Chapter 1

Teyvat.

Located in the northeastern part of the continent lies a famous land of wind.

Here sits the city known as the City of Poems and Pastorals, the City of Wind and Freedom—"Mondstadt."

The people living in Mondstadt are carefree, easygoing, and cheerful.

Because the weather here is favorable year-round, they have no worries about food or clothing, blessed by the Anemo Archon and fertile land.

Such a beautiful environment even allows them to use their surplus grain to brew wine, establishing the great reputation 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 even further with the dandelions.

And today.

Quite a few Mondstadt citizens have gathered at the "Wind and Flying Birds" bookstore in the city, which has been open for a short while.

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

Of course.

The main draw is that the lord occasionally writes new novels to release.

So, from the beginning, many people came specifically for his name, and the novels are indeed very interesting.

Gradually, this place became a hit.

It can 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 attracted many Mondstadt people to come.

Is exactly the "Wind Knight" who left the Favonius Knight Arts again some time ago.

In Mondstadt.

This Wind Knight has astonishing prestige, ability, and connections, earning the respect of countless Mondstadt people.

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

And as the bookstore opened 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, that's 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 the Wind Knight lord. As usual, the first three hundred copies all have his personal autograph. I must buy one quickly!"

"Indeed, a copy with an autograph 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 the Wind Knight, Lord Ye Ruo, which is very precious!"

This is a young Mondstadt girl; she has yellow hair, a pretty face, long white legs, and is full of youthful vitality and innocence.

When mentioning 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 just rush to buy these autographed novels and then resell them at a high price. 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 who had already wed, smiled indifferently.

"Merchants chase profit; it's very normal. Since money can be made, such things will happen. However, the Wind Knight lord established a rule that one can only buy one autographed book, which makes it much better, doesn't it?"

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

"Um, isn't it said that this knight lord quit the Favonius Knight Arts? Why do you still call him that?"

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

"Lord Ye Ruo often quit the Knight Arts in the past and then went back; he has come and gone many times."

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

"Maybe he will go back sometime; there is nothing to be confused about. Are you new to Mondstadt?"

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

In the face of monster disturbances in the wild, he is also very active.

He once eliminated many monsters, making a very long range outside Mondstadt City very safe. Both merchants and pedestrians are very grateful for his dedication.

He is an excellent genius in the Knight Arts, second only to the Northwind Knight Varka and the Dandelion Knight Jean.

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 Knight Arts, not knowing what he is going to do, and then returns after a period of time.

Over time, everyone got used to it.

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

Only a very small number of people know that this behavior of Ye Ruo has some connection with the Other 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 understand some things."

"It's just that after seeing a book like 'To Save Mondstadt, I Debuted as an Idol!', I was indeed shocked."

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

Although it is said that Mondstadt is free, is this too free?!!

Daring to write these big figures into this, aren't you afraid that someone from the Favonius Knight Arts will come knocking on your door the next day?

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

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

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

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

"So serious and responsible. In order to make the team better, Lady Barbara in the book, even though she didn't have much contact with idol culture, still worked desperately hard. Even when she was unwell, she was 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!"

While saying these things, Albert had an expression of extreme worship.

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

Because Lady Jean in this book is too great. She not only displayed the majesty and temperament of a high-ranking person but also had the gentleness of a big sister who treats everyone in the idol group as her younger sisters.

She was completely satisfied reading it; it was too awesome.

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

Because she, Eileen, has always admired Grand Master Jean, which sparked the idea of wanting to join the Favonius Knight Arts.

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 Grand Master Jean so perfectly makes her even more eager to be Grand Master Jean's deputy and help her relieve her worries.