kingnovel Chapter 791 Taking the Wrong Path
Chapter 791 Taking the Wrong Path
Chapter 791 Taking the Wrong Path
"This is the kind of ore."
Mameh led the group to swim deeper into the water for a while, and they came to a wide open space. When they came out of the pool, they saw grayish-white minerals everywhere.
"Pigment is just mineral? Isn't what we need red pigment?"
Paimon clearly speaks faster than she thinks, after all, she is only the "mouth of a god," not the "brain of a god."
Kong gently tugged at her, "This ore looks a lot like the gray crystals from the flower field..."
Now that we know this is Erinus's body, the appearance of gray crystals like this can be understood.
Erinus is said to be a monster created by Rhinedoth using the power of the abyss. After its death, the abyss power within it dissipated and turned into this grayish-white mineral, which is why this place is called the "Azure Crystal Zone" on the map of Fontainebleau.
Mameh didn't seem to know what "Grey Residual Crystal" was; she patted the mineral next to her without a care.
"The pigments are inside the ore; ordinary collection methods won't work. You have to use the prisms over there to calm them down, and then they'll open up..."
With a hiss, the gray ore next to Mameh began to dissolve, slowly revealing a dark red color in the middle.
Under Mameh's surprised gaze, Xu Ning straightened the tilted gourd. "Wouldn't this make things faster? I just don't know if it will damage the paint itself?"
With a look of delight, Mameh picked up the small hammer and tapped the dark red ore into the bucket.
"How did you do that? Collecting data like that is so much faster."
Xu Ning chuckled and joked, "Perhaps it's because my wine got it drunk; after all, it's easier for a drunk person to open up."
Mameh praised, "That makes sense, Xu Ning is amazing!"
Paimon, arms crossed, watched speechlessly as Xu Ning and Mameh exchanged metaphors heavily influenced by Meloshen culture. He turned to the sky and sighed, "That drunkard's started conning people again..."
With Xu Ning's help, the pigments that Mameh said would have taken a day to collect were basically collected in just fifteen minutes. They even went a little further to a "warmer and safer place" that Mameh mentioned to collect some "purer minerals," although no one could see where the purity was.
While Xu Ning and the others were following Mameh to collect pigments, the three members of the Gilded Brigade they had just met had already arrived in front of Mameh's hut.
Following behind was a young man dressed in purple, who was the three's employer and the one who had been hiding behind the tree.
"This is it. Find that red paint quickly before they come back. Don't worry about the robot dog; it's just a piece of junk."
The young man in purple gave instructions to the three of them.
The most hot-tempered of the three spoke up angrily, "So what if they're back? If I hadn't been wary of their official status, I would have attacked them directly. They even fabricated some Star Court to deceive us..."
"Shut up!" the eldest of the three scolded. "If you hadn't kicked over the paint bucket, we would be out drinking with our commission by now."
The man scratched his head. "I didn't know the paint was the most important thing either. And if those guys hadn't rushed out, and our employer had come to our rescue... Melousin, we could have completed our mission, right? So ultimately it's their fault. We'd better not run into them again..."
The other person, who had been searching through the small house, also came out empty-handed.
"There are only those empty bottles left; we couldn't find any extra paint."
The young man in purple was somewhat disappointed. "Did you just happen to run out of them? Oh well, please tidy up these messy graffiti. It's too conspicuous to leave them like this."
"A jumble of graffiti..."
Upon hearing this, Mameh, who had just returned, slumped down, his arms hanging low and his head bowed, deflated like a punctured balloon.
Kong and Paimon glared angrily at the purple-clad youth.
Xu Ning sighed helplessly, reached out and patted Mameh's head, then took a step forward.
"You little crybaby have really gotten to work. You're all up to something. You're good at playing tricks, stealing chickens and dogs, and even the dirty tricks that guy was talking about earlier... It seems you've learned quite a few skills over the years."
"Little crybaby"? What does that mean? Does Brother Xu know this person?
Also, this guy standing here is clearly a young man who is older than me and Brother Xu, so how did he become some little crybaby?
Kong and Paimon exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled.
The young man in purple gave a wry smile, knowing that Xu Ning had seen through his disguise, which was why he said he was just being mysterious.
Although he hadn't removed the illusion surrounding him, he still respectfully followed Liyue etiquette, clasping his hands in a deep bow to Xu Ning.
“Mr. Saigong, it’s been a long time. Jacob greets you.”
No one would have guessed that this young man in purple was one of the geniuses of his generation who emerged from the Narcissus Cross alongside the legendary Alan Giordan.
However, in reality, Jacob's life had already undergone a fundamental change when he lost his third tooth.
His body was a fusion of the power of the abyss. Although he still looked like the child he once was, the essence of his life had been completely changed. His current appearance as a purple-clad youth was nothing more than a false appearance, just like that of Katarina.
After bowing to Xu Ning, Jacob turned his gaze to Katarina behind Xu Ning.
"And Katarina, it's been a long time since we've seen her either."
At this moment, Katpira seemed to be possessed by Mameh, remaining silent and uttering no sound, showing none of the joy he would have felt upon seeing an old friend.
Xu Ning pointed a finger at Mameh almost imperceptibly. "I'm telling you, don't rush to reminisce. If you don't explain this 'misunderstanding' clearly, I guarantee you'll cry even louder than when you first met me."
Faced with Xu Ning's blatant threat, Jacob had no choice but to quickly put on a smile and say to Mameh, "Miss Mameh, please don't misunderstand what I just said. I have always admired your paintings."
Mameh seemed to have been emboldened, and tilted her head back. "But you just said..."
"That was just a description. I apologize for my inaccurate wording. What I really meant was that your painting skills are actually quite magical, with an unpredictable disorder. The beauty hidden within them is hard for most people to understand, but it fascinates me deeply."
Jacob's words immediately helped Mameh recover from her depression.
Even Xu Ning couldn't help but want to applaud this little crybaby. This guy clearly has the talent to be a priest and save wayward girls, but he insists on following René to save Fontaine. He's definitely gone down the wrong path!