Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

More than two hours had passed since the Knights of Favonius got off work, but the lights in the leader's office were still on.

Qin is working overtime.

From the education she received since childhood, as long as it is for the Knights Templar and Mondstadt, no matter how hard or tiring it is, it is worth it. So although she is very tired from working overtime, she does not care. Instead, she is thinking about whether there is a potion that can make her not need to sleep.

But today she was really tired, mentally exhausted. She had experienced this feeling during the dragon disaster two months ago.

Contrary to her usual practice, she was not the only one working overtime. Lisa, who never worked overtime, and Kaia, who was supposed to represent the Knights at the Dawn Winery banquet, were both here.

It all started at seven o'clock this morning when the new recruits who were supposed to be in actual combat training returned.

After an arduous battle, the young men, exhausted and with casualties, pushed their bodies to their limits, traveled all night in the heavy rain, and returned to Mond City from Dadaupa Valley in ten hours.

Brought bad news to the Knights.

Casualties during the training of new recruits have occurred in the past, but they were very rare and were always due to special reasons.

And it hasn’t happened in the past decade or so… The reason this time is that the chief instructor ran away?

While the wounded were being sent to the mission hospital for treatment, those who still had the strength to spare spoke out this fact.

Qin and Amber were the first to meet these recruits during their regular morning run. They heard their entire story with their own ears, witnessed their miserable conditions with their own eyes, and personally treated their injuries with the Dandelion Field.

But there are also some things she cannot treat.

Two recruits died.

Four new recruits without the Divine Eye were seriously injured and unconscious, and they were only saved by the medicines they brought with them.

Among the five people with divine eyes, one had a broken arm, one was seriously injured and unconscious, and there were marks of bandage on his abdomen.

Everyone else was injured to some extent. Although their external injuries had healed, they were still physically and mentally exhausted. The two deputy instructors who led the team had sad looks mixed with lingering doubts.

That's what they all said, that the chief instructor abandoned the team and ran away.

The chief instructor has been training recruits at the training ground for eight years. He has been serving at the training ground since the year Diluk became the cavalry captain. He is also the instructor of Jean and Kaeya. Although they rarely meet after leaving the training ground, how can anyone believe this?

"Wilbur..." Qin subconsciously called out the name of the chief instructor.

In the morning, all the team leaders who were still in the city were urgently summoned, and someone was also specifically contacted with the guerrilla teams in the wild.

The seriously injured were treated with all efforts, and for the dead... only their families could be compensated. The dozen or so idle holders of the Eye of God in the Knights' Order were all sent out to look for the chief instructor, and those without the Eye of God also formed teams to conduct the search.

In addition, adventurer commissions were issued, and those who could bring back news about Chief Instructor Wilbur Cobb would be rewarded according to their importance.

Although Mondstadt is large, it is only a matter of time to complete the search. But if Wilbur insists on leaving, he will definitely not be able to catch up with him given his speed.

What happened in the end?

Qin wanted to know, and Kaia wanted to know too.

"He is definitely not that kind of person."

Kaia said so, and so did those who had been instructors at the training grounds, and so did those who were familiar with the situation.

Qin shook her head painfully. She didn't want to believe it, but someone was already dead. It was impossible for the entire team of recruits to team up and frame Wilbur, right?

"This is the fact now. I hope we can find Wilbur as soon as possible."

Kaia and his cavalry also left the city and searched for a whole day but found nothing.

Even no one from the powerful Adventurers Guild met Wilbur.

He simply disappeared from the face of the earth.

The first time Wang Chen knew the name of the chief instructor was on the commissioning board of the Adventurer’s Association.

He quickened his pace. As an honorary knight, he no longer needed to report to enter the Knights Templar. He guessed that Captain Qin was still working overtime, so he knocked on the door and Kaia opened it.

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat solemn.

"I have information about the Chief Instructor."

Wang Chen went straight to the point and, under the gaze of the three people in the room, repeated what he had said to Xiao.

"The chief instructor is definitely being controlled by that sword!"

Having experienced it personally, no one could be more certain than he.

"Lisa?" Qin called softly.

"It is indeed possible to manipulate consciousness. According to past records, there are some Fatui executives who can do it. But a sword... I have to look up the information."

Wang Chen panicked. He had almost finished reading all the books in the Mond Library. Although most of them were memorized without thinking and had not become his real knowledge, there was definitely no record of the sword in them.

"You don't believe me?"

Lisa patted Wang Chen's shoulder silently and left the team leader's office.

Kaia leaned against the wall and threw a Mora with an expressionless face.

Qin lowered her forehead with both hands and thought for a while before saying, "We believe you, but everything requires evidence. Even with you as a witness, the Knights can only classify this incident as a suspicious case. There were casualties, and the families of the deceased are still waiting for an explanation.

"Only if we find Wilbur, or find the sword... at the very least, we need to find relevant records. Since its appearance has been seen by so many people, if we find clear records, Wilbur can be cleared of all charges."

"..."

"You were injured before, so go back and have a good rest. The Knights will take care of these things."

After leaving the Knights Templar somewhat disappointed, Wang Chen went to the church hospital to visit several seriously injured soldiers who were still recovering. Except for Duke who was still in a coma, the others had all woken up.

A nun who was in charge of taking care of Duke talked to Wang Chen about the condition when Duke was first brought in. She said that his stomach was almost cut open horizontally, and after removing the tight bandages, she could see the internal organs squirming, and there were signs that the intestines had fallen out and been stuffed back in.

"Don't worry too much. He's in good physical condition. He was able to make it to Mondstadt despite being seriously injured. He's out of danger now, but he hasn't woken up yet."

After telling Duke how badly he was injured, the nun turned around and comforted him.

Damn it!

Wang Chen's back teeth were almost broken. Duke and his men were not harmed by the Black Sword, but were affected by the chain reaction. However, the arrival of the Black Sword was caused by his chain reaction.

The entire relationship chain is: myself - Black Sword, chief instructor - Duke, and recruits.

Who wants to harm me and implicate so many people?

Or is the main goal to be the chief instructor, and I am secondary?

The sword said that it liked the chief instructor's body very much. It seemed that it could not act independently without being separated from a living creature. Seizing the chief instructor's body and killing itself were two obvious goals.

But it has not been three months since I came to Teyvat, so how could I have any enemies?

肖？

I don't mean to look down on him. If he had such great ability, why would he steal my four-star weapon? And beg for forgiveness in a humble manner? And could he... act so realistically?

Unless he is a follower of Zawangdao or Aha.

There is nothing to be learned from the analysis of motivation, we can only work backwards, people who know their position...hiss...

Wang Chen was scratching his head anxiously. On the day of the heavy rain, only the Qiuqiu people and the new recruits from Dadaupa Valley saw his whereabouts. However, it was still noon when they met. After that, it took him more than three hours to travel, and he also trained for more than an hour in the east of Qingquan Town. The time difference was too big.

However, the mastermind behind sending out the Black Sword must be the Monds.

The recruits were always on the move. Although they finally stayed in Dadaupa Valley for five days, even Mond people seldom went there, let alone outsiders. It was even more likely that the mastermind behind the incident had spies within the Knights Templar.

Thinking about it this way, the possibility that the mastermind is among the new recruits or that there is an undercover agent among the new recruits seems to have become greater.

If the other party knew of my habit of exercising outdoors, and judged that I would not return directly to Mondstadt, but would stop to exercise along the way, then the time difference could be explained.

The next morning, Wang Chen tried hard to recall the names of the new recruits he saw from the air that day. He compiled a list and quietly handed it to Kaiya, asking him to investigate.

Although Wendy said that the murderer who killed him had left Mond, he still joined the search for the chief instructor with the mentality of giving it a try.

By evening, after two days of searching with all the might of the Knights, they still hadn't found the Chief Instructor or the Black Sword.

"If it weren't for the 'Autumnal Equinox Fire', maybe..." Lisa said.

Mondstadt used to be the city with the largest collection of books in the northern continent. Today, the library is only one-sixth of its size in its heyday because it was unfortunately burned down in the "Autumnal Equinox Fire" incident.

Even with her own private collection of banned books, she could not find any records of a sword that controlled the mind.

Kaiya's investigation of the new recruits also found nothing unusual.

It's completely deadlocked.

The Knights announced the cessation of the search and defined Wilbur Cobb's defection as a suspicious case. According to Wang Chen's description, the Black Sword was recorded in the book, and the responsibility was borne equally by Wilbur Cobb and Black Sword.

Only the Adventurer's Guild's commission board still has a commission to find Wilbur Cobb, and it will probably be up for a very long time.

The only good news is that Duke has woken up.

In addition to Xiao and Wang Chen, several other classmates with divine eyes also came to visit. Regardless of whether they were men or women, they all gave Wang Chen a feeling of being much more resolute.

"I believe the chief instructor." Duke said weakly after hearing the characterization of the chief instructor's behavior.

"Anyway, he's missing now and we may never see him again." Sharon had a cold opinion of the chief instructor.

Xiao said that Duke was cut by the sickle just to save Sharon, but Sharon did not feel like she was willing to marry him after being rescued by a hero. She just looked at Duke with a conflicted look.

Maybe it was because I had no feelings for him before, and it became a little awkward to get along with him after he was rescued.

After being apart for too long, Wang Chen felt a little bit unable to fit in, so he left the ward silently.

On the third day, there were still six days before Ying left for Liyue and eight days before he himself left for Liyue. Wang Chen prepared to resume his normal training rhythm.

However, when I passed by the Adventurer's Association in the morning, a voice came from behind me: "Young man, I have some information that may interest you. Do you want to listen to it?"

Wang Chen turned around suddenly, and the bearded uncle with a huge sword on his back looked at him with a smile.