Slime fried Qingxin made by Xiangling?
Even Ganyu, with her pure heart, wouldn't take more than a glance at it.
She couldn't even describe the taste.
It had a texture similar to okra in the mouth.
Very strange.
Anyway, after Takumi tried it once, he never tried it again.
Fortunately, slimes can no longer be hunted at will.
They've become quite valuable now.
As a result, they are now a scarce resource in Liyue.
Although slime condensate exists, Xiangling feels it's not as fresh.
It must be extracted from a live slime, and only then is it considered fresh.
Xiangling heard Takumi say this and immediately smiled.
Lumine looked at Takumi in confusion.
"Takumi."
"What does it mean for slimes to be protected creatures?"
She was very curious about this.
Paimon, sitting beside her, was also curious.
"Yeah, yeah."
"What does that mean?"
"Do slimes have any special use?"
"Slimes are quite useful."
"Lumine, aren't you looking for a job?"
"You can check the Adventurers' Guild."
"There are plenty of missions related to capturing slimes."
"Each one can be exchanged for a good amount of Mora."
Hearing this, Lumine's eyes sparkled.
"Really?"
Slimes could be exchanged for money?
Damn.
Did that mean all the slimes she had defeated before were just lost profit?
So depressing!
Lumine felt like she had missed out on millions.
Paimon was equally shocked, unable to comprehend how slimes could be valuable.
"Are people actually cooking with slimes?"
"That sounds like an explosion waiting to happen!"
Paimon couldn't help but complain.
That couldn't really be the case, could it?
"Cooking is just one application."
"For example, our electricity supply comes from Electro Slimes."
"If you're curious."
"You'll find out more tomorrow as you explore."
"Alright, time to eat."
With that, Takumi invited everyone to start eating.
Although still filled with questions, Lumine was hungry.
So, she focused on eating.
Little Paimon's attention was also instantly diverted.
All her energy was now focused on the food.
After the meal, Takumi was ready to head home.
Looking at Lumine, Takumi asked:
"Lumine, will you stay in a hotel or come to my place?"
"Or you can stay here with Xiangling."
Hearing this, Lumine shook her head.
"I'll go to your place."
"I'll explore tomorrow."
Looking at the night scenery, Lumine wasn't in a hurry to wander around.
She didn't want to get lost and end up sleeping on a bench with Paimon.
Hearing her response, Takumi nodded.
"Alright, let's go."
"Xingqiu, Chongyun, we'll head back first."
"See you tomorrow!"
With that, Takumi got into the car and left with his group.
Upon arriving at Takumi's house, Paimon exclaimed in awe.
"What a big house!"
"Lumine, look, it's a Statue of The Seven!"
"Hurry up, let's go!"
Seeing the statue, Paimon was instantly excited.
Even though she had seen it upon arriving in Liyue, her attention had been drawn to the reservoir at that time.
So, Lumine hadn't attuned to the statue yet.
Now that they were here, she remembered.
She hurriedly urged Lumine to resonate with the statue.
Then, she could gain new elemental power.
Hearing Paimon's words, Lumine nodded.
She looked at Takumi and said:
"I'll step out for a moment."
With that, she ran off.
Keqing watched the two of them run towards the statue, puzzled.
"What's with those two?"
"Why are they in such a hurry?"
Shouldn't they be resting instead?
"Sister Lumine can gain elemental power just by touching the statue!"
"Little Paimon told Klee."
"Klee secretly told Sister Keqing, but Sister Keqing, don't tell anyone!"
Klee eagerly explained.
After hearing Klee's words, Keqing was a bit surprised.
So, Lumine could gain elemental power just by touching the statue?
Was that why the traveler, despite not having a Vision, possessed elemental abilities?
She pondered for a while but decided not to dwell on it too much.
At this moment, Takumi spoke up:
"Keqing, take Klee and the others for a bath first."
"Diona, I'll arrange for someone to show you available storefronts tomorrow."
"If you find one you like, let me know."
"I'll help you set up your tavern."
"Also, Qiqi, you'll start working at the pharmacy."
"Yaoyao too."
"You two will help handle medicine from now on."
Looking at the three little girls, Takumi made his plans clear.
The pharmacy had already been renovated.
Takumi had noticed some completed areas upon his return.
So, he decided to have Yaoyao and Qiqi help out there.
Hearing this, Qiqi and Yaoyao quickly nodded.
"Okay!"
"Brother Takumi, I can do it!"
"Qiqi will work hard."
Both little girls agreed enthusiastically.
Klee blinked.
If everyone had a job, what about her?
"What about me?"
"What's Klee going to do?"
Klee looked at Takumi expectantly.
Hearing her question, Takumi chuckled.
"You want to work too, Klee?"
Klee nodded eagerly.
"Yes!"
"If everyone has a job, Klee should have one too!"
To her, if everyone was working, she should also contribute.
Takumi couldn't help but laugh.
"Then you can assist Diona."
"Help her set up the tavern first."
Hearing this, Klee's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Okay!"
"Leave it to me, Brother Takumi!"
"Sister Diona!"
"Can we decorate the tavern with lots of doodles?"
Klee was suddenly very interested.
Could she really fill the tavern with drawings?
That would be amazing.
Diona blinked.
She seriously considered it.
It might actually work.
"Alright."
"But first, let's take a bath."
Keqing intervened, gathering the little ones and leading them away.
They needed to clean up first.
Hearing Keqing's instructions, the four little girls quickly followed.
Takumi smiled, then prepared to head inside.
Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly sensed a surge of elemental energy from the statue.
Feeling the fluctuation, he turned to look.
The statue had suddenly started glowing.
A powerful aura emanated from it.
Then, the energy slowly merged into Lumine's body.
At the same time, Takumi felt a reaction from the Gnosis in his possession.
Takumi was stunned.
Was the Gnosis responding?
Did Lumine, just like in the game, switch elements?
Or did she now possess multiple elemental powers at once?