"If that's the case," Jean paused, then continued, "It could be the Abyss Order contacting him. With their methods, they could easily gift him resources."
"But if that were true, he has no reason to bring Klee and Fischl along."
"I originally wanted to ask Klee about the specific resource locations, but she ran out early this morning."
"According to the Knights' report, Klee, Fischl, and Kael left Mondstadt together, obviously to complete tasks again. And the tasks were completed very normally."
"Let's ask Klee when she comes back."
Hearing Jean's words, Albedo thought for a moment. "We can ask Klee how they found so many resources."
"Since Kael didn't hide it from Klee and Fischl, the source of the resources should be explainable."
"When I left last night, I checked the activity of some Mondstadt specialties at the Adventurers' Guild. I found they were all freshly picked."
"Alright."
Jean nodded gently. "Let's continue collecting information first. If he is just an ordinary adventurer, we won't disturb him."
"En."
Albedo nodded.
Then he bid farewell to Jean and left the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
He returned to his alchemy workshop to continue analyzing the Destruction Energy on the Cryo Whopperflower corpse.
He didn't stop until evening.
Looking at the Whopperflower corpse fragments that had been almost completely dissected in front of him, Albedo rubbed his brow, feeling a headache.
"It's been a day and a night, yet I haven't analyzed it at all. I can't decompose it."
"I can't reconstruct its structure either. What exactly is this aura?"
After a whole day and night, he, the Chief Alchemist of Mondstadt, actually had zero gains.
The analysis of that mysterious destruction aura was impossible.
He couldn't even combine it.
What kind of unknown energy is this?
"Klee should be back."
In the next second, Albedo looked at the night outside. He stopped his work decisively and walked out.
Mondstadt's night was still bustling.
The streets were brightly lit, and the taverns were full of voices.
Adventurers were either toasting and chatting or exchanging mission information in low voices.
The night breeze blew gently, carrying the faint humid breath of Cider Lake, making the whole city appear exceptionally quiet and warm.
However, beneath this peace, the atmosphere at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters was completely different.
In Jean's office, the lights were soft, and documents were arranged neatly.
Jean, sitting behind the desk, frowned slightly, holding the latest news just transmitted from the Adventurers' Guild.
Outside the door, steady footsteps approached.
"Enter."
Jean didn't look up, just spoke lightly.
The door was pushed open, and the golden-haired alchemist walked slowly into the room.
His clothes were still stained with traces of alchemy materials, obviously just coming out of the laboratory.
As soon as Albedo entered, he noticed Jean's expression was a bit subtle. His gaze fell on the document in her hand, and he raised an eyebrow slightly.
Jean looked up slightly, glancing at Albedo.
Before Albedo could speak, she handed over the document, her tone carrying a trace of inexplicable complexity. "You came just in time. Intelligence just received—Kael had another huge harvest today."
Albedo froze slightly, taking the document and scanning it.
"Nearly a million Mora. Several sacks of high-quality resources."
"..."
Surprise flashed in Albedo's eyes.
A million Mora?
This was not a small amount.
Even for a powerful adventurer, earning such a return in just one day required extremely high luck.
Or entering a Domain to find treasure.
Or hunting rare monsters and picking precious elemental plants.
And Kael—
This ordinary adventurer without a Vision had brought back astonishing loot for three consecutive days, and there was no shortage of rare resources.
This was obviously abnormal.
Seeing his strange expression, Jean couldn't help but chuckle. "Well? Are you sure he isn't simple now?"
Albedo sighed lightly, putting down the document. "I originally just thought he might have some special abilities... But now it seems... I'm afraid it's more complicated than I imagined."
Albedo turned to look out the window.
Night enveloped Mondstadt. Stars dotted the sky, and the breeze brushed the streets, carrying the unique silence of the night.
"However, we can't be too subjective."
Albedo pondered. "Maybe he just has good luck and found an undiscovered resource point..."
Jean raised an eyebrow, clearly not agreeing with this statement.
"So, what do we do next?"
Albedo withdrew his gaze, his expression calm. "Find Klee."
"She went out with Kael for a whole day again today. She must know something."
Albedo said slowly, "If Kael really found a hidden Domain or a special resource point, Klee will definitely know."
"I'm not interested in resource Domains. I just want to know if these resources are related to the Abyss Order."
Jean nodded. "True. Let's go find Klee."
Saying this, she got up and walked out of the office with Albedo.
Under the night sky.
Inside a room in the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
Orange light projected onto the stone walls through the window, flickering slightly.
The air was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder.
Click, clack—
The wooden table was covered with various bomb raw materials.
A small red figure was focused on tinkering with her bombs. Her tender little face was stained with some gunpowder dust, appearing exceptionally excited.
Klee was immersed in her bomb making, her eyes shining, her face full of satisfaction and joy.
Today was so fun!
Not only did I bomb lots of things, but I also harvested a huge pile of resources!
But the only flaw is... I still have too few bombs!
"No! I must bring more bombs tomorrow!"
"Lots and lots of Jumpy Dumpties!"
Klee muttered to herself, speeding up her production. Her small hands flipped skillfully among the bomb materials, seemingly immersed in her own world.
However—
Knock, knock.
A knock on the door suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
Klee's hand paused. She looked up, a little doubt on her small face.
Who is it so late?
The door was slowly pushed open, and two familiar figures came into view—
The golden-haired alchemist, and Jean in her Grand Master uniform.
"Eh? Big Brother Albedo? Master Jean?"
Klee blinked, looking at the two in surprise.
Jean looked at the room full of bomb materials and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Sure enough, Klee is making bombs again.
I clearly restricted Klee's materials. Where did she get so many materials to make bombs?
Albedo's eyes flickered. He glanced casually at the environment in the room and spoke gently. "Klee, busy with bombs again today?"
"Mm-hmm!" Klee nodded vigorously, replying excitedly, "Klee had so much fun today! So I have to make more bombs to blow up more things tomorrow!"
Jean: "..." (This child really can't be allowed to run wild.)
Albedo chuckled, then his gaze narrowed slightly, asking seriously, "Klee, your harvest today was huge. Did you find a Domain? Finding so many resources for several days in a row."
Klee: "???"
Hearing Albedo's words, Klee froze for a moment, tilting her small head, looking at Albedo in confusion. "Domain? No?"
Albedo narrowed his eyes slightly, asking tentatively, "Then how did you find so many resources?"
Klee thought seriously, then clapped her small hands. "Big Brother Kael led us!"
Albedo: "..."
Jean: "..."
Silence filled the room.
Jean and Albedo looked at each other, contemplation in their eyes.
They knew that, they just wanted to know how.
"Big Brother Kael is a Treasure Radar! He can lead us all the way to find resources."
Thinking of her interaction with Kael today, knowing Kael wouldn't mind, Klee scratched her head and said, "Klee and Her Highness the Prinzessin were just responsible for picking along the way."
"Klee's backpack couldn't fit it all in the end."
"Today's harvest was more than the previous two days because we entered the inner circle of the Whispering Woods today. Yesterday and the day before were in the outer circle."
"Treasure Radar?"
Hearing Klee's words, Jean and Albedo narrowed their eyes.
Some kind of special ability?
Truly unique.
Able to find various Mondstadt specialties.
In that case, it has nothing to do with the Abyss Order?
Immediately, the two bid farewell to Klee and returned to Jean's office.
"Currently, we can judge that this Kael probably has no relationship with the Abyss Order."
"Although the ability displayed is very special."
Jean spoke first. "However, I think we should continue to watch Klee for two days. Because if Kael really has a relationship with the Abyss Order, there will inevitably be contact."
"En."
Hearing Jean's words, Albedo nodded. "Then I will continue researching. You pay attention to Klee's situation. I haven't analyzed that energy after a whole day. If I can't figure it out soon, the energy aura will gradually dissipate."
"Okay."
Hearing Albedo's words, Jean nodded.
Then Albedo left, and Jean picked up Kael's information again, falling into deep thought.
While Jean was pondering...
On the other side.
Mondstadt's famous Blacksmith Shop.
Kael looked at the weapon billet in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. "Let's do it like this."
Over the past few days, he had more and more Mora.
Through the Adventurers' Guild, he contacted Wagner and supplemented a lot of mineral materials he found.
Today he came here because Wagner wanted to ask him for more details about the custom weapon.
So after coming back, handing in the task, and treating Klee and Fischl to a meal at Good Hunter, he came here to meet Wagner and supplement the details for the subsequent sword.
"Alright. Since you added money and the materials are so sufficient, I'll try to finalize it for you within a week."
Wagner looked at Kael with a smile.
This young man brought a lot of Magical Crystal Ore, which was beneficial to him too.
Then Kael bid farewell to Wagner and walked toward his home.
"Should I rest in Mondstadt tomorrow?"
Thinking of his high-intensity resource hunting these past few days, Kael felt he could rest tomorrow.
But the problem was, Seele's Path Skill (Invisibility) from Fischl hadn't been obtained yet, causing Kael's mouth to twitch slightly.
Is this Secret Technique so hard to get?
Shaking his head, Kael stopped thinking about it.
He felt it should be soon.
Thinking this, Kael quickly returned home to rest.
The night passed without words.
The next day.
Morning.
The sky over Mondstadt suddenly changed color.
The originally clear morning light was swallowed by sudden dark clouds.
A gale rose abruptly, blowing fallen leaves all over the street, like a storm descending without warning.
Inside Good Hunter.
Kael, who had just woken up not long ago, was leisurely enjoying a delicious breakfast.
While tasting the freshly made Sticky Honey Roast, he pondered the travel mission plan for the day.
However, just as he drank the last mouthful of milk, the light outside the window instantly dimmed.
"Hmm?"
Kael frowned slightly, looking out the window.
He saw a huge black shadow sweep across the distant sky.
Immediately after, a piercing gale howled.
As if the whole world was swept into the vortex of a storm!
"Storm... Stormterror!"
Suddenly, terrified shouts rang out on the street.
As soon as the voice fell, a huge blue figure dived down from the distant horizon like a natural disaster, wrapped in wild wind.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of the gale resounded everywhere.
When those wings spread, the surrounding Anemo elements surged violently, tearing the air and bringing up a terrifying hurricane.
"Waaah! Run—!"
Pedestrians on the street instantly fell into chaos.
Merchants picked up their goods in panic and ran.
Stalls were overturned, wooden racks collapsed, and fruits and bread rolled all over the ground.
Children's cries, women's screams, and knights' shouts intertwined. Mondstadt City instantly fell into panic.
Stormterror's roar was like thunder.
In the next second, with a fierce flap of its wings, several huge tornadoes generated out of thin air, rushing straight into the city!
BOOM—!
The gale raged. The wind tornado swept past the statue at the Knights' entrance, uprooting the flowerbed beside it.
Stone bricks were lifted, and the rotating wind pressure instantly swallowed a stall, shredding it into pieces.
In the Cathedral plaza, a huge tornado rose from the ground, cracking the pavement stones.
Immediately after, that gale swept toward the depths of the city like an out-of-control beast!
Mondstadt's iconic statue—the statue of the Anemo Archon, Barbatos.
At this moment, it was surrounded by countless rotating wind blades. Violent Anemo power impacted the statue, making one worry if it would be swallowed by the storm in the next second!
Standing at the entrance of the restaurant, Kael witnessed this scene, his pupils contracting slightly.
Stormterror, Dvalin!
He was naturally not unfamiliar with this name.
As the Dragon of the East, it was once the guardian of Mondstadt. It was only a few days, and now it attacked Mondstadt City again!
Previously, Stormterror attacked the outskirts. Now, it had started attacking the inner city.
"Damn it! Why is it here again!"
"Where are the Knights? Where is Grand Master Jean?!"
"Everyone, run to the shelters!"
At this time, panicked civilians scattered.
Members of the Knights also acted immediately, desperately evacuating the crowd.
But facing the gale sweeping the entire city, their strength seemed extremely small.
Kael stood at the restaurant entrance, narrowing his eyes slightly.
The surrounding gale howled, blowing his clothes, making him feel an extremely strong Anemo power.
He had originally planned to eat breakfast, meet Klee and Fischl at the Adventurers' Guild, and take a suitable trip.
He didn't expect Stormterror to attack Mondstadt so suddenly.
It hadn't even been a week since the last time. Too frequent.
With Stormterror attacking, the Knights of Favonius would definitely be busy.
"Troubled times."
Kael rubbed his brow.
But in the next second, Kael looked at a tornado not far away, his eyelid twitching wildly.
Idiot Blonde?
In front of that tornado.
A golden-haired girl was running all the way.
But affected by the tornado, her speed was impacted.
Even so, she was still running toward this side.
Golden hair danced in the gale, dazzling like the warm sun under the dawn.
The girl's hairstyle was neat and full of vitality.
Two pure white Inteyvat flowers adorned her soft golden hair.
The stamens glowed with a faint white light, like stars twinkling in the night sky, adding a touch of tranquility to this violent wind.