The Homeless Man of Teyvat

Mondstadt, a gift from an angel.

When Chen Tianfeng entered the tavern, it was nearly an hour before the time he made an appointment with Youla and Kaiya.

This is the second time the three of them have met.

Chen Tianfeng and Kaiya naturally had their own agendas when they agreed to get together, but Yula was different. She felt drinking alone was too boring. After other Mondstadts learned her surname, they avoided her even when drinking in the same tavern, not to mention drinking at the same table with her.

This also makes it so that when Youla drinks, there will always be a large area of ​​emptiness around her, which is naturally clean, but boring is also really boring - no one wants to drink alone with others looking at her strangely.

Chen Tianfeng didn't care about the surname Lawrence, and neither did Kaiya, and the three of them became drinking buddies.

For the Mondlanders, wine and freedom should be equally important things, so even during the dragon plague, there is still no shortage of guests for the angel's gifts.

Anyway, the dragon disaster and storm did not cause trouble in the city, and the trade route for transporting wine was not greatly affected, so life could still go on, and the drinking naturally could not stop.

Diluc stood behind the bar, wiping the seemingly endless glasses. His expressionless look scared off many drinkers, who consciously and tacitly asked the bartender Charles to order their drinks.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Chen Tianfeng said hello and sat down on the high chair in front of the bar. He glanced at Charles who was playing with the cocktail mixer, then looked away and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is Mr. Diluc experiencing life?"

"Yes, staying in the tavern for a while occasionally can help me think more smoothly."

Diluc answered casually and continued to wipe the cup: "Long time no see. I heard that Mr. Chen accepted a commission from the Knights some time ago. How do you feel?"

"It's not bad, but the Knights have been short of funds recently and only half of the reward promised to me was given. I don't know when I will get the remaining half."

"oh?"

Diluc finally put down his cup and raised his eyes to look at Chen Tianfeng: "Has the Knights declined to this extent?"

Isn't it a bit embarrassing to be able to do things like delaying salary arrears?

"Hey, I can't say that. It's also difficult to get my reward. The Knights have tried their best."

Chen Tianfeng waved his hand and said as if unintentionally: "Captain Kaiya promised that the reward will be given to me no later than the day after tomorrow."

"Kaia..." Diluc's eyes narrowed slightly, "For this guy to come forward, it seems that the reward Mr. Chen wants is not something easy to get. I am a little curious, Mr. Chen can tell me what the reward is. ?"

"Of course, this is nothing to keep secret."

Chen Tianfeng smiled and said: "When he persuaded me to accept the commission, Captain Kaia promised that in addition to the original remuneration, he would give me thirty barrels of the best quality dandelion wine newly brewed by Chenxi Winery."

"..."

Diluc made a move and said in a low voice: "Until now, Chenxi Winery has not received a wine order from Kaia."

So how does Kaia plan to get those thirty barrels of dandelion wine?

Diluc speculated on several possibilities based on his stereotype of Kaia, and successfully made the stereotype more stereotyped and unbearable.

"This... maybe Captain Kaiya asked someone else to ask for his help?" Chen Tianfeng looked hesitant: "Captain Kaiya will never default on his remuneration, let alone..."

"What's more?"

"What's more, Captain Kaia promised that if he is overdue, he will abstain from drinking for one day for every overdue day before the payment is settled."

"Did he really say that?"

"Of course, I still have the IOU from him here."

Chen Tianfeng took out the IOU, put it on the bar, and pushed it towards Diluc: "Although I have only been in Mondstadt for a short time, I feel that such a promise is already a "must do" for Mondstadt people who love fine wine. Is it to the extent of it?”

During the last drinking session, Chen Tianfeng used various reasons to ask Kaiya to sign this IOU - thanks to Captain Youla's unintentional assist, otherwise Kaiya would not be able to sign such a thing so easily.

"perhaps."

Diluc picked up the IOU and glanced at it twice. After confirming the authenticity, he thought for a moment and put it down without any intention of returning it to Chen Tianfeng: "Mr. Chen, can I make a deal?"

"Speaking."

"Give me this bill."

Diluc tapped the IOU with his fingers, and before Chen Tianfeng showed any embarrassment, he calmly said: "I can give you sixty barrels of the best-quality dandelion wine newly brewed by Chenxi Winery."

"make a deal!"

Chen Tianfeng stretched out his hand with a smile on his face: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Diluc."

“A pleasure to work with.”

Diluc reached out and shook it, and said: "If Mr. Chen had not changed his residence, the employees of Chenxi Winery would have delivered the dandelion wine at the latest tomorrow evening."

"There is no replacement, there is Mr. Laudiluk."

"polite."

Diluc drafted two debt transfer commitment letters, and Chen Tianfeng happily signed his name.

Diluc carefully put away the IOU and the letter of commitment, then noticed the gauntlet on Chen Tianfeng's left arm, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is this...?"

"Oh, it's the one Mr. Diluc sent." Chen Tianfeng raised his left hand, made a fist lightly, and said with a smile: "My friend made some modifications to it, so it looks a little different."

"Can you let me see it?"

"certainly."

Chen Tianfeng nodded and took off the arm armor.

"Thank you."

Diluc took the gauntlet, turned it over and looked at it carefully. His fingers ran across the streamlined shell of the black gauntlet. The elemental power surged slightly, and he understood the function of the gauntlet.

Silence followed.

It’s not that the transformation was bad, but that the transformation was too good. It was so good that he thought the West Wind Church had taken his Mora, but only gave him a shoddy product.

If he hadn't been fairly familiar with the West Wind Church and had several similar pieces of equipment, he would really have thought that he had been deceived by the West Wind Church.

Diluc pursed his lips and returned the gauntlet to Chen Tianfeng: "Mr. Chen, I wonder if your friend, this master, is willing to accept some commissions for equipment modification? Don't worry, Mora is not a problem."

"I'm afraid not." Chen Tianfeng shook his head and sighed: "My friend is very lazy. Letting him work is probably even harder than killing him."

"Is that so... It's understandable that experts will have some quirks." Diluc nodded without any intention of forcing him: "What do you plan to drink, Mr. Chen?"

Just as Chen Tianfeng was about to answer, a voice with a slightly doubtful and uncertain tone came from the side.

"Brother Chen?"

Chen Tianfeng turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound. He recognized the person and a smile appeared on his face: "Uncle Tuo Lanxi."

"It's really you, Brother Chen!"

Torrance was quite pleasantly surprised. He stepped forward and patted Chen Tianfeng on the shoulder, saying with emotion: "It's been a long time! It's been a long time!"

"It's been a long time indeed. How is Uncle Torrance doing lately?"

"It's still the same as before. Affected by the dragon disaster, the adventure group's commissions have become fewer and more troublesome, but fortunately they all passed without incident."

Torrance waved his hand and immediately invited him warmly: "Since we have met, let's have a drink together. I'll treat you!"

Seeing Chen Tianfeng's gaze, Diluc nodded slightly and said before he spoke: "Mr. Chen, you can do whatever you want, don't worry."