People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 499 Lin Feng: Purpose? Naturally, it's for more complete power, and… to seize "time".

"——Demon King's Arms!!"

A flash of lightning, and jet-black armor covered his entire body. The weapon in his hand instantly changed from the bow and arrow he was not good at to a deep purple spear.

The posture that should have been used for full-force offense was now used for defense, and the young master, sensing the life-or-death crisis, unleashed his full potential.

boom!
With a sharp whooshing sound, three attacks came at the same time. The extremely sharp icy wind mixed with pure physical attacks unleashed a destructive power that he had never imagined before.

There was no time to dodge; all they could do was try to cover their bodies with elemental power and dark energy.

They already anticipated the consequences of taking this attack head-on.
Convinced that today was not the right day to continue the challenge, the young master prepared himself and planned to leave as quickly as possible after being knocked away.

"Cough cough, you escaped, but how did you suddenly become so much stronger? It would be too embarrassing for Master to see you like this."

With his armor plates shattered and his cloak torn into pieces, he leaned against a mountain wall to recover his strength.

He had only recently recovered from the injuries he sustained after being knocked away, and now he has to stay in bed again.

Feeling incredibly unlucky, D'Artagnan coughed twice, hoping that one of his sarcastic colleagues wouldn't see him like this.
"Where should I go to recover? Forget about Rosalyn, I don't want to hear her saying anything that insults the honor of an executive officer."

"To be honest, I haven't been paying much attention to her recent activities. I remember she was at the castle tower before, so it's unlikely she'd suddenly appear on Hachiyū Island to mock me."

It was already humiliating enough when I was imprisoned in Liyue, but the last time I was knocked unconscious, I was thoroughly mocked.
Knowing that the Evil Eye Factory was nearby, he figured he could wait a bit and most likely see his subordinates, whom he had known for a few days.

The young master breathed a slight sigh of relief, feeling that the situation wasn't too bad and that he could hold on for a while longer. He thought that everything that had happened before must have been a coincidence.

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"Hmm? Someone's here? This location should only be occupied by Fatui patrolmen."

"Phew, I knew I was lucky to meet my master."

Right next to this is the hidden Evil Eye Factory, a location that is virtually impossible for anyone outside the Fatui to approach.

Without further hesitation, he used his remaining elemental power to send out the Fatui's internal signal across the sky.

The young master felt somewhat relieved as he watched the small black dots in the distance change direction and approach him.

"After all, they managed it for a few days before. As long as you tell them not to report what happened here to Rosalyn, we can pretend today's incident never happened."

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"Wait? Rosalyn? What's she doing here?!"

"Let's find a way to hide."

He tried to muster his strength to move a short distance to the side, but quickly realized that it was impossible to hide this from Rosalind, who was also an executive officer.

After a brief pause, you could already see the expression in the other person's eyes as if they were looking at non-recyclable waste.

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His movements froze; he completely lost confidence in his luck.

The young master felt Rosalin's disdainful gaze, which seemed to say, "You don't do any work and just cause trouble; you might as well be put in a prison." He suspected that someone was targeting him after he came to Inazuma.
"Tsk, what bad luck. Every time I get picked up by the executive who dislikes me the most. If this happens a few more times, I might become as lifeless as the other executives."

Having confirmed that the potentially troublesome individuals had been driven away, he glanced at them briefly from a distance before looking away.

In the process, I also took the opportunity to deal with the Mikage's furnace core, which was about to explode.
After discovering that there was still a group of fools stealing the power of the evil god regardless of the lives of the surrounding people, Lin Feng felt that even if this thing was to be blown up, it would be worthwhile to blow it up along with a group of fools who came to cause trouble.

"However, this thing has a very problematic structure. The fact that it has lasted this long suggests that someone has already pre-treated it."

"The shield is very strong, but its operating power is also limited. Without these improvements, if it were to explode, even Narukami Island in the distance would likely be affected."

After searching around, he found the overwhelmed Fontaine engineer on the island, but considering the guy's main job, Lin Feng didn't think he or any other Fontaine engineers had this level of skill.

Turning back, he carefully examined the floating Shadow Furnace Core in the center.

When he discovered an inconspicuous "Dudu Ke" on this thing, which was completely out of place, he paused and instantly understood who had done this.

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"Tsk, I almost forgot, Alice isn't just good at throwing bombs; she does some serious work sometimes too."

"However, to cause destruction, you need something to destroy first."

Perhaps because the environment around Inazuma had deteriorated to such a state, she simply couldn't find anything of value to destroy.

He shook his head, further strengthening the barrier's effect, while simultaneously compressing most of the overflowing evil spirits inside the shield.
After ensuring that anyone who tried to steal the power of the evil spirit would likely lose contact on the spot, he called Kong, who was beside him, and they planned to go and take a look near the sword demon on Bayun Island.

"Hmm, after the power was withdrawn, has it returned to its original state?"

"It seems there's insufficient energy to support the activity, which is why more of them are choosing to hibernate."

During the previous power transmission, I had already made some guesses about the form of this thing. Looking at the sword demon that had entered a dormant state before me,

Lin Feng planned to check the extent of damage to the other party's memory module and try to extract some useful information from it.

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"Hmm? You seem to have a question? Is it about the operation?"

"Just speak frankly, there's nothing too urgent right now."

Just as he was about to make a move, he noticed that Kong beside him had a somewhat puzzled expression.

Not knowing what problem this guy had encountered again, Lin Feng temporarily stopped what he was doing.

"I'm sorry, I don't have many doubts about the current and future actions."

"However, I've noticed that you seem to be trying your best to make the Thunder God realize the various hidden dangers that Inazuma currently faces."
If it weren't for the need to find a way to correct the other party's thinking, the steps involved could be simplified to the vast majority.

I was puzzled as to why the person before me would abandon so many more direct solutions and instead choose to make the gods realize that the current concept of eternity was flawed. Although somewhat perplexed, considering the other party's previous actions, I didn't believe this was some meaningless, casual arrangement.

"You probably want to ask what the point is of changing the thoughts of the gods themselves?"

"Well, for some reason, I did not mention that."

I wasn't surprised to hear this question.

It's hard to say whether Ying's design for the general was a show of unwavering resolve and a do-or-die attitude, or simply an increase in her own workload.
However, considering the necessity of the battle between the other party's consciousness and body, Lin Feng still spoke up to explain:

"In fact, it is not easy for Inazuma's current eternity to stop. It is not something that can be done simply by a god giving an order, as if nothing had ever happened."

"Just like this deity's persistent nature, once something is decided, even if she herself wants to change it, she will have to pay a huge price."

"Coincidentally, everything in Inazuma today is actually influenced by 'time,' with the other party's influence being particularly crucial, even directly related to whether Inazuma would have been completely destroyed five hundred years ago."

"To put it simply, my current actions are aimed at creating a closed loop for this unprecedentedly impactful temporal interference."

The fundamental condition for everything to be established is that the Goddess of Thunder possesses a sufficiently unwavering conviction to confront her previous beliefs about eternity and to persist in her struggle against herself.

The existence or absence of the Divine Cherry Tree has an extremely significant impact.

If, five hundred years ago, when Kage left Inazuma to search for Shin, Ishtar hadn't planted the Divine Cherry Tree here, helping to absorb most of the filth and buying time for the god's return...
At that time, the entire country of Inazuma might have been plunged into darkness and ceased to exist.

Time is a force that should be used with caution, and this is especially true of time, which is not absolute.
Everything that should have been perfectly aligned was now in danger of collapsing because of this uninvited guest.
Convinced he didn't want to clean up the mess left by all this disruption, Lin Feng needed to ensure that no major problems arose at key junctures.

"Time. Istaru? Her influence is here too."

He paused briefly, then seemed to remember something.
The "Prince of the Abyss," who had always maintained a lifeless expression, rarely showed such obvious emotional fluctuations:

"I don't know how you knew everything before the closed loop was completed, but your power far exceeds what is needed to destroy fate, and you have the potential to break everything."

"Time is both the source of Istar's power and her limitation."

"If such a crucial closed loop shows any sign of being broken, she, who has been keeping a low profile, should at least try to stop it."

Not hesitant to mention the other party's name, the Abyss Order also has methods to avoid being detected.

Convinced that now was the best time to uncover these "shadows," he looked at Lin Feng, who couldn't possibly have missed this point, with some bewilderment.

“I understand, but I don’t intend to force Istaru out in this way.”

Under Kong's questioning gaze, Lin Feng shook his head.

It is clear that Kong has an extremely bad impression of these shadows.

Before the abyss prince could ask another question, a very direct question reached his ears:

"—Putting aside other issues for now, do you really think I can't find or grasp these shadows?"

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After a brief silence, Kong quickly reached a conclusion, suddenly realizing that he seemed to have fallen into a blind spot in his thinking.

"The way they were forced out went far beyond disrupting the time loop."

"Whether it takes time to find a hiding place, or to plow through every inch of space, or to find you by chance somewhere, just like when I found you."

"But the mess on Teyvat is far more than most people imagine, and loopholes like the time loop are everywhere."

"Faced with this leaky world, what we are doing is essentially the same thing. There is no reason for me to take over the mess that the other person is doing because I think there is not enough work."

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"I already have enough work piling up on me, and the old order needs to be maintained for a while longer."
Since some trouble can be simply dumped on them, wouldn't it be good to let these shadows do some extra work?

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Making the most of my remaining energy? That's too narrow-minded of me.

"It won't take long, very soon."

"When problems arise that they simply cannot solve, even if I don't want to arrest them, their 'work' and 'authority' will probably still be handed to me on their own."

He sighed softly, sincerely hoping these guys could hold out a little longer.
Dealing with national-level work is already exhausting enough; Lin Feng truly doesn't want the fate of the entire world to depend on him alone.

"The cult's search for these governing positions can continue, but it need not be done in any destructive way."

"The world is already riddled with problems, so it would be better to have a few more people to maintain it."

The further I went, the more I realized that these figures working for the sake of justice probably didn't have much conflict with me at all.

Their stance is not difficult to predict; at least it does not conflict with what he is currently doing.

The fate of the cherry tree was predetermined, or perhaps it was something a working person was determined to correct at all costs.

The Thunder God and the throne contain half of the Thunder elemental power, plus the half of the Water elemental power that needs to be activated as planned.
He was about to gain more than half of the power in this world in terms of pure share, and having grown accustomed to Teyvat and those elemental dragons, he could not simply shirk the work and responsibilities that came with his position as "King of Dragons".

Therefore, there is no need to use any destructive methods.

From the world's perspective, he would have waited for the arrival of "Time Ruler" Ishtar five hundred years ago, during the time when the Shadow and the General were fighting.

Subsequently, after completing the other half of the Thunder Authority that belongs to "Truth", the method of dealing with these shadows is determined according to the other party's attitude.

"Let's go, let's focus on the work at hand. If possible, I don't want to think about everything in this world so early."

"This doll's memories aren't too fragmented; I've found what I'm looking for."

"Take it to a suitable place. We've wasted a bit of time, and it's time to bring our prospective employees back."

He interrupted his thoughts about the future and waved to the blond-haired boy from the abyss who was also deep in thought beside him.
Taking out the broken ghost horn, which was wreathed in dark energy, Lin Feng shook his head and decided to put those distant events aside for the time being.

(End of this chapter)