Chapter Five: "Liyue Port"

If the trip to the Dragonspine mountains is postponed, we might need to find cryo slimes or a Cryo Whopperflower other than spending money.

Regarding the Mist Flower Corolla, although it may seem that you it can survive as long as it's near water in the game, in fact, the plant has the same environmental requirements as the cryo crystal butterfly, making it useless to find.

Therefore, the cryo crystal butterfly can only survive well if you trap either the cryo slime or the Cryo Whopperflower.

It's not that Xianyu himself can't create an cryo-element environment, but if he has to choose between being a "power bank" by himself or grabbing a "power bank," it's more appropriate to grab one.

If you really can't find it, you can only make a cameo.

There are still many elemental creatures in the wild, and the most common ones are Hydro slimes and Dendro slimes. However, neither of these creatures is what Xian Yu needs, so he has no choice but to find them on his own.

To find this kind of information, you have to consult the Adventurers Association or some experienced hunters.

Xian Yu doesn't know any hunters, so the only way is the Adventurers Association, but he doesn't have one here. If he wants to go, he can only go to Liyue Port.

Xian Yu is quite curious about Liyue Port. It has been more than a year since he came to this world and has never been there. He didn't inherit much of his predecessor's memories, just some language and the like. Other things he has learned on his own. So this search for slimes can be seen as an opportunity.

Looking for Cryo Whopperflower was considered by him as an alternative. That thing could escape through the ground, which was really troublesome. He was afraid that he might accidentally cut it in half with one sword. Although Whopperflower is stronger than Slime, it's not much stronger. With Xianyu's current strength, it's really easy to kill.

After all, he has been practicing the initiation swordsmanship for nearly a year, and now his strength has greatly increased. It's impossible that he can't even hit a Whopperflower.

If it were a cryo regisvine, he would run away immediately without saying a word. Flowers and trees may look similar, but they are vastly different in strength.

Xian Yu said that he didn't want to fight them yet. Now that he had a plan, Xian Yu started to make preparations.

The first thing he prepared is the fake Visions. He brought three with him. He spent a lot of effort to collect them because he didn't know what element he would use. So he prepared three of them. He originally wanted to collect them all, but the material of this thing is a bit special, and it's hard to distinguish between true and false. So there are only three, namely Hydro, Pyro, and Cryo.

After that, he packed some daily necessities, but Xian yu already has many of these things in his backpack, so he won't consider them for now.

The last thing is to ask someone to look after the house. He doesn't want things to go wrong while he's away. In general, he doesn't need to prepare much, just bring money. After some preparations, it was almost noon.

After notifying Zhang Feng and asking him to help take care of it, he set off. He also hid the Cryo Crystalfly, as it's fragile and could dissipate easily.

Liyue Port is not too far from his place, so it only took a few hours to reach the port. The streets were brightly lit, and people were still out even at night, similar to the bustling city of Blue Star in his previous life. The only difference is that Blue Star was modern, while this world has a more retro feel.

During this time, the Adventurers' Guild was closed, so he had to stay overnight. There were hotels everywhere, but the prices were a bit expensive, which made him a bit frustrated. "Tsk, this trip hasn't even started, and the hotel fee alone costs me five hundred moras. If it goes further, it might cost more than a thousand?"

"Oh, I am indeed not well-off. I should leave as soon as possible after finishing my work."

"I originally planned to explore the prosperity of Liyue, but if I stay a few more days, I'll be forced to start hunting."

At this moment, Xian Yu wasn't in the mood for leisure; all he could think about was money. It's like going to Kyoto with high hopes but finding that your money is only enough for the round-trip fare, and you'll barely have anything left.

The idea of making money came and went quickly and was soon forgotten. As he looked at the various people on the street, including people from different nations, he had a realization that he only recognized Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, and Inazuma's clothes, while the rest were just guesses.

This scene gave him a unique feeling, as if he was meeting people from many different countries for the first time. He also noticed many couples and wealthy individuals enjoying themselves in various ways.

"It's great to be young!" he exclaimed. This might sound strange for someone who is only eighteen or nineteen in this life, but luckily, no one overheard it.

As he looked at the people on the street, he felt a strange urge. Not out of envy, but rather, he wanted to introduce them to the FFF group. In the pure world, this idea came and went.

With a closing window, he sat cross-legged and began to practice. The current basic breathing method can run on its own, but the speed is slow. He wondered if he could speed it up in the future. This thought passed quickly, but he remembered it.

Late at night, the noise outside gradually calmed down. An cryo crystalfly appeared and fluttered around the house. Its behavior was somewhat special. Perhaps due to its contract with Xian Yu, it had gained a bit of wisdom and could make judgments about its surroundings.

This was unexpected for Xian Yu. Not long after it fluttered, it disappeared, not because it died, but because it felt uncomfortable with the environment and returned to its original space, a subspace where it resided.

Xian Yu knew about the existence of the space and wasn't surprised. He had read many novels, so this situation seemed normal.

Also, during his time playing Genshin Impact, he often saw Paimon disappearing into the void when he controlled the protagonist.