The Void Walker Starting from Xumi

Chapter 57, Liyue Holiday

Fugate estimated that it would take about two full years to make the power armor for Xiamian without affecting the progress of other research.

His own power armor would be faster to make. He and Xiamian would prepare the raw materials and it would take about a year to complete.

On the contrary, Arlecino's armor is more troublesome because most of it needs to be redesigned, so it will probably not be completed until the beginning of the [plot], but the theoretical design can be done in time.

"Do you want to go to Liyue?" Fugate said to Xiamian.

"Is there anything wrong?" Xia Mian scratched his ear. He had been busy improving the potion recently and hadn't taken a shower for a while. He relied on elemental power to clean his body, which caused Xia Mian's hair to become a little tangled.

"Go enjoy yourself, eat some delicious food and stuff like that." Fugate said, "And by the way, give you a hair treatment, meet old friends and stuff like that."

"Oh~ Is that Ganyu?" When Xiamian was the close attendant of the Tree King, he had dealt with Ganyu many times.

The two still maintain superficial correspondence. They had lost contact in the past few decades, but have been in touch again in recent years, mainly because Ganyu and Fugate once met.

"I heard that Ganyu is a Qilin, so she should be more proficient in hair care." Xia Mian said uncertainly.

"Ganyu is only a half-immortal." Fugate complained, "You can ask her if you want to know about the care of the horns. This time, the main purpose is to let you rest."

"It is very important to combine work and rest. Although the secondary brain can shut down areas of the brain to achieve the effect of taking turns to rest, I am making such a transformation on you to prevent unexpected situations during the battle, not to make you a slave."

“But I feel very fulfilled this way,” Xia Mian muttered.

"Okay, let's go buy some Fontaine-specific souvenirs for Ganyu." Fugate suggested.

"Where are you going?" Alechino, who had just completed the mission and returned to the Buffati Mansion, asked the two of them.

"It's almost time for vacation, right? We're going to Liyue for vacation."

Arlecchino, open all year round: "..."

Although being an executive officer has many benefits, it is indeed annoying to work all year round.

Executive officers are not completely unable to take leave. They need to apply for leave.

But the good news is that once you apply for leave, you can apply for a long period of leave.

The bad news is that Arlecino is not among the executives who can take leave.

Because she also has the matters of Hearth House. If she doesn't keep an eye on the various affairs of Hearth House, those wealthy businessmen and politicians will be able to give her many extremely dangerous tasks.

After all, in the eyes of those wealthy businessmen and politicians, the lives of the children of Hearth House are not lives, including the [rich man] who had previously cooperated very happily with the [servant].

There was also the [Rooster] who had a very unpleasant relationship with the [Servant].

"Will Alechino come with us?" asked Fugate.

"No, I have a few missions recently." Alechino refused directly.

"Okay, then let's go." Fugate and Xiamian shook their hands and went shopping.

"Skin care products, mechanical dolls, specialty medicinal herbs...that's about all I need." Xia Mian handed the large and small packages to Fugate.

Fugate put it away.

In addition to the gifts for Ganyu, these things also include a large number of things that the two of them will need, such as some medicinal herbs to restore their bodies and minds.

While shopping, Fugett twitched his nose and said, "Our instant drinks seem to be selling well."

Xia Mian looked in the direction that Fugate was looking at, and saw several Mo Mang Palace staff members bought several large bags of instant drinks, most of which were classic flavors (bubble orange), but there was also a large bag of sea ​​flower flavor.

"Uh~ Do the staff of Momang Palace have such strong tastes?" Fuget asked in surprise.

"It should be those Melusin staff who need it." Xia Mian said, "I have seen them on the street a few times before. The perception and taste of those Melusin are very different from those of ordinary humans. They seem to like drinking the Sea Dew Flower Drink."

"That's really an eye-opener."

Fugate seemed to have thought of something and bought several large bags of sea ​​flower drink and put them away.

Facing Xiamian's gaze, Fugate explained, "I bought this for Ganyu. I seem to have heard before that Qilin likes to eat herbs, so he should also like Sea Dew Flower Granules."

"Really?" Xia Mian was puzzled for a moment, but then he didn't care.

"Then let's go to Liyue Harbor first, and then go find Miss Ganyu after taking a break for a while." said Fugate.

In the blink of an eye, the two arrived at the bustling Liyue Harbor.

"It's really prosperous. It's worthy of being a well-known commercial port. It's even more prosperous than the Port of Omos." Xiamian said with emotion.

"I seem to have seen a familiar figure." Fuget touched his chin. "Forget it, he shouldn't be an important person."

"Let's rent a small yard first, and then take a good look around Liyue Harbor in the next few days."

"Come to think of it, what was that thing?" Fuget looked at a floating island floating in the sky.

It seems that there is a shadow of this thing in my memory... It should be called something like the Qun Yu Pavilion? It was built by a big businessman named Ningguang, and later it seemed to become the Seven Stars of Liyue.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard several Qianyan soldiers standing in front of a bulletin board making an announcement.

"The Tianquan Star has been decided. The new Tianquan Star is the great businessman Ningguang."

Well, Ningguang is already one of Liyue’s Seven Stars.

"You ask me how I know this kind of thing. You should ask the locals." Xia Mian said.

Then Xia Mian used candy to tempt a child, from whom he learned that the floating island building complex in the sky was called Qun Yu Pavilion, and that Qun Yu Pavilion belonged to Ningguang, a big businessman who had just been announced as the leader of Tianquan Star.

"It's really strange." Xia Mian looked at the floating island and felt it was amazing. "Such a large floating island must have cost a lot to build, and what is its energy source?"

"It should be the floating stone that is a specialty of Liyue, and it should be a Mingxia-level floating stone." Fugate said, "Speaking of which, it seems that the cave heaven in Liyue also needs floating stone to be built."

"This gentleman seems to be very knowledgeable." A steady voice came from the side.

Fuget looked over and said, as a scholar would, "I don't really understand it, I just studied it for a while."

"Hello, sir. I am Fuget, and this is my wife, Xia Mian. I am currently a researcher, doing some research work."

Xia Mian also nodded to the visitor, and then performed the ancient scholar's salute of Sumeru.

"I am Zhongli, a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall. Nice to meet you two." Zhongli bowed slightly to the two of them.

The two sides had a friendly exchange and talked about everything under the sun.

Zhongli then left contentedly, because during the conversation, Fugate also mentioned that they were here on vacation.

"Speaking of which, this guest official is really knowledgeable." Xia Mian said with emotion.

"I feel like I've seen this person somewhere." Fugate muttered to himself, then went to the inn and rented a small courtyard as a place to stay.

Only after he settled down did Fugate find this person's figure in his memory bank.

"Emperor of Rock·Wandering in the World·Zhongli"

"What are you mumbling about?" asked Xia Mian, who was packing gifts.

"Nothing, I just roughly guessed the identity of the guest official I met today."

"Oh? What's your identity?" Xia Mian kept his hands busy.

"It's most likely a fairy who lives in seclusion in Liyue Harbor." Fugate did not tell the truth, mainly because he was afraid that Xiamian could not hide it. It would be bad if it affected the boss's plan. It would be better to tell Xiamian after leaving Liyue Harbor.

"What are you going to do tomorrow?" asked Xia Mian.

This vacation lasts for seven days, and Xia Mian is planning to have a good time.

"Go find some small restaurants to taste delicious food at noon, and then hire a few waitresses to help you take care of your hair."

"By the way, you didn't forget the nursing ointments and so on, did you?" asked Fugate.

"I haven't forgotten. I carry them with me." Xia Mian picked up his small bag.

It contained an ointment that Fuget had specially made for him, mainly because Xiamian always forgot to make one for himself.

So Fuget made it for her. Every once in a while, Xiamian would apply it herself, and sometimes Fuget would help apply it. It is worth mentioning that Linnet, the little cat, also used the same hair care ointment as Xiamian. The preparation of this ointment was not difficult for them who had a basic knowledge of alchemy.

After all, it is just a very basic alchemical creation that can be made by an alchemy apprentice who can operate an alchemy table.

The effects of what Fgate made and what Linnet made herself were only similar, at most the effect was better because the ratio was more accurate.

Fugate slept with Xiamian in his arms. The tail was indeed not as smooth as before and needed good care.

But the more important thing in the morning is to eat. The food in Liyue is unique, especially when eating at Huyan. The fragrance of breakfast here has spread beyond the streets and can be smelled even in the nearest areas.

Fugate and Xiamian followed the smell and came to an unknown breakfast shop.

The ingredients here are the cleanest and freshest in the whole Chihuyan, and the chef’s skills are also top-notch, so the business is very good. This can be seen from the old man walking his bird nearby who never tires of eating fine food.

After saying hello to Uncle Zhongli who was walking his thrush, Fugate and his friends returned to the yard they rented.

After enjoying the delicious food, Xia Mian found a few waitresses from the inn who knew how to take care of hair (actually, they knew how to take care of pet hair), and then Xia Mian took care of his tail and ears peacefully.

In fact, Fgate also wanted to enjoy a massage, but unfortunately, since the completion of the biological enhancement, Xia Mian and his body can be said to be made of real steel (the bones contain ceramic steel components).

Massage and the like only works if they massage each other, massage from others is of no use to them at all.

"Then you take care of yourself first, I'll go eat something." As a being comparable to the Primarch, the food that was enough for a few dock workers in the morning was just enough to fill his stomach and taste good.

They want to maintain high-intensity physical exercise, and food alone is not enough to fill them up. Even if they absorb elemental power through breathing, they can only maintain a certain level of body function.

To be honest, most of the laborers in Liyue Harbor are strong, most of them are over 1.7 meters tall, and there are also many who are 1.8 meters or 1.9 meters tall. However, Fugate's height of more than 2 meters still makes him stand out among them.

Of course, the most important thing is that he is not like the usual tall guys or bamboo poles.

Fugate's body is not weak in horizontal development either, after all, his net body weight is 230kg.

In addition to this body, what is more eye-catching is undoubtedly the scholar's attire on Fugate.

Many Liyue people looked dumbfounded. After all, they had never seen such a strong scholar before.

Several scholars also looked at Fugate's clothes suspiciously.

This is an enlarged and modified version of the Harpata costume, with Sulun school patterns on it.

Of course, there are not many people on the streets, because most people have already gone to work at this time. Only some foreign tourists and some idle people in society are strolling around on the streets.

"Auntie, give me a bowl of Central Plains mixed vegetables." Fugate said to Su Erniang who had just set up the stall.

"The boy is really strong." Su Erniang said happily as she took the Mora handed to her by Fugate.

"But you've made the right decision to come to my place. The Central Plains offal here is the most authentic in the whole Chihuyan." Su Erniang said with a smile.

"Although I don't know much about gourmet food, I have a good sense of smell and flavor, so I've been waiting for it for a long time." Fuget said with a smile.

"Oh~ I didn't expect you to be a gourmet. Let me test you. Where is the most delicious food in this Tiger Rock?" Su Erniang asked. "If you can answer it, I won't charge you for this bowl of Zhongyuan offal."

"The most delicious one is the Wanmintang next door to you, but they only serve dine-in food. I plan to bring my wife over to eat in the evening."

"And the Central Plains mixed vegetables you have here are really delicious."

"From you, the grilled tiger fish from the Best Breakfast Shop, the Liuwei Mixed Food Stall, and the newly opened Kung Fu Fish Snack Stall are all pretty good."

"Oh~ You are really a spendthrift. I am sorry that I am short-sighted. I will waive the money for you." Su Erniang said.

"Please keep the money and give me another bowl."

"Okay~" Su Erniang went to prepare happily.

The catering industry is still very profitable. Even though I won’t make any money from serving another bowl, the cost of the raw materials for these two bowls has been recovered. At most, it only took a little more labor.

After Fugate finished eating the Zhongyuan offal, he went to look around at other stalls that he liked, including the Kung Fu fish snack stall called Kuai Dao Chen, which had just been set up.

"Give me some grilled tiger fish," said Fugate.

"Okay, please wait a moment." said Chen Kuaidao.

"Speaking of which, you are a disciple of the Guhua School, right? Your knife skills are indeed very profound."

"You also know this Guhua sword technique?" Chen's hand kept moving with the quick knife.

"I also dealt with Gu Hua in the past. His fish and mutton were also delicious." said Fugate.

When he was old and traveling from Liyue to Fontainebleau, he passed by the mountain where Gu Hua lived in seclusion and created his own law. Seeing that Gu Hua was quite skilled, they had some conversation.

Gu Hua warmly invited him to dinner, and served him his specialty fish and mutton, so that Fugate also had a full meal.

It’s just that the taste has not reached its peak, just like the combination of Gu Hua’s gun and sword back then.

"Are you an immortal?"

"No, I just lived longer."

Quick Knife Chen said nothing more. In addition to immortals, there are some other immortal species in the continent of Teyvat.

Fugate took out a pen and paper and wrote down the recipe of Guhua Fish and Lamb while eating the grilled tiger fish.

"That's probably the recipe. Unfortunately, I had a bit of dementia back then, so I don't remember many things very clearly. This recipe contains Gu Hua's martial arts wisdom. If you study it carefully, you might also gain some insights."

"Thank you, sir."

"Hmm~" Fergate nodded and finished the last few bites of the grilled tiger fish, then took out Mora, put it on the table and left.

"Hey, sir..." Kuaidao Chen was about to say that he would not take the money, but in the blink of an eye, Fugate disappeared.

"What a strange man." Kuaidao Chen exclaimed.

In fact, Fugate entered the Hall of All Peoples.

Wanmin Hall was already open at this time, but there were not many customers inside because everyone was still at get off work. But it would be soon, probably in about half an hour before work was over.

Therefore, Chef Mao, who had already made preparations in the kitchen, opened the door to welcome guests.

I didn't expect that guests would come less than a cup of tea after the door was opened.

But...the number of guests here is really high.

"Sir, please come in. How many people are there?" asked Master Mao.

"There are two guests in total, ordering a table." Fugate said, "Give me the menu."

"Hmm~ these."

"Okay." Chef Mao nodded and muttered that this customer didn't have very good taste, as these dishes happened to be ones that neither he nor his daughter Xiangling were very good at.

"Wait." Fugate stopped Master Mao and said, "I mean, prepare all of them except these."

"? Sir, we don't like wasting food here."

"Don't worry, I can eat more." Fuget patted his stomach. Although he had eaten a lot just now, most of it had been completely digested, and there was not even much waste left.

After all, Fgate's stomach can now digest most substances, and there are not many that cannot be digested.

Fugate paid the deposit for the meal.

"When will you come so I can prepare dishes for you?" asked Chef Mao.

"I'll be here in about half an hour." Fugate said, "Time is a bit tight, Master Mao, please bear with me."

Since the courtyard where Fugate and his friends rented was not far from Chihuyan, it only took Fugate about ten minutes to get there. Xia Mian had already finished the hair care, so the time was just right.

"I've already ordered lunch, we can go have a nice meal."

“I promise the taste is good.”

(End of this chapter)