Chatting and laughing along the way, they crossed a long stone bridge.
Finally, the towering city appeared before them.
The melodious and light harmonica music of a bard in the city drifted into everyone’s ears.
“Allow me to officially introduce you.
The city of wind and dandelion pastorals, the capital of freedom.
Travelers under the protection of the Knights of Favonius, welcome to Mondstadt.” “Hehe, I can finally sleep in a normal bed tonight.
But more importantly right now—dinner!” “Haha, alright then.
I recommend a famous Mondstadt dish: Sticky Honey Roast.” “Wow, that sounds delicious, but we don’t have any Mora.” Paimon, who had just gotten excited, suddenly felt a bit dejected.
“It’s okay, this meal is on me.
After all, you did help me solve a big problem.
Besides, you collected quite a few monster materials along the way, right?
Those materials can be exchanged for a lot of money at the Adventurers’ Guild, though you’ll need to register as an adventurer first.
Ore is even more valuable; you can sell it directly to the blacksmith uncle over there.” As Amber spoke, she pointed to a shop not far away where the sound of hammering was coming from.
It had a sign with an iron tool on it.
“We did see a lot of ore on the road, but it was too heavy for us to put in our luggage.” “But, we have Tiamat!” “Hmm?” Tiamat also tilted her head in confusion.
So Paimon grabbed Tiamat’s hand and led her to the blacksmith shop.
“Hey!
Uncle, what kind of ore do you buy here?” Wagner, the blacksmith, paused with his hammer in mid-air upon hearing this.
He glanced at Paimon and then continued his work.
“Little girl, why are you digging for ore?
Don’t interfere with my work.
You’re asking what kind of ore I buy?
It’s all right there next to me.” “Wow, how rude.” But thinking about their future food money, Paimon held back her retort.
She pointed to the pile of ore and said to Tiamat, “Tiamat, look, it’s stones like these.
Can you transfer them over?” Tiamat nodded.
Then, accompanied by the sound of rolling stones, a pile of ore roughly the same size as Wagner’s pile appeared next to Tiamat.
“Mondstadt dialect O_o, there really is some.
Where…
where was all this kept just now?” “Hehe, just tell us if you’ll buy it or not.” “I’ll buy it, of course I’ll buy it.” Wagner quickly put on a smile and stepped forward to inspect and count the items.
Then, with a look of surprise, he pulled out a Crystal Chunk.
“This, do you have any more of these?
I can buy them at a high price.” Paimon looked at Tiamat.
Tiamat gave a doting nod, then stared at the Crystal Chunk and waited for a moment.
Clang, clang!
A pile of Crystal Chunks fell in front of Wagner.
Wagner immediately beamed.
A sword forged from Crystal Chunks could be sold for 500,000 Mora, and even then, there was no supply for the demand, as Crystal Chunks were hard to find.
These Crystal Chunks were enough for him to forge hundreds of swords.
He picked up the Crystal Chunks and checked them one by one.
Then, sensing something, his smile froze for a moment.
However, he finished the tally and went back into the shop to bring out three large bags of Mora.
“Here is 15 million Mora.
Based on the high price I mentioned, I’ve rounded it up for you.
You’re welcome to come back anytime!” “Wow, so much Mora!
How much delicious food can this buy?
Hehehe, this is the first time Paimon has had so much Mora.” Paimon flew over to Lumine and Amber.
“Amber, it looks like you don’t need to treat us to dinner; we’ll treat you!” “Ah, well, alright.
Congratulations on your fortune; this is enough for several years of my salary.
I won’t be polite then.” She looked at Tiamat as she spoke; she was already used to these strange occurrences.
As expected of Lord Barbatos.
Making money is as easy as drinking water.
“Then, as a thank you for this meal and for helping me deal with the Hilichurl camp, tomorrow morning I will—well, no, Paimon and Tiamat don’t need it—I’ll prepare a surprise for Lumine.
Look forward to it!” “Is that so?
Then congratulations, Lumine!
Hehe, Paimon can’t wait, let’s go eat!” …
The doorbell of Good Hunter Restaurant rang.
“Welcome!
Oh, it’s Amber.
Are these your new friends?” When the owner Sara’s gaze shifted to Tiamat, she froze, and a blush gradually appeared on her face.
‘How can there be such a beautiful girl?
What’s with those horns and that floating sensation?
Is it a toy decoration from another country?’ “Oh, Amber, the new friends you brought this time are exceptionally cute.
Sister Sara will give each of you a free Fruit and Vegetable Drink.
What else would you like to eat?” “Thank you, Sister Sara.
We’ll have four portions of…” At this point, Paimon interrupted: “We want seven portions of Sticky Honey Roast!” “Eh, do you all have such good appetites?” “Don’t worry, Paimon will definitely finish it all.” Sara chuckled, said “Wait a moment, feel free to sit anywhere,” and turned to go into the kitchen.
So the girls found a seat by the window and sat down.
“Wow, this feels great!
This is the first time Paimon has felt so confident ordering extra food in a restaurant.
Hahaha.” “Paimon, you should show some restraint.
If you get too fat to fly, I won’t carry you on my back during our travels.” “Hmph, Paimon won’t get fat!
Don’t curse me.
Besides, even if Paimon can’t fly, Tiamat will hold me.” As she spoke, she flew into Tiamat’s arms.
She looked up at Tiamat, “Right, Tiamat?”