Genshin Impact: I, the first water follower, makes players excited

Chapter 179: Mondstadt Travels (1)

After saying goodbye to Jean and Klee, Sines and Egolia planned to go find Venti.

As for where this guy was, both of them thought the tavern was the most suspicious place.

As expected, Wendy, who called himself a bard, was telling a story in the tavern that was so old that it was hard to tell whether it was true or not.

Diluk stood at the bar, carefully wiping the wine glass in his hand. He nodded when he saw Sines and Egolia push the door open.

"Long time no see, Diluc."

Hines casually threw out a handful of Mora, drove away the customers near the bar, and sat down with Egolia.

Diluk glanced at the guest who ran away happily holding Mora.

"You pay for his drinks."

"No problem, just give us two glasses of milk."

In a moment, Diluk brought two glasses of milk and placed them on the table.

"Would you like to introduce me to the person next to you?"

"Egolia, my love."

There was a hint of surprise in Diluk's calm eyes.

"It's my treat today."

At this time, Wendy also finished her poetry performance, went directly to the bar, took the milk in front of Xines and drank it all.

"A treat? Master Diluc wants to treat?"

Ever since he knew that Venti was the free god of wind, Diluk always felt that this secret should not be known by anyone.

Including himself!

Although no Mond citizen would refuse to treat the Wind God to a drink, the person sitting before him was not the Wind God Barbatos, but just a drunken bard who had not paid his debts.

"If you pay up the debt for the wine, maybe I'll consider it."

Wendy immediately turned around and grabbed Hines' arm.

"Hines, you'll definitely help me pay my debt, right? You can't bear to see Egolia know that you met a friend who owes money and won't pay it back!"

Egolia pressed her forehead gently. She seemed to understand why Zhongli had changed from the Geo King to the current Zhongli.

He must have been led astray by Barbatos!

"Wendy, is it possible that I know what you look like?"

"Hey!"

Diluk stopped wiping the cup and looked at Egolia in confusion.

"Do you know this guy from Mond?"

Although Diluk didn't finish his words, Egolia knew what he was talking about.

"Yes, the freest wind, of course I know it."

Diluk called a waiter to take his place.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go to the Dawn Winery."

"real or fake!?"

Wendy's words made Diluk stunned for a moment, and he seemed to have made the decision to invite a wolf into the house.

Arriving at the Dawn Winery, Diluk waved away the maids around him and walked to the reception room with a few people.

"I'd like to ask, what is the identity of this lady?"

Diluk asked directly.

A girl who looks very young actually knows Wendy's true identity and is also Xines's lover...

Wendy chuckled.

"Before you stands the goddess of Fontaine, the master of all waters, who has existed in the world since ancient times—Egolia!"

After Wendy finished speaking, she found that the three people had different expressions. Egolia lowered her head in embarrassment, and Hines nodded thoughtfully, as if he had learned something from Wendy's words.

At the end, Diluk had an expression that said, "I don't believe a word you say."

Wendy sat down helplessly, mumbling,

"There should be applause here."

Diluc looked at Sines, who understood Diluc's suspicion.

"What Wendy said is true, but Egolia is the former Water Goddess, not the current one."

Former Water God...

Diluk frowned at the ever-gentle smile of Egolia. This water deity seemed to lack even a hint of divine authority...

Well, thinking about our Lord Barbatos, it seems reasonable.

"Then may I ask what you two want to do in Mondstadt?"

Even if it was the former Water God, it would be a huge diplomatic incident if not handled properly. What are the guys in the Knights doing! Don’t they even do any investigation into the people who appeared around the killer, Hines?

A smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of Xines' mouth.

"I don't know, how much does Master Diluk know about Kaeya?"

Diluc's expression suddenly turned serious. He was about to brush the matter off when he heard Sines add,

"Or rather, Kaya Alberic, how much do you know about him?"

Egolia didn't know who Kaia was that Shines mentioned, and she knew nothing about the surname Alberich. She turned to look at Wendy and wanted to get some information from him.

But it was obvious that Wendy could not say anything except "Hey".

Diluk was silent for a moment.

"I do not know."

"I don't know anything about Alberic. I only know that Kaia is my father's adopted son."

Of course Diluk knew Kaeya's identity, but he couldn't tell this secret to anyone.

Wendy scratched his head. He didn't understand the significance of what Sines and Diluc said.

"Why is the atmosphere so tense? Sines, haven't you already told Kaeya about this? Don't use this to scare Master Diluc anymore."

Hines laughed.

"I just want to say that Kaiya's identity is special. He probably doesn't want to remain unclear about his background, right?"

After saying that, Sines walked over to Diluc.

"It is said that deep beneath the earth of Xumi lies Kaeya's hometown, Kanria. I imagine Kaeya would also like to return to his true homeland and take a look."

Hines took Egolia's hand and walked out, waving to Wendy who was still sitting there.

Wendy, who didn't get the free drink, sighed silently and left the living room. After all, this place would probably be left to Diluk and Kaeya next.

After leaving the Dawn Winery, Egolia was finally able to ask her own questions.

"Who is Kaia? What's his relationship to Kanria?"

"Kaia Alberic is a descendant of the founder of the Abyss Cult and a pure-blooded Kanriya."

Xines's answer surprised Egolia. The Abyss Cult? An organization founded by the Kanreyans?

Egolia couldn't understand why the people of Kanria, faced with the abyss that almost destroyed them, did not hate it but instead offered their faith with both hands?

"So, how did you know about this?"

Hines did not answer Egolia's question, but turned to look at Wendy behind him.

Wendy: Hey!

Under Egolia's speechless gaze, Wendy smiled helplessly.

"When Hines asked me about the Abyss, I told him directly about Kaia."

Hines shrugged, also with a speechless expression.

"Yes, you told me then that there is a helpless Kanriya child in Mond now, and he is also a descendant of the founder of the Abyss Cult.

But how could I possibly harm a child who knows nothing? What difference would there be between me and a monster from the abyss? "