SFS Chapter 619 Beware of Backlash from Power
Chapter 619 Beware of Backlash from Power
Xu Ning naturally agreed to Jie De's request to go and see.
Generally, portals triggered by chain mechanisms are usually connected to targets that we need to find next, so how could we not go in and take a look?
But just as everyone was about to jump, Asarig suddenly said, "Then I'll leave you here. You'll have to walk the rest of the way on your own."
Xu Ning said "Oh," and asked with some doubt, "If I'm not mistaken, our destination is just ahead. Wouldn't it be a waste to come all this way and not go in and take a look?"
Asarig gave a somewhat forced smile. "Madam Babel only instructed me to take you this far. Any further in..."
Jade gently tugged at Xu Ning's sleeve and whispered, "Most of this area is a cursed forbidden land for the Tanit people, especially with the legend associated with the city of Gül. The matriarch and Asarig have already done their best to help us get here."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ning gave an "OK" sign to indicate his understanding.
"So, since we are outsiders or half-outsiders, these taboo things are conveniently left to us to do."
Xu Ning jokingly called out to Jade, then took a step forward and quickly fell downwards.
Belial nodded politely to Asarig, put his arm around Jade's slender waist, and jumped down as well.
Xu Ning landed on the ground first and is now inspecting the surrounding "chess piece" buildings.
Just like in the illusion he had just been trapped in, these chess pieces were all different shapes and sizes.
Xu Ning had already identified the Crimson King's Mausoleum, the Hall of Sacred Manifestation, and even the shape of this city of Juer from it.
It's just unknown whether these pieces were tools Ahmar used in his game against that person, or if they were a backup plan for the future.
Although I visited the Red King's Mausoleum, I didn't see any of the Red King's legacy there.
But thinking of the vast, unexplored spaces explored by the Geo elemental clone, perhaps something might remain there as well.
After all, he had already obtained the Golden Dreamland that the Red King had deliberately left for him in the Hall of Manifestations.
If I can find some of the Red King's relics in this city of Jur, perhaps I should really search the locations of these chess pieces carefully.
The wind whistled around them as Belial landed with Jade. Jade, nestled in Belial's arms, was so excited that she could barely speak.
"Do you...do you know? Desert people call this canyon the Great Rift, meaning it's the mouth of the earth. Isn't that hilarious?"
Jade had intended to tell a joke to lighten the mood, but her words immediately reminded Xu Ning of the Lava Abyss in Liyue.
"Why do they call it that? Simply because it looks like a split mouth?"
Seeing that Xu Ning asked seriously, Jiede also seriously recalled the books she had read.
"Well... not entirely. There's a legend among the Tanit people that when the flower goddess Nabu Marikata was still alive, this place was a lush, green land. At that time, a group of giants ruled this place, but later, the foolish giants tried to plant vines into the clouds, attempting to eavesdrop on the heavens. As a result, they were punished by the heavens, and the earth opened up and swallowed them all..."
"Of course, the young people in the tribe nowadays don't believe in such ancient and unfounded legends..."
Even though the storyteller himself didn't believe his own tale, Xu Ning gleaned a great deal of information from it.
In the legends of Sumeru, Nabu, the goddess of flowers, is said to be a member of the Celestial race. The history of the Celestials spans almost the entire history of Teyvat, so it is unclear exactly when this legend originated.
But the giant race that ruled over the land made Xu Ning think of the Kanriar race, who possessed enormous tractors.
The giants attempted to seize control of the heavens, but were punished by the one who dwells in the sky and were forced to burrow into a rift in the earth, where they have lived underground ever since.
However, Kanria was an underground kingdom, and until five hundred years ago, the things they did were no different from those of the giants.
Moreover, according to what I learned from my conversation with the Little Grass God, the closest point of the Kingdom of Kanria to the ground was within the territory of Sumeru.
Is this a coincidence?
With these questions in mind, Xu Ning followed Jade and Belial and slowly stepped into the newly opened entrance.
After the three entered, Asarig, who was standing on the platform of the Upper City Ruins looking at them, suddenly spoke up: "All the steps you mentioned have come true. Since you have already cracked the mechanisms here, why don't you dare to take out the Mother of Spirits, and instead insist on having these outsiders involved? Is there some secret about the Mother of Spirits that we don't know?"
Suddenly, a bright mirror appeared in the void behind Asarig, and a burly captain of the Thunderhammer stepped out from it.
If Xu Ning were here right now, he would definitely recognize that this Thunder Hammer Captain was the guy he met at the Crimson King's Tomb who ate dry rations.
Captain Thunderhammer chuckled, seemingly finding Asarig's question quite amusing.
“Sometimes it’s not that we underestimate you, Asarig. You desert people live in a corner of the yellow sand, buried in the old books of mythology, searching for past glories, and have long lost the ability to measure the power of this world.”
Captain Thunderhammer walked to the edge of the platform and looked down at the entrance.
"Like that foolish and arrogant traitor Samel, who thought he could steal the Red King's divine power for his own use, but he was completely unaware that all his efforts were just a favor to others. This power is not for you. You can look at it, but if you have any unnecessary thoughts, be careful that the power will backfire on you."
Asarig stroked his arm guard and said resentfully, "If we can only look, why should we expend so much effort for them? Aren't we doing the same thing as Samer?"
Captain Thunderhammer seemed to see through Asarig's ambition, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face.
"Of course it's different. Everything you're doing now will be rewarded once they gain power. Although I don't know what the Executor is referring to as reward, it will definitely be something that allows your tribe to survive and thrive. So, don't be foolish!"
Captain Thunderhammer warned Asarig again, then turned and went back into the mirror, which slowly closed and disappeared.
Asarig, however, did not leave. He remained standing in the yellow sand, staring at the entrance below.
"There must be another way to seize control of the desert. There must be one, there must be one..."