“Huh? Is that the horn I ordered? How did it arrive so quickly?”
Neo was a little surprised.
Wasn’t it supposed to take half a month?
“I guess the consultant bought something again. Anyway, let’s go out and take a look first.”
Hu Tao shrugged.
She was already somewhat used to it, although in the past it had always been bills.
The two of them then got up together and went outside.
The delivery worker placed a wooden crate on the ground and handed the receipt to Hu Tao.
After all, most people in Liyue knew that Hu Tao was the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
She could be considered a celebrity, although not all of her reputation was good.
“Oh, this time it’s pretty cheap…”
Although she still didn’t know what was inside the crate, Hu Tao signed for it after taking a look at the amount of Mora that needed to be paid, then paid the Mora.
Afterward, Neo and Hu Tao carried the wooden crate back into the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor together.
The wooden crate wasn’t heavy for either of them.
“Let the Director see what it is.”
After returning inside the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and putting down the wooden crate, Hu Tao impatiently began opening it, while Neo helped from the side.
Soon, the wooden crate was opened, and the contents were revealed to the two of them.
Inside the crate was a pile of toys in various small packages.
“Hmm? Why are there so many toys?”
Hu Tao picked up a toy from inside the crate, somewhat puzzled.
There were all kinds of common Liyue toys, such as kites, spinning tops, and diablos, as well as some board and card games and other educational toys, filling an entire crate.
“Oh! I remember now. It’s the customized toy gift set I was tricked into buying that day! I wanted to send it to my… friend in Snezhnaya. She’s never seen Liyue toys before.”
Looking at the toys in the crate, Neo finally realized what it was.
No wonder he had felt like he was missing something these past few days.
He had simply forgotten about something he bought!
Neo was worried that Columbina would be too bored by herself after he left, so he wanted to send her some toys to pass the time.
But he wasn’t sure what she would like, so he happened to be talked into buying a large gift set.
“I see. Then don’t open these small packages. It’ll be more convenient for you to send them over.”
Hu Tao didn’t know who the friend Neo was talking about was, but she still nodded and closed the opened crate again.
“Mm-hmm. I’ll write the letter right now. I’ll buy some local specialties this afternoon and send everything together.”
Neo nodded, then immediately got to work.
He took some of the paper and writing materials the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor had no shortage of and returned to the room where he was staying.
Hu Tao looked at the wooden crate containing the toys, then looked at Neo’s back.
“No wonder he chose one hundred million Mora. Hehe, so he really does have a little girlfriend~”
“Kindly opened by Lady Columbina…”
This was the first letter Neo had written to Columbina since leaving Snezhnaya.
He carefully checked the contents of the letter, making sure there were no mistakes.
“Mm, this should do. I’ll buy some pastries that can be stored for a while this afternoon and send them over together.”
After checking it several times, Neo nodded in satisfaction, then carefully folded the letter and put it into the envelope.
After having a simple lunch at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Neo immediately set out that afternoon.
Teyvat’s international logistics were actually quite average.
Sending something from Liyue to Snezhnaya usually took anywhere from a week to half a month, so Neo could only choose pastries that were easy to preserve, to prevent them from spoiling before they arrived.
After buying the pastries, Neo put them into the crate together with the toys and envelope.
Then Neo took out the Kamera he had bought earlier and also put in the photos he had taken around Liyue Harbor over the past few days.
They included the harbor, Wanmin Restaurant, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Yujing Terrace, and other places.
Of course, Neo himself was also in the photos.
He had asked passersby to take them for him.
And so, after paying a large amount of Mora, the crate was successfully sent out.
It was expected to arrive in Snezhnaya within fifteen days.
As for the two sets of women’s clothing he had bought earlier, Neo felt a little too embarrassed to send them over…
“Hmm, the Rite of Descension should be in a few more days. The Traveler shouldn’t be late, right…”
After sending everything out, Neo’s attention returned to the main storyline.
He had been back in Liyue for four or five days.
When he first arrived, there had still been about half a month to go.
Now there were less than ten days left.
As for Liyue’s main storyline, Neo thought about it for a long time and could only think of two places where he could interfere.
One was the Traveler’s battle with Tartaglia, and the other was when they fought the Vortex Vanquisher, Osial.
Under other circumstances, there was no need to take a hit for anyone in Liyue’s main storyline.
Attacks that were too weak, or characters who had little importance to the main storyline, would greatly reduce the quality of the rewards, or directly result in no reward being drawn.
‘But speaking of which, the appearance of an Archon in Liyue would be harmful to Liyue no matter how you put it.
Maybe I can persuade Ajax not to do anything reckless…’
‘But Osial is ultimately a trial that the Geo Archon gave to the Liyue Qixing and the adepti.
Can it really be stopped?’, Neo thought to himself.
Before Neo transmigrated, there had always been a small controversy online over Tartaglia releasing the Archon, because Osial’s area of effect was too large.
The entire Sea of Clouds was affected, so fishing boats and merchant ships obviously couldn’t avoid being caught up in it.
And now Tartaglia was someone Neo considered a familiar friend, while Neo himself was a Liyue native, so he wanted to try and see whether he could directly stop this from happening. Read the latest chapters at g.com.
Missing out on the reward for taking a hit from one Archon wasn’t something he couldn’t accept.
“He’s been urging me these past few days anyway. Fine, I’ll go spar with him today.”
“I want to see just how much stronger he’s gotten since becoming a Harbinger.”
With that thought, Neo, who had just gone out to send the package, rolled up his sleeves and headed toward the Northland Bank.
Tartaglia had spent three months studying under his master Skirk in the Abyss.
After returning, he should have been unbeatable among his peers, yet he happened to run into Neo.
Even without a Delusion, Neo had already been able to knock out a whole street of adults with a brick.
After joining the Fatui, his physical combat skills had also improved by leaps and bounds.
Back when they were both in the Fatui, they often sparred with each other.
However, because Neo’s attacks had limited lethality, he rarely gained the upper hand.
He generally lost more than he won, but there was no problem with exchanging blows.
Usually, by the time Tartaglia became tired toward the end of a fight, Neo was also too exhausted to fight back.
Later, Neo joined Columbina’s faction.
The two were no longer in the same place, so naturally, their interactions decreased.
During this period, Tartaglia repeatedly distinguished himself in battle and was even promoted to a Fatui Harbinger.
Meanwhile, Neo’s military rank hadn’t changed for years.
He felt that he had inevitably fallen behind Tartaglia in terms of physical strength, but two years ago, Neo had awakened the system.
Relying on the system’s skills, he could at least continue to fight Tartaglia evenly.
The problem was that the system’s skills had little offensive power.
He might still have to wait until Tartaglia wore himself out…
“What? You want to fight? Great, I couldn’t ask for more!”, Hearing that Neo had actually agreed to his request, Tartaglia’s eyes lit up.
He had mentioned it to Neo several times over the past few days, but Neo had never agreed.
Now he could finally have a good fight.
More than two years!
It had been more than two years since he had fought Neo!
The last time they fought, he wasn’t even a Harbinger yet.
With that thought, Tartaglia postponed what he had originally planned to do today and dragged Neo outside.
Fighting inside Liyue Harbor was obviously impossible.
Fortunately, he knew a relatively spacious place that was perfect for fighting.
“Wait, I haven’t finished talking yet. If I win, you have to agree to one condition!”
Neo, who was being dragged along, hurriedly called out.
He noticed that Tartaglia was already considerably stronger than before just in terms of strength.
“Don’t say one. Ten would be fine! As long as you can give me a satisfying fight!”