Ryan yawned and stretched.
He asked the horse to turn left and enter the road inside Springvale.
After climbing the stairs, the narrow view blocked by the stone walls on both sides became open.
The houses are scattered in an orderly manner on the stone slopes, with curls of smoke rising from their chimneys.
A huge, medieval-style windmill, its blades slowly spinning.
Beneath the tower, a bard was playing.
After driving for a while and getting closer, Ryan saw the second "Springvale" sign and a clear pool with two Anemo Slime seats.
"Stop!" He pulled the reins.
Let the horse, which had been running for a day and a night, have a rest.
He smiled at an old man standing by the pond, took out two basins, filled them with water, and brought them to the horse.
"Holy water blessed by the spring spirits, 300 Mora per mouthful! You must work hard tomorrow." Ryan said jokingly to the two snorting horses.
He also took out a bag of dry food and ate it with water!
A map of Springvale was spread out, with a list of people who ordered takeout next to it.
Because he knew that people in Springvale often forget to write down their detailed addresses, before coming, he specially prepared various fish dishes and went to please Diona of the Cat's Tail Tavern, asking her to tell him the corresponding location of each household.
Diona is the daughter of the chief hunter in Springvale. Born here, she naturally knows a lot about her neighbors.
"Outsider, do you know the legend of the spring spirits?" When Ryan sat on the wooden chair next to him to eat, the old man suddenly spoke.
Ryan was stunned, looking at the old man with pity and complicated eyes.
As a player who likes to read books in games, he naturally knew the story of "Heart of the Clear Springs".
A tragedy of the immortal and short-lived species meeting, falling in love, and parting.
The gap between species and the difference in thinking have led to misunderstandings and futility in waiting for half a lifetime.
Finch didn't hear any response and continued to talk to himself.
"You certainly don't know! No one in the village believes it either. There is a spring spirit here."
"When I was young, I often chatted with her..."
The experiences in his memories seemed to bring spiritual comfort to the old man.
Ryan was not impatient and listened to the other party's nagging patiently.
"Alas, I'm old. I'm so old that I don't even have the energy to search all over Teyvat looking for her! I can only wait here, even for the slightest hope!"
Finch finally waited until someone finished listening to his story and asked with anticipation.
"Outsider, do you believe this? This isn't a dream or a delusion, it's the real past."
Ryan looked at his cloudy eyes with only a glimmer of light.
He smiled and nodded, "I believe it!"
"It's like believing that this spring water is blessed and can bring good luck!"
In the game, I was willing to be deceived by the scammers in your town and bought ordinary spring water three times to draw gold.
He added in his mind.
Ryan wiped the food residue from the corner of his mouth, went to the spring, scooped a basin of water, washed his face and rinsed his mouth.
Get on your horses and get going!
Finch stood there, staring blankly at Ryan driving the carriage upwards.
Tears dripped from the corners of his eyes!
"He really believed it!"
Old enough to distinguish lies from truth.
For the first time, no one mocked him, no one just took what he said as a made-up story.
Tears fell into the pool, and beneath the ripples, there was a woman's sigh.
"Is Draff home?"
Ryan got out of the car, walked to a house and knocked on the door.
"Hello, this is Deer Hunter Takeout!"
Seeing a cat-eared man with a resolute face and sharp eyes walking out with a hunting bow on his back, Ryan quickly stated his purpose.
Draff looked at the carriage parked at the door and the truck behind it.
As a long-term partner of Deer Hunter, he was naturally familiar with these two horses, as well as the unique carriage and cargo packaging.
"The stable is next to us. You can use the trough there to feed the horses and let them rest for a day. Then you can change to a carriage inside Springvale and make deliveries!"
"Thank you for your care!" Ryan bowed and saluted.
This is actually a common practice!
If you are in a hurry, we can deliver takeout to Springvale and Dawn Winery.
They would take the horses to Draff's house to rest for a day, and by the way, ask Draff to help look after the goods of the Dawn Winery and feed the two tall horses.
A horse that can travel a thousand miles a day needs to be fed with high-quality fodder.
The price of each meal is not much cheaper than his meals.
Ryan rented a carriage from Springvale, loaded the goods onto it, took out a bottle of transparent rock sugar, and found Pippin, the little boy running around in the town.
Delivering the goods door to door would take a long time as he was not familiar with the route, so he had prepared a cheat long ago.
"I'm Diona's friend, and I came to Springvale to deliver your takeaway!"
"Diona said you are the know-it-all who knows the location of every household!"
"This bottle of candy is your reward. Can you help me lead the way?"
Ryan seduced Pippin with half-truths and boasted to him.
"Okay! Since he is Sister Diona's friend." Pippin looked at the older brother and felt that he was not a bad person. The most important thing was that Draff was watching around.
"Hello, my name is Ryan!" After giving his name, Ryan shook hands with Pippin.
Draff, who was standing behind him, fixed his gaze on Ryan's Liyue clothes and took out a letter from his daughter Diona from his pocket.
"Good boy, is that you?"
"You often cook fish for my daughter, right? Has she grown tired of my cooking?"
The murderous aura suddenly surged!
Ryan was completely unaware of a certain father's anger and had already driven another carriage, taking Pippin with him to deliver the goods!
"This is Yotam's, this is Alan's, this is Brook's..." Pippin held the items, looked at the address, and stretched out his hand to direct.
Ryan drove a horse-drawn carriage and delivered the gifts to each family.
The two of them had a feast of grilled steaks, Wild Mushroom Chicken Skewers, and Northern Smoked Chicken at the home of Brook, a chef who settled in Springvale and was the best in meat cooking.
It took a whole day to walk around half of Springvale.
In the evening, when I delivered the last item and went to the top, a house where I could see a waterfall pool, I encountered a group of Hydro Slimes that besieged the adventurer.
Amidst Pippin's cheers, Ryan easily solved the problem and received a thank-you reward from the other party.
He glanced at the "Springvale" sign standing there.
This is another intersection that also leads to the Dawn Winery.
The Springvale on the map is surrounded by a roughly square road, leading to all directions.
If Ryan had driven the original carriage, he could have continued on this road.
But now, the horses were resting at Draff's house, so he had no choice but to return the same way!
Send Pippin home, and be alone again.
Ryan saw Draff with a gloomy face waiting at the door with the light on, and glanced at him warily.
"The horses are fed and rested! If you're in a hurry, you can hit the road!"
After he finished speaking, he hurried back to the house with a carrier pigeon, leaving behind a sentence.
"I'm warning you, chef from another world!"
"You'd better not try to hit on my daughter!"
"Although she's in her rebellious phase now and has gone to work as a bartender in the city, she will inherit my hunting skills and continue to lead this town."
"You kid... don't deserve it!"
After being scolded for no apparent reason, Ryan took a long time to understand what was going on. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry!
Your daughter is too young!
Who would want to pursue her like this?
The alcoholic old father who is despised by his daughter, unnecessary care!
Ryan complained and got on the carriage.
Just go!