Ye Xi lay sprawled in Collei's arms just like that, and was carried out.
Amber and Eula's room was on the second floor. This dormitory building wasn't all that different from a school dorm—rooms on both sides with a corridor running down the middle.
Only once he reached the corridor did Ye Xi finally understand why men were forbidden from the women's dormitory.
These lady knights were actually running around the dorm building wearing nothing but their undergarments.
If a man came in here, wouldn't he get an eyeful of everything?
As they walked along, the girls all noticed Collei, and the Ye Xi nestled in her arms.
In an instant, they were all captivated by this Maine Coon cat with its imposing yet lazy gaze.
Quite a few girls couldn't resist coming over to interact, wanting to stroke the fur on Ye Xi's body.
Although the girls all had decent figures, they were a far cry from Collei and the others, so Ye Xi wasn't particularly interested.
After a bit of a struggle, Ye Xi finally left the dormitory building.
Coming to a corner behind the building, Amber sneakily glanced around in all directions: "Don't worry, no one's paying attention over here."
Ye Xi lay on the grass, and a dazzling radiance burst forth from his body.
A moment later, he had reverted to his original form.
He stretched lazily and loosened up his muscles and joints.
Seeing Ye Xi change back, Amber let out a soft sigh: "Now he's not cute anymore..."
Beside her, Eula gave a snort and teased: "Back in the building just now, you already got your fill of an eyeful, didn't you?"
"Hm?"
Ye Xi was slightly taken aback, then retorted with amusement: "Why do you look so sour about it?"
"Eh——!?"
"W-Who would be jealous over you!"
Eula crossed her arms and gave a snort: "This grudge—I'm noting it down!"
Collei burst out laughing off to the side.
"Alright, I need to head to the Knights of Favonius first. The three of you go take a stroll around Mondstadt City. Collei hasn't been here in a long while, right?"
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Collei hurriedly nodded.
Amber said with a grin: "Collei, it's been a while since you had Sticky Honey Roast, hasn't it? I'll take you to the Good Hunter for a feast!"
"Sure~"
At this moment, Eula suddenly said: "Let me take you to see Grand Master Jean first, otherwise it'll be hard for you to get into the Knights' headquarters on your own."
"Is that so? Then lead the way."
Ye Xi thought Eula was indeed quite considerate.
Although this woman was prideful with her words, she thought things through quite thoroughly.
"Then Eula, we'll wait for you at the Good Hunter!"
Amber and Collei waved their hands and headed off ahead to the Good Hunter restaurant.
The dormitory building was very close to the Knights of Favonius—practically just a few steps away.
Ye Xi followed Eula to the Knights' headquarters.
The several knights standing guard at the entrance all saluted in succession.
"Captain Eula, you're back!"
"We heard Captain Eula went on vacation—you must have had a great time!"
Although Eula wasn't particularly well-liked in Mondstadt City, the people of the Knights still held this powerful captain of the Reconnaissance Company in high regard.
Eula nodded and asked: "Is Grand Master Jean in?"
"She's working in her office."
"Good."
With that, Eula led Ye Xi into the headquarters.
Watching their retreating figures, the knights on guard were quite puzzled.
"Who is that man?"
"He doesn't look like a Mondstadter—could he be an Outlander?"
"Why would Captain Eula bring a man back? Could it be that...."
"How could that be? I figure the Outlander just ran into some trouble, and Captain Eula kindly brought him to the Knights, that's all. Why read so much into it?"
"Oh, oh, that's true...."
"..."
Eula was very popular within the Knights.
She had a beautiful, lovely face and a great figure.
If it weren't for Eula's bloodline ties to the Lawrence Clan, her line of suitors could have stretched all the way from the gates of Mondstadt City to Windrise.
Inside the Grand Master's office.
Eula knocked on the door, and after hearing the voice from within say [Come in], she and Ye Xi walked inside.
There they saw Grand Master Jean wearily massaging her temples, looking utterly exhausted.
After she looked up and saw Eula, she perked herself up: "Eula? Is there something you need?"
"This is...."
Grand Master Jean was a little surprised.
She had given Eula and Amber that last night off as vacation.
After all, the journey back from Liyue was long, and they needed to rest no matter what.
She hadn't expected Eula would actually come over, and bring a stranger along too.
Eula introduced him: "Grand Master Jean, this is Master Ye Xi."
"Eh——!?"
Grand Master Jean was startled. She sized Ye Xi up from head to toe, and found that, just as Lisa had said, not only was he very handsome, but he also carried a powerful aura.
She hurriedly rose to her feet: "Master Ye Xi, you've actually come in person!"
"I only just finished hearing about the Liyue matters from Lisa!"
"Please, have a seat!"
As she spoke, she made a gesture, inviting Ye Xi to sit on the sofa to talk.
Ye Xi spoke up: "I came through the portal. The matters here aren't difficult to handle, so I planned to settle Mondstadt's affairs ahead of schedule."
"So that's how it is. Welcome, welcome!"
Seeing this, Eula took the initiative: "Grand Master Jean, Amber and the others and I still need to go eat, so I'll take my leave first."
"Mm, go rest well. I'll handle things from here."
After Eula left, Grand Master Jean concealed her weary expression and got straight to the point..
"Master Ye Xi, as the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, I warmly welcome your arrival, and I'm very grateful for the help you're about to provide to Mondstadt!"
"Grand Master Jean, there's no need for all these pleasantries. You look very tired?"
"No... it's fine!"
Grand Master Jean smiled and waved her hand: "Master Ye Xi, there's no need to worry about me. Your sudden visit must mean there's something important, right?"
Seeing the way Grand Master Jean was forcing herself to hold up, Ye Xi got straight to the point: "I know that you're having a hard time in Mondstadt."
"Varka took the city's elite forces away, leaving Mondstadt's defenses very empty."
"And the city's citizens come to you to resolve every matter, big or small. You must be very exhausted, right?"
Setting aside Barbatos, who never does any real work, and Dvalin, who spends all day acting as a mount, Mondstadt right now has almost no fighting power.
In a certain sense, it's even worse off than Inazuma.
Liyue has the Adepti, and Inazuma has monsters like Yae Miko and Kujou Sara.
As for Mondstadt, at this moment it only has its upright Darknight Hero.
But the likes of Diluc and Kaeya, in terms of fighting strength, are merely people with an Eye of God—nothing that can be brought to the table.
That's why, back when the Fatui came to Mondstadt, they were so brazen.
Grand Master Jean fell silent at his words.
She was a little astonished—she hadn't expected Ye Xi to understand her current predicament so thoroughly!
Just as Ye Xi had said, every day she was truly worked half to death, with no free time at all.
Even machines need rest and a bit of oiling, let alone a single person like her.
"Master Ye Xi, it's indeed just as you say, but I really don't have any good solution."
"As the Acting Grand Master of the Knights, this is what I ought to do."
Hearing this, Ye Xi let out a 0.8-length sigh: "This makes me quite worried about how the project will proceed."
"If I told you my plans for Mondstadt, could you manage it all on your own?"
"This..."
For a moment, Grand Master Jean didn't quite know how to answer this question.
As she was now, just dealing with the city's trivial affairs each day already gave her a headache.
Once Ye Xi had planned out a large number of projects, the one responsible for them would inevitably still be her.
By that point, unless she had three heads and six arms, she certainly wouldn't be able to keep up!
Suddenly, she grew very worried.
What if, because of this, Ye Xi decided not to include Mondstadt in his plans?
She had already heard about Ye Xi's plan.
Once it joined this plan, Mondstadt would be able to form an alliance with Inazuma, Liyue, and Sumeru, conducting trade and commerce.
If it were cast aside, Mondstadt would surely miss out on a fine opportunity for development!
Thinking of this, she lightly clenched her silver teeth and said: "Don't worry, you can leave it all to me! I can manage it!"
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