novelden Chapter 787 Hilichurl's Popularity as a Ranger
Chapter 787 Hilichurl's Popularity as a Ranger
What do you consider Melo Petersburg to be?
An inn? A small hotel? A public toilet?
Xu Ning only had a fleeting moment of pleasure in his mind; he had no intention of actually using it to annoy the young lady.
"Kong, didn't you say you wanted to reflect on things after coming back here? You've figured it out in just one night?"
Kong scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
“Paymon and I discussed it for a long time last night and felt that instead of regretting the past here, we should go out and do something practical. After all, there are many places that need help after the flood in Fontaine.”
In this situation, it seems that the working saint can no longer hold back and wants to go out and do unpaid work.
As for Paimon, it's probably simply because the food here isn't good.
"But brother, why are you planning to leave after only one day..."
Before Kong could finish asking his question, Miss Maretti's murderous gaze swept over them.
"Are you also planning to go out?"
Xu Ning leaned closer and said with a smile, "Instead of being bothered twice, why not just get everything done at once? Let's get all three of our paperwork done at once!"
When the three of them ran out of Mero Petersburg, they were all in a sorry state.
After all, throughout history, the only people in the entire Teyvat region who have ever treated Melo Petersburg as a hotel are these two mascots.
However, when Xu Ning released Katarina and Linor from the Dust Concealment Gourd, Kong and Paimon couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"So, big brother, you went back to break me out of prison?"
Xu Ning glared at him. "Helping guilty people escape is what we call a prison break! If their crimes aren't even on the prison roster, then they're innocent. If I take innocent people out of prison, can that be called a prison break?"
After taking Linole to her grandfather's house, Katppilla said goodbye to the reluctant little girl, promising to come back to see her soon, which finally stopped the little girl from crying.
"Alright, you've done what you asked for. Now it's our turn to do our own thing. According to the plan, shall we go and take a look at that big guy, Erinus?"
Just as Xu Ning and Caterpillar were about to leave, Kong and Paimon followed behind, shouting and yelling.
"Erinas? Is that the giant monster that invaded Fontaine during the Black Tide?"
"Where is it? Where are you going to look for it?"
Having traveled to so many countries, Sora and Paimon are naturally very familiar with the Kuroshio Current from back then.
In that disaster, the main force invading Fontaine, the land of water, was a monster named Erinus.
Caterpillar looked at the two men, who were clearly outsiders, and patiently explained, "Have you ever ridden the Clementine Line's patrol boat in Fontaine?"
After receiving affirmative answers from the two, Cattlepira laughed and said, "I'm sure many of you have told you to sit on the left side of the cruiser because the view from the right is the most beautiful. But if you sit on the right and look to the left, all you'll see are endless rows of huge islands..."
Paimon nodded. "I looked over there. Is Erinus on the left? Where is it?"
Katarina chuckled. "What do you mean, which position? All of them, that's Erinus!"
This statement stunned both Kong and Paimon.
"All of them! Is Erinas really that big? No wonder Fontaine's once-proud ironclad fleet was almost completely wiped out..."
Xu Ning glanced at the two little ones and didn't say anything more to correct Kong's mistakes.
In fact, if Erinus hadn't sought death after realizing the harm he had caused Fontaine, Fontaine's self-righteous "invincible warships on the water" would have been easily destroyed even if there had been a few more of them.
It's worth noting that Erinus's brother, Durin, caused a bloodbath in Mondstadt back then, and like Erinus, they didn't even use their own abilities to actively destroy the city, yet they still achieved such a result.
In the end, it was only with the help of the Wind Dragon Dvalin and the Knights of Mondstadt that Dullin was finally killed.
In Fontaine, the water dragon was born as a human, but he hadn't even figured out the meaning of his own existence, so there was no way to expect him to fight Erinus for the sake of a human kingdom.
The toxins that Erinus possesses alone are enough to give all the aquatic creatures in Fontaine, including the pure water spirits, a good drink.
When the water sprites fled Fontaine, some said it was to find Ergolia, others said it was because they could not bear the rule of the new god, but the real reason was that the waters were polluted by Erinas, making it unbearable for them.
"...Then where are we supposed to find this giant monster? We can't just stand on such a big island and shout at it, can we? Besides, hasn't it been dead for many years?"
Paimon asked with a curious look.
Xu Ning pondered for a moment, then asked seriously, "Before answering this question, let's think about another one: when did my statement about going to find Erinas become 'the four of us'?"
Kong scratched his head and chuckled, "Big brother, we haven't thought of anything to do right now, so let's go with you guys and take a look."
Helpless, Xu Ning turned to Caterpillar and asked, "Which way do we go in? I remember its head should be in that spot, right?"
Carter looked in the direction Xu Ning was pointing and nodded. "That's right. However, there's a gushing ocean current there that will greatly hinder anything entering from there. Let's enter from where its heart is."
Linor's grandfather lived on the most scenic mountain in the northwest of Fontaine, facing the Azure Crystal Zone formed by the massive body of Erinas across the sea.
None of them were ordinary citizens, so they certainly wouldn't follow the normal route of returning to Fontainebleau and then leisurely taking a railboat to get there.
Kong had already stuffed Paimon back into the jar and opened the Wings of Wind behind him.
But then he thought of the little boy beside him and asked, "Would you like to rest in the pot with Paimon for a while? I'll ask you to come out when we get there."
Katarina shook her head. "I still need to show you the way. I can fly too, but I hope you won't be too surprised."
Kong was somewhat surprised to hear this. "You can fly too?"
Katarina didn't speak, but lowered his eyes and closed them. Then, a strong wind element suddenly began to gather around him.
"This breath..."
Kong clearly sensed a familiar feeling from the convergence of wind elements, and his hand unconsciously rested on the hilt of the bladeless sword.
Xu Ning reached out and patted him gently on the shoulder. "It's nothing, he just looks a little unusual. He won't mean us any harm."
As the wind element gathered wildly, Katarina's form slowly changed.
After the wind element subsided, he had become taller than Xu Ning.
Meanwhile, Kong was completely dumbfounded. "This is... a Hilichurl... a Windranger?!"