Chapter 10

Overall, the dinner was good.

The only unfortunate point is that probably only Amber's especially recommended fried carrots with honey sauce could not taste it.

There are carrots and meat, but less sweetness.

Recently, with the harassment of the Stormterror, a large number of hilichurls with unknown origins appeared at the outer periphery of the city at the same time, which made the materials that need to be collected in the wild extremely rare.

Only relying on the hunters to bring some occasionally, it can't support the night at all.

Fortunately, there are enough potatoes and flours to make Mondstandt's signature hash browns shine during this time.

"Thanks to the merits of the Knights, the turmoil of the Stormterror was calmed down."

To express her gratitude, Sara especially gave a few more salads: "Wait tomorrow, there should be a variety of fresh ingredients, then please eat the most delicious fried carrots with honey sauce!"

"This is what the boss said! Don't underestimate Paimon's appetite, be careful to eat you bankrupt!"

Summer was joking, while Paimon was fierce. If her mouth wasn't blocked by a potato, she would refute it.

Reminded by Sara's words, he looked at Lumine with concern: "Is the investigation of Stormterror going well today?"

"Well, it went well." Although she said that, Lumines's expression was not light.

"After all, it just a temporary repelled. There is still no way to completely solve the trouble of the Stormterror."

As long as everything goes well in the plot, Summer is relieved: "There will be away, maybe tomorrow, I will meet someone... and then it will be solved in two clicks."

"Really?" Amber doubted.

The Stormterror lasted for several months, and the Knights had nothing to do. If only it could be as easy as they said.

It is estimated that only the wind God Barbatos can do it so easily!

"Of course it's true, Mona has helped me figure it out..." Summer gave a random reason.

"Mona? The starving astrologer? Rumor has it that her calculations are not very accurate..."

Mondstadt City is not very big, most of the scout knights who have lived for more than ten years are familiar with it.

"Does she have such a bad reputation?" he didn't expect it.

"Some people say it is very accurate, but because the expression is too direct, it is not popular, but I like the direct expression..."

As Amber was talking, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him and he turned his head: "Lumine, maybe she can help you with your brother?"

"Divination..." Paimon was full of interest, and was the first to stand up to support: "Lumine, why don't we give it a try?"

Lumine doesn't know much about divination, but if she can find her brother's whereabouts, she is willing to try.

Summer nodded: "Well, you can also predict when little Paimon will be eaten as emergency food."

"I'm announcing that your ranking on Paimon's hated list has risen again!"

Paimon swung her teeth and claws toward the summer.

A convivial atmosphere surrounds the Deer Hunter restaurant

After dinner, the sky was already full of stars.

Looking up, in front of the West Wind Cathedral, the huge statue of the wind God Barbatos seems to connect heaven and the earth.

Lumine finished the temple trial and got a new title.

As an honorary knight of the West Wind Knights, she can live in the guest room of the knight headquarters, and Amber also returned to her home.

Empty streets, browsing the not-so-beautiful scenery and worrying about the night's accommodation in Summer.

Mondstadt's night was very cold, and the wind from the fruit wine lake carried an intoxicating breath, making the backs of people's hands itchy.

"I should have lived with them if I knew earlier."

Amber said that she would help him arrange a guest room at the Knights headquarters, but he thought he could find a hotel and refused.

Master Diluc gave more than a thousand moras, and the accommodation fee must be affordable.

But is there such a thing as a hotel in Mondstadt? At least not in summer.

On the left side of the city gate, the gleaming red blacksmith shop is about to close, feeling the last heat of the coals in summer.

"That door..."

As far as the eye can see, at the end of the road, there is a two-story house with a small staircase.

I glanced at it during the day, just like in the game, it was sealed by the water attribute magic circle.

But at this moment, the magic circle disappeared.

"The owner of the house is back? I don't know who will be inside..."

With curiosity, he came to the door, stepped on the creaking wooden stairs, and knocked on the door.

Knock! Knock!

The originally weak light of the window was immediately extinguished, and a subtle sound could be heard.

The wind blew three or five times, but no one opened the door.

He became more and more curious, his ears were close to the door, his posture was somewhat awkward, and, he was easily regarded as a thief or voyeur.

Fortunately, the guards didn't come for the time being.

"Is it a thief?"

The house was unusually quiet. Summer was not a sheriff, and he was not capable of punishing evildoers.

Just when he was about to give up, the low wall behind the house gave a hint.

The center of Fruit Wine Lake was originally a steep hill with a one-sided slope.

Because of the uneven terrain, the architectural style of today's paragraphs is orderly.

The house in front of you is in the lowest area, and the second floor is just parallel to the low wall behind.

"Isn't that..."

Summer took a break and came to the back of the house.

He opened the grass, and sure enough, three windows were facing the flat ground, and one of them was lit with a faint light.

Walking on tiptoe, he didn't know why he was so wretched...

When I came to the window with the dim light, I saw the person who was rushing to the draft through the glass.

The big magic hat was taken off, and the ponytail was also let go.

The black hair fell like a waterfall, part of it was hammered in front of her chest, and part of it was hanging on the table.

Because she was too focused, she didn't notice the dark shadow outside the window.

A large amount of manuscript paper was pressed under her hands. Judging from the imprint, it should be the draft of the "Steam Bird".

The fee for contributing to the "Steam Bird" constellation column is Mona's only stable source of income.

As Mondstadt's best-selling newspaper, this fee is not small.

Mona, who received a stable income every month, did not bid farewell to her poor life.

As an astrologer, her pursuit of knowledge must never stop. This is her note to herself.

Every time she gets paid, Mona buys a lot of astrological data, and she spends constantly...

So, back to poverty again.

This process repeats itself every month.

"So Mona lives here..."

Summer had guessed earlier, after all, it seems that only Mona and Barbara are the Mondstadt people who use the water element.

Of course, Barbara lives in a church, and the sealed house is also very much in line with Mona's image of a witch.

He was about to knock on the window to say hello, but after hesitating for a while, Summer's figure quietly left.

A few minutes later, he came to the window again, with a fragrant Mondstadt potato cake in his hand.

This is the last serving at the Good Hunter restaurant, originally Sara intended to feed it to stray cats.

She was cut off by Summer on the way, ready to feed the lovely Mona.