The group headed to the rest area, where Kinich unusually began to explain.
Perhaps because he felt Mu Yang was similar to him, he spoke more than usual.
He said the reason he hoped Kachina could have teammates was so that she could understand the importance of teamwork.
In the subsequent [Night Warden War], the importance of a team would be even more evident.
They would participate as a group of five.
As long as one person could achieve victory and return from the Nation of the Night God, the [Resurrection Poem] would take effect and revive everyone.
Of course, this also required the team to have sufficient strength. Otherwise, the price of failure would be equally devastating.
Not only would the losers die, but their Ancient Names would also shatter directly.
Therefore, one of the reasons the [Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame] used team battles for the preliminary rounds was to warn everyone not to act as lone wolves.
"—[We will not fight alone]. Those who act alone will lose if they lose, with no chance to come back."
This sentence served as both advice and motivation.
"I remember… Kinich seems to have experienced death once…" Kachina recalled.
"Yes, I once wandered in the domain of the Wayob for a while. It was quite a novel experience." Kinich did not avoid the topic at all.
After all, their opponents were the Abyss.
Facing unknown dangers and disasters, death was highly likely to occur.
But now he was standing here, which meant that at that time, there had been a strong person in the team who had led him to victory in that war.
That was why he now wanted Kachina to pay more attention to teamwork.
"The domain of the Wayob?" Mu Yang had originally thought that the Wayob were ethereal existences similar to faith.
He had not expected that one could actually meet a Wayob.
Kinich explained that they called the place where the Wayob resided the Nation of the Night God.
It was a very mysterious place between the physical body and the soul, between life and death.
In fact, very few people could personally communicate with a Wayob.
Hearing this, Mu Yang understood.
Protagonist treatment — it would still have to be Lumine who came.
He estimated that he could too, but he probably had no chance now.
After all, he was not a Natlan person and did not even have the opportunity to participate in the competition.
He wondered whether this boundary between life and death was the same as the one Hu Tao had seen.
Mu Yang thought of the underworld in the Nation of Dragons and the eighteen layers of hell in foreign lands.
So they were probably different.
At this moment, Ajaw, who had been sent flying earlier, finally returned to Kinich's side.
He suddenly said, "[Resurrection Poem] saving you is truly the most regrettable thing in the world."
Kinich glanced at him. "The most regrettable thing for me right now is that you found a way to escape."
The flat pixel dragon — Ajaw overheated again. "Hm? You dare speak arrogantly to me, the great and sacred dragon K'uhul Ajaw… You will pay the price!"
Then he was blocked by Kinich once again.
"Let's just forget about Ajaw. Before the competition starts tomorrow, all food, drinks, and entertainment in the hotel are paid for by the Pyro Archon."
Mualani pulled Mu Yang along. "It's for entertaining relatives and friends, so of course it includes you too! Let's go. We can enjoy ourselves to the fullest."
Soon, Mu Yang and the young man from the Collective of Plenty who was participating in the [Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame] for the first time were stunned by Mualani's action speed.
They had just found seats and sat down.
Mualani had already skillfully ordered a huge table full of dishes.
"Don't be polite. Eat as much as you want. These are all very characteristic dishes from here."
"You can eat however much you like. If you finish, I'll go get more. Eat until the Pyro Archon is crying while settling the bill, haha!"
Although they knew Mualani was joking, Kachina still could not help defending the Pyro Archon. "N-no, that won't happen…"
"The Pyro Archon is indeed very generous. It's just that the reception staff and volunteers here will have to work hard these few days."
Seeing that Mu Yang was still hesitating, Mualani asked if the food did not suit his taste.
"No, it looks very appetizing. It's just… I thought of a few acquaintances who go out without bringing any Mora."
Venti/Zhongli/Ei: It can't be me, right?
"Mr. Mu Yang really knows a lot of people. But if they don't bring Mora, who pays the bill?"
"I do."
"Pfft— hahaha…" Seeing Mu Yang calmly say the word "I," Mualani could not hold back and burst into laughter.
The meal proceeded in this relaxed atmosphere for the most part.
Until the two newcomers asked Kachina about the previous team battles.
After all, it was their first time participating, so they wanted to learn more.
Kachina immediately became nervous.
"Just tell them the things you know to pay attention to. As for the result this time, we'll only know after we do it." Mu Yang comforted her.
He knew that with Kachina's personality, she would definitely take the worst possible outcome as the premise.
But under Mu Yang's devilish training these past few days, Kachina had made progress.
So at this moment, she absolutely could not undermine herself.
"Yeah, Kachina. In this regard, you're also a senior!" Mualani chimed in from the side.
She knew that Kachina had actually been improving all along, but she simply had not reached the standard she had set for herself.
That was why she was so hesitant and timid.
"Actually, I'm just afraid that this time I'll fall flat on my face, fail to even pass the team battle, and drag the two of them down with me…"
The two newcomers both said they did not mind. It was their first time participating. It was already good enough that an Ancient Name inheritor was willing to lead them.
Moreover, the fact that the Ancient Name had been passed down until now and given to Kachina showed that the Wayob must have thought highly of her.
Suddenly receiving so much support and encouragement left Kachina somewhat at a loss.
She felt like crying again.
Why had everyone she had met recently been such good people?
Kachina wiped away her own tears. "Leave it to me. I will win! I won't let you two lose face along with me!"
"Oh right, Mom told me that I have to eat well, otherwise I won't have strength. I need to eat properly."
Kachina finally regained her spirit and began devouring the food on the table.
"It seems Mr. Mu Yang is also a very patient person." Mualani said quietly. "And thank you all as well."
The latter sentence was directed at Kachina's teammates.
Mu Yang simply took a light sip of his drink.
He had come to build connections. How could he not have patience?
Moreover, he had also gained a general understanding of Kachina's various qualities.
Facing such a hardworking child, it was hard not to want to give her a helping hand.
After the meal, Kachina chose to go for a walk with her two teammates to get to know each other's fighting styles.
Mualani naturally would not miss this opportunity. "I'm coming too! I'm coming too!"
"Don't overdo it. We have to wake up early tomorrow. Be careful not to oversleep." Kinich acted as the reliable anchor of the team and reminded her.
"Hehe, I know you definitely won't oversleep."
"Alright, I got it. I'll come knock on your doors tomorrow morning."
"As expected of you, you catch on quick!"
Mu Yang did not join in the fun. He had already taught Kachina what he needed to.
He had even originally wanted to teach Kachina how to be a sneaky sixth player in battle royale.
It was only after hearing that Natlan needed the Flames of Contention produced through combat that he gave up on the idea.