"Um... we accepted a commission to collect ten Frostbearing Flowers, so we can't go back just yet. Otherwise, we could've taken you to Mondstadt City with us."
"Or... how about you come with us? Once we finish gathering the Frostbearing Flowers, we'll head back to Mondstadt City. It shouldn't take too long. Oh, right... I remember there's a Statue of The Seven up ahead."
Hearing the Herrscher of the Void's words, Paimon felt a little conflicted. She was very curious about this deity from another world, so if she could help, she wanted to. She had a feeling the Herrscher of the Void was far from ordinary. Higokumaru also made her quite curious, and she wanted to learn more about her.
But they had a task to complete. This time, she and Lumine had come out specifically to gather Frostbearing Flowers and finish a commission from the Adventurers' Guild.
The Adventurers' Guild was a gathering place for people who enjoyed adventure. At the same time, it helped civilians and organizations solve all sorts of problems... for a fee, of course. Everyone had to make a living, after all! The Adventurers' Guild had branches in every nation across Teyvat, and Mondstadt was naturally no exception. The president of the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild was Cyrus.
Paimon and Lumine had been in Mondstadt for some time now. Although they had mooched off others for a while, they couldn't keep freeloading forever! While Lumine was Mondstadt City's Honorary Knight and had repelled the terrifying Dvalin, they had also received quite a few rewards from the Knights of Favonius...
So Lumine chose to join the Adventurers' Guild and earn some Mora... Mondstadt had so much delicious food, and all of it had to be paid for with Mora.
Especially those sumptuous meals. A single one