Chapter 156: Information Brought by the Senior Sister

With Eula's travel permit.

Luo De's trip encountered no further obstruction, and he smoothly left Jingfu Port.

Guided by the map of the Void Terminal.

He also didn't need to worry about taking a wrong route; at top speed he enjoyed the scenery along the way while racing toward the City of Mondstadt.

But his mood for enjoying the scenery was quickly ruined by the surrounding environment.

The urban area of Jingfu Port was still relatively normal.

Aside from some people feeling panicked, from the buildings alone one could still see no impact of the dragon disaster.

But not long after leaving the city gate, one could already see many traces of hurricane destruction.

Furthermore, the further ahead, the more numerous the traces of destruction.

The most severely affected areas.

Vast stretches of forest were uprooted, the ground became pitted, everywhere were deep pits left where trees had been swept away, the original roads had been cleared again by manpower, otherwise travel would be difficult.

"No wonder the Knights of Favonius don't allow solo travel."

Luo De's mood sank slightly, and the earlier pleasure from watching the play also unknowingly dissipated considerably.

He first witnessed just how terrifying the Wind Dragon's destructive power was.

All along the way.

Even if the main road wasn't destroyed, the surroundings would still have places severely damaged.

Luo De even encountered several abandoned villages.

He checked them out.

These villages were clearly inhabited not long ago; likely the locals fled to other places due to the Wind Dragon's threat.

And Luo De soon saw why that Wind Dragon possessed such great destructive power.

While traveling along the midway stretch between Jingfu Port and the City of Mondstadt.

The Void Terminal crafted by Nadixa suddenly began blaring alarms.

The originally emerald single eye rapidly turned bright red, continuously emitting sound: 'Warning! Strong foe approaching! Warning! Strong foe approaching!'

This was also the first time Luo De knew this little device had such a warning function.

So he followed the Void Terminal's indication, found a nearby cave to hide in, and quietly observed the changes around him.

This cave originally housed a group of Hilichurls sleeping.

However, for Luo De's sudden intruder, they showed no reaction; seeing Luo De had no hostile intent, they simply turned over and continued sleeping.

But not even a few minutes later.

The few Hilichurls that had been carefree just moments ago were suddenly startled awake, shouting in Hilichurlian as they sprinted madly deeper into the cave.

Luo De heard it clearly.

They were shouting 'odomu', which in Hilichurlian means 'monsters are coming'.

Not only did these Hilichurls in the cave shout, but the forest soon also echoed with the same screams and beastly howls,

Wild animals and monsters sense danger far more acutely than humans.

Even though the Wind Dragon was still some distance away, they already began fleeing in all directions, seeking places to hide.

During this, a few Hilichurls also found the cave where Luo De was hiding.

Unlike those harmless, laid-back Hilichurls.

The newly arrived Hilichurls were not only stronger but also more ferocious; upon seeing Luo De they cursed in Hilichurlian and then lunged at him, swinging their sticks.

"Yaya! Biadam!"

That was what that group of Hilichurls shouted at Luo De.

The first sentence is a warning word.

The second sentence is Hilichurlian profanity, roughly equivalent to 'his fucking'.

They were just ordinary wooden-stick Hilichurls; Luo De took care of them in a couple of moves without even needing to draw his weapon.

Just as he contemptuously tossed these obviously carnivorous Hilichurls aside, he keenly sensed that the surrounding wind was growing stronger.

And the wind speed was rising at an extremely rapid pace.

Initially the forest breeze merely swayed the treetops, but within moments it escalated to flying sand and rocks, even bowl‑sized trees were snapped at the branch.

"Pretty impressive."

Luo De grabbed the rock wall with one hand, five icy‑blue rays of light sprouting from his fingers and embedding deep into the wall; no matter how the gale howled, his body remained unmoving.

The Wind Dragon hasn't even arrived yet, and it's already caused this destruction.

One can imagine how terrifying this former wind god's attendant must be.

He waited a while longer.

When the surrounding wind had reached typhoon strength, a huge silhouette finally appeared in the sky.

It was a strange giant dragon with six wings, its body azure and blue, able to whip up winds capable of destroying everything without even flapping its wings.

When the Wind Dragon flew overhead Luo De.

The forest that had just shown signs of recovery instantly seemed plowed anew; in the terrifying hurricane, shattered vegetation, beasts and monsters that couldn't dodge were all sucked into the sky, and the dragon's flight‑induced deafening boom made it feel as if one's eardrums would shatter.

"Wow, huge."

"Wow, strong."

These were Luo De's two comments after personally experiencing the Wind Dragon's power.

In the game the Wind Dragon isn't considered large, giving the impression of being only a few tens of meters long.

However, the Wind Dragon before our eyes.

This fellow is a dragon hundreds of meters long.

Compared to it.

Luo De isn't even worth an ant.

No wonder the West Wind Knight Squad doesn't allow ordinary people to just head out; if they encountered the Wind Demon Dragon, they wouldn't even need to deliberately target it—the sheer gale from its flight alone is enough to endanger ordinary people's lives.

Hiss—

How do we fight this.

Before coming.

Luo De had thought that in the game you needed to zoom out, and that the real Wind Demon Dragon should be huge, but he hadn't expected it to be this big.

A kilometer-scale giant dragon, its flight speed even reached the level of sound.

My fear of large objects is acting up, okay.

Thinking again about the Evil Dragon Dulin on Dragon's Spine Snow Mountain, whose throat was bitten through by the Wind Demon Dragon—its corpse seems to occupy half the mountain, so it makes sense that the Wind Demon Dragon is this size; if the two dragons differed too much in size, there really would be no fight.

I didn't see where the poison blood is.

As the Wind Demon Dragon drifted away, the terrifying gale gradually began to subside; Luo De maintained the posture he had fixed himself in, and with his other hand he stroked his chin, recalling the Wind Demon Dragon he had seen earlier.

He knew.

This dragon, named Dvalin, was once called the East Wind Guardian by the people of Mondstadt; it went berserk and attacked Mondstadt because, during the Black Disaster that slew the Evil Dragon Dulin, it swallowed the Abyssal poison blood within Dulin's body, and after five hundred years of sleep it still couldn't free itself from the torment of that poison blood, its spirit was shattered, plunging it completely into madness—plus the Abyss Mages' whispering from the sidelines, and so on, Abyss Mages!

Thinking this far.

Luo De froze for a moment.

The Wind Demon Dragon went berserk because it was deceived and used by the Abyss Mages.

Coincidentally, he had previously killed two Abyss Mages on the ship, and they had also brought many dangerous items to Mondstadt.

Could it be that...

Could it be that these guys' target is actually Dvalin as well?

Luo De roughly had a guess.

Those Abyss Order members likely came to Mondstadt to assist their comrades, intending to transmute Dvalin into an Abyssal weapon, but they died before they could succeed—Luo De had strangled them to death on the ship.

Tsk—

Consider yourselves unlucky.

Luo De burst out laughing.

However, he had no intention of turning back to tell Eula and Yanfei about this; the Abyss Order's affair had already been exposed, so letting them investigate at Jingfu Port was enough—he didn't need to worry about it himself.

Once the wind had subsided, Luo De set off again.

This time.

He didn't run into the Wind Demon Dragon again.

The journey went smoothly; in less than a day he arrived smoothly at Mondstadt City.

From far away.

Luo De then saw Mondstadt City's most iconic windmills—not just one, but the giant windmills visible to the naked eye numbered no fewer than a dozen or so.

Big wind mechanism.

Ptooey—

The word that unbiddenly popped into his mind made Luo De hastily spit, flushing those strange thoughts out of his head.

He mustn't learn bad habits from Cyno!

Luo De carried his luggage forward, crossing a stone bridge, and in the sound of the gatekeeper knight's words 'May the Wind God protect you,' he leisurely entered Mondstadt City.

Just as he entered the city.

Luo De then witnessed the Wind Demon Dragon's destruction of Mondstadt City.

This guy seems to harbor an especially deep grudge against Mondstadt City.

What should have been a bustling, lively city was now gloomy and miserable, with occasional cries drifting in.

Mondstadt City's buildings are very sturdy, all made of high-strength cement and stone.

The hurricane kicked up by the Wind Demon Dragon was strong, but it didn't cause any damage to the buildings.

But a city ought to have many small stalls, yet here not a single one could be seen.

Along the way one could see some wounded people wrapped in bandages, adults and children alike, and some priests in nun's attire were praying and healing them.

These are the West Wind Church's healing priests, skilled in treatment.

Luo De remained silent.

He went straight through the streets to the headquarters of the West Wind Knight Squad.

He deliberately looked around, wanting to find that Wind God who was wandering the world as a bard.

Whether at the tavern or beneath the Wind God's statue, he saw nothing.

This made Luo De frown involuntarily.

Had he come too late?

Actually, the Wind God had already gone off with the blond Traveler to plan a solution to the Wind Demon Dragon's disaster?

This thought made Luo De quicken his pace, and a few minutes later he arrived at the West Wind Knight Squad's headquarters.

He simply stated his request.

Luo De was successfully led by a West Wind Knight to the West Wind Knight Squad's library, where he met his senior sister.

Regarding Luo De's arrival.

Lisa, who was sipping afternoon tea, showed great interest.

Seeing her set down her teacup, she carefully read the letter written by Juleshi, then smiled and said to Luo De, 'You're the little junior disciple mentioned in Teacher Juleshi's letter—I had been wondering when you'd arrive, and I didn't expect to see you so soon; it's a delight.'

Lisa was dressed as a standard witch, wearing a purple wide-brimmed magic hat with a purple rose pinned to it, matching her title of Rose Witch; although she was on duty, she appeared completely at ease, and her tone when speaking to Luo De was likewise relaxed.

Lisa, senior sister.

Luo De performed the scholar's greeting according to the Academy's etiquette, then said: "The teacher's letter should have explained what I'm here for."

Oh~

By order of the Dendro Archon, I've come to help the Knight Corps defeat the Wind Demon Dragon and bring peace to Mondstadt.

Hehe~~

Juleshi teacher still speaks so bluntly, huh, I've already bragged too much, you must definitely help your junior fellow student, don't make me beg you, teacher~~

Lisa ruthlessly spoke out the words written in Juleshi's letter, not giving her teacher any face.

Uh

Regarding the teacher's image, Luo De also couldn't say much, could only scratch his head and ask: "Senior sister, can I meet the Acting Captain here? As an outsider, I can't see her easily, I need you to recommend me."

You mean Qin?

Then you might have to wait a long time, Mondstadt has suffered a wind disaster, she's been very busy lately.

Lisa spread her hands and then said: "Junior fellow student, are you going to wait for her here?"

Let's not wait for now.

Qin is very busy, making one wait a long time; this isn't good news.

Luo De thought a moment, then asked: "Senior sister, have any outsiders recently come to Mondstadt? For example, a golden-haired Traveler accompanied by a floating, speaking humanoid?"

A golden-haired Traveler?

I haven't seen one, nor heard of such a thing.

What's wrong? Junior fellow student, does this person have something special about them?

Lisa's answer made Luo De feel much more at ease.

He set out immediately upon hearing the news of Mondstadt's wind disaster.

Indeed.

Compared to the Traveler who only entered the city when the wind disaster was at its worst, his progress is somewhat faster.

So he casually found an excuse and said: "Nothing much, I just happened to meet her once on the way to Mondstadt; seeing her direction, she seemed also headed to Mondstadt, so I asked casually."

Then.

Luo De then asked another question he cared about most: "Senior sister, has a bard recently come to the city?"

A bard?

Lisa had some doubts about Luo De's question, but she answered seriously: "Indeed there is one, and he hasn't just arrived recently; he's been here for a while, he's quite popular, having won the title of Mondstadt's most beloved bard for three consecutive terms."

Good, Venti is already in the city.

This news made Luo De quite delighted, and he asked again: "Then where does he usually perform, Senior sister, do you know?"

Such a deliberate question.

This made Lisa quite curious.

But she didn't ask anything, merely replying: "Angel's Gift, the wind god statue in front of the Church of Favonius, Hunter's Tavern, aside from the Cat's Tail Tavern, you could see him anywhere in Mondstadt."

That piece of information is practically nothing.

Luo De laughed helplessly and said: "Okay, I understand, then I won't disturb you while you have afternoon tea, Senior sister; I'll come visit you again when I have time."

Okay then.

Oh, by the way, junior fellow student, if you want to see Qin, you can come here in the evening.

Lisa said goodbye to Luo De while also making another appointment with him.

Luo De also gladly agreed, and after waving goodbye to Lisa, he left the West Wind Knight Corps.

(End of chapter)