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"Hey! Old Finch, you are an old cow eating young grass!"
I'm not trying to take advantage of the official hype. This draft was written before the PV came out.
Oh~, I originally thought that the boss of Fontaine was a puppet, but after the official decision, the outline had to be changed.
Chapter 47 The Strongest Pure Water Spirit
2023-08-28
It was no wonder that Yu Jin said that, because he saw a hunchbacked old man holding the hand of a young woman, talking and laughing beside the small pond in Qingquan Town.
The woman was none other than the spring spirit with human form and old Finch who had previously entrusted him with cleaning the pond.
"Who?" Old Finch immediately pulled his hand out of the spring spirit, looking guilty.
"Forehead……"
"Ember. What's your name now?" Ember saw that the spring elf hesitated to speak, so she knew what she was hesitating about.
"Okay, Lord Yujin, thanks to you, my name is now Qingquan." Qingquan said to Yujin with a smile.
"Qingquan, this is..." Old Finch was a little confused when he saw Qingquan was so respectful to Yujin. In his mind, Yujin seemed to be just a greedy but capable adventurer.
"Finch, this is Lord Yu Jin. Thanks to him, I can meet you." Qingquan took the initiative to pull old Finch's hand and introduced Yu Jin to him.
Old Finch was a little excited when he heard this. Seeing that Old Finch was about to pounce on him, Yu Jin quickly stepped back and said:
“Stop, stop! Just call me Yu Jin. Qingquan became what she is now because of her own reasons. I just helped a little.”
After hearing what Yu Jin said, Old Finch stopped trying to hug him.
"What's going on with you guys?" Yu Jin looked at Qingquan holding old Finch's hand, feeling a little curious.
Could it be that Qingquan likes old people? Or is it really that old Finch is after young girls?
Qingquan showed an expression of as expected, and said, "In fact, Finch and I have known each other for a long time, but I was not in a good condition to respond to his love before, so, thanks to you, this is it."
Qingquan said, and raised his and Old Finch's hands with a smile. But Old Finch's face turned red, he was not as open-minded as Qingquan.
"Congratulations, congratulations, may you have a baby soon. May you have a baby soon." Yu Jin nodded and gave his blessing to the couple who had gone through so many hardships.
But he soon changed the subject and asked Qingquan, "Do you know where there are other spring water spirits like you?"
Qingquan heaved a sigh of relief and recovered from her embarrassment. Fortunately, Yujin changed the subject, otherwise she would not know how to respond.
Qingquan lowered his head and thought for a while, then said to Yujin with an apologetic look:
"I'm sorry, Lord Ember. Since the death of the previous Water God, many pure water elves have gone their separate ways because they are dissatisfied with the arrangements of the current Water God. We have been separated for hundreds of years."
But soon Qingquan added: "But I still know the location of a pure water elf. Lottia, the strongest pure water elf."
When Yu Jin heard the word "strongest", his eyes almost lit up. Strongest? At least he could make three wishes.
"Where is she?" Yu Jin asked anxiously. He had already seen titles such as Fishing Master Yu Jin and World Chef Yu Jin waving at him.
"In Qingce Manor." Qingquan replied. Seeing how much Yu Jin wanted to see the other pure water elves, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Does Master Yu Jin want to save everyone?"
"Hmm..." Yu Jin scratched the back of his head, then said guiltily: "Yes, yes, for such kind creatures like you, I must help."
Hehe, it's okay to take a small reward. Yu Jin felt that he had more reasons to make a wish.
"Then I would like to thank Lord Yujin on behalf of everyone." Qingquan bowed deeply to Yujin.
She knew the hardships of the pure water elves. Except for those who submitted to the current water god, the other pure water elves were definitely not in a good situation.
Even Lottia of Qingce Manor was in a state of fear all day long. She was the most powerful pure water elves. If she was like this, one could imagine what the other pure water elves had experienced.
"It's just a matter of convenience. I won't disturb your life. Bye!" Yu Jin smiled and disappeared.
By the small pond in Qingquan Town, only the somewhat shy old Finch and Qingquan were left standing there blankly.
The commission that Yu Jin accepted was not too difficult. After spending a while to complete the commission, he ran back to Mondstadt.
"Ms. Catherine, I'm back again." Yu Jin took the completed power of attorney and ran to the counter.
"Towards the stars and the abyss!" Catherine said a slogan to Yu Jin with a smile, and then exclaimed: "Mr. Yu Jin completes the commission very quickly."
"Nothing, just some small commissions." After watching Catherine confirm the completion of the commission, Yu Jin continued to ask:
"Ms. Catherine, do you have any commissions near Liyue?"
"Oh? Mr. Ember wants to go on a long journey again?" Catherine said with a smile while looking for a commission.
"It's always good to go out more often." Ember said to Catherine with a smile.
"By the way, here is a commission to escort a caravan. Do you want to take it?" Catherine quickly found a commission.
Yu Jin took it and took a look, and found that the destination of the entrusted escort was Qingce Manor. What a coincidence!
"I got it!" Yu Jin waved his hand and accepted the commission.
However, the commission seemed to start in three days, so he would have some free time.
So, what are you doing? Yu Jin is a man who wants to save up 4 million Mora!
So, under Catherine's surprised eyes, Yu Jin took on a new commission.
This time it seemed that the client was a little kid, who was asked to find someone in the snowy mountains.
However, it seems that the snow-capped mountains in Mondstadt are too dangerous, and this commission is located deep in the heart of the mountains, so it has been piled up and no one has taken it up.
But Yu Jin is not afraid of danger. He has never been to the snow-capped mountains in Mondstadt, so it would be nice to go and take a look this time.
After preparing everything, Yu Jin walked out of Mondstadt and ran towards the huge mountain range that towered into the clouds on the horizon.
Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain is located in the southernmost part of Mondstadt. Unlike the surrounding terrain, this huge snow mountain is covered with unmelted snow all year round, which is out of tune with the other green places around it.
Even though the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain is extremely tall, according to common sense, it cannot be a snow mountain, but no one cares.
Because the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain has been like this ever since Mondstadt's historical records began, and over time, the people of Mondstadt have become accustomed to it.
But Yu Jin was not from Mond. He was in the camp below the Dragon Ridge Mountains, looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and he felt that it was extremely abnormal.
Walking out of the camp, it was cold; entering the camp, it was warm. Repeating this process over and over again, Yu Jian fell into deep thought.
"You have a problem." Yu Jin pointed to the snow-capped mountains in the distance, then he ran into the camp.
The client's name was Joel. Yu Jin immediately spotted him in the not-so-big snow mountain camp - he was the only child in the camp.
"Are you Joel?" Yu Jin touched Joel's head and said to him, "I've accepted your commission. Tell me what happened!"
"What commission?" Joel felt that the guy in front of him was very strange. Not only was he dressed strangely, but he also came up to him directly and talked about some commission. He was still a child and could not issue a commission.
"Oh? Really? Let me see." Yu Jin pretended to open the letter of authorization, then said with a smile: "It seems that I made a mistake. How could a little kid like you be under the snowy mountain? It's very dangerous, don't you know?"
Unknown kind person? That's really interesting.
"I'm here to wait for my father. Do you want to go to the snowy mountains?" Joel looked at Ember with some anticipation in his eyes.
"Hehe, of course. It's unacceptable for an adventurer to come here and not go into the snowy mountains once!" Yu Jin looked at Joel's swollen eye bags and said, "Do you want me to go to the snowy mountains to look for your father?"
"Really!" Joel was a little surprised. His father had been to the snowy mountains for a long time and had clearly said that he would take him to see the snow, but now he hasn't come back yet.
"Do you know how your father got to the snow mountain?" Yu Jin looked at the huge snow mountain in the distance. If he didn't know, it would be troublesome.
"I know. I heard Uncle West Wind Knight say that my father seemed to say that he wanted to walk up along the snow-covered road first, then go to the west slope of the snow-capped mountain, and then he wanted to see the top of the mountain."
"Is that so?" Yu Jin kept these things in mind and then looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, here I come!
Chapter 48 Longji Snow Mountain
2023-08-28
Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain is one of the deadly places in Mondstadt. The perennial snow and the harsh climate mean that only monsters and some brave adventurers can live here.
However, it is precisely because of the existence of these adventurers that there is a safer road in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain - the Snow-Covered Road.
By using this road opened up by our predecessors, later generations can save themselves a lot of unnecessary trouble and enter the interior of the snow mountain in a better condition.
However, safety is relative. Even on the snow-covered road, many adventurers have died.
"Why is it so cold here!" Yu Jin shook, and the ice crystals on his body shattered and turned into part of the vast snow.
At this time, Yujin had been walking along the snow-covered road for a long time. He was now surrounded by steep rock walls, and he was passing through the small gaps between these rock walls.
Looking around, all he could see were snow-covered rocks. But life was always tenacious, and even though the conditions in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain were so harsh, Yu Jin could still see the movement of the Hillock people in the distance.
He picked up some mint from the ground and chewed it. Looking at the hillbillies still howling in the snow in the distance, Yu Jin felt that their vitality might be stronger than the mint in his mouth.
Continuing to walk forward, Yu Jin soon saw a fork in the road. Yu Jin looked and saw that one road led to a cave and the other to an open area.
He looked at the map and turned to the left. Even without considering the commission, the huge, red-glowing tree in the distance on the left was more attractive to Yu Jin.
"Big tree, big tree, why are you so big~" Ember ran to the huge honeysuckle tree and sang a song at the top of his voice that he had learned from somewhere.
Why sing? Because Yu Jin was very happy. He saw such a big tree growing vigorously in such a difficult environment, and he thought its spirit was very precious.
And judging from the situation around the white tree, it must have encountered a catastrophic disaster before. But it managed to survive and sprout new buds from the original wreckage.
The embers caressed the honeysuckle tree, and a strange red light was faintly visible under the pale bark.
"Is it blood?" Yu Jin squatted on the ground, poked the red crystals exposed under the honeysuckle tree, and smelled it with his fingers.
It seems so, and this blood seems to be synthetic, artificial life?
Yu Jin scratched his head. He didn't expect that there were so many capable people in this world. But creating life has always been synonymous with trouble and danger. I don't know what it's like in this world.
Although he himself often creates life.
"Goodbye, big tree!" Yu Jin said to the honeysuckle tree, and ran deeper into the snowy mountains.
He could sense that the tree was intelligent, but unfortunately it had no intention of greeting him, so the embers decided not to stay with it.
Anyway, the tree doesn’t have legs. It won’t be too late to bother it when he finishes the commission.
Passing through the honeysuckle tree, Embers followed the road toward the heights of the snowy mountains.
There was another fork in the road, but this time he really didn't know which way to go. Yu Jin looked around and saw that one fork led to a mountain path, and the other led to a higher part of the snowy mountain.
Which way should he go? Yu Jin fell into deep thought. Of course he should take them all!
At the fork in the road, the body of the ember began to split in the middle, and numbing granulations of flesh emerged from the darkness. The pink granulations kept wriggling and growing, as if there was no end.