Turning Venti into Anemo Archon Liquor?

"So here's the solution, the solution!" Chen Luo slapped the table, reminding everyone.

"There is a solution, Traveler. Bring over the Tevyat's Tear Crystals you've saved. Try dripping them onto the Lyre of Winds," Venti said to Luminous after placing the Lyre of Winds on the table.

Although Luminous didn't know what Venti was planning, it didn't stop her from listening to Venti's words and taking out the tear of Tevyat that she had kept and dripping it onto the Lyre of Winds. When the tear touched the Lyre of Winds seemed to come alive instantly.

"Hmm, not bad. The original concentration of wind element attached to the strings was far from enough. Now, thanks to the Tevyat's Tear crystals, the concentration has increased, but it's still far from enough. Judging from the current situation, a few more Tevyat's Tears are needed," Venti said, looking at the Lyre of Winds.

"I understand, it means to make Tevyat cry, right?" Upon hearing Venti's words, Chen Luo once again drew his Sword of Descending Dragon Blood.

"Chen Luo! Don't be so rude, okay? There should be some Tevyat's tears scattered in other places as well. Just go and collect those tears," Venti said, sounding a bit annoyed.

Can you please stop taking out that Sword of Descending Dragon Blood all the time?

"This matter... I can help with. And after hearing the bard's story, I invited someone else, who should be able to help as well. So how about we wait a little while?" Diluc suddenly spoke up.

"After all, finding things requires manpower and resources."

"So... that means we don't have to go looking for it ourselves. That's great! We can wait a bit." Venti was instantly happy to hear that she didn't have to go looking for it herself.

And then... two hours passed.

Chen Luo didn't care. Since Chen Luo had booked the entire place, outsiders couldn't get in, and the second floor was secluded enough, so Chen Luo finally had time to continue working on his puppet skill.

As a qualified puppeteer, one cannot always use real lives to control puppets; one should at least own some puppets of one's own creation.

Only after Chen Luo became the Herrscher of Domination and learned the Puppeteer skill did he understand why the future Thousand-Man Herrscher appeared in that form, because such Doll Manufacturing.

So, out of boredom, the crowd watched as Chen Luo spent two hours creating a very realistic 1:1 life-size wooden doll.

Just as Chen Luo was about to modify the last Honkai Crystal and put it into the doll's body, the person Chen Luo and the others were waiting for finally arrived.

To Chen Luo's surprise, he had thought Chen Luo would only invite Diluc, but unexpectedly, two people came: Jean and Aunt Lisa.

But thinking about it carefully, it's normal for Qin and Lisa to run into each other since they are best friends.

"I'm sorry, I should have arrived two hours ago, but the Lyre of Winds was stolen, so... Lyre of Winds? How did it end up here!" Qin had just apologized when, thanks to Lisa's prompting, she saw the Lyre of Winds on the table.

"..." Chen Luo paused for a moment, then silently turned his head back and continued to work on the Chen Luo Honkai Crystal in his hand.

A proper Honkai Crystal should be the size of a human head, but a Honkai Crystal the size of a human head cannot fit inside a doll, so Chen Luo split it into three pieces, turning it into a three-part crystal.

Before inserting the three-dimensional crystals into the doll, the structure of the three-dimensional crystals needs to be adjusted so that they can produce a violent explosion when subjected to a strong impact.

In this way, a self-destructing doll was created.

"Prometheus, quick, quick, make a copy of this self-destructing doll," Chen Luo said hastily.

The self-destructing doll, as the name suggests, is a one-time use prop.

However, if Chen Luo copies the other party's blueprint using the Void Archive, he can use the spiritual power, magic power, or Honkai energy within his body to materialize a self-destructing puppet.

To be fair, it took Chen Luo two hours to Doll Manufacturing, which was quite troublesome.

Since they're all one-time use items anyway, it's so simple and quick to create them using the Void Archive after it's been upgraded.

Chen Luo just felt that the way the doll exploded was a bit monotonous.

It needs some fancy touches.

Hmm, Jumpy Dumpty?

Chapter 157: Turn Venti into Wind God's Liquor?

"So, in the end, it was this kind passerby who snatched the Lyre of Winds from the Fatui?" Lisa asked, looking at Chen Luo who was fiddling with the doll.

"What exquisite Puppetry Arts!" Suddenly, Lisa's eyes lit up.

Lisa could tell that although the other person's technique was still somewhat immature, it was clear that the other person had a strong lineage. Although the dolls they created were simple, they had a very special Spirit Essence.

Hmm, a strange, inexplicable Spirit Essence that makes you want to smash that doll to pieces.

Although it sounds far-fetched, it is a technology that can be applied to disposable mocking dolls.

Moreover, judging from the thing that the other party put into the doll, which felt like a bone-chilling danger even from several meters away, this doll should be a suicide doll.

Overall, this doll isn't particularly intricate, but it's practical enough.

"Hey, Alo, stop fiddling with that doll. Everyone's here, come over and discuss the Tevyat's Tear." Venti called out to Chen Luo.

"Oh." Chen Luo nodded and put the doll into his backpack.

"Is this... yet another Traveler?" Qin asked, noticing Chen Luo's Kurome and black hair.

"Let me introduce you. This is Jean, the acting Grand Master of Mondstadt, and this is Lisa, the librarian of the Knights of Favonius Mondstadt, an excellent mage." Diluc introduced the two women who had arrived to Chen Luo.

"Greetings, everyone. I am Chen Luo, a Traveler on a journey and a puppeteer currently studying. I look forward to your guidance." Chen Luo introduced himself to everyone present.

"Hey, Alo, are you a puppeteer?" Venti asked in surprise.

"... I'm not a puppeteer, so did you sculpt those statues in the bar?" Chen Luo glared at Venti.

"Oh." Venti sat down timidly.

Even after the other party learned that she was Barbatos, Venti always felt that the other party should at least show her some respect and not keep taking advantage of her like that.

But thinking about it carefully, perhaps the other party is taking advantage of him because they know he is the Anemo Archon.

Venti was truly at a loss with Chen Luo.

Gods? Those things are indeed rare in the Zero Bar, but other demons and monsters are very common.

"A bar?" Diluc paused for a moment.

Diluc is very sensitive to this word.

"Oh, it's like this. You might not believe it, but even though I'm not an adult, I'm still a bar owner," Chen Luo said.

"The bar owner... is it a family business he inherited?"

"No, my parents are archaeologists," Chen Luo shook his head.

"Well, now that everyone's here, how about we come to my bar for a bit?" Chen Luo asked with great interest.

In Chen Luo's view, everyone present was a high-quality customer.

"Um, isn't that unnecessary? Isn't it more important to discuss the Lyre of Winds right now?" Qin politely declined.

I'm already in a bar, and now I have to go to your bar? I don't know how far that would be.

The problem is that it's a waste of time.

Qin and the others can wait, but Tevyat is almost gone.

"Fine then." Chen Luo shrugged helplessly.

What a great opportunity, and they wasted it.

How should I put it? Is this what you call mutual non-cooperation?

"Since the Wind Element on the Lyre of Winds has become so minimal, it can no longer unleash Lyre of Winds full power, right? But then again, it's quite something that people still know the Lyre of Winds's hidden uses..." Lisa paused, giving Venti a meaningful look.

The other party is definitely not an ordinary person, in fact...

However, now is not the time to discuss this.

"Hehe... well, as things stand, we need three more Tevyat's Tears to fully fill the Lyre of Winds with Wind Element. Only then can the Lyre of Winds function at its maximum potential," Venti said.

"Hey, you busker, I have a question for you. If you want Wind Element Power, why don't you let Acting Grand Master Jean use her Vision to gather Wind Element Power?" Paimon asked a question that had been bothering her for two hours.

Why go to the trouble of finding Tevyat's tear when both are Wind Element Power?

"Of course, it's because Tevyat, as the Dragon of the East Wind, has a purer, more abundant, and more advanced Wind Element contained in his tears. While a regular Vision can indeed manipulate Wind Element Power, that Wind Element Power is not concentrated enough, and it cannot be kept on the strings for long," Venti explained.

"Well, if the Lyre of Winds needs Electro element power, I might be able to help, but unfortunately, I'm not good at Wind Element Power," Lisa said, shaking her head.

"Searching for three drops of Tevyat's tears across the entire Mondstadt is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It reminds me of that competition with the Fatui. Anyway, never mind..." Diluc inevitably becomes a bit long-winded when it comes to business.

"However, nothing is absolute in this world. Not everyone's Vision is unable to infuse the strings of the Lyre of Winds with Wind Element Power. Although ordinary users of the Vision cannot achieve this, there is indeed someone here who can." Venti said, glancing at Chen Luo.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly looking at me like that?" Chen Luo looked at Venti.

"That's because your Vision is truly ridiculously advanced. You are the strongest Vision user I've ever seen in terms of Wind Element control." The Anemo Archon Barbatos affirmed Chen Luo.

Chen Luo's Vision was just one step away from breaking through to the same level as the Gnosis, which was truly outrageous.

"Hmm, is that so?" Qin couldn't help but glance at Chen Luo again.

After all, as the holder of the Vision, and a Wind-type Vision with the same attribute as the Anemo Archon God, Jean naturally wanted to gain more of the God's attention.

Or rather, all users of the Vision in Mondstadt think this way.

This is especially true when Qin is extremely devout to the Anemo Archon.

"That's a really rare item," Lisa said, expressing her interest as well.

If it were just an ordinary bard saying something like that, Lisa wouldn't be too bothered. After all, how many Vision users could an ordinary bard have seen? But if it were Venti...

"Okay, then lend me the Lyre of Winds for a bit," Chen Luo said to Venti was holding the Lyre of Winds.

After receiving the Lyre of Winds from Venti, Chen Luo removed his Vision.

Chen Luo pulled off his Vision, tapped its outer shell, and then placed Vision on the strings of the Lyre of Winds.

Suddenly, the wind appeared.

On the second floor of the not-so-spacious tavern, an endless, visible breeze slowly gathered around the Vision.

As the endless breeze transformed into pure Wind Element and flowed into the Lyre of Winds under the guidance of the Vision, the Lyre of Winds began to emit a faint glow.

Everyone present was somewhat astonished to feel the Wind Element, which was almost tangible and visible to ordinary people.

Well, except for Venti.

Among them, Jean and Lisa, who are most sensitive to elemental forces, find this increasingly mysterious.

"No." The endless swirling breeze stopped abruptly, and Chen Luo hung his Vision back on his necklace.

"Hmm, what's wrong? Wasn't everything going smoothly just now?" Venti asked.

"That's right, it went smoothly, and it can indeed recharge the sky, but it takes a bit longer, more than three hours," Chen Luo explained.

"Three hours isn't unacceptable. Compared to expending enormous manpower and resources searching the entire Mondstadt region, waiting three hours is indeed more efficient." Jean offered her opinion solely from an efficiency standpoint.

"That's true, but controlling the Vision to gather this much Wind Element Power is really exhausting. And most importantly, I have to go back to my bar to open in half an hour," Chen Luo said after glancing at the time on his talent panel.

"It's alright, it doesn't matter if the shop is closed for a day. I'll compensate you for all the losses your bar suffered today," Diluc said calmly.

Mr. Diluc, who may be a contender for the title of the richest man in Mondstadt, stated with great arrogance.

"No way! How am I supposed to live if A-Luo doesn't open a shop!" Venti was the first to retort before Chen Luo could even speak.

I'm going to die without Wind God's Liquor!

"It's not that exaggerated, is it? Besides, didn't you already drink a lot of alcohol in the store just now?" Diluc couldn't help but be moved.

"You don't understand, the drinks sold at Alo's Bar are really, really... no Mondstadt person can resist that drink, Eula?" Venti said, pointing at Eula to emphasize the truthfulness of his words.

"Well... if you don't mind the name of that drink, it's definitely a drink that no Mondstadt person can refuse." Eula hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"But, but isn't saving Tevyat more important right now?" Paimon objected.

"That's true..." Venti hesitated.

"How about this, Alo, you gather Wind Element here first, and then open the bar and make me a Wind God's Liquor after you're done?" Venti asked tentatively.

"...I'm thinking of transferring you now," Chen Luo said coldly.

Do you think I'm the production team's donkey?

And how will you compensate for the Primogem reward?

"I'm sorry, I was wrong," Venti apologized decisively.

After drinking the Wind God's Liquor, Venti really suspected that Chen Luo could actually turn her into a wine.

That's terrifying.

"But in terms of efficiency, it is indeed more economical to have Mr. Mr. Chen Luo condense the Wind Element Power, which saves manpower and resources. Mondstadt really can't spare much energy for searching right now. If we can save as much as possible..." Jean looked at Chen Luo with some difficulty.

Due to the recent storm, Mondstadt is in dire need of manpower and resources to search for things. With most of its fighting force already deployed on expeditions, the Hilichurl have even pushed their camps almost to the gates of Mondstadt City.