"Ding, Monster Hunter, achievement unlocked."
"Reward: Full-range communication access; three home coordinate waypoints; Mod: Vein Miner; Enchanted Iron Pickaxe: Silk Touch, Unbreaking."
"Next stage achievement quest: Diamonds! Diamonds!"
"Goal: Pick up one hundred diamonds."
A long string of prompts flooded Jiang Xuan's mind all at once, leaving him stunned for a long time.
After some time, Jiang Xuan suddenly gasped.
After repeatedly confirming that he hadn't misread the next stage achievement quest,
Jiang Xuan's heart immediately began to offer wonderful blessings to the system's eighteenth generation ancestors.
"One hundred diamonds! System, are you really daring to spout such nonsense!"
Jiang Xuan grumbled, sitting on a solid wood block, crossing his arms in displeasure:
"Do you think diamonds are like wild yams growing in the ground? A hundred pieces?"
"Even if I hollowed out this mountain, it's uncertain if there would be a hundred diamonds, isn't it?"
"To be saddled with a client like you, I must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck."
After muttering praises to the system for a long while, the system remained silent.
Jiang Xuan also didn't bother to waste any more words.
The system had its exploitations; he, Jiang Xuan, had his own methods.
One hundred diamonds. If he were to mine them himself, even with Ningguang and Ganyu, it would probably take a long time.
After all, one mountain definitely wouldn't have a hundred diamonds.
In between, there would likely be the issue of traveling to other areas.
However...
In two days, Liyue's professionals would be moving in on a large scale.
With so many experienced miners helping, would he still be afraid of not finding enough diamonds?
Thinking this, the task didn't seem so inhumane after all.
At least it motivated Jiang Xuan to gather a hundred diamonds as quickly as possible.
One hundred diamonds could also make a lot of good things.
He reined in his emotions.
Jiang Xuan began to examine the mission rewards this time.
There were no rewards that strengthened his own power, but they certainly made things more convenient for Jiang Xuan, and even for Ganyu and the others, in this world.
Full-range communication, without a doubt, was the same principle as typing in a public chat in a game.
No matter how far Jiang Xuan and the others were, even if they were at the ends of the earth, even if one was in hell and one was in the End.
They could communicate freely.
Of course, the prerequisite was that the other party had to agree.
This made it convenient for future explorations where they might be separated.
As for the so-called home coordinate waypoints, it meant that Jiang Xuan could now set three home spawn points.
These three locations had to be absolutely safe.
Because no matter where he went in the future, he could prepare for a period of time and then teleport home.
He couldn't have a bunch of zombies at home while someone teleported back, could he?
To be honest, this thing saved Jiang Xuan the trouble of doing it himself.
He could make a machine that teleports home, commonly known as a "teleporter home when it gets dark" machine.
However...
That thing required Ender Pearls, Soul Sand, Daylight Sensors, Redstone...
Jiang Xuan wasn't that rich yet.
As for the last and only enabled mod, it was also the most effective and practical mod for Jiang Xuan at the moment.
Vein Miner. Those who know, know.
It just placed a greater burden on the pickaxe.
With this mod, it was more convenient for Ningguang and the others to mine, chop trees, and gather.
When Liyue miners moved into the MC world in large numbers,
Jiang Xuan felt that with the Vein Miner mod and so many people,
They could completely try digging from the mountaintop to the lava.
The myth of the Foolish Old Man moving mountains could become a reality in the MC world!
Thinking about Ningguang and the others' reactions tomorrow when they went mining and witnessed the magical performance of Vein Miner, Jiang Xuan felt full of anticipation.
He estimated that Keqing would even excitedly shout that it was a "technological revolution."
As for the final enchanted iron pickaxe, it was Jiang Xuan's first enchanted tool.
The enchantments of Silk Touch and Unbreaking were very useful for early mining.
However, compared to the first three rewards, it seemed somewhat insignificant.
Yawning, Jiang Xuan lazily stretched.
He glanced at the three or four monsters already crowded together in the monster grinder not far away.
Jiang Xuan had no interest in continuing to grind them.
Anyway, the mission was already complete.
He would leave them there to accumulate for Xiao to kill tomorrow.
It could also help suppress his karma.
However...
The witches and Creepers must be eliminated by Ganyu.
After all, these were monsters that dropped good items.
Naturally, Ganyu, the lucky Qilin born with Fortune and Luck, had to be the one to go.
Putting away his tools, Jiang Xuan checked the situation on the Sky Island.
Then he returned to the manor villa below, opened the Teleportation Gate, and returned to Teyvat to rest.
As for the home coordinate waypoint, Jiang Xuan conveniently placed it in the manor villa.
The situation here was quite good, and he had already established such a large foundation.
This waypoint would be for his and Ganyu's private use in the future.
As for Liyue's upcoming development team, he would build them a new base not far away.
He could also conveniently place another waypoint for them to use!
Jiang Xuan had no intention of resting in the MC world today.
Although the villa was nice to live in after it was repaired.
But tomorrow, Ganyu and the others would come early, and he would have to take them into the MC world then.
As Jiang Xuan stepped through the Dual-Passage Door and left, the entire MC world fell into a complete, lifeless silence.
Only in a mine in a distant mountain, the faint light of torches flickered.
In a trance, a strange Block Person, completely different from the villagers, shimmered within.
Green short sleeves, dark blue long pants.
In just a moment, it disappeared into the darkness without a trace.
Leaving behind only diamonds and redstone ore scattered throughout the mine.
...
The next morning, Jiang Xuan was woken by Keqing's urgent knocking.
Although he had gained a powerful physique and didn't need to sleep, it was still a human habit.
Jiang Xuan didn't want to stop being human yet.
He woke up groggily and went out. Keqing and the others were already waiting in the courtyard.
To Jiang Xuan's relief, Keqing and the others seemed to have taught themselves.
They had simply pieced together a table using fences and wooden steps.
Of course, if it were just that, Jiang Xuan wouldn't have found it particularly impressive.
After all, in his manor villa, such tables, including parasols, were already available.
At most, it showed that Ganyu and the others were very capable learners.
What truly made Jiang Xuan happy was the armchair with armrests.
Jiang Xuan's manor villa indeed had such chairs, but they were all in his own room.
Yesterday, they had been busy all day, and Ganyu and the others hadn't gone inside to see them.
Therefore, this was 100% something they had figured out themselves.
Although it wasn't a very complex thing, much simpler than redstone technology and the like.
However, to be able to grasp the essence of MC world building in such a short time was already something Jiang Xuan found astonishing.
Given enough time and resources, they might even be able to figure out how to make these things themselves.
Jiang Xuan walked around the chair, his eyes filled with wonder.
A moment later, he looked up at Keqing, who was standing beside him, and asked curiously:
"That's amazing. You've only been exposed to it for a few days, and you can already build things like this using various resources."
"Who made it, Keqing? You have great talent!"
Hearing this, Keqing's face showed some joy, but she shook her head and said:
"Actually, I built the table based on what was in your manor."
"As for this chair..."
Before she finished speaking, a clear crane's cry rang out, and a gentle breeze swirled through the small courtyard, bringing with it a refreshing scent.
Jiang Xuan turned to look, and the newcomer was a pure white crane, almost as tall as a person.
Of course, compared to Xiao, the crane was still taller.
She seemed to be covered in a faint mist of clouds.
She exuded an air of aloofness, as if she was detached from the world, with a graceful, ethereal aura.
The crane, with its long beak, held a few Qingxin. At this moment, it folded its wings and tilted its head, observing Jiang Xuan.
"This is..."
Jiang Xuan vaguely understood who had made the chair.
After all, this Adeptus who wasn't very good at conversation, though yandere and straightforward, was truly top-tier in Liyue for handiwork.
Ganyu, thinking Jiang Xuan didn't recognize Cloud Retainer, quickly stepped forward to explain, fearing a misunderstanding:
"Jiang Xuan, this is Cloud Retainer, one of Liyue's Three-Eyed and Five-Eyed Adepti..."
Ganyu averted her gaze, as if hiding some information.
Cloud Retainer also had no intention of transforming into human form. She elegantly placed the Qingxin from her beak down and spoke in a ethereal voice:
"The Geo Archon communicated with this adeptus yesterday. Hello, Jiang Xuan. First meeting. Since you are a friend of the Geo Archon, you may simply call this adeptus Cloud Retainer."
"Although Tianquan and others should have expressed their gratitude, that was from their human perspective."
"Presumably, the Vigilant Yaksha is not good with words and didn't say anything yesterday. Therefore, this adeptus will represent all adepti in expressing gratitude for your cooperation and gifts."
"Thank you for your generosity. This adeptus and my other colleagues will do our utmost to protect you. If you have any problems in Liyue, please feel free to call upon this adeptus."
With that, Cloud Retainer first glanced at the somewhat displeased Keqing and Ningguang, then added:
"Also, this adeptus is Ganyu's adoptive mother."
"This, I heard Ganyu mention before."
Jiang Xuan noticed Ganyu's embarrassment, smiled slightly, and helped her out.
Cloud Retainer was a little surprised.
"Is that so? This child actually actively mentioned this adeptus? Even though for the past few years, Little Ganyu has been somewhat unwilling to spend time with this adeptus, always rushing off before this adeptus finishes speaking."
"This adeptus used to think Ganyu had finally entered her rebellious phase..."
Ganyu fell silent.
She had been caught off guard for a moment, allowing Cloud Retainer to say so much about her.
Ganyu felt like she couldn't face anyone now.
What would Jiang Xuan think?
Was she, Ganyu, a naive Qilin who was still rebellious after thousands of years?
Was she a disobedient, rebellious daughter?
Ganyu felt her life turn dark.
Jiang Xuan inwardly chuckled, confirming that Cloud Retainer was indeed not very good at conversation.
But he continued to change the subject.
"Keqing was just saying that this chair was something you, Cloud Retainer, deduced and built yourself, and that you are particularly skilled at construction."
Keqing, who had been displeased by Cloud Retainer's deliberate emphasis on the distinction between humans and adepti, was stunned when she heard Jiang Xuan's words.
Before she could react, Keqing felt that Cloud Retainer, who had previously had a negative attitude and impression of her,
Suddenly became much gentler.
At least, Cloud Retainer was willing to look at her for more than a moment.
This was the first time this had happened since the incident last year during the Rite of Descension when she questioned the Geo Archon.
"Is that so? Heh... I didn't expect Tianquan's eyesight to be quite good."
Cloud Retainer's crane head lifted slightly, her eyes half-closed as she said with a hint of self-satisfaction:
"This adeptus is indeed the most skilled in mechanism arts among Liyue's adepti, and even the Geo Archon has praised her many times."
"In the past, only the Archon Guizhong could compare with this adeptus."
Upon mentioning Guizhong, Cloud Retainer's eyes clearly dimmed for a moment.
"The Geo Archon's words, upon reflection, are profound. 'I wish to buy osmanthus and drink wine with you,' but alas, my old friend..."
Everyone was somewhat unprepared for Cloud Retainer's sudden shift in mood.
However, Cloud Retainer clearly didn't want to waste time reminiscing about the past, and instantly adjusted her mood.
"Enough, the person is gone, old matters are hard to chase, let's not dwell on these."
With that, she turned to Ganyu.
For some reason, at this moment, Ganyu felt an extraordinary panic, always feeling that Cloud Retainer was about to say something that would shock her.
However, Ganyu didn't even have time to stop her before Cloud Retainer spoke.
"Little Ganyu, it's been a long time. This adeptus has brought you the best Qingxin grown recently in Jueyun Karst."
"It should be enough for you for a few days."
"Sigh... Little Ganyu, who used to be chubby and round, was also extremely cute. Why does Ganyu treat herself so harshly now..."
Ganyu, who hadn't managed to stop Cloud Retainer, ultimately let her reveal her embarrassing past.
Jiang Xuan, Ningguang, Keqing...
Heard everything clearly.
At this moment, the little Qilin was utterly consumed by darkness.
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