In real-life Teyvat, it was difficult to always have a team following him to explore the open world; people came and went.
"Still, Furina is the best!" Alex suddenly squatted down and hugged Furina's black-robed leg.
"Eh, eh?" Furina had relaxed a little when she saw the siblings leave. She didn't expect Alex to suddenly do this.
Before Furina could react, he stood up: "But it's a good thing I play summoners!"
A Hydro Ranger appeared in front of Alex.
Wait.
"Is the monster…?" Alex awkwardly pointed ahead.
Clapping her hands on her robes, Furina chuckled happily: "Yes! No one would let a Hilichurl monster get close."
Alex had two choices: either go into the city to rest, or keep grinding in the wild.
But one thing was, how far could he control the monster?
It was worth a try, Alex thought, and he had an answer in his mind.
He took the Ranger to a hidden bush in the distance, saw that there were shrubs, trees, and rocks around, made the Ranger sit there, and set it to standby and counterattack mode, not allowing it to leave the bush area.
This way, even if an ordinary person encountered it, they could easily run away. If a master dealt with it, he wouldn't feel bad; he could just catch another one later.
"Let's go! We're going into the city!" After Alex settled it, he waved his hand.
"That's Poisson ahead, it's an underground town," Furina said, hands on her hips, speechless.
"Anyway, whether it's a city or a town, if I forget, remind me to buy some ingredients, seasonings, and tools later." This was the biggest problem now; without Lyney, wild tents and meals became an issue.
Alex thought about it; fortunately, Lyney came yesterday, otherwise, how would he have spent the night?
No, with Lyney here, he seemed to have missed a chance to make a fire in the wild and have two beautiful women sleep on his shoulder.
Of course, this was assuming Lynette wouldn't conjure two tents like Lyney.
Alex shook his head, shaking off strange thoughts.
Then Alex still followed behind Furina, letting her lead him into this somewhat dark underground town, Poisson.
What first caught Alex's eye were various suspension bridges and houses on the rocks, and a huge cave stretching as far as the eye could see. At the end of his vision, a huge cruise ship was docked in the middle.
It felt like the town was located inside a giant cave.
It was hard to describe; it looked like a very dilapidated town at first glance.
It seemed to be true; ninety percent of the people around were dressed very simply.
It was probably a slum; otherwise, who wouldn't want to live above ground?
Alex was currently unable to change things in Fontaine all at once.
When faced with such a bleak life, Alex was sighing with emotion.
A strange man approached.
It wasn't petty theft, but blatant. Because he was already being watched by Alex and Furina's two pairs of eyes.
"Tired from your journey? Buy some drinks," the man said, taking out a large box of drinks from the box he was carrying on his back.
Bottled, orange-colored.
"Selling for five hundred Mora a bottle. A box only costs three thousand Mora!" The man rubbed his hands. So he was a merchant selling things.
Looking at the bottled and sealed drinks, Alex thought about it; buying a box was indeed a good idea. He was thirsty too.
"I'll take a box," Alex directly took a box and paid for it.
He casually opened a bottle and chugged it down.
It was just ordinary sweet orange-flavored soda. It was alright, a perfectly fine drink.
Alex handed Furina a bottle, and she also started drinking it.
However, the taste was somewhat familiar.
The man, who had made a big sale and earned a lot of Mora, saw Alex drinking with a peculiar expression: "It looks like this is your first time drinking it? How is it? This is our most popular specialty drink in Fontaine, Fonta!"
"Cough cough cough, poof!!" Hearing the man say the last two words, Alex, who had taken another big gulp, choked directly and spat out the rest of the drink.
I'm poisoned! ...No, no!
That one word, Fonta, immediately activated Alex's memory. His last main quest in allogene seemed to be related to Fonta.
Alex looked at the remaining soda in the bottle and drank it all down again in one go.
Hmm, these drinks in front of him were normal.
A major case, important information!
"Thank you!" Alex took back the bottle, gripped the drink vendor's hands, and vigorously shook them up and down.
Then he pulled Furina, who was still drinking, and ran off.
"Clang!" The bottle in Furina's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, half of the Fonta drink spilling onto the wooden floor.
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