I'm a male god in Liyue

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"I see. Principal Xia actually uses his fingers to feel the wear and tear on a book, judging how many times it has been borrowed, and thus determining its popularity?"

"Yes."

"The popularity of a book does not necessarily indicate the quality of its content..."

"A book that becomes very popular always has its merits."

"That's true."

"Furthermore, as a blind person, I can only make rough distinctions through this method, alas..."

"Principal Xia has been very responsible."

"Thank you for the compliment. By the way, Miss Lisa, is there something you need that came to see me so suddenly?"

"Yes, I do have something I'd like to ask Principal Xia."

"Miss Lisa, please speak."

Lisa looked at him, seemingly embarrassed: "It's like this, Commander Qin gave me a few packs of instant noodles yesterday. I really like this new food and was thinking of learning to make it myself. Qin said it was a gift from Principal Xia..."

Xia Zhi nodded and smiled, "Miss Lisa, so you want to learn how to make noodles. I'll explain the steps to you now..."

First came the techniques for kneading dough, then the deep-frying process, and finally the proportions of the sauce and broth…

As he spoke in a gentle, unhurried voice, the warm sunlight streaming through the gaps in the bookshelf softly illuminated the young man's face. His indescribable charm made Lisa momentarily dazed.

Although Principal Xia is blind, he has a very good appearance and demeanor.

Lisa lowered her head, composed herself, and carefully noted down Xia Zhi's words. She compared them in her mind with the parameters she had researched and found that they were not much different.

After explaining the production steps, Xia Zhi asked, "Miss Lisa, do you have any further questions?"

"I've memorized all of that. It's the mushroom topping in the noodles. I studied in Sumeru and did some research on edible fungi, but I don't recall ever seeing such delicious mushrooms before..."

"Miss Lisa is talking about [Creamy Mushroom], isn't she?"

"【Creamy Mushroom】?"

"That's a variety of mushroom that I cultivated myself. It's normal that Miss Lisa hasn't seen it before."

"Cultivated in-house, I wonder which original strain Principal Xia used?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I remember finding it in the mountains after the rain. I didn't finish eating it after picking it and left it in a corner. Later, when the weather was humid, it grew back on its own."

"..."

"If Miss Lisa is interested, I can send you some fresh [Creamy Mushrooms] later."

"Thank you, Principal Xia."

"You're welcome."

--

On the large square outside the West Wind Church.

Fischl sat listlessly on the bench.

She's been sitting here for several hours.

During that time, she went to the toilet several more times because of stomach pain.

Oz, perched on her shoulder, spoke up: "Miss, why don't we go to the Adventurers' Guild instead?"

"What are you doing there?"

Fischl no longer has the energy to say those melodramatic things.

"Of course you should leave the Benny Adventurer's Guild! It's said that Heckler suffered from severe diarrhea for a week ever since he joined the guild, and your situation is exactly the same as his, Miss."

"Why believe those rumors? It's clearly because there's something wrong with the canned food."

"Everyone else who ate the canned food was fine."

"Maybe... only my can of food went bad."

"Miss is so unlucky, it must be because of Bennett."

"Stop arguing."

Fischl felt her stomach starting to feel uncomfortable again.

She glanced at the canned food stall in the distance, clutched her stomach, and said with difficulty, "I'm going to find the Knights of Favonius and report this dishonest canned food vendor!"

--

Around noon, Lord Liuyun and Ying'er returned from the alchemy workshop of the Knights of Favonius. They all went to a restaurant outside for lunch, and Klee was also there with them.

When asked about the research progress on "the breath of happiness," Liu Yun and Ying'er shook their heads, saying they had no clue and would continue in the afternoon.

After lunch, everyone returned to the library to continue reading.

Keli was a bit restless and wanted Yao Yao and Xia Lin to go out and play with her, but the two well-behaved children refused, so she had no choice but to stay and read with them.

Yao Yao loves reading. When she was at Yujingtai, Grandma Ping would encourage her to read more, but those were all serious books. It wasn't until later, when she read the novel written by Sister Zhu Zi, that she felt like she had opened the door to a new world...

Xia Lin hadn't read many books, but she loved the quiet and peaceful library. She didn't quite understand the novels Yao Yao liked to read, so she only read fairy tales.

After finishing another fairy tale, Charlene stood up, took the book back to the bookshelf, carefully put it back in its place, and then looked at the other fairy tales on the shelf. She then chose a book she hadn't read yet and took it down.

After taking it down, Charlene realized that it was an old book with yellowed pages.

The book is titled "The Wild Boar Princess".

It seems I've been here for many years.

However, the book cover was very clean, and the overall wear and tear was very slight, as if no one had ever borrowed it.

Charlene took the book back to her seat, opened it, and began to read slowly.

The book tells a very absurd and strange story about a forest kingdom.

But fairy tales are supposed to be this strange, by nature.

Charlene read on with great interest and turned the page.

A note tucked between the pages of a book appeared before her.

"This is?"

Charlene was somewhat curious about this.

She gently removed the note from the pages of the book.

The note had small, neat handwriting, seemingly written by a woman.

[If you can accomplish these things, you will be able to light the lamp of supreme blessing and thus receive unparalleled blessings.]

Find a flower that doesn't exist in the world. Find a guide who will never get lost. Find a person who doesn't lie. Find a legend that never ends.

???

Charlene couldn't understand the meaning of what was written on the note at all.

She took the note to her two friends and shared her discovery with them.

After reading the note, Yao Yao was unsure: "This seems a bit like... a prophecy?"

"A prophecy?" Klee's eyes lit up. "Klee understands. She's going to find that Mona sister. She can tell fortunes; she'll definitely know what this means."

The three little girls found Mona reading a book in a corner of the library, showed her the note, and told her why they had come.

Mona examined the note but found no strange magical aura on it.

It was just an ordinary piece of paper.

Rather than some strange prophecy, it seemed more like a joke that the previous reader had casually scribbled down and tucked between the pages.

However, seeing the expectant light in the eyes of the three little girls, Mona couldn't bear to shatter their fantasy.

She nodded solemnly and said, "That's right, it is indeed a prophecy."

The three little girls' eyes shone even brighter: "Oh!!"

Mona put a finger to her lips and said, "Shh, keep it down, don't disturb other people reading."

The three little girls immediately fell silent.

Claire asked excitedly in a low voice, "Sister Mona, is this prophecy true?"

Mona nodded again and said, "Of course it's true. As long as you follow the instructions of this prophecy and find the four items mentioned above, you will receive a great blessing."

The three little girls looked on longingly: "Wow!"

The clever Yao Yao quickly asked, "Sister Mona, where can we find these four things?"

Mona hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well..."

Klee immediately said, "Klee understands! Let Mona use that divination ball to do some divination, and we'll find it quickly!"

The three girls looked at Mona in unison: "That's right."

Mona was taken aback: "..."

No, I was just saying that casually, just kidding you guys.

Don't look at me like that!