Lin Qiu went to sea to find Vacher's factory.
Meanwhile, everyone else started watching his other masterpiece, "love and teyvat."
The first story was about Kaeya, one of the Three Great Families: 'Peacock Feather Chapter: Pirate's Secret Treasure.'
Upon seeing this title, Lumine immediately put on an 'I knew it' expression.
She thought, 'I told you this guy was a pirate! Just as expected!'
Kaeya himself gave a wry smile.
It seemed his plan to use the Traveler as Bait was about to be exposed, so he had to come up with another plan to catch the thieves.
"Sigh, it looks like my plan to catch thieves needs to change. Even if I tell the Traveler there's a treasure now, she probably won't believe me, right?"
"Why don't you just solve it yourself?" Diluc said.
"Since I can solve the problem anyway, why not use a method that's both effortless and fun?" Kaeya said with a smile.
"..." Diluc fell silent. He always prioritized efficiency, but his sworn brother was the complete opposite, only caring about the outcome.
"That's why I said you Knights of Favonius are so slow in your work," Diluc finally sneered at the Knights of Favonius.
The story of 'Pirate's Secret Treasure' was actually very simple.
It was just Kaeya telling the Traveler that his grandfather had a treasure map to a hidden treasure, asking the Traveler to go find it.
"Actually, my grandfather was a pirate!"
"Look, this eye patch was inherited from my grandfather."
This was why Beidou, still in Inazuma, hadn't bought this book yet.
Otherwise, he would definitely burst into laughter and invite Kaeya to sit on his ship to chat about 'inheritance.'
Diluc calmly glanced at Kaeya and said in a flat tone:
"Your grandfather was a pirate? How come I didn't know?"
Kaeya, uncharacteristically, didn't retort to Diluc but merely smiled.
"Maybe he really was; I've never met him."
Diluc didn't speak.
He knew Kaeya's secret and also knew that Kaeya was actually a very conflicted and self-blaming person, so this time, he uncharacteristically didn't retort.
He silently placed a bottle of wine in front of Kaeya and said, "Drink up and then get to work; don't be lazy."
Kaeya smiled; the wine he hadn't managed to get last time, he got it this time.
At this moment, another person present widened his eyes; this person was Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, who regularly refreshed at the tavern.
"Eh!?" Venti was shocked. Could it be like this?
"Master Lu, I haven't seen my grandfather either," Venti hinted.
"..."
It would be strange if you had!
Kaeya in the book was still boasting about his grandfather's achievements.
He claimed that with a divine sword, his grandfather had slain the 'Silver-Haired Snake Demon,' the 'Eight-Headed Sea Serpent,' and the 'Abyssal Evil Dragon.'
This was why Osial was still sealed; otherwise, people would think Morax also had a grandson.
After boasting for a long time, Kaeya finally revealed his true purpose.
"Recently, a group of Treasure Hoarders has been very active, and several relics have been stolen from ruins."
"If they find it, that divine sword..."
As the saying goes, bystanders see clearly. Lumine, reading up to this point, finally understood.
The truth of the story wasn't the point at all; the point was the Treasure Hoarders!
If she had been talking to Kaeya face-to-face, she probably would have been so caught up in the story's authenticity that she would have overlooked the existence of the Treasure Hoarders.
Those who play tactics have dirty hearts!
Paimon, on the other hand, still didn't realize the problem and reacted much like her counterpart in the book.
"That won't do! Rather than letting it fall into the wrong hands, why don't we..." Paimon said.
She wanted to keep it for herself.
"Hehehe, as expected of me."
Saying the same words as in the book, Paimon crossed her arms, thinking how clever she was.
"Let's quickly go ask Kaeya for the treasure map!" Paimon was very enthusiastic.
"But, little Paimon, this is clearly a trick," Lumine explained.
"What! It's a trick! Was the prophecy really fake?" Paimon exclaimed.
...I mean Kaeya is tricking you..." Lumine rubbed her forehead.
"Eh? So the divine sword doesn't exist?" Paimon was very disappointed.
She wasn't angry about being tricked; instead, she was disappointed because the divine sword didn't exist.
In her opinion, if the divine sword truly existed, Lumine's future travels would be much safer.
Of course, there was also a small reason: if Lumine became stronger, she could earn more Mora to support her.
The real Paimon was stopped by Lumine, but the one in the story was not.
Paimon in the story was very proactive. Although Lumine wasn't as easily fooled as Paimon,
she mainly questioned the story's authenticity and didn't realize she was being used as Bait.
So, under Paimon's persistent coaxing, she finally agreed to investigate that ruin.
However, when they found the Adventurers' Guild, Paimon immediately exposed the secret of the treasure.
"We're looking for a super, super, super powerful divine sword!"
"Mr. Cyrus, do you know where the Arcadia Ruins are?"
"Never heard of it, but thank you for sharing the information." Cyrus shook his head.
"Hmm!? Share... information...?"
Both the Paimon in the story and the real Paimon had bewildered expressions. When did she share information?
Lumine sighed helplessly. With such a little guide, there was no way to keep any treasure for themselves.
As expected, this information was overheard by the Treasure Hoarders.
In the tavern, Kaeya nodded with satisfaction.
He really hadn't misjudged the Traveler and Paimon's intelligence; they leaked the secret so quickly.
Seeing Kaeya's smug expression as he plotted, Diluc snatched away the remaining wine.
"As expected, I'm not giving it to you. Go get to work!"
"Eh!?"
Kaeya protested that he was wronged; he hadn't even started implementing this plan yet.
And he had already prepared to change his plan, so why should he pay for the future?
That was a bottle of wine he had managed to get with great difficulty!
Venti closed his mouth, afraid of drawing attention, his little eyes darting left and right.
Oh no, if Master Lu found out about his plan, would he never get free wine again?
Is it still not too late to throw my Gnosis in front of the Goth Hotel right now!?
Author, please, please don't write about my old plan!
Losing face is a small matter, but losing wine is absolutely unacceptable!
'Emotion Value Gained: 100'
'Emotion Source: Venti'
'Emotion Content: Dear Author, please don't write my original plan! My wine!'
The sudden notification made Lin Qiu pause.
The last time he heard it was Gothlynde confessing to Venti; he didn't expect it to be Venti this time.
(Because it would affect the rhythm, it wasn't written last time, but it's good to mention it this time.)
The second act didn't really have any moments that would break people's composure; only the Sisters were a bit excited, whether it was about Lord Barbatos or the skyward harp incident.
However, what inevitable connection did his book and his wine have?
Lin Qiu didn't understand, and if he didn't understand, he wouldn't bother. He would just write as usual.
After all, he couldn't actually make prophecies; what else could he do but write as usual?
Lin Qiu stopped fretting and continued to explore the remaining areas.
Venti shivered, feeling that something unlucky was about to happen.
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