The blonde woman's confidence and maturity emanating from within momentarily stunned Bai Qiyun.

—Hey, Mondstadt's leader is such a charming woman? She's completely different from that white-haired freeloader from Liyue.

Although it was the second time he had seen the zither, it did not diminish Bai Qiyun's surprise in the slightest.

In a daze, he realized that Qin wasn't the only one in the room.

Kaeya, Jean, Amber, Lisa, and that dark-circled nun from the church whose name I couldn't recall.

Although we weren't very familiar with each other, we had at least met before.

"Hello, Director Qin."

Even without an introduction, Bai Qiyun could still guess that the woman was Qin.

After all, the identities of the people here are now very clear.

Rosalia still looked like she hadn't woken up yet, but for her, anywhere was fine as long as she wasn't staying at the church.

Just like elementary school students who could go anywhere as long as they weren't in school.

The air outside definitely smells better than inside the church.

"Yes, that's the person."

The nun, her large breasts prominent, nodded to Bai Qiyun.

That guy still has the bandage she had wrapped around his right hand.

"I didn't expect to see you again so soon, bro."

Kaiya, who was resting his chin on his hand, revealed a kind smile, but it looked somewhat sinister.

"Bai Qiyun... Hmm, that's a very Liyue-style name, don't you think, Amber?"

"Huh? Ah... Ah... Yes."

Amber was caught off guard when Captain Kaeya suddenly mentioned her.

For her, being around these people was already very stressful, so it's understandable that she couldn't answer the question when suddenly asked.

While the group was talking, Bai Qiyun observed the divine eyes of everyone present.

Their divine eyes were completely unobstructed, making them easy to see.

He had seen that strangely dressed nun before when he was at the Church of the West Wind; her divine eye had illuminated two life stars.

This means that she has taken a big step forward in her cultivation of the Eye of God.

Bennett awakened such powerful fire elemental techniques before, but now he doesn't even have a single Destiny Star, which shows how difficult it is to activate a Destiny Star.

However, this does not mean that someone with more activated life stars is necessarily stronger than someone with fewer activated life stars. Activating life stars only indicates that the person is stronger than they were before.

Even so, the number of a person's destiny stars can also reflect their strength from another perspective.

For example, among those present now, Qin has activated the most Destiny Stars, a total of four. The already small Eye of God is almost completely filled with the activated Destiny Stars.

The rest of the people—Kaiya and Lisa—had activated three Destiny Stars each, the nun had two, and as for Amber…

Uh, not a single one.

This guy probably focused all his attention on reconnaissance, but that also shows how strong a leader of the Knights of Favonius is.

I reckon a guy like Bennett probably wouldn't last three moves against these captains.

This is quite normal, though. For one thing, Amber Bennett is not very old to begin with, and compared to someone like Keachen who is practically from the previous generation, he is seven or eight years older.

It's understandable that they seem weaker because they might not even have one-eighth the time to use the Eye of God.

"Well, Mr. Bai, we heard from Bennett that you two encountered monsters similar to the Abyss Order during your trial outside the city."

Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more off-topic, and even Kaeya was pulling Amber to start discussing the customs of Liyue, Jean, as the leader of the party, quickly steered the conversation back on track.

"Benet? Is he awake?"

Bai Qiyun remembered that the kid was still unconscious when he left, but he didn't expect that the guy would wake up as soon as he left.

"Yes, after you left, he told Sister Rosalia the general situation."

Jean nodded to Rosalia.

It was only then that Bai Qiyun realized that the strangely dressed nun was actually named Rosalia.

She was dressed in something that could almost be described as strips of cloth, with unusual fishnet stockings on her lower body, and a headdress with a complex pattern on her head, as well as a headscarf that contrasted with her hair color. If you didn't look closely, you might mistake her for a long-haired woman.

But in reality, she was a nun with short, burgundy hair.

Although Rosalia was too lazy to talk, slacking off here was much better than going back to church to pray.

She yawned and took out the longsword she had brought from Bennett.

That was the key that Bai Qiyun brought out from the underground ruins, but later he felt he didn't need it, so he left it to Bennett.

The unusual patterns on it looked more eye-catching in the well-lit indoor environment than in the dimly lit underground.

"I've consulted the scriptures of the Church of the West Wind regarding this sword. It should undoubtedly be the 'Royal Longsword'."

"This is..."

Qin's smile faded as she carefully examined the sword's identity.

As one of the noble families since the founding of Mondstadt, the Gunnhildr family has witnessed countless changes over time. As the earliest and most steadfast protectors of Mondstadt, and the first followers of the wind god Barbatos, there is even a joke circulating in the taverns on the street that "the eldest son and daughter of the Gunnhildr family can recite 'Forever protect Mondstadt' before they can even call their mother."

As the eldest daughter of the Gunnhildr family in this generation, Jean couldn't possibly fail to recognize the longsword in her hand, whose patterns and designs were extremely familiar.

Her fair fingers kept wiping the sword, as if trying to recall the sword's original memories.

After a long while, she put down the long sword in her hand.

"This sword... it was used as an ornament by an old noble family in Mondstadt a long time ago. Could it be that the original owner of that ruin was an old noble family member?"

Fortunately, a certain surfer was still on duty, otherwise the situation would have been even more awkward if she had been there.

After all, the name "Lawrence" is known to everyone in Mondstadt.

She returned the royal sword to Rosalia, then looked at Bai Qiyun.

"Mr. Bai, we heard that the Adventurers' Guild gave you a mechanical eye to record scenes. Could you lend it to us so we can take a look? Don't worry, we'll talk to the Adventurers' Guild about it."

Despite the unexpected gain, Jean did not forget that the focus of today's meeting was still the monsters around Mondstadt that resembled members of the Abyss Order.

For Bai Qiyun, this was no big deal. If the local government was willing to come forward and explain, then letting them see the thing wouldn't be a bad idea, since it was originally intended to monitor him anyway.

Bai Qiyun took the mechanical eye that was still hanging from his waist and handed it to Qin.

"Uh-huh?"

After receiving the mechanical eye, Qin checked that the item was intact and undamaged, and that the recorded information within it should also be correct.

However, upon closer inspection, she noticed some traces that she found very familiar.

Although she didn't know where she had seen it before, she felt a sense of familiarity with this aura.

"What's wrong, Qin?"

Lisa was the first to notice Qin's unusual condition. Although she didn't care about work, she was still very concerned about her friend's health.

Wearing a purple witch's hat, Lisa looked at Qin with concern through her emerald-like eyes.

"Ah, no...it's nothing. I was just checking if the items were damaged. Hmm, they're well preserved, and the data inside shouldn't be damaged."

Reminded by her friend, Qin immediately noticed her lapse in composure and quickly regained her composure.

"here we go."

After she activated the mechanism above with her elemental power, the mechanical eye floated in the air and began to automatically play a recording of Bai Qiyun and Bennett's journey.

Because the previous part was too long, with Bai Qiyun's help, Qin quickly switched to the part before the two entered the ruins.

Although the mechanical eye didn't capture the image clearly due to the angle, the moment the monster surrounded by a water elemental shield appeared in everyone's sight, they were certain that it was indeed a monster from the Abyss Order.

Even Kaiya, who had been scrutinizing Bai Qiyun on the screen with interest, stopped tapping his fingers on the table after seeing this guy.

He narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the monster, as if trying to see through the screen to discern its purpose.

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