“Why isn’t there a Fire God or Ice God?” Ningguang asked, full of curiosity.
“I don’t know much about the Fire God,” Mu Yang glanced at Zhongli. “As for the Ice God’s actions, I don’t have a good feeling about them. Most of the Fatui are a bunch of lunatics, and any god who would associate with them is not someone I want to cooperate with.
At least not right now.”
“Their war with the Sky Island has its benefits for us. It buys us time.”
The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles must be asleep. Even after Fekaros shattered the Hydro Archon’s Gnosis, the Water Dragon King returned as a perfect dragon. The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles never appeared, clearly, they no longer have the strength to interfere.
“The Ice God, huh?” Zhongli fell silent, a tinge of helplessness in his voice.
Zhongli’s heart was heavy. Without Mu Yang’s arrival, Zhongli would have turned a blind eye to the Ice God and the Fatui, perhaps even using the opportunity to hand over the Gnosis. But now, Zhongli had a different plan.
“What should we do now?” Keqing looked at Zhongli.
“Do missions when they come up. The Guild’s capabilities should continue to grow. You can use this time to improve your strength as well. You have a few years of peaceful growth ahead of you.” Zhongli looked at Mu Yang with a hint of meaning.
Keqing nodded solemnly, “Understood, Rex Lapis.”
Ningguang turned to Mu Yang, “What are your plans, Guild Master?”
“I plan to stay in Liyue for a while, doing missions when they come up. After that, I might visit other nations. Oh, I can also bring people from other worlds into missions or bring back treasures.” Mu Yang thought for a moment and gave his answer.
Mu Yang didn’t plan to go to Inazuma for now. He felt like he might get chopped up by Raiden Shogun if he did.
He could visit other nations, especially Sumeru and Fontaine. Those were countries he could try to recruit.
“If you don’t mind, you could stay at my residence near Yujing Terrace. It’s where I lived before becoming a Qixing, close to Yujing Terrace and Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.” Ningguang suggested softly.
“Then I appreciate it, Tianquan.” Mu Yang looked at Ningguang with a hint of amusement but didn’t refuse. While Mu Yang didn’t have much affection for Ningguang in many ways – she often weighed things with a capitalist mentality – she had proven to be considerate in dealing with valuable people, whether it was him or the Traveler.
“By the way, I don’t have any Mora in Teyvat. Can I use some things to trade for Mora with you?” Mu Yang seemed to think of something and asked Ningguang.
“If you need Mora, Guild Master, I have plenty. Just send the bill to Yujing Terrace,” Ningguang immediately assured him.
This made Zhongli ponder. Lately, he had been sending his bills to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and Hu Tao, that little girl, was starting to protest. Should he send his bills to Yujing Terrace as well?
Soon, Zhongli dismissed the thought. He ate at Wangsheng, used Wangsheng’s resources because he protected them. Wangsheng was devoted to him, and Hu Tao was raised by him. So it was okay for him to use a little Wangsheng Mora, but Ningguang’s Mora was a different story.
“No, I’d prefer to trade.” Mu Yang considered it for a moment and said, “Let’s say the Stormterror that’s been causing trouble in Mondstadt recently is actually Dvalin, the Anemo Archon Barbatos’s familiar. He went mad due to certain circumstances. As a Qixing of Liyue, you should know the price of this information.”
“Barbatos’s familiar?” Both Keqing and Ningguang were startled. They knew about the Stormterror. Even the trade between Liyue and Mondstadt was affected, but they never thought the Stormterror was the Anemo Archon’s familiar.
Ningguang subconsciously turned to Zhongli. As a friend of the Anemo Archon, Rex Lapis should know something, right?
Seeing Ningguang’s questioning gaze, Zhongli nodded slightly, “If I’m not mistaken, the so-called Stormterror is indeed Dvalin. I never thought Mondstadt would fail to recognize their own Anemo Archon’s familiar.”
Zhongli felt a bit of emotion. Even though they protected humans and didn’t need anything in return, wasn’t Mondstadt being a bit too heartless? Five hundred years ago, the dragon Durin attacked Mondstadt, and Dvalin fought Durin to the death! And now, after such a short time, Dvalin had been forgotten. He was even called Stormterror.
“What? Doesn’t Mondstadt know that the Stormterror is Dvalin?” Ganyu asked in a belated realization.
Ganyu had also seen the portrait of the Stormterror. She immediately recognized its identity. After all, she had met Dvalin. He had accompanied Barbatos to the gathering of the Seven. Ganyu assumed that Mondstadt knew and called Dvalin Stormterror. She never thought Mondstadt didn’t know anything!
“I understand. I’ll inform Mondstadt about this,” Ningguang immediately understood what she had to do.
This news was insignificant to Liyue, but crucial to Mondstadt. Ningguang could give this information to Jean for free. She believed Jean would accept her good intentions.
Sometimes, the free things were the most expensive.
Then, Ningguang turned to Mu Yang, “This news is interesting. How about five million Mora as compensation?”
“Deal!” Mu Yang didn’t refuse. Five million Mora would be enough for him for a long time.
As for how much this information was actually worth, that was up to Ningguang. Some people might consider it worthless, but if others told Jean about it, the benefits could far exceed five million Mora.
Ningguang didn’t care what Jean and the others thought. Even if she gave Mu Yang five million Mora for free, she was still earning!