After following Clorinde and defeating the monsters spawned from several Ley Line Outcrops, Alex sat by the shore on a rock, taking a short break with Clorinde.
He immediately used the experience books on his level.
"Good!!!" This time, Alex finally raised his level to forty.
Let's see what materials are needed to ascend.
Level: 40/40.
To ascend a character to level 40, you need: Sea Ganoderma * 10, Padisarah * 10, Whopperflower Nectar * 50, Varunada Lazurite Fragment * 10, Cleansing Heart * 5 (dropped by Oceanid).
After reading it, Alex was speechless again. What was going on? Before it was Mondstadt plus Liyue, and now it's Inazuma plus Sumeru, right?
There was no choice but to go find Katheryne again and see if the flower merchant she mentioned was still there and if he had these two types.
Other than that, the Whopperflower Nectar was the main issue; he only had less than 10 in his possession.
He would have to search more, or see if the three he raised could produce nectar. If not, he would just take a commission from Katheryne.
What he had the most of now were blue Varunada Lazurite Fragments, although he hadn't found a single purple one yet.
When all other materials were collected, the last step would be to go to Qingce Village in Liyue to find the Oceanid!
Her name is Rhodeia, right? Alex thought about a past event.
He heard that Rhodeia was once the most famous among Fontaine's secret agents, a familiar of Egeria. After Egeria's death, and due to some misunderstandings with the current Hydro Archon, she abandoned her homeland, Fontaine, and fled to the vicinity of Qingce Village to seek a pure land.
"An assassin from the homeland," Alex murmured, "A Tainted Hydro Phantasm."
Alex had seen Tainted Hydro Phantasms a few times, but he had never captured them.
He saw them several times when he didn't need summons, or couldn't find them when he needed to. He also saw a few when he was going to fight Hydro Tulpa, but unfortunately, he didn't need Hydro element monsters at that time.
For various reasons, Alex had yet to catch a single Tainted Hydro Phantasm to play with.
Speaking of which, when he had time, he should ask Furina for information about Rhodeia of Loch.
Alex looked at his summoning skills, one of which allowed him to sign a contract with a monster that had its own consciousness.
So far, he hadn't seen a single one. Hydro Tulpa, on the other hand, was just a simple large Hydro element aggregate, and its level was too high. He might consider taking it later.
For now, when he got to Liyue, he would try his best to get Rhodeia of Loch. This BOSS was truly perfect as his summon!
A summon that could split into more summons was simply invincible!
Alex thought about it. Currently, it seemed only the BOSS Rhodeia of Loch would continuously summon phantom companions for a group attack.
Hmm, at that time, he would farm Rhodeia of Loch many times. After he had enough materials dropped for himself, he would try to raise his level higher and make Rhodeia his first contracted monster.
As for now? It seemed he could go back to rest. But it was rare to have Clorinde with him; next time, it might be difficult to go out with him.
So, Alex continued to explore the map, this time heading west from the Akademiya.
As soon as they arrived, Clorinde introduced to Alex, "Hmm, this is the westernmost mountain range in northern Fontaine, called Mont Esus. It belongs to the Liffey Region."
"Oh, oh." Alex nodded. As he entered the foot of the mountain, a golden gas appeared.
Good, good, good, there's a Ley Line Outcrops! The Blossom of Revelation isn't far either.
He didn't expect to encounter them continuously on this day! Truly great!
Afterward, Alex took Clorinde to farm several more, until they circled Mont Esus and no more Ley Line Outcrops appeared.
"Stop, stop!" At this moment, Clorinde suddenly stopped Alex, "If we go any further, we will leave Fontaine territory."
Alex looked at the distant mountain peak, then turned to Clorinde and said, "Alright, let's go back then! Today's exploration ends here! We've opened up a lot of the map already."
Following Clorinde, he casually drove around, exploring the darkness and lighting up the map.
Afterward, he took Clorinde directly back to Fontaine, to the Lione District.
"Towards the stars..."
After contacting Katheryne, he posted all the materials that others could collect as commissions, and then prepared to see Clorinde off to rest.
It was also at this time that a middle-aged man, with a bulging belly, ran over and immediately said, "I finally found you! The lemonade boss. I've been looking forward to meeting you!"
Alex immediately became alert. These familiar words: "Are you the Grand sage of the Akademiya?"
Alex directly pulled out his fruit knife. Sorry, his knife was about to get out of control.
The middle-aged man on the other side, however, was full of question marks, spreading his hands and looking at his clothes.
No matter how he thought about it, this style couldn't possibly be from Sumeru.
The middle-aged man weakly explained, "Uh, boss, I'm a native Fontainian, not a Sumerian. I've never studied or trained at the Akademiya, let alone been a sage."
"It's fine, it's fine." Alex quickly patted the man's shoulder.
At the same time, he swung the fruit knife in his hand, slicing a few lemons and making him a free lemonade as compensation: "Have a drink. Take it."
"Thank you, boss." The middle-aged man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had a feeling that if he had admitted it just now, he would have been stabbed by him. He really didn't know what kind of grudge he had with the Grand sage of the Sumeru Akademiya.
Putting away the knife, Alex looked at the middle-aged man with a gentle expression: "So, what do you mean by coming here? Do you want to buy lemonade? Did you bring many Primogems? Is there anything you need my help with?"
The middle-aged man, holding the lemonade in his hand, said, "Ahem, boss, it's like this. I want to cooperate with you. You see, the lemonade you make is so delicious, yet you don't charge any Mora."
Alex became interested. This person actually wanted to discuss cooperation with him, so he said: "I want Primogems! Cooperation is great! How many Primogems do you have?"
Would he bring him many Primogems!
The middle-aged man's face sank, and he awkwardly said, "Not many, just 10."
"Oh!" Although the other party only said he had 10 Primogems, it still made Alex's eyes light up. This was the amount for a commission, as long as it wasn't too much trouble, he could agree.
"Actually, I want to promote my brand and this invention here with you." The middle-aged man said, taking out a pot.
He confidently introduced it: "Look at this pot. Don't let it fool you, it's just a pot, but..." The middle-aged man said, turning a switch nearby, and instantly, a raging fire ignited inside the pot: "It's actually a campfire. When you're in the wild, carrying this means you won't lack kindling and can directly roast fish. It's very convenient~."
"Huh?" Alex was full of questions. He seemed to have encountered...
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