"I heard that Vichama has been despondent ever since his friend's sacrifice. I'm worried that his current condition might make him unsuitable for this task."
Kinich voiced his concern.
"Haha, you don't need to worry about that." Wayna smiled. "Ever since he met his comrade again at Lord Pyro Archon's place, Vichama's condition has improved a lot."
"Now he is even teaching the young warriors of the Tribe how to conduct reconnaissance. Compared to before, he is far more active."
As the topic turned lighter, Wayna's tone became cheerful.
"You mean he met his comrade at the Pyro Archon's place?" Paimon looked confused. "But didn't that comrade already sacrifice themselves?"
"We'll talk about those matters after we rescue Kaiulani," Kinich said calmly.
"Eh? But we're really curious!" Paimon said impatiently.
"Sorry, Paimon, it is a long story," Mualani said as she tried to comfort her. "After we rescue Aunt Kaiulani, I will explain in detail how Caelus allows the living to meet the memories and souls that remain in the Night Kingdom."
"The Pyro Archon can even do something like that?!" Paimon's eyes widened in shock.
The players watching the story unfold were equally stunned.
[Wait, are they really leaving us hanging like this?]
[HoYoverse, are you trying to kill us with suspense?]
[Holy... so the Pyro Archon can actually summon souls?]
[He's the Pyro Archon, not the God of Death, right?]
[If he has this ability, why not just bring Kaiulani back from the Night Kingdom directly? Why make us run around everywhere?]
[Look carefully. The Pyro Archon can only bring out souls and memories from the Night Kingdom. It never said he could bring living people back.]
[Maybe for the Pyro Archon, bringing back memories is easy, but resurrecting someone still requires the Ode of Resurrection.]
[I see.]
[In the end, if the Pyro Archon could just revive people whenever he wanted, why would HoYoverse make us run around doing all this? It cannot just be busywork.]
[If the story later reveals that the Pyro Archon could have resurrected Kaiulani easily from the start, the plot writers are definitely going to get roasted.]
After analyzing the situation, the players roughly concluded that the Pyro Archon possessed an ability similar to spirit summoning but could not directly resurrect the dead.
If Kaiulani could simply be revived, there would be no reason for the Traveler to run around everywhere trying to save her.
But Paimon did not understand this point, so she voiced her confusion aloud.
"If the Pyro Archon can summon souls and memories from the Night Kingdom, why not just bring back Kaiulani herself?"
Mualani and the others gave the same explanation the players had already guessed.
"We are not completely sure either," Mualani said. "Perhaps bringing back memories and souls is very different from restoring a physical body."
"Lord Pyro Archon must have his reasons," Kinich added. "For now, we should hurry and rescue Kaiulani."
"According to Lord Pyro Archon, retrieving an Ancient Name requires obsidian. We will split into two groups. One group will buy obsidian from the tribal merchants, and the other will go explain the situation to Vichama."
"I already have obsidian here." Kachina pulled several black stones out of her backpack.
"Hehe, Kachina's backpack really has everything. We got the obsidian we need just like that," Mualani said with a smile.
"In that case, there is no need to buy any from the merchants. Let's go directly to Vichama." Kinich led the group toward Vichama.
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Night.
Affairs Office.
"I'm fine now."
Chasca checked her body carefully. She felt no different from before she was injured, and because she had just recovered, she even felt slightly better than before.
"What Big Sister says doesn't count. I need to check first."
Chuychu walked over and carefully examined Chasca from head to toe. By the time she finished the inspection, her expression had turned strange.
"Lord Pyro Archon actually healed Big Sister?" Chuychu said in astonishment.
She had originally thought that Caelus only knew how to fight and destroy enemies and would not know anything about medical treatment.
Yet the injury she believed would require at least three days of rest had been healed instantly.
"Lord Pyro Archon truly has miraculous hands," Mauvika said with a smile as she stood inside the Affairs Office. "In my opinion, you can now be called Natlan's greatest physician."
Hearing the former Pyro Archon's praise, Caelus chuckled lightly.
"After all, there is currently no second god in Natlan working as a doctor. So technically, I really am Natlan's greatest physician."
There was no exaggeration there. He truly was a divine doctor.
"Lord Pyro Archon, how exactly did you do it?" Chuychu asked with curiosity.
She had watched the entire treatment process from beginning to end but still could not understand it at all.
All she saw was the Pyro Archon covering her sister's body with crimson flames. After a short moment, her sister had completely recovered and returned to peak condition. The previous injuries had vanished as if they had never existed.
"You can think of it as me using flames to burn away all of Chasca's injuries," Caelus explained.
"Burn... burn them away?" Chuychu was stunned.
This explanation sounded completely unscientific.
Yet she could not find any way to refute him, because she had personally witnessed her sister's injuries being healed by those flames.
"Chuychu, my injuries are already healed. You are not going to stop me from going to the Night Kingdom now, are you?" Chasca asked with a gentle smile.
"I..." Chuychu opened her mouth, wanting to argue further, but eventually lowered her head.
"Fine. Since this is Lord Pyro Archon's order, no matter what I say, it will not change anything."
But in truth, she still did not want Chasca to take such a dangerous risk.
Seeing that her sister was no longer trying to stop her, Chasca turned toward Caelus.
"Lord Pyro Archon, then I will go find Mualani and the others now."
"No need to rush," Caelus replied. "They will come here once they finish what they are doing. Just wait here."
"How long will that take?" Chasca asked.
"About five seconds."
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Chasca froze for a moment. Soon after, she sensed a group of people rapidly approaching.
Exactly five seconds later, a white haired girl rushed into the room.
"Caelus, we already retrieved Aunt Kaiulani's Ancient Name. What should we do next?"
"Oh, Chasca, Chuychu, you are here too?" As soon as Mualani entered the Affairs Office, she noticed the two sisters from the Flower Feather Clan.
"Chasca will enter the Night Kingdom with you later," Caelus explained. "When it comes to dealing with the Abyss, she has more experience than all of you."
"Chasca is coming too? That's great!" Mualani became excited.
One more companion meant more strength, and their chances of successfully rescuing Kaiulani would increase.
"Lord Pyro Archon, what should we do next?" Kinich stepped forward and asked.
"I will first prepare the ritual to lock onto Kaiulani's position inside the Night Kingdom. After that, you will be able to see her current situation."
While speaking, Caelus could not help feeling a little worried inside.
Considering the power he had given Kaiulani, dealing with Abyss monsters should be no problem for her.
He only hoped that Kaiulani would act a bit more miserable later.
Otherwise, if Mualani and the others saw Kaiulani casually wandering around inside the extremely dangerous Night Kingdom, his entire setup would be completely exposed.
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