Huge sacred trees rise from the ground,

Like a wild giant, towering in the center of this area,

Huge cities were built around sacred trees,

There is a floating ladder around the sacred tree all the way up,

As the stairs go up,

It is the Akademiya that integrates all the wisdom of Sumeru, and it is also the governing body of Sumeru, and it is the largest academic institution in Teyvat.

And above the Akademiya, there is the Jozen Palace, where the legend says that the little auspicious grass king lives.

It sits high above the sacred tree and seems to overlook the land of Sumeru, watching His people multiply.

Coming to the gate of Sumeru City,

Ying and Paimon have a dusty aura on them,

At first glance, you can tell that it is an alien adventurer.

Paimon's flying in mid-air attracted the attention of many people, and everyone whispered about whether this white floating elf was the latest product developed by the Akademiya.

However, the basic education in Sumeru City is okay, and no one directly comes up to disturb Ying and Paimon's tour.

"Speaking of which, Tighnari told us to go to that Alhaitam clerk with the letter, but where do we go to find it?"

Paimon asked, tilting his head, floating beside Ying.

Ying also looked at the strange scene of people coming and going, and thought about it, they did know a few Sumeru people, but those people were either in Inazuma or Liyue.

If you really want to say that you know people in the city of Sumeru,

It seems that there is only one left.

"Let's go find Catherine, the Adventurers' Guild should also have a branch in Sumeru."

Paimon nodded, "yes, yes, you can ask someone from the Adventurers' Guild." ”

Then Ying took out the map given by Tighnari and looked at it carefully,

"Here, at the entrance to the Grand Bazaar and downstream of Baoshang Street, is the location of the Sumeru Adventurers' Association."

found the target, Ying put away the map again,

"Let's go, let's go and see."

With that, Ying led Paimon to his destination.

Along the way, Ying and Paimon were attracted by the novelty around them, and they stopped and stopped, and after a while, they came to the Adventurers' Guild.

I don't know if it's Sumeru's special habit,

Ying saw a few small purple flowers on the counter beside Catherine,

She knew, Tighnari had told her, it was a plant called the Sumeru Rose.

"Catherine~"

Paimon didn't care about the Sumeru Rose on the table, and flew up to Catherine's side and waved her hand.

"To the stars."

"Traveler, welcome to Sumeru, is there anything you need help with?"

Catherine looked at Ying and Paimon with a smile.

Ying didn't continue to look at the three Sumeru roses, and took a step forward: "That's right, we received the commission of Tighnari, the forest patrol officer of Huachengguo, to send a letter to Alhaithham, the clerk of the Akademiya, but we came to Sumeru for the first time, and we didn't know where the clerk was, so we came to ask you to see if we could get help." ”

Ying didn't directly explain things like a letter of introduction,

Instead, it was disguised as a mission.

It doesn't mean anything else, it's just that the wanted of the previous two countries was scared,

Thinking of pretending to be a commissioned mission will not attract the attention of the Akademiya officials.

Catherine nodded: "Was it a commission?" Although there is no corresponding quest in the system, the Traveler is an adventurer in the making, and the Adventurer Guild will also provide you with some help. ”

"Registrar Alhaithham's office is in the Akademiya, and I'll chart a course forward for you"

Catherine looked businesslike, and then suddenly her face changed,

"Huh! Doesn't the Traveler have a Void Terminal? ”

Ying and Paimon were a little confused,

"Void Terminal, what's that?"

Catherine turned her head sideways, revealing the green device in her ear,

"This is the Void Terminal, in Sumeru City, many things can be done through the Void Terminal, just now I just wanted to link your Void Terminal and plan a route for you to the Office of Secretary Alhaitham."

Ying and Paimon were a little anxious: "Ah, how do you get the Void Terminal?" ”

Hearing that the Void Terminal was such an important thing, Ying and Paimon also had something to want.

Catherine smiled: "You came at the right time, a few days ago, the Association asked the Akademiya for a few Void Terminals, the Traveler is a high-level adventurer in the Guild, and it is not too much to give you two Void Terminals." ”

As she spoke, Catherine took out two leaf-like devices from the counter,

"This is the Void Terminal, hold it in your hands, and silently say, 'May I hear the voice of wisdom of the gods,' and you can open it."

Ying and Paimon took the leafy device from Catherine's hand,

As Catherine instructed, she silently recited: "May I be able to hear the voice of wisdom of the gods." ”

The next moment,

The leaf-like device flickered, appearing in Ying's and Paimon's ears, and a virtual screen flashed in front of them.

Ying looked at Catherine curiously,

Sure enough, the data on the screen of the Void Terminal flickered,

There is a little bit of information,

[Name: Catherine,

Affiliation: Adventurers' Guild,

Occupation: Receptionist of the Adventurers' Guild,

Verdict: No threat. 】

A very simple piece of information, but enough to explain Catherine's identity.

"Wow, that's great!" Paimon let out an exclamation as he tried the Void Terminal.

Catherine looked at the two of them trying and smiled slightly, without interrupting.

Long

Ying and Paimon exited from the Void Terminal and looked at Catherine, blushing slightly in embarrassment.

This thing was so much fun that for a moment they forgot that there was something serious.

"Sorry for the delay, Catherine."

Ying whispered sorry.

Catherine shook her head: "It's okay, the Void is the legacy of the Great Mercy Tree King, you can like it, I'm very happy." ”

"Huh?" Ying tilted her head, the legacy of the Great Cishu King, what are you happy about?

Knowing that she had lost her words, Catherine immediately changed the subject: "Now that you also have the Void Terminal, I will plan the route for you." ”

As she spoke, Catherine reached out and pressed the Void Terminal in her ear: "Link to the other party's Void Terminal and plan the most reasonable route to Secretary Alhaithham's office." ”

Then a voice rang in Ying's ears,

"Received a connection request from Catherine, the receptionist of the Adventurers' Guild, do you agree?"

Ying immediately responded: "Agreed!" ”

With Ying's consent, the void screen in front of him was immediately updated, and a three-dimensional path appeared in front of Ying.

[Adventurers' Guild - Alhaitham Office, route planned.] 】

"It's really convenient."

Ying's eyes were shocked,

It would be a lot easier if there was also this handy tool to assist when venturing outside, at least. You can take one less map with you.

"Haha, yes, but it can only be used in big cities like Sumeru City and Port Omos, and in the wild or small villages, the signal of the Void will deteriorate, so it is impossible to do such a convenient thing."

Catherine said to Ying with a smile.

"I see, but it's also great, if tourists come to Sumeru, they can configure a void terminal, and they can play like locals."

Ying still praised the Void Terminal greatly.

Catherine smiled, then looked at the time, and said, "If you want to find Secretary Alhaitham, you can pass it as soon as possible, and it will be time to leave work in a while, and it will be difficult to find where Secretary Alhaitham will go after work." ”

"Ah, then we'll go first, goodbye Catherine."

Ying and Paimon hurriedly ran away according to the route planned by the Void Terminal.

Catherine watched them go,

Then he turned his head to look at the air around him,

"Why don't you just recognize them, but make so much trouble?"

"Catherine," said into the air.

Then, the light distorts slightly,

A figure appeared,

It is the royal road.

"There's no way, my intervention has changed the timeline a lot, and although I'm ready to take on everything, it still has a great impact on Ying."

"I'm trying my best to construct a new script, a real script, so that Ying can complete her initial encounter in Sumeru."

Facing Nahida, Wang Daoyi naturally wouldn't say anything about the reason that it was to ascend to the throne.

Rather, it speaks for a deeper reason.

Wang Daoyi doesn't know how much he has destroyed the original plot, but it is certain that there must be damage.

That's why he is so 'enthusiastic' to arrange encounters for Ying.

Anyway, the story of Ying in Sumeru always starts with an encounter.

After mastering these encounters with Ying, the subsequent entanglement will be easy to handle.

"Well, since you've decided, I'll support it." 'Catherine' said.

"By the way, according to Alhaithham's intelligence, the Fatui have recently slowed down the collection of various supplies, and their plan should be in the final stages." ‘

Wang Dao nodded: "Well, regarding the [God-making Project], the last step is to dig out the knowledge of the World Tree or the Heart of the Gods, and convey it to the Skirmishers, so that they can truly become gods." ”

"However, I control the Great Sage who rejected Dotore's [Dream Harvest] plan, so Dotore can only make up for it elsewhere, with his wisdom, I'm afraid the Balladeer will soon ascend to the gods."

There was no panic in Wang Daoyi's tone, nor was there any fear.

On the contrary, there is some excitement.

'Catherine' Nahida nodded, then looked at Wang Daoyi and asked, "What about you, the strange movement in the sky has become more and more violent recently, when will you be able to complete the ascension?" ”

"It's coming soon, the sixth star has begun to emit a faint light, and with a little more feedback, I can forcibly order it, and then start the final ascension ceremony."

Wang Daoyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he was looking forward to the arrival of that day.

Nahida nodded slightly,

"You made such a big move in the false sky, and the maintainer of Tianli did not make a move, it seems that we guessed correctly, Tianli is indeed asleep, and the maintainer has also lost some of its strength."

Wang Daoyi's movement in the false sky can be said to be tearing down the roof of Teyvat.

But neither the Heavenly Principle nor the Heavenly Principle maintainer appeared, only a few pitch-black chains were blocking.

This is enough to show the weakness of the Heavenly Principle and its maintainers.

At least, in their operating logic,

The ascension of the royal road to God is not worthy of His awakening.

"It doesn't matter, even if Tianli really wakes up now, I can't stop."

Wang Dao shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Let's continue to talk about the desert." ”

"How much do you know about Apep the Grass Dragon?"

"Apepe, the dragon of grass. He was so old, so old that my life was only a passing moment for him, and I didn't have much information about him. ”

"However, the Lannaras once said that in the memory of the forest, Apep was the original ruler of the plants and trees, and in the ancient times when the seven gods were not born, it was Apep who ruled Sumeru."

Nahida said.

Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly in his heart,

Nahida, who was not accepted by the World Tree, really didn't know a lot of things.

"Alright, it's okay, let's talk about it when you take control of the World Tree."

"I'm sorry, I'm too useless." There was a sense of loss in Nahida's voice.

Delay in getting a response from the World Tree,

I can't always go back to the question of the king's road,

This made Nahida's mood a little low.

Seeing the loss in Little Lori's heart, Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly, wanting to reach out and touch her head, and comfort her again,

But he remembered that Nahida was now using Catherine's body, and it was a little strange to touch Catherine's head.

So he spoke directly: "Don't be sorry, Nahida, you are still very young, since the Great Mercy Tree King has chosen you to be his successor, you will definitely be a good god, and time will bring everything." ”

Listening to Wang Daoyi's words, although she knew that the other party was comforting herself, Nahida still felt warm in her heart: "Well, it will be." ”

The two exchanged for a while before going home.

Nahida returned to the Jingshan Palace, and the royal road returned to the Chisha headquarters.

Ying and Paimon followed the route planned by the Void Terminal and came all the way to the Akademaka.

Although the Akademiya does not prohibit outsiders from visiting,

But Ying, an unfamiliar face, was still stopped.

"Hello, this is the Akademiya, outsiders, please explain your intentions."

A group of thirty people dressed in green stopped Ying.

However, with the experience of Liyue and Inazuma,

Ying didn't panic at all,

Out of his bosom took Tighnari's letters,

"We are adventurers of the Adventurers' Guild, and we've been commissioned by Ranger Tighnari to deliver a letter to Registrar Alhaithham."

The group of thirty who stopped them looked at the letter in Ying's hand.

"Tighnari Ranger still doesn't like to use the Void Terminal so much~"

After complaining, the mercenary of the group of thirty nodded at Ying: "Okay, let's go in, please be careful not to wander around, if you need to, you can ask the group of thirty around you for help." ”

Easily shook the thirty-man group guarding the door,

Ying and Paimon easily entered the Akademiya,

Follow the planned route all the way,

In front of an office,

Stretched out his hand, just about to knock on the door.

And he saw that the door of the house was opened,

A handsome man stepped out of it.

The man glanced at Ying and Paimon slightly, "I'm off work today, if there are documents to submit, please come back tomorrow, and if it's something important, please transfer it to the Sage's Office." ”

After saying that, turn around and leave.

Ying and Paimon were stunned,

Ying glanced around the office to make sure there was no one else inside,

Hurriedly ran a few steps in the direction the man left and stopped the man.

"Wait, wait, are you Secretary Alhaithham?"

Ying asked.

Alhaitham nodded, frowning: "It's me, didn't you say it just now?" I'll come back tomorrow because I've got off work today. ”

With that, Alhaitham was about to walk away again.

Ying hurriedly took out Tighnari's letter.

"Please wait a moment, don't go, this is the letter that Tighnari asked us to hand you."

As he spoke, he handed the letter to Alhaithham.

Alhaitham stopped,

Glancing at the letter, I saw the ranger mark on the envelope.

Immediately understood the identities of Ying and Paimon.

"It turned out to be someone sent by Tighnari, come with me, and leave the Akademiya first."

Saying that, Alhaitham didn't take the letter, and turned around and left.

Ying and Paimon, who were left behind, glanced at each other, seeing the consternation in each other's eyes.

"What, that's rude!" Paimon stomps his feet in the void, very unhappy with Alhaithham's actions.

"Maybe it's something wrong, let's go, let's follow."

Ying shook her head slightly, greeted Paimon, and chased in the direction Alhaitham had left.

One before the other,

The three of them came to a tavern,

"Sit down, since you're Tighnari's friend, I'm in for a treat today."

Alhaitham gestured to the side and sat down first.

Ying sat down obediently, and then handed the letter to Alhaithham,

Alhaitham didn't take it, and shook his head slightly: "There should be nothing written in it, although I don't know what you are here for, but Tighnari recommended you to me, it should also be an important matter, according to Tighnari's cautious character, he will not write things in the letter." ”

Ying was stunned for a moment, then tore open the envelope,

Sure enough, there was only one sentence in it, which was to say hello to Alhaithham,

The approximate meaning is:

I, Tighnari, you Alhaithham, good evening.

That's all.

"So, come on, if there's anything to me for, for Tighnari's sake, if it's not too much trouble, I'll help."

The implication is that if it's too much trouble, I won't help.

Ying was stunned for a moment,

She has traveled many countries and met all kinds of people, but it was the first time she had seen someone like Alhaithham.

After organizing the language for a while, Ying said, "That's right, I want to ask to see the little auspicious grass king, Tighnari said that you may have a way, so he recommended you to me." ”

Hand the menu to the waiter who came over,

Alhaitham nodded: "I ordered some special dishes, you can taste them later, and in addition, I can indeed help with the matter of meeting the little auspicious grass king. However, "

Hearing the word 'but', Ying Ke is too familiar,

With a spread of her little hands, Ying sighed: "Alas~ Say it, but what, what tasks do you want us to do, where to go, what to take, how much to kill?" ”

Ying's business level is already very proficient.

Even Paimon looks like you're talking and we're doing it.

Alhaitham raised his eyebrows, perhaps because he thought it was a bit interesting for Ying to talk like this, he glanced at Ying: "Judging by your appearance, you should be a good adventurer, so let's go to Port Ormos and help me get one thing back, and I will arrange for you to meet the little auspicious grass king, how about it?" ”

"Port Omos?"

"Take what?"

Ying and Paimon have different questions.

There is also a chapter of the monthly pass at noon

(End of chapter)