Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 460: Grass
"Done looking around?"
Seeing Diluc crouch back down beside him, Bai Luo spoke in a teasing tone.
Diluc answered only with silence.
Just as Bai Luo had said, Diluc wasn't being quiet because he had resigned himself to his fate. Rather, he had realized that there was something unusual about this cave.
While Bai Luo had been outside, he'd been gathering as much information as he could.
"Stop guessing. All of this belongs to Albedo. These notebooks and books that have already been read will need you to take them back later."
Patting the neatly stacked books that Silver had organized beforehand, Bai Luo said.
Deliver them himself?
He'd like to, but Bai Luo was far too busy with countless affairs to spare the time. Better to leave it to the all-purpose Kitty Diluc.
Diluc remained silent.
He knew very well that at a time like this, the more he spoke, the less it would benefit him.
For example, there was the alchemist outside, whom he was especially concerned about.
Judging from the notes he had just browsed through, that alchemist's skill had already surpassed Timaeus's and was even on par with Sucrose's.
Was this an elite secretly trained by the Fatui? Or someone else entirely?
Although Sharaf had mentioned that Bai Luo and the alchemist were family, after seeing the alchemist in person, Diluc noticed something.
This so-called family member looked nothing like Bai Luo.
Instead, there was a distinct resemblance to the Knights of Favonius' Chief Alchemist.
This time, Bai Luo had "accidentally" revealed so much information that Diluc's little cat brain was nearly overwhelmed trying to process it all.
"By the way, do you know what this is?"
Taking out a bottle of thick, viscous liquid, Bai Luo waved it twice in front of Diluc before asking.
Diluc's only response was an eye roll.
After his "friendly and peaceful" conversation with Cat Sharaf, he already knew exactly what it was.
Wasn't it the very thing responsible for turning him into a cat?
"Nope."
Apparently reading the meaning behind Diluc's gaze, Bai Luo shook his head.
The crescent shape of his smiling eyes made it obvious—
He was about to stir up trouble again.
"This is a special potion that's vastly superior in both technology and effectiveness to the previous one. Just a single drop is enough to completely alter your body's structure, permanently turning you into a cat."
"..."
If this had happened before, Diluc would never have believed such nonsense.
After all, this went far beyond the scope of alchemy as he understood it.
But ever since Lady Alice had brought back an alchemist named Albedo, alchemy had become much more widely known throughout Mondstadt.
He now understood just how limitless its possibilities could be.
In other words...
There was a very good chance Bai Luo was telling the truth.
"Meow."
Before Diluc could react, Cat Sharaf had already wandered over with obvious interest.
Like an old man from the countryside enjoying a good show, he lay there with both front paws tucked beneath him, squinting as he watched.
Although becoming a cat had brought him certain benefits, he'd clearly lost even more.
Watching drama unfold was now one of the few pleasures left in his life.
Granted, he often ended up becoming the entertainment himself.
But whenever the opportunity arose, he was always happy to stand shoulder to shoulder with the spectacle.
After all—
Who would ever refuse a chance to watch the fun?
"Don't believe me?"
Seeing Diluc remain silent, Bai Luo casually grabbed Cat Sharaf by the scruff of the neck.
Cat Sharaf: "???"
Hey! I'm just here to watch! What does this have to do with me?!
Ignoring Sharaf's struggling, Bai Luo uncorked the bottle in his hand and shoved its mouth toward Sharaf's.
"Meow... glug glug... meow... glug glug..."
After chugging down half the bottle with a series of gulp, gulp sounds, Cat Sharaf was finally set back on the ground by Bai Luo.
Had anything changed?
Aside from feeling completely stuffed, he didn't seem to feel any discomfort at all.
Then again, he'd already grown accustomed to life as a cat.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
Realizing that Bai Luo was clearly making an example out of Sharaf to intimidate him, Cat Diluc could only speak up helplessly.
The slightly youthful voice that came from his feline body made Bai Luo's expression grow even more amused.
"If I said I just wanted to hear you talk with that voice... would you believe me?"
Smiling, Bai Luo rubbed Cat Diluc's head as he spoke.
Knowing his personality...
It honestly did sound like something he'd do.
"What a childish idiot."
Cat Diluc brushed away Bai Luo's hand with obvious disdain before turning to leave.
But he failed to notice that Bai Luo's expression had grown increasingly strange.
Diluc was no ordinary person.
Whether it was his own strength or his investigative abilities, he ranked among the very best.
If Bai Luo hadn't possessed foreknowledge of the story, even his intelligence-gathering abilities might not have measured up to Diluc's.
Yet despite that, Bai Luo had deliberately brought Diluc to this place—a location that wasn't supposed to be exposed so easily.
Naturally, Bai Luo had his own reasons.
As for Silver...
He had never intended to keep him hidden away in this cave forever.
Eventually, he would have to venture out into the world and interact with other people.
Through Cat Diluc, Bai Luo wanted the Knights of Favonius—and the Chalk Prince himself—to learn of Silver's existence ahead of time.
Although Bai Luo treated everyone according to the game's setting, he had never regarded them as mere game data.
In this world, they were all living, breathing people.
He had no idea how Albedo would react after learning that Silver existed.
Nor did he assume that the Chalk Prince would necessarily be as kind and reasonable as he was portrayed in the game.
In a sense, this was a precautionary measure.
A way to prepare everyone for Silver's eventual debut.
Still, Bai Luo had a suspicion.
Albedo probably already knew Silver existed.
At the very least, he likely knew that another being of the same kind had emerged from Durin's remains.
After all, even Bai Luo—who had been much farther from Durin's corpse—had noticed the disturbance Silver had caused.
How could Albedo, who lived practically beside Durin's remains, have failed to notice?
Come to think of it...
Bai Luo vaguely remembered that Rhinedottir had left Albedo some kind of book.
He could no longer recall its title, but he remembered it being critically important to the branch of alchemy, inherited from Gold.
Hmm...
I wonder if I'll ever get my hands on it.
While Bai Luo was lost in thought, Silver emerged from the bathroom.
Compared to before, he'd spent noticeably longer inside this time.
A faint fragrance even lingered around him as she stepped out.
Did he use body wash?
"Silver, when you're drying your hair, remember to take off your hair tie first."
Watching him awkwardly towel-dry his hair, Bai Luo offered a reminder.
These were such basic, everyday habits.
How could he still—
—Holy crap?!
At first, he had only absentmindedly noticed something new around Silver's neck.
But once he looked closely...
He couldn't take his eyes off it.
Because that green gemstone wasn't merely an ornament.
It was a genuine Vision.
And its element was—
Staring at the Vision, whose casing bore the distinctive design of one granted in Snezhnaya, Bai Luo seemed to be both marveling and cursing at the same time.
In the end, all of his countless thoughts condensed into a single word:
"...Grass."
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Translator's note: This is a deliberate pun. In Chinese internet slang, "草" (cǎo) literally means "grass" (the Dendro element), but it is also commonly used as an exclamation equivalent to "damn!" or "holy shit!" Here, Bai Luo is reacting to the fact that Silver has awakened a Dendro Vision, making the double meaning intentional.
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