Chapter 11: My 1th Day of Slacking Off in Mondstadt
Shui Qingli had been mentally prepared for the fact that Kaeya would come looking for him. After all, the cavalry captain was one of the only two extremely suspicious people in Mond, the other being the short-haired, dark-skinned nun.
On the second day in Mond, he noticed someone was watching him at night. Through the water vapor in the air, he confirmed that the watcher was the nun Rosalia, who did not believe in the God of Wind but secretly guarded the dark side of Mond.
The other Mond people are still very friendly, such as the enthusiastic Amber, the insincere Eula, the lovely Noel, and the enthusiastic Bennett.
These people, whom he could only see through the screen in the game, are now standing in front of him alive, getting along with them like real friends.
Hmm...Although he usually acts a little cold, he should still be friendly, right? Shui Qingli thought uncertainly.
After all, Prince Water's personality and memories occupy most of his consciousness. He can still retain the consciousness and some character of the original coser Crescent Moon, which is already a blessing from the power of the Wind God statue.
...Thanks to Lord Barbatos once again, he doesn't want to lose himself completely.
He didn't go to the Angel's Gift often. After all, how could he have the nerve to spend money at the tavern with borrowed money when he still needed support from Lisa and Jean from time to time? As a result, he had not met Master Diluk very often.
Sure enough, going to the sea is on the agenda tomorrow!
After counting the Mora left in his pocket, Shui Qingli felt a little overwhelmed. He was not a deadbeat who borrowed money and didn't pay it back. He absolutely could not lose the image of the rich Prince Water!
"Want to go out?"
Lisa looked at him in surprise and put away the book in her hand.
Since the dragon disaster, Mondstadt has returned to its former tranquility, and the large army of Fatui has also evacuated. The remaining few people pose no threat, so they only need to be watched, and Lisa is free again.
It is impossible for Jean to have free time. She would help with all the affairs of Mondstadt, even if it was just finding a cat. As a result, she almost turned the residents of Mondstadt into useless people. Of course, this was the lifestyle they chose, and no one else had the right to interfere.
Lisa, who had returned to her daily routine of slacking off, was now extremely relaxed. Therefore, when she heard this strong-looking elf say that he was going out on an adventure by himself, she also showed some interest.
"Hmm, I'm not in a hurry to use the money."
Smart Lisa saw through his thoughts immediately. The purple rose witch smiled and teased.
"Of course, if you insist on doing this, I have no objection. Recently, there has been a great increase in monsters in the wild, and Qin is worried about this."
This is a hint that he should clear out the wild monsters when he goes out.
After Tevarin returned to normal, he never harassed the residents of Mondstadt again, but the previous Abyss Cult left many traces. They were able to manipulate hillbillies and monsters, and even though the conspiracy failed, the monsters that had been gathered did not disappear. Unfortunately, the Knights are now trying their best to help the residents rebuild their homes, so they cannot spare a large force to clean up the wilderness.
Before leaving, Kong also accepted a lot of commissions, which were basically to clear wild monsters on the roadside, but his route was single, all heading towards Liyue. The Knights still had to find a way to deal with other areas on their own.
The Adventurer's Association has sent out countless missions of this kind recently. Almost none of the combat adventurers are idle, and most of them are spending their time in the wild.
It is easy to destroy and difficult to rebuild. It has been like this since ancient times.
Since it was Lisa who made the request, there was no such thing as lowering one's standards by actively taking the task for Mora, so Shui Qingli agreed very happily - Lisa said that she could use it to offset part of the loan.
"If I see it, I'll fix it."
The key point is to do it conveniently, conveniently, not specifically for Mora, cough cough.
"Thank you, Xiao Shuishui~"
……
"Don't call me that."
It made people feel weird and uncomfortable. In his memory, it seemed that there was a fox who also liked to call him that. Oh, no, it was not his memory, but the memory of Prince Water.
The God of Wind spread his divine power into Mondstadt, blowing away the mountains and ice and snow, making the land fertile, the resources abundant, and the mineral veins exposed.
Standing on the Star-Picking Cliff, Shui Qingli looked at the blue sea beneath his feet. His eyesight was excellent and he could see the unnamed island northeast of the Star-Picking Cliff. It was said that it was the remains left by Istaru, the demon god of time.
“The wind brings the seeds of stories, and time makes them germinate.”
Although he was interested, the ruins were not his goal. If he went there, who knew if he would be targeted by Barbatos. Where the wind flows, no secret can be hidden from the wind god.
The weather was clear, the sea breeze was comfortable, and the waves were washed to the shore by the sea and dispersed in the air.
His goal today was to explore along the coast. If he found nothing, he would have to consider visiting Liyue Yunlai Sea.
Well… although there might be Osel, he is still sure to escape if that big guy is sealed.
Moreover, Prince Water seems to have a forbidden power hidden. If he tries his best, it seems that killing the guy covered in water will not be a problem. He is the incarnation of 70% of the water on the earth. I don't believe that he can't be defeated by a squid.
Is it a squid? Thinking of Osel's appearance, he wondered uncertainly, are those heads or bodies?
Forget it, it doesn't matter.
The closer I got to the sea, the more I felt the abundant and active water element. My earrings glowed faintly, as if responding to the waves.
He entered the sea.
The oceans of Teyvat are different from those of Earth, but the composition of life is very similar.
There were diverse species, coral reefs on the seabed, big and small fish, and occasionally one or two monsters with strong auras, but all the creatures on the seabed, without exception, simply ignored the water Qingli swimming past them.
Is it because he is full of the breath of water? So they can't detect it. Shui Qingli's eyes are thoughtful.
I don't know how long it took, but I finally stepped on solid ground and seemed to have reached the bottom of the sea.
He raised his head and could no longer see the water surface. However, there were still a few faint rays of light casting a shadow, but the world in the water was still dark, as if he had entered a world without light.
He randomly chose a direction and walked forward. The water elemental power at the bottom of the sea was a hundred times more abundant than that on the shore, but its activity level was greatly reduced, as if it had lost its vitality and life just like this area where no light could be seen.
Is there no underwater life in Teyvati?
There are many things sleeping in the vast seabed, but no matter how hard and glorious they once were, they will eventually turn into mud and sand on the seabed under the scouring of sea water and give back to the sea. Therefore, Shui Qingli is not looking for supplies, but sea ruins that have never been explored by people on land.