Ellin buys wine

The legacy within the Cryo Damage Goblet came as something of a surprise to Ellin.

If the Energy Recharge Sands Artifact passed down the insights and experience of those who had learned to channel Elemental Energy,

then the Cryo Damage Goblet passed down the experience of those who had learned to wield Cryo.

The elements were the foundation of this world, a truly wondrous power.

And the Cryo Damage Goblet taught Ellin how to concentrate, or rather compress, Cryo.

Why did different flames burn at different temperatures? The reason was simple: they contained different amounts of Pyro.

Even when Geo spears were identical in size and shape, one formed by an ordinary person could never match one formed by Zhongli in either hardness or strength. That was the result of their differing Geo content.

When Ellin fought with a sword, she coated its blade in Cryo power to deal Cryo damage.

But the sword only had so much surface area, which naturally limited how much of it could be coated in Cryo power. That left only two ways to increase its Cryo damage.

The first was to enlarge the weapon like Noelle did, allowing it to hold more Elemental Energy.

The second was to pack more Elemental Energy into a limited area!

The legacy left within the Cryo Damage Goblet was the experience of those who had learned to compress Cryo power.

With that knowledge, Ellin could coat her sword's limited surface with more Cryo power, making it even deadlier!

She flicked her longsword, and dense Cryo power gathered along its blade. Cold mist immediately rose from it, and the surrounding temperature plummeted!

Ellin slashed, shattering a training dummy. At the same time, the vast amount of Cryo power coating her sword instantly froze the broken pieces!

"I've gotten stronger again. This is great!" Ellin was delighted, thoroughly satisfied with the improvements these two Artifacts had brought her.

The only thing she was dissatisfied with was her newly acquired Anemo Vision.

After gaining Anemo power, she had indeed become capable of channeling it.

What she hadn't expected was that developing her command of Anemo would be far harder than she had imagined.

In Ellin's imagination, Anemo could pull enemies together, create tornadoes, produce wind blades to slice through foes, and even carry her into the sky.

But only after obtaining her Anemo Vision did she realize that dreams were beautiful, while reality was cruel.

Anemo power could indeed pull enemies together, create tornadoes and wind blades, and carry people into the sky.

But how to form an enemy-gathering storm, a raging tornado, sweeping wind blades, or a flowing wind that would carry her into the air... Ellin had absolutely no idea.

Ellin had tried channeling Anemo power to attack, but all she could produce were scattered gusts rather than a swirling tornado. At that strength, she could do little more than blow air at her enemies.

She had also tried creating an updraft with Anemo to send herself soaring into the sky.

However... the updraft hadn't made her fly. It had only lifted her Starblue Dress, revealing her mist-white, semitransparent seamless panties.

Her face had flushed with embarrassment, and she had hurriedly held down her skirt while looking around. Fortunately, no one had been nearby.

"Ugh... I guess controlling Anemo in combat really isn't that easy."

"Looks like I'll have to find someone with an Anemo Vision and ask for advice."

"Sucrose mostly relies on alchemical tools in combination with her Vision to make Anemo attacks, so asking her probably won't work."

"Acting Grand Master Jean has been overwhelmed lately by Stormterror and the Fatui envoys. It wouldn't be right to bother her. Besides, even with how strong she is, she still can't use Anemo to fly..."

"Hmm... but apart from Jean and Sucrose, is there anyone else in Mondstadt who can control Anemo power?"

"Oh, right!"

Ellin clapped her hands. "How could I have forgotten him!"

"Is there anyone in all of Teyvat who understands Anemo power better than the Anemo Archon?"

At the thought of that god who never did any proper work, Ellin's eyes lit up. But she soon frowned again.

Ever since Dvalin had been driven away during his last attack on Mondstadt City, he had turned to attacking travelers and merchants in other parts of Mondstadt in retaliation.

The Knights of Favonius had also fought Dvalin several times in the wilderness. Although they had driven him off for the time being, they had suffered considerable losses themselves.

Dvalin had gradually come to be called Stormterror by the Mondstadt people, and the hostility between them continued to grow.

Naturally, the Anemo Archon couldn't stand by and watch his own familiar descend into madness and harm his people.

A few days earlier, while Ellin had been out gathering materials with Sucrose and Fischl, they had happened to catch sight of Venti tracking Stormterror.

So unless something unexpected had happened, Venti was probably still searching for Dvalin somewhere in Mondstadt!

Even setting aside where Ellin could find Venti, how was she supposed to get that frivolous bard to teach her to control Anemo power once she found him?

"Wait, I've got an idea!"

A gleam flashed in Ellin's beautiful, wide eyes!

"If I can't find him, why not make him come to me!"

With that thought, Ellin immediately put her plan into action and left the Training Ground.

The Dawn Winery was the largest winery in Mondstadt. Its distinctive, masterful brewing techniques had earned its wines high praise throughout Teyvat.

The Angel's Share was the most popular tavern in Mondstadt City, and all the wine it sold came from the Dawn Winery.

Normally, whether it was day or night, the Angel's Share was almost always packed during business hours.

At noon that day, a girl wearing a white top and blue skirt pushed open the tavern door.

She was tall and strikingly beautiful, her lovely white hair flowing behind her like a flower fairy walking among mortals. The moment she entered the tavern, she drew the eyes of countless patrons and set many men's hearts racing.

Ordinarily, very few people dared to look at Ellin. For one thing, anyone would feel inferior in the presence of a girl like her.

For another, word of Ellin's fierce temperament had spread throughout Mondstadt City after she had beaten up the groups who had come to propose marriage to her. As a result, many people both adored and feared this angelic girl, terrified that one glance too many might anger her and earn them a beating.

Now, however, emboldened by alcohol, many of the patrons cautiously studied Ellin, hoping to etch her appearance deep into their minds.

"Isn't that Ellin?"

"What's she doing here?"

"Isn't she under eighteen? What did she come here for?"

The patrons murmured among themselves.

But Ellin ignored them entirely and headed straight for the counter after entering the tavern.

"Well, if it isn't Master Diluc!"

Ellin grinned at the red-haired bartender standing behind the counter.

"Master Diluc, pack up ten bottles of Special Apple Cider for me!"

"No!" Diluc crossed his arms over his chest, his expression cold.

"Why not?" Ellin grew anxious.

"Because you're underage. I can't sell you alcohol!"