Chapter 105 Arrival at Mondstadt
The welcome banquet was also held at the Dawn Winery at night. Although Gu Sanqiu was not sure whether the master would beat Kaiya to death after returning, he thought he should have greeted him.
After feeding the group of wind crystal butterflies, Gu Sanqiu, who had harvested more than ten crystal cores in one go, took the initiative to return to the winery and show his face.
After all, this is not Liyue, and he is still the one in charge. It is almost time for the welcome banquet, and it would be impolite to ask someone to come out to find him.
"Everyone, this is a batch of fine wine that has just been unloaded from the cellar at Dawn Winery. It is specially provided as a welcome wine by the owner of the winery, Mr. Diluc."
Kaiya successfully changed his job to become the host to liven up the atmosphere, while Gu Sanqiu was slowly sipping wine on the sofa nearby.
Of course, if he wants to talk business after drinking, that would be more in line with Kaia's idea.
Considering the need to maintain their image, the members of the Thousand Rocks Army and the Knights exercised restraint and did not blow into the bottle, but instead chose large wine glasses.
Originally, Feng Yan and the others were not planning to drink, but were persuaded by Kaiya's words "They have people near Chenxi Winery" and joined the banquet.
Of course, before drinking, Feng Yan had already found Gu Sanqiu and asked for a sobering pill for each person. As long as he didn't drink to the point of gastric bleeding, the pill would definitely be effective.
As for why Gu Sanqiu would prepare this kind of elixir that is never used in normal times?
The reputation of Mondstadt people for loving wine is known to everyone in Teyvat. There is even a stall owner in Qingquan Town who quit his business to go to Mondstadt to drink.
Gu Sanqiu knew with his butt that he would definitely encounter various banquets during this trip, and then encounter a lot of drunkards at the banquets.
Mondstadt is a free city, and foreign guests are invited to attend "grand" events such as banquets. In addition to the central venue, there will also be large and small banquets in other parts of Mondstadt.
Gu Sanqiu was fine, but if the others didn't prepare some sobering pills, they would probably find themselves kneeling on the road soon after leaving the main banquet venue.
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance.
"Hey, Mr. Gu, is it because we at Mond's hospitality that you are not good enough? Why are you sitting here drinking alone?"
"Well, Mr. Kaeya is indeed a knowledgeable member of the Knights, saying the three words 'drinking wine' in pure Liyue dialect."
"Haha, it's not bad. After all, there are quite a few people in our Knights Order who can be called knowledgeable. As goes, 'If you are close to vermilion, you will be red. If you are close to ink, you will be black.' I just learned a little more from them."
Gu Sanqiu raised his glass with a smile: "No matter what, anyone who can calm down and read a few pages of a book in this era deserves praise."
The two clinked their glasses, and Kaia suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Gu went out just now, and it seems that he saw some special scenery of Mondstadt."
"Yes, that's right."
Whether it was the wind created by the Wind Crystal Butterfly that wanted to make his head bald, or the wind element that he mobilized, the noise was quite loud. It was obviously unrealistic to hide it from the people of the Kingdom of Wind.
What's more, the person in front of him is the "mastermind" of the Knights, or the only scheming person on the surface.
Gu Sanqiu took out a few crystal cores and waved them : "Your Mond crystal butterflies are really interesting. They didn't run away when they saw me, so I treated them to a meal."
"Uh, hahahaha, Mr. Gu is indeed an interesting person."
Kaiya was secretly surprised. It was a bit strange to say that Mond's crystal butterfly was hospitable, but the crystal core in Gu Sanqiu's hand still gave off a spirit of wind, and it was obvious that it was something that had been obtained not long ago.
"However, even in our Mondstadt, there is only one person who can touch the crystal butterflies so openly and receive their gifts."
Kaiya poured more wine for Gu Sanqiu: "If there is a chance, maybe I can introduce you two to each other. I believe you will have a lot in common."
"Oh? This is an interesting thing."
I guess it must be the investigation team leader.
The chalk after the black soil is very interesting.
What happened after the banquet was just as Kaeya had expected. A group of businessmen from Liyue had already begun contacting the person in charge of the Dawn Winery to see if they could finalize a big deal on the first day.
The products of Dawn Winery can make a lot of money whether they are sold in Liyue after the deal is reached, handed over to Southern Cross for export overseas, or even sold to some merchants engaged in import and export business as middlemen.
Outside, Feng Yan and Gu Sanqiu were standing outside the grape field. The mint in Gu Sanqiu's mouth turned into a crystal core.
Well, he tried, but couldn't bite it.
"How is it, after chatting with the Knights of Favonius, were you able to get any useful information?"
"Not yet. They don't seem to know about that matter, but it's normal. Mr. Kaia is not a simple person. Such things will not be disclosed by the top management."
"What about the Fatui?"
"Apart from their daily activities, there doesn't seem to be much action. When I heard them talking, it seemed that the people from the Adventurer's Guild also assigned people to keep an eye on the Fatui."
Gu Sanqiu was not too surprised about this. After all, no matter how big the Adventurer's Association was, the majority of its management were still domestic people, and they would definitely cooperate with official actions on many matters.
Just like those guys in Liyue who have been fed with Mora by the big families and nouveau riche, the only difference is that Mondstadt's Adventurer's Guild did a good job this time.
"Well, it's very interesting. Next, don't make any moves on your side. Just do whatever Mond arranges for you to do."
Gu Sanqiu patted the Eye of God on his waist and said, "My degree of freedom should be higher than yours. It will be more convenient for me to investigate some things."
"Well, that's it for now."
Early the next morning, the convoy and the knight squad led by Kaia set off again. Gu Sanqiu also saw this guy put a box of wine on the hot air balloon cargo truck.
…
My goodness, this is a blatant way of fleecing one's own brothers.
He had already thought of reasons for Kaeya, such as "Considering that the guests from Liyue might be thirsty on the road" and "This is a product sample that Liyue's merchants applied for from the winery".
There was a party going on at the time, and it was not convenient for him to wander around and see if there was a large vase with an exaggerated pattern around the master's desk.
After a boring journey, the team finally saw the outline of Mondstadt.
Gu Sanqiu stood up and looked into the distance. The city was indeed very attractive. He also wanted to see this familiar yet unfamiliar city as soon as possible.
"What are you doing?"
Facing Feng Yan's question, Gu Sanqiu shook his head and said, "No, I was just looking to see if there were any banners saying 'Mond welcomes you', and if there were any children lining up on both sides of the bridge to welcome us, and if a representative would come and give me a bouquet of flowers."
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Feng Yan was too lazy to reply. Fortunately, he had mentioned it just now. Otherwise, if Kaiya and the others asked about it, he would be so embarrassed.
Gu Sanqiu had a smile on his face. At least on the surface, the clean bridge and the fact that the King of Teyvat was not feeding pigeons showed that Mond was indeed serious about this event.
"Then the question is, should I go to the Angel's Gift first, or to the Cat's Tail Tavern?"
