Collapse, survive

Fang Jie thought, 'With one companion unconscious and the others—referring to Fang Jie, Ling, and Yae Sakura—missing, is there a better solution than having a few children play games together?'

This is the amazing wisdom of March 7th. What could be a better way to get information than asking children in an unfamiliar place?

This event is also recorded in "Genshin Impact: The Seven Stars of Liyue - Ningguang's Story".

"They each had a companion who was unconscious? Who?"

Fang Jie suddenly realized something was wrong and asked Xi'er.

"That little gray-haired guy, it's said that Sambo did it. Sambo also had a black eye and a swollen face. They must have had a fight."

Seele didn't care at all whether Sambo lived or died, since he had actually smuggled a Silvermane Iron Guard officer this time.

Fang Jie didn't quite understand what had happened, but Xing was obviously still there. Had Sangbo still drugged the cute star core essence?

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Whatever happened, he convinced himself that instead of guessing, he should ask March 7th.

In exchange—

Despicable adults, unite!

"Ouch~"

On March 7th, she was suddenly hit by a snowball. It wasn't a big one, but it happened so suddenly... She turned around dumbfounded and saw Fang Jie winking and gesturing towards a certain spot.

"!"

March 7th's eyes widened immediately. "You're so despicable, I like it."

Hey Hey……

On March 7th, I tiptoed over, and sure enough—

"Got you, Hook!"

I caught Hook!

On the seventh day of the third month, I smiled broadly and was very happy.

"How...how could this be? You look so silly, but you're actually a master of hide-and-seek!"

Hook was terrified, but according to the rules of the underworld, a bet must be accepted. He walked out of his hiding place, dejected, and croaked.

There is still hope. The rest is up to you, members of the Mole Party.

Then Hook saw this side and asked curiously, "Hello, Sister Seele, and hello, strange strangers."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "Hello, Hook, I'm not a strange stranger, I'm a despicable stranger."

Xi'er looked at Fang Jie with disdain, and Ling also looked at him with disdain.

"Hello, you despicable stranger."

Hooker believed it, she believed it.

No, not really.

"Hmph, do you think Hook would be so obedient? You adults are being unreasonable. Hook has known for a long time that adults can't be trusted."

Hooker raised his head with great imposing presence:

"I'm the leader of the Mole Party, even Seele can't argue with me!"

Xi'er?

Seele had no objection.

She responded to her gaze with an annoyance: "What are you looking at? Don't underestimate Hook just because she's a child. She understands a lot of things."

"That's it."

Hooker became even more assertive: "For example, adults always like to fool Hooker with 'truths they'll understand when they grow up,' but adults actually have many more 'truths they've forgotten when they grow up.' If you don't believe me, just compare with Hooker!"

Overwhelming power.

Can you win?

Fang Jie conceded defeat: "Hook, you're right."

She then became Seele.

Seele looked at Fang Jie with disdain, who didn't even dare to compete with a child and immediately admitted defeat—at least I competed with him.

Fang Jie returned the look with his eyes—

"Because we've all 'grown up,' adults can't beat children."

'There's no way we can win, understand?'

Breathing in the air thick with the smells of rust and dust from the lower levels, Fang Jie, now a loser, crouched down to the level of the victor, offering the customary price:

"So, Lord Hook, you've won. What gift do you want?"

"You're quite wise to call me Lord Black Hook, knowing to surrender in time. Tell me your name first."

"Fang Jie, from the outside world, Lord Hook in the pitch black."

"Okay, I'll remember. The outside world, what do you have? I want it all... Never mind, you should go find your old... Sister Natasha. Your companion, that sister, is unconscious."

"She's just asleep."

"You're lying. Don't think Hook is so easy to fool. Hurry up and leave, the clinic is right there."

"Does Hook want nothing at all?"

"Yes, that's true. This breaks the rules of the Mole Party. So answer me honestly—Fang Jie, you're from the outside world. In the outside world, are the roofs very, very big?"

"..."

Fang Jie thought about it carefully for a moment and nodded:

"Yes, Hook, it's a very big, very big roof."

"As expected, Hook knew it!"

Hook was beaming with pride.

"Call me Lord Black Hook!"

“Hook, he’s lying to you. That’s not called a roof, it’s called the sky.”

Fang Jie ignored the silent Xi'er and looked at March 7, who finally realized who had come. She also exposed Fang Jie for lying to a child, a shameful adult.

Fang Jie didn't argue: "Why is it just you? Where are Sanyue, Danheng, and Xingbao?"

"Xingbao? Ugh, what a childish name. I'll call her that next time."

March 7th said she was alright, “She was unconscious. I told her she shouldn’t have looked at the things on Sambo’s body, because that’s the Masked Fool. She insisted on opening the box, and then she just fainted with a ‘bang’.”

This happened after looting—or rather, after defeating monsters and collecting loot—when Xing, who was inspecting his spoils along the way, discovered a treasure box. Upon opening it, he was met with a 'treasure chest monster,' and the negative impact this had on the child was immeasurable.

"As for Danheng, he left with Sambo, and that Jepard, I don't know where he went. I'm staying here to take care of Xingbao."

So, this is your...care?

Fang Jie glanced at Hook, who was somewhat dejected at failing to play hide-and-seek, but was also very happy to have defeated the new adult and learned that the roof was really big.

What nonsense about the sky? It's all a lie. She trusted Fang Jie completely. Going to the clinic behind her companions' backs was what an adult should do, not hanging out with the mole gang.

In short, Fang Jie gave a look to the adorable but distrusted March 7th. Please translate what he meant by "take care of her".

"Hey, let me explain. Wasn't Danheng taken away by that Sangbo? I searched everywhere but couldn't find him. I just happened to run into these kids who said they knew where he was."

March 7th, speaking with great conviction:

"But they said that if you want to know, you have to join some kind of 'Mole Party,' and to join the Mole Party, you have to play games together, and only by winning can you prove my strength... Do you understand now?"

I have fully understood the solution.

"Then you continue. I'll take Yae Sakura to see a doctor too. Goodbye, Hook."

Goodbye, Fang Jie.

Seele wasn't impatient. After learning that Fang Jie was also an alien, and that there was also Hook... she was surprisingly patient. Fang Jie didn't linger for long and caught up with her.

I feel like my liking for you has increased, but the atmosphere has become a bit more silent.

"Sambo has really done a lot of evil deeds. It turns out he can't escape responsibility for this either. Di Huo already has a lot of troubles to deal with, and he still has to add to the chaos at this time."

Seele couldn't find a topic to talk about, and that's when she learned how Star Core Spirit had fallen into a coma—it was all Sambo's fault.

She kept criticizing Sambo, which showed that Seele had a good impression of him. They had arrived.

Natasha's clinic wasn't large; the room contained a hospital bed, a few tables and chairs, and cabinets for storing medicines. It looked excessively simple, yet it provided medical care for the lower district.

The room was warmer than outside; a fireplace with geothermal heating was a must-have in every household. When Seele pushed open the door, Natasha, who was taking care of the patient, also noticed the visitor.

"Seele, is something the matter?"

“I brought some people with me, including patients, who were also outsiders.”

Seele finished explaining the situation in a natural manner, without discussing the supplies she was escorting.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

"I understand, go ahead and get busy."

Natasha smiled gently and looked at Fang Jie and his group: "Hello."

To be honest, Natasha is a beauty.

Needless to say, she has a slender figure; there are very few women with poor figures who can catch his eye.

Fang Jie's aesthetic standards are increasingly leaning towards the 'inhuman' standard, but even so, Natasha is by no means inferior to humans, and more importantly, her temperament is quite special.

It is quite gentle and sacred.

This is rare in the upper area, and only Pera can feel it, mainly because Pera's face is too round, giving her a naturally rounded look.

"Hello, Ms. Natasha."

Fang Jie glanced at Ling's expression and, seeing that she didn't react to this demeanor and had remained quiet the whole way, asked frankly, "I heard Xingbao is here too?"

"Xingbao? Is she also one of your companions? She's fine and will wake up soon."

Natasha described the patient's condition, which wasn't an injury or illness, but rather Sambo's specially made... self-defense smoke bomb.

Compared to Xing, she glanced at Ling, not regarding her as a 'mecha' type of floating object. She could sense its life force; it must be some kind of cosmic race.

The child is so young, and seems to be in a bad mood.

And there's the bell carrying...

Does this patient need care?

Natasha asked.

Fang Jie didn't stand on ceremony: "Thank you for your trouble."

Both he and Rin could understand Yae Sakura's condition. Her vital signs were all normal, and she was extremely healthy, but she just wouldn't wake up, and they didn't know how much longer she would sleep.

Natasha took out what looked like rudimentary medical equipment and examined Yae Sakura, reaching a similar conclusion.

"She's not unconscious, she's perfectly fine, she's just... asleep."

Natasha's droopy eyebrows are, in some ways, more difficult to manage than her illness.

Perhaps it's because I'm not skilled enough, or perhaps my medical skills are incompatible with aliens.

"I'm sorry, but if you don't mind, you can let her rest here and observe her for a while. I will do my best to take good care of her."

Fang Jie glanced at Ling and said without any politeness, "Then thank you very much."

The place where Bell is is both the safest and the most unsafe. He doesn't want to keep her in the upper district. Who knows if Cocolia will have some amazing wisdom again?

Anyway, Fang Jie had already told her frankly that she could do whatever she wanted, including mess with the star core, but she should consider whether she could actually become a messenger.

Come on, she can't even beat a Star Core Essence that has gone into overdrive.

Speaking of Star Core Essence...

"The black... sun... must not fall..."

I heard her muttering.

Did she speak?