Arriving in Liyue, Ronova's Job Search

"Why did you take so long to get back? I thought you'd fallen into the toilet!"

When Mo Fan returned to the tea stall, sure enough, Ronova gave him an earful for making her wait so long.

He offered no explanation, only smiled and said:

"It's nothing. I just had a bit of a stomachache. Let's head to Liyue Harbor now."

"All right, but don't go wandering so far away from me again."

Ronova clearly hadn't really meant to complain. She had simply been a little worried because Mo Fan had been gone for so long.

After all, Ronova didn't know how strong Mo Fan was and thought he was just an ordinary human.

In a place like Liyue, where powerful monsters were easily encountered, she couldn't help worrying about his safety.

The two soon continued south.

After passing along the ancient trade route and through the enormous entrance at Mt. Tianheng, the bustling port city of Liyue Harbor finally came into view before them.

"This is Liyue? It's far more prosperous than Mondstadt."

"More or less. It is the busiest commercial port in all of Teyvat, after all."

Mo Fan smiled as he spoke.

He still remembered Liyue Harbor from the game in his previous life. Due to gameplay limitations when the game launched, it had been smaller than the ports in every nation added afterward.

But in reality, Liyue Harbor was not merely three or four times the size of its counterpart in the game. It was at least dozens of times larger.

The vast harbor and tiers upon tiers of buildings created the feeling of a massive metropolis in this fantasy world.

Because of that, Mo Fan believed that once he entered Liyue Harbor, no one would be able to find him easily again.

After arriving in Liyue Harbor, Mo Fan quickly got busy.

First, he went to register with Liyue's Adventurers' Guild, then sold the Ruin Guard core he had collected earlier.

After putting a little more money in his purse, he used the Adventurers' Guild's connections to rent a new place in Liyue.

Since he had no particular demands regarding the location or surroundings, the place Mo Fan rented was not only cheap but spacious, and the landlord even threw in a small courtyard for free.

It was quite a bargain.

However, precisely because he had a new place to live, Mo Fan realized he was short of money again.

Without a moment to spare, he immediately said goodbye to Ronova and headed to the Adventurers' Guild to take on a new commission.

"Mo Fan... is he really so busy he doesn't have any time at all? I was hoping to explore Liyue with him..."

Ronova stuck out her tongue, displeased at how busy Mo Fan was.

But displeased as she was, she understood just how much hard work it took to support a household.

So Ronova had no intention of forcing Mo Fan to do as she wanted and keep her company. Instead, she planned to ease his burden through her own efforts.

And the best way to do that was for Ronova to go out and earn money herself, reducing the financial burden.

"I've heard that when humans want to earn money, they go out and get a job. Surely I, the Ruler of Death, can manage something that simple!"

Ronova spoke with confidence, then headed straight to Liyue's harbor to look at the job postings.

She first went to the docks in Liyue to apply, but most of the work there involved manual labor.

When the foremen saw a young girl like her applying, they urged her to go back to school or at least find an easier job, tactfully turning her away.

Ronova was quite indignant. She didn't believe she lacked even the strength to carry some cargo.

All right, after losing her power and authority, she might really not have had the strength to carry things anymore...

With no other choice, Ronova could only try looking for other work.

She tried applying as a restaurant server, a teahouse attendant, and a sales clerk at a tailor's shop...

But she failed every time.

The main problem wasn't her ability or her looks. Rather, the shopkeepers thought she smiled far too little.

Since these were all service jobs, customer satisfaction mattered most. At the very least, she had to put on a professional smile at work to win customers over.

But Ronova couldn't even force a hint of a smile, let alone smile from the heart.

After spending tens of thousands of years in the company of death, she had long forgotten what it was like to smile.

Although the shopkeepers considered her abilities and looks first-rate, they found it hard to accept a server who couldn't smile at all, so they all tactfully turned Ronova away.

Ronova had never expected her job search to end in failure after failure, and she was immediately disheartened.

She began to wonder if she really was a good-for-nothing who couldn't do anything, unable even to find a job.

Was I born only to ferry departed souls?

With conflicted feelings, Ronova stood blankly before the job board, her gaze passing over the many postings one by one until a company called the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was reflected in her eyes.

According to the posting, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor in Liyue was short-staffed and needed people skilled in funeral affairs to serve as funeral attendants.

Although Ronova knew nothing at all about the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, this was work related to death. Surely even a good-for-nothing like her who couldn't do anything could do it well?

Yes, after the blow of repeated failures, Ronova had completely lost confidence.

Even with a job at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, she wasn't sure she could get hired.

But when she thought of Mo Fan going out to work hard and earn money every day, she made up her mind to earn money herself and not leave him to shoulder all the responsibility.

She immediately took down the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's job posting and set off for the parlor, following the address written on it.

The Yakshas' former residence.

"..."

As the video came to an end, an unprecedented silence fell over all the Yakshas present.

Whether it was Bosacius, the Electro Yaksha, who had already known a little of the truth, or the other Yakshas, who had known nothing about the truth of the Asura Yaksha, all were utterly shocked by everything the video had revealed.

"Boo-hoo, big brother... Brother Asura... waaah..."

Their youngest sister, Bonanus, was unable to control her emotions and burst into tears on the spot.

"I never imagined that big brother willingly became a sinner for our sake." Indarias, the Pyro Yaksha, couldn't keep her eyes from reddening either, her expression grief-stricken. "We've wronged him. We never understood the care behind Brother Asura's actions."

"No, if anyone is to blame, it's me." Bosacius spoke in a low voice. "Back then, I had already seen what big brother was thinking, but I went along with his wishes and helped Miss Ganyu kill him. I'm the one truly responsible!"

"How can that be your fault?" Xiao hurriedly said. "Besides, Brother Asura actually..."

Xiao stopped halfway through his sentence and immediately shut his mouth.

The other Yakshas looked at him in confusion, clearly not understanding why Xiao had acted so strangely and stopped halfway through his sentence.