Bronya: It's Over!

A day had passed since the battle at Everwinter Hill.

Although Cocolia had regained consciousness, all memories from the time she had been bewitched by the Stellaron had completely vanished.

She only remembered the years before she had chosen to cooperate with the Stellaron.

Through Bronya's account, Cocolia learned just how grave her mistakes had been.

So, she chose to step down as Supreme Guardian and let Bronya take her place.

She no longer had the face to remain in the position of Supreme Guardian. She had nearly buried Belobog's future with her own hands.

Belobog Administrative District Plaza.

After resting for a night, Stelle and March 7th wandered the streets, each holding a cup of milk tea.

When they arrived beside a flower shop, Stelle rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

"No way!"

March 7th saw that Stelle's eyes were practically popping out.

"What is it this time?"

Stelle tugged on March 7th's clothes and pointed toward a bench.

"March! Look at that!"

Following Stelle's finger, March 7th saw a sparkling wooden chest sitting beneath the bench.

"A treasure chest! Why is there a treasure chest here?"

The two girls stepped forward and opened it.

Inside lay five Stellar Jade! As for the additional materials and such, they were nowhere to be found. Someone had probably taken them.

Stelle took out the Stellar Jade.

"Froggy Wow! There are treasure chests in this city too?"

Stelle looked over the enormous city, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Stelle turned to March 7th, only to find March 7th looking at her as well.

Their eyes met!

"Let's go, let's go! Open chests, open chests!"

Stelle and March 7th searched every street and alley for treasure chests. Although most of the chests in the Administrative District were wooden, each one contained five Stellar Jade!

The two crazily scavenged Stellar Jade, completely unable to stop.

As they searched, they arrived at the sealed-off Commercial Street.

The moment they entered the Commercial Street, they spotted an Exquisite Chest behind an iron gate!

Stelle's eyes lit up. Without another word, she drew Divine Key: Judgment of Shamash and slashed through the iron gate before charging over.

The instant she approached the Exquisite Chest, three Ignis Omens suddenly appeared.

Before Stelle and March 7th could act, the Chimchar and Bu Bu Seed they had brought along attacked first.

"Roar! Roar!"

"Bu Bu!"

A burst of sparks and a vine appeared from thin air, instantly killing two Ignis Omens.

After spending so much time with Leos yesterday, Chimchar and Bu Bu Seed had not been playing around. They had been learning from Leos.

Under Leos's guidance, Chimchar and Bu Bu Seed had each learned a skill.

Ember and Absorb

Stelle killed the remaining Ignis Omen with a single slash.

After killing the guarding monsters, Stelle eagerly opened the Exquisite Chest. Inside lay ten freshly spawned Stellar Jade.

Stelle licked her lips and rubbed her hands together.

"Stellar Jade~ Little Stellar Jade~ Here I come~"

Stelle picked up the Stellar Jade from the chest and gave five to March 7th.

Stelle looked at March 7th and saw her typing on her phone.

"March, who are you chatting with?"

Hearing Stelle call her, March 7th looked up.

"Dan Heng asked where we are."

Stelle took March 7th's phone, slipped it into her pocket, and wrapped an arm around March 7th's shoulders.

"Come on, come on, ignore him. Let's get Stellar Jade first! We're getting rich!!! Hahahaha!"

March 7th thought that made sense and followed Stelle around, fighting monsters and opening chests.

Chimchar and Bu Bu Seed also joined the battles, gaining plenty of experience.

Inside the Robot Workshop in the Administrative District.

Serval and Seele were looking at Dan Heng.

Dan Heng put away his phone.

"They're collecting Stellar Jade."

Dan Heng had originally come to Serval's place to look around, but Seele had unexpectedly shown up to deliver a message for Bronya.

Bronya had invited the three of them to attend her succession ceremony.

That was why Dan Heng had asked Stelle and March 7th where they were.

When Seele heard that Stelle and March 7th were scavenging Stellar Jade, she immediately sensed trouble and rushed out the door to find Bronya.

Serval and Dan Heng watched Seele dash off in a flurry, unable to understand what she was doing.

After thinking it over, the two decided to continue discussing machinery.

On Seele's side.

She rushed out of the Robot Workshop and sprinted all the way to the Guardian's Office.

This used to be Cocolia's territory, but now it belonged to Bronya.

The guards at the entrance naturally recognized Seele. Since she was the new Supreme Guardian's friend, they did not stop her.

When she arrived at the Guardian's Office, Bronya was discussing the details of the succession ceremony with an official.

"This is bad! Something huge happened, Bronya!"

Bronya looked at Seele. Seeing her like this, it seemed the situation was extremely serious.

So, she had the official leave first and asked,

"Seele, what happened?"

Seele took several deep breaths.

"Quick! Quickly send people to collect Stellar Jade."

Bronya was utterly confused. Why collect Stellar Jade? Wasn't it completely worthless?

Oh, right. Stelle and the others seemed to really like it.

Did Seele want to collect some Stellar Jade as a gift of thanks for them?

If Stelle knew what Bronya was thinking, she would probably tearfully grab Bronya's hands and declare her a good person.

"Seele, do you want to give it to Stelle and the others?"

Seele shook her head.

"No! That's Stellar Jade!"

Only then did Seele remember that Bronya did not know about Ye Yun.

Seele quickly told Bronya about Ye Yun. After hearing it, Bronya fell into deep thought. She needed a moment; she had just received far too much information all at once.

Stellar Jade could be exchanged for Star Coins, and Star Coins could be used to buy any supplies one wanted from Ye Yun.

No wonder Ye Yun had asked her for one hundred Stellar Jade as payment when he saved her mother yesterday. So that was why.

After Bronya sorted out the matter of Stellar Jade, she suddenly remembered what Seele had rushed over to report and froze on the spot.

"Oh no! Stellar Jade! Guards! Assemble the troops!"

Bronya hurriedly gathered a force and set out to collect Stellar Jade.

Inside Ye Yun's Shop.

Ye Yun and Zhongli were drinking tea.

At the booth to their right, Welt had set up a blackboard and was explaining key concepts to Clara. Clara held a pen and scribbled away diligently, studying with great focus.

Clara now came to the train every morning to study, then returned at night.

At the booth to Ye Yun's left, Paimon, Amber, and Lumine were devouring food like mad. Lumine had been exhausted today.

Today, Lumine had followed Kaeya, Lisa, and the others to clear out the Temple of the Four Winds, temporarily resolving Mondstadt's crisis.

It was already evening by the time they returned to the city. Amber, Lumine, and Paimon were all hungry, so the three came together to Ye Yun's place to find something to eat.

Lumine had earned another two hundred Primogems today and was feeling flush, so she directly treated everyone to a meal.

Lumine spent one hundred Star Coins on a Luxury Seafood Set Meal, set it on the table, and the three of them dug in like crazy.

Paimon held a little hammer specifically for cracking open shells, crab shells, and things like that.

She couldn't help it. She was too weak to pry them open, so she could only use a hammer.

If there are any parts that weren't written well, feel free to point them out. I can revise them.

I'm really not very good at romance scenes. A lot of people thought Kafka's part came off as simping, so I already revised it.

I've posted an extra chapter today. Let me know what you think of the content. Posting an extra chapter during the new-book period means it'll be one chapter later before it goes premium.