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This traveling comedy duo is just as good as the chuunibyou comedy duo, Han Fulai, an onlooker, nodded frequently. However, he secretly began to take notice of Paimon—Paimon was right just now, she can fly without wings.

Surely something capable of doing this couldn't be emergency food made from wild boars, which only have one-fifth the fighting power of a wild boar? Will he be able to witness Paimon's true nature on this journey?

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Curse of the Snow Mountain Demon

When Han Fulai and Ying walked out of the house, Fischl and Mona's investigation had already ended.

The four met and summarized the information.

Fischl and Mona had slightly more information; they had a nun from the Church of the West Wind named Edna on their side.

Edna once tried to treat patients with narcolepsy using church medical techniques, and briefly brought one of them, a winery worker named Hardman, to consciousness.

She learned a piece of information from the worker—Hartman said he dreamed he was on a mountain and felt very cold. He also said he felt too tired to walk and wanted to rest for a while.

Unfortunately, after a brief moment of consciousness, the worker fell into a deep sleep once more and could not be woken up again.

Based on the content of the patient's dream, it is inferred that the worker named Hardman seemed to be dreaming of climbing the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

Fischl described it this way: "This is no ordinary dream...it's a curse! Could it be the chilling curse of the Snow Mountain Demon...has the Clear Spring Town, protected by the Spring Sprites, finally become a land targeted by a demon?"

"The Dark Dream is like a ferocious beast carrying the fruit of Aiden; its deep, dark eyes, like the night itself, will plunge the weak into the abyss..."

According to Oz's automatic translation, this means "something in his dream was tempting him."

The so-called "curse of the snow mountain demon" might seem like Fischl's absurd and childish talk at first glance, but Oz seriously told everyone that "although there is no evidence yet, the princess's intuition is always accurate." In any case, everyone tentatively recorded "the coma may be caused by the 'curse'" in the investigation report.

Mona then told everyone that Sister Edna believed that Barbara Page, the daughter and successor of the Cardinal of the Dawn, the shining idol of Mondstadt and a priestess of the Church of Favonius, might have the ability to cure narcolepsy, and had already sent someone to the church to invite Miss Barbara to come and treat her.

However, it will take time for Miss Barbara to arrive, and it is uncertain whether Miss Barbara can cure narcolepsy... Even if she can, there are at least a hundred narcolepsy sufferers in Mondstadt, and Miss Barbara alone would probably be a drop in the ocean.

So before Miss Barbara arrived, the investigation team decided to investigate the meteorite fragments on their own.

The meteorite shower has a very wide impact area, and these patients were gathered from different locations. Roughly marked on the map, there are traces of meteorites from the area around Clearspring Town to the Whispering Forest of Windrise. This investigation trip will probably take us quite a distance.

Just as everyone was discussing the investigation route, a strange-looking middle-aged man came running up in a hurry, calling out the name of Joyce, the Knight of Favonius.

"Joyce! Joyce! Are you free? Something's happened!"

Han Fulai and Ying both recognized this man; his name was Du Lafu, and he was the best hunter in the entire Clear Spring Town. He possessed a resolute face, sharp hunting skills, and calm judgment, making him the undisputed leader of all the hunters in Clear Spring Town and their role model.

Although Qingquan Town does not have a town mayor, Dulav is essentially the town mayor elected by the people.

Of course, a hunter with some reputation isn't anything special. What is special is that this Duraf has cat ears and a cat tail. These aren't the kind of cat ears that Keqing has, but real cat ears that can hear faint sounds that ordinary people can't hear and can rotate freely. His soft, elastic, and fluffy tail is also a genuine cat tail.

These cat-like traits are a symbol of the "Katezrin family" bloodline, which is now extremely rare in Mondstadt. This rare bloodline has endowed Dulaf with exceptional hunting talent: night vision, stealth, archery, agile climbing and dodging... these skills are almost entirely self-taught among the members of their family.

Mr. Dulaf is a familiar NPC to Genshin Impact players, as many quests in the game are related to him. Luminous also had quite a few interactions with Dulaf during her stay in Mondstadt, mainly because he has a lovely daughter, Diona, the Mondstadt "biting cat" and the bartender at the "Cat Tail Tavern".

Unfortunately, compared to his daughter, this middle-aged man with cat ears... he really doesn't have a single cute quality. Looking at that old face, Han Fulai's thought was—men shouldn't have cat ears, and Yingmei completely agrees...

This middle-aged cat-eared man sought out Joyce, the Knight of Favonius, for his apprentice, Allen.

After last night's meteor shower, many meteorite fragments were left around Clearspring Town. After the emergence of patients with narcolepsy, Dulaf knew the danger of meteorites and had gone door-to-door to inform residents not to touch them. However, his own apprentice, Allen, insisted on touching the meteorites and sneaked off to the back mountain while Dulaf was busy.

A meteorite also fell on the back mountain of Clearspring Town. It was there that the brewer, Hardman, collapsed and was found by Dulaf and Allen and brought back.

The back mountain is close to the Wolf Territory, and is rich in wild animals, making it a hunting ground for hunters... but at the same time, it is also a dangerous place where monsters may appear.

Allen's youth and boundless curiosity are understandable, but knowingly going to look at the meteorite was clearly suicidal, infuriating Duraf, who vowed to give him a good beating once he found him... assuming the kid survived. If the kid touched the meteorite and fell unconscious, and then encountered a monster attack... then they could only pray to Lord Barbatos for protection.

As a seasoned hunter, Dulaf knew the dangers of the back mountain and dared not go there alone, so he quickly sought help from the Knights.

The investigation team happened to be going to investigate the meteorite, so they simply took on the task of rescuing Allen.

Of course, in Fischl's words, it should be—"In recent times, a deep evil is surging wildly beneath the surface of Mondstadt. It is time to unleash the holy thunder of judgment upon evil!"

The group followed Dulaf to the back mountain of Springstown to search for Allen's whereabouts. At this time, Fischl's special skills as a senior investigator of the association came in very handy.

Fischl struck a pose once more, one hand shielding his eyes, the other pointing towards the distant sky: "It seems I must once again employ my familiar, the Black Raven, to observe the truth beyond the mist. Oz, my familiar... spread your wings that blot out the sun and moon, and gaze upon that one afflicted by misfortune!"

"Yes, miss."

The reason why Fischl, whose chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur) is so popular in the Adventurers' Guild and even became a senior investigator relied upon by the Intelligence Department is that she and Oz can share a field of vision—which is equivalent to having a built-in drone for reconnaissance, a unique skill of Fischl in Mondstadt.

Oz diligently spread his wings and flew into the sky, proving himself to be the princess's most loyal subject.

However, Han Fulai overheard Oz muttering to himself before he flew away—

"I'm always the one running errands; Miss won't do anything herself..."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Half of the Dragon-Slaying True Monarch

"Observation...locked!"

Not long after Oz flew away, he found Eren.

Beneath Fischl's eyepatch, the eye reflected the scene Oz had been seeing—a young hunter crouching in a crevice between two rocks, trembling with fear, while a swarm of large Rei Slimes gathered around him, constantly trying to squeeze into the crevice to attack him.

It seems Allen was surrounded by monsters before he could even get close to the meteorite; it's hard to say whether that was good luck or bad luck.

A few dozen meters away from the slime swarm, there lay a peculiar rock shimmering with blue fluorescence; that must be the meteorite the group was investigating.

It seems that Fischl wears an eye patch not entirely because of her chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur), but also to make it easier to share her vision with Oz.

Fischl led the group to the scene quickly.

Faced with the swarm of slimes, everyone drew their weapons.

Yingmei wielded a bladeless sword, Mona pulled out a magic book, Han Fulai summoned the Salt Sorrow Spear, and Dulaf also nocked an arrow... Paimon, Paimon clenched his little fists, ready to cheer.

Only Fischl was unarmed, instead striking a graceful, dance-like pose.

Seeing Fischl's posture, Oz obediently flew down from the sky and landed on her shoulder.

Fischl spun around in place as if dancing, pointed at the Rei Slimes, and shouted, "In the name of the Pure Land of Dark Night, I grant you a deep slumber! Scatter, enemies of fate!"

Everyone was looking at her, even the slime jumped around and looked at her.

Nothing happened.

Fischl patted Oz on the shoulder and spun around in place: "Oz, please send down the lightning of judgment that tears open the eternal night for me!"

Oh... so those lines she just said meant that Oz was supposed to summon lightning.

However, Oz did not make a move.

It leaned close to Fischl's ear and whispered, "Miss, Rei Slimes are immune to lightning..."

The air fell silent for a moment.

Fischl remained unfazed, turned around, and said to the crowd, "My energy is very precious and not worth wasting on such low-level monsters."

Well, the word "awkward" is definitely not in Fischl's dictionary.

At this moment, Ying had already taken the lead and charged into the monster horde.

The taciturn traveler is always like this—if he can do something, he won't talk about it.

Han Fulai and Mona followed behind Ying.

The low-level monster slime was no match for this group. Even the ferocious slime was just a small fry. The group quickly dealt with the slime horde.

This was, in fact, the first time Han Fulai had ever used his "special weapon," the Salt Sorrow Spear, in battle.

Using a powerful weapon to fight slimes might seem like overkill, but it's undeniable that the gun is indeed very effective.

The Salt Sorrow Spear, imbued with the power of the Salt God, can turn enemies into salt simply by making a cut on them. Moreover, its material is exceptionally sharp, making it easy to kill slimes like popping balloons with a long needle, eliminating them with a single shot.

So Han Fulai simply cosplayed Zhongli's appearance during the battle. Even Ying couldn't help but admire his casual and nonchalant demeanor, and she thought even more highly of the "acting leader of the Guhua Sect".

Han Fulai's interest, however, lay with Mona—the combat artifact Mona pulled out was a magic book with a purple cover.

This book... Han Fulai knows it.

The book cover has a title: "Tales of the Heroes Who Defeated the Dragon".

He even sensed that Mona had actually given him and Yingmei an attack power buff during the battle... To be precise, she should have added some auxiliary spells to enhance their attack power.

During the battle, Mona did not directly attack, but instead kept reciting phrases from her spellbook to buff them.

—The title "Half of the Dragon-Slaying True Lord" is well-deserved.

Aside from Paimon, Fischl, the only one who hadn't contributed to the battle, walked with haughty and elegant steps to the trembling Eren after the fight ended, striking a pose and taking center stage—if Eren were a camera, Fischl would indeed be in the center.

"The Eye of Judgment has foreseen eternal victory. Thanks to my wise command, mortals, praise be to all!"

Allen quickly bowed his head in thanks: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Hehehehe!" Fischl proudly displayed his signature three-part laugh.

"Hey, how can this person be so shameless!" Mona almost threw the dragon-slaying weapon at Fischl's head.

If Mona knew how Fischl had boasted to Catherine about how she had suppressed the evil dragon Taslak (Dvalin) with dark, holy flames, she probably wouldn't be so surprised.

In any case, they managed to rescue the reckless hunter Allen.

While Duff was giving Allen a physics lesson, the group went to check out the "meteorite".

The meteorite was polygonal in shape, its main body a gray rock, but its bottom had a strange blue tint, like some kind of crystal, or like the "Lumenite" that Han Fulai had seen at the bottom of the giant rock abyss.

The closer Han Fulai got, the more he could feel a trace of "heavenly power" flowing on the meteorite. However, the feeling was not as warm as that of "Lumenite," but rather colder, as if it contained howling wind and snow.

At this moment, Paimon exclaimed, "Huh? Princess, your Divine Eye is flashing!"

The lightning-type Divine Eye hanging on Fischl's waist spontaneously began to flash.

Not only Fischl, but also the water-type eye of God that Mona wore around her neck was glowing.

Fischl touched the Eye of God, raised his chin, and revealed a smug expression: "Could it be that the Cold Curse has realized that the energy flowing within this Abyss Pearl is playing the elegy of its fate?"

Mona was analyzing the phenomenon quite seriously: "The Eye of God is reacting to the energy contained in the meteorite... Hmm, should I do a divination?"

At this moment, Fischl closed his eyes, reached out and grasped the meteorite as if sensing something: "The vastness of the world, the whispers of the stars. The curse of the demonic remains, and..."

"What is all this nonsense! It's really hard to understand what you're saying!" Paimon couldn't help but complain.

Oz quickly flew to Paimon and said, "Excuse me, Your Highness is not familiar with the language of mortals."

Paimon pouted: "Hmph, so that's why we need you to translate?"

Oz flapped his wings: "I am humbled. This is not a translation, but merely a message from the princess. I think the only thing around us that could affect the Eye of God is the elemental force."

Fischl nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, thank you for your hard work, Oz. Those blinded by worldly concerns can never grasp my true intentions as quickly as you have..."

Ignoring Fischl's pretentious posturing, Han Fulai summarized the clues they had gathered: "The Eye of God is glowing because the elemental power within the meteorite resonates with it. Presumably, the monsters are also attracted by the elemental power or similar forces contained within the meteorite. Conversely, you can use the Eye of God and 'Elemental Vision' to track and sense the meteorite's location."

"Furthermore, ordinary people fall into a deep sleep when they get close to meteorites, but those who possess the Eye of God and have elemental power seem unaffected. So, why don't we start collecting these meteorite fragments? Let's see if piecing together a large number of meteorite fragments will produce any changes?"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Intensifying the Effort

Han Fulai's idea of ​​piecing those fragments together was not without reason—in his memory, the Frost Nails of the Snow Mountain and the Rock Nails at the bottom of the Rocky Abyss both split after landing, but they would reassemble as long as they were collected in one place.

The "meteorite" that carries the "power of the heavens" may also have the same mechanism.

If meteorite fragments can be collected and gathered together, they might undergo other changes.

Meanwhile, the storage space of the Eye of God is isolated from the outside world, essentially a seal on the "external landscape" of immortal magic. Only very few exceptions can establish contact with the outside world within this independent space. If the meteorite continues to affect the comatose patients, causing them nightmares, isolating the meteorite from the patients might have a good therapeutic effect.

Besides that, he vaguely remembered that in the "Unreturned Extinct Star" event, it seemed that players were required to collect meteorites.

However, since none of them had ever touched a meteorite before, contacting these mysterious entities did indeed involve some risk. But if Fischl's earlier words were true, the holder of the Eye of God should not be affected.

Regardless, this plan is definitely worth trying.

Mona seemed to have the same idea as Han Fulai: "For astrology, the more material you have for divination, the closer you can get to the accurate result... Assuming these meteorites really come from high above, adding them to the 'water divination chart' might yield unexpected results... Hmm, let's collect meteorites."

Paimon stroked his chin, looking at Ying hesitantly, and said, "I feel...maybe it's possible? How about we try it first, see if we can use the Eye of God to search for meteorite fragments and clear away the hazards?"

Paimon seems to still be worried about whether contact with the meteorite might harm everyone, but she also knows that the truth of the matter will never be revealed without taking some risks.

Ying simply nodded to Paimon, meaning something like, "We've weathered even the storms of Stormterror, so what's a mere meteorite to us?"

Oz flapped his wings in agreement: "These meteorites containing elemental energy are probably the culprits behind the incident. Containment and investigation are necessary measures."

Fischl pointed to the meteorite and declared, "By the sacred covenant of consecration, these meteorites are the source of the nightmare!"

Now that everyone had reached a consensus, the meteorite collection operation began.

Fischl once again commanded Oz to fly high into the sky, using its Raven Eyes to activate its elemental vision, overlooking the entire back mountain of Springvale and confirming the location of all the meteorites in the vicinity.

Ying was the first to step forward. Although she didn't have the Eye of God, the closer she got to the meteorite, the more pronounced the wind elemental light emanating from her became. Clearly, the meteorite was resonating with the elemental power within her.

Ying wrapped her hands in wind element and carefully picked up the meteorite fragments from the ground.

Paimon watched her movements with bated breath—thankfully, nothing went wrong. Luminous retrieved the meteorite fragments unharmed.

Mona waved her hand and summoned the Water Divination Plate, instructing Ying to place the meteorite fragments into the independent space within the Water Divination Plate.