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

Rhodes stopped and looked toward the source of the noise, unsure of what expression he should wear.

An unexpected situation has occurred.

The shipping schedule will be delayed.

This is a rule that applies to every port.

Depending on the severity of this unexpected situation, the delay in the shipping schedule may be extended.

And when they saw that the figure escaping from the ship was an Abyss Apostle.

Rod knew it.

The worst happened.

The people on the ship are very strong.

The wounded apostle had just escaped when a sky-blue greatsword pierced through his chest, pinning him heavily to the ground, where he soon fell silent.

"Hey, Rod, what are you doing here?"

Someone on the ship's side was calling their name.

Rhodes looked over.

What a coincidence, it's Yanfei again.

After saying a greeting, she turned her head and disappeared from Rhodes' sight, waving a ball of flame in her hand.

It seems she was also involved in the effort to eradicate the Abyss Cult.

Rhodes glanced at the corpse of the Abyss Apostle.

The chest wound was fatal.

In addition, the corpse had many burn marks from flames and unmelted ice shards. The wounds inflicted by the heavy sword were numerous, and some wounds were even deep enough to disembowel the victim.

A swordsman skilled in using ice elemental power, and he's with Yanfei.

Without needing to be told, Rhodes knew who had made the move.

As the sounds of fighting on the ship ceased.

Two figures, one tall and one short, appeared on the ship's side.

One is Yan Fei.

The other is Yura Lawrence, the captain of the Knights of Favonius guerrilla squad who had met Rhodes once.

at the same time.

The Abyss Cult appeared at the port.

This also sparked a considerable disturbance.

However, the people at the port were not frightened.

They came to watch the spectacle, not to see what was going on.

Most of the onlookers didn't know what the Abyss Order was.

But they knew that this strange-looking thing was definitely not human, but a monster they had never seen before.

Perhaps it was out of absolute confidence in the Knights of Favonius.

Anyway, no one was afraid.

Some people dressed as adventurers even squeezed through the crowd, pulled out knives, and tried to cut open the body of the Abyss Apostle to study it.

[After an abyss monster dies, its corpse may contain valuable materials.]

These are essential points of knowledge written on the Adventure Certificate.

Every registered adventurer knows this.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! You can't touch this corpse!"

Yura, with one hand supporting her boat, leaped off with a dashing air. The first thing she did after landing was to chase away all the reckless adventurers.

She faced the heavy sword that had returned to her hands and the menacing aura of the demons that had not yet completely dissipated after the demons had been eliminated.

Even the bravest adventurers dared not offend her, and one by one they left the corpse of the Abyss Apostle with great reluctance.

Next.

Then the Knights of Favonius, having heard the news, came to clean up the battlefield.

Not only the corpse of this Abyss Apostle, but also the passenger ship that Rhodes was supposed to board will be subject to a thorough search.

Looking at Yura, who was giving orders there.

Rod sighed deeply.

The Abyss Cult was discovered at the docks and publicly executed. This will definitely require a city-wide investigation, and it won't be resolved in less than three to five days.

"Hi, Rod, long time no see."

Still Yanfei.

She didn't get off the ship with Yura, but from the other side, and then blended into the crowd to stand next to Rhodes, leaving all the limelight to Yura.

I've said that before.

Because of her surname, Yura is not very popular in Mondstadt.

Although her life has improved a lot in recent years, there are still people who will speak ill of her as soon as they meet her because of her surname.

Rhodes didn't understand either.

How did the Mondstadt people manage to harbor such deep hatred for a surname for a thousand years?

Although it is said that "even a feud spanning ten generations can be avenged," such a thing is unrealistic to actually happen.

Especially considering that the Lawrence family received their due punishment when they fell from power a thousand years ago, how could they still be so resented by the Mondstadt people?

He understood even less.

Furthermore, how has the Lawrence family managed to remain unchanged for a thousand years, always appearing in a way that is universally disliked, thus deepening people's aversion to the Lawrence family?

Putting aside the issue of the Lawrence family name, Rhodes turned around and said to Yan Fei with a smile, "You guys deliberately let that Abyss Apostle show himself just now, didn't you?"

From the wounds on the corpse of the Abyss Apostle, he could easily tell that with Yura's skills, she could have killed the Abyss Apostle without making such a big fuss.

But she made a mistake and allowed the Abyss Apostle to escape.

Then, with lightning speed and in full view of everyone, he swiftly and decisively finished him off with a single sword strike.

To say that this wasn't something Yura did intentionally.

It's hard to believe that such a skilled knight would make such a mistake in battle.

"hey-hey."

Yan Fei, embarrassed that her plan had been exposed, stuck out her tongue and chuckled, "It was my idea~~~"

"Yeah, I guessed it."

Rhodes nodded.

This is something that's easy to guess.

They simply wanted to exaggerate Yura's achievements.

After all, the act of killing dangerous monsters in public is likely to gain public approval.

This will help alleviate some of the Mondstadt people's dislike of her.

Speaking of this.

Rhodes casually asked, "Haven't you finished dealing with the Abyss Cult at Jingfu Port yet?"

"Oh, don't even mention it."

Yan Fei, who had just been all smiles, suddenly fell down, pouting angrily, and said, "Those Abyss Cult members are all very hard to find. Yura tracked them for a long time before finally catching this group of Abyss Cult members."

"Or was it disguised as cargo?"

Rhodes blinked, then quickly changed his mind: "No, this time they're disguised as humans?"

"Ah."

As she spoke, Yan Fei glanced at Rhodes and said with a strange expression, "Do you know where these Abyss Orders are headed next?"

Before Rod could speak...

She simply said, "It's Sumeru!"

"!!"

Rhodes raised an eyebrow: "Sumeru?"

"Yes."

"Yura captured two prisoners, who confessed that they were going to Mount Sumeru to carry out some kind of mission."

Yanfei had no idea that she was leaking secrets, and directly recounted the whole story of how she and Yura captured the Abyss Cult on the ship.

Rhodes became increasingly serious as he listened.

If Yanfei is right.

This group of Abyss Order members did indeed bring a large amount of weapons and equipment with them on their way to Sumeru.

And this is only part of it.

They were all members of the Abyss Order who received orders to retreat to Mount Meru after the failed attempt to corrupt Dvalin in Mondstadt.

The main force is still gathering towards Sumeru.

What are they trying to do?

After listening to Yan Fei's entire testimony, Rod's face turned ashen.

Those bastards.

After wreaking havoc on Mondstadt, are they going to wreak havoc on Sumeru now?

With a hint of anger on his face, Rod immediately pushed through the crowd and found Yura, who had finished instructing her subordinates and was about to look for Yanfei.