My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 198 - 197: Ingredients Obtained

"What is it, Paimon thought it would be super powerful. Is this all there is to it?"

Looking at the Sumeru man, whose name she didn’t even know, sprawled on the ground, Paimon looked at him with disdain.

Such a person was like a BOSS who looked powerful on the outside but could be defeated with a casual blow; he only spouted threats before the battle, but in reality, posed no threat at all.

This statement is actually incorrect. If an ordinary person encountered such a situation, something would likely go wrong, and they would surely be doomed unless divine aid descended.

Just look at the current team composition; every single one of them is a top-notch expert. The Sumeru man might have been able to handle two, but with so many at once, who could endure it?

Don’t forget how Beisht was vanquished back then. Even if Shenhe didn’t have Miss Durandal’s assistance this time, with the help of so many people, the difficulty of the battle was greatly reduced.

"The person has been defeated by us. Now, if we just find the grimoire on him that can summon Rifthounds, this incident will be over, right?"

To prevent such a madman from appearing again in the future, that kind of grimoire must never fall into the hands of others, especially members of the Fatui or the Abyss, otherwise it would be a huge disaster.

Lumine had the same thought, but letting a girl like her go up and search a corpse, especially one belonging to such a strange individual, made her hesitate. She wasn’t very eager to do it.

Just then, the Sumeru man’s body began to decompose, his skin gradually flaking off, turning into purple-black specks of light.

This process happened very quickly. By the time they reacted, his body had almost completely disintegrated, leaving only the robe he had taken off before the battle lying nearby, not disappearing with him.

"This outcome... in a way, was expected."

Lumine picked up his robe, checked it from left to right, and after confirming it was just an ordinary robe, she shook her head.

Injecting both the power of the Abyss and the remnants of a God into his body, while granting immense power in a short time, also placed an extreme burden on his body.

It was already impressive that he managed to last until the end of the battle. If he had met Stolas and gained further power from Stolas, he would likely have become more proficient in using that power, and their fight would have been even more difficult.

"This person really doesn’t know how to pick his timing. To avoid being discovered by the Millelith, he deliberately chose this period close to the Moonchase Festival. But he was unaware of recent events in Liyue, and also didn’t know that Miss Durandal wanted to participate in the cooking competition."

He was actually quite clever; without intelligence, he wouldn’t have been able to cause such a commotion, nor achieve this level of disruption alone.

If he could join the Fatui, he might even secure a seat among the Harbingers, or perhaps replace one of the deceased Harbingers.

However, his luck was simply too bad. Azhdaha’s accidental discovery of Rifthounds in the wild, coupled with Miss Durandal’s arrival, caused his plan to fail before it even officially began.

"I wonder how things are being handled outside. I hope the residents of Liyue Harbor haven’t noticed the commotion here. I really don’t want this Moonchase Festival to be affected."

Guoba walked over to Lumine, patted her arm, and offered a gentle smile, silently comforting Lumine through this action, indicating that she didn’t need to worry.

The battle outside also entered its final stages. Due to the overly brutal nature of the combat, further details will not be extensively described here.

Because there were other people present, Miss Durandal placed Stolas’s body into her storage space.

She was quite worried whether his body would fit into her storage space, but it turned out her worries were unnecessary; her storage space was quite large.

It’s just that she didn’t know what to do about the damage caused by the battle. If it was just vegetation destruction, she could restore its vitality by injecting life force, but these rocks were beyond her help.

"Leave this to me. Although it will take some time, I will restore this place."

Besides Azhdaha, Zhongli will also participate in this restoration work. With the help of both of them, this area is believed to return to normal very soon.

Miss Durandal nodded, her gaze sweeping over the other Adepti who had arrived. She had been so focused on Stolas that she hadn’t noticed they had also come to help.

It’s just... why did she feel like these Adepti were all avoiding her gaze? What were they afraid of?

"Although I’ve seen it once before, it’s still somewhat unbelievable to see it again—the ability to perfectly absorb the destruction caused by a God’s death."

To be precise, it was completely absorbed before the DMG was even inflicted. This had never happened before. Although they had developed methods to mitigate disasters, only Miss Durandal could completely eliminate them.

"If it weren’t for you, we would probably have to find a way to seal Stolas, or forcibly kill it. But in that case, the surrounding environment would change due to its death."

This place might turn into an environment like Dragonspine, where an unceasing storm would rage, and it would forever become a place where life could not approach.

If that were the ultimate problem, Miss Durandal felt it wasn’t a huge issue. She just needed to find that drunken poet in Mondstadt; she might have a solution to the problem.

Don’t forget, she is the Anemo God. For the Anemo God to handle problems related to wind, isn’t that a piece of cake?

"There’s no need for these pretty words. I didn’t just come to deal with it for Liyue Harbor’s sake."

As she said this, Miss Durandal noticed Cloud Retainer taking a step back, her eyes momentarily showing a human-like fear, which quickly returned to normal.

She didn’t quite understand what Cloud Retainer was afraid of. Could it be that Cloud Retainer feared she would treat her like Stolas, and turn her into an ingredient too?

Meanwhile, Lumine led the others away from the teleportation waypoint area and met Keqing, who was leading the Millelith to resolve the issue.

"How are things here? The General Affairs Department received news that many monsters had gathered here. I brought people to help."

Originally, she had a lot of work to do in Liyue Harbor, but upon hearing about monsters appearing in Jueyun Karst, she immediately threw her work to Ganyu, quickly gathered members of the Millelith, and led them to rush here.

She had initially thought the situation here was quite bad, but she hadn’t seen any trace of monsters on the way, though she did see many signs of battle.

"Things have been mostly handled. We’ve already resolved the problem."

"Al... already resolved the problem? I just saw a terrifying fellow fly into the sky. That must be an existence similar to Osial, right?"

At the mention of Osial, a slight commotion arose among the Millelith behind Keqing.

Although they had considered the possibilities they might face before arriving, they hadn’t expected a God to truly revive.

But they quickly pulled themselves together. Even if they were facing a God this time, what of it? As the Millelith guarding Liyue Harbor, ever since the last incident with Osial, they had not made zero progress.

Besides, if they didn’t even have the courage to face a God, and retreated just by hearing the word ’God,’ then what was the point of being Millelith? They might as well go back to farming.

"This, ah haha~ Actually, things aren’t as serious as you think, Keqing." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Lumine pulled Keqing’s hand and led her aside, asking softly, "What’s the situation in Liyue Harbor right now? Do the residents know about the God?"

"It’s not clear yet. We rushed over as soon as we received the news. Because it’s close to the Moonchase Festival, the residents are immersed in the festival atmosphere. I brought the team here early to check if things are as reported. If the situation is serious, most people will stay nearby. The others will immediately rush back to Liyue Harbor to report to the other Liyue Qixing, so they can prepare to organize an evacuation."

Lumine nodded. Truly worthy of the Liyue Qixing, to be able to make these decisions so quickly.

Without knowing how dangerous it was, Keqing led her forces from Liyue Harbor to rush over. She was truly brave.

"Don’t worry, the most serious problem has been resolved by Durandal. The issue with the monsters has also been handled by us; the culprit was someone from Sumeru. He researched a magic circle for summoning monsters through certain means, and finally used a method of mutual destruction to enhance his strength. This is the only thing he left behind."

Lumine took out the black robe left by the Sumeru man. Keqing solemnly accepted the robe; this was a very important clue. She didn’t know much about this area and needed to hand it over to others to deal with.

"Do you remember what that person looked like? If possible, I hope you can help us reconstruct his image. This way, when we negotiate with people from Sumeru later, we can use this to inquire for more information."

"We all remember him. He had quite distinctive features; it would be hard to forget him even if we wanted to in a short time."

"Exactly! Exactly! That guy looked so scary, Paimon even wonders if he’ll have nightmares tonight."

The few people present all remembered the person’s appearance. Keqing set a time for them to go to the Sea Moon Pavilion separately, where she would have dedicated personnel assist them in drawing the portrait.

Of course, if any of them had excellent drawing skills, it would be even better if they could draw the person directly.

"Are you all alright?"

Durandal emerged from behind Lumine and her companions, looking at the people in front of her and asking.

"We’re fine. How are things on your end? Have you finished handling it?"

Durandal nodded: "The follow-up matters will only be properly handled after I return. For now, it’s just placed in one spot, and it will still take some time."

I see, it seems the ingredients were successfully obtained. I’m not sure what Durandal will do next; I’m a bit curious what kind of delicacy she’ll make with the God’s meat.

Hmm? Wait a minute, don’t show that kind of look, Xiangling! You two are opponents later, wouldn’t that be like admitting defeat early?

"You’ve worked hard, Miss Durandal. We’ve troubled you again this time."

Keqing knew what Durandal had done. Thinking about how Liyue Harbor had twice escaped crises with Durandal’s help, Keqing didn’t know how to thank Durandal enough.

"It’s nothing, as long as the Moonchase Festival can proceed as scheduled. I will participate in this cooking competition. As one of the Liyue Qixing, you should be a judge, right?"

With her arms crossed, Durandal said: "You must be present that day, otherwise, I’ll be angry, understand?"

"...Understood." Keqing said with a wry smile.

Is this a request? It’s certainly a very unique request.

Keqing was rather curious what kind of dish Durandal would make that day. Judging by Lumine and her companions’ reactions, it seemed quite good.

She was a little excited.

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