"Detected Ningguang's friendship has increased from Level 1 to Level 2. Congratulations, Host, you have received 1 intertwined fate, and an additional Reward: Talent 'A Thousand Gold Pieces Scattered, Yet They Return'."
It was at this moment that the system's notification sound appeared in Makoto's mind.
Makoto felt a slight ripple in his heart and couldn't help but exclaim,
"This system is quite generous, it even gives out Talents?"
"What is this 'A Thousand Gold Pieces Scattered, Yet They Return'?"
Since time outside was paused, Makoto could take his time to carefully check the Talent description.
He quickly understood the effect of this Talent.
Simply put,
all money spent would be returned,
and there was a chance for a critical hit during the return, resulting in multiple times the original amount.
This was a great Talent!
One must know that when Makoto first arrived in Teyvat, especially in a prosperous city like Liyue,
the expenditure of Mora was enormous.
One hundred thousand Mora was simply not enough.
The appearance of this Talent meant that Makoto's Mora consumption would be greatly reduced,
and he might even spend more money and end up with more!
This was encouraging Makoto to spend more money.
Makoto's gaze fell on Ningguang.
What could be more worth spending money on than investing in a future rich woman?
Tomorrow, he would take Ningguang to get a new set of clothes,
and buy her a pair of shoes as well.
He couldn't let her walk barefoot anymore,
otherwise, if her tea-serving was affected in the future, it would be troublesome.
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After making a plan, Makoto's gaze then fell on the intertwined fate he had obtained.
Before transmigrating, Makoto was a hoarder, painstakingly saving Primogems.
As a result, he didn't pull a single one before he transmigrated.
Every time he thought of this, Makoto felt a pang of heartache.
So, after the last lesson, Makoto changed his habit.
As long as he had intertwined fate, he would immediately pull, leaving no regrets!
Time to pull! Time to pull!
Makoto immediately opened the gacha interface to pull.
This time, there was no blue sky and white clouds, but a purple light appeared.
"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the skill [Mountain-Marsh Forest Strike]."
Makoto looked at the lotus-like skill icon that appeared before him,
and immediately realized that this was Ganyu, the 'Gulu Gulu Rolling Down the Mountain True Monarch's' skill.
It leaves behind an ice lotus and quickly retreats, moving away from all evil spirits, and deals Cryo DMG.
Before transmigrating, Makoto's favorite character was Ganyu, so he remembered this clearly.
This was Ganyu's life-saving skill, and it was also a skill that Makoto felt was quite interesting in terms of game design.
Now that he had drawn the skill 'Mountain-Marsh Forest Strike', it meant that Makoto's life-saving ability had once again improved.
For a moment, a large amount of information about 'Mountain-Marsh Forest Strike' flooded Makoto's mind,
so much so that Makoto didn't even need a learning process.
It was as if he had known how to use this skill since birth; it was an instinct.
With a single thought, he could use the skill.
Most importantly,
when Ganyu used Mountain-Marsh Forest Strike, she left behind a blue ice lotus.
However, if Makoto used it, what was left behind was a dazzling golden lotus, with its center seemingly Burning fiercely!
When the lotus exploded, its lethality was extremely immense,
comparable to Eula's ultimate skill!
How was this a life-saving skill? It was practically a nuclear explosion!
Makoto now understood.
The skills given by the system were based on the original skills, with a tiny bit of DMG increase!
So, in that case,
as long as Makoto drew enough skills and his artifacts were powerful enough,
it wouldn't be impossible to blow up Stormterror's Lair again, or cut out a Musoujin Gorge?!
Who said mortals cannot rival gods?
Makoto said he had something to say!
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Although the acquired skill 'Mountain-Marsh Forest Strike' had explosive DMG, Makoto couldn't use it casually.
After all, this was Liyue, a place symbolizing order and contract.
If the commotion was too big, the Millelith or even the Qixing would come.
Currently, Makoto was new to Liyue and unfamiliar with the place, so it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Makoto exited the system interface, and at this moment, time began to flow again.
Ningguang looked at the food Makoto brought, hesitating for a long time.
Finally,
she picked up the Freshly Prepared Jueyun Chili Chicken meal box,
while the other meal box containing All-Devouring Extravaganza remained untouched.
"Makoto Gege, I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot accept all your things."
"Because you only ate one of my grilled fish, it would be too improper if I took two of your things."
"Ningguang is not a willful child, so I'll just choose this Freshly Prepared Jueyun Chili Chicken!"
Ningguang showed a sweet smile, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents.
She was very sensible, so sensible that it made one's heart ache.
Even if Makoto offered her two portions of food in exchange,
Ningguang only chose one of them, not taking advantage of Makoto.
Because she had her own principles.
For a moment, Makoto was filled with mixed emotions.
He knew Ningguang was strong even when she was little, but it still exceeded his expectations.
This little girl, who should have been carefree at her age, was far too sensible.
The saying 'children from poor families mature early' was absolutely true.
Looking at such a well-behaved and sensible little girl in front of him, Makoto naturally hoped she would accept all the food.
To this, Makoto took a deep breath and slowly said, "You are still in a growth phase and need nutritional supplements, do you understand?"
"If you feel embarrassed to accept this extra All-Devouring Extravaganza, then how about this: let's make another deal."
"I'll take this All-Devouring Extravaganza and buy your time for tomorrow, how about that?"
Ningguang heard this and felt very curious.
"Makoto Gege, buy my time?"
She felt that her time had always been worthless,
and no one would be willing to buy the time of a poor little girl like her,
so she didn't understand what Makoto wanted to do.
Makoto nodded, saying seriously, "Yes, after all, I'm new to Liyue and quite unfamiliar with this city."
"So, I'd like to find a tour guide to show me around this city properly."
"Ningguang, are you familiar with Liyue?"
Listening to Makoto's question, Ningguang nodded and replied, "I am familiar!"
One must know that Ningguang often sold goods in the streets and alleys of Liyue.
She had been to every place where there were people.
It was not an exaggeration to say she was a living map of Liyue.
Makoto had a faint smile on his face and spoke softly, "That's good then."
"Tomorrow, you guide me around Liyue, and this All-Devouring Extravaganza will be your fee. How does that sound?"
"Okay!" Ningguang agreed almost without thinking, nodding directly.
As a small merchant,
she had already calculated in her little head whether she could earn an All-Devouring Extravaganza in a day.
The answer was clearly no.
So, it seemed this business deal could be made.
More importantly,
Ningguang also had a good impression of this big brother from another land named Makoto.
Even if Makoto didn't give her any Reward, Ningguang would probably still agree to be Makoto's guide tomorrow.
"Then you take this All-Devouring Extravaganza." Makoto picked up the meal box and handed it to Ningguang.
"Mm-hmm, thank you, Makoto Gege." Ningguang nodded, thanking him again.
In truth, she knew very well that
Makoto could completely just grab any tour guide on the streets of Liyue.
The cost for such a guide wouldn't be much.
Makoto using one All-Devouring Extravaganza to exchange for her one day's time was actually helping Ningguang.
How could Ningguang not know?
She had never met anyone as kind as Makoto and didn't know how to express her gratitude,
so she could only thank him over and over again.
Before meeting Makoto, Ningguang felt Liyue was vast yet crowded.
She couldn't even see the light here; all around her was only darkness and bone-chilling cold wind.
But until Makoto's appearance, the gloom in Ningguang's heart was dispelled.
Gazing at Makoto's profile, Ningguang couldn't help but sigh, "If this is a dream, I hope I never wake up."