Genshin Impact: Rise of the Desert

Ivan's hundred or so thoughts flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

From hunting in the mountains as a child, to his first murder at his coming-of-age ceremony, and then to a life accustomed to the dangers of life. Trading sheep at Kawan Post, Erinas gold, fighting in the Blood Abyss...

Ivan's memories have never been as clear as they are now.

After the founding of the nation, Ivan was constantly harassed by various inspections, fearing that some people might be corrupt. He and his brothers each performed their duties, while his brothers who had fought alongside him to establish the nation died one after another.

Just now, even Esen, Ivan's most capable assistant, and Timur's last remaining son died at the hands of the Abyss Singer.

"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers"—Ivan felt he had never understood this phrase so well before.

and many more!

A sudden inspiration struck Ivan: Alhesen had discovered in Nasus's images that obtaining the five legacies of the Red King would allow one to become the new Red King: the Golden Bloodline, the Exoskeleton Armor, the Quran, the Golden Dreamland, and the Eternal Oasis.

I have successfully acquired the first three invaluable legacies! The power and value contained in these legacies are beyond imagination, giving me enough capital to realize my grand dream—to transform this country into a true golden dreamland.

The so-called Golden Dreamland is a national environment where everyone is free from the worries of daily life, able to freely pursue their dreams and enjoy endless happiness and peace. This is the goal that Ivan and his brothers have been striving to achieve, and it is also the great cause for which I have poured all my heart and soul.

Moreover, the legendary Eternal Oasis has captured everyone's attention. It is an awe-inspiring wonder left over from ancient times. If the Eternal Oasis could be salvaged from the sea of ​​sweet dew flowers, repaired and perfected, and combined with the Quran, which hides historical truths, it might be possible to successfully restore the Eternal Oasis and make the desert flow with rivers.

The Quran also records that to become an immortal warrior, three things are needed: the blood of Ahmar's heart (golden blood), the armor that constantly pierces the bones (holy armor), and the divine status of a god.

Having acquired the golden bloodline and the divine mech, and having absorbed the Time Godhead, the Great Kindness Tree King told him that he still needed to go to the Slanting Mountain to find the treasure vault in order to become an immortal warrior.

The Shifting Mountain will only appear when Ivan's bloodline is purified to a certain degree, and only Ivan can enter it.

As Ivan watched the sword tip draw ever closer, he blurted out unconsciously, "Heh, Slanting Mountain, Treasure Vault..."

Ying ignored Ivan, assuming he was just out of his mind from the beating.

“Slanting Mountain, treasure trove,” Ivan continued to murmur.

at this time!

Ivan felt a sharp pain in all his bones as the mech began to move on its own without Ivan's intervention.

Unlike the complex and interconnected skeletal structure of humans, where a single movement affects the entire body, the enormous armor plates on the mechs seemed to possess their own will, each beginning to move on its own. In particular, the silver needles within them moved swiftly between the joints and crevices like agile snakes.

In that instant, Ivan's entire body underwent a shocking transformation. His body twisted in an extremely bizarre way, completely deviating from the range of movements a normal human could make, ultimately forming an incredibly inhuman and grotesque posture.

It was precisely through this incredible posture that Ivan successfully evaded the fierce attack from Ying.

However, Ivan was horrified to realize that a mysterious and unpredictable force was eroding his consciousness and trying to completely replace it.

At the same time, the sacred mech that he had been controlling suddenly seemed to awaken to life, no longer obeying his commands, but instead driving his body on its own, rushing towards Ying Meng.

Ivan never expected that the Holy Mech was actually alive!

Ivan felt the hairs on his body stand on end, but his hairs did not.

Because Ivan could no longer control his body, he could perceive everything outside, see, hear, and feel pain and touch.

But I just can't control my body.

"Ivan's" attack was extremely aggressive, and "Ivan" seemed to know better than Ivan how to use the Holy Mech. He first used his muscles to deflect a large number of silver needles to his spine, and then used his spine to control the silver needles to drive the Holy Mech, which in turn drove his body.

Such an attack will achieve twice the result with half the effort!

Ying was forced to retreat by the continuous attacks, and in desperation, she launched several sword energies at Candice, who was unable to move in the distance.

"Agreement Three, Protection."

"Ivan" dispersed the sword energy attacking Candice and looked at Ying.

Ivan was shocked.

Is the Xieyishan Treasure Vault protected under Agreement Three?

Ying was clearly shocked: "It's you! Didn't you die in the Erinas Gold?"

Ivan remained expressionless: "Agreement Two: Expulsion!"

"Ivan" charged forward bravely, attacking the fire.

Ying gritted her teeth and made a muffled sound: "You little devil, you had this trick up your sleeve!"

Ying swung her sword, tearing open space and revealing the Abyss Network. Before "Ivan" could reach this point, she plunged into the Abyss Network.

With Ying gone, Ivan lost his target and stood there stunned for a long time, looking at the Beast Hounds in the distance.

"Agreement One: Annihilation!"

"Ivan" launched himself up like a cannonball, charging towards the Beast Hound.

In Ivan's eyes, he was slaughtering the Beastmen's Hounds like killing chickens, though he could do the same. But to Ivan, the Beastmen's Hounds were like fully grown roosters, a bit too much work to kill, while to "Ivan," these Beastmen's Hounds were like newly hatched chicks!

Ivan captured much useful knowledge from the language of Ying and the mechanical language of "Ivan".

Ying said, "Didn't you die in the Erinath Gold?" In the Erinath Gold, only one person died, and that was Willie de Rourdon, whose death was ordinary.

However, if we assume that the original owner of this mech died in the Earlinas Gold, the first generation of the Gold Warrior, then everything makes sense.

The triangular machines wandering near the Crimson King's Mausoleum, the core of the elemental constructs, are the souls of the children of the last lord of Juer City.

The lord of Gül cruelly murdered the children born to his wives and concubines, stuffing their souls into machines to work and fight for Gül. He attempted to use these machines to create a golden dreamland and seize the Red King's legacy.

But he failed. They never imagined that their children would develop consciousness, and that their rule would ultimately be overthrown by the children themselves.

Over hundreds of years, these souls have been worn down by time, reduced to mindless machines, simply carrying out the commands of their fathers from ancient times.

That explains it. The golden warrior died in the Erinas Gold, and his soul was attached to the holy mech. Just now, he appeared and took control of Ivan's body.

After hundreds of years of wear and tear, the Golden Warriors can only carry out the orders that the Crimson King has engraved deep in their souls, such as these agreements one, two, three, and so on.

If that golden human died in the Golden City of Erinus, and his soul remained there, then who controlled his body and returned to Sumeru?

However, Ivan's attitude towards the Luminaries and the Beast Hounds differed. When facing the Beast Hounds, Apostles, and Mages, Ivan's approach was to eliminate them all.

Facing the fire, it's a matter of expulsion under Agreement Two.

Adding to what was said before, this proves that Ying had seen this Golden Warrior before, and even Ahmar, and may know Ahmar's true identity.

Because Ying said, "Amon has this trick up his sleeve."

Amun is the name of Ahmar's demon god. No one in the desert knew this, and Ivan wouldn't have known it either if he hadn't been a time traveler!

The Quran also vaguely mentions Ahmar's real name, but under Ivan's special test, almost everyone, from all regions, forgot it immediately.

Even the pillars of the Basilica do not have the section on "Ammon" because the craftsmen were using mass-produced Qurans. When the original Qurans were first copied and printed, the section on "Ammon" was not copied on.

Because they completely skipped it!

As Ivan pondered, he stopped killing, stood still, and became immobilized.