NFBE Chapter 305 Encounter with Albedo
Chapter 305 Encounter with Albedo
Bringing Paimeng, Gu Chen entered the cave where the giant snow pig king lived.
My first impression when entering the cave was that the Snow Pig King was quite hygienic. It didn’t look dirty inside and there was no bad smell.
The second feeling is that the cave is quite large and deep, and the Snow Pig King lives in a spacious place.
With these two ideas in mind, Gu Chen and Paimeng continued to go deeper and soon reached the innermost part of the cave, which was the place where red light was emitted.
When they arrived here, Gu Chen and Paimeng were surprised to find that the object emitting red light was actually a huge red crystal.
Paimon was stunned:
"What is this!? It looks so unusual! Is it some special deep red stone?"
Gu Chen recognized what it was, and he was a little concerned:
“So that’s what it is.
Paimon, this is not a deep red stone, it is a scarlet chalcedony."
"Scarlet Chalcedony? What is that?"
“Uh…it’s hard to explain.
If you really want to understand it, it's probably something special formed by the blood of the magic dragon Durin seeping into the snow-capped mountains and then merging with the broken veins of the snow-capped mountains.
This thing has a lot of energy inside it, and it might have other special functions."
Scratching his head, a question mark appeared above Paimon's head:
"This thing sounds powerful, but what exactly does it do?"
Gu Chen was not sure what to explain, but he had a guess:
“Who knows what special effects it has.
But I guess...
The reason why this giant snow pig king has grown so big and powerful may be because of this scarlet chalcedony."
Following Gu Chen's line of thought, Paimeng suddenly realized:
“That makes sense.
For such a powerful monster or beast, the most important and precious things must be hidden in the deepest part of the cave.
In other words, this scarlet chalcedony is the most important thing to the Snow Pig King.
Maybe the Snow Pig King relied on it to grow so big and become so strong!"
At this point, Paimon suggested a little excitedly:
"So, should we take this crimson chalcedony away?"
Gu Chen was a little uncertain:
"It's useless to take it away, and it takes up space."
"Uh...that makes sense, that's true."
After figuring out what was emitting red light in the cave, Gu Chen and Paimeng couldn't help but feel a little bored.
Holding Paimon in his arms, he shook his head and walked out of the cave.
As soon as he walked out of the cave and felt the relatively cold air outside, Gu Chen discovered that the big snow pig king had been defeated by Shen He and Xiang Ling.
The huge snow pig king was lying in the corner of the mountain platform, with Shen He's gun still stuck in its head. Its eyes had turned into two crosses, and it was obviously deader than dead.
Right next to the Big Snow Pig King, three figures were standing there, commenting on him.
There is nothing wrong with the three figures. Logically, they should be Shen He, Xiang Ling and Rosaline.
But the problem was that Rosaline was waiting for Gu Chen and Paimon at the entrance of the cave, and she didn't go over.
That's strange.
Who is this extra person accompanying Shen He and Xiang Ling?
With this curiosity, Gu Chen looked over.
Oh, it’s Albedo.
That’s right, it’s Albedo.
The chief alchemist of the Mondstadt Knights of Favonius, and one of the most unfathomable people in all of Mondstadt.
It didn't seem particularly surprising that he appeared here, because Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain was originally Albedo's base, and he usually carried out various research work here.
I just don't know why it was such a coincidence that I met Albedo here today.
With the joy of seeing old friends, Gu Chen took Paimon and Rosaline and walked over there.
As he approached the Snow Pig King, he heard Albedo sizing him up with a researching gaze:
"Snow pigs are a very common species in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountains.
However, it is rare to see an individual grow to this size, and I am very curious about the reason for its formation..."
Xiangling didn't care about that nonsense. She put her hands on her hips and smiled brightly:
"Oh, why do you care so much?
The only thing I'm curious about is whether the meat of this Snow Pig King is delicious!"
Shen He didn't say anything, just nodded in agreement.
Looking at the reactions of the two girls, Albedo was speechless:
"Uh... I think the value of this giant snow pig king cannot be just used for eating."
"What does it matter? After all, there's an old saying in Liyue: food is the most important thing for the people."
The person who said this was Gu Chen who was walking over.
His words caught the attention of the three people.
Shen He, Xiang Ling and Albedo all looked up at the same time.
Shen He and Xiang Ling's looks were as expected, but Albedo's was a little unexpected.
Before Albedo could say anything, Xiangling spoke excitedly:
"Look, Gu Chen, Sister Shen He and I have worked together to defeat the Snow Pig King. We will soon have plenty of snow pork to taste!"
Gu Chen added with a smile:
"And snow pig offal."
Xiangling scratched her head embarrassedly:
"Yes, yes, yes. There are also snow pig offal. All kinds of internal organs can't be wasted!"
Taking another look at the gun stuck in the Snow Pig King's head, Gu Chen couldn't help but make an assessment:
"It's obvious from the first glance that Shen He contributed the most to the capture of this prey."
Shen He's response was very humble:
"Fortunately, it's not as strong as me."
Really, Shen He's words are really humble.
At the very least, those friends who knew Shen He and had seen Shen He fighting the Snow Pig King just now all understood Shen He's strength and understood that she was being modest.
However, Albedo, who had just arrived here and saw that the Snow Pig King was already dead, had no idea about this.
He looked at Shen He with a little surprise, his eyes somewhat disbelieving.
It is clear from Albedo's eyes that he has no real sense of Shen He's strength. He doesn't seem to think that Shen He's strength can be greater than that of the Snow Pig King.
But it was a fact that the Snow Pig King died in front of him, so Albedo felt a little hesitant.
Hesitation is not something you should be worried about right now.
At this time, Paimon in Gu Chen's arms had already excitedly started to greet Albedo:
"Isn't this Albedo? I didn't expect to see you here!"
Albedo also smiled and waved his hand:
"Hello, Lord Gu Chen and Paimeng. I didn't expect to run into you two here."
The three of them greeted each other, which surprised Shen He and Xiang Ling.
Shen He was not good at speaking, so it was Xiangling who asked the question:
"Eh? Gu Chen, Paimeng, do you know this yellow-haired gentleman from Mond?"
Gu Chen couldn't help laughing:
"What yellow-haired gentleman from Mond?
This is our friend from Mondstadt, Albedo, the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius."
When introducing Albedo, Gu Chen looked at Albedo's throat calmly.
He knew it well.