Construction finally began on the Stone Gate trade district. Along the way, Ellin had also strengthened both Mondstadt and Liyue and spent half a month playing with Klee.
Ellin was in a wonderful mood.
However, after spending so much time with the Knights of Favonius, the Millelith had also learned about Ellin's deeds in Mondstadt from the knights.
Before long, the story of how Ellin had saved Mondstadt, along with her origins, gradually spread through Liyue by word of mouth among the Millelith.
The tale of Ellin joining forces with the Anemo Archon to battle the Dragon and save Mondstadt began circulating in Liyue, becoming a celebrated story among its storytellers.
As for Ellin's origins...
Honestly, Ellin had thought that learning she was a Mondstadt citizen born a mortal would create some distance between her and the people of Liyue.
In reality, however, they became even warmer toward her.
A hero's origins did not matter. In the eyes of Liyue's people, Ellin had long since become one of their own.
No matter how often an adeptus descended to mingle with ordinary people, she was still an adeptus, and an invisible barrier would always remain between them.
But once they learned that Ellin had risen from mortal to adeptus, that her roots were still human, their image of her became fuller and more approachable.
Compared with lofty Adepti, someone like Ellin, who had cultivated her way from mortal to adeptus, was naturally more inspiring.
After this incident, Ellin's admirers increased rather than dwindled. Some cultivators who dreamed of becoming Adepti even hung her portrait in their homes and made daily offerings to her as their founding master.
Ellin was utterly speechless when she learned about it. She had never imagined that she would see such a day.
Zhongli, however, was deeply