Teyvat Survival Guide

…Thanks to Samuel’s early detection and response, the wolf pack’s casualties were far from severe.

There were about seventy wolves, and only a dozen died.

But, but…

Samuel looked around at the wolves that were bleeding again from being scratched or bitten, but were whimpering in pain as they fled for their lives.

But if he doesn't relax, if he doesn't think about relaxing, if he stays in the cave and doesn't come out, if he doesn't allow himself to let go of the so-called "disgust".

The wolves would not follow him.

It should have been possible that not even one was injured or killed...!

All the wolves could have lived in peace...

He looked at the beast hounds that were chasing him relentlessly, and felt that their bared fangs seemed to be mocking him.

Launch a crusade against those evil creatures?

Let Mond return to its former peace?

Protect Mond for him?

Turn cruel reality into a fairy tale?

Night will eventually pass and dawn will eventually come?

…waiting for Lord Barbatos’ return?

Would Lord Barbatos be willing to see such a cowardly, incompetent, and arrogant person like you...?

Samuel arrived at the original cave. He didn't know how he got back. He only knew that he was feeling indescribably depressed.

It was an indescribable pain. He felt lonely, helpless and desperate, as if he was slowly disappearing into the darkness.

He could not find the purpose of his actions.

Eliminate the wolf disaster. This is the commission given to him by Lord Barbatos.

But that was too difficult, and at the moment he had the will but not the power.

What was his own purpose? To protect Mond?

Now he can’t even protect a pack of wolves, and he still dares to talk about Mondstadt?

Under Lei Ze's gaze, the wind slime retreated into the deepest part of the cave and lay on the ground like stagnant water.

The wolf boy glanced at the "family members" around him, saw the tears and bright red on their bodies, and understood what had happened.

He took a deep breath, his blood-red eyes flashed with anger, his fists flashed with lightning, and he hammered hard into the rock wall inside the cave.

Several pieces of rubble fell from the top of the cave, but Samuel remained motionless.

He faced the rock wall, caught in internal friction.

Samuel tortured himself endlessly, constantly reflecting on his own behavior and emotions, but he could not find a way out in the midst of one dark thing after another.

What can he do?

Yes, he saved many people, and many people praised him and loved him.

But so what? Who will save him?

He was in a low mood and fell into a seemingly endless abyss. Who would pull him out?

nobody.

His mother and he are not in the same world, he can't even see her, so how can he expect his mother to "save" him?

Lord Barbatos has fallen into a deep sleep, and no one knows when he will wake up next time, so how can we think of "pulling" him out?

So, no one.

He can only rely on himself.

He knows that his current condition is very bad and he wants to work hard to get rid of it.

But every time he tried to think of Lord Barbatos and the trust He had given him, in order to strengthen his faith and try to get out of this state...

The quagmire called "fear" will quickly permeate him, making him recall the dark green splashed by the overflowing bright red under the dazzling cold light, and thus feel the fear called "death".

The beast hounds bared their fangs and sneered in mockery.

Samuel couldn't help but shiver as he discovered the root of the problem in the darkness.

——Lord Barbatos’ commission could not bring him out of the abyss of depression. His current state was due to the setbacks he encountered on the way to completing the commission.

On the contrary, forcing himself to cheer up by using Lord Barbatos's commission would only make him more and more aware of his own weakness and powerlessness, and would only make him feel that he had failed to live up to His expectations, and would only make him sink deeper and deeper.

He needs to find a pursuit again, a very small pursuit.

It doesn't need to be as grand as "Saving Mondstadt" or as noble as "Sheltering Mondstadt".

That would just make him feel out of reach.

Just a small, basic, purest purpose.

He needs to find the goal as soon as possible that can strengthen his beliefs and help him get out of the quagmire.

Thinking of this, he forced himself not to fight against the inner friction, tried not to think about the dazzling light and bright red, and tried to slowly divert his attention.

If he had been more alert, if he had elemental power...

Can it help the wolves fight off those evil creatures? Can it save the wolves from disaster?

So if he had more and stronger elemental power, and was more cautious and careful, could he help Mondstadt and get rid of the wolf plague that was plaguing Mondstadt?

if…

……

——An unknown amount of time had passed, but Samuel was looking at the rock wall in front of him in the dim cave. He saw the moisture, gravel, and gradually solidifying ice crystals on the rock wall.

The biting cold permeated the Slime's body, causing it to tremble.

He tried to comfort himself as if asking for help, tried to get rid of the darkness, tried to find the purpose of his actions, other than the purpose entrusted by Lord Barbatos.

Suddenly, he had an epiphany and entered a state that he had never experienced before during the period of internal friction.

He noticed the change in temperature.

Samuel slowly turned his stiff body and looked outside the cave, only to find that a hurricane was blowing from the north.

The wind was howling with snow, covering the ground fiercely.

North wind…?

The cold seemed to dull his thinking, forcing his internal energy to stop. He moved the slime's body and walked to the cave entrance in confusion.

The vast expanse of snow obscured everything in sight, leaving only the cold white.

He saw that the Beast Realm Hound that was chasing a wolf not far away had its limbs stunted by the blizzard and could no longer float.

Then it was gradually buried under thick snow.

Lei Ze walked up to him from the cave, muttering in the language of wolves.

Samuel heard him say:

"'It', is angry..."

In a trance, Samuel seemed to hear the howl of a wolf full of majesty, divinity and anger coming with the north wind.

He couldn't help but look towards the north, but he only saw the violent snowstorm blocking his vision and he could not see any color except white.

At that moment, the quagmire of fear seemed to be frozen by the cold temperature and turned into a longing and desire for power.

He found his goal.

At the same time, Samuel heard the howling of the north wind, which seemed to carry the long howl of a giant wolf:

“It makes me angry that I am so arrogant.

"Then let this howling north wind vent my anger."

……

The residents of Mondstadt were feeling indescribably complicated at this moment.

According to historical records, ever since Lord Barbatos blew away the snow, it has not snowed in Mondstadt except in the snow-capped mountains for thousands of years.

Many Mondstadt residents live in a spring-like environment all year round, and the products of ice crystals can only be seen in the Dragon's Back Snow Mountains and neighboring countries in winter.

Mondstadt has even been in a state of no rain all year round, except during the last dragon disaster, when strong winds swept down with rain.

But now, on the streets, under the eaves, inside and outside the city...

All covered with snow.

The ignorant children happily put on their clothes and ran out of the house to play and fight, while the adults rubbed their arms, their faces as white as the snow outside the window, full of fear and anxiety.

Wolf plague, wolf plague... north wind... snowstorm...

...Yes, yes!

It must be the Wolf of the North Wind! It must be the Wolf of the North Wind!

Last time it was the east wind that was guarding us, this time it is the north wind that is guarding us, so next time...

Some residents with different intentions almost simultaneously looked westwards towards the church district.

Who knows when the man in the cathedral will start the same disaster as his colleagues?

To stop him, we must nip the disaster in the bud!

The emotion called "fear" spreads like a plague among ignorant people.

……

——This was the first snow in Mond since the wind god blew it away. The snow did not last long. It stopped in just one day, leaving only a white field.

Samuel transformed into human form again, put on his clothes, healed the wolves again, said goodbye to Lei Ze, and then walked out of the cave in the morning light.

There was a heavy snowstorm and he was forced to stay in the cave for a whole day. The severe cold froze his depressed mood and he figured out a lot of things during this day.

For example, a very basic and simple truth:

Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.

Strength is the foundation, and strength is the only criterion for determining one's own dignity.

His goal is to gain more power and pursue strength.

Because this is the only way to protect what he loves, resist what he hates, and accomplish what he wants.

He never again wanted to face the helplessness and despair that came from having no power.

For example, being at the mercy of others, watching gods disappear, and watching beautiful things disappear.

Thinking of this, Samuel frowned, took a step forward, and left one footprint after another on the thick snow.

He had to find the North Wind Wolf King first. After the other party's power exploded, he could use his ability to perceive the element of wind to detect the other party's position without Lei Ze leading the way.

The other party is very close, located in the northern part of Benlang Territory.

The noble wings trembled, and the white-haired boy wearing the crown flapped his wings vigorously and flew towards the north.

There was only endless white snow in sight, completely different from the lush green primeval forest when we came here.

He looked further away, trying to see if the area outside the Wolf Run Territory was also covered.

But the Wolf Collar was too big, and all I could see was a line of white at the end of my sight.

Being able to cover such a large area with wind and snow, Boreas’ strength should not be underestimated.

Even though Mondstadt is located in a very cold region, it is Lord Barbatos who has been maintaining the four seasons like spring without interruption. Boreas may have taken advantage of the situation because his control over the element of wind was unstable while he was asleep.

But in Samuel's eyes at this moment, these are not important.

The important thing is…

He looked at the dark things moving slowly in the snow-white forest, and his azure blue eyes lit up with dark white vertical pupils, filled with anger.

He casually consumed the elemental power, mixing the beast realm hounds with the snow, and the wind blew them into powder and blood, splattering them on the snow.

Samuel's frown slowly relaxed, as if he felt satisfied from venting his emotions.

The important thing is that he will soon be able to wipe out these evil creatures and drive them out of Mondstadt.