Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

"Traveler, are you okay? Is someone following you?"

Xingqiu's heart tightened, and he tapped the window frame with the book in his hand, while his peripheral vision glanced at the eaves vigilantly.

He thought that the traveler had discovered the spies arranged by the family.

"No, of course not!"

The traveler reacted immediately and denied it flatly, his amber pupils reflecting the swaying shadow of the copper bell on the eaves.

"Oh well?"

Xingqiu cleared his throat and closed the "Cai Yu Ji" in his hand. The celadon teacup on the table reflected his frowning brows.

"I was just talking about the most important thing. During the period of reconstruction of the dock, Feiyun Chamber of Commerce originally planned to hold an antique appreciation and auction, and invited prominent figures from all walks of life in Liyue to participate. One of the highlights is this ancient sky lantern."

The boy only gave the beginning, and after explaining the cause of the incident, he used his eyes to signal Qianyan Jun Yanbo standing next to him to continue:

"According to Master Xingqiu, the Chamber of Commerce originally did not intend to invite the Fatui executives to attend the meeting, but the Northland Bank took the initiative to send an official letter, saying that the rich will also attend the appreciation meeting with their entourage, and also attached a diplomatic note from Zhidong, intending to discuss some commodity trade issues with the Seven Stars at the meeting."

Yanbo knew that this was the responsibility of the Qianyan Army, and he was embarrassed to trouble the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, so he took a deep breath and asked the now famous traveler:

"Due to diplomatic etiquette and future trade with Zhidong, Lady Ningguang decided to meet with Pantalone at the auction."

"I am discussing security issues with Master Xingqiu today. I wonder if Traveler and Lord Paimon are willing to provide the necessary assistance to the Thousand Rocks Army?"

Since he was asking someone to do something for him, Yanbo was very polite. The call of "Sir" successfully made little Paimeng's head lift up to the sky.

"Of course! Let me, Lord Paimon, solve these little problems for you!"

The emergency food nodded in agreement without thinking, and the traveler looked at Xingqiu who was smiling and Yanbo who was righteous, and could only sigh and nod helplessly.

He had wasted too much time on the journey, and Famas and Zhongli might have been waiting for them at the dock.

“What exactly do we need to do?”

Out of the caution that an adventurer should have, the traveler still asked one more question.

"It's very simple. Out of considerations of diplomatic etiquette and security, Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and Lady Ningguang have arranged sufficient guards and entourage for Mr. Rich."

"You just need to join this guard to prevent the Fatui from doing anything during the viewing party and auction tomorrow morning."

“It would be even better if we could find out the real purpose of the rich people participating in the auction.”

Yanbo explained the traveler's next specific task in a few light words, which successfully made the girl's eyes widen.

"So... I have to protect the rich?!"

The traveler asked back in an incredulous tone, and immediately wanted to open Yanbo and Xingqiu's heads to see what the other party was thinking.

Judging from the rich woman's scheming and unwillingness to suffer any loss, it seems that she is the one who needs protection, right?

As if knowing that his request was indeed a bit excessive, Yanbo nodded helplessly, his standard armor glowing coldly under the illumination of the inn's glass lamps:

"Yes, I am going to make use of your familiarity with the Fatui to lurk beside them and investigate what their conspiracy is."

Yanbo's straightforward admission made the traveler at a loss for words. Seeing this, Xingqiu spoke slowly:

"Ying, this commission is indeed somewhat dangerous, but you are the most suitable candidate we can think of. If you don't want to accept it, Yanbo and I can fully understand."

The young man in spring clothes spoke in a gentle tone and moved softly, and he seemed to be truly considering the travelers wholeheartedly.

But after buying some unspeakable picture albums from Xingqiu, the traveler had a deeper understanding of the second son of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. Xingqiu's current behavior reminded the traveler of the time when Zhongli and Famas played the good cop and the bad cop respectively, fooling the little sect around.

You are such a handsome boy Xingqiu. I am close to you, but you are playing tricks on me.

The traveler crossed his arms and stared at Xingqiu with half-rolled eyes, making the young man feel a little embarrassed.

Knowing that his social skills were still too immature, and his style of doing things was different from those old-timers in the Chamber of Commerce, Xingqiu put the scroll in his arms, rubbed his brows with some shame, and then promised a reward:

"Although the mission is a bit difficult, the reward is still very generous."

Xingqiu took out a silk handkerchief from the cloth bag at his waist and unfolded it, revealing a dozen thumb-sized diamond-shaped stones in a gradient blue and pink color, which sparkled brightly under the light.

"I heard from Miss Catherine of the Adventurer's Guild that you are collecting stones like this."

"I remembered that the Chamber of Commerce's warehouse just happened to have this kind of gemstone whose use is unknown, so I brought it to you."

Xingqiu smiled and handed the stone and the handkerchief to the traveler.

If FAMAS were here, he would be able to see at a glance that what Chang Qiu gave was the original crystal that came from outside the world and was condensed from ownerless dreams and hopes.

Abbreviation: rough stone.

The moment the traveler saw these dozen or so raw stones, he suddenly fell silent. Xingqiu thought that the reward was not enough, so he planned to ask for more Mora.

Unexpectedly, the girl just silently counted the number of raw stones with her eyes, then directly reached out to take the stone handed over by Xingqiu and nodded solemnly:

"Don't worry! Leave the most dangerous places to me!"

Seeing the girl's expression change instantly, Xingqiu was stunned and decided to wait until this incident was over before carefully studying what the function of this beautiful stone was.

But in fact, the traveler herself didn't know what to do with these stones, but the moment she saw the raw stones, she had an urge to put these stones in her pocket.

Ying agreed to the commission immediately, which made Yanbo overjoyed: "Don't worry, in addition to Master Xingqiu's gems, the General Affairs Department will also provide a considerable amount of Mora as a reward. Thank you again for your help, Traveler!"

The three of them quickly agreed on the details and confirmed the time and location of the auction.

At 3:15 tomorrow morning, Feiyun Chamber of Commerce will rent the Yujingtai venue.

After saying goodbye to Xingqiu Yanbo, the traveler and Paimon finally walked out of the inn and returned to the market again.

It was a pity that the Liyue Night Market was about to end, and the lanterns at Chihuyan dimmed one by one, like fireflies extinguished by the night wind.

As the last basket of golden shrimp balls were opened from the steamer at Wanmin Hall, oil splashed onto the edge of the chopping board and formed an amber scab.

Master Mao used an iron hook to pick up the bamboo menu dangling from the eaves. The crisp sound of the wooden signs colliding woke up Qiqi who was dozing off on the sugar figurine stall. The sugar painting of Mr. Bai held in the little zombie's hand was dripping with half-solidified sugar threads.

Xing Xi from "Ming Xing Zhai" turned the abacus upside down on the counter, and the jade beads rolled into the shadow in the corner. The clay statue of Emperor Yanwang placed on the top of the antique display shelf suddenly shook, revealing half a flyer of the Hall of Rebirth pressed under the base.

The bluestone steps along the sea were dyed dark by the low tide, and the traveler finally arrived at the pier square with Paimon.

When the girl lowered her head, she saw Famas, Wendy, and Tok sitting in a corner of the square, fiddling with something. There seemed to be papers and ribbons scattered around them.

Zhongli stood at the fence in the distance, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and stared at the few people nervously. (End of this chapter)