Arkz was not yet aware that his farm was about to welcome three new guests. He held the mine teleport totem and the farm teleport totem, carefully studying the patterns and designs on them.
"The system's power is truly miraculous. This power, completely different from Elemental Power, is beyond my current research capabilities. At least, before I cross the threshold of divine strength, I don't have the ability to study it."
Arkz regretfully put away the two different teleportation scrolls he held.
He had initially thought he could gain some insight by comparing the two different scrolls, but he ended up with nothing.
However, Arkz was not discouraged. The higher the system's power level, the more secure he would be. At least for now, the system's power seemed to transcend the level of the Seven Archons. As for whether it surpassed the power of the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, that remained uncertain.
After Blanche's introduction and selling carrots at a high price to The Good Hunter, Arkz went to Mondstadt's commercial street to buy the honey he needed.
"Wild honey is scarce and of unstable quality. Moreover, the wild bees of Teyvat, nourished by Elemental Power, are not to be trifled with. Even Mitachurls trying to steal honey would end up with swollen heads from stings."
"Fortunately, there are many places selling honey in Mondstadt City. The suitable climate and environment here are perfect for the development of beekeeping."
"Using this honey, I made enough farm teleport totems."
Arkz took out two jars of honey, one for Amu and one for A Qiu. This was the gift he had promised to bring for Amu.
Arkz had initially thought A Qiu would take the opportunity to escape while he was away from the farm, but to his surprise, A Qiu had stayed put, diligently working. To commend her, he also gave her a jar of honey.
Unlike Amu, who had no interest in honey, A Qiu, who still feared Arkz, immediately brightened up after receiving the honey. She carefully opened the lid of the honey jar, dipped a finger in, and put it into her mouth.
Above A Qiu's black hood, a faint rainbow seemed to shimmer.
Even though Amu's face was hidden by her black robe and mask, Arkz could sense the happy emotions emanating from her.
"Amu, I'm leaving the farm for a while. During this time, you must take good care of it!"
Amu, wearing a mask and sunglasses, who was playing with her beautiful long green hair, paused. The fingers clutching her hair tips loosened, and her smooth, glossy long hair, which had been curled into a circle by her fingers, immediately sprang back. Amu returned to her normal straight green hair appearance.
Amu's green eyes behind her sunglasses blinked. She had wanted to share with Arkz that she had grown beautiful human-like eyelashes and eyes, but upon hearing that Arkz was leaving, she instantly lost interest.
"Alright, Arkz, come back soon."
Arkz could feel the affection and worry in Amu's words. He reached out and ruffled her hair, nodding heavily.
"Don't worry, I'll be back very soon."
Arkz no longer hesitated, tearing open the mine teleportation scroll. His figure instantly vanished before Amu and A Qiu.
Thump!
All of Arkz's clones trembled, looking in the direction where his main body had disappeared. They understood; the main body had already begun his journey of exploration into the mine.
Ellin's training instructor. Clone Arkz No. 1 turned around to find Ellin deeply immersed in her training, sweat dripping like rain. Her muscles were taut, and her abdominal lines looked powerful.
"Ellin, straighten your back, drop your hips, don't keep them sticking out."
"Yes, Teacher Lu Ming!"
Everything would wait until the main body returned from exploring the mine. If all went well, Ellin's training could officially begin.
Clone Arkz No. 2, the farm's watering, fertilizing, and security manager, took off the straw hat covering his face. The movements of the wooden figures paused. Not far away, a group of Hilichurls were furtively peeking around.
"Can't kill them, can't drive them away. These Hilichurls are too troublesome. I hope A Qiu can adapt to her job soon and persuade them."
Clone Arkz No. 3, diligently Foraging in the wilderness to improve his Foraging level, deftly dodged the ice cones spat out by the Ice Whopperflower. Then, with a close-range slash, he sent the Ice Whopperflower back to the ley lines, calmly picking up the Whopperflower Nectar from the ground.
"The main body has already teleported to the mine. The connection between us clones and the main body is still there, but it's somewhat weak. It seems the mine's location is either not very far from Mondstadt or it's in a different space."
"It was indeed the right decision to explore the mine after making the farm teleportation scrolls. I wonder if replacing honey with Whopperflower Nectar would give the teleport totems special effects?"
After being collectively pranked by his clones last time, Arkz decided to limit the number of clones to three in the future. This way, the accumulated fatigue after dismissing the clones wouldn't make him collapse into sleep immediately.
Of course, if a special situation arose, Arkz wouldn't restrict the number of clones. After all, even though the clones liked to play tricks on him, they would never betray the main body.
Considering that Teyvat was full of hidden talents, Arkz, intending to keep a backup plan, made his clones wear masks to conceal their identities when leaving the farm to reduce the probability of being targeted.
Before, he was enjoying hotpot and singing in Sumeru, living a great life. But because he stood out too much, Dottore targeted him. Arkz immediately decided to be more low-key in the future.
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When Arkz opened his eyes again, he found himself in a abandoned mine.
Traces of artificial excavation remained everywhere in the mine. The reason it was called abandoned was that Arkz discovered the exit of this abandoned mine had been sealed with hardwood boards and stones.
The difficulty of reopening this exit was no less than digging a new exit in a different direction.
The mine was dark and damp, with only some faint lights remaining on the walls barely illuminating the path ahead.
Fortunately, Arkz was prepared and took out his self-made "hand lantern."
Because he couldn't be sure if there would be flammable gases inside the cave before teleporting, and considering that using an open flame for illumination might cause an explosion, Arkz decided to use the little lamp grass collected from the wild to make a hand lantern.
Arkz's self-made hand lantern recipe: little lamp grass fruit * 2, rope * 2, branch * 3.
This hand lantern, made using the glowing property of little lamp grass, not only provided good illumination but was also green, environmentally friendly, and pollution-free. Most importantly, the materials were easy to replace. By simply replacing the little lamp grass fruit that had lost its luminescence, one could get a hand lantern that provided two hours of ample lighting.
It was high-quality and inexpensive, environmentally friendly and low-carbon, definitely the best choice for mine exploration.
With the light from the little lamp grass lantern, Arkz began to explore the abandoned mine.
To extract ore, the cave walls were dug to pieces, and some rocks still hung from the ceiling, as if they could fall at any moment.
The air was filled with a damp and musty smell, making it unbearable.
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