Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Chapter 425 Greedy Archaeologist
After a fierce fight, the traveler successfully cleared all the Qiuqiu people. He quickly moved to the wooden escalator of the Qiuqiu leader's hall, and happily opened the exquisite treasure chest placed in the clay pot.

It turned out that Yingmei had just opened the element vision, and all she saw was a treasure chest with water elements.

Although there are only thousands of moras in this exquisite treasure chest, as well as the experience books left by the previous adventurers, there is still a satisfied smile on the corner of Xiaoying's mouth.

There is an old saying in Liyue that a little can make a lot.

And seeing the girl so easily satisfied, Zhong Li couldn't help but strengthened his mind again.

As expected, it is a brilliant idea to act together with the traveler. Legend has it that as long as she is rewarded with a few shiny indigo stones, the girl will be very active in completing any commission.

After Yingmei put away all the items in the treasure box, everyone walked a certain distance along the river beach, and encountered a group of phantom beasts condensed from pure water again.

"Why...why do they gather here?"

Paimon blinked his star eyes, looking curiously at the changeling beasts that mimicked giant crabs and frogs.

"It may be that the thing in the middle has the power of the demon god, so it is very attractive to them."

Zhong Li frowned in response to Paimon's question, and raised his hand to direct everyone's attention to the object surrounded by illusionary beasts.

"It's just that it's an aquatic illusion beast..."

Zhong Li looked at the phantom frog that kept jumping, his originally steady movements suddenly froze, and then he took half a step back imperceptibly.

"Well... In short, with the contract in hand, personal likes and dislikes must be put aside, traveler, I will leave it to you."

"Defeat them first and recover the relics."

He said that the contract is the most important thing, but Zhongli didn't hesitate at all, and confidently asked Yingmei to deal with the phantom beasts that suddenly appeared, while he hid far away, as if he didn't like these sea beasts condensed from pure water.

Paimon hid behind Famas to cheer for the traveler, and Xiaoying had to deal with dozens of water elemental changelings alone with a sword without a sharp edge.

Of course, disgusted, Zhongli still raised his hands together, gathered the rock elements in the veins, and put a solid jade shield on the traveler, so as to prevent the opponent from being accidentally hurt when they fought fiercely with the changeling beasts.

Paimeng, who was hiding behind Famas, seemed to see the disgust in Zhongli's eyes, and curiously leaned into the young man's ear and asked, "Famas, doesn't Zhongli like aquatic phantoms?"

"Speaking of which, last time Zhongli invited us to dinner, he didn't seem to order any dishes with seafood?"

Famas, who heard Paimon's question, just nodded slightly, as if he was too lazy to explain the reason to the little mascot. Seeing the traveler who was entangled with the changeling beast, he took a very slow step forward.

Yingmei now only masters the two elements of wind and rock. Although she is protected by Zhongli's Yuzhang shield, it takes a lot of effort to deal with the monsters condensed by pure water.

And Famas didn't intend to waste too much time fighting.

As the young man stepped forward, the fire element that was almost condensed into substance continued to surge, and the explosive flames pressed down from the top of the phantom beasts out of thin air, crushing several water beasts in an instant, and then rose into a vast expanse of white water. mist.

Yingmei walked out of the vaporized mist in a daze, holding a broken stone slab in her hand.

"It turned out to be just a stone slab...but the decoration is really unique, so it is enough to analyze some information, let's go back."

When Zhong Li saw the stone slab, he just sighed and didn't make any comments on Famas's show of force.

It is not difficult for the power of the demon god to do this. Just like historical records, the current flat terrain of Mond was flattened by the wind god, and Daozuma's general thunder and lightning can fill Daozuma with thunder and lightning by virtue of his power.

It is not difficult for the gods to mediate good fortune and push mountains and seas, let alone a few monsters.

It was getting late, and the tide near Guyunge Beach began to rise. When Zhongli and the others arrived at the agreed meeting place, they heard the sound of Wanyan and Clement arguing.

"Are you also called an archaeologist? You can't tell from this, and you don't know that, can you do it!"

Clemente was crossing his arms, questioning Wan Yan's professionalism as an archaeologist.

"Isn't it normal to have a specialization in surgery? I've tried my best to explain it to you!"

Wan Yan blushed even more, and tried to justify her mistake.

"Don't quarrel...don't quarrel, what happened?"

Hearing this, Paimon, who was in a fog, hurriedly flew over to break up the fight, and Farmas and the traveler stood between them and separated them.

"This guy keeps saying that he is an archaeologist, but he doesn't know anything about the ruins around him! I don't know as much as I do! I can only rely on my intuition... I mean, experience, and brought back something that seems to be valuable. Hey, What a waste of time!"

Clement was carrying a large bag of various items he had collected, clutching his head with a headache.

"I, I've been studying the Demon God of Salt. I don't know anything about the sea, so it's normal."

Wan Yan explained to Zhongli and Famasi in a state of anxiety, while the traveler looked thoughtfully at the flustered girl.

Even if you focus on one field, you should not lack general knowledge, right?
What's more, Clement's problem is also obvious. I don't know if all the archaeologists in Zhidong Kingdom have such a personality. If this is the case, then Liyue will cooperate with Zhidong's archaeologists in the future. , I'm afraid I have to think about it carefully.

Before Zhongli and others could speak, Wan Yan pointed at Clement again.

"It's you, who keeps asking me how much this one is worth, and how much that one is worth... Is the value of cultural relics the same as Mora?"

Clemente didn't expect Wanyan to fight back suddenly, and was a little flustered for a while: "This, this... the value of cultural relics, isn't it the simplest and most in line with Liyue's traditional way to measure the value of cultural relics?"

Zhong Li looked at Clement who obviously had a problem, shook his head, and comforted the two in a calm tone.

"Your Excellency Clement, the value of a cultural relic lies in itself, in the history it carries..."

"Don't be impatient, you two, we have brought back some good things, we can take a look together."

Hearing Zhongli's words, Clemente and Wanyan snorted at the same time, stopped the quarrel temporarily, and took out the things they found for Zhongli to appraise.

Looking casually at the items they brought back, Zhong Li folded his arms and shook his head.

"Unfortunately, although these things you brought back are indeed ancient relics brought ashore by the Demon God of the Whirlpool, it is a pity that none of them have anything to do with the Demon God, they just came from the nearby sea."

"In contrast, the stone slab we found has mysterious patterns on the surface and a little power of the demon god. It may be helpful for research."

Zhongli turned his gaze to the traveler beside him, and Yingmei took the slate out of her backpack sensiblely.

Before Wan Yan could identify the lines on the stone slab, Clement immediately reached out and grabbed the stone slab, holding it tightly in his arms.

"Quick, give it to me quickly! Hey, with this, it's not worthless."

"The power of the demon god, hehe, this is a good thing... The other antiques should be worth a few dollars, and it can recover the cost of hiring consultants... It's all mine!"

Clemente's greedy appearance made everyone roll their eyes.

As for his employer, Zhong Li's attitude seemed to be very tolerant, and he even kindly reminded Clement that among the cultural relics he collected, there was a set of teacups in Ning Guang's collection. If you don't want to annoy Qi Xing, it's best not to sell them.

"Okay, okay, I see...Obviously I think the color is not bad."

Clement looked at the slate over and over, nodded perfunctorily, completely ignoring Zhongli's reminder.

"Hey, Zhongli, why did you remind this bad guy?"

Taking advantage of Clement's self-satisfaction, Paimeng, who had long seen the other party's displeasure, approached Zhong Li and asked in a low voice.

"In terms of general reason, Mr. Clement hired me as an archaeological consultant, so I have to abide by the contract and have the obligation to remind this gentleman that it is the collection of Miss Ningguang, not an ancient cultural relic."

Zhongli also responded in a low voice, not caring whether Clement heard it or not.

"Okay, since the contract is to be respected..."

Knowing that Zhongli, as the god of contract, would never violate the contract he made, Paimeng could only turn his head to the side in anger, and return to the traveler with his mouth pouted.

"Okay! There's no need to stay here anymore."

"By the way, I'm also very interested in the Demon God of Salt, let's go to the Salt of the Earth next stop!"

Clement packed up the found cultural relics, as if recalling the content of the quarrel with Wan Yan just now, he hurriedly urged Zhongli and others to set off for the salt in the ground.

But this time, Zhong Li, who responded to Clemente's every response, shook his head and pointed to the sky above his head.

The sea of ​​clouds is misty, and the twilight is faint.The sun had completely set, and a few scattered stars could be vaguely seen in the sky. There was only the sound of the surging tide around Guyun Pavilion, and even the rock could only wait for the wear and tear of time.

"It's getting late, and the wilderness is not safe at night."

"Let's rest here and start tomorrow."

Zhong Li looked at Wan Yan who was helpless, and thoughtfully put forward his own suggestion.

Clement looked at the few people in the archaeological team, but he didn't object. He found a dry rock wall, picked up some firewood to make a bonfire, took out the flint and lit it, and then sat alone in front of the fire to study found artifacts.

And the travelers took out their portable tents and pots with ease, and prepared to sleep in the wilderness.

(End of this chapter)