Perhaps he hadn't yet stood in the very center of the Lucine Fountain.
The surrounding sounds lessened, but Alex still didn't hear that voice.
He walked forward, listening more carefully, and slowly Alex felt himself enter a state of self-forgetfulness, as the surrounding 雜音 quickly disappeared, until finally, Alex's ears were completely clear.
Finally! An unusually Damselette's voice entered Alex's ears.
There was indeed a sound; it seemed the previous voice wasn't his imagination at all.
"So long, so lonely... How much longer?" This sentence was filled with the Damselette's sad, crying emotions.
"Ah!" Alex was startled, as if he had discovered something incredible!
No, he had to listen more. Why did it sound a bit like Furina's voice?
So Alex stood there and listened, several times.
Finally, Alex walked out of the Lucine Fountain with a heavy heart, then sat on a bench, staring blankly.
He vaguely remembered hearing this sentence when he first encountered the Lucine Fountain.
He had initially thought Furina was speaking beside him while he was trying to connect to the spirit of the spring water.
Now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
"Oh no! There's a plot twist!" Alex felt a suppressed mood, based on this known information.
Why did Furina say 'long'? She had so many friends and companions around her, and she watched operas every day, finding enjoyment.
How could he be lonely?
How much longer... Hmm, Furina had always been waiting for something.
Alex frowned, realizing something was wrong.
After a brief thought, a rather reasonable guess emerged.
"The prophecy of Fontaine. The Hydro Archon crying on her throne." Alex murmured, "Yes, it must be this."
Only this made sense!
And because of this, not knowing when the prophecy would arrive, he felt it was long.
This prophecy might only be solvable by the Hydro Archon himself; outsiders couldn't help. This process was also agonizing, truly lonely.
"Oh dear~~~" Alex sighed, "Then how can I learn from her mouth?"
And how can I help and accompany Furina during this process?
He was completely at a loss! If only there were some clues to tell him.
It's really hard! Why did I come at this time? Couldn't I have waited two more versions before transmigrating?
Damn it! Not only was Alex annoyed, but someone from beyond Akasha was also regretting it.
If I had known, I wouldn't have filled the plot holes and just started a new one. Perhaps I wouldn't be as powerless as I am now. The current beginning is also awkward, and not many people are watching, so I might not survive. Even though what I wrote later was quite good (sad).
Perhaps at some point, Akasha will disappear, and this passage will be treated as non-existent.
"Sigh, complaining is useless. It's already good enough that I can come here and live a real life." Alex suddenly had an epiphany.
"My main quest from now on must be to save Fufu! I hope this day comes immediately! Right now!" Alex was now filled with fighting spirit!
Starting tomorrow! He would furiously earn Primogems! He would madly squeeze Primogems into his hands, then pull wishes! Pull wishes! And still pull wishes!!!
Alex believed miracles would definitely happen!
"Ding-dong!"
Just then, his phone, which had been silent for a very long time, popped up with a message.
Alex opened it with some surprise to see.
It was the quest icon flashing! He had only mentioned it, and a main quest had actually appeared for him.
Main Quest [Salvation and Redemption, Furina and Focalors] activated.
Quest Difficulty: SSS (Unique)
Quest Description: You have a preliminary understanding of some information about Fufu. Then, the next step is definitely to save and redeem them~ Refuse plot twists from this moment on.
Quest Progress: Ten percent.
Quest Stage One: First Encounter with the Divine, Focalors.
Due to the extreme difficulty of this quest, you have received a temporary buff.
Favor of the Goddess of Luck: You gain a temporary super luck bonus until this quest is completed.
Regarding Development: You will more easily encounter relevant plotlines for this quest.
Regarding Pulling Wishes: Items you pull with Primogems are more likely to be relevant and useful.
[Ding, detected phone sub-permission holder has been bound to Furina, automatically adding a new sub-permission holder, Focalors.]
This was an extra message that popped up on his phone, informing him that another usable character had been added to his sub-permissions.
After reading it, Alex continued to look.
As the main characters of the quest, Furina and Focalors permanently gain: Kiss of the Goddess of Luck.
When you pull wishes on your phone, your luck value is permanently increased. Due to the double critical strike fusion triggered by luck value.
Luck value has exceeded the limit and has now been upgraded to Daughter of the Goddess of Luck.
As a Daughter of Luck, when you pull wishes, you can specify the type of item (four-star or above).
And receive an additional special discount, ten-pull wishes are permanently 20% off!
At this point, all the information had been read.
"Huh?" Alex was not only full of question marks but also full of astonishment.
He felt this phone knew more than he did? This wave of quests spoiled a bit of content for him.
What? Furina and Focalors are actually two different people?
First encounter with the divine Focalors? So that means Furina is the human aspect?
Good, good, now Alex liked Furina and this Focalors even more.
This was like Bai Xi and Hei Xi~ How nice, before this, he had always liked wives with dual personalities that existed independently!
Bai Xi during the day, Hei Xi at night. Who understands the double happiness! It's the attribute that most hits his sweet spot.
But with this setting, he understood. It actually made sense; it explained why the human Furina couldn't fight!
Presumably, the Furina everyone plays later will be able to transform into the divine Focalors, right?
Very nice, I want to play too!
But Alex didn't envy those who could play the Hydro Archon in the game.
After all, he was someone who could truly play the Hydro Archon in Teyvat, hehe~~~
Then Alex looked at the rewards given for accepting the quest early. Compared to the two Fufus, his seemed rather unremarkable.
His buff felt like it wasn't even there, and it was a temporary buff, damn it, so annoying.
But looking at what they got, that was truly awesome!
They could even specify the boosted character, and what else? A permanent 20% discount on wishes for beginners, right!
This was simply invincible. The current luck boost would make even Klee temporarily retreat!
He truly envied their 20% off wishes, and then Alex felt a bit unsatisfied.
Thinking that since 20% off was already available, what if this was given to Klee?
Right! He would have to find a way in the future.
He would also do Klee's main quests, preferably giving her this boost as well.
If she could also get such a boost, perhaps Daughter Klee would get a guaranteed gold in a ten-pull, or even a 90% discount on wishes!
If that were the case, the Goddess of Luck would directly serve Klee!
Wow~! That would truly be invincible!!!
Then Alex closed his phone, now somewhat eager to find Furina.
He had originally planned to save up Primogems until he hit pity, but now!
Pull! Pull hard! There would be even more Primogems in his account tomorrow!!!
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