The cultivation record of the original demon in Teyvat continent

While admiring the scenery along the way, Mona, who still found it difficult to accept the truth, walked all the way and followed Xia Yu to Boss Zhu's inn. It was already afternoon time and her stomach started to growl, which made Mona roughly understand Xia Yu's story. idea.

There are no resting inns along the way to Return to Liji. In other words, if you don’t want to set up a tent in the wild, today’s journey should end here.

The huge relic hunter instantly made Boss Zhu, who was sitting on the bench at the entrance of the inn, discover Xia Yu and his party. "Eh? Isn't this Mr. Xia Yu? Distinguished guest, distinguished guest!" Perhaps because of the recovered finger on his thumb, Boss Zhu, who came forward in person, had a warm smile on his face.

"You guys are going to stay in the hotel, right?" Looking at Xia Yu who nodded, Boss Zhu quickly called to the waiter on the side: "Quickly take these people to the nice rooms in the hotel, and then prepare some food to send. ..These are my distinguished customers, so all fees are waived."

"This..." He had never imagined that the other party would wave his hand and directly give himself an entire line of free orders. Xia Yu, who was a little embarrassed, said quickly: "Boss Zhu, this is a friendship, and the business still has to be calculated individually..." Before Xia Yu could finish speaking, Boss Zhu raised his hand and directly blocked Xia Yu's words.

"Xia Yu, what you said is quite convincing. You helped me find my favorite piece of jade jewelry among my more than 500 pieces. Besides, I am indeed not bad at this. Between friends, If you go to the other person's house to stay and have a meal, do you still have to pay for it?"

"Thank you very much, Boss Zhu." Although he finally accepted Boss Zhu's kindness, Xia Yu still felt a little guilty about living and eating for free.After thinking for a moment, Xia Yu said: "In that case, I wonder if there is anything that Boss Zhu can help with?"

"Is there any place where I can help..."

Boss Zhu, who was trying to remember something, his eyes lit up when he saw the three slimes on Xia Yu's shoulders, and then said: "It is true, Xia Yu, these slimes on your shoulders are all real, right? ?”

"Actually, I'm ashamed to say that I was startled by a blue-white slime when I was investigating the situation around the inn recently. Then the ring I took off and played with accidentally fell to the ground. The slime was swallowed by it. I wonder if you can help me search around this inn... It would be great if I could find that slime."

This...is the ring lost again?The familiar plot made Xia Yu look at Boss Zhu slightly speechless.

A blue-white slime... It should be a slime with either ice or water attributes.Xia Yu was relieved after learning the characteristics of the slime. Fortunately, it was not a fire attribute slime, otherwise Boss Zhu's ring might have been burned away by the fire element.

Now that you know the properties of slimes, it will be much easier to handle. Slimes are elemental creatures with strong territoriality. Generally speaking, slimes that like to move in areas with strong corresponding elements are not suitable for them. They will move easily unless the corresponding element particles they can absorb in their living area are in a state of exhaustion.

In other words, you only need to look for areas with strong ice or water elements around the inn, and then ask these little guys one by one if they have swallowed anything strange recently, and you should be able to find Boss Zhu's ring.Xia Yu nodded in agreement and said, "No problem, leave it to me."

"Thank you so much!"

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Having taken over the survival path in his hands, Xia Yu flew up into the air with the help of the ruin hunter. After opening his elemental vision, Xia Yu carefully searched for areas around the inn that were rich in ice or water elements.

Relying on the inn and heading down the mountain, there is indeed a river, and sufficient water is one of the prerequisites for the Ice Mist Flower to grow smoothly in this non-cold external environment. While constantly searching along the river, Xia Yu finally Not far from the river, I found a gathering place where several ice slimes gathered.

Four or five ice slimes about [-] centimeters in diameter were gathered around the ice mist flower, quietly enjoying the ice element particles emitted by the ice mist flower. The squinting ice slimes looked half asleep and half awake. Xia Yu couldn't help but want to touch these lazy little guys.

Now that you have found the first clue, let's start looking for it from here.

Chapter 1 Xia Yu: Just communicate with the slime Mona:???

The ice slimes surrounding the Ice Mist Flower were like tourists taking a sauna after taking a bath in a bathhouse. The ice slimes with comfortable expressions on their faces didn't even care about the approach of Xia Yu and others.

Although many slimes have been killed before, this was the first time for Mona to get close to wild slimes like this.

Why are these ice slimes completely unwary?Mona, who was nervous and curious at the same time, quickly asked Xia Yu, who looked calm: "This...how should we deal with this? Are we going to conquer them?"

"Crunt? No, no, no, just communicate normally." After hearing Mona's thoughts, Xia Yu quickly stopped Mona who was about to take action, and turned his eyes to the ice slimes who looked at his group because of the conversation. Xia Yu took out some small gel cubes from his pocket that he usually used as snacks for the two slimes.

The extracted mint juice water is blended with the powder made from the ice mist flower fruit, and then the liquid with the added colloid solidifies naturally with the cooling help of the ice mist flower powder to make aspic, which has a cool and refreshing taste with a slight irritation. Small gel cubes were originally Bing Tuan Tuan's favorite snack at home, but he didn't expect that the two thunder-type slimes also liked this kind of snack.

Although slimes are monsters made of pure elements and can grow by simply absorbing and supplementing enough corresponding elements from the air, this does not prevent them from eating some food occasionally.But after Xia Yu took out the food, the golden thunder that originally stayed on Xia Yu's shoulders became a little unhappy.

The round eyes of the golden thunder ball that was desperately rubbing against Xia Yu's neck were full of anxiety. After seeing Xia Yu turn his head, the little guy pushed the purple thunder ball that had not yet realized what happened and jumped into Xia Yu's hand. , seemed anxious that the snacks were about to be robbed.

puff~

The little golden guy shaking crazily in his hand made Xia Yu laugh. Like a cat guarding its food, the little guy was too active to intimidate the ice slimes who came around because of the ice mist flower mint gel block. He raised his hand and gently stroked the little guy, who felt a slight tingling sensation in his palms like a massage to soothe his emotions. At the same time, Xia Yu opened his luggage.

How come you forgot about this?

Because these two newly joined Lei Tuantuan are not like the monsters they are used to at home. Compared with other domestic slimes who have no worries about eating and drinking, these two newly joined Lei Tuantuan do not know how to make these monster snacks on their own. Strength.

The purple one was a little shy in his emotional reaction and didn't show it too much. The other golden little guy who was very active actually had the idea of ​​protecting food after tasting it once.

"Don't be so stingy. I made all these snacks. Eat as much as you want, as long as it's enough!" Most of the snacks in his backpack finally made the golden little guy calm down, and he once again shook the golden thunder with the little tentacles on his head with a smile. Tuantuan rubbed Xia Yu's cheek affectionately again.

Isn't this right?Lei Tuantuan, who originally only ate these gels as snacks, couldn't eat much, but now he doesn't have to worry anymore after seeing that there is still plenty of food.After squatting down, he took out a few and fed them to the ice slimes that gathered around him out of curiosity. Xia Yu, who gently stroked the ice slimes with narrowed eyes and satisfied expressions on their faces, turned to look aside and was already stunned. Mona.

This... what is going on with this feeling like feeding a cat or a dog! ?

What about the promised slimes that will cause them to be wary and fight back when strangers approach?Are these pure elemental creatures said to be harmful to ordinary people?But what is this now?

The ice slimes, which were as docile as sheep, not only did not attack, but also rubbed Xia Yu's palm with satisfaction because of the food Xia Yu handed them. Sparkling brilliance.

If this scene were recorded and published in academic magazines, I'm afraid the entire academic world's understanding of slime would be subverted...

"Follow these." Xia Yu's words brought Mona, whose mind was in chaos, back to her senses. After hurriedly catching the unknown jelly-like cubes thrown to her by Xia Yu, Mona watched as they jumped towards her. An ice slime came and was a little panicked.

Although she had already watched Xia Yu practice how to get along with these chubby little guys, when it came time to do it herself, the girl's hands still trembled slightly due to nervousness.

"Don't be nervous, just try to spread your hands and pass these gel cubes in front of them. After they drag these small cubes into their bodies, you can try to touch them gently, like in this hot weather In this season, it’s very comfortable to have a few balls of this cool ice slime to cool down.”

The guidance from Xia Yu caused the black-haired girl, whose mind was temporarily blank, to follow the guidance and reach out to the little blue-and-white guy who was jumping closer.

The little guy who was a few centimeters away from his palm stopped, swayed left and right to observe the unknown gel mass on his hand, and then stretched out a short section of fat tentacles of ice from the round body. The slime rolled the gel block into its body...

?(^?^*)

The smiling ice slime seemed to be very satisfied with the little gel block just now. After trying to pick up the little guy who was looking at him with a happy expression with his hands, the cold feeling on his hands made him feel uncomfortable. Mona felt extremely comfortable.

This...is there no hostility at all?After confirming it several times, Mona felt a little doubtful about life.

How is this the slime recorded by the Adventurer's Guild?It’s no different from a round little bird. Hey!

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"Yoxi yoxi~Be good~"

Gently stroking the ice slime that was almost flattened like a pancake, Xia Yu, feeling that the time was right, first took out the ring that Boss Zhu gave to him as a thank you gift from his pocket. Xia Yu handed the ring to several There were only icy masses in front of me.

It will definitely not work to give complicated explanations to slimes about the ring. The best way to let these little guys find things is to find a similar reference object.The ring given by Boss Zhu just meets this standard.

"Have you ever seen anything of this appearance and size?" After asking the ice slimes who were looking at him, Xia Yu looked at the little guy who was turning his big round eyes and seemed to be thinking hard. After a while, one of the little guys jumped up to Xia Yu who was squatting on the ground.

Within ten seconds, a transparent jade ring fell out of the body of the little guy who was swinging his body wildly from side to side.Xia Yu, who witnessed this scene, immediately picked up the jade ring and opened it, inspecting it carefully.

Just as I guessed, luckily the one who swallowed the ring was an ice-type slime. The entire jade ring did not suffer any damage except that it was a bit cold. The words also revealed the identity of the lost person, which was the ring dropped by Boss Zhu, who had hundreds of millions of spare cash.

The matter was easily handled and Mona, who witnessed the exchange between Xia Yu and the slime, was a little unable to sit still. Logically speaking, this kind of commission to search for designated items in the wild is actually quite troublesome. As a result...

Is the matter of the missing ring solved so easily?

Chapter 1 Mona: There's something...something wrong with this inn!

The next morning, Mona walked out of the inn in a daze, looking at the ice slime in her hand in a daze.

Boss Zhu's ring was recovered as quickly as possible, and he once again received [-] molas from Boss Zhu as a reward for searching for the ring, although he did not help much...

And why did he bring this chubby little guy back with a twitch of his head?Although the big round eyes and cute expression are indeed very cute, and it can be much cooler to hold her in the summer, but I really have no money.

Although Xia Yu said that the method of making the gel block is not difficult, picking the Ice Mist Flower by yourself still requires some materials.In the future, in addition to her own food expenses, the daily fixed expenses will also include the little guy's pocket money... Mona sighed deeply as she couldn't see the future.

How about releasing this little guy?But such a cute little guy is really reluctant to part with him.

That's all... Go back as soon as you finish the tasks assigned to you by the teacher. Once you get back, the amount of mola you spend will be reduced a lot.Otherwise, Mora with [-] yuan may not be able to last for a few days.

The four people who were slowly admiring the scenery along the way quickened their pace when they came to the ruins of Guiliyuan. With nothing to do, Xia Yu turned his eyes to Mona, who was looking at the ice slime in her hand.

The black-haired girl looked at the ice slime she held in her hand, her eyes full of tension and confusion. In contrast, the ice slime looking at Mona with a happy expression was much more relaxed.

Are you worried about how to make food for this little guy?Xia Yu, who was guessing why Mona was nervous, thought more and more that this possibility was possible. After all, after coming to Teyvat continent for so long, he also learned from Granu that the spore powder of Mist Flower was from firefly insect monsters. My favorite, other things like fire tricks, tricks, flowers, and what slimes of various series like to eat are completely figured out by myself.

In other words, at least few people in Teyvat continent study what these monsters like to eat.

"Don't worry, these little guys don't have a big appetite. If it's gel, they'll just eat it as snacks. If you plant an Ice Mist flower in your garden at home, feeding them three or four pills a day will satisfy them. needs. And the gel that ice slimes like is the most convenient to make, just mint, ice mist flower powder, and some flesh skin."

Xia Yu, who was trying to make Mona relax, found that even after telling Mona the extremely simple method of making small gel blocks, the absent-minded black-haired girl still looked like she was out of her mind. ...

"Mona?...Mona!" The loud shouting finally brought the black-haired girl back to her senses. Looking at Mona who was obviously startled by her own voice, Xia Yu quickly asked: "Mona, are you okay? Son?"

"No, it's nothing..." Seeing Xia Yu looking at her with a worried face, Mona felt even more embarrassed.

It's impossible to tell Xia Yu that he was distracted because he had no money, right?Mona, whose brain was running rapidly, replied to Xia Yu: "Actually, I was wondering whether this trip to Mondstadt would go smoothly. It seems that I haven't told you Xia Yu yet. The main reason why I went to Mondstadt this time is to help Teacher, I need to retrieve the box that she left with her divination rival and friend more than 30 years ago."

"According to my teacher, she once tried astrology with this all-rounder who was both an enemy and a friend of the Witches, but lost to him. Therefore, the purpose of the teacher sending me to Mondstadt was not only to retrieve the old In addition to the token, it should also have the intention of letting me, as the teacher's disciple, compete with the other party's heir."

I see, that means the main reason Mona went to Mondstadt was to find someone.After hearing Mona talking about her destination, Xia Yu couldn't help but worry about the girl's next situation.

More than 30 years is not a small number for ordinary people.What's more, Mona stepped in for her master.It's really not easy to find the other party.Thinking of this, Xia Yu asked: "Has your teacher given you any information related to this friend? I know quite a few people in Mondstadt City, and they may be able to help you."

Considering that he was quite popular when he opened his shop in Mondstadt, according to Mona, he would be able to compete with high-level alchemists. If this person is still in Mondstadt, he must be a celebrity.

But he had never heard of any famous astrologer in Mondstadt... Although he was very confused, Xia Yu quietly waited for Mona to give relevant information.

"That's right!" Mona's eyes lit up after hearing Xia Yu's suggestion. What could be faster than asking for information from people who have stayed there?Thinking of this, Mona quickly added: "The teacher's friend is called Alice, and based on the teacher's astrology, the box she asked her old friend to help save is now in the hands of the other party's daughter."

"There are also the zodiac signs in the starry sky that the other party can explore through divination..." Mona, who once again deployed the water divination magic circle, seemed very focused, although Mona had not yet said any more information. , but Xia Yu had already guessed something.

Isn't this Keli?

There is no way, mainly because the name Alice is too famous in the eyes of Mondstadt's senior officials.Although she is not a native of Mondstadt, she has performed a series of feats that will definitely put her on the list of dangerous people by the Knights of the West Wind.

After all, the great achievement of destroying the ruins of the lonely king in the tower was a great achievement. When everyone went to the current Fenglong ruins, the broken walls that were blown down by the bombs were silently screaming and telling their tragic experience.Next, reputation and time are almost matched.

"Yes! It's a four-leaf clover." Mona seemed a little excited after the divination result. She turned her head to look at Xia Yu's understanding look. Mona seemed to understand something. "Do you think Xia Yu knows her?" Mona asked and found Xia Yu nodded.

The four-leaf clover is indeed Keli. Recalling the ubiquitous four-leaf clover decoration on Keli's body, and then contacting Keli's mother's name, it is confirmed that Keli is the person Mona is looking for. However, while confirming, there was another question that could not be dispelled in Xia Yu's mind for a long time.

Does Keli know astrology?Obviously, that's not the case at all, otherwise Keli would not have been caught by Qin Yi after committing the crime and regarded the solitary room next to the group leader's office as her second home.

"I think it shouldn't be difficult to retrieve things, but... the competition between you may not be able to continue." Looking at the confused look on Mona's face, Xia Yu continued to explain: "Because I know Keli, what she is most interested in is studying various bombs, and she has never mentioned astrology or anything like that.”

"Ha!? In other words, the competition can't be carried out? Alas..." Mona sighed and looked at the sky. Even Xia Yu could easily feel the regret in her eyes as she walked quietly. The black-haired girl seemed a little uncomfortable with the ice slime she was holding. She forcefully twisted her round body a few times and adjusted her chubby body to a comfortable angle, which attracted Mona's attention.

"Forget it...being able to raise an ice slime can be considered a gain for researchers. Besides, my main goal is to retrieve the teacher's box. If there is no way to compete, then forget it. "

It took nearly half a day to travel on the Ruin Hunter. Although it attracted many caravans' glances along the way, fortunately, I saw people. Even though I was traveling on the main road between Liyue and Mondstadt, Even the presence of relic hunters did not cause too much panic in the caravan.

Finally, before sunset, Xia Yu and his party arrived at the most unique inn in Dihuazhou - Wangshu Inn built in a huge ancient tree.

Looking at Wangshu Inn from a distance may give people the illusion that it is a tree house, but when you look closer, you will find that the entire inn has its own mystery.

The entire inn is actually built on the steepest cliff in Dihuazhou. The circles of plank stairs that circle up the mountain give people a very thrilling feeling. If you are not willing to walk along the plank road to the inn, The functional area of ​​the inn located at the foot of the mountain is also equipped with a cable ladder driven by a water wheel. You can easily travel between the top and the foot of the mountain by simply standing on the wooden pavilion for transportation up and down.

The reason why Wangshu Inn gives people the illusion that it is a huge tree house is due to the huge leafy ancient tree on the top of the mountain. The inn built around the ancient tree is hidden among the mountains and ancient trees. , its unique construction method naturally makes it one of the most special attractions in Liyue.

However, when deciding where to stay, something seemed wrong with Mona.

"Um...Xia Yu, do we really want to rest in this inn tonight?" Mona, who raised her head and looked at the inn built on the top of the mountain, her legs trembling slightly, seemed a little timid. "Look at the structure of this mountain. It's very dangerous, right? Is it really not going to collapse?"

As Mona said, the most dangerous thing about Wangshu Inn is the base below it. The entire rock cliff presents an hourglass shape with thick ends and a thin middle. Although it is not too thin, the dangerous The structure is truly intimidating.

"Why is this inn built in such a dangerous place?" Mona complained, making Kun Jun laugh.

"Don't worry, the situation of this cliff is somewhat special. It is much stronger than ordinary rocks. Even if someone deliberately destroys it, it will be extremely difficult for ordinary explosives to blow up this small cliff." He continued to explain. Kunjun's words attracted applause from the hotel staff nearby.

"This customer is an expert at first glance!" The waiter who praised Kun Jun came up to him, as if to make Mona feel more at ease. The waiter said: "I think back then, the location of Wangshu Inn was chosen by the owner. Carefully selected by Lord Ningguang, who has not yet made a fortune, there is no other place in this beautiful Dihuazhou that is more solid than the cliff at the foot of Wangshu Inn."

"...Is that so? Let's stay here." Mona, who was still in shock, suddenly became calmer for some reason.After boarding the wooden cable car under the guidance of the waiter, Mona glanced around and found no surveillance. She immediately reminded Xia Yu and the others: "Be careful, the waitress just now was weird. She lied."

"what...?"

Looking at Xia Yu and Ruotuo Dragon King who were obviously stunned, Mona explained: "I have introduced that I am an astrologer, right? Astrology is an extremely complex knowledge, and astrology is the most convenient and practical way to use it. It is used to confirm whether a person is lying. The waitress just now is actually an agent collecting intelligence. "

Is astrology so powerful?Xia Yu looked at Mona with eyes full of admiration.Not only can you see through whether the other party is lying, but you can even know the other party's hidden identity. This is even more powerful than a lie detector...

As for why agents appeared in the inn, Xia Yu also had his own guess.The most likely one is the collection of intelligence.

In this different world where mainstream technology, except for black technology, lags far behind the original world, the way people obtain information is not like in the original world where they can open a web page and explore it.Therefore, various types of information dictated by traveling merchants and adventurers have become one of the mainstream ways of understanding information in this world.

Inns, adventurers' guilds, and taverns are where the flow of intelligence naturally takes place. Therefore, it is normal to find one or two agents among the staff of the inn who have mixed in to collect intelligence.

"Nothing should happen. I don't think the other party's target will be us." Xia Yu showed strong confidence when he persuaded the nervous Mona. "Besides, there are ruin hunters and Ruotuo Dragon King beside us. With them here, who dares to attack us?"

"...You are right. Let's remind the owner of the inn later." After the wooden pavilion stopped, under the introduction and guidance of several waiters, the four of them stored the relic hunters on the roof. After climbing the ancient tree, we arrived at the inn.

"Welcome to Wangshu Inn, four of you. How many rooms do you want?" Greeted by what seemed to be a female innkeeper in her early thirties, the four people who completed the room reservations successfully obtained the keys to two houses.

"Huai'an, come and take a few guests to their rooms. The waiters in the inner hall are a little overwhelmed." The woman called to a middle-aged man in his forties outside the door and looked into the middle-aged man's eyes. Full of tenderness, it seems that the two of them have some kind of relationship.

"It's okay. Since everyone is busy, let us look for a house. We have nothing to do anyway." Mona, who rushed to stop the store owner from assisting, pulled Xia Yu and others up. stairs.

"Keep your voice down and don't look confused." Mona reminded Xia Yu and Ruotuo Dragon King in a low voice, and her expression became more serious. "Every waiter in the inn, including the owner, has problems." Mona's words stunned Xia Yu.

"Mona...what do you mean?"

"Yes, the entire Wangshu Inn, from the boss to the waiters, are all agents."

Chapter 111: The trouble of having no money, Mona gives up thinking

Are they all agents? ?