"That's a treasure chest! And not one of those ordinary wooden ones!"
"We're so lucky! There must be treasures and lots of Mora inside. Lumine, let's go! Drive away those Hilichurls and take the chest."
Paimon instantly grew excited at the sight of the exquisite chest ahead. A treasure chest! The happiest thing about being out in the wild was discovering a treasure chest. No matter what kind it was... whether it belonged to Hilichurls or had been left behind from ancient times, there was a good chance it contained something valuable.
Even if it had nothing else, there would always be Mora, right? How could that not be exciting?
Before arriving in Mondstadt, Paimon and Lumine had spent several months in the wilderness around Mondstadt, during which they had come across quite a few treasure chests. Although most had been wooden chests, and some only contained the Hilichurls' own stored "collections," which were basically junk, there had still been some Mora...
"But there are too many Hilichurls ahead!"
Lumine did not recklessly charge forward. There were so many Hilichurls ahead! Besides ordinary Hilichurls and Hilichurl archers, there were also Mitachurls and Samachurls.
"That's true. Kiana, do you have any ideas?" Paimon looked expectantly at the Herrscher of the Void and Higokumaru.
"They're only Hilichurls. Leave it to me."
Higokumaru did not take the Hilichurls before her seriously and rushed toward them as she spoke.
"Uh... let's just go for it!"
Seeing Higokumaru charge in, Lumine stopped hesitating and dashed forward as well, sword in hand.
The Herrscher of the Void did not follow them. There were quite a few Hilichurls, but Higokumaru alone was enough.
And that was indeed the case. The moment the Hilichurls saw Higokumaru coming, they immediately moved to meet her. First came a Mitachurl, charging