Bai Ye's Art of Automata Study Plan

"Xiangling, stir-fried meat slices, crystal shrimp, rice cakes, and also a plate of shredded pork and a dish of Lai Lai greens. Oh, and I want it all to go."

Bai Ye walked into Wanmin Restaurant and said to Xiangling.

Master Mao was cooking at another stove. Hearing that Bai Ye wanted so many dishes, he asked curiously, "Have you made a fortune these past couple of days? You're spending so much on food lately! And you eat something different every day. I remember that young lady you used to work for shouldn't be employing you anymore."

"Ah, there's a special situation these few days, so I need to eat more."

Bai Ye said with a smile.

At the same time, he sat at a table, waiting for Xiangling to pack his food.

Guoba tilted its head and watched Bai Ye. This time, however, it wasn't observing from a distance. Instead, it waddled over.

It sensed that Bai Ye was hiding something, but it wasn't anything malicious towards it.

Seeing this, Bai Ye reached out to touch Guoba.

Pat, pat, pat...

Guoba watched Bai Ye's hands moving around its head and instinctively took a step back.

It turned and ran towards the back, picking up the already packed food from the stove.

It hung the ingredients from its short arms and waddled back in front of Bai Ye.

"Haha, Guoba really likes you."

Master Mao laughed heartily as he watched.

"Maybe I'm just good-looking."

Bai Ye picked up the packed food and smiled at Master Mao.

Master Mao finished cooking a dish at this moment. He looked at Bai Ye, rested his chin on his hand, and thought for a moment before nodding in approval. "Indeed, you're pretty much like I was when I was young."

"Dad, you're bragging again."

Xiangling couldn't help but expose her father.

"Hey, how is this bragging? And you, you should be helping your old man right now instead of standing there."

Master Mao argued with his daughter, unconvinced.

The father and daughter bantered for a moment, and Bai Ye watched with a smile.

Seeing that their argument was almost over, Bai Ye smiled and left. "Alright, I need to get going. I have things to do after I eat."

"Okay, see you tonight."

Xiangling said goodbye to Bai Ye.

"Okay."

After walking a considerable distance from Wanmin Restaurant, Bai Ye found a tall archway and easily climbed up using his Anemo abilities.

Bai Ye sat on top.

Then, he took out all the food.

"Teacher, get ready to enjoy the delicious food."

Bai Ye said with a smile.

After receiving the Floating Stone from Yelan, Bai Ye absorbed it, which helped his teacher recover significantly.

Given the current situation, Bai Ye could now let his teacher try more things.

Bai Ye closed his eyes and began to mobilize his teacher's residual soul's senses, allowing her to share the taste with him.

This way, when he ate, it was as if his teacher was eating too.

Bai Ye bought extra food because he wanted to enjoy himself more during these days when the Floating Stone was abundant.

The reason he didn't eat at Wanmin Restaurant was that Bai Ye was worried Guoba might notice something.

"Hehe..."

Hagintos let out a happy laugh.

Bai Ye picked up a piece of crystal shrimp and put it in his mouth.

He bit through the tender skin on the outside, revealing the shelled shrimp and the broth mixed with various ingredients inside. A savory flavor instantly bloomed in his mouth.

Chewing slowly, Bai Ye and Hagintos let out sounds of satisfaction simultaneously.

"This feeling... I haven't experienced it in so long."

Hagintos said to Bai Ye.

"Mhm, I've already prepared tables at Xinyue Kiosk and Liuli Pavilion. When the time comes, I'll go taste those two places with you, Teacher."

"This... you don't have to go to so much trouble."

Hagintos hesitated.

"It's fine, you're my teacher, so of course I have to treat you well."

Bai Ye picked up another chopstickful of shredded pork and put it in his mouth.

"Teacher, you don't want your student to be a terrible person, do you?"

Bai Ye was very grateful to Hagintos.

When he first transmigrated to Teyvat, he was completely alone and had no combat ability. It was his teacher who rescued him and gave him his initial support. Furthermore, she then generously taught him all the abilities she could remember.

Bai Ye knew that his teacher had taught him everything.

Therefore, no matter the situation, he had to protect his teacher well. If there was a chance to restore his teacher's body, that would be even better.

"Mm, alright then. Bai Ye, eat more, you're not full yet."

Bai Ye began to eat like a whirlwind.

He was currently at the average height for a male Anemo user, so he couldn't eat too much.

He quickly finished his meal, then put the lunchbox aside and leaned against a pole, sitting down.

Gazing out at Liyue Harbor, Bai Ye took out the maze diagram.

Without entering it, he began to carefully study the Art of Automata depicted on it.

This was a different Art of Automata from his teacher's, and he had to diligently learn its contents.

"Hmm, so this is how it's solved? Amazing."

Bai Ye marveled at the ingenuity of the mechanisms in the maze diagram.

He began to study the techniques of the mechanisms.

Hagintos watched him, happy for her student.

Although her memories were few, Hagintos knew very clearly that Bai Ye's talent was probably the greatest she had ever seen in her life.

He was much stronger than her.

If not for this, he wouldn't have been able to learn all of her remaining Art of Automata in such a short time.

She could no longer teach him. For Bai Ye to continue progressing, he had to learn the Art of Automata from others, then integrate and synthesize it, forging his own path.

"The owner of this mechanism diagram is a good person to learn from. Unfortunately, my current memory can only recall that I had a comparison with him or her; I have no specific details."

Hagintos thought for a moment, feeling that she needed to recover more, so she could continue to hide and avoid the Adepti's discovery.

"But that would require more Floating Stone, and purchasing Floating Stone requires more Mora. Where will this money come from?"

Hagintos began to worry about finances.

By evening, Bai Ye finally put the mechanism diagram aside.

During this afternoon, He had already learned a lot about the Art of Automata within the maze diagram.

Through analogy and extrapolation, Bai Ye had more ideas.

Some things could be tried.

Patting his stomach, Bai Ye felt that the food he had eaten at noon had been mostly consumed. He prepared to jump down from the archway and then go to Wanmin Restaurant to buy some food.

However, just as he was about to jump down, he saw a group of people walking in the distance on the road.

"It's people from the Feiyun Commerce Guild. Why do they look so dejected?"

Bai Ye watched them with curiosity.