Kujo Sara was in a bad mood, as her Thunder God deck failed to break through the encirclement and she couldn't experience the feeling of controlling Thunder God in the finals.

Shenzi seemed to be having a lot of fun, and her actions tended more towards creating drama, often using ridiculous movies as a scapegoat.

This made Sara furious. What kind of NTR is this?! That's not how you use the title, General Raiden!

Yae no Miko didn't expect to win with this strategy, since Xin Hai, whom she wanted to play against, wasn't participating.

The final champion of this competition was not Klee, but the Great Tree King, which was somewhat unexpected. Klee actually lost!

After the Seven Saints Summoning Tournament, a new story begins. In September, Lin Qiu's new book was released as an animated film—The Desert Book is Here.

This was unexpected, because according to last year's situation, shouldn't Lin Qiufa's story be a summer story in August or September?

Forget about going to an island with Klee this time, how did we end up in such a water-scarce place? Is this part of the murder of Navelette?

Well, Lin Qiu definitely has to write the summer story on March 3.8th, because it's very important.

Summer stories are actually all a bit prophetic. 3.8 tells the story of a pure water spirit turning into a human, which had to be written before Fontainebleau.

The reason I chose to write about the desert first is because Yingmei has already planned to go on a desert adventure.

For Yingmei's sake and for Jiede's sake, Lin Qiu planned to release some of the Desert Book first, so that if Yingmei went to the desert and met Jiede and the others, it would be better to avoid tragedy.

The Desert Book—Golden Dreamland, this is the first chapter of the Desert Book, the opening story.

The story is about a traveler who comes to the village of Aru in the desert and meets a Mond man who happens to need the traveler's help.

Well, when the audience saw that the other person was a Mondstadt person, they realized something.

That is, the thing this Mondstadt person needs help with may not be a serious matter, but his shady business will likely lead to many other things.

I vaguely remember there was a Mondstadt person in the Layered Rock Abyss who just wanted to collect some stories, which led to a series of stories in the Layered Rock Abyss.

Bonifaz was a Mondstadt man who came to Mount Meru to do business. He was in a bit of trouble, so he tried to befriend the traveler to get his help.

"Bonifaz said, 'Then you two must also be familiar with the characteristics of us Mondstadt people, right?'"

He wanted to get to know each other better and build a closer relationship.

The traveler nodded: "He's a heavy drinker."

Wendy nodded in agreement, saying that there was absolutely nothing wrong with what she said; the travelers really understood us.

Bonifaz nodded in agreement: "Yeah!... But there are people who don't really like drinking. I heard that the one at Dawn Winery doesn't really like it... Well, whether you drink or not is a personal choice."

"By the way, what I wanted to say is that we Mondstadt people value 'freedom' the most."

"Freedom" is what Bonifacio really meant to describe the characteristics of Mondstadt people, almost leading the traveler astray.

Wendy continued drinking, saying, "Well said, my people, you're absolutely right."

No sooner had he finished praising than Bonifaz forgot the Mondstadt idiom.

"What was that saying again?"

[Traveler's advice: "Let it go with the wind!"]

I don't know which wind lord the traveler remembers; perhaps the influence of playing cards in the previous story hasn't completely faded.

Actually, it should be "following the wind's lead," as Bonifaz meant that he followed the wind's guidance all the way to the desert.

Then he accepted a commission from a scholar of the Order of the Church, whose name was Tirzad.

The commission was to provide material support and pack animals to help their archaeological team.

There was nothing wrong with that; they had always relied on the mongoose, a bird that looked rather silly, to deliver letters to each other.

But recently, for some reason, Bonifaz hasn't been receiving any letters from the Nightingale, so Bonifaz is a little worried and wants to send someone to find out what's going on.

His main concern was that if something happened to the scholar, his pack animal would also be doomed.

Chapter 753 "Seleus"

Speaking of this mail delivery communication, well, I have to give a shout-out to Qi Liangliang.

Look at other people, the sender has been dead for so long, and the letter still got delivered to you. So please choose "Komaha-ya" when sending mail.

If you can find a "Komaha-ya" shop in the desert.

It's a shame there are no "Komahoya" in the desert, but there are adventurers there!

And now, the most famous, most professional, and most hardworking adventurer in all of Teyvat is right in front of Bonifaz.

In the story, Bonifaz, after learning the traveler's identity, was not worried that the traveler would fail to complete the mission; he was more worried that the traveler would refuse his commission.

After all, the Traveler's reputation was too great, and the Traveler might not even look at a small request like his own. So he played the emotional card and launched the first attack.

"Ah, I knew it! A great hero is kind-hearted; of course he wouldn't stand by and watch someone die!"

Paimon: "We haven't agreed yet... and don't talk about death or anything like that, it's bad luck!"

[Bonifaz said dejectedly, "Ah... then I'll have to go back to town alone to submit my request to the Adventurers' Guild... By the time someone agrees to take my request, all four of them might be... sob sob..."]

That's a moral attack! But moral attacks aren't a good option for travelers; it's better to give her some money.

Because without morality, one cannot be kidnapped. So, to put it bluntly, maybe those four would already be dead by now, and there would be no need to pay the commission fee.

The travelers won't have to make another trip, which is great; let's just pretend they're already dead.

However, Bonifaz suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shifted the topic to 'money'.

[Bonifaz: "If they really run into trouble, that's when the Traveler, the true hero, will descend from the sky!"]

"Double the reward is in hand! This deal is a sure win!"

Double pay! Paimon's eyes lit up.

Well, it wasn't for the reward, but mainly because the traveler and Paimon were very ethical.

Moreover, they are kind-hearted and cannot bear to see others in distress. Hearing this news makes them feel uncomfortable and restless.

The missing person is dead? How could that be? As long as the body hasn't been found, the mission objective is still in a state of being either dead or alive.

It would be reasonable to at least observe and confirm, so the traveler accepted the commission.

Yingmei scratched her head. "Lin Qiu, what are you doing? Why did you write down my 'true colors'?"

I do have a tiny bit of greed, but that's just because Paimon eats a lot!

You're so rich, yet you don't even offer to help me support Paimon. When I travel, I still have to earn my own money to support this foodie.

Yingmei felt that Lin Qiu had 'tarnished' her image, but for the readers, the story was completely 'in line with the character's persona'.

Even Lanaro knew that 'violent funerals' could attract travelers, let alone ordinary people.

Even Lanaro, who knew nothing of temptation, understood it after observing the travelers for a while. It would be foolish for readers who have followed the story all the way to understand it as well.

The traveler is indeed moral and kind, and loves to meddle in other people's business, but she only meddles in things that are already happening in front of her.

She might help a merchant who has been attacked or is lost in the desert, but if it's a commission, talking about feelings would be too expensive.

Now that double the reward is within reach, the traveler naturally chooses to accept.

Bonifaz breathed a sigh of relief after the traveler accepted the commission:

"Great! This is fantastic! Now my Serius is saved!"

"Seleus" is the name of his pack animal, so what he's worried about isn't his partner or the contractor, but rather the loss of his pack animal.

However, he didn't only rent out "Seleus" as a pack animal; he only mentioned this one because he probably had a special affection for it.

He didn't even care much about his partner who had come all the way from Mondstadt to Sumeru; all he cared about was that "Seruus" would come back alive.

For a moment, it was unclear whether he liked "Seles" or just liked Seles, or whether he actually disliked Seles.

To say he liked it, he named the pack animal "Seleus," but he felt that this behavior was not exactly good.

He might say he doesn't like it, but he can ignore his partners and other pack animals, only worrying about the safety of this particular pack animal. It holds a very high place in his heart; it's a truly complicated feeling.

This name naturally caught the attention of readers.

"Seleus"? That name sounds so familiar...

Serius himself was reading a book at this moment, and he was so angry that his nose was practically crooked.

In the Mondstadt cinema, Kaiya plopped down next to him and said, "I might go on a 'business trip' to Sumeru later, and I'll help you film 'Selios' then."

Kaiya's smile was so gentle that someone unfamiliar with him would think he was genuinely kind.

Serius spat lightly, "I am the president of the Adventurers' Guild. How could I not know what a pack beast looks like?"

Isn't he just a big guy who looks clumsy and stupid?

And you said you were going on a business trip to Sumeru? Aren't you a cavalry captain? How come you're going farther than the adventurers from Mondstadt?

Seeing the worried expression on Bonifaz's face when he mentioned "Seleus" in the animation, Serius felt a strange emotion.

Does this thing really hate me? Naming this seemingly clumsy pack animal after me, is that really not intentional?

To be honest, although people often say I'm big and look physically strong, no one says I'm stupid!

With such a ridiculous name, Serius thought Bonifaz must hate him, but seeing the worried expression on Bonifaz's face in the animation didn't seem fake, making Serius unsure.

Honestly, you probably still hate me. If you don't, then the problem is even more serious...

What frustrated Serius the most was that he actually asked adventurers to find "Serius".

He's the president of the Adventurers' Guild! You named your pack animal that and then posted a quest for adventurers to find it? Isn't that just stirring up trouble?

What if the adventurer actually comes to Mondstadt and takes me there to find you?

Looking at it this way, Fontaine's laws are indeed advanced.

There is a law against naming pets "Funina".

If nothing unexpected happens, it's very likely that when Ms. Funina was out secretly petting the cat, she heard someone say things like, "Funina, stop," "Funina, don't bully the cat," or "Funina, shake hands."

Then, Fulina, who had sneaked away, stopped nervously and looked around for someone. Who was she supposed to shake hands with? When she looked, she found that someone was talking to a dog nearby.

Even her ahoge (cowlick) was furious; Ms. Funina pouted and stomped her feet!

From this day forward, no one is allowed to name their pet Fulina! Not even a dragon!

Chapter 754 A Handsome Older Man Appears

As the 'victim', Fryna and as the amusement-seekers, Kaeya and others reacted quickly, but most readers did not actually realize that there was anything wrong with the name "Seles".

After all, Serius didn't appear much; he only made a brief appearance in Kaeya's story, so it's normal not to remember him.

But it doesn't matter, the traveler knows her well; she's an adventurer, how could she not recognize the guild leader?

The traveler then asked, "Did Serius himself know about this?"

Seleuth said: Now I know.

[Bonifaz said awkwardly, "...Haha, it's okay, just don't tell him, then no one will know."]

Nobody knows... Readers can't help but laugh when they see this sentence.

What we love most when reading prophetic books is this kind of content; we enjoy reading about secrets that no one else knows.

The last time someone enjoyed such glory was the "clown" of the Fools, with his line, "At this moment, you have no audience."

A "don't laugh" challenge? That sounds interesting.

The story of "Winter Night Fool's Play" was initially considered cool and entertaining by ordinary readers.

But for the "clown," this story was actually crucial, at least in that it validated some of his conjectures, given that the "lady" was still alive.

At the time, the "clown" was actually quite satisfied, feeling that it was indeed a story after the "deal" with the prophet, it was very realistic, and the drawing was also handsome.

In reality, Bonifaz wasn't so satisfied. He was somewhat amused and exasperated, thinking that Serius would definitely find out now.

Seleuth did indeed learn of Bonifaz's naming behavior, but fortunately, Seleuth was a good person.

Although he was a little angry, he wasn't about to blacklist the other person.

As a big guy from Mondstadt, I'd probably just laugh it off after a couple of drinks.

Serius couldn't think of a way to retaliate; he had no idea and couldn't force others not to be named 'Serius'.

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