Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

Mondstadt, as the main city of Mondstadt under the wind, has a massive structure that can be seen from the other side of the plain.

The gray city walls built of stone bricks, the moat surrounding Mondstadt, and the dandelions blooming on the land outside the city—all these elements combine to create an idyllic city that drifts in the wind and poetry.

Welcome to Mondstadt.

Have a pleasant journey.

After passing two gatekeepers who looked like guardian deities, Bai Qiyun entered Mondstadt through the main gate.

"That must have been a Knight of Favonius from the Knights of Favonius. His equipment is excellent."

Bai Qiyun remembered the two Knights of Favonius who had checked his documents earlier.

But why did those two knights seem so listless? Were they too busy with other matters?

But clearly not many people entered the city.

It’s weird.

Bai Qiyun walked along the main road into the city.

For some reason, I didn't see many people along the way, and there were hardly any people in front of the adventurers' associations that were in the main cities of each country.

"Has something happened?"

Bai Qiyun was somewhat confused.

As he walked, the aroma of food wafted from ahead, catching his attention.

"This tastes... You're a connoisseur! Could it be that there's some particularly famous restaurant around here?"

Bai Qiyun walked forward following the scent, and sure enough, unlike other places, this area had significantly more people than other areas.

Moreover, the wooden tables and chairs scattered around indicate that this is actually a gathering place for people.

"The Deer Hunter".

The boy looked up and read the name on the sign next to him.

Looking at the food laid out on the surrounding tables, he had a guess in his mind.

—This must be a restaurant.

However, with the current overcrowding, it's not a good time to sample delicacies from other countries.

"Never mind, I'll come back later."

Anyway, I'm not hungry right now.

Having abandoned his current idea of ​​investigating the deer hunters, Bai Qiyun began looking for a place to stay.

He was from Liyue and didn't have much to stay in Mondstadt. If he didn't look for a place to stay before dawn, he would probably have to camp out in the wild tonight, just like when he crossed the mountains to Mondstadt a few days ago.

We're already in the city, and we're not short of money. It would be too unfair to ourselves to continue sleeping outdoors in the wind and rain.

After thinking it over, Bai Qiyun decided to go to the Adventurers' Guild to ask, since they had all sorts of random commissions there.

However, before he had taken more than a few steps, Bai Qiyun saw a girl dressed in strange clothes standing there.

She looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, with long, light golden hair tied in small pigtails. Her entire outfit was predominantly purple, with a black and purple one-piece dress that exposed her shoulders. Underneath the dress, she wore a pair of asymmetrical black stockings with suspenders, and her left thigh was completely bare, with only a single suspender strap covering her upper thigh.

This kind of attire greatly shocked the young Bai Qiyun.

Are all Mondstadt people like this?

"Hmph, so you're here."

For some reason, the girl suddenly raised her left hand and placed the back of her hand on her forehead.

"Let me, the ruler of the darkest annihilation, sweep away all darkness for the people of this city."

"Miss, but aren't you born into darkness?"

The purple crow beside the girl spoke in a deep, middle-aged man's voice, offering her advice that looked like it would get her beaten up.

But the girl didn't seem to care.

"It's alright. Clearing obstacles for mortals is also my duty. Besides, don't confuse me with those filthy dark followers."

Bai Qiyun watched from a distance... well... the interaction between the man and the bird, finding it utterly absurd.

Forget it, he's obviously not a normal person. Let's go to the Adventurers' Guild later.

The boy looked around and noticed several open shops not far away, one of which seemed to be a food shop.

But this name... "Cat Tail Tavern"?

Is a tavern similar to the "tavern" in Liyue?

There should be food available.

Since I'm just killing time anyway, I might as well go in and take a look, and maybe ask if there's anywhere I can rent a place.

With that thought in mind, Bai Qiyun no longer hesitated. Ignoring the man and bird in front of the Adventurers' Guild, he turned around and pushed open the door to enter the Cat Tail Tavern.

"Squeak."

The wooden door of the tavern made a sound unique to wood, and Bai Qiyun's gaze swept across the space behind the door.

It was quite different from what I had imagined a "restaurant" to be. Instead of the large, open tables and chairs, there were some small and exquisite suites, so it didn't seem like a place to eat.

Moreover, the guests in the surrounding seats all have alcohol in front of them, making it look like a place purely for drinking.

That place isn't suitable for him.

Minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol and driving under the influence of alcohol.

After confirming that this was not a suitable restaurant, Bai Qiyun clicked his tongue and prepared to leave.

However, when his gaze swept over the bartender behind the counter, he was startled.

"An immortal... an immortal!?"

Behind the counter stood a petite girl, but unlike most people, she had two animal ears on her head, or more accurately, cat ears.

Her petite body was adorned with a colorful tail, and her chubby pink hair was flanked by two cat ears. A hat was perched atop her round head, making her head appear somewhat large. However, this disharmony only accentuated the girl's cuteness.

She wore a pink jacket on her upper body and blue shorts on her lower body, with her legs completely exposed from the thighs down.

She's just like a cat.

Diona wrinkled her nose when she heard what the customer, who hadn't done anything since entering the room, said.

"What kind of immortal are you? Customer, what would you like to order?"

Ha, coming to a tavern to drink at this age, he's probably a little drunkard.

Hmph, people who drink are never good people anyway.

Bai Qiyun was startled by Diona's appearance. In Liyue, those with such obvious human-beast hybrid characteristics are almost all immortals.

Not to mention that he had also seen Ms. Gan Yu, who used the alias "Wang Xiaomei," at the old man's restaurant.

Although she disguised herself well when she arrived, Bai Qiyun knew it was her as soon as he saw the menu after she placed the order.

After all, no normal person would order a dish like refreshing mint salad. Only Yue Haiting's secretary, Banxian Ganyu, who used to enjoy refreshing mint salad at Bai's restaurant, would order it.

Perhaps she was on vacation that day and didn't want to disturb others, so she came in disguise. However, this disguise was of no use to Bai Qiyun.

Returning to the topic of the tavern, after his initial panic subsided, Bai Qiyun took a closer look and realized he couldn't sense any faint immortal power, which meant the little girl in front of him wasn't an immortal.

That's right. Celestials all live in Liyue. Where would there be celestials in Mondstadt? Even if they are human-beast hybrids, they shouldn't be called celestials.

"Uh, sorry, I misread it just now."

If you called someone by the wrong name, then it's your fault.

Bai Qiyun nodded, which was a way of expressing his apology.

"Oh, it's nothing."

Anyway, Diona herself has been pointed at and talked about many times because of her special appearance, so this is just a case of mistaken identity, which is nothing.

"But it seems you're not an adult yet. Drinking at a tavern before you're an adult is not allowed, even in Mondstadt where the alcohol industry is thriving."

Diona puffed out her chest, held her tail high, and scolded her unruly student like a haughty cat teacher.

The other drinkers nearby burst into laughter.

"See that? Our bartender, Miss Diona, is lecturing the newbies again."

"How many times has this happened this year? Haha."

Bai Qiyun was not affected by the surrounding noise; on the contrary, he extracted a lot of useful information from it.

Bartender...Diona?

The boy glanced at the catgirl in front of him, then quickly put on a smiling face.

"Oh... actually I didn't come here to drink, I came here to get some information."

He touched the back of his head to hide his embarrassment.

"Oh? You come to the tavern but don't drink?"

Upon hearing Bai Qiyun's words, Diona raised her eyebrows. Although her tone was full of doubt, her attitude was much better than before.

"But that's none of my business. As long as you don't order drinks at the bar, I won't have to violate the 'underage drinking' rule."

Her expression practically said, "It's so great that I don't have to mix drinks for others."

It was so obvious that even Bai Qiyun, who was not familiar with her, could easily see it.

And they even said that minors are prohibited from drinking alcohol... but the fact that you're a bartender is clearly more suspicious than that.

Bai Qiyun curled the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say anything. After all, he was in an unfamiliar place, and there might be some hidden story.

He quickly composed himself and coughed twice.

"Actually, I wanted to ask if there are any places in Mondstadt where I can stay for a short period of time."