Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 156 Scattered Soldiers: "Goblins~ Goblins~"

Seeing that Lingling lay down without asking any questions, Paimon angrily pulled Huiyuan up.

"Stop pulling, stop pulling, I'm getting up. Honestly, can't you wait until the research results are out before waking me up?"

After putting away the parasol and sun chair, Huiyuan looked at the book that Mona was holding.

Paimon put his hands on his hips and complained, "I only asked you to listen in after I finished researching it."

Mona nodded and began to explain.

"The book has some missing parts, and I used astrology to calculate the missing parts. Now that I've finished reading it and Miss Lingling is awake, I'll begin my story."

After Mona finished speaking, Ying and Paimon listened attentively with great curiosity.

Although Huiyuan was very reluctant, she still mustered her spirits and listened.

"Leonard was an adventurer from two thousand years ago. His lifelong dream was to climb a snow-capped mountain called 'Peak Peak.'"

Paimon asked in surprise, "Two thousand years? These meteorites are... the ancient people's 'Seat of Fate'?!"

Mona did not provide an answer, but tacitly accepted Paimon's conjecture and continued to explain.

"His Seat of Fate was summoned to the earth for some reason. I believe this is related to the Fools."

Paimon nodded in agreement, saying, "Agreed, they do the most bizarre and strange things."

"These meteorites contain elemental power, which radiates to the surrounding residents in a way that is spiritually suggestive, causing them to fall into a dream state. In addition, if I am not mistaken, there should be a core-like entity among these meteorites, which is the crystallization of Leonard's spirit."

After listening to Mona's interpretation, Ying began to think.

Where could it be?

Mona also began to think.

However, it wasn't long before she gave her own guess.

"If I were Leonard, this core would be exactly what I envision, soaring from the sky to the summit I couldn't reach in my lifetime."

After Mona made this suggestion, Paimon asked, "Would the core be at Spire Peak? But... where is Spire Peak? I've never heard of that place."

"This is the first time I've heard this. Comparing the map in the book with the current terrain of Mondstadt, I discovered that the Spire Peak no longer exists."

Paimon was stunned after hearing Mona's words.

"Can such a huge snow-capped mountain really disappear?!"

"Yes, I read in a book that Barbatos, the wind god, used his divine power to blow away the ice and snow for the sake of his people, which also changed the landscape of Mondstadt. The mountains of the past have been replaced by an endless sea, but if you put that mountain into the sea, it will still leave some traces of its former height."

As she spoke, Mona began to divine in her mind.

"—The part of the summit that protrudes above the water is now called... Musk Reef."

Seeing that Mona had finally finished speaking, Huiyuan yawned and released a boat into the sea.

"Are you done talking? If you are, then get on the ship."

Mona was stunned to see Hunyuan yawning, as if he already knew what was going to happen and had prepared the boat in advance.

"You...knew all along?"

Seeing Mona's surprised expression, Huiyuan made up a lie so as not to hurt her pride as an astrologer.

"Ah...no. I just happened to have a boat in my backpack."

"Whose backpack can fit a ship?!"

"Hey~"

"Hey, what does that mean?!"

Ignoring Mona's shouts, Huiyuan pretended to be clueless and boarded the boat.

Paimon also got on and took the oar.

"I want to row a boat!"

Mona was speechless and could only silently follow them onto the boat.

Musk Reef is the small island where the 12th level of the Spiral Abyss in the game is located.

Mona explained how it was formed. It was all the work of our lazy, good-for-nothing Barbatos! Mondstadt's flat landscape is all thanks to this god.

Because of Mona's astrology and Huiyuan's eagle-eye ability, there is absolutely no need to worry about deviating from the course.

Moreover, the sun is right there in the sky, rising in the east and setting in the west, so how could one possibly get lost? Of course not.

After rowing for who knows how long, Huiyuan's arms were sore from rowing, and they finally reached the shore.

Mona looked around at the lush green island and sighed.

"Oh? Is this the former Spiral Hat Peak? It's gotten so small."

Paimon looked around and spotted someone, exclaiming in surprise, "Hey, someone got here first? Is this some kind of tourist attraction?"

Everyone looked in the direction of Paimon's eyes, and that person also turned his head at that moment.

Upon seeing the person's face clearly, Paimon was so frightened that he flew up.

"Ah! It's you!"

This person was a stragglers.

He squinted, looking somewhat tired, and seemed unaware of his surroundings.

If we ambush the skirmishers now, we have a good chance of defeating him.

The stragglers struggled to open their eyes and refocus their attention.

"Hmm... Hmm? It's you guys?"

Ying wasn't too wary, because there wasn't a trace of killing intent in the soldier's tone or eyes.

and...

"Did you just wake up?"

Ying asked tentatively.

Paimon looked at the sleepy-eyed stragglers and began to speculate.

"Does he look like he just came out of a dream?"

Looking at the other person in surprise, Mona said, "How is it possible that someone can awaken on their own?"

Mona watched the other party warily, then quickly moved to the center of the group, ready to grab their hands and lead them away at any moment.

Instead of launching a surprise attack immediately, the skirmishers mocked Mona after she exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't. You're too late; my 'research' is already complete."

As he spoke, the stragglers turned around and faced the crowd.

Huiyuan secretly activated her shield, and Ying and Mona took a step back warily, ready to flee at any moment or be forced into battle.

Paimon, though inexperienced, was bold. Seeing the chilling look in the skirmisher's eyes, he instead questioned him.

"So all of this was a trick by you Fools?!"

Having just escaped from the dream, the stragglers were clearly a bit weak and lacked fighting spirit, but their tone was still very imposing.

"Don't be so nervous, I don't have time to play with you today. I can deal with you next time."

After saying that, the soldier turned to leave.

Seeing that the other party was somewhat weak, Ying pressed him for an answer: "Wait! What exactly is your purpose?"

Mona sensed the skirmisher's weakness and, not wanting to let him go so easily, began to question him.

"You just entered that shared dream of the snowy mountains, didn't you? How much do you know about Leonard?"

After hearing Mona's question, the skirmisher was very dismissive.

"Leonard? What Leonard... Hmph, never mind, now is not the time to worry about small fry. I've discovered... something more terrifying and important."