Night fell,
Gu Chang Ge and his group returned to the outside of Qin's office.
Looking at the little maid who had been accompanying them, Gu Chang Ge smiled slightly: "Noel, thank you so much today. Did we waste your time?"
The little maid shook her head repeatedly, her face filled with sincerity: "No, I'm very happy to be able to help you!"
"Mr. Gu, Traveler, Heruiria, and Paimon, since you've already arrived at Grand Master Qin's office, I'll go ahead and report the intelligence to Captain Kaeya. I won't accompany you in."
Little Paimon giggled: "Hmm, Noel, go ahead and take care of your work. When you have free time in the future, we'll invite you to go on an outing!"
"Eh?"
"An outing?"
"Okay, as long as Paimon needs me, I'll go."
"I'm leaving now, bye!"
As her voice faded,
The little maid politely gave a knight's salute to the group, then turned and hurried away.
"Click... "
At that moment,
The office door opened, and Qin, wearing a knight's uniform, walked out of the office, lightly laughing: "You're finally back. Let's go?"
Gu Chang Ge looked at Qin, shaking his head: "It's already night, and we're going to the tavern. You're too formal in this outfit. It's not suitable. Go back and change your clothes."
"Also, isn't little Klee sleeping in your office? You should take her back too."
Upon hearing this, Qin looked down at herself, her face revealing a touch of embarrassment. It seemed she was indeed a bit out of place.
"No need to go back, there are spare clothes in the rest room. Just wait for me a bit."
"As for Klee, Lisa came by earlier. She's already taken Klee to her place."
With that said,
Qin didn't hesitate at all and turned back into her office.
"Wow, Grand Master Qin is really efficient. With her as the Grand Master, the Knights of Favonius is truly Mondstadt's blessing!"
Paimon couldn't help but exclaim.
Gu Chang Ge and Heruiria nodded in agreement. With Qin, it was truly a blessing for Mondstadt. Otherwise, who knows what Mondstadt would have become.
However, Lumine on the side shook her head helplessly, her face solemn: "Paimon, Grand Master Qin is currently the acting Grand Master. You can't say this to others, otherwise, someone might use this as a pretext to attack. That would be detrimental to Grand Master Qin."
Paimon shrugged indifferently: "Well, although Qin is the acting Grand Master now, isn't it just a matter of time before she becomes the Grand Master? Besides, I was just talking to you guys. It's no big deal."
Lumine: "..."
Okay, she had to admit that she was right. She didn't know how to refute that.
A few minutes later,
Qin changed into a blue-green dress and walked out of the office, giving the four of them a slight smile: "Sorry to keep you waiting. Shall we go?"
Paimon froze, staring blankly at the transformed Qin, completely speechless.
After a long while, Paimon finally came to her senses and exclaimed: "Wow! Grand Master Qin is so beautiful!"
Qin's face flushed slightly, she looked at Gu Chang Ge shyly and mumbled: "Paimon, don't say that. Let's just go."
...
"Brother Chang Ge, you're finally here. Help me, please!"
As the group just arrived at the Angel's Share, a figure rushed to Gu Chang Ge and began to wail.
Hm?
The voice is so familiar!
It's actually Venti!
Looking at Venti running towards him, Gu Chang Ge twitched his lips. What kind of shenanigans is this guy up to now?
Qin, standing behind Gu Chang Ge, raised her eyebrows slightly. Is this really the Barbatos, the god of freedom?
Is he a bit... too... whatever?
Qin pursed her lips, ultimately deciding not to dwell on it further.
Regardless of what the Anemo Archon was like normally, he was ultimately the god of freedom.
Seeing that this slacker was about to get close, Gu Chang Ge didn't hesitate and kicked him away.
"Whoa!"
"Brother Chang Ge, what are you doing?"
Venti let out a strange cry, quickly retreating.
Gu Chang Ge shook his head helplessly: "Venti, what's wrong with you again?"
"Did you not make enough money singing today for your drinks?"
"Ehehe~"
Venti scratched his head, grinning foolishly.
"Mr. Venti skipped out on his bill last night, so I caught him. Today, Mr. Venti has been working here to pay off his debt, and he didn't have a chance to leave."
A gentle voice came,
The group turned to see a red-haired young man with an elegant demeanor walking down from the upstairs.
"Diluc?"
Diluc?
They didn't expect Diluc to be here tonight!
Hearing Qin's words, Diluc calmly glanced at her, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Gu Chang Ge.
"You're here to find Venti?"
"Please come upstairs, it's not convenient to talk down here."
【Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully interacting with target: Diluc Ragnvindr!】
【Purple trait triggered. Load?】
A purple trait?
Not bad!
"Load!"
【Ding, load successful, congratulations to the host for obtaining the purple trait: Infinite Energy! (Note: Your energy is inexhaustible and endless.)】
Gu Chang Ge: !!!
Infinite Energy?!
That's amazing?!
Is this really something that can be unlocked by a purple talent trait?
However,
Why didn't his strength increase?
The next moment,
Gu Chang Ge understood.
So it turned out that the 【Infinite Energy】 talent simply made his internal power inexhaustible, but it didn't actively increase his power limit.
It makes sense, no wonder it's a purple talent!
However,
It's still pretty awesome!
After a moment of contemplation, Gu Chang Ge recovered, smiled and nodded, looking at Venti in front of him, teasingly: "Venti, haven't seen you in a day, you've grown up quite a bit!"
Venti's mouth twitched,
It's all because of this stinky brat, Gu Chang Ge!
If he hadn't wanted to treat him to apple cider, how could he have not had enough money!
Sigh, it's all just a bitter memory!
If he hadn't wanted to reveal his identity, he wouldn't have been caught.
The more Venti thought about it, the more depressed he became. He snorted, not bothering with Gu Chang Ge, and turned to run upstairs.
"..."
"Let's go up too."
......
Second floor,
Inside a private room.
The group sat around a round table, with cups of fine wine placed in front of them.
However,
Except for Venti who was happily drinking, the rest of them had no intention of drinking.
Diluc curiously looked at the group, asking: "Grand Master Qin, I consider myself old acquaintances with Mr. Venti. I was quite surprised to learn that you were looking for Mr. Venti today."
"Since you have something to discuss with Venti, I shouldn't interrupt."
"You guys chat, I'll excuse myself."
With that said,
Diluc nodded at the group, then got up and left the private room.
Qin pursed her lips, ultimately abandoning the idea of calling him back.
After all,
Since that incident, Diluc had left the Knights of Favonius, and he had always harbored resentment towards the Knights. It was already quite amazing that he would allow them to discuss matters with Venti here today.
"Mr. Venti?"
"We plan to save Dvalin, help him regain his sanity. But we need to lure him out. Can you help us?"
Qin had already guessed Venti's identity, so she spoke frankly.
You?
Venti, who was drinking, frowned, immediately noticing Qin's address to him.
For a moment,
He also understood that Qin had probably guessed his identity.
......
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