Seeing the salt, Jiang Chen knew he hadn't taken the wrong path.
This was the place.
Jiang Chen walked up to the massive door, glanced at it, and without hesitation, smashed it open.
Violent and unapologetic.
Lumine and Paimon, following behind, were utterly speechless.
The group entered the place where Havria, the God of Salt, had met her end.
Inside, Jiang Chen found what he was looking for.
The Salt Jar and the Salt Ruler.
The Salt Jar was a jar that always remained half-full, no matter how much salt was taken from it.
The Salt Ruler, when planted in the ground, would cause salt to continuously spring forth.
Honestly, if Havria hadn't been so weak and betrayed by her own people, she could have become the richest person in Teyvat by selling salt.
With these two Noble Phantasms, producing salt would be incredibly easy.
They were essentially manifestations of Havria's divine authority.
"We've got the items. Should we summon her now?"
Lumine looked at the two relics.
They had found them, so should they summon her immediately?
Or wait?
"Yeah, let's summon her right away."
"With Havria, we'll never run out of money."
As Jiang Chen spoke, he stroked his chin.
In the future, he could specialize in selling salt.
Become Teyvat's largest salt merchant.
Use low-priced salt to crush the competition and dominate the market.
Once monopolized, the profits would be enormous.
And it would be a cost-free business.
After all, it would just be Havria working a bit harder.
Of course, this was just a thought.
Such actions would disrupt the market.
Zhongli might not allow it.
However, Havria could be integrated into Liyue's Silver Court.
The Silver Court was responsible for salt production.
And many of its members were Havria's followers.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's lips curled into a faint smile.
With Havria, the Silver Court would essentially be under his control.
In the future, he would call the shots.
This was quite comfortable.
Immediately, Jiang Chen began to act.
Lumine and Paimon, hearing Jiang Chen say they would never run out of money, were filled with question marks.
They didn't understand what was going on.
Jiang Chen didn't bother to explain.
He began drawing the summoning circle in the center of the hall.
Once done, he placed the two Noble Phantasms on it.
Then, without any pretense, he activated the circle.
This time, he didn't even bother with a chant.
Seeing the circle activate directly, Lumine was speechless.
Good grief, now he wasn't even pretending?
This time, he didn't even recite a chant.
"God of Salt, answering your summons."
A flash of white mist, and a beautiful woman in palace attire appeared within the circle.
The two Noble Phantasms had vanished, seemingly merging with Havria.
Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully.
His gaze fell on Havria.
In terms of appearance, she was a stunning beauty.
Her gentle demeanor was evident in her features.
She was indeed a kind god.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been betrayed by her own people.
"Welcome back to the world, Havria."
Jiang Chen gave her a thumbs-up.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, a complex emotion flashed in Havria's eyes.
She glanced around at the familiar yet foreign surroundings and couldn't help but sigh.
"Times have changed. What's the point of coming back?"
"You summoned me. Is there something you need me to do?"
Havria understood clearly that she was dead.
Now that she had been summoned, there must be something this man wanted from her.
Moreover, his control over her was absolute.
"Not really."
"I just wanted to summon all of you."
"More will be summoned later."
"Guizhong, the God of Dust, has already been summoned."
"You're the second."
"And Morax knows about this."
Hearing this, Havria was stunned.
"Guizhong... the God of Dust?"
"I see."
After being summoned, she had grasped the current era.
The Archon War was over.
Liyue was now at peace.
Morax had won the Archon War.
"Rest in the Throne of Heroes for now. When we return to Liyue Harbor, I'll let you out."
"Then, you can visit the descendants of your followers."
"Many still believe in you."
Hearing this news, Havria was shocked.
"People still believe in me?"
This was truly unbelievable. She had thought no one remembered her anymore.
"Of course."
"In any case, you'll see for yourself later."
That guy even said it was Morax who killed you.
"Alright."
She had no objections.
As soon as she finished speaking, Havria vanished.
She had returned to the Throne of Heroes.
After being summoned by Jiang Chen, she had sensed that space.
She could enter it at any time.
No matter where she was, she could return.
However, when she came out, it would always be by Jiang Chen's side, not where she had left.
Seeing Havria disappear, Lumine was surprised.
Paimon was utterly baffled.
"Huh?"
"Where'd she go?"
"How did she just vanish?"
Paimon was shocked.
Where had she gone?
"She returned to the Throne of Heroes."
"She's a Heroic Spirit, so she can return anytime."
"Let's go."
"We're done here."
"It's time to head back."
With that, Jiang Chen headed outside.
Hearing this, Lumine suddenly had an idea.
"Then put me in there too."
"Let me out when we get back."
Lumine looked at Jiang Chen.
This time, she wasn't going to let Jiang Chen take advantage of her.
She'd rather stay in the Throne of Heroes.
Hearing this, Jiang Chen didn't refuse.
"Sure."
"If you want to go in, then go in."
"By the way, help Havria get familiar with the place."
The two nodded quickly.
"Got it."
"No problem."
This was a simple task.
After explaining, Jiang Chen sent Lumine and Paimon into the Throne of Heroes.
Once they were gone, Jiang Chen's figure also dissipated into the air.
This was the spiritualization of a Heroic Spirit.
Jiang Chen could do everything a Heroic Spirit could.
Alone, Jiang Chen moved incredibly fast.
In no time, he reappeared in Liyue Harbor.
Since Zhongli and the others weren't around, and Lumine and Paimon had just entered the Throne of Heroes, Jiang Chen decided not to summon them yet.
Instead, he wandered around Liyue Harbor alone.
Looking here and there, Jiang Chen was fascinated by many things.
Just then, Uncle Tian approached him.
"You're Jiang Chen, right?"
"I'm Uncle Tian."
"I assume Lord Morax has already spoken to you?"
Uncle Tian had come alone.
As soon as they met, he brought up the matter.
Hearing Uncle Tian's words, Jiang Chen was surprised.