Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Seeing that Shao Yun was fine, she was relieved. She patted Shao Yun's shoulder gently and said with a smile: "It's really you. I was scared to death. I thought it was a homeless person who was unconscious due to the cold."

Which homeless person has the ability to climb the city walls of Mondstadt? Wouldn't it be better to go to the Cathedral of West Wind? The monks and nuns seem to be kind and generous, so they should take in the homeless.

Shao Yun rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked around in a daze. The sun had risen from the east, and the golden sunlight filled the earth.

He stood up, stretched his stiff limbs, and greeted Noelle.

"Good morning."

Seeing that he was fine and could still greet him, Noelle breathed a sigh of relief, but a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

"Mr. Shao Yun, what are you doing on this city wall? I remember this is Mondstadt's city defense area, which is not open to the public..."

Faced with Noel's question, Shao Yun had just woken up and his mind was still a little confused, so he just said whatever came to his mind.

He scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Ah! Well, I came here to see the scenery last night and strolled here..."

As Noelle's eyes gradually became distrustful, Shao Yun's voice became smaller and smaller. He was telling the truth, even if it was not the complete truth.

But it’s not a lie, I really came here to see the scenery.

After Noelle heard what Shao Yun said, her eyes revealed a hint of sharpness. It was obvious that even the punctuation marks in Shao Yun's answer could not convince her.

With his left hand on his waist, he said distrustfully: "Mr. Shao Yun, although I am young, I am not naive. You can just fool Ke Li with this."

When Shao Yun heard Noelle say that she was better than Klee, he almost burst out laughing.

You and Klee, you are both very naive. You have simple ideas and love to trust others. Only the Fatui, who are as stupid as pigs and cows, can't deceive you.

But what I said just now didn't seem to be any better...

Noelle thought about the Knights' Manual on how to deal with strangers who trespassed into the city's defenses.

It seems that there is only one thing, which is to subdue the stranger who trespassed and bring him to the Knights for interrogation.

When I came to my senses, I saw that Shao Yun had remained silent, but there was a half-smile on his face.

She herself didn't know what Shao Yun was thinking. If she only looked at his appearance, Shao Yun's expression was similar to that of the malicious treasure-stealing gang or the Fatui.

“Mr. Shao Yun,” Noelle said with a hint of warning in his voice, “Please tell the truth, or I will follow the instructions in the Knights’ Manual to subdue you and bring you to the Knights.”

As she spoke, she clenched her hands into fists, ready to have a real fight with him.

Seeing this, Shao Yun quickly put away the smile on his face. Looking at Noelle's determined eyes and clenched hands, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

I'm not afraid of Noel's strength. I'm afraid that if we fight, you, Noel, will probably not be able to beat me.

If we lose the game, we will be the loser of the Western Conference and will be too embarrassed to face anyone.

If I win, Ferrari will race with the wheelchair, and I will be even more ashamed to face people after winning!

I was trying to think of an excuse quickly, and suddenly an idea came to my mind!

Hey, I figured out a solution!

Shao Yun quickly took out the temporary city defense pass.

"Noelle, look at this!"

Noelle took the temporary city defense pass handed to him and looked at it carefully.

"The notes and seal are indeed from Captain Qin, but this is a card, not the official paper of the Knights, so I still have doubts."

Isn't that enough to convince me? Seeing Noelle handing back the fake pass, he still looked untrustful.

Shao Yun had just woken up, so his mind was a mess. He remembered the incident of catching the strange bird of the Mond Treasure Stealing Group, and took this as a starting point to start making up a story with self-consistent logic.

"Noelle, I was the one who caught the strange bird, you still remember, right?"

"Yes, but what does this have to do with your appearance on the city wall!" Noelle nodded in agreement, but she still didn't understand why Shao Yun suddenly mentioned this.

He frowned, waiting for Shao Yun to give a clearer explanation. After all, these two things didn't seem to be connected.

Shao Yun understood that Noelle's doubts had not been completely resolved, but she had already taken the bait, so the rest would be easy.

He took a deep breath and continued to make up stories: "Why doesn't it matter? The logic here makes perfect sense!"

"Tell me in detail." Noelle's tone was as serious as ever, but as long as he followed Shao Yun's meaning, even stones could be attracted.

Seeing that Noelle was willing to listen to his explanation, Shao Yun began to brainstorm, trying to find a reason that could both explain why he appeared on the city wall and convince her.

"I captured the strange bird that was the leader of the Mond Treasure Stealing Group. The Adventurer's Association thought I could take on higher-level commissions, and then, I received..."

He thought for a moment and continued, "It's similar to a volunteer commission to help the Knights of Favonius. The Knights sometimes outsource small tasks such as transporting goods and cleaning. Noelle, you also know about this kind of thing, right?"

After hearing Shao Yun's explanation, the doubts in Noelle's eyes were slightly alleviated.

Shao Yun was recognized by the Adventurer's Association for catching the strange bird, and therefore received a commission from the Knights of Favonius.

The Knights Temperance did outsource some unimportant work due to lack of manpower, so this explanation seems to make sense.

"Oh, it's similar to a maid, right? Not a formal knight, but can do work for the Knights Templar."

Noelle combined his own cognition, formed a logical loop in his mind, and digested Shao Yun's words.

In short, Shao Yun himself and Noel are both non-staff members of the Knights Templar.

Seeing that Noelle understood, Shao Yun quickly nodded in agreement: "Ah, yes, yes! It's a similar job."

In order to completely eliminate Noelle's doubts, he joked with Paimon: "I have to work harder to earn money to support Paimon. The little guy eats so much. If I don't work hard, Paimon will eat him up."

Words that are half true and half false are the most convincing. Noelle felt much more relaxed after hearing Shao Yun's words.

"Oh, so that's how it is. It seems that Mr. Shao Yun really loves Paimon."

Shao Yun continued her words: "Relying on Ying alone to make money won't fill Paimeng's stomach."

Seeing Noelle's expression, Shao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he must have been fooled.

However, just when he thought everything was over, he saw Noelle was very excited, as if he had met a new employee.

"Mr. Shao Yun, if that's the case, then our goals are the same."

Shao Yun was stunned, and looked at Noelle in confusion. He didn't quite understand what Noelle meant by the same goal.

"What do you mean?"

Shao Yun looked at Noelle and suddenly noticed the two long-handled brushes and several buckets of water beside her. He asked curiously, "Noelle, what are you doing with these?"

Noelle said energetically: "This is an urgent task assigned to me by Captain Kaia!" Her face was filled with enthusiasm and determination, and she seemed to be full of expectations and confidence in this task.

Shao Yun stared at Noelle. He noticed Noelle's expression at the moment, which was a complex look of extreme expectation, as if he was immersed in some unspeakable dream.

As soon as I heard that it was Kaia's urgent mission, I suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"What kind of task would require a brush?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Noel's face was filled with admiration and intoxication, and his voice was full of respect. He said to Shao Yun: "Captain Kaia said that the road on the wall of Mond needs to be cleaned and brushed to ensure that the knights will not slip on it due to stains."

Shao Yun looked at the endless city wall and felt an indescribable astonishment in his heart.

His eyes widened, he couldn't believe his ears, and he even stuttered, "You! Noelle, you want to...paint the road on the city wall? Is that what Kaia said?"

Noelle nodded, the admiration on her face not diminishing at all, she seemed full of anticipation and enthusiasm for this task.

"Yes, it's an urgent mission. I'm doing my part for Mond."

Silly child, you still say you are not naive. But after your Grand Commander Falgar took away most of the knights, the knights in Mond are now barely able to maintain basic public order, and they can't even send anyone to patrol!

"Kaia asked you to come alone? I saw you brought two brushes?" Shao Yun looked at the two brushes, thinking someone would come to help.

Noelle shook her head, indicating that she was alone, and explained, "It's just me. I prepared two brushes because I was afraid that if they broke, I wouldn't have a spare cleaning tool, which would delay the task. I plan to finish it within one day."

You are being PUA! And you are asked to brush it alone. Even if you are so young, you can't work like this!

Shao Yun looked at her serious expression, feeling somewhat helpless that Kaiya let a fifteen-year-old child do the heavy physical work of painting the city wall.

This must be reported to the Knights, reporting Kaeya for abusing Noel!

But he was afraid that after he reported it, the person who would receive him would be Kaiya himself, and then a drama of "Who in the court is suing me" would unfold.

In order to make Noel give up and take on an easier task, Shao Yun quickly used the old lady's trick to scare her grandson.

"Are you sure? The city wall is so far away that you can't even see the end of it. Even if you don't die after working on it for a day, you will be exhausted!" Shao Yun said exaggeratedly, hoping that Noel could hear the dissuasion in his words.

After listening to this, Noelle said hesitantly: "I did think of this when I got here, but..."

At this point, she changed the subject and excitedly held Shao Yun's hands, saying with full energy: "With Mr. Shao Yun's help, I believe I can definitely finish it within a day!"

After hearing what Noelle said, Shao Yun was shocked. Why was he still involved in this matter?

He stared at Noelle with wide eyes, speechless for a moment. Thousands of words were reduced to four words.

"What the hell!"

Noelle held a long-handled brush in both hands, her eyes flashing with enthusiasm. She walked towards Shao Yun with a smile and handed the brush to him.

Shao Yun wanted to refuse, but looking at Noelle's expectant eyes, he took the brush blankly and nodded.

"That's right. Isn't Mr. Shao Yun almost the same as the maid of the Knights Templar now?" Noelle said with a smile, her voice full of joy and kindness.

“Let’s work hard together!”

Shao Yun looked at the brush in his hand, then turned to look at Noel who had already started to get busy, and for a moment he did not know whether to laugh or cry.

He slapped himself helplessly and muttered to himself, "What a lousy mouth I have! If I had known earlier I would have just said I was drunk and didn't know how I got to the wall, then that would have been the end of it!"

Although he felt a little annoyed, Shao Yun looked at Noelle's serious back, and his dissatisfaction slowly dissipated.

Holding the brush, I followed Noel and started painting the road on the city wall.

From time to time, I looked up and watched what was happening in and outside the city.

When his eyes fell on the Knights' headquarters in the distance, Shao Yun gritted his teeth and squeezed out eight words.

"Kaiya, I really want to kill you!"

……

At this moment, Kaia, who was taking a break from his busy schedule in the Knights, suddenly started and immediately looked out the window, muttering to himself.

"God of Wind, why do I feel a cold wind blowing in?"

……

Time becomes slow and heavy because of doing physical labor.

Shao Yun and Noelle were scrubbing the floor with brushes, changing the water countless times.

The sun slowly rose from the east, and as time went by, it gradually rose above the head, and the scorching sun shone on the city wall. The golden light gradually spread over the entire city wall.

Sweat slid down Shao Yun's cheeks and soaked his collar. He never stopped what he was doing, but just persisted silently, following Noel without stopping for a moment.

When I finished working, I felt like the air around me had frozen, and only the sound of the brush scraping across the ground echoed in my ears.

Until the system suddenly popped up a prompt.

[Core health remaining percentage: 77% (normal) Core value remaining time at current consumption rate: 92 hours]

[Core stamina remaining percentage: 27% (marked in red). The remaining time of core stamina at the current consumption rate: 11 hours. ]

[Core Death Eye Remaining Percentage: 99% (Perfect) Core Value Remaining Time at Current Consumption Rate: 119 Hours]

System prompt: You have been working very hard for 6.2 hours. Please take a rest and recover your stats by eating or resting. When your core stamina is exhausted, your core health will be greatly depleted. Please cherish your life.

Looking at the system prompt, Shao Yun was shocked. Even with the Divine Eye which reduced the consumption by half, the consumption could still be this high. How intense was the labor!

Shao Yun suddenly stopped what he was doing, turned around and shouted to Noelle who was brushing the floor, "Noelle, how far have we brushed?"

Noelle stopped what she was doing, looked back at the completed part, and replied, "Probably a little more than half."

Hearing this answer, Shao Yun was afraid that he would be exhausted if he continued to work, so he quickly put down the brush in his hand, sat down against the wall, waved his hand and said, "Take a break!"