Chapter 9

Azhdaha: ......

Both of them were currently in a state of utter speechlessness.

Seriously, let’s just say.

Do you really need us to save you?

Morax had sensed the aura coming from the girl from the very beginning.

The aura of an Archon!

The girl before them was likely the lord of this territory, the Dust Archon, Guizhong!

If Jiang Yan’s appearance could be used to win over Guizhong, it wouldn't be a bad choice...

Morax pondered.

If Jiang Yan heard this, he would definitely roll his eyes in silence.

I really thank you, oh!

This young master is devoted to Ganyu!

"You all..."

After thoroughly squeezing Jiang Yan, the girl’s gaze turned toward them.

"Greetings, my name is Morax. I have come here to discuss matters with your lord, the Dust Archon, Guizhong."

Morax’s tone was clearly much more official now.

The faint aura of an Archon emanating from him also caused the girl’s expression to turn serious.

"I see..."

"The lord of the Mount Tianheng region..."

"Then follow me."

Holding Jiang Yan tightly in her arms, the girl walked ahead with a light laugh to lead the way.

Jiang Yan: ......

No, lead the way if you must!

But let me down!

I’m just cute, what did I do wrong?

Just because I’m cute, you can do whatever you want to me?!

The above are the thoughts of a certain youth currently pressed against the girl’s chest.

Seeing Jiang Yan’s look of enjoyment, Morax and Azhdaha both had black lines on their foreheads.

You kid... that’s enough!

"Speak, this is my room."

The girl arrived at the house in the center of the tribe. After everyone was seated, she sat in the main seat, holding Jiang Yan in her arms, and said with a smile.

"You must have guessed my identity, right? Morax."

"You carry the aura of an Archon. If I’m not mistaken, you are the Archon who protects this place, the Dust Archon, Guizhong."

"Am I right?"

Morax said calmly.

"Unh-huh! You guessed right, but unfortunately, there’s no prize~"

The girl laughed playfully, her silver-bell-like laughter echoing throughout the room.

"Everyone has come from afar, though I do not know for what purpose?"

After a brief moment of playfulness, Guizhong seemed very happy and then asked about the purpose of their visit.

Morax gathered his thoughts and explained the purpose of their trip to Guizhong.

"Ah... I understand."

Guizhong pondered for a moment.

"Although Mount Tianheng is vast, it is not suitable for humans to live there for long."

"So you want to form an alliance with me and have your people relocate here, right?"

Guizhong was indeed an Archon known for her wisdom; she could understand the hidden purpose behind Morax’s brief words.

"This matter is of great importance; I need to think about it."

After pondering for a while, Guizhong spoke softly.

Just as she wanted to rub Jiang Yan’s little face again, she touched a pile of hard wood. During Guizhong’s contemplation, Jiang Yan had long since used a Wood Clone to escape her embrace.

Guizhong pursed her lips, feeling a bit unsatisfied, but let it go.

"Very well, then we shall trouble you for these few days."

Morax nodded; he had never intended for Guizhong to agree on the spot.

Having the people of another Archon live in one’s own territory is something an Archon must naturally weigh carefully.

This was not something that could be easily agreed to.

Jiang Yan and the others stayed there for nearly a week.

During this time, Guizhong also took Morax and the others to tour large areas of her territory.

And with Jiang Yan’s adorable appearance, it was difficult for Guizhong and the people of her tribe to harbor hostility toward this group.

Unless they were causing trouble here.

But clearly, Morax was certainly not that kind of person.

But that was limited to Morax only....... ===== CHAPTER 20 =====

"Tuozhi! Use Mountain-Crushing Press!!"

Standing on Azhdaha’s shoulder, Jiang Yan looked like a majestic dragon knight; all he was missing was a cape fluttering in the wind.

Azhdaha transformed into his stone dragon form, and combined with Jiang Yan’s small stature, the pair looked as ridiculous as could be.

Azhdaha leaped into the air.

His massive body, like a mountain, smashed toward the Geo Lawachurl below.

"BANG!!!"

Dust billowed, and the shockwave from Azhdaha’s impact caused the tea in the cup held by Morax, who was sitting on a stone bench not far away with Guizhong, to tremble.

"Hoo..."

Morax took a gentle sip of tea and looked at the girl beside him.

At this moment, the girl was clapping excitedly, cheering happily for Jiang Yan and the Great Dragon King Azhdaha.

"I wonder how your Excellency Guizhong has considered the matter recently?"

Hearing Morax’s words, thoughts flashed through Guizhong’s eyes.

This young and handsome man before her always spoke like an old antique.

However, from her observations over these days, cooperating with this Geo Archon was indeed a very good choice.

Her own combat power was not high, and although she had Marchosius, she could not fully protect Guili Plains.

But agreeing just like that would be too easy on the other party!

Hmm... I must set a difficult problem for them!

Although Guizhong already had the idea of forming an alliance with the other party, she still had to test them!

"Na na, Excellency Morax, do you want me to agree to your conditions?"

Guizhong’s eyes darted, and she suddenly looked at Morax with a smile.

Morax’s hand holding the tea paused slightly.

"What does your Excellency mean?"

Morax’s eyes held a thoughtful look.

"Wait a moment, let me find it..."

The girl suddenly began to rummage through her wide sleeves for something.

Before long, a square mechanical lock appeared before Morax. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====

The surface of this mechanical lock shimmered with light, enough to show that this object was extraordinary.

"Let’s have a challenge."

The girl smiled playfully, looking at Morax.

Morax frowned slightly and picked up the mechanical lock the girl had placed on the stone table.

"The challenge you speak of is..."

"Well, as you can see, it’s to solve this lock."

The girl laughed softly: "I have studied this lock for hundreds of years and have yet to solve it."

"If you can solve it, then I will agree to all your requests, how about that?"

Morax’s expression was serious as he stared at the mechanical lock before him for a long time.

"So... will you accept this challenge or not?"

The girl rested her chin on her hand and looked at Morax with a smile.

"Cough, what is difficult about this?" A cold light flashed in Morax’s eyes.

"Since that is the case... let’s make a bet."

"In the name of the Dust Archon, Guizhong, I enter into a contract with you," the girl’s tone became serious.

"I bet that you cannot solve this lock."

A cunning smile suddenly flashed across Guizhong’s face.

"If you open it, I will agree to form an alliance with you, and I will let you do as you please with me."

"If you cannot open it, I will also agree to form an alliance with you, but you must let me do as I please with you!"

Guizhong’s idea was simple; she wanted to take the lead in this alliance through this contract.

If she won, she would become the leader of the alliance, and Morax would become her subordinate.

If she lost, she would become Morax’s subordinate and serve him.

However, Guizhong did not think she would lose; after all, this mechanism before her had troubled her for hundreds of years!

"The contract is formed; those who break their word shall suffer the wrath of the rock."

Morax nodded; he understood Guizhong’s intention, and then with a slight touch of his hands, the contract between the two was established.

Jiang Yan, who was happily opening treasure chests nearby, also looked at the two.

"What are these two doing?"

Jiang Yan looked at them with some confusion.

Probably talking about alliance issues again.

After all, in Jiang Yan’s view, an alliance between Morax and Guizhong was a foregone conclusion.

Kicking open the exquisite treasure chest he had already finished opening, the three exquisite treasure chests guarded by this Geo Lawachurl really gave him something good!

The Six Powers of the Navy from the Pirate World: Shave!

A movement skill.

Jiang Yan had a very novel idea.

After Morax and Guizhong joined forces, Jiang Yan planned to form an army of mortals, combining the training for soldiers from his previous life with the Navy Six Powers he held that could allow mortals to cultivate.

How powerful would Liyue’s future army be?

Hehe!

Thinking this in his heart, Jiang Yan came to the two of them.

Just as he approached them, a refreshing fragrance attracted Jiang Yan’s attention.

He saw that on the other side, a bear-like creature was cooking on a stove not far away.

And Azhdaha had long since arrived beside the bear-like creature, drooling as he watched it cook.

"Hey! Marchosius, what are you making that smells so good?"

Jiang Yan walked up to the bear-like creature with a grin and put his arm around its shoulder.

That’s right, the one before him was the Stove God: Marchosius.

As early as when the three of them first arrived here to tour, they had met him.

As one of the only two Archons in the tribe, Morax and the others naturally needed to meet him upon arrival.

However, he soon hit it off with Jiang Yan.

Because Jiang Yan had previously unlocked Master-level cooking, the two even had a culinary duel.

It can only be said that the Stove God was worthy of being an Archon famous for cooking; even though Jiang Yan possessed Master-level cooking, he was still slightly inferior.

But Marchosius highly recognized this young boy who was so skilled at cooking at such a young age.

"You’re here? Come and taste what I just researched, Slime Medley!"

Marchosius showed off his results to Jiang Yan.

"Uh..."

A bead of cold sweat dripped from Jiang Yan’s forehead.

Let’s just say.

Xiangling really learned from you thousands of years later, right?!

With this identical Slime cooking method, it’s no wonder you stayed by Xiangling’s side after losing your power. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====