Zhongli: Swallowing a Golden Core

After dealing with the ambush of Fragmentum monsters, Bronya put away her rifle and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Fragmentum corrosion here was very deep; they had just encountered an elite Voidranger unit, the Windcutter.

"Is everyone alright?"

Only Seele and Dan Heng responded to her.

Bronya looked around and saw Stelle and March 7th standing beside a luxurious Treasure Chest, looking excited.

"March, we're rich! This chest actually has 30 Stellar Jade!" Stelle said excitedly, looking at the 30 Stellar Jade in her hand.

March 7th said, "There are 30 in total, and there are five of us, so that's 6 each. We got this chest through everyone's effort."

Hearing this, Stelle took the Stellar Jade and distributed it to Dan Heng and Seele.

Finally, after thinking for a moment, she took out 6 and handed them to Bronya.

"Here, for you."

Bronya glanced at the Stellar Jade. With so much loot in the Treasure Chest, why did Stelle only take this? This was the least valuable item.

"I don't need it, you keep it."

When Stelle heard this, she grinned and quickly tucked the 6 Stellar Jade meant for Bronya into her bag.

"Hehe, if you don't want it, it's mine now!"

Seele, March 7th, and Dan Heng all looked at Bronya in disbelief.

However, thinking that Bronya didn't know about the existence of Ye Yun's shop, they weren't too surprised.

March 7th shook her head secretly, thinking that Bronya would probably regret it later.

For some reason, March 7th was a little looking forward to Bronya's expression at that time; it would surely be very entertaining.

Next, the group continued forward to the orphanage and found many medical supplies there.

In the original story, Clara had taken all the supplies here. Now, the Robot Settlement didn't lack these kinds of supplies, so most of the items here were still present.

Furthermore, here, Bronya also remembered her own past; she had once been a member of the orphanage, but was later taken away by Cocolia to the Upper District.

Seele and Bronya had a private chat, cleared the air, and became friends.

Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng also chose to let go of the past grievances between themselves and Bronya.

Thinking about it carefully, Bronya hadn't really done anything wrong. From her perspective, she was just following orders.

The one who truly wanted to deal with the three of them was that wicked woman, Cocolia.

About half an hour later, the five returned to Boulder Town with the collected medical supplies.

After delivering the medical supplies, the group started discussing the Stellaron again.

March 7th looked at the others.

"What do you say? When are we going to deal with the Stellaron?"

Dan Heng said, "The sooner the better. This matter can't be delayed."

Stelle checked the time.

"How about tomorrow?"

The group exchanged glances and agreed.

Afterward, they went to the hotel to rest.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the next day.

On the Train, inside Ye Yun's shop.

Pom-Pom had prepared breakfast, and Ye Yun, Himeko, Welt, and the three little ones were eating around the Long Table in the center.

Clara was reading a book while eating breakfast. These past two days, Clara had been learning mechanical knowledge from Welt and Himeko.

Klee and Hook were heartily eating their congee with their children's cutlery.

Just then, the watch on Himeko's wrist vibrated.

Himeko opened it and looked, her expression a little surprised.

"The spatial readings on Jarilo-VI are abnormal. The Stellaron's activity is constantly increasing."

Hearing this, Welt couldn't help but worry about Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng, who were still in Belobog.

"Should I go there?"

Himeko said with a smile, "No need. This is their Trailblaze Journey. At most, we can provide some external support."

Just then, a notification sound echoed in Ye Yun's mind.

[Zhongli requests entry into the shop!]

[Zhongli has applied to enter the shop!]

[Zhongli has applied to enter the shop!]

Ye Yun was a little surprised. Zhongli? Why is he here?

Isn't Lumine still in Mondstadt? Oh, right, Venti. He probably called him over.

Immediately.

Ye Yun accepted Zhongli's application.

The next second, the Teleportation Portal was pushed open, and Venti and Zhongli walked out.

Seeing Ye Yun and the others eating, Venti made himself at home and walked over to the table to sit down.

"Yo, you're all eating. Let me see what you're having?"

Ye Yun rolled his eyes speechlessly at Venti, who was looking at him expectantly. This old guy is really thick-skinned.

"There's still congee in the kitchen. If you want some, go get a bowl and help yourself."

Venti chuckled, then happily scurried into the kitchen to get himself some congee.

At this point, Ye Yun looked at Zhongli.

"Hello, what should I call this friend?"

Zhongli shifted his gaze from his surroundings to Ye Yun.

"Hello, my name is Zhongli, a Guest from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor in Liyue."

Ye Yun motioned for Zhongli to sit down.

"Hello, my name is Ye Yun. Have a seat and let's chat."

Zhongli nodded slightly, sat down at the dining table, and looked at Ye Yun.

"Hearing from Barbatos, this establishment sells items from the Myriad Worlds. May I have a look?"

Ye Yun nodded in agreement.

"Of course you may. No rush, Mr. Zhongli. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Would you like to join us for a meal?"

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"The guest follows the host's lead. It is better to obey than to be overly polite."

Ye Yun then called out to Venti in the kitchen.

"Venti, bring out a bowl for Zhongli too."

Venti turned his head to look, then agreed.

A few minutes later, Venti finished serving the congee and came to the table to sit down.

"Old man, this is yours." Venti placed Zhongli's congee in front of him.

Welt was confused by Venti's address for Zhongli.

"Old man? If I remember correctly, Venti, you've lived for over a thousand years, haven't you?"

Venti picked up his spoon and took a delicious sip of the congee.

"Ah~ Having some congee in the morning after a hangover is just comfortable~"

After savoring the moment, Venti replied.

"Yeah, what about it?"

Welt looked at Zhongli.

"Then Mr. Zhongli's age..."

Venti understood.

"The old man has lived much longer than me, at least several thousand years."

Welt and Himeko were both shocked upon hearing this.

"What! Several thousand years!"

Zhongli didn't deny it.

"Hmm, roughly."

Himeko was very surprised.

"Here, Long-lived Species are subject to a certain curse, like the Mara-Struck on the Xianzhou. The older they get, the easier it is for it to manifest."

Zhongli heard this.

"I also have something similar, but mine is Erosion. It causes one to forget previous memories and lose their sanity."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun suddenly remembered an item he had seen when he was bored browsing the mall earlier.

[Item: Spirit Cleansing Pill

Function: Can enhance the user's rationality and reduce the chance of falling into madness.]

Price: 2000 Credits]

Ye Yun bought one immediately. As Zhongli, he didn't have to worry about Zhongli being unable to pay.

"Zhongli, take a look at this. It's a Spirit Cleansing Pill. It should be useful for you."

Zhongli looked at the Spirit Cleansing Pill in Ye Yun's hand.

"Is this true?"

Ye Yun nodded.

"Of course it's true. If it's not useful, I won't charge you."

Hearing this, Zhongli took the Spirit Cleansing Pill and swallowed it in one gulp under everyone's gaze.