"I'm telling you, Aunt Agaya, there's no need to be so strict. The three of them are very strong. This water temperature is nothing to them."
Marani began pleading with Agaya. She did not want to take Shen Fei and the other two to the artificial hot springs first; in her view, it was simply a waste of time.
"Everyone who underestimates hot springs says that. It's better to be careful. The natural hot springs have been unstable lately. It may be a sign of an Abyss invasion," Agaya said slowly.
"That sounds dangerous. Actually, I'm not that strong, so we should be more cautious. Let's go to the artificial hot springs first," Paimon could not help saying.
"Since even Paimon says so, we'll go to the artificial hot springs first. Come on, I'll take you to change into swimsuits." Shen Fei and the other two then followed Marani to her family's shop to pick out swimwear. Lumine and Paimon did not actually lack swimsuits, but theirs were in Liyue style, while Natlan's swimwear had a different style.
While choosing swimsuits, Marani told them about Agaya. She was a famous warrior of the Flowing Spring People and had participated in more than ten Night Watcher Wars. Later, after her body was injured and corroded by Abyssal power, she had withdrawn from the front lines.
There were countless warriors like her in Natlan. Abyssal power had an extremely potent corrosive effect. Even if someone won the Night Watcher War and could be revived through the Soul Revival Poem, Natlan had no way to resolve the Abyss's corrosion.
Agaya had once loved soaking in hot springs and often organized hot spring gatherings. Unfortunately, after her body suffered Abyssal corrosion, she could no longer soak in hot springs, because immersion in hot water