At this point, all three stories of "love and teyvat" have been told.
While everyone was reading, Lin Qiu also found Vacher's factory.
He did not enter it, but left an element mark nearby before leaving.
"I wonder if Navia is awake yet; she'll like this news." Lin Qiu returned to his home on land.
It's worth mentioning that Lin Qiu, upon entering the city, happened to encounter Charlotte leaving it.
She was precisely heading to Mondstadt today, and it's estimated that by the time she arrives, Mondstadt's Dragon Disaster will have just been resolved.
Because currently, Venti in Mondstadt is no longer slacking off.
He decided to resolve the Dragon Disaster issue before "Qiu Cheng" writes the third act.
The teammates Venti found were still Jean, Diluc, and Lumine, so there was no change there.
Eula had already gone to find trouble with the Fatui after reading the second act, while Kaeya went to fish for Treasure Hoarders.
Since everyone was going out, someone naturally had to stay inside to watch over the Fatui, and this responsibility fell to Lisa.
In the end, the personnel going to Stormterror's Lair remained unchanged from the original plot.
"Ba... Venti, to remove the barrier of Stormterror's Lair, don't we need the skyward harp?" Jean asked.
"Hmm..."
Venti scratched his head; actually, the skyward harp wasn't that important.
For him, any harp would work just as well for a wind barrier of this magnitude.
But he couldn't say that directly.
Everyone who had read the second act knew that Venti had made everyone steal the harp and painstakingly search for dragon tears.
It would be very awkward if the skyward harp turned out to be useless in the end.
"It's like this, the wooden harp in my hand has been used for a long time, and it has absorbed a lot of divine aura; it's no worse than the skyward harp."
"Ah? So, if a bard just carries a harp with him, after a long time, can it be sold as a treasure?"
Paimon had a money-making idea, her small eyes glinting with the light of money.
"Ehe." Venti replied perfunctorily.
What a joke, if that really worked, I would have gone to make money long ago; would I still be unable to afford wine?
Are you really taking me for the Electro Archon? I'm not good at forging divine artifacts or anything like that.
At most, I can sing and give buffs to the Electro Archon while she forges divine artifacts.
Wait, that sounds good; the old man provides the materials, the Grass God provides the design blueprints, and the Electro Archon forges.
The divine artifacts made then would bear the name of a god; they would definitely be valuable.
"What does 'Ehe' mean!?"
Paimon was dissatisfied, "Tell me whether I can make money or not!"
"Alright, enemies are coming." Diluc interrupted the two's antics.
It turned out that while they were talking, many Hilichurl had surrounded them.
There were many Hilichurl, but unfortunately, their opponents were all monsters, and no one took them seriously.
"Cleaning the performance venue shouldn't require the singer himself to act, right?"
Venti was already sitting on the wind, looking as if he was waiting for everyone else to solve the problem.
Paimon naturally hid behind Venti; she chose the strongest and most laid-back person in the whole place.
"Naturally, there's no need for Venti to act personally." Jean held up her longsword.
"Let's finish this quickly, before the Abyss Order sends more troops." Diluc crossed his arms.
Only the Traveler, she had already rushed forward with the dawn sword in her hand.
She had tricked this sword out of Kaeya; Kaeya didn't mind, as it was originally prepared for the Traveler anyway.
After playing two rounds of Seven Saints Summoning with the Traveler, he naturally lost the sword to her.
"Combat! Awesome!" Lumine moved lightly, weaving through the Hilichurl crowd.
With a swing of her right-hand longsword, a wooden club Hilichurl turned to dust.
"Swirl!"
A blast of Anemo element from her left hand covered and engulfed the charging Torch Hilichurl in swirling flames, making it struggle.
The Wooden Shield Hilichurl, seeing Lumine bully the little Hilichurl so much, angrily raised its shield and charged.
Lumine was unhurried; with a wave of her small hand, a long wind rolled.
The Burning flames on the ground attached to the opponent's wooden shield, instantly Burning it to ashes.
Rushing forward, a slide tackle!
While the Wooden Shield Hilichurl was still blankly looking at the vanished wooden shield in its hand, she directly cut it in half with one sword!
Just then, a lightning bolt struck Lumine! It was a Hilichurl Shaman who had just finished casting from a distance.
Lumine, having just finished her move, had no time to get up and dodge, so she could only raise her sword to block.
A wind barrier blocked the lightning, and Jean walked steadily over.
She had already cut down the Hilichurl Shaman and the Axe Hilichurl, and she extended her hand to Lumine, who was sprawled on the ground.
"Next time, prioritize eliminating spellcasters." Jean admonished.
"Got it." Lumine placed her hand in Jean's and was pulled up by her.
She thought to herself that she had played so many years of games for nothing, having forgotten to kill ranged enemies and healers first.
But that Hilichurl Shaman was really too small; standing behind the Axe Hilichurl, she hadn't noticed it at all.
Now Lumine understood why Jean and Diluc hadn't immediately acted; it turned out they were observing the battlefield.
Thinking about it that way, she really was a bit reckless, thinking she had overwhelming power and just charging in, almost getting caught.
"That was truly splendid, I'm tempted to sing a song." Venti applauded.
"Hmph hmph, the Traveler is just that amazing." Paimon put her hands on her hips, as if the praise was for her.
"But bard, you should do some work too!"
"Ehe."
Although Venti was still joking with his mouth, his hands didn't stop working.
He quickly strummed the strings a few times, and the "Wind Barrier" before them dissipated in response.
"Wow? That fast? Bard, you're occasionally useful!" Paimon approved of Venti.
"Alright everyone, please be extra careful on the road ahead." Jean, like a mother, cautioned.
Stormterror's Lair had been sealed for some time, and with the Abyss Order interfering, Jean wasn't sure what dangers lurked there.
Everyone nodded and walked into Stormterror's Lair together.
What greeted their eyes was a massive road, and at the end of the road was a giant gate frame.
"Is this the 'main entrance' of Stormterror's Lair?" Paimon looked at the stone gate before her and pondered slightly.
"Although it's already very huge for us, given Dvalin's size, how does he get home?"
Lumine's brain was working at high speed.
Right, Dvalin is so big; although this gate is very tall, isn't its width not enough?
If Dvalin entered from here, he would get stuck, right?
"He doesn't need to enter from where people walk; he flies." Venti said.
"....?" Lumine's brain was working at high speed.
Right, Dvalin can fly; this gate is just decoration for Dvalin, the roof is the real entrance.
"Paimon, how about I find a school for you to attend?" Lumine said.
"Eh!?" Paimon panicked.
"Alright, let's continue forward." Jean stopped their attempts at clowning around.
Traveling with Lumine and Paimon certainly meant never having to worry about boredom; these two were constantly fooling around.
"Alright, let's continue forward." Venti entered repeat mode.
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Character Voice Line · Diluc: Reminder
"Any action carries risks. Be extra careful."