Most of the missions related to destroying monsters can be summarized in a few sentences.
For example, "Some ruins guards who shouldn't be there are wandering in areas where they shouldn't be."
With these few words, the traveler and Paimon began to investigate along the mountain. Following the huge footprints left by the ruins guards on the hillside, Yingmei went deeper and deeper into the hinterland of Tianheng Mountain.
Tracking is not difficult for an adventurer like her, but the ruin guards are really difficult to deal with. The four ruin guards in the Guyun Pavilion area that will activate at the same time are impressive, and for those who don’t have the Eye of God,
, it is even more of a thorny problem for Qian Yanjun, who only knows some boxing and kicking skills.
It's just that Paimon, who is used to seeing travelers wipe out enemies with great force, has always regarded these machines as the guardians of treasures.
Since you want to obtain the treasure, it is only natural to compete with the guardians, right?
It's a pity that this commission has nothing to do with the treasure, and even vaguely reveals the flavor of some kind of conspiracy.
Just as the travelers were following the traces of the ruins guards and preparing to go from Dunyuling to Luhuachi, the Qianyan Army patrolling the hillside in the distance hurried over and stopped the two of them.
"Be careful, travelers. It's not a good time for sightseeing recently. The General Affairs Department has received many sighting reports, and there are ruins guards nearby. For your safety, it's better to leave here as soon as possible."
The soldier who stopped the traveler was named Dai Pai. He was holding an ax and axe, and warned the visitors to stay away from the area with a serious expression. However, Paimeng didn't know which muscle was suddenly wrong. He raised his finger and pointed at Yingmei, proudly identifying himself.
.
"Hey, which traveler are you talking about? The person in front of you is the great hero who just saved the crisis in Liyue Port, and the great hero's most capable assistant, the best guide Paimon!"
The traveler helplessly and hilariously played along with little Paimon's game, nodding proudly: "That's right."
Dai Pai looked at the two people up and down, as if to confirm whether they were the "legendary blond traveler and the white flying object guide". After finding that the characteristics matched, he immediately stood at attention and saluted the two.
"It turns out there are really two of you! It's just me who can't see Taishan."
After confirming the identities of the two people, Dai Pai was not dissatisfied at all because of Paimeng's proud tone. Instead, he sincerely apologized to the two people, and even took out the document certificate with the emblem of the Adventurers Association from his arms with a slight surprise:
"My name is Dai Pai, and I am the Qianyan Army patrolling the Yuling Mausoleum. The General Affairs Department said that there will be adventurers to help eliminate the wandering ruins guards. I guess they are two of them, right?"
"Hey, is it such a coincidence?"
Paimon opened the adventurer's manual to check, and was surprised to find that the person he had entrusted to connect was actually the young man in front of him.
The traveler subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but for the moment he couldn't tell what was wrong. He could only look at Paimon and ask about the business: "Then why did these ruin guards suddenly appear in this area?"
The Adventurer's Manual has a basic introduction to each hostile creature, and machines like ruin guards usually only exist underground or deep in certain ruins. Although they occasionally appear on the surface, they also patrol ancient ancient ruins that are inaccessible.
Tianheng Mountain, as a mountain range that has existed since the beginning of Guiliji, has been developed by the Liyue people for a long time. It stands to reason that it is difficult for there to be any ruins guards.
"Teacher Fengyan sent people to trace the origin of these ancient machines, and found that they seemed to come out of a mountain mine somewhere. The mine was eerie, and there were clicking sounds from time to time...
…The instructor did not allow us to approach without authorization, so we did not receive much intelligence. In addition, in order to prevent the general public from being affected, we have also stepped up patrols.”
Dai Pai shook his head helplessly. Liyue Port had experienced the previous turmoil. Many Qianyan Army soldiers were transferred back to the port to strengthen security and stabilize the situation. The size of their patrolling Qianyan Army had also been reduced a lot, so that many Qianyan Army soldiers in the wild were
The monsters are helpless and can only seek help from adventurers.
But for travelers who have been adventuring in the wild for a long time, dealing with a few ruins guards is just a piece of cake. What's more, after accepting a commission, they naturally have to do their best to complete it.
"Where is that mine?"
Yingmei pulled out the edgeless sword with great enthusiasm, and Dai Pai pointed out the direction very cooperatively:
"Just follow the footprints of the ruins guard on the hillside, but then I stopped to warn nearby passers-by and didn't have time to conduct an investigation..."
Perhaps it was the habit of the Qianyan Army to protect the people, so Dai Pai repeatedly reminded travelers and Paimon to pay attention to safety after pointing out the direction.
"I fully recognize the strength of both of you, but please be sure to act within your capabilities. If this puts you in danger, it will be more than worth the loss."
Paimon didn't care about this. He patted his chest and reassured his sister: "Traveler is very capable of fighting. Don't worry."
"That would be great."
Dai Pai also seemed to be infected by Paimeng's enthusiasm. After heaving a sigh of relief, he saluted the two men again: "Thousands of rocks are solid and the mountains will not move! Salute to you, traveler. When I finish this patrol, evacuate the surrounding people.
, I’ll come and join you.”
After the three of them parted ways, the traveler followed the direction pointed by Dai Pai. The traveler and Paimon soon saw a ruins guard wandering aimlessly.
“The rock tides overlap the mountains!”
The traveler held a long sword and skillfully tapped the ground with the heel of his shoe to activate the rock elements in the land, triggering a spreading shock wave that knocked the lone ruin guard to the ground. Then he flew forward and pierced the core of the ruins with his sword, landing gracefully on the ground.
"Phew...it was resolved so quickly, as expected of you!"
Paimon was shocked by Yingmei's smooth movements. At the beginning of the battle, she wanted to find a place to hide. Unexpectedly, the traveler who had experienced many difficult battles could easily deal with the ruins guards.
"Let's continue walking around, maybe there are other ruins guarding there."
Paimon pointed to the direction where the footprints appeared. After turning a few turns on the mountain path, the traveler quickly discovered a ruin guard behind the boulder. It was only when she walked around the side of the machine that she discovered that there was a ruin guard in front of it.
There was also a little boy wearing a strange hat standing.
"careful!"
The traveler originally wanted to tell the little boy to stay away, but soon discovered that the ruin guard showed no signs of being used, and the little boy was still bending over to observe the various parts of the ruin guard, as if he was not looking at a terrifying killing machine.
, but a novel toy.
"Hey, he's a kid dressed up strangely..."
Paimon whispered quietly into the traveler's ear.
As Paimon said, Yingmei rarely saw children dressed like this in Liyue, especially the warm-looking hat he wore on his head.
The climate in the harbor is warm and humid, and almost no one in Liyue wears a hat. Only people like Yanfei and Hutao who are always working wear fixed hats, not to mention that this kid’s hat looks irrelevant to his profession.
, probably just some kind of tool for keeping warm.
The weather in Liyue is pretty good today. Is it really not too hot to wear so many clothes?
Recalling that Dai Pai once mentioned the task of evacuating residents, Yingmei decided to take the child away first. After all, no one knew whether the ruins guards would suddenly move.
The little boy also noticed the arrival of the travelers and Paimon, but he was not afraid of strangers at all. He pointed directly at the ruins guard, waved to Yingmei, and jumped up and down happily, just like a naughty child:
"Sister, look!"
"This little one-eyed baby is so big and majestic!"