The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Therefore, when she thanked the first mate, she could only give a vague reply:

"Um...ah? Oh, before, I think it was that time? It's okay, it's okay."

"Hehe, it's good that you remember. Hmm... Do you need to see our captain?"

“That’s right.” Kiana nodded slowly, then glanced at Hokuto, who was lying motionless on the table, and the sailors dressed as drinkers at the next table.

Most of these people were crew members of the Death Star, including some Inatsume natives who boarded the ship halfway through the journey, and even... quite a few casually dressed little boys and girls.

I don't know if these children are the children of the crew of the Death Star, or if they came here because their parents in the local Inazuma family neglected to discipline them.

Wanye and Beidou were seated on opposite sides of a table in the middle of the banquet. Beidou, who should have been full of vigor and ready to go out to sea to defend against enemies at any time, was now unconscious and asleep on the table.

Judging from his smug expression, he was clearly drunk.

"How magnificent!"

People and groups like them.

If he had been born during the era of the Demon God War, he would surely have been a warrior capable of writing heroic epics.

Unfortunately, in today's world, armed organizations like theirs are a different story.

They can only serve as rangers at sea, doing menial tasks for Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars.

Kiana sighed briefly, then turned her gaze to Wan Ye:

"I have a difficult and dangerous task for you. Are you confident you can accomplish it?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Ye, somewhat puzzled, stroked his chin:

"Hmm? What kind of mission is it?"

"Hey little girl surnamed Qi, would you like us to give you a ride?"

The strong and sturdy first mate crossed his arms and slowly yawned.

"I have no objection, but this kind of thing requires the captain's approval. She's asleep now, and if I wake her up... I'll definitely get yelled at. You guys do it. I'm going to go have a drink."

After saying this, the first mate abandoned his post and went to drink at the next table, leaving Wan Ye alone to deal with these two people who, to everyone's eyes, were not to be trifled with.

"Well, actually, I haven't sailed for a long time."

As he spoke, Man Ye stood up, seemingly intending to leave.

Seeing this, Kiana pulled Kage, who was disguised and concealing his identity, to sit on either side of Hokuto.

I plan to wake the captain up and then talk about hitchhiking.

result...

"Since the end of the battle, I have been wandering around as a wandering samurai. Now... I don't even know where I should go."

Seemingly because he was too confused, Manyo sat back down.

This immediately halted Kiana's attempt to wake up Hokuto.

"Don't you know where you're going?"

"Hmm. By the way, are you taking this boat to Liyue?" Wanye asked quietly as she poured the wine.

During the questioning, he glanced at Ying, seemingly unintentionally.

Although the person gave him a sense of familiarity, he dared not easily confirm his identity.

after all...

To rashly reveal the identity of someone hiding something is a grave overstepping of boundaries...

"If so, I can help you persuade the boss to turn back."

"Oh? Such a good thing? Great! By the way, are you being so kind in helping out because you're also planning to participate in the Moon Festival?"

"The Festival of the Moon... a festival for the people of Liyue. Although I don't know the meaning of 'Chasing the Moon,'... if I could witness it, it might be a wonderful thing that I could never have imagined in my life."

Wan Ye nodded slightly, indicating his willingness to travel with them.

Therefore, both sides jointly determined the objective.

Now it's time to get down to business.

Both Man'yō and Kage turned their gazes toward Kiana, seemingly urging her to wake up Hokuto.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Kiana scratched the back of her head and chuckled sheepishly, then brought her thin lips close to Hokuto's ear:

"Cough cough... Beidou!!!"

The sudden noise deeply startled the sailors who were drinking at the next table.

Some of the people who were so drunk that they were so frightened by the suddenness of the incident that they fell off their seats.

"what's the situation?"

Who are those three people next to the captain?

"That white-haired girl... wow, isn't she the legendary true god who, though without a divine position, is comparable to a deity?!"

"What?"

Hearing the crew's exclamations, Kiana was slightly surprised for a moment, then became curious.

Who spread this rumor about a so-called true god who has no divine position but is comparable to gods?

"Who's so bored? Seriously—!"

"Huh? Hey... Holy crap, who just yelled in my ear? Ouch... Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Clearly, Kiana's roar in her hazy sleep had given Captain Hokuto quite a jolt.

She sat up abruptly, her sleepy eyes darting left and right before finally settling on Ying.

"Huh? I must be hallucinating from being drunk. How could General Thunder have graced us with his presence here?"

These words were spoken.

Kiana, Kage, and Man'yō were all taken aback.

"What?"

"Huh? You guys...wait, wait, am I...dreaming?"

Beidou covered his forehead in discomfort for a long time before finally realizing that it was all real.

Her extreme reaction undoubtedly surprised the crew.

And...the spread of misinformation.

"What? General Thunder has arrived?"

"No way? General Thunder is coming to kill us?"

"This is terrifying! General Thunder actually wants to hire us to attack Haiqi Island?!"

The Battle Between Flame and Lightning and the Abyss (Genshin Impact): Chapter Six, Zaoyou: Ugh, caught!

Seeing that the rumors were getting more and more outrageous, Kiana quickly waved her hand:

"No, no, no, what Thunder General? Beidou, what nonsense are you talking about! You can't have drunk too much and ruined your brain, can you?"

"Huh? My head is perfectly fine, um... it should be perfectly fine, right?"

Beidou covered his forehead, clearly still suffering from the side effects of alcohol.

Seeing this, Ying, who had been sitting quietly to the side, snorted and shifted her body.

It seems I don't like sitting with such a drunk person.

"I think I'm awake now. Whew... the lightning over here—!"

Beidou, who had just woken up, slowly reached out her hand, as if she wanted to grab Ying and ask her why she had come here all of a sudden.

This scene surprised Kiana.

Strange, I helped Ying disguise herself so well, why did Beidou see through it so easily?

That eye... isn't it a little too good?

Just as Kiana was about to tell Hokuto to stop, Man'yō suddenly waved his hand, stopping her and saying...

"Big Sister, the Lunar Festival is about to begin... Shouldn't we set off back to Liyue soon?"

"Hmm...what? Back to Liyue? Wanye, you...plan to come back to Liyue with me?"

"Hehe, if we could travel together, I'd like to come along, so that—"

"Okay, it doesn't matter who you bring, just remember to buy the boat tickets."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Manyo was speechless.

He smiled somewhat awkwardly, then reached into his pocket.

"Can I pay you back later?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Beidou shook his somewhat confused head and then turned his gaze to Kiana and the Thunder General beside him.

"What about you? Do you also want to hitch a ride to Liyue?"

"Yes, that's right. Is that okay?"

"Why not? Just remember to buy a ticket."

Upon hearing this, Kiana and Shadow were both speechless, then slowly raised their heads to look at each other.

Seeing the three of them like this, Beidou felt for some reason...

Are these people deliberately teasing me?

"I'm telling you guys—!"

"Hey, I have money, is this enough?"

Although directly using Herrscher Points to exchange for Mora is rather extravagant.