Genshin Impact: Rise of the Desert

The changes brought about by the Abyss Apostles vanished at this moment.

The severed limbs in the river were healed by Leosley's assistant, Head Nurse Hickwen.

Siegfried is more human-like Melusin; if you ignore her tail and horns, she doesn't look much different from a human child.

She possesses the divine eye of the water element and is also a healer.

When Ivan went down, his hands and feet in the river had returned to his body.

Ivan used his massive metal claws to lift the river into his arms and nodded solemnly to Siegwen: "Thank you for everything you've done, Ms. Siegwen."

Hisewen twitched her ears: "Actually, we should thank you more."

“He’s right.” Leosley slid down the cliff, soaking wet. “If it weren’t for you, we would have paid a heavy price for this Abyss Apostle.”

As Ivan came down, he heard Leosley tell Villette to wash the black grime off his body...

Ivan suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, Ms. Siegwen, Ms. Clorinde has also suffered a minor injury, and I'm afraid you'll need to go there."

"Ok."

............

Time slips away little by little, fleeting by unnoticed, like a white horse galloping past a crack and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the course of five days, He Zhong's injuries had mostly healed under Siegwen's care, but he needed to rest for a while before he could fight again, otherwise there was a risk of his limbs breaking again.

After confirming there were no problems, Leosley took ten kilograms of tea from Navelette's office and returned to Mero Petersburg... How did Ivan know? Because Leosley also took one kilogram for Ivan.

Because of what happened in the abyss, newspapers began to publish a lot of information about Ivan's gilded caravan, indicating that they were civilized desert people with families and tribes, and that they were one of Fontaine's current foreign trade partners.

Marcel disappeared, and no one knew where he went. Perhaps he fled to avoid punishment, and the charges against Ivan were dropped as a result.

When Marcel disappeared, the nobleman who accused Carles also disappeared, further confirming the guilt of the creator of Les.

Now, patrol boats go to the desert every day, and if they are fast, they can make a round trip in a day.

Even after saving the water god and killing the abyss, Navelette still did not sell the gun production line, but instead sent two hundred tons of gunpowder and five thousand guns under the guise of diplomacy.

Ivan also heard the news brought back by the merchants that Moscow had hired Chuchon thugs to build a port, which made Ivan's desire to go home even stronger.

In the past few days, Funina seems to have deliberately avoided the high-altitude kissing incident, trying to portray herself as a flawless goddess.

But Ivan always deliberately provoked her, constantly nudging her with his lips, which made her so angry that she turned and left.

At that moment, Ivan was standing in front of Funina's bedroom.

The employment agreement remained in effect, and the people standing at the door were not members of the Shadow Chasing Court, but Khorasan and Nanka Cairang.

After seeing the two off, Ivan knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

"I."

Ivan heard the sound of shoes being put on, the sound of shoes scraping the floor, and the sound of yawning.

As the door opened, Funina, wearing pajamas with her own photo printed on them, stood in front of Ivan, rubbing her eyes: "Hmph—what are you doing so early in the morning?"

Ivan noticed that Funina's hands, which had been wiping her eyes, were wet with tears and dried eye boogers. It was normal for her to yawn and tear up.

"I'm leaving, and I came here specifically to tell you," Ivan said expressionlessly.

Funina continued rubbing her eyes, her voice trembling as she didn't look at Ivan: "Oh? Are you reluctant to leave?"

Ivan heard Funina's trembling voice and saw that Funina's hands, which were rubbing her eyes, were covered in more and more tears.

Seeing this, Ivan suddenly felt his throat go dry. He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, the desert is dangerous. The next time we meet may be when you arrive in the desert and see my name on the monument."

“Human life is so short…” Funina said, her voice trembling uncontrollably, and she simply stopped talking.

Don't you want to look at me again?

"Who...who wants to see you...?"

Funina's voice was already trembling with sobs.

Ivan looked around and, seeing no one was around, slipped into Funina's bedroom and closed the door.

He then pried open Funina's hand that was covering her eyes and leaned closer.

"Ugh..."

Funina's already tearful eyes shed even more tears.

"Woooooooo..."

Ivan hugged Funina and stroked her ahoge (cowlick): "I'm leaving soon, and I wanted to say goodbye to you."

"I don't know why you always maintain a god-like appearance. You are just yourself. There are gods with personalities too."

"Therefore, in order to maintain the authority of the gods, you don't need to send me off."

Funina hugged Ivan tightly and wiped her tears on his body.

After hugging for a while, Funina pushed Ivan away, saying, "Let's go quickly, your people are getting worried."

Then, Funina carefully opened the door, looked around, and then waved to Ivan: "Nobody's here, come out quickly."

Ivan walked out the door, then looked back at Funina's still tearful eyes and her withered little mouth.

Ivan said softly, "Wait for me, wait for me to use the Holy Mech to climb to the top of the desert, wait for me to complete my revenge on the rainforest. Then I will sail a ship bigger than the Mo Mang Palace, lay a red carpet all the way to the Mo Mang Palace, and bring you home as my wife."

Funina didn't speak, her pouting lips widened even more, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Gritting his teeth, Ivan turned and left.

He considered forcibly taking Funina away, but ultimately realized that he couldn't take Funina with his current abilities.

Ivan left Funina, or you could say Funina left Ivan.

There's an old saying in the desert: Don't ask who the father of your child is; think about why your woman left you.

Men in the desert never blame women; they only blame themselves for their own incompetence.

Funina stood by the window, watching intently.

He saw Ivan board the cruise ship, accompanied by Navia and Clorind, whose neck was in a cast, and saw Ivan wave in his direction.

She kept watching from the window until the cruise ship was out of her sight.

At that moment, a person appeared in the mirror.

This person looks a lot like Funinna.

She looked almost exactly like Funina, except that she was wearing a long, bleached dress that resembled waves.

She said, "Furina, you made a mistake."

Furina, who had been holding back her tears, burst into tears again: "When can I end this opera?"

The man was silent for a moment, then said, "It won't be long, maybe three years... You must be patient during these three years, and you can't make a mistake!"

With tears streaming down her face, Funina looked out the window.

"I promise I won't, Fucarus."