Orion looked at Skirk with a strange expression: "Do you want to be the Old Grandma in Lumine's ring?"
Skirk didn't mind at all if she was an Old Grandma and simply nodded.
Lumine, standing nearby, was stunned: "Ah? What Old Grandma in a ring? What are you talking about?"
Skirk didn't speak, just stared intently at Orion. Orion knew this meant Skirk didn't want to talk and was waiting for him to introduce the Setup.
Orion sighed and introduced Lumine and the others to the archetype of Yao Lao. Lumine immediately laughed upon hearing it: "Why didn't you just say you were giving me a Cheat? With my durability combined with Sister Skirk's strength, won't I just walk sideways? From now on, you're Crab Number One, and I'm Crab Number Two."
"I'm a Spider."
"Aren't those both Arthropods? It's close enough."
However, Orion eventually shook his head and said to Skirk: "I can only create a tool that allows you to communicate with Lumine remotely, but I cannot let you Possess Lumine's body.
Yunli should understand, right? Skirk is not an incorporeal entity like Suiyang. I also have no way to extract your soul separately, Skirk, so at most, you can remotely guide Lumine, or I can let you see the real-time situation on Lumine's side."
"Mm." Although the reply was calm, Skirk was visibly disappointed. Does not being able to Cosplay Yao Lao make you that sad?
In fact, if Orion possessed the abilities of the Giant Spider from the FGO World, this matter wouldn't be entirely impossible.
He could completely set up a Ritual Formula that Lumine would operate at a specific stage, summoning Skirk's saint graph, as a Heroic Spirit, onto herself to become a Pseudo-Heroic Spirit. This would create a Pseudo-Servant possessing Skirk's combat knowledge and experience, the Rank of a Fourth Descender, and terrifying Abyss Compatibility. The only loss would be the physical body's super adaptability.
But unfortunately, this plan had no possibility of being executed from the start.
Not to mention that Orion, in the allogene Universe, has no way to access the Type-Moon Universe's Earth, thus preventing him from gaining the ability to infiltrate and analyze the Throne of Heroes.
Simply put, the concept of the Throne of Heroes does not exist in Teyvat. The prerequisite for summoning a Heroic Spirit is the existence of the Throne. After a hero dies, they are recorded by the Throne of Heroes. The Summoning Ritual for a Heroic Spirit is essentially finding a small excuse to connect to the Throne of Heroes and then finding a way to read out a copy of the Heroic Spirit synthesized from information. Without the Throne, the prerequisite for summoning doesn't even exist.
However, Orion suddenly saw the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata placed on the table, and a bold idea appeared in his mind.
Is it possible to utilize Teyvat's Ley Lines?
But that was a discussion for later; thinking too much before Greater Lord Rukkhadevata recovered her Human Form was useless.
Next, Orion created an Feather-Decorated Earring and put it on Lumine. The earring was adorned with a small gem, and Skirk's ring on the other side also had a gem. The two could converse through this gem.
Skirk and Lumine experimented. When they talked, the gem would flicker slightly, but it wasn't obvious—it couldn't even overpower the reflection of the sun.
Having finished all this, Orion planned to personally go to the top floor of Wangshu Inn to settle the bill, and also take everyone to see the beautiful scenery there.
He originally wanted to put Greater Lord Rukkhadevata away, but Clara said that Sister Rukkhadevata would be too pitiful. If Rukkhadevata had life, wouldn't it be better to take her along for the tour? Orion thought this made sense, so he used a Strap to tie Rukkhadevata to his back.
Wangshu Inn is built around a gigantic tree growing atop a massive rock. Its altitude is extremely high, so high that even though the inn built a Plank Road leading to the top floor, very few people would actually "climb the mountain" just for fun.
Passing merchants and travelers usually ate directly in the open-air dining area beneath the tree if they didn't need lodging. Payment was collected by the Accountant on the first floor. Only those having upscale meals, such as in the high-level Scenic Dining Area or private rooms, or those intending to stay overnight, would go to the Proprietress upstairs to register or pay.
Orion and the others weren't planning to stay this time, but the view from the high altitude was excellent, so they told the Waiter they wanted to pay upstairs. However, after the Waiter's explanation, they paid on the first floor, and the Waiter then guided them toward the Lift.
The reason was simple: there was a risk of Dine-and-Dash. Who knew if you would actually pay after going up? What if you claimed below that you paid upstairs, and claimed upstairs that you paid downstairs?
As the group walked toward the Lift, they happened to see members of a Caravan descending from it. After they got off, they were guided to the cargo area to load goods. The organization's emblem read the two characters, [Feiyun].
"Wow, it's the Feiyun Commerce Guild's Caravan!" Xiangling said, looking at the Caravan in the distance.
"What is the Feiyun Commerce Guild?" Paimon asked.
"It's a really powerful Merchant Guild in Liyue. They sell everything and are extremely wealthy."
The Waiter also chimed in appropriately: "The esteemed guests truly have Discerning Eyes. This is indeed the Feiyun Commerce Guild, just returned from afar. Recently, Liyue has been conducting trade with Fontaine and Sumeru. Since this Caravan passed through Bishui Plain, they are most likely coming from Fontaine."
Orion nodded as he listened. Although he had forgotten a lot of the plot, some maps he had traversed multiple times were deeply ingrained: "From Fontaine to Bishui Plain, does that mean traveling by water from the City of Fontaine to Romaritime Harbor, then down to Yilong Wharf, and transporting it all the way here?"
The Waiter looked at Orion with some surprise: "The esteemed guest is truly intelligent. That's right. The goods of these large Merchant Guilds have several Transfer Points. Romaritime Harbor is one, Yilong Wharf is one, and here is another. This facilitates transportation and avoids the fatigue of long journeys."
"Is it okay for you to reveal this information?"
"Hey, if it were their secret, I naturally wouldn't say it. But this matter isn't much of a secret around here, and these Transfer Points are all guarded by the Millelith. Between any two single-trip stops, hiring a few Bodyguards is enough. Look, esteemed guest, those people over there are the Bodyguards from the Sword Box Escort Agency in Qiaoying Village. Since they haven't returned with the Caravan from Yilong Wharf, they must have taken a job to escort goods all the way to Liyue Harbor.
Recently, although the various Passes are guarded by the Millelith, there are always Treasure Hoarders who slip through and raid passing travelers and Caravans. Therefore, some travelers spend some Mora to tag along with the Feiyun Commerce Guild's team for a stretch, allowing the Bodyguards to help watch over them.
So, esteemed guest, I observe that you have... quite a few Female Companions. If you are also heading to Liyue Harbor, going along with the Feiyun Commerce Guild would not be a bad option."
Orion understood. So, the Waiter was rambling on because he saw that Orion had many women with him and was worried they might encounter Treasure Hoarders on the road, which is why he offered the warning.
Orion smiled, gave the Waiter a few Mora as a tip, and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, we are all People of the Martial World."
The Waiter understood, smiled brightly, and accepted the tip: "I spoke too much. The Lift is ready. Please, follow me!"
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