Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 311 Ochikanata (3)

A heads-up before you read: Because the author's memory of the Ochikanata quest flow is a bit hazy, and also because he's too lazy to go back and watch the Bilibili videos to recreate it one-to-one, he only wrote a rough outline. There will probably be quite a few differences from the original quest flow. Just consider it my fan fiction.

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Once the coordinates of the empty space were completely stable, the captain instructed Ai-chan to activate the teleportation device. This time, it wasn't that the captain didn't want the others to teleport with him, but rather that no one knew the exact coordinates of the Sky Serpent Ship.

Despite Turquoise's knowledge of many dragon technologies as the consciousness of Ochikan, he couldn't accurately tell the captain the exact coordinates of the Sky Serpent ship. This is because he doesn't have the concept of coordinates. While he could give a specific route, Ai-chan could indeed deduce a precise coordinate from that.

But this is no different from having Ai-chan lock onto the coordinates of one of the people and then teleporting the captain there based on those coordinates. If we have to say something, Ai-chan, as a high-level AI from a previous civilization, calculated that the time it took to reach the vicinity of the Serpent Ship was faster than them arriving there first.

So the captain did suggest at first that Ai-chan go and find a coordinate before making a decision, but Sora wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way and refused the captain's suggestion.

Bona wholeheartedly agreed. After all, as an adventurer, she naturally preferred a more adventurous approach. She didn't like the captain's obviously safe and boring method. Anyway, with the fuel flow, as long as she controlled the flight trajectory, there would be no accidents.

The captain was naturally aware of this, and he also considered that even if an accident occurred, given the situation of the aerial possession of the velvet dinosaur, it would at most slowly descend from high altitude to a certain height, so there was no need to worry about safety issues.

Not long after Kong and the others landed, the captain appeared beside them with a flash of light. Looking at the magnificent scenery in the distance, the captain sighed repeatedly.

If it weren't for the explanation from turquoise, who would have thought that the predecessor of the Sky Serpent Ship was a space elevator used by the Dragon Clan to reach space? However, the original purpose of this space elevator was not only to reach space, but also to send signals outward in an attempt to find extraterrestrial civilizations.

It is said that besides wanting to find extraterrestrial civilizations, the Dragon King Nighogd had another purpose at the time, which was to find Kiana, who had been away from Teyvat for a long time.

However, Kiana didn't find another civilization observer. That civilization observer responded out of curiosity and came to Teyvat, which was then ruled by the dragons, and had an encounter with Nighogd. What happened after that was beyond Turquoise's knowledge.

All he knew was that the subsequent observer of civilization left Teyvat, the dragon civilization was destroyed by the primordial being Phanes, Nighogd's whereabouts were unknown, and of the remaining dragon kings, only the fire dragon king and the grass dragon king were still barely surviving.

"Now that we've arrived at the Sky Serpent Ship, what do we need to do next?" the captain asked.

"Do you see that central elevator connecting all the areas in the distance?"

Turquoise waved its little finger and pointed to the central elevator not far away. The elevator was made up of four bridges, with a stone platform in the center. A wisp of primordial fire was burning on the stone platform, and there was a device on it. Next to it was a control device that controlled the direction of the bridges.

"The flame burning in the middle is part of the source fire I once possessed. To obtain the other completion disc, you need to find the remaining fire scale stones and put them into the source fire. Only then can the elevator powered by the source fire take us to the place where the completion disc is stored and break the seal."

"So, arriving at the Heavenly Serpent Ship is just the beginning, right?"

"That's right. By the way, to ensure that the Fire Scale Stone wouldn't be taken away at will, I set up a seal that only dragons with the Blessing of the Flame Lord could take it."

"So even if the Fire Scale Stone is found, the little guy still needs to retrieve it?" Kong asked.

Turquoise confirmed Kong's question, then added, "But don't worry, apart from the Fire Scale Stone which the little guy needs to retrieve himself, you can all participate in the other trials together."

"Wait, there's another test?!" Paimon exclaimed in surprise.

“How could there only be a simple seal? Wouldn’t that allow that guy to take advantage of the situation?” Turquoise explained.

"That makes sense. Since it was that Fire-Stealing Sage who created the Flame Lord's Blessing, he must have had a way to secretly take the Fire Scale Stone and get the other completion disc. But why didn't he do that? Even with the trial and seal, surely the Fire-Stealing Sage could break it over such a long period of time?"

“I don’t know either.” Turquoise shook her head. “Although he is my father in name, we disagreed on whether to activate Vichilopochtli, and I have completely severed ties with him ever since. He has no reason to care about my existence and come to get this cheat disc that I took from him.”

"Perhaps... I know why..."

Then the captain recounted the historical truth and speculations he had obtained from Kiana...

“I see. If that’s the case, it does explain all his motivations,” Turquoise exclaimed. “I just didn’t expect that he was one of those who disagreed with using Viclopochtli back then.”

"After all, Nata's current situation can be said to be the result of his secret efforts. At that time, he was very optimistic about the human group and it was not surprising that he initially opposed the Fire Dragon King's plan. He was also the one who brought the power to resist the dragons. It can be said that Kukulkan was the first to realize that the dragons were corrupt and began to look for another way out."

The captain's words made everyone start to think about Kukulkan's character, but these things were too far removed from the present, and there was no point in thinking about them now. Before long, everyone gathered their thoughts and went to the central elevator.

The plan was simple: Bona, who had arrived at the Serpent Ship with Turquoise a hundred years ago, would be in charge of operating the bridges, while the captain and Sora would lead Paimon and the little guy to collect the Fire Scale Stones scattered throughout the Serpent Ship.

All three Fire Scale Stones, including the one Bona had, were to be thrown into the source fire in front of them. After everyone was ready, the captain signaled to Bona to control the bridge and build a road leading elsewhere.

The road was quickly completed, and the three of them plus a dragon arrived at the first area. The trial here was more of a puzzle than a trial, and it was very simple. Just follow the stairs up to reach the top of the locked ruins.

What everyone needs to do is quite simple: find the mechanism to open the iron gate above, and then jump down through the opening in the iron gate to reach the room where the Fire Scale Stones are stored.

However, after searching the area for a long time, they found nothing of the sort. Instead, they found a stone tablet inside the tower-like building above.

As for what is recorded on the stone tablet, it is a record left by someone, and these familiar words can immediately remind people of the Ochikan classic song they saw in the group chat. Therefore, the person who left this stone tablet is self-evident.

"Although no matter how many times we watch it, we feel that Ochikan's feelings for Shibarak are too heavy, where can we find the mechanism to open the iron gate?"

"Perhaps we shouldn't just focus on the mechanisms."

As he spoke, Kong focused his gaze on the arcane mechs paralyzed on the iron gate. These were mechanical creations left behind by the dragon civilization, and now, like the relic guardians that were everywhere on Teyvat, they were hostile mechanical creations.

Following Kong's gaze, the captain immediately understood Kong's meaning. Indeed, they had focused too much on mechanisms and other such things, and had overlooked the possibility that the paralyzed Secret Source Mech might be the key to opening the iron gate.

Previously, everyone tried to avoid activating this secret source mech to prevent any unforeseen complications. Now, perhaps we can try to activate and defeat it. Since we're making no progress anyway, trying is better than not trying at all.

So the two picked up their weapons and went to the range of the Mystic Mech. The next second, the Mystic Mech, which detected an unknown reaction, restarted.

Without further ado, the two struck down the Mystic Mech the instant it rose. As the Mystic Mech crumbled into dust and returned to the earth's veins, the iron gate beneath it opened simultaneously.

Upon seeing this, the two were overjoyed and immediately called Paimon and the little guy over. Then, the group leaped into the room where the Fire Scale Stones were stored.

It was only after everyone came into contact with the Fire Scale Stone that they understood why the dragon of the Flame Lord's Blessing had to take it. The scorching aura was clearly of the same origin as the Source Fire, and it was most likely an energy source created by Ochikan using his own Source Fire power.

Ordinary people or dragons would be immediately burned by the high temperature upon contact. It would only take a short while for anyone to come into contact with it to be burned to death by the source fire, leaving not even ashes behind.

As the little guy took the Fire Scale Stone off the platform, the door behind everyone opened, and they walked out through the door back to the elevator. After placing the Fire Scale Stone into the source fire in the center of the elevator, the source fire, now energized, became even more intense. The energy it emitted made Kong's heart pound with fear, as he worried that everyone present might be injured by the overflowing flames.

Fortunately, the source fire only increased its own burning height and did not spread to the surroundings. Before long, the flames returned to their normal height.

After dealing with this place, the next step is to search for the Fire Scale Stone. The Fire Scale Stone is easy to find; it's located directly in front of the bridge where the target is.

However, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that it wouldn't be that simple. Sure enough, when the captain and the others got close, a Secret Source Mech appeared from another place and took the Fire Scale Stone to another area.

Unfortunately, there is currently no way to directly access another area via the elevator, because no matter what Bona does, she cannot reach the designated height at the connection point of the bridge.

Fortunately, there is still a Dragon Soul of the Velvet Winged Dragon nearby, and Sora can pursue it by possessing the Velvet Winged Dragon Soul. However, this means that the Captain cannot go with Sora.

With no other option, the captain returned to the elevator and waited with Bona for Kong's good news. While Kong was dealing with the Fire Scale Stone, the captain also asked Turquoise a lot about what happened back then.

Thus, the captain pieced together a account of Kukulkan's life using information obtained from Kiana and Ochikan's account. With Turquoise's consent, the captain also shared his speculations.

In short, Kukulkan was the first life Prometheus created using the primordial fire at the very beginning of his life. Their relationship could be described as either father and son or brothers. After all, Kukulkan called Prometheus his elder brother, and Prometheus did not object to this.

In the days that followed, Kukulkan assisted Prometheus in managing the dragons within the territory of Nata, until the arrival of Phanes.

Because Fanes was too powerful, and Nighogd had just gone missing in space, the remaining dragon kings, despite their best efforts, were unable to defeat Fanes. In the end, only the severely injured Fire Dragon King and Grass Dragon King remained.

After that, Prometheus, the dragon king, was too badly injured to get involved in politics, leaving it entirely to his brother Kukulkan. Thus, Kukulkan became regent, and the dragon race barely survived under these circumstances.

Later, Nighold returned with the power of the Abyss, and Prometheus was the first to respond and obtained the power of the Abyss from Nighold. However, even with the power of the Abyss, he still could not completely defeat Phanes and only ended up with both sides suffering heavy losses.

With the death of the Dragon King Nighogd, Phanes, in order to protect Teyvat, chose to transform into a branch to barely stabilize Teyvat's position on the Imaginary Tree.

After this battle, the dragons were completely deprived of the power to overthrow Sky Island. Prometheus returned and spent his days fighting against the corruption of the abyss, while also realizing the danger of the abyss. So, after instructing Kukulkan to govern the remaining dragons, he devoted himself entirely to research on expelling the abyss.

Thanks to the power of the Source Fire, the wisdom of the dragon race could be easily learned by all dragons, and thus the dragon race began to slowly decay.

Although Kukulkan was eager to rebuild the dragon race, he felt no hope in his heart when he looked at his arrogant and short-sighted kin.

So he turned his attention to the humans who were then being enslaved by dragons...

Just then, a signal came from the other side of time and space, and the captain took the opportunity to end the conversation. Anyway, there was still some time to talk slowly, so there was no rush.

"What were you guys talking about? I've been calling you for ages," Paimon complained as they returned to the elevator.

"It's about the Fire-Stealing Sage Kukulkan. I'll tell you more later if you're interested. Let's go get the last Fire Scale Stone first."

The remaining Fire Scale Stone was also quite simple. Kong had already seen the location when he was getting the second Fire Scale Stone, but he needed to use the Velvet Winged Dragon to fly there, and the little guy was also carrying a Fire Scale Stone, so he didn't go there immediately.

Now that the little guy has returned the second Fire Scale Stone, the last one will naturally be easier to obtain.

So Sora told the little guy to wait at the elevator for a while, and then transformed into a Velvet Wyvern again and flew towards the location of the last Fire Scale Stone. Upon arriving at the target platform, Sora immediately contacted the possessed creature and activated the mechanism to connect the bridge on the elevator to the bridge on this platform. In this way, the little guy could come here to get the last Fire Scale Stone.

As all the Fire Scale Stones were thrown into the Source Fire, the energy of the Source Fire reached its peak, and the elevator began to vibrate, carrying everyone rapidly upwards towards the top of the Heavenly Serpent Ship.