Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Big Dragon? Apologize?" Qin didn't immediately realize what she was referring to.

Jiang Bai explained, "We heard about Stormterror from Kaeya. Klee wants to apologize to Stormterror for people mistaking the East Wind Dragon for Stormterror."

"So that's how it is..." Qin's expression softened, and she rubbed Klee's head.

"Klee's become so sensible. Since Klee doesn't want to play right now, let's help out."

"Yes! Klee needs to help!"

When I arrived at Qin's office, Lisa was already waiting for me.

Kong took out the crystal he had found.

The crystal remained unchanged, a deep, inky red, exuding an ominous aura.

"It's a crystallization containing some kind of power... Lisa, can you analyze its composition?"

Jean looked at Lisa, who was Mondstadt's librarian, but she was also a genius who was only seen once in a century in the Sumeru Academy.

After returning from the Order of the Church, she took up the position of librarian.

Without a doubt, she is an outstanding person in terms of research and scientific research abilities.

At present, the only ones Mondstadt can give a definite answer are Abedo and Lisa.

"Let me take a look."

Lisa carefully examined the floating crystals in front of her. After studying them for a while, she slowly said, "I can see that there are some impurities inside the crystals, but I cannot provide any further research results in the short term."

“Give me some time, I’ll go to the restricted book section to look for some information…” Lisa tried to put the crystal away.

However, as soon as the crystal got close, a sharp pain surged through her body, and she quickly pushed the crystal away slightly.

But this also gave her a lot of useful information.

"The impurities and filth in the crystals sting me when I get even slightly close... So that's how it is..."

Jiang Bai sensed that she understood something. He tried to approach the crystal, but nothing happened.

There was no stinging sensation, and the crystals showed no abnormalities.

"What did you find?" All eyes turned to Lisa.

"That filthy power repels and entangles with the elemental forces within us, creating a vicious cycle. It's really strange..."

Lisa looked at the crystal that had been there all along, her expression full of curiosity.

"Kong Mingming can also use elemental power, yet he is unaffected."

Kong didn't know exactly why, perhaps it was because of his special circumstances.

Jiang Bai looked at the sky, then at himself, and lowered his head, falling into deep thought once again.

"You should keep this crystal. Keeping it in our hands will only cause us more pain." Lisa pushed the crystal to Kong.

Kong nodded, preparing to put it away.

"It's an incredible phenomenon. Do you have any clue about the special thing about you?" Qin asked.

Kong had a rough idea of ​​what was going on, but he still shook his head.

Seeing Kong shake his head, Qin didn't ask any more questions.

Looking at the empty space, her expression became serious.

"Kong, this is the second time the Knights have made such an unreasonable request..."

Amidst Kong's puzzled gaze, she continued:

"Please accept the honorary knighthood from the Knights of Favonius, and the gratitude of the acting Grand Master."

Jiang Bai, who had been daydreaming, suddenly widened his eyes. "Honorary Knight?"

Is it that easy?

However, it seems that his defeat of the Stormterror was not easy...

"And Jiang Bai, thank you for your help."

"I believe that anyone would lend a helping hand in this situation," Jiang Bai said with great righteousness.

He didn't humiliate himself by asking if he had the title of Honorary Knight, after all, he had just gone along with it without doing anything concrete.

"An honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius!" Paimon's eyes widened in surprise, then he became excited.

This is an honor, an honor personally bestowed by the acting leader!

With this honor, they can do whatever they want in Mondstadt!

Qin looked at the group of people in front of her and extended an invitation again:

"And please help us once again to find the answers to these mysteries. The dragon's madness, and the strange crystals—I believe the answer behind them must be related to the peace of Mondstadt..."

Chapter 202 Returning Home After Dark

It was getting late when they left the Knights. Looking at the sky, Jiang Bai looked at Kong and Paimon.

"Do you have a place to stay tonight?" It seemed the Knights hadn't arranged anything for them.

Paimon then realized that they didn't have a place to stay!

Today was only their first day in Mondstadt, and they spent the morning driving away Stormterror and the afternoon helping the Knights of Favonius. They were busy all day and hadn't had time to do anything else.

"No." She looked at Jiang Bai, her eyes filled with expectation.

Jiang Bai looked at Ke Li, "Do you have any spare rooms at home?"

Klee nodded. "Klee's house has lots of empty rooms! Would you like to come over for a visit, Brother Honor Knight and Little Paimon?"

Kong Cai was awarded the title of Honorary Knight, and she simply called him that.

"Great! Great!" Paimon cheered in the air!

They finally have a place to stay and no longer have to sleep on the streets!

But at the same time, her stomach started rumbling, and she covered it a little embarrassedly, saying, "I'm hungry..."

"Let's go to Keli's house to cook! Can you cook?" Jiang Bai looked at Kong.

His cooking skills are only so-so, just enough to keep himself from starving. As for whether it tastes good or not, that depends on luck.

If you're lucky, the heat is just right, and the seasonings are sprinkled evenly, then it's a delicious feast.

If you don't get it right, all the seasonings will be spilled into one lump, resulting in a mixture where the salty parts are too salty and the bland parts are tasteless.

Paimon stood with his hands on his hips, extremely proud, "Kong's skills are beyond reproach!"

She lived by the sea for two months, relying entirely on the variety of seafood provided by Kong; otherwise, she would have been starving and gone to the city to find food long ago.

"Keli has all the ingredients and recipes at home, so we're counting on you for dinner!" Jiang Bai patted his shoulder, as if entrusting him with a heavy responsibility.

"Klee wants to eat something delicious too!"

The group chatted as they walked and soon arrived at Keli's place.

Paimon's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Claire's big house.

This house is big enough to house not only the two of them, but also ten more of them.

"Klee, do you live alone?"

"No, Klee lives with her brother Abedo, but Abedo has been very busy lately, so Klee is home alone."

“The restaurant is here, the kitchen is here, and these are the guest rooms…” Claire introduced her home to her two new guests.

Looking at the restaurant, which was fully equipped with all kinds of kitchen utensils, Paimon was so hungry that he started stamping his feet in the air.

"I'm so hungry! Let's cook quickly!"

With her hands on her hips, she said, "I'm the one who cooks; all you do is eat."

Paimon wasn't embarrassed at all. "Hehe, what you did is what I did. They're the same thing."

He sighed and resignedly went to cook.

Keli's family has a lot of recipes, and even if you've never made many of them before, you can still make them about 70% similar by looking at the recipes.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a culinary master, effortlessly satisfying the palates of all three.

Paimon rubbed his round belly, slumped in the air like a fish with its white belly showing, unwilling to move.

"Burp~ I'm so full~"

"I'm too full, I'm going out to digest a bit... Put the bowl in the kitchen, I'll come back and wash it later." Jiang Bai stood up; he was also very full.

"Hey, you who hand out flyers are actually going to wash the dishes!" Paimon, who was lying on his side, raised his head and looked at Jiang Bai in surprise.

Jiang Bai flicked her headdress. "If I don't wash it, should I let the chef wash it? Or should I let you two little puddings wash it?"

Klee is still a child, so let's not even talk about that. Paimon is this size, and he's not even as big as the pizza plate!

Paimon straightened his crown and his impression of Jiang Bai changed drastically. This guy would take the initiative to wash the dishes, so he wasn't so bad after all.

"I'll leave the table-cleaning to you. I'm going out for a walk to digest my food."

"Go ahead, go ahead, we'll clean it up!"

Paimon waved his little hand and floated horizontally in the air again.

Jiang Bai walked all the way to the square and bought a manor pancake at the Deer Hunter Restaurant.

He planned to teleport back to Liyue and gossip with Hu Tao about the major events that happened in Mondstadt today: the East Wind Dragon, a familiar of the Anemo Archon, attacked Mondstadt. Such a topic of conversation was extremely rare.

He teleported back to Liyue Harbor and easily found Hu Tao strolling around the docks.

Seeing Hu Tao strolling slowly by herself with her hands behind her back, he quietly walked behind her, stretched out his arm, and held the pancakes he was carrying in a bag in front of her eyes.

Hu Tao had already noticed the rustling sounds behind her, but she pretended not to notice and wanted to see what this guy was up to.

The aroma of freshly baked pancakes wafted to her nose, and Hu Tao snatched the paper bag that was dangling in front of her, feeling very happy.

She jumped and turned around, her two ponytails bouncing along with her.

"I knew it was you."

Jiang Bai shrugged, "As expected, you can't hide it from the hall master."

"You bought these in Mondstadt? They smell really good." Walnut opened the paper bag, and the muffins inside were still steaming.

She took a bite; it was soft and fluffy, with the aroma of raspberries and the sweetness of milk blended quite well.

"Isn't it delicious! This is the signature dessert recommended by the owner of the Deer Hunter Restaurant! I waited so long for it to be made..."

"Not bad, not bad, you still remembered to bring me some good food, you're so thoughtful!" Hu Tao stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder, looking like the sect leader thought highly of him.

"But you came back way too fast! I thought you were going to stay for at least a few days!"

"I was just worried that the leader would be bored by himself." Jiang Bai put his hands behind his head and followed Hu Tao leisurely to the dock, enjoying the sea breeze.

"Besides, isn't it normal to go home after dark?"

For him, the Hall of Rebirth is already his home.

"Your teleportation ability is really useful; you can get wherever you want in an instant..."

Hu Tao was genuinely envious of Jiang Bai's teleportation ability.

To put it in perspective, the distance between Mondstadt and Liyue Harbor is such that even traveling by carriage without sleep would take at least three days.

But this guy can teleport; it takes him less than three seconds to go back and forth.

"A major event happened in Mondstadt today..."

Jiang Bai recounted the events of the day, mentioning the dragon's rampage in Mondstadt. Hu Tao circled him, looking him up and down, clicking her tongue twice as she did so.

"You're not very lucky; you ran into something like this as soon as you got there."

Jiang Bai was clearly unharmed; both his mental state and his clothes were intact, showing no signs of injury, which relieved Hu Tao.

"And then?" Hu Tao was very curious about what happened next.

"How did the Wind Demon Dragon leave? How was the matter resolved?"

"We were driven away by an outsider..." Jiang Bai briefly described the situation at the time.

"That's really impressive..." Hu Tao exclaimed, feeling a little regretful that she wasn't there.