Explorer of Teyvat

"Barbatos, do you know where Istaru is now?"

After hearing Wang Dao's unabashed inquiry,

Wendy's hand holding the wine glass shook slightly, and then her lips pursed slightly, and she said speechlessly: "I know there is no free wine in the world."

He guessed that when Wang Dao came to him, he must have something to help.

But I didn't expect that it would be so exciting as soon as I opened my mouth.

"Who told you to drink it already?" Wang Daoyi said with a smile.

To deal with Wendy, giving him wine is definitely the right thing to do.

"Humph." Wendy took another gulp of cider, and then said with an angry look on her face, "One bottle of cider is not enough for this kind of thing."

That is very important news, related to all sentient beings in Teyvat.

Need to pay more.

Wang Daoyi readily agreed: "Of course, I'll add wine to you later."

The reason why I only gave one glass of cider at the beginning was to avoid raising my expectations at the beginning.

On the other hand, she was also afraid that Wendy would get drunk halfway.

Then seduce him with better and more wine,

Let him reveal the whereabouts of Istaru.

I, Wang Daoyi, the Lord of Red Sand, a master of human nature.

"Okay." Wendy slapped her mouth and drank the wine in one gulp.

"I don't know much about the governance of time."

In a ‘warm’ tavern,

Barbatos, the god of wind, began to tell his story,

"A long, long time ago, when I was just a wisp of wind,

At that time, Mondstadt was still shrouded in wind and snow, and the ancient people were still prostrate at the feet of the lonely king in the tower.

The wind at that time was not free. No matter how it blew, it could only flow according to the will of the lonely king.

I was once a strand caught in countless drifting winds,

But what should happen will still happen,

Suddenly one day, I was ignorant and heard the word freedom from the mouths of several suffering people.

From that day on, I began to realize that I am the wind of freedom, and I should blow every ancient citizen freely.

I worked hard to spread the concept of freedom to every ancient citizen and show them the beauty of freedom. In this way, many years passed.

However, under the oppression of the lonely king, freedom is impossible,

Therefore, for the sake of freedom, I raise the flag of struggle with those oppressed ancient people,

…”

At this point, Wendy was slightly silent, wondering if she was thinking of her long-lost old friend.

After a while,

He then continued: "You should also know the later story. We made countless sacrifices, but we still succeeded in the end. The lone king in the tower was overthrown, the wolf king retreated, and I climbed from the weakest wind elf to The throne of the God of the Wind.”

Wang Dao nodded. These were the most orthodox stories among the various legends of Barbatos, and he was already familiar with them.

He looked at Wendy with a calm expression, treating himself as an ordinary listener.

He knew that after Wendy finished telling these orthodox stories, there would definitely be some more surprising stories waiting for him.

really,

"But no one knows why, as a ray among thousands of winds, I have the ability to blow the wind of freedom under the atrocities of Diego Karapian.

Later, many people and even other demon gods thought that it was humans and my desire for freedom that allowed me to make the wind start to flow under the control of Dickapian.

But in fact, this conclusion is not entirely correct. "

Wendy had a trace of nostalgia on her face,

"Although those heroes' belief in freedom made me understand the aversion of living beings to oppression and their desire for freedom.

But the reason why I can flow under the oppression of the lonely king is essentially because my status is not lower than His from the beginning.

Although the lonely king has suppressed thousands of flowing winds, I am different. I am a wisp of thousands of winds. I belong to... the thousands of winds of time. "

Wendy's voice echoed in Wang Dao's ears,

This finally confirmed Wang Daoyi's guess long ago.

Wendy is indeed related to Istaru,

And the relationship is very close,

Wendy herself is a breeze born from the power of Istaru,

However, this wisp of breeze understood the meaning of freedom from the time of the ignorant wind elf under the 'accidental coincidence'.

The understanding of freedom makes this wind elf especially identify with those humans who want to resist the tyranny of the lonely king.

When free wind elves and humans who want freedom come together,

The free wind began to attack the imprisoned tornado,

finally,

In the lonely king's declining eyes, they overthrew the tower.

The free wind spirit also successfully inherited the Lone King's authority over the wind.

This story seems to be no different from the previous stories.

The only thing is that it highlights Wendy’s true origin.

It is not an ordinary wind,

He is a ray in a thousand winds,

He was born with incomparable nobility, even the Tyrant of Wind could not make him surrender.

What's even more valuable is that this naturally noble Lord of the Wind, after truly gaining power, chose to hand over freedom to those humans who joined him in resisting tyranny.

He did not transform from a dragon slayer into a dragon.

After confirming that Wang Daoyi understood his story,

Wendy continued: "And my birth is a good thing for Qianfeng of Time, but it is also a bad thing."

"How do you say it?" Wang Daoyi showed a hint of curiosity.

"Since a certain period of time, Qianfeng Shizhi has been continuously weakening.

For Him, my birth is a new change, a new hope, and a new opportunity.

But at the same time, I was born out of my own will, and even ascending to the throne of God undoubtedly cut off the authority that belonged to Him.

My birth made the thousand winds of time no longer complete. "

As she spoke, Wendy's expression darkened: "For us, if the authority is no longer complete, you know what it means."

What does the lack of authority mean to the devil?

That was undoubtedly a huge disaster,

But different deficiencies are also divided into different situations.

Just like the original Osel, he divided his authority to part of Basha, but it still did not affect his power. After being suppressed by Morax for thousands of years, he was still powerful.

Wang Daoyi also gave part of the authoritative authority to Xiang Ling. This part of authority also did not affect Wang Daoyi's power.

If necessary, Wang Daoyi, like Osel, can take back this part of authority at any time.

This is the active division of authority, which seems to be missing, but in fact the control of authority is still in the hands.

It's just that it was enfeoffed.

And another kind,

That is the loss of authority in the true sense,

That means that the demon god's power is no longer perfect and self-consistent, and there are holes and deficiencies in his power.

This lack will cause the demon god's power to drain quickly.

Until He completes His authority again.

Of course, if you are strong enough, you can still suppress this lack.

Like the Elemental Dragon Kings, their authority is missing, but they are still powerful, but they just don't have the power of the real elemental masters.

Normally, for a powerful Heavenly Ruler like Istaru, the loss of a part of her body should not have any impact on her.

but……

Wang Daoyi knew very well that Istaru had been weakening, especially at the three thousand year mark.

After his past was cut off, he could no longer use the power of the past, and even part of his knowledge was cut off.

So, in this case,

The birth of Barbatos once again traumatized Istaru's origin.

Of course, this move probably won’t kill Istaru.

But recall carefully,

After the Demon God War, and at the time of the Khanria War,

Istaruko is still active in the world, and even helped Raiden and Raiden achieve a time span of five hundred years.

A guy whose origin has been damaged, whose strength has been cut off, and who is constantly getting weaker, actually still has the heart to help others.

It is conceivable that Istaru's disappearance is not necessarily a conspiracy, it may also be his own suicide.

"It seems that you also understand that after my birth, Shi Qianfeng became weak faster, but he still selflessly responded to the wishes of every supplicant, which caused him to go from being awake all the time to needing to sleep frequently. Even briefly awake, He was getting weaker and weaker.”

After a pause, Wendy added: "And the last time I saw Him was during the war in Kanria."

"After that war, the Qianfengbian of Time completely lost its response. Neither the people who believe in Him nor me can get any response from Him."

Wang Daoyi's expression darkened slightly and he opened his mouth, just about to ask a question.

Then she saw Wendy shaking her head: "Don't worry, he may have fallen into eternal sleep, but he certainly has not fallen. If He had fallen, I would definitely feel it."

Wang Daoyi nodded slightly: "I understand."

Wendy tilted her head, what do you understand? I didn’t even tell you how to save Chizhi Qianfeng!

However, Wang Daoyi really understood.

Don't forget, he and Istaru have another agreement,

If one day in the future, Wang Daoyi is able to solve the shadow of Istaru on the long river of Teyvat,

Then he has to solve it so that Teyvat's time can pass up and down.

The reason why Istaru is weak is because she cannot obtain the power of the past.

If the node of three thousand years is opened,

Istaru can draw strength from the past, so he can solve the problem of lack of origin by himself.

So, everything comes full circle.

"As long as Istaru completes the commission given to me, He can recover on his own."

Wang Daoyi finally understood why Istaru took the initiative to come to him at the node 2,800 years ago.

Everything was planned by Istaru.

Although the ruler of time has lost most of his power, his control over the past and the future is still very powerful.

He observed the existence of Wang Daoyi,

Then at the five-hundred-year mark, He gave [Istaru’s Pendulum] to Wendy,

When time comes to modern times, Wendy will meet Wang Daoyi and hand over [Istaru's Pendulum] to Wang Daoyi.

Then Wang Dao followed the link between [Istaru's Pendulum] and [The Authority of Time] and headed to the Kingdom of White Night.

Wang Daoyi will obtain [the power of time] in Baiye Kingdom,

Wang Daoyi will definitely initiate time travel after taking control of the [Power of Time].

After the King's Road travels through time, Istaru, who still retains his strength, will appear on the side of the King's Road and issue a request to the King's Road.

Everything is coherent.

When Wang Daoyi obtained the [Power of Time], it was essentially a self-rescue plan planned by Istaru for thousands of years.

The only special thing is that Istaru puts the chip power on Wang Daoyi.

"This is really a heavy trust." Wang Daoyi showed a wry smile.

Wang Daoyi doesn’t think that Istaru can observe the existence outside the world, especially the existence of Boshizun.

Therefore, when Istaru placed his chips, he was really making a desperate move.

He can defeat the law of heaven by overwhelming the king.

Thinking of this, Wang Daoyi's bitter smile turned into a hint of joy: "Obviously, Istaru, you have hit the target."

Wang Daoyi should repay Istaru's trust with a serious attitude.

He decided that after the matter on Mondstadt's side was over, he would go to the River of Time to kill the 'Shadow of Istaru'.

Let Teyvat's time travel up and down, so that Istaru, who is sleeping somewhere, can absorb the power of the past and wake up.

After thinking about it, Wang Dao came back to his senses,

She looked at the empty wine glass in front of Wendy and smiled: "Charles, refill the glass and serve him the Dawn Wine."

Wang Dao pointed to Wendy who was looking at the wine glass longingly as there was no wine in front of her.

"Okay, come right away." Charles responded at the bar.

Wendy looked surprised: "Haha, hahaha, you're welcome, you're welcome."

If you say polite words, you won't be polite with your hands.

As soon as Charles came over with the wine bottle, he snatched it away and poured it into the wine glass.

He didn't drink directly to his mouth, which was his last courtesy.

However, Wang Daoyi didn't mean to be angry at all.

It's better to drink quickly.

As the saying goes, those who eat people are soft-mouthed and those who take advantage of others are short-handed.

It would be hard for him to refuse after Wendy drank this glass of wine and asked her about things later.

"I have one more thing to ask." Wang Daoyi said with a smile.

"Say it." Wendy didn't care. She had already told everything about Istaru, so what else could she say?

"I want to know how to enter Sky Island."

"Pfft~"

Wendy squirted out a mouthful of wine,

There was a flash of light in front of Wang Daoyi, and all the drinks were stopped. Then the fiery intention rose, and the drinks were instantly evaporated.

But the people around him seemed to feel nothing.

Wang Dao's control of a pair of power will not leak any energy at all.

"You want to go to Sky Island?" Wendy said, don't scare me.

"No?" Wang Daoyi raised his eyebrows and asked.

Wendy's face wavered: "It's not impossible. Do you know what's on it? Or is it what the old man meant?"

Wang Daoyi looked at him speechlessly: "Have you damaged your brain by drinking? Have you not received any news about Fontaine?"

"Fontaine?"

Wendy was stunned for a moment,

Then he closed his eyes.

The next second, wisps of breeze happily surrounded him.

After a few breaths, Wendy opened her eyes and looked at Wang Daoyi with the eyes of a monster.

"It's incredible. You and Tianli have fallen out?"

Wendy's voice was filled with wonder.

He had just learned about some things that happened in Fengdan from Feng'er.

Among them was Wang Daoyi’s summoning of a wall of light that reached all over the sky and the earth.

The predicted flood that would flood Fontaine was completely blocked from the land of Fontaine.

Wendy knew very well,

The prophecy is a disaster determined by heaven.

Wang Dao has always dismissed this disaster, which is a very obvious act of disobedience.

It also means that Wang Daoyi, who committed an act of disobedience, completely fell out with Tianli.

"Yes, I interfered with Fengdan's prophecy and officially fell out with Tianli." Wang Daoyida admitted openly,

Wendy was still amazed: "At first, I thought the Ice Queen would be the first to raise the flag of rebellion, but before that, it was the Little Lucky Grass King who cleaned up the World Tree and slapped Tianli, and then it was you who interfered with Fontaine's prophecy. , you fell out with Tianli directly, you... are really motivated."

After saying that, Wendy continued: "But since you have fallen out with Tianli, you can't go to Sky Island. On the Teyvat continent, Tianli's power is running low, but if you go to Sky Island, his Strength is completely different."

Sky Island is the base camp of Tianli, and most of his dissipated power is gathered on Sky Island.

Wang Dao smiled,

He looked at Wendy and nodded slightly: "Thank you, but He is no longer my opponent."

"ah?"

Could it be that he really drank and damaged his brain?

Did he just hear Wang Daoyi say that Tianli is no longer his opponent?

You've only had a few glasses of wine and you're already drunk?

Or is Wang Daoyi drunk?

Wendy was completely confused.

"Before, in order to retaliate against me for intervening in Fontaine's prophecy, Tianli threatened me with the world barrier in the desert, forcing me to leave Teyvat and go outside the world.

But he didn't expect that this would actually help me.

Outside the world, I gained the power to deny the world. "Wang Daoyi showed a sneer.

Wendy was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Daoyi strangely: "Wait a minute, you said denying the power of the world."

Such familiar words reminded Wendy of some bad memories.

In the past, there were also people who claimed to have obtained the power to deny the world from outside the world.

Finally, a terrible war broke out in Teyvat.

"Ahem, let's put it this way a little more artistically. The power I gained is completely different from the power Kanria regained."

Wang Daoyi didn't know what exactly Kanria had retrieved, or maybe he had retrieved the twins.

But Wang Daoyi can be sure that the destiny power he regained is absolutely not dangerous.

After all, Tianli himself uses it.

"The power outside the world." Wendy murmured in a low voice, then raised her head, "Are you really going to Sky Island?"

Wang Daoyi was very sure: "Of course, the law of heaven is a huge boulder in front of me, and I must eradicate it."

Just like a game, Wang Daoyi has played to the last moment and finally gathered the team and equipment that can defeat the boss.

Now, the boss named Tianli is on Sky Island.

How could he give up?

“It’s actually very simple to go to Sky Island.

You take me to the statue of the God of Wind, chop me with a knife, and use my blood to open the magic circle under the statue of the God of Wind.

You can see the gate to Sky Island. "

Wendy said calmly.

Wang Daoyi:?

"Are you kidding?" Wang Daoyi was speechless.

Wendy shook her head: "It's not a joke, it's true. Ever since Vanessa ascended, I have noticed that there is a problem on Sky Island.

Therefore, I closed the passage to the Sky Island, and only my blood could open it. "

In other words, whoever wants to fly to Sky Island must kill Barbatos first?

"Okay, let's set off. I'll try to make your death as painless as possible." Wang Daoyi said very seriously.

Wendy's little face froze, and then she showed a trace of anger: "Damn it, you actually want to kill me and open the door."

Wang Daoyi shrugged: "Didn't you say that, I need to use your blood to open the door."

Wendy became even more angry: "I didn't say I had to die."

"Oh, living people can also bleed. Sorry, I forgot." Wang Daoyi showed an appropriate apologetic expression.

Wendy knew that the other party was playing tricks on him, so she took another sip of wine angrily.

If I can't beat you, I'll beat you.