Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Chapter Eleven: Methods to Seize the Power of the Stars?

"You're not suggesting we both help with the work, are you?"

Wendy noticed Zhongli's gaze, and, not expecting that he might have to work overtime after coming to Liyue, he immediately glared at Zhongli like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"I'm here on vacation! You know what vacation means?"

"I just recently went through a lot of trouble to solve a bunch of problems in Mondstadt, and now you want me to come with you to deal with Roth? Do you think I'm here for a vacation or to work?"

"We've known each other for thousands of years! Is this how you treat your old friends? What if others found out..."

"Three bottles of Dragon Blood Osmanthus Wine, the kind that Ruo Tuo brewed back then."

When faced with the incessant chatter of Wendy, Zhongli shut her up with just one sentence. Wendy, who was originally babbling like a duck, swallowed back the rest of her sentence that was on the tip of her tongue.

Zhongli's condition prompted Wendy, a self-proclaimed alcoholic, to instinctively recall the dragon blood osmanthus wine she had once tasted. After weighing the effort she might have to put in, she decisively made her request: "One more bottle! I'll do it!"

Well, that's how easily this guy was taken care of.

After dealing with Wendy, Zhongli turned his attention back to Su Feng, and was surprised to find that Su Feng had been half-squatting on the ground, gently stroking the ravaged land as if searching for something.

"You've made some discoveries within the ley lines?"

After witnessing this scene, Zhongli asked Su Feng in confusion if he had discovered anything.

He could clearly feel Su Feng integrating his power into the earth, but this power was spread out as much as possible. It seemed that Su Feng wanted to find something from the earth's veins.

"Hmm... Indeed, I've discovered something unusual in Liyue's ley lines, and it seems to be of some use to me, so I'm going to investigate what it is."

"But now I think this might be more exciting for you guys."

Su Feng had no intention of hiding his actions—after all, he was now in Morax's territory, and it would be too difficult to keep it a secret in Liyue. Moreover, after discovering what had caught his attention, Su Feng knew that this matter would probably be more exciting for Zhongli and Venti.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, both Zhongli and Wendy were very curious. After all, there weren't many things in this world that could surprise or cause them to lose control, and this was Liyue, Morax's territory.

What could possibly be here that could cause them to lose control of their emotions?

"Buzz!"

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Su Feng gradually extracted a pure rock element from beneath the earth—no, this did not seem to be a simple rock element, but a purer and more primal rock element. Zhong Li could even sense a trace of antiquity and vastness from this power.

This is... the power of the original Rock Dragon King!

Knowing certain things, Zhongli finally showed a shocked expression. He never expected that he would see this power, which should have been annihilated by the heavens, again in Liyue.

The original Seven Dragon Kings should have been dealt with long ago. Even Apep, who has existed since the beginning, had to relinquish his former power under the constraints of the heavens and adapt to the current world. But why...?

"How could something like that still exist?"

Zhongli's voice had never been so serious. Even Wendy was surprised by the old man's current appearance, since he rarely saw the old man like this, even when facing the Abyss.

"It seems that there are some things that even the heavens cannot fully control?"

"It's really interesting."

Holding this original power of the rock dragon in his hand, Su Feng said with great interest.

Su Feng said that just now because he knew that the power of the dragons in the wilderness should no longer exist in Teyvat. Now it seems that Zhong Li is very clear about what this power is, but Wendy seems to be unaware.

Hmm... is it because some databases don't have unlock codes?

Well, Wendy should be able to handle his own situation, and even if he can't, that's a long time from now. What's more important right now is the power of the rock dragon extracted from the ley lines.

Su Feng could sense that this power hadn't always existed within the ley lines—although the power of the rock dragon flowing within the ley lines was very hidden, to say that Morax hadn't been able to detect its existence since descending to Liyue would be to underestimate him.

So this power only recently appeared in the earth's veins? Just now, when Su Feng was exploring the earth's veins, he sensed that this power was using the power emitted by Ruo Tuo as he tried to break through the seal to conceal his existence.

After all, the current Rock Dragon King is Ruoda. Although the great changes in the world have caused a certain difference in their power, it is impossible to detect this without careful study.

Even Su Feng only realized the deeply hidden power after sensing some changes in the 'cocoon' - after all, Su Feng paid extraordinary attention to the 'cocoon', and how could he not notice the power that could activate the 'cocoon'?

After this power fell into Su Feng's hands, he became quite curious and began to explore its mysteries.

After using his own Light Dimension Power to erode the power of the Rock Dragon, Su Feng was surprised to find that through the Wind Law Core, this power connected to the other side of the 'Cocoon'—the core of the Star Herrscher began to shine.

A wisp of power belonging to the Herrscher of the Stars gradually flowed out, and was immediately intercepted and completely devoured by Su Feng's palm.

"Buzz!"

Surprised that he could so easily devour a wisp of the Herrscher of the Stars' power, Su Feng opened his palm in astonishment, and at that moment, a black, tranquil vortex quietly appeared in his hand.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing the black vortex in Su Feng's hand, both Wendy and Zhongli couldn't help but turn their gazes towards it.

Although this power was not particularly strong, and almost none of it was leaked out under Su Feng's control, they all felt the deadly threat posed by this seemingly weak power.

"What's this?"

Wendy's voice betrayed a hint of apprehension. There weren't many powers in Teyvat that could threaten his life, but he had never seen the power in Su Feng's hands before.

This is a power completely different from common elemental forces or even the authority of demon gods.

Perhaps this power is not yet sufficient, but its essence will never lie.

"This is another side of the 'cocoon,' but I didn't expect the primordial power of the rock dragon to be able to trigger this power. Fortunately, I discovered this in advance, otherwise, the problem would have been much bigger."

Su Feng calmly closed his palms to gather the power belonging to the Herrscher of the Stars, and then explained what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Wendy's eyes sharpened instantly, and he was completely different from his previous carefree self.

"How so? Is there no problem?"

Knowing Su Feng's background, Wendy was very nervous. He didn't want to experience the test of the world that Su Feng had mentioned before.

Teyvat as it is now probably couldn't withstand that level of test, and it would be even worse if the one granted power were the former Rock Dragon King, a formidable enemy of the Teyvat world.

"There is some compatibility, but not much. If it were just the current situation, I could still control it."

Su Feng quickly calmed down the nervous Wendy. The fact that the Rock Dragon King had Herrscher compatibility was indeed beyond Su Feng's expectations, but the opponent was only barely passing the test.

As a Herrscher core that has become sentient, Su Feng is still able to control the Cocoon by taking advantage of the connection between the cores and the fact that the Cocoon is still dormant. If possible, Su Feng would even like to use more Rock Dragon power to try to trick more Herrscher of the Stars power from the Cocoon.

"Whoo~"

Meanwhile, Wendy finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Su Feng's affirmative answer. However, Zhong Li, who was unaware of Su Feng's situation, couldn't help but frown. He knew very well what kind of person his colleague was, and anything that could make Wendy so nervous must be something serious.

"I will help Liyue overcome this difficulty, but as a reward, I will accept this power of the original Geo Dragon King."

After resolving Wendy's issue, Su Feng earnestly made his request to Zhong Li.

"..."

"I see!"

After thinking it over for a while and seeing Wendy's affirmative look out of the corner of his eye, Zhongli agreed to the ambiguous request. Then he turned his attention back to the now completely bewildered Tartaglia.

"I may have to change my agreement with Queen Winter. You can tell her everything you saw today."

"I still promise that when everything settles down, the Heart of God will still be sent to Winter."

"But before that, I don't want to see the Fatui drag Liyue down."

At this moment, Zhongli's voice was filled with the resounding clang of a martial god, and it was clear that Tartaglia had no right to refuse.

"I understand. I will report this to Her Majesty the Queen. Until I receive Her Majesty's order, I will keep all the Fatui in Liyue in line."

Zhongli's words made Tartaglia hesitate. He had no idea what kind of contract his queen had made with the Rock God before he came.

But the Rock God obviously wouldn't deceive a mortal like him on such a matter. Moreover, having just received a bunch of random and even nonsensical information, D'Artagnan finally realized how shallow his knowledge was and decided to hand over all decision-making power to the Winterlands.

He's just a soldier leading the charge; he's not good at handling these kinds of problems.

Chapter Twelve Wendy: I'm a normal person, I don't do stupid things.

D'Artagnan left Tianqiu Valley with a heavy heart. He never expected that his desire to challenge a strong person would lead to so much trouble.

Now he needs to report everything back to China, and he needs someone to guide him on what to do next.

Of course, it's also necessary to protest that his team made a deal with the Geo Archon of Liyue but kept him in the dark. After all, if he didn't express his opinion this time, then next time they might give him wrong information and get him killed—his terrible colleagues are definitely capable of doing that.

Unfortunately, based on D'Artagnan's understanding of his colleagues, those guys would definitely not care too much about his protests, and the probability of them continuing to do things their own way was terrifyingly high.

After D'Artagnan left, Zhongli, who remained in the same spot, looked at Su Feng and Wendy with a serious expression.

He was still waiting for the two of them to give him an explanation, an explanation of what had actually happened.

"Let me handle this."

After exchanging glances, Wendy scratched her head helplessly and stepped forward to explain Su Feng's background and current situation. Su Feng then stood aside and provided more detailed information.

"So the power of the original Rock Dragon that's being revealed right now is dangerous? And the person who possesses this power is even more dangerous?"

After figuring everything out, Zhongli's golden pupils revealed only endless indifference, just as he hadn't taken Wendy and Su Feng's words to heart. The only person he truly cared about was the one who might bring danger to his kingdom.

Although Morax, as the Geo Archon, does hope to hand over Liyue to mortals, what he truly desires is that these mortals, even after leaving him, will continue to stumble and struggle through this world.

But He never intended to abandon it. If a danger arises that mortals cannot overcome, He will still choose to intervene.

The problems that have arisen now are beyond what Liyue can handle alone at this moment.

Moreover, the fact that the other party quietly used the power of Rota as a cover to spread the power of the Rock Dragon into the ley lines of Liyue doesn't seem like they were planning to do a good deed at all.

The fact that the unseen figure had so blatantly offended him was enough to provoke Morax, who had seemed to be cultivating his character in recent years, into a fit of rage once again.

"Is it possible to find out exactly where they are?"

Zhongli asked Su Feng seemingly casually if he could find out where this power came from, but Su Feng could only shake his head helplessly.

"I'm sorry, the power of the original Rock Dragon in the ley lines is very weak, and the power of the Ratna Dragon King is constantly interfering. At least for now, I have no way of figuring out where it is hiding."

If possible, Su Feng would also like to eliminate the opponent immediately, since the opponent, who possesses the power of the Rock Dragon, does indeed have even a very slight possibility of activating the 'Cocoon' and obtaining the power of the Herrscher.

This is absolutely unacceptable to Su Feng.

But the other party was far too cautious, and with the current clues, Su Feng couldn't catch them at all.

"What if there were no interference from Roda?"

Zhong Li easily grasped the key point Su Feng was making. Although he felt somewhat guilty towards his old friend, he had no other choice at the moment.

"If that's the case, there shouldn't be any problem. After all, without the interference of the Dragon King Ruoduo, it wouldn't be difficult to capture him."

Everyone knows what Zhongli means. Since the other party is using Ruotu Dragon King as a shield, then we can just remove Ruotu Dragon King. The only downside to this method is that it is somewhat bad for Ruotu Dragon King, who is still under seal.