They arrived at Xilonen's workshop.
She was not inside the workshop at this moment.
However, there were quite a few people queuing outside the door.
Mu Yang felt somewhat emotional. Kachina had already told him earlier.
Xilonen was not only famous within the [Children of Echoes], but was also renowned throughout all of Natlan.
Judging from the number of people queuing, Mu Yang somewhat agreed.
He also noticed an interesting phenomenon.
The people waiting in line were holding all kinds of strange and bizarre weapons, and they were all Vision holders.
What could he say? This truly was the Nation of War, wasn't it?
It seemed everyone had opened one.
No wonder little Kachina also possessed a Vision yet was still considered weak by others.
If it weren't for the fact that those people were wearing their tribe's uniform clothing, Mu Yang would have had trouble telling which ones were important characters.
Among them was a pink-haired girl dressed in a very fashionable style.
She looked like a character from the wish pool at first glance.
Mu Yang wanted to go up and greet her, but Kachina pulled him back.
She said the person's name was Citlali.
She held a very high position in the Masters of the Night-Wind, and her temperament was eccentric and difficult to approach.
Even people within her own tribe did not know how to interact with her.
Let alone Mu Yang, an outsider who had just arrived.
Since Kachina said so, Mu Yang did not want to make things awkward for himself.
After all, there were many people around and many eyes watching. There was no need to run into a rebuff.
As for Xilonen, whom they were currently waiting for, Mu Yang could understand.
Which master did not have their own quirks?
Moreover, in games, this was generally called character setting.
The two of them did not wait long before Xilonen returned.
Mu Yang's first reaction was orange cat...
Natlan really wasn't holding back. So many characters appearing had atavistic traits.
Xilonen originally intended to let Kachina, who had an appointment, come first.
The little one, because she had brought Mu Yang along, voluntarily queued at the end.
Mu Yang noticed that Citlali bought some ores and then left.
Her purpose seemed a bit different from the others.
She probably was not preparing to participate in the [Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame].
As for the remaining warriors, they had Xilonen inspect their weapons one by one.
These weapons truly opened Mu Yang's eyes.
Flute crossbows, sleeve arrows...
All sorts of bizarre things. They had really gone all out.
He had even said he would give Kachina some guidance. He hoped she could use some normal weapons.
However, he had thought too much.
Xilonen took out the adjusted Soaring Spinner.
Good grief, using a drill? Really?!
Xilonen asked, "Do you really not need me to make a mouthpiece for you?"
Kachina hurriedly shook her head. That would be too strange no matter how you looked at it.
This drill was a custom commission for Kachina. It needed to handle both drilling and bouncing functions.
Building it was not particularly complicated. On the contrary, adjusting the seat angle had taken quite a bit of time.
In the end, Kachina still agreed with Xilonen's suggestion, removed the seat, and adopted a manual operation device linked to the drill's power core.
While Kachina was debugging it, Xilonen introduced the origin of this weapon.
"Uh… you're asking why Kachina also jumps around when operating the Soaring Spinner?"
"That was Kachina's request. She said she really likes the bumpy feeling when operating the drill to jump, so she specifically asked me to reduce part of the shock absorption system..."
Only now did Mu Yang finally understand why she had asked about needing a mouthpiece.
Xilonen had asked out of concern for Kachina.
She was afraid that Kachina would bite her tongue while bouncing around...
It had to be said that this kind of weapon was truly in a league of its own.
However, Mu Yang was not too worried. After all, within the overall framework of Genshin Impact.
Kachina should still have a "normal" weapon.
But he would ask about that later.
She was currently debugging it with Ayu.
After Xilonen finished telling the story of the "Soaring Spinner," she belatedly realized that Mu Yang did not seem to be a person from the Children of Echoes.
In fact, he was not even a Natlan person.
Only then did the two of them reintroduce themselves to each other.
"So you're a traveling merchant who came to watch the [Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame]. I thought you were that child's teammate."
Xilonen looked over. "Could it be that she still hasn't found any companions… What a worrisome child."
Realizing that she seemed to have spoken too much, Xilonen changed the subject.
She turned to ask Mu Yang what he was looking for her for.
Earlier, it seemed Kachina had deliberately stayed until the end for the weapon test because of Mu Yang.
Mu Yang spoke about the gemstones being sold to Aaru Village.
He praised them endlessly, complimenting everything from the selection of the gemstones to the forging craftsmanship.
He said everyone liked them very much.
Even the guardian of Aaru Village could not resist buying several.
"Stop, stop, stop. You're making me embarrassed." Xilonen was praised until she felt like she was floating.
The source of those gemstones was not as particular as Mu Yang had described.
In fact, it could be said that they were not particular at all...
They all came from the leftover materials of Xilonen's main profession — forging.
No matter what was being forged, the temperature of the flame in the furnace was crucial.
If it was too low, it could not soften—or melt—the raw materials, nor could it remove various impurities.
If it was too high, certain raw materials would not be able to perform their function.
The way craftsmen regulated the flame temperature in the furnace was to remove fuel when the temperature was high and add firewood when it was low.
As for Xilonen, she generally used gemstones containing Phlogiston to directly regulate the furnace temperature.
Flames assisted by Phlogiston burned much more powerfully than ordinary flames.
However, this skill was not something everyone could master.
What to do with the gemstones after the Phlogiston was used up?
They could only be piled up somewhere.
Once the Phlogiston was gone, to Xilonen, their only remaining use was to look good.
They were generally piled up in a corner of the workshop.
Whenever Xilonen felt like it, or when it was time to practice fine processing.
She would select some gemstones for forging.
They were usually small accessories with complex structures.
For example, woven net-like pendants or rolled-form earrings.
After making them, she would generally give them directly to acquaintances in the [Children of Echoes] or to neighbors.
The batch Mu Yang had mentioned earlier happened to be taken away together by a traveling merchant from the tribe who was going out.
That was why Xilonen felt Mu Yang was somewhat exaggerating.
"Can a foreign tourist like me also commission work?"
Xilonen flipped through her work diary. "Big orders were all finished a few days ago. I can listen to your requirements first."
Xilonen did not agree immediately, because forging weapons for her own people was her main profession.
They were still counting on the weapons to fight the Abyss.
Mu Yang's requirements were not many.
He just wanted to have some small accessories made for a few friends and disciples in Liyue, as well as for Lumine.
"They're all gifts. Just make them as you see fit."
This sentence instantly triggered Xilonen.
She slapped several forms onto the table. "You'd better fill out the forms clearly first. 'Anything is fine' is the most troublesome type of commission."
Then, Xilonen watched as Mu Yang filled out many forms.
After flipping through them, she was somewhat dumbfounded.
No way, bro, what kind of person are you?
All of them are gifts for girls?
So many people aside, you even wrote down all their personalities and preferences clearly.
You even drew initial drafts?!
The main point is, you've already designed everything, so what do you need me for?!