Jack looked over in response; it was Zhongli with Venti.
When did these two get so close? Why do I always see them together?
Zhongli suddenly felt a chill from Jack's gaze.
He quickly took a few steps to distance himself from Venti, so as not to be misunderstood by the Traveler as an old gay.
Jack coughed a few times, changing the subject.
"Long time no see, Zhongli, what have you been busy with lately?"
"Hmm, I've been researching the Doom Steel Ingots and Infernal demon Ingots that the Traveler gave me last time. I feel that these two very special forging materials can even create Star Sea-level weapons."
"Star Sea-level... comparable to the current Heavenly Principle of the outsiders, and the Dragon King Nidhogg who returned from between the stars?"
"Exactly. Without accident, this kind of weapon can divide the concept of the Heavenly Principle, nailing it to its divine throne."
Jack looked at the murderous Zhongli in surprise.
This Martial God, having been freed from erosion, had recently become more and more like his decisive self from his youth.
"Good, I think highly of you. I have extra Infernal demon Ingots here; you can take them directly."
Jack took out twenty Infernal demon Ingots and handed them to Zhongli.
But Zhongli didn't take them; instead, he frowned and looked at him.
"Traveler, you seem to be in a bad mood. Has something happened recently?"
"What could be wrong with me? I eat well every day, sleep well every night, and play games with my wives when I have time; I'm very happy!"
"Liar!"
Venti fanned his nose and said, "I smell melancholy in the wind around you, hmm, it's like... the scent of a wanderer far from home missing his homeland."
"..."
Jack fell silent.
Zhongli glared at Venti again.
Venti also knew he seemed to have said the wrong thing, that he shouldn't bring up memories Jack might not want to recall.
"Haha, I'm just kidding. For the Traveler, surely wherever Miss Keqing and the others are is home, right? Recently, he must have just been itching to practice with the Infernal demon brothers! That's right, it must be!"
"There's no need to rack your brains to please me. I am not an unreasonable person. It is indeed because the Sea Lantern Festival is approaching that I have a slight feeling of homesickness."
"Uh..."
You're not an unreasonable person, because the reason in your hand is that greatsword, right!
Venti dared not retort, merely smiling sheepishly like a punching bag.
"Through historical records, Zizhi Tongjian, and other books, I have generally understood the situation of your hometown, Traveler. Considering that our world is a derivative literary work of your world, finding a way back will likely be very difficult."
During this time.
Zhongli had also crammed a lot of knowledge about parallel universes, multi-dimensions, and so on.
So, he had some understanding of how far apart two worlds with no intersection could be.
"Go back? Why would I go back?"
Jack looked at Zhongli in confusion.
"Hmm? Isn't Traveler's homesickness because he wants to go home?"
"Home? Didn't Venti just say that where A-Qing and the others are is home? What I meant was literal; he merely felt a sense of 'homesickness,' and a little venting is all that's needed."
"Venting..."
Zhongli looked at the dozens of Infernal demon Ingots in his hand.
Considering that each Infernal demon only drops 2 to 3 Infernal demon Ingots, Jack must have killed almost 10 Infernal demons by now.
One must know that the Infernal demons here are Bosses whose combat power is comparable to his own before he became the Creator's Dependents.
Using them to vent, such a thing could probably only be done by Traveler.
"Wow! So many Infernal demon Ingots, Traveler, how many big guys did you have to kill? So, are you done venting? Do you still need my help to vent?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The vast Blazing Arena was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"My apologies, Traveler, this drunkard has had too much to drink and his head is not right. I'll go fix him right now."
"No need, my repair skills are quite good; I can start work right here."
"Hey, hey! What are you doing? I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere!"
Venti was just being a little gay with his words.
It was like those online friends of Jack's in his previous life who liked to say "homo" all the time; they weren't actually homo, they just thought it was fun.
However, reality is not the internet.
On the internet, no one can punch you through the network cable for what you say.
But in reality, not being able to read the room is a serious crime!
"Heavenly Principles!"
"Nature... 's Wrath!"
A celestial star crashed down.
Then came Jack's newly developed multi-element burst, with Grass, Lightning, Fire, Geo, and Anemo attributes converging to strike Venti's face.
...
Mondstadt City.
Jack walked out of the Knights of Favonius's teleportation portal, carrying Venti.
He casually threw him to the ground.
Venti, like a discarded sack, rolled a few times, bounced off a wall, and then huddled in a corner without any dignity.
It wasn't that he didn't want to get up, but with his bruised and swollen face, he couldn't bear to let the faithful of Mondstadt see him.
No matter how little integrity he had, a good outward appearance was still one of Venti's bottom lines.
"Stop pretending, Zhongli and I didn't even hit you that hard."
Venti, this guy, never fought back when he angered him and Zhongli, and he never fixed the bruises and wounds on his face.
He looked so miserable that it made people lose the desire to teach him a lesson.
Such a powerful god, yet he acted so smoothly like a coward, Jack felt more of a sense of disappointment during the beating, like hating iron for not becoming steel.
"Hehehe, Traveler, you're not angry anymore?"
"Didn't you tell me to 'vent'? It certainly served its purpose. Thank you for your sacrifice!"
"Hehe, that's good. Since that's the case, then at this Sea Lantern Festival Festival, can't there be fine wine as well...?"
"After all that, it's still for wine... Go to the warehouse and get it, 100 bottles, no more!"
"Alright! I'll go find Keqing right now!"
Venti immediately scrambled to his feet and, full of vigor, passed through the teleportation portal back to Minecraft World.
"This guy..."
Jack shook his head, utterly helpless with this drunkard. He decided to go chat with Jean instead.
...
"This item does indeed resemble what Qu is looking for, Alice-nushi, where did you find it?"
"Where, you ask? It was probably at the very edge of the world, it just seemed to appear suddenly. I thought it was quite beautiful, so I brought it back."
"The very edge of the world, and it appeared suddenly... This won't be a problem, will it?"
"Daijobu mondai nai!"
"What does that mean?"
"—That's 'no problem' in Inazuma's language."
The answer came from the entrance of the Knights of Favonius.
The two who were talking looked over.
Alice's red pupils lit up, and then she pounced on Jack like a hungry tiger.
"Darling!! Mwah!"
Alice kissed Jack fiercely on the cheek, leaving a beautiful red lip print.
Jack held her steadily in his arms and looked at Jean, who was smiling at him, saying:
"What were you two just talking about, something from the edge of the world?"
"It's this, something Alice-nushi brought back this time."
Jean took out a red, eye-like item from her inventory and placed it in front of Jack.
This item had the characteristics of an MC item, as listed below.
[Item: wizard's eye]
[Description: People believe it contains ancient brewing recipes lost to time, and it is one of the twelve guiding items to open the The End: Genesis]
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