Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"Wait, Wendy, you were once imprisoned in the Mondstadt dungeons?"

When Paimon first arrived in Mondstadt and was wandering around in the wilderness, he encountered Venti, who was slacking off while chasing Dvalin. After secretly laughing for a while, he suddenly realized some information in Venti's words after seeing Paimon's current appearance.

The others, reminded by Ying, also realized at this moment—the Mondstadt people had done such shocking things before?

How come they've never heard of this before?

"Of course, it's with Vanessa!"

"Yeah, although I went in by myself!"

Perhaps noticing the horrified looks on the Knights of Favonius's faces, Wendy offered an explanation, and only after hearing it did the others present breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Knights of Favonius did not commit such a heinous act, and if the great hero Vanessa were involved, it would definitely be the Lawrence family's fault, so there was naturally no major problem.

"Actually, I think that the only reason you weren't imprisoned by the completely corrupt Lawrence family for what you did back then is because you're really good at running away."

Su Feng, on the contrary, felt that Wendy was deliberately bringing up what happened back then. As for why he did it, he probably wanted to see everyone panic.

This is absolutely something this guy would do; he's just looking for fun.

"It's all because that arrogant, fat brat from the Lawrence family failed to catch me back then!"

However, in the face of Su Feng's criticism, Wendy once again puffed out her chest and showed a proud look. The others, who had also realized what was happening, sighed helplessly and then decisively ignored the two people they couldn't afford to offend.

"So, Knight of Honor, would you be willing to participate in this event?"

Qin, once again bringing the topic back on track, asked earnestly, while Ying hesitated slightly.

Perhaps having received some information, Paimon interrupted directly at this moment.

"So what kind of compensation will we receive?"

"The winner will receive one million Moraga and one thousand Primogems!"

......

When does the event start?

After a brief silence, Ying asked in a firm tone.

Chapter Forty: Another Storm

As it turns out, there's nothing a traveler can't agree to if they're given enough rewards and compensation, especially since the rewards offered by the Knights of Favonius this time can't even be described as generous.

Upon hearing the champion's reward of one million Mora and one thousand Primogems, Yingxian was eager to immediately set out and sweep through the entire Dragonspine Mountains. Unfortunately, after learning that the Knights of Favonius still needed some preparation time, she could only reluctantly put down her weapon and wait for the event to officially begin.

Meanwhile, news of the upcoming tournament hosted by the Knights of Favonius spread rapidly throughout Mondstadt. The enormous rewards attracted a considerable number of powerful individuals, all eager to get involved.

Moreover, even if you don't get the highest reward, it's still a great opportunity to train in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain and meet more experts along the way, so the number of people signing up was actually quite large.

The only downside is that there are also a bunch of ordinary people clamoring to participate in this competition, right?

Fortunately, the Knights of Favonius were indeed prepared this time, and Lisa was almost dragged by Jean to become the examiner to assess everyone's strength.

Lisa was furious that she had been drafted into the ranks, so the assessment criteria quickly changed to whether one could withstand a lightning bolt from Lisa. However, Lisa never expected that even more people would sign up after her assessment criteria were released!

Tsk, Mondstadt is still too free, isn't it?

Of course, the commotion in Mondstadt naturally reached the ears of the stragglers who were still resting at the Goethe Hotel.

"What exactly are those guys trying to do?"

"Is this the right time to gather a large number of people for a competition to clear monsters and climb the mountain in the snowy mountains?"

"They still have the time to do this kind of thing?"

The stragglers were also quite puzzled by Mondstadt's sudden move; they really couldn't figure out what the Mondstadt people were planning to do.

"Have you had any success over there?"

The stragglers turned their heads and asked their subordinates with cold expressions.

"Executive, we have detected some information within the Knights of Favonius regarding the snow mountain. It seems that some special monsters corrupted by Durin's power have appeared inside the snow mountain."

"The Knights of Favonius are currently short-handed, and it seems they want to use this method to deal with the possible anomalies in the snow mountain."

"In addition, this competition also involves the meteorite you mentioned. The Knights of Favonius seem to have a way to use this competition to resolve the trouble caused by that meteorite."

One of the debt collectors promptly reported all the intelligence he had just obtained to the skirmishers.

"Nothing more specific?"

The skirmisher was slightly dissatisfied after hearing his subordinates' report. The information was too vague and not enough to make the Fools make a decision and take action.

"I'm sorry, but the matter of the meteorite is a top secret even within the Knights of Favonius, known only to a small number of high-ranking members. The people at Hearth House have no way of detecting any related information."

Upon hearing Sanbing's clearly unfriendly tone, the debt collector immediately became terrified—Sanbing's temper was among the worst of all the executors, and if he were to anger Sanbing, his life would be over.

"Humph!"

"That servant always brags about how capable his subordinates are, but is this all they're capable of?"

After hearing his subordinate's explanation, the stragglers scoffed and mocked another Fool's Enforcer, while the other Fools present pretended to be dead, keeping their eyes down.

The power struggles between big shots have nothing to do with small fry like them. If they accidentally get caught up in it, they'll just be crushed into powder.

"Will the event the Knights of Favonius are planning to hold attract a large number of participants?"

The stragglers didn't expect their men to be able to do anything, and after thinking about it for a while, they asked again.

"There are many rewards. The Knights of Favonius have offered very generous rewards this time. Even those who do not achieve good results in the 'competition' can still receive a substantial bounty."

"Although the news hasn't spread yet, a considerable number of Eye of God owners and powerful adventurers who have heard about it are already excited, including some powerful individuals who don't even belong to Mondstadt."

The debt collector quickly answered the soldier's question. He knew very well that the soldier was quite strict with his subordinates, so he had already done many things in advance.

"Hmph! That's indeed a very good method."

Although the skirmishers were arrogant, they weren't fools. The Knights of Favonius were clearly trying to lure more powerful people into helping them with incentives.

The others could see it too, but since the Knights of Favonius had paid for it, they were happy to contribute their efforts as well.

"Keep an eye on the movements of the Knights of Favonius during this period. I need to know exactly where their main force is."

"Also, I remember there's a group of disgusting and arrogant old nobles in Mondstadt, right? Remember to keep in touch with them, and if necessary, give them some promises to make them cause trouble!"

After a moment of contemplation, the soldiers made their arrangements, but the debt collector looked astonished upon hearing this.

“Sir, the Lawrence family is pitifully weak, and they're practically universally hated in Mondstadt. Cooperating with them offers little benefit and could easily provoke fierce resistance from Mondstadt…”

"Ok?"

"When did I have to explain my plans to you?"

However, the debtor's response was met with a terrifying stare from the skirmisher, and along with that stare, wisps of dark purple lightning swirled around him, as if they would tear this guy who dared to defy them to shreds at any moment!

"!"

"Lord Sanbing, I understand. I will arrange this matter immediately."

Finally remembering just how stubborn and capricious his boss was, the debt collector was practically sprawled on the ground.

"Humph!"

"no more chance!"

Fortunately, the stragglers didn't want to kill anyone here, so they temporarily spared this subordinate who had been working relatively well so far.

"Remember, you can make promises to those fools, but don't actually let them get involved. I want you to keep a close eye on everything the Knights of Favonius and Dragonspine Mountain do!"

The soldier gave a final instruction, and only after hearing this did the debt collector understand what his superior wanted to do.

Using Lawrence's idiots as cannon fodder? That's certainly a good option.

Whether it works out in the end or not, they won't suffer any losses anyway.

As for what will happen to the Lawrence family in the end... who cares!

Chapter 41: It's perfectly normal for someone's identity to be revealed.

Mondstadt will be very busy from now on, at least the Knights of Favonius will be very busy—just like how skirmishers' first reaction upon hearing news from their own subordinates is to want to cause trouble, organizing such a wide-ranging event is quite manpower-intensive.

Not to mention that Mondstadt is already in a complete mess after going through so many things.

Of course, the knights of the Knights of Favonius were busy running around, but the others were different. What everyone was more concerned about now was the upcoming snow mountain competition.

During this period, you could say that you would chat with almost anyone you met in Mondstadt about the snow-capped mountains.

Perhaps because the Dragon Plague had left almost everyone in Mondstadt feeling quite pent up, many people treated this tournament like a large-scale celebration. If outsiders came at this time, they might think the Windflower Festival was about to begin again!

However, it didn't affect Su Feng much. In fact, because people took to their place in an almost retaliatory manner, they, as bards, became even more popular. So recently, he and Wendy have been going on a rampage through every tavern in Mondstadt, arm in arm.

This has led to the two very talented drunken bards even becoming somewhat of an urban legend among some people.

"So all you've been doing these past few days is drinking and chanting hymns? Haven't you been doing anything productive? Do you even have any semblance of divine authority?"

"Qin and the others are so busy they're practically running around, but Mondstadt's two top-tier extraordinary beings are just slacking off. Isn't that a bit much?"

After briefly assessing the two smiling drunkards in front of him, Paimon, hands on his hips, said with considerable disdain.

Normally, Paimon wouldn't dare to be so arrogant towards Mondstadt's Anemo Archon and its retinue.

After all, no matter how unreliable these two may seem, their strength is undeniable, and anyone who knows their true identities will have to be careful.

But today is different.

Paimon's arrogant expression became even more pronounced after glancing at the various dishes laid out in front of everyone.

Because now she and Ying are the ones paying.

After all, you can't expect two guys who make a little money by busking to turn around and hang out in taverns to spend money on dinner at the Deer Hunter, a famous restaurant in Mondstadt, right?

Considering that the bill hasn't been paid yet, it's normal to be a little arrogant towards the two freeloaders, especially since they're all all smiles right now!

"Hehe, what else can we do?"

"Having resolved so many major disasters in Mondstadt in one fell swoop, can't I enjoy myself now?"

Su Feng offered a slightly sophistical rebuttal to Paimon's disdain, while Wendy beside him didn't even bother to argue—this guy was completely oblivious to everything else and was currently focused on eating!

Normally, Wendy wouldn't be willing to waste the little money he'd worked so hard to earn on food—he preferred to go straight to the pub.

Moreover, what others thought of him was never important; Wendy always believed that she only needed to do what she was supposed to do.