Chapter 51: Liyue's Powers, the 9th Company of Winter
In the previous chapter, it was mentioned that after Tianhe and Zhongli purified Ruoxue's wear and tear, Ruoxue followed Tianhe and Zhongli into the cave and was shocked by the technology inside. She also hoped that Liyue in the future would be able to master these technologies, but it was still early, so the three of them teleported back to Liyue Harbor together.
But what’s interesting is that Zhenjun Xueyue Zhuyang and Zhenjun Lishui Dieshan both felt the movement at the South Heaven Gate. The disappearance of the seal has proved that Ruotu Dragon King was successfully purified by the Tianhe River, otherwise there would be another war there. With Ruotu Dragon King’s level of madness, he would definitely cause devastation to the people at the South Heaven Gate.
But now the two Three-Eyed Five-Manifested Immortals are relieved, after all, Zhongli and Tianhe have dealt with the matter, and then True Lord Xueyue Zhuyang found True Lord Lishui Dieshan and decided to take some time to leave the cave and go out for a walk, and True Lord Lishui Dieshan also agreed. However, neither of them informed True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, and it was unclear whether they forgot or simply did not want to listen to True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng's chat.
But before that, Shen He also proposed to Xianyun in the cave of Master Liuyun Jiefeng that they go to Liyue Port to find Tianhe, because she has found her red string. Xianyun is relieved and also looks forward to getting along with Tianhe in the future. Xianyun is now studying the technology and drawings in the cave, but she has also visited Lisa's elemental workshop and Albedo's alchemy workshop next door several times, as an exchange of experience, but she did not reveal that she was a Liyue immortal, perhaps because they did not ask Xianyun.
At the same time, Xianyun, like them, selected a site in the cave and found a suitable location to build a Liyue Research Institute for herself, so that she could use mechanical skills to conquer these drawings that were very difficult for her.
At the same time, on the Liyue side, another force, the Southern Cross Fleet, traveled thousands of miles from Xumi Omos Port back to Liyue! Beidou did not expect that several major events had happened in Liyue in the past few months after the fleet left Liyue Port.
For example, at last month's ceremony to invite the immortals, Emperor Geo announced his retirement and publicly appointed a traveler from another world as the new traveler. However, there was no uproar in Liyue Harbor over this matter. They believed in the emperor's vision, and naturally believed in the ability of the new emperor.
Beidou received intelligence that the Guiliyuan New District construction project and the Bishui River Basin Management Project were launched at the same time. Tianhe was the promoter and general person in charge of the two projects, but he did not often appear in the two places and seemed to be committed to something.
Then the Dust Demon God Guizhong was resurrected, and this incident caused a sensation in Liyue. Even she learned this information from the pigeon on the Death Star. She originally thought that this matter was fake, but later learned that the Seven Stars of Liyue recognized Guizhong's identity. After Tianhe went to Jueyunjian, she became the highest decision-maker of the Guiliyuan New District construction project and established a command center.
Finally, I heard other news, such as the Fatui's armed forces in Liyue were greatly reduced, and the unemployment problem caused by the closure of the Stratum Mine, which had been a hot topic, disappeared after the two projects were launched. They were even recruiting people and training technical talents. The technical teams of Fontaine and Winter visited the two projects, and Fontaine consultants also participated in the research on the reservoir and supporting facilities in the Bishui River Basin.
To sum up, she has only been away from Liyue for less than a few months, and Liyue's technological level has risen several levels, and its foreign policy towards Dongdong has become tougher, but she still has a good impression of the 9th Company. It seems that all the major events in Liyue are related to this young alien traveler named Tianhe, and Beidou can't help but be very interested in this person.
Of course, Feiyun Chamber of Commerce also learned about this news. If you ask who is most interested, it is of course the second lady Xingqiu. After all, she had learned about Tianhe from Mond before. Although Tianhe is not a knight, he has the merits of a great knight who serves the country and the people. Xingqiu admires knights, so she naturally has a good impression of Tianhe, a young man, but she has not had many opportunities to meet Tianhe.
As for Yunjin, Tianhe also went to watch her performances several times during this period. When Yunjin found that Tianhe was watching her performance from the audience, her movements became more graceful. Maybe she wanted to prove herself in front of the person she liked. Of course, she also went to see Xinyan's rock music several times during this period. She planned to take Tianhe to see Xinyan when he came back.
Keqing must still be dealing with the problem of the Bishui River Basin Reservoir at this time. After all, although she doesn't have to worry about the problem of returning to the original new area, more problems have arisen at the moment. For example, many related supporting facilities can't keep up. Because the time is too short, not many have been made. Liyue's industrial machinery has not yet officially started. However, Keqing also knows that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so at most she can wait for half a year. She learned the skills of reasonable fishing from Guizhong. Well, as for who taught her, you have to ask a street urchin.
Perhaps we can turn our attention to the Ninth Company inside the Stratum Chasm Mine, but what are they doing now? They have not yet reached the area of the nameless ruins. They are still in the temporary main mine tunnel, but the map is larger. They found crystals here, which are even older than the history of the Stratum Chasm itself, indicating that there must be ruins of an ancient civilization underground in the Stratum Chasm, and its danger factor has risen several levels.
They later discovered that the sonic capturer could not function properly. They had no idea whether it was due to the black mud that appeared out of nowhere in the Layered Abyss or the crystal. So they were forced to dismantle the equipment and planned to go deeper. The captain of the 9th Company found that someone was watching them from the dark. He believed that it was not the Liyue official or the Qianyan Army, after all, he had a good relationship with Yanbo of the Qianyan Army, but another unknown dark force.
At this time the 9th Company consisted of a full complement of 64 people, and there had been no casualties yet. However, the gaze from the darkness had not yet dissipated, making the captain feel that this mission might be a life-threatening one. So he personally said to the members of the company: "Comrades, we have come to the Layered Abyss from afar with the glory of the Queen, just to explore the truth and secrets here. I can feel that this mission might be a life-threatening one. I hope we can all return home alive. Well, for the Queen!" "For the Queen!" The Fatui soldiers below also shouted along with the captain.
They decided to leave the temporary main mine tunnel and continue to move towards the main mining area of the Abyss. Of course, before leaving, they still asked the Qianyan Army for a lot of food and water supplies. After all, they all learned from the captain that they might not be able to return for a long time. After confirming that they had brought enough food and water supplies and equipped with relevant equipment, all members of the 9th Company headed towards the main mining area of the Abyss. They found that the further they went, the more black mud there would be. They also discovered the power of the Abyss and the dark empty shell, commonly known as the Black Snake Knight. In a sense, the existence of black mud represents the continuous expansion of the power of the Abyss in the Layered Rock Abyss.
Let's not talk about how the Ninth Company will develop in the future. Fengdan's Funina also learned about the alien travelers in Liyue. She was sitting on a sofa on the top floor of Momang Palace at this time, holding today's "Steam Bird News" in her hand, reading all kinds of news about Liyue. She looked at the information in the newspaper, sometimes without speaking for a long time. Funina read softly and said to herself: "Has the Rock King Emperor retired? When can I solve Fengdan's prophecy? Hey, Tianhe? He became the new Rock King Emperor and has the power of resurrection! Alas, I don't know if he can solve Fengdan's prophecy. I really hope he can come to help me." After reading the newspaper, Funina jumped off the sofa and found a letter at the door. There was a signature on the letter called: Tianhe.
I saw that Funina opened the letter and it roughly read: "Dear Ms. Funina, hello. I am Tianhe from Liyue. Maybe I will come to visit Fontaine in the future. Of course, I have heard a little about Fontaine's prophecy. But I will deal with this matter. But I remind you that if you wear the mask on your face for too long, it will be difficult to tear it off."
When Funina saw the latter part of the conversation, she felt a little panic for no reason. After all, the traveler from another world would not really be able to solve Fontaine's problem. Should she continue to pretend or trust the Rock King? What she didn't know was that Tianhe's letter made her believe in Tianhe. She blushed and said to herself, "What? What mask? Tianhe? Well, I would like to meet you in person, even though you have the power to resurrect. But if you can really make me trust you, I am willing to tell you everything. Thank you." Funina thanked Tianhe in a low voice. At least it made her relax for a while. She had to go to the Opikle Opera House to watch the performance and trial later! After all, she couldn't miss any trial. Funina didn't know if she would have time to visit other countries in Teyvat in the future.
As for how things will develop after that, and what Tianhe did after returning to Liyue, let the author explain it next time! Hey~