Because Kael wasn't from Mondstadt, but also from another world, it gave her a sense of intimacy.
Plus some of Kael's abilities could buff her very well.
In any case, she must persuade Kael to travel with her!
"If Kael had been there at that time, we would definitely be fine."
Beside her, Paimon puffed out her cheeks. "That Fatui Harbinger just now left immediately after snatching the Gnosis."
Thinking of that arrogant woman, Paimon was furious.
"That is to avoid witnesses from the Knights of Favonius appearing."
Hearing this, Venti said softly, "After all, leaving evidence for such a thing would be tantamount to publicly destroying diplomatic relations with the Knights of Favonius."
Hearing this, Paimon curled her lip. "Doing such a thing, and still having the nerve to continue being Mondstadt's ally?!"
"Sigh... Facing the threat of the Abyss Order, the Seven Nations of humanity should have formed an alliance."
Venti shook his head gently. "The Fatui possess the strongest military force among the Seven Nations, yet they use it to steal the Holy Lyre, covet divine power, and use the Dragon Disaster to pressure the Knights..."
"Grand Master Jean said that the Fatui can run rampant in the Seven Nations and threaten the Knights of Favonius entirely due to the existence of these Eleven Harbingers."
Lumine thought for a moment and said, "She told us this morning."
"Yes, as I just said, they were granted authority by the Cryo Archon, gaining power beyond mortals."
Venti nodded gently. "The Tsaritsa... Haven't seen her for five hundred years. What exactly is she thinking? And what is she planning?"
"The answer to this matter might also have an unknown impact on your journey to find the Seven Gods..."
"As mentioned earlier, Vision holders are called Allogenes by the world, possessing the qualification to ascend to Celestia."
"The Gnosis is a higher-level elemental control hub, the symbol of the Archon's seat."
"Sorry, I don't know which of the Seven Gods took your brother."
"Ah, speaking of which, as one of the Seven Gods, my own suspicion hasn't been cleared yet...!"
"Seven Gods."
Hearing this, Lumine looked at Venti suspiciously. "You don't look like that God at all."
"Ahem."
Hearing this, Venti coughed and said, "But as you can see, this is the truth."
"Speaking of which, after you find your brother, are you interested in becoming the new Four Winds?"
"Maybe."
Hearing this, Lumine fell silent.
"Hmm? Traveler, you don't seem very enthusiastic?"
Beside her, Paimon looked surprised.
Then she looked at Venti again. "So, Tone-Deaf Bard! If becoming one of the Four Winds means people offering delicious food, why not consider... me?"
"Hahahaha..."
Hearing Paimon's words, Venti laughed loudly and didn't answer.
Instead, his figure disappeared leisurely in the wind, as if he had never appeared, leaving only a trace of breeze brushing Lumine's golden hair.
This made Paimon puff out her cheeks instantly.
"If you don't agree, you don't agree."
Immediately, Paimon snorted and looked at Lumine. "So next, shall we go to Liyue?"
Speaking of going to Liyue, Paimon proposed excitedly, eyes flashing with longing for the journey.
Lumine shook her head without hesitation, a smile hooking the corner of her mouth. "Not urgent. I promised Kael to be his assistant for half a month."
Lumine crossed her arms, revealing a confident look. "Moreover, take this opportunity to see if we can get Kael to go to Liyue with us."
"After all, if he is here, the journey will be much easier."
"Eh?"
Hearing this, Paimon's eyes lit up instantly. She patted Lumine's shoulder excitedly. "Right! Don't mention Liyue first. Be Kael's assistant first, let him see your strength. Maybe then he'll think you're reliable and actively willing to go with us!"
Lumine couldn't help laughing and nodded gently. "En, then it's decided."
The two hesitated no more and turned immediately toward Mondstadt City.
Entering the streets of Mondstadt, the familiar noise lingered in their ears. The lively atmosphere made Lumine's fatigue from running back and forth fade slightly.
When Lumine and Paimon pushed open the restaurant door, the air was filled with the aroma of food.
The fire flickered slightly. Warm lights on the wall cast a soft glow, making the whole restaurant appear extremely cozy.
With a glance, they saw a table by the window.
Kael was sitting with Fischl and Barbara, enjoying afternoon tea leisurely.
Kael held a cup of black tea, looking relaxed.
Fischl crossed her legs, holding exquisite desserts in her hand, her purple pupil flashing with arrogant and confident light.
And Barbara sipped hot cocoa, eyes gentle, chatting with Kael from time to time. The scene looked very harmonious.
Lumine strode forward without hesitation and said quickly, "Kael, I have time now. I can be your assistant~"
As Lumine spoke.
In front of Kael, the text on the panel immediately emerged.
[Through helping the Trailblazer, you established a preliminary connection with her.]
[Especially since the Trailblazer just arrived in the Underworld and was unfamiliar with it, you chose to establish a friendly connection with her.]
[Whether providing intelligence in the Underworld, arranging Clara to notify Svarog for a meeting, or even assisting the Trailblazer to seal the Stellaron, you made the Trailblazer feel you are a very reliable partner.]
[Congratulations on obtaining Option One Reward: [Trailblazer's Baseball Bat]. A mysterious bat containing the power to bear everything. Indestructible.]
With lines of words appearing.
Kael felt that as long as he wanted, he could extract this weapon instantly.
"Finally got it."
Looking at the text, Kael breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.
The time to complete this reward was really long enough.
No, that's not right. Maybe I completed it too fast.
You have to know, from discovering the Stormterror crisis to solving it, it was only two days and one night.
And in the Belobog Underworld, it was asking the Trailblazer to verify information from Svarog, then rushing non-stop to the Stellaron location, and informing the information in advance.
All this happened very fast.
Getting the reward naturally followed.
Now he had a melee weapon too.
Tonight, he could go back and extract it to have a look.
Thinking of this, Kael looked at Lumine with a smile. "Just right. Accept tasks tomorrow, and clear the backlog of tasks in the Adventurers' Guild along the way."
"This time everyone acts together, and scrapes some resources by the way."
Hearing this, Lumine blinked, curious. "You want to hoard resources?"
Kael nodded. "No choice. I don't have much Mora on hand, only one or two million. Enough for a short time, but not enough later. Must take advantage of this time to earn more."
You have to know, he was preparing to go to Liyue.
In that place of paper drunkenness and gold, Mora was essential.
While Lumine was here, he could let Lumine and Fischl carry sacks together, scraping resources greatly.
Not scraping resources outside Mondstadt would be a waste when going to Liyue.
He wanted to live chicly in Liyue. He couldn't go scraping outside Liyue, right?
That would be tiring.
Better see how much he could scrape here in Mondstadt first.
"Uh..."
Lumine was stunned instantly.
Only one or two million Mora?
Isn't this too exaggerated?
This is not enough?
Lumine subconsciously looked down at her wallet, suddenly feeling a little glad Kael didn't ask to borrow money from her...
And Fischl gently put down the teacup in her hand, gracefully raised her chin, and spoke slowly in a chuunibyou tone: "Hmph hmph, worldly money has become shackles binding the Prinzessin's steps. Truly lamentable... However, I also understand that even the Children of God need material support to walk in this world."
"Therefore..."
Fischl suddenly revealed an expectant smile, glancing at Kael. "This Prinzessin shall also accompany thee, helping thee cross this journey of wealth accumulation together."
Kael was slightly stunned. Looking at Fischl's confident expression, he couldn't help laughing. "Since Her Highness the Prinzessin is so interested, let's act together."
Barbara listened quietly from the side.
Seeing Fischl, Lumine, and Paimon all agree, the girl whispered somewhat shyly, "Umm... if possible, I want to help too."
"After all, Knights' missions sometimes need assistance. I can provide healing during the journey."
"The disaster of Stormterror has subsided. I... I have time too."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Kael raised an eyebrow.
Immediately nodded. "Just right. Our team lacks a Healer (Naima/Milk Mom)."
"Hea... Healer?"
Hearing Kael's words, Barbara blinked her azure eyes, a bit confused, not understanding the word.
At the same time, because of this address, she lowered her head subconsciously, cheeks flushing slightly.
She seemed to know Kael's address.
Is this a term for a priest who can heal?
Paimon looked at the scene in front of her and couldn't help sighing. "Hehe, it seems our team this time is quite luxurious!"
"Ranged attack Fischl, melee Lumine."
"And Barbara with a Hydro Vision who can heal with elemental power."
"Plus Kael's treasure-finding thing."
"Hiss."
Thinking of this, Paimon sucked in a breath of cold air.
She seemed to see piles of Mora waving at her.
Clatter, clatter—
Clatter, clatter—
Just then, a series of brisk footsteps sounded abruptly.
Immediately after, the door of Good Hunter was pushed open violently.
A small figure rushed into Good Hunter like a fiery red cannonball.
"Big Brother Kael!!"
A crisp childish voice rang out, carrying incomparable joy and cheerfulness.
Everyone was attracted by this sudden voice and looked back.
They saw a little girl dressed in red and white, wearing a cute white feather hat, golden pupils shining, running excitedly toward Kael.
It was Klee.
"Careful, Klee. Don't hit anyone."
Kael watched the small figure rushing toward him and reached out to support her.
Klee didn't care at all. She looked up at Kael with big eyes full of joy, saying excitedly, "Big Brother Kael, Klee wants to bomb fish with you this afternoon!!"
Kael: "..."
Fischl: "..."
Barbara: "..."
Paimon: "Eh???"
For a time, the surrounding air fell into a subtle silence.
"Ahem..."
Kael coughed. "Inconvenient to bomb fish in the afternoon. Cider Lake is no go, it's a water source. Have to go to Starfall Lake, too far."
"It's already afternoon, almost evening. If you want to bomb, can only wait for tomorrow's action."
"Eh—"
Klee puffed out her cheeks instantly, eyes full of reluctance, but knew she couldn't refute.
Yeah, it's already afternoon.
Can't bomb fish around here.
To bomb fish, have to go farther.
Thinking of this, Klee puffed out her face.
However, Klee quickly remembered business, hurriedly patting her bulging small bag, saying, "Right, right! One more thing! Big Brother Albedo asked me to find you!"
"Albedo?"
Kael was slightly stunned, then nodded. "What did he say?"
Klee shook her head, speaking in a milky voice, "Big Brother Albedo said your Whopperflower and some resources have been used by him. Asked me to ask when you are free tonight. Can be at the Adventurers' Guild. He'll go find you after he's busy."
"If you don't want to go to the Adventurers' Guild, you can also let Big Brother Albedo come find you!"
Klee said while standing on tiptoe, hands behind her back, looking expectant.
"It's our Whopperflower."
Hearing Klee's words, Kael chuckled. "We definitely have to split this kind of thing."
"No no no."
Klee shook her head quickly. "If not for Big Brother Kael, Klee wouldn't have bombed the Whopperflower so easily. Klee doesn't want the Whopperflower reward."
"As long as Big Brother Kael continues to help Klee enhance bombs."
Saying this, Klee's face was full of excitement.
Seeing this, Kael laughed dumbly. "Okay, okay, okay."
"Then Klee will go back now and notify Big Brother Albedo to find you."
Saying this, Klee ran away again.
Like a gust of wind, "Da da da" ran out of Good Hunter, disappearing around the corner of Mondstadt street.
Paimon looked at Klee's retreating back and sighed softly. "This child is still so full of vitality."
"Hmph, truly a troublesome little guy."
Fischl crossed her arms and curled her lips, but there was no disgust in her eyes, instead a bit of doting.
Barbara covered her mouth and chuckled. "Klee has always been like this. Very cute."
Paimon tilted her head curiously. "Who is... Big Brother Albedo?"
"You don't know?"
Barbara was slightly stunned, then explained, "Mr. Albedo is the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, and also one of the most powerful scholars in Mondstadt. Even Grand Master Jean trusts him very much."
Paimon said "Oh oh," touching her chin and muttering, "Sounds amazing..."
Kael didn't say much. He just picked up the teacup, took a sip of black tea, a trace of curiosity appearing in his eyes.
In the morning.
Miss Katheryne told him.
Now in the afternoon, Klee came to find him again.
What will Albedo prepare to exchange for the Whopperflower corpse?
Immediately, Kael continued to drink afternoon tea.
When leaving Good Hunter at night, he would drop by the Adventurers' Guild.
Time passed quietly.
Evening.
While Lumine and Paimon were gorging on roasted meat, the door of Good Hunter was pushed open again.
This time, Klee didn't rush in again.
Instead, she obediently held someone's hand, walking into the restaurant with a proud expression.
It was a young man with silver hair and teal eyes, wearing an alchemist's robe, a Knights of Favonius emblem pinned on his shoulder, exuding a quiet and wise temperament.
His gaze was as clear as glaze, revealing rational calmness, but also carrying a gentle smile.
It was Albedo.
"It's Mr. Albedo."
Others in Good Hunter saw Albedo and sucked in a breath secretly.
Mr. Albedo personally sought out the adventurer Kael.
They really wanted to know what Albedo would give.
They saw clearly when the Whopperflower corpse appeared at the Adventurers' Guild and was taken away by Albedo.
They also knew Albedo had to evaluate the value. Kael was going to be rich.
Unexpectedly, they could witness it with their own eyes today.
Thinking this, everyone watched unblinkingly.
"Mr. Kael, hello."
At this time, Albedo nodded gently, extending his hand with a smile. "This is our first formal meeting, right?"
Kael looked at the man in front of him and also extended his hand to shake it.
"Mr. Albedo."
Kael smiled slightly. "Hello."
Albedo nodded slightly, withdrawing his hand.
His gaze lingered on Kael for a moment, a meaningful light surfacing in his eyes.
Then he said softly, "I have already analyzed the corpse of the Whopperflower."
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