Amber: Biubiubiu

Jean was happy that Lisa had recovered.

"Congratulations, Lisa."

With a casual flick of her hand, Lisa conjured a bolt of lightning that flickered in her palm.

"It seems the things Ye Yun sells are all genuine. Let's take a look at the Wind Spirit Art first."

Lisa shifted the topic to the Wind Spirit Art. This cultivation technique was what could truly make Mondstadt stronger.

The Heart of Magic could at most restore one's own power. A nation's strength was not determined by a single person, but by its whole.

Like the Millelith in neighboring Liyue, whose overall strength far exceeded that of the other six nations.

Jean opened the Wind Spirit Art and showed it to everyone page by page.

After reading it, Diluc sat cross-legged on the spot according to the technique's instructions and silently recited its contents.

Somehow, Diluc sensed an unfamiliar power emerge within his body.

That power flowed through his meridians and gathered in his dantian.

Everyone watched Diluc curiously, not daring to make a sound. They simply waited quietly, afraid they might disturb him.

Finally, after more than half an hour, Diluc opened his eyes and let out a furious shout.

A series of crisp cracks came from his body, and Diluc's aura surged dramatically.

Amber hurriedly asked,

"How was it? Did you succeed?"

Diluc slowly rose to his feet. Rather than answering Amber's question, he held out a hand and summoned a ball of Pyro Element.

Everyone's gaze was drawn to the fireball in Diluc's hand.

The next second, the fireball seemed to be stirred by wind, spinning and spreading outward!

Jean, a wielder of an Anemo Element Vision, immediately widened her eyes. Th-this was the dispersal effect unique to the Anemo Element!

"I succeeded."

Diluc nodded slightly.

"Yes. According to the technique's records, I've already reached Martial Artist Tier 1."

Upon hearing that, Amber was already imagining herself using Dual Elements in the future.

"Wow! Doesn't that mean I can fire an arrow with Pyro Element first, then use Anemo Element to spread it out for area damage?"

Lisa chuckled softly.

"In theory, that can be done."

Amber was overjoyed at that and pulled Eula down to sit with her and cultivate.

Diluc said,

"You all cultivate. I'll keep watch for you."

With that, Diluc took out his Favonius Greatsword and leaned against the doorway.

Hearing this, Lisa and the others all sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

Outside the window, Venti had been peeking for quite some time.

"This is rather interesting. Looks like I need to find some Primogems too."

Venti turned into a gentle breeze and left to search for Primogems.

That was right. Venti also wanted to buy things from Ye Yun. As the Anemo Archon of Teyvat, all the winds of Teyvat were his eyes and ears.

More than an hour later, everyone had finished cultivating.

Each person cultivated at a different speed.

For now, Amber was surprisingly the fastest. She had completed her cultivation in just over ten minutes and broken through to Martial Artist Tier 1.

The slowest was Kaeya, who finished last after taking more than an hour.

Kaeya was a little troubled.

"Hey, hey, hey, why was I the slowest one?"

Diluc mocked him.

"Because someone's an idiot, isn't he?"

Kaeya was about to retort when Lisa suddenly spoke.

"I think Grandpa Diluc has a point. It should be related to aptitude."

Thinking it over, Kaeya found that this seemed to be the only explanation.

"No way, was my aptitude the worst among us?"

Amber found it hard to believe that her aptitude was actually the highest.

No way, shouldn't Master Jean have the best aptitude no matter how you looked at it? She was so capable and powerful.

For a while, no one could reach a conclusion on how aptitude was judged.

Before long, everyone left Jean's office to attend to their own affairs.

After Amber and Eula left the Knights of Favonius, they headed straight outside the city.

The two were going to collect Primogems. Everyone had just discussed and decided that from now on, two people would be assigned each day to gather Primogems to buy products from Ye Yun.

They arrived at a Hilichurl camp. Amber condensed a powerful surge of Pyro Energy at the tip of an arrow, drew her bow to a full moon, and fired.

The arrow shot forward, only to be blocked by a Hilichurl Brute using its shield.

The Hilichurl Brute smugly let out a strange "Gagagaga" laugh.

A smile curled at Amber's lips. The next second, the Pyro Energy on the arrow suddenly exploded and rapidly spread, burning all the surrounding Hilichurls.

At that moment, Eula leaped out from the shadows with her greatsword in hand. Cryo Energy gathered around her blade along with Anemo Energy as she swung.

The dispersed Cryo Element landed on the Hilichurls, instantly inflicting massive damage.

If this had been in a game, the word "Melt" would have filled the screen.

Under the pair's coordinated assault, an entire Hilichurl tribe was wiped out without the slightest ability to resist.

The two put away their weapons and headed to the center of the tribe to collect the spoils.

"The Wind Spirit Art is amazing! In the past, it wouldn't have been nearly so easy for us to deal with a Hilichurl tribe."

Eula deeply agreed. With an additional Anemo Element, her crowd-clearing ability had improved tremendously.

Before this, her ability to deal with groups relied solely on her ultimate move.

But that move consumed a great deal of stamina, and she would be exhausted after using it only a few times.

Now, merely combining simple elemental application with the Wind Spirit Art could produce formidable crowd-clearing power.

And with a good teammate, someone like Amber who could trigger Elemental Reactions with her, it was simply perfect.

After cleaning up the battlefield, their main task was collecting Primogems.

For some reason, these Hilichurls seemed to love collecting Primogems.

Basically, every tribe had at least 100 Primogems, while some had over 300.

That was the data Amber had compiled after spending the entire previous day busy with Kaeya.

Amber patted the bag holding the Primogems to make sure it would not leak.

"Done! Eula, let's hurry to the next tribe. We should finish the mission quickly so we can go back and cultivate!"

Eula gave a cold snort and proudly lifted her little chin.

"I don't want to cultivate with you. I'm going home to cultivate by myself."

Amber giggled and wrapped Eula in a hug.

"No, no~ I just want to cultivate with you~ Hehe, it's decided then!"

Eula haughtily turned her face away.

"I'll remember this grudge! You actually made the decision on your own, hmph!"

After that, the two continued toward the next Hilichurl tribe.

All these Hilichurl tribes had been marked on the map, and the information on it was updated every day.

Some of it came from adventurers' intelligence, while some came from the Knights of Favonius.

At nightfall, Diluc left his tavern and arrived at an Abyss Order outpost in the wilderness.

Diluc adjusted his cuffs and took out the Favonius Greatsword.

"I was originally planning to keep you around to lure out bigger fish. But now, you'll serve as my whetstones first."

Diluc gripped the greatsword with both hands. Violent Pyro Energy and Anemo Energy erupted around him at once, circling the blade.

"Dawn! Judgment!"

"Roaaar!"