After the training in the Underground Mine and facing encirclement attacks from various monsters, the Hilichurls in the wilderness now seemed utterly unremarkable.
Even Ellin could easily resolve the sneak attack from an entire Hilichurl tribe.
So,
Under the 'Iron Fist Education' implemented during this period, the Hilichurls along the road from Mondstadt City to Springvale had become much more sensible.
The various sizes of Hilichurl tribes had either relocated elsewhere or been incorporated by Amu to plant trees in the Oak Forest.
As for robbing travelers on the road—
Heavens!
Even if Hilichurls lacked brains, after receiving two beatings a day, they knew this area was extremely dangerous.
"No Hilichurls are causing trouble today?"
Ellin surveyed the surroundings of the road.
In the past, there were always some less intelligent Hilichurls lying in ambush by the roadside to rob people, but they usually ended up becoming punching bags for the members of the Five-Color Squad, getting beaten until they were covered in bruises.
It was a pity that they were almost at the vicinity of Springvale now, yet there wasn't a single sign of a Hilichurl.
Ellin expressed a bit of regret:
"What a shame. I thought of a new move yesterday and wanted to try it out again."
Fischl pointed to the Slimes by the roadside:
"Look, aren't there Slimes over there? Why don't you try it on them?"
By the roadside, Fire Slimes were jumping around a single Flaming Flower, as if conducting some mysterious sacrificial ritual.
"Ah~~"
"The moment I think about fighting Slimes, I completely lose the motivation."
Ellin couldn't help but complain:
"Besides, compared to the Slimes inside the training ground (Underground Mine), the Slimes outside are too weak. There's no challenge at all."
On the continent of Teyvat, Slimes of various elements were ubiquitous, almost to the point of being rampant.
Almost everyone believed that Slimes were the lowest-grade monsters, a symbol of weakness.
With their round bodies, they could only move by hopping and bouncing, so slow that even small children couldn't catch up.
If they hadn't evolved into Big Slimes, they couldn't even launch elemental attacks and could only use the most basic move: Body Slam.
Compared to other monsters on the Teyvat continent, they were practically harmless, cute creatures!
Hearing Ellin's assessment, the members of the Five-Color Squad couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Compared to the demonic Slimes in the Underground Mine, the Slimes outside were indeed too weak.
Not to mention the most common Purple Big Slimes inside the mine.
They were extremely aggressive.
The moment they saw a person, they would rush forward to attack desperately.
When defeated, they would even transform into numerous small purple Slimes that swarmed forward.
Most importantly, these purple Slimes ate everything and lived in the harsh environment of the Underground Mine.
So their taste was... emm...
In short, the Cleanse pendant was a huge help.
When Barbara and the others arrived at Springvale Farm, Collei and Amu had just finished breakfast.
Since Siegfrieda lived alone, she would also come to the farm for breakfast in the morning.
Mornings were Arkz's time to sleep in; he wouldn't wake up until the sun was shining directly on his backside.
So, breakfast had to be made by Xing and the others themselves.
Well.
After tasting the garbage meal made by Xing, Collei and the others unanimously decided:
Xing! Forbidden from entering the kitchen!
Today's breakfast was made by Collei—a specialty dish from Sumeru called Pocket Bread.
Because everyone praised it highly, Collei specially made a few extra portions to share with Barbara and the others.
Upon tasting it carefully, the flavor was indeed excellent.
After enjoying the delicious breakfast, everyone began their training task for the day.
Heading to the Underground Mine...
Thanks to the efforts of Barbara and the others, the group had managed to clear up to the thirtieth level of the Underground Mine.
If it weren't for Arkz's insistence
that even the ore inside the mine had to be cleared out, their progress could have been even faster.
As their clearing progress advanced, the group's strength continuously increased.
The BOSSes that required the combined effort of the Five-Color Squad to defeat when they first arrived at the mine could now be taken down solo even by Collei, who was the weakest.
Upon entering the 34th level of the mine, Noelle cast a shield over everyone.
Then, everyone scattered, proceeding to sweep the areas previously divided among them.
Barbara walked to the spot where she had stopped yesterday and resumed her training.
"Hydro Ring!"
Blue Hydro Element gathered around Barbara's fist, enveloping it.
At this moment, Barbara looked like a female boxer wearing gauntlets, appearing heroic and incomparably cool.
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
Barbara let out two light shouts, and the fist wrapped in the Hydro Ring smashed fiercely into the ore in front of her.
Under Barbara's control, the Hydro Element within the Hydro Ring spun at high speed, resembling a chainsaw, unleashing astonishing destructive power!
Boom!
!!!
The person-sized ore in front of Barbara had already been shattered into pieces.
It was hard to imagine the power that would erupt if this move struck a person or a monster.
Looking at the shattered stone before her, Barbara was not complacent; instead, she carefully analyzed and examined the destructive power of this move.
"The rotational speed still can't go any higher, otherwise the power could be even greater."
"If I follow what Mr. Arkz said and throw the water orb out, I won't have to worry about balancing stability and power problems."
That was right.
Previously, Barbara had sought advice from Arkz because she lacked a sufficiently powerful attack method.
Thus, Arkz taught Barbara how to make a 'dumpling' (ball).
The Rasengan technique wasn't exclusively for the Anemo Element.
The Hydro Element, under high-speed rotation, could also unleash formidable lethality.
For instance, a high-frequency water blade, a stream of water ejected at extremely high speeds, could actually achieve the power to slice through steel.
However,
What Arkz hadn't expected was that Barbara, a proper nun, was inexplicably fond of close-quarters combat relying on direct physical impact.
She took the Rasengan, which was originally meant to be thrown as an attack, and wrapped it around her fist like a gauntlet.
This was akin to Ace, the 'Meat Processing Plant Manager' from the Land of Light, using the Eight-Directional Light Wheel, meant for ranged attacks, as an electric saw.
Barbara!
Are you also going to become a Meat Processing Plant Manager?
The Hilichurls will cry!
While Barbara was constantly refining her technique, the other members of the Five-Color Squad were also not idle.
As one of the only two members without a Vision in the Five-Color Squad, Ellin, although usually cheerful, was under quite a bit of pressure.
Among the sisters she trained with, only she and Collei did not possess a Vision.
But,
Although Collei's swordsmanship was worse than hers and her physical strength was weaker, Collei had korianbaxing.
The status of a demon god remnant meant that no matter how weak she was, she wasn't something weak monsters could compare with.
As the saying goes, people strive to climb higher, just as water flows to lower ground.
Human desire is endless.
Ellin's previous wish was to join the Knights of Favonius and become an official Knight.
Ellin's current strength was undoubtedly qualified; even someone who could take down a Hilichurl with one sword strike could serve as a sub-captain in the Knights of Favonius.
But was Ellin content with just that?
No!
They were all friends training together; who would be willing to be left far behind?!
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Rexlent
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"