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

If it were someone else...

If a drunkard were to occupy a seat at a tavern during mealtime, the owner would definitely be furious and kick him out.

But Lambad did not.

Although he was also anxious, he didn't resort to violence to drive the young man away. He simply pushed the young man a few times with normal force, saying, "Mr. Kavi, Mr. Kavi, wake up. We have a guest here. Why don't you go home and rest for a while?"

Kavi.

Rhodes was right after all.

This slovenly drunkard really is that unlucky guy, Kave.

Unlike the Kavi I always remembered, who was always impeccably dressed and presented himself as handsome and dashing, he was quite different.

The current Kavi is completely unrelated to the words "handsome and dashing".

This is also why Rhodes initially thought it looked similar but didn't dare to confirm it.

the other side.

Kavi rubbed his eyes, still half asleep.

Still hungover and somewhat disoriented, he only realized what Lambad had said when Lambad repeated himself. His previously dazed state instantly cleared, and he staggered to his feet, bowing repeatedly to Lambad, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I disturbed your business. I'll be leaving now, I'll be leaving now."

He was talking.

He didn't stop walking; before leaving, he used his sleeve to clean the table, wiping away all the stains he had made.

Rhodes watched Kavi's departing figure thoughtfully, paying particular attention to the grass-green Eye of God at his waist.

It has divine eyes.

Yes, that's right.

A bankrupt version of Kavi.

Judging from his current state, he probably just went bankrupt not long ago.

Talk about it.

This guy is a complete slacker.

As the most outstanding graduate of the Myo-ryo school in recent decades, Kavi's talent was recognized early on in the Sumeru architectural community. Everyone called him the light of the Myo-ryo school and the most outstanding young architect in all of Sumeru.

Yet, this is such an outstanding architect.

However, things went wrong when they were building the palace for Dolly.

Yes, it's Dolly again.

When building the magnificent palace known as Casazale Palace, Kave, driven by his passion for art, disregarded Dolly's warnings and insisted on building the palace on the edge of a cliff.

However, just as the project was 70% complete, a dead zone quietly formed directly beneath the palace, and overnight, it completely destroyed what Kavi considered to be his greatest work of art.

Even more terrifying.

Since the site selection was flawed due to engineering design errors, Kavi bears full responsibility for this matter.

In other words.

Not only was his meticulously designed artwork destroyed, but he also had to take full responsibility for the destruction of the project.

While their ideals were shattered, they also had to shoulder an astronomical debt.

However, what Dolly didn't expect was...

This is already the case.

Kavi's first thought wasn't about compensation, but rather he desperately begged her to let him stay and finish building the Casazale Palace.

Normally.

Given Dolly's personality, she definitely wouldn't agree to this.

The destruction of the palace was a devastating loss, and for Dolly, who valued Mora more than her own life, this loss had kept her awake for many nights.

However, after some debate...

Dolly eventually agreed to it and lent Kavi a large sum of money to help him achieve his dream.

Architecture is ultimately just a business, but ideals are priceless.

This is what Dolly said back then.

For Kavi's ideals.

Dolly chose not to stop him, letting him spend all his savings and accumulate heavy debts to successfully create the work of art he envisioned, the Alcázará Palace that everyone praises.

Talk about it.

This is why Rhodes dared to use his almost useless, activated Eye of God to borrow money from Dolly.

If Rhodes hadn't known that Dolly wasn't as cold-hearted as she seemed, he would never have proposed such an absurd and unfair deal.

As for Kavi...

He became completely despondent after going bankrupt.

At least for now, it's still in a state of decline.

But let's try to see things from another perspective.

Kavi's current debt is nearly a million Mora a month, including principal and interest. In the desert, that amount would be enough for Rhodes to expand his experimental field several times over. He has to pay so much every month, and he doesn't know how long it will take to pay it all off.

If it were someone else, they would probably have already given up and laid themselves on the spot.

"If Dolly hadn't waived a fee for him, he probably would have worked for her for the rest of his life."

Even while eating, Rod was still thinking about Cavie.

That guy is an absolute idealist.

He is also a top-notch architect, one of the best in the entire Sumeru region.

If someone like that could come and help in Aru Village...

"Tsk, the timing isn't good. Asking him now... ugh—"

The thought of the terrifying debts Kavi carried sent chills down Rod's spine.

If you want to hire Kavi long-term, one million Mora per month is the minimum salary.

Let alone Rod.

Even the entire village of Aru couldn't afford this amount of money.

The reason Rhodes suddenly had the idea of ​​hiring Kavi was because Narcida had asked him for a favor in the dream world.

"The desert is also part of Mount Sumeru."

For a long time, under the deliberate creation and indulgence of the Church, the conflict between the desert and the rainforest has become increasingly serious.

Naxi Da was also aware of the dire living conditions of the desert people.

Therefore, after being scolded by Rhodes until he suddenly came to his senses, in addition to the Church Council which needed to be reorganized, another urgent problem to be solved was the current chaotic desert region.

to this end.

She was willing to let Rhodes exchange his precious knowledge for Mora, and she was also willing to expend her already limited divine power, just to deduce the various things that Rhodes proposed that would benefit the desert.

After doing all that, she only had one request.

"Your experience in Aru Village is very important. In the future, when we manage the desert, this experience will serve as a very valuable reference."

all in all.

Nasita's intention was that before she truly escaped her cage, Rhodes should make good use of his position in Aru Village to transform and govern the village, accumulating valuable experience for future desert management.

"Ugh--"

"Forget it, let's talk about it tonight. Anyway, this guy will definitely come back for drinks. Let's try to talk to him."

"It just doesn't work."

"Let's hire them on short-term contracts to help out in the village."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 90 Joining the Team

into the night.

In order to successfully bring Kavi to Aru Village, Rod went to the Dream World to ask Nasida for some good stuff, and then went to the Lambad Tavern to wait.

He waited until midnight before finally seeing the belated Kavi.

Same as during the day.

Kavi still looked like a颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it conveys a sense of listlessness, apathy, and apathy) youth. When he arrived at the tavern, he didn't say anything, just leaned back in the seat where he had slept during the day. He neither ordered food nor drinks, and just huddled there until Lambad brought him a bottle of wine. Only then did he sit up and pour himself a drink.

No need for any snacks to go with the drinks.

Kavi kept drinking, one glass of wine after another.

Not long after.

His eyes began to glaze over.

"You have a really low alcohol tolerance."

Rod roughly compared his own alcohol tolerance and came to this conclusion.

Having spent a lot of time with the mercenaries of the Blazing Beast Hunters, Rhode's alcohol tolerance has improved considerably.

If I used to be able to drink two cups before, now I can drink at least a whole bottle.

Kavi hadn't even finished half a bottle of wine when he was already struggling to keep his eyes open and his hand was unsteady on his grip on the glass.

Knowing that if he waited any longer, this guy would definitely get drunk.

Rod then picked up the wine bottle and sat down directly opposite Cavill.

"Ok?"

"You, who are you?"