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Chapter 99: Encountering Wendy, the Goddess of Liberty versus the Goddess of Wisdom, and a gift for

Chapter 99: Encountering Wendy, the Goddess of Liberty versus the Goddess of Wisdom, and a gift for Klee.

It's good that nothing major happened.

"How about Klee?" Jean asked, looking at Klee. "Did you have fun on your trip to the snow mountains? Did you cause any trouble for your brother Abedo?"

"No!" Klee jumped off the sofa and ran to the desk like she was showing off a treasure. "Klee was super good this time! And she used up all the bombs, she's so happy!"

Hearing "bomb" and "happy" together, Qin's temples began to throb again.

Moreover, the more Claire talked, the happier she became.

"And Anil's bombs are so cool! They fly really far away with a 'whoosh,' and they can even aim at their targets automatically. It's amazing! Klee wants one of those flying bouncy bombs too!"

Qin felt a headache after listening to it.

She could almost picture the scene of automatically tracking bouncing bombs flying everywhere outside Mondstadt.

What if it blows up and hits someone?

The bombs were already very powerful, and now they had to fly.

The consequences could be disastrous.

"No!" Qin's voice suddenly rose, firm and resolute. "The bouncing bomb is dangerous enough; we absolutely cannot add that function again!"

"But—flying bombs are safer!" Klee tilted her head, looking innocent as she argued, "They'll fly to a deserted place and explode, so they won't accidentally hurt the flowers and plants."

This peculiar logic left Qin speechless for a moment, unsure how to refute it.

Seeing that Captain Jean didn't speak, Klee assumed that she had given her consent and clapped her hands happily: "If Captain Jean doesn't object, then Klee will go find Brother Abedo! Brother Abedo is the best, he can definitely do it!"

"I am not against it—"

Before the words were even finished, the small red figure had already dashed off like a gust of wind, leaving behind only a clear voice: "Brother Abedo, I'm here!"

A deathly silence fell over the office.

Qin held her forehead, feeling a sudden dizziness.

"Amber," she said weakly, "go to the alchemy workshop and tell Abedo that, no matter what, you must—strengthen Klee's safety education."

In Abedo's alchemy workshop, Abedo is collecting and organizing data from this period of time.

"Brother Abedo!"

The workshop door was suddenly pushed open, and Klee rushed in like a small red cannonball, grabbing Abedo's leg.

Abedo put down his quill pen, looked down at the pendant beside his leg, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Klee, slow down."

"Brother Abedo," Klee looked up, blinking her innocent big eyes, her voice full of pleading and expectation, "Could you teach Klee how to make one of those flying things that can turn on their own and aim at a bouncing bomb?"

After hearing Cleo's description, Abedo fell into deep thought.

It can fly, it can turn corners, and it can even aim on its own.

Isn't this the floating weapon of that Sumeru scholar?

Abedo is skilled in bioalchemy, but he doesn't really know much about mechanical power.

Okay, then I'll go ask.

Abedo said gently, "Everyone has their own expertise, Claire. Anil is the real expert in this area."

"Let's go find him."

Mondstadt Library.

Lisa was idly propping her chin up, watching the two intriguing Sumeru people reading in the corner.

Just then, the library door was gently pushed open, and Abedo led Claire in.

Lisa lazily raised her eyelids and made a "shh" gesture.

Abedo nodded and quietly led Keli to Chen Bo's side.

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At that moment, Chen Bo was reading about the alchemy of black soil, constantly absorbing knowledge about alchemy. He only looked up from the book when he sensed someone approaching.

"Abedo, and Klee."

"Anil," Abedo stated succinctly, "Klee wants to create—well, a flying explosive that can autonomously seek out its targets. I'm not very good at this, so I've come to ask you for advice."

Upon hearing the words "self-aiming flying explosive device," Farusan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but look over as well.

Is such a young child already researching flying explosives?

It turns out that Mondstadt also has learning geniuses.

Chen Bo looked into Ke Li's clear eyes, which were filled with longing—a pure longing for explosions, no, for knowledge.

Without much hesitation, he readily agreed: "No problem! The door to science is always open to everyone, especially to curious children."

Lisa listened from behind the counter, her lazy smile deepening.

It feels like things are taking a strange turn.

The group soon arrived at Abedor's alchemy workshop in Mondstadt.

It's much smaller than the snow mountain camp, but it's equipped with all sorts of sophisticated alchemy instruments, and the air is filled with a peculiar scent of minerals and plants.

Without further ado, Chen Bo summoned a futuristic-looking metal object resembling a triangular pyramid, which floated outside the workshop.

It was one of his floating cannons.

"That's right, that's exactly what Klee wants to learn." Klee's eyes shone brightly.

Chen Bo pointed to the tail and the vectoring nozzles around the floating cannon and said, "Klee, look, these are called thrusters, used to provide thrust."

"Then, to make it turn, you need to change the direction of the airflow." His fingers then slid to the tiny spoilers on the side and tail of the funnel, allowing Klee to feel the changes in the spoilers as the funnel flew: "The angle of the tail and spoilers can adjust the direction of flight."

"This is our first lesson today."

"Aerodynamics and Missile Control Introduction"

Chen Bo explained it in great detail, and Ke Li listened very attentively.

"Imagine we're attaching a small, flame-spitting tube to the back of a bouncing bomb—that's a solid fuel propellant tube. It's responsible for propelling it forward."

"Regarding solid fuel, I think Abedo could easily formulate the recipe."

"Next, attach a few small wings around the tube, called stabilizing fins." Their function is like the feathers of an arrow, allowing the bouncing bomb to fly straight and steadily.

To help Keli understand more intuitively, Chen Bo simply found a small piece of wood and a few thin sheets of iron from the materials pile in the alchemy workshop, and quickly pieced together a rough model.

"See, that's it. Light the tube at the back, and with a 'whoosh,' it flies out."

Klee nodded repeatedly: "Klee has learned it."

"Klee is going to make a flying bouncy bomb."

Seeing that Keli couldn't wait to put the ideas into practice, Chen Bo smiled and said, "Keli, now it's time for classwork."

"If by this time tomorrow you can produce a rudimentary bomb with a tail fin that can fly stably in a straight line."

"I'll give you an even more powerful 'automatic bomb-throwing weapon' as a graduation gift."

It's a drone bombing device that airdrops booby bombs.

"Automatic bombing?" Klee asked, puzzled.

"That's right." Chen Bo began explaining the usage environment: "You can imagine yourself comfortably standing on Star-Picking Cliff, watching the plump fish in Fruit Wine Lake through the screen. Then, you just need to gently press a button on the remote control in your hand—"

"Your flying bomb will fall from the sky and land right in the middle of the school of fish."

"Wow—!!" Klee's eyes instantly turned into two sparkling five-pointed stars, and she jumped up excitedly, almost causing her red beret to fly off her head.

You can fish by blasting fish from a great distance! Doesn't that mean—

"Klee understands! Klee can not only blast the fish on the shore of the lake, but also the fish in the middle of the lake, right!"

"Klee wants to play! Klee is determined to make it!" The little girl's voice was clear and loud, filled with unprecedented determination.

Chen Bo nodded in satisfaction.

Klee likes fried fish, but she likes the process of frying fish even more; it's fun.

Drone bombing is also fun.

No problem.

Fishing with explosives in the lake can easily impact the ecosystem, especially since the lake is rather small.

If you go fishing with explosives in the sea, it will be fine.

Well, if I take Klee to the beach to fry fish, Jean might, perhaps, probably allow it.

That night, Chen Bo, along with Luna One, quietly slipped out of Mondstadt and arrived in Whispering Woods outside the city.

After finding a wide open space and confirming that there were no signs of monster activity around, he took out the huge industrial-grade 3D printer from his storage space.

Afterwards, Chen Bo skillfully entered the drawing data he had designed during the day into the terminal.

Chen Bo believed that Ke Li could definitely complete this simple task, so he made her gift first.

Luna 1 sat on a thick tree branch not far away, its two little legs swinging leisurely.

Its main purpose was to help Chen Bo keep watch.

The printing would take about five minutes. Chen Bo looked at Naxida and asked, "Naxida, are you confident about tomorrow's poetry competition?"

"This opponent is said to be the best bard in Mondstadt; he must be quite formidable?"

"Don't worry." Luna One gently shook its head, and Nasita's calm and confident voice rang out.

"The moment you decided to let me participate, I had already connected to the void through the long-range communication module and obtained a database of information about Mondstadt's history and poetry in the void."

"The essence of poetry is the resonance of emotions. And what touches people's hearts the most are often those shared memories that have been buried by the dust of time, yet have long been engraved in the depths of our blood."

Luna 1 stretched out its little hand and made a grasping motion in the air, as if it had grasped an invisible wisp of wind.

"The story I'm going to tell is about the wind."

"After all, this is the land of the wind."

Telling the story of the wind god? What a great idea!

No problem, Mondstadt people have the utmost respect for the wind god.

His catchphrase is "May the wind god protect you."

"What's the entry point?" Chen Bo asked, shifting to a more comfortable position and leaning against the tree trunk.

"The starting point for the badminton festival is, of course, the badminton festival itself," Nasita said matter-of-factly.

Her legs swayed gently as she continued, "Before Mondstadt was built as a city, when it was just a small village in the shadow of a tower, the wind god Barbatos threw a feather, a symbol of freedom, onto this land ravaged by wind and snow."

"The place where the bird's feather fell became the foundation stone of Mondstadt. Since then, to commemorate this blessing from the wind, people began to create the earliest form of a festival, which, after a long period of evolution, has become the 'Badminton Festival' we know today."

"The blessing of the wind is the best topic."

Hmm, using Wendy's story to challenge Wendy, Chen Bo felt that Wendy's expression would be very interesting.

No, this time, it will be a formal duel between the seven gods, in the name of poetry.

The god of wisdom versus the god of freedom.

"Shh—" Luna One suddenly raised a finger and put it to its lips.

Naxida then spoke up and began to hum softly.

"In the shadow of the tower, the chilling wind is the only song."

"People pray for protection, yet are imprisoned by the outline of high walls."

"Until the first breath of free wind blew away the endless frost."

"It brings a ballad about the distance, and the homeland of dandelions."

Listen, the whispers in the wind are wings breaking free from their shackles.

"Look, those falling feathers are the first hope granted by the gods."

"And so, the high walls crumbled, and free city-states grew from the ruins."

"Every dandelion seed carries that feather and flies far away."

"The shuttlecock flies, just like the feathers of yesteryear; the windmill turns, singing the hymn of freedom."

"Children running through the streets and alleys, their laughter is the best praise to the gods."

The song gradually faded, but its lingering notes seemed to still echo around the edges of every leaf.

It's so well written! There are no fancy words, but it captures the feeling of freedom.

Moreover, it has a vivid imagery; it tells the stories that every Mondstadt resident has been exposed to since birth.

It's easy to resonate with Mondstadt residents.

Chen Bo clapped enthusiastically: "You wrote so well, Naxida, this time the championship is definitely yours."

As the clapping continued, for some reason, it seemed like there was another person clapping.

"This is really well written."

A clear, slightly tipsy voice came lazily from the side, like an evening breeze in the woods, naturally picking up the conversation.

"I am ashamed of myself."

Wait a minute, Naxida is keeping watch in the tree. How come there's someone here?

Chen Bo's heart tightened, and he abruptly turned his head away.

Not far away, a figure appeared on the branch of another large tree. The figure was wearing a bright green cloak and a beret adorned with Cecilia flowers. He was sitting there with his legs crossed, looking relaxed, and holding a bottle of cider in his hand.

Wendy?

When did he arrive?

As expected of the Wind God, he arrived quietly without anyone noticing.

Luna 1 tilted its head slightly, and Nasita's voice revealed a rare hint of surprise.

"Who are you----?"

Even with her keen senses, she couldn't detect it at all.

However, this is not Nasita's true form, but only an avatar, whose perception capabilities also rely on Luna 1's hardware.

However, the fact that she found nothing at all surprised Nasita.

This person seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

Narcida has been imprisoned since birth and has never seen Wendy.

"Hey." Wendy chuckled and lightly leaped down from the tree, landing silently. He walked up to the two of them, gave an exaggerated bard's salute, and blinked his lake-green eyes.

"I am Wendy, the finest bard in Mondstadt. I am deeply impressed by this lady's poetry, and I'll just concede defeat in tomorrow's poetry contest."

"Stop pretending, Barbatos," Chen Bo said irritably. "You're here on purpose to spy on us, aren't you?"

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"I'm innocent!" Wendy exclaimed, clutching her chest dramatically. "I just couldn't sleep last night, so I went for a walk, and who knew I'd hear such beautiful poetry! It's all fate's guidance, the wind's arrangement!"

Wendy was being evasive, but she was also a little surprised inside.

Are you so sure I am Barbatos? You know quite a lot, so this girl's identity is even more certain.

Wendy looked up at Nasita and said, "Just now, I think I heard this gentleman call you Nasita?"

"What else did I hear—interesting terms like 'connecting to the void' and 'database'?"

Wendy tilted her head, gently tapping her chin with her index finger, a thoughtful expression on her face, but the smile in her eyes grew stronger.

"Let me guess—"

"You are the god of wisdom, Buyer, aren't you?"

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