"I…"
Xavier was on the verge of tears. Was this Amber's thought process?
Xavier quickly explained, "No, Klee gave this to me. How did it become something I stole?"
"Impossible! Klee's Bouncy Bombs wouldn't be given away casually. I know everyone who's received one!"
No wonder Amber thought Klee was a thief; so this was what happened.
"But I'm from another world, so of course you haven't seen me," Xavier said helplessly.
"Another world?" Amber paused slightly. "Are you the Xavier Gege that Klee keeps talking about?"
"That's right," Xavier nodded repeatedly. "I am Xavier Gege."
"Xavier Gege…" Amber repeated.
"Mm-hmm, sounds good, say it two more times!"
Amber then realized she seemed to have been taken advantage of and glared at Xavier.
"Even if you say that, I can't fully believe you. I need to take you back to the Knights of Favonius for inspection."
Although Mondstadt is known as the City of freedom, it doesn't mean they are lax.
They have great tolerance for outsiders, but they are often wary of people of unknown origin.
For example, the Traveler, like Xavier at first, was quite out of place.
"Alright, alright, take me wherever you want," Xavier said, knowing his conscience was clear.
Just as Amber was about to take Xavier away, another figure appeared in the distance.
"Hey, Amber!"
A gentle breeze swept through the green grass of Windrise, creating ripples.
Eula in the distance was waving, like a figure from a painting.
"Eula, you're here too!" Amber waved back.
Eula came before the two and then noticed Xavier.
"Oh? Is this person a foreigner?" Eula asked curiously.
Amber explained, "He says he's Xavier, but I think it's necessary for Acting Grand Master Qin to meet him."
Actually, by this time, Amber had pretty much believed him, because he suddenly appeared here and even had Klee's bombs.
Eula said gracefully, "Hello, Xavier. I didn't expect us to meet here!"
"I also didn't expect to meet you here, Spindrift Knight—Eula!"
"What, you even know my title? You must have been secretly investigating me! I'll remember this grudge!"
Eula looked haughty, turning her head to the side.
Xavier couldn't help but laugh heartily, then followed the two towards Mondstadt City.
Upon entering Mondstadt City, Xavier found that it was different from what he had imagined, much larger than in the game.
The streets were incredibly wide, and there were more pedestrians, and more shops than just the few in the game.
Actually, this was quite normal, because if there were really only a few shops like in the game, it would likely not be able to sustain such a large city-state.
Furthermore, although Mondstadt is called a city-state, it is actually a country.
Even if it can't compare to Liyue in terms of scale, it still requires an extremely vast system to operate.
"Wow, it's so lively…"
Besides the pedestrians on the road and the shops on both sides, there were also many bards singing by the roadside.
The City of freedom is always celebrated with music and poetry.
"How is it, Xavier? Is this completely different from Blue Star?" Seeing Xavier's expression, Eula asked.
Xavier nodded, "It's indeed very different. It feels very comfortable and at ease here; everyone doesn't seem to have too many worries."
"Oh, how could there be no worries? It's just relatively better," Amber complained.
Going out for reconnaissance every day was also a very tedious task, except for the occasional interesting things that happened.
Xavier originally thought it would be a short walk to the Knights of Favonius, but he didn't expect to need a carriage.
Even with a carriage, it took a full 30 minutes to reach the entrance of the Knights of Favonius.
The magnificent banners of the Knights of Favonius fluttered in the wind, and knights stood on both sides, looking extremely majestic.
"Outrider!"
"Spindrift Knight!"
Seeing Eula and Amber, the knights standing on both sides performed a knight's salute, showing their respect.
Eula and Amber returned the salute, showing that they paid great attention to such etiquette.
Xavier pretended to follow the two in a bow.
"Pfft!"
Amber couldn't help but laugh, "Oh, you are our guest, there's no need to be so serious."
"Oh…"
Xavier let out an "oh," feeling like a country bumpkin.
Thinking about it, others coming to Blue Star must have felt the same way.
He hadn't felt much in Liyue before, because he had always been in the Jade Chamber and hadn't wandered around Liyue Harbor.
But this time, appearing in Mondstadt City, he had a completely different feeling.
Eula knocked on the door where Qin was.
"Come in!" Qin's voice came from inside the room.
The door opened, and Xavier then realized that this room was also much wider than he had imagined.
Many portraits hung on the walls of the room.
Although he couldn't recognize them, he could roughly guess.
These should be the successive Dandelion Knights and the legendary heroes of Mondstadt.
"This is…"
Seeing Xavier, Qin immediately put down the work in her hands.
"Hello, Acting Grand Master Qin, I am Xavier," Xavier said, touching his nose.
"So it's Sir Xavier!"
Qin walked out of her seat, treating Xavier with considerable respect.
"You should have informed Klee in advance about your visit, so we could have prepared for your reception."
Qin apologized for not having properly hosted him.
"This is taking it too seriously, I just came to visit…" Xavier didn't expect Qin to be such a stickler for etiquette.
Perhaps this had a lot to do with her work; after all, as the Acting Grand Master, everything had to be kept on track.
After some casual conversation, the three had a general understanding of Xavier, and Xavier also expressed that his visit this time was simply to meet them.
"I'm really sorry, Xavier. Logically, I should personally receive a distinguished guest like you, but recently there have been many troublesome matters that I need to handle, so I'm afraid I can't entertain you today."
Xavier was curious about what Qin said and asked, "If it's convenient, perhaps I can help."
Qin thought for a moment and finally told Xavier, "It's actually an old problem. The Rifthounds that appeared in Wolvendom are constantly expanding outwards, and according to intelligence, they seem to be more troublesome than before."
"Both the nearby hunters and the wolf packs of Wolvendom are under great threat."
Eula also sighed when this was mentioned, saying, "That's the territory of the Wolf King. We cannot easily trespass. If we bring too many people, it will definitely lead to friction."
"That's simple, leave it to me!" Xavier understood what was going on and patted his chest.
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