People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 243: Planting Trees on the Body of the Dragon King Ruotu

On the south side of Liyue Harbor, eat Tiger Rock.

After agreeing to go out for breakfast,

Under Paimon's puzzled gaze, Ying properly stored her fishing rod like a weapon and came to Chihu Rock where she had visited yesterday.

Ying, who had just escaped from the brutal desert island survival and had never had the opportunity to observe such a lively scene,
He also looked at the Liyue Harbor in front of him with curiosity.

While walking forward,

While studying a piece of employment document sent by the scholar Lin Feng,
She found a lot of information in the void.
With this somewhat incongruous gap in technological routes, I became more and more curious about the country of scholars next door.

——The "commercial kingdom" of Liyue governed by the God of Rock is now like this.
The Grass Country that was able to build such an advanced system,

What would their gods look like?
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"Huh? Is this the mission system we'll use to get rewards later? It feels so advanced."

Just as Ying was thinking, Paimon's curious voice came from the side.

"Wow--,
I was actually considered to be a member of the same team as you. Sure enough, Paimon also recognized my strength!"

fluorescent:"."

I wonder if you, Paimon, have ever thought about the possibility that you are not treated as an independent individual because you are too weak.

but
"Mission system? Paimon, have you discovered anything?"

Because yesterday, in order to receive the new member benefits, the two of them registered a lot of personal information under Lin Feng's guidance and filled out a lot of reports.
Ying is exhausted.

After returning, they did not have time to seriously study this key system that they would use to obtain compensation.
Now that she heard Paimon speak, she was also a little curious.

"Well, let me take a look."

".Function description Where is the function description? Found it!"

"——Hehe, now it's time for Mr. Paimon's teaching!"

As the blonde girl on the side was frowning, Paimeng, who was learning on the spot, began his own explanation:
"first,
Because many scholars in Xumi have the need to collect monster materials or explore ruins,
But most of them do not have the combat capability to complete these tasks.
Therefore, in order to improve research efficiency and avoid unnecessary losses caused by these scholars taking risks,

This is why we have collaborative researcher positions like ours and such a special system.”

"besides,
I also found that there are very few formal researchers who can truly join the Academy of the Church. Paimon and Ying are indeed very powerful!"

“.But we are in Liyue now, right?
The reason we can connect to the Void system seems to be because our devices are more advanced.
Being so far away from home, will it be difficult to get suitable missions?"

Ying thought about the current incomplete connection status and became a little worried about their future mission acceptance.

"——Of course not!"

"It is said in the Void that because Xumi and Liyue are in a cooperative relationship, there are also many quests available in the Liyue area.
However, since Void Terminals like ours are very rare, some of the tasks will be issued at offline offices.

Wait, let me see how many tasks there are."

Paimon hadn't finished speaking yet.
Ying thought this system was amazing, and curiously opened her task list.

next moment,
Looking at the densely packed tasks above, before she could express her thoughts, Ying heard Paimeng's exclamation:
"——Wow, so many! So there are so many scholars who need to collect materials and assist in experiments?"

". Let me see the data provided by fighting monsters in the secret realm. Provide some nectar around the Explosive Flame Tree.
Collect some information about Liyue astrology. Record the unique customs of the Qiuqiu tribe in the Liyue area."

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Paimeng, who had been looking at it for a long time but couldn't get to the bottom of it, finally complained in confusion:
"It seems that the life of scholars is not as easy as we imagined. These tasks make me dizzy."

"——Luckily there is this task recommendation function.

It seems that they will automatically recommend tasks that match your current ability level based on the information you filled in when you registered. Otherwise, it would be really hard to choose."

He shook his head.

It seems like I want to get rid of all the mess in my mind.

Paimon looked at Ying who was thinking beside him and asked:
"——Have you decided what kind of mission you want to take?
Although you can only accept one at a time, many of these missions have very good rewards!"

"If we can complete a difficult task, we can go to the Xumi Office next to the General Affairs Department and get a lot of Mora!"

Thinking of his and Ying's currently precarious savings, Paimon, who had consumed several thousand Mora in one meal yesterday, was obviously a little impatient.

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Ying did not reply immediately.

She looked at another temporarily empty task section above the ordinary tasks.

He looked at Paimon beside him with some doubt and asked:
"Paimon, do you also have this 'Special Missions' section? What is it?"

"Yes, yes, let me see the detailed instructions."

It was very difficult to suppress the urge to take on the next task right now.

Paimon, remembering his identity as a teacher, reluctantly turned his eyes away from the reward.

He told the blonde girl in front of him the description of the "special mission" in the function introduction:

"Special missions" are commissions that only scholars with the title of 'Habanta' or above in the Faithful Court are qualified to issue.

Generally, they are missions that are very important and difficult, such as exploring ancient ruins that are full of traps."

"——It is said that sometimes you may receive a mission directly issued by a sage or even a god. In addition to Mora, the rewards are often some rare treasures!"

"For example, the latest mechanical devices, excellent weapons, and some items that protect the holder from danger."

".But I'm not sure if we can meet the requirements for the mission. Although the time limit for such missions is usually more relaxed, after all, we two have only just joined."

Even though he was very envious of this commission that only had the words "rare mission" and "large reward" written on it, Paimeng was sober for once.

If the general task is to pursue shorter time and higher quality on the basis of completion,

So whether this type of task is even possible to complete raises a big question mark.

——For example, exploring ruins that have been sealed for thousands of years, or finding out some history and secrets related to ancient gods.
Sometimes the person who issues the task does not know whether the relevant information still exists in this world.

Or is there anyone who can enter the area that has not been explored for thousands of years?
Most of the time, I just commissioned the project with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

".Hmm, so that's how it is."

After Ying understood the difficulty of the task, she no longer cared about the commissions in this regard.
——Anyway, she and Paimon had just joined, so it was impossible for them to be involved in such a thing.

I guess I won't even have a chance to see it. It will probably be taken over by someone with more experience. Don't even think about it for now.
——Let’s take a step back and say that even if they are qualified to take on these tasks,

How could it be possible that when I just joined the company,
There just happened to be a mission that had to be completed in the Liyue area that they received. This was completely a fantasy.
"——Wow, I actually received a special mission!"

".Don't accept random tasks. You can only accept one normal task at a time."

Ying: “.” Wait, what did Paimon just say?
I found that the situation seemed to be a little different from what I thought.
Suspecting that she was hallucinating,

He silently turned his gaze to the white-haired ball next to him, which was circling around because he felt that he was very lucky.

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".So, old man, what you mean is, what we need to do next is
Is it to collect the memories in the earth veins, and then flow them back into Ruota's consciousness?"

After breakfast, in the pavilion next to Bubu Hut,
Lin Feng, who had had similar ideas before, listened to Zhongli in front of him pointing out the key points of this operation as expected.

——It was pretty much the same as what he had thought before.

The main problem of King Rudra is consciousness and memory.
To guide consciousness and memory,
Judging from the power over the grass element that he now holds, he can be considered a professional match.

But having the ability to put the memories back is one thing, and having something to put them back is another.
——Under the current circumstances, if he really wanted Ruo Tuo to return to the familiar appearance of Zhongli and add more strength to his own camp,
Then after the ground veins are repaired, the most critical step will be to awaken these memories as quickly and accurately as possible.

Sure enough, just as Lin Feng thought of this question, he heard Zhongli say:
"Contrary to the common misunderstanding in the records, although Ruotu has not been active on the ground for a long time, he is actually a very ancient rock element creature."

"——Before you met me and helped me during the Demon God War,
Ruota has actually lived underground for a long time, and judging from his age, he may not be much younger than me."

"The long years he has gone through are actually one of the important factors that caused such severe wear and tear on his body."

After a brief pause, Zhongli continued:

"With my current strength level, after Ruo Tuo wakes up,

In fact, it is possible to limit the damage caused by my old friend to a very small area. "

"As long as the ground veins near the Layered Rock Abyss and the Black Rock Factory are repaired,
These memories themselves will gradually flow back to Ruota, the king of rock dragons."

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Looking at the 'young friend' in front of him who seemed too young to him, Zhongli said with some emotion:
"——The grass elemental life is the most resilient existence in the entire Teyvat.

Just like the ancient Dragon King, even with incomplete power, he can still rely on his extreme adaptability.

Adapt to and overcome wear and tear as well."

"My friend, the years you have experienced are too short, and you may not be able to notice it yet.
But if hundreds or thousands of years pass, then this most fundamental power of "adaptation" and "growth" will
It will also make your body and life gradually perfect, so you don’t have to worry about the marks left by the passage of time.”

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".That means, this property may be able to repair the wear and tear on Ruotu's body and fundamentally heal him?"

I realized something from Zhongli's words.
Lin Feng, who was too young and not worthy of being looked at by the wearer, asked with some curiosity.

"exactly."

Zhongli nodded.

"——"Wear and tear" is the curse that 'that' has placed on us.
When this rule takes effect on different beings, its effects vary greatly."

"Unfortunately, the origin of the earth makes it like a rock on the ground.
Although it is huge and powerful, it is also very easy to be eroded by "wear and tear", and it becomes unrecognizable without anyone noticing. "

"Therefore, even though I have to bear the extra pressure imposed on me by the throne, Ruotu has been "worn away" first and lost his ability to think.
Eventually, when the earth veins were damaged, it became difficult to suppress one's anger and dissatisfaction.

Even though I have used my strength many times to try to stop this process, it was all in vain."

After a brief pause, Zhongli looked at Lin Feng in front of him and said:
"——But my friend is different. Even if we don't take into account the various special features that people from outside the realm have,
The complete Ancient Dragon, facing the now weakened ‘rules’, still has the power to contend with them.”

"——If you can find your memory, take advantage of the opportunity when the Ruota Dragon King has just been freed from the seal and is deeply damaged and incomplete,

Use your own strength to fill the gaps caused by 'wear and tear'.
Then perhaps we can stop or even reverse this process, and gradually restore the 'desert' that has been worn out and eroded back to its original 'soil'."

Lin Feng: “.” So we can plant trees here too?
It didn't take much effort to understand what Zhongli meant.
Although from Apep, I know that grass elemental life may be quite 'durable',
But Lin Feng basically had no chance to use this ability.

After comparing it with Ruotu's situation, it was rare to realize how many skill points the grass element has in the aspect of "survival".

".Therefore, I plan to go with you to some places where Ruo Da and I have left traces.
While collecting lost memories between the ley lines and the ores and shortening the subsequent return time,

I also want you to get more familiar with your own authority.

We should try to release Ruotu and eliminate this huge turmoil for the people of Liyue in the shortest possible time."

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In the pavilion, Zhongli, who had obviously been thinking for a long time between the country's current prosperity and future stability,
With all conditions in place, the final release plan was finally proposed.

(End of this chapter)