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

Rhodes heard it clearly.

"Hello, I'm Ying."

"I am Paimon, the best guide in all of Teyvat!"

When the word "guide" was mentioned, Paimon glanced at the Void Terminal, then put his hands on his hips with a smug expression.

The machine behind Rhodes cannot communicate with people.

really.

She is the best guide.

Amber followed.

As a scout knight, she has been active on the outskirts of Mondstadt lately, helping to clear out the monsters that are restless due to the appearance of Stormterror, and also bringing some travelers who are still wandering in the wilderness into the city.

That's why Ying and Paimon got together with her.

Looking at Rod's unfamiliar face.

Amber was initially skeptical of his claim that he was an ally hired by the Knights of Favonius to deal with the dragon plague.

However, after seeing the Knights' emblem belonging to Lisa that Rhodes displayed, she had no doubts.

Lisa is different from others.

They said they were librarians.

But she is a master that even the captain of the Eighth Squad publicly admitted to being inferior to, and the Grand Commander and the Acting Commander also trust her greatly.

If you can gain her approval, then you must be someone she can trust.

Therefore, she simply looked Rhodes over carefully, said nothing more, and introduced herself simply: "Hello, I am Amber, a scout knight of the Knights of Favonius. If you need any help in the future, please feel free to tell me."

In a few words.

The group quickly became acquainted.

Ying also mentioned that she came to Mondstadt to find the Wind God and see if she could find clues about her brother there.

Speaking of it.

Rod glanced at Wendy.

Seeing that although he was joking and laughing, his eyes were on Amber, Rhodes did not reveal his identity or say that he knew the whereabouts of the Wind God. Instead, he invited, "Vendy and I are going to the Deer Hunter's Restaurant. Let's go together. It's on me. You can also try Mondstadt's specialty, honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry."

"Honey-glazed carrots and fried pork!"

Upon hearing the name, Paimon immediately jumped up excitedly in the air, looking at Ying with anticipation: "Let's go, let's go~~"

Ying naturally granted her little foodie's request, so she smiled and said to Rod, "Then I'll have to trouble you to spend the money."

Wendy had no objection to skipping the previously agreed-upon Angel's Gift and instead going to the Deer Hunter's Restaurant. However, Amber, who was also invited, looked troubled and pulled Rhodes aside, whispering something in a voice only the two of them could hear.

“Mr. Rhodes, I have Commander Jean’s orders here: as soon as a blonde traveler carrying a flying object is discovered, she must be brought to the Knights of Favonius immediately.”

After hearing what she said...

Rod then remembered.

He did ask Lisa a couple of days ago if Ying had gone to the city.

It seems that Lisa took this to heart and then informed Qin, who in turn passed the order on to the reconnaissance team carrying out the mission outside the city.

Rhodes originally intended to take Ying to see Qin later.

But seeing Amber's conflicted expression, he changed his mind and said, "Alright then, let's go to the Knights together first."

Hear this.

Amber breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After speaking with Amber, Rhodes returned to Luminous and Wendy, saying apologetically, "Sorry, we'll have to eat the honey-glazed carrot and pork stew tonight. We need to go to the Knights of Favonius now."

Ying had no objection to this.

Visiting the Knights of Favonius to inquire about the Wind God was something that was originally part of the plan.

Paimon was a little unhappy, pouting and repeating "honey sauce carrot fried meat, honey sauce carrot fried meat" over and over again.

He was then accompanied by Amber.

Rhodes and his men changed direction and headed straight for the Knights of Favonius.

While on the road.

To make up for Paimon's resentment at not getting to eat honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry, Rod specially bought her some easy-to-eat carrot balls and grilled fish from a street food stall.

This instantly increased Paimon's fondness for Rhodes, and even the way he looked at him became much more intense than before.

After calming down Paimon, who was being childish.

Rhodes then asked Ying where the dragon tear in her hand came from.

The process is not complicated.

The previous information was the same as what Rod knew.

While fishing by the sea, Luminous, a lone traveler, catches Paimon, and the two become travel companions, with Paimon acting as their guide. They devise a plan to travel to the mortal world in search of the Seven.

that's it.

They were gone for two months.

We finally arrived in Mondstadt.

Two days ago, they encountered the Wind Demon Dragon resting in the forest.

The Stormterror is enormous.

All paths forward have been blocked.

Paimon dared not approach, so the two of them hid in the distance and secretly observed until the Wind Demon Dragon left. Then they found the crystal in the place where he had just rested.

"Tvalin"

Wendy, who had been laughing and joking just moments before, showed a hint of sadness on her face upon hearing this.

Even if they've gone mad.

Tvalin still shed tears for what he had done.

Unlike the tear crystal in Wendy's hand, the tear crystal in Ying's hand had not yet been purified.

I saw this red crystal again.

Amber was curious and reached out to touch it.

Rod stopped her from making this bold move.

"Be careful, the filth and elemental energy here repel each other."

Rhodes reminded Amber of something.

Say it.

He then grabbed the tear crystal in his hand.

"Hey you!"

This move immediately surprised Amber and the others.

Rhodes had just said that the crystal and elemental forces repelled each other, so why did he suddenly start handling it himself?

Then they saw it.

The red color in the tear crystal slowly faded, and within a few breaths, it transformed into a pure cyan color, just like the tear crystal in Wendy's hand.

"Okay, now there's no problem."

Having absorbed the abyssal power within the tear crystal, Rhode tossed it back into Ying's hand as if it were a trivial matter.

"Huh???"

"Can't you use elemental power too? Why are you alright?"

Amber voiced her doubts.

Rhodes's Eye of God, which was clearly hanging at his waist, was no mere decoration. He claimed that this thing repelled elemental forces, but as the holder of the Eye of God, he not only touched it without any problems, but also purified the crystal.

Paimon, who had been talking about food the whole time, flew around Rhodes and said, "Just like Ying."

"what?"

Amber glanced at Ying, who also seemed lost in thought.

Then she remembered.

indeed.

Ying also held the crystal with her bare hands, and Ying was also able to use elemental power, yet she showed no signs of being rejected.

"It's precisely because of this uniqueness that Qin thought of inviting Ying to help."

Faced with numerous questions, Rod casually made up excuses to brush them off, saying whatever they wanted to say, he just didn't know why he had such a special constitution.

Fortunately.

Amber and Luminous aren't the type to pry into things. Paimon, the only one with this hobby, was silenced by Rod with two candies, and focused on the candy, she stopped asking about it.

at this time.

The wind in the air suddenly became sharp, and all the flags and trees in the city were blown fluttering loudly.

Even Paimon noticed that something was wrong with this anomaly.

However, before anyone could even ask a question...

A high-pitched dragon roar shattered the tranquility of Mondstadt.

The clear blue sky turned pitch black in the blink of an eye, and then Dvalin's massive blue dragon body tore through the clouds, bringing with it a fierce storm as it hurtled towards Mondstadt.

Amidst the roars of "The Stormterror is coming!", urgent alarms instantly blared throughout the city.

All the Knights of Favonius, whether on duty or resting at home, rushed to the streets and city defenses at the first moment. Some were directing the crowd to take refuge, while others quickly climbed the city walls, manipulating the city defense weapons and aiming them at the approaching Dvalin.