Teyvat Survival Guide

……

Barta squatted under the window of the tavern, daring only to show his eyes and look out the window.

Outside the tavern, in the originally harmonious village of Viladu, the stone-paved road was covered with bright red, and corpses were strewn all over the lawns, flowers, and trees beside the road.

The survivors screamed hoarsely and fled in panic as they were chased by the black monster.

They were one dark and ugly wolves after another, their bodies made up of floating pieces of black bones that looked like armor.

Except for a large, hard, dark purple or khaki mane on the back of the head, there is no other hair on the body.

Accompanied by a shrill roar, Bartada saw one of them disappear out of thin air, and then reappear in front of the blonde woman who was fleeing in panic on the road, and in the blink of an eye it bit off one of her arms.

The woman let out a sharp scream, and Barta's pupils trembled.

Then he shrank back in an instant, afraid of being discovered by them, his eyes filled with fear.

These wolves...wolves...

The first person he thought of was his wife Philna and daughter Leah.

Those wolves can teleport...what about Filna and Leah...!

Are they hiding well...are they surrounded by these beasts?

Where are the Knights? He reacted in panic and thought confusedly.

…The Knights just let these damned beasts bite people in the village? !

Worried about the safety of his wife and daughter, Barta looked towards the bar.

Hidden there was a shotgun and a heavy solid wooden club.

The shotgun was kept for self-defense, and the stick was a tool he occasionally used to drive away drunkards who were causing trouble in the tavern.

He stood up and walked behind the bar, groping.

Mandwins, who was hiding in the corner of the tavern, was trembling with his head down.

He looked up when he heard Butterda's movement and found that the other party was holding a shotgun and a thick club was placed on the bar.

"You...you..." he called softly in a hoarse voice.

He didn't dare shout loudly, for fear of attracting the attention of the black wolves outside.

Bartada, who was standing beside him, loaded bullets into his shotgun and whispered:

"Mandwins, I'm going to rescue my wife and daughter."

He paused, then continued:

"I know you were alone when you came here, and I also know that you often drink alone and rarely interact with the villagers.

"But I also know that when someone asks you for help, you will do your best to help them. You are a good person."

Batta found a hemp rope and tied the stick to his body so that he could pull it out at will.

Mandwins watched his movements without saying anything.

After a moment, he asked in a low voice with a somewhat crazy look:

"…Are you dying?"

"Some things are more important than life, my friend." Barta took out a bottle of wine and retorted, "I have to make sure Firna and Leah are safe."

"I don't expect you to go on adventures with me, but I hope I'll have the chance to see you come to the tavern for a drink in the future." He poured some wine and mixed it with water and drank it all in one gulp, as if to give himself courage. "Take care, my friend."

"May the wind god protect you."

After saying the last sentence, he put down his wine glass and made a prayer gesture, then took some things that might be useful, such as wine with a high alcohol content, raw meat that might attract the black wolves, and other items.

After packing up, Bartada didn't even look at Mandwins, and resolutely jumped out of the pub through the back window.

——He did not choose to go out through the main door, which might have exposed Mandwins who was hiding.

And Mandwins looked at the window as he left, not knowing what he was thinking.

……

The headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, in a room next to the Knights' library.

Samuel was holding his chin and looking down at the book spread out on the table.

The sun shone slightly through the window, casting a layer of orange-yellow light on the floor of the room.

——It’s already afternoon.

With a "click", the door of the room was opened, and Samuel looked up when he heard the sound.

"Hi~ Your Majesty, it's tea time now." Lisa walked in with a smile, "How's your study going?"

Samuel nodded, closed the book confidently and put it aside.

Lisa raised an eyebrow at his action, tidied the table, and brought over snacks and teapots and cups.

Then she pulled a chair over and sat down, smiling and asked:

"Looking at your Majesty's attitude...are you ready?"

Samuel nodded slightly and watched her pour a cup of tea and place it in front of him.

Then Lisa made herself some tea and said:

“Although it’s just a small test, there should be some punishment for answering incorrectly, right?

"Let me think about it. If I'm wrong, how about putting a small note on your face?"

Samuel blinked.

…Isn’t it said that His Holiness the Pope has a very high status? Sister Lisa, why don’t you seem to be afraid of me at all? !

As if sensing his doubt, Lisa raised the corner of her mouth towards him.

She cleared her throat and said:

"Here, first question.

"When pure fire elemental force meets pure water elemental force, what elemental reaction will occur?"

Samuel:?!

So simple? !

He calmed his tone and said, "Evaporate."

“Also, using water to attack fire creates a stronger evaporation effect,” Samuel added.

"Not bad." Lisa clapped her hands. "Well, next..."

She smiled softly and then asked quickly!

"Fire and ice?"

"--melt."

"Fire thunder?"

"--overload."

"Fire wind, fire rock, fire grass?"

"——Fire spreads, fire crystallizes, burns!"

"Very good, Your Majesty, for reacting in time." Lisa praised.

This kind of basic question, not to mention that I spent the whole morning reading a book, I can still answer it easily even though I played Genshin Impact for such a long time before... Samuel muttered to himself.

Lisa looked at His Holiness the Pope, whose expression was no longer as reserved as before, but rather seemed a little excited and proud, and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

It seems that my guess was right. The little princess is only serious on the surface, but she is actually a little cutie at heart... Lisa thought.

After a while, she slowly said:

"It seems that Your Majesty has almost mastered the basic elemental reactions. How about I give Your Majesty a more difficult one?

"When pure fire elemental power and pure water elemental power appear at the same time, which element will the pure wind elemental power spread first?"

Diffusion reaction... Remember when the elements exist at the same time, the order of wind diffusion from first to last seems to be "fire, water, ice and thunder"...

Thinking about it, Samuel said:

“…prioritize the spread of fire elements.”

A small piece of paper, shining with electric light, flew to Samuel's face and stuck to it.

Samuel: Huh?

Lisa shook her head.

"No, Your Majesty, water and fire will cancel each other out, but some water will still remain.

"So the wind will spread the water element."

Samuel was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

…There are actually traps in the questions?

What Sister Lisa said was that fire and water exist at the same time, and then the wind spreads it, not that fire, water and wind exist at the same time.

He looked at Lisa, who had just picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, with a look of success in her eyes.

“…I’ve come to my senses. I’ll answer the next question correctly.” Samuel said.

"Hehe...let's wait and see." Lisa smiled.

……

After a while, Qin opened the door of the room with a serious expression and said anxiously:

"Your Majesty...?"

She looked at the white-haired boy with a face full of small notes under his gorgeous crown. What she wanted to say was stuck and she was suddenly speechless.

Then she came back to her senses, cleared her throat, and said seriously:

"Your Majesty, I have something important to tell you."

Seeing Qin's serious expression, Samuel tore off the small note on his face and sat upright to listen.

Lisa, who was standing by, looked at Qin's expression, rubbed her chin, and realized the seriousness of the matter.