Just as Klee and Acting Grand Master Jean were talking, the doors of the Knights of Favonius opened, and the figures of Aether and Su Yuan's group appeared before them.
"Ta-da! The Traveler and his best partner, Paimon, along with our good friend Su Yuan, making a dazzling entrance!"
"Master Jean, it's really the Honorary Knight!" Klee exclaimed excitedly.
"That means we can ask the Honorary Knight to help us search for Brother Albedo in Dragonspine!"
"Master Jean, what perfect timing! Leave the matter of searching for Albedo on Dragonspine to us!"
Aether smiled at Jean and said,
"Master Jean, you don't look well. You must've been overworked these days. Why don't you take a proper rest?"
"Yes, yes! Master Jean, you should rest. Don't worry about me. When we go to Dragonspine to find Brother Albedo, the Honorary Knight will definitely take care of me and protect me!" Klee eagerly chimed in.
"Wait, Klee. Dragonspine is freezing cold and dangerous. When did I ever say you could go with the Traveler?" Jean interjected.
"But…" Klee's expression instantly fell, and she spoke sadly, "I just want to help search for Brother Albedo too… and maybe have a snow mountain adventure…"
"Master Jean, nice to meet you. I'm Su Yuan, the Traveler's friend."
At that moment, Su Yuan spoke up:
"Dragonspine is full of blizzards and bitter cold. On this journey, it would indeed be necessary to have someone with a Pyro Vision to provide us with warmth and fire."
"Yes, exactly!" Klee quickly pointed at her Vision and said, "What a coincidence, huh? My Vision just happens to be a Pyro Vision!"
"And since Amber is out on a mission right now, that means the only candidate left is me!!!"
"This…" Jean looked at Klee's eager expression, unsure of what to say.
"Master Jean, trust me—and trust Su Yuan. We'll keep Klee safe!" Aether added reassuringly.
"Alright then…" After much thought, Acting Grand Master Jean finally gave in.
"You may take Klee with you to the snowy mountains to search for Albedo's whereabouts. And indeed, I do need to rest for a while…"
"Yay! A snowy mountain adventure to find Big Brother Albedo!!!"
Hearing Jean finally agree, Klee clapped her little hands in excitement and began hopping around joyfully.
But the reason why Su Yuan and Aether chose to bring Klee along was not without consideration…
If they didn't bring Klee, she might get mischievous and cause a fuss.
If that happened, the already-exhausted Jean might end up locking Klee in solitary confinement…
Both Su Yuan and Aether had thought about this possibility: could Klee's condition for becoming "Eerie" be triggered by being locked up in confinement?
To prevent such a situation, Su Yuan and Aether ultimately decided to take Klee with them to Dragonspine.
Besides, Aether currently couldn't wield Pyro powers, and for a snowy mountain expedition, it truly was best to bring someone with a Pyro Vision.
"Klee, we have something to discuss with Sister Lisa right now. Come with us too!"
Aether gently patted Klee on the head with a smile.
"Once we're done talking with Sister Lisa, we'll head straight to the snowy mountains to find Big Brother Albedo!"
"Oh, right—one more thing. Remember this well: don't accidentally call Sister Lisa 'Auntie Lisa' again!" Aether added with extra emphasis at the end.
After that, Su Yuan and the others went to the library and found Lisa.
After a brief greeting, they got straight to the point—explaining the existence of the "Eerie," as well as Lisa's own rules for becoming "Eerie," and all the related intelligence they had gathered.
"So, Sister Lisa, I've let Acting Grand Master Jean rest for now. Once she wakes up, I'll trouble you to pass along all this information to her…"
"Also, the library should be closed immediately. As for the books that have already been borrowed out, it's best if you don't deal with them for now…"
"No one knows what condition those books are in. If one were to be damaged and accidentally trigger the conditions for your Eerie state, that would be disastrous!"
Su Yuan then turned his gaze toward little Klee.
From the looks of it, Klee didn't seem frightened at all.
Her young heart hadn't yet suffered any serious trauma, it seemed.
Right now, Klee seemed to carry a trace of excitement beneath her calmness, as she spoke:
"So there really are big bad guys like the Eerie in this world? To think they can actually control other people's bodies and commit such outrageous, detestable things!"
But soon, Klee's expression grew heavy, and she said with a bit of worry:
"But… isn't Mama the guardian of Teyvat's borders? Now that the Eerie have suddenly appeared in Teyvat… could it be that something happened to Mama?"
Seeing that Klee's state was clearly off, Su Yuan immediately tried to reassure her:
"Klee, don't go imagining all sorts of nonsense. Miss Alice is extremely powerful—there's no way something could have happened to her!"
"That's true, Mama is so amazing, how could anything happen to her?" Klee nodded after hearing Su Yuan's words, then said, "Most likely she was just slacking off while working, and that's how this bad guy Eerie managed to slip in from outside Teyvat…"
"Anyone who enters Teyvat without permission is a bad guy!"
Hearing Klee's innocent words, Su Yuan and Aether looked at each other with a smile, not really knowing what to say…
Could it be that they themselves were also bad guys?
With Lisa's help, the group began packing their luggage, preparing warm clothes, and bringing plenty of food and water, getting ready to set off for Dragonspine in search of Albedo's traces.
"Eula, are you coming along with us too?" Su Yuan turned to Eula and asked.
"I'd better follow along, it'll be safer this way," Eula replied.
"After all, I myself still count as a relatively stable and controllable Eerie combat force. If unexpected situations arise, I might be able to help quite a bit."
"And besides, I haven't been to the mountain in a long time. If everything goes smoothly, I'd like to take an ice spring cold bath there."
Su Yuan nodded.
Eula's reasoning did make sense.
As for Albedo's current situation… no one knew.
Everything would only become clear once they reached Dragonspine.
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