He changed Tiwat

Aberdo's eyes lit up: "What are the conditions?"

Han Fulai smiled and said, "It's not difficult. After it's done, I just need to ask Professor Abedo to help me find out about the history of the Lawrence family. There was a Vanilla Lawrence among the ancestors of the Lawrence family. Her life story seems to be a hidden part of Mondstadt's history. I want to know all her information, the more detailed the better."

"And the clues related to this person include Leonard Musk, the adventurer from two thousand years ago who invented the 'Wind Wings'; the current 'Horn Peak' of 'Musk Reef'; and the 'Abyss Spiral' on 'Musk Reef'. And then there's... well, Miss Yura of the Lawrence family."

Although Mona was in charge of investigating historical records in the library, Han Fulai, considering his "unsurprisingly unlucky" luck, felt it was better to have an extra layer of insurance. Besides, this was history from over two thousand years ago, and much of the history of the royal family era had been lost. Inquiring from multiple sources and cross-referencing information would make it more credible.

Of course, the most important thing is that if we want to help Abedo keep Abedo, then Yura's affection for him will probably plummet... It's probably impossible to find out about Yura's family history from her.

This loss, of course, must be made up for by Abedo.

“…I will do my best.” Abedo readily agreed.

Abedo certainly didn't know much about the Lawrence family's history, but as the captain of the Knights' investigation team, he had the authority to access some of the Knights' old, confidential files, which likely contained information related to the Lawrence family. Furthermore, he had a good relationship with Lisa, and consulting her often yielded valuable clues.

While accompanying Rheindorf on his explorations of various hidden realms, Abedo had heard Rheindorf discuss the "Abyss Spiral" and had also heard some things about "Musk Reef."

In addition, he once explored the Spiral Abyss with a Liyue cook named Xiangling.

Abedo's excellent culinary skills are largely due to techniques he learned from Xiangling. He accompanied Xiangling into the "Abyss Spiral" to repay her for teaching him cooking skills—after all, without the Knights' permission, outsiders are normally prohibited from entering the "Abyss Spiral".

Although he only accompanied Xiangling to find a type of spider that weaves webs under ancient silver trees as food, and thus only entered the third level of the spiral before returning, he had still personally investigated the area. He even kept the investigation report—including his culinary insights on roasting spiders—in the Knights' alchemy workshop.

Well, Abedo didn't tell anyone, but Xiangling's roasted spider... it smelled so good!

In short, the conditions Han Fulai proposed were indeed within his capabilities, but whether he could find the information he needed was uncertain. Therefore, Abedo could only say that he would do his best. However, his "doing his best" was not an excuse, but a genuine commitment to help with the investigation.

Han Fulai certainly trusted Aberdo's character, and he was quite satisfied with the result.

He leaned closer to Abedo and whispered, "Actually, we don't need to tell Miss Yura. We can keep it from her and make it a fait accompli first."

Does he mean... to deceive Yura, who is acting alongside them as a comrade-in-arms?

Abedo hesitated for a moment, but soon the thought of saving his loved ones overwhelmed his guilt.

"...How exactly should we proceed?"

“That depends on your abilities,” Han Fulai said seriously to Abedo. “There are three key points, and you will be responsible for two of them. The original ‘encircle and attack reinforcements’ plan remains unchanged, but after drawing out Abedo, we need to add some changes.”

"First, after we lure Abe out, you need to subdue him within five minutes and then hide him."

"Second, you must take that Corrupted Sword from his hand as proof that you have killed him."

"With the Corrupting Sword in your hands, the plan to resurrect the dragon Durin is naturally doomed to fail. Under normal circumstances, Abe should not give up this sword. This way, Yura should believe that he is dead."

"And I'll be responsible for the third point—creating five minutes for you to fight one-on-one, separating Yura from you so she can't see the battle unfold. As you can see, I'm just a clerical secretary who knows a little about self-defense; I'm not very good at fighting, so it's normal for me to mess things up, right?"

As Han Fulai spoke, he was thankful that Sugar, who had seen him wield the Salt Sorrow Spear, wasn't around; otherwise, his strength might not have been able to hide from Yura.

When Abe and Abedo start fighting, there will definitely be all sorts of alchemical and elemental skills flying everywhere. At this moment, a certain office worker gets caught in the crossfire, accidentally sustaining a minor injury and collapsing to the ground, painfully begging Miss Yura for help…

Although doing this would lower his standing in Yura's eyes—but he was only contacting Yura to gather intelligence anyway! He wasn't in Mondstadt to go on a blind date with Yura, so what if Yura looked down on him? They might never see each other again after returning to Mondstadt from the snowy mountains.

By the time Yura finished treating his injuries, the battle was already over.

Abedo, holding the "Cinnabar Spindle" in one hand and the Corruption Sword in the other, walked over with a blank or sorrowful expression, telling them that he had personally buried Abedo.

That's how the script is.

"The key is whether you can quickly suppress Abe... So, are you confident you can do it?"

Aberdo remained silent for a long time before nodding.

Amber and Yura walked one after the other on the way to the ice lake.

Amber just said she was better at finding her way than Yura, but now it's Yura leading the way. Well, Yura never admits defeat, even when it comes to finding her way.

Although the mountain path was difficult to walk at night, the moonlight provided some illumination so that we wouldn't lose our way.

Moreover, these two are scout knights and guerrilla knights skilled in reconnaissance and tracking; their night vision is no joke. Even on nights when the moon is obscured by clouds, traversing mountain paths of this caliber is as easy as walking on flat ground for them.

Yura remained silent the entire way, appearing unusually quiet.

Although the other members of the Knights thought it was better for Yura to stay silent, since what she said was usually "holding a grudge"... Amber found it strange, because Yura always seemed to have a lot to talk about when she was with her.

"Yura, are you lost in thought?" Amber asked.

Yura was so focused on leading the way that she seemed not to hear anything.

It wasn't until Amber called her several times in concern that she turned around: "Amber, do you remember how we met?"

Chapter 116 Amber's Past (Bonus Chapter 7)

Upon hearing Yura's question, Amber paused for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Oh, I see. It's been so long since we took a bath together—at Xingluo Lake."

Yura hummed in agreement.

She was just thinking about when she met Amber.

Thinking about that mischievous little Amber from four years ago.

Amber back then was much more troublesome than Amber is now; she was practically a larger version of Klee, always either causing trouble or on her way to cause trouble.

For example, she would steal bird eggs and cause the nest to fall onto her grandfather's bald head, or she would light grass slime leaves so they would hop around everywhere. She would even race pigeons—flying through the no-fly zones of Mondstadt on her wind wings… The end result was always crashing into someone's window or smashing someone's stall, and being chased by someone to hand over a bill…

Therefore, this "flying champion" has his "flying license" revoked every year and still has to retake the test every year.

In short, Amber always caused some minor troubles back then, and these minor troubles usually ended up being more significant than the minor troubles that happened to other people—especially adventurers and hunters camping in the wild.

Take a burning grass slime for example: Grass slimes move very quickly. When the leaves on their heads catch fire, they panic and run around, which can easily cause forest fires and make nearby monsters riot and flee, potentially injuring people.

Camping adventurers might inexplicably find a bunch of burning slimes suddenly leap out of the forest and set their tent on fire; while hunters might discover a group of wild boars with their tails on fire charging out from behind, their eyes red, and if they don't dodge in time, they'll suffer the same fate as Bennett...

As the culprit, Amber often managed to escape the scene with her swift and agile movements, making her unstoppable even by the most experienced scouts. The trouble this mischievous granddaughter caused was ultimately minimized thanks to her grandfather's quiet cleanup efforts.

Before Klee joined the Knights of Favonius, the old scout knight always muttered, "When Amber goes out, creditors come knocking; when you set fire to a mountain, you'll spend your life in jail." This saying was later adapted by Kaeya into Klee's Knights of Favonius survival rules.

Yura met Amber four years ago after one of Amber's pranks.

The girl, who had just left the Lawrence family, was not accepted by Mondstadt and had to live by hunting in the wild. She was camping near Starfall Lake at the time.

Starfall Lake is a relatively remote place with few people coming and going, so no one would bother her, a descendant of a sinner in the Lawrence family.

The forests by the lake are full of wild game, making it perfect for hunting and satisfying hunger. The lake itself is teeming with fish and lotus, which are ideal for making fish soup. In short, it's a great place for camping.

In addition, Yura also loves the clear waters of Starfall Lake.

Back then, Yura was just a noblewoman who had recently left home, and she hadn't yet broken her habit of bathing in the bathhouse. So, after the hunt, Yura would definitely take a bath in the lake.

The night I met Amber is very similar to today.

The moon is big, and the stars are bright.

Yura was enjoying the cool lake water when a red-eared girl suddenly fell from the sky and landed squarely in her arms.

Fifteen-year-old Yura thus met fourteen-year-old Amber.

At that time, Amber was bullying the grass slime again, and accidentally set some adventurer's tent on fire. She quickly put on her Wind Wings and ran away, while the poor old scout knight chased after his granddaughter.

To escape her grandfather's harsh discipline, Amber fell into the lake.

The first thing Amber said to Yura was, "Help me! A bad guy is chasing me!"

Yura agreed without hesitation. She told Amber to hide underwater, while she went ashore, wrapped herself in her clothes, picked up her greatsword, and prepared for battle.

Not long after, the old scout knight caught up with them, and Yura pointed him in a random direction and tricked him away.

Amber, who emerged from the water, thanked Yura profusely, and Yura was also happy to meet a new friend. So she invited her to sit in her tent in the forest and dry her clothes by the campfire.

Then Yura discovered that her tent had been burned down.

—Yes, Amber was chased by her grandfather because she burned Yura's tent.

So, homeless Yura tearfully grabbed Amber, saying that if she didn't get her tent back, she would hold a grudge against Amber for the rest of her life.

To express her apology, Amber had no choice but to take Yura to her grandfather and ask for a new tent.

When Amber's grandfather heard that Yura was making a living alone in the wild, he said that he happened to be short of a disciple, and Yura seemed to be well-educated and reasonable, so she could also help him discipline the naughty Amber.

From then on, Yura had one more master.

“Amber, we’ve known each other for over four years.”

Yura looked up at the moon, her voice filled with longing.

"My master... has been missing for four years now."

Amber was stunned again; she hadn't expected Yura to suddenly bring up the topic of her grandfather.

Yura gripped Amber's shoulder and said solemnly, "Amber, I will definitely help you find your master."

Amber's grandfather came from Liyue Harbor and was once the head of a security company.

Decades ago, during a transport mission, he was responsible for protecting a caravan traveling across the continent to Winter.

The caravan was attacked by a horde of monsters while passing through the Stonegate region, suffering heavy casualties. Only Amber's grandfather managed to escape and was rescued by the patrolling Knights of Favonius.

Ashamed to return home, he resolutely joined the Knights of Favonius to repay the knights for saving his life.

The Knights did not have a "scout knight" unit in the past. It was Amber's grandfather who established the scout knight squads, personally trained them, and led them on missions.

Soon after, he met the love of his life in this unfamiliar land and started a family.

Many years later, Amber came into the family.

Amber is not actually a Mondstadt name, but a transliteration of a Liyue word.

Her grandfather named her "Amber".

Amber was very clever and quick-witted from a young age, and she greatly admired her grandfather's heroic figure.

During the day, young Amber would hide by the window to watch her grandfather and teammates train. At night, she would sneak into the training field to study the moves she had seen that day, and she could always quickly reproduce them.

Moved by his granddaughter's enthusiasm and talent, the grandfather passed on all his experience and skills to Amber.

Her grandfather once said this to her:

“Mondstadt accepted me; it is my homeland. I choose to guard my home, and perhaps one day you will inherit this responsibility… Haha, but who knows what the future holds?”

Feeling his grandfather's rough hands stroking his head, Amber, both bewildered and earnest, nodded vigorously.

From that moment on, Amber made becoming a "scout knight" her life's dream.

—But the old scout knight disappeared during the incident involving the demon dragon Usa four years ago.

Chapter 117 The Reconnaissance Knight's Number Will Never Die (Bonus Chapter 8)

“Yura…” Amber grasped Yura’s hand that was resting on her shoulder, unsure of what to say.

For Amber, her grandfather was both an inspiration and a source of pain.

What happened four years ago has changed Amber a lot.

That day, my grandfather left his knight's crest and sword with the Knights without leaving a message for anyone, and just like that, he left without saying goodbye.

After his grandfather passed away, the scout knight squad, which had relied too heavily on him, lost its backbone and became disorganized and sluggish.

After several fruitless missions, the scout knights became increasingly marginalized, and although the squad retained its structure, it was already defunct in name only.

The original scout knights either transferred to other departments or retired and went home, and the "scout knight squad" eventually fell to the point where it could no longer complete its daily patrol missions.

Even more seriously, some people viewed Amber's grandfather's departure as "defection."

Illock, the former chief inspector of the Knights of Favonius, even proposed disbanding the "squad established by the traitor."

This was tantamount to adding insult to injury, making things even more difficult for the remaining scout knights.

Amber, who had just become a scout knight, witnessed everything. The destruction of her squad made her feel loss and resentment for the first time.

Many children's growth often happens overnight.

No longer carefree, Amber felt a strong desire to grow up quickly and become a true scout knight.

She wanted to carry on her grandfather's will and find out where he was.

Amber firmly believes that her grandfather, who loved Mondstadt so much and considered it his home, could not possibly be a "traitor." There must be some reason that forced her grandfather to silently bear everything.

My grandfather left without saying goodbye so that he could protect Mondstadt and his family from a farther place. That must be it!

Therefore, she must take over from her grandfather and become the loyal guardian of their homeland.

Yura took Amber's hand and whispered, "I know, you're still secretly looking for him... You've always wanted to bring your master back. That's why you insisted on staying in the snowy mountains to help him find his father after hearing about Joel's situation. Including when you were in the city helping travelers distribute flyers to find your brother... I know all of that."

Although Amber never brings these things up with Yura, Yura notices them all.

The position of a scout knight is not so leisurely as to allow for plenty of time to wander around the snowy mountains... With the Knights of Favonius currently short-handed, Amber also undertakes a workload far exceeding the normal range, patrolling the Mondstadt border every two weeks, and the hardship involved is absolutely unimaginable for ordinary people.