Chapter 341 Liyue Adventurer Association
Although she set out more than a week later than Xiangling, Xiangling was still on her way back to Liyue Harbor when Liu Bai and Nashida went to Wanmin Hall for dinner.
It seems that the journey from Mond has taken much longer than expected.
"Hey, table seven, don't let your pets at the table."
While busy in the kitchen, Chef Mao from Wanmintang poked his head out and reminded Liu Bai.
"Ok."
Nashida responded, then lifted the pink fox off the table by the scruff of her neck.
The pink-haired fox, whose neck was held, did not resist and was then held in Nashida's hand and used as a hand warmer.
The food was soon served. Liu Bai, who had been eating Mond cuisine for a while, missed the taste.
Unless there are special requests, the food at Wanmin Hall is generally rich in ingredients and has a heavier flavor.
Although Nashida also cooks Liyue dishes when she cooks, the taste is usually lighter for health reasons.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
As the food was served, Liu Bai immediately started to eat it with relish.
"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Looking at Liu Bai's eating habits, Nashida reminded him gently.
"Um... uh... girl... has... choked..."
Liu Bai paused, and his voice was as weak as if someone was pressing down on his neck and he couldn't breathe.
"Really? Drink some soup."
"…No need, girl. I've already swallowed it."
Nashida immediately served Liu Bai a bowl of soup, but when she handed the soup to Liu Bai, he had already made a laborious swallowing movement, forcing the food stuck in his esophagus to swallow down.
"Then don't eat so quickly next time. Although it won't hurt your body, it will still be uncomfortable if your esophagus is blocked."
Nashida was not surprised that Liu Bai forced himself to swallow it, so she gave him this warning.
Although it is difficult for the human body's swallowing-related muscles to exert force on food stuck in the esophagus, Liu Bai can easily crush ordinary ingredients. If worst comes to worst, he can still control his sword energy.
"Got it~"
Liu Bai responded, took the hot soup handed to him by Nashida and drank it happily.
After Liu Bai started to eat more slowly, Nashida also started feeding the pink-haired fox in her arms.
Ever since she followed Liu Bai, she slowly began to like the feeling of feeding people, and she felt a sense of pride like being a mother.
After eating and drinking, Liu Bai and Nashida brought the pink fox to the house next to the Hall of Rebirth.
I rented it for a year last year, and the lease hasn't ended yet.
With Nashida around, the house, which had not been lived in for several months, was quickly cleaned up.
There are many rooms here, so Nashida arranged a separate room for the pink-haired fox. She can modify it in any style she wants, as long as she and Liu Bai’s bedroom are not touched.
"Well, as the saying goes, when you have enough food and clothing, you will want money. Today is the time to do commissions and make money. I'm going out, girl!"
Liu Bai rubbed his belly and then spoke to Nashida as usual.
These days, Liu Bai seems to have adapted to his identity as an adventurer. Just like he rarely forgot that he was a Fatui before, he rarely forgot that he needed to complete four daily commissions every day.
After leaving home, Liu Bai went all the way to the Adventurer's Association... Adventurer's Association?
Liu Bai suddenly stopped on the road and looked around in confusion.
Is there an Adventurer's Guild in Liyue? Do I have to fly back to Mondstadt to take on quests?
Just when Liu Bai was confused, he suddenly saw a touch of green in front of his eyes, the green of the Adventurer's Association.
She was a young girl adventurer wearing the uniform of the Adventurer's Guild.
After coming to his senses, Liu Bai followed him without hesitation, intending to follow him to find the Adventurer's Association.
"Sister Lan, save me! Someone is following me!"
Just when Liu Bai was about to reach the Adventurer's Association with the other party, the other party quickly quickened his pace and hid behind the woman standing next to the service window of the Adventurer's Association.
"?"
The woman called Sister Lan crossed her arms and looked warily at Liu Bai who was following behind her.
"……what?"
Liu Bai looked around, then raised his hand and pointed at himself.
"Stop. Tell me who you are, or I'll hand you over to the Qianyan Army."
Sister Lan stopped Liu Bai and questioned him.
"Hey... I just followed her here..."
Liu Bai scratched his head and pointed at the adventurer girl hiding behind Sister Lan.
"How dare you admit that you followed someone? Tell me, what is your purpose?"
The girl pointed at by Liu Bai hid behind Sister Lan and trembled. Sister Lan spoke to Liu Bai in a bad mood.
"I'm an adventurer too, but I don't know how to get to the Adventurer's Association, so I just wanted to follow her..."
Liu Bai explained weakly, this woman seems so fierce?
"Really? Is this your first time at the Adventurer's Guild in Liyue?"
Sister Lan confirmed with Liu Bai with some doubt.
Liu Bai nodded quickly in response.
"Catherine, help me check it out."
Seeing Liu Bai nod, Sister Lan turned around and gave instructions to Catherine without saying a word.
As the president of the Liyue branch of the Adventurers Association, Sister Lan still has this authority.
"Okay, President Lan, please wait a moment."
Catherine nodded, looked at Liu Bai carefully to confirm his identity, and then began to check through Zhidong's communication equipment.
"...According to the information from the headquarters, Mr. Liu Bai last completed a mission for the association in Mondstadt, and as an adventurer he had only been active in the Mondstadt area before."
Catherine quickly completed the investigation, but she only said what her authority allowed.
"It's actually true... Never mind. Next time if you have something to ask, just ask directly. Be careful not to get caught by the Qianyan Army if you follow others secretly."
Sister Lan was slightly surprised, then she comforted the adventurer hiding behind her.
Liu Bai scratched his head, then walked up to Catherine and accepted today's daily commission.
The daily commissions received in Liyue are not much different from those in Mondstadt. Among the four daily commissions, three are monster subjugation commissions, and the other is a crystal mine purchase commission from the blacksmith shop.
Liu Bai still had some crystal ore from the last time he went to the Wind Dragon Ruins, so he could submit it directly.
"Hey, hey, I've had you practice for half a year, but you're still so weak that you can't even lift a broken hammer. How can I teach you forging if you're like this?"
"But Immortal, this rock hammer is too heavy. I, a mortal, really can't lift it..."
"Hmph, you are a mortal. How about I go get you a God's Eye?"
"Snatch one? No! No! Immortal Master, you must not do that!"
Just when Liu Bai arrived at the "Hanfeng Ironware" blacksmith shop near the Adventurer's Association, he happened to hear the conversation between the two.
The voice of one of them sounded very familiar, that of a little girl, and the other one should be the blacksmith of Hanfeng Ironware, Lao Zhang.
"Oh... forget it, what about that kid named Kunjun I met a few days ago? Why hasn't he come for so many days? Is he not interested in forging technology?"
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