Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

Jiang Bai also discovered a sizable Hilichurl settlement. After his experience in the snowy mountains, he hid behind a rock and carefully observed the Hilichurls.

These Hilichurls were completely different from the group he had encountered in the snow mountain cave. They revered the largest Hilichurls in their tribe, the Fire Axe Hilichurls, and the other Hilichurls dared not challenge them.

Their lives were very simple. Apart from the two who stood on the watchtower with crossbows, the rest of them were either lying on the ground sleeping or eating. Their lives were very simple.

Even among the two on duty, one was slacking off, while only the other was diligently performing its duties.

Jiang Bai observed for a while, then left quietly.

These Hilichurls hadn't provoked him, so it would be wrong of him to suddenly rush up and wipe them out.

As they continued forward, after passing a giant oak tree, Mondstadt finally came into view as darkness approached.

Chapter 128 Big Brother, who are you?

This is Jiang Bai's first time in Mondstadt.

Well, Mondstadt and Liyue have completely different styles.

Liyue Harbor has no walls, but Mondstadt is surrounded by high walls, with buildings with red spires standing tall within them. Large windmills of varying heights turn gently in the wind, creating an atmosphere completely different from Liyue.

Jiang Bai slowly approached the main city of Mondstadt and discovered that the city was built on an island in the middle of a lake, and apart from the bridge directly in front of him, there were no other roads connecting the city.

This puzzled him. If there was only one road leading to Mondstadt, why build such a high wall?

You know, high walls greatly restrict the development of a city, confining many things to the city limits. He had never seen such high walls in Liyue.

Or is it that Mondstadt's environment is not as peaceful as Liyue's, and that one often needs to defend against enemies? Or that one often faces monster sieges?

People were coming and going on the bridge at the city gate. Jiang Bai saw a child trying to feed the pigeons, but because there were too many people on the bridge, the pigeons did not dare to approach.

As Jiang Bai walked to the city gate, he saw two knights on duty, both dressed in armor.

They stood straight at the door, seemingly just on duty, without questioning passersby or inspecting their goods.

Jiang Bai walked straight toward one of them.

Seeing a foreigner he had never seen before walking towards him, the knight on duty pounded his chest with his right hand and put his left hand behind his back, giving Jiang Bai a simple salute.

"Hello, welcome to Mondstadt."

"Hello." Jiang Bai didn't know what kind of greeting to give, so he simply nodded.

"How can I help you?"

Are you a member of the Knights of Favonius?

Although he looked like a member of the Knights based on his attire, Jiang Bai still needed to confirm to avoid having the wrong person.

"Yes, I am Swan, a knight of the Knights of Favonius, responsible for guard duty. In addition, according to the Knights' Guidebook, I am also responsible for providing necessary assistance to merchants. You can come to me if you encounter any difficulties in Mondstadt."

"The Knights' Guidebook? What is this?" Jiang Bai's attention was drawn to the Knights' Guidebook.

"The Knights of Favonius Guidebook is the common guiding principle of the Knights of Favonius and the cornerstone of peace and security in Mondstadt. Every knight reads it and follows the code of conduct contained therein."

"I see..." Jiang Bai nodded and took out the badge that Abedo had given him.

"Abedo asked me to go to his house to pick up some things, but it's my first time here and I don't know where his house is. Could you please take me there?"

Swann took the badge from Jiang Bai, confirmed that it was indeed a badge representing Abedo's identity, and then handed it back to him.

"No problem, I'll find someone to take my place. Please wait a moment."

"Ok."

Swan found someone to replace him and take Jiang Bai into Mondstadt, introducing the city to Jiang Bai as they walked.

"Mondstadt is a land of wind and poetry, and it boasts numerous stunning sights, from the Cathedral of Favonius to the statue of Aeolus, all truly breathtaking architectural wonders..."

As Jiang Bai entered the city, he saw the enormous statue that Knight Swan had mentioned.

The city is tiered, with the buildings becoming larger and more magnificent as you go up. The statue is located at the highest point of the city, and can be glimpsed from anywhere in the city.

This statue is similar to the image of the wind god on the Seven Gods statue, wearing a hooded robe and having huge wings, but the posture is different.

The wind god on this large statue has outstretched wings and holds his hands in front of him as if cradling his beloved child.

When he was outside, Jiang Bai felt that Mondstadt was not very big, but after entering, he realized that he was very wrong.

As the capital city of a nation, how could Mondstadt be small?

While not as large as Liyue Harbor, which has no walls, Mondstadt is still quite big.

Swan led him through the city for more than ten minutes before they arrived at Abedo's residence.

Abedo lived in a three-story building, which was exquisite and even had a small flower bed, completely different from the courtyard-style buildings like the Temple of Rebirth.

"This is Abedo's residence. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

"No need, Abedo gave me the key, I can go in by myself."

"Okay, bye."

This Knight Swann was quite chivalrous; seeing that Jiang Bai didn't need anyone else's help, he left without any concern that Jiang Bai might be a fraud.

After all, it would be very difficult to obtain anything from Abedo, the chief alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, through violence.

Jiang Bai walked to the door, took out the key Abedo had given him, and opened the door. It was getting late, and the room was dimly lit because the lights were off.

The last rays of light before nightfall shone through the glass windows into the room, filling it with warmth.

Where would they store explosives?

Abedo didn't say where the explosives were placed, only that they were in a house, but which house exactly is the question.

Jiang Bai stood in the living room, lost in thought.

In the kitchen, little Claire, who was standing on a stool squeezing salad dressing onto her toast, heard the door open. Her ears perked up, and she jumped off the stool and ran out, abandoning her toast.

"Brother Abedo~"

However, the person standing in the living room was not her brother Abedo, as she had imagined, but a complete stranger she had never seen before.

Even though she had never met Jiang Bai before, she wasn't afraid at all, staring at him with wide, curious eyes.

"Big brother, who are you? Why are you at Klee's house?"

Klee?

Jiang Bai matched Abedo's description with the little girl in front of him.

He crouched down to avoid creating a sense of distance between them by having Klee constantly looking up at him.

He then gave her a friendly smile and patted Keli on the shoulder. "So you're Keli. My name is Jiang Bai. Your brother, Abedo, asked me to come and help him get some things."

"So he's Abedo's friend!" Klee was relieved to have found out.

She's not afraid of bad guys in her house at all. If there are bad guys, she'll blow them up with a bomb!

Is Brother Abedo still conducting experiments?

"Yes, he's still in the snowy mountains and can't leave for the time being, so he asked me to come and bring him some things."

Jiang Bai looked troubled. "But I don't know where it is..."

Seeing Jiang Bai's troubled expression, Xiao Keli's helpful heart was immediately moved. She patted her little chest and said, "What is big brother looking for? Tell Keli, and Keli will take you to find it!"

"That's wonderful! Thank goodness Klee was here, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do..."

It has to be said that Jiang Bai is quite good at dealing with children, and he grasps the mentality of children who like to help adults very accurately.

Chapter 129 Klee also wants to blast mountains!

"What should Brother Abedo bring?"

"The bomb, do you know where it is?"

Klee bounced around and patted her backpack. "Klee knows about bombs! There's one in Klee's backpack!"

"Slow down, slow down!"

Jiang Bai was startled, fearing that Ke Li's movements might cause the bomb in her backpack to explode.

But at the same time, he also had great doubts.

Why would this child put a bomb in his backpack?!

Despite carrying a backpack full of bombs, Klee showed no signs of worry. She sat on the sofa and took the bombs out of the backpack one by one.

"What kind of bombs does big brother want? Klee has bouncy bombs, bang bombs, boom bombs, crackling bombs, popping bombs, and even the new fish bombs Klee invented..."

These cute, round bombs with painted designs are not as powerful as they look.

Seeing that Keli was taking out more and more, almost piling up into a small mountain, Jiang Bai's forehead was covered in sweat.

How did this backpack manage to hold so many bombs? Or is it some kind of spatial device?

And the name of this bomb, is it named after the sound of the explosion?

"I need something really powerful, something that can blast a mountain apart..." Jiang Bai said, spreading his arms to give a rough description.

Klee's eyes lit up when she heard the words "blasting the mountain".

"Klee used to blast mountains too, but she was put in solitary confinement by Jean for a long time afterward... Is Big Brother going to blast mountains?! Klee wants to go too!"

Seeing Keli's enthusiastic expression, Jiang Bai was momentarily at a loss.

He could only struggle to explain to Claire, trying to get her to give up the idea.

"I'm not saying we'll bomb a mountain; I'm just using it as a metaphor. We're going to conduct a very important experiment, so we'll need a lot of bombs..."

Klee tilted her head and looked at Jiang Bai. Just as Jiang Bai was wondering what she was going to do, Klee chuckled, like a devil showing his horns, and said something that made Jiang Bai's scalp tingle.

"Klee can take her big brother to get the bomb, but he has to promise to take Klee with him!"

"Ah, this..." Jiang Bai's forehead was sweating.

He realized he was wrong, terribly wrong!

He's not good at dealing with kids at all!

"This is a very important experiment, and it's inconvenient for me to bring you along..."

"Klee won't cause trouble! Klee will just stand there and watch, okay? Okay?"

Claire clasped her little hands together, staring at him intently, her big eyes filled with longing.

Seeing how eager the child was, Jiang Bai found it really hard to refuse.

However, he must have teleported directly to the snow mountain, so there's really no way he could take her with him.

Seeing that Jiang Bai did not respond, Ke Li jumped off the sofa in disappointment and lowered her head.

"Waaah... Klee hasn't seen her brother Abedor in so long..."

Hearing that sensible yet pitiful voice, Jiang Bai felt a chill run down his spine.

He quickly took out the letter Abedo had given him and handed it to her.

"This is a letter Abedo wrote to you, take a look! Abedo will be back soon after he's done with his work and will take you to play!"

Upon hearing that Abedo had written a letter, Cleo's mood indeed improved.

She opened the letter and read it carefully.

[To Klee]

[Is Klee missing her brother Abedo? Do you remember our promise? Klee is a good girl who keeps her promises, isn't she?]

[Abedo is currently conducting a very important experiment and won't be back for a while. I'm sorry I can't be with Klee. But Klee still has Dodoo and everyone in the Knights of Favonius, right? If Klee gets bored, let Kaeya take you out to play!]

[Jiang Bai, the messenger, is my friend. Klee, could you help him find what he needs? I know Klee will definitely help, right?]

[When I get back, I'll take Klee to Starfall Lake for frying fish, to the beach to collect seashells, and to the big tree in Windrise to pick apples... But if Klee doesn't wait for her brother, then when he gets back, he'll only be able to make her a huge, hard-to-peel crab~]

After reading the letter, Claire puffed out her cheeks angrily.

"Hmph! Brother Abedo is so mean! Klee doesn't want to be a good girl who keeps her promises anymore!"

Jiang Bai didn't read what Abedo wrote. He glanced at the contents while Ke Li was reading the letter. Hearing what Ke Li said, he could only chuckle awkwardly, unsure of what to do.

Dealing with naughty children is relatively easy; a little scare will suffice. But with this well-behaved little girl in front of him, Jiang Bai really has a problem.

What should I do?