บท 79: Ch. 79: Abyss
"Abyss ..."
Furina was silent with her mouth open, eyes wide, lips unable to say anything.
She had heard of the term Abyss from Neuvillette and the books she had read since pretending to be an Archon; even now she was always reading.
There are times when she comes across unfamiliar terms, and Abyss is one of them.
In his memories of the Abyss, it was a place outside Teyvat. Not just anyone could enter this place. But now, she set foot in the Abyss with Charles' help.
Furina looked at Charles with surprise. She felt that this man was very mysterious. Where did he really come from? He's not from Fontaine!
Charles did not notice Furina's gaze; sighed. No wonder I feel familiar with this place... I've seen it in front of the screen.
As someone who comes from the earth, and likes to pay attention to the computer screen for more than 8 hours. Watching PV games is second nature to him; you could say it's a hobby.
"You mentioned a village... is there one around here?" asked Charles.
That there are villages in the Abyss is surprising. If there were villages, then there were people. This is a ruined civilization!
It was valuable information for an outsider who had just entered another world.
Arthur, who had his sword in inventory, nodded, agreeing.
Then they set off with Arthur in the lead.
Charles approached Arthur and walked beside him.
"How long have you been here?"
He was a bit curious, to him, Arthur who had learned the information that this was the Abyss must have lived here for quite some time; it could have been a year as a permanent resident!
"I don't know, it's hard to tell the time here." He fixed his gaze on the sun. "It's never morning, noon, or night here."
Never morning, noon, and night... in other words nothing but evening? Charles nodded, understanding.
At this moment, he felt his stomach grumble instantly.
Charles stroked his stomach. "What did you eat earlier?"
"Satay. I brought them from Mondstadt. Don't ask, I'm running low on supplies."
"There's no food here?" Charles tilted his head.
Arthur curled his lips. "Guess what. Why did I choose to eat satay instead of the food here?"
Charles pondered while stroking his chin.
Furina who was listening to their conversation pondered silently... Is there no food suitable for the human stomach? Then what were those people eating...
Perhaps they are not human?!
"Check your system," Arthur pleaded.
Why all of a sudden? Does he want to confirm that I am a player? Charles thought about the reason. A moment later, Charles sighed.
He agreed to open the system. However, he was shocked in an instant.
The system won't open! Even though I was able to take out and insert the revolver earlier... is the system unable to access anything other than inventory?
"As expected, the system is not working here." Arthur confirmed.
During his stay here, he could not confirm it because there were no other players to use as evidence.
Thinking about why I no longer have negative emotions like before... Charles glanced at Furina.
Is it because the system is down?
Furina suddenly felt Charles' silent gaze. She shivered and pretended not to notice.
"We've arrived."
At this moment, a building was visible in the corner of their eyes.
...
An ordinary village.
It would seem so if you exclude the residents.
The people there passed by with a limp. Their eyes were blank as if only darkness remained. The time Charles and the two entered their village too, they seemed indifferent.
The meaning of their lives seemed to be lost in the Abyss itself.
Furina stared at their undead-looking faces and hid behind Charles, hugging him tightly.
"Is there a bullet dealer here?"
Charles, who was walking by Arthur's side and had his arm around Furina, looked at his right and left intently.
He didn't see any shops or anything similar there.
"Ask the people here," Arthur replied. "Not that I know of."
Arthur pondered. Out of bullets?
As far as his experience in digesting words, the question was like the fact that he was looking for something to supplement what he didn't have. If the question was about bullets, it meant that he didn't have any.
That revolver has no bullets!
Heh, he tricked me... The corner of Arthur's lips twitched before smiling forcefully.
Charles did not respond.
"You can ask the blacksmith to make it. It should be possible if you give an example... well, let's hope so."
Charles nodded. There's no harm in trying.
If he couldn't, he would use a sword instead of his revolver.
He's been practicing anyway!
"Before going there, let's find an inn first." Arthur turned to Furina. "Lady Furina seems to be exhausted."
Furina gasped at the mention of her name. She looked down. What I did with these people...
On second thought, these two people seem to be acquaintances of that woman. Then why do I keep going with them? What if they stab me in the back.
I don't want to die... Furina looked at Charles' face, then approached him slowly.
Charles nodded.
Arthur smiled, and escorted them to the inn. The place was pretty bad from the outside and inside—the wood was porous, every step would make the sound of wood that was about to break. The roof also had holes. When it rains, they can only accept their fate.
"We'd like to book two rooms," Arthur said to the old man, the innkeeper.
The old man stared at Arthur silently, not responding, just staying in silence for two minutes.
Furina, who was observing the two of them, furrowed her brows.
"Why two?" Charles tilted his head. Why not just three?
"I don't have any money." Arthur chuckled.
Arthur handed the innkeeper two satay.
The old man placed two keys on the table and Arthur quickly picked them up.
They then climbed the stairs.
In the back, Furina saw the old man who took two satay and swallowed them.
At first, looks normal. However, once the second part...
Furina's eyes widened instantly—he saw the man eating the meat along with the skewers!
At this moment, the man turned to Furina.
Furina was instantly frightened and rushed to Charles' side.
That man is definitely creepy and weird!
Are you sure we're staying in the right place?!
Arthur extended his hand to Furina. "This is for you, Lady."
Furina who was still frightened took the key with trembling hands, she looked into Arthur's eyes for a moment, suspecting that he was the same race as the locals. Then she turned to Charles. She pursed her lips, her mouth opened for a moment, but closed again instantly. She went straight to her room, and heard the sound of locking.
Arthur whispered. "Looks like she likes you.
"Looks like she wants to ask you to live in his room... heh, if that's true, how would you respond?"
Charles stared at Arthur in silence. "I already like someone else."
She paused, smiled, and then added, "Ei."
Arthur was wide-eyed, he covered his mouth with his hand, looking down.
"Oh, shit... are you that kind of person?
"Yes, I am that kind of person."
Charles took the key from Arthur's hand, turned around and entered the room. He walked over to the window and looked up at the red sky.
Keqing... how is she doing now?
...
Inside the room, Keqing, who was wearing a black sheath robe, read over her writing before placing the paper into a pile on the table. It was the last letter she had written.
She tidied up her desk and looked out the window, where she saw people flocking to her house.
Those people are none other than Millelith's troops—came to her to arrest and imprison her for the murder of Zhongsun Nao.
If they had known that it was not murder but self-defense, would she have been saved? Of course she would. She will definitely survive.
After all, she was the Yuheng of Liyue Qixing. Even if put on trial, the citizens of Liyue would side with her at all costs to avoid being punished.
Soon, the sound of steps grew louder. Keqing felt that it was time to say goodbye to the house. She pulled up her hood and approached the back door of the house. As her hand touched the doorknob, she suddenly turned around.
I will miss this...
She looked sad; turned around.
Then she turned the door knob and pushed it.
...
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