Chapter 597: A new day—so what the heck is this ’Ancient name’ thing supposed to be?

It was already late, and night had long since fallen.

After such a long day of traveling—and swimming across a river—Su Yuan and the others were exhausted…

So even though Su Yuan and Aether still had many things they wanted to ask Kachina and the others of the Echo Tribe, they decided to rest first.

After all, one can only work well when well-rested.

And since they had already made it to Natlan, they no longer needed to worry about interference from the Eerie “Nahida”—at least for now.

Whatever comes next could wait until morning.

Thus, after washing up and eating a simple meal, Su Yuan and the others each returned to their rooms to sleep.

Maybe because he was simply too tired, Su Yuan didn’t even have the energy to think about anything—he fell asleep almost instantly.

“…I hope tomorrow’s major piece of intel can finally clarify the rules behind my death rewind ability…”

He murmured in his sleep.

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The next morning, as sunlight filtered into the room, Su Yuan opened his eyes like usual.

Feeling the heat of the sunlight—and the stabbing sensation in his right palm—he knew it was a new day.

And now, he was truly in Natlan, starting an entirely new journey.

Because he had played the game in his previous world, Su Yuan had some general knowledge of the nations.

But when he arrived in Teyvat, Natlan hadn’t been released yet—so everything here was new to him.

Maybe that was why everything felt so tense and exciting.

Regardless, Su Yuan lifted his right hand and looked at his palm.

[First of all, congratulations on surviving your 27th night.]

[Currently available intelligence:]

[Skipping…]

[79. Kachina’s “Ancient Name” is “Uthabiti.” This name signifies “Strength.” Therefore, Kachina must remain strong in order to be worthy of her Ancient Name.]

The very first intel left Su Yuan completely confused.

“Ancient Name”? What the heck is that? Why has no one mentioned this before?

Judging from the message, did this mean Kachina’s Eerie trigger was related to her strength?

If Kachina faltered… if she became weak… would she fall into corruption?

Su Yuan decided that once he stepped outside, the first thing he needed to do was find out exactly what an “Ancient Name” was.

[80. Xilonen is the blacksmith of the Natlan tribe Nanatzcayan, and also the one responsible for forging Ancient Names. She is an extremely rare “Name-Smith.” Though there are many conditions and difficulties to gaining an Ancient Name, if it’s you—perhaps you could obtain one of your own.]

Su Yuan stared blankly.

There it is again—this “Ancient Name.”

So what is it?? Just some symbolic title? And why would I need one??

And who was Xilonen? A blacksmith? Like Wagner in Mondstadt?

He would definitely need to ask around later.

Taking a deep breath, Su Yuan steadied himself.

Because next was the important intel.

And he wanted to know—just how heavy would today’s revelation be?

[81. Important Intelligence: Your death-rewind ability will temporarily be disabled…]

He didn’t even finish reading the sentence.

Just the first half alone hit him like lightning.

His mind went blank.

What…? My greatest advantage… just gone?

But soon, he forced himself to calm down.

Because he had noticed one key word— “Temporarily.”

Su Yuan took another deep breath, steadied his emotions, and spoke to himself:

“Let’s keep reading. Maybe when one door closes, another window opens…”

[81. Important Intelligence: Your death-rewind ability will temporarily be disabled. However, in the region of Natlan, you can return from the Kingdom of the Night God on your own, without relying on the ‘Ode of Resurrection’]

Ode of Resurrection? Kingdom of the Night God?

Seeing this line, Su Yuan immediately recalled the information Zhongli had shared with them earlier…

In Natlan, when someone dies, they don’t completely vanish.

Instead, their soul crosses into the Natlan version of the boundary between life and death, known as the Kingdom of the Night God.

Then, by performing a ritual called the Ode of Resurrection, people who have fallen in battle can be summoned back—whole and uncorrupted, with all their memories.

In other words, they can be revived.

However, the Ode of Resurrection cannot be performed at any time—it requires conditions, preparation, and a price to be paid.

But now, the intelligence was telling him that he didn’t need the Ode of Resurrection.

He could come back freely from the Kingdom of the Night God, without any cost—meaning he could revive himself infinitely, with memories intact?

Thinking about it that way… Su Yuan suddenly felt a lot better.

Being able to revive completely, without losing any memories—wasn’t that even better than death rewind?

After all, his rewind ability did not let him bring memories with him!

But soon, Su Yuan realized the most crucial problem, and his expression tightened.

The true power of death rewind wasn’t the revival itself—it was the ability to go back and change the past, to prevent tragedy, to save those who had already died.

Now, even if he could revive infinitely, others could not.

If one of his companions died—he would no longer be able to rewind time to save them.

In that sense… this change was actually worse.

So overall, this shift brought both advantages and disadvantages—and the disadvantages were heavier.

But Su Yuan also understood that this was only temporary.

Perhaps later, once certain conditions were met, he would regain death rewind even in Natlan.

“Well then… time to meet up with everyone.”

After finishing the intel update, Su Yuan stretched lazily, then stepped out of his room.

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