While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

“If something really happens,” Xu Chuan continued, “Yura, you’re not too far from Mondstadt. With your speed, you should be able to get back as soon as possible after the Dragon Plague.”

Yura glanced at him without saying anything, but a complex look flashed in her eyes.

She understood what Xu Chuan meant.

The reputation of the Lawrence family in Mond was a shackle she carried for twenty years.

No matter what she does, there are always people who look at her differently.

This time, if the dragon calamity really occurs, it will be an opportunity, an opportunity to prove oneself with concrete actions.

It wasn't to curry favor with anyone, nor was it to whitewash the family's stigma.

The point is to let those people know that Yura Lawrence is first and foremost a guerrilla knight of the Knights of Favonius, and only secondly a descendant of that family.

"I'm leaving." Yura suddenly turned around and strode towards the city gates.

After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Xu Chuan, if... if the Wind Demon Dragon really comes, you should also be careful."

"You don't even have the Eye of God, don't try to be brave."

"Got it." Xu Chuan smiled and waved.

Amber waved until Yura's figure disappeared at the end of the road before turning around and saying, "Xu Chuan, thank you."

"Thank me for what?"

“Thank you for being willing to be friends with Yura,” Amber said earnestly. “Yura… is actually very lonely.”

"Although she never showed it, I could feel that you were the first person besides me to truly consider her a friend."

Xu Chuan shook his head: "She deserves to be treated like this."

Chapter Fourteen: First Glimpse of Talent

Outside the Cat Tail Tavern.

After dropping off Yura and the others, Xu Chuan decided to find a place to wait for them to come to him.

After thanking her, he took a glass of apple cider from Diona's hand.

He had barely taken a sip when he heard Diona muttering something under her breath as she left.

"He's only been in Mondstadt for a short time, but he's starting to look more and more like one of those drunkards."

"cough……"

These words almost made Xu Chuan spill his wine glass.

What drunkard? He's just doing as the Romans do.

Forget it, I won't stoop to the level of a kitten.

After a short wait, Xu Chuan, who was petting the cat and sipping wine, finally saw the figure he had been looking forward to.

A moment later, Amber led the blonde girl and the white floating object through the city gate.

A blonde girl, dressed in unfamiliar exotic clothing, her white robes fluttering gently in the wind.

The girl had delicate features and her short golden hair shone softly in the sunlight, but her amber eyes held a hint of aloofness and wariness.

Having just awakened from a long slumber, she remembered that a strange god had kidnapped her brother.

She maintained an instinctive wariness towards this unfamiliar world.

Behind her, floated something... well, a small thing.

It was a white creature, not much bigger than a pillow, wearing a small cloak, with a cape-like decoration on its back swaying gently as it flew.

The most striking feature was the suspended, crown-like halo above her head.

She was looking around with great curiosity.

Without wings, without the wings of wind, it just floats in the air, like a drifting dandelion.

After waiting for a while, the system was still in the same dead state.

Xu Chuan guessed that he could only successfully complete the challenge if Stormterror descended upon Mondstadt.

Ugh, who knows what kind of weird places the next plot points will involve.

When I arrive in Liyue, will I have to go to the Lava Abyss or face the Demon God Oser?

Putting all that aside, Xu Chuan stepped forward and greeted Amber.

"Amber, I didn't expect you to be back so soon. And who are these two?"

"These two are travelers from afar who just happened to meet outside."

Xu Chuan extended his hand to the blonde girl: "Welcome to Mondstadt."

The girl held his hand lightly, but Xu Chuan could feel the warmth of her palm.

“My name is Ying,” she said. “This is my partner, Paimon.”

"Xu Chuan, assistant to the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius."

"Wow! You must be really amazing!" Paimon exclaimed.

"Do you know any alchemy that can conjure up delicious food?"

Ying looked at the black-haired youth in front of her and felt a little curious.

"Paimon!" Ying called out helplessly.

"Oh, I was just curious!" Paimon floated back to Ying's side, but his eyes were still darting around.

Xu Chuan looked at Ying, a strange feeling welling up inside him, yet he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked into the city.

Xu Chuan walked beside Ying, glancing at the sky from time to time.

According to the plot, Dvalin will appear soon. This time, he will witness the disaster firsthand and experience firsthand the power of a natural catastrophe.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous.

But he felt something else entirely, an emotion that even surprised himself.

There is both anticipation and longing.

boom!

As if to confirm his premonition, a loud noise suddenly came from the horizon.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind arose.

A massive shadow swept across the sky above Mondstadt, bringing with it a suffocating sense of oppression.

Xu Chuan looked up and saw a giant dragon, its body a deep blue-black, swooping down from the clouds. Its massive body blotted out the sun, and each flap of its wings could stir up a gale strong enough to lift roofs off.

"Wind Demon Dragon!"

Someone screamed, and the entire city of Mondstadt instantly descended into chaos.

Ying instinctively gripped the hilt of her sword, Paimon cried out and hid behind her, while Amber immediately went into battle mode, loudly directing the civilians to take cover.

In the howling wind, Xu Chuan looked up at that legendary being.

fear?

No.

Deep within him was a burning desire to control this power.

Dvalin circled above Mondstadt, letting out angry roars.

Its wounds still throbbed, and the seductions of the Abyss Order still echoed in its ears. The city-state it once protected was now nothing but betrayal and oblivion in its eyes.

The hurricane took shape amidst its roar, and tornado after tornado ravaged the city.

Roofs were ripped off many houses, and strong winds, carrying debris, lifted street vendors into the air.

Those who didn't have time to escape were hanging by a thread.

However, amidst this chaos, Xu Chuan noticed a problem.

He saw someone being swept up by the strong wind, only to land right on a haystack.

The houses collapsed, but the people inside had just run out when the tornado swept through the streets, but the eye of the storm bypassed the most densely populated area.

Many people were injured, but almost no one actually died.

It was as if some unseen force was secretly protecting this city-state.

Unnoticed by everyone, a green figure appeared on the church spire at some unknown time.

The man held a harp in his hands, and with a light touch of his fingertips, the invisible notes scattered with the wind and merged into the howling gale.

Ying seemed to sense something, and a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.

Then, a miracle happened.

The wind began to obey her commands.

Xu Chuan saw Ying raise her Wind Wings, take off, and fly towards Dvalin.

The wings formed from wind elements unfolded behind her, refracting a rainbow of colors in the sunlight.

She flew into the sky and confronted the dragon.

Fight against the being that once protected Mondstadt but now seeks to destroy it.

Xu Chuan watched the battle in the sky as Ying dodged Dvalin's attacks time and time again.

The wind element gathered around her, forming an invisible force, and with Venti's secret help, she finally drove Dvalin out of Mondstadt.

As the dragon's silhouette disappeared into the clouds, as the gale gradually subsided, and as the sun shone once more on the ravaged city of Mondstadt.

Xu Chuan's system emitted a familiar notification sound.

[Ding—Key plot point detected: Stormterror's attack. Check-in complete.]

[Reward: Knights do not die unarmed.]

In an instant, every aspect of the reward flooded his mind.

This is a skill with a good upper and lower limit.

Xu Chuan extracted the most crucial part: that is, the ability to turn anything in one's hands into a treasure.

Xu Chuan tried to grasp Joseph's dagger.

In just a moment, this ordinary dagger seemed to undergo some kind of transformation, gaining some kind of blessing.

At that moment, the dagger seemed like an extension of his arm, becoming a part of his body.

Looking at the dagger gleaming in his hand, Xu Chuan's lips curled up slightly.

From this day forward, he has the means to establish himself on this land.

"Xu Chuan!" Amber's voice came from afar, "Are you alright?"

Xu Chuan looked up and saw Amber running towards him.

Behind her, Ying was slowly landing on the city wall, while Paimon chattered around her.

The story of Mondstadt has only just begun after the winds have risen.

Chapter Fifteen: An Unexpected Commission

Every weapon you acquire can become a Noble Phantasm.

Anything he perceives as a "weapon," once held in his hand, will be imbued with his power and forcibly upgraded.

Of course, this upgrade only applies to ordinary weapons.

An ordinary iron sword in his hands can cut through defenses that ordinary swords and knives cannot break.

If you seize a weapon from someone else, that weapon will be completely under your control.

Simple, crude, and direct.

He reached out and grasped Joseph's dagger.