Genshin Impact: Our journey will never end

Eula frowned slightly, thinking to herself. She realized that she had been chasing the fake Albedo and left without even telling Amber. At this moment, she suddenly realized what was going on when she heard Amber's anxious and worried voice. Eula quickly raised her voice and shouted, "Amber, we are here!"

Amber heard the voice and rushed over, her face filled with joy. She panted and said, "Eula! Traveler, Paimon, Albedo and Bennett, it's great to see you all gathered together safely! I was originally planning to look for Eula, but I didn't expect to run into Bennett here. Mr. Serius told me before that you haven't shown up for such a long time, it is very likely that you have encountered some difficult things."

Bennett laughed dryly and touched his head, but he still had to say thank you.

"By the way, why are there so many of you gathered together? Is something wrong? Do you need help?"

Eula explained: "They were just some minor troubles on the expedition. I solved them all."

By the way, he winked at everyone, asking them to help deal with Amber.

Bennett was stunned at first, then he quickly agreed after receiving Eula's hint: "Ah! Yes, it's all my bad luck, but it's okay now!"

Amber didn't think much about it, she smiled and nodded and said, "Is that so, it's solved, then let's go down the mountain together? We agreed to take Bennett to see Mr. Serius."

Bennett clenched his fists and said quickly, "Okay, I can go anytime!"

Youla also nodded and said, "Well, let's go!"

Ying politely refused, and Amber didn't say much, and pulled Eula down the mountain.

So, the six people split into two groups. One group consisted of Amber, Eula and Bennett, who were going to go down the mountain to look for Mr. Serius, while the other group consisted of Albedo, Ying and Paimon, who decided to stay on the snowy mountain to see if they could find any clues left by the person pretending to be Albedo.

This grouping method can not only give full play to everyone's strengths, but also improve search efficiency, which is a wise move.

...

After watching them leave, Albedo turned around and said to Ying seriously, "Can we talk somewhere else? I have something to tell you."

Ying nodded and followed Albedo back to the camp.

"I am an artificial human. The one who created me is my mother and teacher - the scholar of Kanreya, [Gold] Rhinedot." Albedo said.

After hearing the news, Ying and Paimon were stunned, especially Paimon, who opened his mouth wide with an expression of disbelief. After a long while, Paimon came back to his senses and stammered, "Artificial human?! How...how can humans be created?"

Albedo's eyes sparkled brightly, and he spoke with passion and confidence: "The fusion of supreme alchemy and unparalleled knowledge... The ultimate is the creation of [man]."

[Young Master: Like that puppet general and the scattered soldiers?]

[Alice: There is a difference between the two. Albedo is a cyborg, a creature with flesh and blood, and human emotions. He is the most satisfactory and perfect creation of my good friend Rhinedot, but he is very unstable.]

[Paimon: Just like the dragon Durin? No wonder Albedo told us before that one day he would lose control and hoped that we would stop him]

【Qin: Albedo….】

[Albedo: Don't worry... For now, I won't lose control]

[Dain: The Black Earth Art from Kanria]

[Babylos: Black soil and chalk, the universe and the strata, the original people created by the pure earth... The characteristics are too obvious to be ignored. If such ancient technology gets out of control, Mond will cease to exist in Bang's lifetime.]

[Xiangling: Lord Barbatos is really kind-hearted. He actually let such a dangerous person into Mondstadt.]

[Klee: Brother Albedo is not a dangerous person, he is Klee's brother! Mom and Klee will protect Brother Albedo]

[Qin: There is an old saying in Liyue, if you are here, you should make the best of it. Albedo is the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius. The Lord Wind God is not worried, so we will not worry about losing control.]

[Wendy: Hey]

[Keqing: The source of everything seems to point to Golden Rhinedort]

[Paimon: Time is a vortex. Maybe it won't happen, or maybe it will happen. Maybe there is no gold, or maybe the next person is gold]

[Mona: Everything is already destined]

...

Paimon suddenly thought of something and couldn't help asking, "You mean Kanriya, could it be..."

Albedo crossed his arms and said calmly: "I am indeed older than I look. But when I was born, Kanria had already been destroyed, and I have no memories of it. My teacher raised me and taught me knowledge. Like her, I am a pure alchemist who lives for academic knowledge. Country and identity are not everything to us."

"Traveler, you have been to the snowy mountains so many times. How do you feel about it? Do you think it is a cold, gloomy and sad place?"

Ying didn't know how to answer Albedo's question, so she could only pretend to be mute and remain silent.

Albedo didn't care about her silence and continued, "There are two great miracles created by Rhinedot. One is me, and the other is the evil dragon Durin who was buried here."

Thinking of the mysterious beating heart in the snowy mountains, Paimon couldn't help but said in shock: "Durin?! Then, then you are... brothers?"

Albedo did not deny this statement: "As both sons of Rhinedort, Durin and I are indeed inextricably linked. If this phenomenon beyond human ethics can be qualified as [origin], then we are indeed relatives."

When talking about Durin, we have to mention its strange and tenacious life force. Even after death, its heart is still beating.

““Because of this, it is inevitable that something that happened in the snowy mountains will make people think too much, for example, the sight and sound you felt, and the "me" that Eula met…”

Ying recalled the things that happened before, her brows knitted tightly, and her eyes flashed with a hint of doubt and worry. She took a deep breath, and then slowly said: "I just encountered a very inconvenient thing."

Her voice was low and a little helpless, as if this matter made her very troubled.

Paimon immediately realized what she wanted to say, and said frankly, "Ah! That's it! Just now when Eula and the others were there, this guy used his eyes to signal me not to say anything, probably because he was afraid of increasing your suspicion, so I didn't say anything... What we encountered was that you came out shortly after entering the cave, and said that you didn't catch anyone in the cave. Then, we heard Bennett calling for help, so we went to save him, but you didn't catch up at that time. When we went back to the cave entrance, we met you looking for us instead."

"If he was impersonating... then he imitated it very well, and it's totally unrecognizable. And after he separated from us, why did he attack Joel?"

Albedo was also confused by this and had no idea how to explain this phenomenon.

He stroked his chin, frowned, and thought carefully. After a long while, he spoke: "Maybe, Durin's power may make people fall into a state of madness... However, this is just my rough speculation."

"The person pretending to be me, or another fake me..."

Albedo suddenly raised his head, his eyes became extremely focused, and he said in a serious and firm tone: "That is a cursed story, you should not bear it. So, if you have nothing else, go back to Mondstadt. I have a lot of things to do next, and I'm afraid I can't entertain you all the time."

Ying shook her head. They did not intend to leave. After all, they were veterans of the snow mountains. If something really happened, they could not leave Albedo alone in the mountains to deal with the problem. That would be too unfair.

Seeing their firm attitude, Albedo thought for a moment, and finally said helplessly: "...Okay, then I'll trouble you. I remember that you are going to participate in that winter camp? It is indeed a good reason to be active in the snowy mountains with this as an excuse. Then please participate in the various activities organized by the Adventurer's Association as usual, and by the way, help me find relevant clues. If anyone sees me, or someone similar..."

"By the way, no matter what happens, you must pay attention to safety and put your own safety first."

[Paimon: So, why don't we come up with a code? This way we can directly distinguish between Abe Shao and Abe Duo]

[Kaeya: The king of heaven and earth, the traveler is 1.5 meters tall? ]

[Ying: What are you looking at, Master 156! ]

[Lisa: Every time I look at the little cutie, I have to lower my head. It’s really annoying.]

[Alice: There is a saying, "a small horse pulls a big cart, hehe]

[Xiangling: We are all girls, so it doesn't matter if we are a little shorter, right?]

[Goro: But, the traveler is at least 500 years old, and has become stereotyped... Such a strong murderous aura]

[Ying: Goro, you are very brave. Don’t you know that a girl’s youth cannot be mentioned? It’s time to give her a little teasing.]

...

A few days later

The two came to the snowy mountains to report to Albedo, but unfortunately they did not find the impostor.

Albedo nodded. He was not surprised at all. The other party seemed to realize that he was being spied on and no longer made such obvious moves.

But it was not completely a waste of resources. Some footprints were found on the mountain. Although part of them were covered by snow, it was not difficult to see that they were left by someone of the same body size as Albedo.

At this moment, the surface suddenly shook, and there was a loud noise outside. Paimon was startled and couldn't help but say, "What the hell?! What's that loud noise?"

[Amber: Such a loud noise...will it cause an avalanche?]

[Kaeya: Of course. After all... the God of Fire is here, so the snow mountain has to give him some respect.]

[Bennett: What doesn't defeat me only makes me stronger. The same goes for bad luck.]

[Young Master: This sounds so familiar, I feel like I said it]

[Keqing: We don’t know what the God of Fire looks like yet. I’m really looking forward to it, Traveler]

[Ying: It’s too far! I can’t teleport yet! But I can feel the fire element in the air getting stronger and stronger. The Seven-Day Statue is calling me.]

[Paimon: Just treat it as what I saw during my journey. I just hope that the Land of Fire is not covered with magma... Paimon doesn't want to be cooked by steam.]

...

The three of them quickly ran to the source of the sound. When they arrived at their destination, they did not notice anything unusual. All they saw was a pile of rubble. It seemed that the sound just now was caused by the falling of these rubbles.

Just as everyone was preparing to celebrate and return to the camp, Paimon keenly noticed that the rubble seemed to be moving slightly.

"Hey, look, those rocks seemed to move a little bit just now? Did they shake a little bit because of the ground shaking?"

Before he finished speaking, the pile of rubble was slowly pushed away, and then several figures walked out from the pile of rubble.

They looked dishevelled, exhausted, and haggard. Eula took a deep breath and said, as if relieved, "Huh... This is really an unprovoked disaster."

Surprisingly, the people who walked out from the rubble were Eula, Amber, Bennett and others who had claimed a few days ago that they would return to the camp first.

Seeing that it was them, Paimeng couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and said, "Why are you guys here?"

Ying couldn't help but sigh: "Your luck is really bad."

Amber couldn't help scratching her head, feeling somewhat helpless: "I can't deny it. After all, we have been traveling around this area for several days..."

Bennett touched his chin and said, "I just met Palad, the reckless guy. You know him, right? He said he was unlucky, so I taught him some survival tips for adventurers..."

Eula added unhappily, "Then he quickly went back to his activities."

Seeing their dusty appearance, Paimon couldn't help but ask, "You haven't reached the camp at the foot of the mountain yet, have you?"

Amber scratched her head and laughed even more awkwardly.

Bennett looked calm, as if he was used to these things. He described in detail the various situations they encountered since they were preparing to return to the camp at the foot of the mountain: "It was just a few landslides, sudden collapse of snow, and accidental falls down the slope, etc."

His tone was relaxed, as if these dangers were just insignificant episodes. However, only those who have experienced them know that each one was a thrilling moment of brushing shoulders with death.

Albedo commented: "It is worth remembering the life experience of a person."

Eula said helplessly, "Anyway... we haven't reached the camp yet. We've been so unlucky these past few days, as if some mysterious force is preventing us from going down the mountain. Fortunately, I arranged for Gerard to be in a safe area in advance and let him do some basic physical training."

The more Bennett listened, the more he felt guilty. His face became paler and paler, and his heart was filled with self-blame and regret. Finally, he could no longer endure the torment in his heart, and he put his hands together and bowed deeply to Eula and Amber.

"I'm sorry... This is all my fault. I've always had bad luck, and if you stay with me, you'll be infected by me... I'm sorry for causing you so much extra trouble and grievance... Alas."

"I don't know what to say. Maybe it's the power of fate, or the kind that everyone is afraid of."