Qiu Xue, Qiu Yue, and Teucer watched as Childe prepared to leave.
"Brother, are you going to work again?"
Teucer looked at his brother with reluctance.
"Yes, Teucer. Some new salespeople from our homeland are waiting for me to teach them."
Childe explained patiently to Teucer.
"Wow, that's great! I want to be a toy salesman too when I grow up."
"Can I come listen?"
Teucer ran up to Childe, looking up with curiosity.
"Well... Teucer is still too young. There are many things you wouldn't understand, and it would be boring."
"Why not let Sisters Qiu Yue and Qiu Xue take you to play instead?"
Childe scratched his head and explained helplessly to Teucer.
"But... but..."
Teucer put his hands behind his back, looking downcast.
"I have to go now, Teucer. Besides you, there are many others who urgently need to see your brother."
Childe looked at Teucer with some reluctance.
"See you later."
With that, Childe left with Ekaterina, leaving a dejected Teucer standing there, staring blankly at his brother's departing figure.
"It's okay, Teucer."
"Mr. Tartaglia has work to do. Once he's finished, he'll play with you."
Seeing Teucer like this, Qiu Yue felt sympathetic.
She walked over on her beautiful legs, patted Teucer head, and comforted him.
"He spoils his little brother so much, yet he has to leave him behind."
"Childe's work is quite demanding."
Qiu Xue raised her elegant eyebrows, gazing at the sun in the sky with a smile, murmuring to herself.
She wondered how long Childe could keep up this excessive protection and keep Teucer in the dark.
"Sister, should we go take a look?"
Qiu Yue walked toward Qiu Xue with questioning steps.
"What, have you taken a liking to that young man?"
Qiu Xue put her hands on her hips and looked at Qiu Yue with a mischievous smile.
"No, no..."
Qiu Yue hastily waved her hands in denial.
"Wait, where's Teucer?"
Qiu Yue turned around to find that Teucer had disappeared.
"He probably ran off to where Childe is."
"Let's go check. What if he encounters monsters on the way?"
Qiu Xue sensed something and quickly ran in the direction Teucer had gone.
Qiu Yue followed suit.
"Teucer, there you are."
"Please don't run off like that again, your brother would worry."
Qiu Yue ran up to Teucer, crouched down, patted his head and spoke with concern.
"I'm sorry, Sister Qiu Yue, for making you worry."
"I won't run off again..."
Teucer looked at the gentle Qiu Yue before him, putting his hands behind his back and mumbling.
"But please keep your voices down, sisters."
"My brother is giving a speech."
Teucer smiled at Qiu Xue and Qiu Yue, then turned to look in Childe direction.
At this moment, Childe was standing on a hillside, addressing the Fatui below him.
Among the new recruits were Electrohammer Vanguards, Pyroslingers, Cryo and Hydro Fatui Skirmishers, and even Debt Collectors.
"From today on, you must fulfill your oath to Her Majesty the Tsaritsa."
"Spare no effort to bring victory to Snezhnaya!"
"Sweep through like the arctic chill, and like the thousand-year frost of the Winter Palace, let the extreme cold penetrate the enemy's marrow!"
"Her Majesty the Tsaritsa expects your loyalty, coldness, caution, and thoroughness..."
"Because the challenges we face are harsh, and our enemies, such as..."
Just as Childe was about to continue, he suddenly spotted Teucer waving at him.
"Uh... such as kites, rattles..."
"In Liyue's market, these will all become powerful competitors to One-Eyed Treasure!"
Childe stood on the hillside overlooking the Fatui, proudly raising one hand.
"Mmm, kites are indeed fun to play with."
Teucer looked at his imposing brother with admiration.
The Fatui below Childe scratched their heads in confusion, not understanding what Master Childe was suddenly talking about.
"Um... as they say, the battlefield is like a marketplace."
"I'm just making an analogy!"
Childe explained to the Fatui below in his most resonant voice.
The Fatui quickly nodded in response.
"So as your... ahem... marketing officer in Liyue!"
"I demand that you prioritize obeying my orders!"
Childe stood with hands on his hips, instructing the Fatui below.
"Disobeying orders equals betrayal, and the price of betrayal is being expelled from..."
"Uh, expelled from... the Liyue Toy Research Institute!"
Childe looked at the new Fatui recruits below with a serious expression.
"Hahaha."
Qiu Xue covered her mouth, unable to hold back her laughter.
"Wow, so strict. Being expelled from the Toy Research Institute..."
"Must be very sad, right?"
Teucer listened to his brother speech, feeling that it sounded difficult.
Meanwhile, Qiu Yue covered her forehead with one hand, unable to bear looking at Tartaglia position.
The new Fatui recruits below scratched their heads, not understanding what Childe was saying.
"It seems handling both sides at once is quite impossible."
"Rather than..."
Childe frowned slightly.
"Never mind."
"Let's just have a practical combat training session!"
Childe solemnly addressed the new Fatui recruits below.
"Practical... combat training?"
The new Fatui recruits spread their hands in confusion.
"After all... hmm..."
"A strong physique is the guarantee of sales!"
Childe raised one hand and declared seriously in a resonant voice.
"Did the Harbinger just say we're going to have practical combat training?"
"Does that mean the Harbinger himself will spar with us?"
"What an honor!"
"Unbelievable... do new recruits like us really qualify?"
The new Fatui recruits whispered among themselves in disbelief.
"What, any objections?"
Childe stood with hands on his hips, looking at the new Fatui recruits with surprise.
"None!!!"
The new Fatui recruits immediately stood at attention and responded in unison to Childe on the hillside.
"Very good, excellent spirit."
"All of you, come at me at once!"
Childe waved his hand, signaling all the new Fatui recruits to attack together.
All the Fatui charged toward Childe!
Ice mist, water mist, bullets from the Pyroslinger, and many other Fatui attacks.
Even the Debt Collector turned invisible and spun flying knives around him, all attacking Childe simultaneously.
"Heh, not bad."
Childe chuckled lightly.
Two Hydro element blades appeared in his hands as he charged into the crowd.
After a series of clanging sounds from weapons colliding, all the Fatui were sprawled on the ground, while Childe remained completely unharmed.
Childe looked at these new Fatui recruits with some satisfaction.
"Now, do you understand what I said earlier?"
Childe smiled as he looked at the fallen Fatui around him.
"We understand!!!"
The group of new Fatui recruits shouted loudly as they sat on the ground.
"Your level is almost enough to give me a good stretch."
"In other words... you're all quite impressive as new recruits!"
Childe smiled as he addressed the many new Fatui recruits before him.
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[Author's Note] These past two days I've seen many friends wanting to see Inazuma, so I've been updating frantically. Many people also said that Ningguang seems a bit off. After experiencing the battle with the Archon and the matter with Azhdaha, it's become difficult to send people out. This is the last time Qiu Bai will help her. Future obstacles will be resolved by humans, not gods. Everyone will probably be able to see Inazuma the day after tomorrow. Thanks for your support!
(T/N: Like the story fellow daoist? Now you can read 30 chapters ahead on my P@treon [[email protected]/DaoistRongyi] Thanks for your support! 😊)