"Yes, recently I heard that Liyue's Geo Archon Morax has a friend, so I became a little curious."
Nodding, Childe filled his own cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, continuing, "Mr. Zhongli knows everything from astronomy to geography and is exceptionally familiar with Liyue's past and present. Therefore, I wanted to see if Mr. Zhongli knew this friend of the Geo Archon Morax."
Barbatos?
Hearing Childe's question, Zhongli immediately thought of Barbatos.
However, he also knew that he had many friends, and the one Childe spoke of wasn't necessarily Barbatos.
Moreover, the main point wasn't there, but rather why Childe would suddenly ask this question.
Could it be… related to the Northland Bank attack?
Thinking this, Zhongli calmly asked, "Then, do you have more information about this friend of Morax you speak of?"
After taking a sip of tea, Zhongli continued to speak about Morax.
"As is well known, the Geo Archon Morax, as the Prime of Adepti, has endured an unimaginable span of years that you and I cannot fathom. The tales of these years, aside from His own knowledge, are likely unknown to anyone else, and those that have been passed down have undergone numerous revisions. Therefore, I cannot answer based solely on the title 'friend of Morax'."
"Mr. Zhongli speaks truly." Nodding in strong agreement, Childe decided to summarize some characteristics of the mysterious young girl, "Firstly, her speed is very fast…"
Very fast speed?
As soon as he heard Childe say this, Zhongli immediately recalled the mysterious figure from last night.
To be honest, even he had never before witnessed such a fast existence.
"…it's the kind of speed where you can't even see her, and… I heard she has the appearance of a young girl."
As he spoke, he scratched his head as if trying hard to recall, Childe deliberately created an impression that he had only heard this through hearsay.
No matter what, he couldn't directly mention what had happened.
Very fast speed… young girl?
Combining these two characteristics, Zhongli immediately thought of Barbatos, that drunkard.
Of course, Barbatos isn't really a young girl, but he certainly looks like one, and he can also be a young girl.
For Archons, being male or female is but a fleeting thought.
But… was it really him?
And… where did Childe obtain this information?
Last night's battle?
After some thought, and seeing Childe's visibly injured appearance, Zhongli already had a good idea.
"Yes… that's right…"
Believing what he had said should be enough for Zhongli to answer, Childe looked at him, anticipating his reply.
"The one you speak of… is likely Mondstadt's Anemo Archon—Barbatos."
Placing the teacup back on the table, Zhongli calmly came to this conclusion, and then continued, "However, he has been gone for a long time; no one knows where he is now."
In truth, Zhongli knew that the figure from last night was definitely not Barbatos, but he answered as such anyway.
Still, since he hadn't seen Barbatos in a long time, to be safe, he still needed to make a trip to Mondstadt.
"I see, no wonder you in Liyue always say 'come and go like the wind'; it truly is as swift as the wind."
With that, Childe burst into laughter.
He had guessed correctly after all; that girl was the Anemo Archon Barbatos.
But if the Anemo Archon and the Geo Archon have teamed up, how is he supposed to obtain the Gnosis for Her Majesty the Tsaritsa?
As soon as he thought of this, Childe, still smiling, was already feeling troubled inwardly.
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Mondstadt.
Windrise.
"Then I'll continue my reconnaissance. You two have fun~"
Waving to them, Amber prepared to leave after successfully persuading Wendy to agree to take Kaito along.
Although Wendy had just returned from her errand, she decided to give them some private space.
Have fun?
Uh…
Hearing Amber's words, Kaito couldn't help but remember what he had previously asked Wendy to do for him.
Hmm… I'll do my best…
Suddenly seeing Amber, who had already walked away, turn back to clench her fist and bend her elbow inward in a 'cheering on' gesture, Kaito thought this helplessly, then nodded to Amber, indicating that he would definitely do his best.
Alright… what should I do now?
After Amber had completely left, Kaito found himself with seemingly nothing to do.
He no longer needed to take on any commissions, and as for the task given by the system, he had to wait for Childe to recover; otherwise, if he accidentally killed Childe, his task would become unfinishable.
For a moment, Kaito and Wendy stood one in front of the other, the scene so quiet that only the sweeping wind and the rustling of leaves could be heard.
Sigh… is this what it feels like to be financially free and have nothing to do?…
After standing for a while, Kaito, feeling his feet ache a bit, walked towards a tree. Wendy had already gone there first and sat down, and Kaito then lay down, using her thigh as a pillow.
This is much more comfortable…
Lying on the ground and looking up at the sky, Kaito sighed with emotion.
But just then, he suddenly felt someone flying towards Mondstadt City in the sky.
Of course, this wasn't something Kaito felt himself, but rather something he knew through Wendy.
Flying in the sky?
Could it be Morax?
Did he see Wendy?
Sitting up from the ground, Kaito looked towards Mondstadt City and couldn't help but wonder.
However, he wasn't flustered at all; in fact, he even had a plan in mind.
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