Chapter 97: The Abyss and Schubert

"I will add Eula to the group later, but now is not the time." Mu Yang chuckled: "I am very much looking forward to seeing to what extent Eula will grow in the future."

"She will make the right choice. I have felt a strong character within her!" Venti shook his head slightly.

"By the way, Venti, you were planning to half-heartedly hand over your Gnosis to La Signora before, weren't you?" Mu Yang suddenly asked out of the blue.

Venti stared at Mu Yang, dumbfounded, as if wanting to ask why he even knew about that.

However, he nodded slightly and said: "I did intend to do so originally. After all, we had actually tacitly approved of the Cryo Archon's actions before.

Moreover, I also feel a sense of guilt toward La Signora; she saved Mondstadt when I was not around."

"Then you don't need to feel guilty anymore; you have already saved her life once!" Mu Yang said indifferently.

Venti's pupils constricted slightly. He understood what Mu Yang meant—that the other party sparing La Signora had, to some extent, to do with him.

If that was the case...

He could seemingly set his mind at ease.

Suddenly, both Venti and Mu Yang felt a stir in their hearts and concealed their presence. Not far from them, a portal was opened, and an Abyss Herald stepped out. It looked around, failing to notice Mu Yang and Venti, who were hiding in mid-air.

"This is an Abyss Herald. It seems to be the one that attempted to use Abyssal power to corrupt my Statue of the Seven!" Venti transmitted his voice to Mu Yang.

After a pause, Venti continued: "They should all be descendants of Khaenri'ah, but they have already been permeated by the power of the Abyss. They harbor intense hatred toward the Seven Archons and their nations.

Of course, what they hate most is undoubtedly the Heavenly Principles."

Mu Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this. He did not reject this fact; since he had replaced the position of the Heavenly Principles, he needed to bear the hatred left behind by his predecessor.

The hatred of the Abyss and the Abyss Order!

Mu Yang accepted it!

The rebellion of the Cryo Archon and Snezhnaya!

Mu Yang accepted that too!

The Abyss Order must die. For this world, they are a massive hidden danger, and Mu Yang could not sit idly by while they continuously invaded the Teyvat continent.

At least half of the Fatui must die. He just wondered what kind of expressions La Signora and Tartaglia would have when they realized he was not some Traveler, but the Heavenly Principles.

"They are likely trying to force you out!" After a moment of thought, Mu Yang realized their goal: "Corrupting the Seven Archons with the power of the Abyss—one has to say, that is the Abyss Order for you.

However, for you, this is a good thing!

If it truly reaches a critical moment, Zhong Li and I can also intervene. As long as it is not a large-scale invasion by the Abyss, it is all within an acceptable range."

"Hehe, if they want to send us points, I have no choice!" Venti thought about the Abyss Order's 'old pals' trying their best to send him points, and he felt helpless.

These guys were truly too honest.

He really had no other choice!

About ten minutes later, a sneaky figure ran over from afar on tiptoe. Upon seeing the Abyss Herald, his expression turned joyful, though he quickly suppressed his smile and walked quickly to the Herald: "Checks have been strict lately; getting out of Mondstadt City is not an easy task."

The Abyss Herald glanced at the man—the protagonist of this incident, Schubert—and nodded slightly: "Have you finished what we entrusted you with?"

"Almost, it won't take long to complete!" Schubert's eyes flickered: "However, you must guarantee that after you take Mondstadt, you will hand it over to our Lawrence Clan to manage.

If you agree, I can provide you with powerful combat strength.

My niece, Eula, has strength not inferior to the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean. I can persuade her to join you on your behalf.

By then, your Abyss Order will also gain a great general!"

Even though these Abyss Heralds were monsters, what did that have to do with him, Schubert?

It would be Eula turning into a monster, not him!

He believed Eula would also be willing to sacrifice herself for the clan!

"We are not interested in territory; we only seek revenge against the Anemo Archon, Barbatos!" The Abyss Herald looked deeply at Schubert, a trace of mockery flashing in its eyes, its tone indifferent.

"Good! Give me one day, and I will definitely set up that portal. When the time comes, as long as you have a need, I can open the portal for you!" Schubert said to the Abyss Herald immediately.

"Can the Abyss Order not enter Mondstadt City directly?" Mu Yang asked Venti curiously at this moment.

"Although there is Ley Line power within Mondstadt City, it is not the same system as the Ley Lines outside the city. I used some special methods back then; almost all of the Seven Archons used similar methods in their respective countries.

Monsters almost never appear inside the city.

The Abyss Order's portals essentially utilize the power of the Ley Lines as well.

If there is no one inside Mondstadt City to help, they cannot enter the city directly!" Venti explained softly.

"Is that so? It seems there is still too much I need to learn!" Mu Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In truth, he was still interested in the affairs of the previous Heavenly Principles, such as the four shades, or the three Moon Sisters—these were all incredibly mysterious existences.

Their status on the Teyvat continent was even above that of the Seven Archons!

However, now only the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles remained.

What kind of story lay behind all this? Mu Yang was very curious!!

It was a pity that the old man was someone with a very strong ability to keep secrets. Even when Mu Yang asked him, he only told Mu Yang that because of the contract, he could not speak.

After all, a contract never ends just because the other party has died.

As for Venti, that guy hid things very deeply, and trying to get information out of his mouth was truly too difficult.

On the other side, the Abyss Herald was also very satisfied with Schubert's attitude. It painted a big picture for Schubert: "Rest assured, in three days, the Stormterror will attack Mondstadt City. That will surely attract all attention, and you can open the portal!

After that, leave it to us. Mondstadt will become your Lawrence Clan's..."

After a pause, the Abyss Herald erupted with a terrifying killing intent: "If you mess this up, for us, it will just be a bit more effort, but as for you, you know the consequences!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!" Schubert felt the killing intent coming from the Abyss Herald and shivered all over.

If they had this kind of strength, combined with the Stormterror, perhaps they really could finish off that bastard Anemo Archon!

After warning Schubert, the Abyss Herald opened a portal and left. Only then did Schubert recover his usual arrogance and snort: "What a piece of work!

Once Eula joins the Abyss Order, her status will be higher than yours sooner or later. When that time comes, I will definitely make you kowtow to me three times and bow nine times!"

Having said that, he followed the path he had come from and ran quickly toward the city.

Schubert did not dare to stay outside the city for long; there were monsters everywhere.

Just seeing how he entered and exited Mondstadt, Mu Yang asked with a strange expression: "Why is there such a dog hole in your Mondstadt city wall that no one manages?" ===== CHAPTER 99 =====