During her time living on the farm, Collei's hollow heart had been filled with the kindness of everyone there.
Collei could now smile and accept goodwill from anyone except the Fatui.
It was precisely because of this that Collei tried her best to suppress her emotions.
If it were the old Collei, she would have already stormed into the Fatui camp, taken the Missionary's head amidst thousands of soldiers, and then publicly desecrated the corpse in revenge.
However, now, the vengeful demon has returned!
The difference is, this time, the demon is stronger and more cunning!
...
"Sorry, I'm late."
"Hoo~ hoo~"
Collei ran over, panting, and at this moment, the Springvale Farm delivery team was already waiting.
Not only the delivery team, but even the Five-Color Squad members were all present.
"Sorry, I got delayed a bit on the way."
Collei explained to her friends with an apologetic smile.
In response, everyone expressed their understanding.
"Since everyone's here, let's go!"
Xing said, shaking the bag filled with fresh seafood and ingredients from Sumeru, her face full of excitement and enthusiasm.
Not just her, but everyone else also had excited expressions, carrying various rare ingredients in their hands.
These ingredients, uncommon in Mondstadt, were bought by Xing when she passed by the market on Mondstadt's Commercial Street.
As Springvale Farm's exclusive chef, Arkz's cooking skills were absolutely impeccable.
However, given Arkz's lazy nature—preferring to sit rather than stand, and lie down rather than sit—the times he would actually cook were few and far between.
If it weren't for Collei's weak body needing Arkz's food to replenish her lost vitality, this daily lunch wouldn't even be possible.
But once Collei's body fully recovers, the fixed daily meal will definitely be canceled.
Knowing how rare this opportunity was, Xing instigated everyone to make the most of it and let Arkz truly showcase his culinary skills.
Naturally, the other farm residents were very tempted by Xing's suggestion.
Having stayed on the farm for so long, although Arkz cooked infrequently, the common dishes in Mondstadt City had accumulated, and everyone had tried them.
Even with Arkz's skill,
no matter how many times they ate them, they wouldn't get tired.
But
people are always greedy,
and everyone on the farm was no exception.
"Before, when we asked that guy Arkz to change the menu, he either said he didn't know how to make it or that he lacked ingredients."
"As a result, we're stuck eating the same few things over and over."
"honey glazed carrot fried meat, honey glazed carrot fried meat, and still honey glazed carrot fried meat."
"I'm almost sick of it!"
Everyone nodded gravely, agreeing with Xing's words.
If Arkz were here, he would definitely retort:
"Didn't you say you were sick of it?"
"Then why do you always scramble so fiercely when the dishes are served, not even leaving a drop of sauce?"
Seeing everyone nod in agreement, Xing's chest swelled with heroic spirit.
"Arkz says he can't cook!"
"We'll give him recipes, we'll teach him how to cook ourselves!!"
"Arkz says he has no ingredients!"
Bang!
Xing placed the bag of ingredients on the table.
The fish inside flapped twice.
"I brought him ingredients!!!"
"So what is our goal?"
"It's to make Arkz change to a new menu!!"
"Change the menu!!" (Cheers)
Collei looked at them speechlessly. Those who knew would think they wanted Arkz to change the menu; those who didn't would think they were holding a cult gathering!
However.
Bang!
"Open up!"
"Knights of Favonius inspection!"
Eula walked at the front, followed by Amber.
Eula scanned everyone, her tone icy:
"Someone reported to the Knights of Favonius that there's a cult gathering here!"
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Collei looked at Amber, who was clutching Eula's clothes, looking like a delicate bird clinging to its master.
This made Collei look at Eula with a bit more scrutiny.
In reality, from a normal perspective, Amber was desperately pulling on Eula, trying to get her to calm down and listen to their explanation.
But Eula's strength was too great, practically dragging Amber along.
This is why Amber appeared to be almost hanging on Eula, like a delicate bird.
Just then.
Xing.
She moved.
Still as a maiden, moving like a mad rabbit.
When quiet, Xing was an undeniable cold beauty.
But once she started moving,
the mischievous essence of the Stellaron immediately revealed itself.
Xing jumped onto the table.
She shouted at Eula:
"Do you think I'd tell you,
that I am the First Heavenly King of the Trash Can Cult—the galaxy bat hero!"
"Trash Can Cult?"
"galaxy bat hero?"
Eula turned to Amber, her beautiful large eyes filled with confusion.
"Is this your friend?"
Amber chuckled awkwardly.
Honestly, having a friend like Xing, who occasionally went crazy, was quite frustrating for her.
Of course, sometimes it could also be quite amusing.
As a member of the Lawrence Clan, which was disliked in Mondstadt City, Eula Lawrence's position in the Knights of Favonius was quite awkward.
In terms of ability and combat power, she was not much inferior to Acting Grand Master Jean.
Normally, such a talent, even if she couldn't become the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, would still be highly valued.
However, the awkwardness lay in Eula's identity.
The Lawrence Clan was an indelible stain in Mondstadt's history, a chapter that could neither be skipped nor ignored.
The Lawrence Clan were heroes of Mondstadt's pioneering era, skilled with bows, conquering this land with their wisdom and strength.
However, a millennium later.
They forgot the teachings of the Anemo Archon,
and fell into tyranny and corruption amidst endless desires.
Ultimately, the rule of the Lawrence Clan was overthrown by Vennessa, the ideal of freedom began to be established in Mondstadt, and the Knights of Favonius were founded at this time.
It was also from this time that the Lawrence Clan began its rapid decline.
The Lawrence, who had once ruled Mondstadt, were exiled beyond Mondstadt's borders, never to return.
Ironically, a millennium later, the Lawrence Clan still yearned to return to Mondstadt and reclaim the glory of their ancestors from a thousand years ago.
However, over these thousand years, the concept of freedom had deeply ingrained itself in the hearts of every Mondstadter.
The Lawrence Clan, still clinging to their retrogressive ways, became a joke in the eyes of the Mondstadters.
Perhaps Eula Lawrence was not an evil person, but her surname—Lawrence—doomed her to be categorized as a scoundrel by the populace.
And under such circumstances, the most talented person in the Lawrence Clan, Eula, joined the Knights of Favonius.
This made Eula's position very delicate.
Therefore, dirty and arduous tasks like purging cultists were also thrown to Eula, who was on vacation, to handle.
And when Eula was not needed for everyday duties, she would be assigned to guard Dragonspine.
Even though this kept Eula away from the center of the whirlpool and prevented her from being affected by political struggles,
it also completely isolated her from the political center, making her lose the opportunity to contend for the position of Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.
In the eyes of politicians, this was tantamount to exile.
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