novelden Chapter 735 The World's Primal Power
Chapter 735 The World's Primal Power
Esmond seemed surprised by Xu Ning's cooperation, and was even stunned for a moment.
Seeing that Xu Ning had already turned and walked towards the opera house, Esmond quickly followed behind and first found Little Meloshen, who was standing guard at the entrance.
"Trista, thank you for working overtime again. Keep an eye on this man and don't let him leave the opera house tonight. Overtime pay? There will definitely be overtime pay; I'll apply for it for you..."
Xu Ning looked at Xiao Meilu Xin, who was standing diligently at the door, and smiled apologetically.
"I'm so sorry that you've had to work so hard because of me. Ah, I remember you were standing guard here the day Linni performed, weren't you? You were amazing, you didn't let that thief get away in the chaos."
When Trista heard Xu Ning mention Linni, a hint of disappointment appeared on her face.
"Yes, I stood here the whole day. Although I really wanted to see Linni's performance, I didn't leave my post. It's all my bad luck. I'm afraid I'll never see his magic show again."
Xu Ning smiled as he looked at the little thing's dejected appearance, and then flicked the wine gourd with his finger to attract Trista's attention.
“A loyal and dutiful guard should be rewarded. Although I don’t have Linni’s magic tricks, I can still conjure a flower as beautiful as you.”
With a snap of his fingers, Xu Ning produced a delicate flower still glistening with dew in his hand.
When the flower was placed in Trista's hand, the color of its stem and branches closely resembled the color of her palm, as if the flower were growing in her hand.
"Thank you for your performance, and I really like the flowers you sent."
Xiao Meiluxin smiled with delight and bowed deeply to Xu Ning, almost throwing her hat to the ground.
Xu Ning straightened the little thing's hat, patted it casually, and walked inside. He found a seat in the audience, placed the gourd, and entered the Dust-Hidden Cave the moment he sat down.
Esmond glanced at the flowers in Trista's hand, and considered saying that Xu Ning was offering a bribe, but then felt that it was making a mountain out of a molehill, so he could only give him another word of advice before turning around and leaving.
Trista tilted her head and looked at the audience seats, then at the flowers in her hand. "He's still inside. He hasn't left, so it's not against the rules."
When Xu Ning entered the Hidden Dust Cave, Qingyi had already begun preparing dinner.
Besides, Yinglangmaru's pack of dogs were squatting in two neat rows opposite the stove, watching Qingyi cook and waiting for her to throw out a few large bones for making soup.
Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun was still fiddling with those Thousand Rocks soldier puppets, seemingly wanting to give them a face. Was it because he had seen what those mechanical guards looked like last time that he had developed a competitive spirit?
Shen He and Aji sat at a small table, applying makeup to masks with reshaped faces. It was clear that Aji was the original creator, while Shen He was the copyist.
Xu Ning stood behind Shen He for a while, and after Shen He nervously crushed three masks, Xu Ning had no choice but to walk away silently for the sake of the town spirits whose intelligence was damaged.
"Where have those waters from the fetal sea and the pure water spirits been placed?"
Xu Ning asked the woman in green.
Qingyi waved the large ladle, gesturing for Xu Ning to walk a few more steps toward the Ganlin Spring.
Xu Ning passed the place where Gan Lin had been, and then he saw a huge lake behind the cliff.
The pale blue waters of the fetal sea rested quietly within, and several swans, formed from pure water, swam leisurely on the surface.
"I didn't know this place had expanded to such a large size. If this continues, I'll have to set up a few more teleportation anchors in my cave."
Sensing Belial's arrival behind him, Xu Ning chuckled and made a joke.
Belial stood quietly to the side and said, "Although Qingyi always talks about 'communicating with the inner and outer worlds,' in my perception, your Dust Concealment Cave seems to have been seizing external power for its own use ever since it was opened."
"Aside from the liquor you sell and the slight smell of alcohol you release during battle, you almost never give anything back to Teyvat. At this rate, your expansion here will only accelerate, and you'll probably need to start preparing for the teleportation anchor point sooner rather than later."
Xu Ning glanced back at the busy Qingyi and the golden teleportation anchor in front of the Zhulou gate, and remained silent for a long time.
He knew perfectly well that the teleportation anchor point that Belial mentioned was not the same as the teleportation anchor point he was talking about.
Xu Ning had never thought of touching that golden teleportation anchor point since it was erected in his own cave.
Even now, he feels he is still not mentally prepared to accept everything.
"These waters from the womb are essentially the opposite of your power. Will placing them here have any negative effects on you?"
Xu Ning didn't want to continue the discussion about the previous issue, so he had to forcibly change the topic.
Belial gestured to the swans swimming on the water, "As long as they don't come looking for trouble, we'll be fine."
These past few days, Xu Ning has finally had a proper meal with everyone in the cave. He specially asked Qingyi to add a few more of her signature Liyue dishes and even dragged that cowardly god out of his grass nest to eat with them.
"I won't sit at the same table as that raccoon."
Aji knew that Xu Ning had probably called Wendy over because he had something to ask her, so he obediently picked up his little bowl and was about to go eat, but Xu Ning reached out and stopped him.
"You're supposed to be the Wind God, don't bully the little guy. Is it so hard to put a wind-filtering shield on yourself?"
Seeing Wendy reluctantly put on three layers of wind shields, he squeezed himself to sit down at the table.
Xu Ning asked directly, "You and Qingyi must have watched quite a bit of the show inside, right? Tell me, what's the background of that Navelette? How come he has such a strong affinity and appeal to water elements? Isn't that close to the authority of a water-based demon god?"
Wendy picked up a wine bowl, filled it for himself first, and then chuckled, "Haven't you already given me the answer? In this world of Teyvat, what possesses power approaching that of a Daedric Prince?"
Looking at the smile on this cowardly god's face, Xu Ning suddenly realized something.
What power could possibly come close to the authority of a demon god?
Xu Ning thought of the Stormterror beside Wendy, and the ungrateful, shameless Grass Dragon. They were the species that possessed the most primal power of this world: the dragons.
"You mean that the Inquisitor is actually a Teyvat water dragon? How could he be humanoid?"
Xu Ning was surprised for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
If Navelette is a water dragon, then his relationship with the current water god is truly strange.
Moreover, recalling the question that Navelette asked Frynn during the day, which was almost a "coup," the water dragon's stance seems to be somewhat contrary to that of the water god. So why did the water god appoint him as the highest judge of Fontaine and give him such a high and powerful position?
"No, I have to go find that person and get to the bottom of this, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight."