Sasuke led Paimon to the windmill guided by the clues. He concentrated chakra on the soles of his feet and quickly climbed up the windmill and found the "treasure box".
The so-called treasure chest is just a broken wooden box, and when opened it reveals a picture.
"..."
Sasuke was a little speechless, but Kaia had a sense of ritual and was solving puzzles in a series.
Paimon looked at the picture.
The picture this time is a map. Part of Mondstadt can be vaguely seen on the upper left side of the map. There is a circle with a red heart in the center of the picture, and there are three red arrows next to it pointing to the center of the circle.
To the right of the red circle mark is a gray-blue patch, which should refer to the sea.
It seems like this is quite far from Mondstadt.
"Eh? This time it should be a treasure map."
"This treasure drawing is really sloppy... It really looks like it was made by a pirate."
"So should we go to Kaia now or go directly to the treasure place, Sasuke?"
Sasuke put away the pictures.
"Look for Kaia. I'm only familiar with the area around Mondstadt. I can't tell where the land on this map is."
"Hmm... That's fine, but then we won't be able to keep the treasure to ourselves..."
Paimon felt a little sorry.
What's the point of devouring something that doesn't exist? Sasuke didn't care at all. He just wanted to see if there were things like Fengshen Pupils in the Arcadia ruins, and he didn't care about anything else.
The two found Kaia near the Knights and handed the so-called 'treasure map' to Kaia.
"Oh my, I didn't expect that you actually found the treasure map and gave it to me. I thought you would go hunt for the treasure yourself first."
Kaia took the treasure map with some surprise.
"After all, this is a divine sword."
"I...we are not that kind of people."
Paimon crossed her arms, hugged the wall in front of her chest, and said with disdain, but the slight dodge in her eyes made her look a little guilty.
Naturally, Sasuke would not expose Paimon, so he asked Kaia:
"Where does this circle refer to? I'm not familiar with places far away from Mondstadt."
"That's Eagle Soar Beach."
Kaia replied.
"Let's go, I'll take you there. You've put in a lot of effort, and I'm sure you won't lose your share of the treasure."
At this moment, the voice in Sasuke's heart that had not appeared for a long time appeared again.
"With Kaia's approval, you can inject starlight to gain the other party's abilities."
"Whether to convert the ownerless starlight."
This is a bit of an unexpected surprise.
However, this time it seems to be different from the last time. Last time, Amber's approval was obtained. Later, it was necessary to continue to gain favorability before being able to summon the opponent to Konoha, but this time, the ability to obtain starlight was directly injected into it.
Kaiya, such a slippery guy, suddenly recognized himself at this moment.
Is it because I didn’t choose to swallow the treasure alone?
Or something else...
Sasuke didn't dwell on this, he had something more to look forward to at the moment.
Inject starlight.
"Not enough stars."
The one Starlight I redeemed before is not enough?
Then fill it up directly.
Since Xinghui helped him gain strength, the more the better, so Sasuke switched without thinking. He didn't stop until the voice prompted him that the money was insufficient.
At the same time, in the ancestral home of Uchiha in the ninja world, Sasuke's small vault had completely disappeared, but there was a pile of shining badges.
This should be enough.
Inject starlight.
"Acquire the elemental combat skill Frost Strike."
"Get the elemental burst and the fierce Rondo."
"Acquire the inherent talent·Heart of the Ice Abyss."
"Acquire talents and hidden strengths."
"Acquire swordsmanship and ritual swordsmanship."
A stream of information poured into Sasuke's brain instantly.
Swordsmanship and elemental combat skills, Sasuke had already experienced them when he fought side by side with Kaia in the temple of the guardians before the elemental outbreak. Being able to use the power of ice elemental force is equivalent to mastering two additional ice escapes.
But what surprised him even more were these two inherent talents.
To put it simply, Heart of the Ice Abyss uses ice escape to restore chakra, and hiding strength can reduce physical consumption, which is equivalent to further enhancing physical skills.
Ninjutsu and taijutsu have improved in all aspects.
"Hey, Sasuke, don't stand there stupidly. You've stayed long enough. If you don't move your muscles and muscles, mushrooms will grow."
Seeing that Sasuke hadn't moved for a long time, Kaia, who was already ready to get up and take action, urged him.
"good."
…
After a period of trekking, several people arrived at Yingxiang Beach, which is located at the mouth of Mondstadt.
"Wow, I'm really exhausted."
After arriving at the destination, Paimon rested on Sasuke's shoulder.
"You obviously keep flying, right? Why do you feel tired?"
Kaia complained.
"Come on, flying is very tiring. If I had legs as long as yours, I would run on the ground."
Paimon shot back.
"Hahaha, then I hope you can grow such long legs when you grow up."
"But it's Sasuke, you didn't use that weird trick of yours during this operation... Did the ninja escape?"
"...your running style is indeed more energy-saving."
"Hahaha, let me just say, I have always found your running method strange before, and I even tried it once. When I ran for the first time, my center of gravity was unstable and I almost fell forward. I originally thought it was you alone.
There may be something special about some running methods, and I wanted to ask you for advice, but it seems I don’t need it now.”
Sasuke couldn't say it was because he had acquired Kaia's inherent talents, which made it easier to run.
As for the previous running method, Konoha's ninjas basically ran like this.
"Okay, this is the intersection of the Arcadia ruins."
Kaia said after coming to a gap between boulders on the beach.
"Is this the intersection of the ruins?"
Paimon was suspicious.
"How should I say...it feels a little ordinary?"
"It just looks ordinary."
Kaia clapped her hands.
"This place, like the previous temples in the Four Winds, is a different space with the power of earth veins. It looks ordinary from the outside, but actually there is a cave inside."
"And it's okay to be ordinary. If it didn't look ordinary, wouldn't the treasure have been taken away long ago?"
"Oh! That's actually true!"
Paimon suddenly understood.
"I understand, as the saying goes, the more ordinary a place is, the easier it is to be ignored."
"It's really profound. Kaiya, your grandfather is really amazing."
"Maybe this is the wisdom of the old people."
Kaia smiled.
Swish, swish... swish.
A strange sound came from the entrance in the crack.
"Ah! What's that sound?"
Paimon frowned slightly and retreated behind everyone.
"It seems a mouse has taken the bait."
"Huh? What does this mean, Kaia."
"It's not interesting, don't be suspicious, isn't it me and Sasuke?"
"Come on, let's go in. We have to move quickly. The treasure is already waiting for us."