Chapter 21 Amber
A red figure jumped out of the woods, landed gracefully and rolled forward to lose its inertia, and stood in front of the two people and the pet.
"May the wind god deceive you, strangers. I am Amber, the scout knight of the Knights of the West Wind. You don't look like Mondstadt locals. Please tell me your identity." The little girl performed her duties seriously. .
Paimon quickly said: "We are not suspicious persons!"
Safir laughed when he heard this and complained: "Paimon, if you say that, everyone will treat us as suspicious persons."
Yingye nodded in agreement. Bad people would say that they are not bad people. She knew this very well. So she introduced herself generously: "My name is Ying, this is Paimon, and this one is Sharp."
Amber looked at the two-person mascot in front of her and muttered: "It doesn't sound like a local." She looked at Paimon emphatically again, "Also, is this a mascot?"
Ying corrected her: "It's emergency food."
"Bah, bah, bah! Don't let Sharp lead you astray! Paimon is Paimon, the best guide in Teyvat! Not a mascot, not an emergency food!" Paimon stamped his feet in the air anxiously.
Seeing a few people chatting and laughing, and not looking like they would do anything bad, Amber also lowered her guard slightly: "So, they are travelers. There has been a giant dragon in Mondstadt recently, and it is very unsafe in the wild. I suggest that you enter the city as soon as possible. It happens to be not very far from Mondstadt, so as a knight, I will give you a ride."
"Eh? Doesn't that matter? Won't it delay your mission?" As Ying's external vocal organ, Paimon is still very dedicated.
Amber put her hands on her hips and said proudly: "Don't worry, it won't delay my mission. I can guarantee your safety even during the mission! Moreover, we can't leave suspicious people alone!"
Ying frowned and looked at Safire.
Safir smiled and said, "That's very rude, little girl. Just one sentence has revealed that you are a new recruit."
"Eh?" Amber blushed when she heard this. She was indeed a newcomer to the Knights, but she didn't understand why Sapphire could see this easily.
"Because a good knight would never say such disrespectful words."
Amber thought of Captain Qin, who was always humble and courteous to others, and of a certain grown-up who would get drunk in a pub whenever he had nothing to do. Although he is a cavalry captain, that man is definitely not an excellent knight. After comparing it, Amber agreed with this point of view in her heart.
"Ahem! Then I apologize to you, strange and respectable... um... travelers." Amber tried to correct her speech. But Paimon complained: "It becomes so blunt when you say it like that."
"Are you dissatisfied with the standard terminology in our "Knights' Instruction Manual"?" Amber taught Paimon a lesson with her hands on her hips.
Watching Ying cover her mouth and snicker.
"Okay, we said it's not safe in the wild, so let's leave quickly." Safire interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Yes, let's set off quickly." Amber said, leading the way, "Speaking of which, what are you doing in Mondstadt?"
Paimon followed him while suspended in the air, explaining as he flew: "Ying was separated from her brother during a very, very far away journey. I was her traveling companion and was accompanying her to find her brother. And Sharp..." At this point she said Then she realized that she didn't know Safire at all.
"Me? Emmmmm, I am entrusted by my friends. Come to Mondstadt to deal with some things. I will leave after handling them." Helping Wendy save Tevalin can be regarded as entrusted by my friends.
Amber nodded after hearing this: "It's the request of family and friends. If you need someone, when I complete the task and return to Mondstadt, I can help put up notices. There is strength in numbers, oh, by the way! Mondstadt There is a traveler living in the city now! Although he looks nothing like you, I think we can ask him when we get to the city! As for the things your friend asked you to do, Sharp, if it is more difficult , you can also entrust our knights to help."
"You mean, there is another traveler?" This sentence caught Saffir's attention.
"Yes, when we arrive in Mondstadt, I will take you there to find him." Amber nodded and said.
Paimon became interested in Amber's mission and asked casually: "Speaking of which, what exactly is Amber's mission?"
Amber was walking in front, her bunny ears-like hair accessories swaying very cutely: "It's actually very simple. You'll understand it later."
As the group walked, they came to a small Qiuqiu camp.
"Ah, it's the Qiuqiu people!" Paimon was obviously frightened of this kind of monster in the suburbs. He must have suffered at their hands.
Amber took out his bow and arrow and said: "Recently, these monsters in the wilderness have gradually approached the city. My mission is to clean up their camps."
Safire looked at the camp ahead. There were only a few small Chuqiu thugs with wooden sticks. There were no Qiuqiu shamans or Qiuqiu thugs. It was not a dangerous mission. He didn't take action.
Ying and Anbo rushed forward. Ying took out his edgeless sword and held a Qiuqiu man's wooden stick. Anbo took the opportunity to shoot the Qiuqiu man in the head with an arrow. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough strength. It did not cause fatal injuries, but it also relieved the pressure on Ying.
"Wind Vortex Sword!" When Qiuqiuren was attacked on his hind legs, Ying took a step forward, gathered wind element energy in the palm of his right hand, and a small horizontal whirlwind knocked Qiuqiuren away.
"It turns out you can also control the elements!" Amber was a little surprised. But his movements were not slow at all, and he quickly fired a few arrows, repelling the Qiuqiu people who wanted to sneak attack Ying.
"Amber, use charged attack, Ying, prepare to release elemental burst." Although Safire was not ready to take action, he still reminded him when he needed to.
The two of them did not doubt that he was there, and quickly cooperated under Safire's reminder.
An arrow burning with flames was inserted into the head of the Qiuqiu man who stepped forward again, and a fire element was hung on it. Ying turned over on the spot and said, "Let's go with the wind!" A green tornado pushed forward and swept in the Qiuqiu man who had been equipped with the fire element by Amber. Suddenly, a fierce diffusion reaction It happened, and the tornado instantly turned into a fire tornado. Not only the Qiuqiu people, but also the several Qiuqiu people in the back who were in relatively good condition were sucked in together.
The screams rang out and fell silent again within a few seconds. When the fire tornado dispersed, there were no more Qiuqiu people in the camp, and there were only a few masks of unknown material left on the ground.
Ying stepped forward, picked up the mask, and returned to Amber and Safir, wanting to share the spoils.
Safire waved his hand and refused: "I have no contribution, these are yours."
Amber also shook his head: "Although the Knights have a system for exchanging spoils for points, the ability to defeat these Qiuqiu people mainly relies on your elemental burst. I can't share these spoils with you."
Seeing that both of them refused, Yingya had no choice but to put it away herself.
Paimon looked at the camp and asked with some confusion: "Speaking of which, why do the Qiuqiu people appear here? Such creatures usually don't set up camps so close to the city, right?"
Amber agreed after hearing this and said: "I don't know either. They should be wandering in the wilderness, but recently the Wind Demon Dragon appeared, the orchards were destroyed, and the trade routes were also affected. There are often people when storms break out. Injured, so the Knights have to concentrate on defense.”
After hearing this, Paimon came to his own conclusion: "Is it because the Knights are short of manpower, so the range of activities of these annoying guys is getting closer and closer?"
Amber nodded: "Yes, that's why I want to seize the time to complete the task. As long as these camps are cleared, it will be a good harvest."
The two were talking, Safiir frowned, but seeing Safiir's expression, he didn't interrupt.
Amber looked around to make sure nothing was missing before saying, "Let's go! A good and responsible knight will escort you into the city!"
After saying that, the group headed towards Mondstadt. Amber walked in the front as the leader and Safir came in last. Seeing her worried look, Ying took a step back and walked side by side with her.
"The Wind Demon Dragon, is this what I saw that day?" Ying asked in a voice that only two people could hear.
Safir nodded: "That's Tvarin."
Ying knew that the relationship between Tevalin and Fengshen seemed not that simple: "So, are you feeling sad?"
Safire listened to her words and forced a smile: "Is it obvious?" Ying nodded.
"Alas." Safire sighed, "Tvarin is, Mondstadt's hero, once was."
"What?" Ying couldn't believe it, "You mean?"
Safir nodded: "Amber is an official knight of the Knights. Although she is a new recruit, she definitely knows more than ordinary people. But even she directly calls Tevarin the Wind Demon Dragon, or Mond People have forgotten about Ben, or she really doesn’t know about Tvarin. If it’s the latter, it can only show how little Mondstadt cares about history. They have forgotten the people who protected them hundreds of years ago. Valin. I wonder how I would feel if I were Tevalin."
Ying was silent. She put herself in her shoes and thought about it. Don't dare to draw conclusions easily.
Soon, the group entered Mondstadt.
Amber stood at the city gate and solemnly said to the two-person mascot: "Allow me to formally introduce you to the pastoral city of wind and dandelions, the city of freedom."
"Travelers protected by the Knights of the West Wind, welcome to Mondstadt!"