Chapter 1052

Contains Aglaea, Dan Heng, and the Pioneer.

Also Dan Heng, Your Excellency.

"Forgive my bluntness… but does allying with the Golden Lineage mean we'll be dragged into Aohema's internal strife?" Dan Heng said solemnly, "You should understand where our caution comes from, Miss Aglaea."

Xing, upon hearing that, also promptly withdrew his hand: "Indeed, we need to consider this carefully."

"Please don't misunderstand; as long as our abilities allow, we will still try to help the Power of Chasing Fire as much as possible. However… I've heard there are disagreements between the Golden Lineage and Aohema's Senate, and as outsiders we don't want to take sides in this struggle."

Before Dan Heng's words had even faded, a clear, bell-like female voice rang from behind him.

"Oh, Hui Bao and Dan Bao, you really have a keen eye! You've got great potential to join the Gloomlight Courtyard."

Hearing the voice, everyone turned their heads to see a pink-haired girl in a red dress and white silk little shoes walking over with a smile, saying, "Don't worry~ just from Miss Aglaea's microexpressions and tone it's easy to tell she's being completely sincere with the two of you."

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Original God

"Ba, Barbara Miss? No…… it's the pink-haired Barbara Miss!"

On the steps of the West Wind Cathedral, Albert was resting while holding a broom, but the moment he saw the pink-haired girl appear against the sky, his eyes widened with a "swish".

That lovely, delicate face, the signature twin tails…… it's practically a color‑swap version of Miss Barbara!

No, the pink hair and eye color actually reminded him of the little reporter from Fontaine who had come to Mondstadt not long ago to cover the Windblume Festival—seems the reporter's hair and eye color combined with Miss Barbara's……

"Mr. Albert."

An icy, piercing voice came from behind him, harshly stabbing Albert in the back.

He slowly, inch by inch, turned his head, like a wind‑up toy whose gears had jammed.

Sister Victoria stood three steps behind him, arms crossed, wearing a look of disgust as she stared at him: "Can you explain yourself, Mr. Albert…… why are you here?"

Albert lowered his head in embarrassment, his gaze fixed firmly on his own toes.

"Sweep, sweep up the leaves——" he gripped the broom tightly, "I just… wanted to… the leaves outside the church doors are too many; Miss Barbara comes in and out every day, I'm afraid she'll slip on them……

Sister Victoria lowered her gaze to survey the leaves scattered nearby, her eyebrows twitching ever so slightly upward.

"Being able to sweep the leaves until the ground is completely covered—you're the only one in all of Mondstadt who can do that. Also, please don't shout 'Pink‑haired Barbara Miss' outside the cathedral; Miss Barbara is praying inside, and disturbing her would trouble us as well."

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"Oh, Die Bao is here too—I've missed you to death."

Die Bao…… Xing unconsciously glanced at Die Bao's face, noticing her eyebrows drooping and her expression full of reluctance.

"Why don't you call Aglaea 'A Bao'?"

Upon hearing that, Aglaea also gave a light laugh.

Fengjin laughed while correcting: "Oh… bold, bold! Aglaea should be called 'Miss'!"

"This girl… is really overly familiar." Dan Heng said, lowering his voice.

Xing nodded silently: "It reminds me of a deceased acquaintance with pink hair."

"Hehe, after all I'm Aegle's acolyte—using sunlight to heal everyone is my duty. Besides, I've heard you two are also children of the distant sky; we might actually have some fate." Fengjin looked toward Aglaea as if seeking help, "So… I want to befriend you two and hear your stories about the sky! Miss Aglaea, Aohema has finally managed to produce such a precious gift—let me share in the blessing too!"

"Of course, I won't refuse. Also please believe that this gift carries no deep ulterior motive—we can discuss the alliance another day."

Xing nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, so Aglaea brought in reinforcements."

"No way, Miss Aglaea is so capable—I couldn't possibly help with something like this."

Dan Heng: "Well then, we won't decline either. Thank you for the gift, Aohema, and welcome Miss Fengjin to communicate anytime."

Fengjin jumped with joy: "Great! Then I'll work hard on designing the survey…… "

Dan Heng asked strangely: "Forgive my boldness, but since just now I've been wondering: microexpressions, tone, survey…… does an Aegle priest actually need to master these skills?"

"Let me formally introduce her—this is the teaching assistant from the Divine Insight Tree Garden's Wisdom-Seed School and also the chief nurse of the medical institution Gloomlight Courtyard, Fengjin." Aglaea introduced proactively, "Not long ago Aohema was besieged by Nicadoli; many Golden Lineage were wounded in battle, so the Tree Garden specially dispatched Miss Fengjin to support Aohema, providing treatment for the wounded……

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Dragon Clan

"So it's a healing-type Golden Lineage, or…… the chief nurse?" Kaisa found it interesting, "Look, she's not old; in our society that'd be about high school age. Such a young girl is not only a teaching assistant but also a doctor—she seems like a gifted genius type."

In his homeland Italy, becoming a doctor at least requires six years of combined bachelor's and master's study, but considering this is Aohema, an ancient civilization still interpreting oracles in various ways, bloodletting therapy would probably already be considered advanced medical technology there.

Just imagining that cute little girl helping patients with bloodletting…… Kaisa pursed his lips, momentarily finding it hard to accept.

"Her becoming chief likely also stems partly from her 'special ability.'"

"You mean like Wandi?" Kaisa stroked his chin.

The Golden Lineage are similar to humans on Earth who have dragon blood; although it's unclear whether the Golden Lineage have a bloodline ranking system, their special ability is somewhat akin to the concept of "word spirit," making it easy to understand.

"Are you saying Fengjin has some kind of healing ability? Like accelerating cell division or making wounds instantly heal?"

"Quite possible." Chu Zihang nodded, "In Wolfert, the Golden Lineage's power could probably break medical conventions, and Wolfert's civilization can't be simply superimposed onto ancient Greek customs and ways—after all, the gods back then wouldn't truly answer your summons, nor would they willingly share their power with humanity."