This book... the writing style is way too good.
Although he wasn't particularly interested in the story, because the flavor of the prose was far too rich and intoxicating, Cid still read it through with great enthusiasm.
Cid looked out the window.
The sky had already darkened.
Time to go eat dinner.
I want to eat noodles!
...
Facts proved that the deliciousness of Teyvat cuisine was indeed very reliable.
Cid suddenly recalled certain fanworks about chefs in Teyvat...
Remove the setting where eating dishes makes you stronger.
Hmm...
How should I put it?
There were some things that Cid was a little concerned about.
Teyvat did indeed have treasure chests.
And a bunch of ruins.
But food was merely food.
There was no such thing as consuming it to become stronger.
However... the most important point was...
This world had Primogems...
That's right, the shiny little thing in his hand right now.
It was said to be extremely rare, and aside from being ornamental, completely useless.
Cid fell silent for a moment.
It seemed that the place with the largest stockpile of Primogems right now was the Adventurers' Guild, right?
And the Adventurers' Guild appeared to have been founded by Snezhnaya.
If at the start, Snezhnaya used Primogems to tempt the Traveler...
Stop. What if Primogems really were just for decoration?
None of my business.
Right now, all Cid wanted was to become stronger.
Cid walked out of the wilderness survival training class.
What's wrong with that? What's wrong with me learning some wilderness survival skills?
Cid stated that his adventure knowledge was far too lacking.
What's wrong with learning an adventurer's kebab grilling skill?
Cid rubbed his stomach.
So full...
No big problem.
Oh no... why does my stomach suddenly hurt a bit...
Something seems off?
It can't be that I didn't cook it properly, right?
Impossible, I grilled it for so long...
No good! Bathroom! I need to hurry...
In short.
That day... Cid suddenly remembered that among the people learning with him, there seemed to be a certain child with brown-and-white hair.
That day, Cid looked at his legs that had already gone soft and made a vow to the world.
Next time I cook for myself, I absolutely must first learn how to check the ingredients!
Do you know the pain of spending an extremely long time squatting in the bathroom!?
...
Everyone look over here! I announce! I'm an idiot!
Cid was currently sprinting at full speed through the forest.
Behind him, a large Hilichurl was chasing him.
It was even holding a massive axe in its hand.
As the sun set in the west... that was Cid's departing youth~
How... should I explain how things came to this?
After solo-clearing several small Hilichurl camps, Cid finally set his sights on a large Hilichurl.
Cid was very smart.
Previously, he had drugged and quietly knocked out an entire Hilichurl camp, then quietly eliminated every living thing in the camp except the large Hilichurl, including the Slimes.
Then... that was it. The large Hilichurl's axe really wasn't a joke.
One swing split a certain someone's iron-tipped spear in half.
At this moment, that certain someone was still chasing after his youth on the road.
This is youth!
Cid had never imagined that one day he could run so fast.
Jump, sharp left turn, sharp right turn, slide tackle, accidentally trip and roll before getting back up...
Death is like the wind, always by my side!
Cid felt that the large Hilichurl behind him seemed to have stopped.
Huh?
Cid turned his head to look, only to see the large Hilichurl take out a Pyro Slime and enchant its axe with fire.
Then he decisively turned and continued running.
Then, after one roll, Cid looked at the grass in front of him that had burst into flames...
Damn it! Don't casually throw Pyro Slimes around!
Cid turned back to look at the large Hilichurl, which had leaped high into the air and was swinging its flaming axe down toward him.
In that instant... Cid made a reaction based purely on instinct.
He could dodge it.
But...
Although the iron tip had been cleaved off, Cid hadn't thrown it away.
He had only discarded the lower part of the spear.
The spearhead was still there.
The Hilichurl's overhead swing in front of him was far too wide.
It had completely exposed its entire body.
Full of openings.
Cid felt that in that moment, time seemed to flow very slowly...
Raise the half-length spear in his hand! Charge forward!!!
Don't make any unnecessary retreats!!!