I'm Not Being the God of Wind Anymore! (Please Recommend, Please Vote, Please Follow)

After making his decision, Wang Lei immediately said to Ying and Paimon, who had been watching the show from the sidelines for quite a while, "Miss Ying, I have a commission for you."

Ying had been enjoying the drama just fine, so why had he suddenly called her out? She had not heard enough of the story yet. Wang Lei and Venti were obviously discussing one of Teyvat's rules. Secrets like these were not something one got to hear whenever they wanted.

Still, Ying remembered Wang Lei saying that he was something similar to her. Even if Wang Lei had not come looking for her later, she would have taken the initiative to ask him about her brother.

But that was for later. Right now, she answered very honestly, "What kind of commission? Does it come with Primogems?"

Wang Lei wondered if she wanted Primogems, then checked the system's exchange price. One Primogem cost 10 Energy Points. Damn, that was the reverse of the top-up prices in the game from his previous life. And the system did not offer any bonus rewards for buying in bulk. Spending 64,800 points would only get him 6,480 Primogems, not 8,800.

According to the item description, Primogems contained information on Teyvat's Ley Line Energy, which was why they were so expensive. But aside from Ying right in front of him, who the hell would find them useful?

Besides, he remembered hearing that in Teyvat, Primogems were basically like crystals on Earth. They could not exactly be found everywhere, but they were hardly exceptionally rare. The fact that the Adventurers' Guild used them to offset large commission payments, that every merchant had some on hand, and even ordinary individuals could offer a few showed that they circulated on the market as a general equivalent.

If Wang Lei exchanged his precious Energy Points for them at a ratio of ten to one, he would be a complete sucker. The energy he had just extracted from Rosalyne's Crimson Witch of Flames had not even fully replenished his travel energy. So he answered decisively.

"No. I've only been in Teyvat for a little over ten days, and I've basically been out in the wilderness the whole time. I don't have any."

Ying felt that was fair. The moment she heard there were no Primogems, her interest immediately waned, but she did not outright refuse, presumably because Wang Lei might have information about her brother.

"Fine. Why don't you tell us what the commission is first? We'll charge according to the circumstances. But it can't be less than the Mora needed for one of Paimon's meals. Friendly reminder: Paimon spends 300,000 Mora on food every month."

Wang Lei had expected that. After all, it had been quite a famous meme in the Genshin Impact community back then. Venti, on the other hand, was so shocked that an egg could have fit in his mouth. Three hundred thousand Mora—how much Apple Cider could that buy? And that was just Paimon's food expenses alone.

Wang Lei did the math. One of Paimon's meals had to average at least three thousand Mora. It truly was not easy for Ying to support her. Unfortunately, Wang Lei had zero Mora on him as well. Although he could easily exchange a dozen or so Energy Points through the system for some gemstones and trade them for Mora, he felt that would be wasteful. So he said, "I don't have Mora, but I can give you a Handheld Game Console, along with a portable solar charging set. It'll have over a hundred high-quality single-player games on it."

The moment Ying heard there was a handheld console to play with, she no longer wanted Primogems, Mora, or even Paimon. Many people could not imagine how boring it was for someone from a world full of high-tech entertainment facilities to end up in a world with barely any entertainment. Ying and her brother Kong had both experienced technologically advanced worlds. So when she heard about a handheld console with hundreds of games, she immediately said, "I'll take the commission! Oh, do you have a phone too? Give me one of those as well. I'll trade Paimon for it."

Paimon nearly burst into tears. She clung desperately to Ying's neck and refused to let go. She could not give up such a high-quality long-term meal ticket. Now, she truly spoke in a sobbing voice. "Waaah, Ying... how can you not want Paimon anymore...? Trading me for some hand-chicken... Is hand-chicken a chicken that makes Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken taste better? Even then, you can't trade me away!"

Wang Lei and Ying were both speechless. Even at a time like this, Paimon was still thinking about food. But Wang Lei decided not to watch Paimon clown around any longer. If they dragged things out too long and someone came out of Favonius Cathedral, things would become difficult to handle. So he said, "Ying, I need you to take Rosalyne... uh, La Signora, to where you're staying. Get her settled first. I'll come over once I've dealt with the scene here. I want to try to solve the problem of erosion. Lord Barbatos, you should come too. If erosion can be resolved—even if it's only a preliminary solution—it would be a good thing for all of Teyvat."

Venti thought for a moment again, then smiled in relief.

"The wind will tell me your stories. Wang Lei, I won't be coming with you. Let us part ways here."

With that, he turned into the wind and fled.

Only after noticing that Venti had run off did Wang Lei remember that Mondstadt's Gnosis was still in his possession. He shouted anxiously, "Hey! Barbatos! You still haven't taken your Gnosis!"

But all that came from the wind was Venti's gradually fading voice.

"Oh. That's Wang Lei's trophy. Deal with it however you like. I wouldn't mind if you wanted to become the new God of Wind, either. I'll announce it to Mondstadt and voluntarily step down to make way for someone more worthy. Hahaha, have fun in Mondstadt..."

After hearing that, Wang Lei felt like his whole body was twitching in the wind. At that moment, he wanted to roar, "Do some actual work, Barbatos!!"

You slacker. You did that on purpose, didn't you? You dumped this hot potato of a Gnosis on him. It would not be appropriate for him to give this thing to anyone right now, including the Knights of Favonius.

After all, it would be extremely difficult for the Fatui to steal a Gnosis stored by the Knights of Favonius. Lisa was no pushover, after all.

The likely outcome would be that the Fatui, unable to steal it, would switch to a direct assault. Only the Heavenly Principles knew how many losses the Knights of Favonius would suffer then. In any case, Venti would not want to see that happen.

As for simply making the Gnosis disappear, or even taking it back to the Super God Universe, Wang Lei felt that was not viable. It could lead to completely unknown consequences. Teyvat was in a good state right now, and basically everything remained within the scope of his foresight. If the loss of a Gnosis caused entirely unpredictable changes in Teyvat—such as the Heavenly Principles suddenly awakening—it would be like throwing away a watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

And what was Venti saying about stepping down? Had you ever actually been in office when it came to governing the country? Everyone knew that you, the God of Wind, did not handle affairs. Mondstadt's system of having an offline ruler was already quite mature. If he declared himself the new ruler now, would he not be denounced by all of Mondstadt?

So Wang Lei turned directly to Paimon and said with a sly expression, "Paimon, do you want this Gnosis? You heard it just now. If you hold it, you can inherit the position of God of Wind. Then you can demand that the people of Mondstadt offer you endless delicious food every day. You'll never have to worry about not being able to eat good food again."

Paimon might have been small and greedy for wealth, but she was not stupid at all. She knew perfectly well that the Fatui wanted the Gnosis. And her combat strength was only one-fifth that of a wild boar. Obviously, she could not protect a Gnosis if she held it. If things went badly, she might really get roasted like a wild boar. So she frantically shook her head and waved her hands in refusal. "No, no, no, no, no! Paimon isn't qualified to hold something like that. Having Ying is enough for me. She won't let me go hungry."

After saying that, Paimon ran behind Ying and stuck half her head out from beside her shoulder, watching to see whether Wang Lei would forcibly drag her out and stuff the Gnosis into her.

Ying had no interest in watching Wang Lei and Paimon fool around. She directly took La Signora from Wang Lei's arms and carried her on her back. After giving Wang Lei an address, she took off at a jog and vanished from sight, leaving only one sentence behind. "Hurry up and clean up the scene, then come over. If La Signora wakes up, I won't be able to hold her back. Don't come asking me for her then."