Revelation Video: "Guardian of Wind and Poetry"

Teyvat, Mondstadt.

As a nation sheltered by the wind of freedom, Mondstadt had always been known for its laid-back, leisurely, and carefree ways.

Everyone living in Mondstadt seemed to possess a different kind of carefree spirit, yet they all yearned for the same freedom.

And the profession that represented Mondstadt's freedom was that of the adventurer.

Most adventurers didn't work regularly. They generally fished for three days and dried their nets for two, going a whole year without a job and then living off a single payday for the next.

And today, an unexpected newcomer joined Mondstadt's Adventurers' Guild—the Ruler of Death, Ronova...

Her boyfriend, Mo Fan.

Yes, after being resurrected by the Ruler of Death, Mo Fan had discovered that he had been reborn in Mondstadt.

Although he still had the exact same body as in his final life, it had been restored to its younger state.

And sure enough, Ronova had appeared at his side as well.

But after defying the laws of the Heavenly Principles, Ronova had not only lost her authority but also suffered grievous injuries, leaving her abilities about the same as an ordinary mortal's-or perhaps even weaker.

As the culprit behind it all, Mo Fan had no choice but to take responsibility for looking after Ronova.

Simply put, he had to become Ronova's boyfriend and take responsibility for supporting her.

Although Mo Fan had lived through a hundred lifetimes and experienced all sorts of lives, he didn't have many skills he could immediately put to use making money.

In the end, the solution he came up with was to become an adventurer and take commissions from the Adventurers' Guild.

"Ad astra abyssosque! Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild."

Miss Katheryne's familiar voice rang out.

Mo Fan placed the Wolfhooks he had just gathered on the counter, and she quickly counted them.

"All right, I can confirm that the commission is complete. Here's your reward."

"Thank you."

Mo Fan accepted the small bag of Mora Katheryne handed him.

Although it was less than a thousand Mora in total, it was at least enough to buy some ingredients and make dinner back home.

Just as he was about to leave the Adventurers' Guild, the Akasha Terminal screen in the tavern suddenly began rolling through the news.

"Mondstadt and Liyue have formally signed a new round of trade agreements. The Liyue Qixing and the Knights of Favonius held friendly talks on a new grain trade plan at the Stone Gate border."

"Inazuma's long era under the Sakoku Decree has finally come to an end. The Raiden Shogun personally apologized to all victims of the Vision Hunt Decree."

"The Sumeru Akademiya will soon begin rolling out its newly developed miniature Akasha Terminal. A smartphone currently costs just 9,999 Mora! Get yours now!"

"Fontaine's water level has risen once again in recent days. The suspected cause is that a certain Chief Justice drank too much tea before bed..."

"A new Abyss war has broken out in Natlan once again. Warriors from across Teyvat are now being called to arms, and the Pyro Archon herself will reward the brave!"

"The Fatui of Snezhnaya are recruiting soldiers for a second time. The Tsaritsa has once again summoned The Seven for talks on opposing the Heavenly Principles!"

"..."

As the news stories played one after another, if a player from the real world were to transmigrate to this Teyvat, a giant question mark would undoubtedly pop up over their head immediately.

Then they would ask the question on everyone's mind.

Where the hell is this? Is this still the Teyvat I know?

Yes, never mind the bizarre news stories. The strange device called an Akasha Terminal that could broadcast the news didn't exist in the original world of Teyvat.

Or rather, even if it did exist, the Akasha Terminal could only be used in Sumeru, where Irminsul was located.

Akasha Terminals couldn't possibly appear in other nations, much less be made into television-like screens.

Yet even with such an abnormal sight before him, Mo Fan didn't seem particularly surprised.

There was a simple reason for that.

He was the one who had made it in the first place.

Yes, sometime around his seventieth or eightieth life, he had been the Akademiya's Grand Sage, serving Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.

One day, inspiration had suddenly struck him: he could turn the Akasha Terminal into a more convenient, portable device like a television or mobile phone, while minimizing its connection to Irminsul to prevent side effects.

After coming up with the idea, he had quickly produced a finished model, and before he knew it, it had taken all of Teyvat by storm.

In the present era, it could even be said that every household had an Akasha Terminal television and an Akasha Terminal smartphone.

So Mo Fan paid no attention to the Akasha Terminal screen in the distance, nor to the bizarre news playing on it.

He simply walked out of the Adventurers' Guild and headed for a house in a rather remote part of Mondstadt.

"I'm home."

Mo Fan entered the room and put the meat and vegetables he had bought on the floor.

He had intended to go straight to the kitchen and cook, but he found Ronova, who should have been resting in her room, sitting on a stool in the living room with a small Akasha Terminal smartphone in front of her.

"Y-you, where did you get that?"

"A kind witch gave it to me."

"A kind witch?"

Several possible figures flashed through Mo Fan's mind in an instant, but he didn't dare think about any of them.

After all, he had also had quite a few connections with those witches in some of his past lives...

Of course, Ronova was more important than the witches right now.

The way she kept her eyes glued to the smartphone made him instinctively think of a child at a relative's house who had just learned to use the internet.

"What are you watching?"

"Cute pet videos posted by people from Natlan."

"Cute pets?"

Mo Fan glanced curiously at the title of the video Ronova was watching, only to find that it plainly read, "Investigating the mystery of the dragons' disappearance."

So the cute pets you're talking about are dragons?

Isn't your taste a little too outrageous?

Though Mo Fan grumbled inwardly, he wasn't about to say anything to her.

After all, as the Ruler of Death, Ronova had worked tirelessly for tens of thousands of years. She really ought to get some proper rest.

So he left her alone, headed into the kitchen, and began making dinner.

Meanwhile, Ronova had been continuing to browse videos on the website when she suddenly saw a brand-new video shoot to the top of the site's trending list at an incredible speed.

Out of instinctive curiosity, Ronova clicked on it and found that its uploader had chosen to remain anonymous.

The video's title was a simple sentence: "A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: The story he set in motion."

But that was only the overall title; it was divided into different subtitles for each chapter.

At present, the video had just released its first chapter.

It was titled "Secrets of the Anemo Archon: Guardian of wind and poetry."

"Secrets of the Anemo Archon? Is it a story about that fellow Barbatos?"

Although Ronova was the Ruler of Death, she spent her days in the Temple of Death on Celestia and knew almost nothing of the stories of the mortal world.

Naturally, she knew nothing about the Anemo Archon, Barbatos, either.

Now, she curiously opened the video, wanting to know just what kind of tale from the past it told.