At the center of the table for six people, only a single slice of hot eel pizza was left.
Paimon patted her full belly, her gaze still lingering greedily on that last piece.
Paimon could swear she had never eaten anything so delicious in her life!
Amber was also tempted.
But as a member of the Knights of Favonius, she had to maintain her image.
Besides, wasn’t this dish originally made by Boss Jiang Chen specifically for Grand Master Jean?
She had never heard of Boss Jiang Chen making this kind of pizza before.
As an Outrider, Amber’s instincts were razor-sharp!
Her eyes darted between the two, silently speculating about their relationship.
Jean seemed oblivious to her subordinate’s suspicions.
She clasped her hands on the table and said to Lumine, “I’ve roughly understood the situation.
Later, the Knights of Favonius will post missing person notices for you throughout the city.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s merely fulfilling the Knights’ duty.
No need for thanks.”
Jean said seriously, “As Amber mentioned, Lumine, it might be better to seek guidance from Jiang Chen.”
“Is that…
your way of entrusting this to me?”
Jiang Chen asked.
Jean looked slightly troubled.
“Though it’s not ideal to leave Knight affairs to you, if it helps Lumine…”
“Here we go again.
It’s just a simple request.”
“Then…
I’ll leave it to you.”
Jean’s cheeks flushed slightly as she spoke.
She stood up.
“There are still matters to handle at the Knights’ headquarters, so I’ll take my leave now.”
With that, she took the last slice of pizza with her.
Paimon’s reluctant gaze followed Jean until she disappeared from sight before finally looking away.
Jiang Chen said, “I don’t know much about your brother’s situation, but I believe you’ll meet again someday.”
“Until then, I’ll do my best to help you grow stronger.”
“Stronger?”
Lumine hesitated before speaking.
“Jiang Chen…
Boss, do you know something?”
“Just call me Jiang Chen.”
He nodded.
“Since the one responsible is an unknown god, even if you do find your brother, you’ll need the strength to stand against that god.
Otherwise, the same thing might happen again.”
“Speaking of which, Lumine, you can use elemental power without a Vision, just like Boss Jiang Chen?”
Amber interjected.
“Maybe that’s the special trait of travelers from another world.”
Jiang Chen wasn’t sure about this either.
He had the system.
Lumine’s case was probably due to her constitution.
After all, Lumine and Aether were genuine travelers from another world who had journeyed through many realms.
He was just a transmigrator.
“You’re right.”
Lumine clenched her fist.
In her battle against the god, she had lost all her power.
Now she needed to rebuild it from scratch.
“So if you ever need help with anything, just let me know, Lumine.”
Jiang Chen extended his hand.
Lumine looked into his eyes and reached out to clasp his hand.
At that moment, the long-awaited system voice echoed in her mind.
[System Notification]: Key training target added: Lumine.
Target Name: Lumine
Level: Lv2
Elemental Mastery: Anemo
Skills: Gale Blade Lv1, Gust Surge Lv1.
Jiang Chen’s heart stirred.
According to the system’s rules.
With Lumine here, he could finally raise the world level, which meant he could level up too.
He had realized earlier that after helping Fischl reach level 20, he was stuck because the world level prevented further breakthroughs.
He understood then that he had to wait for Lumine or Aether to arrive.
So his plans to train others had been shelved.
Until now, Fischl was the only one.
That girl was currently out on an Adventurers’ Guild commission.
Usually, she wouldn’t be back for at least half a month.
Even when she returned, she’d have to wait for Lumine to level up first.
“Lumine, congratulations!” Paimon spun around, hands on her hips.
“With Jiang Chen’s help, I feel like you could walk all over Mondstadt.”
She looked quite pleased with herself, like a fox using a tiger’s might.
“Impossible!”
Amber scooped her up and pinched her cheeks.
“Even Boss Jiang Chen follows the Knights of Favonius’ rules, little Paimon.
Are you trying to incite trouble?”
“Wah wah wah~”
Paimon let out a series of distressed sounds.
Jiang Chen was speechless.
Paimon was as reckless as ever.
One day, she might actually end up as emergency food.
“Walking all over the city is an exaggeration, but mentioning my name will get you some conveniences.”
Jiang Chen said.
“Mm.”
Lumine responded.
She felt a strange sensation in her heart.
It was as if Jiang Chen had become her guardian, yet she didn’t resent the feeling.
This was how it felt when her brother was still around, wasn’t it?
She asked curiously, “Jiang Chen, how long have you been here?”
“About a year, I’d say.”
Jiang Chen replied.
“What!?” Paimon, who had finally broken free, stared wide-eyed in shock.
“Jiang Chen saved up enough money in just one year to open such a big Good Hunter restaurant in Mondstadt?”
Paimon gestured with a very, very large motion.
“Well, to be precise, I bought more than half of the shares.”
Jiang Chen said.
“Wow!”
Paimon grew excited.
“Can you teach us how to make money too?”
Lumine was also very interested.
Having traveled through multiple worlds, she knew that without money, it was impossible to get by in human settlements.
Besides, she really wanted to buy some gear.
“Make money?”
Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback.
“I didn’t go out of my way to earn money.”
“Then how do you have so much?”
Paimon asked, puzzled.
“Oh, I raised a batch of Mora Mice before.
They spit out tens of thousands of gold coins every day.
It adds up to a lot of money.” Jiang Chen indicated that he had a money-printing machine.
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