When Yun Xu was refining elixirs, Lime, as usual, huddled beside him.
Although it now often suddenly faints due to its inability to evolve, it still hasn't abandoned its instinct to absorb elemental power.
As for the dialogue device, Yun Xu gave it a new task before starting to refine elixirs: to build him a bamboo pavilion for cooling off, using the leftover bamboo from the raft they made previously.
If it weren't for the lack of materials, Yun Xu even wanted it to build him a house, as Yun Xu didn't have his own residence in Inazuma City.
To prevent the dialogue device from disturbing him, Yun Xu even arranged for it to work on another island.
This guy, it could only be said that he was indeed a dialogue device; no matter what he did, his mouth never stopped.
It was just that sometimes he talked so much that Yun Xu couldn't respond, and it no longer constituted a dialogue… "Whew…"
The long refining time ended, and as Yun Xu exhaled, the elixir furnace slowly landed, and an elixir floated out from the opened lid.
"Future Elixir (3-star): After consumption, a message can be transmitted to one's future self at a random point in time."
Taking the elixir and appraising it, Yun Xu was somewhat surprised to find that the elixir's effect seemed to have no connection to Inazuma, the Nation of Thunder.
All the materials used were Inazuma specialties, and almost all of them were related to Electro elemental power… 'Never mind, I'll ignore it…'
Yun Xu thought about it and decided to record the elixir recipe first.
This time's elixir recipe, apart from Yae Miko's hair being difficult to obtain, all the other ingredients were specialties that could be picked up by the roadside.
Soon, Yun Xu recorded the new elixir recipe in the Grand Pill Compendium, and only then did he refocus his attention on this elixir.
This elixir seemed to have no strange additional effects, and there was no one around to test it on, so Yun Xu thought about it and decided to try it himself.
Picking up the Future Elixir, Yun Xu slowly put it into his mouth, and the moment it touched his saliva, it turned into a hot current and drilled into Yun Xu's stomach.
Subsequently, Yun Xu felt a slight warmth in his throat, a surge to make a sound.
But Yun Xu hadn't decided what to say yet, so he hesitated for a while.
After some thought, Yun Xu decided to encourage his future self not to give up on his goal… So Yun Xu pondered his words for a bit; although he was talking to himself, it was like writing a letter to his future self, inevitably requiring a bit of ceremony.
"The stars in the sky are as numerous as the dust on the ground, yet there is one glittering golden star, its brilliance so dazzling."
"I cannot easily lose this star, at least I must collect the radiance it sheds to refine a golden elixir."
"Uh… what I mean is, I must retain the Traveler at all costs. There won't be another opportunity like this. She's a Transmigrator, after all; I might not encounter another one in this lifetime."
Yun Xu felt what he was saying wasn't quite suitable, so he added another sentence at the end.
His progress with Lumine was very slow at the moment; he only managed to get some saliva and hair.
But Yun Xu was not satisfied with this; he wanted something more precious from Lumine.
Whenever he thought of this, he would sigh, lamenting how healthy the Traveler's body was, not even growing a tumor.
Just like that, after Yun Xu stopped, the warm feeling in his throat disappeared.
However, Yun Xu didn't know when this message would be transmitted to his future self, so he could only continue to record his feelings after taking the elixir in the Grand Pill Compendium.
After doing all this, Yun Xu checked the time.
Since he came in to refine elixirs at night, a day and a night had passed, and it was now night again outside, so Yun Xu decided to sleep first before going out.
And during this day that Yun Xu was refining elixirs, Lumine and her companions successfully left Ritou with the help of Hiiragi Chisato, the Demoiselle of the Ritou Kanjou Commissioner Hiiragi Clan, and were entrusted with delivering a letter to the Tenryou Commission headquarters, to be given to Kujou Kamaji, the second young master of the Tenryou Commission Kujou Clan.
With Hiiragi Chisato's request in the letter, Kujou Kamaji prepared a travel permit for Lumine, so they wouldn't have to worry about being questioned by the Shogunate Army.
"Let's go meet Thoma at the place he mentioned first, because even if you want to find Yun Xu, we don't know where he is," Paimon suggested to Lumine after they obtained the travel permit.
During these past few days on the ship, Lumine had been constantly talking about Yun Xu, and Paimon's ears were almost calloused from listening.
To trade with Yun Xu, she had specifically planted sweet flowers in all the spirit fields in the Serenitea Pot that ripened every three days.
If she didn't see Yun Xu for a day, those sweet flowers would just keep piling up.
"Alright."
Lumine could only nod regretfully.
Then the two began to follow the clues left by Thoma and headed to a place called Komore Teahouse.
"…"
On the way, Lumine's peripheral vision caught something, and she sharply turned her head.
That was… "Paimon, I found an antique, and it wants to come home with me. Let's quickly find a place to sell it."
Lumine immediately ran over and picked up a sun and moon cup hidden in a secluded corner, saying seriously to Paimon.
"...Traveler, can you not be so greedy for money? At worst, I'll just eat a little less."
Paimon said speechlessly; she felt that Lumine was becoming more and more concerned about Mora.
"Do you believe that yourself?"
Lumine rolled her eyes, but she also gave up on the idea of selling the sun and moon cup, instead holding it in her hand and following Paimon to the Komore Teahouse.
In fact, although Thoma took over Lumine and Paimon from Beidou, apart from the procedures for staying in Ritou, he didn't actually provide them with any substantial help throughout.
Even the travel permit was something Lumine and her companions had to figure out how to get themselves.
The reason was also very simple: it wasn't that Thoma lacked the ability; all of this was merely a test by the Demoiselle of the Kamisato Family behind him, to confirm whether she had the capability to discuss important matters.
After playing a prank on Lumine and her companions by hiding and disguising himself as the Komore Teahouse's dog, Thoma first took them to see the Statue of the Omnipresent God, and only then agreed to take them to meet the Shirasagi Himegimi.
The so-called Shirasagi Himegimi was also learned from Thoma; they had also inquired along the way, and it was said that this Shirasagi Himegimi was sincere and graceful in her dealings with people, deeply beloved by the people of Inazuma.
And the identity of this Shirasagi Himegimi was none other than the Demoiselle of the Yashiro Commission Kamisato Family, one of the Three Great Clans.
Lumine and Paimon were also very curious about this Shirasagi Himegimi along the way, so they followed Thoma out of Inazuma City and made their way to the Kamisato Estate.
However, to their regret, this Shirasagi Himegimi usually received guests behind a screen, so they couldn't see her true face.
Moreover, when they heard that the other party wanted to "rebel," Lumine immediately got up and wanted to run without a second thought.
They came to Inazuma mainly to see the Raiden Shogun, and secondly for Lumine herself to sell sweet flowers to Yun Xu; as for rebellion, whoever wanted to do it could do it.
"Ah, ah… Wait a moment! Please, don't… don't leave yet…"
The Shirasagi Himegimi behind the screen hastily tried to retain them.
"I will help you meet the Raiden Shogun, but on the condition that you help me fulfill three small wishes…"
"Yingying, do you want to see the Raiden Shogun? How about going with me?"
Just as the Shirasagi Himegimi was halfway through her words, Yun Xu's upper body suddenly emerged from the sun and moon cup, startling Lumine and Paimon…