Fortunately, at this critical moment, a hero bravely stepped forward.
Klee stood with her hands on her hips, chest puffed out, and walked in front of everyone, shouting:
"Klee is here to help!"
Instantly, Fischl's eyes lit up.
"That's right!"
"Little Klee is so cute, Arkz surely won't have the heart to get angry at her!"
"Little Klee, I'm begging you, wake up Arkz."
"Sister Fischl will treat you to candy."
Hearing that Sister Fischl was going to treat her to candy, Klee's big eyes darted around. She secretly wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and shouted loudly:
"Klee also wants Fisherman's Toast, Mondstadt Grilled Fish, Butterfish..."
Fischl patted her chest generously:
"Okay, okay, okay."
"As long as Klee helps Sister Fischl wake up Brother Arkz, Klee can have whatever delicious food she wants."
Upon hearing this, Klee seriously and adorably performed a knight's salute.
"Spark Knight, charge!"
"Da da da."
Klee spread her arms and ran 'da da da' towards the room where Arkz was resting.
A moment later.
"Brother Arkz, wake up!!!"
Klee's voice nearly shook the wooden house apart.
"Hmm? Hmm!!!"
Startled by Klee's loud shout, Arkz instantly lost all sleepiness and almost jumped straight off the bed.
Arkz had originally wanted to get angry, but seeing Klee's spirited appearance, all his rage turned into helplessness.
Forget it, forget it.
Waking up early isn't so bad.
Arkz picked Klee up into his arms and vigorously ruffled her little head.
"Klee, aren't you training today?"
"Why did you come to play with Brother Arkz?"
Klee struggled with all her might to break free from Arkz's playful hands, but alas, she was still too young and was easily held captive by Arkz.
Ruffling Klee's little cheeks, Arkz finally felt a bit better.
"Brother Arkz, Acting Head Jean said that children who sleep in are not good children."
Klee tried hard to justify her action of waking Arkz up.
Arkz smiled and said:
"Acting Head Jean is right. Good children shouldn't sleep in."
"But I don't need to be a good child, do I?"
"Jie jie jie."
Seeing Klee's stunned expression, Arkz laughed triumphantly, looking like a villain.
Klee pouted her little mouth:
"Brother Arkz is bullying people!"
"Klee is going to tell Acting Head Jean to spank Brother Arkz's bottom."
Arkz quickly begged for mercy, and Klee forgave him this time.
After that.
Klee pulled Arkz along and led him toward the direction where Fischl and the others were.
Whoosh!
Before Arkz could react, a wave of delicate fragrance washed over him.
A pair of soft, fair hands grasped his hand.
Fischl had dashed over quickly and tightly gripped both of Arkz's hands:
"My dearest friend, help me."
Arkz tried to pull his hands back. Fischl's small hands were so soft and smooth that they made his heart tremble, feeling a bit feverish.
Who knew that Fischl held on tightly, and for a moment, Arkz couldn't successfully pull his hands free.
Fischl looked directly at Arkz with her big, watery eyes, her moist cherry lips looking so captivating.
Arkz awkwardly turned his head away, not daring to look directly into Fischl's eyes.
For some reason, in the past when he saw these girls, Arkz only felt admiration in his heart.
But seeing them again now, Arkz felt his heart pounding uncontrollably.
Fortunately.
Barbara came over to ease the situation.
"Fischl, calm down a bit."
Only then did Fischl realize that so many companions were watching her.
Fischl gasped and retracted her hands as if she had been electrocuted, a blush rising on her face.
Looking at Fischl's state, Barbara sighed.
She gave Arkz a resentful glance.
The guy who attracts bees and butterflies, leaving his charm everywhere.
"Arkz, it's like this. Fischl's strength has hit a bottleneck, so she wanted to ask if you have any way to help her ascend past it?"
Seeing Fischl's face red as a bubbling teapot, Barbara had to explain for her.
Arkz stroked his chin and asked:
"ascend past a bottleneck?"
Barbara nodded.
"It's related to the cultivation of Elemental Power. Every time strength increases a level, a bottleneck period is reached."
"To pass the bottleneck period, you either need the aid of a special method for breakthrough, or you must continuously accumulate the Elemental Power within your body and rely on time to build it up."
"Fischl hopes to pass the bottleneck period quickly, so she hopes Mr. Arkz can think of a way."
Arkz pondered, and after a moment, he spoke and asked:
"ascend past a bottleneck? Level breakthrough!"
"Barbara, let me ask, when you say using a special method for breakthrough, do you mean using some special materials, like Elemental Crystals or similar things?"
Barbara nodded.
"That's right."
"These breakthrough methods are generally not made public."
"Furthermore, research by our predecessors found that the required breakthrough materials differ for different people, so finding suitable breakthrough materials requires trying them out one by one."
Arkz looked at Barbara.
After a moment of silence, he asked:
"Barbara, may I ask presumptuously, have you broken through before?"
"That's right."
Barbara blushed slightly under Arkz's gaze but didn't back down; instead, she conversed normally and gracefully with Arkz.
"Then, are Barbara's breakthrough materials: Cleansing Amethyst Fragments, windwheel aster, Instruction Manuals, and Mora?"
Hearing Arkz's words, Barbara couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim:
"Ah!"
"Mr. Arkz, how did you know?"
Arkz didn't answer but revealed a mysterious smile.
Arkz complained internally:
"Do I have to tell you that when I was still the Traveler, I tilled up half of Mondstadt just to farm your ascension materials?"
Hearing Barbara's exclamation, Fischl finally snapped out of her shyness and quickly leaned over to ask:
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
Arkz smiled and explained:
"It's nothing, it's just that I more or less know what Fischl's breakthrough materials are?"
Fischl couldn't help but exclaim:
"Really?"
Then she reacted and quickly explained:
"My dearest friend, I am not doubting your wisdom; I am just too excited!"
Arkz shook his head, indicating he didn't mind.
Then Arkz didn't keep her in suspense but directly stated Fischl's breakthrough materials.
"Everflame Diamond Fragments, little lamp grass, Firm Arrowheads, and Vajrada Amethyst Shards."
"Of course, and plenty of Mora."
Fischl quickly noted down all these breakthrough materials. Hearing Arkz say that breakthrough also required Mora, Fischl confidently stated:
"Mora is not a problem. I have saved quite a bit of savings from taking commissions at the Adventurers Guild over the years."
Aqiu stepped forward:
"I have plenty of little lamp grass and firm arrowheads. Fischl, you don't need to search for them anymore."
"I can give them to you."
These past few days, in order to build a luxurious cellar for Arkz and successfully complete the task he assigned her, Aqiu had been busy incorporating Hilichurls.
Because she had too many subordinates, the Oak Forest truly couldn't hold them all, so Aqiu hid them in the Whispering Woods.
And the Whispering Woods is exactly the place that produces an abundance of little lamp grass.
As for the firm arrowheads, which are products condensed from the Ley Line power after a Hilichurl dies, Aqiu had even more.
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