Alex waited a little longer, realizing that probably no one else was coming.
Alex wanted to pack up; he didn't want to waste so much time here, especially since Clorinde and Chevreuse were still with him.
Pack up, pack up, Alex checked the time. It was almost one in the afternoon, and the three of them hadn't eaten yet.
After putting everything into his backpack, Alex said, "Clorinde, Chevreuse, let's go! I made a fortune today, I'm treating you to a big meal!"
"Alright." "Okay." Both Clorinde and Chevreuse agreed. Indeed, they had helped Alex a lot.
Before leaving, Chevreuse said to the dozen Gardes members, "You are dismissed too, you may have some freedom!"
"To the stars and the abyss..."
"Oh, right!" Passing Katheryne, Alex remembered something else and instructed her, "Katheryne, if anyone comes looking for my shop, tell them... hmm... we'll open at eight tomorrow morning."
Katheryne smiled and nodded, "Understood. Please complete your commission as soon as possible as well."
"Alright, alright, I remember. I'll go fight after we finish eating!" Alex nodded, then suddenly remembered and asked, "Huh? Katheryne, it's a new day, are there any updates on Ley Line Outcrops? Which region?"
Katheryne shook her head, "Hmm, unfortunately, no Adventurer has reported anything yet."
"Okay, I'm really leaving this time. I'm going to eat with them. Goodbye." Alex waved goodbye to Katheryne.
Hmm, he might as well take advantage of this afternoon to wander around the Beryl Region and look for any experience flowers. He was only familiar with these two areas.
If there really were none, Alex might consider exploring unknown locations in the northern part of Fontaine.
"Hmm, goodbye! New Adventurer, Mr. Alex." Katheryne also politely bid farewell to Alex.
After treating the two beautiful young ladies to a delicious meal.
Alex wanted to 'kidnap' them again to be his monster-fighting tools.
Hmm, my Baron Bunny, can it carry two people at once? I can't have one of them act like the Hilichurl Ranger from before... If both squeezed in behind, two A's would be fine, but if one of them is Clorinde, that's really not enough.
If Chevreuse were in front of him, holding her, it also didn't seem quite right... While Alex was agonizing over this, Chevreuse said she was ready to leave: "If there's nothing else, then I'll head back to the Opéra Épiclese first."
Alex silently watched Chevreuse slowly walk away, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart. He reluctantly watched his new 'tool' leave. If Chevreuse left, he would only have Clorinde available.
"Da da." Chevreuse had walked ten meters away, and at that moment, Alex thought of something and quickly called out to her.
Alex stretched out his hand and then ran towards Chevreuse: "Wait, you can't go!"
"Hmm? Do you still need me for something?" Chevreuse stopped and turned around.
The next moment, Alex pulled out a large strawberry, and with a series of actions, a delicious iced strawberry juice, good enough to make Furina stomp her feet, appeared before Chevreuse.
"Here, I forgot during dinner. It's perfect for a fruit tea after a meal." Alex said with a smile, "Try it, I think you know this strawberry."
Indeed, the strawberries had now spread throughout Fontaine. The strawberries brought by Furina yesterday were tasted by everyone in the Palais Mermonia, and even the official Gardes and city guards each had one.
The taste was absolutely incredible! It could be called the champion of Teyvat's fruit world.
Those who hadn't tried it were frantically searching for the legendary strawberries.
Fortunately, there was also news. Good news: More strawberries would appear in two or three days. Bad news: One large strawberry was nearly a hundred times more expensive than a common Sunsettia!
Currently, it cost ten thousand Mora per piece, though it was said that one piece was almost the size of a fist. But it was still an exorbitant price!
The poor directly gave up on strawberries, considering them a legendary fruit that only Regrators could eat.
Chevreuse nodded, took the strawberry juice, and started drinking through the straw, then gave an excellent review: "Oh! strawberry juice is still better than lemonade!"
Well, lemonade lost to strawberries again.
He turned and made another cup of strawberry juice, handing it to Clorinde: "Clorinde, you get one too, have another cup!"
"Hmm, thank you." Clorinde politely expressed her gratitude.
Alex himself started making lemon tea. This time, he used the most expensive tea leaves from the Chenyu Vale Tea House in Liyue.
As for the name of the tea, Alex had forgotten, as he didn't particularly like drinking tea, but he did enjoy it when it became fruit tea.
Alex chose not to add sugar; he still preferred the pure sourness of lemon, and the tea flavor also diluted much of the lemon's acidity.
Hmm, lemon tea was also good, but this tea was really too costly to exchange for Primogems.
However, he could give a cup to everyone he knew whenever he had nothing to do.
Oh, he could let them try lemon tea now.
"Would you like another cup of lemon tea? It's a different taste from lemonade." Alex asked, seeing them drinking enthusiastically.
"No need!" Clorinde and Chevreuse replied, their voices unusually synchronized.
They weren't made of water; the super-sized cup in their hands was already plenty, and they had just eaten, so they certainly couldn't drink that much.
"Oh." Alex's voice softened.
"Hmm, did you stop me just to treat me to a cup of strawberry juice?" Chevreuse, having taken the strawberry juice, didn't immediately turn and leave, sensing that Alex had something to ask of her.
"Nothing, nothing! You go on and be busy." Alex waved his hand.
"Okay, goodbye then! If you need anything, you can always find me at the Opéra Épiclese." Chevreuse said, holding her drink and walking leisurely.
She had originally been in a hurry to go back, but now she had to finish it before returning to the Palais Mermonia, yet she didn't want to drink it too quickly, wanting to savor it slowly... "Then I also..." Clorinde saw Chevreuse leave, leaving only herself, and was about to bid farewell to Alex.
"You can't go!" Alex directly refused.
"Hmm?" Clorinde was confused.
"I want to take you for a drive around Fontaine, please!" Alex concluded with a pleading tone.
Clorinde quickly thought it over and understood Alex's plan; he wanted her to help him fight monsters again.
Clorinde then crossed her arms and paused for a long time, then gently nodded, under Alex's expectant gaze.
Alex was happy, glad that Clorinde was easy to talk to and had high 'stickiness'.
Otherwise, he would be fighting monsters in the open world alone again.
Alex loved teaming up with friends to explore the open world; it was truly joyful then.
Unfortunately, after Inazuma, everyone's material needs weren't as great, turning it into a purely single-player game.
Only when clearing domains and weekly bosses did Alex always insist on matching with others, never doing it solo, even though solo was much faster.
But Alex still enjoyed the occasional joyful wipe. Especially when fighting the Sumeru Dendro Dragon, and someone mindlessly used Bennett.
Finally, Alex said to Clorinde, "That's great! From now on, you can have as much fruit and juice as you want, whenever you want."
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