"Done!" Ann casually tossed his bat behind him. Before him, the massive Cryo Hilichurl Armor King had already turned into a disappearing corpse.
"But what is this?"
Ann lowered his head, bent down, and picked up something that had just fallen from the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King's body.
It looked like a horn; he had seen it on ordinary Hilichurls before, but this one was completely different from what ordinary Hilichurls dropped.
Especially, it was inlaid with a black crystal emitting an ominous glow.
"Black Crystal Horn." Rosaria walked over, looked at the item in Ann's hand, and answered his question.
"Scholars speculate that this is a ritual tool used by Hilichurls for sacrifices, and occasionally Mitachurls also carry them."
"So, is this thing very valuable?" Ann wasn't interested in Hilichurl culture; he just wanted to know if this thing could be exchanged for some money.
"Hmm, it's worth all the other junk you've picked up before." Rosaria nodded faintly.
"Albedo's recent research seems to be related to Hilichurls. If you sell this to him, he should be very happy to offer you a high price."
"Really? That's great, an unexpected Reward... Hehe." Ann carefully put away the Black Crystal Horn in his hand.
The Reward for this mission was already considerable; if he sold these spoils of war, he might even become a rich woman.
He decided that after he returned and got the money, he would spend lavishly at the Cat's Tail Tavern.
Pet cats until dark!
"You're very impressive; I underestimated you before." Rosaria crossed his arms, looking at Ann, who had a satisfied smile on his face, and his mood inexplicably improved.
"Of course... By the way, Rosaria, why are you here?" Ann first proudly puffed out his chest, then suddenly remembered a very important question.
Why was Rosaria here?
"I... have a mission that requires me to come to Dragonspine." Rosaria was suddenly flustered by Ann's question.
He certainly couldn't admit that he had been following Ann all the way here.
"Mission?" Ann was a little confused. What kind of mission would require a nun to come to Dragonspine?
"Mhm, I can't tell you the specifics." Rosaria nodded, stiffly changing the subject. "It's very late now, you should leave quickly."
"Okay~"
She naturally planned to leave, as her mission was complete.
Although the Snow Mountain had nice scenery and seemed to have many places worth exploring, she didn't have that much time to slowly explore.
"By the way, is Rosaria's mission complete?" Star was about to get up and leave when she suddenly looked at Rosaria and asked.
"It's complete…"
"Then what are your plans?"
"Me? Of course, I'm going back too," Rosaria said subconsciously.
"In that case, how about we go together? With a companion, the journey won't be so monotonous and boring," Star's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked forward, saying to Rosaria.
Rosaria was one of the rare people who wouldn't be affected by her constitution; at least, so far, she hadn't shown a shy side like others when facing her.
"What!?" Rosaria took a step back.
"Wha—what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I…" Rosaria originally intended to say that she still had things to do and couldn't travel with Star.
After all, it was too dangerous. If she couldn't control herself on the way back to Mondstadt with Star, everything would be over.
But when the words reached her lips, Rosaria found herself unable to speak them.
"Alright."
"Yay!" Star was very happy.
Although Rosaria felt a little uneasy about her decision, she was also happy at the thought of being able to travel with Star for a while.
However, if she knew what would happen later, she might regret this decision.
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"You, you actually defeated the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King?!" Yu Xia looked at Star, dumbfounded.
This small camp was still brightly lit at the moment.
Because they were always ready for rescue, in other words, no one here believed that Star could successfully complete the mission.
Putting aside everything else, the Snow Mountain in the dark of night was extremely deadly, not to mention a monster like the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King.
So, when they saw Star come down the mountain and show them the Black Crystal Horn, their faces were all filled with utter astonishment.
"Could it be…" Stevens recovered his senses and looked at Rosaria beside Star.
"Don't look at me, I just happened to run into her. The Cryo Hilichurl Armor King was taken down by her herself." Rosaria's reaction was a bit cold. Because she often came to the Snow Mountain to monitor Albedo, she was somewhat familiar with this group of people.
However, looking at the expressions of these people, she unexpectedly felt a sense similar to her own child astonishing others—she was very happy.
"That's truly amazing," Harris couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's alright, it's alright~" Star smiled a little shyly.
The Hilichurl tribe, so far, hadn't produced any individuals that made her feel threatened. A monster like the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King seemed to be the peak combat power of the Hilichurl tribe, right?
After all, it even had "King" in its name.
Judging by this, her strength in this world shouldn't be considered weak.
"Alright, alright, don't just stand there. Traveler, you haven't eaten yet, right? Come and rest a bit, I'll go cook now," Harris said with a chuckle.
With the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King successfully defeated, he was naturally very happy. Their small squad wouldn't have to be so apprehensive when going up the mountain anymore.
"No, no need to trouble yourself, we'll be heading back to Mondstadt soon," Star waved her hand, refusing.
"Going back to Mondstadt now?" Yu Xia looked up at the sky. It was already late at night.
"How about staying with us for one night and leaving tomorrow at dawn?"
"Yes, young lady, you must have traveled all day to get here. Mondstadt City is so far from here, you should rest more," Stevens also nodded and said.
"Hmm…" Star hesitated a bit upon hearing them say this.
Although she didn't feel very tired, if they went back now, they would arrive just about when the Mondstadt City gates opened at dawn.
However, the time agreed with Amber was three days later, so she still had plenty of time and indeed didn't need to rush so much.
"Then, what do you think?" Star looked at Rosaria.
"It's good to rest here for a bit," Rosaria nodded.
She had followed Star all the way, and although Star still looked energetic, she was still a child after all and didn't seem to have pulled many all-nighters, so resting here was a good idea.
"Then, we'll trouble you," Star nodded.
"Haha, no trouble at all, no trouble. We still have an extra tent here, it's no problem for the two of you to sleep in it," Harris said with a smile.
"You only have one tent left?!" Rosaria suddenly looked up at Harris.
"Yes, yes, that's right. We damaged a few when camping in the Snow Mountain before," Harris was startled by Rosaria and answered somewhat surprised.
"Um, if it's inconvenient for Miss Rosaria, I can discuss it with Sister Yu Xia later and have her squeeze in with Miss Star."
"No! I, no, it's fine… Don't trouble her," Rosaria pursed her lips.