Ch 42: Zhongli: A Golden Elixir Swallowed Whole
After dealing with the ambush by the Abyssal Monster, Bronya put away her rifle and breathed a sigh of relief.
The World-Splitting erosion here is deep; elite Void Soldier units, Windraisers, appeared just now.
“Is everyone alright?”
Only Herrscher and Dan Heng responded to her.
Bronya looked around and saw Xing and March 7th, both excited, next to a Luxury Treasure Chest.
“March, we’ve struck it rich! This box actually has 30 Star Jades!” Xing looked excitedly at the 30 Star Jades in her hand.
March 7th said,
“There are 30 in total, and there are 5 of us, so 6 each. This chest is something we all worked together to get.”
Xing, upon hearing this, distributed the Star Jades to Dan Heng and Herrscher.
Finally, after some thought, she took out 6 and handed them to Bronya.
“Here, for you.”
Bronya glanced at the Star Jades. With so much loot in the Treasure Chest, why did Xing only take this? This is the least valuable thing.
“I don’t need them, you keep them.”
Xing, hearing this, chuckled, and quickly put the 6 Star Jades intended for Bronya into her Bag.
“Hee hee, if you don’t want them, they’re mine!”
Herrscher, March 7th, and Dan Heng all looked at Bronya in disbelief.
However, considering that Bronya didn’t know about Ye Yun’s Shop’s existence, it wasn’t surprising.
March 7th silently shook her head; Bronya would probably regret it later.
For some reason, March 7th was a little looking forward to Bronya’s expression at that time; it would surely be very exciting.
Next, the group proceeded forward and went to the Orphanage, where they found many Medical Supplies.
In the original plot, Clara had taken all the supplies here. Now, the Mechanical Settlement doesn’t lack these supplies, so basically all of them are still here.
And here, Bronya also remembered her own past; she was once a member of the Orphanage, but later taken away by Cocolia to the Upper City.
Herrscher and Bronya chatted privately, and the two cleared the air and became friends.
Xing, March 7th, and Dan Heng also chose to let go of their grievances with Bronya.
Thinking carefully, Bronya hadn’t actually done anything wrong; from her perspective, she was just following orders.
Cocolia, that bad woman, was the one who really wanted to deal with the three of them.
After more than half an hour, the five of them returned to Pan-Yan Town with the collected Medical Supplies.
After handing over the Medical Supplies, the group talked about the Star Core again.
March 7th looked at the others.
“So, what do we say? When are we going to deal with the Star Core?”
Dan Heng said,
“The sooner the better; this matter can’t be delayed.”
Xing checked the Time.
“How about tomorrow?”
The group exchanged glances and agreed.
Afterwards, they went to the Hotel to rest.
Time passed quickly; in the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
On the Train, inside Ye Yun’s Shop.
Pam had prepared Breakfast, and Ye Yun, Jizi, Walther, and the Three Little Ones were sitting around a Long Table having a meal.
Clara ate breakfast while reading a Book; for the past two days, Clara had been learning mechanical knowledge from Walther and Jizi.
Klee and Hook used their children’s Tableware and drank porridge heartily.
At this time, the Watch on Jizi’s wrist suddenly vibrated.
Jizi opened it and looked, her expression slightly surprised.
“The spatial readings on the Yarilo-VI are abnormal; the Star Core’s activity is constantly intensifying.”
Upon hearing this, Walther couldn’t help but worry about Xing, March 7th, and Dan Heng, who were still in Belobog.
“Should I go?”
Jizi smiled and said,
“No need. This is Xing and the others’ pioneering journey; at most, we can provide some outside support.”
At this time, Ye Yun heard an application Prompt Sound in his mind.
【Mr. Zhongli is requesting entry into the shop!】
【Mr. Zhongli is requesting entry into the shop!】
【Mr. Zhongli is requesting entry into the shop!】
Ye Yun was a little surprised. Zhongli? How did he get here?
Isn’t Lumine still in Mondstadt? Oh, right, Venti, it must be this guy who called him over.
Immediately.
Ye Yun approved Zhongli’s application.
The next second, the Portal was pushed open, and Venti and Zhongli came out.
Seeing that Ye Yun and the others were eating, Venti, being very familiar, walked to the table and sat down.
“Yo, everyone’s eating. Let me see what’s to eat?”
Ye Yun rolled his eyes speechlessly at Venti, who was looking at his food expectantly. This old guy’s nerve is really thick.
“There’s still porridge in the Kitchen; if you want some, go get a bowl yourself.”
Venti chuckled and ran into the Kitchen to get himself some porridge.
At this time, Ye Yun looked at Zhongli.
“Hello, what is your name, friend?”
Zhongli shifted his gaze from his surroundings to Ye Yun.
“Hello, my name is Zhongli, Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Guest from Liyue.”
Ye Yun gestured for Zhongli to sit down.
“Hello, I’m Ye Yun. Sit down and let’s chat.”
Zhongli nodded slightly and sat down at the Dining Table, looking at Ye Yun.
“From what Barbatos said, Your Excellency sells items from the Myriad Worlds. I wonder if I could take a look?”
Ye Yun nodded in agreement.
“Of course, no hurry, Mr. Zhongli, you haven’t eaten yet, right? Let’s have a meal together?”
Zhongli nodded slightly.
“I’ll follow your lead; I wouldn’t want to be impolite.”
Ye Yun then called out to Venti in the Kitchen.
“Venti, get a bowl for Zhongli too.”
Venti turned his head, and agreed.
A few minutes later, Venti brought the porridge to the Dining Table and sat down.
“Old Man, here’s yours.” Venti placed Zhongli’s porridge in front of him.
Walther was puzzled by Venti’s address to Zhongli.
“Old Man? If I’m not mistaken, Venti, you’ve been alive for over a thousand years, haven’t you?”
Venti picked up his spoon and happily took a sip of White Porridge.
“Ah~ After a hangover, drinking some white porridge in the morning is just comfortable~”
After his moment of bliss, Venti replied.
“Yeah, so?”
Walther looked at Zhongli.
“Then Mr. Zhongli’s age…”
Venti understood.
“The Old Man has lived much longer than me, at least several thousand years, right?”
Walther and Jizi were both shocked.
“What! Thousands of years!”
Zhongli didn’t deny it.
“Yes, approximately.”
Jizi was quite shocked.
“In our place, those who live long will suffer a certain Curse, like the Demonic Possession on the Immortal Vessel. The older you get, the easier it is to have an attack.”
Zhongli heard this.
“I have that too, but mine is a kind of wear and tear that will cause one to forget past Memories and lose Reason.”
Hearing this, Ye Yun suddenly remembered an Item he had seen before while browsing the Mall idly.
【Item: Qingling Pill
Function: Can enhance the user’s reason, reducing the chance of going into a demonic possession.
Price: 2000 Star Coins】
Ye Yun directly bought one; with Zhongli’s status, he didn’t have to worry about Zhongli not being able to pay.
“Zhongli, look at this, the Qingling Pill, it should be useful to you.”
Zhongli looked at the Qingling Pill in Ye Yun’s hand.
“Is that really true?”
Ye Yun nodded.
“Of course it’s true. If it’s not useful, I won’t charge you.”
Zhongli took the Qingling Pill and swallowed it whole under everyone’s gaze.
