At an altitude of five thousand meters in Teyvat.
A cyan wind mass was flying at a speed exceeding Mach ten.
After the tangible object broke the sound barrier, circles of white wave rings spread outwards like a tail flame.
This was Jack, who was crossing the two nations of Mondstadt and Liyue with the power of the Anemo Archon.
Maintaining this extreme speed for only a few minutes.
Jack had covered a journey of over a thousand kilometers.
Upon seeing the iconic high mountains and the gradually thickening Geo elemental power, he began to slow down and descend towards the ground.
Boom!
In the sunset.
A meteor fell from the mountaintop.
Leaving a crater over ten meters in diameter on the ground.
"The Geo elemental power in the air far exceeds the Anemo elemental power. Should I say it's worthy of being the nation ruled by the Geo Archon? This elemental ratio truly makes one feel at ease."
Jack lifted the tail of the little Ice Dragon, Sevia.
The majestic Ice Dragon was already unconscious, with circles in her eyes.
"You said you'd let me ride you when you grew up, but you can't handle just Mach ten. It seems you still need more training."
Jack was PUAing the Ice Dragon, who was less than 10 days old. Behind him, a figure as dark as ink approached.
"Is the one who comes... Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon?"
A green-haired young man also descended from the sky.
However, when he saw the figure in the crater.
He almost couldn't suppress his demonic... Archon residue.
"Traveler?! How could it be you!"
Jack slowly turned around, the Anemo element causing him to float, coming to Xiao's side.
"What, is it surprising that it's me?"
"Such a degree of Anemo elemental power, I thought the Anemo Archon had regained his former strength and came to Liyue to spar with the Geo Archon."
"Uh... Is Venti that foolish in your eyes?"
Xiao asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"
"Even if he gets his former power back, do you think Venti can beat your Geo Archon?"
"Absolutely not! The Archon cleansed the chaotic world precisely by relying on his power as a martial god!"
Speaking of his old father,
Xiao was filled with filial piety.
"There you have it. After Venti regains his power, I'd rather believe he'd go around the world stealing fine wine to drink than believe he'd come to Liyue to get beaten up."
Xiao opened his mouth.
He roughly calculated in his mind the bard who had saved him several times before.
It seemed Jack's conjecture was entirely possible.
Xiao fell silent.
Being a man of few words, he was about to leave immediately.
However, a casual remark from Jack made him stay.
"Wait a moment, don't leave yet."
Jack pulled out a blue-dyed beginner's spellbook from his quick-access bar.
Then, on a blank page, he began to edit a new spell.
"Hmm, projectile, dispel... alright, that's about it."
The new magic art modules that Jack and Lisa had researched so far were all Tier 1 runes.
In addition to the runes that came with the spellbook, such as projectile, self, and damage, there were also simple runes like leap and dispel magic.
Leap was somewhat similar to a ninja's Shunshin Jutsu, allowing for quick movement to a certain position in front.
This type of magic consumed very little mana; when a mage had enough mana, continuously using leap could simulate flying.
However, this kind of flying had very low precision and was slow. After gaining permission for Anemo, Jack was no longer interested in it.
Amber, however, was delighted for a long time after learning about this.
She even sought Lisa's guidance on the magical studies she wasn't good at.
Dispel Magic was about analyzing the essence of items that could remove abnormal statuses, like milk, and then recreating them through magic.
It sounded simple.
In reality, if there wasn't a rote learning method like eating runes, academic research alone would take at least months or years to construct a magic spell formula.
In short,
Jack could pick up a spellbook and act as a priest, giving Xiao, who was constantly troubled by the remnants of the Archon, a spiritual SPA.
After listening to Jack's explanation,
Xiao was somewhat shocked.
The child had suffered for so long that when he one day learned he could be free,
His first thought wasn't about what he would do after liberation, but rather about the comrades who had died because of this illness.
"Stand still, I'm about to begin."
Xiao quickly stood firm.
But even though he stood perfectly straight, his head barely reached Jack's chin.
"Holy Purification!"
He dramatically chanted unnecessary incantations.
Jack concentrated pure magical light in his palm, and then the light gathered into a sphere, which he directly launched towards Xiao.
Pop~
The sphere shattered.
The magical light gradually integrated into Xiao's body.
Tiny black dust particles were expelled from his seven orifices, transforming into various demonic shapes in mid-air.
"Ugh ugh ugh ah! ——"
Xiao painfully knelt down.
The dual pain of body and spirit caused countless cold sweats to drip from his temples.
However, before he could recover, this pain receded like a tide.
What followed was a feeling of lightness in his body he had never experienced before.
"Hah~ hoo... Thank you... very much..."
Xiao slowly stood up, his eyes half-closed.
"No need to thank me. After all, you've helped me and Traveler quite a bit before."
Xiao nodded.
"Since this body's curse has been dispelled, there will be no need for further concerns in vanquishing demons. Several demonic lairs discovered yesterday have not yet been cleared, so I shall take my leave first."
"Should you have any commands during your travels in Liyue, as always, simply recite my name."
His body had just recovered.
Xiao was already impatient to rush to the next demon-slaying location.
Normally, due to his physical condition, he could only kill half and leave half. Now, he could freely go on a rampage.
With a soft sound,
Xiao disappeared like a gust of wind.
"He's truly impatient. If Venti had even half of Xiao's work ethic, my Jean wouldn't be so busy that she doesn't even have time to go home."
"No! One week is still too short, I'll add a few more weeks for him!"
...
Stone Gate, border town.
A gentle breeze blew.
Jack appeared here.
While using the power of the Anemo Archon to travel was great, moving too fast would cause him to miss the scenery along the way.
Anyway, Liyue wasn't going anywhere.
After entering Stone Gate, he decided to walk towards Liyue on foot.
It was late afternoon, dusk.
It was the peak time for merchant caravans to enter the Stone Gate transit station.
Countless merchants and Travelers gathered at this border, forming a unique landscape for this small town jointly inhabited by people from both nations.
Walking leisurely through the streets,
Jack, accompanied by an Ice Dragon, became the focus of people's attention.
"Is that... a dragon?"
"A new face I haven't seen before, could it be a powerful adventurer from a foreign land?"
"He looks like a Liyue native, could he be a reclusive Adeptus?"
"That's right, if he's an Adeptus, having a dragon as a pet would be very reasonable."
The surrounding clamor gradually entered his ears.
Just as a group of unruly second-generation scoundrels were about to step forward to seek immortal destiny, a squad of Qianyan Army pushed them aside and walked towards Jack.
The captain leading them was the same one who had met Keqing earlier.
"Traveler, Lady Ningguang requests your presence. Please come to the Qianyan Army encampment for a discussion."
"Ningguang? Interesting, how did she know I was coming to Liyue, and she even came herself."
The Qianyan Army squad leader stood in place, silently awaiting Jack's answer.
"Alright, I understand. Lead the way."
"Phew~ Very well, Traveler, please follow me."
Thankfully, Traveler was quite reasonable; they managed to invite him this time.
The Qianyan Army squad leader did not want to experience the consequences of a failed mission a second time.
If his performance bonus was deducted again this month, he wouldn't even have enough mora for his child's candied hawthorn.
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