He had already gone blind as soon as he arrived in Genshin Impact.

"Therefore, the Adventurers' Guild and the Knights of Favonius jointly issued a multi-person quest."

At that moment, Catherine, who was standing nearby, suddenly picked up a piece of paper and interrupted their conversation, drawing their attention.

"As long as you find traces of monsters, or even find the places where monsters gather, the reward offered by both parties will definitely satisfy you, the traveler."

"Huh? That's good?"

"Of course, I also noticed that the commissions you've completed these past few days have mostly involved defeating monsters, so I'm certain that your strength is sufficient to handle this commission."

"That's why we recommended this commission to you. We wouldn't recommend someone who isn't capable enough."

At this moment, Catherine acted like a professional salesperson, constantly recommending the commission to Ying.

"Ying, hurry up, take on this commission. Once we finish it, we can eat Sweet Flower Chicken every day!"

Excited, Paimon came to Ying's side and kept tugging at her clothes with his little hands.

"What are the specific details of the commission? Is it just to find traces of monsters?"

Compared to the anxious Paimon, Ying wanted to gather more information; she did need the money.

But that doesn't mean she should disregard her own safety, especially since she wasn't alone.

"Of course! If you find any trace of the monster, report it to the association, and you will be rewarded directly. Then the Knights of Favonius will take over the task."

"If you feel you are strong enough, you can also join the monster-hunting expedition. After the mission is completed, you will receive additional rewards."

"What do you think?"

"I accept this task!"

As soon as Catherine finished speaking, Ying snatched the commission from Catherine's hand and quickly wrote her name on it.

At this moment, deep within Ying's eyes, the symbol of money flickered.

There was nothing we could do; they gave us just too much!

"Okay, I've confirmed that I've accepted your request. Best of luck."

Catherine glanced at the name on the power of attorney, then bowed with a smile.

Looking up, she saw that Ying had already rushed out of Mondstadt in a great hurry, because she didn't know how many people had taken on this quest.

So she had to hurry and get ahead of everyone else.

"Wait for me, Ying!"

Paimon discovered that he couldn't fly as fast as Firefly, and a strange pattern of running and chasing appeared, startling a flock of pigeons.

Timmy looked completely bewildered as he held the feed.

"I----."

Telegrams were being sent incessantly.

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Based on the intelligence, Ying arrived at the camp where the monsters had been yesterday, but it was now completely empty.

Ying and Paimon split up and began searching for clues in the camp.

She found that the pots and pans in the camp were still there, and there were no signs of an attack.

It was as if he simply left, which left her completely baffled.

"Ying, come quick! There are footprints here!"

Upon hearing this, Ying quickly ran over to Paimon's side and followed the direction Paimon pointed.

I did see a footprint, and it was a Hilichurl footprint.

"Ying, quickly use your elemental vision to see where these footprints lead."

"OK, all right."

After activating her elemental vision, Ying saw the footprints in the distance and rushed over with Paimon.

Following the footprints, Ying realized that she seemed to have arrived at a ruin, a place she had never been before.

She also saw more footprints, and these footprints were gathered in this place.

Ying began to be more vigilant, walking cautiously and silently summoning her weapon into her hand.

Paimon sensed the tense atmosphere around him, shut his mouth, and cautiously followed behind Ying.

Upon arriving at the entrance to the ruins, Ying noticed that the footprints disappeared there. Relying on her adventurer's instincts, she quickly began to survey the higher parts of the ruins.

Ying then went up to a high place, intending to observe the condition of the entire ruins from a superior vantage point.

Before they even saw the monster, they saw two people, a man and a woman, but they looked like they weren't in good shape.

The woman seemed frightened by something, and the man kept comforting her.

Ying led Paimon closer to the two men, but before Ying could speak, the man suddenly turned his head.

He drew his sword from his waist and pointed it at the duo, carefully trying to control his voice.

"Who goes there!"

"We were sent by the Adventurers' Guild."

Paimon quickly explained their identities.

Chapter 17 The Smug Expression

Hearing Paimon's explanation, the man breathed a sigh of relief, sheathed his sword, and said in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, I was just too nervous."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Duran, and this is Patty."

"She came to investigate the Thousand Winds Ruins, and I am her guard."

Duran briefly introduced himself and Patty, and explained their current purpose.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Ying, and next to me is Ying, cough, my good partner Paimon."

"Hey, were you just trying to talk about emergency food?"

Ying pretended to ignore Paimon's death stare and continued asking questions, since they were investigating here.

She wanted to know if any monsters had been seen entering the area recently.

"Have you seen any monsters enter the ruins while you were investigating them recently?"

"It's because of those monsters that Patchouli is so terrified."

Duran looked worriedly at Patty, who was squatting to the side, trembling.

"Because of my negligence, I didn't notice that Patchouli had secretly gone to the ruins alone and then encountered those Hilichurls."

"There's no need to dwell on the past. The most important thing is that Patty is safe and sound."

Ying nodded, and then began to ask Duran for details.

According to the information provided by Duran, Hilichurls have been coming into this area since the day before yesterday.

At first, he didn't find it unusual. After all, monsters move in strange ways, and it's not surprising to encounter them anywhere.

Therefore, Duran did not care about this, but as time went on, more and more monsters gathered in the ruins.

That's when he realized something was wrong. He originally wanted to take Patchi away from here and then report the anomaly to the Adventurers' Guild.

However, due to his own negligence, he almost caused a major disaster.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened; Patty was just quite frightened.

That's the specific situation.

"I understand. You should leave here quickly; it's too dangerous here now."

"And what about you?"

"That's why we're here. Once we confirm the number of monsters here, we'll notify the Knights of Favonius to handle it. Don't worry."

"That's good."

Hearing Ying's words, Duran breathed a sigh of relief, knowing he could now leave without worry.

Duran crouched down and carried the trembling Patty on his back.

"Good luck to you."

After leaving his words of blessing, Duran carried Patty away.

"Let's go, Paimon, let's go check it out."

"Be careful, Duran said there are a lot of Hilichurls here."

The two cautiously approached the ruins from the outside, and after reaching a high point, Ying discovered a large gate.

There were four large Hilichurls standing guard outside the gate, as well as a robot walking back and forth, making it seem like a heavily guarded area.

Ying continued to observe, making sure not to enter the ground area casually, lest she alert the enemy.

What about the sky?

Ying looked around and found that there were no Hilichurls directly above the gate, and the gate was openwork. Suddenly, she thought of a solution.

"Paimon, use your ability to fly to get directly above the gate, then sneak a peek inside, and once you've confirmed it, run."

"Huh? Is it that dangerous? Why don't you go?"

"I can't fly, Paimon. Think about it carefully. If we complete the mission this time and get the reward, we can eat whatever we want. We can eat sweet flower-stuffed chicken every day without any problem."

"Really? I understand. For delicious food, this little danger is nothing."

Ying's voice was so seductive that it made Paimon lose himself in a sea of ​​delicious food.

Watching Paimon depart into the distance, Ying wore a disdainful expression, but inwardly she prayed for Paimon's safe return.

After waiting for a while, Paimon still hadn't returned, and Ying was getting restless. Could something really have happened?

As I was thinking this, Paimon appeared in my field of vision. She was flying rapidly toward Ying and then spoke.

"Luminous, I'm back! There are so many Hilichurls inside the gate! Let's hurry back and inform the Knights of Favonius!"