While Lin Qiu was having dinner and touring Liyue, the third act of Mondstadt's story and Jean's Legend Quest were finally released.
Lin Qiu came to Wanwen Bookhouse to submit the Liyue story, to prevent the Steam Bird Newspaper from publishing it again, but seeing the long queue now, it seemed he would have to wait until next time.
Next time it is, anyway, there is teleportation, he can come anytime.
Fortunately, Charlotte only disclosed Lin Qiu's name and no photos, so he was not recognized.
Although Furina was also a big star, her popularity in Liyue was not high, and if she changed her clothes, no one would recognize her.
The God and the Prophet quietly walked past everyone.
Back to Mondstadt, the Mondstadters already knew about the Anemo God solving the Dragon Disaster, so their focus was on the story after the Dragon Disaster was resolved.
The story began with Venti returning the skyward harp, only it was a broken skyward harp.
"Ah—! Barbatos, even if Barbara spends the rest of her life atoning for her sins to you, it wouldn't be enough, would it?" Barbara knelt on the ground.
Barbara, who saw this part in reality, deeply empathized; thanks to the changes that happened in the future, otherwise, she would have spent the rest of her life in the confessional.
Wait, she seemed to have heard this sentence from someone...?
Then Barbara saw Venti, unable to bear her like that, restore the skyward harp to its original state.
"Barbatos, can you even forgive me for this?" Barbara clasped her hands together.
Rosaria pretended to close her eyes and catch up on sleep, but in her heart, she thought: Didn't Barbatos break it in the first place?
As for Venti saying he used an illusion to repair the skyward harp?
Barbara didn't believe it at all; how could the Anemo God deceive her!
Rather, Barbatos was right in front of her, and he even used his divine power to repair the skyward harp, yet she didn't recognize him; she was truly not devout enough!
Tonight, she must read about Barbatos's deeds several times!
Back to the plot in the book, everyone ran out of the church, and the cold wind blew, directly freezing Paimon, the Traveler, and Venti.
La Signora: "Oh, so the hamster from home has finally been found."
"Gnawing on wooden stakes, biting rice bags, causing so much trouble for Mondstadt..."
The hamster La Signora referred to was Dvalin.
Venti: "You're not talking about a hamster, you're talking about a rat."
La Signora pinched Venti's small face, which was chubby and soft.
"You have no say now, rude Roving Bard!"
Seeing this, the Mondstadters were enraged; the Fatui actually treated their God like this!
Barbara rarely felt such anger; the Fatui actually insulted her God, the God's face, even she had never touched it!
Jean, on the other hand, was a bit confused, where was she? Where were the church guards?
Wasn't she just by Venti's side before? Where was she?
Jean always felt that this was most likely the God's plan; she had seen Venti's strength.
Moreover, at this distance, even if she hadn't followed them out, she could have arrived immediately; now that she hadn't appeared, it was probably arranged by the Anemo God.
Barbatos must have a deeper meaning in doing so.
La Signora, who had obtained the Gnosis, left with her subordinates, leaving behind the unconscious Traveler and others.
After an unknown amount of time, the Traveler slowly woke up, and the first thing she said was:
"Is this...which planet?"
She had traveled too many worlds and was momentarily confused.
Paimon: "Looks like I need to water you more to help activate your brain."
Paimon thought the Traveler was talking nonsense again.
Barbara treated the Traveler and also told her about Venti.
Barbara: "That bard woke up first, but strangely, my treatment had almost no effect on him."
After learning that Venti had woken up and left, the Traveler asked where Venti had gone.
Barbara replied, "The symbol of Mondstadt's heroes."
Coming to the big tree, Venti was already waiting for her there.
The following conversation contained an immense amount of information, making everyone reading the book sit up straight.
"Every Vision holder is someone qualified to become a God, thus called an allogene, possessing the qualification to ascend to Celestia."
All Vision holders' brains began to operate at high speed, "We can all become Gods?"
They knew about Celestia, after all, it was right above them, but they didn't understand what was the use of ascending there?
"Hehe, this is a secret that only true Gods know." Venti was a little proud.
It was a pity that this secret was now about to become widely known.
The Traveler continued to inquire about La Signora's identity, allowing everyone to understand the source of the Fatui's power.
After the Traveler finished asking about the Fatui and the Tsaritsa, Venti made a suggestion: he suggested that the Traveler's next stop be Liyue.
Because the Rite of Descension was about to be held, it would be a shame to miss it.
The Traveler accepted the suggestion and turned to leave.
"Wait a moment, 'The Outlander Who Caught the Wind.'" Venti called out to Lumine.
"Are you calling me?" Lumine was a bit confused by this title.
"That's right."
It was then that everyone remembered the name of the first act of this book, 'Prologue: Act I: The Outlander Who Caught the Wind.'
"Traveler, when you embark on your journey again, you must remember the meaning of the journey itself."
"The birds, poems, and city-states of Teyvat, the Tsaritsa, the Fatui, and the monsters, are all part of your journey."
"The destination does not mean everything; before reaching the destination, use your eyes to see more of this world."
This was the admonition given by the Anemo God.
There was also a passage at the end of the story.
The giant dragon that had guarded the city-state of freedom for a thousand years finally became confused about freedom.
Can freedom, commanded by the God of freedom, still be called freedom?
This last passage was not spoken by a character; everyone speculated that it should be Qiu Cheng's summary of the Mondstadt story.
Lin Qiu put this sentence at the end this time to make people trust this sentence immensely.
When this line is put at the beginning later, you can guess what is true and what is false.
The story of Mondstadt ended, but at the end of the story, there was also a small side story.
The story was titled—'The Four Winds.'
"The story I'm about to tell begins in the last millennium." Venti narrated the story.
"The South Wind Guardian expelled the nobles."
"The West Wind Guardian was initially formed."
"The North Wind Guardian returned from wandering and settled in Wolvendom."
"The Four Winds circulated, and the reborn city of freedom was awaiting revival."
The people of Mondstadt immediately understood that the Anemo God was telling them stories from Mondstadt's past.
People from other regions were also quite interested; no matter what, this was a story told by a God, at the very least, they could learn about Mondstadt's history.
A story told personally by the Anemo God must have a deeper meaning, right?
With this thought, Jean sat up straight and read carefully.
The South Wind Guardian from a thousand years ago, wasn't that Senior Vennessa? She was someone Jean admired and her goal.
She wondered if Venti would talk about Senior Vennessa?
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Character Voice Line Jean: About the Anemo God's Gnosis
"Hmm... In my opinion, this should all be the Anemo God's plan; the Anemo God must have a purpose in doing so."