He lightly used Anemo to remove the dust from little Kokomi's towel.
He also reactivated his now-dim Vision.
The old uncle returned to little Kokomi's side.
"I got the towel back. Little Kokomi, hurry up and dry your hair."
He did not know whether he should marvel at little Kokomi's special Divine Priestess constitution or at how special that shrine maiden outfit was.
The water on the old uncle's body had not dried yet, but little Kokomi's wet state had already disappeared.
Only her hair remained damp. She truly lived up to being a person of Watatsumi Island on the continent of Teyvat.
The old uncle also placed the towel over little Kokomi's head and began drying her hair for her.
Little Kokomi did not refuse. She simply felt the old uncle's palm slowly wiping through her strands of hair…
The old uncle felt that drying hair came very naturally to him. Was it because he often took care of children?
Regarding this point…
He had to thank little Hu Tao, who sometimes came to find the old uncle with messy hair.
And what was the old uncle thinking at this moment?
A miscalculation. He should have asked Fire Fluffy Little Brother for a torch.
Just drying the hair would not be enough. Later he would still need to find a place to wash his body with clean water once more.
"By the way, little Kokomi, do you have any place similar to a secret base?"
"Hmm… secret… base? Old uncle, do you mean the kind of private base that only you yourself know about?"
"Mm, yes. Something like a hidden place where you can be quiet, live alone, and recover your strength in solitude."
"Hmm… Then I don't have one. But listening to the requirements old uncle mentioned… I do know of a place that fits the criteria very well."
"Oh? Is it far from here?"
Little Kokomi shook her head.
"Not too bad. If you go straight from here, it's not far from Mouun Village. There's a very hidden crevice left behind where the islands collided with each other."
Oh~
Just from hearing that, he knew it was the future location of little Kokomi's secret base.
"Then let's hurry up and pack our things. This old uncle will build you a wonderful secret base!"
The old uncle took out several buckets of clean water from his Vision, along with a water ladle.
After having a "water-splashing festival" with little Kokomi, he wiped his body down with the towel once more. Then, after the old uncle got dressed and confirmed that it was still early, they headed to that future secret base.
Well… This crevice was indeed hidden. And after squeezing inside through the crevice, the space within was comparable to a single-person room.
The most important point was that, compared to the massive islands surrounding it, the space here truly suited a secret base.
"Kokomi, I have a plan. What do you think — if we spruce this place up a little…"
He would treat this empty space as a home and manage it properly.
Add furniture, light novels for entertainment, and ideally some Fontaine light bulbs…
To ensure ventilation, some technology would also be needed…
And to do all this, they would definitely need more space…
Adeptus secret techniques personally taught by Lord Rex Lapis!
This location was below sea level…
So he definitely could not just open a parallel exit straight to the sea…
The old uncle held the [Gnosis] in his hand, confirming the direction…
He would make an opening from here to the beach outside…
He could not make too much noise, otherwise there would definitely be news later about the "miracle site of the Shura Anyakonsen-shou"…
"Little Kokomi, step back a bit… The Shura Anyakonsen-shou is about to demonstrate divine power…!"
He coated a wind-element drill with Electro from the Gnosis…
Although he could not control Electro very well right now, if he had Anemo to guide it…