Chapter 94: Big Liar Wendy
However, there was someone behind the wall. Yes, it was Stanley who had just said he was leaving. He also heard that several people were going to Dadaupa Valley.
Others might not have noticed that Stanley was eavesdropping through the wall, but Barbatos, the god of wind, must have known it.
He did not expose Stanley, but pretended to know nothing and went to the Hillock camp in Dadaupa Valley with Jack and others.
Then the four of them fought and searched in the camp of the Hillilians. Their efforts paid off and they finally saw an iron sword stuck in the simple house built by the Hillilians.
Wendy: Look, the Sword of Brilliant Courage!
Paimon looked at this shabby iron sword and wondered how it could be Vanessa's weapon. It was too unreasonable.
Paimon: No way? It's just an ordinary old sword! Why would the Hillilchur people worship something like this?
But when I thought about the fact that this was clearly an old sword, and yet the Hillichul people were worshipping it, it seemed even more unreasonable.
Wendy: (Maybe someone just threw the sword into the pile of spoils that the Hillilchur people were worshipping...)
Just as Wendy was thinking about the possibilities of how the sword came from, Jack beside her spoke up. Like Paimon, he couldn't believe why the Hillichels would worship an old sword.
Jack: This, this is too old! And... how should I put it, it's so ordinary that I'm speechless...
But who is our wind god? Even the wind is there to convey messages to him. Wherever there is wind, the wind will tell him what happened.
Through the information obtained from Feng and the information here, Wendy has guessed the intention of the person who placed the sword here.
Wendy: No, Jack, have you ever seen the wind crystal butterfly flying outside Mondstadt? This butterfly is inconspicuous during the day, but it becomes dazzling in the dark night, just like a flying gem. Isn't courage the same? People who have smooth sailing will not understand its value, but when you are in a desperate situation, courage is the only light that makes you fight and get out of the desperate situation.
Empty: Shocking.
Jack was a little excited after hearing Wendy's explanation. After all, he would go on adventures in the future. Just as Wendy said, courage was indispensable. He guessed that this sword needed courage to exert its true power.
Jack: You, you are absolutely right! That's right, this must be the "Sword of Brilliant Courage"!
[March 7:? Xing, I feel like something is wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it…]
[Xing: Well, don’t worry, I’m thinking...]
[Kiana: Mei, I think that is just an old sword, not the "Sword of Brilliance and Courage" at all. The guy named Jack was deceived.]
[Hersher of Knowledge: Isn't this obvious? Kiana is still so stupid. ]
[Kiana: Humph, Bronya, that little dwarf, said I was stupid, but who are you? You actually said I was stupid too, do you believe that I will punch you a few times? ]
[Herrser of Knowledge: Come on! I am the great Lady Herrser of Knowledge, how could I be afraid of a fool like you? ]
[Kiana: Ahhh, you better hope I don't catch you next time, or you'll be in big trouble.]
[Raiden Mei: Okay, Kiana, stop arguing. What do you want to eat tonight? ]
[Kiana: Ah! Okay, I'll listen to Mei. I want to eat the fried chicken that Mei makes tonight! ]
[Raiden Mei: Well, I will make this for you guys tonight. ]
[Kiana: Yeah! Mei is the best! ]
[Hersher of Knowledge: Humph! (I went to steal the old antique's Chun Bu Lao at night and stole all of them for her. Who told you not to help me when Kiana and I had a fight?)]
Wendy: Well, then, we've found the sword, and now we only need the shield. Let's look around! The thing must be in the Dadaupa Valley - huh?
Just after Wendy finished speaking, there were some noises outside. Paimon looked towards the place where the sound came from and noticed someone.
Paimon: Eh? There seems to be someone over there!
Because Jack is still here, even though he already knows that these things are related to Stanley, he still has to pretend.
Wendy: Stanley? Why is he here?
Paimon: He looks a little strange...
However, Jack, who was at the back, didn't see Stanley at all, nor did he pay attention to their conversation. When he saw them stop, he thought something had happened.
Jack: What happened? Why did you stop so suddenly?
Wendy didn't intend to tell anyone about what she had just seen with Stanley, but she was afraid that Paimon, the big mouth, would say it directly, so she took the initiative to explain.
Wendy: Oh, nothing. Just now a treasure-stealing weasel that can only scatter gold coins ran over.
Hearing that Wendy didn't intend to tell anyone about seeing Stanley, Paimon had no choice but to shut up and say nothing.
When Jack heard that a treasure-stealing weasel had just passed by, he was also very curious. After all, it was a walking money bag, and he had never seen one before.
Jack: What? Where is it? I want to see it too!
I can't take Jack to see this. Not to mention that it was just a little lie I told, but how could there be a creature like the treasure-stealing weasel in the Hilichurl camp?
Wendy: Aren't you here to find the artifact? Then don't look at it.
After searching the Hilichurl camp, the four finally found a worn wooden shield in the hands of a Hilichurl who was standing guard outside the camp.
Wendy pointed directly at the wooden shield in the hillman's hand and spoke to Jack.
Venti: Look, "Shield of Radiant Will"!
Paimon: You're kidding! It's just a piece of wood! It's tattered and has barrel hoops on it! Who would use something like this as a shield?
After Paimon finished speaking, Jack, who was standing by, also observed the wooden shield in the hillbilly's hand, and then said.
Jack: And there are wine stains on it... It looks like it was just taken off a wine barrel...
Although what he said was true, who is Wendy? She is a well-known liar and she started to deceive people directly.
Wendy: But according to my intuition as a bard, this is the "Shield of Glorious Will". Warriors are proud of the scars on their bodies, and the same goes for shields. The more intact a shield is, the more it is far from the battlefield. Isn't the worn-out shield a proof of its experience in hundreds of battles? Even if the body is broken, it must fight on the battlefield until the last moment, and fight until the last drop of blood is shed. Isn't such a will precious?
Sora: I think this is the shield too.
Kong guessed that there were at least two reasons why Wendy said this. One was that there was really nothing else around that looked like a shield, and this was the only one that looked like one. The second was that Wendy might have found it troublesome and didn't want to keep looking, so she started to fool around.
Although Kong guessed what Wendy would do, our Paimon didn't. Even her little head didn't know and was fooled by Wendy.