Winter Executor, starting with a system of wronged individuals.

Pantalone nodded slightly, without denying it.

“Very good. The wallet, ah no... Mr. Pan, once we get to Mondstadt, the bills will be entrusted to you for safekeeping,” Su Ming’s smile was very sincere, as if he was genuinely happy.

Pantalone had some doubts; was it really necessary to ask about this?

Before Pantalone could ponder the reasoning behind it, Su Ming grabbed Sandone's wrist and left the hall. The wind and snow outside were as fierce as ever.

“Su Ming, your departure time for Mondstadt has been set,” Columbia said, handing him the dispatch form as she waited for him outside the main hall.

"Thanks."

Su Ming took the dispatch form, which clearly stated that the departure time was seven days later, that is, a week later, in the early morning, and that he would travel to Mondstadt by carriage.

The food and drinking water supply is enough for half a month, plus one accompanying person.

Who is this person accompanying them?

Su Ming was a little confused. He thought he was the only one with his own troops, but it turned out he still had his underlings.

“They’re someone you know. You’ll know when you meet them,” Columbia didn’t say directly, but simply placed the thick handbook of precautions into Su Ming’s hands.

“We can’t go to Mondstadt with you,” Sandonne said bluntly, hands on his hips. “I don’t want to hear the news of your death one day and have to hold a memorial service.”

Su Ming was about to laugh when he remembered the great Lady Rosalyn being cleaved into stone fragments by General Thunder, and his expression immediately stiffened. As long as he didn't provoke those terrifying guys, he should be fine.

With his current strength, it would be difficult for him to face an opponent at the god level. He wouldn't die a gruesome death, but rather he would be a gift to Master Hu.

Su Ming wasn't that overconfident; he needed to develop his abilities first and open more treasure chests once he got to Mondstadt.

"I will pray for you in the church."

Columbia smiled gently, which cleared away many of the distracting thoughts in Su Ming's mind.

Su Ming was somewhat amused and exasperated. "You're making it sound like I'm about to sacrifice myself. Don't worry, I won't die until I see Miss Columbia's white silk."

Columbia smiled upon hearing this, patted Su Ming's shoulder gently, and said, "Okay, I'll show you next time we meet."

Su Ming was somewhat shocked; the sudden fulfillment of such a long-held wish caught him off guard.

Seeing Su Ming's delighted expression, Sandonne retorted angrily, "Isn't my white stockings enough?!"

"Go away, kid, go play somewhere else and don't meddle in adults' business," Su Ming said with a smile, ruffling a strand of Sandoni's hair. One could only say that even white hair can vary in quality.

Sandone wanted to kick Su Ming, but she had to hold back for the sake of tomorrow's breakfast. Besides, they were outside and needed to be mindful of the puppet's persona.

She snorted and took out some potato chips from her pocket and started chewing.

Su Ming didn't mind, after all, Sandone had thrown tantrums more than once or twice, and he could always appease her quickly with a delicious meal.

In a sense, Sandonne is indeed an easy little girl to understand.

"We look forward to your performance in Mondstadt. For the future of winter, we will continue to move forward until the end of the road and witness the final glory."

Columbia read it softly, her words carrying a great deal of meaning.

Chapter 044: Sliced ​​into fragments by a thunderous film.

night.

Su Ming lay on the bed, contemplating his next move. There was still much to do after arriving in Mondstadt, and he would inevitably encounter familiar figures, but in the form of executors.

However, as a hermit, there's no need to flaunt your identity by constantly displaying the title "I'm the Executor of the Fools, come and beat me up!" Hiding your identity to complete missions is the best approach.

Anyway, he's just an outpost; let the real dirty work be left to the esteemed Executor of the Fools, "Lady" Rosalyn Cruzshika Loehfat.

Let those with longer names go first; those with two-character names can just sit back and relax.

Su Ming opened his backpack, glanced at the weapons and items inside, and couldn't help but sigh. Although he had found quite a few treasure chests in the past two months, most of them were ordinary treasure chests, totaling only 540 primal stones and a bunch of scrap metal that he was too lazy to count.

As for favorability ratings, aside from Sandone, who has the highest rating at level six, there's Tadalia at level five, and Columbia at level two. Most of the other executives are still only at level one favorability rating.

The level 1 favorability chests naturally don't yield anything good, not to mention that there are many items like the Intricate Gear Combination that require progress, and the benefits are almost zero before the progress bar is full.

It seems that the only valuable items obtained in the past two months are the remaining two artifact sets from the Toy Merchant.

Item Name: Bestselling Limited Edition Pink Slime from the Best Toy Merchant of Winter Kingdom

Category: Artifact [Sands of Time]

Quality: blue

Passive Skill [Help Me, Mr. Su Ming!]: Marks targets that have recently harmed children, and the damage dealt to marked targets will be greatly increased.

Note: Leaving Clara.

Item Name: The Bestselling Limited Edition Cool Black Hilichurl from the Best Toy Merchant in Winterlands

Category: Artifact [Goblet of Emptiness]

Quality: blue

Passive Skill [Who can resist a toy merchant?]: Extremely easy to gain the favor of children.

Note: You're already the king of the kids!

The four-piece set effect, [Knight's Crown], places a crown on a designated child, granting them 20% of your base stats and absorbing all damage they take.

The effect of these four pieces really made Su Ming both laugh and cry. In any case, it was the first set of artifacts he had collected. Although the stats were a bit weak, the strategic value was still very high. Most importantly, there were no negative effects, so he could wear it every day.

Although panties and gloves are extremely powerful, wearing them will have negative effects, so they can only be worn on the spot when needed.

I can only continue being the leader of the kids in my daily life. But once I get to Mondstadt, I'll definitely take Klee and give them a good thrashing.

However, the thought of not being able to see Columbia or touch Sandoni's white silk still brings a touch of sadness.

Is this what it feels like to say goodbye to the winter capital forever?

Anyway, he's just a frontline soldier. Once he finishes his work, he can definitely go back to Winter and take a vacation. The Queen shouldn't be that stingy.

Su Ming yawned and lay comfortably on the bed. It seemed that his Teyvat life was just beginning.

The first stop on the journey is Mondstadt, a free city-state, where the god Barbatos is a good-for-nothing.

Wendy's words were relatively easy to talk to, but Su Ming was really worried about Lei Yingdian, that woman was a ruthless person who would draw her knife at the slightest provocation.

You need at least a full set of golden artifacts before you can go to Inazuma, otherwise who knows if you'll get chopped to dust by a terrible movie.

Su Ming didn't want to follow in Ms. Lei's footsteps and be cleaved into pieces by Lei's film.

In any case, at least with Pan's Mora support, we definitely won't go hungry in Mondstadt, and we might even be able to use the extra funds to do something meaningful.

Su Ming had already come up with a plan. Judging from the time it took him to travel to Mondstadt, there was still some time before the Dragon Plague occurred, and the Traveler certainly hadn't arrived in Mondstadt yet.

While this means he will no longer have the ability to predict the future, it also has its advantages, allowing him to break away from the original storyline and change its course.

It's unrealistic to try to seize the Heart of God through simple and brutal means, and besides, Su Ming had no intention of doing so.

Since he has been given ample time to prepare, he must be ready to become the hermit before the plot reaches its turning point, and seize control of the Heart of God at the crucial moment.

The decision to return the Heart of God depends on whether encountering it unlocks a Constellation or whether it must be permanently obtained. If it's the former, he can continue to be a carefree hermit; if it's the latter, he might become an enemy of all of Teyvat, and even the Fatui might start hunting him down.

Clearly, their current strength is insufficient to support Su Ming in facing the pursuit of a nation. The fate of the Heart of God will depend on the specific circumstances.

Su Ming was somewhat conflicted, after all, there are differences between constellations. For example, Shichika Koqing's constellation was not a key constellation and would not cause a qualitative change.

If he manages to recover some elemental energy after all his efforts, wouldn't that be the end of him? He doesn't have any energy replenishment!

After thinking it over, Su Ming felt there was no need to worry so much. As the saying goes in Liyue, "There's always a way out," so there was no need to worry in advance.

sleep!

Su Ming chose to open the shop and lay down on the bed, quickly falling asleep.

...

...

church.

A faint moonlight shimmered through the intricately patterned rainbow stained glass, while in the pitch-black church, only a beam of cool moonlight fell upon the longsword in the statue's hand.

Columbia placed her coat on a nearby bench, revealing the perfect curves of her body.

Unfortunately, this beautiful scene can only be appreciated by the moonlight.

Under the moonlight, Columbia's long eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing a pair of rose-red pupils.

In this moment unknown to anyone, Columbia opened her eyes, gazed at the sacred statue of the Queen, and murmured softly, "Do people without a past truly exist?"

Suddenly, a bright light entered the pitch-black church. A snow-white feather gently landed on the ground, turning into shattered white halos that merged into the darkness.

Soft, snow-white wings slowly unfurled, and three pairs of incomparably sacred, pure white wings fully opened, radiating dazzling light.

Columbia placed her hands on her chest, her rose-red eyes now appearing incredibly sacred, like an angel descended to earth, holy and untouchable.

She cannot foresee the future; she can only see the course of fate.

From the moment Columbia saw Suming, she realized one thing—the future of Teyvat had already changed.

Can one person really do this?

Each person is merely a speck of dust in the era; no matter how dazzling one may be, to the era, one is only a part of the masses.

When an era falls, all living beings perish as well.

Columbia had seen such a sight before, which is why she was particularly interested in it.

Can one person really change the future?

Chapter 045 For example, I can't wear white stockings, but you can.

Seven days later.

Early morning, outside Winter City.

“I have to admit I’ll miss you a little,” Sandonne said calmly, without any hint of arrogance. “When you come back next time, I will definitely be able to create a machine that will change Teyvat.”

"Yeah, I believe it."

Su Ming smiled and touched Sandone's hair. The puppet girl took the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "It's not too late for you to touch the white silk one last time."

"Who am I?"

Su Ming frowned slightly, and when no one was paying attention, he pinched the white silk with lightning speed, almost faster than the speed of light.