After lingering in the cemetery for a long time, Alex bid farewell to Navia and the others with a greeting.
Navia nodded, her eyes widening as she watched the two disappear right after speaking.
Navia hadn't yet experienced Alex's teleportation.
At Palais Mermonia, after conveniently dropping Neuvillette off at home, Alex vanished again, reappearing at a teleportation anchor point in the Opera Epiclese.
I hope I'm not late. What did Lyney tell me earlier? Meet here and then???
Alex was puzzled, slowly walking towards Lucine Fountain and then zoning out.
Since it hadn't rained long ago, there was hardly anyone around Lucine Fountain.
Lucine Fountain was exceptionally quiet at this moment, with only the sound of flowing water.
Speaking of which, ever since the Vacher incident ended, I don't know if they disappeared with Vacher, but I haven't heard any talking from the spirits in the spring water.
As Alex was thinking, with no other sounds to interfere, the voices of the spirits he had heard before reappeared.
Whispering softly, vaguely saying something like "good... good."
Alex, standing by Lucine Fountain, was about to go in again to listen carefully.
At that moment, further away, or rather, at the Opera House's main entrance, a young boy's call rang out.
"Little brother~ Over here, over here!"
Alex looked over and found it was Lyney! This was great!
Alex quickly pushed the previous strangeness to the back of his mind; the big boss was here!
As for the voice just now, it was probably another side quest; no rush, Primogems were more important.
"Big bro~~~ I missed you guys so much~!" Alex said with a wide smile.
He even opened his arms and ran towards Lyney.
"Thump, thump, thump," Lyney didn't refuse Alex's enthusiastic hug, getting patted on the back three times.
Alex released Lyney and saw Lynette next to him, his eyes shining as he said in a strange tone, "Oh~ My God~ How incredible this is, look who I've found~? ...My dear Lynette, it's only been a few days, and you've become even cuter. Let's have an enthusiastic French..."
The usually calm Lyney was instantly ignited by Alex's words. Seeing him about to reach out to his sister, he immediately placed a hand on Alex's shoulder: "What are you doing?"
Saying this, Lyney increased the pressure in his hand.
Feeling the pain, Alex instantly lowered the injured area, bending his body and saying, "Oh~ ow, ow, easy there, Big Brother Lyney, I just suddenly remembered your custom, a gentleman's kiss..."
A sudden, greater force on his body almost made Alex fall over: "Ouch~"
The small farce, under Lynette's ᗜ_ᗜ expression and Lyney's murderous look, made Alex awkwardly change the subject.
"So, did you just finish a magic show and come out...?" Alex began to pretend to look down in thought.
Lyney didn't dwell on Alex's teasing any further and replied, "Yes, it's just that it's been raining a lot these past two days, which has led to far fewer people coming to see the magic show."
"Oh, I see, so. Heheheh~" Alex suddenly let out a sly laugh, subtly making a money-counting gesture with his right hand towards Lyney.
"Where's my goods?" Alex suddenly lowered his voice, making it look to outsiders as if they were engaged in an illegal transaction.
Lyney took off his top hat in front of Alex, then continuously flipped the hat.
??? Alex's eyes filled with confusion.
"Pop~" A party popper went off.
Alex glanced sideways; it was Lynette, holding a party popper and firing one into the air above the three of them.
Numerous colorful paper strips fell.
"Ta-da~" Lynette made a sparkling sound effect.
Then, a half-person-tall cardboard box appeared in Lyney's hand.
Lyney held the cardboard box, shaking it up and down, and the sound of stones clashing inside could be heard: "You can always trust a magician to prepare a surprise for you~"
"Ohhhhh!!!" Alex instantly became excited; it was a large box of Primogems.
Wow!!! Alex opened the cardboard box, as if seeing brilliant colorful light emanating from it.
Ding-dong, you have obtained Primogems: 5,200 total.
"Holy cow!!!" Alex couldn't help but exclaim in an impolite manner.
My, my, my... thud, Alex suddenly knelt down, preparing to bow solemnly to Lyney and Lynette.
This caught both Lyney and Lynette off guard.
"My second parents! Godparents! Accept your humble servant's bow!" Alex began to bend at the waist.
Fortunately, Lyney reacted first, and his strength was greater than Alex's, so he quickly stopped Alex from kowtowing.
"It's not that serious, not that serious! This is also just a transaction between us," Lyney said, sweating. This guy... wasn't it just a box of Primogems, much more than what was agreed upon?
Lyney hadn't expected to get so many from his companions at House of the Hearth.
Especially one particular child, who contributed the most, over two thousand. And he only exchanged it for a brand new, extra-large mechanical toy model that cost 50,000 Mora each.
Alex waved his hand, "That's a small matter. You've given me so much, it's enough for me to blow Celestia out of the sky!"
...Lyney was speechless. This guy was exaggerating too much, Celestia indeed.
Alex was in a really good mood today. He casually opened the interface and started drawing.
He boldly performed a ten-pull, his first since coming to Teyvat, but upon seeing the subsequent screen, Alex's mood instantly plummeted.
Only a purple meteor streaked across the screen.
Then, first, a blue interface appeared.
Obtained 3-star weapon: Debate Club.
Aminos!
Alex didn't dare to tap anymore. At this moment, he wished someone could help him pull cards.
He was an old unlucky one! With a sliver of hope, Alex wanted to see what 4-star he would get this time.
Second pull, "Ding, ding, ding, ding," four stars appeared on the screen.
A 4-star on the second pull, not bad~~~ Alex thought.
Then, Alex looked closer, and it seemed like something instantly rushed to his head, causing him to faint.
"Eh?" Lyney was startled, seeing Alex suddenly collapse. Lynette, beside him, also went over immediately and helped the fallen Alex up.
"What's wrong?" Lynette uttered her first greeting since they met.
Alex, sitting up, remained silent.
Obtained 4-star weapon: Luxurious Sea-Lord.
That's right, it was that 4-star salted fish greatsword.
"Wuwuwu..." Alex suddenly started to cry dryly. Although this free event weapon was now available through pulls, why was it this one? Even a Festering Desire would have been better.
Alex sighed deeply, reluctantly accepting his fate. There would be other opportunities later.
Obtained 3-star item: Exquisite Butterfly Hairpin.
Alex tilted his head; strange items were starting to appear.