Chapter 10: Surprise? Scare!

After leaving Liyue, Anping went to Mondstadt first, despite being a little concerned about the situation in Sumeru.

The Great Sage wants to create a god? This should not affect the World Tree. As long as it doesn't affect the World Tree, the Great Sage won't care if he wants to send troops to attack Liyue Anping.

And it's only a short time to get to Mondstadt, so you won't have to wait long. As soon as Anping passed through the stone gate, Wendy was already waiting for him there.

"I really didn't expect Wendy to be waiting for me here, I thought you would just hide, I just happened to want to ask you for help, but it saved me the trouble of going to you..."

"I just thought that you should have something to ask me for help, so I waited for you here, but first of all, I don't have the skills of an old man, so don't expect me to help you too much... And I'm not helping you for free, you'll have to pay for my drinks when it's over..."Wendy looked a little tired.

"Wine money..."An Ping looked at Wendy suspiciously.

"That's right, last time... You've drunk half of it too..."

"Oh—no wonder you didn't hide, but waited for me here..."An Ping looked suddenly enlightened.

"The wine we drank together last time was stolen from Diluc's winery... I remember that amount was a bit exaggerated, and Diluc's cellar was almost stolen by you... No wonder you didn't go back to Mondstadt but waited for me here..."

"It's so exaggerated to steal... Only a little bit stolen... It's just a little bit..."Wendy, who was exposed, didn't look embarrassed at all, but defended herself.

"It's a trivial matter, and it doesn't matter if I paid for the drinks for you... But you'll have to do me a favor first..."An Ping readily agreed.

"It's easy to say, your business is my business, if you have any requirements, just mention it to me!" Wendy, who heard that Anping agreed so easily, patted her chest with joy.

"Actually, it's just a small thing... It's good if you help me go to Longcrest Snow Mountain to get something..."Anping looked at Wendy with a smile.

"Oh-oh-oh-oh that's it! It's just a trifle... You wait for me to go back and get ready, change into thicker clothes, and immediately go to the snowy mountains to help you get your things back. Wendy agreed, and then turned around to leave.

An Ping hurriedly grabbed Wendy.

"You're obviously trying to escape!"

"Please, you let me go to Longcrest Snow Mountain to get something... Isn't this an attempt to make Mondstadt repeat the mistakes of Kanria? You'd better be smart about this... I poured Doolin's blood on your limbs back then, why are you trying to fix me now... Rather than watch Mondstadt be destroyed, I'd better pay Diluc five hundred years of work..."Wendy wept with a sad face.

"You listened to me, how could I possibly let you go and get my body... I want you to help me get Doolin's heart back. ”

"What you want is Doolin's heart?" Wendy frowned. He could think of what Anping wanted Durin's heart to do, but he didn't know what Anping was doing it for.

"Even if you resurrect Durin, it shouldn't be of any help to you right now... What exactly do you want to do? ”

"Actually, I just wanted to create a surprise... And don't worry, I resurrected Doolin and made it protect Mondstadt for a thousand years to make up for its mistakes in Mondstadt. Anping was aware of the damage that Durin had done to Mondstadt.

But Durin is not bad in nature, he was just attracted by Wendy's singing at the beginning, not to mention that he also woke up at the last moment and paid for his sins with his life.

After all, Durin had helped him in the first place, and he was a child created by Indot, and Anping couldn't bear to see it sleeping in the snowy mountains.

"It's really just a small thing... It's just that the surprise you mentioned, why do I always feel like it's a fright? After hearing that Anping just wanted Durin's heart, Wendy was relieved, but hearing the so-called surprise in Anping's mouth, combined with Anping's move to resurrect Durin, Wendy felt that it sounded a little unreliable.

"Don't worry, I'll get a good handle on it... Listen to me—" Anping pulled Wendy closer, leaning close to his ear and whispering.

After listening to Anping's plan, Wendy looked at him silently for a long time, and finally sighed and agreed.

"Forget it, I can't help you much, I'll cooperate with you in this matter... But remember to help me pay for Diluc's drink after it was done..."

"Thank you, good brother, don't hesitate to wrap your wine money on me!" An Ping happily patted Wendy's shoulder and agreed.

After Wendy went to help him retrieve Durin's heart, Anping set off in the direction of Mondstadt.

He still has something very important to pick up. ... For generations, Fender's family has watched over storms at Lookout, and when they detect a storm coming, they are responsible for sounding the horn to warn the whole of Mondstadt.

However, that was in the past, and Mondstadt, now guarded by the Wind God, has not been disturbed by a storm for thousands of years.

But whenever Fender thinks about his family's responsibilities, he often comes to Lookout Point. It's as if the responsibilities that have been passed down from generation to generation in the family have been imprinted in the blood.

Today, Fender came to the beach as usual, and from the condescending glance of the Lookout Point, the sea was calm.

It seems to be another peaceful day. Fender couldn't help but fantasize about what his grandfather had said, the ancestors of the family blowing their horns in the midst of a raging storm to warn the whole of Mondstadt... Just thinking about it made Fender feel as if her blood was boiling.

What a privilege it must be to shoulder the safety of all of Mondstadt... It's a pity that I can't reproduce it now.

Fender is a little regretful, but since today is also an ordinary day, let's go back first... Just as Fender was about to turn back, he suddenly saw an ominous dark cloud in the sky far away.

"What's going on?" Although he had expected himself to be like his ancestors and sound the trumpet to warn the people of Mondstadt when the storm came, when the day actually came, Fender found that he was not as expectant as he had imagined.

Today's life of peace and abundance is not easy to come by, and no one prays for disaster. And isn't Mondstadt guarded by Lord Barbatos?

Why do storms occur? Could it be that Lord Barbatos has really abandoned the people of Mondstadt that he holds dear?

The pitch-black clouds expanded much faster than Fender had imagined, and in the moments she was stunned, the sky was already obscured by darkness.

Looking at the darkness that covered the sky, Fender's body trembled involuntarily. Even the hilichurls of Cape Lookout sensed the arrival of a terrifying presence and fled in terror.

The inky raindrops fell, and Fender, who had stiffened with fear, finally woke up. She was reminded of a history of blood and tears recorded in the Mondstadt Library from 500 years ago: dark wings obscured the sky, black poisonous clouds scattered across the free sky; The proud thousand winds could not bear the poisonous rain, and the black rain covered the wails of the people.

This scene is very similar to that of 500 years ago. Watching the black clouds in the sky sweep towards Mondstadt, Fender, who had been dyed in the black rain with ink, finally pulled out the thousand-year-old horn from her backpack and blew it with all her strength, as she had rehearsed it a thousand times in her mind.

The heavy sound of the trumpet followed the wind of freedom throughout Mondstadt. The head of the group, who was still in the office to approve the documents, heard the sound of the horn and immediately put down the quill in his hand and stood up.

"Jean, what's going on?" The head of the piano rushed out of the office in a hurry, and Lisa, who was also awakened by the sound of the horn, walked out of the library with a serious expression.

"I don't know, but this trumpet used to be a warning of a storm, and the last time it was sounded since Lord Barbatos lowered his guard for Mondstadt, I remember it was five hundred years ago..."

"I'll go out with you... It always feels like something is wrong..."Lisa followed behind the head of the Jean group, and the two went out one after another, and the guard at the door was still looking for the sound of the horn from nowhere.

"Captain Jean, I'm sorry! We have not yet found out who blew the horn! Excuse me at work! I'm really sorry! "Under Barbatos' watch, Mondstadt has been at peace for too long.

So long that most people have forgotten what this trumpet represents.

"Pass the order! All the Knights of Favonius are on first-level alert! "Captain Qin knows that now is not the time to criticize and educate them, and gives priority to giving orders.

"Huh?" The knight of the guard at the door had a puzzled look on his face.

"Didn't you hear me!? Do you want me to repeat it again!? Captain Jean's voice sounded a few tones higher than usual, and it was obvious that he was already very angry, and the two knights, who were lazy outside the Order every day, stood upright.

"Roger!"

"Alright, let's go and see what's going on, right?" Lisa looked at Jean's heaving chest and comforted her.

"After this incident, it seems necessary to strengthen the education of the knights of the Order..."Captain Jean and Lisa hurried towards the Cathedral of Favonius, the highest point in Mondstadt, so that they could observe what was happening on the other side of Lookout.

"Sister, is the storm coming?" As soon as Jean and Lisa entered the Basilica of Favonius, Barbara approached with the nuns and asked.

"You guys get ready to help the people first, and Lisa and I go upstairs to see what the situation is." The head of the Jean arranged to go down, and then quickly rushed to the top of the church with Lisa.

When the two of them saw the overwhelming black clouds sweeping towards Mondstadt, their eyes were filled with shock and horror, and they both thought of what had happened five hundred years ago.

"We're in big trouble now—" There was a tension in Lisa's voice that had never been felt before.

"Don't talk about Lisa, hurry up and notify the crowd to evacuate..."The head of the Qin regiment clenched his fists to calm himself down, estimated the speed of the black clouds sweeping in, and hurriedly jumped down from the upstairs in three or two steps.

"How's it going, sister?" When Barbara saw Jean's pale face, she knew that it wasn't Fender's itchy mouth, so she blew the horn.

"The dragon is coming! All the nuns are on standby! Always ready to rescue the people in the city! Find Rosalia and ask her to bring someone to the Knights of Favonius to find me! Captain Qin explained the situation in a word, then gave a direct order, and then hurried towards the Knights.

"Sister!" Looking at the back of the head of the qin troupe leaving in a hurry, Barbara called out to her sister. Barbara understood the seriousness of the situation, and when Stormterror attacked Mondstadt, her sister didn't have such a gaffe on her face.

The head of the Jean stopped his hurried steps and turned his head to look at Barbara.

"I'm not going to hold my sister back! I'll be a boost to my sister! Sister, please feel free to fight! Seeing Barbara cheering herself on, Captain Jean nodded, and then walked out of the church with Lisa, who was a little slower.

"Captain Jean! I heard the horn of the storm warning, is there anything I can do to help? "Before I arrived at the Knights, I met Noelle, who was supposed to go out of the city today, and hurried back.

The head of Jean was relieved that at least there were people in the Order besides her and Lisa who knew the meaning of the horn.

It's a pity that although Noelle is better than most ordinary knights, her kind and very stubborn personality makes Captain Qin really worried about making her a knight.

Originally, I wanted to wait until Noelle was more mature, and then the head of the Jean group arranged for her to officially become a knight.

But Mondstadt is now facing a situation where Captain Jean can no longer hide and protect Noelle.

"Noelle, although you are not yet an official member of the Order, I have to ask you one thing today." The head of the piano had a serious face and a formal voice.

"That's why I joined the Knights!" Noelle understood the gravity of the situation and straightened his back and stood upright.

"Then, the last line of defense in Mondstadt will be handed over to you, Noelle, and if we fall, the inhabitants of Mondstadt will be entrusted to you to protect it." This is the last protection that Captain Jean can give to Noelle.

"How can things be so serious?!" The gravity of Jean's words stunned Noelle.

"I don't have time to explain! Noelle, tell the inhabitants of the city to evacuate, and then defend Mondstadt! At the command of the head of the Jean group, Noelle immediately woke up from the shock.

"Yes!"

"Jean, I'll fight with you, don't worry, we'll be able to survive this crisis." Looking at Noelle's back as she left, Lisa grabbed Jean's arm.

"Well, as the acting head of the Knights of Favonius, I will definitely defend Mondstadt!" Captain Jean and Lisa returned to the Knights.

Amber Urakaia and the others were already waiting at the door of the Knights.

"I believe you have understood the seriousness of the situation, and now that Mondstadt is at stake, I hope you will work together to overcome this difficult situation."

"At the same time, I also hope that you must survive and protect yourself."