In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

“I have one here, a purchase permit.”

As he spoke, Rod laboriously pulled out the Perks of Abundance purchase permit from his person.

"Are you from Aru Village?"

Sino glanced at it and confirmed the authenticity of the purchase permit, but when he saw the words "Aru Village" on it, he still asked a question.

He didn't remember anyone named Rod in Aru Village.

“Rhodes, he only settled in Aru Village half a month ago.”

Dixia offered an explanation from the side.

"Half a month ago?"

"okay, I get it."

Seno nodded and handed the bag of bountiful benefits back to Rhodes.

Since they have a valid purchase permit, this bag of Fertile Resources is not a contraband.

However, just as Rod reached out to take the bag, Seno suddenly punched him in the face with lightning speed.

This punch came with tremendous force.

It even carried the roar of lightning elemental power.

If Rhodes hadn't dodged, he would have been blasted away by a punch to who knows where.

Desia's eyes cleared instantly, and just as she was about to shout, she saw Seno's fist stop steadily in front of Rhodes, only a hair's breadth away from Rhodes' eye socket.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 18 Who would write a diary if they were serious?

How do you know that Seno was just testing you?

Sitting on the pack animal, Dixia asked curiously.

During the trip to the Gold Sands, Seno's sudden attack on Rhodes really startled her.

Seno is the Grand Disciplinary Officer of Mount Sumeru.

Regardless of his status or personal martial prowess, he undoubtedly belongs to the top tier of Sumeru.

And what about Rhodes?

He was just a novice who had only been practicing martial arts for half a month.

Even with her extraordinary talent, she was still inferior to Desia.

But he still can't be compared to Sino.

In particular, he has always bullied people who are far weaker than himself, and he doesn't have much experience fighting against opponents of the same or higher level.

Faced with a sudden attack like Sino.

Dixia knew that even if it were her, she would instinctively try to block the attack, let alone the inexperienced Rhodes.

If Rhodes were to retaliate in front of everyone...

Then at least one charge of attacking the Grand Disciplinary Officer would be pinned on him.

Although it was Sino who made the first move.

But this is Mount Sumeru; no one will explain this kind of principle to you here.

Whether or not Sino will pin the blame on Rhodes depends entirely on his mood.

Worse.

Judging from the force of Sino's shot at that time.

If Rod had blocked that punch, the suspicion that he was a murderer would have skyrocketed, and he might even have been taken away by Seno for investigation.

without any exaggeration.

At that moment, Dixia was so shocked that she broke out in a cold sweat.

"If I said I was so drunk at the time that I didn't realize what was happening, would you believe me?"

Rod chuckled.

"Speak politely, don't go looking for a fight."

Dixia deliberately put on a stern face and gave a light rebuke.

So Rod immediately changed his tune and explained seriously, "Because I have no grudge against that Grand Disciplinary Officer. Who would kill someone the moment they meet?"

Who is Sino?

Don't be fooled by the fact that Rod has never had any contact with him.

But at least he knew some basic character traits.

That cold-faced head of discipline was not an impulsive person, but rather an extremely rare Sumeru person with a moral bottom line.

How could someone with his personality take such drastic measures without first confirming that Rod was the murderer?

So the moment Sino made his move, Rod resisted his instinct to retaliate and was even prepared to take a punch.

Desia also accepted Rhodes's honest opinion.

He also exclaimed, "To be honest, I still find it hard to believe that there is such a natural martial arts genius as you in this world."

Dixia was finally convinced.

Rhodes' current performance is not only due to his amazing talent in learning martial arts, but also to his meticulous mind. There are few people who can see through Seno's intentions in an instant.

Having been cleared of suspicion, Rhodes was in high spirits.

you could put it that way.

Since arriving in Teyvat, today has been the most comfortable day of his life.

The Tanit tribe merchant chief he killed was named Adefi.

It's a name that's quite familiar.

In the game, Adelfi is just a generic character, and Rhodes doesn't know his true appearance, so he doesn't immediately recognize him as the Tanit tribe's smuggling merchant.

Adelphi's identity also helped Rhodes a lot.

Rhodes's initial plan was indeed to wait until they left Kawanyi before taking action.

However, doing so carries the risk of being discovered.

After all, the road between Kawan Post Station and Aru Village is generally quite busy, with many merchants and travelers coming and going.

If you're going to make a move there, you'll have to be careful to conceal your whereabouts and the sounds of the killing.

if not.

If it were discovered that the thugs who brazenly attacked the merchants were traveling with Desia of the Blazing Beast Hunter, it would be a major blow to their reputations.

However, when Rhodes discovered that Adelfi was a smuggler who smuggled paper books for the tribe, and that the person he was trading with was the instructor of Kavan Station, he changed his mind.

Knowledge of smuggling.

This is a grave offense in Mount Sumeru.

If the Tanit tribe is discovered to be smuggling knowledge, they will inevitably attract the attention of the disciplinary officials. At that time, no matter how capable the Tanit tribe is, the disciplinary officials will take a big bite out of them.

What Rhodes needs to do.

They still kept their whereabouts well hidden.

Strictly speaking, killing someone inside the city is not much more difficult than killing someone outside the city.

After careful consideration.

Rhodes made a decision: when the night was deep and quiet, it would be the day these Tannet merchants died.

He could not tolerate seeing his enemy running rampant in the desert.

He was incompetent before.

Even knowing who the enemy is, there's no way to get revenge.

Now that we have the opportunity, it would be unreasonable to let the Tanit tribe have an easy time.

"hold on."

"The day I can crush you all will be the day your Tanit tribe is wiped off the map of the desert."

These were the words Rhodes left behind when he killed Adelphi.

By the time we got back to Aru Village, it was already dark.

Desia declined Rhodes' invitation and returned to the Blazing Beasts' encampment.

She, as the team leader, had been away for two whole days. Even if the task was simple, she should have checked on how the team members were doing.

Rod simply got himself a bite to eat.

After dinner.

He began to examine the bag of bountiful resources in his hand.

When Kawan first came into contact with this thing, he felt that the Abundant Harvest was somewhat unusual.

"Grass elemental power?"

It didn't take long for Rhodes to confirm what exactly he felt was different from others.

It's the power of the grass element.

It is still a very active concentrated herbal element particle.

That's right.

On the continent of Teyvat.

Elemental forces are not something ethereal, invisible, or intangible.

It is possible to synthesize crystals of this element using artificial techniques.