"My child!"
"The day you were born, the entire forest of Springvale was whispering this name—Trash Can God of War!"
"Do you know why the Whispering Woods has this name? It's all because of you!"
"Child, I watch you grow up day by day with pride, becoming the guardian of the trash cans."
"You must remember, we have always ruled all the trash cans with wisdom and strength. I also believe you will use the power of the Trash Can God of War cautiously."
"But true victory, my son, lies in the treasures within the trash cans."
"One day my life will reach its end, and you will inherit all my trash cans."
Arkz looked at the gray-haired Stellaron Hunter before him with a kind gaze, as if looking at his own daughter.
"Ka... Fuka, don't go~~"
The gray-haired Stellaron Hunter stretched out her hand, trembling, wanting to keep Arkz, but the ruthless Arkz just turned and left without looking back.
The gray-haired Stellaron Hunter sadly closed her eyes, tears dripping onto the ground.
"Wuwuwu~~"
"Alright, alright, stop wailing!"
Arkz picked up the little gray-hair from the ground and placed her on a chair.
"As my clone, your tear ducts are too developed!"
That's right, the little gray-hair standing before him, who looked exactly like the Trailblazer, the protagonist of the neighboring Star Rail, was a clone Arkz created using his Elemental Power.
"Hehe."
Hoshino scratched her head and gave a sheepish smile: "Didn't you cooperate quite well?"
"I thought you were having a lot of fun too."
Arkz rolled his eyes at her and tapped Hoshino's little gray head.
After he refined his clone technique upon achieving godhood, the clone was now virtually indistinguishable from a normal person; she could get injured and bleed. Furthermore, her personality was not like Arkz's main body, but rather resembled the transformed character.
"I didn't create you just to clown around."
"The Anemo Archon Sacrifice Ritual items required by the System, I need you to collect them."
"windwheel aster, dandelion, Cecilia, Wolfhook, Valberry, windwheel aster Mushroom."
"In the System's quality evaluation, there are four tiers: Common, White Star, Gold Star, and Iridium Star. Common quality is the lowest, and Iridium Star is the highest."
"The System requires items of the highest quality for the sacrifice. I have many Common quality items, but the highest quality ones are hard to find."
Hoshino chuckled and patted her chest:
"I am the galaxy bat hero!"
"Isn't it just finding things? I'm the best at it!"
"After all, I'm the protagonist from the neighboring world. Even the Heavenly Principles of this world should give me some face. Being the Child of Destiny isn't too much to ask, right?"
Arkz waved his hand:
"Alright, alright, go get to work."
"Here is twenty thousand Mora, consider it your pocket money."
"Be careful when you go out. You don't have a Stellaron in your body right now, so remember to be cautious when trouble arises."
Hoshino bolted out of the farm gate like a wild horse, leaving without looking back. She shouted:
"Got it--!"
"Trailblaze! Trailblaze! Trailblaze!"
Looking at his clone, Arkz wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He hoped she wouldn't actually embark on the Path of Trailblaze!
Upholding the ideal of Trailblaze, Hoshino, a newborn who hadn't even existed for an hour, rampaged across the land of Teyvat like a mad dog set loose.
One moment she was touching a Hilichurl's mask, the next she snatched away a Hilichurl's wooden club; one moment she was Foraging for wild fruits, the next she scared a little squirrel by the roadside up a tree and stole its nuts.
"Wild boar!"
Passing through a forest, Hoshino spotted a group of wild boars Foraging with their heads down and was overjoyed.
"I happen to be missing a mount. I'll take you relatives of the Paimon to settle the debt."
Looking at the plump, strong wild boars, Hoshino roared and rushed out of the bushes, scaring the boars into scattering.
"Stop!"
"Don't be afraid!"
"You're unwilling to take a job with free food and lodging. Truly pig-brained."
If the wild boars could understand Hoshino, they would certainly be very displeased. What did she mean by pig-brained? They were pigs to begin with, and who knew if Hoshino was coveting their bodies? Of course, they had to run with all their might!
As Arkz's clone, Hoshino's strength wasn't as immense as the original's, but she wasn't weak either. Currently, Hoshino's strength was at the level of a God's Companion, and if Arkz was willing to lend his power, Hoshino could ascend to the God level.
Moreover, the stronger the main body Arkz became, the stronger Hoshino's strength would be.
Dealing with a group of wild boars, which weren't even monsters, was naturally a piece of cake.
In the end, Hoshino captured the largest one in the boar group, a red-haired wild boar, subjugating it as her mount and naming it "Only Pig Hero."
Amidst the reluctant grunts of "Only Pig Hero," Hoshino rode it toward the direction of Mondstadt City.
"Only Pig Hero!"
"Full speed ahead towards Mondstadt City!"
"The trash cans of Mondstadt City are waiting for me to save them!"
"Hmph hmph!"
Meanwhile.
Amber was patrolling inside Mondstadt City.
Previously, after Allison of the Treasure Hoarders was caught in a trash can, the Knights of Favonius had conducted a "Waste Sorting" campaign to increase the number of trash cans and reduce their volume. This way, it prevented bad guys from hiding inside the trash cans while also improving Mondstadt City's appearance—a win-win situation.
However, the Mondstadters were "free."
Activities like waste sorting, which were "not free," naturally met with opposition from some Mondstadters.
"Our trash, we throw it wherever we want."
"As long as it's in a trash can, what's the problem with taking the effort to sort the trash?"
Thus, although this policy had good intentions, it was not implemented due to opposition from some Mondstadters.
To defend their freedom, the trash cans used for waste sorting were demolished, replaced by trash cans that were larger, more concealed, and could hide more people than the original ones.
It was hard to say whether people from the Treasure Hoarders were hiding among them, fanning the flames.
Amber looked at the trash overflowing from the trash cans and sighed.
"Sigh!"
"It's a good thing Noelle is busy with training at Springvale Farm recently. Otherwise, with her personality, she would definitely clean up all the trash in Mondstadt City and then sort and store it."
"This much work, how long will it take!"
Just as Amber was inspecting the various trash disposal points in Mondstadt City, a commotion from the city gates caught her attention.
"Sorry! You cannot bring this pet into Mondstadt City!"
"Why?!!"
"Only Pig Hero is not my pet, it is my companion! My family!"
"Hmph hmph! (I was tied up here by you, wake up, pig dealer!) "
"Sorry! Your 'friend' will disrupt the normal life of the city residents."
Amber walked over and saw a gray-haired girl arguing with the Knights guarding the entrance to Mondstadt City while leading a large wild boar.
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