At the dining table, Amber asked Lumine.
"Now that the dragon crisis has finally settled down, what are you planning to do next?"
"We'll probably leave Mondstadt and continue traveling across the Seven Nations, searching for clues about my sibling."
Amber seemed a little dejected.
Mu Yang, who looked so cold on the outside, had left before she had even gotten close to him.
And now, Lumine and Paimon, the good friends she had only just met, were preparing to leave as well.
She still felt a little sad.
"I see... so we'll have to part ways for now..."
Lumine comforted her.
"I'll miss everyone in the Knights of Favonius too."
Amber patted her cheeks and pulled herself together.
"It's okay. No matter where you go, as long as the wind can reach it, you'll always be a comrade of the Knights of Favonius—the Honorary Knight."
Sob, sob, sob, little angel Amber was too sweet.
Could we take Amber home with us?
I'll take Acting Grand Master Jean.
Kid, I know exactly where you're planning to put those hands.
Lumine smiled. "I'll come back to visit you often."
"And..."
Amber looked puzzled. "And?"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged glances.
They looked a little embarrassed.
Paimon spoke timidly.
"The two of us ate all our travel funds, so we'll probably have to stay in Mondstadt City for a while and do commissions..."
Amber could not hold back her laughter. "Pfft, hahahaha..."
"Then eat as much as you want this meal. There's still a celebration banquet later, hahaha."
They spent a relaxing time over their meal...
Before the celebration banquet, there was still one important matter.
They had to return the Lyre of Winds.
The two said goodbye to Amber.
Then headed for the Cathedral of Favonius.
Meanwhile, Mu Yang.
After leaving Mondstadt,
he did not return directly to Yilong Port.
Instead, he came to Wangshu Inn.
Although Lumine would still need many days to slowly make her way over to Liyue,
Liyue was, after all, the main battlefield.
He needed to familiarize himself with the character relationships first.
And consider how to gain Popularity Points to the greatest extent possible
without stealing too much of Lumine's spotlight.
Being a babysitter would certainly be easy.
But then her journey would lose its meaning.
Mu Yang walked up to the second floor of Wangshu Inn.
He needed somewhere quiet to sort through his thoughts.
His identity was still not clear enough.
Mu Yang could write his own identity and experiences.
But the world of Teyvat would fill in the details
and the corresponding relationships based on Mu Yang's settings.
For example:
According to the most basic setting,
Mu Yang should have spent most of his time guarding the Sword Pool.
After adding the setting of "Rich Guy,"
the world had adjusted it into this:
He would occasionally descend the mountain to uphold justice,
taking on mercenary-like work to earn money.
Only after accumulating wealth over so many years had he become a wealthy man.
At present, the only settings Mu Yang could confirm were:
"Rich Guy."
"Animal Affinity."
He was a friend of Fujin, Lingyuan, and the Medicine Master.
He had suppressed a god.
And his ending in the story quest.
So Mu Yang was currently severely short on Popularity Points.
He needed to make more detailed descriptions.
Then run simulations.
During the simulations, he would be able to see the world of Teyvat's detailed adjustments.
As he climbed the stairs,
Mu Yang did not feel any familiarity with Wangshu Inn.
Unlike that mountain path in Yilong Port,
which he could walk with his eyes closed.
Perhaps he did not visit this place often in his settings.
He also wondered whether Xiao recognized him.
Mu Yang walked up to Fildeth.
"Boss, give me a quiet guest room."
Fildeth was briefly stunned after hearing him.
"What's wrong?" Mu Yang asked.
Fildeth smiled and waved her hand.
"It's nothing, nothing. It's just that many people call me the proprietress."
"You have a good eye, sir."
"How long will you be staying?"
Mu Yang thought for a moment.
"I'll stay for a month first."
After paying the Mora,
Mu Yang said to Fildeth again,
"Have the chef make two house specialties and bring them to the rooftop."
When Fildeth heard that Mu Yang wanted to go to the rooftop,
she gave him another scrutinizing look.
"The rooftop? Sure thing."
Mu Yang went up to the rooftop terrace.
It was much larger than it looked in the game.
Still, it could only fit two tables.
Ordinary people did not seem to come up here to eat.
Before long, Yanxiao brought up the prepared dishes.
There were Golden Shrimp Balls, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall,
and Almond Tofu.
"Please enjoy your meal, you two."
Mu Yang looked confused. "Two?"
Wasn't he the only one here?
Yanxiao was also startled, then said awkwardly,
"Did I misunderstand?"
"From your bearing, you resemble that handsome young man of short stature."
"The boss also agreed to let you come up to the rooftop, so I thought..."
Only then did Mu Yang understand why Fildeth had scrutinized him earlier.
So this rooftop was not somewhere ordinary people could come.
That made sense. She knew Xiao's identity.
Naturally, she also knew ordinary people should not get too close to Xiao.
So that was what Yanxiao had thought too.
No wonder the portions for two were so generous.
He had even specifically made Almond Tofu.
Mu Yang told Yanxiao not to worry about it.
Only then did Yanxiao leave in relief.
The moment Yanxiao left,
Xiao appeared directly.
He sat beside Mu Yang, right in front of the Almond Tofu.
"You rarely come this far. Is there something important?"
Mu Yang was full of question marks.
Meow, meow, meow?
What were you talking about?
It seemed that after the adjustment, Xiao knew him.
But no matter how Mu Yang tried to remember,
all he had were impressions from Genshin Impact.
There were no memories of the two spending time together.
Mu Yang decided to start making things up.
"Sorry, my memories are often confused. It seems I've forgotten many things..."
Xiao's brows furrowed slightly.
His eyes dimmed at once.
Then, as if he remembered something,
his brow relaxed.
"Some things are better left forgotten."
After saying that, he rose to leave.
Mu Yang hurriedly grabbed him.
He pointed at the Almond Tofu on the table.
"That chef was talking about you just now, wasn't he? That dish was made for you."
"I can't finish this much food by myself."
Xiao hesitated for a while.
In the end, he sat down, finished the Almond Tofu, and only then left.
Mu Yang also ate and drank his fill.
He returned to the quiet guest room he had just booked.
After thinking it over carefully,
his impressions of the Liyue characters still came from the game.
They were knowledge Mu Yang had originally possessed.
They had nothing to do with his settings.
Could it be that he had never interacted with them at all?
Liyue Harbor might be a little far away.
Gaming was from Chenyu Vale, so that should have been close enough.
Yet he did not seem to have interacted with him either.
The deepest impression he had was only of the blacksmith in Yilong Port.
Every time Mu Yang went out to earn money,
he would buy a sword from him.
The system suddenly popped up.
"I told you, you were hurting yourself eight hundred. Did you think I was joking?"
Mu Yang: "I refuse to believe it. How many Popularity Points are still needed for the first simulation?"
System: "About five days' worth."
Mu Yang thought for a moment.
Since there was nothing to do these next few days,
while waiting for his Popularity Points to rise,
he might as well browse the Blue Planet forums.
See whether the players had come up with anything involving him.
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