Cross through Teyvat, and you'll become stronger by taking the hits!

"So this is how I disappeared..."

"Hu Tao... I'm sorry for making you worry for so long..."

Lu Li had never known how he was abducted, so he rarely thought about Hu Tao's situation.

The reason I tried to kill the human trafficker was because I realized that if "I" were abducted at that moment, Kurumi would feel guilty for a long time...

However, not only does Hu Tao feel guilty now, but Lu Li also feels guilty.

"He walked that way because he sensed my presence... Am I changing history or...?"

The thought that Lu Li was abducted because he sensed himself inside the Moon Gate gave Lu Li a headache.

"Don't overthink it."

"There are no adults in that alley. Even if you weren't there, they might still break into the alley and arrest people. In extreme cases, the girl who is hiding might also be in danger."

Nibelungen, who had woken up at some unknown time, suddenly spoke up to comfort Lu Li.

"But the thought of possibly seeing scenes of me playing with Kurumi when I was a child makes me hesitant to continue..."

Lu Li clutched his forehead in frustration; Nibelungen's words couldn't completely calm him down.

"Perhaps, but only special forces can leave anchor points; maybe there aren't any other images at all?"

Nibelungen spread his paws.

Lu Li thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't left any anchor points in winter, so this might actually be true.

Regaining his courage, Lu Li continued walking along the Moon Gate.

Soon, new anchor points reappeared.

The scene that appeared before Lu Li this time was from an earlier time.

Hu Tao was always lively and active from a young age, and with Lu Li, her dull and obedient little shadow, she got into a lot of trouble with him.

However, she was sensible enough not to really cause any major trouble. Most of the time, she was just too bold and went to places she shouldn't have gone, then hid behind Lu Li and got criticized together.

For example, this time, she took Lu Li with her to skip class and embark on an adventure to find the "legendary" Blazing Tree.

As is well known, the area where the Blazing Tree is located is a desolate wilderness with a far greater number of monsters than other areas.

So when the several-meter-tall Rock King appeared in front of the two and roared, Little Walnut was so frightened that she hid behind Little Luli.

Seeing this, Lu Li instinctively wanted to help defeat the Qiuqiu Rock King.

But before Lu Li could make a move, Little Lu Li had already bent down, picked up a pebble, and threw it at King Qiuqiu Rock.

Bang!

The pebble hit the forehead precisely.

The several-meter-tall Rock King was actually knocked back two steps by the impact.

"..."

"You seemed to be quite good at fighting when you were a kid?"

Nibelungen, who was perched on Lu Li's shoulder, suddenly asked him a question.

"It seems... yes, when I first arrived at Winter Solstice, I knocked out an entire street of monsters with a brick."

Lu Li nodded blankly.

At this moment, he also remembered that the reason why Hu Tao dared to go on adventures everywhere and was not afraid of even monsters was not only because she was brave, but also because she had a very capable little follower.

"Oh, that makes sense. The future you didn't resist when facing human traffickers because you were terrified by the blood splattered all over you."

Nibelungen nodded knowingly.

Lu Li: "...?"

Now I feel even worse!

While Lu Li was experiencing mixed emotions, Little Lu Li and Little Hu Tao were chased for a long distance by the enraged Rock Helm, who had donned rock armor.

After all, it's too much to ask a small child to defeat King Chuchu.

Fortunately, at the last moment, a flash of blue light appeared, and a blue spear pierced through King Chuqiu and pinned it to the ground. Only then did Little Luli and Little Hutao run away hand in hand and disappear from sight.

……

Nordekale, Lunar Moment Force Experimental Design Bureau.

Sandonne was in a very bad mood lately and didn't even feel like "welcoming" the blond traveler who came to Nordkalé.

The reason is simple: Columbia defected!

You've only been back from fooling around for less than six months, and you're off again?!

Get out of here! If you're so capable, then don't come back!

Sandonne was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.

However, Columbia had been away from the Fools for some time now. She was angry, but not to the point of being unable to calm down for so many days. After all, being like that all the time could easily cause her body to overheat.

What angered her again was that Lu Li was dead...

"You bastard! I haven't even settled accounts with you for spreading rumors that I rebelled, and you've already died a quick death!"

"I hate people who sacrifice themselves to play the hero!"

"Ugh... this is so annoying!"

Although recently, some sensible children of the Frost Moon stole the "Moon Essence" that the children of the Frost Moon were offering and handed it over to the Fools.

But in comparison, Sandone still couldn't be happy.

But as for why I'm so angry...

A young girl who had just run away from home suddenly received news of the death of her lover, with whom she had planned to elope...

"No, no, how could I possibly care about that Columbia guy!"

"I'm at... yes, Anti-Land V. If he dies, Anti-Land V Lunar Torque Type will be useless..."

As Sandone spoke, his voice grew softer and softer.

"...Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore."

"Let's get back to work."

Shaking his head, Sandonne got up and stopped thinking about these things.

The Lunar Moment Force Experiment Design Bureau has been successfully completed, and related research is proceeding in an orderly manner; she doesn't necessarily need to keep a close eye on it all the time.

Having finally found a job with some flexibility, she decided to continue working on the task Rosalyn had given her.

Sandonne casually swept the oddly shaped star on the table aside and took out the raw stone to continue studying new synthesis ideas.

To be honest, she felt a little ashamed, because all the possible attempts in the calculations had failed to synthesize the desired result, and she had already started exhaustive searching...

Tens of thousands of raw gems turned to dust on the synthesis platform, and she even specially developed an alchemy-aiding robot for this purpose.

It is worth mentioning that, since alchemy was strictly prohibited during the winter, she had been doing it in secret. Under the guise of synthesizing new materials, she disguised the synthesis table as a mechanical lathe while retaining its original function.

After all, if alchemy is banned, you can't ban chemistry and materials science as well, can you?

"Lord Puppet, we've detected a group of people secretly infiltrating the Lunar Force Experiment Design Bureau. Judging from their characteristics, it should be the Moon Singer and the blonde traveler from the Frost Moon Child!"

Just then, a sergeant rushed in to report.

"..."

With a flick of the puppet's hand, the raw stone on the synthesis table turned into fragments on its own.

"Hmph, they must be after the Moon Marrow. I admire their courage. Take me there."

The puppet was used to failure, so it wasn't angry and decided to go and have a good talk with these people.

Speaking of travelers...

She was also in Nata at the time...

A mighty being who has descended cannot even protect his friends!

Thinking of this, the puppet decided to teach them a lesson.

The puppet, turning away, didn't notice that the debris on the synthesis table suddenly began to gather together.

Before long, a small, hollowed-out pink and blue sphere appeared on the synthesis platform.

……