Hutao uses me to judge my performance

Leaving out the unimportant ones, Jiang Bai focused on reading the past about the snow mountain written above.

【.On June 6th, after walking around the entire snow mountain, I found the last stone tablet recording the content. With the help of the murals I had seen, I finally roughly pieced together the past of this snow mountain. 】

【That was quite a long time ago, when the land of Mond was still in a snowstorm. 】

[A group of people came to this green paradise far away from ice, snow and strife.There is a huge silver-white ancient tree originating from the leylines here, which protects the land here from the wind and snow. 】

[God's messengers descended from the sky, and they listened to Sky Island's instructions here, and established a country named [Shar Fendenir]. 】

[Under the grace of the envoy and the leylines, Fendenir developed at an extremely fast speed, and reached its peak with the birth of the princess. 】

【However, the good times didn't last long. The spikes that fell from the sky destroyed everything, including the ancient silver tree that protected them.It's been snowing here ever since. 】

[They can no longer hear the sound from the sky]

[The white tree that survived was destroyed by the sky nail, and the people could only hide in the shelter, shivering in the severe cold. 】

[The king who was responsible for communicating with the gods climbed to the top of the mountain to try to communicate with the sky, but he never came back.]

[The princess took over the duty in grief. She took off the most complete branch of the white tree, trying to heal the leylines and extend its life, but ultimately failed. 】

[In the cold and snow, this short-lived country comes to an end]

After reading Katis' diary, Jiang Bai finally understood what he was talking about.

There used to be a prosperous country here in the long past, but it was destroyed by the spikes that fell from the sky.The relics left on this snow-capped mountain are all left by the country named Shar Fendenir.

"Sky? Is there something in the sky?" Jiang Bai looked up at the sky, but the sky was covered by wind and snow, and he couldn't see anything.

"The seven gods who rule this world are called [the seven worldly rulers], and above the seven gods, there is a sky island." Abedo added a little common sense to Jiang Bai.

"So that's it, there are people above God who are in charge of God." Jiang Bai suddenly realized.

The story of the Snow Mountain Ancient Country is written from Katis's perspective, so there will be a lot less content that he doesn't know, which will be written later.

Chapter 122 I want to do something

He had always thought that gods were the strongest creatures in this world, and it turned out that there were existences above gods.

"What exactly is Sky Island?"

"I don't know. Many people have been to Sky Island in the past, but none of them came back." Abedo shook his head.Sky Island already belongs to the highest level of content in this world, and it is not so easy to access.

"But why does a spike dropped from the sky turn this place into a world of ice and snow?"

Jiang Bai is still a little incomprehensible. It stands to reason that a crater will be smashed at most. How can it even change the climate?

Katis was troubled by this question before, but after reading a lot of books and consulting a lot of people, he also got the answer.

"Because of the leylines."

For Teyvat, the leylines are very important and are closely related to human life.

"The reason why this place was full of greenery before was because of the protection of the leyline tree, but the spikes dropped from the sky destroyed the leyline tree, making the leylines here disorderly, and naturally it will no longer be as green as before."

"Wait! What's the relationship between the leyline tree and the leylines?"

Jiang Bai doesn't understand what these concepts refer to.

Aren't leylines some kind of conceptual network?What is the leyline tree?He almost fainted!

"Let me explain." Abedo was more clear about these things, and he took the initiative to speak.

"In the depths of Tevat's world, there is a giant tree that runs through the world. It is so huge that the branches extending to the ground are like ancient trees. The roots of these ancient trees are connected deep in the earth, forming The element channel formed is called [Earth Leys]."

In short, the leylines are a network formed by the roots of this giant tree that runs through the entire world and allows elements to circulate.

"Tree roots. Concept network tree network..." Jiang Bai murmured these words.

When he touched the anchor point of the leylines, he could feel such a huge and boundless network.

From the looks of it now, this should be the leyline network constructed by the branches of the leyline tree.

Abedo's explanation is easier to understand than Zhongli's explanation of the concept network.

If understood in this way, then the anchor points of the leylines are equivalent to the points marked in this network, and maybe they also have the function of stabilizing the leylines.

And because the leylines are the channels for the flow of elements, the spikes dropped from the sky destroyed the leyline trees, causing the flow of the leylines to become chaotic, and the ice elements occupied the high ground, so this place turned into a world of ice and snow.

"It is said that the ground has witnessed everything, and everything that happened above and below Tivat is recorded in the leylines."

"That's really amazing..." Hearing what Abedo said, Jiang Bai couldn't help feeling.

If the leylines really recorded everything, maybe he could find his past from the leylines.

But, how can I access the information stored in the leylines?

Jiang Bai thought about it, gave up and continued thinking.

It's beyond his cognition, and he really can't figure out how to do this kind of thing.

Katis sighed.

Before that, he was just an ordinary adventurer. He didn't understand the leylines or the white tree at all, and he didn't even have any concept.

He went to all kinds of dangerous places just to find treasures, and then sold the treasures he found to buy wine and drink.

He has no family, and his relatives have long since passed away. He has walked through the golden desert with long yellow sand, been to the dense rainforest with towering ancient trees, and conquered thunder and waves, but he always felt that something was missing.

It wasn't until he picked up the senior's diary in the cave that he knew what was missing.

He just passed by those places like a horse on horseback, and never got to know those places seriously. He claimed to be an excellent adventurer, but he couldn't say anything about the places he had been to.

Because he's just looking for treasure, he's not really adventurous.

But he doesn't really like treasures very much. He just looks for treasures to find something to do, and he can have bragging capital in the tavern.

But in this snow-capped mountain, at the end of his life, he finally found his own pleasure.

He wants to know the past here, dig out the history of the past, and study the stories that no scholar knows.

This process is very boring and boring, but when the information is connected bit by bit and the truth is slowly revealed, the feeling of happiness and excitement is beyond countless in the world.

Unknowingly, snow fell from the sky again, and the snow fell from the sky, passed through his illusory soul, fell to the ground, and merged with the ice.

"I have been exploring this snow-capped mountain for half my life, and it has become my second home. In the process of exploring the past history, I feel like I have returned to the once prosperous ancient country and become a powerful part of it."

Katis' voice was filled with a strong sense of powerlessness. He stretched out his hand and tried to touch the snowflakes falling from the sky, but he was already separated by two worlds, and he couldn't change anything.

"Why the sky sent punishments has long been impossible to find out, but I already know all this, so I can no longer pretend that nothing happened."

"Even though this country has long since disappeared in the wind and snow, and there are no descendants left, I still want to do something for this lost ancient country, even if I can't change anything."

Jiang Bai and Abedo did not speak, and listened to him quietly.

"...Maybe you will think that I am whimsical and idiotic, but I really want to, really want to pull out this nail that destroyed the ancient country!"

However, he was dead, in the process of approaching the nail.

He has lost the ability to fulfill wishes.

The snowflakes falling from the sky fluttered into the fire, and were vaporized by the flames in an instant, as overwhelmed as a moth.

But there are more "moths" in the sky, ignoring the heat of the flames, throwing themselves into the sea of ​​flames, trying to extinguish the hot flames.

Jiang Bai added a handful of firewood to the fire to stabilize the smaller flames.

"It's going to be hard."

It was so difficult that he didn't know what to do.

Katis showed a weak smile, "I know, but you have to try it, don't you?"

Since there is no outright rejection, it is worth fighting for.

He is no longer alive, and to complete this whimsical idea, he can only rely on these living people.

The cold wind came from a distance, but was blocked by the boulders, the flames were crackling, and no one spoke.

Abedo rested his chin in thought, and he had maintained this thinking posture since the first time he met Katis.

He looked at Jiang Bai at the moment, waiting for his reply.

Jiang Bai looked at the diary in his hand until the diary turned to the last page.

Chapter 123 There is still an ending

After a long time, he took a deep breath and closed the diary forcefully.

"If a book is to be published based on the contents of this diary, I think there is still an ending missing, an ending that will satisfy readers."

Abedo smiled, and Katis also showed a relieved smile.

But at the next moment, Jiang Bai said:

"But this is an extra business, and you need to pay more!"

"No problem!" Katis deserved to be quite happy.

For an adventurer like him who has been in and out of various dangerous places for many years, there is no shortage of Mora.

"I also found a lot of valuable things in the snow mountain, but I didn't take them because I couldn't take them with me. I can take you to get them."

"I also have some Mora and valuable things in Mond's house, these can be used as rewards."

"Okay!" Jiang Bai was very happy when a large amount of Mora was about to be credited.

After completing this order, he will no longer be the pauper he once was!

When he returned to Liyue, he took out Mo La and blinded the hall master!

"What about you? Abedo, do you want to join?" Jiang Bai looked at Abedo.

Abedo nodded, "Of course, I'm also very interested in the Nail of the Cold Sky. But let's forget about Mora, I don't lack Mora."

He was originally just to study Jiang Bai, and now he has another research object, which is a surprise.

Jiang Bai was so touched by Abedo, he lacks such a friend who doesn't love Mora!

Katis looked at the long nails in the distance and sighed, "Do you call it the Nails of Cold Sky? It's really an appropriate name."

"Mr. Carteris, what should I do with your body?"

According to Jiang Bai's original idea, he planned to be cremated on the spot, but since the soul has not dissipated, it depends on my opinion.

"Just do as we agreed."

His current soul does not rely on the body to exist, but is attached to his diary with the help of chaotic leylines.

It's just that he doesn't know how long he can exist. It is estimated that after leaving the range of the snow mountain, his soul will not be able to maintain it.

"I'm going to cremate the body. After all, it's not easy to carry. Let's rest overnight. We'll start tomorrow."

"Ah."

Jiang Bai put the soul-calling banner aside, built a furnace for cremation with rock elements, took out the firewood and charcoal he had stored from the Sanqingling, and cleared out more than half of the storage space.

Fearing that it would not be enough, I cut down a few dead trees from around.

Although these trees are relatively humid, as long as the fire is big enough, they can still burn.

Seeing his own body burning in flames, Katis' eyes were very complicated.

The cremation of the body also means that Katis has passed away in this world, and his name will only survive in people's memory from now on.

"Don't be emotional, when our book is published, everyone will know the story of Snow Mountain, and everyone will know your name Katis! As long as this book is still here, and we are still here, your name will be It has been passed on.”

"Um"

The flames burned all night, and Katis watched himself burn to ashes.

The snow stopped at some point, and the light gradually illuminated the surroundings.

Jiang Bai, who woke up, took out a delicate wooden box, gathered the ashes and put them in the box.

The spirit-calling banners planted in the snow fluttered, and the Sanqing bell around his waist made a crisp sound, announcing the end of Katis's not-so-long but wonderful life.

Put the urn away carefully, put the diary in his arms, and Jiang Bai was free to focus on other things.

"Where's Abedo?"

"He's at the Nail of the Cold Sky." Katis pointed Jiang Bai in the direction.

Jiang Bai was busy cremating his body last night, and Abedo was doing research near the Nail of Cold Sky.