Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

Yukino Yukinoshita asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Amber paused slightly, scratched her head, and the ribbons on her red headband swayed, looking as cute as rabbit ears.

She smiled and pointed to the blonde girl behind her and the small figure floating beside her, explaining, "Oh, because these two are also travelers who have just arrived in Mondstadt! For some reason, there are a lot of outsiders today, so I have to ask about your identities as usual."

She paused, her tone tinged with curiosity: "You lot... judging from your attire, you don't seem to be from Liyue or Inazuma. Where did you come from?"

Although Yukino and the others changed their skirts into trousers for easier movement after entering the cycle of reincarnation.

However, the fabric and style of their clothing still seemed somewhat out of place in this world.

The blonde girl, Ying, stood behind Amber, her bright golden eyes calmly observing Ye Hai and his group.

Little Paimon beside her, hands on her hips, floated in mid-air and chimed in with a childish voice, "Yeah! You guys look so weird, your clothes don't look like they're from Teyvat at all!"

Paimon's little face was full of curiosity, his eyes wide open as if he had discovered a new and exciting toy.

Ye Hai raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping between Amber, Ying, and Paimon.

This timeline... happens to be the Mondstadt period at the beginning of the Genshin Impact storyline, when Dvalin, the Stormterror, hasn't been dealt with yet, and Venti is probably still wandering around nearby.

He smiled calmly, his tone light: "We're a group of travelers, from... uh, a very far place. You probably haven't heard of our names."

"is it?"

Amber looked at everyone with a puzzled expression, but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

She felt that it might be because of her limited experience and lack of exposure to people from distant countries.

“Never mind, there have been giant dragons appearing around Montu recently, and it’s not safe outside the city. I’m just about to bring this traveler and her mascot into the city, so you can come along.”

Amber decided to take it back and ask the band leader, Qin, who was knowledgeable and experienced, and perhaps she would know.

Allowing this group of suspicious individuals to roam outside the city would be unsafe on one hand, and unsafe on the other.

One concern is their own safety.

Another concern, of course, is that they might pose a threat to Mondstadt.

Although none of them looked like bad people.

But bad people don't wear their badness on their sleeves, do they?

"it is good."

"We just need to find a place to rest."

Ye Hai nodded without refusing, and the others naturally didn't say anything either.

……

Ask questions.

What should I do after arriving in a new city?

Of course, the first thing to do is find a place to stay.

However, Ye Hai and his group did not choose to rent a house, but instead bought a house directly.

The main problem is that the hotels in Mondstadt are too expensive, costing 2100 mora per room per day. There are six of them, so they need at least three rooms.

That day, it was 6300 Mora.

That's about 20 Mora a month.

This two-story villa only costs six or seven hundred thousand Mora!

(Price referenced from Mona's storyline: 99 Mora for a book, which, according to the story, is enough to buy a two-story house in Mondstadt.)

Although Ye Hai and his group did not have Mora.

Fortunately, the blacksmith shop does recycle precious metals.

Gold is one of them.

Ye Hai may not have much else, but he has plenty of gold!

They sold just a few, and it brought them over a million Mora 0...

If the blacksmith hadn't said it was enough and wouldn't buy any more, Ye Hai would have even wanted to sell a few more.

"Wow, this honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry is so delicious~~~"

At the dining table, Paimon was holding a fork, looking completely absorbed in the moment.

Everyone else was cleaning the room, but she kept showing off the gift Amber had given her.

Along the way, the group encountered several monsters, including Hilichurls, who are ubiquitous on the continent of Teyvat.

However, before Ye Hai and the others could even make a move, Ying had already taken care of those Hilichurls.

This honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry was one of the gifts Amber gave Ying to thank her for helping her with her mission.

Amber is a scout knight, and clearing out the Hilichurls around Mondstadt is within her mission.

"Hey, I said, although I invited Ying, why did your pet come in too? Shouldn't pets stay in the stable?"

Ye Hai walked over to Paimon and teased him.

"Paimon is not a pet!"

Paimon waved his fork angrily, clearly very annoyed.

"Really? Then you're human?"

"Shouldn't people usually bring a gift when visiting a friend's house for the first time? Does Paimon have one?"

Ye Hai continued to tease him.

Paimon was only a tiny creature at this time, but it seems to grow bigger later on; I don't know why.

Wait, that's not right. All living things grow over time, so it's reasonable for Paimon to grow up too, right?

"Uuuuuu——"

Paimon scratched his head in distress: "But 4.9... I have nothing."

Suddenly, Paimon's eyes lit up when he saw the fork in his hand: "How about I share half of my honey-glazed carrot and pork with you? This stuff is delicious!"

"But wasn't this a gift from Amber to you?"

"You take something someone else gave you and then give it to me, and it's only half of what you gave me. Paimon, you're so stingy."

Ye Hai said, pursing his lips.

Some people have suspected that Paimon is the embodiment of justice, but this was not confirmed until Ye Hai was taken away by a dump truck.

"Humph--"

"Never mind, I'll eat it myself."

Paimon was so angry that she spun around in the air; she refused to talk to Ye Hai anymore.

This guy only knows how to bully people.

"Mr. Ye Hai, you've gone to so much trouble."

At this moment, Ying, who had already tidied her room, came to Ye Hai with a grateful expression.

Chapter 133 Eriri Obtains the Eye of God

One thing is certain.

That means Ying, who didn't arrive in this world much earlier than Ye Hai and the others, was also a poor wretch and didn't have any Mora.

According to the original story, before obtaining the Dust Song Pot, the traveler endured a miserable life, sleeping outdoors and living a truly wretched existence.

Although you can earn Mora by completing Adventurers' Guild quests later on, the money from quests alone probably wouldn't even be enough for Paimon to eat.

As everyone knows, Paimon can consume hundreds of thousands of Mora in a month just from food.

Ying stood in front of Ye Hai, her short golden hair gleaming in the soft indoor light, her bright golden eyes revealing sincere gratitude: "Thank you so much, Mr. Ye Hai. Thank you for letting us stay here; otherwise, Paimon and I would probably have had to sleep in the wild tonight."

Then, with a slightly embarrassed tone, she said, "I'll take on a commission from the Adventurers' Guild as soon as possible to pay you back the rent!"

When Ye Hai first invited Ying, she didn't agree, perhaps because she felt it wasn't appropriate since they had just met.

But later, Ye Hai said that he would rent a room to Ying and she could pay after she moved in, and she finally agreed.

After all, who would want to live a life of hardship if they had a proper house to live in?

"Hey~ It's okay, you can pay whenever you want."

Ye Hai waved his hand; he was always very tolerant of beautiful girls.

"But Mondstadt is really something. You helped them defeat Stormterror but they didn't even reward you with any Mora. They only gave you a Windwing."

"Don't they know you're desperately short of Mora?"

Not long after Ye Hai and Ying entered Mondstadt, Stormterror arrived precisely on time to wreak havoc, just like in the original storyline.

If this were in another world, Ye Hai and the other reincarnators would probably be the ones getting beaten up.

This time, however, Stormterror paid no attention to Ye Hai and his group, instead focusing its attention on the entire Mondstadt city and Luminous.

Ye Hai and the others seemed to have become bystanders.

Perhaps it's because Ying is also a visitor from another world, and has already been marked by the laws of nature?

However, it feels quite nice not to be targeted.

It's like coming on vacation.

Ying shook her head, she seemed quite open-minded: "Don't say that, I didn't expect any reward anyway."

"Furthermore, the Wings of Wind are said to be quite valuable, although I don't know exactly how many Mora they're worth..."

[Wind Wings: Roughly the length of an adult's height, they can interact with wind elements to travel by the wind, but don't expect them to let you take off from the spot.]

Aside from being lightweight and portable, it doesn't offer any particular advantages.

[This submission is not worth including; no reward will be given.]

This was something Ye Hai borrowed after Ying obtained it, and had the main god appraise its value.

The main god did not issue a task to collect this item, and even specifically reminded Ye Hai that there would be no reward for submitting it.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Supreme God, even if this thing is improved, it still cannot reach the level of a first-tier item.

"And I was also knighted as an honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius."

Ying said, hands on her hips, seemingly with a hint of pride.

"Yes, yes, yes, Yuanfeng will wipe your eyes and let you see the truth, this honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius who has no salary."

Ye Hai jokingly repeated exactly what Qin Ce had said when he conferred the title of Honorary Knight upon Ying.

As expected of one of Mondstadt's leading figures, Claire managed to trick Sparkle into doing her bidding without paying a single penny.

"Sigh... Ye Hai's words make us sound like we're in a really bad situation."

Paimon wandered around, scratching his white hair with his little hand in a bit of distress.

A series of hurried footsteps echoed down the stairs, mixed with Eriri Sawamura's excited yet flustered shouts: "Ya Hai! Ya Hai! Look at this!"

Eriri rushed downstairs, her golden twin tails swaying merrily with her movements. She held a small object that emitted a faint bluish-green light in her hands, her face filled with surprise and excitement.

She rushed to Ye Hai, holding up what she was holding, and said urgently, "This thing suddenly appeared on me! I was organizing my art supplies in my room just now, and it just popped out with a 'pop,' giving me quite a fright!"

Eriri, a doujinshi artist, did nothing but take out her Mora from Ye Hai's pocket to buy art supplies as soon as she arrived in Mondstadt.

However, considering that she is now pregnant, Ye Hai would not let her go even if something happened, so he naturally let it go.

Ye Hai stared intently, then froze.

It was a wind-attribute eye of the gods, with a bluish-green gem set in an exquisite metal frame. The surface shimmered with the light of the wind element, and it exuded a refreshing aura.

He took the Eye of God and examined it carefully, quickly reviewing the God's quest prompt in his mind: [Collection Quest - Eye of God, the first reincarnator to submit an uncollected attribute will receive an improved reward].