As Jiang Chen and the others entered the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, they looked around with curious eyes.
It felt pretty nice in here.
It just looked very majestic.
Led by Amber, the group walked down a long corridor and stopped in front of an office.
*Knock, knock, knock!*
Amber knocked directly on the office door.
Hearing the knock, a pleasant voice rang out from inside shortly after.
"Please come in."
As the words fell, Amber pushed the door open.
"Acting Grand Master Jean, I brought them here."
As soon as she stepped inside, Amber called out to Jean.
In the office, besides Jean, Lisa was also there.
There were only the two of them in the spacious office.
Hearing Amber's voice, both of them stopped what they were doing.
Jiang Chen and Lumine, upon entering, caught sight of the two women.
Acting Grand Master Jean went without saying—she was beautiful, kind-hearted, and had a lovely poise.
Miss Lisa was equally gorgeous, radiating a seductive charm like a blooming rose in full blossom.
Only, this beautiful rose came with a current.
Be the least bit careless and you'd find yourself going numb from the shock!
"You're finally here, everyone."
"I am Jean Gunnhildr, the acting grand master of the Knights of Favonius."
Jean stood up from her seat and introduced herself to the three of them.
"I'm Jiang Chen."
"Lumine."
"And my name is Paimon!"
Jiang Chen, Lumine, and Paimon introduced themselves one after another, stating their names.
"Hello there!"
"I'm Lisa Minci, the librarian for the Knights of Favonius."
"Pleased to meet you."
As soon as the three finished their introductions, the sexy older sister Lisa walked over and introduced herself in turn.
"Hello!"
Jiang Chen quietly engraved Lisa's graceful figure deep into his mind.
Then he silently gave it a mental thumbs-up.
At the same time, Lisa was sizing up Jiang Chen.
She sensed an ultimate threat emanating from him.
This man was super dangerous!
It seemed what Amber said yesterday was probably true.
This man had really solved the Stormterror problem.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Jean and nodded imperceptibly.
As best friends, Jean knew Lisa inside and out.
*Confirmed right away?*
*Got it.*
"Thank you for your help to Mondstadt."
"We called you all here today simply to express our gratitude."
"And also to learn more about what happened at the time."
"Please, this way."
"Let's chat over there."
With that, Jean invited the three of them to sit at the conference table nearby where Lisa had just been sitting.
Lisa went to brew some tea.
Before long, a cup of steaming hot black tea was placed in front of Jiang Chen, Lumine, and Paimon.
Paimon didn't stand on ceremony; she picked up her cup right away and took a small sip.
Then... she put it down with a look of utter disgust.
She didn't like black tea.
Jiang Chen and Lumine, however, didn't mind it at all.
In fact, they found the tea quite good.
Seeing Paimon's reaction, Lisa looked a bit surprised.
Even so, she didn't say anything, but instead walked over to grab a glass of juice and handed it to Paimon.
"If you don't like tea, have this instead."
These were Klee's juices, which the office always kept stocked.
"Hehe!"
"Sorry about that."
"Thank you, Miss Lisa."
Paimon scratched the back of her head, looking a bit embarrassed.
After expressing her thanks, she happily drank the juice.
The taste was really good.
Next, Jiang Chen and Lumine recounted the events of yesterday from the beginning.
"Lord Barbatos really did appear."
"Do the two of you happen to know where he went?"
Jean looked at Jiang Chen and Lumine with hopeful eyes.
As for Paimon, she ignored her completely.
Jean hoped to learn the whereabouts of Barbatos from Jiang Chen.
After all, Mondstadt right now was in desperate need of the Anemo Archon's presence.
"I don't know!" Jiang Chen shrugged.
He had promised Barbatos he would keep his word, so he truly had no idea where Barbatos had gone.
He did know where Venti had gone, though.
Seeing Jiang Chen say this, Jean looked a bit disappointed.
*You don't know... what a shame.*
Though, come to think of it, the Anemo Archon had always been elusive, coming and going like the wind.
"Since that's the case, never mind."
"What are your plans for the future?"
Jean didn't press the matter further.
She had only asked on the off-chance it might work out anyway.
Still, it seemed they really didn't know either?
"I'm going to continue searching for my brother."
"If possible, could you please help us issue a missing person notice?"
Hearing this, Lumine stated her request without a second thought.
Upon hearing those words, Jean agreed right away.
"No problem!"
"I'll have someone help you with that later."
"And what about Mr. Jiang Chen?"
"Do you need any help moving forward?"
Lord Barbatos had asked them to help the two of them as much as possible.
This time, they could take care of everything all at once.
"If it's not too much trouble, could you give us some Mora?"
"Both of us come from another world, and right now we're flat broke."
Jiang Chen didn't stand on ceremony and asked for money directly.
As for other benefits and perks, they weren't necessary.
He didn't need them.
Hearing Jiang Chen's request, Jean was momentarily stunned.
"That's no problem."
"I'll have the Mora delivered to you shortly."
"Besides that, I've also prepared a house for the two of you."
"This way, you'll have a place to call home here in Mondstadt."
Jean wasn't just offering money; she was even willing to gift a house.
Someone capable of defeating Dvalin—
Why wait to recruit them if not now?
Of course she had to win them over properly.
Listening to Jean, Jiang Chen instantly understood what she was thinking.
*Is this her way of trying to recruit us?*
However, Jiang Chen had no intention of lingering in Mondstadt for long.
Visiting occasionally to stay for a bit would be fine.
As for living here permanently? Forget it.
Mondstadt was far too free.
There were simply too many overgrown babies here.
Compared to Mondstadt, Jiang Chen liked Liyue much better.
"You can skip the house."
"How about you convert its value into Mora and give that to us instead?"
"After all, Lumine can't stay in just one place."
"She's planning to travel to other nations to look for her brother."
"And I intend to accompany her for a while."
Jiang Chen was talking about Lumine, not himself.
Accompanying Lumine for a while... meaning all the way to Liyue.
Therefore, he had no need for a house in Mondstadt.
Hearing this reply, Acting Grand Master Jean looked somewhat disappointed.
"Is that so..."
"Very well then, I can provide you with a bit more Mora instead."
Since Jiang Chen had put it that way, there was nothing more she could say.
It seemed they had no intention of staying long in Mondstadt.
Two people from another world, and possessing such formidable strength at that—
It was far too tempting an offer.
She really had wished the two of them could stay in Mondstadt.
Still, since neither of their hearts was set on staying, her hands were tied.
At that moment, Lisa spoke up as well.
"Would the two of you be willing to join the Knights of Favonius as Honorary Knights?"
"You only need to hold honorary titles."
She hoped both of them would register with the Knights.
Just hold the titles, and then they could publicize their heroic deeds.
It would show those restless elements in Mondstadt that two powerful combatants had just joined their ranks.
If anyone wanted to stir up trouble, they'd better watch their step.
Wasn't that a form of deterrence in itself?
Hearing Lisa's words, Lumine looked over at Jiang Chen.