Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 408: Silver
Just as Anastasia had said, Bai Luo had truly disappeared.
Aside from Vadim, only a very small number of people knew his whereabouts.
As for Anastasia... she had long since become accustomed to the Ausbilder vanishing without warning.
At this moment, Bai Luo was busy "raising" a certain wild child.
Though calling him a wild child wasn't entirely accurate.
After all, this person was at least five hundred years old.
But in his current state, he really was much like a child—highly impressionable and extremely moldable.
Perhaps because Bai Luo's very first meeting with him involved the devastating Sunsetia, this overaged child remained extraordinarily wary of him.
No matter what food was given to him, he would only dare eat it after Bai Luo took the first bite himself.
Little did he know, he wasn't the first person to have this line of thinking.
At least three others had already fallen victim to it before him.
Aside from eating, the thing that interested him most was the books and notes Bai Luo had taken from Albedo.
Even while eating, he continued flipping through them.
And after only a single day, his understanding of alchemy had already surpassed Bai Luo's.
Was the Harbinger jealous?
Not at all.
Bai Luo understood this person's origins very clearly, and he also understood the talent he possessed in this field.
As one of Gold's creations, even if he wasn't considered one of her masterpieces, he still possessed gifts ordinary humans could never match.
"What's your name?"
"Na... me..."
He could understand the meaning behind Bai Luo's words, and he could also read the text in books.
But when he tried expressing himself, he still stumbled over every sentence like this.
Some might ask: If he already understands the meaning, why can't he speak properly? Doesn't that make no sense?
Actually, it makes perfect sense.
After five hundred years without speaking, he naturally needed time before he could fluently form complete sentences again.
Understanding was one thing, answering the question was another.
As an abandoned defective product, how could he ever have been qualified to receive a name?
Perhaps "Experimental Subject No. ___" had once been the closest thing he had to one.
"How about I give you a name?"
Playing with a Sunsettia in his hand, Bai Luo casually proposed the idea.
Despite how harmonious they currently appeared, the truth was that their relationship still hadn't reached the point of genuine trust.
The only reason Bai Luo was holding that fruit was for self-defense.
Regrettably, the other party still hadn't given him a chance to actually use it.
"No..."
He showed intense resistance toward the idea of Bai Luo naming him.
Because he understood that a name was not merely a label.
It was something that would accompany him for his entire life.
"You'll be called... Silver. How about it?"
But Bai Luo ignored his resistance.
Perhaps due to some strange personal amusement, Bai Luo gave him this name.
Back then, he had nearly named little Collei something like "Amber," after all.
"Mm..."
The person who had just been given the name "Silver" did not refuse.
But neither did he agree.
He looked conflicted.
Perhaps he truly liked the name.
Yet at the same time, he did not wish to define himself by a name bestowed upon him by someone else.
Whenever people mentioned silver, another word naturally came to mind:
Gold.
And what was Gold?
In alchemy, Gold represented the final stage—the moment worthless matter found its purpose and transformed into Gold.
The one who bore the title "Gold" was Rhinedottir.
A cold and strict woman.
Strict enough to discard creations that others would consider miracles as mere defective failures.
And yet Bai Luo had given him the name "Silver."
In alchemy from another world, alchemists established countless symbolic dualities:
Yin and yang.
King and queen.
Day and night.
Sun and moon.
And opposite Gold… was Silver.
"Gold stripped away your right to become a Child of Chalk. So I grant you the name Silver. Will you accept it?"
"..."
Whether by coincidence or not, there was no snowstorm outside Dragonspine tonight.
Moonlight spilled beautifully across the snowy mountain.
And in order to keep the books dry, Vadim had intentionally chosen a location where sunlight could reach during the day.
Coincidentally, the moonlight now shone through the cave entrance as well.
The bright moonlight streamed into the cave, perfectly illuminating the Sunsettia in Bai Luo's hand.
Refuse?
Did he even have a choice?
The boy who had once wanted to become Albedo, but was mockingly called "Subject Two" instead.
Under those circumstances, he "willingly" accepted the name Silver, becoming the Silver of Black.
At one of the Fatui camps.
Even in the snowy mountains, not even Albedo would probably think the Fatui knew how to enjoy life.
Then again, they lived under the rule of the Tsaritsa of Ice. Dealing with the cold was something they excelled at.
Although this was not her first time entering a Fatui tent, it was Rosaria's first time experiencing the Fatui's strange technology.
Despite being imprisoned, she could hardly feel that she was still in Dragonspine. In fact, it even felt warmer here than in Mondstadt.
Perhaps because Bai Luo had personally given the order—even though he had already forgotten about the nun due to Silver's situation—the Fatui subordinates still dutifully kept her confined.
Still, imprisonment was imprisonment. They had followed Bai Luo's instructions and treated the nun quite well.
Aside from lacking freedom, her treatment was no different from that of the other Fatui members.
Correspondingly, the security was much tighter than before.
Several guards were all elite Fatui soldiers, mainly Cryo Gunner Legionnaires, affectionately nicknamed "Ice Fatties."
Unlike the Treasure Hoarders Rosaria had dealt with before, these Fatui were much more meticulous.
After investigating the scene and noticing her Vision, they quickly figured out her elemental affinity.
Under such circumstances... without her weapon, Rosaria would have a hard time breaking through the Cryo Gunners' defenses.
But as the saying goes, even the tightest net has holes.
Today, Rosaria had finally found an opportunity.
"Did you hear? That dragon on the mountain seems like it's about to come back to life."
The nun, who had been lying on the bed resting with her eyes closed, quietly opened them a sliver and looked toward the two guards.
From what she remembered, these guards rarely talked.
"You mean that strange sound?"
The other guard did not seem surprised by his companion's words.
Although he had not been at the scene, the bizarre noise—like two trees grinding against each other—had reached the camp area.
What gave everyone the biggest headache was how penetrating the sound was. Even when they tried to block their hearing, the noise seemed capable of piercing through the limits of the flesh and reaching directly into the soul.
It was said that the comrades cleaning up Durin's remains had all fainted because of the sound.
And since such a sound could not possibly be made by a human, rumors naturally spread that the dragon was about to awaken.
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