Whether to accept this position of Honorary Knight was up to Jiang Chen to decide.
"Is there a salary?"
Jiang Chen looked at Lisa, quickly figuring out what she was thinking.
After pondering for a second, he asked this very question.
There was no way he was going to take it; if anyone was going to be an Honorary Knight, it should be Lumine.
After all, Lumine needed to find her brother.
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Lumine's eyes immediately lit up.
Was Jiang Chen planning to get a monthly paycheck from Mondstadt?
That sounded pretty good.
"There is~!"
"Well?"
"Would you like to join us?"
Lisa hadn't expected Jiang Chen to ask that.
Still, they could certainly afford that little bit of salary.
"Count me out."
"If you want someone to join, let Lumine do it."
"Lumine is looking for her brother, so she'll inevitably have to deal with you guys anyway."
"Therefore, becoming an Honorary Knight isn't a bad idea."
"As for me, I'll pass."
Jiang Chen spread his hands.
He had no interest in being an Honorary Knight or anything of the sort.
Hearing Jiang Chen say this, Lisa felt a sudden pang of regret.
What she wanted most was for Jiang Chen to join.
Lumine, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded.
What the heck?
Jiang Chen wasn't joining, but he was volunteering her?
"You're not joining?"
What was going on here?
She had a strong feeling Jiang Chen was setting her up.
"I'll pass."
"I'm used to being free and easy."
"If I become an Honorary Knight, I'll definitely have to help out whenever something happens in Mondstadt later on."
"After all, a salary isn't that easy to earn."
"So... I'd rather stay out of this kind of thing."
"You, on the other hand, Lumine, would be great for it."
Jiang Chen spoke his mind honestly.
He would avoid getting involved wherever possible.
There was nothing more to say.
Just the thought of Mondstadt having problems in the future and coming to the Honorary Knight for help was enough to give him a headache.
So, Lumine should take the job.
"Ah, this..."
Lumine was stunned.
She suddenly felt like it was going to be a huge hassle, too.
And Jiang Chen was totally setting her up, right?
From Jiang Chen's words just now, she could smell a trap!
"Lumine!!"
"Let's become Honorary Knights!!"
"We get a salary every month, you know."
However, the great mouth of the gods did not disappoint.
Paimon directly helped Lumine accept the mission.
"If it's Miss Lumine, that works too."
"The salary is 50,000 Mora per month."
"You can collect it even if you don't do a single thing."
Lisa looked at Paimon, then smiled as she stated the benefits.
"Really?"
"Then Lumine and I are joining!!"
"Jiang Chen, you should join too, you can get 50,000 Mora every month!!"
"We can buy so much good food with that!"
Paimon not only helped Lumine agree to it, but even wanted to drag Jiang Chen into it as well.
Hearing Paimon's words, Jiang Chen and Lumine both rolled their eyes in exasperation.
"I'll pass."
"If you need me for anything in the future, you can just wire the money directly."
"As long as you pay, I'll be willing to step in."
"So being an Honorary Knight and all that can wait."
Did she really think a measly 50,000 Mora could buy him?
No way!
After thinking it over for a moment, Lumine looked at Jiang Chen.
She reflected on what Jiang Chen had just said.
If she was going to look for her brother in the future, it was indeed inevitable that she would have to deal with the Knights of Favonius.
If becoming an Honorary Knight made that more helpful, wouldn't it be worth it?
Having figured this out, Lumine nodded.
"Then I'll join."
It was a pity that Jiang Chen wasn't joining.
But in order to find her brother, she might as well join.
Seeing Lumine's response, Lisa smiled and nodded.
Then her gaze turned back to Jiang Chen.
"Handsome~!"
"Are you really not going to consider it?"
"The benefits in our Knights of Favonius are quite good."
"Not only do we have the lovely Amber, and the great beauty Acting Grand Master Jean, but we also have an older sister like me right here~!"
"Aren't you even a little tempted?"
Lisa felt it was worth another shot.
She really wanted Jiang Chen to join.
"No!"
"I'll pass."
Becoming an Honorary Knight was still nowhere near as good as becoming a consultant for Wangsheng Funeral Parlor!
Jiang Chen still felt that going to Liyue was a much better deal.
Keqing, Ningguang, Yelan, Hu Tao, Qiqi, Shenhe, Ganyu, Cloud Retainer... those were so much better.
Besides, Ningguang was a super-rich tycoon.
And the cat-eared Keqing was much cuter.
Therefore, Jiang Chen chose Liyue!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's gaze instantly hardened with resolve.
Upon seeing this, Lisa felt an even deeper sense of regret.
"Oh well, then!"
Sigh, what a shame.
Jiang Chen still wouldn't agree.
There was nothing she could do.
Acting Grand Master Jean also felt it was a great pity, but it wasn't appropriate to say anything more now.
Jiang Chen had clearly refused.
Continuing to invite him would only become annoying.
After a moment of thought, she reached into her Vision and pulled out a large-denomination certificate of deposit check.
"Since you're not joining the Knights, please accept this small token of our appreciation."
Jean placed the check in her hand down in front of Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen and Lumine's eyes were instantly drawn to the numbers on the check.
Ten million!
Seeing that figure, Jiang Chen and Lumine both widened their eyes.
"Oh my, you really shouldn't have."
Despite saying that, Jiang Chen's movements were anything but slow.
He picked the check up directly.
Lisa watched the scene with amused interest.
He was quite the money-lover.
Still, that was fine too.
If there ever really was something she needed Jiang Chen to do in the future, money could solve it.
Lumine was also feeling quite excited inside.
Money!!
"Whoa!"
"How many zeros is that?"
Paimon leaned in closer to look at the amount on the check, her eyes going wide.
Just how much delicious food could they buy with this?!
This was way too much money!
Acting Grand Master Jean couldn't help but find Paimon's reaction rather amusing.
Ten million Mora wasn't actually all that much.
Of course, that was speaking from the perspective of the Knights of Favonius.
For an ordinary person, ten million Mora was enough to require a lifetime of hard work.
Jiang Chen tucked the check away safely.
He would go exchange it at Northland Bank later.
With this sum of money, Jiang Chen wouldn't have to worry about finances for the time being.
He could even go buy a house in Liyue.
Make money in Mondstadt, then settle down in Liyue.
Perfect!
If Jean knew what Jiang Chen was thinking right now, I wonder if she would regret giving him the money?
After all, she certainly had been generous this time around.
After putting the check away, Jiang Chen thought for a moment and spoke up:
"If you're looking for the Anemo Archon, I suggest you go find a guy named Venti."
As soon as these words left his mouth, Lumine and Paimon stared at Jiang Chen in complete bewilderment.
Didn't he promise not to leak the other person's business?
Jean and Lisa were also stunned on the spot.
"Venti?"
"Could it be that he knows the Anemo Archon's whereabouts?"
Jean immediately perked up.
"Mhm!"
"He knows."
"When we first met him, he was right there with Dvalin."
Jiang Chen explained with a straight face.
And he wasn't wrong, technically.
When they first ran into the guy, he really had been soothing Dvalin.
Besides... Jiang Chen said Venti, not Barbatos.
So it didn't really count as exposing Barbatos's identity.
"Is that so?"
"We understand."
"We will look for this person next."
Getting this piece of information felt like an unexpected blessing to Jean.