Chapter 480

【No way!】

【We're a 12+ ride!】

Stelle stated that the train only carried beverages suitable for children and adolescents.

【Then you can't hold a strapping ranger like me to a twelve-year-old's standards either!】

【Ha, these past years I've gotten used to sleeping rough and braving the elements. Suddenly being put up in a place this nice... tch, not bad at all.】

Paimon: "A kicky drink?"

Paimon: "That means a bar!!"

Venti: "Ehe, fine wine really is a kicky drink!"

Lumine: "The moment Venti sees the word 'wine,' he can't help but pop up."

Stelle: "No wait, Boothill, you still drink alcohol now?"

Stelle: "Shouldn't you be drinking machine oil?"

Boothill: "Meow!"

Boothill: "I'm not some Tin Wob-Head mechanical thing, why the hell would I drink machine oil?"

Boothill: "Compared to machine oil, liquor hits harder!"

Boothill: "Much more fitting for a free-spirited, unrestrained ranger like me!"

Pom-Pom: "Drinking leads to mishaps, so the train doesn't usually keep alcohol on hand, pa!"

Pom-Pom: "If passengers need it, they can apply in advance."

Boothill: "Gotta apply in advance... what a hassle."

Boothill: "Might as well just bring my own..."

The video continued.

【Stelle, you've become an ever more outstanding Trailblazer.】

【Witnessing your growth fills me with deep satisfaction.】

As Stelle strolled past Welt,

she suddenly heard the praise.

Her eyes lit up at once,

and she immediately walked over to stand in front of Welt.

【I'm super awesome!】

Stelle had absolutely no idea what humility meant.

【Yes, you're super awesome.】

【I used to know a great many warriors. Someone who grew the way you have... in my homeland, they'd be rated at least S-class.】

【You've worked hard this period.】

【Get some proper rest. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you do on the next journey.】

Stelle: "Oh yeah, Uncle Yang praised me!"

Stelle: "I'm really awesome!"

March 7th: "Yes, yes, yes, you're awesome."

March 7th: "But what does S-class mean?"

March 7th: "Uncle Yang's homeland... actually ranks people?"

Welt: "Little March, you've misunderstood."

Welt: "It's not a ranking for people in general, but for warriors... or rather, for Valkyries."

Furina: "Valkyries??"

Furina: "Wow! What a cool title!"

Hu Tao: "Just hearing that title, you can tell it's a group of bold and dashing big sisters!"

Welt: "Bold and dashing?"

Welt: "Heh, some of them certainly were bold and dashing, but some of their temperaments... were not quite so."

Welt: "But without a doubt, they were all heroes who protected their homeland."

Miss Qingque: "Earlier, Mr. Welt mistook Young Lady Huang Quan for someone from his past."

Miss Qingque: "So does that mean in Mr. Welt's homeland, there's also a Valkyrie... similar to Young Lady Huang Quan?"

Welt: "That's right."

Welt: "Her name was Mei. She was an outstanding Valkyrie."

Huang Quan: "Me... yi?!"

Nahida: "What is it?"

Nahida: "Did Young Lady Huang Quan sense something amiss?"

Huang Quan: "No... it's nothing... I just felt that name was... familiar."

Black Swan: "Oh?"

Black Swan: "Only... familiar?"

The video continued.

【Speaking of which, Stelle, this Penacony run is still your first time venturing together with me, right?】

After chatting with Welt for a while,

Stelle went to find Himeko for a casual chat.

【I hope we can keep venturing together in the future!】

Xing said with a grin.

【Don't worry.】

【We still have plenty of time together on the train, so opportunities like this will definitely not be few.】

【Get some rest early today.】

【You've been far too tired lately. If you don't take this chance to recuperate your spirit, you'll end up with a chronic ailment...】

【You're fine while you're young, but you'll really suffer when you're old.】

Xing: "Fall ill when I'm old?"

Xing: "But I'm a Stellaron spirit, I don't have that worry, right?"

Xing: "Maybe I won't even age?"

March 7th: "You weirdo, your body is just plain strange."

March 7th: "Indeed, you can't reason about you by common sense."

Miss Qingque: "That Xing, she's probably a long-lived species too."

Miss Qingque: "After all, the power of a Stellaron is so vast—if you used her as a power bank, wouldn't she live until the end of time?"

Xing: "Tch, casually living a few tens of thousands of years is enough."

Xing: "No need for anything like 'until the end of time.'"

Hu Tao: "A few tens of thousands of years and you say 'casually'???"

Hu Tao: "Our Teyvat probably hasn't even existed for a few tens of thousands of years, has it??"

Paimon: "If a person could live for tens of thousands of years, they'd really become an old monster..."

Paimon: "Paimon says she can't even imagine..."

The video continued.

【Xing, interested in chatting with me? Over here.】

Suddenly, Black Swan's voice rang in Xing's ear.

So, Xing began walking toward Black Swan's side.

【...】

【Oh? You've come, Xing. Your reflection is mirrored among the stars in the porthole... heh, it's a bit hard to see clearly.】

【So, how about it? This journey of sweet dreams... are you satisfied?】

Black Swan asked with a smile.

【Feel like a lot of things weren't explained clearly?】

Xing always felt this journey was a bit hazy and unclear.

Many riddles remained unsolved, yet it ended in haste.