Corbin and the Crest of Dawn Chapter 7

It was another winter day, and the two of them lived in a cave. The cave was extremely warm, and the soup was warm on the stove. The delicious smell was so fragrant that Lucien, who had always eaten little, drank two bowls.

"Today I saw a tree at the bottom of the mountain. It was different from anything I had seen before." Lucien thought of the tree he saw at the bottom of the cliff this morning, thinking that maybe Corbin would know about it.

"What does it look like?" Corbin's calf-length hair was trimmed by Lucien at his own request. If Corbin hadn't been born with such good hair, saying that this hairstyle looked like a dog chewing would be an insult to a dog.

"The tree is full of white flowers. When they wither, it's not like other petals falling, but the whole flower withers."

Listening to Lucien's description, Corbin probably had some thoughts in his heart, but he still said: "Let's go take a look after dinner."

Corbin scratched his messy and fine hair and thought of the plants he saw in another world a long time ago.

Soon after, Corbin followed Lucien to the bottom of the cliff, and was stunned when he looked at the camellia that was still blooming in the cold winter.

"This is a camellia tree. This is the first time I have seen it here." Corbin bent down and picked up a white camellia from the ground, smelled it, and then put it behind his ear naturally.

This was the first camellia tree he saw in Teyvat.

"The way the camellia falls is indeed different from other flowers, so it is also called the decapitated flower, which refers to the fact that it falls from the head. The camellia fruit and its wood contain oil, so it is a useful tree..."

As Corbin talked, he looked around to see if there were any seeds that could be saved. Lucien looked at the fallen camellias at his feet and didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't want to look up at the flowers on the tree anymore.

After finding a few seeds, the two left the bottom of the cliff. As soon as winter passed, the two continued their journey.

On the way, Corbin exchanged the collection of herbal medicines compiled by people from other tribes for some things, most of which were things that he could not make himself, such as brightly colored cloths, strange condiments, and seeds of various crops. .

The herbal medicine collection records the common uses of herbal medicines. The thick volume is all written on cloth, which provides good conditions for the survival of the tribe.

In addition to the collection of herbal medicines, Corbin also dabbled in a lot of fortifications. House drawings, improved textile machines, irrigation strainer waterwheels, etc. were all improved by Corbin based on local conditions.

Most of them are the most basic devices, and there are also a lot of Lucien's ideas. I have to say that Lucien is truly the god who finally ascended the throne. After his wisdom was enlightened, he can always see knowledge and civilization. Deeper.

The civilization of this era is still weak. Corbin only left the most basic technologies and taught the principles to the people, encouraging them to improve themselves. After all, the most fundamental thing that can change the destiny of mankind is mankind itself.

This journey was indeed the first time Lucien had such close contact with humans.

Although Corbin looks a little pale and passive, his handsome Lucien is more likable, especially children.

When arriving in a new village, most children are afraid of Lucien, and even some adults dare not speak loudly in front of the young man.

Although he obviously has no inhuman characteristics except for his unusually handsome appearance, his aura makes people frightened for no reason, and Corbin, who is wearing gray clothes and has a head full of white hair and does not look like a mortal, is even more lovable.

He would guide them in building houses and bridges in those villages, and then leave after solving everything. The wisdom he left behind would always bring delicious food, soft clothing, and stable homes to the local humans.

For the first time, Lucien, the Demon God of Rock, began to think deeply about what kind of Demon God Corbin was.

"Brother Corbin, is that your wife?" Corbin, carrying a piece of wood, heard the uncle next to him asking and followed his finger to look at Lucien, who was sitting idle and eating snacks not far away. I almost slipped and fell.

The order in the world today is still shallow, and there are too many people without the tortuous rules and ethics of later generations. In this era, men and men, women and women, and men and women have nothing to discuss. If you like it, get along, and if you don't like it, separate. , love and hate are clear and human nature is simple.

"No, they are traveling companions." Corbin looked a little decadent and dull when he didn't speak, but when he spoke, it made people feel very serious, even if it was just some insignificant answers.

The uncle didn't say anything but just watched with a smile. Corbin didn't say anything more, but Lucien, who was eating a pastry not far away, paused for a moment.

After staying in this place for more than a month, the two of them left. When they left, Corbin accepted a gift, which was a pair of gloves. The thin black gloves were the same color as his hands. In fact, it didn't matter whether he wore them or not. It's just that those who haven't seen it yet will be a little scared if they see his black hands without gloves.

After Lucien came into contact with humans, his eyes were no longer as cold as before. Corbin also saw subtle compassion in his eyes and sighed slightly.

Gods must love others. This is the rule that surrounds the Demon God of Teyvat and cannot be eliminated.

Having seen all kinds of banquets, I don’t think human nature is so cute, but in this small world trapped in an eggshell, originally complex things float up like crystal butterflies and become things that people on the ground cannot see clearly. and higher-level things, human beings are actually much cuter.

The two of them were not always together along the way. Sometimes Lucien would suddenly disappear, and then the banquet would go on its own, but it wouldn't be long before Lucien would come back, and he would bring back many strange things.

Just like a cat that always goes out to catch some birds after being rescued.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and there are fewer and fewer wild beasts active at night. Corbin's vision is not affected at all in the darkness.

However, there are no wild beasts in the wild but there are many elemental creatures. The slimes look a little gloomy when they rest. Under the moonlight, the slimes hide in the grass and sleep.

Corbin opened the grass and looked at a few sleeping slimes. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched it. It was moist and slippery, and Corbin felt much better.

But the slime woke up and became angry for a moment when he looked at the humans who were touching him.

Finally, Corbin looked at the slime condensation that fell on the floor. The slime condensation shone in the moonlight. Corbin bent down to pick up these things and put them into the basket he woven.

It had been twenty years since he and Lucien left their village, and their life outside was quite comfortable because of Yan Dao's hard work.

Lucien left in the past few days, probably because something happened. Under normal circumstances, he would fight with other demons and sea beasts before coming back, but he was very capable, so there was nothing to worry about.

Corbin, who couldn't sleep at night, left the place where he stayed temporarily and took a backpack to wander outside.

But before he had gone far, he heard movement in the distance.

There are no villages nearby, and the terrain is very flat. The place where Lucien lives is the house built out of rocks before, which is very solid. But now when Corbin stands on a higher ground and looks at the rock house, he only sees dust. of stones, but standing beside the ruins was a tall woman, followed by a man who looked like a beast.

Corbin's heart sank suddenly, and the next second, the woman turned her head and looked in the direction of Corbin.

Pupils tightened, Corbin clearly saw the woman's pale skin and the weird smile on her beautiful face, and the beast-like person next to her suddenly disappeared.

Corbin took a step back, and an unspeakable sense of oppression roared over from a distance, something was coming.

We can't stay here any longer. Lucien, who went out, hasn't come back yet, and the two people who came here are obviously coming for him.

The roars of wild beasts frightened the birds in the forest, and they fled in all directions. The fishy smell mixed with a hint of sweet aroma and the sound of heavy footsteps rushed up from all directions.

Corbin looked at the swaying treetops and grass until the beast-like man appeared. He was on all fours, with skin of different colors and an empty hole in his abdomen. His face was distorted by the facial features of a beast, and Corbin had just heard that The smell came from the hole in his abdomen.

Somewhat like the smell of the sea monster that I saw before that bewitched people to commit suicide.

"Mortals---"

Corbin fought against the beast, but a pair of cold hands silently climbed up his shoulders, wandered away, and finally landed on his neck.

Corbin's 1.9 meter tall body was completely enveloped by the figure of the woman behind him. Her body was wide and tall, and her skin was a dead greenish white. Just by getting closer, she could feel the unspeakable coldness.

"Lucien is not here, so I want to ask you a few questions, and you must answer them carefully."

The fragrance coming from the beast and the woman behind him was like an airtight net, tightly covering Corbin's body.

Corbin held his breath, feeling the sudden tightening force on his neck, and gritted his teeth.

Meng did not feel any fearful aura in this human being, but more of a weak aura.

"Go to Lucien... I am nothing but a nobody, and killing me will only anger him."

The person behind him didn't speak, just chuckled softly, and then let go of his hand.

"I'm not stupid enough to confront him personally, but you're right, killing you will only anger him, but---he may not be able to find me, so killing you doesn't matter."

The woman's broad hand was placed on Corbin's back, and then her fingertips pierced his shoulder. The sharp fingers penetrated his shoulder like a sharp knife, as if she wanted to use this method to prove her words.

"Then, tell me, what is Lucien's weakness, or how to kill him..." The woman just stood behind the banquet hall, asking in a cold voice, turning her fingers slowly With.

... Corbin's body has gradually become numb. He didn't feel much of the so-called pain, but more of his upper body that was cold due to bleeding.

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the beast in front of the banquet began to become restless.

He roared and leaned back. There were no eyes on his face. Instead of the eyes, there were two snail-like tentacles. However, the tentacles quickly retracted after touching the scorching heat in the air. Even he couldn't help it. Back away.

"What's going on...I haven't come back yet..."

Before she could finish her words, her hands spontaneously ignited in a strange way. The pale flames were like the sun in the night, illuminating the forest that was not illuminated by the moon.

The temperature of Corbin's body suddenly rose. He raised his elbow and struck hard behind him, hitting the person behind him. Her body was as soft as quicksand, and Corbin quickly retracted his hand and moved away.

The man didn't pay attention to the flames at first. Ordinary flames would not hurt her, but gradually she lost the ability to control her hands, and the flames gradually spread along his arms.

"What is this?" The woman was furious and rushed towards the banquet. She raised her feet and wanted to kill the mortal in front of her. Anyway, the flames appeared from his body, so just kill him.

The flame became more intense as it approached the banquet hall. It was pale and jumping, like some kind of lively creature full of life, desperately eating away at everything around it in order to survive.

After noticing the change in the flames, the woman stopped her movements, quickly retreated, then stared at Corbin sinisterly, and finally cut off her arms decisively.

The flame wrapped the blue-white arm and turned into ashes and disappeared into the forest, and the light brought by the fire was also taken back.

"You are not a mortal?" He obviously doesn't have the Eye of God, so why can he use such power.

"I never said I was a mortal." Corbin took back the hand covering the wound on his shoulder, and the skin under his hand was intact.

"Could it be Mora---"

A rock shot through the sky, starting from a distance, and the roar of the rock mercilessly pierced the woman's body, nailing her firmly to the ground.

Corbin was shocked. Lucien shouldn't have come back yet. Could it be that he came back early?

The Demon God of Dreams never expected that Lucien could be so powerful. He could penetrate her body with a rock spear from thousands of miles away even though he had not arrived.

She was nailed to the ground in an extremely twisted posture by the rock gun, and her blood exuded an unspeakable sweet smell. She could no longer stay here. Where there was the first rock gun, there might be a second and third one.

She was careless today. First she was forced to cut off her arms by the inexplicable flames, and then she was injured to this extent by Lucien's rock gun...

Corbin saw the woman look at him deeply, and in the blink of an eye, both the beast and the woman disappeared, and even Lucien's rock gun was taken away.

Corbin frowned and touched his shoulder.

In the middle of the night, Lucien came back, and the house was destroyed. Corbin had no interest in sleeping, so he simply sat aside and mended his clothes.

The moonlight was particularly bright in the wide open space, but Lucien's appearance immediately took away the moon's brilliance.

"Oh, I'm back." Corbin raised his eyes to look at him, and then continued to lower his head and go about his work.

Lucien's eyes just glanced at the banquet, as if to make sure he was intact.

"That one is the Demon God of Dreams. His whereabouts are erratic. He and I... don't have a good relationship."

Corbin paused with his hands, feeling that the name of the demon god was somewhat familiar. Moreover, the war had not yet begun, and the relationship between the demon gods should not be like this.

"The Demon God of Dreams...is his power related to dreams?"

"Yes, I heard that he can control dreams. No thinking creature can escape the beautiful dreams he weaves."

Corbin put the mended clothes on his body, stood up, and looked at Lucien, with a solemn look on his face that he had never seen before.

"Lucien, can you...please do me a favor?"

Corbin thought of Rowan, the little Yaksha that he had not seen yet. Maybe he was not born yet, but the Demon God of Dreams, as the demon who enslaved Yaksha in the Demon God War, Corbin had to be prepared to confront him, and....

He had a premonition, a vaguely uneasy premonition.

"What's the matter?" Lucien sincerely regards the person in front of him as a friend, and he will naturally help the other person's request.

"Keep an eye out for Yasha for me."

In the next few days, Corbin thought about returning. Twenty years is already one-fifth of a person's life, but to the devil, it is only a moment. However, in this instant, time has no impact on the devil. You will still feel tired despite the invasion.

Lucien did not follow Corbin back to his former village. He met some displaced people north of Tianheng, and he would probably live with those humans in the future.

After saying goodbye to Lucien, Corbin breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the first time they met, Lucien was no longer a cold rock, and he also learned to get along with humans.

And news about Yasha is often sent to Corbin.