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

9:10.

He and Lisa spent nearly three hours eating dinner together.

Rhodes rubbed his temples.

It's really not his fault.

At his eating speed, that little bit of food wouldn't take him more than ten minutes to finish.

But Lisa wouldn't leave.

She sipped that vegetable soup slowly for half an hour, and the dessert and tea that followed took another hour. When she returned to the Knights of Favonius, she didn't take a straight line; she wandered around, and it took her so long to get back.

This gave Rhodes, who was accompanying her, quite a headache.

But Lisa is his senior sister and the middleman who connected him with the higher-ups of the Knights of Favonius, so no matter what, he has to accompany her.

After a long time.

The busy Qin finally put down her pen and had time to finish the fisherman's toast that was still half full.

"Hey, Lisa, when did you get back?"

It was only then that Qin noticed there were more people in the library.

After asking Lisa.

She then looked at Rhodes and asked, "And who is this?"

"This one."

"He is my junior brother, um, the beloved disciple of the Grass God Buyer."

Lisa introduced Rod with a smile.

This sudden introduction of his identity.

Upon hearing this, Luo De hurriedly said, "Hey, Senior Sister, you can't just say things like that!"

Actually, Lisa is right.

He really should call Nasida "teacher".

However, not just anyone can be a disciple of a deity.

In particular, Naxida's divine power was weak.

Aside from the divine title of a god of wisdom, it's difficult to offer oneself any protection.

Therefore, once this reputation gets out, one may not necessarily gain any benefit from it; on the contrary, one may encounter a series of troubles.

That's why Rhodes refused Narcida's offer to bestow a title upon him.

Now that Lisa had suddenly pinned this troublesome name on him, Rhodes was both surprised and anxious, and he wanted to get rid of this label as soon as possible.

"puff--"

"hehe--"

Seeing Rhodes' slightly flustered appearance, Lisa chuckled: "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Honestly, you're just like Junior Brother Seno. You stammer when teased and can't even speak clearly."

He does not mean that.

Upon hearing Lisa say "the beloved disciple of the Grass God Buyer," Jean couldn't help but glance at Rhodes, scrutinizing him carefully before picking up the note on the table and asking, "Mr. Rhodes, are you the special envoy sent by the Grass God that Lisa mentioned?"

"Yes, that's right~"

Lisa crossed her arms and laughed, "My junior brother here is incredibly capable. He played a huge role in the Grass God's escape, and he even managed to bring down that all-powerful sage!"

"Uh"

These were all the truths. Rhodes did not deny them as he had before, when he claimed to be a disciple of the Grass God. Instead, he greeted Qin, "Hello, Leader Qin, I am Rhodes."

"Hello, Mr. Rhodes."

Knowing that Rhodes was there to help Mondstadt, Jean's previously tired expression instantly improved.

She gestured for Rod to sit down.

After the three of them sat down, she didn't waste any time and went straight to telling Rhodes about Mondstadt's current situation.

However, what she said was similar to what Lisa had said during the day.

The two men had essentially the same intelligence.

After listening attentively, Rod began to recount what he knew.

"I encountered that Stormterror once on my way to Mondstadt."

Hear the words.

Lisa was alright, but Qin's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly asked, "Which direction did it fly off to?"

Rhodes pointed in a direction.

That's northwest of Mondstadt, where there lies an ancient ruin.

Well.

That place used to be an ancient ruin.

It's now just ruins.

And that's why it turned out this way.

It was because a witch, when she traveled there, felt that this ruin, built by an ancient demon god, was too well preserved and did not look like an ancient site at all. So she planted a few bombs and blew up a few corridors, and then the ruin became the ruin it is in now.

The library has a complete map of Mondstadt.

Jean stood up and, following the direction Rhodes pointed, roughly determined the location where Stormterror could theoretically go.

"Could it be that the Stormterror is hiding there?"

This rare piece of good news made Qin think.

Stormterror doesn't attack Mondstadt all the time.

It is a living being, and it gets tired too.

usually.

They only attack Mondstadt once every two or three days.

I did it while it was resting.

Jean sent men to trace its lair along the trail of destruction, but the damage left by the Stormterror was so severe that it was impossible to follow it successfully. So far, the Knights of Favonius have not been able to confirm the location of its lair.

Now we have Rhodes as a witness.

Qin immediately wrote this down and thanked him, saying, "Thank you very much, Mr. Rod, for providing this valuable information."

"nothing."

Rhodes waved his hand and continued the previous topic: "I have inquired with the Grass God. The true identity of this dragon is Dvalin, the East Wind Guardian of Mondstadt. The reason it went mad is that it accidentally swallowed the Abyssal Poison during the battle with the evil dragon Durin five hundred years ago. Tormented by the poison, it gradually lost its mind and had to rely on sleeping to forcibly resist the erosion of the poison. After it was awakened, it faced several battles with the Knights of Favonius, which made it feel the anger of betrayal. Under the dual erosion of the poison and the Abyssal Mage, it gradually evolved into its current state."

After Rod finished speaking...

Qin and Lisa looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Knights of Favonius actually knew that Stormterror's true identity was Dvalin, the Dragon of the East.

Dvalin's feelings for Mondstadt have now turned from desperate protection to anger and hatred, and they are well aware of this.

But they didn't know that.

The culprit behind all this was actually a mouthful of poisonous blood that Dvalin swallowed hundreds of years ago when he was fighting the dragon Durin.

They also learned crucial information—that Dvalin had been awakened and was currently being bewitched by the Abyss Mage—from Rhodes, an outsider.

While the existence of a grass god could offer an explanation, it's still far-fetched.

Could you please explain in more detail?

Qin's expression was much more serious than before, and she quickly wrote down everything Rod had said.

Qin did not doubt that Rod was talking nonsense.

After all, Rhodes came in the name of the Grass God.

For Mondstadt, a land devoid of gods, the aid of a deity, even without the deity's personal intervention, far surpasses any other form of assistance.

And it's not just the piano.

Lisa also dropped her playful expression, sat up straight, and listened attentively.

This time.

Rod explained in more detail.

He recounted the entire situation of Dvalin, including the Abyss Order's coveting of Mondstadt.

The more he spoke, the more Qin's heart sank to the bottom.

We want to restore Tvalin to normal.

There is only one way.

That is to clean out the two spots of abyssal poison blood on its body.

For the Knights of Favonius, whose Grand Master is absent, subduing this former Dragon of the East and then cleaning its poisonous blood is extremely difficult.

If it weren't for a last resort, Jyn wouldn't want to go to war with Dvalin.

She was not only worried that doing so might cause heavy losses to the already struggling Knights of Favonius, but she was also worried that if the poisonous blood was not cleaned up, Dvalin would become even more frenzied, and then there would be no room for maneuver.

Just as Qin was thinking about a solution.

Lisa, standing to the side, resumed her languid demeanor and smiled, "Junior Brother is so confident, you must already have a solution, right?"

After hearing what she said...

Qin immediately looked up at Rod.

really.

Rhodes wasn't worried about Dvalin's problem at all, instead sporting a confident smile.

Before she could ask...