Chapter 1: The City of Wind and Freedom, the Capital of Poetry and Song

Teyvat.

Located in the northeastern part of the continent lies the famous Land of the Wind.

Here sits "Mondstadt," the City of Wind and Freedom, the Capital of Poetry and Song.

The people living in the City of Mondstadt are carefree, easygoing, and joyful.

This is because the land is blessed with favorable weather year-round, plenty of food and clothing, the protection of the Anemo Archon, and fertile soil.

Such a beautiful environment even allows them to use their surplus grain to brew wine, establishing the renown of Mondstadt’s fine spirits.

It also allows them to live here more freely and comfortably, singing songs of poetry and hope.

Floating along with the breeze, spreading further away with the dandelions.

And today.

Quite a few people of Mondstadt have gathered at "Wind and Birds," a bookstore that has been open for some time in the city.

This is a bookstore that became famous rapidly in a short period; usually, it sells some novels.

Of course.

The main draw is that the lord who owns it occasionally writes new novels and releases them.

So, from the very beginning, many people came to buy books for his reputation, and the novels were indeed very interesting.

Gradually, this place became a hot spot.

It could be considered a spectacle.

For a city that reveres poetry and has a large number of bards.

If a novel is interesting, it can also be very popular.

Not to mention.

The owner of this bookstore, the lord who attracts so many people of Mondstadt.

Is none other than the "Wind Knight" who left the Knights of Favonius again a while ago.

In Mondstadt.

This Wind Knight’s prestige, ability, and connections are all astonishing, earning the respect of countless people in Mondstadt.

So, compared to those shops that accumulate popularity normally and develop slowly, it is no surprise that the "Wind and Birds" bookstore could become popular so quickly.

As the bookstore opened its doors and the staff began to serve.

People began to pour in, starting to queue and purchase, as well as excitedly discussing the plot they had read before.

"Oh my, finally waiting for it to open, this is great."

"I heard that what's being released today is the seventh volume of the light novel 'To Save Mondstadt, I Debuted as an Idol!' by Lord Wind Knight. As usual, the first three hundred copies are personally signed by him. I must get one quickly!"

"Indeed, a book with a signature is completely different from one without! I also came to queue early specifically to buy it for my collection. Hehe, it has the aura left by Lord Wind Knight Ye Ruo, it's very precious!"

This is a young girl from Mondstadt. She has yellow hair, a pretty face, and long white legs, full of a young girl's vitality and innocence.

When she talks about this, her face is flushed with excitement.

Clearly, this girl is a fan of the Wind Knight.

Her name is Eileen, and this time, to buy the book early, she even postponed her own training.

Then, after remembering something, Eileen gritted her teeth a little.

"I heard that quite a few guys are just grabbing these signed novels to resell them at high prices. That is truly too much!"

"This is simply trampling on Lord Ye Ruo's hard work and sweat. They should be arrested!"

Beside her, Uly, a married woman, smiled indifferently.

"Merchants chase profit; it's normal. As long as money can be made, such things will happen. However, Lord Wind Knight set a rule that one person can only buy one signed book, so isn't that much better?"

While they were talking, another younger girl with freckles on her face seemed a bit confused.

"Um, didn't they say this Knight lord quit the Knights of Favonius? Why do you still call him that?"

This remark made both Eileen and Uly look over strangely, saying in surprise.

"Lord Ye Ruo has often quit the Knights in the past and then returned; he has gone back and forth many times."

"However, he has illustrious military achievements and extremely high contributions. Plus, neither the Grand Master nor the Acting Grand Master said anything, so everyone is used to him being like this."

"Maybe he'll go back at some point; there's nothing to be confused about. Are you new to the City of Mondstadt?"

For the people of Mondstadt, this Wind Knight possesses far better efficiency than most knights, capable of handling matters cleanly in a short time.

He is also very active in dealing with the problem of monster harassment in the wild.

He has wiped out many monsters at once, making a very long range outside the City of Mondstadt very safe. Both merchants and pedestrians are very grateful for his contribution.

He is an excellent genius in the Knights of Favonius, second only to the Dandelion Knight Jean and the Lion of Light Varka.

He is young, handsome, and capable.

In everyone's eyes, this Ye Ruo will surely become a legendary figure in time.

However, he has a characteristic: sometimes he quits the Knights, not knowing what he is doing, and then returns after a while.

Over time, everyone got used to it.

In any case, in the minds of many people in Mondstadt, this Wind Knight has always been protecting Mondstadt with the Knights, very reliable.

Only a very small number of people know that this behavior of Ye Ruo has something to do with the Fatui.

"Is, is that so?"

The girl scratched her head embarrassedly.

"I came from Springvale. I lived in Liyue for a while before, so I don't know much about it."

"I was just really surprised after seeing a book like 'To Save Mondstadt, I Debuted as an Idol!'"

"It actually describes Lady Barbara, Lady Jean, and other female knights becoming idols to save Mondstadt. I find it incredible."

Although Mondstadt is free, isn't this too free?!!

Daring to write these big figures into doing this, aren't they afraid that someone from the Knights of Favonius will come knocking on the door the next day?

However, after knowing who wrote this, she suddenly realized.

Alright, this was written by a big figure in the Knights, so it's fine.

The conversation between the three of them also attracted the attention of a man named Albert behind them, who also poked his head out and said excitedly.

"Don't underestimate this book! In fact, the image of every idol described by Lord Wind Knight is very positive and perfect, especially Lady Barbara!!!"

"So serious and responsible. In order to make the team better, the Lady Barbara in the book, even though she hasn't had much contact with idol culture, still works hard. Even when she is not feeling well, she is still gritting her teeth and persisting."

"Wuwu, as a fan of Lady Barbara, I was moved to tears while reading it. Every character in it has very excellent shining points; it's simply a divine book!"

When saying these things, Albert looked extremely worshipful.

Regarding this, although Eileen didn't say anything, she nodded silently.

Because the Lady Jean in this book is too great; she shows both the majesty and temperament of a high-ranking official, and the gentleness of a big sister who treats everyone in the idol group like a younger sister.

She was satisfied after reading it; it was too cool.

She even dreams of being close to Acting Grand Master Jean at night.

Because she, Eileen, has always admired Acting Grand Master Jean, which sparked her idea of joining the Knights of Favonius.

So this book is very much to her taste.

As expected of Lord Ye Ruo, being able to write such a great work and portraying Acting Grand Master Jean so perfectly makes her even more eager to be Acting Grand Master Jean's assistant and help her relieve her worries. ===== CHAPTER 3 =====