The evening breeze is gentle,

Under the stars,

The group walked down the trails of Mondstadt,

Although it is dangerous to travel anywhere in the dark,

But according to the configuration of the team, there should not be anything that is not long-sighted to attack.

Well, let's take a look at the configuration of the squad,

Two androids produced by 'Gold' Reindot,

Mondstadt's strongest combat power, Lori,

A god of the red sands,

There are also two Vision wielders who are twittering with Klee.

Oh, and add a bird at the end.

No matter where this team goes in Teyvat,

All of them have crushing level combat effectiveness.

Under the light of the stars,

Little Lori ran around happily,

"Brother Bennett, come and get me."

Behind the little guy is Bennett, who is also smiling happily.

Well, this kind of game of running away and chasing me may be a little too childish for Oz,

But for Bennett, just right.

In the gentle evening breeze,

The group gradually approached Mondstadt,

Mondstadt is not silent at night,

Or rather, there is no curfew in this free city,

You can even see members of the Order drinking from their seats outside the tavern,

bragging with other adventurers or ordinary workers,

You said you went out on an adventure today and defeated some monster,

I'll just say what dangerous crime I caught today,

He took what he saw and heard when he was working today,

It seems that everyone is having a good time.

Of course, there are occasional scenes that spoil the fun.

When certain identities appear in the tavern,

Everyone's chatting voice will be much quieter,

And look at the visitor with some kind of special eyes.

Well, in Mondstadt, there are generally two kinds of people who can cause this.

One is the members of the Fatui Mission, these rough outsiders, under the suppression of the Knights, have lowered their profile a lot, but there are still citizens of Mondstadt who deeply hate them.

The other, called Lawrence.

Once a nobleman, now a sinner.

As Lawrence of this generation,

Eula has many friends, and there are many people in the Order who recognize her for her example and can be called her friends.

But if she talks about her best friend, it can only be Amber who is pulling her in front of her.

This fiery, passionate girl never seemed to care about her identity as Lawrence,

has always used the most enthusiastic embrace, allowing herself, a sinner, to gradually open her guard.

"Oh, let's go, Eula, after a hard day's work, it's time to come out and relax, and besides, I've heard that the angel has given a new fruit wine over there, but it's delicious, and as a celebration of the success of the long march of the group, I'm in for a treat today."

The cheerful Amber pulls the tall and beautiful Eula, who wants to walk through the crowd at night, to the largest tavern in Mondstadt, where the angel gives you a glass of fruit wine and enjoys her life after work.

Seeing Amber tugging at her sleeves, Eula shook her head helplessly: "Okay, okay, I won't run away, let me go, the street is pulling and pulling, and there is no aristocratic demeanor at all." ”

Speaking of aristocratic demeanor, Eula did not mean to break free of Amber's pull.

As an outlier in Lawrence, Amber's gesture of a close friend,

In Eula's eyes, it is a hundred times, ten thousand times more important than any aristocratic rule.

"Haha, I'm afraid that if I don't pull you, you will walk slowly, and there will be no seats in that tavern."

Although Eula did not like the so-called aristocracy,

However, the aristocratic aura on her body cannot be concealed,

If Amber hadn't pulled her, she would have walked gracefully to the tavern.

You can also calmly ignore the strange gaze of the citizens of Mondstadt around you.

Well, that's right, outliers.

Although Eula, as a Knight of Favonius, is well known to everyone in Mondstadt.

But her contribution to the Knights of Favonius will only keep the citizens of Mondstadt from speaking ill of her.

It's almost impossible to think of a good voice to speak.

Eyes retracted from the two girls,

Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly: "A thousand years of hatred finally fell on the shoulders of a girl, which is not a good thing." ”

Albedo was expressionless: "This is the price, everything has a price, some are very expensive, some are very small, she is willing to pay this price, and there will be a turnaround." ”

Perhaps, the next time Mondstadt encounters a crisis,

Eula Lawrence, who stood up like her first ancestors to protect the people of Mondstadt,

At the cost of this, the sins of generations of Lawrence in the memories of the people of Mondstadt will be washed away.

Hearing Wang Daoyi and Albedo talking,

Klee turned her head to look, and then her eyes lit up: "It's Sister Amber, and Sister Eula." ”

Maybe it's because the child's voice is more high-pitched.

Even in the midst of a noisy flow of people,

Amber and Eula also heard Klee's cry and immediately turned their heads,

Then I saw Wang Daoyi and others standing on the side of the road.

"Ah, it's little Klee, and Mr. Albedo, Your Excellency Wang Daoyi, oh, Bennett and Fischl are too."

As Mondstadt's most passionate Scout Knight, Amber knows everyone who they are.

Only when he saw Nicholed, who was exactly the same as Albedo, did he get stuck in the shell,

"Who is this?"

Nicholred smiled and said, "Just call me Nicholed." ”

"Ha, haha, Mr. Nicholed, what a resemblance to Mr. Albedo."

If it weren't for the fact that the clothes on Nicholed's body were already in the style of Chisha,

He and Albedo stood together, and Amber couldn't tell who was who.

"Eula and I are about to go to the tavern, have you just come back from outside? I heard the head of the piano troupe say that Mr. Albedo has taken a long leave of absence, and the matter is over? ”

Amber was still enthusiastic and quickly chatted with everyone.

Albedo shook his head slightly: "Not yet, I came back this time to look for Qin to extend the vacation." ”

"Ah, haven't you yet? It must have been a hassle for even Mr. Albedo to take so long. ”

Amber said guessingly.

"Ahem, it's not a hassle." Wang Daoyi touched his nose, a little embarrassed.

Although Albedo wanted Wang Daoyi's ascension data, the most Albedo did these days was to help Nicholred educate alchemist apprentices.

After all, when it comes to teaching apprentices, Albedo is much more experienced than Nicholred.

In fact, Albedo is working for Wang Daoyi.

"Haha, it's really not a hassle, it's just that some studies require more time." Albedo smiled and covered up a sentence for Wang Daoyi.

Then he asked Amber, "I noticed that tonight seems to be a little busier than usual, is something good happening?" ”

Wang Daoyi was also attracted to attention, he had been in Mondstadt, and naturally found that Mondstadt tonight was indeed a little too lively.

Listen to Albedo ask about this,

Amber was immediately happy,

"That's right, a surveyor who went out on an expedition with the Grand Master came back, and he brought back the news that the expedition went well, but the news was somehow known to everyone, so everyone was celebrating tonight."

The people of Mondstadt like to celebrate a good event and gather together for a drink.

This is also a scene that the wind god is happy to see.

"Well, is it Mika?"

Following the mapper who had left with the Grand Master, Albedo suddenly remembered an acquaintance.

It's not particularly familiar, it's just that a set of mapping tools has been customized for him.

"Well, yes, Mika came back from the expeditionary force and brought back good news, as well as a letter from the Grand Master, so everyone is celebrating tonight."

Albedo nodded: "I see, okay, then don't disturb you and Eula's vacation, let's go find Jean, goodbye Amber, Eula." ”

The two girls, one red and one blue, also waved their hands: "Then goodbye, everyone." ”

Separate from Amber and Eula,

Albedo introduced to Wang Daoyi: "Mika was a member of Eula's team before, and was later selected by Grand Master Falgar and taken to participate in the expedition. ”

As he spoke, Albedo smiled: "However, I think the reason why Falgar brought Mika with him may be to find an assistant who can help him deal with miscellaneous items like Qin." ”

Wang Dao nodded: "It sounds like a hard-working person like Qin." ”

"Ha, Mikana kid, I feel that teamwork is very important, and I have positioned myself as a junior who needs to keep learning."

"With this child's temperament, if he changes his shyness in the future, perhaps, after the piano, he can also take over the position of head of the regiment."

Albedo gave an extremely high evaluation.

Among so many members of the Knights, Albedo actually thought that a small surveyor was qualified to take over the position of captain.

Obviously, he is not generally optimistic about this Mika.

"Ha, such a wonderful man, Albedo, you have piqued my interest."

Wang Daoyi said with a smile.

Jean ruled Mondstadt single-handedly,

Albedo believes that Mika is qualified to succeed Jean in the future,

This kind of talent, how can Wang Daoyi not be interested.

"Heh, don't think about it, Mika is someone that Grand Master values and won't go to the desert with you."

Albedo knew the king too well, and knew that this guy was probably trying to kidnap people into the desert again.

Isn't this how his brother, Nicholed, was abducted by the royal road?

"Ahem, what are you talking about, I'm also the god of Chisha, and I can't turn anything."

Wang Dao waved his hand, looking like you don't slander me,

Then he rolled his eyes and looked at Albedo:

"It's that the map of the desert seems to be still being sorted out, and you said that I asked Jean to borrow a mapper, would she agree?"

Looking at Wang Daoyi speechlessly, Albedo's eyes were full of helplessness: "In Liyue's words, your abacus beads have collapsed in my face. ”

"Can't you learn some good Liyue dialect?"

Wang Daoyi complained.

The group continued walking, and halfway through, Bennett and Fischl offered farewell,

Bennett has to go home to see his fathers,

Little Amy is going home for dinner.

In the end, only Wang Daoyi, Albedo, and Nicholred took Klee to the Knights of Favonius building.

"Ah, it's Mr. Albedo who has returned, and I've been hearing Master Jean talking about you lately."

In the hall on the first floor of the Order, Knight Wood saw a group of people walking by, and at a glance he saw Albedo dressed in classic clothes.

Then he turned his gaze and saw Nicholred beside Albedo,

The dutiful knight's face was stunned, and his eyes looked at Albedo, who was dressed in the classic style.

For a moment, Knight Wood couldn't tell who Albedo was.

"Haha, Knight Wood hasn't seen you for a long time, I'm Nicholed."

Nikored enjoyed the stunned gazes of his old Mondstadt friends.

It's a very interesting thing for him.

At least it made his mind full of experimental data feel a little more light-hearted.

Albedo stepped forward: "Wood, is Jean in the office?" ”

Knight Wood was still wondering when he had seen this man named Nicholed.

Hearing Albedo's voice, he nodded subconsciously: "Yes, Mika is back, bringing the letter of the Grand Master, as well as the list of some materials needed later, and the head of the Qin is handling it in the office." ”

Heard the news of Grand Master and Mika again.

Albedo nodded: "Then Knight Wood, you are busy, let's go in and have a look." ”

With that, Albedo led everyone to Jean's office.

Leave the Wood Knight with a bewildered face.

"I'm busy? Shouldn't I just stand in the hall? What am I busy with? ”

"And, Mr. Nicholred, when have I ever seen him?"

Knight Wood's mind was full of doubts.

Unaware of Wood's doubts, everyone knocked on the door and pushed open the door of the regimental commander's office.

Jean, who was handling official business, raised her head and immediately smiled when she saw the people walking into the office.

Looking at Wang Daoyi,

"Your Excellency Wang Daoyi, welcome to Mondstadt, and may the Wind God protect you."

Looking at Albedo and Klee,

"Albedo, you brought Klee back, did you meet Kaeya?"

One last look at Nicholed,

"Well, who's that?"

Wang Daoyi: "Long time no see, Qin, I already feel the blessing of the wind god." ”

Albedo: "I didn't see Kaeya, he seems to have gone after some criminal organization, entrusting Klee to Bennett and Fischl. ”

Nicholed: "Hello, Captain Jean, I'm Nicholed, Albedo's brother. ”

Noticing that his eyes staring at Nicholred seemed to be a little rude,

Jean retracted her gaze,

"Well, Lord Nicholed, welcome to Mondstadt, I hope you can have a good time here."

Then he looked at Albedo again: "Is that so?" I'll send someone to find Kaeya, but with Kaeya's strength, nothing should happen. ”

"By the way, Albedo, are you done? Is it back to sell the fake? ”

"No, I'm here to extend my vacation." Albedo didn't talk nonsense and directly stated his purpose.

"Extended vacation?" Jean was a little surprised, she looked at Albedo, "Although this is your personal matter, Albedo, since you came to Mondstadt, it is the first time that you have taken such a long leave of absence, is there anything important, do you need the help of the Knights?" If you need something, please feel free to ask, and everyone will help. ”

Jean looked at Albedo's eyes with some worry,

Don't get me wrong, there's no special emotion,

Jean treats everyone in the Order equally.

Mainly because Albedo's behavior of asking for leave is really abnormal.

You think, a good employee who hasn't taken a leave of absence for many years,

I suddenly took a long vacation, and when I came back, I didn't cancel the vacation, but wanted to extend the vacation.

Jean had to worry about what happened to Albedo.

Especially when another Nicholred who was exactly like Albedo suddenly appeared,

Jean was reminded of some stories of alchemy getting out of control.

Looking at the worried look of the head of the qin, Albedo couldn't cry or laugh a little,

However, he was still very touched by Qin's worries.

"Don't worry, Captain Qin, it's not a big deal, it's just that on Sumeru's side, there are still experiments that have not been completed, so we need to extend the vacation."

Albedo explained, then changed the subject, "By the way, I heard that Mika is back, how is it, how is it on Farga's?" ”

Albedo was not worried that Jean would not agree to his extended vacation, and directly changed the subject. In fact, the Knights of Favonius are indeed very free,

As the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius and the leader of the investigation team, Albedo's attendance time has basically not been normal.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been walking for too long and was afraid that everyone would be worried, Albedo took the initiative to come and ask for leave, and Jean didn't even know that Albedo would go to Sumeru.

"Mika? Yes, he returned, and also brought with him a letter from the Grand Master. ”

"The expedition has reached its destination, and the Grand Master needs us to continue to mobilize resources and supplies, but this doesn't matter, the resource line has been opened, and there will be no problems with follow-up supplies."

"The only thing to worry about is that Grand Master found the figure of the Fatui at the destination, and also met the Fatui executive named [Captain]."

Jean was diverted by Albedo and turned the conversation back to Grand Master's expedition,

Speaking of the [captain] of the Fatui, Qin couldn't help but rub her eyebrows.

The Fatui executive is a not easy trouble for any country.

"Has there been a conflict?" Albedo asked, frowning.

Jean shook her head: "Mika said that Grand Master Falgar had a brief exchange with the Fatui Executive Officer [Captain], and there was no conflict between the two sides, however, Grand Master Falga wanted to compare himself with others. ”

Albedo:

"Ha, Fatui Executive Officer [Captain], his strength is not simple."

Wang Daoyi suddenly interjected.

"Huh? Do you know him? Albedo asked.

At the time of Chisha, Albedo was generally called the lord of the red sand.

When he left Chisha, Albedo called him Daoyi,

Highlight a politeness and cordiality.

"Well, I once talked to the Fatui Executive [Childe] Tartaglia, and in Tartaglia's description, the Fatui Executive [Captain] is a very powerful being."

"Even if he is also an executive officer of the Fatui, [Childe] will be ignored in the eyes of [Captain]."

"It is said that the true posture of [Captain] will only be shown on the battlefield."

Wang Daoyi recounted what he had heard from Tartaglia.

Then he looked at Qin with curiosity: "Actually, I want to know, why did the Knights of Favonius launch a great expedition?" ”

"You can meet the [Captain] of the Fatui, this distance is far beyond the jurisdiction of Mondstadt."

Although the expedition is an act of crossing a very long distance,

But if you go directly to the Fatui's [Captain's] range of action, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Thinking of this,

Wang Daoyi remembered the picture he had seen in the World Tree again.

Silent warriors rise like a great wall of steel in the snow and ice, fighting against danger and erosion from beyond the world.

And Mondstadt's expedition may have something to do with it.

(End of chapter)