svetikya Chapter 89: Zaoyou's tracking, Shenzi's investigation of Chen Bo, Farewell to Shenzi, leav
Chapter 89: Zaoyou's tracking, Shenzi's investigation of Chen Bo, Farewell to Shenzi, leav
Chapter 89: Zaoyou's tracking, Shenzi's investigation of Chen Bo, Farewell to Shenzi, leaving behind a phone watch.
This is equivalent to Chen Bodao's wife having an "external device" and "second clone" that can be continuously upgraded.
Meanwhile, on a large tree in the distance.
The final ninja, Hayato, is hanging on a tree branch in an extremely contorted posture, her entire body appearing as if she has left her body, a pale and ashen color.
So sleepy—want to sleep—
Last night, just as she was about to find a place to get a good night's sleep, Yae no Miko grabbed her like a cat and forcibly assigned her this tracking mission.
Today was absolutely the worst day ever.
The three people were flying in the sky, and she chased them desperately on the ground.
If she hadn't been intimately familiar with the terrain of Narukami Island, and if the three people hadn't flown in a straight line after takeoff, she would have lost them long ago.
Even so, after traveling across half the island using the windmill, Zaoyou felt that her stored energy was completely exhausted, and now she just wanted to turn into a puddle of slime and sleep on the spot for three days and three nights.
Then, she witnessed a scene that shocked her entire ninja career.
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The person he was supposed to follow first fought with a Flame of No Form and destroyed it.
Then, he rubbed out a new, smaller Flame of the Form from the "remains" of the Flame of the Form.
Then, he refined the formless fire together with his own wings (?), then attached them to his body and flew around.
Those wings would melt and envelop his entire body.
The most outrageous thing is that he eventually "split" off another version of himself and then left that "split" in place as a cocoon!
In Zaoyou's brain, which was so sleepy it was about to crash, the whole incident was automatically translated into—
A suspicious foreigner possesses a terrifying sorcery that allows him to devour monsters and then turn them into part of himself!
This is an even more monstrous demon than Yae no Miko!
Seeing that Chen Bo and the other two were finally satisfied and ready to leave.
Hayato used her last bit of strength to slide down from the tree and stumbled as she ran toward Narukami Shrine.
I should go and report to the divine child immediately.
A new great yokai has arrived in Inazuma.
Narukami Taisha Shrine.
Yae no Shinji was leisurely flipping through Chen Bo's manuscript of "Battle Through the Heavens," a slight smile playing on his lips.
The opening of this "annulment of engagement" story is indeed—well, quite interesting.
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Zaoyou stumbled in.
"Lord Palace Master! Something terrible has happened!"
"That man—he, he ate the Flame of No Form! Then he spat out a smaller one! Then he grew wings, became another person, and left that body behind!"
As Zaoyou spoke, she gestured with her hands.
"He also said something about living towards death," and "living metal"—Lord Kuji, he's definitely not an ordinary person! He's a yokai! A great yokai who's even more like a yokai than you!"
The goddess rested her chin on her hand, not quite understanding what she was hearing; Hayato's description was too vague.
Because Chen Bo wasn't using sorcery, but rather Sumeru technology.
For someone like Zaoyou who has never seen foreign technology, it is indeed a bit hard to understand.
Just like how people in ancient times would be puzzled by modern technology.
However, the Divine Child still extracted the key words from Hayato's account: that person killed the Flame of No Form, then condensed the Flame of No Form, and controlled the Flame of No Form.
She initially thought she had just discovered a foreigner with good writing skills and a few interesting secrets, so she asked Zaoyou to investigate him casually.
Unexpectedly, this was an unexpected bonus.
It should be bio-alchemy technology; it definitely deserves further investigation.
Inazuma's influence is growing stronger.
Which one can be used by me?
Yae no Miko slowly put down her teacup, her gaze returning to the manuscript on the table.
Who exactly is the person who can write "Never underestimate a young person's potential"?
In Shenzi's view, a person's light novels represent that person's state of mind.
The divine child couldn't help but become even more curious.
I'm even more curious about what kind of person the author is in real life.
However, what the divine child didn't know was that this book couldn't truly reflect Chen Bo's state of mind, because the book was all copied.
The moonlight, as white as frost, outlined the serene and solemn silhouette of Narukami Taisha Shrine.
The lights at the foot of the mountain were just lit, warming up the atmosphere for the upcoming festival.
However, the "Dream Moon" public bathhouse is still mostly empty and eerily quiet.
When faced with price wars from competitors, Ruixi's solution is to wait; the other party can't keep selling at a loss indefinitely.
Once the other party's prices return to normal, you can start your own promotional activities to attract customers.
The crisp sound of wooden clogs stepping on the stone slabs, growing louder as they approached, broke the silence.
Yumezuki was resting her chin on her hand, contemplating the daily costs, when she heard the voice. She looked up and saw a person dressed in a magnificent shrine maiden's robes, holding a string of unfinished fried tofu. It was none other than Yae no Miko, the priestess of Narukami Shrine.
"Divine Child, why are you again—" Mizuki was somewhat surprised. With the festival approaching, shouldn't the Divine Child be the busiest person?
Why are you here again?
Yae no Miko walked straight to the counter and asked bluntly, "Mizuki, could you tell me about the nightmares of the three guests you served yesterday?"
Mizuki bowed respectfully, a professional embarrassment on her face: "Divine Child, this is the guests' privacy; I cannot comment on the content of their dreams—"
"Don't rush to reject me," Yae no Miko said. "Theoretically, there should be no foreigners in Inazuma Castle after the isolation edict was issued."
"These three definitely don't have any travel permits to leave the island, so how did they get to Narukami Island? Don't you find that highly suspicious?"
"Moreover," Yae no Miko lowered her voice slightly, "I won't hide it from you, I had people follow them and saw them conduct complex alchemical experiments with the Flame of No Form. Do you still think these three are ordinary tourists?"
In the dream, Mizuki is a Baku (a type of Japanese glutton) and also a subject of Inazuma.
She can clearly distinguish between professional ethics and national interests.
Therefore, Yumezuki did not hide anything further: "The three of them should be Sumeru people."
"Their dreams are mostly filled with rainforests and deserts. I've been to Xumi and have a strong impression of many places there. I can confirm that they are the people of Xumi."
"Is there anything unusual about their nightmares?" Yae no Miko continued to ask.
Yumezuki replied, "In the dreams of the girl named Cora and the young scholar named Anil, a common theme appeared—a nightmare."
"A man wearing a bird-beak-shaped mask and a blue-purple shawl."
"A bird-beak mask, that sounds familiar." A faint wisp of lightning flickered around Yae no Miko's fingertips.
Lights intertwined in the air, quickly sketching a clear image—a man with an arrogant expression and a cold demeanor, wearing the iconic plague doctor's beak mask.
"Is this the person?"
Meng Jianyue Ruixi nodded gently: "That's right, it's this person."
Yae no Kamiko is the current diplomatic envoy of the Fools stationed in Inazuma, the executive officer "Doctor" Totole.
The divine child had met him once.
(When the Traveler went to the Evil Eye Factory, the Skirmishers had just passed by and temporarily took over the factory. The Lady had just left Liyue and was passing through Inazuma. So, the envoy before the Skirmishers and the Lady, who planted all the secrets in Inazuma, bribed the Sky Lord and the Survey Lord, established the Evil Eye Factory, and orchestrated the Inazuma civil war to test the performance of the Evil Eyes, could only be the Doctor.)
(The traces the doctor left in Inazuma are too numerous.)
The nightmare of these three Sumeru visitors is none other than the envoys of the Eastern Kingdom, the foolish lords, who are currently active in Inazuma.
Interesting, things are getting more and more interesting.
Yae no Miko's lips curled up into a smile.
Just then—
The sound of three people talking could be heard not far away.
"Speaking of which, Anil, when you submitted your article to Yaedo yesterday, didn't you leave your address?"
"It seems that's true! I'll definitely remember to include the address next time! It's my first time submitting something, I have no experience!"
"Hmph, in a hundred years, I've never seen such a careless student!"
"In the past hundred years, you've only had the two of us as your students."
"Falusian-senpai, Anil, should we prepare appropriate clothes for the festival we're going to tomorrow? I don't really understand Inatsume's customs."
After a day of sightseeing, Chen Bo, Farusan, and Ke Lai returned to the public bathhouse, chatting and laughing, intending to rent a room to rest.
I really enjoyed a lot of Inazuma's delicious food today.
Yae no Miko's expression changed instantly the moment she noticed the three people approaching.
The sharpness and scrutiny that belonged to the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine had vanished without a trace, replaced by the lazy and casual temperament of the editor-in-chief, Yaedo.
She turned around and gave Chen Bo, who was walking in, a perfectly timed smile.
"Oh my, isn't this Mr. Anil? What a coincidence!"
Chen Bo was taken aback when he saw the Eightfold Divine Child: "Divine Child, what are you doing here?"
"That's what I should be asking you," Yae no Miko said, shaking the manuscript of "Battle Through the Heavens" in her hand with feigned distress. "I really love this light novel, but you didn't leave any contact address when you submitted it."
"I had no choice but to try my luck here, thinking you might come back, and I didn't expect to actually run into you."
They didn't mention the real purpose at all.
"Ah—I'm so sorry!" Chen Bo scratched the back of his head. "It was my first time submitting a work, so I really made a mistake."
Yae no Miko took the opportunity to pick up a pen and paper from the counter and handed them over: "Then, could you please complete the information? This is not only for subsequent publishing matters, but also to make it easier to accurately convey the readers' love and support to the author himself."
The three people's foreign identities had already been exposed, but the Divine Child did not pursue the matter further.
"Anil lives with me, just leave me your address." As an elder, Farusan naturally took over the conversation and frankly wrote down her detailed address near the Sumeru City Church on the slip of paper.
Yae no Miko glanced at the address on the slip of paper, her gaze shifting, and asked casually, "It seems the three of you are scholars from Sumeru. Are you planning to stay in Inazuma for an extended period?"
They were still probing the three people's purpose in coming to Inazuma.
"Our trip is purely to take two students on a trip to relax, and incidentally—to gather some research materials," said Farusan. "After attending the Narukami Taisha festival tomorrow and experiencing the local customs of Inatsume, we should probably head back to Sumeru; we won't stay long."
This answer completely put Yae no Kamiko's mind at ease.
Therefore, the only purpose is the Fire of No Form, nothing else.
She nodded and then raised a practical question: "Since it's Xumi's address, the proofreading of the subsequent novels, the payment of royalties, and the feedback from readers will likely take a lot of time to process through correspondence across the ocean. So, the publication will be slower, please don't mind."
This is true.
International communication is very slow.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Bo suddenly had an idea.
He raised his wrist and took off his bracelet.
"This might solve the problem."
As he spoke, he pressed the only button on the screen in front of everyone.
The AI module was triggered and replied, "I'm here. What do you need?"
Chen Bo said, "Clear all the data I left behind and set it to factory reset mode."
AI quickly replied: "Private logs and experimental data have been cleared, and the device has been reset to factory settings."
After doing all this, Chen Bo handed the bracelet to Yae no Divine Child.
"This is a little gadget I made called the Little Genius Telephone Watch," Chen Bo explained. "As long as you wear it, when I return to Sumeru and use another watch, we can have real-time voice and video communication as if we were face-to-face."
To demonstrate, he gestured for Faroshan to take out her own bracelet and, together with Cole, briefly demonstrated the call function.
This action surprised Yumezuki a little: "I've been to Sumeru and used the Void. This is... this is a Void decoration in my hand? But the Void can't be used once it leaves Sumeru."
"It has fewer functions than the Void, but the communication range has been greatly increased. It's just a little gadget I made on a whim," Chen Bo said modestly, waving his hand.
Yae no Miko took the bracelet. It felt slightly cool to the touch and was exquisitely crafted. Was it for real-time communication?
What a novel experience!
"Hehe, Mr. Anil always manages to surprise us." She gladly accepted the bracelet and put it on her wrist. "Yaedo will give you the highest royalty share. Our collaboration will definitely be very pleasant."
Both sides reached a cooperation agreement in a friendly atmosphere.
Having achieved all his objectives, Yae no Miko was satisfied and prepared to take his leave.
Before leaving, she seemed to suddenly remember something, paused, and turned back to remind her, "By the way, recently in Inazuma Castle, there's been a diplomatic envoy from the Winter Kingdom who's been very active, it seems—people call him Doctor."
Chen Bo's smile froze for a moment.
The Doctor—sure enough, is here too.
However, the Doctor wouldn't participate in something as boring as a festival, would he?
Cole's body trembled involuntarily, but she quickly returned to normal.
"Doctor—" Chen Bo looked at Ke Lai and asked softly, "How about we skip the festival and head home now?"
Safety first.
If the Doctor were to see Klei in Inazuma, I have a feeling something terrible would happen.
Cole shook his head: "I still really want to participate in the Inazuma Festival. I can wear a mask to participate."
Upon hearing the name "Doctor," Chen Bo and Ke Lai's subconscious reactions pleased the Divine Child, as they successfully matched the content of the dream.
The divine child then left, quite satisfied.
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