"korianbaxing?"
"A very nice name."
Arkz thought thoughtfully:
"Because Xing participated the whole time, Collei thinks Xing and Amber are her most important friends."
"She even named her doll after Xing?"
"I guess I've managed to change the main storyline."
"The Abyss side is confirmed to be a Princess, which means Lumine."
"Then, the Traveler of the future will be Aether."
Thinking about how, before he transmigrated, the Traveler had just started the journey to Natlan, the Nation of Fire, Arkz got a headache.
Just looking at the plot of the countries so far, Arkz's current strength seemed sufficient.
But who knew if Teyvat would suddenly experience an explosive, no, an exponential increase in combat power like Dragon Ball later on?
"It looks like I need to speed up the progress of collecting sacrificial items."
"I hope the System's power can make me stronger faster!"
After all, if he didn't rely on the System's power and just cultivated alone, it might take Arkz several thousand years before he was confident he could catch up to the strength of the Seven Archons of the Mortal Realm, but by then, perhaps all the allogenes would have already become gods.
Seeing Arkz leave, the people inside the farm gathered around.
Arkz's attitude had been so serious and solemn just now that they naturally dared not disturb him.
Now that the dust had settled, they were extremely curious about the little doll in Collei's hand!~~
"Don't snatch, don't snatch!"
"Let me touch it!"
"Hey! The material is the same as an ordinary doll, yet it can move."
"This doll looks ugly-cute, but the longer you look at it, the cuter it seems."
"What material do you think is inside? Is it cotton? Should we take it apart to see?"
Watching korianbaxing being pulled around by the crowd, Collei let out a disloyal laugh.
"Hmph hmph, you tormented me so much before, now you get to feel my pain too!"
In the crowd, korianbaxing was on the verge of tears.
If the fabric used to make its body wasn't of decent quality, it would already be missing limbs.
"This is my body, I haven't even gotten to play with it properly myself!"
Although korianbaxing was filled with resentment, it dared not resist and could only flee desperately.
Compared to these people, staying by Collei's side was much safer.
Moreover, korianbaxing genuinely felt that Collei was much cuter than these guys.
At least Collei wouldn't suddenly want to take it apart for no reason.
Just as Collei was savoring korianbaxing's miserable plight, Xing squeezed out from the crowd, holding a tuft of fur plucked from korianbaxing's body.
"Collei, I want to raise a little pet too!"
Collei: "???"
Collei asked curiously, "Xing, why do you suddenly want a pet?"
Xing listed them off like treasures:
"Look, Collei, you have korianbaxing."
"Amber has baron bunny."
"Little Klee has Dodoco."
"Fischl has Oz."
"So many friends have their own little pets, so I want one too."
Collei helplessly held her forehead.
Xing was sometimes reliable, but other times acted just like a child.
Raising a little pet was certainly possible.
But...
The moment she thought of Xing running rampant down the streets of Mondstadt with a pack of dogs and cats, overturning trash cans everywhere, Collei couldn't help but shudder.
No, absolutely not.
No matter how cute and well-behaved a little pet was, it would definitely be led astray by Xing.
Collei racked her brain, trying hard to think of a way to persuade Xing to give up this idea.
"Xing, ordinary little pets are very fragile, they can't withstand your rough handling."
"They definitely can't go overturning trash cans with you."
"And they can't help you work, fight monsters, earn money, or support a family."
"Sigh!" Xing displayed a look of disappointment: "Why is that?~~"
Collei silently complained: "You actually thought that way."
However, Xing quickly regained her spirits:
"Since ordinary little pets won't work, I'll go find an extraordinary one."
"I'm going to capture a big guy as a pet, and then make it earn money to support me!"
"Hehe heh."
Collei was speechless for a moment, but considering it was Xing, she was used to it.
"Suitable as a pet, and able to endure your rough treatment—those two conditions aren't simple. I even doubt whether one exists on the continent of Teyvat that meets your requirements."
"Forget it, seeing as you want a little pet so much, I'll reluctantly make a doll for you."
"What kind of doll do you want?"
When Xing heard Collei say that, her eyes immediately lit up:
"Really?"
"Collei, I want a little raccoon holding a baseball bat!"
"A little raccoon, what kind of animal is that?"
"It's a small, cute-looking animal, one that likes to overturn trash cans just like me."
"Oh, I see..."
The next day.
At Springvale Farm.
The Five-Color Squad had assembled.
Because they heard a newcomer would be joining their training today, Barbara and the others were very happy.
Although the training in the Underground Mine was hard, the results were extremely significant; they all felt their strength had improved noticeably.
And they could encounter many surprises in the mine.
It was practically like treasure hunting.
However, the only downside was that the environment in the Underground Mine was too harsh, especially for clean-loving girls like them; they would end up filthy every day after training.
It truly ruined their beautiful and elegant image.
Without keeping them waiting long, Arkz walked over with Collei.
"It's Collei."
"It really is Collei."
"I thought Xing would join too?"
"It's probably because there are too many delivery commissions. If Xing leaves too, then we'll be short-staffed."
Following behind Arkz, Collei smiled and waved to the members of the Five-Color Squad.
During her time on the farm, Collei had communicated with all of them, and they got along very well.
Therefore, Collei wasn't as nervous now.
After greeting Arkz, Collei naturally integrated into the Five-Color Squad.
Arkz looked at the group, a smile appearing on his face:
"The reason I called you all here this time is not only because Collei will be joining the training."
"But also..."
"I have created some alchemy tools that I need you to help test."
In fact, some time ago, Arkz had finally figured out the principle behind the 'Cleanse' pendant Venti gave him.
Afterward, he began researching various functional alchemy tools, and even elemental weapons.
Actually, Arkz had started researching elemental weapons back when he was still in Sumeru.
The Treasure Hoarders in the desert, despite not having a Vision, could wield weapons left behind by the Scarlet King of the desert to control Elemental Power, and could even summon broken Eremites sealed within the weapons.
At that time, Arkz thought that if he could thoroughly study it, perhaps he could create an external organ unit for Elemental Power similar to a Vision.
Then, ordinary people on the continent of Teyvat could also possess the power to protect themselves.
Unfortunately, being targeted by various forces at the time forced him to halt his research.
It wasn't until he fled to Mondstadt and obtained the 'Cleanse' alchemy tool from Venti that Arkz was able to resume his research.
And not long ago, his research had finally succeeded.
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