Knights of Favonius Headquarters… in the office.
Kai sat casually on the sofa.
Not far away, Lisa and Jean stood before the desk.
Looking at the item the Traveler took out, their gazes gradually grew solemn.
"This is… a crystal imbued with some kind of power?"
At this moment, right before everyone's eyes, a shimmering crystal, supported by a mysterious force, slowly floated in the air.
A crimson glow, accompanied by an extremely strong sense of discomfort, quietly spread outwards.
"The Traveler picked this up from where Stormterror left after she encountered him on her way to Mondstadt."
Seeing the puzzled expressions of everyone present, Paimon floated in the air and began to explain.
Her cute voice held a hint of confusion.
"Although we don't know what this thing is,"
"But since it was left behind by Stormterror… maybe Jean will know some clues if she sees it, I thought."
"A mysterious crystal left behind by Stormterror?"
Examining the red crystal before her, Jean pondered seriously, having no memory of anything similar.
As the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius and the Dandelion Knight, Jean had naturally read all the information regarding the origins of the Four Winds.
But even so… based on her memory, she couldn't connect this crystal with Stormterror at all.
What kind of connection did they have?
"Lisa, can you analyze it?"
Unable to find any effective clues, Jean could only entrust this question to Lisa, the librarian.
"Hmm~ I can see that the inside of this crystal is filled with impurities, but further research…"
"I'm sorry, I can't draw any useful conclusions yet."
Lisa shook her head, staring at the red crystal before her.
Her lazy voice sounded again.
"Give me some time; I need to go to the Forbidden Archives to find some information."
"Then I'll leave the subsequent investigation to you."
The work of exploring the story behind an item was clearly not Jean's forte.
In this situation, even the workaholic Jean could only entrust it to others.
"Mmm~ If there's any progress, I'll let everyone know."
"But don't hold too much hope for the information in the Forbidden Archives, and this crystal… Eek!"
Lisa was speaking, seemingly intending to get closer for a careful observation.
However, almost simultaneously, a mysterious energy, without warning, bounced off the red crystal.
A strange stinging sensation immediately made Lisa take two steps back.
She instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes, unable to help but frown.
"Ugh… that hurts."
"What's wrong?"
Jean instinctively wanted to go to Lisa to check on her condition.
However, before she could even move, Kai, who had noticed her intention from behind, walked directly over and raised a hand to stop Jean from advancing.
"Wait, Lisa seems to have been affected by this crystal."
"Stay away from this thing."
"Crystal?"
Jean always trusted Kai's words unconditionally.
Although she didn't know how her husband had learned this information, she immediately stopped and moved away from the red crystal not far away.
"That's right, some impurities in this crystal cause a very stinging sensation on the skin when approached… I see, is it repelling elemental energy?"
Lisa waved her hand, indicating that she was fine.
Then she stared at the red crystal before her.
For a moment.
Her pale green eyes were filled with the exploratory desire of a scholar facing something new and curious.
"It seems this crystal repels our Visions, causing the elemental energy within us to instinctively resist it."
"But it's strange, Little Paimon can clearly use elemental energy."
"Why isn't she affected by this crystal?"
"Maybe it's because the Traveler comes from another world!"
In Teyvat, the term 'from another world' mostly refers to Travelers from a foreign land.
Therefore, this identity isn't considered particularly strange by anyone.
"But why isn't Master Kai affected either?"
Paimon scratched her head, feeling extremely puzzled.
After all, what happened that day at Starfell Lake was still vivid in Paimon's memory; she hadn't forgotten it to this day.
He could destroy hundreds of Hilichurl with a raise of his hand.
With such powerful strength, if this crystal truly repelled elemental energy, then Master Kai, standing this close, would surely be affected to a greater extent, right?
"Hehe~ That's because Kai is also like the Traveler."
Lisa covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"Actually, Kai is also a Traveler from a foreign land; Jean picked him up on the way and brought him back to Mondstadt."
"Eh!!!"
"Master Kai is also a Traveler?"
Paimon's eyes widened.
She looked at Kai beside her, her face full of surprise.
"Lisa!"
As if recalling events from back then, Jean's face couldn't help but flush, and she shot a somewhat reproachful glance.
"Alright~ Then let's still leave this crystal with the Traveler for safekeeping."
After her teasing, Lisa turned her face forward.
She gestured for the Traveler to put the crystal away again.
"After all, if we keep something like this, it will probably only cause us more pain."
"Since the Traveler possesses the power to not be affected by the crystal, it's better for us to entrust it to her."
"Indeed."
Jean nodded, looking at the red crystal before her.
Her gaze was slightly solemn.
"So, regarding this matter, I..."
"Traveler, I wonder if I could ask for your assistance, with the Knights of Favonius, to investigate the truth of this matter?"
Seeing Jean once again gradually entering work mode, Kai directly stepped in front, taking the lead to finish her sentence.
"Kai..."
"Of course."
The Traveler nodded affirmatively.
Her purpose in coming here was to meet The Anemo Archon.
Since Stormterror was once the familiar of Anemo Archon Barbatos, helping to resolve this matter might also provide some assistance in finding The Anemo Archon.
"Then thank you very much."
After speaking, Kai looked at Jean, who was behind him and wanted to speak but hesitated, and raised his face somewhat triumphantly.
"This way, you won't have any work this afternoon, will you?"
"But we agreed on tonight, this afternoon..."
"I said you have no work this afternoon, so you have no work; I make the decisions on this matter."
Kai waved his hand, completely ignoring Jean's protest.
Then he turned to Paimon and the Traveler and said, "Then, as a thank you, today's lunch will be on me, as agreed."
"Lisa, would you like to come along?"