Explorer of Teyvat

While Ying and Paimon were resting,

In Momang Palace,

Villette came to Funina with a few stone slabs.

He looked at the pale Fu Nina and once again said what he had said before.

"Ms. Funina, we should have a serious talk.

During this exploration, the travelers and I found these stone slabs from the ruins, and also learned the origins of some prophecies from the stone slabs.

I think you should know something, right? "

Villette looked at Funina and said.

Funina glanced at the stone slabs and her pupils shrank slightly as she looked at the patterns on the stone slabs.

Funina is not stupid, she is smart,

The moment she saw the stone tablet, she knew that what was written on the stone tablet was the content of the prophecy.

The only strange thing is that it seems that the stone slabs are not complete, but part of them is missing.

"No comment, Villette." Fonina said with a cold face.

But the paleness on her face made Villette even more certain that Funina must know something, but she just didn't want to say it.

Navilette: "..."

He took a deep look at Funina and saw the stubbornness in the girl's eyes.

Finally, he shook his head: "Sorry, Ms. Funina, for disturbing me."

Then he took a few stone slabs and turned around and left.

Villette knew that no matter what he said, Funina would never be able to exchange information with him.

Moreover, he himself cannot take action against Funina, so there is no use in staying here. Instead, new conflicts may break out, so it is better to leave directly.

Leaving Fonina's room,

Villette's eyes flashed slightly: "Ms. Funina doesn't want to speak, but does the Lord of Red Sand know something?"

A lot of things have happened in Fontaine recently, all of which point to the fact that Funina is not the real water goddess.

In other words, it proves that Funina does not have the same authority as other gods.

During the disaster in Baisong Town, Funina did not appear immediately.

As a country's leader, this is a very big mistake.

When he went to find Fu Nina to discuss the prophecy, Fu Nina did not say a word. This attitude did not sound like a real god.

In addition, Fu Nina was frightened by the Lord of Red Sand and the Fool Executives many times before.

All these signs indicate that Funina has a big problem.

One of the reasons why Navilette is still willing to believe Funina is because he and Funina have worked together for five hundred years, and the other reason is because the Lord of Red Sand, as a god, did indeed treat Funina in public. Na is treated like a god.

According to Navilette's understanding of the Lord of Red Sand, if Funina is really a deceitful person,

It can be deceived for a while at most, but it is impossible to deceive the Lord of Red Sand for a lifetime.

Villette clearly remembered that the Lord of Red Sand tested Funina at the beginning, and only after several tests did he admit Funina's identity.

In other words, from the Red Sand Lord's side, Funina is the [Water Goddess], and it is confirmed.

"When the traveler comes tomorrow, please take a trip."

Villette thought.

He knew that Ying had a good relationship with the Lord of Red Sand, so he asked Ying to ask about it, so as to avoid the Lord of Red Sand being unwilling to tell the truth to him.

After all, Navilette also knew that his relationship with the Lord of Red Sand was not good enough to tell the secret.

Villette was thinking about the Lord of Red Sand,

But at this time, Wang Daoyi, the Lord of Chisha, had returned to Chisha headquarters.

"how are things?"

Wang Daoyi looked at his clone, the real Lord of Red Sand.

"Everything is normal, except that West Germany came over and said that the recent expenditures have been too much. I hope we can slightly reduce our investment in the underground base." The Lord of Red Sand said.

Wang Daoyi's expression was slightly stagnant. This was really his fault.

While inspecting the underground base, Wang Dao increased funds for many projects and increased the salaries of researchers with a wave of his hand.

These pressures finally fell on West Germany.

"I will talk to West Germany about the expenditure later." Wang Daoyi said.

The Lord of Red Sand nodded: "That's best. I'm a little afraid of seeing West now."

Gods are afraid of their own people. This sentence is definitely a joke, but it also shows how much pressure West Germany has been under recently.

You must know that West Germany is a true fanatical believer, and those who are willing to dedicate everything to the Lord of Red Sand are the favored ones of the Lord of Red Sand.

Such West Germany has chosen to ask the Lord of Red Sand to cut some expenditures, which shows how huge the consumption of the underground base has been recently.

"Let's talk about something else first. Are the portals in the temple and underground base ready?"

Wang Daoyi asked.

In order to arrange the [Deception] array in the area of ​​the underground base,

After discussing with Nicolaide, Albedo and others, Wang Daoyi decided to build a portal between the Red Sand Temple and the underground base.

This makes it more convenient for the Lord of Red Sand to sit in the magic circle, and also prevents people from discovering that the Lord of Red Sand has left the Red Sand headquarters.

“The portal has been set up, we just need to set up the magic circle and activate it.” The Lord of Red Sand replied, “Nicholed and Albedo are very capable, they have basically completed all the preparatory work. "

"In this case, it means that we can just go directly to install the suppressor and then activate the magic circle?" Wang Daoyi's eyes lit up.

If that were the case, it would be too labor-saving.

"Uh..." The Lord of Red Sand glanced at the main body speechlessly, "At least help activate the pattern of the magic circle, otherwise, Nicorette and Abedo will die of exhaustion."

Regarding the lazy behavior of the main body, the Lord of Red Sand is still very speechless.

"Well, it's really a pity." Wang Daoyi sighed slightly.

Rolling his eyes, the Lord of Red Sand suddenly remembered something,

"By the way, our exploration team discovered a ruins deep in the desert. Something seems amiss. After notifying the Order, they sent us a piece of information. I think you might be interested."

As he spoke, the Lord of Red Sand tapped his ear gently,

The void circulated, and a piece of information was sent to Wang Daoyi's void terminal.

[The research results of mysterious time relics and the autobiography of scholar Fa Lushan’s partial experience. 】

This is an investigation report about mysterious ruins,

Of course, if it were just an ordinary relic, the Lord of Red Sand would definitely not leave it to Wang Daoyi to deal with it.

This relic seems to be related to the power of time.

View the information displayed on the Void Terminal.

Wang Dao's eyes lit up slightly,

Regarding the relics of time, it is very likely that they are some clues left by Istaru.

Although I met Istaru after time travel,

But Wang Daoyi is still very curious about this ruler of time.

The most critical point is, where is Istaru at this point in time?

Having thrown away all the power of time, she has fallen or is secretly hiding in a place that no one knows.

This point is actually very important, as it relates to whether Istaru has a plan that Wang Daoyi doesn't know about.

According to the previous experience of time travel,

Istaru from 2800 years ago asked Wang Daoyi to kill the shadow of Istaru at the 3000-year node.

And when time came to this point, Istaru even disappeared directly.

Apart from the remains of a few ancient civilizations, Istaru seems to have completely disappeared.

Whether she was in danger, died, or had any new plans, Wang Daoyi wanted to know.

But now, a relic that may be related to time appears, which has to make Wang Daoyi get serious.

"According to Fa Lushan's oral account, when she was exploring the ruins, she made a mistake in solving some ruins problems and fell into the mysterious space in the ruins."

Wang Daoyi read the questions about the ruins and looked at Fa Lushan's self-report.

The self-report is very long, but Wang Daoyi read it very carefully.

[About the one hundred years of being trapped in the ruins, I myself have vague memories and cannot express it in detail.

The origin and location of that ruins are unknown. I only remember that it is related to the Red King Civilization.

There are many mechanisms inside, and the walls are covered with cipher texts.

The mysterious power in the ruins made my body stagnant at the moment of being trapped. I didn't feel hungry or tired, but it couldn't erase the mental fatigue.

I exhausted all the paper and pen I had with me, but I failed to decipher a cipher text; I exhausted all my life's knowledge, but failed to decipher a secret.

I lay on my back in the middle of countless manuscript papers, staring blankly at the curved top with cryptic texts engraved on it.

The ancient mystery that has been silenced uses silence to laugh at Fa Lushan's ignorance and the insignificance of today's people.

I once wondered, could it be that the research that I was so proud of, accumulated over a lifetime by scholars of all generations, was so insignificant in the face of ancient civilizations?

After countless failures, I got up from the ground again and again, lifted up a piece of gravel, and began to carve on the floor tiles.

As long as people are alive, there is still hope. What you don’t understand now can be learned tomorrow. As long as civilization exists, it will continue to develop.

What is not understood by today's people will be understood by future generations. Even if the bones are still buried here in the end, the records of these deductions and trials and errors must be left behind to fight for a glimmer of life for the next person in trouble. This is exactly the value and significance of rune scholars’ existence in the world.

Later, my memory became increasingly blurred, and my sense of time gradually became disordered.

I don't know how long it has been, but all the accessible ground has been engraved with obscure and incomprehensible deduction symbols.

I don’t know how much time passed, but my memory began to blur and my mind became confused.

I don't know how long it took, but I finally found the answer to this riddle.

This experience made me painful and made me lose a lot. Therefore, I suggest that the ruins be sealed and not explored. Tragedies like mine should not happen again. 】

After reading Fa Lushan's confession, Wang Daoyi frowned slightly.

According to Fa Lushan, this relic is related to the Red King.

But the freezing of age and the inability to age are indeed like Istaru's methods.

Could it be that after I left, Istaru went to the Red King to collaborate on something?

Istaru has cooperated with many demon gods, and Wang Daoyi knows this.

There is an old dean in Liyue,

Inazuma has a sacred cherry tree,

Mondstadt even has the Temple of Time.

Istaru's social circle is obviously very large.

But if Istaru and Red King cooperate, what is their cooperation project?

Wang Daoyi fell into thinking.

The Red King is extremely arrogant. If there is anything that can make him cooperate with Istaru,

Then, the only possibility is Kao.

Plus the real relics left by the Red King - the Eternal Oasis.

Therefore, will the cooperation between Red King and Istaru use some means to achieve the effect of freezing time or even reversing time?

Istaru is familiar with the power of time, and the Red King has powerful power and abundant resources.

Red King wants to save Kao, and Istaru wants to regain her cut off power.

The two of them have the foundation and reasons to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Wang Daoyi had already decided to take a look at the ruins.

"Very good information, maybe there will be some gains, I will go and take a look." Wang Dao nodded to the Lord of Red Sand.

"When you go, it's best to inform the people at the ruins station first. They are still struggling. After seeing Fa Lushan's report, everyone is debating whether to continue exploring the ruins." The Lord of Red Sand said.

Fa Lushan explained very clearly the danger level of time relics and persuaded many people to retreat.

But this cannot stop everyone. After all, scholars’ curiosity is their most valuable asset.

If even curiosity about the unknown can be suppressed, then these scholars will no longer be scholars.

"Well... In that case, I'll go to the ruins first." Wang Daoyi looked very worried about those scholars.

But the Lord of Red Sand felt that the main body might just be too lazy to deal with the patterns of the Heaven-Deceiving Array.

Ignoring the questioning look from his clone, Wang Dao waved his hand, turned and left,

After a while, the Lord of Red Sand finally reacted,

"That's not right. Didn't the main body say that it would help me deal with West Germany's affairs? Why did it leave?"

…

Big red sand sea, deep in the desert,

"Wuhu, luckily I ran fast. Let's wait until the formation is completed to discuss the matter regarding West Germany."

Underground bases can cut costs, but not now,

Nowadays, various projects are working hard. Once the expenses are cut, it may cause a huge blow to the enthusiasm of researchers for scientific research.

This is what Wang Daoyi doesn't want to see.

Therefore, we can only suffer for a while longer.

Arriving at the place marked in the information, Wang Daoyi quickly discovered a temporary camp.

There were also faint sounds of quarreling.

"We don't have much supplies. If we don't continue to explore, this expedition will be equivalent to a failure."

"No, the information given by the Order is very clear. This ruins is dangerous, at least it should not be explored now."

"But you also know that the entrance to this ruins is very unstable. If you miss this period of time, it might disappear."

"Then how can you guarantee that its entrance will not disappear while we are inspecting it? It is too dangerous, and I cannot allow you to enter it."

…

Wang Daoyi stood in the distance and listened for a while, probably arguing about whether to enter the ruins.

Some people want to go in, because the entrance to the ruins is not stable and may disappear. You may not be lucky enough to see it next time.

Some people read the report and reply given by the Order Council and knew that the interior of the ruins was dangerous and the entrance was unstable, so they felt that they could not take risks.

Of course, those quarreling were all scholars from the Order Academy, and Chisha's warriors were nearby, eating melons happily.

At present, any formal research group must accept the protection and surveillance of Chisha when exploring in the desert.

The main reason is that when the desert was not unified, too many groups stole the legacy of desert civilization.

However, the desert people themselves were the ones who liked selling relic items the most.

It was only after the establishment of Chisha that these relic resources were gradually protected.

Listening to the quarrels in the camp,

Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly and walked over.

The Chisha soldiers on guard at the perimeter were alert at first, and then they saw the appearance of the person coming, and they were immediately surprised.

"My God!"

The guarding warrior quickly ran to Wang Daoyi, bowed slightly and shouted.

The voice was loud and the tone was respectful,

Not only Wang Daoyi heard it, but everyone in the temporary camp also heard it.

Soon, the quarrels in the camp stopped and people came out.

"I pay my highest respect to you, Your Majesty, the great Lord of Red Sand."

The scholars leaned towards the royal road.

Wang Dao nodded and continued walking towards the camp. As he walked, he said, "I thought I heard you guys arguing just now."

Beside them, the scholars immediately spoke: "We are discussing whether to enter the ruins to explore."

It's a discussion, not an argument.

In front of the gods, they still want to reflect their 'friendly atmosphere'.

"Then have you guys come to an agreement?" Wang Daoyi asked with a smile. Of course he knew there was no answer, but that didn't stop him from teasing these scholars.

Sure enough, when faced with Wang Daoyi's inquiry, the scholars looked at each other and finally lowered their heads: "I'm very sorry, we couldn't unify our goals."

Wang Daoyi waved his hand: "Then don't discuss it. Those who are willing to go in, go in with me, and those who are unwilling to go in, please stay outside."

As soon as these words came out, the scholars stopped pretending.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow you in."

"I would like that too."

"And I am willing, too."

…

Scholars signed up one after another, and those who had previously said it was dangerous also raised their hands.

They feel dangerous because the ruins are uncontrollable.

But now that the Lords of Red Sand have appeared here, the so-called danger naturally no longer exists.

Since there is no danger, everyone has signed up enthusiastically.

"Since everyone wants to go, let's all go." Wang Daoyi did not refuse these scholars, nodded, and then looked at the Chisha warriors on the other side, "Half of you will go in with you, and leave half to guard Camp.”

"Yes, my god." The Red Sand warriors agreed immediately, and then the team quickly divided into two teams.

Wang Dao glanced at it and found that the team that followed was obviously more powerful.

The Red Sand warriors subconsciously sent powerful warriors to Wang Daoyi's side.

Wang Dao nodded, acquiescing to this division,

"Let's go into the ruins just in time to see what secrets are waiting for us."

After waving his hand, Wang Daoyi led a large group of people directly into the ruins entrance in the center of the temporary camp.