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

The buildings inside the city are densely packed, and from the city gate, you can see layers of rooftops stretching into the distance.

The huge windmill turned slowly, emitting a deep hum.

The streets are wide and clean, with a constant stream of pedestrians. The sounds of vendors hawking their wares, chatting, and children playing blend together to create a lively urban symphony.

"This is... way too big," Xu Chuan muttered to himself.

"Mr. Xu... Mr. Xu Chuan?" Sugar's cautious voice came from the side, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Xu Chuan came back to his senses and shook his head. "It's just... much bigger than I imagined."

Sugar blinked, not quite understanding the meaning of the sentence.

For her, Mondstadt is Mondstadt, and it has always been that way since she was a child.

“Let’s go,” she said. “I’ll take you to report to the Knights.”

The two passed through the city gate and officially entered Mondstadt.

Just like in the game, a child was standing on the bridge at the city gate, throwing things onto the bridge to feed the pigeons.

Xu Chuan subconsciously took another look.

Timmy's pigeons are the fastest and best source of poultry.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" Timmy noticed his gaze and asked warily, "You're not thinking of hurting my pigeons, are you?"

Xu Chuan: "..."

He suddenly wanted to give it a try, but then thought better of it.

Don't cause trouble when you're new here.

“No,” he said. “The pigeons are lovely.”

Timmy gave him a suspicious look and went back to feeding the pigeons.

After crossing the bridge, two knights stood guard at the city gate.

One was named Swann, and the other was named Lawrence.

Of course, this Lawrence has absolutely no relation to the Lawrence of Yura. It is said that he was forced to change his name to something that annoys Mondstadt people because he lost a bet with a friend.

Xu Chuan glanced at the knight named Lawrence again, silently mourning for him for a few seconds.

Once inside the city, Sugar began to dutifully act as a tour guide.

“This, this is the commercial street, they sell all kinds of things…” She pointed to a street on the left, “That’s the residential area, Timaus and I both live in that area.”

"The Adventurers' Guild is up ahead; many people accept quests there..."

Xu Chuan listened and nodded, but his eyes kept darting around.

The commercial street was lined with stalls selling everything from fruit and meat to fabrics and general merchandise.

Several children were chasing and playing in the street when a passing woman scolded and chased them away.

A vendor selling apples shouted at the top of his lungs: "Monde local apples, sweet and crisp, or your money back!"

"Give me two!" someone responded.

"okay!"

Lively, vibrant, and authentic.

This is Mondstadt.

Xu Chuan took a deep breath. The air was filled with the aroma of toasted bread, the sweetness of fruit, and a faint scent of wine.

Mmm, the aroma of wine.

As expected of Mondstadt.

The two continued walking, and when they passed the Adventurers' Guild, Xu Chuan saw that familiar figure.

The Adventurers' Guild's receptionist always has a smile on his face and always says that classic line.

At that moment, Catherine was standing behind the counter, talking to an adventurer.

Xu Chuan pricked up his ears and vaguely heard her say something casually after she finished speaking.

"Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild, towards the stars and the abyss."

That's a classic.

However, his attention was quickly drawn to the conversation of several adventurers nearby.

"Have you heard? Stormterror has reappeared!"

"That's right, a few unlucky guys got into trouble yesterday, their roofs were blown off."

"Why haven't the Knights made a move yet? Are they just going to let that evil dragon run rampant like this?"

"Who knows? I heard the Grand Commander hasn't returned from his expedition yet, and the people in charge of the city now are all young people..."

“I heard,” an adventurer said in a low, mysterious voice, “that it’s related to the Fools.”

"Some people saw those foreign envoys loitering around the area where the dragon plague occurred; they might be the ones behind it!"

"By the Wind God, is it true?"

"How could it be fake? I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, those Fools are not to be trifled with..."

Xu Chuan listened to these discussions, but he understood them perfectly well.

Dvalin, the Stormterror, is not an evil dragon at all.

It was corrupted by the blood of the dragon Durin by the Abyss Order, which caused it to lose its mind and stir up storms around Mondstadt.

The Abyss Cult wanted to transform it into a weapon of war to fight against the laws of nature.

And the fools...

Xu Chuan's lips twitched slightly as he recalled the storyline in the game.

The Fools were indeed causing trouble behind the scenes, but it wasn't them who polluted Dvalin.

They were just taking advantage of the chaos to try and steal the Wind God's Heart.

He's just a newcomer to Mondstadt, barely established himself yet, how could he be qualified to get involved in these big events?

The right way is to patiently wait until the main story begins and collect the daily rewards.

So, what kind of rewards will the system give for checking in?

Raw gems? Gacha items? Or some kind of magical ability?

Xu Chuan was already looking forward to it.

“Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu Chuan?” Sugar’s voice pulled him back from his reverie. “We’ve arrived.”

Xu Chuan looked up and saw a magnificent building in front of him.

Headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

As the two entered the Knights' Order, they were greeted by a little girl in red sitting dejectedly in a corner, with a knight standing next to her looking helpless.

“Klee,” the knight said, “this time it really won’t work. The captain said she’ll be locked up for three days, not a day less.”

"But," the little girl looked up, her big eyes brimming with tears, "Klee just wanted to fry fish..."

"Fried fish is also not allowed."

"What about bombing Hilichurls?"

"Neither."

"That……"

"None of them will work."

Klee was completely deflated, her head drooping like a wilted little flower.

Xu Chuan almost burst out laughing when he saw this scene.

Klee, the Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius, is Mondstadt's "strongest fighting force".

Mmm, it tastes just like before.

Sugar was clearly used to this kind of thing. She led Xu Chuan around and found the clerk in charge of reception.

Aberdo's letter of introduction was very useful.

After reviewing the documents, the clerk quickly completed the formalities.

"Mr. Xu Chuan, is that right?" The clerk handed him a badge. "From today onwards, you will be the alchemy assistant under the Knights of Favonius."

"This is your identification document, please keep it safe."

The whole process was unbelievably simple, without any questions asked.

Xu Chuan took the documents and suddenly felt a surge of emotions.

The title of Chief Alchemist is really useful.

Chapter Ten: An Encounter at the Tavern

After completing the formalities, Sugar took him to meet his colleagues.

Timaus, like Sugar, is a student of Abedo, a young man who appears somewhat shy.

He was busy with something at the alchemy table when he heard a noise, looked up, and was stunned when he saw Xu Chuan.

"You're the new assistant that Professor Abedo mentioned?" He looked Xu Chuan up and down curiously. "It's really strange that the professor would write a letter specifically to arrange someone."

"What's so strange?" Xu Chuan asked.

Timaus scratched his head: "You don't know, Professor Abedo is usually cold and aloof, and he doesn't care about anything except his research."

"He actually went out of his way to take care of someone, this is simply..."

He paused, then found a suitable analogy: "It's as incredible as Mr. Ninglu quitting drinking."

Xu Chuan: "..."

This metaphor is very Mondstadt.

The identity issue has been resolved, but a place to live is still undecided.

Fortunately, Timaus was very hospitable and offered to let Xu Chuan stay at his house temporarily.

“Anyway, I live alone, so the room is empty anyway,” he said. “You can stay here and move out when you find a suitable place.”

Xu Chuan did not refuse.

As a newcomer, having a place to stay is already a blessing.

Timaus's home is in a small building in a residential area. It's not big, but it's very tidy.

As soon as Xu Chuan entered the room, he smelled a strange odor.

"The smell of alchemy." Timaus smiled and explained when he saw Timaus wrinkling his nose. "I sometimes do some small experiments at home, so the smell is a bit strong, but you'll get used to it."

Xu Chuan nodded, thinking to himself that it was indeed the home of an alchemist, even the taste was so professional.

Timaus cooked dinner himself.

To Xu Chuan's surprise, this seemingly shy young man was actually quite good at cooking.

“I usually live alone, and if I don’t cook, I have to eat out,” Timaus said. “I get tired of eating out after a while, so I learned to cook for myself.”

Xu Chuan took a bite of the stew and gave it a thumbs up: "Amazing."

Timaus smiled sheepishly.

After dinner, Timaus suddenly suggested, "How about... we go to Angel's Gift for a drink to celebrate your successful onboarding?"

Xu Chuan paused for a moment, then smiled.

As expected of a Mondstadt native.

Drinking is practically an instinct ingrained in our bones.

Xu Chuan didn't forget his little guide either.