Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 25 Olaf, frozen for 3 years

After explaining to the traveler how he met Xiangling, Huiyuan asked.

"Xiangling, is the ingredient you're looking for around here?"

Xiangling, hands on her hips, declared confidently, "I don't know!"

Paimon looked puzzled and started complaining about Xiangling.

"Then why did you suddenly run so far?"

"That's my style. If I decide what I'm going to make before I even start cooking, it's destined to be a dish without any surprises. Similarly, if I decide what I'm looking for before I even find it, it's also going to be a dish without any surprises."

Paimon scratched his head worriedly and said, "This is too crude..."

"Don't worry, that's how Wanmintang's signature dishes are made. Take a look around first, and I'll let you know if I see any ingredients I like."

After saying that, Xiangling ran off to find the ingredients.

Paimon watched Xiangling leave, then looked at Huiyuan. Seeing Paimon's worry, Huiyuan comforted him.

"Little Paimon, don't worry. Xiangling is a great cook, there won't be any problems."

The group walked up the road, searching for ingredients with Xiangling.

"Dudu Lotus... Squirrel... Dudu Lotus... Frog... Dandelion..."

As Paimon walked, he called out the names of the things around him that looked edible.

"Look, look! There are so many lotus pods over there, and they're all so fresh! Lotus seeds and meat...maybe that would be a good combination!"

After everyone collected a few lotus pods, Xiangling said.

"These are enough. Don't collect them all, or the lotus pods here will become extinct. Hmm... since we're already in Liyue, let's go check it out on the way. There might be other good stuff there."

Paimon muttered about the ingredients he had seen along the way, but none of them were what Xiangling wanted.

"Little lamp wick... pine cone... little lamp wick... little... it's a trick flower! Help!"

Paimon and Ying were collecting these plants along the way, but they were attacked by a lizard disguised as a small lampwort.

Just as Huiyuan was about to go and help, Xiangling beat her to it and knocked Pianpianhua to the ground.

"Wind Blade!"

Ying used the wind element in combat and gradually became more proficient. After a period of adventure, her power gradually recovered a little.

"Let me see Master's marksmanship!"

Xiangling leaped up and launched her spear downwards like an arrow, pinning the Deceitful Flower to the ground, leaving it completely helpless.

After delivering the final blow, Ying took the Deception Flower Secret and Xiangling said.

"Hmm... should I try using nectar? It seems like it would taste great with meat, but it doesn't feel like the ingredient I'm looking for. I'll look around some more."

Continuing onward, Paimon found an ingredient he had never seen before.

Xiangling leaned closer for a look and exclaimed, "Ah, this is Jueyun Pepper!"

"That sounds cute."

Paimon stomped his feet excitedly, thinking it was some kind of sweet fruit.

Seeing that Paimeng was eager to try, Xiangling began to explain.

"The name is quite cute, but the taste is very pungent. From what I've observed, Mondstadt people rarely eat spicy food, so this is perfect for them. Pick it, pick a few more."

The system would often pop up and chat with Huiyuan when Huiyuan had nothing to do.

A familiar, emotionally charged female mechanical voice appeared.

"Host. According to statistics, only 0.69% of Mondstadt's people like spicy food. 3.29% can tolerate eating spicy food. Barbara, a famous Mondstadt idol, is one of the few Mondstadt people who likes spicy food. Her favorite food is spicy dried anchovies."

"Sister Tongzi, what do you like to eat?"

"I am a super artificial intelligence created by a high-dimensional civilization, and I don't need to eat anything. If I had to say what I need to eat, I need planetary energy stones to maintain my operation. According to Fairy, the artificial intelligence of Zone Zero, I consume hundreds of millions of times more electricity than she does."

Paimon, seeing Huiyuan lost in thought, patted him and said, "Huiyuan, what are you daydreaming about? It's time to go."

"Oh, um. What were you talking about just now?"

"Speaking of ingredients, it feels like something's missing—a certain 'crackling' feeling. To beat Brock, I need some inspiration. Xiangling remembered there's a place she hasn't been to yet; she's sure to find what she's looking for there. Honestly, stop daydreaming next time! Let's go."

When the group arrived at the location, they found an injured man standing at the cave entrance. His name was Olaf, a hunter from Springvale, a middle-aged man with two cat ears.

Olaf was trembling all over, rubbing his hands together incessantly, his voice shaking.

"It's so...so cold..."

Xiangling said worriedly, "His body is so cold! We need to warm him up quickly! Miss Ying, I'll take care of him here. Why don't you go and prepare a delicious hot soup? I remember there was a Hilichurl camp on the way here, and there's probably a place there where you can make soup."

Xiangling used gentle fire elemental power to help Olaf maintain his body temperature as much as possible.

Just as Ying was about to leave, Huiyuan called out, "Come into my Chenge Pot."

After saying that, she pulled everyone into the Dust Song Pot. The cats, due to the maid robot's arrangement, did not come out to greet the guests. As if she had foreseen this, the maid robot had already prepared a bowl of hot radish and vegetable soup and brought it over.

The system must have issued the instruction in advance.

The maid robot, though called a robot, doesn't look like one at all. Apart from a slight imperfection in her voice, she's almost indistinguishable from a human.

"Please enjoy."

After thanking him, Olaf drank the warm soup.

"Ah...ah...much better. Thank you, this soup is delicious."

Ying asked in confusion, "How could it be frozen like this?"

Olaf looked at Luminous and explained, "I was chasing a wild boar for a long time, and it escaped into the underground ruins next to us. After chasing it in, I encountered a very large frozen tree. I was frozen stiff, and after I regained consciousness, I ran out, but I couldn't muster any strength when I got here."

Olaf rubbed his forehead, looking troubled, and Xiangling asked him curiously.

"A freeze tree? A tree that can attack people?"

"Yes, I had only heard about it from others before, this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

Xiangling suddenly had a burst of inspiration.

"It might taste delicious!"

Ying looked at Xiangling with shock and curiosity.

"You can even connect this to food?"

"This is it! The perfect ingredient, it's bound to taste amazing!"

Paimon looked at Olaf's frostbite marks and wounds and spoke in fear.

"Calm down, is it really safe to eat such a ferocious plant?"

"How will we know if we don't try? Mr. Huiyuan, let's set off!"

After releasing Xiangling and the traveler from the Dust Song Pot, Olaf looked at Marta in the courtyard.

"That...that's...Annie?"

Curious, Huiyuan entered the courtyard and followed him with a puzzled look.

"Annie, what are you doing here? How did you grow up so much?"

Anne? Could Marta be his daughter? I remember in the story, Olaf was frozen and hibernated for three hundred years. She's Olaf's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather... I don't know how many times. Could it be that Marta was also frozen and hibernated until recently when she finally woke up?

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Publicly available intelligence

G = Completely powerless (Paimon's power)

F = Weak (Wild Boar Strength)

E = weak

D = Medium

C = Stronger

(Most ordinary people are at strength F to B)

B = Strong

A = Super Strong

S = Professional Level

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