Following the scent, Xavier and the others arrived at the basement.
The scene before his eyes nearly made Xavier faint from anger.
At this moment, Venti was lying on a blanket in the basement, with several empty wine bottles in front of him.
He was still holding a bottle of red wine and chugging it down.
"Hiccup~ The wine from another world is truly unforgettable, so delicious~"
He let out a burp, a blissful smile on his face.
"Venti!"
Xavier truly didn't know how Venti managed it; he himself didn't even know there was wine in this villa, yet Venti did!
"Oh, Xavier, do you want a drink too?"
Upon seeing Xavier, Venti not only showed no fear but even extended an invitation.
"Oh my, what a strong smell of alcohol. Do all Mondstadters like to drink this much?"
Furina pinched her nose, her eyes filled with disdain.
If she remembered correctly, this drunkard in front of her was the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt.
Because the account she played on, Xavier's story, was mostly completed.
So Furina hadn't deeply understood Venti, only occasionally hearing from his idle voice lines that Venti liked to drink.
It was understandable to like drinking; after all, Zhongli also seemed to occasionally have a few drinks.
But who would have thought that the dignified Anemo Archon could drink himself into such a state!
"Wow, Venti, you drank so much! Aren't you afraid of alcohol poisoning?"
Hu Tao came up to Venti and found that all the wine bottles in front of him were empty, not a single drop left.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be ready to leave after drinking that much; this was practically a potential client for her Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Hiccup~"
"Being able to drink such delicious wine, even if it leads to alcohol poisoning, it's worth it."
Venti let out another burp, completely unconcerned about alcohol poisoning.
After saying that, Venti even hugged the wine bottle and fell asleep.
Xavier was a bit speechless. He originally thought Venti was quite normal, but now it seemed he had thought too much.
"Don't worry about him; just let him sleep here."
Xavier turned and led the others away from there, knowing that Venti would go back on his own when the time came.
He also locked the basement from the outside to prevent the smell from spreading.
After everyone left, Xavier finally had time to edit and upload the video.
At this time, Xavier found that his follower count had already reached over 12 million.
Moreover, many people contacted him via private messages, wanting to collaborate commercially.
"Hello, teacher, we have a new cake product and would like to invite Furina to film an advertisement."
"Hello, teacher, we have an electronic device..."
There were simply too many private messages like this, and these people were relentless, sending two messages every day, as if afraid he wouldn't see them.
Xavier was used to these advertisements, but when he saw one of them, he couldn't help but feel a little broken.
"Hello, Great Demon King teacher, can you help us film an advertisement for a baby pacifier?"
Xavier's eye twitched uncontrollably. You want me to collaborate on an advertisement like this? What are you even thinking?
Xavier typed furiously and sent out: Impossible!
...
The next day, Xavier woke up early.
Today was the day he and Hua Ling and the others had agreed to have a barbecue, so he had to prepare in advance.
Fortunately, the booked barbecue campsite had everything needed; he just had to bring some food.
Looking at the prepared ingredients and snacks, Xavier felt very satisfied.
He remembered that when he went on spring outings in the past, he didn't have such conditions and could only eat sparingly, unlike now, where he was so well-off.
"Xavier, I'm here!"
The first person to arrive today was surprisingly the drunken Venti.
He seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday, and there was no sign that he had been drinking.
"Wow, you bought so many things! It looks like everyone will have a feast today."
Venti looked at the food laid out on the ground, already anticipating today's barbecue activity.
But he suddenly noticed something was off and turned his head to see Xavier looking at him with a look of disdain.
"Uh, why are you looking at me like that? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?"
Xavier pointed to a pile of wine bottles placed at the entrance and asked, "What do you think?"
"Hehe, so it's about that. Actually, I didn't intend to drink all those wines."
Venti stuck out his tongue and smiled, lying without a blush.
"So why did you drink them?"
"Because these wines seemed to be provoking me, and you all don't seem to like drinking much. Based on the principle of not wasting, I reluctantly took care of them."
"So I should thank you?"
"Oh, no need! After all, we're all good friends, right? Just buy more next time!"
Venti didn't know if he truly didn't understand sarcasm; Xavier really wanted to beat him up.
However, everyone started to arrive one after another at this time, and Xavier put that thought aside.
"Yay, barbecue! Klee brought something good!"
Next to arrive was Klee. She took out several fish from her backpack.
Xavier looked at them, feeling a bit familiar, and quickly recognized them: "Klee, are these Medaka?"
Klee nodded: "Yes, Medaka taste very good! Even without seasoning, they'll have a sweet taste."
Venti asked with a smile: "So, little Klee, you went fishing with bombs again, didn't you?"
"Mmm~" Klee rubbed her little head, "Klee just used a tiny Bouncy Bombs, no one noticed."
Xavier didn't know if Klee was telling the truth, he could only pray that she wouldn't be sent to solitary confinement.
Gradually, everyone had arrived, except for Zhongli.
As expected, he must have gone to find Xiao.
What surprised Xavier was that the long-unseen A-Mao had also come.
Although he still had that reluctant expression.
Especially when he saw Ei, his eyes held a hint of evasiveness and a touch of complexity.
This was inevitable, after all, she was his biological mother in a sense.
"You, carry these snacks for me!" After everything was ready, Xavier ordered Furina.
Furina looked around and then protested very discontentedly: "There are so many people here, why do I have to carry them!"
Xavier gave a simple and crude reason: "Because you usually eat the most."
"And you!" Xavier then handed the remaining ingredients to Venti.
"Oh my~ My body feels so weak, Xavier, do you really have the heart to make me do such strenuous labor?"
Venti tried to act cute, but Xavier was completely immune to it.
Making the house smell like alcohol yesterday was just a small punishment.
"Xavier, why don't I help too!"
Bennett saw there was work to be done, so he volunteered.
"Let's just forget it. You just follow behind us honestly."
Xavier was afraid of his bad luck acting up, lest all the ingredients turn moldy in his hands, which would be truly regrettable!
Next, the task was to take the bus and head to the barbecue campsite!
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