Teyvat Survival Guide

Dain's sudden words caught Samuel off guard and he froze in place, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

After a moment, he reacted, adjusted his expression and said softly:

“…thank you for your response.

"This is not the place to talk."

After saying that, he pointed in the direction of the library gate and signaled them to go out and talk.

Dain lowered his head, thinking about something, then nodded slightly, picked up the two books that Samuel had read and put them back to their original places on the bookshelf, then followed him out of the library door.

The quiet atmosphere of the library dissipated, and what came into view was the Knights who looked stern, but the guards were laughing and talking happily.

Samuel glanced at the patrolling knights, and walked to a corner with Dain. He took a deep breath without making a sound, and then spoke gently:

"Sir, I don't know your name yet."

"My name is Dainsleb, you can call me 'Dain'." The blond man spoke in a low but somewhat casual tone, "So, Lord Wind God's follower, whom the people of Mondstadt love, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Samuel pretended not to hear the sarcasm in his tone.

Although he really wanted to ask him directly about the Abyss Cult, logically speaking, he should have "just met" Dain and should "not know" the other party's identity.

So he couldn't just say "I want to know some information about the Abyss Cult."

“…Mr. Dayne, where are you from?” After considering for a moment, Samuel decided to start with his identity.

"You're asking about someone's life right away." Dain crossed his arms and looked at him with a slightly raised eyebrow. "Do I have any obligation to answer you?"

It had been a long time since Samuel became Pope since he had been rejected like this, so he was a little at a loss for a moment.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly remembered the clues about the Abyss Cult told by the descendant of the old noble named "Lentel" a few days ago, so he decided to start from here.

He cleared his throat and spoke again:

"It's like this, Mr. Dain. The Knights received a tip that someone claimed to have seen you chasing an Abyss Mage in a remote tavern in Mondstadt late at night a few days ago, is that right?"

Dain held his chin, as if recalling something.

After a moment he nodded:

“That’s what happened.

"I have been keeping an eye on the Abyss Mage for a long time. That night, I followed his trail and arrived near the tavern."

"So, His Holiness came to me to find out about the Abyss Order?" He looked down at Samuel, who was slightly smaller than him, and asked back, but his tone was unquestionable.

Before Samuel could answer, he continued:

"I can provide you with clues about the Abyss Cult and the purpose of their frequent appearances in Mondstadt and the various activities they are carrying out.

"But in exchange, I need you to pay a certain amount of compensation."

“…What’s the reward?”

"The crown on your head." Dain narrated this sentence evenly, as casually as if he was asking for a few dollars.

But Samuel was so shocked by these words that he didn't react. For a moment, he couldn't keep his expression steady and his eyes widened slightly.

"It has the power of purification, and I am very interested in it." Dain continued, "If you are willing to give it to me, I can even take you to find your kidnapped knight friend."

The kidnapped knight friend must be the missing Eula.

Not only can we get more information about the Abyss Cult, but we can also find out what they are planning recently, and maybe even rescue Eula.

If it weren't for the compensation, Samuel might have agreed right away.

However, the reward that Dain wanted was the crown given to him by Lord Barbatos!!

How could he give it!!

"It seems that you are not satisfied with this proposal." He didn't seem to care about Samuel's reaction, as if he was just saying it casually, "Then there is nothing more to talk about between us, so let's say goodbye."

“By the way, your knight friend has fallen into the hands of the Abyss Cult, and the Cult seems to be planning to use her for some kind of experiment.

"If you want to save her, I advise you to hurry up." Without waiting for Samuel to react, he disappeared the next second with a power as deep as the starry sky and as deep as the abyss.

The white-haired boy wearing a crown stood there for a long time, before he raised his foot and walked out of the corner.

This communication was not smooth. It can be seen that due to his identity as a follower of the God of Wind, Dain, who was hostile to gods, did not want to have too much contact with him.

He was willing to pay attention to him only because he was interested in the crown on his head. After knowing that he could not get it through direct transaction, he turned around and left, as if he didn't want to say another word.

But perhaps out of kindness, he still informed them of the news that "the Abyss Cult seems to want to use Eula for some kind of experiment" and reminded them to hurry up.

In other words, Eula’s current situation is very dangerous, and they must rescue her as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, Samuel walked into the fortress building of the political area of ​​the Knights' headquarters and headed towards Qin's office.

……

"May you be well, Your Majesty." Captain Qin, who was handling official business, saw Samuel come in, put down the quill in his hand, stood up and performed the Knight's etiquette to him.

"May the wind god protect you." Samuel skillfully responded with the church's "wind-holding" prayer etiquette.

He then explained to Jean what had just happened, which roughly meant that "Lord Barbatos guided him to find a mysterious person who was familiar with the Abyss Cult, and obtained the news that 'Eula was being subjected to some kind of experiment by the Abyss Cult.'"

Qin listened to it solemnly, and after thinking for a while, she discussed the current progress with Samuel:

“…Albedo Amber experimented with those abnormal items and created an alchemical instrument that can detect the same power.

"They are planning to use this instrument to find the hiding place of the Abyss Cult."

It seems like the progress is good. Maybe Amber and Teacher Albedo can rescue Eula tonight... Samuel couldn't help but relax when he heard that.

After Qin finished reporting the situation, she solemnly said to him:

"For your safety, Your Majesty, on behalf of the Knights of Favonius and the people of Mondstadt, I sincerely suggest that you stay at the headquarters to guard against possible unexpected attacks by the Abyss Cult.

"I have already arranged your accommodation. I hope you can stay with the Knights tonight until the case at the Abyss Order is dealt with."

As expected, he is not allowed to go out... Samuel sighed imperceptibly.

But there was nothing that could be done about it. His current status and reputation in Mond were too high, and the only one with a higher status than him was Lord Barbatos.

It is truly the case that “under one god, above everyone else”.

As he was thinking, he saw that there were still many documents waiting to be processed on the desk in front of him, he smelled the aroma of coffee in the air, and then looked at the leader of the Qin band in front of him, who had dark circles under his eyes but was still trying hard to stay energetic.

Samuel felt a little guilty for a moment, but he didn't want to continue disturbing her, so he said a few gentle and concerned words and left.

Captain Qin is really worried about Mond...

His Holiness the Pope, who has a higher status than Captain Qin, is idle all day long, while Captain Qin is working so hard.

...Perhaps he could start trying to help Qin handle some official documents, or to put it more officially, hand over some work from Captain Gunhild to him.

For matters like hosting events, prayer ceremonies and sacrifices, the Knights Templar always holds the final say in decision-making and only delegates tasks to the Church; the main power still lies with the Knights Templar.

Especially the responsible leader Qin, who heard from the nuns and monks in the church that no matter how big or small the event is, Qin will personally inspect it before it ends before she will feel at ease.

But in fact, it can be completely handed over to the West Wind Church to handle.

After all, he has such a high status, he can't just sit there and eat for free.

Samuel drafted the charter in his mind, and after deciding, he began to draft it in the Muslim district, which was then sent to the headquarters of the Knights by Sister Giuliana.