Is Lumine the only one unmatched in combat?
Jack pondered the words from Tartaglia's mouth, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
It seemed Marina and the others who returned from Dragonspine Mountain had not revealed information about his strength.
Of course, it's also possible that Tartaglia, this simpleton, has outdated information, and the group of old schemers, the Harbingers, don't plan to include him in their games.
"It's good to see you again."
Jack politely shook Tartaglia's hand.
As an attack buff for normal attack-based characters like Ganyu and Hutao.
Although Tartaglia was only level 70 in Jack's character interface, his friendship level was rarely trained to level 10.
So, encountering this brute as the first Fatui was truly excellent.
"Traveler, are you here to pick out clothes for your female companions?"
"You can tell that? That's amazing!"
Jack complimented Tartaglia.
This fellow didn't realize Jack was teasing him and waved his hand, saying, "Coincidentally, there's an old Liyue saying: 'It's better to come at the right time than to come early.' Today, the Northland Bank will cover the cost of your clothes!"
"As expected of a Fatui Harbinger, your words are grand."
Jack also remembered.
This Splendor Boutique was indeed an asset of his wife, Ningguang.
He originally didn't need to spend money on clothes, and now with the Fatui, this big spender, taking care of his wife's business, it was certainly for the best.
"I won't be convenient to accompany you, Traveler, for picking out clothes. Just send the bill directly to the Northland Bank. This is my payment token."
Tartaglia handed over a business card engraved with a large whale.
"I'd like to invite the Traveler to dinner another day. The location will be our usual spot, Xinyue Kiosk. Please be sure to bring Miss Lumine along. We'll... see you there!"
"See you there!"
Jack returned a cupped-fist salute.
Tartaglia laughed heartily, coming and going quickly.
He disappeared from sight in no time.
However, what he didn't know was that Jack's Aralia Element Power, driven by the deified Anemo and Geo Element Power, had far surpassed that of ordinary people.
The Fatui ears and eyes he left behind were as conspicuous as light bulbs in the night.
5 Debt Collectors, 10 Thunderfly Warlocks, and several Fatui Skirmishers.
Reality is different from the game.
Population and map size are among the biggest differences.
Therefore, there are countless special talents elected by the power of the entire nation. There are at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, people who can reach the rank of Debt Collector and Thunderfly Warlock.
Even if Tartaglia is the youngest among the Eleven Harbingers, the military force he can command is absolutely far superior to the current Knights of Favonius, which only has a handful of members.
"Brother, there are people... around."
Qiqi tugged Jack's hand and looked up at him.
"Yes, yes, it's alright, Qiqi. They are all friends of that person just now; they won't attack us."
Jack's pupils were tinged with Aralia Element Power.
Like an invisible laser, he scanned the surroundings.
Those Fatui pawns who had been focusing on him inevitably met his gaze.
And it was this glance that directly put everyone into a hypnotic state.
The images in their minds would automatically be replaced with normal clothes shopping, and the rest of the conversations and paths would leave no memory at all.
...
After getting ready.
Jack informed Hutao.
"Let's go, Hutao, to pick out clothes for you."
The three walked purposefully towards the lingerie section.
Immediately, a young and beautiful sales associate followed them.
"Sir, are you here to buy clothes for your wife and daughter? We are currently having a promotion for our autumn new arrivals with full discounts. You can take a look over here."
"Wife, wife?!"
Hutao jumped back a small step in surprise, then fanned her slightly flushed cheeks with her hand: "Ahaha... You have good taste! That's right! I am the wife!"
She was satisfied, but Qiqi became a bit sulky.
"It's sister, not... daughter!"
Qiqi stubbornly repeated this sentence.
Her adorable appearance attracted the attention of all the older sisters present.
"That little sister is so cute, I want to pinch her little dumpling cheeks."
"I want to take her home and raise her! For that, I wouldn't even buy clothes every month, just to raise her!"
In the store, where women outnumbered men.
Jack and his group became the center of attention.
"It's alright, we'll just look around ourselves."
Jack declined the sales associate's practical recommendations.
If there was a discount, wouldn't that just save the Northland Bank money? Anyway, the money would eventually end up in Ningguang's pocket. He wouldn't do such a losing business.
So, Jack directly led his family to the most expensive flagship style section.
"Oh? As expected of open Teyvat, they even have fishnet stockings."
In the sample display area, one by one, lingeries that looked very soft to the touch were placed there.
Jack picked up a pair of fishnet stockings. They felt as cool as silk to the touch, and the fishnet squares were extremely elastic.
If worn by someone with full thighs like Eula or Jean, the tender flesh squeezed out between the squares would probably have already surpassed the so-called food-grade level.
"This is good. I'll take 100 pairs for now."
"P-P-P-Please, how many?"
The sales associate was so startled that her words were unclear.
Sir, would you like to check the price first?
One pair of these stockings is almost half a month's salary for me!
"One pair is 80,000 mora, so 100 pairs are only 8 million. It's barely enough."
(Here, mora: RMB = 10:1. Taking Sayu's monthly salary of 200,000 as an example, converting it to a senior white-collar worker's basic monthly salary of 20,000 now is relatively reasonable.)
The sales associate still wanted to say something.
Jack's next sentence directly made her dismiss the idea that this person was here to cause trouble.
"Send the bill to the Northland Bank. I have the Childe's token."
"Brother, that..."
Suddenly, Qiqi's small hand pointed in one direction.
That was the children's section.
And following her index finger, there were rows of pure white cotton socks.
"Does Qiqi want that?"
"Mm."
"Okay, give me 100 pairs of those too."
"Okay, sir! 100 pairs of children's pristine silk cotton socks, 5 million mora. Our store doesn't have that much in stock temporarily. Sir, could you provide an address, and we'll deliver them directly from the warehouse? Would that be alright?"
"Deliver directly to Qun... Um, Hall of Wangsheng."
Jack was afraid that if he said the words Qunyu Pavilion, these people wouldn't dare to accept his money.
So he directly had them delivered to the Hall of Wangsheng.
"Hall... Okay, understood!"
The sales associate looked at Hutao beside her in surprise.
Only then did she realize, isn't this young lady the Director of the Hall of Wangsheng?!
Immediately, her heart filled with respect for Jack.
Few in all of Liyue could dare to pluck Hutao, this blooming flower of the underworld.
During the time the sales associate's thoughts wandered.
Jack picked out a few more good-looking clothes, also buying them in quantities of 100.
Then, the three walked to a mysterious doorway.
[No Entry for Minors]
"Hmm, what's this?"
"Ahem."
The shopping guide subtly glanced at Qiqi, who was curiously wide-eyed, and explained in a roundabout way, "This is… um… a more special area of our store. Because some of the content is quite unique, only adults are allowed to enter."
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