"It looks like Liyue's Gnosis has been preserved." Stelle rested her cheek on her hand and said, "But I feel like something's off. Was the Regrator really just here to make a deal?"
[Whoa, if Stelle didn't mention it, I would have completely forgotten about the Regrator.]
[But if you say the Regrator has a way to obtain the Gnosis, that doesn't make sense either, since the Geo Archon is still alive.]
[If they try to seize it by force, judging from surface-level combat power, Liyue would crush Snezhnaya without any effort. They can only obtain it through trickery.]
[They're already using trickery now. Most of Liyue's forces are currently at Guyun Stone Forest. If it weren't for Yunshang's undercover work and the fact that Rex Lapis is still alive, Childe and Signora would have already taken the Gnosis and escaped Liyue by now.]
"To the friend who said Childe and Signora could take the Gnosis and run out of Liyue, have you forgotten that old man Storm is still guarding the entrance of the Golden House?"
Stelle pointed at the Cyan Feather General on screen, who had just slashed Signora back to her original form with one strike.
[Our side's boss is defending the base. Obtaining the Gnosis is only the first step of stealing the house.]
[After seeing that slash, I instantly understood what Signora meant when she spoke to Childe.]
"When Signora was in Mondstadt, she was so arrogant that she dared to dance right in front of Venti's face. But the moment she saw Storm, her first reaction was that she could only stall for time and couldn't win."
"Comparing the two, you can understand the pressure Storm brought to Signora."
Stelle rarely explained the plot seriously.
March 7th munched on snacks beside her and asked, "Does that mean Storm's strength is even above Venti's?"
Flowing Firefly, sipping milk tea, replied, "March, if you're talking about Venti, then in the Teyvat worldview, the vast majority of people can beat Venti."
"But if you're talking about the Anemo Archon Barbatos, then Liyue might need to deploy all its heroic souls just to have a chance. After all, Storm's status is equivalent to Dvalin's."
"Eh—— Is that so?"
[Let me tell little March a fun fact: Mondstadt's current terrain was reshaped by Barbatos using his own power.]
[Another fun fact: Mondstadt has never experienced extreme weather because Venti has been using his power to maintain Mondstadt's climate all this time.]
[You really can't tell from his character design that Venti is capable of doing these things.]
"Let's end the topic here. Don't get serious just because I rarely get serious."
Stelle stopped the livestream's discussion about Venti's combat power.
Seeing the wind direction return to "normal," Stelle then continued playing the story.
——Teyvat
Lumine and Paimon walked out of the Golden House and caught the scene of Storm slashing Signora heavily with a backhand strike.
"Oh——" Paimon couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Storm noticed someone coming out of the Golden House. He turned around, saw the two familiar figures, and walked toward them with a smile.
Storm arrived in front of Lumine and Paimon and said, "I knew the Marshal's judgment would not be wrong. That Fatui member was indeed no match for you two."
Although his appearance and voice had changed, the familiar tone allowed Lumine to instantly recognize him: "You are the old gentleman from earlier?"
"Eh—— For real?"
Paimon, who had never seen Liyue people transform, let out a cry of surprise.
[Paimon, this is Liyue. Don't expose how inexperienced you are. (covering mouth and laughing.jpg)]
[Exactly. Isn't it just transforming wherever you want? Is it that rare? Yeah, it's actually quite rare.]
The straight blade in Storm's hand dissipated. He chuckled lightly: "For a heroic soul's body, assuming any form is not a problem. It's just that I'm used to appearing in an elderly form."
"That Fatui member did not come out with you two, which means the Gnosis did not fall into the enemy's hands, correct?"
"Uh… In a certain sense, that is indeed the case." Paimon scratched her head and said.
[Indeed, the Gnosis was never in the Golden House. Of course the Fatui couldn't find the Gnosis inside the Golden House.]
[So the Gnosis really did not fall into the Fatui's hands. Paimon didn't say anything wrong. (side-eye smile.jpg)]
[The Gnosis didn't fall into the Fatui's hands, and it's also no longer inside the Golden House. (sarcastic.jpg)]
[Storm: So the truth is only one — (drawing blade) the Gnosis is on you, right?]
Storm smiled: "That's good then."
He then looked toward the direction of Guyun Stone Forest and said, "The war over there has not ended yet…"
"Osial has not broken free from his seal yet. This war has only just begun." Storm followed Lumine's gaze and said, "Are you worried about your friends on the battlefield?"
"Mhm." Lumine nodded.
Storm looked at Signora lying on the steps and said, "If you're worried, I can send you two over there."
"Eh? You can? But…" Paimon looked at the Golden House.
"Paimon, our mission is already complete." Lumine said, then looked at Storm, "If you can really get me to the battlefield, then I'll have to trouble you."
"Leave it to this old man."
Storm smiled, then handed something to the two of them.
Lumine took it and looked. Her pupils suddenly contracted.
[No way, miHoYo, are you planning to…]
[According to the worldview, isn't this thing an external organ of the human body? Can it be given to people casually?]
"G-Gnosis? No, Vision?!" Paimon exclaimed in shock.
"This old man can send you two to the battlefield at Guyun Stone Forest, but I ask that you deliver this old man's Vision to the Marshal's hands."
After handing over his own Vision to Lumine, Storm reverted to his original elderly and frail appearance.
"Wait, wait a moment, old sir. Isn't this a bit too sudden?" Paimon waved her hands. "Isn't a Vision a very important thing? Suddenly asking us to pass it to Jun Bai… There has to be a reason, right?"
"Isn't this something very important to you?" Lumine wanted to return the Vision to Storm.
However, Storm had no intention of taking the Vision back. He sat back down in front of the Golden House doors and said to himself, "When you deliver the Vision, please also tell the Marshal that this old man has completed his mission and will go rest first."
[I have a bad feeling.]
[miHoYo, you're not really going to do this, right… Old man Storm only appeared for one segment of the plot and was only handsome for one scene. He doesn't deserve to die!]
[Writer, you don't know how to use the knife. We've only interacted for a short while. A sudden knife drop won't make people sad!]
Storm did not give Lumine and Paimon a chance to speak.
He raised his hand toward the two of them. In an instant, a massive and shocking wind domain was generated. Lumine hadn't even unfolded her Wind Glider yet when she was directly swept into the sky by the gale and flew uncontrollably toward Guyun Stone Forest.
Watching the two depart into the distance, Storm smiled with relief, then closed his eyes in front of the Golden House.
A segment of memory appeared from the player's perspective…