Chapter 14: Cecilia on the Snow "Traveler's Observation...

It will take some time to track down the Abyss Mage, so Mondstadt's main storyline has come to a temporary end.

The bodies of human cubs really can't stand too much torture, and they often feel a little uncomfortable in daily life, but it doesn't matter. After all, this is the price they have to pay for quickly integrating into this group with suspicious qualities.

Most of the subsequent plot lines may be able to recover a usable body, Yi Bai thought.

"Brother Yibai! I'm here to play with you."

As expected, the Spark Rider, who was most keen on finding someone to play with in Mondstadt, persevered in opening the door of his home.

As a child, perhaps you should give up some of the brain-burning information and plans, and enjoy the fun of abandoning your brain.

"Where are we going to play today? I remember we have already killed a lot of fish in the lake. We can't keep killing them like this."

Yi Bai walked out of the study, holding onto the door edge and spoke seriously.

Ke Li walked on the wooden floor and rushed in front of Yi Bai. She skillfully grabbed the boy's hand and pulled him out.

"Hey, we're not going to fry fish this time. Brother Albedo said he's free and can take us to the snowy mountains."

Klee turned around and gave her fellow knight a pure smile.

"I have already agreed with Brother Albedo that I will bring new friends over. Don't worry, whenever Brother Albedo is not busy, he will take me to see many new things that I have never seen before. It is very interesting!"

"good."

Yi Bai is now really motivated to go out and play, wondering if he can see the magical alchemy from another world.

…

"You are here."

Albedo stood at the city gate, holding a drawing board in his hands, looking at two good-looking cubs running towards him hand in hand in the distance.

Yi Bai didn't seem to have the same abundant energy and physique as Klee. Even though the distance was not far, he was still breathing weakly after running over.

Yes, Klee is the kind of kid who always runs around to play and exercise, but the other kid...from what Klee said, he prefers to read more most of the time.

"Kelly, we are not in a hurry. You don't have to rush over next time."

"Ah... Sorry, I wanted to introduce my new friend to Albedo-san earlier, but I was a little too excited..."

Keli suddenly realized something and looked at Yi Bai apologetically.

"It's okay. I'm happy too."

Yi Bai recovered and said helplessly to Keli.

"Hello, my name is Albedo, I'm the chief alchemist of Zephyr, and I'm also Klee's brother. If you don't mind, you can call me brother."

Albedo looked at Ibai and introduced himself.

"Hello, Brother Albedo. My name is Yibai."

Yi Bai responded seriously.

Albedo smiled and said in a soft voice:

"Thank you for taking care of Keli for me recently. Can I call you Xiaobai?"

Yi Bai paused for a moment, without showing any abnormality, and nodded obediently.

"Same as the little slime." Klee continued.

…

Although it is difficult to explain and make it public, Yi Bai once comforted Klee: When she grows up, she may find out... that her slime friend has quietly changed into a different appearance to visit her.

For example, he could transform into the water-made Dodo to stay by her side, or transform into a small river to secretly help her gather the fish together, or transform into a drop of rain to make many four-leaf clovers for Klee grow on the ground.

After all, water slimes are always closely related to water.

I don’t know whether Klee will take his words as true or just an interesting fairy tale, but at least the boring adults will never carefully investigate the truth of things after listening to Klee’s stories.

At least Klee felt happier after that.

But sometimes, there are always some boring adults or reliable adults who care about Klee and pay attention to these details, such as Kaeya and Albedo.

"Let's go, let's go and play together!"

Klee excitedly dragged Albedo out with one hand and Ibai with the other.

"Okay, stop running, be careful not to drag Brother Yibai down."

Albedo had no choice but to keep up with him, not forgetting to take into account Yibai's speed.

…

On the rare flat land high up in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, the wind blows across the ground vigorously, but it cannot blow away the green and white bushes on the ground.

"Wow!!! There are so many flowers!! So beautiful!" Kelly shouted happily and ran forward.

"This is a byproduct of my recent research. Cecilia generally only grows in cold and windy places, and some places in the snowy mountains can actually meet these conditions.

As long as we use some alchemical materials to ensure the appropriate temperature, so that the local area is not too cold, and prevent the invasion of blizzards, and finally add bio-alchemy, we can create such a small ecological environment. "

Albedo stood beside the flowers, his golden hair curling slightly. He opened a black-gloved hand and explained the origin of this pure white in a cool voice in a leisurely manner.

Yi Bai's eyes sparkled as he squatted down and gently touched the white petals.

It was an incredible scene, with pure white flowers growing on pure white snow, dotted with green leaves, like the dance of life in despair.

Yi Bai even had the urge to confide. He took out his own lira, raised his head and asked:

"Can I play the piano in here? It won't be too loud."

Albedo was a little surprised, but soon nodded:

"Of course you can. The terrain here is special. Besides, the intensity of the piano music is unlikely to reach the intensity of causing an avalanche. There is no danger."

"Brother Yibai, do you want to play the piano? Keli wants to listen too!"

Klee also ran over from a distance and then stood obediently aside.

Yi Bai said nothing more.

He thought of the poem "Memories of the Snow Country on the Mountain Top", the princess, the priest, the warriors and the people, the Frost Nail and a destroyed country, Durin and a verdant paradise.

The ethereal sound of the piano flowed out, and Yi Bai began to hum along with the piano for the first time in a long time. The pure and crisp child's voice and the slow-moving string music intertwined with each other, spreading over the snow and flowers.

The boy has smooth white hair and drooping blue eyes. The sound of the piano and his singing tell of the coldness and tenderness, decline and destruction, courage and rebirth that are within reach.

Music has always had the power to shock people. It is a common language. Albedo felt as if he saw the past and future of the entire snow-capped mountains, and the fate and story of the entire Teyvat in a boy.

"What is the truth of the world...?"

Albedo took a step back, muttered softly, and picked up the drawing board in his hand.

“…A miracle.”

"Oh my god, this is so shocking"

"Little Yibai can actually play the piano! And his singing is amazing too..."

"The combination of the stunning white-haired face, Cecilia in the Snow, and the background music made me take screenshots like crazy."

"Now I feel my whole body is cold and warm"

"Ah, aren't we here to look for Mr. Albedo? Why do we see two little cuties?"

"It's a surprise to see Klee and Yibai here."

"Two elegant little princes and a lively little loli, this combination is perfect, flying"

"Ibai is playing the piano, Albedo is drawing, and Klee is quiet, which is rare. The combination of this picture and music is really shocking! There is a kind of silent beauty."

"Screenshots, wallpapers."

"Why didn't I see this flower when I came to the snowy mountains before? It's so beautiful. Why is there such a large field of Cecilia in the snow?"

"I now understand why Yibai and Venti are so close. If I had this skill, I could sit at the same table with the God of Pastoral Song."

"He seemed to be playing the theme song of Snow Mountain, Wuwuwuwuwu. I really like it. And I felt that Yi Bai put a lot of emotion into the piano. I even wondered if Yi Bai was playing from the player's perspective."

…

Yi Bai put down the strings, and Klee immediately clapped her hands vigorously, saying with bright eyes:

"It sounds great! Brother Yibai is so amazing. Although Klee didn't quite understand it, she was very shocked. It sounds so good!!"

"Yes, the music contains a lot of complex emotions. It's very nice. It's the best tune I've ever heard. It's very suitable for this snowy mountain."

Albedo also became more confident. He put away his drawing board and clapped his hands earnestly to praise Yi Bai.

Yi Bai held the zither and smiled softly.

"Thank you, Klee and Albedo. The environment here is very impactful. I like it very much. It's very suitable for playing the piano."

"Brother Albedo is also amazing, being able to create such a miracle."

"Wow... So this whole area of ​​Cecilia was created by Mr. Sugar... This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful place!"

Paimon floated over from a distance and joined the conversation.

"It's the Honorary Knight brother and little Paimon!"

Paimon put his hands behind his back and said, "Hey, hello, we were introduced by Sucrose to help Mr. Albedo. It turns out you all know each other."

Kong finally came over: "We found this place by following the sound of the piano... Yi Bai's music is very attractive."

"Ah... Are you the knight and his elf who helped Mond drive away the wind dragon?"

Albedo asked.

"It's Paimon!"

Albedo nodded.

"Hello, Traveler, Paimon, thank you for coming to help... but the timing may not be right, I'm playing with Klee and Xiaobai now."

Klee hesitated for a moment, then spoke kindly:

"It's okay, Albedo-san. Go ahead and do your work. I'll play with Ibai-san."

Yi Bai also echoed, "It won't get far. We will follow everyone."

"Okay, in that case, let's go back to the base together."

Albedo touched Klee's head:

"I'll play with you guys next time."

On the way, Yi Bai walked in front, responsible for holding Keli's wrist to stop her from running to pick the blue flowers on the cliff.

Paimon was a little worried and flew forward staggeringly.

Albedo followed behind, paying attention to the three children while chatting with Sora beside him:

"I'm glad you can come to help. I believe that with your help, my research will make great progress.

Let me conclude first. You are from "outside the world", right?"

"Hmm... the Chief Alchemist is indeed worthy of his reputation.

So what exactly is your research?"

Sora turned his head and looked at Albedo.

“This requires an explanation starting from the nature of life.”

"ah?"

"Just like the Cecilias you saw in the snow before, in short, they awaken life."

“Give new life to dead branches.”

Albedo stretched out his hand and caught the branch blown by the wind. Before he finished speaking, new buds had already grown on the dead branch.

"…Alchemy is truly miraculous."

The air was shocked.

"Anyway, I have a seed here that, like you, comes from another world.

I hope that with the help of this research, it can grow and bloom.”

Albedo explained.

...And the end point of all experiments is the final task given to him by the master: show me the truth of the world and the meaning of the world.

Albedo fixed his gaze on the white-haired boy in the distance.

...Will he know the answer to this question?

Yi Bai felt the gaze and did not look back. He just tried to use the rules to create a small blue flower out of thin air in the palm of his hand.

"Eh? Brother Yibai, when did you pick them?"

"When you weren't noticing."

Yibai handed the flower to Keli.

While thinking, it turns out that the power of rules includes more than just change. With the understanding of alchemy, creation... is easy.