Aren't You Going to Do Your Part to Continue the Lawrence Family Bloodline?

"What business card? I don't have one. So Venti is more important to you than me? I'll remember this grudge."

"Hey, hey, hey, can you not be so ambiguous? That business card is just a reminder for me, it's a one-time use item. Using that business card can allow someone who has never been to the bar before to summon the bar themselves, and it can also remind me after they enter the bar." Chen Luo said as he handed a small card the size of a palm to Eula.

This thing was made by Chen Luo himself.

"Ahem... Well, since it's your kind intention, I'll accept it." After realizing what she had said, Eula also recalled the inappropriateness of her words and then remembered the scene of her drunken outburst yesterday.

If Eula hadn't used her ice-attribute power to force herself to calm down, her face would already be red.

"..." Chen Luo moved half a step away from Eula.

It's a bit cold next to Eula.

"That blonde girl from earlier... a blonde girl who didn't seem very old was accompanied by a flying mascot. Could she be the new Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius?"

"...That's right." Although Eula's method of changing the subject was clumsy, Chen Luo cooperated wholeheartedly.

"To become Honorary Knight of Mondstadt in such a short time since arriving Mondstadt. Sigh..." For some reason, Eula sighed.

"Alright, stop sighing. You're a guerrilla leader, aren't you? Can you lend a hand?"

"What kind of help?" Eula tilted her head.

"You might not believe it, but someone like me with no connections or job security seems to be unable to enter Mondstadt. Even that idiot Venti doesn't know to come to Mondstadt and summon me," Chen Luo said unhappily.

"Hahaha, you actually asked me for help with something like this? Don't you know that getting involved with me from the start will make it really hard to survive in Mondstadt? Seriously, you should have had that Honorary Knight take you in." Eula mocked Chen Luo's foolish move twice before sincerely advising him.

"What does it matter? We're friends, aren't we? You know how unreliable Venti is, so as my only friend in Mondstadt, shouldn't you show me around Mondstadt?" Chen Luo sincerely asked Eula.

"... Of course, as long as you don't mind the strange looks from other Mondstadt citizens when you're with me." Eula paused for a moment, then nodded.

"So you agree? Let's go."

"Sigh, walking with the offspring of sinners, I hope you can get used to it. Because Mondstadt's first impression of you is walking with me, and after this, you may be branded with my mark." Eula sighed.

How could Eula not know that Chen Luo had other ways to enter Mondstadt?

This Chen Luo...

"It would be my honor," Chen Luo said nonchalantly.

Chapter 150 Isn't this all for the sake of continuing the Lawrence Family bloodline?

Although Eula is considered a sinner of Mondstadt City, she is still the leader of a guerrilla squad.

With Eula as his guarantor, Chen Luo was naturally allowed to enter Mondstadt City.

Just like how Ying was able to enter the city so smoothly back then, it was naturally because the scout knight Amber brought her in. Although Amber was not the captain of the scout knights, she was the only scout knight in the entire Knights of Favonius, so the difference was not significant.

However, there was one drawback to coming in with Eula that wasn't really a flaw: the way people looked at them was really strange.

Is this the kind of look Eula has always been subjected to? It must be really tough on her. And most importantly, Chen Luo is only under secondary pressure, while Eula is under primary pressure.

No wonder Eula chose the position of Ranger Captain; fighting monsters is much easier than dealing with these city folks.

Chen Luo probably knew that if he appeared with Eula on his first appearance, it would inevitably make Chen Luo feel like he couldn't move an inch in Mondstadt City, since first impressions are very important.

However, Chen Luo didn't care.

What's the point of boosting the favorability of these Mondstadt overgrown children?

In Chen Luo's opinion, Liyue is the most suitable of the Seven Nations for Chen Luo to live in. At least that's the case among the three kingdoms that are currently open to the public.

It's not that Mondstadt bad, but with almost all of its main forces on Mondstadt with Grand Master Faruzan, it does feel a bit like a spoiled brat.

The fact that even something as simple as finding a cat requires the help of the acting group leader, Qin, shows just how outrageous that is.

Of course, this could also be attributed to Jean's dedication and the strong atmosphere of mutual assistance in Mondstadt City.

So it should at least be better than the current Inazuma.

In Inazuma, where the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree were implemented, those who followed the Tenryou Commission were seen as monstrous monsters by the people.

So Mondstadt isn't the worst; there are even worse ones.

This often makes Chen Luo wonder: what would happen if the protagonist's position were to change if the country he landed in was not Mondstadt but Snezhnaya?

"This is the Degel Restaurant. Before I entered your bar, it was the best restaurant in my mind, and of course, the only one that was open to me," Eula said, pointing to an open-air restaurant.

As mentioned before, there are three types of people around Eula: those who see her as an enemy, those who are her friends, and those who are her half-friends.

Chen Luo belongs to the second type, as does the scout knight Amber. The vast majority of people belong to the first type.

Sara, the waitress at the Degel Restaurant, falls into the third category, and can be considered a half-friend.

"I'm glad to hear you compliment my bar, but the way you're praising it feels a bit strange," Chen Luo said somewhat awkwardly.

"There's nothing I can do. I'm a descendant of Mondstadt sinners, so this is the simplest and easiest way to describe it. Besides, you should have already truly experienced what a real Mondstadt sinner is like on the way here, right? Those strange looks... You can still go find that Honorary Knight now," Eula said again.

"Hey, what are you saying? Do you think I'm the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it? Besides, didn't you notice that when we were walking together, they looked at me more than at you? That means I at least drew most of the attention for you. So I've got enough value." Chen Luo was quite proud of this.

"You... sigh, I lost to you." Eula sighed.

In Yura's opinion, Chen Luo is more straightforward than Amber.

Of course, this might also be because Chen Luo wouldn't be staying in Mondstadt City for long.

"Perhaps to those people, it's quite common for the descendants of sinners from Mondstadt City to come and go from Mondstadt City, but the fact that a fool is willing to accompany her makes it all the more special. If I hadn't joined the Knights of Favonius, someone might already be reporting to Knights of Favonius that Eula Lawrence has deceived a Traveler from a foreign land..." Eula said self-deprecatingly.

Is it really that outrageous?

"That's not outrageous at all," Eula said with a smile after shaking her head.

Being with Chen Luo always makes it hard to feel bad.

This is a consensus among almost all the bar's patrons.

"By the way, what exactly brought you to Mondstadt City? Was it just because of Venti's mission?" Eula asked casually.

"No, no, it's just because of Venti's mission request. I'd like to look for opportunities in Mondstadt's Knights of Favonius to see if I can learn alchemy or something like that."

Of course, Chen Luo did not intend to become too proficient in alchemy. In Chen Luo's view, Puppetry Arts was already enough to devote most of his energy to developing this secondary profession, so there was no time to become proficient in alchemy.

Oh no, mastery is no problem, there's Furniture Mastery there, reaching alchemy mastery isn't difficult at all.

Although Chen Luo's Furniture Mastery is impressive—he gains mastery of the corresponding items and skills by touching them—it also has a drawback: he cannot acquire mastery out of thin air.

When Chen Luo gets his hands on a sword, he can gain Swordsmanship Mastery. However, if Chen Luo never touched a sword, then even if he has Furniture Mastery, he cannot gain Swordsmanship Mastery proficiency out of thin air.

After Chen Luo came into contact with a sword, even if he didn't hold a sword in his hand but only a tree branch, Chen Luo could still use the tree branch to demonstrate his Swordsmanship Mastery.

"...If you had told me your purpose earlier, I would never have traveled with you. After all, if you want to learn alchemy, traveling with me will automatically increase the difficulty. The difficulty of a strange Traveler wanting to learn alchemy is not the same as that of a friend who is the descendant of a sinner from Mondstadt City." After hearing Chen Luo's words, Eula rubbed her forehead in distress.

Eula originally thought that Chen Luo just came to browse around and complete a task, but she didn't expect him to have thoughts about studying.

Wouldn't walking with me be a waste of his time?

Is this guy genuinely unaware of this, or is he pretending not to know?

Eula stared intently at Chen Luo, who was looking around Mondstadt City, trying to discern something.

"Hey, don't worry. Although alchemy is very strong in Mondstadt, you can learn it elsewhere. Friends are more important than alchemy," Chen Luo said casually, waving his hand.

"Furthermore, if an alchemist were to hide things from me or refuse to teach me just because I'm with you, it would mean that the alchemist isn't a very good one. So, in a way, you've helped me a lot." Chen Luo tried to alleviate Eula's guilt with another theory.

"... What are you looking for?" Eula didn't want to continue talking to Chen Luo about this topic, because this kind of incredible kindness was too much of a luxury for Eula.

Therefore, Eula could only run away.

After all, if you get used to it, you really won't be able to stay in Mondstadt City anymore.

However, Eula was also thinking to herself that if Chen Luo really couldn't find a suitable alchemy teacher because of her, then she would swallow her pride and go to Sucrose or even Albedo.

After all, of the two alchemists Eula knew, only these two could be considered as non-enemies.

"Found it!" Chen Luo suddenly shouted, startling Eula.

"What did you find? Hey, wait a minute, don't wander off, you'll get lost!" Eula saw Chen Luo heading in one direction and quickly chased after him.

When Eula caught up with Chen Luo, she found that Chen Luo had stopped in front of an alchemical Alchemy Bench.

Next to the Alchemy Bench stood an alchemist, whom Eula vaguely remembered; his name seemed to be Timothée.

"Um, may I touch this Alchemy Bench?" Chen Luo asked cautiously, standing in front of the person.

Chen Luo had been looking for the Alchemy Bench ever since Eula pointed out the Degel Restaurant, and now he had finally found it.

Reality is different from the game. In reality, Mondstadt City is not so small that you can walk around the whole city in a short time. Therefore, although the Alchemy Bench and the Degel Restaurant are almost opposite each other in the game, it still took Chen Luo a while to find them.

"Are you also interested in alchemy?" the man standing next to the Alchemy Bench asked.

"Alchemy... Are you an alchemist?" Chen Luo asked after a pause.

"No, no, no, I can only say that I am an Alchemy Scholar. Alchemy is a technique that has been passed down from ancient times. Its rules are mysterious and wonderful, and are completely different from the principles of creating objects that we know. I am also an unknown Alchemy Scholar in the field of alchemy."

"It sounds complicated..."

"It's alright, at least it's not complicated to operate. If you're interested, I can teach you the most basic parts. People who can use the Wind Glider don't need to know how they are made, and alchemy is the same principle," Timothée said, shaking his head.

Timothée did see Eula following behind Chen Luo, but he didn't pay her any attention.

Timothée knew that Eula was a member of the Lawrence Family, and he didn't have any good feelings towards the Lawrence Family, but that didn't necessarily mean he had any ill will towards them.

For those who pursue alchemy, meaningless liking and disliking are foolish behaviors.

So in a way, Chen Luo was right. An alchemist who rejects Chen Luo because he is with Eula is not a good alchemist.

"Um, you're the first alchemist I've ever met, so may I shake your hand? I've always thought alchemy is a very magical art," Chen Luo suddenly said, looking at Timothée with an admiring gaze.

"Ah, oh, okay." Timothée was somewhat flattered by this.

As Timothée stated, Timothée was not a particularly skilled alchemist in Mondstadt; the most famous alchemists were Albedo and her only assistant Sucrose.

For an unknown Alchemy Scholar, such worship from a stranger is often something they find hardest to refuse.

Therefore, this handshake was a rather solemn event for both parties.

Timothée

Alchemy (Proficient)

Alchemy Bench Usage (Proficient)

emmm...

Chen Luo only thought for two seconds before deleting Timothée from his friend list.

Please, there are also space limitations for friend slots.

Ahem, of course, this doesn't mean Chen Luo looks down on Timothée, it's just that Timothée's level is a bit low.

Leaving aside the fact that the alchemy proficiency was questionable, the other party might not have even broken through from the proficiency level to the master level yet, making it quite useless to Chen Luo.

Well, for Chen Luo, all the skills he sees now have one thing in common: he doesn't want to buy the cheap ones, and he can't afford the expensive ones.

For example, the expensive ones, like the Melee Grandmaster and Cold Weapon Grandmaster from the Herrscher of Knowledge, would have been difficult for Chen Luo to decide whether to spend crystals to buy if they weren't included in the favorability gift.

This skill is great, but it is indeed expensive.

Cheap options include Timothée's proficiency in alchemy.

If Chen Luo were to touch any alchemy book or magic book, his alchemy skills would surpass Chen Luo's.

Chen Luo's Furniture Mastery means that he would never spend money to buy skills below the mastery level.

However, skills at the master level and above are ridiculously expensive, which leads to a very perplexing situation.

I don't want to buy the cheap ones, and I can't afford the expensive ones.

As for that mastery of the Alchemy Bench...

"Mr. Timothée, although I would like to discuss some matters concerning basic alchemy with you, I have an appointment with a friend at Mondstadt Cathedral, so let's meet again next time," Chen Luo said with a sigh, somewhat regretfully.

"Oh well, goodbye then." Timothée nodded and watched Chen Luo leave with reluctance.

Alchemy Bench Proficiency (get)

Just now, when Chen Luo shook hands with Timothée, his left hand lightly touched the Alchemy Bench.

To Chen Luo's slight regret, he didn't directly gain Alchemy Mastery after encountering the Alchemy Bench, but rather Alchemy Bench Proficiency. Of course, he should have been prepared for this when he saw Timothée's skill bar.

"By the way, Eula, where in Mondstadt City can I buy alchemy books?" Chen Luo turned to Eula and asked.