Taking the salary Hu Tao gave him, he didn't even say a word, just patted his butt and left, which seemed a bit ungentlemanly.
That girl was pretty good to him, apart from occasionally playing pranks, she was also frequently punished by Luo Chen.
In the entire Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, no, the entire Liyue, perhaps only he could slightly control the unruly Hu Tao.
“Meet me at the Tiger's Bite Cliff tomorrow morning.”
Giving a definite time and location, Luo Chen turned and left first, preparing to deal with his guest lecturer status.
Until he returned to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!
He didn't see Hu Tao, only remembering that she should have gone to bed. He didn't know where she had gone off to again.
“Tsk, she has boundless energy.”
With a sigh, Luo Chen wrote a letter of resignation.
He stated that he was going to Sumeru for a while and could no longer continue as a guest lecturer at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and he didn't want this month's salary.
After finishing, he asked the officers to keep it safe, and to give it to Hu Tao when she returned.
He didn't need to ask to know that she must have gone to those merchant doors again to push coffins and funeral services, and would go straight to Wuwang Hill in the evening, not having time to come back.
If he wanted to talk to her personally, who knew when she would return the next day.
If Hu Tao encountered something interesting in the wild, it wasn't unusual for her not to come home for one or two days.
Therefore, leaving a letter was more reliable.
The next day!
According to the time and place they had agreed on the previous day, Luo Chen arrived at the Tiger's Bite Cliff early in the morning.
The market was just opening, and he thought he had arrived early enough, but when he arrived, he found that Lumine and Paimon were already sitting by a stall, almost finished with their breakfast.
“You guys are really early.”
After greeting them, Luo Chen declined their offer of a meal together.
Considering that he would be eating on the run again for the next period of time, the traveling duo packed some dry rations.
Luo Chen watched them running around, buying food.
A quarter of an hour later...
Patting the small package hanging on her body, Paimon said with satisfaction.
“Okay, let's go.”
…………
Sumeru!
From ancient times to the present, it has been known as the land of wisdom. The people of Sumeru have an endless pursuit of wisdom and knowledge.
If someone wants to get to Sumeru from Liyue, the safest route is through the Chasm.
After passing through the mountains and ravines, you finally arrive at the land where rainforest and desert coexist.
“We’re finally here!”
Looking ahead, the green rainforest finally became visible, as well as the exotic city built on a giant sacred tree, unlike Mondstadt, Liyue and Inazuma.
Paimon's originally dull and weary eyes suddenly became lively.
In order to reach Sumeru as soon as possible, the three of them spent a full three days and nights traveling, and for a long time, the only thing they could see was withered wild grass and bare strange rocks.
Two days ago, when they finally reached Sumeru, Lumine suddenly fainted for some unknown reason, scaring Paimon pale and panicked.
It was only with Luo Chen's help that Lumine woke up slowly.
According to her, when she passed out, she went to a very mysterious place.
There was a giant sacred tree there, the sky and the earth were upside down, she couldn't see the bottom, and there were unintelligible and intermittent sounds coming from there, which gave her a splitting headache.
If Luo Chen hadn't pulled her out of the mysterious place, Lumine suspected that her head would have exploded.
Even after two days, she was still haunted by the memory.
She didn't know what it was, but Luo Chen knew very well.
It was simply the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata wanting the world to forget about her.
It seems that even though he had changed the Divine Era, the Abyssal Disaster five hundred years ago still happened.
From Zhongli, he learned that except for the Anemo Archon and himself, the Hydro Archon perished near Sumeru, her body turning into a sea of 甘露.
The Greater Lord Rukkhadevata did not appear in the war against Khaenri'ah, and her whereabouts are unknown.
As for the Pyro Archon and Cryo Archon, that information was of no use to Luo Chen for the time being.
As for the Electro Archon, he probably knew more than Zhongli.
“Huh, what are those people at the gate handing out?”
Looking at the bustling Sumeru city gate, Paimon's curiosity took over again.
She looked carefully, and all the people of Sumeru in the gate had a strange thing on their ears, which looked a bit like a leaf, a peculiar device.
Once an outsider without the leaf device stepped into the gate, a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar immediately stepped forward and enthusiastically handed over a device.
“Is it a local specialty?”
Paimon mumbled softly, and soon the three of them also reached the city gate.
Like the other first-time visitors to Sumeru, a middle-aged scholar surrounded by guards smiled and handed them a leaf device, explaining enthusiastically that it was a Sumeru specialty, part of the “虚空系统” that governs wisdom.
“虚空系统?”
Lumine was curious and tried it on with Paimon.
For them, it was like a novel toy they had never seen before.
Something that the official openly handed out, it was unlikely to be dangerous, after all, everyone in Sumeru had one.
“Yes, this is the legacy left to us by the great Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, the 虚空系统 is a treasure trove of all knowledge!”
The middle-aged scholar could not conceal his fanaticism and admiration when talking about the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
“And this is a tool made by the Akademiya using the legacy left by the Tree King——虚空终端. Within Sumeru, as long as you wear and activate the 虚空终端, everyone can connect to the Void and obtain the knowledge they need from the Void.”
“It’s so amazing?!”
Lumine and Paimon looked at each other, surprised, not knowing what expression or language to use in response.
By the way, something so amazing, is it really okay to give it to them for free?
It should have taken a lot of effort and resources to make, right?
While the two expressed their amazement, Luo Chen remained unmoved, his expression even a bit cold.
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