As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, all things in the world stopped moving.
Time came to an abrupt halt at that very moment.
Whether it was the Bluecrown Finch taking flight by the beach, a certain blond-haired girl in the distance preparing to fish, or even the “Ruler of Time” on Celestia, none were exceptions.
All of Teyvat had become a “world” belonging to Chen Mo alone.
“Ora ora ora!” Before Star Platinum could throw a seventh punch, time began to flow again.
The Hilichurl Samachurl turned into black smoke and dissipated.
Chen Mo could feel that, at present, he could only stop time for 0.5 seconds, while the cooldown was nearly two minutes.
“Is it because I’m not used to it yet?” He had no time to think too much.
There was still a much more troublesome monster in front of him.
The Stonehide Lawachurl could not see Stands, so naturally, it did not understand what had just happened.
It did not dare approach Chen Mo recklessly.
Instead, it grabbed three Geo Slimes and hurled them at him.
However, before Star Platinum’s five-A stat panel, the incoming slimes moved as slowly as snails.
Three more heavy punches rang out, and the slimes were beaten into elemental pulp.
Chen Mo noticed that the Stonehide Lawachurl was becoming increasingly cautious.
It even began to retreat on its own initiative.
There was still one minute left on the cooldown.
He chose not to approach the Stonehide Lawachurl rashly.
Instead, he feinted.
With Star Platinum attached to his body, relying on the archery skills he had honed for more than ten years and the Stand’s overwhelming strength, he fired a fully charged arrow at the Stonehide Lawachurl.
When the Lawachurl raised its arm to shield its face, Chen Mo seized the opportunity to circle behind it, shortening the distance between them to less than two meters.
“Now!” Star Platinum burst out from Chen Mo’s body and unleashed a rapid barrage of “Ora Ora” punches at the Stonehide Lawachurl.
Its armor was completely shattered.
Feeling the continuous impacts coming from its back, the Stonehide Lawachurl turned and swung its arm behind it.
But it was already too late.
The two-minute cooldown had ended!
“Star Platinum: The World!
Stop, time!” The continent of Teyvat once again fell into deathly silence.
Chen Mo felt himself gradually beginning to adapt to the power of his Stand.
In just 0.5 seconds, Star Platinum threw eleven consecutive punches at the Stonehide Lawachurl’s head and mask!
“Time resumes.” In an instant, the Stonehide Lawachurl’s mask shattered completely.
Its enormous body turned into black smoke within seconds, then suddenly rushed into Chen Mo’s body.
The remnants of the dead god never could have imagined that the person they had attacked was the only Stand user in all of Teyvat.
How could his spirit be so easily eroded?
The moment it stepped into Chen Mo’s spiritual world, it once again ran straight into that terrifying purple man.
Another round of “Ora Ora” followed.
Chen Mo only felt discomfort for a brief instant before immediately returning to normal.
“Thanks to my Stand, with my current spiritual power, even the remnants of a dead god can’t do anything to me!” His tense nerves finally relaxed completely.
He called up the system panel.
Looking at the glaring words “Succubus” on the screen, a chill ran up his backside, and he involuntarily clenched.
“System, how do I unlock other Stands?
You’re not going to make me become a gigolo, are you…” [Pei, pei, pei!
What nonsense are you talking about?!] [This system will only have you conquer female characters!
Why would I make you sell yourself?] “Isn’t that basically the same thing?” [Should I leave, then?] “Hey, no, no, no!” Chen Mo smiled ingratiatingly.
“Since it’s about conquering female characters, then who are the available targets?” The system displayed a chart.
On it were all the important story characters Chen Mo had met so far.
Sorted by affection value, Hu Tao and Xiangling were tied for first place with a score of 75.
The other girls in Liyue Harbor were also generally above 60 points, and the system marked them as “Friendly.” As for girls from other regions, because he had not had much interaction with them, most were still in the “Stranger” stage, hovering around 30 points.
Only Amber and Kuki Shinobu had broken through to 40 points, reaching the relatively familiar stage of “Acquainted.” Before he realized it, the list had been dragged all the way to the bottom.
Two avatars at the very end appeared faintly.
Even though they were blurry, the yellow and white hair colors were far too conspicuous.
How could Chen Mo possibly fail to recognize them?
“It’s actually Lumine and Paimon!
I don’t remember ever interacting with them!” “Could they be nearby?” Chen Mo summoned Star Platinum and climbed onto a small hill.
Borrowing his Stand’s power, he looked into the distance.
“Holy shit!
Paimon just got fished up!” The scene he saw was far more comical than that CG image from his previous life!
“That was close!
If it weren’t for the system, I really would’ve missed them.” Because he had awakened a Stand, Chen Mo had long since abandoned the idea of clinging to Lumine’s thigh.
But she was also one of the route targets.
If he wanted to conquer her, he would still have to travel with her in the future.
“The road ahead is long and difficult.
For now, I should lock my targets onto Hu Tao and Xiangling first.” Chen Mo summoned his Stand and tidied up his clothes.
Although he had no intention of joining the protagonist’s party immediately, he still needed to go over and make himself familiar to Lumine and Paimon first.
Disguising himself as an ordinary passerby, he approached them and kindly reminded them, “You two, this isn’t a good place to rest.” Then he pointed at the Ruin Guards around them.
“These Ruin Guards could wake up at any time.
They’re very dangerous.” Paimon hovered unsteadily in midair.
Because she had choked on seawater, the little thing looked even more adorably silly than usual.
“And who are you, mister?” “I’m just a passing adventurer from Liyue.
You can call me Chen Mo.” “Hello.
I’m Lumine.” The Traveler removed the fishing hook that had snagged Paimon.
There was not the slightest unnecessary expression on her delicate face.
“And this one is… a mermaid?
Emergency food?” “It’s Paimon!
How did you manage to make it even worse?!” Paimon stamped her tiny feet in the air.
Behind her, the Traveler could not help secretly laughing.
“Ah, sorry about that.” Chen Mo laughed it off.
“If you two are planning to camp, I personally suggest changing locations.” “Liyue Harbor is clearly very close to here.
How did you decide we were going to camp?!” Chen Mo’s heart skipped a beat.
His expression became even more terrified than DIO’s when he realized he could not move beneath the road roller.
If Lumine was brought to Liyue Harbor by Paimon so soon, then what would happen later when Zhongli faked his death and the two of them were not present?
“Liyue Harbor is indeed close, but I heard that Mondstadt City is currently in the middle of the Ludi Harpastum Festival.” “Ludi Harpastum?” Since the Traveler had only recently awakened from her slumber, it was understandable that she did not know much about Teyvat’s current cultures.
“I don’t know much about it either, but it should be pretty interesting.” Chen Mo spread his hands, then suggested, “As for Liyue Harbor, as a local, I would recommend that you wait two or three months for the Rite of Descension.
When that time comes, you’ll be able to see Rex Lapis himself.” “Rex Lapis?
The god of Mora, Morax?” Chen Mo smiled and nodded.
At the same time, he noticed that the Traveler’s gaze had gradually become serious.
As expected, information related to the Seven was extremely important to her.
“That’s all the advice I have.
If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave.” “Hey, aren’t you going to show us the way?” Chen Mo stopped and looked back at Paimon.
“I’m not going to Mondstadt.
However…” He took a map from his pocket and handed it to the Traveler.
“Here.
This should be useful to you.” Paimon probably had not read the Teyvat Travel Guide yet, so it was only natural that she was still somewhat amateurish.
While she and Lumine were studying the map together, Chen Mo decisively used his Stand to slip away, lest the little thing cling to him again.
By the time Paimon wanted to look for Chen Mo again, she realized that he was already nowhere to be found.
“What’s with that guy?!
He makes me so mad!
I’m going to give him an ugly nickname!” Paimon was furious, but a trace of confusion appeared on the Traveler’s face.
“Just now… was I seeing things?”