"Cryo, huh?"
Lisa clicked her tongue, slightly disappointed.
She had already suspected it wasn't Electro the moment she saw its blue glow, but still—there's always that slim chance!
What if the Thunderous Staff gave off a blue glow when upgraded?
Among this whole group, there were plenty of Pyro, Anemo, and Geo users.
But when it came to Electro—only she and Beidou qualified.
As for Tartaglia…
His Delusion didn't count!
With her proud status as Ryen's rightful wife, if this turned out to be an Electro-element staff, it would definitely end up in her pocket the moment it appeared.
"If it's Cryo… then it suits Ganyu perfectly."
Ryen smiled and gently ruffled Ganyu's hair.
Ganyu pressed her lips together and said softly:
"But there's also Miss Ayaka and Miss Rosalyne…"
The two women exchanged glances. Ayaka chuckled lightly and said:
"Don't worry about us. This was originally Ganyu's spoils of battle, so of course it should be hers first."
"We encountered a Druid Mage so soon after coming in. I believe there will be plenty of opportunities later on—no need to rush."
Even without pointing out that Ganyu had personally won it, the fact remained—Ganyu was Ryen's rightful wife.
Strictly speaking, everything in this world already belonged to Ryen.
Who he gave it to was entirely up to him.
Hearing this, Ganyu no longer argued.
She happily accepted the staff, and in that instant, felt her elemental power surge to a whole new level.
Exactly how much, she couldn't tell—for her strength had been greatly suppressed in this world.
She couldn't measure the precise increase.
But one thing was certain—this staff's blessing was overwhelmingly strong.
"I checked already—this staff hasn't been enhanced yet. A bit of a pity."
At that, Ganyu shook her head.
"It's fine. Just having the staff is enough—I really like it… and once it's advanced into a Master-level staff, it can be further strengthened."
Ryen chuckled, taking Ganyu's hand.
"Then you'll like this even more…"
With deliberate care, he slipped a ring onto her finger.
At once, Ganyu's eyes filled with surprise and bliss.
"The Trolls Ring, a rare accessory. It can summon Acid Rain, poisoning enemies. When paired with the staff, it works even better."
But Ganyu wasn't paying the slightest attention to Ryen's explanation. She didn't even care that the ring looked rather ugly.
At this moment, all she could think was: Ryen gave me a ring!
To Ganyu, the boost to her strength was meaningless compared to the fact that this was something Ryen had personally placed on her hand.
In Ganyu's heart-math, this equaled Ryen proposing to her!
"I do!"
She blurted out eagerly.
Ryen froze.
"What?"
Realizing what she had just said, Ganyu's face flushed as the others teased with knowing looks. She lowered her head shyly and stammered:
"N-nothing…"
Ryen gave a helpless laugh, reaching out to rub her horns.
"Looks like Ganyu's mind was running off to some pretty incredible places…"
Ryen leaned close to Ganyu's ear and whispered softly:
"But since you've already said you're willing… you can't go back on it now."
Ganyu's eyes lit up, and she nodded hard.
"Mm! I won't go back on it!"
Ryen never expected to end up proposing like this, but it didn't matter—he truly liked Ganyu.
At worst, he could always make up for it later with a more proper ceremony.
As long as Ganyu was happy, that was enough.
He had never once thought of breaking up or quarreling with Ganyu in this lifetime.
She was so gentle and obedient— even when he went to be with Ningguang and the others, Ganyu had never once gotten angry with him.
But in truth, it was precisely because of this that Ryen felt even more guilty.
Now, muddling through with such a sudden proposal—while it was something to be happy about, it still wasn't exactly perfect in Ryen's eyes.
At the very least, he shouldn't have proposed with such an ugly ring, right?
Even if the ring's effects were incredibly strong.
Originally, Ryen had planned to do it in the Firefly Forest, beneath the sky filled with fireflies that shone like a sea of stars.
He wanted to give her a heartfelt, moving speech.
But judging from Ganyu's eager impatience…
Eight or nine times out of ten, she would have pounced on him the moment he got two sentences out, shouting "I do!" and then dragged him back to get on with things.
So… in matters like this, Ganyu was still a little hasty.
Perhaps… it was because of her age of over a thousand years that made her anxious?
Ningguang, Hu Tao, and the others looked on, feeling a slight pang of sourness in their hearts.
But after all, Ganyu had been the first to be with Ryen, so she did have a certain priority.
They weren't in a rush, either—Ryen wasn't someone who would play favorites.
If Ganyu had this, then the others would, too.
"Congratulations, Ganyu…"
Cloud Retainer let out a somewhat wistful sigh.
She had watched Ganyu grow up since childhood. In her eyes, Ganyu was no different from a daughter.
And now, her daughter was getting married. Inevitably, she felt a sense of melancholy.
What made her even more melancholic was…
She herself still hadn't married!
Her own goddaughter had gotten ahead of her in this matter—how utterly absurd…
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