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

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As for Qin's recall order.

Yura planned to wait until after holding a small celebration banquet for Rhodes before setting off.

In this regard.

Her explanation was quite reasonable and assertive.

"Anyway, if I go back to Mondstadt, I'll just be hunting monsters and the Abyss Order outside the city. Isn't what I'm doing here the same job?"

With this reason in mind.

On the very night that Rhodes finished interrogating the Abyss Cult, Yura invited Rhodes and Yanfei to the most luxurious tavern in Jingfu Port.

Also present was Amber, who puffed up her cheeks as soon as she saw Rhodes.

She still insisted that she wasn't seeing things; what Rhodes had taken out that night was indeed a Wind Elemental Eye, and she was absolutely certain she hadn't misread it.

She also told her best friend Yura about it.

Then, as the drinking session progressed, it turned into a joint interrogation by Amber, Yura, and Yanfei.

"You really still have a Wind Elemental Eye?"

It was Yan Fei who spoke.

She was the oldest person present, and despite her extensive knowledge and experience, she had never seen anything like it before. She immediately asked about it with great interest.

"Can a person have two divine eyes?"

"No wonder Qin Xin said you are someone favored by both the Grass God and the Wind God."

Speaking of which.

Yura clapped her hands as if she had discovered a new continent, thinking she had found the real answer, and said, "I know, the wind god must have secretly given you some benefits, right? You see, Amber, I told you, as long as you know how to please the gods, the gods can give you an Eye of God."

"So that's how it is!"

"Chairwoman Qin did indeed say that Mr. Rhodes is someone the Wind God greatly admires, so it's not surprising that he received such a favor."

In any case, one dares to speak, and the other dares to believe.

Moreover, judging from Amber's expression, she was truly convinced that Rhodes had won the favor of the wind god Barbatos, which was why he obtained an Eye of God.

She even asked Rhodes, "Mr. Rhodes, are you unwilling to talk about this? Do you feel that the Wind God's gift is somewhat shameful?"

"Hey, what's so shameful about that?"

Yura tilted her head back and took a sip of wine, then chuckled, "So many people want the Eye of God but can't get it. If they knew they could obtain the Eye of God by pleasing the gods, wouldn't the gates of the Church of the West Wind be worn down by the crowds?"

"Ah~~~"

Of the three, Yan Fei seemed the most normal.

However, she also looked at Rhodes with envy and said, "So there's a way to obtain a Vision of God this way! When I get back to Liyue, I'll definitely offer incense and pray to him every day, hoping he'll give me another Vision of God~~"

They say three women make one play.

Rhodes is now truly witnessing this firsthand.

Now, Yura is in charge of guessing, Amber is in charge of persuading, and Yanfei is in charge of being the straight man.

The three of them kept talking, leaving Rod unable to get a word in edgewise. In the end, he could only drink quietly, neither admitting nor denying anything.

If they want to think that way, then let them think that way.

Rhodes had only one thought in his mind right now.

However, he did have some thoughts about this suddenly appearing Eye of the Wind Element.

It's still about the Heart of God that Wendy gave away.

Rod tried it again when he had some free time.

No matter what he tried, he was unable to reactivate its power.

Moreover, they used every possible method, including the method of using the heart of the grass god that they obtained from Naxida.

The result was that none of them worked.

The previous triggering force seemed to be intentional, a special situation that would only occur to give him a God's Eye.

Such a strange phenomenon left Rhodes with no choice but to be suspicious, even if he didn't want to.

He firmly believed that these divine eyes were not good things, but rather shackles imposed upon him.

Now, this Eye of the Wind seems to confirm this.

"It's too early to draw any conclusions."

"When I have the chance, I'll try to 'borrow' the hearts of other gods. If the situation remains the same, then it's pretty much certain that Sky Isle is placing shackles on me, binding my path to the power system of the Teyvat natives."

Having made his decision in his heart, Rhodes downed his drink in one gulp amidst the congratulations of Yura and the others.

A night of heavy drinking.

Rhodes was truly surprised.

Yura can really drink! Yanfei and Amber's alcohol tolerance is quite average, but Yura is a complete match for Rod. He's already so drunk he's seeing double, while Yura is still energetically ordering drinks from the bartender – it's ridiculous!

Fortunately, Mondstadt wine is of really good quality.

Even though he was completely out of his mind from drinking last night, Rod didn't have a splitting headache when he woke up the next day.

Of course.

This may also be related to his increasingly strong physique.

However, regardless of the circumstances, last night's hangover didn't seem to affect his condition today.

Therefore, after getting up.

His first task was to pack his luggage.

The entire dock has been sealed off due to the discovery of traces of the Abyss Order at the dock.

In this situation.

It will take at least three days before it can reopen.

Fortunately.

After Rhodes said he had urgent business to attend to and needed to return to Sumeru, Yura immediately issued a special pass and arranged a special ship. She also complained that Jean was completely incompetent. Someone as great benefactor of Mondstadt as Rhodes should have a smooth journey. Forget about a special pass; the Knights of Favonius should have sent a special ship to take Rhodes back to Sumeru long ago, instead of making him buy his own ticket and board the ship, making it seem like Mondstadt was so stingy.

Regarding her complaints like this.

Rod could only say that he had rejected Qin's offer, without mentioning that she was simply doing her job and had never even considered that possibility.

After packing my luggage.

Rhodes said goodbye to Yura, who had gotten up even earlier than him, and asked her to tell Amber and Yanfei, who were still asleep, that he was leaving. After that, under Yura's special escort, he arrived at the dock and boarded the Knights of Favonius's private ship.

This time.

Rhodes encountered no further obstacles. The Knights of Favonius's private ship was much faster than ordinary passenger ships, and he arrived in the land of Sumeru in less than half the time it had taken to get there.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 175: The Desert Mercenaries Gather in Aru Village

Chapter 175 The Desert Mercenaries Gather in Aru Village

Rhodes wasted no time at all.

Even when he passed by Mount Jiangzhumo, he didn't go over to take a look.

Nasita said that she has already sent people to deal with the situation at the Colossus Ruins.

Then he won't need to worry about it.

So Rhodes rushed to Sumeru City as quickly as possible, and after entering the city, he went straight to the Pure Good Palace and found Naxida, who was dealing with a mountain of official documents.

Narcida was very focused when she was working, so much so that she didn't even look up when Rhodes came in.

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Rhodes remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "Aren't you tired?"

Until then.

Nasita suddenly noticed that Rhodes had returned and asked with slight surprise, "You?"

She was indeed engrossed in her documents just now.

But she was, after all, a deity of Mount Sumeru, and with Rhodes's abilities, it was impossible for him to deceive her senses and remain completely unaware.

But now.

She truly did not notice Rod coming in.

How come after going to Mondstadt, everyone seems to have changed back to the same way they were before?

"Uh"

"Let's not talk about that now. Here, take the Heart of God."

Rhodes took out Wendy's Heart of God and tossed it to Narcida like a hot potato.

This thing is definitely a hot potato.

Even in winter, people still keep an eye on this thing.

Rod is in serious trouble with it.

In theory, it would be safest to entrust Sumeru to Nasita for safekeeping.

"correct."

"The Wind God said he doesn't want this anymore and is giving it to you."