As she spoke, Paimon looked at Lumine.
"En."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine nodded. "I also prepared a sleeping bag."
"As for the cold, it won't be cold once we fall asleep."
"We can add a little more fire at night."
As she spoke, Lumine threw the wood in her hand into the fire in front of her.
The jumping light of the flames reflected on Lumine's face.
Warmth came through the gaps in the wood, and the air was filled with the smell of firewood and the fragrance of grass.
"Pity we don't know the time. If we knew, we could walk a bit more tonight."
Paimon pondered. "And with this big guy here, I feel we can travel at night and sleep in the early morning."
"Anyway, we can rest well, don't worry about bad rest."
As she spoke, Paimon looked at the Eternal Winter Calamity Shadow.
"Not impossible."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine narrowed her eyes.
Generally speaking, this time point was suitable for rest, and night in the wild was not suitable for continued action.
Because the possibility of encountering monster attacks would increase and become more dangerous.
So in the evening, they had to find a place to rest and prepare in advance.
Like a cave or something.
Then set off as soon as dawn breaks.
But now with the Eternal Winter Calamity Shadow, they could totally travel at night.
Traveling also had the blessing of Kael's mysterious speed-increasing ability.
Walking more tonight meant walking less tomorrow.
After making a decision, Lumine and Paimon looked at Kael.
"Naturally."
Hearing Lumine and Paimon's words, Kael nodded.
He also wanted to get to Liyue earlier.
Or rather, he hadn't found a suitable place to place the Anchor.
If not placed properly, even if he could return to Mondstadt's Anchor now, he couldn't teleport back here.
After all, he just used the power of the Trailblaze Path yesterday.
Many places he had set foot in couldn't be accessed.
The ones that could be accessed... were only places with sufficient Ley Line Energy.
For example, the valley where the Cryo Regisvine was.
He had to find a place where he could use the power of the Trailblaze Path to place an Anchor.
Only in this way could he return to Mondstadt after placing it.
Then teleport back tomorrow, achieving a seamless connection.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to teleport over tomorrow.
This meant today's walk was in vain.
After walking all day, Kael hadn't encountered a place with abundant Ley Line energy, which was weird.
Although this day's walk was very leisurely, not too fast.
Because in Kael's view, there was no need to deliberately pursue speed.
The scenery of the journey could also be seen, and the geography could also be observed.
Immediately, everyone extinguished the fire and continued to move forward.
"Sigh, if only we had a map."
Paimon sighed while flying. "We don't even have a map."
"Idiot Paimon, didn't Barbara prepare one for Kael?"
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine took out the map on her body, speechless. "We followed the map today."
"Ah, really?"
Hearing Lumine's words, Paimon scratched her head. "I ignored it."
"Hmm, if I knew earlier, we should have rested at Springvale in the evening."
Lumine held the map, looked around, and scratched her head. "Although stopping then would be early, at least we wouldn't need to camp in the wild."
"Hey."
Hearing this, Paimon waved her hand. "We solved dinner at Springvale, but the sun was still up then."
They chatted while walking.
Lumine, Paimon, Kael, and the others finally stopped late at night.
Although the moon still hung in the sky, the surrounding light was no longer bright.
Night shrouded the earth, and the air carried a few points of chill.
Paimon yawned, looked around, and found no caves to rest in.
She couldn't help pouting her small mouth, saying somewhat helplessly, "A bit tired. Can only find a place to make do. Let's call it a day."
She looked at Lumine. "Lumine, we have to sleep in the open tonight."
"By the way, there is actually a Statue of the Seven here too. It's that Tone-Deaf Bard's statue."
"Let's hang our sleeping bags in front of the Statue of the Seven."
Saying this, Paimon looked at the Statue of the Seven not far away.
There, a Statue of the Seven exactly the same as the one in Mondstadt Plaza stood tall.
Only compared to the one in Mondstadt Plaza, it was very ancient.
One look and you knew no one had taken care of it for a long time.
"En."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine nodded.
Then she looked at Kael not far away.
Although she didn't understand why Kael walked over to the Statue of the Seven and stood in front of it.
But Lumine also walked over.
At this moment.
Kael looked at the Statue of the Seven in front of him with a smile.
Tonight, finally don't need to camp in the wild.
He found a place with rich Ley Line Energy.
He could use the power of the Trailblaze Path to condense an Anchor.
Through the map, he knew this was a place near Wolvendom.
It made sense that the Ley Line energy here was rich.
The most critical thing was this Statue of the Seven in front of him.
Needless to think, the location of the Statue of the Seven must be a location with rich Ley Line energy.
Thinking of this, Kael moved his mind.
The power of the Trailblaze Path was mobilized instantly.
Immediately after, a light rose quietly from under his feet, rapidly condensing into a faintly glowing pattern in the air.
This pattern presented an abstract geometric shape.
Like a spatial symbol composed of flowing light lines.
Its periphery was wrapped in a blue-white halo, like ripples crossing time and space, emitting subtle energy fluctuations.
In the middle of the pattern was a small light point, like a focal point, attracting all surrounding gazes.
But only Kael could see this Anchor.
While the light flickered, this Anchor seemed not completely integrated with the surrounding environment.
Yet closely connected to himself.
Like some invisible link, ready to pull him into the next journey at any time.
This "Anchor" was not a general physical object, but his connection with some profound power.
At this time, Lumine, who walked over, noticed Kael's action.
Seeing Kael staring intently at the ground.
She was also surprised.
Because she could feel a vague energy fluctuation.
But she couldn't see anything.
Lumine frowned slightly, full of questions, but it wasn't good to ask more.
Kael's behavior revealed that he mastered some unusual ability.
But thinking of the abilities Kael displayed before, it wasn't unexplainable.
"Done. Let's go."
Kael said while gently patting Lumine's shoulder.
"Done what?"
Hearing Kael's words, Lumine and Paimon were stunned, eyes confused.
Completely failing to understand Kael's meaning.
However, what happened next was too sudden, so much so that they had no time to react.
Just where Kael stood, a glimmer suddenly bloomed quietly in the air.
The surrounding scene seemed to be extracted instantly, becoming blurred.
Lumine and Paimon only felt a slight dizziness.
Immediately after, the world before their eyes changed dramatically.
The scenery shifted rapidly. The tones of the surrounding trees, grass, and sky changed quickly.
Almost in the blink of an eye, their figures changed from the wilderness to a familiar city scene.
When everything gradually became clear, Lumine and Paimon were stunned.
The scene before their eyes was actually Mondstadt City!
No, to be precise, it was near Kael's House.
Those familiar buildings, warm streets, and the distant windmill tower stood quietly.
Stars twinkled in the night sky. The air was fresh and carried a trace of coolness.
At this moment, Lumine and Paimon could hardly believe their eyes.
They actually returned to this familiar city from the wild instantly?
And all this was completed just through the mysterious ability in Kael's hand.
Paimon showed a shocked expression, mouth wide open, completely daring not to believe everything happening before her eyes:
"Th... This is impossible? We were clearly outside just now, how did we suddenly appear in Mondstadt?"
Lumine was also stunned.
She didn't speak for a while, scanning around, confirming she wasn't trapped in an illusion.
She took a deep breath, turned to look at Kael, her eyes full of doubt and surprise. "Kael, you just now... how did you do this?"
"You can consider that I can move through Ley Line energy, achieving a teleportation effect."
Kael smiled and said, "As long as it's a place with rich Ley Lines, I can use the energy of the Ley Lines to open a teleportation, which can teleport to a nearby place with rich Ley Line energy."
For Kael, there was nothing he couldn't say about this.
After all, being with Lumine later, she would definitely know.
And this teleportation ability, the Abyss Order also had it, completely explainable.
"It can actually be done like this!"
Hearing Kael's words, Paimon's eyes widened abruptly. "This is too convenient."
"Wait, then when we went to Whispering Woods with you before, we ran back and forth."
In the next second, Paimon suddenly thought of something, puffing out her face and looking at Kael. "Before, we could clearly teleport back, didn't need to run back carrying sacks."
When collecting supplies back and forth before, she hadn't experienced this teleportation.
"Idiot Paimon."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine looked speechless. "Kael also said it needs rich Ley Line energy. How to send without rich energy?"
"That's true."
Hearing Lumine's words, Paimon froze.
Then smiled embarrassedly, whispering, "Although, but... I feel it's still incredible."
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine nodded deeply.
Although she already knew Kael possessed many mysterious abilities.
But this effortless spatial shuttle still surprised her.
However, in the next second, Lumine became excited.
Dragging Kael to travel was really the right choice!
Traveling outside in the future, no need to worry about camping in the wild!
No matter what happened, as long as she was with Kael, she could handle it, even more exciting than she expected!
"No wonder Kael, you said 'Found it' before. So you found a point with rich Ley Line energy..."
In the next second, Paimon continued to sigh.
Thoroughly understanding the meaning of Kael's words just now.
"Alright, time to go back and rest. Are you going to my house, or staying at an inn?"
Kael pondered. "It should be early morning now. If staying at an inn, the boss might be asleep."
Compared to Liyue, Mondstadt City could be said to have no nightlife.
"Umm, the inn boss might be asleep. Even if we go, we can't sleep."
Paimon scratched her head. "Go to your house, Kael. Speaking of which, I haven't been to your house yet."
"Is your house big?"
Speaking of this, Paimon asked curiously.
"Not big."
Kael shook his head. "And there is only one bed."
"That's better than sleeping in the wilderness."
Lumine spoke without thinking. "After getting up tomorrow, we can even eat breakfast."
Saying this, she followed Kael toward Kael's house.
Soon.
Kael took Lumine and Paimon back to his home.
As Kael turned on the light, it could be seen that the room was still very clean, seemingly cleaned by someone specifically.
Making Lumine and Paimon's eyes brighten slightly.
Kael's room... so clean.
However, in the next second, Paimon suddenly sniffed her nose, a look of suspicion in her eyes.
The faint fragrance lingering in the room haunted the tip of her nose, confusing her.
"This scent is so familiar."
Paimon muttered, full of questions.
This scent was fresh and elegant, seeming like some kind of flower fragrance, but Paimon couldn't recall where she had smelled it.
However, in the next second, Paimon saw the sofa and grinned. "I'll sleep on the sofa."
And Lumine noticed that there was indeed only one bed in the room as Kael said, and her face instantly turned a bit rosy.
Looking at Kael, then at that spacious bed, she suddenly felt nervous but didn't know what to do.
After all, sleeping in a bed was better than sleeping on a sofa, especially since the relationship between the two didn't seem as distant as before.
Lumine hesitated in her heart for a moment, then walked quickly to the other side of the bed and lay down silently.
Not forgetting to pull the quilt, wrapping herself tightly, as if creating a small sense of security for herself.
"En, sleep here tonight. At least more comfortable than the sofa."
Lumine whispered, turning sideways, not letting Paimon and Kael see her blushing face.
The shy mood made her shrink unconsciously.
Seeing this, Paimon couldn't help widening her eyes.
Watching Lumine climb onto the bed without hesitation, she was slightly stunned.
Then realized she actually didn't care.
Just as she said just now, she would sleep on the sofa.
However, Paimon was still thinking silently in her heart: Kael and Lumine sleeping in one bed tonight... really... a bit unaccustomed.
But didn't want to think too much.
"Then I'll sleep on the sofa."
Paimon flew to the sofa immediately.
Kael also yawned, walked to the bedside, and took off his coat.
Casually took a new quilt from the cabinet next to him, covered himself, and fell asleep.
After a day, he wasn't actually very tired.
But just now using the power of the Trailblaze Path to condense the Teleport Anchor, he felt a great consumption of spirit and physical strength.
Soon, Kael fell asleep.
As night fell, the atmosphere in the room became quiet and comfortable.
Outside, the wind blew through the window, occasionally bringing the sound of wind chimes, adding a bit of dreaminess.
The lights in the room were warm and soft. The three found their own places.
Paimon lay on the sofa and gradually fell asleep.
Lumine narrowed her eyes, feeling the warmth of the quilt, thinking of only having a sleeping bag in the wild, and soon fell into a sweet dream.
As for Kael, he fell asleep even earlier.
At this moment.
On the other side.
In front of the Statue of the Seven where Kael previously used the Trailblaze Path power to place the Teleport Anchor.
A fresh and slightly strange wind blew gently.
As if coming from a distant place, carrying a somewhat unusual aura.
The wind lingered for a moment, gradually condensing into shape.
Dissipating in the air in the next second, turning into Venti's figure.
Venti stood in front of the Statue of the Seven, swaying his cape gently, his eyes flashing with curiosity and contemplation.
He looked down at the ground, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, as if pondering something: "Strange. There is something around the statue that I cannot see."
Venti spoke with a tone of slight doubt, but seemed full of interest in this discovery.
Reaching out to touch his chin, his eyes began to focus, observing the invisible Teleport Anchor in front of him.
Although it didn't exist in his eyes.
But Venti could feel its existence.
Wind gently circled around Venti, seemingly responding to the questions in his heart.
"This power... what power is it? Such strange nature..."
Venti murmured softly.
He could feel this mysterious power.
Although invisible, its existence was undeniable.
That strange fluctuation and rich energy were actually not inferior to the Ley Lines.
And it even took root in the Ley Lines, flowing in the air.
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