Chapter 33: News about strange birds, magical dishes

"Wait, wait, brother! Let me think about it!" Under the threat of death, the men in the treasure-stealing group racked their brains to recall what they had that could be used as bargaining chips.

Mora, relics, news, weapons...

"I'll give you ten minutes!" Jiang Yi left with his sword, whistling and calling the horse.

Seven minutes later, the two tall horses came out from the rain and fog together, and ran back happily.

Jiang Yi comforted them, put them into the wooden shed, and shook off the water droplets on their fur.

"Have you thought it through?" After Jiang Yi finished his work, he dragged out each of the treasure-stealing groups individually, pulled them aside and interrogated them.

Wait for them to finish speaking, don't say whether you are satisfied or not, just let them wait.

Asked all of them.

He did get something valuable.

Except for a little bit of Mora, the holy relics he handed over in order to save his life.

The most valuable thing is a piece of news.

The leader of the treasure-stealing gang in Mondstadt, "Strange Bird", seems to be preparing to steal a cultural relic from Mondstadt.

Notify your subordinates in advance and provide support.

If necessary, cooperate to provide cover and block the pursuit of the Knights of Favonius.

The new members of the treasure-hunting group did not know the specific orders and time of action. This information was revealed by the seniors who recruited them.

Jiang Yi had heard of the "Strange Bird". He was a habitual criminal who often went to Mondstadt to steal, and the Knights of Favonius had never caught him once.

Sometimes, even though you are just a step away from success, the other party still escapes.

These treasure-stealing groups made a very interesting guess. That is, the leader had two Wings of Wind on him. If one was damaged, the other one could be used.

The usual one is the regular Wind Wing.

The one on his body, not visible to the outside, is a real alchemical item. It is the inherited wing of the organization "Treasures under the Raven Wings". It is extremely precious and ancient, and comes from the original ruins.

Equivalent to a holy relic.

This sentence made Jiang Yi think a lot.

"Equivalent to a holy relic, what does this mean? The crystallization of will and dream?"

Seeing that Jiang Yi didn't say anything, several treasure-hunting groups became anxious.

Under Jiang Yi's conspiracy, they already knew what each other had said.

"Look, I just want to release one person. This is the price he gave. What you gave is not enough!"

In a word, say it to each person in turn, and continuously increase their explanation cost.

Seriously, several people are about to give up their underwear.

Unfortunately, the money he had on him was not enough to buy a meal at the Deer Hunter, and poor Jiang Yi could not even look at it.

A few people can only keep selling various news to show the value.

Until I betrayed my boss...

"The information we handed over is enough for you to report that the Knights of Favonius have received their reward."

"Don't worry, we won't tell Strange Bird about what happened today. We can't contact him with our identities."

"If this betrayal were to be known to others, we would have no place to stay in the treasure-stealing group."

"A loose alliance doesn't require loyalty, but it will never let traitors go."

Seeing Jiang Yi's eyes that only "the dead can keep secrets", several treasure-stealing groups rushed to swear an oath.

They really wouldn't go back and report to the "strange bird" to change the plans and arrangements.

Jiang Yi rested his hand on his chin and looked at the pale-faced treasure-stealing group.

"My horse is sick, who can cure it?"

There seemed to be hope for survival. Someone from the treasure-stealing group volunteered and said, "Just give him a human meal."

"Is it that simple?" Jiang Yi felt cheated.

The treasure-stealing group quickly explained: "In fact, the food we eat normally has different effects to varying degrees."

“Some chefs are called dietitians.”

“Items cooked perfectly with special techniques can bring out the characteristics of the ingredients and gain all kinds of wonderful powers.”

"Replenishing blood, replenishing qi, replenishing physical strength... In Liyue, this is called magical herbs and flowers, magical medicines and magical food."

"It's just that it takes a long time to make a meal, and the blessing obtained is very short, so the people of Teyvat don't care about it and usually ignore it completely."

"Some people want to use it in battle like alchemical potions, but you can drink several bottles of alchemical potions, but you can't eat several dishes."

"The enemy sees you finish eating, and your stomach is full and bloated. The effect is mostly lost because of the time. When you fight, you will be vomited first."

Jiang Yi felt like laughing when he thought of what he described.

Holding a chicken leg in one hand and a sword in the other, taking a bite from time to time and then fighting, it is really unbearable to watch.

The treasure-stealing group felt relieved when they saw the Liyue people were happy.

"The effect is useless, but if it is safe and there is no medicine, cooking a few dishes and eating them will still be very helpful for healing and restoring physical strength."

"The combination of different ingredients, the order of adding them and the cooking time represent different strengths."

"The food can be eaten by humans or horses. It can strengthen their vitality for a short period of time and can be used to recover from common colds."

Jiang Yi felt that this person seemed to know a lot. Liyue had already come out, and it didn't seem like something an uneducated vagrant would say.

Those kind of vagrants are the main members of the treasure-stealing group. Doesn't this guy look like one?

"Who told you that? Don't tell me you read it in a book?"

Jiang Yi asked curiously.

The man scratched his head.

"I used to be a miner. I met a Liyue person. He saw that I was often weak, so he told me the effect of food."

"It's just that my boss at that time was too heartless and didn't let me eat enough, so it was useless for me to know."

"Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore and gave up my job. I took advantage of the chaos in the wild during the dragon disaster and joined the treasure-stealing group, disguising myself as a hillbilly to steal and rob goods."

"I see..." After hearing what the other party said, Jiang Yi nodded.

I sympathize with his miserable life, but I can't help him. At most, I can persuade him to surrender as soon as possible and hand himself over to the Knights of Favonius in exchange for prison food.

After I got out, I turned over a new leaf and found a better job.

Jiang Yi focused his attention on the magical flora and fauna of Teyvat and the dishes that had medicinal effects.

I have definitely felt something strange before.

But the time was short and I didn't pay much attention to that little blessing. The effect brought by my body's evolution far exceeded that of food.

Others are used to it and won't discuss it with him.

As a result, he never clearly realized the specialness of these dishes.

Now think about it, in this world full of elements, in addition to the seven elements of wind, rock, water, fire, grass, ice and thunder, there are other elements.

Maybe there are elements related to animals and plants.

It makes animals extra fat and plants bloom and bear fruit all year round.

Some plants can even grow in any harsh environment, such as sweet flowers, mint...

He wondered if there was a sweet flower demon, a mint demon, or a cat demon who liked mint, who died in Teyvat and integrated his power into the entire continent.

There are other demons who bless all living things, causing many ordinary things to have strange powers.

The holder of the Eye of God can extract its essence and turn it into nourishment for breakthrough and improvement.

While Jiang Yi was daydreaming, he combined the game with reality and felt that he saw the secret of Teyvat.

Is it a war between demons or the remnants of an even more ancient civilization?