Chapter 15: Experiments to prove the relationship between Ibai and Slime...

"Wow, there are so many ice slimes!"

On the way back to the camp, several ice slimes gathered towards the group and showed their aggressiveness.

"Keli, Xiaobai, please stand back and let the Traveler try it. This is part of the research."

Albedo said.

Yibai pulled Klee to stand far away, and together they watched Kong hacking and slashing hard on the battlefield in the distance.

“Hey—”

The shield of the last large ice slime was a bit thick, and Kong blew on it several times but failed to break it. Klee still secretly helped by throwing a few small bombs at the slime.

"These slimes are so bad. They attack people whenever they see them. None of them is as cute as Xiaobai."

Yi Bai nodded: "Most slimes are like this, Klee, don't approach them rashly."

Albedo said: "Elemental creatures have many forms and are highly adaptable to their environment, but those born in the form of slimes generally have only the most basic IQ."

Sora walked over and thanked Klee, then looked at Albedo and asked, "Did you notice anything special?"

Albedo pondered, "No, it was a good fight, but the flow of elemental power was smooth and the use was reasonable. There was nothing special about it. It seems that I have to move on to the next research."

…

In Albedo's camp, various books were piled in the corner, and bottles and jars needed for alchemy were placed everywhere. Timaus stood next to a research board, analyzing something.

"Ah... Let me introduce you. This is my assistant, Timaus, who is here to help me with my research."

"Hello, I have obtained the research report of the Traveler's previous battle. Based on my analysis, I think we can prove it from the perspective of the relationship between the Traveler and the Slime."

Timaus said proudly.

“…”

Sora glanced in the direction of Yi Bai subconsciously. What was his relationship with the slime?

Paimon stamped his feet and said, "Hey! How can this be so outrageous! He is obviously not one of them."

Kelly also echoed:

"That's right, why not prove the relationship between Slime and Brother Yibai? They both play with Klee, fry fish with her, and throw the same bubbles, and they are all blue..."

"Ahem..." Although Yi Bai didn't mind being argued about his relationship with the slime, he decided not to interfere with Teacher Albedo's research for the time being.

"Klee doesn't want to be argued about her relationship with the fire slime. Look, you're both red, you both look hot, and you both can throw bombs..."

Yi Bai turned around and talked to the child.

"Huh?" Kelly stepped back and fell into confused thought.

Timaus scratched his head and continued, "This is what I think. Slime can use elemental power without the Eye of God, and you can use elemental power without the Eye of God. I think if we think about it from this perspective, we will definitely get more factual evidence."

But... there's a slime with God's Eyes right next to him. Sora blinked and said nothing.

Albedo crossed his arms, his cold green eyes revealing rationality. He looked at Timaus and analyzed calmly:

"Well, your idea is very good. There is nothing wrong with this approach, but slimes are elemental creatures. In other words, elements are entities. If you must make an analogy, perhaps the Liar Flower, the Frozen Tree, and the Inferno Tree would be more appropriate. But if you want to trace the relationship between animals and plants, wouldn't this angle be a little more difficult?"

"Of course, more importantly, it's actually written at the top of the data that the traveler is a creature from outside the world. If he has a kinship with this world, it's something worth thinking about."

"Muds!?"

"Is this reasonable?"

"Master of Logic"

"I can eat, and so can the Hillock people. Am I actually a Hillock person?"

"Mystery Instructor Timaus"

"If I study for another twenty years, I can change the textbook to the one that Sugar uses."

"Hahahahahaha, this is exactly like me when my thesis topic was rejected by my advisor."

"Change thesis topic in person"

"I think there is nothing wrong with this kinship. Yibai is actually a slime baby. I raised him!"

"@Darwin"

"Albedo: The Art of Language"

“So who am I?”

"Okay, let's move on to the next experiment as soon as possible."

After drinking strange experimental drugs, confirming that there is no fourth stomach or second heart, and trying to break the stone pillar with willpower but failed... Sora was finally asked to try to cook a dish using elemental power.

Of course, it doesn’t mean simply cooking, but putting elemental power into the dishes and expecting some extraordinary results.

Paimon took the recipe from Albedo, his tone full of doubt:

"It turns out to be just an ordinary recipe, Albedo. Are you hungry? Hehe, I am hungry too."

"Well... whether it's for experimental purposes or for tasting, this is a good dish."

"Of course, if we can't finish the food, we can also call Keli and Xiaobai to come over."

After racking his brains, Kong decided to follow Paimon's advice and make an ordinary but delicious fried fish as usual.

"It tastes delicious, but the experimental results are very ordinary. The special phenomenon I was most looking forward to did not occur. Could it be that the laws of this world limit your special abilities..."

Albedo fell into deep thought.

"The main thing is that I don't know how to add elemental power into dishes like seasoning." Kong said helplessly.

"Wow...what a delicious smell!"

Kelly smelled the fish and ran over.

"Brother Yi Bai knows this. He has made me fish that tastes crackling, fish that tastes cool, and fish that tastes crunchy."

"Ahem...! Klee, that was just putting slime gel in the food as an ingredient. It won't produce the proliferation reaction that Albedo-san is expecting."

"Hmm?" Albedo looked up.

Why does slime gel, as an ingredient, produce a crackling, cool and crispy effect?

Uh... he just used a little bit of the power of rules to make the condensate produce the taste characteristics of the corresponding attributes...

It was clearly just a curious and inquiring look, but Yi Bai forcibly imagined a horrifying scene in which he was caught by the child's parents and was interrogated and blamed for feeding the child carelessly.

"Well, one serving of fish may not be enough. I'll make two more."

Yi Bai kept an expression that said, "I know nothing." He chose to escape and find something to do.

"Yay! Fried fish in butter!"

"Can I help you?"

Although he knew from Klee that Ibai was a good cook and the food he made was delicious, Albedo's instinct to take care of children still made him reluctant to let the child do this.

But in Yi Bai's eyes, he was just a worried brother who came to supervise him to see if there was anything inappropriate in his cooking.

Yibai hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head. He took out the slime flavoring gel that he had hidden in the space in his backpack and showed it to Albedo.

"This is a food seasoning. The special tastes that Klee mentioned come from the different contents inside, such as peppercorns... ice cubes and the like.

This time, it is filled with some lemon juice and small lanterns, and the outer layer is ordinary slime gel, which will melt when placed on the fish, simplifying the cooking process."

This time, Yi Bai did not impose any strange rules on the gel, but simply made an ordinary and delicious fried fish in butter.

"I see... That's an interesting idea. It's worthy of being the food that Klee has been craving for."

Albedo praised generously from the side.

Yi Bai thought about it and added: "This gel was given to me by my brother. He is a very powerful businessman."

Albedo didn't say anything else, but through those cold eyes that dimmed and dimmed, he didn't ask...

Being able to change slime gel from a fluid to a colloid...how is this kind of modification involving the origin of matter achieved?

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"Wow... the food made by Xiao Yibai is also great!?! So delicious, traveler, can we take Xiaobai with us when we travel in the future!"

Paimon rubbed his belly and looked at Sora expectantly.

"Paimon...you can't make this decision for Yi Bai just because you are greedy. He is not your exclusive chef."

Sora glanced at his drooling companion, sighed, and turned to the obedient boy who was eating.

"Yibai...thank you for the food."

"As for the incident with the Skyharp, thank you for reminding me. I'm sorry... we still failed to prevent the Abyss Order's plan and failed to save Tevarin."

Yibai paused and put down his knife and fork.

The voice was fleeting, and said softly:

"No... maybe this was something that was destined to happen."

Sora didn't hear anything and kept a puzzled expression.

"It's okay. There's still time. A man as powerful as the Honorary Knight brother can definitely accomplish a lot."

Yi Bai tilted his head and Nuannuan smiled.

"Oh my little angel, what a cute expression."

"Kong Bao didn't hear it, but I did."

"Yibai definitely knows something. What is destined to happen?"

"So Ibai had no choice but to stand on the side of the Abyss Cult."

"Ahhhhhhhh, his expression just now was so lonely, isn't it sad if I touch him?"

"I feel like destiny is a very special thing in Teyvat."

"My understanding is... Yi Bai seems to be looking forward to us changing our fate."

"It seems like he has endured a lot..."

"This has been hinted at in many of the copywritings, once again."

"Mr. Albedo is like that a lot of the time. He seems to know something, and he's obviously hinting at something, but he just won't say it."

"When Mr. Albedo finished his experiment, he mentioned that Teyvat would naturally reject outsiders, but we can obtain the power of the Seven Days Statue and use elemental power without the Eye of God, and there is no rejection reaction. It's so strange."

Yibai glanced at the screen and frowned. Does Teyvat have a natural aversion to outsiders?

Then...am I classified as a native creature of Teyvat, or an outsider?

Where does the power of rules come from? If you are found to be an outsider, will you be directly killed when facing the true rules of Teyvat in the future? Is your fate written in the starry sky of Teyvat?

An uncontrollable feeling of irritation invaded his brain, and soon, before anyone noticed, Yi Bai had forced himself to adjust his state. His face turned pale and his breathing gradually became steady.

If you are afraid of being wiped out, then work hard to win the favor of players.

If you are afraid of having your fate determined, keep trying to gain power.

If the story of Teyvat is a history of mankind's resistance to fate, then the end of this game or journey will surely allow oneself... or the traveler, to put a perfect end to this resistance.

While the Traveler and Paimon were arguing and Albedo was holding a knife and fork to cut fish for Klee who was looking expectant, Ibai looked at Sora, at the players in another world deep in the screen, and gave a sly and slightly apologetic smile.