hotmtlnovel Chapter 310: How Much is the Matter
Chapter 310: How Much is the Matter
After the artificial meteor shower, everyone naturally went back to rest, but Mo Ran sensed a breath from the direction of the desert, so he stepped forward and headed in that direction in a flash.
The sky was filled with yellow sand and the storm never stopped. A dragon with an emerald green body was perched in this uninhabited desert, looking at the mushroom beasts that were returning one after another with a look of relief on its face.
Suddenly, the giant dragon raised its head and looked at the figure in black flying towards it at a very fast speed. The little human was about to blurt out something, but after sensing the other party's extremely powerful aura, he closed his mouth.
"Once a follower of the Dragon King, now the Grass Dragon Apep." Mo Ran stood in the void, staring at the giant dragon, and slowly revealed its identity.
"Human, you are very powerful, more powerful than the seven demons now. What's the matter with you coming to me?" Apep did not scold him, but asked gently.
Mo Ran put his hands together and said, "I want to discuss a cooperation with you. I am going to raise the banner of resistance against Gao Tian, and as a follower of the first generation Dragon King, you will be a great help."
"Oh? Haha, you want me to help you, help you humans? Do you think this is possible?" Apep sneered a few times, twisting his thousand-foot-long body, looking quite majestic.
Mo Ran smiled faintly and said, "Since you have not attacked the humans in Xumi since you recovered, I think it is possible. If you agree, I can help you recover to your peak condition now."
"You should be able to see that I have this ability, and I am not worried about your counterattack. Even at your peak, you will never be my opponent."
After a moment's silence, Apep said, "You do have this ability, and I don't hate humans anymore, but I need you to give me a reason, a reason that is enough for me to join you!"
"Isn't it enough to avenge your former followers?" Mo Ran looked up at the sky covered with wind and sand, his sharp eyes directed at the floating island.
"Hahaha." Apep laughed, and then said: "Human, you know me very well, but let me correct one thing. It's not the past. My admiration for the Dragon Kings has remained unchanged until today and in the future!"
"Then let's settle it like this. When the war starts in the future, there will be many places where you will be needed to help."
"I have no problem. Even if I only drive that outsider out of Teyvat, I will be worthy of the heroic spirits of the Dragon Kings and the Dragon Lizard Clan!"
"Haha, the contract has been made. Those who violate it will be... struck by thunder and thrown out of Teyvat, etc.! Apep, be prepared. The war is not far away."
As Mo Ran spoke, he treated his injuries. Although the forbidden knowledge had been eliminated, the damaged part had not yet recovered. Only now, under treatment, he was considered fully recovered.
Apep felt his own power filling up, his aura rising step by step, from a strength less than that of the Seven Gods, all the way up to the strength of the top five of the Seven Gods.
After all, he is just one of the many followers of the first Dragon King. If any one of them could sweep across Teyvat today, how could justice allow them to be a future trouble?
"Human, I haven't asked your name yet?"
"My name is Mo Ran."
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After solving the problem of foreign aid, Mo Ran returned to Xumi City, said goodbye to the Great Compassion Tree King and the Small Auspicious Grass King, and then followed the traveler's breath and came to a place.
The Zen Garden is a research place belonging to the Yogacara school, one of the six schools of the Institute of Teachings. It is filled with the singing of birds, the fragrance of flowers, and the coming and going of people.
There were three travelers in the group, accompanied by a girl with long light blue hair and old-fashioned clothes. From the looks of it, it seemed that they were going to look for someone.
Paimon waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Falushan. We have a friend named Mo Ran. He is very powerful. He is a master of mechanical engineering in Liyue. He will definitely be able to help you fix it!"
"Mechanical engineering?" The girl named Falusan held her forehead with one hand and said helplessly, "Paimeng, Paimeng, I accept your wish to help me, but mechanical engineering and technological research in Liyue are different things. Your friend may not have chosen technology as an elective, right?"
"Well, how do you know if you don't try?" Paimon imitated the words of the man in black and made a promise.
"Impossible." Mo Ran walked over and refused.
Kong and Ying turned their heads and looked at this savior, but the word "impossible" just now made their faces fall.
"Why?" Paimon said repeatedly, "But it's all the same, just install the things, then give them energy and they can run!"
"They look the same, but in reality, they can't be confused." Mo Ran shook his head and explained, "Technology is something that humans create using known energy. Some mechanical devices don't even require fixed energy, and they are completely different in terms of operation, assembly, and so on."
"So, if the technological creation is damaged, it's no use looking for me. I can't fix it."
"But, Mo Ran, haven't you always been very powerful and know everything?" Paimeng wanted to struggle again.
Mo Ran sighed and said, "Please don't think of me as omnipotent. Human power is limited. No one can do everything well. I am deeply sorry for this."
"No need to apologize. It's not your fault. I'll go over there to get some fresh air. You guys can chat." Falusan didn't seem to care. She walked to the flower bed alone. Her old-fashioned outfit didn't fit in with the surroundings.
At the original place, Mo Ran told the three people that he was going to leave, and as expected, he was questioned by them. After all, he had only been in Xumi for a short time, why was he in such a hurry to leave?
In response to this, Mo Ran smiled and said, "Traveling is all about going wherever you want. The closer you get to the destination, the more anxious you become. I want to get home quickly, so I won't enjoy the scenery along the way!"
"Okay then, be careful on the road." Ying waved and bid farewell to this old friend.
Sora wished, "Bon voyage!"
"Goodbye!" Paimon said.
"Well, see you later. I hope everyone will be free from worries." Mo Ran turned and walked out of the Zen Garden. The rest of the journey was destined to be imperfect.
The three people who were still there walked towards the woman in white standing by the flower bed, with only her in their eyes, and called out softly, "Fa Lu Shan."
"Hmm?" The old-fashioned girl turned around and looked at the three people. She said tenderly, "Welcome home, Falushan!"
"You, you guys..." Falushan was stunned for a moment. These were words she hadn't heard for a long time, and they were also the words she had always wanted to hear.
The tenderness in her heart rippled again, as if it was covered with honey, thick and lasting, but she seemed to be deliberately covering up this performance, and quickly scolded: "Did you forget to add seniors? You don't respect seniority!"
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Outside the Zen Garden, raindrops fell on the treetops, landed on an invisible barrier, and rolled aside.
The creator of this barrier was dressed in luxurious black clothes and had an ordinary face like an ordinary person. This person was of course Mo Ran who had just come out and was about to leave Xumi.
The reason he stopped was because of the girl in front of him, a black-haired girl wearing a hollow grid eye mask, but the aura she exuded was that of a demon.
This girl, named Columbia, is a member of a very mysterious fairy clan on the continent of Teyvat. She is very old. Her identity is not only that, she is also the third executive officer of the Fatui. Her title is also a girl, which fits her image very well.
Mo Ran looked at her, and she also closed her eyes slightly, leaving only a slit to observe a man in black clothes. She hummed a tune, looking very comfortable.
"If you don't tell me what it is, I'm leaving!" Mo Ran turned around and prepared to leave. He didn't have the heart to waste time with this executive whom he had never met.
Columbia grabbed his hair with one hand and said quickly, "It's the Queen who is looking for you."
"What does that little girl, the Ice Queen, want from me? She even sent an executive who was one of the top three officers over here." Mo Ran pulled back his hair and said slowly.
Columbia shook her head and said, "The Queen didn't say why. She just asked me to invite you over. She also said it was an important matter, so please don't be absent!"
"A very important matter." Mo Ran raised his head slightly and glanced at the dark clouded sky. Since the Ice Queen said it was a very important matter, then it could only be this one.
"Got it. Go back and tell your Queen that I will not be absent." Mo Ran jumped up, stepped on the ground, and disappeared in an instant.
Columbia was left on the ground soaked in the rain. She scooped up a handful of rainwater with both hands, then threw it all out, complaining, "You didn't even tell me to take you to a shelter. Humph, you really don't know how to be polite!"
"Bad guy, bad guy!"
Mo Ran was unaware of this very childish arrangement. At this moment, he had already arrived at the edge of the continent of Teyvat, ready to kill a man, a man with unforgivable crimes, Dotore!
From the memory of the World Tree, Mo Ran knew clearly the location of Dotore and why he ran to the Dark Sea.
A few months ago, after all of Dotore's slices were destroyed, he quickly fled to this secluded place without wasting time making slices because there was no point.
During this period of time, Dotore did not leave the Dark Sea, but had been studying the body of the demon god in it, trying to create something that could save his life and that did not exist in the world.
At this moment, above the dark sea, a man in equally dark black clothes stepped onto the scene.
His goal was clear, which was to kill Dotore completely without leaving any trace of him, and to burn him into ashes and pour them into the sea to feed these defeated demons.
He swept forward all the way, killing all the demons who intended to attack him. Before the demons could even see how this human made his move, they had already been covered in blood and died on the spot.
The bodies of the dead demons were also snatched by the living demons, because this was in the Dark Sea, where resources were extremely scarce, and corpses were also very useful things.
Mo Ran ignored all the chaos behind him, and ran straight to where Dotore was without looking back. Sure enough, he saw the figure that needed to be killed on the reef.
Dotore seemed to have noticed it, smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Mo Ran is here as expected."
"You didn't run away, which fits my impression of you!" Mo Ran's pressure radiated like thousands of mountains, causing the blindfolded man to fall to his knees overwhelmed.
"Haha, I don't bother to do meaningless things, but I didn't expect that a person who could be destroyed with a flick of a finger would become so powerful. If I can get your body, I believe my research can go a step further!"
Even under this terrifying pressure, even at the moment of death, Dotole had no fear. He was only focused on his research results and was not afraid of death at all.
From an objective point of view, Dotore is not that evil. It's just that most of his research is based on direct experiments on humans, and he doesn't care about the life or death of these people. If it weren't for this, he would be a very successful scholar.
Unfortunately, nothing in the world can be reversed. The numerous crimes committed by Dotore are not worthy of forgiveness or sympathy. The number of people killed by him is much greater than that of the entire Fatui.
In this regard, Mo Ran, who had once harmed living beings, understood how precious life was and that it should not be arbitrarily controlled by others and should not be allowed to do anything wrong. He flipped his palm and Dotore's body exploded instantly.
Blood splattered three feet away, and broken limbs and corpses fell all over the ground. Mo Ran then gathered them together and burned them with a raging fire. All the blood evaporated, and after the corpses were burned to ashes, the flames still did not go out until the ashes were burned out.
Mo Ran clapped his hands, but his eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "Sure enough, there is still a backup plan."