It had to be said that, for Liyue's artists and performers, someone like Zhongli-elegant in manner, mature and composed, and well-read-was both their favorite kind of audience member and the one they worried about most.
Such an audience understood far too much. Performing before Zhongli felt like having a judge seated below the stage, appraising the performance. Of course, earning approval from such an audience also brought performers a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment unlike anything an ordinary audience could offer.
Yun Jin was just like that. Hearing from others that Mr. Zhongli had praised her immediately filled her with delight, and brought her a little closer to their group.
"You were just asking about the Myriad Mechanics Core. Does that mean you've entered Ningguang's competition to rebuild the Jade Chamber too?"
"Yes. Wow, that makes us competitors, then."
Yucheng raised his hand. "Just to be clear, I don't have any questions I want to ask Ningguang. I'm only here to take part."
Shenhe explained as well, "Me too. I'm only helping Lumine and Paimon."
Beidou also explained, "I don't have anything to ask either. She dragged me here to help in the first place, so I'm just entering while I'm at it."
"So the only ones who actually need a chance to ask questions are the Traveler and me? In that case, we can work together. Miss Ningguang said the first three people to gather all the materials would receive rewards-three chances to ask questions."
"That could work, but the Mingxia Floating Life Stone part is looking uncertain. Yun Jin and I each brought a Mingxia Floating Life Stone, but I heard the Feiyun Commerce Guild has an exceptionally large one, much bigger than both of ours put together. My guess is that whoever wins that Mingxia Floating Life