Boarding the Going Merry, Su Han soon arrived at Falcon Coast.
The area was filled with many workers and foremen, each responsible for a specific section. The overseer here was Lisa.
Although she really wanted to be lazy, the Knights of Favonius were simply too short-staffed at the moment, leaving her, the Witch of Purple Rose, to act as the supervisor.
Fortunately, Ningguang's people were very capable. Both the design plans and the construction itself were flawless.
Seeing Su Han's ship arrive, Lisa's eyes lit up. Her body dissolved into lightning and, in an instant, she was on the deck of the Going Merry.
"My, my, as expected of Liyue's National Treasure. Life is so enjoyable for you. You even have your own little ship. You don't mind if I stay here for a while, do you?" Lisa said with a smile, looking the ship up and down. Her gaze fell on the tangerine trees, and she plucked a fruit, smiling at Su Han.
Even though she was just outside, her body was already a little tired.
Su Han frowned. "Is your condition that serious?"
"It is. The power of a Witch has made me incredibly strong, but the side effects are just too obvious. I remember you have an ability called the Transparent World, right? Take a look, and you'll understand."
"You don't mind?" Su Han looked at the mature woman, puzzled. In his memory, she wasn't this easy-going.
Lisa smiled faintly. "If it were anyone else, naturally it would be out of the question. But you're a bit of an exception. In the future, I might have to rely on you to solve my body's problem. So, I permit you to observe my body."
Since she had put it that way, Su Han naturally couldn't be coy.
The Transparent World activated, and the situation inside Lisa's body became clear at a glance.
"This is… your body's meridians, why are they like this? Is this the price?"
"That's right. My Electro power has already spread to every inch of my body. I could even say that at full power, I could probably stop Stormterror. But as you can see, this power has also brought me a huge burden. I'm one of the lucky ones. I realized the danger of this power and stopped my training in time. But even so, the core of Electro power within my body is still continuously expanding."
Lisa's face was full of bitterness. If not for this, why would she have left the Sumeru Akademiya?
Su Han stared at Lisa's body, stunned. After a long while, he asked, "How about I try to suppress it a little? Perhaps it can make you feel more comfortable."
"Oh? You really have a way?" Lisa was a little surprised. This guy actually had a way to solve her body's problem?
"I'm just trying, so don't get your hopes up too high. I might be able to make you a little more comfortable, but as for completely solving your body's problem, I'm afraid I can't do that right now."
"Then let's do it. How about we go to the room?"
"Alright."
The two of them came to the bedroom. Lisa lay calmly on the bed, and then suddenly smiled. "I heard from Jean that you can't hold your liquor. Is that true or false?"
"Uh… it's true."
"I really can't tell. A man like you, and you're not good at drinking." For some reason, Lisa's smile was very bright.
But she couldn't smile for long, because an incredibly terrifying pain came from within her body. "Ugh!"
"Endure it! I'm suppressing your power!" Su Han's voice came in time.
A purple power bloomed in his palm and, transforming into a set of shackles, it directly merged into Lisa's body. One after another, purple patterns, like flowers, bloomed on her skin.
After the pain came relief. The tearing sensation that had plagued her for countless years finally disappeared.
Lisa, covered in sweat, looked at the man who was working so hard and seemed to finally understand why Jean was willing to offer herself. Because this was a man you could rely on.
About ten minutes later, Su Han finally stopped. He looked at Lisa and said, "From now on, try not to use the power of a Witch. I've used my Purification Power to suppress that strange core inside you, but it's not stable."
"Thank you. But… could you help me with something?"
"What?"
"I'm all covered in sweat right now. How about you help me wipe it off? Don't worry, I won't tell Jean."
Su Han expressionlessly threw a towel at her and left the room. This woman was cut from the same cloth as that sly fox, Yae. If he really did that, Lisa would definitely take a picture and use it to threaten him endlessly. He wouldn't fall for that.
Su Han went outside and flew directly towards Dadaupa Gorge on his sword. His manor was located next to the Temple of the Lion, with a small mountain in between. On the other side of this small mountain was a large Churl-churl tribe, and there was also an extra-large cooking pot.
When Su Han flew over, the Black Blade unit was in the middle of fighting the Churl-churls. The creatures, waving their wooden clubs, were no match for these elite soldiers and were driven away in a matter of moments. Although they looked very reluctant to leave, compared to death, living was more important to them.
"My lord, what about these buildings?"
"Tear them all down. And build a lift on the side of the cliff!"
"Yes, sir!"
This time, Su Han didn't need them to act. He directly unleashed a Wind Scar, destroying all the Churl-churl buildings. The subsequent construction was relatively simple. There were professional architects in the Crux Fleet. Looking at the cleared open space, they were very shocked, but since this was Lord Su Han's home, they naturally didn't dare to be idle and quickly entered a state of work.
Seeing the workers get busy, Su Han nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this place didn't need him to watch over it for the time being.
Since I've come to Mondstadt, why don't I go to the Knights of Favonius and see what Jean is doing?
After all, she was the first woman he had a relationship with. Su Han missed the Acting Grand Master very much.
The Sword Kinesis Art activated, and he flew straight towards Mondstadt City.
Inside the Knights of Favonius headquarters, Jean was in her office when a knight came in to report on his work.
"Reporting, Acting Grand Master! In about ten more days, the railway will be able to reach Falcon Coast!"
"Mm. Are there any other needs?"
"We are still a bit short on workers. We've already mobilized everyone we can in the city. Even the people from the Church, having heard the Anemo Archon's will, have joined the construction."
"Mm. It seems everything is developing in a good direction."
"Yes, ma'am." The knight, having reported, turned and left, with none of his previous sluggishness or laziness.
Looking at the empty office, Jean stretched. Her heart couldn't help but wonder, What is Su Han doing right now?
When she turned around, she was shocked to find Su Han right outside her window.
Jean rubbed her eyes, a look of surprise on her face. "What are you doing here?"
"I missed you, of course. I left in a hurry last time. I had some things to do today, so I came over," he said, pulling a bouquet of flowers from behind his back.
A flash of pleasant surprise appeared in Jean's eyes.
"Do you like them?"
"Mm."
Watching the proud Acting Grand Master accept the flowers, her expression like that of a young girl, Su Han reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist. He whispered in her ear, "Did you miss me?"
"I was just thinking about you." Jean looked at him with a hazy gaze and directly offered her lips.
Compared to the gentle women of Liyue, Jean, who had grown up in Mondstadt, was passionate and fierce when it came to love. The long, bitter wait had exploded in this one moment.
The two of them kissed, almost forgetting themselves, until the door to the room opened, startling the pair.
Kaeya, seeing the red-faced Acting Grand Master, finally understood why Liyue was so supportive of Mondstadt. So that's how it is.
"Ahem… Kaeya, do you need something?" Jean tried to cool her burning face, but she didn't know that in this state, she was even more charming.
Kaeya scratched his head. "It's like this. Recently, because Ellin's strength has soared, it's caused a lot of citizens to want to join the Knights of Favonius. We happen to be short on manpower. Should we open up recruitment?"
In fact, Mondstadt had always had a recruitment notice board up, but people with real strength would rather join the Adventurers' Guild than become a knight, because everyone knew that once you became a knight, you were bound by the Knights' rules.
However, the sudden appearance of Ellin had allowed those without Visions to see a path to becoming strong. Today, in front of everyone, Ellin had defeated the Vision-wielding adventurer, Bennett, which had set the entire city of Mondstadt abuzz.
Everyone knew that there was a young woman in this city who dreamed of becoming a strong expert and trained hard every day. But without a Vision, it meant she would be an ordinary person for her entire life. But today, Ellin had proven with her strength that a Vision wasn't everything!
But these people didn't know that the reason Ellin had become so strong was because she had consumed a Blood Bodhi, as well as the meat of Stormterror and the Fire Qilin. And Kaedehara Kazuha had even been personally training her for a long time.
Jean's face lit up. "Recruitment! And we must tell the citizens that our instructor is from Liyue's Black Blade unit! Even without a Vision, they can become a powerful knight!"
"Yes, Acting Grand Master. Then I won't disturb you two," Kaeya said, taking the order and quickly retreating.
As he walked outside, he couldn't help but sigh. "I originally thought that Jean and that guy Diluc would make a pair, but I didn't expect her to be captured by that monster. Sigh, well, I guess that's fine. Who told that guy to be so outstanding?"
In the room, Su Han wanted to hold her again, but he was refused by Jean.
"What's wrong?"
"What do you mean, what's wrong? My subordinate just saw us! It's a good thing it was Kaeya. If it had been anyone else, I would have no face left!"
"I was just too engrossed just now and didn't notice him approaching."
"Not in here."
"Then at your place tonight?"
"Mm." Finally, Jean did not refuse, but agreed to his request in a low voice.
At this time, in Liyue Harbor, endless black clouds appeared out of thin air, and the calm Sea of Clouds had become turbulent. The seal on the Vortex Archon, who was suppressed at the bottom of the sea, had loosened!
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