Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"Let's go back to Sumeru City first. I need to get some materials from Buyer..."

Creating a treasure-hunting compass using alchemy is relatively easy; the difficulty lies in recording the information.

"Generally speaking, what do you get from treasure chests?"

"Huh?" Paimon looked puzzled, but without thinking too much, she recalled for a moment and said, "Usually it's Mora, weapons, ores, and vegetables..."

Later, Ying added, "Occasionally there will be artifacts."

“It’s a little different from what I expected,” Fang Rui said, but he didn’t find it strange.

Remember everything that Ying and Paimon said...

Speaking of which, one of his skills seems to be treasure hunting, which allows him to lock onto valuable items within the skill's range.

This skill can be inscribed on a compass, eliminating the need to record the aura of each item individually, which saves effort, but increases the difficulty of crafting.

Chapter 627 Choice

Without further delay, the group returned to Sumeru City and headed straight for the public alchemy platform.

Fang Rui put the materials in one by one and began to make the treasure-hunting compass...

Apep knew very little about alchemy, so he didn't pay attention to the alchemical process, but instead looked around at Sumeru City.

The prosperity of Sumeru City was beyond Apep's expectations. Having not observed the Seven Kingdoms for a long time, he was somewhat surprised. He had once witnessed the rise and fall of the Red King's kingdom, and thus he was able to draw his conclusions.

Compared to the kingdom established by the Red King, Sumeru City has a different style, with a sense of harmony between humanity and nature...

Apep looked at the enormous tree known as the "Sacred Tree," which teemed with vitality and the element of grass, perhaps because the grass god resided there.

"Completed!" Fang Rui shouted, holding up a compass as if he had accomplished an important task.

"Ohhhh!!!" Ying and Paimon stared at the compass as if they were seeing a dream come true, their eyes seemingly sparkling.

“I can’t understand it.” Looking at the interaction between the three, Appepp tilted his head and uttered a few words.

“You’ll understand.” Buyer suddenly appeared next to Apep and said softly to Fang Rui and the others.

Elemental beings and humans think differently, but if you spend enough time together, you can understand how the other thinks.

"Is that so?" Appepp seemed a little unsure.

"I'm going to try out the compass!" Ying shouted, and left the place, running around all over Sumeru City.

"Buyer, keep an eye on Ying to prevent her from sneaking into other people's homes in search of treasure chests."

“Okay.” Buyer responded immediately without hesitation.

Based on her understanding of Ying, what Fang Rui said was indeed possible.

After the three people left, only Fang Rui and Apep remained by the alchemy table. The two had only known each other for a short time and lacked common topics.

Fang Rui pondered for a moment and then asked, "Shall we take a stroll around Sumeru City?"

“I have no objection.” Lacking a clear goal, Apep chose to follow Fang Rui’s advice, not to mention that he was now Fang Rui’s bodyguard.

The two strolled around Sumeru City. The town, famous for its academic pursuits, was nothing special. In fact, the architecture was quite simple, and even the goods sold in the shops were very ordinary.

"I remember the kingdom established by the Red King, where all sorts of wondrous machines were everywhere, integrated into every aspect of people's lives. I never imagined that the kingdom ruled by the Great Tree King, who was on par with him, would be so simple..."

“You’re right. The Order Institute develops many mechanical products every year, but most of them don’t leave the factory and are left in the Order Institute’s storage room as scrap.”

Fang Rui complained, "When I saw how many useful items were in the Cadence Academy's storage vault, but the situation inside Sumeru City was like that of a village, I really wanted to complain..."

"If you can't become a great sage, you can give it to someone else; don't waste your position..."

The passersby listened to Fang Rui's complaints with subtle expressions. So, in the eyes of foreigners, Xumi City looks like a village?

The scholar standing nearby, upon hearing Fang Rui's complaints, looked indignant. The thing he had painstakingly researched was deemed "useless" by the great sage and thrown into the recycling center.

However, when the Tree King returned and saw his design drawings, he praised them.

As if ignited by Fang Rui's rant, those connected to the Great Sage began to chime in with their own complaints...

Listening to the complaints from others, Appepp remained expressionless, only inwardly sighing, "The Great Sage is truly hated..."

As for other thoughts, he didn't have any. After all, he had seen many strange emotions. During the Demon God War, he was an observer of the rise and fall of the Crimson Kingdom.

Fang Rui also paid no attention to the passersby, after all, some sages were indeed inhuman, making a mess of the inner workings of the Order of the Church.

The two left the area filled with complaints and insults, and regained their peace.

"To be honest, cursing is truly an 'art'."

Fang Rui had previously heard some scholars swearing, without using a single swear word, but full of malice.

It seems that these people are truly studying the art of language in order to be able to hurl insults.

“Don’t throw everything into art…” Appepp said.

Although he didn't pursue knowledge, he was familiar with common sense.

“You’re right.” Fang Rui didn’t refute, but instead wandered around Sumeru City, trying to find someone he knew. However, he didn’t see Elhesen, Seno, or even Nilu…

It's strange, Nel isn't in the theater.

With a hint of doubt in his eyes, Fang Rui saw Ying and Paimon rush out from the corner at the end of the road and run towards him in a panicked manner.

"Run!" Ying shouted a reminder as she passed Fang Rui.

Although he didn't know what Ying had done wrong, Fang Rui was a very receptive person. He told Apep and then chased after Ying and Paimon, with Apep following closely behind.

As the group wandered through Sumeru City, Fang Rui didn't forget to ask Ying what trouble she had gotten into.

"...Tell me about the trouble you've caused, to satisfy my curiosity."

"Actually, it's nothing. I just accidentally stepped on the roof while looking for a treasure chest and fell into the house, which happened to be the scene of an illegal transaction."

"Hmm?" Fang Rui and Apep expressed their doubts. "You're strong enough to be chased and beaten by some ordinary people?"

This isn't how you hide your talents.

"There are ordinary people nearby, and if a fight breaks out, the ordinary people will be in danger."

Ying explained that there were enemies outside at the time, and taking action rashly would have affected ordinary people.

"You're right." Fang Rui didn't say anything, taking it as Ying refusing a pointless fight.

When it comes to cracking down on illegal organizations, leave that to the discipline officers.

In fact, the disciplinary officer's job scope is related to scholars violating the rules; mistakes made by ordinary people or mercenaries are not within the disciplinary officer's jurisdiction.

Another law enforcement agency in Sumeru is a mercenary group, which handles matters according to mercenary rules and Sumeru's laws.

But to be honest, law enforcement agencies are mercenary groups they hire, so there's a bit of a problem with them.

I don't know if Bouyer has dealt with this matter, but at least he should establish a city defense force.

Given Bouyer's intelligence, she had no reason to ignore this matter; it was probably still in the preparation stage.

Either we can directly recruit the thirty-man squad and add more people to it, or we can build an army from scratch.

There are plenty of capable fighters in Sumeru.

After all, the desert environment can breed skilled warriors, and the rainforest environment can also cultivate skilled warriors, given the abundance of fungus...

"It's just two organizations. Tell Buyer, and it can be resolved today."

Fang Rui offered a suggestion that could quickly resolve the issue, and besides, he told Buyer that there was indeed no problem with what had happened in Sumeru City.

“Okay, but I want to keep running away,” Ying explained. “After all, many people have seen me being chased, and staying in Sumeru City would attract a lot of attention.”

Not wanting to be treated like a monkey, Ying decided to find a different place to look for the treasure chest.

"I already told you to be careful when looking for treasure chests."

Fang Rui muttered under his breath, "Ying and Paimon have a talent for always getting into trouble."

"I was very careful; the roof collapsing was completely due to force majeure!"

Ying retorted, "I won't accept this blame!"

“Okay, you’re right.” Fang Rui didn’t say anything more about this matter and instead brought up another one.

"If you leave Sumeru City, where do you plan to go?"

"As planned, head to Aru Village."

The desert is full of ruins, and within those ruins lie many treasure chests. Ying's goal is self-evident.

"Why don't we go explore other worlds together for a while, and then come back to search for treasure?"

"Hmm? Other worlds..." Ying paused, then asked after a moment of thought, "Are they safe?"

She hasn't regained her strength yet, and it's hard for her to feel at ease venturing into an unfamiliar world.

“It’s very dangerous, but with me here, there’s no need to worry.”

“Wow! That’s really reassuring!” Paimon exclaimed.

A moment later, he asked, "Traveler, shall we agree?"

“Okay!” Ying trusted Fang Rui quite a bit, especially since her brother Kong often traveled to other worlds.

"Alright! The world we're heading to is the Star Railway. Are you interested in a train that travels through the stars?"

As Fang Rui explained, Ying showed some interest. Her method of crossing the sea of ​​stars was to release energy to envelop themselves and travel through the sea of ​​stars like a shooting star.

The experience wasn't great; it couldn't compare to riding the Star Train, eating barbecue, and drinking while traversing the starry sky.

“Very interested.” Ying’s lips curled up slightly.

Before leaving Teyvat, Fang Rui contacted Quina to ask if she wanted to come along, but Quina declined, saying she would stay in Liyue for a while.

Therefore, Fang Rui was accompanied by Paimon, Ying, Apep, and Bouyel.

As for why Bouyer joined the team, perhaps it was out of curiosity!

Anyway, since there are two rulers in Sumeru, it doesn't matter if one of them skips work.

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Ariello-VI

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