Bennett scratched his head, a little embarrassed. He didn't really have many friends. Many people in Mondstadt deliberately distanced themselves from him and even talked badly about him behind his back. It was quite a surprise that Hu Tao took the initiative to talk to him today.

"I see that your face looks dark. You should be careful lately and avoid dangerous places."

"Of course, if you insist on going, I recommend that you buy a package from our Rebirth Hall. That way you can go on your adventure with peace of mind. It's currently on sale."

Hu Tao looked at Bennett's face and gave him some advice. Years ago, in order to provide accurate services, Hu Tao had studied with a face reading master in Liyue Harbor for a few days, but she could never tell good or bad, so she stopped studying. Unexpectedly, what that master taught her was actually true. She had just seen that Bennett's forehead was dark.

"I need to find some time to apologize to that master. I don't know if he will continue to teach me."

Hu Tao muttered something under her breath. At that moment, inside the Liyue Abyss, Zhong Li sneezed unintentionally. Ruo Tuo, who was dealing with the Abyss Mage, rolled his eyes at Zhong Li.

"I didn't expect that cursing you in my heart would be so effective. Why don't you come and help me?"

"From a purely rational standpoint, with you alone, Ruoduo, there's no need for me to take action. I have faith in your abilities."

"Hahahaha, that's true. Just watch, I'll finish off these abyss mages with my next strike."

The scene returns to the snow-capped mountain, where Abedo, having nothing better to do, wanders over to the Frostfire Nail fragments and begins studying them, while Kurumi listens to Bennett recount his story.

Perhaps realizing there was a story to hear, Shen He and Yura temporarily put aside their imposing manner and listened attentively as Bennett began to tell his own story. However, the more they listened, the more surreal Bennett's life seemed. How could someone be so unlucky and still be alive? Was he cursed by the gods?

After listening to Bennett's account of his experiences, even Su Bai, who knew Bennett somewhat, fell silent. Shen He glanced at Bennett and, after confirming that there was no curse on him, stopped observing him. Of all these people, Shen He only cared about Su Bai; as for the others, he would at most offer them a small favor.

"What are you doing? It's so quiet."

"I discovered that the fragments of the Frost Spike are now covered in solid ice. We may need to remove the ice before the storm can stop completely."

The return of Abedo eased the atmosphere slightly, and Hu Tao didn't continue to recommend the Rebirth Hall package to Bennett. She thought it was better to let Bennett have some concerns and live tenaciously than to make him think that someone would take care of his funeral arrangements after he died. After all, this unfortunate kid might get seriously injured one day.

Seeing that no one got up to deal with the ice on the fragments of the Frostfire Nail, Ying pulled Su Bai, who was still slacking off, and walked outside. Seeing Su Bai being pulled away by Ying, Shen He also got up and followed behind Ying.

With Su Bai's help from the wind element, Ying also experienced the joy of being a Xiao. At the Crimson Stone guarded by a Hilichurl Frostwolf, Su Bai used the wind element to create a large wind field. Ying, holding the Black Rock Longsword, jumped up and down, and the not-so-agile Hilichurl Frostwolf couldn't even touch Ying. Instead, it was tricked by Ying and fell down in humiliation.

"Your Highness, should we take advantage of the fact that they are separated now and leave them here one by one?"

"No, there are others besides us who want to deal with them in this snow mountain. We need to withdraw all our people from the snow mountain, and also make a copy of the alchemy notes we collected and send it to Dulin's heart. This can be considered as a help to him."

The blond boy's gaze was fixed on a small peak in the snow-capped mountains, where a dark figure was watching Abedo. The blond boy did not believe that the dark figure was protecting Abedo.

“Child of Chalk, we will meet again. Next time, perhaps we should have a good talk.”

A black hole was summoned by the Water Apostle, and the blond boy walked into it without looking back. The highest point of the snow mountain returned to calm, and no one could tell what had just happened there.

"Hey? Su Bai, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop walking? Do you suddenly want to eat something delicious, just like me, Paimon?"

"It's nothing, maybe it was just my imagination. Let's continue. The last piece of Crimson Stone is at the very top. Little Paimon, you'd better hold on tight to Luminous's clothes, or you might get blown away by the wind."

Chapter 209 Reunion (The End)

After Ying and Su Bai thawed all the ice on the fragments of the Frostfire Nail, with a tremor, the fragments gradually came together, revealing the true appearance of the Frostfire Nail to everyone.

"Wow, I never expected this thing to look like this. It looks unusual."

The Frost Nail slowly rose, and a strange power spread from it throughout the entire snow mountain. This alerted Abedo, but fortunately, the Frost Nail did not show any abnormal reaction other than emitting energy.

"Gentlemen, let's leave here quickly. Su Bai has just come down from the high place. Let's go to my base to rest for a while."

Everyone agreed that they were going to Abedo's base, except for Hu Tao, whose gaze towards the Frost Nail was somewhat solemn. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but after the fragments of the Frost Nail were put back together, she seemed to see countless wronged souls on it. This made Hu Tao curious about what the Frost Nail was used for.

Although Hu Tao was very curious, she didn't think that the people around her would know anything about the Frostfire Nails. Perhaps she could ask Zhong Li when she returned to Liyue Harbor; Zhong Li should know something.

Unaware of anything amiss, the others arrived at Abedo's base, led by Abedo and Subaru.

"Abedo, I didn't expect your base to have a looting-style decor. It's really unique."

"Paimon, are you an idiot? This is obviously something that was stolen."

Ying rubbed her forehead and muttered a complaint. Looking at the mess in her base, she went over to check and, astutely, discovered that her alchemy notebook was indeed missing.

"So it really came after all. I was so anxious."

"Abedo, should we go and track down the thief? It's outrageous that they've even dared to steal from your place."

"No need for all that trouble. It's just an alchemy notebook. In a few days, he'll definitely regret what he did."

Paimon flew through the air, shouting that he would teach the thief a lesson, but Abedo shook his head with a smile. It wasn't the right time yet. When the time came, the guy would come to him on his own.

"Now I need to make another prototype. The most important thing is to get in touch with Amber and the others down the mountain."

As he spoke, Abedo busied himself in front of the alchemy table. Su Bai also cooperated by giving Abedo a talisman and a drop of blood. Seeing Su Bai's actions, Shen He frowned and showed anger on his face.

She picked up the fairy pillar that was on the ground and walked behind Abedo, ready to hit him. If Su Bai hadn't stopped her in time and explained that it was a necessary part for making that device, Abedo would probably have had his head cracked open by Shen He today.

Seeing this, Ying gasped. As expected of Shen He, who was ruthless and taciturn. Su Bai also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shen He put down the immortal spirit pillar. If Abedo had been hit, it would probably have had to be sent back to the factory for repairs. The key is that the factory that produced Abedo has now gone bankrupt, and it may be difficult to find a place to send it back for repairs.

After spending the last few days together, Abedo told Su Bai that he was a cyborg. Abedo originally thought that Su Bai would distance himself from him because of this, but Abedo sincerely wanted to be friends with Su Bai, so he did not want to hide this from him.

When Su Bai heard the news, he not only did not distance himself from him, but also asked him if he could create an artificial human that could handle various political affairs. This question stumped Abedo, as it was clearly beyond his capabilities.

However, Su Bai's words gave Abedo a new research direction. Perhaps he could create an intelligent life form to assist people in their work. Of course, even if he created it, he would not give it to the nuns in the Western churches.

These nuns are so busy now, yet that guy named Rosalia still finds time to monitor him. If the nuns were really not busy, Abedo suspects Rosalia could follow him around all day.

Just then, a nun who was teaching Barbara how to deal with monsters in the wild sneezed. Seeing Barbara's worried gaze, Rosalia finally understood why Barbara was so popular in Mondstadt. Who wouldn't like such a kind girl? Of course, she would be even happier if Barbara didn't bother her.

"How dare they try to harm our Order's Chief Alchemist in front of me, a Knight of Favonius! I'll remember this grudge!"

Shen He glanced at Youla, who was tilting her head back and putting her hands on her hips. For some reason, the more she looked at Youla, the more she felt that Youla was like a tsundere female supporting character in a novel. In light novels, 99% of these female supporting characters end up as blonde losers.

Thinking of this, Shen He's lips unconsciously curled into a slight smile. Ying, who was still marveling at Shen He's ruthlessness and taciturn nature, was so startled by Shen He's sudden smile that she almost fell off her chair. Good heavens, what did she see? Shen He actually smiled.

"By the way, Bennett, now that you've found Yura, shouldn't you be heading down the mountain?"

"With your luck, if you don't hurry down the mountain, I'm worried you'll encounter danger in the snow mountain. After all, the snow mountain is much more dangerous than other places."

After regaining his composure, Hu Tao's suggestion made everyone present nod in agreement. The snow-capped mountains were much more dangerous than other places, and Bennett was indeed likely to encounter life-threatening dangers here.

"Gentlemen, I have assembled a simple device. Please come over."

Bennett scratched his head, about to say something, but was interrupted by Abedo's words beside the alchemy table. Everyone else was now interested, and even Bennett joined in.

On a small, glowing screen, Abedo's question, "How is the situation down the mountain?" appeared. After a brief pause, a lot of text immediately appeared on the screen.

'The swindlers down the mountain have been dealt with, Abedo. How's the situation where you are?'

"Brother Abedo! Sister Mona is taking a bath, and Klee and Qiqi are playing."

'Klee! Don't use this device to send random messages! Amber can see them too!'

"What? Mona's taking a shower? I want to take a shower too!"

'Amber, don't come any closer!'

Let me see!

Um... Inside the Abedo base, everyone looked at each other. It seemed that the situation down the mountain was fine, but the device seemed to be a bit too sensitive, as it had actually transmitted all the thoughts in their minds.

"Ahem, this is just a sample. It still needs improvement."

Abedo noticed the strange looks people were giving him and coughed awkwardly twice to indicate that it was just a sample. Paimon, on the other hand, was very interested in the device. She held it in her hand and said longingly.

"If Catherine also had this device, then Ying wouldn't need to run around to Catherine every day to get commissions."

"After completing a commission outside, Ying can use this device to continue accepting commissions. Wouldn't that allow her to complete several more commissions every day and earn more Mora?"

Paimon's eyes grew brighter as she spoke, as if she could already see the richest man in Teyvat change hands. Lost in her fantasy, Paimon didn't notice that Luminous's face was growing darker and darker. Luminous gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence.

"Paymon, do you think I'm a donkey in a mill that doesn't need rest? Looks like I need to show Paymon who's in charge between us! Gentlemen, Paymon and I have some personal business to attend to, you guys go ahead with your work."

"Hey!? Su Bai, save me~~~"

"Paimon, may the Rock King protect you."

Chapter 210 Walnut's Lofty Ambitions

"According to the messages from Mona and Amber, we may not need to go down the mountain."

Abedo showed the conversation on the device to everyone. Yura was stunned when she saw that it said the new adventurers insisted on going to the snow mountain to prove themselves despite all the obstacles. Are adventurers these days really this brave? Knowing that the snow mountain is dangerous, they still want to come up and prove themselves. Are they trying to prove that the snow mountain is really dangerous?

Abedo was speechless. Although he was an artificial human and lived on the snow mountain for a long time, it did not mean that he was ignorant of worldly affairs. In Su Bai's words, wasn't this just like knowingly walking into a tiger's den, simply making trouble for himself?

"What should we do? We can't just watch these adventurers die, can we?"

Abedo looked at Su Bai, who also felt that these adventurers simply didn't value their lives. It was truly a land of freedom; even at a time like this, they were still thinking about proving themselves.

"Don't Mona and Amber live with these new adventurers?"

"Mona and Amber are trying to persuade the new adventurers, but they probably won't succeed. You know, Mondstadt people are free, and very few Mondstadt adventurers will listen to other people's advice."

Abedo himself wasn't from Mondstadt, so after he said that, everyone looked at Yura, who was drinking tea and eating snacks to the side, which made Yura blush.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? Speaking ill of Mondstadt people in front of me, a Mondstadt person, I'll remember this grudge."

"Yes, I can see that Yura is just being stubborn."

"walnut!!!"

"Hehe, just kidding, just kidding. Now that you've said it, Abedo, I finally understand why there are so many victims in Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain."

Hu Tao chuckled and cleverly dodged Yura's sneak attack. As the head of the Hall of Rebirth, she originally thought that there were already enough ghosts on Wuwang Slope, but when she came to Longji Snow Mountain this time, she was surprised to find that there were just as many ghosts as on Wuwang Slope.

"By the way, Yura, what organization provides funeral services in Mondstadt? I've never heard of any similar funeral parlors in Mondstadt before."

"Funeral services in Mondstadt? If I remember correctly, the Favonius Cathedral seems to offer such services, since nobles usually hold their own funerals when someone passes away. I'm not very familiar with the Favonius Cathedral."

"Wait, Hu Tao, what are you doing? You're not trying to steal the business from the West Wind Cathedral, are you?"

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to find this out, Yura. Since Mondstadt isn't very developed in this area, our Hall of Rebirth has an obligation to help you develop it. Don't worry, we'll definitely give your Lawrence family a discount."

Hu Tao's unique plum blossom eyes sparkled with excitement. Long ago, she had wanted to open a branch of the Rebirth Hall in Mondstadt, but for various reasons, it had never come to fruition (mainly because Zhong Li spent money extravagantly and used up all of Hu Tao's reserve funds). Now that there was some spare money in the Rebirth Hall's account, Hu Tao had rekindled this idea.

"Hu Tao, your idea is very dangerous. You've taken away business from the West Wind Cathedral. Those nuns won't let you off easily."

Yura was a bit troubled by Hu Tao's idea. Over the past few days, Yura had developed a very good impression of Hu Tao, and she felt it would be better to remind Hu Tao of some things. However, it was obvious that Hu Tao did not take Yura's reminders to heart.

"Hmph, is it illegal for me to run a shop?"

"It's not illegal."

"Is it illegal for me, the master of this hall, to promote the Hall of Rebirth in Mondstadt?"

"It's not illegal."

"Would it be illegal for me, the master of this hall, to open a branch of the Hall of Rebirth in Mondstadt and promote it?"

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