"Morning, Katheryne." Yu Jin slapped his commission onto the Adventurers' Guild counter and greeted him.
"M-morning, Mr. Yu Jin." Katheryne glanced at the red glow in the sky, her mouth twitching.
It was almost dark; how was it morning?
But Katheryne didn't point it out. Yu Jin had always been like this; she was used to it.
"Katheryne, is there a commission from Zhongli? Oh, and it's from Liyue." After greeting him, Yu Jin wanted to ask Katheryne if Zhongli had posted any commissions.
After all, it was rare for him to remember it once, and if he didn't seize this opportunity, he might forget about it again someday.
"Mr. Yu Jin, this is Mondstadt." Katheryne showed an awkward but polite smile.
Although the Katherynes' memories were shared, sensitive information like local commissions was not.
To inquire about commissions in other nations, one had to go to the Katheryne in that specific region.
"Tsk, alright, it seems I'll have to make a trip to Liyue." Yu Jin scratched his head, a little disappointed, but not too much.
"However, if it's Mr. Yu Jin, my Liyue counterpart should agree." Katheryne said, then gently closed her eyes.
Then, a peculiar frequency of 波動 emanated from Katheryne, spreading into the distance.
Yu Jin watched Katheryne with shining eyes, knowing he was on a remote call, so he didn't disturb him.
Soon, Katheryne emerged from that special state. He smiled and nodded, saying to Yu Jin:
"I just communicated with my Liyue self, and he said there is one, and the commission has been posted for a long time."
"Huh? A long time?" Yu Jin was startled.
"Yes! A long time..." Before Katheryne could finish, he saw Yu Jin had already run off.
"It was posted a few days after you left Liyue..." Katheryne muttered a few words softly.
Then he shook his head. Never mind. Even if Yu Jin knew Zhongli wasn't in a hurry, with his personality, he would still act this way... "Swish!"
"What just darted past?"
"Is it windy?"
On the streets at dusk today, many people felt a gust of wind and a fleeting dark shadow.
That was, of course, Yu Jin moving through.
With almost perfect control over his body, Yu Jin could move at extremely high speeds through dense crowds.
As for why he was running so fast, it was, of course, to go home and lock the door.
When not traveling far, Yu Jin's door was usually unlocked. But for international travel, Yu Jin thought it was better to lock it.
He didn't care about valuables—after all, he had nothing but bricks at home. Mainly, Yu Jin cared about the atmosphere of going on a long trip.
Door locked, step taken, the Adventure is under my feet.
The scenery in front of him became increasingly familiar. With Yu Jin's speed, it didn't take long for him to return to his doorstep.
But why was the door open? Had another Harbinger come to steal something?
Yu Jin thought so and swaggered in. Anyway, he would deal with whatever came his way.
"Surprise!"
"You scared me!"
A large group of people suddenly appeared from behind the door, startling Yu Jin.
Looking closely, Katheryne, Fischl, Bennett, Ellin, Kaeya, Venti, and Diluc were all there.
And they all had one thing in common: they were all very idle. Perhaps whether Kaeya and Diluc were idle still needed discussion, but as for the others, they were truly idlers.
After seeing that they were all acquaintances, Yu Jin patted his breastplate and said with some lingering fear:
"Surprise, more like a fright!"
As he spoke, Yu Jin quietly retrieved the note in his palm. He was just about to 扣 this thing onto Venti's head.
"Your new house, what do you think? I personally supervised its construction." Venti paid no attention to Yu Jin's abnormality. He pointed to the newly built house behind him, saying confidently.
Yu Jin looked up. To be honest, he couldn't see anything special. Luxurious and dilapidated looked the same in his eyes.
The only difference was whether there was a fight, because generally, places he fought in would eventually become ruins.
But Yu Jin didn't express his thoughts. After all, it was their good intention.
So he leaned against the door, nodded, and clapped, all in one smooth motion!
"Good, good, what a good house. Thank you all."
"Yay!"
Just as everyone was excited, they heard Yu Jin's tone change, and he spread his hands, saying, "Unfortunately, such a good house will be idle as soon as it's built."
"Huh?"
"Huh what? No choice, I'm going to Liyue in a few days." Yu Jin clapped his hands, looking matter-of-fact.
"Originally, I was going to leave immediately, but seeing you all, I've specially decided to stay a few more days!"
Actually, it wasn't like that at all, because he suddenly realized he seemed to have forgotten Lanssangx.
If he just ran off to Liyue, Lanssangx would probably have a headache. So, he decided to send Lanssangx back.
Lanssangx had been eating, drinking, and having fun here all day, probably gaining a lot of weight. He believed that during his absence, the Dragon worshippers must have accumulated many questions, and it was time for her to fulfill her duties as the High Priest.
"I don't think that's necessary." Venti's recently relaxed breath caught again. Now, many people in Mondstadt were discussing the big tree in Dragonspine and the giant arena that suddenly appeared in the Temple of the Thousand Winds.
These were all Yu Jin's good deeds. Venti felt that if he stayed in Mondstadt for a while longer, the entire Mondstadt would probably be turned upside down by him.
"Not very friendly, Venti." Yu Jin put his arm around Venti's neck, acting as if he was very familiar with him.
Venti tried to push Yu Jin, but as expected, he didn't budge. So his face fell, and he gave up struggling.
"Liyue? Hmm, it's indeed a good place to go." Diluc nodded. Liyue had also been a gathering point of events recently.
The annual Rite of Descension was about to be held. The Qixing, merchants, travelers... countless people with various objectives would gather in Liyue at this moment.
Yu Jin going to Liyue at this time was indeed choosing the right place.
"Entrusted by someone." Yu Jin nodded, releasing Venti. Venti was a bit short, and Yu Jin bending over to put his arm around his neck was a bit uncomfortable.
"Heh heh, if I didn't have things to do, I'd really like to go to Liyue with you to see it." Kaeya's tone carried some regret.
For him, the most painful thing was having fun to watch but being blinded by work.
"Heh, if you want to find fun, find it yourself. Follow me, and be careful, I might turn you into the fun!" Yu Jin heard Kaeya's words and immediately saw what he was thinking.
That guy Kaeya, as long as it didn't harm Mondstadt, he would jump into any amount of fun.
"Fischl, how many shots can your greatbow fire?" After chatting with Kaeya for a few sentences, Yu Jin turned his head to look at the Damselette carrying the greatbow.
"Uh..., three... three shots." Fischl wasn't being chuunibyou this time. He scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
It was a shame to say that without using his inner technique, he couldn't even draw the Dragon-Hunting Greatbow, even if he used his element power.
The bowstring of the Dragon-Hunting Greatbow was even tougher than he imagined.
Yu Jin nodded, not surprised. If Fischl could truly draw this greatbow, that would be what surprised him.
"Don't worry about it, it's normal."
"Use that crossbow more, it's very strong."
It was funny to say that at the end of the world of fire, the last ones to survive were a slave and a piece of burnt trash.
The slave was Gael, and the trash was Yu Jin.
Gael's crossbow was one of the few artifacts representing civilization left at the end of time.
But now, civilization was still flourishing. The world's crisis was not yet great.
"How wonderful!"
Yu Jin looked at the bustling crowd, very happy.
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