The Homeless Man of Teyvat

Coral Palace.

While secretly paying attention to Ying's expression, Coral Palace Xinhai summarized the information brought by Pingchuan without hiding anything, and explained it clearly in two or three sentences.

Ishikura Yuzhi was obviously stuck for a few seconds, confused at first and then shocked. He didn't dare to believe it, but he wanted to believe it desperately. His old eyes were wide open, his lips were shaking, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"This, this, this... I, I... Hehe... cough!"

He was a little at a loss, picked up the teacup beside him, and tremblingly handed it to his mouth, wanting to drink a sip of water to calm his mind, but he didn't realize that the teacup was empty. After drinking two mouthfuls of air, he reacted, coughed violently, and put the teacup down.

It's really a ghost. The group of people in Coral Palace who don't know etiquette didn't even give a cup of tea.

Ishikura Yuzhi cursed in his heart, and finally came back to his senses from the shock, and subconsciously began to think about how he could get the most benefit from this matter.

The Umi-no-Goddess must be welcomed back to Umi-no-Go Island. There is no need to think too much about this. Only if they also have gods will they have the qualifications to fight against Inazuma.

But how to welcome back the Umi-no-Goddess, who will welcome him back, who will preside over the ceremony to awaken the Umi-no-Goddess, who will be the first person the god sees after waking up, and many other matters are worth his full efforts to fight for the right to host.

And the damn system of the shrine maidens ruling in Umi-no-Go Island, hum! When the gods return, he must advise the gods to abolish this bad habit!

The shrine maidens should just do their job as shrine maidens, and it is better not to worry too much about other matters.

Ishikura Yuzhi gathered his thoughts, looked at Ying who was ignored by him, and nodded with a smile, very kind. This traveler who can take people through thunderstorms is undoubtedly the key to the resurrection of the gods, and cannot be neglected.

Discuss with those families, gather some gifts, and see if we can win over this traveler to their side... Ishikura Yuzhi retracted his gaze, looked at Coral Palace Xinhai, and asked tentatively: "Master Coral Palace, what are your plans?"

"Naturally, send someone to the head of the snake god, and it is best to welcome the god's bones back to Haigi Island before the shogunate reacts."

Coral Palace Xinhai spoke steadily, trying to slow down her speech as much as possible so that no one would notice anything unusual, giving herself time to think carefully. She looked at Ying and nodded: "This operation still depends on the help of the traveler, and Haigi Island Coral Palace is grateful."

"No problem, as long as the reward is enough."

Ying responded with a smile.

Coral Palace Xinhai nodded: "Don't worry, I won't let you down."

"In addition to Coral Palace, I and the other old brothers on Haigi Island will not be stingy, and will definitely give you a satisfactory reward!" Ishikura Yuzhi immediately replied.

Rewards... It's better to have rewards, than to have nothing, just shouting justice, dreams, etc.... Ishikura Yuzhi rolled his eyes and asked, "Who is Coral Palace going to send?"

"Goro will lead a dozen elite rebels."

"Not appropriate, not appropriate, the rebels have been defeated one after another, and their morale is low. Although this time we are welcoming back the Umi-no-Mikoto, we are still enemies of Narukami... Well, I didn't say that the rebels don't have the courage to be enemies of the gods, but I think the rebels are too tired and may not be suitable for the mission in the near future."

Ishikura Yuzhi explained, "But the matter is urgent and we can't delay. We really don't have time to wait for the rebels to rest before setting off... Alas, it's really embarrassing."

He sighed and glanced at Coral Palace's heart. Seeing that she was still calm, he simply stopped maintaining this poor acting and coughed: "To be honest with you, Lord Coral Palace, I do have an idea."

"Please speak, Mr. Ishikura."

"The resistance army has been exhausted for many days, and it is really unbearable to drive them. They should be allowed to rest for a while."

Ishikura Yuzhi said a hypocritical remark, saying: "So this time, I will come forward and discuss with my old friends. I will contribute manpower and with the help of travelers, bring back the divine remains."

"How can this be done? It is not easy to raise troops, Mr. Ishikura, and it is not advisable to take risks."

"Hey, it's all for Haigi Island."

The two of them exchanged and argued for a long time. One looked selfless and said that he had no choice but to sacrifice for Haigi Island; the other patiently persuaded, saying that it was not easy for the family to develop, and hoped that he would consider it carefully.

Ying listened and watched from the side and found it very interesting.

No matter in which world, what level of civilization development is, except for some races such as Zerg and Intelligent Machines, there will always be intrigues and power struggles.

It's like the nature of intelligent races.

She smiled, her eyes gradually became empty, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.

Paimon scratched his hair, not understanding what the two people were arguing about, but he couldn't bear to disturb Ying who was in a daze. So he looked around and found that Goro opposite him was also confused, and he felt much more at ease.

Fortunately, she was not the only one who was confused.

Ishikura Yuzhi gritted his teeth and realized that he couldn't get a share of the pie just by words without paying something real. As for winning over travelers and acting alone without Coral Palace - they don't have such great power at present.

He thought about what to exchange for tickets, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he bowed his hands and said: "Master Coral Palace, in order to allow the rebels to rest better, I am willing to take out a batch of food, and I hope Master Coral Palace will not refuse."

"..."

Coral Palace looked at him deeply. Before the thunderstorm blocked Haiji Island, all kinds of materials were already stretched due to the war, and it was quite difficult, not to mention after the blockade.

Especially in terms of food.

Although Haiji Island does not rely on farming as its main source of food, the output of cultivated food also accounts for a large proportion of the total food. Affected by the sanctification of the land, the output of the fields during this period was insufficient, and coupled with thunderstorms, fishermen could not sail far to fish, and the food problem was even more serious.

It can be said that even if the general did nothing and only blocked the area with thunderstorms, the people of Coral Palace would be sharply reduced due to hunger and unrest.

But in this case, these people actually had abundant food in their hands that could be used for exchange.

That's right, whether ordinary Coral Palace people died or not was not something they cared about.

Coral Palace Xinhai lowered his eyes slightly, and did not reject Ishikura Yuzhi's proposal again, nor did he accept it in full, but compromised for both parties to act together.

Ishikura Yuzhi did not bargain, and was very satisfied with the result. Then he began to discuss the leader of this mission.

So there was another round of wrangling.

Finally, the two of them cast their eyes on Ying, who had come to his senses at some point and was yawning from boredom.

"Hmm?"

Ying paused and pointed at herself: "I'll do it?"

"You are the most suitable, thank you."

"Please rest assured, we are different from the Coral Palace, we don't have so many concerns, and the reward will not disappoint you!"

Ying thought about it, did not refuse, and readily agreed.

The next evening,

Several small boats quietly left Haigi Island and arrived at Wumingzhai when night fell. They took advantage of the cover of night to carefully bypass the blockade of the shogunate army, drew a big circle, and finally landed on the west coast of Feimu Village at dawn.

Feimu Village is located northwest of the head of the snake god. The two are close to each other. Feimu Village is close to the sea. Choosing this place as a temporary base is very convenient for action, support or retreat.

In addition, Feimu Village had encountered some changes earlier, and it had long been an empty village, so there was no need to worry about being discovered and reported to the shogunate army.

The group hid the boats, entered the village from the small road, and chose a decent house to stay.

"Let's finalize the plan now."

Ying unfolded the map, pointed at the head of the snake god, and swept his eyes over the two "team leaders".

Goro, the general of the pro-peace rebel army, and Takeshima, a family warrior of the pro-war faction - the leader of the thieves who pretended to be the treasure-stealing group blocking the road that day.

This patchwork team, although she is the captain on the surface, in fact, these two are the real decision-makers, and the soldiers under their respective hands only listen to their orders.

Ying didn't care about this, and pretended not to see the open and secret struggles between the two team leaders along the way.

"We will split into two groups, one team will stay here to support, and the other team will go to the head of the snake god with me, enter the secret realm, find and bring back the bones of the god."

"I'll go to the head of the snake god!"

"He will be responsible for support!"

Goro and Takeshima spoke at the same time, stopped at the same time, and stared at each other without giving in.

"The reception mission is the most important, and there can't be any mistakes. The rebels have been fighting against the shogunate army for the past two years, and I think they have accumulated rich experience in retreat." Takeshima secretly taunted: "It is most appropriate to give the reception mission to General Goro."

Ishikura Yuzhi said that the divine skeleton has the consciousness of the sea god, and it is likely to remember the first batch of humans who appeared in front of Him. So whether it is for Ishikura's plan or for himself, this opportunity cannot be missed.

"If it comes to running away, who can compare with a guy like you who hides his head and shows his tail?"

Goro responded with anger in his eyes: "It's just that this time the mission is to welcome back the divine skeleton of the sea god. If you encounter the shogunate army, your ability to throw a few thunder and fire bombs and turn around and run away will be useless."

The two of them cursed each other, and at the same time suppressed their anger and did not really fight, otherwise if the mission failed, they would not be able to report after returning.

"They quarreled again."

Paimon spread his hands, looking accustomed to it.

"Yeah, they're arguing again."

Ying's fingers slid across the snake scales on her bracelet, tapped the table, her golden eyes calm: "The old way, flip a coin to decide."

She took out a Mora, which bounced up with a "ding" sound, and quickly spun and rose in the air. She caught it again and held it in her palm: "Choose."

"I choose the side with the numbers."

"Why? I want to choose the side with the numbers!"

"Go out and argue, and give me the answer in two minutes."

Goro and Takeshima fell silent at the same time, hearing the impatience in Ying's tone, looking at each other, the former muffled: "Then I'll choose the side with the pattern."

Ying opened her palm, and the golden Mora lay in her palm, with the numbers facing up.

"Get ready, and set off in ten minutes."

Ying glanced at the result, not giving the two a chance to regret.

"Hehe, thank you General Goro for your help!"

Takeshima smiled proudly, bowed to Goro, turned around and walked out, summoning his men.

Goro's tail was drooping, and the animal ears on his head also looked a little depressed. He forced himself to cheer up, saluted Ying, and turned to leave.

After watching the two leave, Ying smiled softly, tossed Mora casually, and put it back into the bracelet.

What a young and gullible guy.

In fact, no matter how the two choose, the final result will be that Takeshima will become the head of the snake god, and the power of the war faction of Kaigi Island will be consumed.

As for the coin toss...

The coin tossed from her hand, what result she wants, naturally has the final say.