As the sun gradually set in the west, the temperature dropped somewhat, though it made little difference to Tinari, who was still feeling so hot that he was dizzy.
At least she can walk on her own, but she still needs someone to guide her.
Tinari could only follow Wendy, and even then, she had to hold onto Wendy's cloak with one hand to move forward. Wearing a sun hat, Tinari held onto Wendy's cloak, and the two slowly walked away.
"This time, the nation's fate is intertwined with that of Blue Star; perhaps we'll encounter that Wind God." Princess... well, let's just give her a name.
Feng Aofei said.
This time, they were also paired up, with Feng Aofei and her personal bodyguard together. Don't let her petite and cute appearance fool you; her bodyguard is skilled in various assassinations and weapons.
“Princess, the desert is vast, and the chances of us encountering the Wind God are slim,” the loli guard said. The place they landed in wasn’t ideal; there was no water nearby, only sand everywhere. Fortunately, they were lucky enough to find water in the first round of the shop refresh. After buying it, they found a stick and started tossing it around.
Go whichever way the thinner end is facing.
The loli guard thought that only their princess could make such a casual decision.
"Oh dear, don't say that. We'll meet again sooner or later. Let's go! Let's go!" Feng Aofei looked full of energy. The loli guard only hoped to get back alive and then get a raise from the butler.
As the sun slowly set, the desert night grew cold. Wendy was fine, since wind sprites aren't particularly afraid of low temperatures. Tinari also recovered. Although the journey was peaceful, it was thanks to Tinari's keen hearing that they avoided many monster lairs or gathering places.
"I really want to rest." After lighting a campfire, Wendy set up the tent she had bought and lay down inside without any regard for appearances. Tinari, on the other hand, fiddled with the fruit she had picked along the way. Don't expect the fruit that grows in the desert to be very tasty; it's good enough if it can solve the problem of filling your stomach.
Venti is starting to miss alcohol. If it weren't for this damned national fortune, he would still be drinking in Mondstadt's Gift of the Angels, chatting with the old man in Liyue, traveling with Xiao to see the fireworks in Inazuma, or going to Sumeru to find the adorable Lana'ro.
Instead of worrying about everything related to survival in this boundless desert.
When Wendy thought of Xiao, her eyes began to glaze over.
That unexpected kiss seemed to open a wound in Wendy's heart. Wendy had witnessed countless vows of eternal love between couples, only to have them all end up as empty promises. But if it were Xiao...
"Wendy, watch out!" Tinari's voice suddenly came from outside. Wendy immediately crawled out of the tent and saw many scorpions. Countless scorpions crawled out of the ground, their eyes glowing red, and their stingers gleaming, which looked terrifying.
"Where did these scorpions come from?" Venti casually unleashed an elemental burst, engulfing a group of scorpions. However, many scorpions still charged towards them. Tinari dropped a plant trap, and Venti quickly fired arrows. Fortunately, both of them were archers, skilled in ranged attacks, and the scorpions only had a numerical advantage.
After losing many of their companions, the scorpions changed their attack strategy. Most of the scorpions maintained their offensive posture, while a few began to burrow underground, intending to sneak up behind the two men and launch a surprise attack.
"I already told you I hate ambushes!" Wendy knew exactly what the scorpions were up to. A wind field was generated beneath her feet, and the scorpions that tried to ambush her were swept into the sky and then crashed down. Regardless of their lives, Wendy quickly gathered everything up and slowly withdrew from the scorpions' gathering place with Tinari.
"What's going on? There shouldn't be any scorpions here." After the two ran to a safe place, Tinari said breathlessly. Wendy also shook his head. He knew almost nothing about the desert. Tinari, the only one with desert experience, was almost powerless during the day. The wind grass didn't react, and the only reactive thing in the desert, water, was extremely scarce.
"I'm sorry... I might have to disappoint everyone this time..." Wendy could only apologize to the viewers in the live stream. A hellish start and a hellish development left Wendy feeling somewhat dejected. Although he knew this wasn't his style, he could hardly see any hope in this vast desert.
Before they could get a proper rest, they were interrupted by a swarm of scorpions, and neither of them was in particularly good spirits. After confirming several times that there were no monsters around, Tinari discussed with Wendy about keeping watch.
Tinari in the first half of the night, Wendy in the second half.
Before going to sleep, Wendy decided to do a ten-pull.
"Heavens and earth spirits, please send out a character who can trigger elemental reactions, even a Hilichurl! Please, for the sake of how cute I am, how well I can play and sing, and how dedicated I am, send out a character who can trigger reactions!" Following the words from some strange web novel he saw on Earth, Venti closed his eyes and pressed the button for a ten-pull.
Perhaps... those who slack off are all very lucky? A flash of golden light appeared, and a familiar figure appeared in front of Tina.
“Sai...Saino?” Tinari was startled, as many other things fell from the sky.
At least there's water!
"Is this the National Fortune?" Seno was very calm. He had been on guard when Tinari told him that he was going to participate in the National Fortune, but he didn't expect that he would actually be drawn this time. Then, seeing Wendy happily picking up the things that had fallen on the ground, he could only accept that he had come to the National Fortune.
“There are three bottles of water, and what’s this? Huh? Is it called a lighter? It’s said that you can make a fire by pressing this switch? Really? Hey hey hey, it’s on fire! And this, what’s this?” Wendy was examining the things he had just pulled out with great interest. Now, in addition to the lighter, which was a novelty to him, he also had a small capsule-like thing in his hand.
Since no one knew, Wendy had to figure it out herself. As a result, her hand slipped and the small capsule fell, landing right on top of the three bottles of water, and then the three bottles of water disappeared!
"Hey hey hey! My water! Oops, what happened?" Wendy was annoyed that she had slipped. She picked up the capsule, and on a sudden impulse, she threw it down hard. Three bottles of water reappeared!
"Oh, so it's a storage thing! Hehe, this is so much more convenient." Wendy was finally able to put that bag of apples into the capsule. It's true, this little thing looks small, but it can hold quite a lot of things.
Afterwards, Wendy re-stood up the tent, said goodnight to Seno and Tinari, and then went inside to sleep.
Wendy can tell there's definitely something going on between them, so as a third wheel, let's not bother them!
If you hear anything later, you have to pretend you didn't hear it!
More importantly! Tina is being looked after now! He can finally slack off!
(Self-reflection: I messed up Wendy's character again)
With Mona from Lafayette, Ayato is a sure thing!
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