Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Two days had passed since the Flower Goddess' Birthday. It was now morning, the sun was shining on the Adventurer's Association's reception desk, and everything seemed peaceful and tranquil.

Shao Yun supported himself on the counter with both hands, leaned forward slightly, and listened to Catherine, who was possessed by Nashida, narrating everything that happened after the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival.

As the story came to an end, Shao Yun couldn't help but open his mouth and yawn loudly, with a look of boredom on his face.

"So, this is how you figured out the plan of the Order of the Harvest Dreams?"

Nashida nodded slightly at first, but then shook her head gently and explained: "Strictly speaking, it can't be considered completely cracked."

"To be more precise, it should be that those guys from the Ministry of the Church have achieved their goal, and at the same time, I have successfully found a way to deal with it. This is actually a result of both sides getting what they need and working in both directions."

After hearing this, Shao Yun felt even more bored. He shook his head casually and muttered to himself.

"Okay, but I still have a question. Since we can now use the void terminal you modified to communicate with each other, why did you go to the trouble of borrowing Catherine's body to talk to me face to face?"

Nashida blinked and responded as a matter of course: "The reason is simple. Some important matters are better discussed face to face to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and deviations."

When Shao Yun heard this, he couldn't find the right words to refute for a moment, and could only nod helplessly.

"Okay, you do have a point. But is this why you called me here so early in the morning? To hear you tell me about your great feat of rescuing the Xumi people from their slumber?"

After listening to her, Nashida replied: "Yes, you should have the right to know."

Hearing this answer, Shao Yun couldn't help but curl his lips and complained: "I thought you had already found the Great Sage's God-making Workshop."

"At the very least, I should have figured out how to interpret that sentence, but in the end, I was so disappointed. It was such a waste of my precious time!"

Hearing this, Nashida explained helplessly: "It is not easy to interpret what Ying said to me, 'The world, forget me'. I can't do it with my own wisdom alone. I must rely on the power of the Heart of God."

When I heard this, it was just as I expected, and I fell into a vicious circle again...

The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied he felt. He couldn't help but complain: "So you haven't done anything serious these past two days..."

However, before he could finish his words, Ying's voice suddenly came from the void terminal worn on Shao Yun's ear.

"Please wait a moment."

Shao Yun quickly signaled to Nashida, then quickly placed his hand on the void terminal next to his ear.

"Ying, what happened?"

On the other side, Ying heard Shao Yun's reply and explained to him: "Shao Yun, Paimeng and I are now in Huachengguo. We are busy helping Tinari deal with some sudden dead zone problems."

"Because this situation is quite tricky, I guess we won't be able to return to Xumi City in the next few days, but you don't have to worry about us!"

Shao Yun naturally knew that Ying must have received the legendary mission from Tinari.

Although I am still a little concerned, when I think of their strength and their performance in dealing with various crises in the past, I am not particularly worried about this issue.

"Well, okay, then you must be more careful. If you really encounter any danger, remember to take Paimon to a safe place as soon as possible."

I thought this conversation would end here, but Ying continued, "By the way, Shao Yun, there is one more thing. Lisa is also in Huachengguo and wants to tell you something."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clear and pleasant female voice was heard - it was Lisa's voice.

"Mr. Shao Yun, are you sure you just said hello to everyone in the Knights' Order like you and the Honorary Knight and little Paimon? Don't you have anything else to say to the lovely Noelle?"

Shao Yun couldn't help but be stunned when Lisa asked him by name.

He thought for a moment, then answered casually: "Uh...then please tell her not to work too hard, to take more rest, and not to exhaust herself."

"Also, tell her exactly this: 'Kaia is a very unreliable person. You have to listen carefully and don't just believe everything he says.'"

On the other end of the void terminal, Lisa heard Shao Yun's concise words that lacked much emotion. She couldn't help but complain, "Is that all? It's too brief and too lacking in emotion."

Shao Yun thought to himself, what else do you want him to say to Noelle?

He urged Lisa, "What else can I say? Hurry up and return the void terminal to Ying!"

Lisa realized that Shao Yun was really impatient, so she stopped joking and replied seriously, "Okay, I'll deliver what you want to convey."

Immediately afterwards, Ying's voice came through the void terminal.

"Well, Shao Yun, please contact the Void Terminal if you have anything to say."

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After finishing the call with Ying, Shao Yun turned around and his eyes fell on Catherine who was possessed by Nashida.

He frowned slightly, showing a hint of obvious impatience on his face, and asked in a stiff tone: "Okay, now besides what you just said, is there any other substantial progress?"

"I'm telling you the truth. What you just said seems to be nonsense and worthless."

Facing Shao Yun's questions, Nashida remained relatively calm and composed.

She gently tried to calm him down and explained, "Please be patient. I need more time. After all, the number of allies we have is too small, and we have limited power to achieve our goal without bloodshed."

"I am now doing my best to find suitable people who may become insiders and assist us. Only in this way can we realize the strategic plan of internal and external cooperation, but all this is not something that can be achieved overnight, it takes time!"

Shao Yun was obviously not satisfied with this answer.

"But what we lack most now is time! Don't be naive to think that you can rest assured if we reach an agreement to use the lives of the scattered soldiers in exchange for my listening to you. You have to know that if something really happens to that devil, you will have nowhere to cry!"

Seeing Shao Yun becoming more and more anxious, Nashida quickly spoke to him in a friendly way.

"I know, but... there's no point in being anxious... I'm leaving Catherine's consciousness first. If there's anything, we can contact each other through the Void Terminal."

As soon as she finished speaking, Catherine, who was possessed by Nashida, gently closed her eyes, and then transferred her consciousness back to her own body.

Seeing that Nashida was about to escape, Shao Yun immediately contacted Nashida through the void terminal worn on his ear and said, "Hey! Don't escape, it's useless!"

As a result, Nashida was determined not to talk to him. Shao Yun cursed in his heart, "Nashida, just change your name to the Great Compassionate Living Bodhisattva!"

At this time, Catherine looked at Shao Yun, who had suddenly appeared in front of her countless times, with confusion, and asked softly: "Towards the stars and the abyss, welcome to the Adventurer's Association. Excuse me, do you accept commissions?"

Shao Yun glanced at Catherine, waved his hand impatiently, and responded hastily: "No..."

But before he could finish his words, a familiar figure happened to pass by - it was Dishia.

She greeted Shao Yun with a big smile on her face and exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, what a coincidence! You are here."

After seeing Di Xia, Shao Yun forced himself to be in high spirits and greeted her in return: "Hello, Di Xia! I didn't expect to meet you here."

Dixia looked at Shao Yun curiously, and noticed that he was standing in front of the Adventurer's Association's reception desk. So she asked with a smile, "From the looks of you, are you ready to accept the Adventurer's Association's commission?"

Shao Yun turned his head and glanced at Catherine beside him, then quickly explained to Dixia: "No, I was just chatting with her to pass the time."

After hearing this, Dixia couldn't help but cast her eyes on Catherine who was standing behind the counter, chatting with Catherine, wondering if she had heard it wrong.

Then she asked with a hint of sarcasm: "Chatting with Catherine? Why are you so bored?"

Shao Yun shrugged and said as a matter of course: "It's better than talking to yourself like a psychopath."

Seeing Shao Yun looking bored, Di Xia came over and said tentatively: "I say, isn't it a bit of a waste to spend your time like this..."

As she spoke, she observed Shao Yun's reaction.

Shao Yun took a look at Di Xia's current appearance and said straightforwardly: "Okay, stop beating around the bush, just tell me what you want to say! Anyway, I have plenty of time now."

After saying that, he rubbed his neck lazily.

Seeing this, Dixia could not help but secretly marvel at Shao Yun's keen insight. She smiled and praised, "Wow, your ability to read people's expressions is really amazing, even better than those experienced old mercenaries!"

Then she stated directly the purpose of her visit.

"Actually, this is the case. I recently received a mission to escort a merchant caravan to Aru Village. But I don't have enough manpower, so I wanted to ask if you are interested in helping out."

When Shao Yun heard the name "Aru Village", he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Aru Village? Are you going to the desert?"

Dishia nodded, indicating that he was right.

Shao Yun frowned and continued, "But aren't you working as a bodyguard for Dina Zedai's family? What I mean is, if Dina Zedai agrees to such a private job, I understand. But the key is whether her father Shazaman will agree to it."

It's like a person delivering takeout as a doorman, this is so arrogant!

When Di Xia heard Shao Yun asking about her bodyguard job, an awkward smile suddenly appeared on her face.

She scratched her head and explained a little embarrassedly: "Oh, it's a long story. At the Flower God's Birthday Festival held two days ago, somehow, the master and the mistress found out that our young lady was the organizer of this event!"

"As a result, the master and the mistress immediately confined the young lady to her room... and I, naturally, also benefited from it and was given a temporary vacation."

When Shao Yun heard that Dina Zedai was under house arrest and Dixia was given an indefinite leave, he didn't know how to react for a moment.

On the one hand, I wanted to laugh, but on the other hand, I felt a little sorry for Dina Zedai and Dishia.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Well, at least Dina Zedai saw the person she wanted to see (God)."

After all, the void terminal is like the telephone invented by Bell. If Dinazedai wants to chat with Nashida, she can just chat with her directly.

Even if she is confined to her house, Dina Zedai probably won't be too bored.

Dixia obviously understood what Shao Yun meant. She nodded in agreement and said with a sigh, "Indeed, Miss can chat with her (Nashida) through the void terminal at any time. It seems that Miss will not be too bored."

"I just hope that the young lady won't be too depressed during this period of time."

After talking about Dina Zedai, Dishia brought the topic back on track.

"Oh, look at my poor memory. I was just busy chatting. Mr. Shao Yun, are you interested in taking this commission?"

After listening to this, Shao Yun thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "So, how long will it take to complete this commission?"

Dixia frowned and thought for a while before answering: "Hmm... let me think about it. Go south from Xumi City, then west, pass Zen Garden, pass Kawan Posthouse, and finally arrive at Aru Village."

"If everything goes well, it will probably take about five days to go back and forth."

When he heard that it would take five days, Shao Yun thought about it, agreed, and said, "Five days? Okay. I'll take it."

Just treat it as a way to kill time and wait for Nashida, the compassionate living Bodhisattva, to come up with some good plan!