"Outlander, your journey... ends here."

Floating in mid-air, Wendy, suddenly recalling the opening scene of Genshin Impact, decided to re-enact it.

As she spoke these words, the surrounding fierce winds began to intensify.

"Woah, I'm going to be blown away."

Faced with these suddenly strengthened fierce winds, Paimon could only cling to Lumine's clothes to avoid being blown away by the wind.

That line... she must be allied with that deity!

Hearing these familiar words, Lumine, who had just been using Paimon as a shield, immediately drew her weapon, preparing for battle.

"Where did you take my brother?"

Although it was difficult to maintain her stance, Lumine, facing the fierce winds directly, still questioned her.

"How would I know? I'm not the one who captured him." At this moment, Wendy's words were very casual, completely lacking the oppressive aura from before.

And after she finished speaking, the surrounding fierce winds suddenly ceased.

"The wind has stopped..."

Paimon, who had just been struggling not to be blown away, now noticed the wind had stopped, which greatly puzzled her, unsure what had happened.

It seems those fierce winds just now were her doing...

Wait... could she be the deity controlling wind that Paimon just mentioned?

Still holding her weapon and watching Wendy with a vigilant expression, Lumine suddenly remembered the deity Paimon had mentioned.

Since these fierce winds were created by that young girl, then she must undoubtedly be the Anemo Archon.

[Syst▢ Initia▢ting Ne▢]

[Syst▢ Initiat▢ Success]

Eh? So fast?

I haven't even spoken yet...

Wendy, just about to say something, was surprised to find her system starting up again.

In other words, her mission was complete.

Sure enough, a gust of wind is enough to make someone think I'm the Anemo Archon...

[Congratulations, Host, you have successfully completed this mission. Gacha progress bar increased by 10%, and your main body has also received ability and Honkai Adaptability enhancements.]

After completing the startup, the system immediately announced the mission completion and rewards.

[Why only 10% this time?]

Hearing it was only 10%, Wendy was a bit dissatisfied, as it was 20% last time.

[Because the progress gained from each mission is different, Host.]

Facing Wendy's question, the system replied in this manner.

[Alright, then what's the mission this time?]

Thinking it over, Wendy began asking what the new mission was.

Anyway, as long as she kept completing missions, that kind of thing would be just around the corner.

"Is she the Anemo Archon, Paimon?"

Although she felt the girl before her was basically the Anemo Archon, Lumine still wanted to ask Paimon to see what she would say.

"Well... I've never seen the Anemo Archon, so I wouldn't know, but those fierce winds just now must have been her doing, so... I guess she is the Anemo Archon, right?"

Paimon didn't give Lumine a definitive answer to this question.

She couldn't, she didn't know either.

"I think she's allied with that deity who took my brother before."

In fact, after learning about the Seven Archons from Paimon earlier, she had a premonition that these Seven Archons were allied with the deity who had taken her brother.

It might even be that that deity is one of the Seven Archons.

"Ah? Then aren't we... doomed?"

Hearing Lumine say this, Paimon felt they were doomed.

But for some reason, the girl who seemed to be the Anemo Archon remained in mid-air without any movement, seemingly waiting for something.

[A new mission has been generated, Host. Please see.]

[As Lumine's recogni▢ed Arc▢on, and Kaito in front of the two to sh▢w affe▢tion.]

With Kaito? Show... affection???

[What kind of bizarre mission is this? Even showing affection?]

Although she hadn't fully understood the new mission yet, Wendy was already a bit overwhelmed just by the fragmented words revealed.

The previous missions were relatively normal; why is this one so strange?

[We hope the Host will continue to strive!]

After saying this, the system immediately shut down.

["Continue to strive" my...]

Mid-sentence, Wendy realized the system had already shut down, so she didn't continue speaking.

This darn system... runs quite fast...

There was nothing she could do; facing the shut-down system, she could only grumble internally. Then she spoke to Lumine and Paimon below, "I know many things, but I'm not allied with the one who took your brother."

While communicating with the system just now, Wendy had actually also been listening to Lumine and Paimon's conversation below.

Anyway, no matter what, she had to make Lumine continue to believe she was the Anemo Archon first.

There was no way around it; the next mission was clearly based on Lumine believing she was the Anemo Archon, so she had to maintain her Anemo Archon identity.

"That's great, Lumine! They're not allied, and she knows many things."

Hearing Wendy say this, the originally tense Paimon also breathed a sigh of relief.

If this girl who seemed to be the Anemo Archon was really allied with the deity who took Lumine's brother, then they definitely wouldn't be able to escape.

"So you are the Anemo Archon?" At this moment, Lumine was still full of vigilance.

However, compared to earlier, her sense of vigilance had actually subsided somewhat.

"Of course." Faced with this question, Wendy naturally admitted it, then continued, "Welcome to the Nation of Wind."

"Then, about my brother..."

"I don't seem to have a reason to answer that question."

Without waiting for Lumine to finish her question, Wendy interrupted her.

Although she could make Lumine thoroughly believe she was indeed the Anemo Archon by telling her that Lumine's brother would appear in Mondstadt, Wendy was worried that saying it too easily might backfire, so she decided to stall for a bit.

"But regardless, I hope you enjoy your stay in Mondstadt."

After saying this, Wendy transformed into a gust of wind and vanished from Lumine and Paimon's sight.

Since she still had to maintain her Anemo Archon identity, it was better to reduce her appearances before the two before attempting the new mission.

More importantly, she needed to go back and guess what the full version of this mission was.

"She's gone..." Looking around, Paimon saw that the girl had indeed left.

"Will that Anemo Archon appear often?"

After a moment of silence, Lumine asked this question.

It was clear that the Anemo Archon knew something about her brother, but she clearly didn't want to tell Lumine.

But this was normal; she truly had no reason to tell Lumine so much, as they had only just met.

But no matter what, she had to find a way to get information about her brother from that Anemo Archon.

"I don't know that either. How about we go to a place called Mondstadt first? Maybe we can see that Anemo Archon there."

"Then let's continue our journey."

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