"Whew."
Huixing sighed in relief. Finally, she'd opened something useful for everyone. That megaphone would save their throats—on the open sea the wind always roared, and shouting across decks was exhausting. With this, commands would carry effortlessly.
As for the pink Sakura Bloom, it was pretty enough to decorate her cabin with.
She touched the white orb in her hand and let the merged Training Experience flow into her body. Nearby, Beidou commented with a smile,
"The Sakura Bloom's an Inazuman rarity. They say it contains the blessing of the Sacred Sakura, but no ordinary person can pluck it. Even a Vision holder can pass their hands right through it—everyone says it's a flower you can see, never touch."
"Even Vision users can't pick it?" Hu Tao blinked, surprised. "Liyue's never had anything that tricky."
"That's what they say," Beidou replied. "I'll test it myself someday. Though lately Inazuma's been sealed off, so who knows when that'll be."
Huixing smiled softly. "Well, this session went rather well."
The white light faded from her eyes. She held up the megaphone and said with satisfaction, "This will help us a lot at sea. No more screaming ourselves hoarse."
"Agreed," Qianyan nodded, then sighed. "A pity there's only one. If we had several…"
"One would be enough for the fleet," Beidou laughed.
Felix turned to the quiet figure beside them. "Miss Ganyu," he said kindly, "you can pick your jars now. There's no need to wait for others."
"J‑Just Ganyu is fine," she stammered, blushing. She took a silk purse from her sleeve and handed it to him. "I'll start with five jars—fifty‑thousand Mora."
Felix accepted the coins with a grin. "Choose freely."
"I'll take those."
Five jars floated down before her.
The others clustered close, fascinated. A Liyue Qixing official rarely did something so… casual. Watching her open jars felt like watching history take a break.
The focus made Ganyu's cheeks grow crimson, as red as an apple. She disliked attention—the stares felt oddly warm, almost ticklish—but she couldn't very well ask Hu Tao or Beidou to stop looking. So, gathering her courage, she cracked the first jar.
Crash!
A tattered map fluttered out.
[Clue to a Pyro Seelie] — Records the site of a hidden Seelie. Disturbing or following it will reveal a treasure of unknown nature.
Felix's eyebrows rose. "As expected from the Qilin of good fortune."
A Seelie clue? Extremely rare.
Seelies were elusive spirits that guided only the "fated." Those without affinity might glimpse them but could never follow them to the end. Where they rested, hidden treasures often waited.
Some adventurers swore they'd stumbled upon Seelies in the wild, emerging unscathed from danger or led straight to buried relics—while unlucky ones followed them into dead ends and frostbite. For one to simply fall out of a jar was impressive.
"What's this?" Ganyu held up the weathered parchment. "It shows … Dragonspine?"
Even blurred with age, she recognized the jagged outline and red markings instantly.
"A Seelie Treasure Map," Felix confirmed, smiling. "Follow the signs, chase the Seelie, and you'll find what it guards."
"Seelie clues?" Hu Tao's eyes widened. "What kind—Wind? Fire?"
Beidou folded her arms. "Legend says anyone who finds a true Seelie clue gains enormous fortune. The black‑market maps floating around are all fakes—rumors of 'someone once saw a light' and that's all."
Huixing nodded. "I've heard of different kinds: Wind Seelies are common around Mondstadt, but Fire Seelies are rarer. For adventurers, even seeing one once in a lifetime counts as miraculous."
Listening quietly, Ganyu's lashes trembled. She knew Dragonspine: the Fire Seelies there existed amid perpetual snowstorms, haunting the ruins of an ancient buried kingdom—the Snow‑Buried Capital, proud and tragic even in legend.
"If it really marks Dragonspine, best not go alone," Beidou warned. "Even Vision holders freeze to death there. Only a Pyro wielder stands any real chance of surviving."
"Sounds fun," Hu Tao chuckled, eyes shining. "If you ever decide to go, Ganyu, this Director will tag along."
"Maybe someday," Ganyu answered softly. "But not right now. There's too much work—Liyue Bank, the Ship Bureau, the whole Steam Battleship affair … I barely have time to nap."
Ah yes—her precious afternoon naps. Skipping them meant poor focus and sluggish paperwork; with them, she could clear mountains of documents in hours.
So for now, she folded the map neatly away.
"Fair enough." Hu Tao grinned. Secretly, though, she was intrigued; to chase a Seelie's glow sounded both eerie and delightful.
"Lady Ganyu's luck is amazing," Qianyan sighed in envy. "First jar, and already something priceless. That alone recoups all your Mora."
"It's nothing." Ganyu blushed again, flustered by the praise. She quickly moved on to the next jar.
Crash!
A blue glass bottle rolled out, filled with tiny azure pills that gleamed like candy.
"Pills?" Huixing leaned closer. "Maybe an elixir?"
Felix skimmed the description text floating above it.
[First‑Time Experience Pill] — Whoever consumes this pill will temporarily relive the feelings of doing something for the very first time, no matter the act. Duration: short‑term.
He blinked. "Well … that's… unique."
Ganyu tilted her head, concerned. "Shopkeeper? What sort of medicine is this?"
She knew Lady Ningguang had once drawn a Moon‑White Beauty Elixir—a miracle to preserve youth. But these looked like candy.
"'First‑Time Experience Pills,'" Felix said, suppressing a smile. "Take one, and whatever you do afterward will feel exactly like the first time you ever did it. The effect lasts for a while."
"So…" Hu Tao drawled mischievously, "every time you file paperwork, it'll feel brand‑new?"
Ganyu's face went scarlet. "W‑why would I take such a thing for work?"
Beidou and Qianyan burst out laughing; even Felix had to cough into his sleeve to hide a grin.
No matter how strange the jars became, Lady Ganyu's results certainly lived up to her reputation for surprising fortune.
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