Chapter 67

Ying: ......

The embarrassed Ying looked over again, only then noticing that the person was watching her.

This was an elegant and handsome young man with deep eyes and a faint smile.

He wore casual white clothing similar in style to a knight's, and at his waist hung a longsword with a unique design; his aura was exceptionally distinct and mysterious.

To be honest, Ying had seen many people in Mondstadt.

But this was the man with the most refined aura and the best looks she had encountered so far.

Could he be some kind of noble?

But before Ying could say anything, the man spoke up.

"By the way, do you have a flight license?"

"According to Article 7, Section 12 of the Mondstadt City Public Security Management Act, flying around without a license will result in being detained by the Knights of Favonius for questioning."

Ying was stunned.

Paimon, beside her, was also bewildered, and quickly tried to explain.

"Wait a minute! Ying is planning to take the flight license exam, that's why she's practicing flying."

Even though Amber hadn't confirmed the exam details yet, Paimon decided to bluff her way through it regardless.

Ying nodded hurriedly as well.

At this point, she had to go along with it.

She would explain it to Amber later.

After all, this person felt like someone from the Knights of Favonius; it would be too unjust if they were arrested just like that.

Unexpectedly, Ye Ruo showed a teasing smile, then his face turned serious.

"No, you cannot fly around without a flight license. You must go take the exam."

"But to take the exam, you need a lot of training experience. That's why she's practicing gliding in the city."

"If you want to fly in the city, you must first get the license."

"But how can I take the exam if I don't fly?"

"Then go fly."

"But you just said I can't fly in the city without a license."

"Then go get a certificate."

"Ahhhhh, damn it! I feel like I'm being spun around by you until I'm dizzy!"

Paimon stomped her feet in anger.

Why does this logic feel so wrong?

To get a license, you have to practice flying, but you have to have a license to fly.

It's toxic!

Lumine was also almost confused by this.

Seeing the appearance of this person and this creature, Ye Ruo couldn't help but laugh.

Only then did he shake his head.

"Forget it, I was just teasing you. Just don't let other knights notice."

"Anyway, getting a license is very simple. If you practice casually, naturally no one will say anything."

Paimon: ....

Lumine: .......

This person is a bit bad.

So they had been played.

"Alright, as an apology for teasing you, I'll treat you to Honey Roast Carrot and Sweet Flower Chicken."

"Hmm, there's also a dish of Grilled Violet Melon; this is very hard to find here in Mondstadt."

Seeing Noelle bringing up the Grilled Violet Melon, Ye Ruo also greeted them.

"Honey Roast Carrot?!!"

"Isn't this what Amber mentioned?"

Hearing this name, Paimon immediately let out a surprised sound.

Then, after smelling the aroma of the dish that made her mouth water.

She flew straight over.

Lumine didn't even have time to reach out and stop her.

One still has to be careful with a stranger's food!

What if they have ill intentions?

This idiot Paimon!

Only knows how to be greedy!

Lumine could only show a face full of helplessness.

Fortunately, Ye Ruo directly mentioned Amber's name.

"You were brought to Mondstadt by Amber, right? Don't worry, I am also a member of the Knights of Favonius myself."

"Hmm, Noelle is too. A knight maid."

"If you don't believe me, you can let Noelle taste it first; these were all just made."

So Paimon started eating immediately; she had no resistance to delicious food.

And she could eat especially much.

Lumine didn't know Paimon's huge appetite yet.

This was a flying object that would cost her a baseline of 300,000 Mora a month just for food in the future.

Some people's monthly salary was only 200,000 Mora.

This also destined Lumine to constantly go to the Adventurers' Guild to accept commissions and earn money frantically.

Otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to afford to raise Paimon.

Regarding eating.

Lumine looked at Paimon's reaction before sitting down.

Compared to Paimon, she still had a bit of caution, which was a good thing.

Ye Ruo looked at the two of them with a smile.

Hmm.

If it's Lumine, it's better than the other one.

After all, in his past life, he chose Lumine too; there was that sense of familiarity at first sight.

This is the Traveler standing alive in front of him.

The famous blonde tool person.

It's quite interesting.

That's why Ye Ruo teased them a bit.

It can be considered as getting to know each other.

This kind of development is not bad.

Otherwise, he couldn't just say, "I've played you before."

Although this sentence actually has no problem at all.

It just sounds inexplicably ambiguous.

And for Lumine and Paimon, they just met a very strange, very black-bellied person.

But the food was delicious!

Very delicious!

Worthy of being a Mondstadt specialty.

Great.

Even that Grilled Violet Melon had a unique flavor; let's see if we can go to the shop and buy some later.

Paimon still wanted to eat.

So, when they met Amber later, they mentioned this matter.

Upon hearing where they had flown, Amber's expression turned strange.

"Hmm? You didn't run into him, did you?"

"This personality of liking to tease others is a consistent style of that senior."

"Let me tell you, what you actually encountered was..."

However, just as Amber was about to reveal Ye Ruo's identity.

A great wind suddenly blew from afar!

The weather changed abruptly!

Clouds shifted!

The once bright sky was covered by dark clouds at an extreme speed, and terrifying gales howled.

In an instant, the sky darkened.

Even though it had been a clear blue sky just a moment ago, visibility was now very low.

This caused Amber's expression to change drastically, and a very bad premonition arose in her heart.

Her sense of unease was rising rapidly!

The people of Mondstadt also looked up at the sky in shock.

Soon, accompanied by surging and chaotic Anemo energy, a giant dragon of massive size flew toward Mondstadt!

It was an Anemo Archon-beast dragon dominated by cyan and deep blue; unlike a conventional giant dragon, it had a full three pairs of wings from small to large!

It also had a long, slender tail behind it.

Its head had a beak-like shape similar to an eagle's, with structures resembling feathers around it.

It looked powerful and noble.

However, what was very uncoordinated was that there were purple conical spikes on its back and neck, which added a sense of ferocity and tyranny to its otherwise beautiful and majestic appearance.

This also caused its eyes to be filled with hatred and pain.

That thing was the crystal formed by the erosion of the poisonous blood it had swallowed after defeating its opponent back then!

That's right.

This giant dragon that suddenly appeared was none other than the former King of the Sky, the Dragon that Tears the Sky, the Storm-Howling Dragon, the Dragon that Splits the Sky!

Also known as the East Wind Dragon, the East Wind Guardian.

It was once one of the Four Winds Guardians of Mondstadt!

But when the people of Mondstadt saw it, their eyes constricted, and they exclaimed: "It's actually the Stormterror?!!"

"Isn't it out there causing destruction? Why did it come to our City of Mondstadt this time?"

The Stormterror flapped its wings, flying straight around Mondstadt; it wantonly carved out graceful trajectories and easily flew over the area.

But the wind force it caused made the clouds roll!

It made the gales roar!

The terrifying Anemo energy constantly stirred up huge disturbances, and strong whistling sounds echoed in the air!

It seemed that in Mondstadt at this moment, more than three regions were providing it with more power, allowing the Stormterror to trigger such a natural disaster.

It was burning its own power.

At all costs!

Even if this body were to fall into the endless Abyss!

Even if this body were to burn out and turn into nothingness!

So many years of slumber, the erosion of poisonous blood, the whispers of visitors from the Abyss, plus the forgotten pain and sorrow.

Made this East Wind Dragon go completely insane!

It was almost falling into corruption and losing control.

Oh, people of today, why do you despise me!

So it let out a roar that shook the clouds, controlling the gales to begin attacking Mondstadt; with a fierce swipe of its dragon claws, the roofs of houses were turned into countless fragments, flying everywhere.

Seeing this scene, the people were terrified.

They began to flee frantically.

Even Amber widened her eyes, her face full of anxiety.

She appeared very worried and panicked.

"Oh no, the Stormterror is actually attacking the inside of the city directly, how could this happen?!!"

"If this continues, the destruction will only get worse."

"People's lives and safety will be greatly affected."

This was not what she wanted to see.

The residents of Mondstadt living and working in peace was the scene Amber loved the most.

That was why Amber was so worried and anxious.

Lumine and Paimon were also at a loss.

Because the opponent could fly.

Just at this moment, a calm and steady voice came from beside them.

"Then let's drive it back!"

"Eh?!!"

Lumine hurriedly looked back; this voice was very familiar.

It was as if she had just seen him not long ago.

Paimon exclaimed even more.

"It's you?"

Amber, upon hearing this voice, revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

"Senior Ye Ruo!"

The one who had arrived was naturally Ye Ruo.

He watched the scene of the Stormterror flying wildly with calm eyes.

After Amber spoke, he shook his head.

"I've said it before, just call me Ye Ruo."

"Since the East Wind Dragon has attacked like this, then no matter how much it is because of the Four Winds Guardian status, it is time for me to drive it back."

Then Ye Ruo also looked at Lumine and Paimon.

"We meet again, are the Wind Gliders easy to use?"

"I hope the Wind Gliders can give you no small amount of help in the future. This thing was created by a great adventurer of our Mondstadt once."

"Humans invent tools to conquer nature. And because they are conquered by nature, they invent even better tools."

"With a rope, one can climb a cliff. With a wooden boat, one can drift into the sea."

「If your legs cannot reach, use tools instead. If tools cannot do it, you can borrow wings!」

"Thus, that adventurer Leonard left the design of the 'Unfinished Wings' for future generations; it was his life's work and accumulation, and that is how today's Wind Gliders came to be."

"And today, for those of us who are users of Anemo energy, our will can even turn into wings of flowing light, soaring up into this blue sky!"

"This turmoil should end now."

For Lumine and Amber, such stories were things they were hearing for the first time.

And Lumine herself was able to use Anemo energy without relying on a Vision.

But she still didn't quite understand Ye Ruo's statement about will turning into wings.

Even if it were Wind Gliders, couldn't they only glide?

There was still a big difference from real wings, right?

However, she immediately froze.

She was shocked.

After Ye Ruo said it should end, light shone from his back, Anemo energy constantly gathered there, cyan light flickered, and amidst that light, a pair of shining wind wings appeared.

He was incredibly astonished.

After Ye Ruo said it was time to end this, a radiance lit up on his back, and elemental energy of Anemo continuously gathered there. With cyan light flickering, a pair of glowing wind wings appeared within that radiance.