On the way to the Son of Echoes on the continent of Teyvat.
Jing Liu looked at Paimon, who was eating Sweet Madame: "Paimon, do you want a surprise?"
Paimon, who was engrossed in her meal, looked up at Jing Liu, with a grain of rice still stuck to the corner of her mouth, looking particularly adorable.
"Hm? What kind of surprise? Ah~ Is it delicious food from another world? Hurry up and take it out. Paimon has specifically saved room for them."
Jing Liu smiled and said, "No, it's an even more special surprise."
"It's not food? Then what is it? Oh, come on, stop teasing me, just tell me." Paimon said as she wiped her mouth with a piece of paper.
"You should thank me properly. I managed to get you a member slot in the chat group. Maybe in the future, we can even travel together to other worlds, and of course, there will be your otherworldly delicacies." Jing Liu said with a hint of pride.
Paimon shrieked happily, "Ah! Jing Liu, are you telling the truth? That's great! I can travel with you again, Paimon doesn't have to worry about being separated from you, this is awesome!"
Hearing Paimon's words, Jing Liu's heart warmed, 'Paimon, you care about me, not the food? Thank you for accompanying me all this way.'
Jing Liu's heart firmed, 'We will definitely not be separated!'
Immediately, Jing Liu mentally invited Paimon, who was flying in front of her.
Since Jing Liu had previously told Paimon about the process of joining the group, Paimon did not panic when she heard a 'ding' sound in her mind and the question of whether to join the group. She happily chose to agree.
[Teyvat - Jing Liu] has invited [Emergency Food] to the group. Welcome the new member!
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In the Sixth Street Random Play lounge, Suzuran looked at Wise with a hint of excitement.
"Brother, we've agreed, I'll be able to pull you into the group soon. Aren't you going to thank your lovely sister?"
"Is it really possible?" Seeing Suzuran's expectant look, Wise smiled.
"Suzuran is amazing! Thank you, my lovely sister."
Suzuran, who was actually praised, became a little embarrassed. "What's that? There's no sincerity at all. I'll pull you into the group, just agree. From now on, you'll be my external brain in the group."
With a 'ding', Wise also accepted Suzuran's invitation.
[New Eridu - Suzuran] has invited [Wise is Wise] to the group. Welcome the new member!
Four consecutive entry messages made the group lively.
[Martch 7th]: "Is all this real? Were those things Stelle just held really from another world, and are you really people from another world?"
Facing the chat box that appeared before her, March 7th still found it hard to believe. All of this was challenging some of her perceptions.
And Dan Heng, on the other side, was also a bit stunned. Although this had indeed become a fact, he, Stelle, and March 7th were different.
As the manager of the Astral Express's intelligence library, he believed he had accessed a lot of data and knew a lot of information about the universe.
But it definitely did not include contacting or traversing to other universes, or exchanging items with other universes.
Although still somewhat puzzled, he first calmed down and began to speak in the group.
[Cloud-Piercing Lance - Dan Heng]: "Greetings everyone, I am Dan Heng, a guard of the Astral Express and the manager of its intelligence library. Thank you all for taking care of Stelle."
After the shock, March 7th saw that Dan Heng had already started his self-introduction, and she quickly spoke in the group as well.
[Martch 7th]: "I, I'm March 7th! I'm Stelle's companion. Everyone can call me March."
For a moment, March 7th was a bit unsure how to introduce herself, so she could only state her name first.
Seeing that Stelle's companions had already begun to integrate into the group, Paimon and Wise also joined their ranks.
[Wise is Wise]: "Hello everyone, I am Wise, Suzuran's brother. Thank you all for taking care of Suzuran."
[Emergency Food]: "Hello everyone, I'm Paimon, Jing Liu's best partner! We're going to travel together forever."
[Teyvat - Jing Liu]: "Those who just joined the group can check the group announcement at the top of the chat box. It contains detailed information about the chat group."
While March 7th and the others were looking at the group announcement, the group started to become lively.
[Astral Express - Stelle]: "What? I was still expecting March 7th and the others to have a group name that would surprise me, but it's just ordinary, like usual."
[New Eridu - Suzuran]: "My name when I joined the group was also ridiculous, but my brother's group name is also just like his usual self, no surprise at all."
[Astral Express - Stelle]: "@[Teyvat - Jing Liu] Isn't Paimon your best partner? Why is her group name [Emergency Food]? It's chilling to think about."
Suzuran, on the other side, felt a little uneasy seeing Stelle's message, waiting for Jing Liu to explain.
[Teyvat - Jing Liu]: "Well, that was a joke I made with Paimon when we first arrived in Mondstadt and met Amber."
[Teyvat - Jing Liu]: "I didn't expect it to be used here. Paimon will probably be annoyed again soon."
Thinking of this, Jing Liu secretly laughed, then looked at the focused Paimon, anticipating Paimon's reaction later.
[Martch 7th]: "So that's how it is. I was quite curious too, after all, combining that name with Paimon's self-introduction was indeed a little scary."
[Astral Express - Stelle]: "Oh, March, you're not looking at the data, you're just slacking off and chatting."
[Martch 7th]: "What do you mean slacking off? Organizing data is Dan Heng's strong suit, I'm better at interacting with people. This is called reasonable division of labor."
Seeing this, Jing Liu and Suzuran couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Stelle and her companions also had a very good relationship.
Paimon, who had been intently looking at the data, heard Jing Liu laughing continuously and curiously opened the group chat to scroll through the chat history.
It was then that she suddenly realized they were discussing the name the chat group had assigned her—[Emergency Food], and she was instantly a bit annoyed.
She lifted her right foot and stomped hard several times in the air, as if that would allow her to stomp on the chat group and vent her anger.
"What's this? My name should be [Best Partner], or at least [Flying Little Seelie] would be fine, why is it [Emergency Food]?"
"I'm so mad! Joining the group was supposed to be a happy thing, but now I'm getting annoyed by this name. How annoying!"
Jing Liu showed an 'I knew it' expression, smiling as she looked at the fuming Paimon, thinking, 'It must be time for Paimon's traditional nickname-giving segment.'
Sure enough, Paimon continued, "No, I also need to give this chat group an ugly nickname. I'll call it 'The Chatty One', yes, just like that."
Jing Liu, on the side, thought, 'Sure enough, Paimon's counterattack is as harmless as ever.'
Paimon: "Jing Liu, can this name be changed? I don't want to be called [Emergency Food], that's not good."
Suddenly, Paimon seemed to think of something else. "Didn't you say before that you were called [Lumine] in the group? How did you change it to what it is now? Teach me!"
Looking at Paimon's fawning expression, Jing Liu smiled indulgently: "Alright, alright, I'll teach you right away."
Under Jing Liu's guidance, Paimon also changed her name to the same format as Jing Liu's, [Teyvat - Paimon], and then focused on the information about the chat group again.
Although Paimon changed her name in the chat group, she did not speak, so Stelle and the others had not noticed yet, because they were currently discussing other matters.