignored the pile of debris on the ground and continued to move forward.

After coming out of the mine tunnel and crossing a floating bridge built on the rocks, Wang Hao finally saw a new camp.

This camp is much bigger than the previous one, and there are a lot more people here.
In addition to the Qianyan Army, there are also some miners stationed here.
Wang Hao also saw a few female personnel, probably the security guards that Mu Ning had mentioned before.

Wang Hao originally wanted to go over and get some information, but what he discovered next made him quickly change his mind.

Because he found that there were still quite a few Fatui resting in this camp.

The Thousand Rocks Army and the Fatui here seem to get along very well. They talk and laugh, and even share food with each other.

It can be seen that the Fatui here are completely different from those slutty bitches outside.
They even established a kind of comrade-in-arms relationship with the Qianyan Army.
However, even if the Fatui here are all good people, Wang Hao cannot go to meet them.

Because his coming here to investigate was Ningguang's secret order.

Tell Liyue's people that it's okay, but if the Fatui know about it, they will definitely ask for a share of the results.

This is inconsistent with Wang Hao's purpose.
After all, Wang Hao came here just to prevent the Fatui from knowing what happened here.

"It seems that I have to explore it alone." Wang Hao sighed, then hid in the darkness and quietly left the camp.

Although there was no map, Wang Hao walked quite fast in the dark mining area following the guidance of the barrage.

Of course, it was mainly because of the presence of Team 3.

The dark environment here made Wang Hao feel uncomfortable.

But for Team 3, it was really great.
There are dark shadows everywhere, and when they take action, they are even more powerful.

With the help of Team No. 3, Wang Hao gradually went deeper into the rock abyss.

……

When Wang Hao was exploring the abyss,
Mondstadt,

"Are you leaving Mondstadt?" Amber looked at Ying and Paimon with some reluctance.

Ying nodded gently: "I have stayed in Mondstadt for a long time. I am ready to go to Liyue."

"Okay then, I will continue to help you find your brother." Amber looked very serious.

Ying knew that this scout knight was really serious about helping her find her brother.

After all, even some rarely visited rooftops had missing person notices posted by this knight.

"Thank you, Amber." Ying thanked.

Amber quickly shook her head: "No need to thank me, we are friends. Come on, I will treat you today. Let's go deer hunting."

On the side, Paimon's eyes lit up: "Can I order food then?"

"Of course."

Amber replied with a smile.

When Ying and Paimon came to Mondstadt, Amber treated them to a meal at the Deerslayer as their first meal. Now that they were leaving, Amber was here to bury the hatchet for them.

"I want to eat sweet flower stuffed chicken."

"Okay, I'll buy it for you."

"I want some butter matsutake, too."

"purchase."

“Dudu Lotus Seafood Soup!”

"purchase."

With one person naming the dishes and the other suggesting buying them, the three of them arrived at the Deer Hunter Restaurant.

Amber glanced and saw a few familiar faces: "Hey, Ambassador Hua Shuo, Shi Jie and Zhi Yi, good afternoon, are you coming to eat too?"

Hua Shuo turned around and saw that it was Amber. He smiled and said, "It's Knight Amber. Yes, we are here to eat too. Shi Jie and Zhi Yi's terms are about to end. They will have to go back to Liyue soon. When they go back, they won't be able to eat Mondstadt cuisine anymore, so we are here to serve them."

"Hey, are Shi Jie and Zhi Yi going back to Liyue too?" Amber tilted his head and looked at Ying. "It just so happens that Ying is also going to Liyue. Maybe you two can go together."

Beside Hua Shuo, Shi Jie smiled and said, "If the Honorary Knight doesn't mind, then of course we can go together."

Beside him, Zhiyi also nodded.

They all remembered that Wang Hao was quite concerned about this honorary knight.

Although Wang Hao is not here now, it does not prevent them from helping Wang Hao continue to pay attention to this honorary knight.

"Of course I don't mind. It would be even better if I could ride in your carriage."

Before Ying could say anything, Paimon spoke first.

It would take more than half a month to travel from Mondstadt to Liyue, even if you walked fast.
It was such a long journey, and just thinking about it made Paimon's phantom limb feel pain.

But it would be much more comfortable if I could ride in the Liyue Embassy's carriage.

So, Paimon was very willing to go along.

Since the guide had already spoken, Ying naturally would not refuse. She nodded and said, "It would be best if we can go together. We can all take care of each other."

"Haha, I've heard that the Honor Knights are very powerful. This time when I go home, I'll ask the Honor Knights for protection." Shi Jie said with a smile.

Just as he said, although Ying was just hitchhiking, she could protect everyone if they were in danger.

Ying nodded: "Leave it to me."

"Well, since we are going together, let's eat together first. I'm hungry." Amber said again.

Paimon nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, let's eat first, I'm hungry too."

"Then let's go together. Please order as many dishes as you like. This meal will be provided by the embassy." Hua Shuo said with a smile.

After sending Shi Jie and Zhi Yi away, he officially took over the embassy.
This meal is also a celebration for himself.

(End of this chapter)