Chapter 221 I am the Water Dragon Lizard Prince Scylla
Leaving Tongwen College,

Wang Hao looked at Yan Fei beside him and said, "Senior, do you have any plans for this year's Lantern Festival?"

"Sea Lantern Festival?"

Yan Fei paused for a moment, then spoke,

"It should be the same as usual. I'll light a sky lantern and spend the day with Grandma Ping."

"I see. I'm planning to spend the Lantern Festival with my friends. How about coming with us, senior?"

Wang Hao extended an invitation.

Yan Fei's eyes flashed, and she thought seriously. After a while, she nodded: "If there are no urgent cases to deal with at that time, then I am happy to participate."

As a legal consultant, the nature of Yan Fei's work is very 'flexible'.

Everyone knows about the concept of 'flexible' work.

Therefore, Yan Fei was not sure whether she had time to attend the party that day.

"Haha, then I'll assume you'll come."

Yan Fei said she was not sure, but Wang Hao could not assume that he was uncertain. For example, event props, food, drinks, and even game arrangements had to be taken into account for her.

At this kind of party, it is better to count one more person and spend more than waiting for people to come and then finding out that there are not enough food. That would be too embarrassing.

"Haha, okay, okay, I'll try my best to be there." Yan Fei said with a smile.

In fact, there are some grammatical errors in this sentence, and it is definitely in conflict with the meaning of the words, but Wang Hao can understand the meaning of the words.

If nothing major happens, Yan Fei will definitely come.

We chatted for a while.
The two of them separated.

It was already late, and when Wang Hao returned home, he found that Keqing had not returned yet.

It seems that I have to work overtime again.

I didn't care and started preparing dinner.

Skillfully cut the vegetables, arrange the dishes, and steam the rice.

The aroma of food gradually filled the kitchen.

He thought to himself that if Keqing came back, maybe he could still catch a dinner that wasn't too late.

The night outside the window gradually deepens, and the street lights light up one by one, adding a bit of warmth to the quiet night.

From time to time, the Qianyan Army passed by.
As the livelihood and economy of Liyue Harbor began to recover, the Thousand Rock Army patrols in the harbor became more frequent.

There is no other way. More and more people are coming to Liyue Harbor.

Although most of them are businessmen and tourists, there are also bad guys coming from other countries.
Robbery, theft, and even kidnapping,
It's not like this hasn't happened before during this period of time.
But thanks to the timely handling of the Qianyan Army, there was no trouble.

Time passed quietly, and the clock on the wall ticked. This clock was brought back from Fontaine and it was very useful.

Wang Hao looked at the time. It was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

I sighed slightly in my heart and could only look at the door from time to time, silently praying that Keqing could finish work and go home early.

Perhaps it is because sincerity is the key to success.
Not long after, Keqing walked into the room looking exhausted. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, which was then replaced by a gentle smile.

"It's so late, I thought you had gone to bed."

She said, a hint of apology in her voice.

"How could I bear to go to bed first? I know you're busy, so I'm waiting for you."

Wang Hao stood up, gently embraced her in his arms, and gave her the warmest comfort.

He didn't say anything about working less overtime or not working overtime.

In addition to being lovers, they are also comrades with similar aspirations.

Therefore, he would not persuade Keqing to give up working hard.

At the same time, the only thing he could do was to help her share some of the burden.

“Is the arrangement for the Lantern Festival so busy?”

Wang Hao asked, loosening the hug and pressing Keqing into the chair.

Keqing nodded: "This is the first Lantern Festival after the Emperor left. Everyone wants to do it perfectly, so we stayed a little longer."

Keqing smiled as she spoke: "I'm not the last one to arrive. Secretary Ganyu is still working overtime."

Wang Hao: …

"Hire more people. No matter how capable Ganyu is, we can't let her do all the work."

"Haha, I think so too. Yue Haiting can do without anyone, but without Secretary Ganyu, it will definitely be over."

Keqing said with a smile.

The game won’t work without Ganyu. This evaluation is indeed very high.

Especially when it comes from Keqing's mouth, it seems more real.

"By the way, how are you today?"

"It's OK. I went to the Hall of Rebirth to visit Hu Tao and Zhong Li, and then went to the academy to see the old dean. It was quite rewarding."

"Oh, Wangsheng Hall. Hu Tao has been much more well behaved recently. Last month, she posted flyers on the door of the General Affairs Department, which made the people in the General Affairs Department so angry that they scolded her for a long time in Yuehai Pavilion."

Wang Hao was a little confused: "Huh? Why are you cursing in Yuehai Pavilion?"

"They don't dare go to the Hall of the Dead for fear of ghosts." Keqing explained with a smile.

"…I'm afraid there might be something fishy going on in people's minds."

"That's not the case. It's mainly because Hall Master Hu is really scary sometimes."

"Tsk, I think Hall Master Hu is quirky and quite interesting."

Keqing rolled her eyes: "You can't let those people compete with you."

“That’s true. I am also a unique person in Liyue.” Wang Hao said proudly.

"Virtue."

Keqing snorted but didn't refute.

"By the way, go find Mr. Zhongli. Is he free recently?"

Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You don't look busy, is there anything?"

Keqing explained, "Didn't you suggest that we should publicize more about immortals to the public? It just so happens that the Mingxiao Lantern this time is the Immortal Lord Yixiao Daotian. I have looked up a lot of information, but there are few stories about this Immortal Lord. Mr. Zhongli is well-informed and well-versed in history and the present. I would like to ask him if he knows any legends about the Immortal Lord Yixiao Daotian."

【It’s just right to find Lao Deng for this matter. 】

[I remember that Yixiao Daotian is also considered Zhongli's disciple. 】

[It is not explicitly stated that they are disciples, but the Three-Eyed Five-Manifested Immortals are all family members to Zhongli.]

[Alas, this is another wear and tear for Lao Deng. ]

[…Indeed, every memory of what has passed away is a wear and tear.]

[The departure of a family member is not a rainstorm, but a long cloudy day. 】

【…】

Wang Hao was not as worried as the barrage.

Wear and tear, Wang Hao already knew what this thing was.

But for Zhongli, memories are not only a wear and tear, but also a support.

Those traces carved on the rock are also extremely precious to the rock.

"Why don't you ask Master Liuyun for help?"

Looking at Keqing, Wang Hao asked with some confusion.

Without knowing Zhongli's identity, the so-called wear and tear is not taken into consideration.

If you want to ask about the deeds of immortals, it would be better to ask other immortals. There is no need to look for Zhongli.

"Because Ningguang said she wanted to give the immortals a surprise, to let them know that Liyue today has not forgotten the heroes of the past. If we ask them, the surprise will be much less."

As she spoke, Keqing curled her lips.

"Ningguang always has unique requirements for this kind of ritual."

Wang Hao's eyes flickered slightly, but what he thought of was not just the sense of ritual.

This is probably related to the fusion of immortals and mortals.

Ningguang always thinks three steps ahead before taking one step.

"In that case, then it's a good idea to go find Zhongli Keqing. He knows a lot about the past." Wang Hao said with a smile.

Keqing nodded: "That's good. You can help cover for a while tomorrow. I'll go ask Zhongli the guest official."

"Okay." Wang Hao responded.

The two chatted about work and life while having dinner together. Their shadows swayed under the light, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere.

The house immediately felt like home.

……

Early the next morning,
Wang Hao followed Keqing to Yuehai Pavilion and began to help her with official business.

The secretaries of Yuhengxing were not surprised at all.

During the previous Moon Festival, Wang Hao helped Keqing handle official business for a period of time.

Although it seems a bit over the top,

But basically no one would say anything.

After all, it is a fact that Yuheng's work is completely beyond the normal scope.

Sitting down at one side of the desk, Wang Hao quickly got into work mode, flipping through the piles of documents with familiarity, reviewing them one by one and giving his opinions.

Keqing sat next to him and occasionally talked about some information outside the file to prevent Wang Hao from making mistakes or omissions in information. Most of the time, she let Wang Hao handle it on his own with confidence.

The secretaries of Yuhengxing occasionally cast curious glances, but they only whispered about the relationship between the two senior executives in private.

Of course, we only discussed it for a short while.

As the two of them handled more and more documents, the secretaries became increasingly busy.

Wang Hao and Keqing worked at a tight and efficient pace, almost forgetting the passage of time.

It was not until the slanting angle of the sunlight through the window reminded them that it was already noon.

Wang Hao raised his head and glanced around. More than half of the documents for the day were gone.

The faces of the secretaries around them all showed tired expressions.

Smiling, Wang Hao looked at Keqing and said, "Take a rest and have a meal. You still have to go to the Hall of Rebirth to find the guest official Zhongli. Don't be too late."

Hearing this, Keqing closed the last document in her hand, looked up and smiled, "Okay."

Then he looked at the secretaries and said, "Everyone, take a break. There aren't many documents left."

The secretaries of Yuhengxing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Although being Yuhengxing's secretary is an honor at home,

After all, there is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister.

But following Keqing, the Jade Star, is really tiring.

Keqing spoke and the secretaries left quickly.

"Let's go to the cafeteria too."

Keqing said.

Yuehai Pavilion has a cafeteria. Keqing usually asks her secretary to help her get food.

But today Wang Hao helped her deal with a lot of documents, so there was no need to rush.

The two came to the cafeteria of Yuehai Pavilion.

There are already quite a few people here.

Yuehaiting is a department that specializes in taking over the relationship between Qixing and Liyue, and it has a large number of employees.

In addition to the usual Yue Haiting secretary, there are many other departments.

They monitor every aspect of Liyue and then report all the information to the Seven Stars.

If the General Affairs Department is a general term for grassroots departments,
Then, Yuehaiting is the general name for the central departments.

Their arrival did not attract much attention.

After ordering the food, I sat down at a window seat.

"I plan to organize a party during the Lantern Festival and invite everyone to come and get together."

Wang Hao said while eating.

Keqing's eyes lit up when she heard this. This was indeed a good idea to improve the relationship.
She was very busy this year and often had no time to socialize.

It's a good idea to get together at the end of the year.

"Okay, I support it!" Keqing said with a smile.

Wang Hao nodded: "Do you have anyone to invite?"

“Our circles of friends are similar, so you can just invite them,” Keqing said.

In Liyue, the two people's social circles do overlap.

To put it bluntly, in Liyue, there are only a few people they can consider as friends.

"Okay, I'll arrange it then."

Wang Hao nodded slightly and didn't say goodbye.

Soon, lunch was over.
Wang Hao continued to help with official business, while Keqing went to find Zhongli.

Yuhengxing came in person, which really showed his sincerity.

Returning to Yuhengxing's office, he continued to review documents.

Time passed little by little, and it was almost afternoon.

suddenly,

A secretary came in hurriedly.

"Master Yu... Lord Wang Hao, something happened."

She was probably looking for Keqing, but when she saw that Keqing was not there and only Wang Hao was there, she changed her mind in time.

Wang Hao paused, raised his head, looked at the secretary who was panting, and said slowly, "Speak slowly."

"The General Affairs Department just sent a message that one of our fleets disappeared in the Yunlai Sea." The secretary took a deep breath and spoke.

"Yunlai Sea?" Wang Hao frowned, "Inland Sea or Outer Sea?"

"I don't know yet, but the Southern Cross Fleet said that they have been cruising in Lonely Cloud Pavilion recently and have not seen the fleet."

"That's outside of Guyun Pavilion. There's no cruising range close to Southern Cross. It's at least fifty miles away from Guyun Pavilion..."

Wang Hao frowned slightly.

"What was that fleet carrying?"

"According to the records, it was a merchant ship sent by the General Affairs Department to Mond to import grain."

When I heard it was food,

Wang Hao's expression became a little solemn.

Of course, Liyue has no shortage of food.
Especially near the end of the year, the harvest at Qingce Village had just been completed.

But the fact that Liyue has no shortage of food does not mean that the official Liyue has no shortage of food.

Especially in recent times, under the instructions of the Seven Stars, Liyue has started many large-scale projects.

These projects are a bottomless pit for food consumption.

Especially the cleanup work in Guiliyuan, the consumption of materials was like a whirlpool, continuously devouring food and various materials.

This bottomless pit, of course, cannot be filled with the food from the Liyue market.

Otherwise, the huge food purchases will push up the food prices in Liyue, causing many ordinary people to passively eat "high-priced food".

Therefore, in order to maintain the consumption of these projects, the General Services Department chose to import food from Mond.

Although it would cost more Mora, it would also maintain the local grain prices in Liyue.

And now, a fleet carrying grain has disappeared.

Wang Hao subconsciously felt that someone was targeting Liyue's grain market.

He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the distant horizon, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"Is it possible that we encountered pirates? Or a natural storm?"

The secretary shook his head. "Our cruise fleet has not received any news about pirate activities, and there has been no report from the Southern Cross. In recent days, the Yunlai Sea area has been calm. Moreover, if there really was a storm, there shouldn't be only one ship in trouble."

"Well, now we need to activate the emergency plan immediately."

Wang Hao turned around and looked at the secretary.

“First, contact all of our nearby ships and ask them to assist in searching for the missing fleet’s location.

Secondly, contact Mond to see if their port has any information about this fleet.

Finally, notify Tianquanxing and tell her the situation so that she can mobilize resources from other places to replenish the food."

The reason why they only contacted their own ships was because they were afraid that the news of an accident with a grain merchant ship would spread and cause fluctuations in the grain market.

The reason for contacting Mond was that they were afraid that the fleet had never reached Mond at all.

The final purpose of contacting Ningguang was naturally to ensure the food supply for the projects ahead.

It would be funny if the people at the front were working on the project but no food was delivered to them from the rear.

Hearing this, the secretary nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll go right away."

Watching the secretary go away,
Wang Haocai looked at the flowing barrage.

"Tell me, who would target us at this time?"

Wang Hao asked.

[Could it be a rich man? He suffered a loss in Fontaine before, so he will definitely take revenge. Controlling the grain market is something he would do.]

[I also think he is a rich man. He is the best at things related to market and business.]

[Could it be a false alarm? Maybe it was a sea monster. ]

[It is indeed possible that it was a sea monster. I remember that there were many places in the plot where sea monsters attacked merchant ships.]

【Could it be Ba Che? 】

[Oh, there is also Ba Che, I almost forgot about it. ]

[The chances of Ba Che being a beast are higher than those of a sea beast. He will specifically target Liyue. 】

[Then pirates are also a possibility. Liyue's economy has been improving recently, so it's normal to attract pirates. ]

[Then maybe it's the Abyss Cult. They've done a lot of bad things anyway.]

[Okay, okay, that must be the Treasure Stealing Group. The Abyss Cult is useless in stealing food, but the Treasure Stealing Group can still eat it.]

[In that case, the Gilded Brigade needs food more, they need to support the tribe. ]

【…】

The discussion in the barrage became increasingly outrageous.

However, it also gave Wang Hao some inspiration.

The rich and the poor,
These two are indeed much more suspicious than the others.

While Wang Hao was thinking, the office door was pushed open again.

It was Keqing who hurried back.

"How's the situation?"

Keqing asked anxiously.

She had just come out of the Hall of the Dead when she received the news that something had happened and she hurried back.

"Don't worry, I've already made the arrangements. Nothing will go wrong."

Wang Hao first said something to comfort her, and then told Keqing about his previous arrangements.

After hearing this, Keqing breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and asked, "But how could a fleet disappear without a trace?"

"I have two guesses." Wang Hao said directly.

Keqing immediately looked at him, questioningly.

"One is a wealthy man. We forced him out of Liyue's commercial market, so he might take targeted actions. Moreover, he suffered a loss in Fontaine before, so he might hold a grudge against us."

"One is Bache, you should know, Osel's wife."

Wang Hao's analysis made Keqing fall into deep thought. Both of these speculations could indeed lead to the crisis at hand. "The revenge of the rich and the potential threat of Ba Che cannot be ignored."

Keqing nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to investigate whether there are any unusual actions of the Fatui recently, but... as for Ba Che..."

Speaking of Ba Che, Keqing felt a little embarrassed.

If it was done by a rich person, then there would be a target for revenge.

But... no one knows where this thing is.

Just dive into the deep sea and no one will be able to find Him.

During the Demon War, why was Osel more difficult to deal with than other demons?

Isn’t it because He is in the sea?

"Leave Ba Che to me. It's just right. You can take charge of the situation while I go to Yunlai Outer Sea."

"Okay." Keqing nodded directly.

She was not worried about Wang Hao's safety.

After all, after seeing how Wang Hao beat up Osel, it is hard to worry about Wang Hao.

"Number Three, you guys should stay too. The shadow method at sea doesn't work well."

Wang Hao looked at his shadow again.

The shadow squirmed, and several figures swam out from Wang Hao's shadow and went into Keqing's shadow.

Keqing looked at him without saying anything.

Arrange things.
Wang Hao did not waste any time and activated the Rainbow Transformation Technique. A beam of rainbow light crossed Liyue Harbor and flew to the outer sea of ​​Yunlai.

The speed of the Rainbow Transformation Method is extremely fast, especially when Wang Hao is using it at full power.
It only takes a few breaths,
They crossed a long distance and arrived at the Guyun Pavilion area.

Below, the huge Death Star was sailing with dozens of warships.

Judging from the direction, it seems to be the open sea.

Wang Hao did not stop, but continued to fly, directly passing over the Southern Cross Fleet.

Death Star,

bow,

Fengyuan Manye raised his head slightly and looked at the sky.

A sailor on the side asked in confusion: "Manye, what are you looking at?"

Kaedehara Manye was a ronin they met in Inazuma. Now he has joined the Southern Cross Fleet, so the sailors call him a close friend.

Wan Ye retracted his gaze and shook his head: "It might be an illusion. I just felt like there was something watching us from the sky."

Hearing this, the sailors around looked up at the sky.

Then, nothing was seen.

"Hahahaha, Manye, are you craving for a drink? You're having this illusion."

The sailors laughed.

At this time, Beidou walked out of the captain's room.

"Everyone, pay attention. A fleet of ships from the General Affairs Department has disappeared. This must be something serious. Everyone, please be alert."

Beidou's expression was a little solemn.

"Okay, eldest sister."

"Don't worry, big sister. We are not afraid of anyone at sea."

"I think it's possible that they encountered a sea beast and were delayed."

The sailors responded one after another.

Only Wan Ye was still looking in the direction where Wang Hao flew past, with confusion in his eyes.

Although it was an illusion, he was still certain that something was watching them just now.

the other side,
Wang Hao was like the plane mentioned in the barrage, flying along the waterway, searching for traces of the grain fleet.

It was almost evening now.
The sun sets in the west, and the golden-red sunlight shines on the sparkling sea, like countless tiny gold coins jumping in the water.

In the sky, light passed through the layers of clouds, forming beams of light around Wang Hao, which looked somewhat sacred.
Seagulls circled at low altitude, occasionally chirping a few times, breaking the silence, and then suddenly flew away, leaving behind a series of melodious echoes.

It looks like this place is very beautiful, even harmonious.

But Wang Hao frowned.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

From entering the open sea,
Although everything I see is normal,
But... in his perception, there was not a single sea beast.

If there are no sea beasts in the inner sea of ​​Guyun Pavilion, it may be due to the cleanup by the Liyue Fleet.

But we've reached the open sea and there aren't any sea beasts yet, which somewhat underestimates the greatness of the ocean.

Nurturing the deep sea, the open sea is where marine animals are most active.

But today, I didn’t see any.

It's so weird.

However, this situation made Wang Hao confirm one thing.

Either a powerful being occupied this sea area, causing other sea beasts to flee.

Or maybe something went wrong in this sea area, making it impossible for sea beasts to survive.

Either way, there's something wrong here.

Suddenly, the rainbow light stopped, and Wang Hao stayed above the sea.

Look down at the deep ocean.

There is something below.

In the ocean,
A huge beast trembled.

"Why is this guy here?"

"I didn't do anything."

"Could it be that Morax discovered me?"

The giant beast was lying on the sand at the bottom of the sea, not even daring to look up at Wang Hao.

Unfortunately, the sand could not block Wang Hao’s sight.

"come out!"

A light shout pierced through the barrier of the sea water and sounded in the ears of the giant beast.

The giant beast trembled slightly, raised its head and looked towards the sea.

Sure enough, that scary guy had his eyes locked on it.

With a hint of fear, the giant beast trembled slightly and crawled out of the sand.

It is very large, nearly a hundred meters long, and is a huge beast even in the sea.

In appearance, this sea beast is a classic whale, but it has huge horns and appears to have dragon blood.

"what are you?"

Wang Hao's eyes slightly sank as he looked at the giant beast floating up from the bottom of the sea.
The giant beast trembled slightly, then raised its head: "I am Prince Scylla of the Water Dragon Lizard... I tell you, I am not afraid of you. If you dare to touch me, I will go find the Lord Water Dragon King..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Hao waved his hand, the ice elements gathered, and a giant ice palm slapped the opponent's head.

"Scylla has been dead for many years, but her soul is still in the Sea of ​​Old Ones. You say you are Scylla?"

As soon as the other party opened its mouth, Wang Hao knew it was lying.

Scylla, the water dragon lizard prince, this name was mentioned by Danmu to Wang Hao.

When passing by the town of Petliko, the barrage asked Wang Hao to look for the lost underwater civilization and mentioned this ancient water dragon lizard prince.

Wang Hao slapped him twice with his ice elemental slap.
The giant beast below was a little confused.

"You know Scylla?"

"Nonsense, of course I know. If you don't tell the truth, I will kill you."

Wang Hao said impatiently.

"No, no, I'm Scylla's personal guard. In the war, I didn't fight to the death. I ran away."

The giant beast looked at Wang Hao's raised hand and spoke quickly.

"Then what are you doing here?" Wang Hao asked again.

He didn't care about the other party's identity, he just wanted to know whether the disappearance of the fleet was related to this giant beast.

Hearing Wang Hao's question,
A trace of fear appeared in the giant beast's eyes: "Ba Che has gone crazy. He is expanding madly. I can't defeat him. I can only run away."

After a pause, the beast's expression eased a little: "This place is close to Liyue, Ba Che doesn't dare to come over, so I stayed here."

[Is this guy in the plot? ]

[No, the plot of Liskula attacking the empire was a script, but he was tricked by someone, so there were no so-called personal guards.]

[There is no text about Ba Che going crazy in the plot. ]

[This is probably the butterfly effect after Wang Hao's intervention. ]

[However, why did Ba Che want to expand his territory? To attack Liyue? ]

【possible.】

【…】

The comments were full of discussion.

Wang Hao continued to ask: "Have you seen the Liyue fleet? They are coming back from Mondstadt."

"I saw it, I saw it. They were taken hostage by Baqi and taken to the open sea."

The behemoth said quickly.

Wang Hao raised his eyebrows, it's really amazing.

He was not afraid that the giant beast would deceive him.

Because when he asked, he had already silently unfolded [Sub-Authority·Notarization],
The fact that the other party was not punished by the power of authority shows that he did not lie.

The giant beast looked at Wang Hao cautiously, as if waiting for the person who knew the news to leave.

But what he got was Wang Hao's cold eyes.

"you know me?"

From the very beginning, there was something wrong with the giant beast's timid appearance.

As a giant beast that is nearly a hundred meters long, it shouldn't be so afraid of a small guy like Wang Hao.

"..."

The giant beast was silent for a moment, then spoke,

"I saw you fighting Morax in the open sea before."

Wang Hao suddenly realized,

When he was beaten by the Emperor, there were indeed many guys from the outer sea watching.
At that time, Wang Hao was ready to deal with these guys, but the Emperor said it was unnecessary, so Wang Hao let them go.

Unexpectedly, this giant beast was one of them.

When I think about it this way, I feel that I have a connection with this giant beast.

The cold gaze softened slightly.

"Are you a dragon?"

"Yes, I am from the water dragon lizard clan."

"You look different from ordinary water dragon lizards."

Wang Hao's words made the giant beast a little more resilient.
"Your Excellency may not know that although I am not from the first generation of the dragon clan, I am not comparable to those guys who are no longer pure."

The giant beast raised its head, looking somewhat proud.

"I am the personal guard of Prince Scylla of the Water Dragon Lizard. I am also a pure Water Dragon Lizard. In the past, I was even qualified to compete for the title of Water Dragon King."

Unfortunately, this pride seemed a little pathetic in Wang Hao's eyes.
Because he had seen the Dragon King.

The water dragon king no longer even has the form of a dragon.

"How come you are still so weak after living from the Lemurian period to now?"

Wang Hao asked again,
Normally, although the water dragon lizard has flesh and blood, it is also a pure elemental life.

The characteristic of elemental life is that the longer it lives, the stronger it becomes.
But although the giant beast in front of him was very big, Wang Hao could see that it was not very powerful, not even one-tenth of the Wind Dragon.

"..." The giant beast was silent for a moment, then spoke, "In order to leave the prison, I paid a price, and after the new Water Dragon King was born, he didn't seem to like us."

The "we" here refers to the entire water dragon lizard community.

"Without the supply of source water and the favor of the Water Dragon King, it is not easy for me to maintain my current form."

Its words suddenly aroused Wang Hao's interest.

"Prison? What prison?"

The giant beast was stunned for a moment, then said: "You don't know? You know Lemuria and Prince Scylla of the Water Dragon Lizard, but you don't know about the prison?"

After a pause, a trace of shock appeared in the giant beast's eyes: "You are not the ancient demon god?"

Yes, from the very beginning, when it saw that Wang Hao was able to "fight" with Morax, it regarded Wang Hao as some ancient demon.

"Did I ever say I was an ancient demon?"

Wang Hao sneered, then slowly descended, landed on the back of the giant beast, and patted it with his hand.
"Or do you think that I am not ancient enough, so I can't do anything to you?"

After being patted by Wang Hao,
The giant beast trembled slightly, but continued obediently: "The prison is the place where the tyrant of waters is imprisoned, the country where the source water overflows."

It says here,
Wang Hao fully understood the barrage in his eyes.

[It is the place where Egolia is imprisoned, which should be the deepest part of the Lightless Sea (the kingdom where the Dragonborn live). ]

[It is a dragon lizard, so Egolia is called the Tyrant of Waters. ]

[Yes, I remember now. The Dragon Lizard Prince Scylla is a survivor of the Dragon War. He was also suppressed under the Fetal Sea. Later, he was also the jailer guarding Egolia.]

[The water dragon lizards originally hated Egolia, who had stolen the power of the Taihai Sea. But after spending more time with Egolia, they came to accept this tyrant of the waters who looked like a dragon but not in the form of a dragon.]

[Yes, yes, it was under the guidance of Scylla that King Remus met Egolia.]

【…】

After the barrage reacted, the information given was much clearer than what the behemoth said.
It even involved a lot of other information, namely the information about King Remus.

Wang Hao is still very interested in this god who weaves destiny to fight against destiny but finally dies at the hands of destiny.

Sooner or later, he will go and see the things this person left behind.

"What's your name?"

"Scamander, Scylla once called me Delos." The giant beast, Delos, spoke.

Wang Hao nodded slightly: "Delos, you are a relic abandoned by the times."

As he spoke, he gently patted Delos's dragon horn.

“And I am the order of the new era.”

Feeling the warmth from Wang Hao's palm, Delos felt as if he had encountered good things.

Sure enough, it soon heard Wang Hao say,

"So, are you willing to be a part of the new era?"

Wang Hao's purpose is very simple.
At present, Liyue does not have much power in the outer sea.

The Liyue Fleet's cruises are mostly limited to the Yunlai Inner Sea, that is, the area from Guyun Pavilion to Liyue Harbor.

There is basically no power in the open sea area.

In this case, it would be very helpful if you could tame this giant beast.

Hearing Wang Hao's words,

This timid-looking beast did not agree directly.
It hesitated for a moment, as if weighing something.

Finally, its deep voice sounded again: "The order of the new era. What can I get if I want it?"

It actually waited for a long time.
As a traditional water dragon lizard wandering outside, it longs for a response from its tribe.
But unfortunately, the water dragon lizard is no longer pure and is incompatible with it.

What's more terrifying is that the new Water Dragon King also dislikes dragon lizards.

In this situation, one can imagine how lonely Delos felt inside.

A smile appeared on Wang Hao's lips. He was well aware of the importance of exchanging interests, especially when negotiating with such an ancient and lonely existence.

"You will be protected and given a new sense of belonging. In the new era, you will no longer be a lonely wanderer, but a part of Liyue's protective force. We need your strength to protect the safety of the sea, and at the same time, we will ensure your safety, so that your name will be respected by the sea again."

Hearing this, Delos's eyes became deep, as if he was considering the sincerity in Wang Hao's words and the possibilities for the future.

Don't be fooled by its cowardly and fearful appearance just now. In fact, as an ancient dragon that has lived for thousands of years, it is not lacking in wisdom.

Otherwise, Scylla wouldn't have died, it would still be alive and well.

Wang Hao didn't urge him and just waited for the other party's answer.

As for the fleet carrying food, there is no need to rush.

After a few minutes,

Delos nodded slowly, his huge body seeming to tremble slightly at this decision.

"I, Delos, am willing to be a part of the new era. I will prove my loyalty with actions, not empty words."

Wang Hao smiled, then reached out and patted the huge dragon horn: "So what are you waiting for now, let's go."

"Okay, my lord."

Delos's role change was very fast.
It almost got to the point where even the commentators were dumbfounded.

The huge body swayed slightly, and it swam towards the dark sea like a floating island.

After the huge dragon beast carried Wang Hao away,
A few hours later,
The huge fleet of Southern Cross also arrived here.

"Big sister, we have searched all over this area, but there is nothing there."

A sailor shouted to Beidou.

Beidou waved his hand and said, "Then keep driving outside."

"Big sister, if you go further out, you'll end up in the wild sea."

"Don't worry about it. If there is any loss, we can ask Ningguang to reimburse us."

At Beidou's call, the Southern Cross Fleet began to march towards the wild sea.
Looking at the direction, it was the direction where Delos took Wang Hao away.

……

Fontainebleau Palace.

That Villette suddenly had some impulse,

For some reason, he seemed to feel that he had lost something.

But I can’t tell.

After thinking for a while, I finally decided to give up and continue to handle official business.

……

Beyond the dark sea,

Many people who have only a limited understanding of it regard it as a world independent of Teyvat.
But in fact, the so-called Dark Sea is actually a place that is not covered by the Seven Ruling Orders.

Because these places do not have the order of the Seven Earthly Rules, the power they contain is slightly different from the power of the Seven Kingdoms of Teyvat.

In the Seven Kingdoms of Teyvat and the areas they radiate, the elemental force is mild.

Although it is still infectious and poses a great threat to ordinary people, as long as it is not in an environment with excessively high concentrations of elements, basically nothing will happen.

But the situation in the dark sea is different.
Without the taming of the New Order of Seven, the elemental forces of the Dark Sea are extremely violent.
Or, more primitively,
The elemental environment here is closer to the ancient Teyvat.
This primitive and violent elemental force is also called the wild element.

The veins of the human world, the elements of the light world, and the undercurrents of the abyss.

These are probably the three most popular powers in Teyvat right now.

The elements of the light world are the most primitive and wild elemental forces.

In other words, the elemental power used by the first seven dragon kings.

The last time he came here with Morax, probably because of Morax's arrival, the new order of seven briefly covered that area, so Wang Hao didn't feel anything different.

But this time, when Wang Hao rode Delos deep into the dark sea, he soon felt something different.

The surrounding elements were vaguely rejecting him.
If he was just a simple holder of the Eye of God, after coming here, he probably wouldn't even be able to mobilize the elemental power.

The natural environment and laws here are completely different from the mainstream world of Teyvat.

(End of this chapter)