One month later, there were still more than ten days until the Rite of Descension.
Only one noteworthy thing happened during this month: Lin Qiu published new books.
They were 'Chapter One: Act Two: Farewell, the Distant Exuvia' and 'Mighty Mystical Miracle Masterpiece: The Little Totem, A Teucer Story'.
That's right, Lin Qiu not only released Liyue's Act Two but also Childe's Story Quest.
The story of Act Two was fine; after the blow of the Rock God's passing in Act One, holding a funeral in Act Two seemed logical.
However, the people of Liyue were still amazed by Zhongli's composure. After learning of the Rock God's passing, they were all more upset than the last, some even doubting the authenticity of the prophecy book.
But look at Zhongli, how calm, how steady, he even remembered to hold the Rite of Parting. Truly worthy of being the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's consultant!
So mature, so steady, learned and talented, humble and polite, knowledgeable of past and present, diligent and eager to learn.
Plus, he has a Geo Vision, so why not let Zhongli take over the Rock God's position?
I choose Zhongli! He is the one everyone wants!
Well, the God had just passed away, so how could they discuss the succession of the divine position so quickly?
But it must be said, the people of Liyue had an even better impression of this consultant from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Aside from not carrying Mora when he goes out, he seems to have no other flaws. And it seems he's even an adeptus?
Besides the Act Two story, the other story was also quite good.
Originally, the people of Liyue had no good impression of this Fatui Harbinger, but after reading this story, they gained some.
The story was about the Traveler encountering a little boy outside, and then discovering that this little boy was actually the Fatui HarbingerChilde's younger brother.
The Traveler took Childe's younger brother, Teucer, to look for Childe.
It was then that everyone learned that Childe had always hidden his identity as a Fatui Harbinger from his brother.
He claimed his identity was a 'toy salesman'.
Because Childe was busy with something, he temporarily entrusted his brother to the Traveler.
Seeing this, Tartaglia was a little surprised. It seems he trusted this Traveler quite a lot in the future.
And the Traveler herself had also read this story; she had already returned from Mondstadt.
She remembered when Mona met Klee, who had just been released not long ago, and retrieved her master's belongings and a book from her.
After Mona finished reading the book, she kept pestering Lin Qiu, saying she absolutely had to save enough travel expenses to go to Fontaine again, and told Lin Qiu to wait for her!
She said a bunch of things Ying couldn't understand. Ying just took it as a tacit understanding between them Prophets.
Now, seeing this story, Lumine couldn't help but sigh, she really was very popular with children.
Whether it was Paimon, Klee, or Diona, they all had a very good relationship with her.
It's a good thing Paimon didn't know what Lumine was thinking, otherwise she would definitely complain, 'I'm not a child!'
In the story, the Traveler, using the MoraTartaglia gave her, played with Teucer.
Don't even mention it, Ying is indeed good at taking care of children. Not only her, but even Paimon acted like an older sister.
Teucer had a lot of fun with them, but he still wanted to find his brother. He snuck into Liyue just to see his brother.
"Sigh, it's so dangerous for Teucer to sneak into Liyue. I must write a letter to Tonya now and tell her to keep an eye on Teucer." Tartaglia wanted to write a letter to Snezhnaya.
However, what he didn't know was that Teucer had already secretly boarded a ship at this time.
In the story, the Traveler and Paimon agreed to Teucer's idea and took him to find Tartaglia.
Tartaglia was currently having a 'discussion' about work with the Treasure Hoarders.
Tartaglia's eyes were sharp, and he raised his hand handsomely, saying:
"In the name of Her Majesty the Tsaritsa, I forgive you ignorant bumpkins. Now, listen to my title—"
He was halfway through his act when Teucer arrived.
"Brother!"
"Is big brother selling toys to them!? That's so cool, I've always wanted to see big brother at work!"
Upon seeing that it was Teucer, Childe's tone withered.
...My title—is... hmm...
...The best toy salesman in Snezhnaya!
"Pfft, hahahaha." Hu Tao couldn't help but burst out laughing, kicking her little legs.
"Little Qiu Qiu, is this really that Childe?"
"It's not because you have a grudge against him that you're doing this on purpose, right?"
Lin Qiu was in Liyue, as the Rite of Descension was only a few days away.
Navia was also there. After the Vacher case ended, she wanted to take a vacation, so Lin Qiu brought her along.
Lin Qiu's first boss and second boss met just like that.
"You're right, so in the future, when I write your story, I'll make you very funny too," Lin Qiu said, ignoring Hu Tao's swinging legs.
"Eh?" Hu Tao feigned surprise.
"So you really will write my story?"
After speaking, Hu Tao ran behind Lin Qiu and grabbed Lin Qiu's waist with both hands.
"If you dare to write bad things about this Hall Master, see if this Hall Master won't catch you!" Hu Tao said with a laugh, her small hands itching to move.
She knew Lin Qiu's weakness was that the ticklish spot on his waist was particularly obvious.
"A scholar would rather die than be humiliated! I will not compromise!" Lin Qiu stubbornly retorted.
Then the next second he shouted, "Navia, save me quickly!"
However, Navia merely looked thoughtful, pinching her delicate chin and nodding.
"So that's Lin's weakness. Truly worthy of being a senior."
The perspective shifted to the Northland Bank, where Childe, the protagonist, was now covered in black lines.
If only he, or the Traveler, knew about this story, it would be fine, but now all of Teyvat knew!
To be honest, it didn't matter much if all of Teyvat knew, but he couldn't accept his colleagues knowing.
Especially La Signora, Rosalyne, who was standing next to him.
"Hahaha, the best toy salesman in Snezhnaya?"
"So Lord Childe has such a grand ambition. How about I help you apply to Her Majesty the Tsaritsa?"
Rosalyne laughed so hard she swayed back and forth, pressing her hand to her chest to prevent her white rabbits from bouncing around.
"Hmph." Tartaglia snorted disdainfully, "This author will write my story, so I imagine he'll write yours too."
"Don't be too embarrassing then, Signora."
"You'd better mind your own business." Rosalyne waved her hand and left.
She specifically came to Tartaglia to provoke him face-to-face, but she couldn't see Tartaglia's embarrassed expression, how boring.
Back in the story, the Treasure Hoarders were also mocking Childe.
Tartaglia could only emphasize repeatedly, hoping this group of Treasure Hoarders would understand.
"Let me explain again, Snezhnaya toys, three months ago, six hundred thousand Mora, paid in one lump sum."
The Treasure Hoarders couldn't understand at all. What kind of crappy toy sells for that much?
Finally, Tartaglia reluctantly asked if he joined the Treasure Hoarders, would they be willing to pay, for the sake of their comrades?
Hearing this, the Treasure Hoarders subjected Tartaglia to an 'initiation test'.
Unexpectedly, Tartaglia was terrifyingly strong and easily passed the 'initiation test'.
It was then that the Treasure Hoarders began to realize something was wrong. This skill level was clearly not that of an ordinary person.
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Character Voice - Mona: About the Diary
"Ahhh, it's actually the Old Woman's diary from her maidenhood! It's all Lin Qiu's fault for making me see what I shouldn't have seen!"