Section 44
Diluc thought of the invitation that Earth Fire sent to him some time ago.
"Earth fire?"
Qin pondered slightly, quickly confirmed that Alvin was the leader, and walked towards him.
"Thank you for your help."
Alvin was injured and bandaged the wound. He raised his head and glanced at Qin with a calm expression: "I'm not helping you. We are just doing what we should do."
Qin was not angry at Alvin's cold attitude, and instead said: "I believe in the meaning of the existence of earth fire, so in a few days I will issue an announcement to inform the people that the existence of earth fire is just...and, Back then, Captain Rustan also recognized Earth Fire’s will.”
To put it bluntly, Rustam was the leader of the Earthfire would likely cause turmoil in Mondstadt, so Qin settled for the next best thing and made such a choice.
Alvin looked surprised.
After a while, he lowered his head and continued to treat the wound.
"Whatever you want, our will will not change because of the ideas of the Knights or others."
"I know... Anyway, thank you."
Qin said sincerely and saluted Alvin and others.
She knew that if the Earthfire hadn't been deployed, the Knights' strength alone would never have been able to withstand this wave of monsters.
Putting aside the past grudges, the current Earth Fire, the Earth Fire that Qin saw, she recognized this will.
"They are the people of Earth Fire."
After being separated from Alvin and others, Paimon said doubtfully: "I heard that Earthfire are all evil people. It doesn't look like them."
"What you hear will always be subjective and biased. Like the Knights, they are warriors worthy of respect." Qin said.
"Ah ha~ It's such a touching scene. The Knights and the Earthfire resolved their hatred and reached an agreement to jointly protect Mondstadt from the evil monster... Haha! I have a feeling that this story will be a big seller and it will be a great contribution to the society. I've earned several days' worth of drinking money!" Wendy said proudly.
Paimon's face was full of contempt: "You are a singer, after all... well, um, why do you act like you have never seen any money?"
Ying suddenly lowered his head: "I picked up one million molas."
Paimon shouted: "Where! Where is there a million? Anyone who sees it has a share!!!"
Everyone: →_→
"Qin, Captain Qin."
At this time, Noelle came running over.
The girl knight's body was covered in dust, and her bright silver armor was dented in several places and full of cracks. She looked a little embarrassed, but her eyes were exceptionally bright and she looked extremely excited.
"Noelle, are you okay?"
"No, no, I'm fine, hehe~" Noelle showed a shy smile.
"It's okay. I heard what they said. Thanks to you for holding back that giant beast this time."
Qin was relieved. She had heard someone from Caesar's team say before that Noelle suddenly appeared like a god and saved all their lives. Qin never expected that the decision she made with difficulty would actually happen at a critical moment. It works.
"Only by experiencing wind and rain can you transform your cocoon into a butterfly."
She remembered what Su Chen once said.
She wanted to protect Noelle and slowly change through time.
But what Su Chen wanted was training.
"Well, it's okay. Mr. Su Chen said I could help, so I'm here."
"Su Chen?"
Only then did Qin realize that she hadn't seen Su Chen. Such a big thing happened, so the latter shouldn't be absent.
"Captain Qin!"
A middle-aged knight walked this way.
"Eric, how's it going?"
Eric, deputy commander, the latest talent promoted by Qin, was the one who was commanding on the other side of the city wall just now.
"The casualties are still being counted. The situation is much better than expected. Most of them are minor injuries. In addition, the city bridge is damaged. Overall, this result is possible thanks to the help of those brothers."
Speaking of this, Eric wondered: "Captain Qin, are they people trained by the Knights? I asked Mr. Su Chen before, and he said they were helpers."
If it hadn't been for the appearance of Shining Armor, even if the city gate could be defended, the casualties would have been unbearable.
It's not that it's good as it is now, and it's not good no matter what if people die, but for the knights, using the least casualties in exchange for the fruits of victory is their rule of survival.
"They...you don't have to worry about them." Qin changed the topic, "Where is Su Chen?"
"Ah? Didn't Mr. Su Chen come down?" Eric was a little confused. "He was on the city wall with me just now. Then I kept staring at the battlefield and didn't pay attention."
Qin looked towards the city wall, but Su Chen was nowhere to be seen.
"Speaking of which, this city defense arrangement was also made by Mr. Su Chen. This is the most powerful strategic layout I have ever seen in the thirty years I have been in the Knights." Eric said excitedly, "I will definitely do it when I look back. I want to buy Mr. Su Chen a drink and ask for his advice.”
After speaking, he whispered again.
"But I heard that Mr. Su Chen is usually very busy, so I don't know if I can make an appointment with him."
As soon as she finished speaking, Wendy said immediately: "Why don't you buy me a drink first? Su Chen and I are good friends. If you have any problems then, I can tell him for you!"
"You?" Eric was confused.
Who are you?
"Which family are you a child from? Why did you escape? It's so dangerous on the battlefield. Quick, go back to the city."
Wendy, Qin: "..."
...
The monster frenzy was over, and after more than an hour of care, the situation outside the city returned to normal.
Qin returned to the Knights, listened to Lisa telling her about this incident, and then discovered a problem.
The man who disappeared in the cheers almost controlled the entire battle situation.
From the Knights' defensive deployment to the personnel deployment, and finally even the appearance of the Earth Fire, it seems that they are all related to Su Chen.
Listening to Eric's story, Su Chen obviously expected that the Earth Fire would appear and would definitely be able to turn the tide of the battle.
A large number of shield spearmen and archers, as well as giant shields comparable to heavy guards, the price of this batch of equipment alone cannot be raised in a short time even if the Knights take it.
If this kind of weapon is used in the previous friction with the Knights, the consequences are unimaginable.
"What is the relationship between Su Chen and the Earth Fire?"
Qin sighed, and suddenly felt that Su Chen was clearly beside her, but he seemed to know nothing at all.
"Forget it."
After a while, Qin gave up thinking and planned to deal with the matter in front of her first.
The monster was destroyed, Tevarin returned to normal, and the people of the Earth Fire met her, and everything was moving in a good direction.
...
On the other side.
Ying and Wendy came out of the Mondstadt Church.
They just returned the Sky Harp successfully.
This ancient harp doesn't have much power now, but it is still worshipped as a sacred artifact by the church. They spent a lot of effort to get it.
"I should have gone to the ruins of the wind dragon directly." Paimon said, "It's all about singing. It's useless to ask us to steal the sky harp."
"Hey, at least we know that the Abyss Cult is behind it."
"Well... It seems to be right. Forget it. Anyway, the problem is finally solved." After saying that, Paimon secretly pulled Ying's sleeve, indicating that she had a rare opportunity and quickly killed Wendy to become the wind god... Ah! Hurry up and ask the wind god questions.
However, when Ying knew that Wendy was the wind god, she also knew that the latter was not the god who took her brother away that year.
Out of respect for Lord Wind God, Ying still asked the doubts in her heart, but Lord Wind God was extraordinary and didn't know.
"Hmm... I don't have much impression of the god you are talking about." Wendy spread his hands, "There are still many gods in this world. I suggest you keep going forward to find the answer."
Ying nodded: "I will continue to travel until I find my brother."
"Yeah, that's the determination... Oh, by the way, although I don't know the answer you want, I suggest you go to Liyue to find that King of Hell... Ahem, Lord Yan, he is the oldest existence among the seven gods, maybe he knows something. It just so happens that Liyue will soon hold the Immortal Canon Conference."
"Liyue, yes, traveler, let's go to Liyue!" Paimon said excitedly, as if he thought of something and laughed foolishly.
Ying said, "You want to go to the festival and eat good food, right?"
"No, no! I'm going just for you, and Wendy also said that Lord Rock God might really know." Paimon tried to hide his guilty conscience and turned to look at Wendy: "Why don't you write us a letter of recommendation, so that we can go to Mondstadt and see Rock God directly~"
"Ahaha... well." Wendy laughed, "Writing a letter of recommendation is no problem, but I'm worried that the old man will kick you out of Liyue after reading my letter."
Paimon was puzzled: "Why?"
"Well, it's a long story..."
Can he say that it was a long time ago?
Although, thinking of the horror of the old man, Wendy couldn't help shuddering.
Hmm?
Wait, it did suddenly become a little cold.
"Who?!"
Ying, who noticed something unusual, was about to draw her sword, but a cold wind blew, and two figures appeared on the left and right, knocking her to the ground.
Wendy's feet were frozen by frost and could hardly move.
"Okay, don't bother."
The lady walked out of the corner of the church and came to Wendy with an elegant step.
If it was before, she would definitely not be so "gentle" to Wendy.
But Su Chen explained that the mission is the mission, don't hurt feelings, after all, Wendy is now a member of the Earth Fire, and a comrade with the same ideals.
"Are you surprised?" She crossed her arms and looked at Wendy, "You are the dignified God of Wind, and it took so much effort to solve the problems of your own family. Have you ever thought about the situation today when you gave up governing Mondstadt?"
Wendy struggled twice, but found that she couldn't break free, so she had to give up.