Childe wasn't eating at Xinyue Kiosk for the first time, but for some reason, today's food tasted sweeter than usual. However, the seafood was a bit disappointing, always carrying a faint, elusive fishy smell.
"You've met Morax?"
During the meal, Tartaglia voiced his doubt.
He was using the cutlery he carried with him. Just as he wasn't adept with a bow and arrow, chopsticks were... always his bane.
He had learned when he first came to Xinyue Kiosk that they only provided chopsticks, so now when he ate there, he always brought his own.
"To meet Morax, you at least need to learn how to use chopsticks. Eating with foreign methods in a Liyue restaurant is very impolite."
A pair of chopsticks danced deftly in Bai Luo's hands. To show off in front of Tartaglia, he even used dagger-wielding techniques.
"Learn chopsticks? Could it be that Morax is a foodie?"
Tartaglia's mind worked quickly, and he soon grasped the key point in Bai Luo's words.
"Haven't you read Liyue's legends, or at least heard storytellers recount them? Morax loves to disguise himself as various people and travel through the human world. Perhaps even a little girl you see digging a hole by the roadside could be Morax experiencing life."
However, after seeing the Geo Archon Princess's attire, Bai Luo had begun to have doubts. Did the Archon truly know how to blend into the lives of ordinary people? Perhaps this was one of the reasons he was so eager to retire.
"Hmm... I really hadn't paid attention to that."
Childe had fully entrusted the investigation of Morax to his subordinates, so the information he received was primarily what his subordinates presented to him. It seemed he should explore Liyue more when he had time.
Also, that fellow named Zhongli had recently shown signs of appearing again, but compared to Morax, he seemed somewhat less important. It was still better to focus on Morax as much as possible.
"How are things at The Chasm?"
During the meal, Bai Luo casually brought up the location.
"The preliminary camp has been built, and Liyue has also set up a supply station. Something mysterious has happened in Liyue recently; the Qixing's efficiency is clearly much faster than before."
Tartaglia's face showed unconcealed surprise as he spoke of this. Before, when cooperating with the Qixing, they would always delay things for a long time, claiming it needed confirmation from the Emperor.
But recently, they had directly bypassed this step. As long as they thought it was acceptable, they would make a decision on the spot, as if Morax's opinion had begun to lose its importance. It seemed Liyue was also on the verge of some kind of change.
After hearing his words, Bai Luo paused.
Then he asked, "What about the Ninth Company?"
"The Ninth Company is the Rooster's heroic company. They went down early and should have established a foothold in The Chasm by now, but fighting against that kind of existence is still difficult for them."
"If you need help, just let me know anytime."
"Hmm, speaking of which... that Electro Cicin Mage from the Seventh Company seems quite concerned about you. Last time she returned, she was so tearful, I almost thought you were going to be taken to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
Tartaglia's words were not exaggerated at all. If the Seventh Company had worn white mourning sashes and scattered paper money at that time, Hu Tao could have directly opened for business.
"Just a girl's sentimentality, but she certainly left quite an impression on me."
Katarina and Ksenia were completely different girls, and the impressions they left on him were also vastly different.
Ksenia was burning with enthusiasm, though her enthusiasm was understandable. After all, being alone in the wilderness for a long time, seeing one of your own again would certainly bring great joy.
Perhaps his unintentional visit at that time had also saved her. In that situation, in that environment, no matter how firm her willpower, she would have been driven mad. Perhaps he was her last straw before breaking point.
Katarina had always been with the company, acting more like a logistics provider. Whatever Bai Luo needed, she would find it immediately.
Her personality was also relatively "reserved"; she was the kind of person who would do whatever you asked her to. It was just that she was a bit thin, and her bones were a little poky.
"After all, it's the Rooster's company; I'll also help look after them when the time comes."
Raising his wine glass, Tartaglia clinked it with Bai Luo's and said. Regardless of his previous impressions of this company, after this conversation with Bai Luo, he genuinely began to take an interest in them.
He only hoped... he wouldn't get carried away in certain moments and forget about these people.
After eating and drinking to their fill, the two charged the bill to La Signora and swaggered out of Xinyue Kiosk.
Looking at the still somewhat overcast, but no longer rainy sky, Bai Luo surprisingly made a suggestion.
"Want to fight?"
"???"
If he weren't so familiar with Bai Luo, knowing that the person in front of him was truly the [Instructor] himself, Tartaglia would definitely suspect this guy was Morax in disguise.
The [Instructor] wanting to fight him? That was more absurd than his little sister, Tonia, suddenly telling him, "Bro, I'm not pretending anymore; I'm actually the Tsaritsa!"
A large part of why he chose Liyue in the first place was to force Bai Luo, a Liyue native, to fight him.
He had even initially thought that if Bai Luo fought him, he would concede Liyue to Bai Luo. Who would have thought this guy, to avoid fighting him, would rather go to a godforsaken place like Inazuma. Indeed, a person's potential is brought out under pressure.
"Don't want to? Alright then, see you later."
"Why wouldn't I? Tell me, where? When? How do we fight?"
How could Tartaglia miss such a good opportunity? Morax could be found anytime, but Bai Luo wasn't always so proactive.
"Three days from now, Wuwang Hill. If you're my brother, come and cut me down."
The oil-paper umbrella, carrying a faint scent of plum blossoms, was placed behind him, and Bai Luo had a slight smile on his face.
It was precisely this confident smile that almost made Tartaglia believe him.
Only almost; he didn't fully believe it. Because he knew this guy too well.
"You're not tricking me, are you?"
Tartaglia looked at Bai Luo with suspicious eyes. With the other party being so proactive, he felt something was off. Could it be a delaying tactic?
"Glaciers are cold, snowfields are freezing."
"Lying tongues will all rot."
"Three days from now, Wuwang Hill, I'll definitely be there!"
"I'll definitely be there!"
The Polar Star bow that had appeared on his back slowly vanished. He had waited so long already; three more days wouldn't hurt.
It was just enough time to practice his archery skills. If this guy dared to run away later, he would definitely shoot his dog head off.
Wait a minute...
"You didn't say where on Wuwang Hill!"
Tartaglia turned around, intending to ask for the specific location, but unexpectedly, the figure behind him had already vanished. He had long experienced the instructor's stealth abilities.
It seemed he would also have to prepare to counter this move of his. Perhaps... a Lightfall Sword upon meeting him?
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