People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"Sugar?!" Shen Qin was a little surprised, then laughed, "Didn't I invite you to my alchemy workshop before? I saw that you haven't come yet. Are you busy with some alchemy experiment?"

Chapter 28: Communication delayed for a month

My name is Sucrose. I’m an alchemist in Mondstadt and currently serving as Mr. Albedo’s assistant.

Some time ago, I met an alchemist named Shen Qin. He invented a new flying tool that could replace the Wings of Wind. I was curious about its principle, so I approached him.

He was very friendly and invited me to visit his alchemy workshop. I also wanted to discuss alchemy with him.

But then I thought, wouldn't it be impolite to come to his house empty-handed? Should I bring him a gift? But I'm not good at choosing gifts, so I asked the store manager Marjorie, who said that since he is also an alchemist, I can just pick something I like as a gift.

So which one should you choose, the super sweet flower with five times the sweetness, or the snapdragon that can actually breathe and swim in water?

I thought about it for a long time before deciding to give a box of sunset fruits with a wicker flavor as a gift, but then I realized that more than a month had passed!

I was a little worried that he might be angry if I didn't show up and would not welcome me to visit the alchemy workshop.

Last night, I saw him walk into the Adventurer's Guild. After he came out, I went in to ask Miss Catherine and learned that he wanted to entrust an adventurer to protect him while he went to the wild to find alchemical materials.

Great! I immediately accepted the commission. This time I must deliver the gift and discuss alchemy with him.

Now I am waiting at the door of his alchemy workshop, but I am a little worried. What if he refuses to accept my gift and chases me away? It will be embarrassing to take this box of sunset fruits back...

While I was daydreaming, the door of the alchemy workshop suddenly opened. I was startled and greeted him quickly: "Hello, Mr. Shen Qin... We meet again."

"Sugar? Didn't I invite you to my alchemy workshop before? I noticed that you haven't come yet. Are you busy with some alchemy experiment?"

Seeing the smile on Shen Qin's face, Shatang realized that he was not angry. She was just overthinking it, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, she didn't know how to answer his question, so she had to lie a little: "Yes, yes, I've been relatively free recently, so I thought of bringing you a box of sunset fruits that I cultivated. They are in the flavor of small lamp grass."

"Thank you so much for bringing a gift. However, I have never tasted the Sunset Fruit with the flavor of Lamp Grass, so I won't be polite." Shen Qin picked up the box of Sunset Fruit with a smile.

Sugar was very happy to hear his words, and introduced him to several other fruits that she cultivated: "Great, I also have sweet flower-flavored apples and mint-flavored raspberries. If you like them, I'll bring them to you next time!"

"Well, thank you, but don't bother." Shen Qin invited her into the alchemy workshop. "It's a bad luck that you came today. I may have to go out of town in the next few days. Otherwise, I would like to discuss alchemy with you. I just happen to have some questions about biological alchemy that I want to ask you."

"Well, that..." Shatang said cautiously, "It seems that the person who accepted Mr. Shen Qin's commission is me..."

He looked at her in surprise, then smiled and said, "That's perfect. I feel relieved to have you traveling with me. We can just have a quick chat on the way."

It seemed that she had received his approval! Sandang was very happy.

Shen Qin simply carried a bag, put on a pair of strange gloves, and set off with her on a skateboard.

She was a little curious about the glove, but was too embarrassed to ask directly, so she had to ask him about his task today: "Mr. Shen Qin, what kind of material are you looking for?"

"I can't explain it clearly. Just take me to the place with the most materials."

What a strange answer, but Sugar can understand such a need. Sometimes, when conducting alchemical experiments, they, the alchemists, cannot accurately find the right materials and proportions, and often need repeated attempts to find the most suitable materials.

She decided to take him to the vicinity of Starfall Lake, from where going west would lead to the beach, and going north would lead to Lookout Mountain and Lookout Cape.

But as he walked, he often touched various things on the roadside with the glove, and she couldn't figure out what he was doing.

As if seeing her confusion, Shen Qin smiled and said, "This glove is a testing device that can detect whether various materials meet my requirements."

So that's it. Sandu wanted to know what he was going to make with the materials so that he could preliminarily screen out the appropriate materials and make it easier for him to find them.

But just as she was about to speak, someone suddenly came up to them.

It was a Knight of Favonius in uniform, but strangely, his uniform seemed a little old and stained with many stains.

"Hello, are you from Mondstadt?" He bowed to them.

"Who are you?" Shen Qin took over the conversation in time, which made Shatang breathe a sigh of relief.

"My name is Goodwin. As you can see, I am a Knight of Favonius who is on patrol outside the city. My lover and I agreed to write her a letter every once in a while, but I have been too busy in recent days, so I forgot to write. Can you help me deliver the letter to her?"

Sandang noticed that Shen Qin's expression seemed a little strange when Knight Goodwin spoke.

"Sure. We have to go back to Mondstadt in the evening, and we can help you deliver the letter then. May I ask who your lover is?" Shen Qin asked with a smile.

"Her name is Gloria. She is a blind person. You should be able to see her on the side of the street in front of the church square. She often sits on the bench there." Goodwin was very happy and handed a letter to Shen Qin.

"Oh! So you are Miss Glori's lover. I heard that you went to a faraway place with the Grand Commander?" Shen Qin seemed a little surprised.

But in Shatang's opinion, his performance was more important at this time.

"Well, well... the Grand Commander did give me some secret missions, so I returned to Mondstadt. My wife doesn't know the details." Goodwin was a little flustered, and Sugar could tell that he seemed to be lying.

"Is that so? Then I will help you pass on the letter."

His lie was so obvious, but Shen Qin didn't ask any more questions! Shatang was puzzled.

"Okay, Tang, let's keep going." Shen Qin called her to leave, but strangely, he was flying very slowly.

Not even a few meters away, he suddenly asked her, "By the way, have you always been curious about what the special material I'm looking for is used for?"

"I'm a little curious." Sugar nodded honestly.

"I left the city this time to look for a special material. With this material, I can create a special alchemical product that may restore the sight of people who have been accidentally blinded."

Shatang felt that Mr. Shen Qin's voice seemed a little louder, but she didn't care. She was just attracted by what he said.

"Is it really possible to restore the blind's vision through alchemy?" She exclaimed in disbelief, but then she realized that the doubt in her tone would make him feel rude, so she quickly added seriously, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disbelieve you!"

Chapter 29 Please Don’t Look at Me Like That!

"I think it would be better if you didn't add the last sentence." Shen Qin said to Shatang helplessly.

She also realized that she had said the wrong thing in a moment of panic, so she had to apologize again: "I'm sorry, I'm always like this, worrying that what I said would be misunderstood by others, and then saying extra words to explain, which makes people even more uncomfortable."

"It's okay. You don't need to be so reserved in front of me. We just need to communicate using alchemy. Don't worry about other issues." He looked back at Goodwin who was still standing there in a daze, and controlled the skateboard to soar into the sky.

"Okay, okay!" She nodded heavily, controlled the skateboard to catch up with him, and asked curiously, "You said those words just now to Goodwin, right?"

"Did you notice that?"

"Well. He gives me a strange feeling. He keeps lying and looks very miserable, as if he is avoiding something. You seem to know something about him?" She told her discovery.

Shen Qin told her about Gloria but not about Goodwin.

"I don't know what happened to Goodwin, but he must have his reasons for hiding so many things. When the time is right, he will confess himself."

"Yeah, everyone has their own difficulties." Sugar sighed, thinking about her poor social skills.

"By the way, I told you before that I have some questions to ask you..."

Shen Qin told her about his plan to develop a prosthetic body.

If we talk about the real level of alchemy, he who relies on cheating in the system definitely cannot compare with her. The current prosthetic development plan is just a simple prototype he put together using the knowledge he has already mastered. He hopes to hear the opinions of her as an expert in biological alchemy.

Mr. Shen Qin is so amazing! Listening to his description, Shatang couldn't help but admire him.

Creating bionic prostheses is nothing for some alchemists who specialize in this. If they want, they can even use alchemy to create a complete bionic doll.

But most of them are tailor-made for individuals and are difficult to replicate. According to Shen Qin, what he wants to make is a prosthesis that can be mass-produced and adapted to everyone after simple adjustments.

Moreover, each prosthesis can simulate the real touch of skin, which is something that previous alchemy has never achieved.

"Your design is already very complete. The only area that can be optimized is the muscle tissue. In the real human body, bones only play a supporting and connecting role. The bending and twisting of joints rely on the strength of muscles. If a muscle-like structure is used in bionic prostheses, it may make the movements of the prosthesis more natural."

When talking about alchemy, Sucrose changes her usual shy personality and becomes confident and generous.

"Also, do you plan to make a wearable prosthesis or an implantable prosthesis? Wearable prosthesis is easy to maintain, but it is not as stable as implantable ones. Implantable ones may cause secondary damage to the disabled person's body and are not easy to maintain." She threw out another difficult question.

Shen Qin was a little worried. He didn't expect that he still had so many problems to solve. He looked at the blinking Sandang and suddenly smiled. He said, "How about this, do you have time recently? If you don't have time, come to my alchemy workshop to help me. Let's make a bionic prosthesis together!"

"Ah! If you let me give suggestions, that's no problem, but if you let me get involved directly, I'm worried that I won't be able to do it well..." Then she saw his expectant eyes.

"Please, please don't look at me like that!" Her face turned red and she shyly turned her head away, not daring to look at him. "Okay, okay, I can help you..."

Why is this person like this? We have only met twice, but he acts like he knows me very well. Not only did he invite me to participate in such an important alchemical research, he also looked at me with such a strange look that I don’t know how to refuse!

After all, it is an alchemical invention that can change the world!

Neither of them spoke after that, Shatang because she was shy, and Shen Qin because he wanted to avoid embarrassment.

Fortunately, they arrived at Xingluo Lake more than ten minutes later. Shen Qin used gloves to test different types of materials, and Sugar also helped to find different materials.

But an hour later, they still found nothing, and the highest score was still the hook-hook fruit with eighty-six points.

"The characteristics of the hook fruit are the most suitable, but it is still not up to standard..."

Sandang repeated Shen Qin's words and thought seriously: "If the hook fruit is connected to nerves... it can be used to treat wounds urgently. The principle is that it can paralyze the nerves to eliminate pain and disinfect the wound..."

"Got it!" She suddenly took out a thick notebook from her small bag.

"The 38th Hook Fruit Experimental Planting Site is located 100 meters from the Thousand Winds Temple to the Star-Picking Cliff. Its characteristic is that it can relieve pain faster, but it has no disinfecting effect!"

She closed the book and waved to Shen Qin who was not far away: "I know where I might have what you need!"

After they left, a figure flashed by and chased in the direction they left.

Half an hour later, Shen Qin looked at the Qiuqiu people's camp with a frown on his face: "Is this where you planted the hook fruit?"

"This...this...how could this happen? I haven't had my period for only three months!" Sugar explained in panic.

She flew around the camp, her eyes lit up, and pointed to a corner of the camp close to the rock wall: "Look, there is still a hookberry bush there!"

"Later, go around the camp and see if there is any loose soil. There must be something buried underneath. Those hook-shaped fruits must have been buried by them!" She returned to Shen Qin.

The IQ of the Hill people is not high, but they also know that crushing the hook-hook fruit and applying it to wounds can relieve pain, so after picking up the hook-hook fruit, they will store it in the mud pit.

"No, how can I get down now? I'm no match for them!" Shen Qin was a little panicked.

Although they are silly and harmless monsters in the game, in real life, seeing the half-human-tall, muscular Hilichurls still feels very dangerous.

"Don't be afraid. I will lead them away later. Just take the opportunity to go to the hook fruit bush and take the fruit on it for testing. If it is qualified, then go to find the hook fruit hidden by them. But in five minutes you must leave the camp immediately and fly to a high and safe place. I will come to find you!"

Sucrose moved quickly and decisively. She lowered her flying altitude and came in front of a hillman.

"Upano?"

The Hilliard looked at her and scratched his head.

Sucrose waved her hand and the wind element blew it several meters away.

"Ika ya! Nini zido! (There is an enemy! Attack!)"

The huge noise attracted other hillbillies in the camp, and they immediately rushed towards Sugar with weapons raised.

"Come on! Come and catch me!" Sucrose led a group of Hillilians away from the camp.

Chapter 30 If She Hopes to See You First

Watching the hill people go away, Shen Qin breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly flew to the hook fruit bush and picked up a hook fruit for testing.

After a slight electric shock was received on the finger, a number appeared on the back of the hand: ninety-three!

"It's done!" Shen Qin was very surprised. He quickly picked the few remaining hook fruits, and then followed the method taught by Sandang to look for land with loose soil around the camp.

Because the Qiuqiu people would compact the ground before setting up camp, Shen Qin only walked around the camp halfway before finding three earth pits, each with five or six hook-hook fruits in it.

Just as he was happily digging the fourth hole, a puzzled voice sounded behind him.

"Celi dada, mimi mumu! (Hello! What are you doing?)"

A hillbilly was rubbing his eyes with one hand and holding a fire slime with the other, looking like he had just woken up.

No way! I didn't expect that there were still Qiuqiu people sleeping in. They were not lured away by Sucrose! Shen Qin was dumbfounded.

In order to make it easier to dig a hole, he naturally didn't use a skateboard, and he left the skateboard in the open space in the middle of the camp. You can't run away, and don't think the fire slimes in the hands of the hill people are cute. When they are angry, they will throw them at the enemy as bombs, and the hit rate is also quite high!

"Da! (Hello!)" he tried to communicate with it.

"Dada! (Hello, hello!)" It looked somewhat happy, jumping and spinning in circles on the spot.

Then it asked: "Aba mosi dada?" (Is it morning now?)

Shen Qin was confused. He could hear its puzzled tone, but he couldn't understand what it meant, so he had to repeat the only word he knew: "Dada! (Hello, hello!)"

Hillman: "Mita! (I want to eat meat!)"

"Dada! (Hello, hello!)"