When a person has no worries about food and clothing, they will always find something to do.
Now Cid walked into the tavern, but only ordered a glass of iced Hookhook Juice.
Cid really liked this juice—it was sweet, refreshing, and had a pleasantly tart acidity.
Although some drunken uncles nearby teased him for being a kid coming to a tavern to drink juice, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.
But to be honest, this tavern was less like a bar and more like a beverage hall; they sold almost everything.
Cid didn't like listening to gossip, but when some extraordinary gossip was making waves everywhere, there was no way to remain unaware of it.
Seamus Pegg and Frederica have separated.
These two separated even though they have two daughters.
It was something that made people concerned.
Because their two daughters are Barbara and Jean.
This was the first time he learned the exact time point he had traversed to.
So… isn't this way too early?
He himself wasn't a child either…
What does this mean?
By the time his wife Barbara grows up, he'll already be approaching forty.
There are even more than ten years until the plot begins.
By then, at his age…
A middle-aged uncle in Genshin Impact would be in a very awkward age range…
Because the gacha pool consists of either twenty-year-old young people or centuries-old, millennia-old monsters.
Looking for a wife younger than him… the age gap would be too big…
Looking older… forgive Cid for being blunt, but they wouldn't possibly take a fancy to him.
…
Just like this, then.
When facing reality, besides accepting it, what else can one do?
At least he had truly arrived in the world of Genshin Impact now.
That's already very good, isn't it?
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Very good. Mindset adjusted.
Cid took small sips of the Hookhook Juice in his cup.
Should he go see Barbara? At this point in time…
A small child facing the matter of her parents not being together…
Cid felt some resistance in his heart.
First of all, contacting the daughter of famous Mondstadt figures at this time point… no matter how he thought about it, he'd probably be dragged away, right?
It would seriously affect his idea of developing stealthily and not being reckless!
Then… if he wanted to build favorability… wouldn't that be taking advantage of someone in a vulnerable moment? It always felt somewhat immoral to go over after knowing, too profit-oriented.
Besides, little Barbara has an older sister.
Even though the ever-strong Captain Jean is still a young child right now, right?
Though it feels like Captain Jean should have quite a few people around her—Lisa, Diluc, Kaeya, the Grand Master…
He suddenly remembered that before falling into the Genshin pit, he had accidentally joined a war.
Back then he encountered the Diluc-Jean shippers. At that time, Cid thought, as the video said, red and green together really did look good…
But soon he came across videos shipping Diluc and Kaeya's brotherly bond, and felt that red and blue together also looked pretty good…
Then the shippers from both sides started chatting, and the scene became chaotic for a while.
After the chaos, Cid became the leader of the evil faction.
Shaking with anger… can't Master Diluc in red just have one husband (blue) and one wife (green)?
When will we rare harem shippers be able to stand up!
Then Cid was kicked out of the group chat.
The follow-up to that war remained unknown.
Cid shook his head, feeling his brain was a bit muddled while also wanting to laugh a little.
Ah, why think so much? In the end, there are still things he wants to do.
Cid stood up from his chair.
A person can't always just develop; one can't forget the scenery around them just for the goal of becoming stronger!
Cid decided to go to the Cathedral of Favonius.
Though he didn't know if Barbara was at the Cathedral of Favonius, he only planned to try his luck.
If he didn't encounter her, that was fine—he had at least taken action.
If he did encounter her… he'd think about it when the time came.
Cid held a pouch of Mora in his hand.
After all, when he had just arrived in this world, he had received care.
It was also a good opportunity to donate some Mora as thanks for the protection of the Anemo Archon Barbatos.
Speaking of which, when does Venti awaken?
It should be three years before the plot begins…
He'll awaken more than ten years from now.
Speaking of which, what if he went to Windrise to dig up Venti's wine?
That idea is too suicidal; better forget it.
Or perhaps tell the people at the Cathedral of Favonius that there's a batch of precious cultural wine relics of Lord Barbatos buried under Windrise?
Lord Barbatos's wine—what does that have to do with you, Venti?
Cid's thoughts stopped there.
His heart calmed down.
Because after pushing open the grand doors of the Cathedral of Favonius, he saw Barbara from her childhood.
She was very cute.
She was softly singing a song over there.
Some listeners were gathered around her.
The inside of the cathedral was truly very quiet.
Quiet to the point that Cid felt the sound of his footsteps was a mistake.
As expected, I overthought it.
From the firsthand news to what I heard in the tavern.
The time point had already passed long ago.
Barbara had already been counseled by Klee's mother.
She should now be working hard toward becoming an idol, right?
That's really great…
Cid sincerely felt happy for Barbara.
Though he wasn't sure what the composition was of the people listening to Barbara sing.
Perhaps her father arranged them to cheer up the child?
But Barbara had already taken a small step toward her idol dream.
Ah~
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That's really nice~
Cid tiptoed, planning to sneak around the crowd.
Since Barbara was fine, he'd first go donate the Mora as thanks for Barbatos's protection.
…
Do you know? When a person is extremely nervous, they become very aware of their surroundings.
Especially little Barbara, surrounded by a crowd.
Children are always sensitive. But adults always like to treat children as blank sheets who understand nothing.
For example, spotting a certain adventurer uncle who thinks he's quietly sneaking past.
This should be the normal reaction, right…
The adults in the church are only willing to listen because it's me singing…
Barbara was still singing softly, but the disappointment that a child couldn't yet hide was still noticed by the adults.
Uncle Cid had the feeling of being stared at.
It's an illusion, right?