After informing Dain of the information gathered from King Wolf of the North, Dain deduced the movements of the world's first tractor.
Leaving King Wolf's territory, the Traveler and Dain arrived at Stormterror's Lair.
And indeed, at the top of the tower in Stormterror's Lair, they found the world's first tractor and retrieved its 'eye'.
As for how to handle it, Dain suggested he keep it.
This, however, left the readers quite dissatisfied. Was it really reliable to entrust such an important item to him?
Regardless of reliability, Dain in the story convinced the Traveler and took the 'eye'.
After dealing with the 'eye' problem, next were the statues. They had to shatter the statues.
Barbara's mind buzzed. They were going to shatter the statue of Lord Barbatos?
Barbara felt this was wrong, but the statue had been defiled by foul power, and without knowing how to purify it, shattering it seemed like the best option.
She wasn't someone who couldn't distinguish right from wrong. Although her head was buzzing, she wasn't angry with the Traveler.
She could only clasp her hands in prayer, praying for the forgiveness of the gods for the Traveler before the statue in the church.
And her god, Barbatos himself, was completely unconcerned.
If the statue was shattered, then so be it. Compared to that, shattering a wine bottle would sadden him more.
The Traveler in the story once again entered the ruins, this time accompanied by Dainsleif.
Originally, if the Traveler encountered an Abyss Herald or Dainsleif alone, he would only be chatting with a riddle-speaker.
Now, Dainsleif and the Abyss Herald met, and the two riddle-speakers started chatting.
[Abyss Herald: "You're still as annoying as ever, enemy of the Abyss Order, Dainsleif!"]
["I can feel a terrifying bloody scent on you. Is it from the dark nightmare, or... Hmm?"]
["Oh, oh... How dangerous. You also have that 'decaying' scent, which makes me familiar..."]
["You are dangerous, just like us. But dangerous things outside the Abyss Order should all be kept in a cage..."]
The readers looked bewildered. What were they talking about?
Originally, it was an unknown story, and after the Prophet exposed it, they thought everyone would know now.
Now they realized they were too naive. Who could understand this? They read it, they knew what happened, but they couldn't comprehend it!
What was the dark nightmare? Or what? And what was the decaying scent?
Now everyone had the same feeling as when they first read the prophecy book—it was truly a head full of questions.
Speaking of which, what was written at the very beginning about the Heavenly Principles and such, they still didn't know what it was. Prophet, you are good at digging pits.
No, what the Prophet wrote was about future events, so they should blame the people in the story for being too enigmatic.
Of course, it's not that no one understood, it's just that those who understood wouldn't specifically explain it to those who didn't.
The Traveler and Dain in the story gave the Abyss Herald a good beating, which made the readers feel relieved.
Yes! Hit harder! That's how you should beat this riddle-speaker! Are all Abyss Heralds like this? Then they all deserve a beating!
Everyone was enjoying the show when someone suddenly appeared and temporarily forced back the Traveler.
[Abyss Herald: "Your Highness."]
The person who arrived was none other than Ying's brother, Aether, whom she had been desperately searching for.
The readers' eyes widened. Speaking of which, Ying's initial purpose for traveling was to find her brother, and this seemed to be their first official meeting since she woke up?
[Ying: "Brother!"]
[Aether: "Ying..."]
[Ying: "I finally found you! Come with me quickly! It's dangerous here!"]
The first thing Ying worried about upon meeting her brother was his safety.
The joy and exhilaration of reuniting with a loved one were temporarily suppressed as she wanted to first bring her family member to a safe place.
[Paimon: "Wait... wait, Traveler, he just blocked the attack for the Abyss Herald."]
Yes, without this prophecy book, Ying and Paimon didn't have a God's-eye view.
They didn't know that her brother had appeared in Mondstadt, so naturally, they didn't know Aether's relationship with the Abyss.
[Aether ignored Paimon and instead asked Ying: "Why are you with Dain?"]
Ying in the story was stunned by this question. Why?
Why have we been separated for so long, and you're asking me about irrelevant things?
This psychological description of Ying made the readers feel a bit sorry for her.
She was so worried about her brother's safety, but when he saw her, he asked about someone else.
What kind of special literature is this?
However, readers with a God's-eye view wouldn't think Aether didn't care about Ying, because they knew Aether had always been watching his sister from the shadows, so he naturally knew whether she was safe or not.
The readers felt sorry because Aether didn't say anything! You clearly always cared about your sister's situation, so why didn't you tell her!
[Aether: "Ying... you shouldn't travel with this person."]
["This person... is my 'enemy'."]
[Ying: "Stop saying things I don't understand, Aether!"]
However, Aether continued speaking, this time revealing Dainsleif's identity.
It turned out that Dainsleif was the 'Twilight Sword' of Khaenri'ah's last royal guard.
Now people knew why he hated the Seven Archons so much. The mystery was solved.
And Aether also revealed a very important piece of information: the people of Khaenri'ah had transformed into monsters of the Abyss.
Could it be true, as Paimon said, that the Abyss Order were the 'survivors' of Khaenri'ah?
...
Kaeya remained silent, but the wine glass in front of him was already empty, and Diluc was silently refilling his drink.
Rosaria looked at her silent drinking buddies. Not knowing the inside story, she was very curious.
Such worthwhile content to discuss, why was no one discussing it instead?
However, Rosaria's emotional intelligence was not low. Seeing that everyone was not acting as usual, she figured there must be some secret involved, and she wouldn't ruin the atmosphere, silently reading without speaking.
[Ying: "Come with me first, brother. Tell me these things later. Let's go home!"]
[Aether: "Home..."]
["Hmm, of course, wherever Ying is, that is 'home'."]
["But I cannot go to the next world with you and search for a new home... At least not now."]
["Before the 'Abyss' engulfs the divine thrones, I have an unfinished war with the 'Heavenly Principles'..."]
It's the Heavenly Principles again, an existence that appeared from the very beginning of the book, and still no one knows who it is.
Now, after all, it's not the 'Age of eternity'; people no longer understand the Heavenly Principles; they understand more about the Seven Archons.
And those who understand the Heavenly Principles cannot openly speak about it, which leads to everyone tacitly waiting for Lin Qiu's revelations.
[Aether: "I have already had one journey. So, you too must reach the destination like me, to let the essence of this world settle in your own eyes."]
["We Will Be Reunited."]
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Character Voice · Kaeya: About Khaenri'ah
"Eh? Asking me such a sensitive topic?
But unfortunately, though you rarely ask such questions, I actually don't know enough about