"Wow! It's so delicious! Lumine, you have to try it too!"
After finishing a large cup of Cola, Paimon quickly got another cup for Lumine.
She took a careful sip and found that the taste was indeed not bad.
"How is it?"
"Mm, it's very delicious. Thank you, Paimon."
After strolling around the city for a while, Su Han brought Lumine to his home.
"You probably don't have any Mora on you, so just stay here for now. Remember to go to the Knights of Favonius later to register and get your ID cards."
"If you don't have an ID card, it's easy to get arrested."
"That serious?" Paimon's eyes widened. Mondstadt was completely different from what she had imagined. What happened to the City of Freedom?
Su Han nodded. "Yes. You'll understand the specific reasons later. I have some things to do, so we'll talk later."
With that, he flew off on his sword.
Watching the departing figure, Paimon sighed. "I really don't know if it's good or bad that Mondstadt has become like this."
"What do you mean?" Lumine asked, walking over. Having just woken up, she naturally didn't know about the affairs of Teyvat.
Paimon explained, "Mondstadt was originally a very free country. There were no strict identity checks like this. From what I knew before, this was the freest place. I originally wanted to be your guide, but it seems that's impossible this time."
"In that case, why don't we take a look around? I haven't been here either. Maybe we can find out some news about my brother."
"Mm."
The two of them went together to the Knights of Favonius office.
Hearing that they were Su Han's guests, the knights instantly became respectful.
"So you are the Lord Pope's honored guests. Please forgive our disrespect. Here are your ID cards. Please be sure to wear them properly. If you lose them, come and get a replacement immediately."
"Thank you. By the way, can I ask… are there any travelers from other worlds in Mondstadt?" Lumine asked softly after receiving the ID card.
The knight had a strange expression on his face. "Uh… Miss, didn't the Lord Pope tell you? He is an otherworldly traveler himself."
"AHH!!!"
"What?"
The two of them were shocked. Su Han was also a visitor from another world?
Seeing their shocked expressions, the knight smiled. "This is public knowledge. There's even an archive about Lord Su Han in the city. Oh, right, there's a free movie screening today. Although it's been played many times, there are still many people watching. It shows Lord Su Han's battle. There seem to be free snacks inside too."
Hearing the knight's words, Paimon's eyes lit up, and she quickly urged, "Lumine! Let's go and see!"
"You… you can't sit still as soon as you hear about food, can you?"
"Hehe!" Paimon looked embarrassed.
When they arrived at the theater, they were just in time for the movie.
Its title: Our Liyue.
At first, the two of them were a little dismissive. But when they saw the Vortex Archon appear, Paimon was directly shocked.
"That… that big guy is an Archon?!"
"An Archon?" Lumine murmured.
The images on the screen kept changing. Compared to the previous screening, this one had subtitles.
It wasn't until the movie was over that the two of them understood Su Han's terror! To personally seal an Archon. How terrifying was that?
"No wonder the Anemo Archon let Su Han be the Pope. He's just too scary. And everyone trusts him so much."
"Mm. I just don't know if Su Han knows anything about my brother."
Lumine now desperately wanted to meet Su Han. To this end, the two of them even found Lisa, who was working.
When she told Lisa her thoughts, Lisa advised, "Su Han has already told me your thoughts. Before you can find your brother, you must solve a problem. He wants to ask you to complete your journey. After you find an answer, only then can you meet that person. Otherwise, even if you meet… there won't be a good result."
"Why?"
"This question can only be answered when you ask him. If Su Han doesn't want to say it, no one can force him. Little cutie, why don't you become a knight in Mondstadt? We happen to be short on manpower. Of course, if you want to find him directly, he should be in the Sea of Clouds right now."
Faced with Lisa's proposal, Paimon turned to look at Lumine and asked, "What should we do?"
Clearly, Su Han knew the inside story. But he didn't seem to want to say it.
Lumine thought for a moment and said, "Alright… I'm willing to stay for a while. But before that, I still want to see him. When will he be back?"
"Well… probably a day… probably three days… but not more than a week."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because his women are here. And… the Pope of Favonius can't just leave things alone forever."
Lisa's answer left the two of them a little speechless. The return time depended entirely on his mood.
Subsequently, with her special approval documents, Lumine became a member of the Knights.
The knight responsible for processing her documents reminded her, "If you want to become stronger, you can try applying to join the special training unit. At that time, there will be an instructor from Inazuma to train you. The top figures of the Knights all became strong this way."
"Thank you for the reminder!"
"No problem."
The knight finished his official business and went back to work.
Paimon said in surprise, "This special training unit should be the training method of Liyue's Black Blade unit, right? Let's go and see how it is."
"Mm."
The two of them took their documents and went inside the Knights' headquarters.
In the training ground, two figures were sparring.
No… it would be more accurate to describe it as a fight to the death.
These were two women. One held a greatsword, and the other held a polearm. They were fighting fiercely here.
If not for the powerful barrier, the sound of the battle would probably have spread throughout the entire city.
"This power is not enough! You must make your Haki flow! Rosaria, take this!"
"I won't be much weaker than you!"
Two cold storms oscillated continuously in the air. The power of Ryuo was being used skillfully by both of them.
Paimon and Lumine watched, dumbfounded. With such intense fighting, were they sure they weren't trying to kill each other?
Eula recalled Beidou's slash and finally comprehended her own sword technique. A terrifying blue slash flew from her hand.
Rosaria barely managed to catch it, and her body was injured by the slash.
It wasn't until the spar ended that Eula noticed a newcomer had arrived in the training ground.
"Are you a new knight? Are you here to train? I can be responsible for teaching you Haki cultivation. As for Senjutsu, you have to go find Su Han."
Faced with her proposal, Lumine asked in surprise, "You know me?"
If she remembered correctly, she had just arrived.
Eula laughed. "Haha… don't worry about that. We have a special way of communicating. Lisa just told me about your situation. If you want to go to Liyue, I can take you there."
She didn't have any missions today. And she hadn't sparred with Su Han in a long time. If she went now, she could spar with him at the Jade Chamber after he was done. Incidentally, tomorrow was the time for the mission to refresh. If possible, she wanted to do a mission.
Hearing her say this, Lumine's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Eula. I want to talk to Su Han about my brother first, and then stay for a while."
Without asking clearly about her brother, she couldn't eat or sleep in peace.
And so, the two of them followed Eula and took the train to Liyue.
Looking at the train and the nearby factories, they appeared very surprised.
"Is this a train? It looks so advanced. No wonder there are so many goods from Liyue in the city. It's really amazing."
Sitting on the train, the gentle breeze blew in through the window, making people very comfortable. The originally boring journey was gradually ignored because of the nearby scenery.
When Lumine and Paimon got off the train, they finally understood what "prosperous" meant.
The streets were full of pedestrians. The sounds of hawking were endless. And there was a port nearby, where the tracks were actually suspended above the sea.
Choo choo!
As the train approached, Paimon said in shock, "Such a heavy thing can actually sail on the sea… heavens, how is this done?"
"Oh… you mean that. Its name is the Sea Train. In a few days, it will be open to Mondstadt. According to calculations, it will take at most an hour to get from Liyue to Mondstadt!" Eula explained to them.
One hour? That's too fast.
Lumine asked at this time, "Is all of this Su Han's handiwork?"
"Mm, you could say that." Eula spoke vaguely. The secret of the Multiverse Mission Group could not be exposed casually. Naturally, she would cover it up if she could.
Paimon looked around and asked, "Where exactly is Su Han? Why can't I see him?"
"Him? He's on the artificial island in the Sea of Clouds. I'll take you there."
Eula led the two of them, showed her documents to the people from the Port Affairs Department, and was then led to the artificial island.
Fifteen minutes later, the group arrived at the artificial island.
Although it was called an island, in reality, it only occupied an area of one thousand square meters.
There were ships and workers everywhere. A large amount of ore was being transported out and then shipped away by boat.
And Su Han was discussing something with Sucrose.
"The submarine's collection speed is still a bit slow. It's best to use coating technology to build a large elevator, so that the collection speed can be increased. Otherwise, the daily output is too low."
"Mm, I will research that coating technology. There are still some technical breakthroughs needed, but I estimate it can be completed in four or five days," Sucrose said confidently.