Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Chapter 528 The Skirt of Destiny

The air in the port city is stuffy and heavy in the afternoon. Even time seems to be frozen by the scorching sun and frozen at this moment. Only the cicadas' cries penetrate the silence, echoing in the ears intermittently amid the sultry heat.

Fortunately, the few people chatting in the corner of the square were not ordinary people, so this little bit of heat was nothing to them.

Facing Wendy's curious and inquiring gaze, Famas couldn't help but swallow his saliva quietly, his mind racing, and then he stiffened his neck to explain:

"The skirt agreement is just an abstract description. Aren't there similar records in the history books of various countries, such as "lifting the skirt of the goddess of fate"... "

“Ah, I see~”

Wendy looked as if she had suddenly realized something, and sighed meaningfully with her lips pursed, but there was still a hint of playful doubt in her words.

Or maybe Old Emperor has lived long enough to know all these secrets from the ancient times.

Wendy had never heard Famas mention the goddess of fate, let alone any promise of sex. After he liberated Old Mondstadt, seized the power of the "Devil of Tornado" Decarabian, and became one of the Seven Rulings of the World, fate had completely disappeared and there was no chance for him to meet her again.

Wendy is a singer who sings in the sky, and also a wanderer who roams around the country. Thousands of years of experience have taught him to restrain himself. Even though he was curious about Famas' experience, the little poet did not ask any questions when it came to forbidden knowledge.

After all, it is never people who pursue forbidden knowledge, but forbidden knowledge that constantly pursues people. In fact, knowledge does not pursue people, but chases people. Its pursuit is cruel and emotionless, just like falcons and hounds catching rabbits.

Even if they are the seven rulers of the mortal world, they have to live on the continent of Teyvat surrounded by the Dark Sea. Most people should not and cannot understand the cruelest truth inside this world. They will live in the logic of rationality and science, and the gods will be responsible for hiding the mystery and darkness at the bottom of this logic.

Wendy controlled her curiosity, lowered her eyes and stopped talking, but Paimon couldn't wait to circle around Famas and ask, "So there really is a goddess of fate?! Famas, have you seen her? What does she look like?"

"Fate did have a personality... If I had to describe her, she was an old driver who was full of theories but had no practical experience... But the last time I met her was 4,700 years ago, and I haven't heard from Fate since then."

  Under the expectant gaze of Paimon and the Traveler, Famas reluctantly gave an explanation. After quickly describing the image of fate, Famas glanced at Wendy again. Seeing that the little poet did not respond, he spread his hands and continued to defend himself:

"Don't be fooled by fate's appearance. In essence, her actions are also deceiving and cruel."

"After all, Destiny is not a human being. Maybe she can imitate very well, but we can't expect her to have real human thinking."

Famas shrugged and placed two canned pieces of knowledge that glowed ominously red on his forehead.

However, in a moment, the forbidden knowledge surrounded by red light entered the boy's mind through his eyebrows.

The Traveler and Paimon had never been to Xumi, so they naturally had no idea of ​​the consequences of using forbidden knowledge like FAMAS did. They just stood there curiously, observing FAMAS's actions.

The retired emperor also showed only a slight hint of surprise, but quickly restrained himself.

Only Wendy grabbed Famas' arm in horror, as if she wanted to stop him from receiving the forbidden knowledge, but unfortunately Famas moved too quickly, and by the time the young poet took action, all the forbidden knowledge had already entered the boy's mind.

"Wait! How can you read this knowledge directly!?"

Wendy dropped the harp in her hand, grabbed Famas' arm with both hands and shook it hard, as if to shake out the forbidden knowledge that had been stored in his head.

"Stop shaking. I just finished breakfast at the Northland Bank..."

Famas pursed his lips and swayed along with Wendy's movements, his voice becoming intermittent. At this moment, Wendy finally stopped moving, carefully observing the boy's expression, then turned to look at the calm Zhongli and the puzzled Traveler and Paimon, and hesitantly let go of his hand.

Although she didn't know what kind of contract FAMAS had drawn up with Fate, Wendy knew the dangers of forbidden knowledge.

After all, the tragedy that happened in Xumi is still fresh in our minds, but Mond is far away from the center of the battlefield five hundred years ago, so it is not greatly affected.

Except for Durin, who was born from the filth of the abyss.

However, Wendy had never heard of someone like Famas storing forbidden knowledge directly in his mind. Normally, whether it was a god or a mortal, they would show varying degrees of madness after facing forbidden knowledge.

"Are you...really okay?"

The young poet confirmed again and again that Famas was not forcing himself, and then he regained his usual composure, but still stared at the other party with a puzzled look.

"…Does dear Lord Barbatos wish for something to happen to me?"

Famas' breakfast was almost shaken out by Wendy. When the little poet let him go, the boy swallowed hard the breakfast that almost reappeared in his throat, and opened his arms helplessly, motioning the other party to check at will.

To everyone's surprise, Wendy actually scanned Famas carefully from head to toe several times.

The poet's gaze was like a breeze mixed with the smell of wine, passing through the gaps in Famas' already thin clothes, moving along the collar towards his collarbone, and was suddenly held down by the boy when it was about to reach his abdominal muscles.

"Why do I feel like someone is being naughty?"

Famas covered his chest vigilantly, but in return only Wendy's silly giggle came out.

The young poet has confirmed that Famas has not been affected by the forbidden knowledge, and immediately returned to his former optimistic appearance. The Traveler and Paimon standing next to him also have a new understanding of the dangers of forbidden knowledge.

Even Wendy looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy, which showed that even gods could not completely avoid the harm of forbidden knowledge.

"It's a pity that the gifts given by fate always come with a hidden price tag."

Zhongli sighed with emotion, seeming to have complicated feelings about FAMAS being favored by fate.

From what he knew, in addition to Destiny, FAMAS was also connected to the rest of the Original Four Kage.

Zhongli's sigh also inspired Paimeng, who was thinking with her head tilted. She hurriedly flew to Famas, shook her index finger and asked curiously: "Hey, Famas, you save forbidden knowledge for the goddess of fate... So what did she do for you?"

"Oh, of course, otherwise how can it be called a transaction?"

Famas shrugged his shoulders and handed two clean, empty cans of knowledge to the traveler.

"...In exchange, fate has granted me the right to defeat any enemy I encounter, and to be invincible."