Indeed, riddle-men, like Stand users, are attracted to each other.
It was because of this incident that when Shiki sensed the power of the Abyss on the newcomer, she temporarily changed the lightning strike to a Lightning element spear.
And it seems that the teleportation of the Abyss Order is unrelated to the Ley Line.
Because in places like Amakumo Peak on Seirai Island, where the magnetic field is completely distorted, they can still teleport.
This also indirectly indicates that Waypoint teleportation is essentially rapid movement within the Ley Line, but the speed is so fast that it creates the phenomenon of teleportation.
How fast, she didn't know; at least, Shiki hadn't encountered any delay so far.
"The naming of this Byakuyakoku reins of resurrection itself comes from the myth of pulling the sun chariot. As a national treasure capable of controlling the Mikoshi, it was naturally named after reins," Enjou said.
"I can understand that. I'm just saying, next time you ask me to find something, please describe it more clearly. I don't know what those things look like."
In Earth's mythology, many sun Archons were depicted as charioteers pulling the sun, as the geocentric model was popular at that time.
But names, in general, can visually describe an object's appearance.
For example, in the artifact Husk of Opulent Dreams, the 'Husk of Opulent Dreams' itself, upon first hearing it, one might not know what 'Husk' refers to, but from the name, one can infer that it should be a straw hat.
But what about the reins of resurrection? It's called reins, but it's a pyramid-shaped object with no relation to ropes whatsoever.
What if she had to find something else whose name severely conflicted with its actual appearance? If she searched based on the first impression from the name, would she be able to find it?
Shiki couldn't guarantee she'd always be so perceptive.
Enjou nodded upon hearing this: "Alright, alright, I'll describe it more clearly next time, okay? Aren't you going to retrieve the bloodbranch coral? Once you turn off the Mikoshi, you can follow the sinshadow's procedure."
"Eh? What's with your attitude? Are you dissatisfied with something?"
...No.
Nonsense, even if he was dissatisfied, he wouldn't dare show it, for fear that this woman would electrocute him again.
"No is best, otherwise I'll let you face the might of the Lightning element again."
The Abyss Order's current stance, whether friend or foe, was unknown, so Shiki showed neither obvious hostility nor kindness.
Her attitude was very normal; what she had done so far could only be considered her mischievousness.
Rather, what she did was already mild. Who, being followed by the Abyss Order, as infamous as the Fatui, wouldn't do something excessive?
So, it's completely understandable, isn't it?
Shiki arrived at the bottom of the Mikoshi tower. Here, there was a spiral staircase, and at the top of the staircase was a triangular platform. On the platform, there was a device emitting a faint yellow light.
The center of the device was a cube, surrounded by many rings, which indeed fit the name "sun-moon wheel."
At her feet, streams flowed down from the top of the tower, corresponding to the three corners of the platform, eventually flowing along the bottom channels to an unknown destination.
"That's the sun-moon wheel. The reins of resurrection should be reacting now," Enjou said, pointing to the sun-moon wheel on the platform.
Shiki took the reins of resurrection from her sleeve and looked at it. Indeed, this originally unremarkable pyramid began to emit the same faint yellow light as the sun-moon wheel.
Following the crumbling stairs, Shiki arrived at the platform. To her surprise, although the stairs were in terrible disrepair, they were still remarkably stable.
Shiki placed the reins of resurrection aside, then turned the wheel in the completely opposite direction!
Buzz!
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, the Mikoshi on top of the tower began to spin rapidly and gradually dimmed.
Instantly, the light dissipated, and Enkanomiya plunged into darkness. Without the light of the Mikoshi, the retreating Bathysmal Vishaps began to stir restlessly.
At the same time, beside Shiki, a faint blue spiritual body appeared, floating in mid-air.
The moment the sinshadow appeared, before Shiki could even speak, Enjou shrieked, "Ghost!"
...
"Is it fun?"
"Not fun. I thought it would scare you."
The lively and active nature of the Pyro element was something even the Abyss Order couldn't avoid. Indeed, only Diluc among the Pyro users was abnormal.
"Ah, it seems the Watatsumi warrior has arrived." At this moment, the sinshadow spoke.
"My Watatsumi name is Aru, and my original name was Abrax. You can call me either."
"I am responsible for delivering the next instructions for the trial, which is to restore the [reins of resurrection] and display the kingship of Byakuyakoku."
"The reins of resurrection is a national treasure that can command the remnant souls of nomads to speak. It is made from the same material as the Mikoshi."
"It needs to be further processed and assembled with the reins of resurrection as its core, so you still need to find the other three fragments."
"If you have any questions, you can ask them. This remnant shadow I left behind should be able to respond."
Aru immediately listed the next steps, much like a quest-giving robot.
And he understood this, which is why he said that last sentence.
"Then I'll call you Aru. Do you know where the book that records the time before the Mikoshi was built is?" Shiki asked.
"You mean 'before sun and moon'? That's a forbidden book named by Watatsumi Omikami, kept in the Library," Aru said.
Shiki glanced at Enjou, who shook his head.
Clearly, that Library didn't contain any 'before sun and moon.'
...Back to the main topic, the three fragments are hidden in three important locations surrounding the Mikoshi.
They are Xiajian Street, Evernight Temple, and Serpent's Heart.
My use of the word 'hidden' is no exaggeration; those officials responsible for the trials are masters at playing with people's minds.
Especially the altar in Serpent's Heart, that's going to take a lot of effort. Some idle Chthonic Official spent a long time there.
Aru's words were filled with helplessness towards the Chthonic Officials.
"What is a Chthonic Official?"
Enjou: "Special official Chthonic, refers to Byakuyakoku's armed underworld judges. They are called Chthonic Officials."
Seeing that he finally had a chance to show off, Enjou quickly provided the explanation.
But Shiki showed no sign of admiration, her expression not even changing.
"Oh, I see."
'Damn it... In that case, I'll have to give you something big. This concerns my dignity as a scholar!'
Enjou roared in his heart, he must make this woman look at him with new eyes!
"Before Orobas arrived in Enkanomiya, all names were like this, completely different from Inazuma, such as Abrax, Spartacus, Gigantes, and so on."
"The cultural landscape that the Celestial Envoy did not interfere with was like this..."
'Celestial Envoy...'
Another unfamiliar term, and this name easily made Shiki think of...
Celestia!
'Cultural landscape that was not interfered with... Does that mean the different cultures of the Seven Nations now are a product of Celestia's intervention?'
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