Genshin Impact: I will turn into a breeze and continue to blow over Mondstadt

"Thank you all for your enthusiasm. Now I will introduce the rules of this event to you." Miss Margaret said with a smile. Her voice was clear and pleasant, making people feel like they were in the spring breeze.

"Compared to previous years' competitions, we have added a brand new process this year - the way to find materials." She continued, with a hint of mystery in her eyes.

As she finished her words, everyone present couldn't help but feel curious and excited.

They whispered to each other, guessing what this so-called "way of finding materials" meant.

“An excellent bartender not only needs to have superb bartending skills, but also the ability to identify high-quality brewing ingredients.”

Miss Margaret explained, with a hint of pride and confidence in her voice. Then, she took out some exquisite cards from her hand, with various wonderful patterns and symbols drawn on them.

"The cards in my hand correspond to different locations and, of course, different cocktail ingredients. Now, please draw one each, bartenders."

Upon hearing this, Qianyu took the lead and took out the first positive card without hesitation.

"What should I do? Master didn't tell me about this step..." Seeing this, Shatang suddenly panicked. His heart started beating fast and he began to think of countermeasures in a hurry.

But despite this, she forced herself to suppress the uneasiness in her heart, took a deep breath, tried to keep herself calm, and walked forward to draw a card.

"Okay then, bartenders, please show your cards!" Margaret's voice rang out again, interrupting Sugar's thoughts.

"Mine is Dadaupa Valley." Diona was the first to show her cards with a confident smile on her face.

"Lookout Mountain." Charles continued, his tone calm and steady.

"Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain." Qianyu slowly turned over the card in his hand, revealing the pattern on it.

When Shatang heard what Qianyu said, her eyes lit up and a hint of surprise surged in her heart.

"Mine...mine is also Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain!" she shouted excitedly, her voice full of joy.

Upon hearing the news, the scene suddenly became noisy and people began to talk.

“How is this possible? Is there such a loophole in the rules of the game?” someone asked in confusion.

"Isn't that unfair? If the locations are repeated, wouldn't the previous contestant have an advantage?" another person questioned.

Facing everyone's questions and doubts, Margaret calmly replied: "Please rest assured, although the locations may be repeated, the ingredients used in each competition will be different. We will ensure that every contestant has a fair chance to compete."

After that, she turned to the contestants and continued to explain: "The ingredients on each card are the main flavors of your special drink. Of course, if you want your special drink to have more layers, you can choose to add other ingredients to enrich the taste."

“But it should be noted that if the taste of the main ingredient is masked by other ingredients, then it will be considered a failure. So, please choose carefully and match the ingredients reasonably.”

"I understand." Charles said confidently.

On the other side, Sucrose was thinking in her mind. When she thought that Albedo might be in the snowy mountains, she suddenly felt more confident and her original nervousness dissipated a lot.

Besides, if I can't find a master, it might not be a bad idea to ask Qianyu who is traveling with me for advice.

However, when she raised her head, her eyes unexpectedly met Qianyu's.

She saw Qianyu looking at her with a smile. That gentle look made her heart skip a beat and her cheeks turned red instantly, as if all the little secrets in her heart had been seen through.

"Then thank you for your advice, Miss Sugar." Qianyu said softly, her voice gentle.

"Well...ok...ok!" Looking at the handsome young man in front of her, Satang responded with a little stuttering, her tone full of nervousness.

She tried to calm herself down, but her pounding heart wouldn't calm down.

However, in the audience, Wendy and Qiu Ling frowned at the same time, and the corners of their mouths that had just been raised gradually calmed down.

"Qiu Ling, did you feel it too?" Wendy asked softly, with a hint of worry in her voice.

Hearing this, Qiu Ling nodded slightly, indicating that she had also noticed something unusual.

It turned out that just now, when everyone was immersed in the intense atmosphere of the game, Wendy and Qiu Ling keenly sensed the fluctuation of the power of the abyss.

Then, the two figures disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"Well, that's the rule. Of course, if you are interested, you can also collect wine ingredients to add special flavors."

"Then let's go, bartenders." Margaret finished speaking, and then the four bartenders walked towards their respective mission locations...

"Ying, can you please talk to me for a moment?" Kaiya suddenly asked.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Paimonton felt confused after listening to the other party's words.

"This is what happened..." Kaia said slowly

It turned out that after the impact of the dragon disaster, for some unknown reason, the monsters in Mond became extremely manic and even began to actively attack passing merchants.

As the Knights of Favonius intervened, they discovered that it seemed that some kind of existence was doing this wantonly.

"So what you mean is that the recent rampage of monsters in Mond is related to some kind of abnormality?" Ying frowned and asked thoughtfully.

"Is it the Abyss Cult? Even though they were defeated last time, they are still active." Rosalin speculated.

"There is currently no conclusive evidence that this incident is directly related to the Abyss Cult. But no matter what, we must remain vigilant."

"Remember the bartender named Sugar?" Captain Qin continued.

"I remember, but she looked a little shy?" Paimon recalled.

"She's not really a bartender, but an alchemist of the Knights of Favonius."

"We sent her to participate in the Cocktail Festival to take advantage of this opportunity to help us delay time." Captain Qin said, "But now it seems..." As she spoke, a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.

“I didn’t expect that this cocktail festival would allow the audience to go out into the wild to forage for ingredients with the bartenders…” Amber explained.

“Although this will increase the fun and interactivity of the event, it also increases the risk.” Leader Qin said worriedly, “If the monsters are really affected by some kind of mutation, then the contestants may be in danger.”

"So, in order to prevent accidents from happening, we need your assistance." Captain Qin looked at Ying with a firm and serious gaze.

After all, the last time the Abyss Cult raided Mond, it had already caused considerable panic. If a similar situation were to occur again this time, the consequences would be disastrous.

"We will help." Ying replied, a gleam in her eyes.

"Hey, you are worthy of being an honorary knight. You have backbone!" Kaia praised.

Then everyone divided the work, and Kaia and Qin followed Charles to Lookout Mountain.

Ying and Paimon follow Diona to Dadaupa Valley.

As for Amber, she went to the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain with Rosaline.

After everyone left, they saw the Qingquan Town hunter leader, Duraf, lying on the wine table in the bustling tavern.

His eyes were closed, his breathing was even, and he seemed to be sleeping soundly.

As they had a great harvest from hunting a few days ago, he personally brought several of his men here to drink today to celebrate, but now they are obviously drunk.

There was a satisfied smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was intoxicated by the pleasure brought by the wine.

"Chief, Diona has already set off. Should we..." a hunter named Allen asked softly beside him.

Hearing this, Duraf slowly opened his eyes, a sleepy expression appeared on his face. He raised his head with difficulty and rubbed his temples, trying to wake himself up.

"Oh... of course I have to go. I remember when she was making... hiccup... cocktails, she seemed to say that in the pot of the hill people in Dadaupa Valley... there was something that could add flavor... some soup..." Duraf said in a somewhat unclear manner.

His voice was a little drunk, but one could still hear the determination in it.

Alan nodded slightly, a sly gleam in his eyes.

He whispered, "Okay, Chief, let's get ready and make sure everything is perfect."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Durave to continue lying on the table, enjoying his drunken and comfortable time.