"Hmm, this Princess once again protected Mondstadt's safety today!" Fischl said, hands on her hips, looking proud.
The monsters from Springvale to the areas around Mondstadt City had all been cleared by the group!
Originally, they wanted to follow Lumine to Springvale to play, but then they ran into Fischl.
"Then, this Princess shall return to the city to rest, and incidentally inform the denizens of Immernachtreich that the threat here has been eliminated!" Fischl declared.
Oz explained directly: "Our young lady is going to the Adventurers' Guild later to inform Katheryne of the investigation results. Farewell, everyone."
"Oz!" Fischl clenched her fists, as Oz once again routinely undermined her.
After seeing Fischl and Oz off, Alex turned to find Lumine looking at him with her hands clasped behind her back and her eyes slightly narrowed.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Alex asked, confused.
"I can't believe it. How old are you? How can you still be as chuunibyou as that little girl?" Lumine said, shaking her head.
"I, I, I just turned eighteen." Alex rubbed his head, only now starting to show embarrassment.
He used to have company, but now he didn't. And in front of him was an old woman.
What old woman? Lumine wasn't to be outdone: "Do you think I believe that? You were probably an old man before you transmigrated!"
"Hmph, a man is a youth until death. What's wrong with being a little chuunibyou? It's great!" Alex retorted, hands on his hips.
"I didn't say it was bad," Lumine said, ending the topic.
The two, along with Paimon, walked silently for a distance.
Alex suddenly looked at Lumine again and said, "Um, Lumine. Isn't the Rite of Descension in Liyue at least two more months away?"
"Yes! There isn't much time left, why are you still wandering around Mondstadt!" Paimon, the time manager, finally spoke up, her tone urgent.
"Don't rush, Paimon, don't rush." Lumine, on the other hand, didn't seem to care much about the time.
"So, what do you want to say?" Lumine then looked at Alex, puzzled.
"How about we go to Inazuma first? We absolutely must attend the Rite of Descension. If we go to Inazuma, we might not have time to meet the Raiden Shogun," Alex said, pausing.
He then continued, "We'll just touch a Hydro Statue of The Seven. Then, you can accompany me to fight the Hydro Hypostasis so I can ascend to level 50. If there's enough time, I also want to farm the emblem of severed fate domain."
"Statue of The Seven, Hydro Hypostasis, and a domain…" Lumine repeated, deep in thought.
Accompanying him was certainly possible, especially since she knew he had a vehicle that could drive quite fast.
Lumine was tempted… and she could also touch a Statue of The Seven, unlocking new bullets.
Lumine was completely tempted!
Fighting the Hydro Hypostasis with him would allow Alex to ascend past the level 50 limit and continue to enhance his skyward ak!
Lumine's temptation overflowed!
Lumine immediately urged, ready to depart: "Let's go! We'll leave right now!"
Alex clapped his hands, stopping Lumine, who was about to pull him directly: "No rush, no rush. There are still many interesting people and events in Mondstadt that we haven't encountered yet. We can stay a bit longer."
"Alright. The Adventurers' Guild still has many Requests. I'll try to finish those Requests in the next few days." Lumine thought for a moment and nodded.
After all, one Request was 10 Primogems.
Lumine then added, "And I haven't collected all the lost Anemoculus in Mondstadt yet."
"I'll tell you the number: 66!" Alex said, making a six with his fingers for Lumine.
"?" Lumine looked puzzled.
Alex explained: "That's the number of anemoculus! And it doesn't matter if you can't find a few at the end; Mondstadt Reputation has a quest that gives you the anemoculus resonance stone blueprint, which makes it easier to find them."
"Reputation? Where do I accept it?" Lumine frowned slightly, confused.
"Reputation!!!" Alex himself was startled.
Speaking of Reputation quests, Mondstadt's Reputation Rewards were all good stuff!
He had been here for so many days and actually forgot! What a waste of so many days!
It would be best if he could buy them directly without Reputation.
"Let's go, let's go! I'll take you!" Alex said, grabbing Lumine's arm, and in the next moment, teleported.
The two, along with Paimon, appeared at the teleport waypoint to the right of Mondstadt City.
Then, they followed the grand staircase to the main gate near the northeast entrance of Mondstadt City.
There, a large billboard displayed recent news, lost and found notices, and citizen Requests.
And next to it stood a somewhat familiar female Knights of Favonius guard.
A standard longsword was at her waist.
"Hello, I'm Hertha. Are you two Honorary Knights here for something?" the young guard introduced herself.
Seeing the blonde traveler and a white floating companion appear, with a young man in a blue short-sleeved robe standing beside them, Hertha knew.
Standing before her were the two Honorary Knights recognized by the Knights of Favonius; they had helped Mondstadt solve the great trouble of the Dragon's Bane!
Alex directly extended his hand to demand: "portable waypoint, wind catcher, nre (nutrient ready-to-eat), Wings of Azure Wind skin, give them to us for free!"
He didn't want to wait several months, doing weekly quests to increase his level.
Please, this was reality~ Why not just ask for them directly? At worst, he could just buy them with Mora.
Indeed, just as Alex imagined, there was no Reputation system here.
Those items didn't require quests, exploration, or Subjugation to level up and unlock corresponding tier items.
As for the Wings of Azure Wind, Hertha, this logistics officer of the Knights of Favonius, had heard that this Wind Glider was under development. As for the specifics? Hertha mentioned Amber.
Afterward, Hertha spoke of the wind catcher, portable waypoint, and nre (nutrient ready-to-eat).
And later, when Alex thought to mention the anemoculus resonance stone and the Mondstadt Treasure Compass, Hertha mentioned another person to everyone.
That's right, that person was Sucrose!
She hadn't heard of these gadgets, but they all sounded like alchemy equipment.
When Lumine and Paimon first heard Sucrose's name, they thought it meant buying sugar. Later, they realized it was a person's name.
"I didn't expect that she would eventually tell us to find the alchemist, Sucrose," Alex murmured, preparing to leave.
But he found Lumine standing in front of the bulletin board, unable to move.
"Lumine?" Alex tried calling her.
Then, he saw Lumine accept all three of the only available citizen Requests.
"What's this?" Alex approached Lumine, but she quickly put away the three Request papers in her hand.
At the same time, Lumine looked at Alex warily: "These are my quests. I won't let you snatch them!"
"What kind of quests are they, that you're guarding them so much?" Alex smiled, thinking Lumine was being too exaggerated.
"Three trash collection, no… these three only require giving them some materials, and the client gives you a Reward of twenty thousand Mora!" Lumine said with a grin.
This was too great! It was like finding Mora for free!
"Wow, these kinds of quests are really good!" Alex also exclaimed.
But Lumine, as if guarding against a thief, quickly took a few steps back, putting a good distance between herself and Alex.
"Don't even think about sharing my Mora!" Lumine said, then intended to bid farewell to Alex and find the clients listed on the quests to submit materials and earn Mora.
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