Lisa was explaining the current situation over there, while Qiin made timely additions, which gradually helped Ying understand what was happening now.
She pretended to listen attentively, but her mind was busy whispering to Bai Yu—
(Hey, Bai Yu! Why do you think Tewalin went mad? Lisa said it was because the Mondstadt people forgot about it. Is that really the case?)
『Do you take me for a search engine? Just ask whenever you don't understand?』
(You even know about search engines?)
Ying widened her eyes slightly.
As a traveler across the starry seas, Ying had naturally experienced worlds similar to modern society.
『I don't think I've mentioned it, but I come from a highly advanced interstellar civilization that can traverse the starry seas, you know?』
Ying: “——!!”
『But I do know, indeed...』
Before Ying could finish her surprise, Bai Yu began to reveal information about Tewalin.
He had no interest in staying inside Ying's body, watching these people run around in circles like a replay of a story.
(You mysterious guy...)
Ying muttered in her heart.
Clearly claiming to come from an interstellar civilization in another world, yet knowing so much about Tewat, even secrets that many locals were unaware of, made Ying increasingly curious about Bai Yu's identity.
Suddenly, the girl had a flash of inspiration. Could he even know the whereabouts of her brother?
『I know, oh, about your brother's situation, although I don't know much.』
“You really know?!!!”
Ying couldn't help but blurt it out, interrupting the conversation among everyone in the office and drawing all their attention.
“Miss Ying, this is...?”
Qiin, the acting captain, was clearly startled and after a moment of silence, cautiously spoke up.
“Ah, I'm sorry! I just heard you talking about Tewalin... um, I was a bit surprised...”
“So that's how it is, little cutie~” Lisa clearly didn't believe Ying's words, but she subtly signaled Qiin not to probe into the mysterious traveler's unusual behavior. Then, she walked over to Ying in her high heels, placed a hand on her slender shoulder, and leaned down, her ample bosom gently resting on Ying's head.
Ying: “……”
That was quite sudden.
“So, little cutie, do you have any information we don't know about in this regard? If you do, I will give you a special reward, okay?”
Ying was currently focused on quickly resolving the matter at hand and finding a secluded place to ask Bai Yu about her brother's whereabouts, so she didn't hold back and spilled everything she had just learned from Bai Yu like a burst of beans.
This truly shocked Qiin, Lisa, Kaeya, and Amber.
“I see, so it's because of the battle with the dragon Durin back then, drinking the poisonous blood and then being incited by the Abyss Order that it became like this?”
Qiin furrowed her brows, realizing the situation had become troublesome.
“In that case, destroying the formations that Lisa summoned through the detection of the ley lines in the three temples won't solve the problem. If Durin's poisonous blood can't be purified, Tewalin's situation won't change.”
“However, we will take responsibility for the next steps. Thank you very much, Miss Ying, for providing this information. I promise, in my capacity as the acting captain of the Knights of Favonius, that we will send you the appropriate reward and gratitude shortly. I will arrange for someone to prepare your accommodation right away.”
If Bai Yu hadn't shown up, Ying would have actively offered to help the Knights in exchange for their assistance in finding her brother. But now that she had some leads, she was no longer interested in getting entangled in Tewalin's matters.
Thus, after Qiin made the suggestion, the girl nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Before long, Qiin called over a silver-haired girl who looked like she was wearing a knight's skirt armor and a maid outfit.
“Noelle, this is Miss Ying, a traveler who has made significant contributions to the Knights. Please take her to the Goth Hotel for accommodation, and charge all expenses to the Knights' account.”
“Understood, Captain Qiin.” Noelle nodded, lifted her skirt with both hands, and bowed to Ying, “Miss Ying, my name is Noelle. Thank you very much for your help to the Knights of Favonius and Mondstadt. Please follow me.”
After bidding farewell to everyone, Ying took Paimon and followed Noelle out of the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
On the way, Ying noticed that this girl named Noelle was looking at her with almost adoring eyes, sparkling with little stars.
“Miss Ying, I also saw the battle between you and the Anemo Dragon just now. You must be a very, very, very powerful knight, right?”
“Ah, well...”
Ying felt a bit embarrassed and instinctively scratched her cheek with her finger.
“That sword that fell from the sky was as big as a mountain! May I ask how you train? Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to pry into your secrets, it's just... just...”
Halfway through, Noelle suddenly realized that asking someone about their training methods like this was very impolite. She immediately turned red, bowed repeatedly to apologize, her tone even carrying a hint of tears.
Ying had no idea how Bai Yu became so powerful, so she could only ask in her heart:
(Bai Yu, Bai Yu! Quickly think of a way with your unbeatable power, this child is about to cry!)
(This is your mess, you have to take responsibility for solving it!)
『You really know how to boss people around.』
Bai Yu didn't hide his disdain for Ying, then immediately took control of the body.
Helping Noelle up, Bai Yu wore a smile that resembled a dog patting its head, and amidst Ying's continuous shouts of “pervert! Touching girls' heads casually, pervert! Controlling girls' bodies, big pervert!” in the sea of consciousness, he smiled at Noelle and said, “It's simple. Just do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and run 10 kilometers every day, and no matter how hot it gets, you can't use any special means to cool yourself down. Stick to it for three years, and you'll be fine!”
Noelle was dumbfounded!
“Is... is it really that simple?”
“Yes, it's that simple.” Bai Yu nodded seriously, “Trust me, you can definitely become the Geo Archon, a towering giant among mortals!”
“N-no wonder it's Miss Ying!” Noelle seemed to see a glimmer of hope, clasping her hands together in front of her chest, her small face showing a devout expression of reverence, “Everything you said is something I don't understand!”
Meanwhile, in the sea of consciousness—
(What kind of strange things are you teaching this innocent and kind girl ahhhhh!!!!)