Hearing that his brother already understood the truth, Ying no longer dwelled on the matter and instead had a new question.
"Oh, right, Lin Qiu, you're also an outlander; can you use those anchor points?" Ying asked.
Lin Qiu shook his head; he couldn't use those anchor points. He could only use the ones he exchanged from the system.
"Is that so? I heard Mona say you can instantly travel between Fontaine and Liyue, and I thought you could also use those anchor points."
Lin Qiu then realized that Mona had also met the Traveler this time.
Speaking of which, Mona shouldn't have badmouthed me, right? I'm so good to her, I even told her about the future; she wouldn't blame me, right?
"The anchor points I use are a bit different from yours, so we can't use each other's," Lin Qiu explained.
Wait, Lin Qiu suddenly realized that while Ying couldn't use his anchor points, he could take Ying with him to teleport.
Isn't this opening the Fontaine map ahead of time? A path not yet conceived!
However, Fontaine is calm now, so there's nothing to do even if they go. It can just be considered getting the next element power in advance.
The matter of the anchor points was different from the previous topic of Khaenri'ah. This was not hidden from Hu Tao and Navia anyway, so Lin Qiu openly stated this idea.
Ying immediately agreed. It was naturally best to open the map one step ahead, and she could always use the anchor points to return.
Just like that, after they finished their serious talk, they started chatting casually, and Ying also decided to temporarily stay at Lin Qiu's home.
Ying hadn't obtained the Serenitea Pot yet, so her current accommodation was staying in inns. Ying naturally wouldn't refuse to stay at Lin Qiu's home to save money.
The money saved could buy Paimon something delicious.
They weren't in a hurry to go to Fontaine immediately. It would be fine once Lin Qiu finished dealing with matters in Liyue.
After knowing his brother was safe, Ying was no longer in a hurry to travel. Just as Venti said, she should enjoy the scenery along the way.
Lin Qiu would return to Fontaine later, and it would be perfect to take the Traveler with him.
The matter Lin Qiu had to deal with was his appointment with Ganyu for tomorrow to visit Cloud Retainer.
Speaking of which, the new book seems to be released tomorrow as well?
In fact, during the past month, before coming to Liyue, Lin Qiu had finished writing all the Story Quests in Mondstadt and submitted them to the Steam Bird Newspaper.
After arriving in Liyue, he also submitted them to Wanwen Bookhouse, but the publication order was arranged by Lin Qiu in advance.
The next day, Lin Qiu woke up very early, as he had an appointment with Ganyu.
Navia and Ying were still sleeping in the guest room, and Lin Qiu didn't wake them up.
Ganyu also arrived very early. Lin Qiu opened the door, and Ganyu was already waiting outside.
Perhaps she had been drinking dew outside just now.
"Good morning, Mr. Lin Qiu," Ganyu said with a slight smile.
"Shall we depart then?" Ganyu inquired.
Lin Qiu nodded, and the two walked towards Jueyun Karst.
Ganyu is a half-adeptus beast, and Lin Qiu had now used 100,000 emotion points to enhance his strength. The monsters on the road posed no threat to them.
As the two made their way to Jueyun Karst, Lin Qiu's new book was released as promised.
This release did not include the third act, but rather two Story Quests, namely 'Astrolabos Chapter' and 'Trifolium Chapter'.
These were Mona's and Klee's Story Quests, and Lin Qiu intentionally released their stories together.
To clear Mona's name a bit, it's not just any little girl who can trick Mona; she's the 'strongest force in Mondstadt'!
Regarding the story Lin Qiu wrote, Mona said, "Lin Qiu, you just wait for me!"
"Don't let me catch you, or you'll be in for it."
"If only you had written this story earlier and let me see it, I wouldn't have read that book! It's all my fault for trusting you too much!"
Mona finished reading the story and realized that even without Lin Qiu, she would have stumbled upon that book by chance.
"Alas, fate is indeed unchangeable," Mona sighed.
This is why astrologists don't want to see their own future.
Because even if you see it, you can't change anything, and it might even happen that you see a bad future and try to change it.
And as a result of your attempt to change it, the bad future is brought about.
Such a situation is truly disheartening and can easily shatter one's resolve.
The destiny of Teyvat is predetermined, and there are not many ways to change fate.
One way is to make changes in the blind spots of the Heavenly Principles' vision, like Focalors.
Another is for an outlander to disrupt things. Outlanders are not part of the divine plan and can influence predetermined fate, like Lumine.
And another is to directly overthrow the Heavenly Principles and shatter this predetermined fate, like the Cryo Archon.
Of course, one can also be like Khaenri'ah and directly clash with the Heavenly Principles!
But no matter which one, none can be easily achieved.
"No, Lin Qiu is also an outlander..." Mona suddenly realized.
Lin Qiu is also an outlander, and he also has the right to disrupt things.
It should be a simple matter to just stop me from reading the 'Old Woman's' diary, right?
"Stinky Lin Qiu! He deliberately tricked me!" Mona gritted her teeth and closed the book.
Although she was angry, this was also a premonition of her own destiny, so she still had to keep it safe. Perhaps she could learn something from it.
This was for Mona, the insider; for those who were not in the know, Mona's Story Quest was quite interesting.
Because everyone was guessing from the beginning who the great scholar's successor Mona spoke of was.
Many Mondstadters speculated if it was Albedo, or perhaps Sucrose?
Lisa was an Akademiya student, so she shouldn't have any relation to Mona's master's arch-rival, right?
Holding various curiosities and speculations, people continued to read.
Then they saw Mona pointing at Klee and saying,
"It's her! The successor to the great knowledge!"
"I am the astrologist who has glimpsed the secrets of the star sea! You must have calculated my arrival long ago."
People cried out in dismay, the successor to the great knowledge, was actually Klee, this little cutie!?
It's good enough if she can recognize all the words, let alone inherit great knowledge? Let me do it instead!
Klee poked her finger at her lips, her small expression full of confusion: "Star sea? What's the star sea? Are there fish in the star sea too?"
To this, Lin Qiu replied, "Fool, Kokomi is just an ornamental fish."
And the Mondstadters were full of question marks. Where is the successor to the great knowledge? It's definitely not Klee, right? Tell us it's not!
If making bombs is part of great knowledge, then she has indeed inherited it.
Perfect, the next one is Klee's story. We'll see what great knowledge she inherited.
Everyone began reading Klee's story, 'Trifolium Chapter'.
Well, actually, before reading, just by looking at the title, ordinary people wouldn't know it was Klee's story.
They just finished one story and habitually moved on to the next.
The book spoke of an interesting and popular topic circulating in the streets of Mondstadt.
That is, who is the strongest force in Mondstadt?
For the Mondstadters, it was definitely their Anemo Archon, Barbatos.
But what if Archons don't count?
So the final candidates were the Dandelion Knight and the Darknight Hero.
And, the Honorary Knight Lumine, strongly pushed by Paimon.
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Character Voice-Over · Mona: About Lin Qiu · Part 3
"Next time I meet him, I will absolutely not be fooled by him again!"