The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 56 The Knights' Commission
Deer Hunter Restaurant.

Perhaps Kaia needed a favor, or perhaps the Knights paid a lot of money, so he generously said that he would treat everyone to dinner and asked Chen Tianfeng and Wendy not to be polite.

Chen Tianfeng naturally wouldn't be polite, and Wendy didn't even know what politeness was.

So each of them acted like a god, one only picked the expensive items, and the other even asked the restaurant waiter to go to the Angel's Gift to buy a bottle of good wine so that they could pay the bill together later.

"Mr. Chen is short of money recently?"

Kaiya was silent for a few seconds, he was really shocked by the actions of these two people. They were so rude when someone treated them to a meal. Did they treat him as a disposable sucker?
"To be honest, I am really short of money."

Chen Tianfeng sighed, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Mr. Chen, what difficulties have you encountered?" Kaia said seriously, "Mr. Chen is a guest of Mondstadt. If you encounter any difficulties, just tell me. The Knights will not sit idly by."

"Oh, I really don't know how to start this."

"Mr. Chen, don't worry. I will keep it a secret."

"Well, since Mr. Kaia said so, I won't hide it. A few days ago, I met a very powerful alchemist. He saw that I was extremely talented and a rare talent, so he decided to sell his treasured alchemy secret book to me for three million Mora."

"That sounds like a common liar's words. Did you fall for it, Mr. Chen?"

"Of course not. It's just that I saw that the alchemy secret book in that person's hand was quite extraordinary, and I couldn't bear to see it fall into the hands of a liar, so I gritted my teeth and bought it."

".Three million Mora?"

"Thirty Mora—I bargained for it."

"Mr. Chen is amazing."

"I am over-flattered."

"So how did Mr. Chen become so poor?"

"Alas, the secret book is indeed wonderful. I was obsessed with it for a while, so I bought a lot of equipment and materials, intending to reproduce several interesting alchemical experiments in the book. However, I never thought that I would spend all my savings before seeing the experimental results. Alas, it's too late to regret. It's too late to regret."

Chen Tianfeng sighed, bowed to Kaiya, and said sincerely: "Mr. Kaiya, if my experiment is successful, I will definitely gain a hundredfold. I wonder if Mr. Kaiya is willing to provide some funding?"

Kaia: “.”

It was his fault. He should have talked about serious matters at the beginning and not given this guy the opportunity to talk nonsense.

"Mr. Chen, you may not know that for some reason, the Knights are short of funds. Even I, the cavalry captain, have not received my salary for a long time."

Kaiya shook his head, his eyes helpless and sincere: "I really have the will but not the ability."

"The Knights actually delay paying their salaries?"

"It's not arrears, but the Knights are short of funds recently. We knights must stand together with the Knights."

"Captain Kaia's awareness is indeed extraordinary. I admire him."

"I am over-flattered."

Kaiya looked calm and his heartbeat was steady. He had no shame at all for discrediting the Knights. "What a coincidence! I have a commission that I want to send to the Adventurer's Association today. Mr. Chen, you can take a look at it first. If you are willing to help, I don't have to go to the Association again."

"Commission?"

Chen Tianfeng raised his eyebrows slightly and took the document handed over by Kaiya: "A group of treasure-stealing members appeared in Wangfeng Mountain and camped in the wild. Their intentions were bad and they seriously affected the normal lives of Mondstadt residents?"

Kaiya nodded: "As long as Mr. Chen can disperse these treasure-stealing groups, the Knights will definitely give a generous reward."

"Isn't the Knights in financial difficulty?" Chen Tianfeng looked sincere. "Mr. Chen is not a knight, so he doesn't have to share the joys and sorrows with the Knights." Kaia smiled and said, "The Knights will also send knights to participate, and safety is guaranteed."

"I see."

Chen Tianfeng nodded, and then said with regret: "It's a pity that I am just a weak scholar who can't even tie a chicken, otherwise I would really like to take the risk."

"Mr. Chen, are you really not going to consider it?" Kaia glanced at Wendy, his eyes twinkling, and said with a smile: "I can't guarantee other things, but I can decide on the reward of the Knights, plus some of the best quality dandelion wine newly brewed by the Dawn Winery."

He held up three fingers: "I can take out this amount of dandelion wine."

"Three bottles?" Chen Tianfeng frowned slightly. Is the newly brewed dandelion wine very precious?

"No, thirty barrels."

"!!!"

Wendy, who had originally been indifferent and even felt a little bored, suddenly sat up straight, her gem-like green eyes almost lit up, and she quickly grabbed Chen Tianfeng's arm, the anticipation in her eyes almost overflowing.

It’s just a matter of saying “promise him, promise him”.

"Sorry, I don't like drinking."

Chen Tianfeng remained unmoved and refused coldly, pretending not to see Wendy's pitiful look.

"Hey, Xiao Tianfeng, don't be so heartless."

Wendy put away the pitiful expression on his face that the Mond people always had, stretched out his hand and pretended to calculate, then said with a smile: "I just calculated for you, there is a surprise in Wangfeng Mountain! Maybe you will meet the person you have been thinking about day and night!"

"Oh? She must be a great beauty to make Mr. Chen think about her day and night, right?" Kaiya was very cooperative: "Mr. Chen, don't you want to meet her?"

Chen Tianfeng had been thinking about the surprise at Wangfeng Mountain day and night. He narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Wendy who looked like she was saying 'trust me, you'll be right', and guesses emerged in his mind one after another, and he finally decided to trust Wendy this time.

"Mr. Kaia, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Chen Tianfeng stood up and shook hands with Kaiya, and there were smiles in each other's eyes.

"It's a pleasure to work with you. I won't bother you any more. The Knights still have matters to attend to."

After Kaiya and Chen Tianfeng agreed on a time, they said goodbye politely. Before leaving, he specifically told Miss Sarah, the waitress at the Deer Hunter Restaurant, that the cost of Chen Tianfeng and his friend's meal should be charged to the Knights' account.

"Can you tell me what the surprise is?"

Chen Tianfeng watched Kaiya leave, and only sat down again after seeing that he had not forgotten to pay the bill. He turned his head and looked at Wendy: "And what about you, can you tell me more about it?"

"Oh, it's already a surprise, so of course we can't reveal it in advance."

Wendy smiled and winked at Chen Tianfeng: "Just keep looking forward to it. I promise I won't let you down, little Tianfeng."

"It would be great if you could change your name." Chen Tianfeng felt tired.

"Hey~"

Wendy changed the subject: "Xiao Tianfeng, you seem to like calling yourself 'I' very much', why?"

"Two reasons. One is to emphasize my identity as a Liyue person."

Chen Tianfeng smiled and said, "Secondly, it will leave an impression in some people's minds that 'I never tell the truth'. Then, when I 'accidentally' say 'I did this and that', maybe some people will believe that 'what I said' is the truth."

(End of this chapter)