Chapter 93 Stanley the Great Adventurer
When the three men came to the temple and found Jack and Stanley, they seemed to be in trouble, and the three men immediately rescued them.
Stanley: Whoosh…whoosh…
Jack: I just thought I was going to die!
Wendy: It’s just a little bit closer.
[March 7: Wait, is that the legendary adventurer? ]
【Kong: Yes, that's him.】
【Xing: What's wrong? 】
[March 7: He is nothing like the great adventurer I imagined.]
[Jizi: Sanyue, you can’t just judge people by their appearance! ]
[March 7: Yeah, I understand, Sister Jizi. ]
Wendy: By the way, you are the adventurer Jack, right?
Jack: Yes, may I ask who you are?
Paimon: We're here to find you.
Wendy: Irene asked us to bring you a message: she can't discuss the adventure plan with you today, we have to wait until another day.
Jack: Uh... I see. I'm so sorry to have bothered you to come here to find me... and save me.
Just as Jack was thanking Wendy and the others for saving his life, Stanley suddenly interrupted and seemed very angry.
Stanley: Ha! Mind your own business! There's no need to save him. Can't I, Stanley, handle such a simple situation?
[Kiana: Hey! What's wrong with this guy? After all, he saved me, but he didn't even say thank you, and he got angry. If I were in this situation, I would definitely punch him a few times.]
[Xing: Yeah! That's a bit too much. If I were here, I would have to shoot him a few times with the Flame Gun.]
As for Paimon, he didn't care about Stanley's angry words at all. Instead, he was somewhat curious about this legendary adventurer.
Paimon: Wow, you are the legendary adventurer who is famous in Mondstadt and once reached the "Sea of Silence"!
Stanley was also somewhat happy and proud when he heard Paimon mention his name and deeds.
Stanley: Yes, I am Stanley!
Wendy: Haha, it's an honor to meet such a legendary figure. So everyone, what are your plans now? Go forward? Or turn back?
Kong: What does Mr. Stanley think?
When Stanley heard Kong's question, he wondered if he would be worthy of his identity as a great adventurer if he turned back. Would the abandoned temple of the Lion of the South Wind be so difficult for him to find?
Stanley: Haha, young man, the one with you is Stanley, the famous adventurer from Mond! Is there any need to turn back?
Wendy: It’s unanimous, so let’s move on.
Then the five of them swept the entire temple.
After clearing the entire temple, when Stanley was teaching Jack in front, Wendy in the back suddenly asked a question to Sora.
Wendy: Traveler, I have a little discovery. Could you please turn on the detector?
However, Kong thought that Wendy wanted him to see Jack's imaginary friend, so he didn't take it seriously. He took out the detector and looked at the two people talking in front of him.
But what he saw shocked Sora, because he didn't see Jack's imaginary friend, but there was an imaginary friend next to Stanley who was very similar to him.
[Kiana: Huh? I didn't expect that Jack's imaginary friend would be this great adventurer Stanley! ]
[(Honkai Impact 3) Bronya: Stupid Kiana, that shadow is clearly standing next to Stanley, it's obviously Stanley's imaginary friend! ]
[Kiana: Huh? Really? ]
[Xing: He looks like he's in his forties, but he still has imaginary friends. That's amazing.]
[March 7: Didn’t they say that when you grow up you no longer have imaginary friends? What’s going on?]
【Kong: You will know when you read on.】
Sora told him everything he saw, and Paimon hadn't expected Stanley's imaginary friend to still be around.
Paimon: Huh? Stanley also has an "imaginary friend"?!
Wendy also told them what she saw and analyzed it with them.
Wendy: It looks like his friend is a battle-hardened soldier...his body is covered with scars and his expression is very determined.
Kong: Like Stanley described himself.
After hearing Kong's answer, Wendy gave her own guess.
Wendy: Is his imaginary friend an idealized version of himself? Interesting. But is it really so?
The two people on the other side also ended their conversation.
Stanley: Well, I'll be leaving now.
Jack: Goodbye, Mr. Stanley!
After Stanley left, Jack also came to Kong and the others.
Jack: Are you free, please?
Wendy: Huh?
Jack: Actually, Mr. Stanley got drunk a few days ago and told me some unknown secrets. The weapons he used in his adventures were the relics of the great hero Vanessa, the "Sword of Brilliant Courage" and the "Shield of Radiant Will"! I'm afraid you won't believe it, but these two weapons are still hidden in Mondstadt, in Dadaupa Valley!
[Qin:? Lady Vanessa's weapon, why haven't we heard of it? ]
[Lisa: This may be fake, made up by someone. If Vanessa's weapon was really in Dadaupa Valley, then Alice, Klee's mother, would have brought it back at the time. After all, Alice turned the place upside down at the time.]
Jack: You guys are so awesome, can you accompany me to find these two artifacts?
Kong: There is such a powerful weapon?
Jack: Of course! After all, that's Mr. Stanley!
When talking about Stanley, Jack's eyes were full of admiration and he believed in everything Stanley said.
Jack: Of course! After all, that's Mr. Stanley! If I can find something powerful enough to prove myself, my family might support me to be an adventurer... Now I'm still a newcomer with insufficient ability, and my father and mother are very opposed to my ideals...
If you think about it, which parent would want their children to be in danger when taking risks outside? That’s why they all oppose this dangerous ideal.
Then he helped the travelers.
Jack: So please, help me! I dare not tell Mr. Stanley this selfish thought...but I promise that I will return it to him as soon as I am done with it!
Hearing about Jack's experience, Paimon felt some sympathy and turned to look at the traveler.
Paimon: So pitiful... Hey, let's help him!
Sora: Okay.
After receiving a positive response from Sora, Paimon looked at Wendy who was standing beside him.
Paimon: Wendy, are you coming?
Wendy: Well... um...
Just when Wendy was thinking about whether to go to Upa Valley with Kong and the others to look for something, Jack next to her spoke.
Jack: Two years ago, I asked someone to get me a bottle of precious wine. If you help me find the artifact, the wine will be yours!
When he heard that there would be wine as a reward, Fengshen, a big drunkard, immediately agreed.
Wendy: Dadaupa Valley, right? Let's go now!