Landed Xumi: There is no problem with my numbers!

"Hehe, talk more often. It will motivate me more when I pay your bills!"

It was rare to hear such sincere recognition from one of his own guests. Walnut, who was a little tired from running, stopped where he was, put his hands on his hips and nodded with satisfaction.

"——Okay, it's almost time, let's go and see the results of this time."

"Tsk, what a pity that the Great Sage left right after taking the special snacks I gave him. Otherwise, maybe I could ask him to help and see if he could bring Qiqi here."

While muttering all kinds of strange ideas, he and Zhongli rushed to the competition venue ahead.

Even though they had a happy whole day playing in the snowy and icy environment, which was extremely rare in Liyue, she was also curious about what kind of ranking Ying and Paimon would get.

"Ah, Sister Beidou! Here, here! Are you here to see the snow too?"

"Hehe, although I knew that everyone from the Southern Cross would come to Mondstadt, I didn't expect to meet them here by chance!"

As the contestants returned one after another, the organizers were counting the number of marks at the workbench.

Xiangling looked at the black-haired woman wearing an eye patch in front of her and greeted her with some surprise.

"Ha, after all, we've been running around Inazuma for too long. All we've seen all day is thunderstorms and rain. I promised to take the sailors for a change of pace, and it would be bad to break that promise."

"It's a shame the fleet's application for the tournament wasn't approved, but it's nice to be able to come here and see Mondstadt's most elite adventurers."

I originally wanted to apply for a martial arts competition with the Knights of Favonius, but unfortunately it was not approved because the "theme did not match".

I heard that those who can come to explore the snow-capped mountains this time are the most elite adventurers. Beidou also wants to see if there are any heroes in Mond who can conquer the snow-capped mountains without relying on the Eye of God.

"Oh, yes, look at my memory."

"I almost forgot to introduce you to the new member of the fleet. There's a talented guy on board named Manye, from Inazuma's side. He was very helpful in getting the fleet through those thunderstorms."

"Ah, I know! Everyone said that you, Beidou, really like this helper. Take me with you to meet him later."

"——Mark statistics are complete, and the results will be announced next!"

“—Ah! Here it comes!”

"Sister Beidou, come with me to see the final results. I have a feeling Ying and the others will do well this time!"

As they chatted, the results of today's schedule finally came out. Xiangling pulled Beidou aside and introduced her to this good friend she knew.

"—Champions, Traveler Squad!"

"—He's so far ahead, truly worthy of being the honorable knight praised by the acting captain!"

At the statistics counter, the staff looked at the number of marks, which was at least equal to the total number of all the remaining people, and for a moment they didn't even know how to praise it.

I never imagined that someone would have such a talent for finding treasure chests. They had hidden those treasure chests very cleverly, but the travelers in front of me could find them so easily.

"Congratulations! The association's awards will be presented later. If you're interested, you can also participate in further exploration deep within the snowy mountains!"

They offered their congratulations enthusiastically, but the staff noticed that the winner in front of them seemed a little worried.

"Excuse me, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, nothing. It's just that can you sense any strange aura from me?"

"Strange smell? No, you look healthy."

Although I didn't know why he asked this, I still called the doctor over. After reaching a conclusion, the staff member gave a somewhat strange answer.

"That's good, I'm probably just worrying too much."

He heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that the rewards in that treasure chest were a bit too rich. If it were an equal exchange, the price he would pay wouldn't be too low.

I shook my head, thinking that I was just thinking too much.

Other things are easy to deal with, but the abyss monsters have disappeared for so long.

Unless someone in the place he was headed could sense the aura of the Abyss on him and hated it, this would be a pure profit no matter how he looked at it.

Chapter 455 Lin Feng: Come out, Ms. Alechino, you don’t want to attack me here

"——Ying, here!"

"——I just told Sister Beidou that you will definitely be the champion in this challenge!"

At the front of the audience area, Xiangling, who had been waiting there for a long time, and Beidou, who was holding her side, greeted Ying and Paimon who were leaving the podium, their faces full of pride in their friends' good results.

She had caught up with the good opportunity of the large number of tourists during the Wind Flower Festival. She had recently met many culinary masters from Mondstadt.

Although she regretted not being able to taste the dragon meat she had always dreamed of, Xiangling felt that she was able to make such great progress in Mondstadt in large part because Ying had accompanied her on her travels between Liyue and Mondstadt, collecting many special ingredients.

"Ha, I didn't expect the competition to be so fierce. This trip was definitely a good one!"

"To be able to explore in this extreme environment for so long without the Eye of God, Mond seems to have quite a few skilled players!"

Walking out from behind Xiangling, I was originally very curious about what the friend who could make Xiangling praise me so much would look like.

Beidou, fully aware of the coldness of this snowy mountain, looked at Ying and Paimon in front of him with some interest:

"---Please introduce yourself, everyone. I'm the captain of the Southern Cross Fleet. The crew usually calls me Big Sister Beidou."

"Xiangling has told me a lot about your affairs. Since you are also traveling to different countries, are you interested in working on our ship for a while?"

"You can rest assured to ask Xiangling about the salary. Everything is easy to deal with for capable crew members."

Xiangling also worked on the ship for a while when she was just starting out, and that was how she and Xiangling became familiar with each other.

As soon as they met, he felt that the physique of the blonde girl in front of him was extraordinary. Beidou has always had a good impression of such experts who do not have the Eye of God but are not inferior to those who possess the Eye of God.

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"Um, the Southern Cross Fleet? I seem to have heard of it when I was in Liyue. Although you, Xiangling, introduced it to me, I didn't expect to actually see it in Mondstadt."

"But this seems to be a very famous armed fleet in Liyue, right? Why did they invite Paimon and Ying to join them as soon as they met?"

I have been traveling for so long, but I have never seen anyone who sends a job application as soon as they meet me.

Although Paimon approved of the other party's vision, looking at the young woman in front of her who was very familiar with Xiangling and was arm in arm with her, she still felt that this Beidou leader was a little different from the captain she normally imagined.

"Haha, the fleet always welcomes capable crew members. You are the famous honorary knights of Mondstadt, and you even captured the executor of Winter Solstice in Liyue.

Not only Xiangling, but Ningguang even praised you guys to me."

Although when she first heard that someone had captured the executor, she asked Ningguang who she was, but Ningguang refused to tell her.

But who knew that the guy who was caught had a different way of thinking. Not only did he not keep silent about being defeated, but after he was released from prison, he praised his opponent at that time and said that he would definitely fight him again if he had the chance.

This is when rumors spread that a blond traveler had defeated the Fatui Executor.

"Hmm, so that's how it is? How many people did that 'Young Master' tell this to?"

"While it's true that Ying and I are traveling, Ying still needs to find her brother, so if there are any short-term commissions, I might be able to take them, but becoming a crew member would probably be difficult."

I glanced at Ying next to me and confirmed that she was also confused by this sudden invitation.

Because the development of this meeting was too unexpected, Paimon couldn't help scratching his head, thinking that Captain Beidou might have some special hobby of collecting crew members?

"Ha, that's a pity, but our fleet can go to many places that ordinary people can't go, even the islands of Inazuma that are not allowed to be visited by ordinary people."

"Sister Beidou!"

"Oh, sorry, I forgot, we are a legal fleet."

For the moment, I ignored the fact that there was a wanted criminal from Inazuma on board, and that the fleet would sometimes ignore the so-called restrictions of the Inazuma officials and go to the islands to conduct transactions.

After all, a large part of the reason why the Southern Cross Fleet's income is so high is because they are sometimes not so "rules-abiding".

"Uh, is this what a legal fleet is like?! Although Ying and I have always been law-abiding, maybe there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future."

For a moment, I was shocked by Beidou's definition of a legal fleet.

Even so, Paimong thought about her and Ying's travel needs and suddenly felt that it wouldn't hurt to get to know this Beidou big sister.

"——Ying, Paimon! I heard that you are the champions. When I get back, I will treat you to a big meal to celebrate."

"Huh? Huh?! Wait! Could this be the legendary Big Dipper?"

He paused, thinking that he had always wanted to find an opportunity to meet Beidou, but the fleet was often away from home and he had very little time.

Seeing the person she was interested in in such an unexpected place, Kurumi wiped her eyes and decisively turned around.

"——Guest! Come and see! We've met a famous person!"

"——Come over and get to know me! Otherwise, there will be no chance next time!"

Hu Tao excitedly called out to the slow-moving Zhongli, and she also planned to take advantage of this chance encounter to let her guest get to know this legendary figure.

Nightfall, Mondstadt.

As one of the countries recognized as having the most livable climate, the temperature difference between day and night in Mond is not obvious.

Under the envious gazes of the Winter People, many Mondstadt people who love drinking chose to go to the tavern to have a few drinks in their free evenings.

Unlike Zhidong, who would be carried away the next morning if he fell drunk on the roadside,

For these Mond people, even if they drank too much and accidentally slept on the roadside all night, after being carried away by the Knights at noon the next day, the most they would do is sneeze a few times because of a sore neck.

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Sniffing the fragrance of flowers, walking through the colorful lights on the flowers that decorate the streets,

After a busy day, Ying looked at the golden bracelet on her wrist. Because of the intensive events, recalling everything that happened today still felt a little unreal:

——This is a secret treasure that can resist attacks from the god level. It is hard to imagine who can make such a thing.

This treasure, which is literally "priceless", was placed in a box that was discovered by chance. Although he has not suffered any loss at present, he still cannot think of the reason why the person who left the treasure box did so.

".Hey, I actually found such a big treasure chest. Big profit! Big profit!"

Paimon beside him was floating in the air, and from time to time he went into the Dust Song Pot to count the Mora and gems that were placed in the treasure chest.

Looking at Paimon's behavior, Ying thought about the activation conditions of this thing, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart:

——After some simple tests, it has been discovered that the strength of this thing in resisting attacks is proportional to the number of elemental gems it consumes.

As an item that can power many special devices, elemental gems are extremely valuable.

Although Paimon looked very excited now because he had found a lot of things in the treasure chest that could be used as "fuel", he would be in trouble if he got unlucky and had to withstand a few more attacks.

"No, I don't think so. It's impossible that after taking into account this gain, we will still lose money in the end."

"But if I'm really that unlucky, I might end up not even having to pay for Paimon's food."

He paused, and forced out the ominous premonition in his heart.

Thinking about how I had saved up enough Mora in Mondstadt and Liyue for such a long time, and finally lived a relaxed life where I could take on missions as the opportunity arose,

She thought it was unlikely that a single item would make him so poor that he couldn't afford to feed Paimon.

"Speaking of which, it should be soon."

"In two days, I will offer the wind flower to the wind god, and then ask him for clues about my brother.

I wonder if this god knows where I have a better chance of finding my brother."

I have been around Mondstadt for a long time and can roughly confirm that my brother is not here now.

A lot of fine wine had been sent to her, and she hoped to get more information from the God of Wind.

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Paimeng could feel the worry in the hearts of his companions, and he also knew that Ying had never given up the original purpose of the journey.

After circling the blonde girl twice in the air, Paimon clenched his fists and cheered Ying up:

"—Don't worry! I believe the Wind God must know some clues. Even if he doesn't have any specific information about your brother, he will definitely be able to provide some valuable information!"

"Worst case scenario, as long as we keep traveling and post missing person notices in every country, your brother will definitely come to see you after seeing them!"

Nowadays, if you walk a short distance in Mond, you can see several very obvious missing person notices, the density of which is comparable to the pigeons at the Mond bridge.

Paimeng felt that even if the method was a little stupid, as long as he persisted in it, there would definitely be good results in the end.

"Well, you're right, I won't give up."

"In any case, I have a feeling that my brother will meet me at the end of the journey and explain to me why he didn't come to see me."

Reorganize your mood and prepare to go to the next travel destination.

Without noticing that a figure in a windbreaker in the distance paused unnaturally, Ying returned to her residence with Paimon beside her.

The next day, near the Mondstadt city gate, opposite the Adventurer's Association office.

As the dedication ceremony approaches, residents have begun discussing in advance what this year's Wind Flower will be.