area51novel Chapter 173 Lemuria
Chapter 173 Lemuria
Xie Ying had a wicked smile on her face, and her eyes fell on Fu Nina beside her, as if she was thinking of something bad. She said softly, "Fu Nina, show me something!"
Funina was stunned and thought: I have never played table tennis before, but I vaguely feel that something is wrong. Is this really the time to [perform]?
Furninna coughed dryly, then picked up the harp and gently touched the strings. Her fingers gently plucked the strings, producing a clear and pleasant sound, like a string of crystal clear water drops falling into a clear spring.
"A lone boat docks at the pier, with the moonlight lingering behind it. What lurks in the dark night is the creature that accompanies the shadows. The hunter's path is blocked, can he use his sword to cut through the fog?"
[Navia: Applause, the calmness of a 500-year-old artist]
[Wendy: Oh no, someone is taking my job]
[Paimon: Furninna: The best bard in the world is about to start plucking her harp]
[Zhongli: This action has some of the charm of a drunkard poet]
[Walnut: Royal Translation: Gradually Divine]
[Alice: Hahahaha, I can’t take it anymore, I’m dying of laughter]
[Claude: I give you 99 points, the remaining one point is for fear that you will become proud]
[Ying: Hmm... I think I saw a dragon, but I don't know if I can catch one.]
[Tevarin: The dignity of the dragon race cannot be violated! ]
[Apep: Haha, God's lackey actually has the nerve to say that]
[Navilet:….]
[Apep: I'm talking about you, Water Dragon King! Don't forget, we are the masters of this continent]
[Paimon: That's all in the past. Can't we just be happy now? If you don't obey me, I'll beat you up.]
[Xiangling: Apep ate Paimon in one bite, chicken flavor]
...
The merchant snorted coldly, "I didn't ask for any bardic poetry, so don't expect me to give you a tip. But if it's true as the poem says, and you're hunters... then hurry up and get rid of the monsters. Those monsters are squatting outside the city, ruining the way we get our goods. The city's inventory is limited, and if this continues, I don't think anyone will be able to survive."
Funina felt a little surprised. Isn't there anyone in the city to dispatch supplies and maintain order?
The merchant smiled contemptuously and said sarcastically, "No matter what, those princes and nobles in charge will never be hungry. Who knows, they are in the same mind as the monsters. Well, I have said enough, you can do what you need to do."
[Kaeya: Perfectly restored the ugly faces of those old nobles in Mondstadt]
[Wendy: If I had tricked Villette into coming here back then…]
【Lisa: Fooling? 】
【Wendy: Ahem…Invitation】
[Paimon: Look at the nobles of Fontaine. They were completely subdued by Villette.]
[Keqing: The efforts of Watling and Carolee were also indispensable during this period. Watling used his life to gain the trust of the Fontaine people in Navillatte, and Carolee's death gained the trust of the Fontaine people in the Melusine race.]
[Ningguang: Time will tell]
[Navia: Shuilong, Shuilong, stop crying, my clothes haven’t been collected yet]
[Funina: You should just cry. My potted plants haven’t been watered for several days and are almost withered.]
[Navilet:….]
...
Everyone came to the city square, where a man with a slightly anxious look was pacing back and forth with his head down.
He didn't notice the extra people around him, he just shook his head and then let out a long sigh.
Seeing this, Funina confidently stepped forward and asked, "Sir, how can I help you?"
The man came to his senses and found a girl standing in front of him. Suddenly his pupils dilated. She looked like someone: "Wait, who are you?"
"Who am I?" Furninha tilted her head.
"You... no, you are... the Shadow Hunter! I didn't expect you guys to actually come. That's great! This city is saved!"
Furninna: "What on earth happened here?"
The man sighed and said, "Since the first Shadow Hunter, [Golden Hunter Cassiodor] liberated this city, our lives were originally very prosperous... But... I don't know whether the seal of the monsters has weakened, or the evil wizards are secretly active... Recently, there have been monsters around the royal city, disturbing the people and making them restless."
Navia asked curiously, "Isn't the military strength of the royal city enough to suppress these monsters?"
The man shook his head and explained, "It's not that we don't have enough troops, it's that the guards don't know how to fight them... People of our age have never seen monsters since we were young, let alone destroy them! In fact... many people have forgotten the era of the Shadow Hunters... When I was a child, my grandfather told me stories about Shadow Hunters fighting monsters, so I took a gamble and thought of asking you for help... To be honest, before I saw you with my own eyes, I suspected that the Shadow Hunters my grandfather mentioned were just a legend."
The man was relieved when he saw the Shadow Hunter's firm determination, and was so excited that he almost cried.
[Kaeya: Where did our Mondstadt's great fountain go? ]
[Yan Fei: If you copy it directly, it will be an infringement, unless you get authorization from Meng De. There is no fountain... just to avoid suspicion]
[Navia: Clorinde's voice is so changeable. Duel agent doesn't suit her at all. Voice actor is what she should do.]
[Sugar: Her voice is so rich, it appeals to both men and women]
[Abedo: Sugar, this is not the word you use.]
[Klee: Wizard? He must be a bad guy. Klee wants to treat him to a bowl of glutinous rice.]
[Paimon: Clorinde's tone, could it be that she wants to say... Lord Water God? ]
[Claulinde: Isn't Lady Fernina the Water Goddess? In terms of both her achievements and her status, she is truly a Water Goddess.]
[Zhongli: Yes, Furninna is worthy of the title of Water God. She changes the world with her wisdom.]
...
"But if we want to help, we need to know where the monster appeared. Do you have any clues?"
The man shook his head. Because it was very dangerous outside the city, he was not sure about the exact location. "If you go out from the main gate of the royal city and walk along the road, you will see a lot of guards. They may know where the monsters are. You must pay attention to your safety. In addition... In addition to the monsters outside the city, there are evil wizards lurking in the kingdom city. You must be more careful."
"They teamed up with monsters, cast evil spells to deceive the princes and ministers, and messed up the kingdom... A minister who was originally very kind has recently become perverse and issued many laws that exploit the people... I can't live like this anymore..."
Navia turned her gaze towards Fernina and whispered softly, "He is so pitiful. Should we go and comfort him?"
Ying nodded silently, indicating that she agreed with Navia's idea. Then, she made a suggestion to Funina - singing a song to relieve her emotions.
Funina couldn't help but be stunned, and wondered to herself, is this really a good time to sing?
However, before she could respond, the man decisively rejected the proposal. For him, compared with singing, the more urgent and important issue at the moment was how to deal with the crisis facing the kingdom.
[Paimon: What this guy means is that we should not do anything beyond the basics, right?]
[Claude: That’s right, don’t deviate from the script, it’s hard for me to do it]
[Kaeya: Main quest, defeat monsters; find the evil wizard]
[Funina: Why do you want me to sing? ]
[Navia: Uh… That’s a good question. I don’t know what’s going on with me in the video.]
[Ding! The system uploaded the song "Free a Heart from Sorrow" by Miss Robin, the big star of Pinocchio]
[Paimon: Isn’t it coming? ]
[Funina: Hmm? This sound! ]
[Alice: Allotropy, very normal]
[Colai: No matter what world it is, Miss Funina will always be a big star]
[Yae Kamiko: That’s nothing. My Ying looks exactly like that Raiden Mei. It’s a pity that she’s dressed like a country girl.]
[Shadow: Son of God! You must be itching for trouble!]
[Ganyu: This may be the way the Son of God's sister and the God of Thunder get along with each other]
....
"People's attitude towards Shadowhunters is more unfamiliar than I thought. I thought I would be treated like a hero in the city." Furninda said, crossing her legs.
Paimon was stunned for a moment, then asked, "I remember Clorinde said that this tabletop troupe referred to some history. Is that true of history?"
Clorinde: "Not exactly the same, but somewhat similar. Do you want to hear it?"
Navia nodded and told Clorinde that as long as it didn't involve spoilers, it would be fine!
Paimon was also somewhat looking forward to it. Although he knew that the Shadow Hunters were very good at fighting, could it be that they had some special background? Just like the monsters in Inazuma.
Clorinde answered seriously: "No, Shadowhunters are all ordinary warriors. The only thing they have in common is the special sword skills that have been passed down for hundreds of years. Theoretically, as long as you endure the rigorous training and learn the sword skills to fight monsters... you can become a Shadowhunter, but most people retreat at the basic stage, not to mention those who are devastated by fear after seeing monsters. A strong heart is as important as a strong body."
Paimon's curiosity was like a ignited flame, burning fiercely. She couldn't wait to ask: "What kind of monster is it? And those evil wizards in the script, do they have prototypes?" Her eyes were full of eagerness and expectation, as if she wanted to penetrate the barrier of time and space and explore the truth hidden behind the story.
Clorinde took her time, drank a sip of tea, and continued to tell the story: "In the land of Fontaine, there was once an old dynasty called Lemuria. After the fall of Lemuria, many monsters appeared, hindering humans from establishing a new social order. There was a wizard who used to be from Lemuria. He controlled countless legions of golems and intended to become the king of this chaotic land."
[Paimon: Lemuria Dynasty, I remember its creator was from the Xumi Desert? He didn't want to be ruled by the Red King, so he came to Fontaine and wanted to end his life]
[Ying: During that time, I remember that Fontaine was a country without god management, and the first water god Egolia was imprisoned by heaven.]
[Alice: I remember there was a poisonous dragon in that damn place. It wasn’t an elemental dragon. It seemed to be called Scylla. It should be a dragon-shaped demon. Later, God punished it and destroyed the dynasty.]
[Cole: Wow, it turns out that Teyvat has so much secret knowledge. Why wasn't it recorded in the World Tree before? ]
[Paimon: If I were God, I would definitely not carve such a thing into the World Tree]
[Kaia: You finally admitted it! ]
[Ying: When I first received this commission, I felt strange that they actually wanted to rebel against Feng Fulei. It was just a tragic story of a leader who wanted to lead his people to resist fate, but then died collectively.]
[Nashida: It is no exaggeration to say that we are all slaves of fate. We are bound by a heavy shackle. Perhaps the One of Winter wants to break the shackle.]
[Ying: King Remus received a prophecy from the first generation of water god: the most prosperous empire will be destroyed, and the humans from the original fetal sea water will return to the same fate, so he went to Nata and found a way to transform all the Fontaine people into golems]
[Kamisato Ayato: This king is truly cruel]
[Alice: In order to avoid dissolution, different people choose different paths. The cause of the problem is that the water god did something beyond his scope, but responding to the wishes of believers is engraved into the devil's instinct! ]
...
Navia interrupted Clorinde's story in time: "Stop, stop, stop! Could this be the evil wizard in the story? We haven't collected much information about him yet. Why don't you tell me something else?"
Clorinde: "I'm not going to tell you what you might have guessed. The rest... is about the golden hunter Cassiodorus and the former water goddess Egolia."
Paimon shouted in surprise, "This is too far away! How did Clorinde know all this?"
"My master told me." Clorinde folded her hands over her chest and answered calmly.
Hearing this, Navia became a little nervous. She asked softly, "Is it... Ms. Petronilla?" There was a hint of awe and curiosity in her voice. It seemed that the name Petronilla had a special weight in her heart. (Pera for short)
Furninna: "Do you know each other?"
"Well, Ms. Petronilla used to have a very good relationship with my father, and she often brought Clorinde to my house to play, but..." Navia's face looked a little ugly.
Seeing that they were still planning to continue chatting, Clorinde coughed and interrupted their topic: "We have strayed off topic. Let's get back to the background. Anyway, a group of warriors responded to the call of the water goddess Egolia and fought against monsters under the leadership of Cassiodor. They were later called [Shadow Hunters]. With the arrival of the era of peace, the work of Shadow Hunters gradually became less busy. The Shadow Hunters Court, an organization originally composed of Shadow Hunters, has now transformed into an organization mainly composed of Melusin."