Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

After Jack finished explaining the situation, Ying helplessly put her hands on her hips.

We can't just leave him alone. After all, Jack is just a newcomer. If we leave him alone and let him go, you can imagine what the outcome will be.

It's all possible for it to be hung up by a Hilichurl and smoked into cured meat, thrown into a pot and boiled into stew, or sliced ​​up by the famous gourmet Hannibal and eaten for its essence.

After Paimon and Sparkle agreed to Jack's request, Paimon looked at Wendy and sought her opinion.

"Wendy, are you coming?"

Wendy didn't answer immediately, but instead pretended to have a headache.

"Well... um..."

Although he admired Stanley more, Jack also knew of Wendymond's title as the city's number one bard—no, number one drunkard—so he immediately offered his reward.

"Two years ago, I asked someone to get me a bottle of rare and precious wine. If you can help me find the magical artifact, the wine is yours!"

Upon hearing that there was alcohol to drink, Wendy seemed to sprout cat ears on her head, and immediately agreed with a mixture of excitement and wariness.

"Dadaupa Valley, right?! Let's not delay, let's set off now!"

After saying that, Wendy looked at Courteney, who was eavesdropping.

Noticing the gaze, Courteney packed her luggage and immediately followed.

Just as everyone was discussing the route, Courtney looked in the direction of the exit of the ruins and noticed a familiar figure.

(Hmm? It looks like someone's there... Is it Stanley? What's he doing hiding behind the wall...?)

Just as Courtney was about to call out the other person's name, Wendy said, "Courtney, hurry up, or I'll leave you behind."

"Ah—wait for me!"

......

Arriving at Dadaupa Valley, the village of Hilichurls, the group began searching for the "Sword of Brilliant Courage" and the "Shield of Radiant Will."

Paimon furtively looked around and gazed toward a small hut nestled in the hills.

"Could those Hilichurls over there be holding a ceremony? Could it be that there's something they want to offer as a sacrifice in that pile of things?"

Wendy followed Paimon's gaze, activated her elemental vision, and discovered the pile of things.

Looking at the sword stuck in the tattered materials, Wendy said with certainty, "There's no mistake! It's the 'Sword of Glorious Courage'."

After "inviting" the Hilichurl to leave the hut, everyone looked at the old and ordinary sword and fell silent.

Wendy turned around and said seriously, "Look, the 'Sword of Glorious Courage'!"

Paimon, speechless, began to complain.

"No way? It's just an ordinary old sword! Why would Hilichurls worship something like this?"

After Paimon raised the question, Wendy thought to herself, "(Perhaps someone just threw the sword into the pile of spoils that the Hilichurls were already worshipping...)"

Looking at the sword, Jack felt very disappointed.

"This...this is so old! And...how should I put it, it's so ordinary it's speechless..."

Seeing that Jack was about to give up, Wendy began to explain in a serious tone.

“No, Jack, have you ever seen the Wind Crystal Butterflies fluttering outside Mondstadt? These butterflies are inconspicuous during the day, but they become dazzling in the dark of night, like flying jewels. Isn’t courage the same? People who have always had smooth sailing don’t understand its value, but when you are in dire straits, courage is the only light that makes you fight and get out of the predicament.”

After listening to Wendy's explanation, Ying admitted that she almost believed it.

After hearing Wendy's explanation, Courteney was so convinced that she began to imagine a great image of Barbatos in her mind.

(As expected of Lord Barbatos! He was able to discern the true meaning of this sword from its appearance! Truly remarkable.)

Jack was also swayed by Wendy's words, and mustered up his courage to cheer up.

"You...you're absolutely right! That's exactly it, this must be the 'Sword of Glorious Courage'!"

After saying that, Jack drew the "Sword of Brilliant Courage".

Seeing this, Courtney also began to observe curiously.

Just then, Courtney's nose twitched, she detected a familiar scent, and looked outside.

"—Huh? Mr. Stanley, what are you doing here?"

After Courtney discovered him, Stanley hurriedly left.

Wendy followed Courtney's gaze and spotted Stanley as well.

“Stanley? What’s he doing here?”

Paimon followed Wendy's gaze and said with a puzzled look, "He looks a little strange..."

Just as everyone was wondering why Stanley was there, Jack sheathed his sword and looked at them.

"What happened? Why did you suddenly stop?"

Wendy, who had guessed what was going on, waved her hand and said, "Nothing, just a 'Treasure Weasel' that scatters gold coins ran by."

"What? Where is it! I want to see it too!"

Seeing that Jack wanted to add more work to her schedule, Wendy quickly changed the subject.

"Didn't you come here to find the magical artifact? Then don't bother looking."

After saying that, Wendy led the way in search of the "Shield of the Radiant Will".

Activating Elemental Sight and following the trail, Venti found a Hilichurl using a barrel lid as a shield.

"Behold, the Shield of Radiant Will!"

Following Wendy's gaze, Paimon put his hands on his hips and frowned, saying, "Liar! That's just an ordinary wooden plank! It's tattered and has barrel hoops on it! Who would use something like that as a shield?"

Jack looked at the shield with suspicion and chimed in, "And there are wine stains on it... like it was just ripped off a wine barrel..."

Seeing that neither the person nor the flying object believed it, Wendy patted her chest and solemnly assured them.

"But according to my bard's intuition, this is the 'Shield of Radiant Will.' Warriors take pride in their scars, and so do shields. The more intact a shield is, the further it has been from the battlefield. Isn't the wear and tear of a shield proof of its many battles fought? Even with a broken body, one must fight to the last moment on the battlefield, until the last drop of blood is shed. Isn't such will precious?"

Seeing Wendy spouting nonsense with a straight face, Ying was speechless. She gave him a thumbs up and uttered four words of criticism.

"As expected of you."

Courtney mistakenly thought that Ying was genuinely praising Wendy, so she gave a thumbs up and said, "As expected of Wendy's teacher!"

Paimon was also fooled and agreed.

"That's true... there's no such thing as a completely clean shield... so... let's try to ask it if it can transfer the 'Shield of Radiant Will' to us?"

Paimon cautiously approached the little Hilichurl and tentatively waved to greet it.

"Hello, Mr. Hilichurl?"