readytorunbook Chapter 870 Dumeni's Name is Hope
Chapter 870 Dumeni's Name is Hope
The last spring of wine is called "Jade Liquid".
Judging from the name alone, it does complement the name "Heart of the Ice God".
Xu Ning walked to the "Jade Liquid" wine spring, gently tossed the warm chess piece in his hand upwards, and the huge dragon head gently shook, swallowing the Heart of the Ice God into its belly.
Then, more wine flowed from the dragon's head, carrying a slight white vapor, and fell into the small pool below.
After seeing Xu Ning stand in front of the small pool, stroking his chin, silent for a long time, Paimon couldn't help but step forward and ask, "The seven Divine Hearts are all ready, but there's no movement in this cave. Is something crucial missing?"
Xu Ning gave her an annoyed look. "What kind of commotion do you want? Can you grant me one wish if the seven hearts unite and a divine dragon appears above my pavilion? I'm just thinking about what to name the last two springs."
Hearing from Xu Ning that there was no Divine Dragon Sect, Meng was a little disappointed, but he became excited again when it came to naming it.
“This is very simple. Aren’t all your wine springs named after the character ‘thousand’? Thousand Wind, Thousand Rock, Thousand Bird, Thousand Leaf… It just so happens that Mavica’s weapon is called Burning Thousand Suns, so let’s just call this wine spring of the Heart of the Fire God ‘Thousand Suns’! As for this Ice God’s wine spring, everyone calls ice jade or ling, so should we call it ‘Thousand Jade’ or ‘Thousand Ling’?”
“Qianyang… is not bad, but Qianyu and Qianling are a bit lacking. Yuyujue, how about we just call her 'Qianjue'? It’s easier to pronounce.”
Actually, apart from Paimon, no one really cared much about the names of these wine springs. Wendy dragged Mavica to "Thousand Sun Wine Spring" to taste the wine. He said something outrageous and Mavica forced him to drink the wine, which attracted a pack of dogs with bones in their mouths to watch. Qingyi just clapped and cheered on the side.
Paimon was drawn to the commotion over there, leaving Kong to face Xu Ning.
“Brother Xu, even now, I still don’t quite understand what happened…you and the Abyss, your grotto, and these Hearts of Gods…”
Xu Ning returned to the table with Kong and sat down, slowly pouring him a bowl of "Qianyang".
"Where should I begin...? Anyway, there's nothing to do today, so let's start from the day I left my home..."
"Teyvat was once a world ruled by the Dragonborn. Although it developed a remarkable civilization, it remains an ancient and primitive planet."
"One day, a powerful being descended upon this place, seeking to rebuild the home He had once lost."
"The Dragon King refused, the Dragon King was defeated, the Dragon King was driven out, the Dragon King came back, and the Dragon King was killed."
This extremely concise summary left Kong Ting speechless. "Brother, can you please speak more seriously?"
"The Dragon King is just a loser, not the main character, so why waste so much breath on him! Now we're going to talk about the main character, so listen carefully."
Xu Ning drank a bowl of wine. "As for me, I'm a staunch centrist who just wants to live a life of leisure. Having food, drink, and fun is better than anything else. There's nothing wrong with having more people from outside the region, so many well-behaved and pretty... cough cough, mainly because I'm a peace-loving person by nature. But in the end, I still ran away with them. I was mainly afraid that the strongman would be in a bad mood after being injured and would find me an eyesore wandering around his territory, so he might just get rid of me."
"But after I went out, I realized that the world I was in was just a speck of dust in the universe."
“In the void I met a strange fellow who said my description of Teyvat was wrong. Teyvat is not a speck of dust, but a bubble. It would burst with the slightest breeze of the universe.”
“I bought Him a drink, and He said that in return, He would take me to a very famous tavern at the ends of the earth for a drink…”
"The end of the world?" Kong asked, somewhat astonished. "You've been to the end of the world?"
Xu Ning waved his hand, "How would I know if that was the end? I was just taken there by Him, and it was over in an instant. But everyone there is so talented, and they all speak so nicely. I love it there... But I'm not bad either. Knowing I can brew wine, He said He would find some good ingredients for me. Then I don't know if it would be a day, a month, or a year, since there's no dimension of time there. And then, He came back..."
"...He brought me some golden liquid."
Kong recalled the strange golden thread wrapped around Xu Ning's finger and asked, "What is that?"
Xu Ning gave a strange expression that didn't quite look like a smile. "It's a very valuable item."
“I brewed some wine for Him, and in return, He told me about the dark ending that could not be reversed.”
"It turns out that the arrival of that powerful figure or the return of the Dragon King both made the will of that being take notice of its existence... Teyvat, a small flame that seems like a candle flickering in the wind among countless brilliant civilizations."
"Teyvat was destined for destruction, but that powerful being refused to believe it. He hoped to change the world's fate of annihilation. He transformed the entire world, reconstructed the ley lines, and hoped to reignite the world's vitality with the emotions and memories of all living beings. The arrival of two beings from beyond the stars made this idea a possibility."
Kong's body jolted suddenly. He didn't know how the story had abruptly turned to this point, but this twist made him a little afraid to listen any longer.
"The one among the descendants who was not asleep was persuaded by that powerful being after seeing such a beautiful world. He was willing to continue the fate of this world, even at the cost of his own life. In the end, he was completely destroyed, with only a few fragments of his bones remaining in the world."
Kong stared intently at the bowl of wine in front of him, "This is...this is..."
"Speaking of which, it's wine brewed from her remains... Anyway, this world feeds on her flesh and blood, so soaking two bones in wine isn't a big deal, is it? But I thought you noticed it a long time ago. My wine is so delicious, and unless you can't avoid it, you've never even asked me for a sip..."
"However, even she cannot completely save this land from its decline. But fortunately, we still have her compatriot and relative who shares the same roots as her, as the last 'hope', so that we can implement a second rescue plan."
The word "hope" was like a red-hot branding iron, pressed firmly against his empty chest, the very place where his recently acquired ancient name, Dumeni, was kept—a name that meant "hope."
“But before the second rescue plan could be implemented, Nata had no time left and couldn’t wait any longer.”