It was a winding road.
Paimon brought Jack and Keqing to the most famous tavern in Mondstadt.
A gift from an angel under the command of the great merchant Lord Leggenfend.
[Missing Person Notice]
[Searching for a young man with black hair and Liyue-like appearance. This man possesses superb cooking skills and weapons and holy relic cultivation techniques. He has traveled to various countries with the Honored Knight Ying. If you can find the whereabouts of such a person, you can report to the Knights and receive a generous reward.]
At the entrance of the pub.
A conspicuous missing person notice is hung here.
"Are you looking for me? But what's with this piercing-eyed Conan in black in the portrait?"
"Uh...it's strange. Everyone knows you exist, but no one can recall the details of your appearance, so Albedo had to draw you like this."
Paimon said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.
It seems that the observation dimension is to blame.
Jack pondered for a moment, no longer dwelling on these things, and pushed open the door and walked into the tavern.
"Hello, what can I order?"
"Boss, I want to ask you about someone."
"Haha, if you want to ask people, you should go to the Adventurer's Guild. This is a place for drinking."
"But generally speaking, shouldn't taverns provide similar secret intelligence services?"
"Haha, you're still the same as before, long time no see, traveler."
Uncle Charles smiled happily and handed Jack a glass of freshly mixed wine.
"This drink is on me. The traveler wants to hear about his other companion, Ying, right?"
"Yes, I heard from Paimon that she has been here at the tavern recently."
Jack did not take it for free, but took out a gold nugget and placed it on the bar.
Although the currency circulating in Teyvat is mainly Mora, precious metals such as gold and silver that have good elemental conductivity can also be used as hard currency.
Bartender Charles looked at the fist-sized "gold grain" in front of him and did not refuse, just considering it as paying for Ying's drinks for the past month.
You have to know that the small amount of private money that Paimon occasionally leaves behind is not enough to spend in the most famous tavern in Mondstadt for a whole month.
If Diluk hadn't called out, he would have gone to the Knights to ask for money.
"After the Honor Knight sobered up last night, he asked about Miss Paimon's whereabouts. One of our guys said he heard that Miss Paimon seemed to be on a quest. Upon hearing this, the Honor Knight immediately left the tavern. I think he went to the Adventurer's Guild."
Jack turned his head and glanced at Paimeng.
"I, I took a detour to avoid the Hilichurl camp, and didn't run into Ying on the way."
"Okay, thank you very much for the information provided by Mr. Charles."
Come and go in a hurry.
Before Jack had the chance to taste Mond's special wine, he turned and headed towards the Adventurer's Association in the southern city area.
...
After crossing half of the city, the three arrived at the Adventurer's Association.
"Towards the stars—"
"Catherine, Ying came here yesterday, right?"
This familiar, unpleasant feeling of being interrupted, eh... isn't this the Traveler?
"Are you another fellow traveler?! I haven't seen you in a while. If you were asking about Ying's whereabouts, it seems she went to Starfall Lake to look for Miss Paimon who is with you."
"really."
It seems that although Ying is depressed, she won't really abandon everything and not care about anything.
Unfortunately, she didn't expect Paimon to be so brave as to go into the wild alone.
"How long has she been gone?"
"The traveler left at 10 o'clock last night. Given her speed, if she traveled all night, she would have arrived at Starfall Lake around 6 o'clock this morning."
Paimon and I met around noon.
In other words, Ying left last but arrived several hours early.
When she arrived at the Seven Days Statue, the surroundings should still be in a mess. So it is reasonable to speculate that there were only two situations at that time.
First, Paimon hasn't arrived yet, so you can wait here and meet him.
Second, Paimon couldn't make it because an accident happened somewhere between the two roads.
Obviously, Ying did not choose to sit and wait for death, but believed the second situation.
"Ying probably arrived too early and found Paimon missing, so she turned back to look for him. When I brought you here, we didn't take the main road in the Whispering Forest, so she's most likely still in the Whispering Forest looking for Paimon."
Elsewhere the roads are obvious.
Only the complicated terrain of the Whispering Forest might cause Jack and Ying to meet by chance.
"Keqing, let's go to the Whispering Forest first. Then we'll split up and search. This way, the chances of encountering Ying will be higher. Regardless of whether we find her or not, we'll meet up in Mondstadt at night."
"Gatekeeper, you possess an MC physique and have no biological limitations. Run at full speed to the Seven Heavenly God Statue in Starfall Lake and wait. If you spot a certain yellow-haired girl, explain the current situation to her."
"Paimon, wait for us at the Adventurer's Guild in the city. If Ying comes back directly, we can explain the situation to her directly. That's all!"
Soon, Jack made arrangements based on the situations of the head, middle and tail routes.
The calm commanding posture was different from before, making Keqing see a different side of Jack.
This energetic look made her like him even more.
"Okay, Keqing, leave the eastern forest to me. I will find Ying!"
"Don't worry, don't be stressed. The most fragile Paimon is already standing in front of us intact. With Ying's strength, she won't be in danger in the wild, so as long as she doesn't do anything stupid, we will meet sooner or later."
"Hey! What's the adjective for delicate?"
"Several..."
Catherine reminded Jack, "If you're really anxious, you can try issuing an emergency commission to mobilize more people to find the traveler."
"Commission? That's one way, let's publish it then."
"Okay, please fill in the commission content, compensation, and time limit here, and we will post it on the bulletin board later."
Jack followed Catherine through a series of processes quickly.
Several task notices were produced for three teams to accept.
Just posted.
A slender and delicate hand reached out.
"I didn't expect to receive such a simple yet well-paid mission. Haha, I'll remember this."
This kind of arrogant tone of voice.
Jack looked behind him and saw a blue-haired girl with dignity and elegance written all over her face.
"Eula!!"
Paimon shouted in surprise.
Youla nodded at her, then looked at Jack: "So this is what you look like, Traveler Jack."
"It seems you are one of those people who 'know' me but have never met me."
Jack briefly recalled Eula's character data before he quit the game.
Well, although her holy relic completion level is not as high as Keqing's, she is also a commonly used character with 2 lives + special weapons.
In a nutshell, he got the favorability card.
"Forget the polite words. Are you looking for the traveler Ying? This is really interesting. She was looking for you for the past six months, and now you're looking for her again. Are you acting out the Fontaine drama?"