"No, no, I have things to handle later. It's all old business, nothing to do with you. I hope you have fun..."
Venti politely declined Feng Yi's invitation.
Some matters, even if one is unwilling to face them, must ultimately be dealt with.
"Alright, since it's your personal affair, I won't say any more..."
Combining the information on Jean's desk about the impending arrival of the Fatui delegation, Feng Yi could roughly guess what was going on.
This matter involved Venti's entanglement and schemes with the Tsaritsa and the Fatui Harbinger 'La Signora', Rosalyne. According to the plot, Venti would hold back, letting 'La Signora' beat him up, then have his Gnosis stolen. It was a tacit understanding, a staged performance to help the Tsaritsa complete a certain secret plan.
Compared to watching Venti get beaten, what could be more fun than going on a vacation to an island with a confidante?
With this thought, Feng Yi stopped talking and directly mounted the Dvalin, heading towards the mysterious island.
Whoosh—Hoo-la—
The Dvalin flapped its wings and soared, clouds swiftly passing behind them. In just a few minutes, they saw the archipelago surrounded by thick fog.
"This is as far as I go. I can't accompany you further. Be careful..."
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Teyvat randomly dropped them on a small island and then left without looking back.
Feng Yi: Hey, hey, hey, it would only take a few seconds to take us to the central island. Would it hurt you to go a bit further? With your service level, you still want a five-star review? This is difficult for me!
"We're here, we're here! It's the seaside!"
Klee, seeing the misty island not far away, was very excited and eagerly ran to the seaside to gaze.
"Phew~ Luckily I held on tight, otherwise with this much wind, I would have been blown away..."
Paimon patted her chest, saying with a relieved expression.
"I... I'm sitting on a dragon's back for the first time. My heart is still pounding. Sister... Acting Grand Master Jean, who exactly is that bard?"
Barbara was a little confused. That bard was so powerful, he could summon the Four Winds. She seemed to recall something, but the guess was too absurd for Barbara to believe, so she chose to ask her sister for confirmation.
"He is... uh... a legendary poet with extremely high musical skills, who can attract all sorts of creatures with his music..."
Jean looked at Barbara's innocent, seeking eyes and felt a bit hesitant to speak. However, considering that Lord Barbatos was hiding his identity, she told a small white lie.
"So that's how it is. Someone so powerful! After we get back, we must thank him properly!"
Hearing her sister's answer, Barbara secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he wasn't the divine and great Anemo God.
The Barbatos she believed in would never be a drunkard who only liked to drink and brag.
"Speaking of which, this island... the climate is very harsh, the fog is dense, and visibility is extremely low. It's exactly as the previous intelligence indicated."
To avoid exposing the Anemo God's identity, Jean immediately changed the subject.
She gazed at the archipelago shrouded in fog not far away and said with a solemn expression.
This tactic was very effective, and Barbara's attention was successfully diverted.
"Klee, what else did the letter the Dodoco King gave you say?"
Barbara asked Klee.
"Here, the letter is here!"
Klee knew she couldn't recognize some of the words, so she took out the letter and handed it to her sister Barbara.
"Let me see...
[Evil Fire Girl, in the name of the ruler of the Dodoco tribe, the Great Dodoco King, I reject your qualification to become a new family member of Dodoco, unless you bring Dodoco to the Golden Apple Archipelago, light four beacons, knock on the gate of the trials, and accept judgment.]
Four beacons, does that mean we need to find four glowing things?"
The letter was written like a riddle, and Barbara was quite confused.
"Glowing things? Lumine, Feng Yi, Acting Grand Master Jean, Barbara, Klee, look! Isn't that it?"
Paimon flew up into the air, using her elevated position to observe the fog distribution on the entire island.
Suddenly, Paimon spotted a strange device and loudly alerted them.
She noticed that the fog became thinner the closer they got to the strange device.
"What is this?"
Guided by Paimon, Feng Yi and the others quickly found the strange device Paimon had pointed out.
Others might not understand, but Feng Yi recognized it as a lit Waypoint at a glance.
In the game, it could be used for long-distance teleportation. However, in the real world of Teyvat, Waypoints had a more special function.
He had heard from Zhongli that these Waypoints, like chess pieces, were established by the gods to regulate the disordered and chaotic Ley Line energy.
The materials needed to create Waypoint devices included a substance called Lumina Marrow, so it was not surprising that Waypoints had the additional effect of dispelling fog.
Feng Yi explained the origin and effect of the Waypoint device to everyone, and they immediately understood.
"Following this logic, 'light four beacons' means activating four such Waypoint devices, right?"
Barbara guessed thoughtfully.
"Highly likely. There's already one activated device here. It seems we need to find and activate the remaining three!"
Jean agreed with Barbara's guess and immediately outlined the next course of action.
"Huh? What's that?"
Klee exclaimed as if she had discovered something and ran over.
"Klee, wait, don't run around..."
Jean called out anxiously and immediately chased after her.
Feng Yi and the others followed closely.
They chased Klee to a reef by the sea...
"Klee, didn't you promise me before we came to the island that you would behave and not run around randomly?"
Jean looked at Klee with a stern and serious face.
"I'm sorry, Acting Grand Master Jean. It was my fault. Klee won't do it again."
Klee poked her fingers, looking a little embarrassed.
"You said the same thing last time..."
Jean sighed, holding her forehead. How could she help Klee break this impulsive habit?
"Jean, don't be angry yet, look at this..."
Feng Yi pointed to an object next to the reef.
"Is that... a boat?"
Jean's attention was diverted by Feng Yi, helping Klee escape the scolding.
"It looks like someone is waiting for us. Everyone, the other party probably wants us to take a boat to the misty island. But for us, everything on the island is still unknown. Everyone must proceed with caution. Safety is the most important thing..."