Chapter 451: The Old Man’s Gratitude
"Tsk, you are not the emperor, and I am not one of your ministers. Why do you speak like you are entrusting your son to someone else?"
Gu Sanqiu scratched his hair and said, "How did the atmosphere suddenly become so serious? Isn't it too early for you to entrust your son to me?"
"Not early, because I don't know when such a day will come."
Albedo said calmly: "Of course, this is not what I said when I was completely desperate. I am just making the most reasonable arrangements. I believe you."
"Don't worry. There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. You said that you were based on perfection. Could the person who created you have left any tricks up his sleeve? This conflicts with the concept of your creation. Don't you understand?"
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "Those crazy scientific researchers who have their own ideals and pursuits are difficult to deal with, but they are also the most paranoid group of people. You can rest assured about this."
If I stand here and let the tragedy that was destined to happen in the future happen again, I will have no chance to survive as a young master.
"Let's go, let's go back and have a drink. Didn't you say that you couldn't feel like a human being? Today I will let you feel what it means to be friends."
Gu Sanqiu pulled Albedo up, put his arm around his shoulders and walked out.
"By the way, can you make your alchemical equipment on the spot? For example, make me an elemental engine or something to speed it up. That way, we should be able to catch up with the drinking party tonight."
The two left the heart cave, and at this moment, a pair of eyes opened from the depths of the cave. The owner of the eyes looked at Albedo's back, slowly clenched his right hand, and then released it.
After that, he set his gaze on the giggling Gu Sanqiu, as if he wanted to engrave everything about the other person in his memory.
That night, the super tech geek Albedo successfully made an elemental engine according to Gu Sanqiu's description. The two returned to Mond at an extremely fast speed. The creatures along the way even thought that an unknown existence in the sky was roaring.
Then, the two of them plunged headfirst into the fruit wine lake because the instrument carried too much elemental force, causing the elemental engine to become unstable and produce huge errors.
If the two of them hadn't been so tacitly in using elemental power to cover up the noise of the explosion, not only would the Knight of Favonius have to tense up again, but even a certain Spark Knight who was already asleep would have to be given a loving ward round by Jean's mother.
"Damn, didn't you consider the problem of elemental force overload when you made this thing?"
Gu Sanqiu jumped out of the Fruit Wine Lake easily, while Albedo slowly ascended on the Yanghua instrument, which had obviously been delicately waterproofed.
With their skills, they would have no problem running out before the engine plunged into the Fruit Wine Lake, but they probably wouldn't be able to cover up the explosion perfectly and retrieve the body of the instrument, so they could only be temporary burial objects.
"Who told you to pour so much elemental power into it in one go? Didn't I remind you that this only has the most basic propulsion function, and the other modules are not complete?"
Albedo calmly clicked a button on his clothes , and the water on his body evaporated instantly.
"But, is this something you came up with? If I put it into large-scale production, do I need to give you a share?"
"What's the use of this thing? It's meaningless. Unless you can solve the problem that ordinary people can't access elemental power, otherwise there won't be much market for it."
Gu Sanqiu explained: "Your spaceship is very good. I believe you have felt the speed just now. If no one opens a shield or sets up an alchemy array, a normal person will not be able to withstand the destruction."
The main reason is that the engine he came up with on a whim is driven by elemental force, which is fundamentally different from the complex industrial technology, or art, in the underground. Otherwise, he would definitely tell Albedo not to do it.
"Well, that makes sense, but we can still equip one for the many knights who can use elemental power."
Albedo thought thoughtfully: "If a flying champion like Amber could be equipped with a small thruster on her wind wings, it would be much more convenient for her to perform her work."
"You can only think about these later. It's rare that you have time to rest after dealing with so many things. You can put off work for now."
Gu Sanqiu took Albedo into a random tavern and ordered food.
An hour and a half later, Albedo walked to the counter with an expressionless face.
"Hello, could you please pay the bill?"
"Ah, Master Albedo?"
The originally sleepy boss' eyes suddenly lit up: "It's you!"
"Yes, it's me. Please pay the bill."
"No, no, no, it's my honor to have you in my tavern. How can I charge you for it?"
The boss waved his hands repeatedly: "God of Wind, today is indeed my lucky day. I will go to the statue to thank Lord Barbatos early tomorrow morning!"
"This is the result of your labor. I should pay you. Please don't refuse."
The boss stared at Albedo seriously for a while, then suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha, it's just as the rumors say. Master Albedo is always very serious. It seems that the little news from Mondstadt is somewhat true."
"Master Albedo, do you remember what this is?"
The boss took out two small pendants, one blue and one red, from under the counter.
"Um?"
Albedo thought for a moment said, "I remember now. This is what I did back then..."
"Yes, these are the ice crystal lamps and flame warm lamps that you researched a few years ago."
The boss said with emotion: "I was also an adventurer who traveled around in the past. I returned to Mondstadt and opened a tavern when I was this old. I also have the symptoms of old age."
"Originally, before this thing appeared, we, the elderly who didn't receive much attention, collectively reported it to the Knights of Favonius, hoping that the Alchemy Society could help us solve this problem."
"When we thought this matter would not attract much attention, the Ice Crystal Lamp and the Flame Warmth Lamp made by you, Master, appeared. These precious items can adjust the temperature through elemental power and prevent us from being tortured by illness to the greatest extent."
The boss showed gratitude on his face: "Not only that, you also asked your apprentice to set up a charging point at the alchemy table. When these two things are running out of elemental power, they can go there to recharge for free."
"We thought that the Knights paid for this, but after asking, we found out that this was not the case. Whether it was the manufacture of the props or the consumption of charging, these were all paid for by you."
"I had a small amount of savings when I was young. I originally planned to follow the custom in Liyue and send you a banner or something, but then I felt that this might be too ostentatious and might not match your usual lifestyle."
The boss smiled from ear to ear: "So, I can't possibly charge you for the drinks no matter what. If those old guys knew that you had to pay to come to my shop to drink, I wouldn't be able to continue working in the senior activity room in the future, and I would probably be rejected if I wanted to find a companion."
"Everyone in Mondstadt has received your kindness to some extent, but everyone says that you, Master Albedo, don't like dealing with people, so no one bothers you."
"Well, I wonder if you still remember those snacks and wild fruits that suddenly appeared at the gates of the Knights and the Alchemy Society. They were sent to you spontaneously by some children. Everyone remembers your kindness in their hearts."
"You are a true master."
