Chapter 31: Commission - Subdue the Anemo Dragon

Lumine smiled and stated the offer from the Knights of Favonius.

"The Knights will reimburse all expenses for this mission, and in addition, upon successful subdual, each person will receive 300,000 Mora!"

Pausing for a moment, Lumine looked at Wang Daoyi and Xiangling.

"Furthermore, the Knights have prepared separate rewards for both of you."

"The Knights will give you, Daoyi, an advanced magic book as a reward. This reward was suggested by Miss Lisa, who believes that for you, books are more valuable than Mora."

"Haha, Miss Lisa is right. I'm not short of Mora, but I'm in need of useful books." Wang Dao Yi nodded slightly. "Since I have a separate reward, what about Xiangling's?"

Xiangling, beside him, also showed an expectant look at the opportune moment.

She often went out to adventure to collect ingredients and had also accepted commissions from the Adventurers' Guild, but a task as big as subduing the Wind Dragon was indeed a first.

Giving Wang Dao Yi a sarcastic look for claiming not to need Mora, Ying continued, "The Knights don't know what Xiangling likes, so they have prepared some rare ingredients for her. In addition, if we succeed in the subdual, Captain Jean will express her gratitude to Xiangling for her contributions to Mondstadt in the letter to the Qixing of Liyue."

[Oh, I almost forgot about that acting captain, and she's still pen pals with Ganyu!]

Wang Dao Yi nodded slightly and looked at Xiangling. "Xiangling, what do you think? Shall we go?"

Although he had already seen the strong interest in Xiangling's eyes, Wang Daoyi still asked, even if Xiangling didn't mind, at least there should be a minimum of respect.

Xiangling nodded, "Let's go, let's go! Since coming to Mondstadt, I've been thinking about whether I can taste Dragon Meat. This is a great opportunity!"

"Cough cough~"

Lumine accidentally sprayed porridge on Paimon's face. "Xiangling, the Anemo Dragon is one of the servants of the Anemo Archon. It's not edible!!!"

Paimon: ?

Xiangling looked at Lumine with an incredulous look. "Servant of the Anemo God? But it attacked Mondstadt, how could it be a servant of the Anemo God?"

Facing Xiangling's question, Lumine didn't know much about it either. It was all information provided by Venti.

As she wiped the porridge off Paimon's face with a pitiful expression, Lumine explained the story of the Anemo Dragon.

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That was an ancient tale,

When the gods still walked the land,

The Anemo Dragon descended from the heavens,

Curious about everything in the world,

The Dragon sought its own answers,

But could not comprehend the complexities of the mortal world,

The Wind-borne Bard played her strings,

The Skyward Harp provided the answers,

The Dragon was but a curious child,

Just seeking to fly without care, until now,

It listened to poetry and sought to learn to sing,

To let all beings understand its heart,

Both the Bard and the Dragon became legends,

The dark times then arrived,

The Lion's Fang decayed, the Falcon's Feather fell,

Another evil Dragon approached Mondstadt,

Suffering was the shadow that enveloped the cathedral,

Sighs were rewritten by poets into epics,

The Anemo Dragon came at the call,

In the storm, it fought the evil Dragon to the death,

The Anemo Dragon swallowed the evil Dragon's venom, falling into a deep slumber,

Years later, no one recognized its reawakening self,

"Why have the people of today shunned me?"

The Skyward Harp remained silent,

Anger and sadness, life and venom intertwined,

Transformed into tears falling from the Dragon's eyes,

Poetry silenced, corruption easily took hold,

But the Skyward Harp could no longer speak—

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From Lumine's mouth, the best of the world's poets' works were recounted.

With the melodious tone, Xiangling seemed to enter the story, tears of sadness slid down her cheeks.

"It, he was also a good Dragon, sob, so pitiful! Do we really have to subdue such Dragon?"

In Xiangling's heart, a retreat had already emerged. The original desire for exotic ingredients had faded, and Dvalin was not the villain she had imagined, but rather a tragic character.

Wang Daoi, on the other hand, felt nothing. He had long known the story of Dvalin and, listening to Lumine's recitation of the poetry while simultaneously hearing Venti's verses, he only felt that it sounded good. He didn't expect Lumine to have such a talent, but unfortunately, she was a "mute" in the game, all because of miHoYo's fault.

However, seeing Xiangling's reaction, Wang Daoyi felt that some necessary comfort was still needed. Otherwise, if Xiangling really didn't want to go, he would be too bored to go alone. Without Xiangling by his side, he wouldn't even be able to taste a hot bite of food.

"Since Lumine knows this story, the people of the Knights must also know it. Although we don't understand the political situation of Mondstadt, for the existence of Dvalin, it's definitely not as simple as just subduing it!"

Ying nodded, "Yes, Venti told us that Dvalin has been strengthened due to several nearby ruins. The Knights have organized manpower to clear several ruins."

"Once the ruins are cleared, Venti will take us to the Stormterror Lair ruins to find Dvalin."

"Lisa is also researching information on the Stormterror Lair, so it may take some time!"

[Even Lisa needs to research?]

[It seems that after Miss Alice turned the Brightcrown Mountains into a Stormterror Lair, the Knights have basically lost their understanding of the Stormterror Lair.]

Wang Daoyi silently thought to himself.

Then,

"I understand. Xiangling and I will join the subduing team. Before the subduing begins, just notify us where to assemble, Lumine!"

Seeing Wang Daoyi accept the commission, Lumine smiled. With both Xiangling and Wang Daoyi's strengths, the subdual would be safer with them.

Especially during the previous subduing of the Cryo Regisvine, the Geo shield that Wang Daoyi had given them made her feel the joy of not having to reposition.

Swallowing the last steamed bun, Lumine picked up the still-lying Paimon.

"Then I'll be off. When there's news, I'll come back to inform you!"

Leaving these words behind, she left in a hurry, leaving behind a charming figure holding Paimon.

(End of Chapter)