Genshin Impact [Outsider]

"Then let me tell you a story from...the past."

Xiao Huiguo smiled, and a tiny spiritual flower gradually grew between her and Su Li.

At this moment, Su Li's consciousness turned into invisible light and slowly flowed into Xiao Huiguo's mind under the guidance of the spiritual flower.

At this moment, Su Li saw a scene that was different from the Sand City. It was a country built on the wasteland, and it was also a real city in the desert.

And as the scene became clearer, he gradually lost his self-awareness...

"Xiao Huiguo, Xiao Huiguo?"

Xiao Huiguo, who was staring at the scorpion on the sand, reacted and asked in confusion, "What's the matter?"

"Here, this is for you!" A girl about the same age as Xiao Huiguo handed her a hairpin with a smile.

"Wow, this is so beautiful... Do you really want to give it to me?" Xiao Huiguo likes this kind of small ornament very much, especially this delicate and beautiful one.

"Of course, this is a birthday present from my mother, and now I give it to you as a token of friendship."

The little girl pinned the hairpin on Xiao Huiguo and nodded, saying, "Well, it suits you very well!"

"Friendship?" Xiao Huiguo didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but when she heard the little girl praising her, she was still very happy and said:

"Thank you for the compliment. Hehe, I am as cute as a flower!"

The little girl explained to Xiao Huiguo:

"Friendship means liking each other very much. From now on, we will be best friends. You can call me friend."

Xiao Huiguo looked thoughtful, then nodded and said, "Well, I understand. I like Xiao Luo very much too. We will be best friends from now on!"

……

They were playing until the evening, when a middle-aged woman came nearby.

"Xiao Luo, it's time to go home!"

Xiao Luo responded, "Okay, Mom—" She turned around and waved goodbye to Xiao Huiguo, "I'll come play with you tomorrow if I have time!"

Xiao Huiguo also imitated her movements and waved her hand, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Only when Xiao Luo's body disappeared in the distance did Xiao Huiguo turn around and stare at the night sky in a daze.

"Why am I the only one favored by Xinglihua? I also want to have a mother..."

Xiao Huiguo murmured softly and lowered her head to look at the hairpin in her hand.

For several days in a row, Xiao Luo would come to this oasis to play with Xiao Huiguo, and their relationship became closer unknowingly.

Finally one day, Xiao Luo formally invited Xiao Huiguo.

"Friend, would you like to go home with me tonight?"

Xiao Huiguo asked in confusion: "Well...but I live here, can I go home with you?"

Xiao Luo nodded and answered affirmatively: "Of course, it must be lonely living alone. I can accompany you in the future."

"Really?!" Xiao Huiguo looked at Xiao Luo excitedly, "Can I, can I go with my friends?"

Xiao Luo patted her chest and said with a smile: "Hehe, of course! And there will be a bedtime story in the evening."

"Great!" Xiao Huiguo smiled happily. After all, she no longer had to stay alone in this oasis. At least there was someone to accompany her.

Just as the two were playing happily, a machine was carrying a person slowly to the oasis.

Xiao Huiguo was the first to sense the strange big iron block and the stranger, and then he and Xiao Luo quietly found their location.

The mysterious man was kneeling by the stream, drinking water with both hands.

The machine stood silently beside the mysterious man. There were damages of varying degrees on various parts of the machine. It looked like an old machine that was about to be scrapped.

"That big guy is so strange..." Xiao Luo observed the machine. It was a new species that she had never seen before.

"I can't sense any life from that big piece of iron. It could be a dangerous hunk."

Xiao Huiguo came to this conclusion and then planned to turn around and leave.

But the machine's alert range was extremely large. In just a short moment, Xiao Huiguo and Xiao Luo were noticed by it.

"Target detected, defense system activated, and alert status." A small gun barrel appeared on the shoulder of the machine and aimed at where the two little guys were.

"Who, who is there!" The mysterious man became alert instantly and looked around nervously.

Only when he noticed that there were two children lying not far away and peeping at him did he slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Flower speaker, stand down your guard."

"receive."

Xiao Huiguo stared at the mysterious man nervously, then slowly stood up and protected Xiao Luo behind him.

"Don't, don't be afraid...Uncle is not a bad person."

The mysterious man explained, then took out two candies from his pocket and said, "Would you like some candy? They're very sweet."

Xiao Huiguo looked at the candy in his hand warily. After confirming that there was no danger, he whispered, "Friend, I want to eat that little candy..."

Xiao Luo quickly grabbed Xiao Huiguo and said, "Don't be fooled..."

She came to Xiao Huiguo and asked, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man introduced himself: "I am Lightnode, the special envoy of Kanria... Never mind, they are just two kids, they will definitely not understand."

He reorganized his words and said, "Just call me Lightnode. My friends and I are lost. Can you tell me where there are residents?"

"Hello, Light. I can't tell you where anyone lives because the people here hate outsiders."

Xiao Luo told Lightnold about the situation in the sand area, and told him that as long as he crossed the sand area and headed east, he would reach another country.

"You can go to Xingji. Mom told me that the people there are very friendly."

Xiao Huiguo asked, "Can I go play over there?"

Xiao Luo shook her head. "No, no, it's too far. I won't be able to get back in a while."

Lightnode threw the candy to Xiao Luo, "Thank you, little friend. My friends haven't eaten for a long time. We just want to ask for a meal. Please tell me!"

"Well..." Xiao Luo was a little distressed, but finally sighed and said: "Okay, let us help you, and then you can take your friends to Xingji."

She turned to look at Xiao Huiguo, "Can you help them?"

Xiao Huiguo ate a piece of candy. It was the first time she tasted this unique sweetness.

"Well, the candy is delicious, and it's a good person."

Then Xiao Huiguo waved his hand gently, and a flower vine broke through the soil. It then blossomed and bore fruit at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon it was full of abundant fruits.

Lightnode was dumbfounded. He had never seen anyone in his life who could do such a thing out of thin air.

"Alchemy? Is it alchemy? Such a powerful force!"

Xiao Huiguo shook his head, thought for a moment, and replied, "It's a kind of ability similar to alchemy."

Xiao Luo picked a few fruits and threw them to Lightnode, saying with a smile: "This is a return gift for those candies."

Lightnode clasped his hands together happily and said gratefully: "Thank you for your great help!"

Xiao Luo pulled Xiao Huiguo in front of him and said, "It's a small matter. What is that big thing? It can actually move. It feels so magical!"

Xiao Huiguo nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, it's amazing!"

Lightnode smiled proudly and introduced: "This is the most advanced technology of our Kanreya, a super, super powerful machine!"

"Super awesome?!" Xiao Luo looked at the worn-out Flower Whisperer curiously, then shook her head and said, "It doesn't look like it at first glance."

Xiao Huiguo also nodded, "Although he looks handsome, he doesn't look very strong."

Lightnode quickly explained: "Although it does look old, it will definitely not disappoint you."

"I do not believe."

"I don't believe it either."

Lightnode shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "Then I have no choice but to show you a performance!"

He turned to the Flower Whisperer and ordered, "Launch the missiles, untargeted aerial practice."

The Flower Whisperer scanned Lightnode and received instructions. When he raised his left arm, the outer scales at his wrist separated and a whole circle of gun barrels popped out from the inside.

The barrel slowly rotated, and then countless shells flew out. The lingering smoke slowly spread around the flower speaker, and the flying shells all exploded.

The order was completed, the flower speaker put away his weapon and remained on standby.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Xiao Luo looked at the debris falling from the sky excitedly and in amazement.

"So strong! This big piece of iron is so dangerous..." Xiao Huiguo seemed a little uneasy as he looked at the flying fragments.

Lightnode laughed and said, "Haha, kids, now you believe it, right? This is just the tip of the iceberg of Flower Whisperer's weapons."

"Can it release these explosive shells all over its body?"

Xiao Luo watched the Flower Language Master in amazement. If she hadn't been afraid of being blown up by this thing, she would have been eager to tinker with it.

"There's more to it than that. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." Lightnode patted the Flower Speaker and sighed as he looked at the damage on its body.

"It's a pity that there are no replacement parts and no senior engineers who can repair it."

"Tell me quickly, quickly, maybe I can understand it, right?"

Xiao Luo was completely attracted by the flower speaker, and on the way back to Lightnode's partner camp, she kept asking Lightnode about mechanical knowledge.

"Well, since you're so interested, I'll let you see it again."

Lightnode patted the Flower Speaker and said, "Activate the Chaos Core."

The Flower Speaker's body stiffened, and then the scales on his chest slowly separated and reassembled, revealing a core that radiated pure energy like a heart.

"The core of chaos, gathering energy."

Looking at this mysterious core that exudes an energy like the abyss of deep space, Xiao Huiguo felt uncomfortable in his heart, not knowing whether it was the energy rejection or fear from the bottom of his heart.

"I feel so depressed..." Xiao Luo had difficulty breathing, and the air around her seemed to be contaminated and distorted by this core.

"Stop gathering energy and cruise automatically."

As soon as Lightnode finished speaking, the Flower Speaker immediately stopped gathering energy and closed the core shell.

"This is the heart of the Flower Speaker, which is the source of power." Lightnode explained: "Although it is the strongest output weapon, it is also the Flower Speaker's most fatal weakness."

Xiao Luo exhaled, stroked her chest and said, "I can feel the terrifying power..."

Xiao Huiguo also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Perhaps it is because it is too strong that it has flaws."

Lightnode nodded. "You are right. When my father created it, he told me: There is no absolute power, and there can be no absolute strength."

Then he looked at Xiao Huiguo and Xiao Luo beside him with some surprise, wondering, are even the children in the Sand Region so naughty?

……

Arriving at the base where Lightnode's accomplices were temporarily staying, Xiao Luo exclaimed again: "Wow, there are so many Cyclops!"

“These are our Kanreya tillage machines, the most common general-purpose machines,” Lightnode said.

"You have so many amazing things in Kanreya. I really want to go and see them!"

Xiao Luo couldn't help but feel a little envious. She had no resistance to these mechanical creations.

But Xiao Huiguo didn't like these machines too much. The power displayed by the flower speaker made her a little worried.

"Hey, Wright! You're back. How are you?"

A young girl came over waving her hand. After seeing Xiao Huiguo and Xiao Luo, she looked at Lightnode with some confusion and asked, "Did you kidnap a child?"

Lightnode quickly waved his hands and explained: "I don't have any, I found these two to help me!"

"Helpers?! You mean you found two girls who looked so young to help you in such a large and desolate place?"

The girl poked Lightnold's forehead with her hand and cursed, "Kidnapper, are you starving?"

"No, no, listen to me, I didn't lie to you!" Lightnode hurriedly came to Xiao Huiguo and squatted down, "Little sister, thank you for your help!"

The girl was surprised and asked, "What are you going to do to her? How did you become like this?"

"Oh, you'll understand soon, don't worry!" Lightnold was in a hurry, then took out some candies from his body.

Xiao Huiguo took the candy, put one in her mouth, and gave the rest to Xiao Luo.

“This candy is delicious.”

Xiao Huiguo waved his arms, and sand surged around him. A large number of flower vines slowly emerged from the sand, climbed up each other, and gradually bloomed flowers.

The girl was dumbfounded, staring blankly at everything in front of her. She immediately realized that Lightnode had not deceived her.

The vines were full of fruits, and the girl shouted excitedly, "Wow! Can we eat these fruits?"

Xiao Huiguo nodded, and the girl immediately picked one and took a big bite. While wolfing it down, she didn’t forget to give a thumbs up, “It’s really delicious…”

Lightnode smiled and said, "See, I told you I wasn't lying. Okay, I'll go call all my friends over. They're probably going to be dying of greed!"

Xiao Luo smiled as she bit the candy, "It's okay. In return, please study the tiller machine for us!"

The girl nodded and said, "Look around. It doesn't matter even if the tiller is dismantled. As long as the flower speaker is still there, everything will be fine."

Xiao Huiguo asked: "Is the Flower Speaker a very precious machine?"

The girl nodded, looked at the flower speaker on standby and sighed, "It's a long story... Anyway, we are escaping this time just for the flower speaker."

"Escape..." Xiao Luo remembered that Lightnod said they were special envoys from Kanria...