Chapter 602

On the other side!

"Are we there yet?"

Looking at the steep, craggy mountain walls ahead and the roads submerged by the inland lake, Paimon asked, panting.

Lumine shook her head gently: "Almost."

"You've said that three times already!"

"Isn't that because you asked three times, so I answered?"

Lumine glanced at the little thing flying beside her and said with extreme disdain: "Besides, you're flying, what's so tiring about that?"

"Hmph, my phantom limbs are very tired, okay!"

Paimon retorted, indicating that even flying has a fatigue level.

It's not like there's a rule that only walking on two feet makes you tired.

"Fine."

Lumine had an expression that said whatever you say is right.

Paimon puffed up her cheeks and wanted to argue; of course, she thought so and did so, rambling on about her hardships.

For example, the two of them set off from Liyue Harbor early in the morning, passed through the foot of Mount Tianheng, and traveled through Qingxu Pool and Lingju Pass, without resting for a moment.

Halfway there, they were robbed by Hilichurls; although the two of them launched a counter-robbery and almost burned their tents in the process.

Ever since learning that Hilichurls were monsters transformed from humans of an ancient civilization by a curse, Lumine had been much less ruthless in her attacks recently, not aiming to kill.

"Hey, are you listening!" Paimon put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction.

Lumine was expressionless, letting it go in one ear and out the other, just treating it as a joke.

After enduring the bombardment of nonsense for a while, they passed through the last tricky gate, and the scenery before them suddenly opened up.

"We're here!"

With Lumine's kind reminder, Paimon finally stopped rambling, and the whole person immediately became excited.

"Eh?! We're already here?"

The whole person was suddenly not tired anymore; the little thing flew forward quickly, intending to witness the scenery of The Chasm with her own eyes.

In less than a moment.

Through the ancient road with wooden boards buried in the ground, a breathtaking landscape appeared before the two.

It was a series of steep mountain peaks, with a sunken valley in the center; looking around, precious mineral deposits were visible everywhere, mostly in open-pit form.

"As expected of the mineral-rich Chasm, there are so many mineral deposits!"

Paimon looked like a country bumpkin entering the city, which was very funny.

Lumine carefully observed the structure of The Chasm and found that it was completely surrounded by circles of mountain peaks; a rough look showed that the only entrance and exit was the road she had come by.

Once blocked, the inside would become exceptionally safe, or it could isolate all dangers inside.

"Finally here!"

Lumine was full of anticipation; because she had learned some information from Enjou in Enkanomiya, and verified it with Dainsleif, she was very confident in finding traces of her brother.

As long as her brother appeared here, it would be impossible for her not to discover him.

"Let's go! Let's go in!"

Paimon was the first to rush inside impatiently.

After showing their identification to the guards at the military camp at the entrance, the two entered quite easily.

In their line of sight were narrow, misty mountains and ridges; fire-red trees similar to maples were scattered throughout The Chasm, embellishing the originally desolate and ancient valley with some unexpected beauty.

The two first prepared to report themselves to Keqing and Ningguang, and to hand over to the official personnel located inside The Chasm.

The handover went very smoothly; on the outskirts of The Chasm, there were many simple strongholds that had already been established, all for the convenience of miners and adventurers to rest.

Because The Chasm had just reopened, many places had been abandoned before and now needed to be reorganized.

After the handover, the two soon learned the news that Hilichurls were appearing in the depths of The Chasm.

Because the situation was very strange, the miners were panicked and didn't dare to work.

For this reason, since the two were here, in addition to looking for traces of the Abyss Order, they naturally intended to help out and find out the reason why. (cbbh)

Until they left the camp and headed to the Chasm alone, Paimon whispered a reminder: "By the way, do you remember what Keqing told us before we came?"

Lumine naturally nodded and repeated: "To go to the depths of The Chasm and the underground mines, we must lift the seals set by the Qixing here."

Just on the surface, it was impossible for there to be too many doubts and clues.

Because the mining area was reopened, most of the miners were mining on the open surface and would not enter the depths at all.

If there were any discoveries, the miners would have reported them long ago, such as the discovery of Hilichurls.

"So, if we want to figure out the reason for the mysterious appearance of the Hilichurls, we must first lift the seals that the Qixing have locked the underground layers with."

"Hmm."

The two reached a consensus and soon began to act, asking people who knew about this seal.

Coincidentally, The Chasm was currently gathering many adventurers, as well as some well-informed people; they soon searched for targets and tried to unseal them.

As expected, the process went very smoothly; with the two of them having rich adventure experience, it probably wouldn't take long for them to lift the seal and enter the underground depths of The Chasm.

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Yujing Terrace!

Compared to the tool duo who set off early in the morning to catch up on performance, Hearing Luo Li was much more leisurely.

Getting up slowly, first greeting Keqing, eating breakfast served by many maids, then taking a walk, and then going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to tease Keqing.

After such a set of itineraries, it was already noon.

"Aren't you going to The Chasm? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Inside the Ministry of Civil Affairs!

In Keqing's office, there was an uninvited guest.

Hearing Luo Li looked at her handling government affairs and vaguely saw a temperament similar to Raiden Ei.

It must be said that strong women always have similarities.

However, unlike him who had the mind to let his imagination run wild, Keqing couldn't bear that scorching gaze and couldn't help but angrily drive him away.

"Hey, it wasn't like this yesterday; how come your attitude changed after waking up?"

Hearing Hearing Luo Li teasing tone made Keqing glare at him, pouting slightly, which was very cute.

"Oh, don't bother me; I'll accompany you tonight, okay?"

If she said she wasn't happy, it would be a lie, but Hearing Hearing Luo Li presence here seriously affected Keqing's work efficiency; she would unconsciously look at the other party from time to time, thereby putting down the work in her hands.

A while passed, and the documents that were usually handled long ago took three times as long to complete.

The young girl was both happy and annoyed, and her tone sounded very spoiled.