Sea of ​​Silence

Bennett immediately brought Phoenix to the Adventurers Association.

"Miss Catherine, look, this is the new member of Benny's adventure team!" Benny took Phoenix's arm and couldn't wait to introduce his new member, Arvid Amberlet, to Catherine.

"He is an adventurer who has been to the Silent Sea!"

Catherine had a professional smile on her face and looked at the red-haired boy who was looking at her with a smile. "Toward the stars and the abyss, welcome to Mondstadt, Mr. Amberlet ."

The Mechanical Doll from Solstice.

Phoenix could see Catherine's nature at a glance, but he said nothing, "Nice to meet you, Miss Catherine."

"Have you been to the Sea of ​​Silence? You..." A hoarse male voice suddenly stopped and was about to leave. of two people.

"This is Mr. Stanley, the great adventurer who came back from the Silent Sea." Bennett excitedly introduced the middle-aged man in front of Phoenix with a stubble on his face and a smell of alcohol.

The former Vulcan blinked, his red eyes reflecting the shadow of a man who was uneasy for some reason.

"Yes, I have been to the Silent Sea." When it was not the land of death, it was the home of the God of Fire.

"Did you see, I mean, no, I'm sorry, please forgive me for saying something incomprehensible." The man who called himself Stanley suddenly became depressed, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Wait."

Phoenix stopped the adventurer who wanted to leave, and said to the confused Bennett, "We can meet here tomorrow morning, okay?"

"Ah, of course, bye, Adway, bye. , Mr. Stanley!" Bennett was stunned for a moment, and then left quickly.

Phoenix turned around and took Stanley's hand. He obviously looked like a young man, but his leading movements were so natural. When he raised his hand, it was as if a god was holding the hand of a believer, calming Stanley's emotions easily.

"I also have a lot of good wine here, fine wine from Nata, a gift from the gods. Do you want to try it? We can borrow a cup from Angel's Gift."

Can't refuse.

Stanley murmured for a moment, but finally nodded and allowed Phoenix to lead him into the angel's gift.

Charles looked at the two guests who walked in, his eyes wide open in disbelief, staring at the red-haired and red-eyed boy standing in front.

When did their master have an illegitimate child?

"Please give me a wine glass. I want to treat this gentleman to a drink." Phoenix said simply and directly.

Charles quickly realized his duty and took out the cup usually used to hold grape juice from under the bar.

Forgive him, with this hair color and eye color, it's hard for him not to contact the boss of Angel's Gift.

Phoenix didn't know Charles's mood and pulled Stanley directly upstairs.

The god who was good at brewing took out the dazzling wine, filled it without hesitation, and then pushed it to the man who was still in a trance.

"Are you..." Stanley hesitated, not sure whether he should drink the wine the stranger gave him, even though it smelled really wonderful.

Moreover, it was so similar to the god he saw raising his flag to the sky on the Seven Heavens Statue.

It has nothing to do with appearance or age. It was a mysterious and mysterious feeling at that time, and I even couldn't help crying.

However, if it is really that person, he should be dead.

The Silent Sea is also the burial place of the God of Fire. He and his dragons sleep under the lava. This is known to every Natar person.

"Drink, adventurer, this will be good for you all. If you don't hurry up, a drunkard will come." Phoenix smiled, and the sharp arcs of his eyes were full of teasing.

The boy-shaped former Vulcan stretched out his limbs. Under the slipped sleeves, there were arms that were tightly covered by bandages. Under them, there were strange lines that appeared due to the erosion of the sealed abyss.

Stanley took a deep breath and picked up the wine glass on the table.

The mellow and fragrant wine filled his mouth, carrying the fragrance of dandelion wine and apple cider. It was the most familiar taste to him. Then, like bubbles exploding on magma, the hot taste made him take a big breath and think The temperature needs to be lowered, but this only takes a moment and is gone. Then comes the coolness, like the first breeze of spring.

Looking at the adventurer lying on the table, Phoenix laughed muffledly. After laughing a few times, he seemed to be choked, and he covered his mouth and coughed a few more times.

The breeze from an unknown source ruffled the ends of his hair. Phoenix stood up and looked at the bard sitting on the window frame.

"Fighting the laws of space and bringing the souls of the dead back from the narrow space, it won't be easy even for you." The bard plucked the strings, and the soft and soothing sound soothed the turbulent power little by little.

Phoenix lazily sat back in his chair, his face a little pale, but his eyes were astonishingly bright, as if they would burst into flames in the next moment, "A glass of wine in exchange for the performance of the greatest bard in Teyvat is obviously a huge profit." That's right."

"You are really messing around!" the bard complained dissatisfied.

Demons love people, but the love of most demons is only given to humans in their territory. There are too few people like Phoenix who have tender feelings for the species called humans, whether they are his people or not.

The people of Nata have the most "doting" god for them. The palace of the God of Fire never closes its doors. As long as they are willing, they can walk into the temple at any time and ask for power from the god.

However, they have never done this. The people of Nata know that everything they ask for has a price. Rather than making wishes to the gods, they hope that their beloved gods can be more willful.

Therefore, the Nata people do not worship God, but they love God very much.

Even the souls of the people who grew up stubbornly on that blazing land were dyed with a beautiful fire color.

"They can't come back because of my fault, how can I turn a blind eye." Phoenix said.

"Stanley, it is a miracle to break through the Sea of ​​Ember Silence with a mortal spirit."

They all know that the real Stanley has died in the Sea of ​​Ember Silence, but his soul is in that windless place with power that ordinary people cannot imagine. With his will, he found his companions and returned to his hometown.

Although he himself fell into a deep sleep, even the wind god could not awaken his soul.

But now, he is about to wake up.

"You always have your own reasons." Wendy shrugged, put away the lyre in her arms, and said with a smile, "You haven't met that brother yet, do you want to meet him?"

Phoenix held his chin and looked sideways. Looking towards the stairs, "You don't seem to have given me a chance to refuse."

Wendy: "Hey."

"Okay, I was discovered as expected." The white-haired elf held up the crown on his head and walked from behind the stairs. Flying out, there was a blond boy following behind her.

"Hello, I'm Sora, and this is Paimon." The traveler was a little embarrassed. Although he didn't mean it, in a sense he was eavesdropping.

He was also caught red-handed.

"Hello, my name is Arvid Amberlet, you can call me Arvid." Phoenix responded with a smile after making sure that Stanley, who was drunk to death, would not wake up for a while.

"Arvid, you and Wendy..." Sora looked at a certain bad wind god who was secretly drinking, and looked at Phoenix with an inquiring look.

"Hahahahahahaha, we are good drinking buddies." Phoenix replied with a smile, "The friendship across the continent of Teyvat is linked by wine, doesn't it feel very romantic?"

Paimon complained: "So you are also a drunkard? ?"

The traveler quickly stopped: "Paimon!"

Unexpectedly, Phoenix actually thought about it seriously and replied, "Although I am good at brewing, I really don't have much talent in drinking."

"Are you kidding me? There are people who know how to make wine but don't know how to drink." Paimon crossed his arms and raised his eyes.

"Hahahahaha, after all, my friends and..." The people all like drinking.

A careless god who had not finished speaking was promptly covered by his friend.

It’s not fun to talk about it. Wouldn’t it make you lose your vest all of a sudden?

Phoenix also reacted, patted Wendy's arm and told him to let go. Facing the traveler's suspicious eyes, he coughed twice and said, "...and pets both like to drink."

Sorry, dear Ariel, for the time being. I feel sorry for you to devote yourself to the pet column for the time being. Phoenix apologized silently in his mind.

Ariel: Tsk.

"Pet? Well, it's unbelievable." Although the traveler still had doubts, it was obvious that he would not give him another chance.

"Speaking of which, I can make wine but don't drink. I have red hair and red eyes. Could it be that..." Pamon suddenly came close to Phoenix's face, his big eyes narrowed full of doubts.

Phoenix tilted his head, somewhat confused as to why the traveler suddenly showed such a look of enlightenment, as if he had some pity.

Traveler: (Definitely related to Mr. Diluc.)

(Maybe he is Mr. Diluc’s estranged descendant?)

“What’s wrong?” Phoenix had never seen Diluc, so naturally he didn’t know that the two people in front of him were there. He was thinking about something, but even if he found out, he probably wouldn't be angry. Instead, he would be thinking about how to make the Diluc they mentioned as a friend.

"It's okay! Really, nothing happened!" Paimon and Traveler waved their hands and shook their heads almost at the same time, but they couldn't hide their guilty expressions.

Phoenix, who didn't know that he suddenly had a father, could only give up and continue asking, but ignored the wind god Barbatos, who was suppressing laughter and making the corners of his eyes twitch.

Barbatos: It would be a great loss if this was not included in poetry.

Moreover, Wendy knew that the most commonly used form of his friend was a phoenix wrapped in flames, a flying bird that could undoubtedly take off in a windless place.