In the afternoon, Su Han and his group set off on the train.
On the way, Yanfei looked at him and asked, "Since you're now managing Mondstadt… have there been any changes to the laws? I heard the Knights of Favonius have changed a lot."
As a legal expert, she often visited Mondstadt and Inazuma. However, due to Inazuma's Sakoku Decree in recent years, she naturally couldn't go there.
But because she had traveled to Mondstadt, she had made quite a few friends, and Eula was one of them. They still exchanged letters frequently.
Su Han withdrew his gaze and said, "Mondstadt's laws haven't actually changed much. We just added a lot of new crimes and punishments. Desertion in the face of battle. Betrayal of Mondstadt. These are all capital offenses."
"As for mistakes made in the past, if one makes a contribution to Mondstadt, they can be forgiven. But the criminals must redeem themselves. All goods must be inspected by the Knights. You could say that freedom has been slowly restricted a bit. But there is also a benefit to this: Mondstadt will be very safe."
Listening to his words, Yanfei nodded. Extraordinary times called for extraordinary punishments. Only with such heavy penalties could those citizens be made to behave.
Xiao looked at Su Han and asked, "You manage Mondstadt?"
"That's right. He was appointed by the Anemo Archon as the Pope of Favonius. His authority is huge now. You could say that with a single thought, he could take the lives of countless people," Rosalyne said lightly.
Su Han was embarrassed to death. If you don't know how to talk, then don't talk!
Xiao glanced at Su Han, a strange look on his face. "The Anemo Archon actually gave such great authority to you? How rare."
In his impression, the Anemo Archon was an unreliable person, but also an existence who disliked being bound. For him to make Su Han the Pope was truly surprising.
At this time, Shenhe added, "Mondstadt has been riddled with holes by the Fatui and the Abyss. If the Anemo Archon hadn't begged Su Han, I'm afraid… it wouldn't have lasted much longer before completely rotting away. He had no choice. Even his own congregation had spies in it. If he didn't do this, what else could he do?"
Whether it was economic strength or the combat power of the citizens, Liyue was several times stronger than Mondstadt City. Who wouldn't be envious?
Amidst the chatter and laughter, the train arrived at the entrance to The Chasm.
Rosalyne looked at Su Han and asked, "Where is the entrance to that magical artifact?"
"In the deepest part of the abyss. I'm guessing you haven't been there yet."
He led the group, continuously advancing towards the bottom layer. They passed through the cavern and arrived directly near the light pillar of the Skyfrost Nail.
The nearby black ooze had slowly been purified by the power of the Dragon Veins. However, on the ground, a giant mechanical serpent was continuously slithering.
Yanfei exclaimed in surprise, "This is…"
"A mechanical serpent of Khaenri'ah. I'll handle it!"
Su Han jumped directly from the platform.
Detecting the approach of a life form, the ground rumbled, and the giant mechanical serpent drilled out, charging directly at Su Han. The serpent was a full four meters wide and over thirty meters long. It looked very terrifying.
The Tessusaiga in Su Han's hand released its seal, transforming into a giant silver-white blade.
He shouted in a low voice, "Gravity Blade!"
In the next instant, the silver-white blade turned a dark purple! Terrifying gravity was already wrapped around it.
Swish.
Su Han slashed out. The seemingly ferocious giant serpent instantly suffered heavy damage to its body and was sent flying directly towards the distant rock wall. It crashed into it, and its body shattered into countless fragments.
One slash, one kill. The others were stunned.
Xiao landed beside him, observing the weapon as it returned to its original state, and asked, "What was that just now? I seemed to feel a fluctuation of gravity."
"This is the Gravity Blade! Not long ago, I consumed the Gravity-Gravity Fruit, and now I have mastered gravity."
Su Han raised a finger. In the next moment, Xiao looked surprised, because he felt his body become incredibly light. Gravity had been reduced by ten times! Truly magical.
However, business came first. Su Han led them to the entrance of the magical artifact and said with an extremely serious expression, "Everyone, don't wander off in a bit. The Fantastic Compass is very terrifying, and it can shift forms and space. So, we must stick together!"
"Don't worry, we won't wander off!"
"Mm, me too."
At this moment, Su Han's gaze fell on Xiao, because his words were mainly directed at him.
The Conqueror of Demons gave a faint smile. "I'll listen to you."
"Mm, then let's begin."
Su Han activated his elemental power. Instantly, light was released from below. The group was prepared, and as the ground collapsed, they made the appropriate preparations and soon landed.
Looking at the strange underground space, Yanfei asked in surprise, "Where is this?"
"It's better to be careful. The space here… seems a bit wrong. And I sense some ominous auras," Xiao said, immediately capturing the dark shadows of the alien space. They were the souls of those who had died here.
Rosalyne closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then said in a low voice, "The Abyssal aura here is very thick. It seems… we are already close to the edge of the Abyss."
"To be precise, beneath the Fantastic Compass is the bottom of the Abyss. Alright, we should get moving!"
Su Han led the group forward. Although the tunnels here were intricate and complex, with Su Han leading the way, it wasn't that difficult.
Soon, the group arrived in front of a strange gate.
Yelan frowned. "What is this thing?" She felt that this object gave off a bad feeling.
Yanfei looked at the mechanism and smiled. "I'll go take a look."
She opened the mechanism, and the gate opened. The young woman walked inside.
As a result, the scene that appeared was the thing she least wanted to encounter: a civil dispute!
"Ah! Why is it this kind of thing? Go away!" Yanfei looked at the two arguing people and ran out in fright.
What a terrifying thing. To think it would make me see this.
Su Han asked Rosalyne, "Do you want to try?"
"Before I try, I want to ask: does this place show the things one least wants to see deep in their heart? Or the things they fear the most?" Rosalyne stared straight at him, wanting an answer.
Su Han nodded. "Yes. It will show the thing you fear most in your heart."
"Heh. Then I'm relieved." Rosalyne gave a faint smile and walked confidently forward.
As the mechanism opened, inside was a blank space. Nothing at all.
Yelan was astonished. "How is this possible? Why is there nothing inside?"
"Nothing is impossible!" Xiao commented from the side. "The things inside are the manifestation of the fear in one's heart. If this lady has no fear in her heart, then naturally nothing will be reflected."
Hearing this, Rosalyne looked back and smiled. "That's right. Originally, I feared the Abyss. The scene shown should have been the death of that person. But… I believe that a certain man will blast the Abyss to pieces along with everything else! So, I fear nothing!"
Next, Shenhe also opened the gate at Yanfei's request. As a result, a scene of Su Han being heavily injured and dying appeared inside. Clearly, this was the thing she feared most.
However, Shenhe remained expressionless. Because while she feared such a thing, Su Han would absolutely not end up like that.
"Yelan, do you want to try?"
"Me? That's probably not a good idea." Faced with Yanfei's request, Yelan was a little embarrassed. The thing she feared most should be that, right? Should she look?
Yanfei urged, "Go on! Aren't we sisters? You've seen my dark history!"
"Fine! You're not allowed to tell anyone." Being told this, Yelan resigned herself to her fate.
When she entered the room, a small companion appeared inside, smiling at her. "Hey, Yelan, you've been beaten up again? Hahahaha! Still so weak…"
"Sigh… I knew it would be this." Yelan walked out with a numb expression.
In the past, her constitution had been a bit weak. It was a hereditary problem. Because of this, those friends had mocked her quite a bit. Her childhood had been spent living in a medicine jar for a time. It was only later that she slowly improved. So, after she started doing missions, she would always use a disguise when she went to see a doctor.
After seeing what Yelan feared most, everyone turned to look at Su Han.
Rosalyne smiled even more. "Come on. Let me see what Liyue's National Treasure fears."
"Actually, there's really nothing to see." Su Han didn't want to go in, because he had already guessed the result.
But the others really wanted to see what he feared.
Yanfei said with a grin, "Don't worry, we won't tell anyone."
"Go on, my lord. You're not going to hide it, are you?"
"Alright. But… I might disappoint you. I also fear nothing."
With that, Su Han walked to the gate and opened the mechanism. Sure enough, what was reflected was a blank space. No fear whatsoever.
Yanfei said disappointedly, "So you also fear nothing?"
"No… it's not that he fears nothing, but that he firmly believes he can do anything!" Xiao, who understood Su Han a little, spoke up to answer for him.
He could even achieve resurrection of the dead. What else was there that he couldn't do?
Su Han looked at Yanfei and said, "Have you played enough? We should continue forward. Next, we might have to fight."
"Uhh… alright! Alright… business first."
Soon, they arrived at the next space. Just as they landed, countless ghosts attacked from all directions!
Black and red, grotesque things. They were nauseating to look at. And there was an Abyssal aura attached to them.
Xiao took out his polearm and warned, "Be careful. These monsters are not simple. They have the power of the Abyss."
With that, he charged out directly and began to slaughter the monsters.
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