Lumine thought to go back and rest first, then find Sucrose tomorrow.
Unexpectedly, she ran into her on the way.
She was currently muttering to a flower bush.
"A flower that doesn't exist... hmm... a flower that doesn't exist..."
[30% CRIT DMG flower]
[A flower with dual crit affixes (no malice)]
[Everyone look at the one I just enhanced today; a flower with full dual crit exists]
[Who asked you?]
Paimon called out to her from behind.
"Sucrose, there's good news and bad news; which do you want to hear first?"
Starting with a choice question, Sucrose looked troubled.
In the end, she chose the bad one first.
"Eh?! Don't normal people usually choose the happy one?"
Lumine knocked Paimon's head.
"Get to the point."
Paimon rubbed her little head.
"Woo woo... anyway, we went to Windrise and divined with the breeze."
"The wind said the puzzle is meaningful; your idea is good and worth doing."
This was the wording the two discussed on the way.
They couldn't say they consulted a friend on the bridge.
Or asked a drunkard in Mondstadt City's tavern...
[Paimon when did she speak so eloquently?]
[She's always like this; IQ and EQ high sometimes low; Schrödinger style]
[Consulting the breeze at Windrise; this line does have feeling]
[No guarantee Mondstadt people eat this up]
[Of course; ask a cat or dog on the roadside, it'll bark 'May the Anemo Archon bless you']
As expected, upon hearing it was a message from the wind.
And the message didn't sound bad.
Sucrose asked Paimon what the real bad news was.
Paimon made a cute expression.
"The bad news was eaten by me; ehe."
Sucrose was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to respond.
Lumine gave Paimon a white eye and shook her head on her own.
Acting is fine; cringy acting is too much.
Paimon flexibly passed the blame, "I-it's all Cyno's fault; if it's not funny, blame Cyno!"
[Cyno: Hello?]
[In the middle of cards; how did a big pot come]
Sucrose didn't laugh before; now she did.
Cyno truly is a humorous adventurer.
Just mentioning the name can make people happy from the heart. ()
She pulled the topic back, "Back to the problem I was thinking about earlier."
"I think the flower that doesn't exist must be artificially cultivated. But in that case, rather than nonexistent, it's a variant of existing varieties."
"Speaking this way, anything traceable—can't it be called nonexistent?"
As a rigorous alchemist and theoretical researcher.
Sucrose raised her doubt.
"Since it's something that doesn't exist in the world, what is the deeper meaning of this proposition?"
Paimon at this time imitated Mu Yang and started pretending.
Dazing Sucrose with her words.
[Mu Yang: She's reciting my lines]
[Little Paimon is pretending too]
[Fox borrowing tiger's might little Paimon]
[Not dog relying on human power? (dog head)]
This segment also brought new inspiration to Sucrose.
She had been a bit limited before.
Always thinking if it's not a naturally existing flower.
Then it should be a product of alchemy.
Or a flower from outside the world.
Mr. Albedo seems to have done something similar.
She felt the omnipotent Mr. Albedo definitely knew the answers to these prophecies.
If she directly asked him.
It would be like asking the teacher during an exam.
That would lose the meaning of pursuing truth.
Moreover, now she was the Windblume Festival ambassador.
She wanted to help Collei find the prophecy's answer through her own efforts.
And also find her own answer.
[Windblume], indeed a good answer.
"I'll note it down; I'll go back and check the literature now."
Before leaving, she told the two.
She still needed some time for preliminary preparations.
Meet here again in two days.
Lumine agreed; these two days she could just go play with Mu Yang and the others.
She really hadn't expected, besides the [Muyu Snow City] employees.
Even Ningguang came to the Windblume Festival.
This year is really lively.
Lumine had already made plans.
Paimon asked, "But, the three of us busy with this... shouldn't we tell Collei in advance?"
This prophecy was discovered by Collei in the storybook.
They were helping Collei also out of curiosity, plus the Windblume Festival special ambassador identity.
Excluding her like this now felt a bit wrong.
Lumine also seemed to feel something off.
Sucrose quickly explained, "I want to leave some surprise for her, but don't want her expectations to fall empty..."
"Paimon is right; I'll think of good wording and find a chance to tell her in these two days."
Lumine nodded, "Thanks for the hard work; see you later."
"Yes, thanks for your hard work today too."
— — — — — —
Watching Sucrose's departing back.
The players' first stage quest was also completed.
To proceed to the next plot segment, must wait two days on parallel Earth.
However, this was the episode where Guinaifen reacted most calmly.
Why?
Of course because Mu Yang had already appeared in the first part of the plot.
And that intimate hug.
"Our Mu Men have won big, family."
[Hehe, after hundreds of days apart, indeed time to win a bit]
[Win win? Lumine Lumine!]
[Good good good]
[Streamer don't dawdle; hurry play Windblume mini-games]
[The one above is truly impervious]
Guinaifen opened the event interface; the most eye-catching was the event related to Mu Yang.
She followed the guide to near the Windblume Festival stalls.
Mu Yang was different from other NPCs.
He was alone, a bit farther away.
Seeming to look at the sea—no, look at the lake...
Guinaifen talked to Mu Yang, then entered the exchange page.
"Did I see wrong? Just submit three Mondstadt specialties to exchange for a four-star weapon?"
[Isn't it outrageous, haha; refining is even more; one specialty for one refinement material]
[This should be the easiest version weapon to get]
[And R5 damn]
[This free stuff won't be trash, right]
Guinaifen exchanged the weapon refinement materials.
She had plenty in her inventory; directly pulled the weapon to level 90.
The first day was a claymore [Plume of Iron].
Max level 565 ATK, 110 Elemental Mastery.
R5 effect: After Elemental Skill hits an enemy.
Or triggers an Elemental Reaction, within 8s.
ATK increased by 24%.
Elemental Mastery increased by 96.
Guinaifen wasn't a 'Genshin expert'; couldn't think who it suited for the moment.
If this is a series weapon, meaning later single-hand swords, catalysts, etc.
Universal things like ATK and Elemental Mastery will always have users.
Moreover, this is from Mu Yang.
Could Mu Yang give bad things?
Some know-it-all comments already started having Guinaifen build teams for the weapon.
The first thought of was the new Dehya.
Europe king Little Gui's gacha could make Mahamatra cry.
A few pulls and got Dehya.
She hadn't even used recharge yet; filled the character compendium while pulling a few weapons.
As for her first 6+5, she was still waiting for Mu Yang...
The day after the plot ended.
Mu Yang arrived early at the Cat's Tail tavern.
This was the real business!