At this time, Tighnari is talking with another person about someone eating mushrooms and getting poisoned.
["Sigh, the 'Edible Mushroom Atlas of Port Ormos' is right on the bulletin board. If Farbod still can't remember, we'll have no choice but to change places—stick it on his forehead, so others can remind him."]
Now the readers understand; so that's what rangers do! They even manage reminding others which mushrooms are edible and which aren't.
In fact, rangers generally don't handle this kind of thing; at most, they post a notice. It's just that Tighnari will handle it.
On the Port Ormos side, he's no longer just a simple patrol officer; he can be said to be a true manager.
["But if he just likes seeing colorful little people dancing before his eyes, then forget what I said earlier. Though next time he wants medicine from me, he'll have to pay."]
It seems this Farbod is still a Yunnan person, unable to resist the temptation to eat mushrooms.
Farbod: It's not the mushrooms' problem; it's mine. It must be that I didn't cook them thoroughly.
No longer minding Farbod's matter, Tighnari comes to the Traveler's side to inquire about the Traveler's physical condition.
He also tells the Traveler the reason for her coma—'Samsara incense.'
This incense itself has no problem; only a very few people are stimulated by it, and the Traveler is one of those very few.
Moreover, the Traveler is different from other very few people; she went straight to the point in one step, instantly arriving at Irminsul.
It can be said that those who can be affected already have sensitive constitutions, and the Traveler is sensitive among the sensitive; just a touch and she's done.
The Traveler also tells Tighnari about the scene she saw, which shocks Tighnari.
He originally thought the Traveler was affected by the 'Samsara incense' because she was new to the area, and after taking the medicine, she'd have some antibodies.
Who would have thought the Traveler is an expert; her reaction is overly exaggerated.
And she directly saw Irminsul; this concerns Sumeru's core, so Tighnari decides to temporarily keep the Traveler for observation.
This observation is to see whether the Traveler is friend or foe, and secondly, to help the Traveler undergo desensitization therapy.
["From your description just now, the incense caused you to have very strong 'hallucinations'; your mental state isn't optimistic."]
Tighnari knows what the Traveler saw, but he can't say it directly; he just says to let the Traveler stay here for observation and medication for a period.
You can't stop this medicine, or even if cured, you'll still drool.
So, she needs medication for a period to properly adapt, until smelling similar scents doesn't cause discomfort.
Tighnari wants the Traveler to stay in the hospital for observation and undergo desensitization treatment.
But if I say it, still need to borrow a mask from Kuki Shinobu to wear; maybe the scent can block the incense.
Ahem, unfortunately, Kuki Shinobu isn't in Sumeru; the Traveler can only slowly undergo treatment.
["How could this happen? We just arrived in Sumeru and this happens..." Paimon says dejectedly.]
For encountering this kind of accident, the readers don't feel much; isn't this common?
The Traveler encountered the Dragon Disaster right upon arriving in Mondstadt, and the god 'assassination' upon arriving in Liyue.
Upon arriving in Inazuma, she was nearly bricked into a statue; compared to that, what is this? No big deal.
The readers even feel this intensity isn't enough; Sumeru definitely has big events, otherwise it doesn't match the Traveler's disaster constitution.
["Traveler, I know you want to meet the Little Auspicious Grass soon, but your condition is indeed serious right now; better to recover your body first," Paimon advises.]
Paimon's meaning can be sung out:
Little Lumine~ so capable, after touring three countries to Sumeru, just arrived in Sumeru~ and faints, didi dada, we need to recuperate!
The Traveler also listens to advice, but she also discovers a problem: Tighnari seems not to be telling the truth.
The Traveler is indeed sensitive; besides her constitution, her intuition is also very sensitive.
Tighnari says what she saw was a hallucination; no matter how strong the hallucination, it's fake, so don't get lost in it.
But Lumine feels it's not a hallucination; her intuition tells Lumine that Tighnari should know the truth—he's not telling the truth.
The atmosphere suddenly becomes suspenseful; the readers have followed the Traveler all along, so they still quite believe the Traveler's intuition.
The Traveler's intuition doesn't trigger often, but once it does, it's pretty accurate.
So why is Tighnari hiding it? Is it good intentions or some other scheme? Could it be that Sumeru really has no good people?
Iron Tongue Tian: To know what happens next~, please wait for the next installment!
Alright, no need to wait for the next installment; this story has a continuation right away—the first act isn't over yet.
A few days later, the Traveler walks out of the small grass hut; outside, Tighnari is observing Collei's right hand.
At this time, the readers are puzzled by this behavior: what's the point of looking at the hand? Reading palms to fortune-tell?
Sumeru talents are indeed something else; not only 'science' but also 'metaphysics.'
You wouldn't believe it, but you really wouldn't; among Sumeru's Six Schools, the Vijnanaphala School is truly 'metaphysical.'
But these profound and mysterious things truly exist in Teyvat, so they can't be called metaphysics.
The Vijnanaphala School is actually similar to astrologers; they study astrology, astronomy, and the like.
But Tighnari is from the Amurta School; he studies ecology, biology, medicine, and such—he's a 'doctor,' checking on Collei's illness.
After carefully observing Collei's condition, Tighnari finally allows Collei to go out to work; he really cares about Collei too much.
Collei's physical condition isn't good, but she wholeheartedly wants to help; at this time, the Traveler staying here also plans to help—after all, she's been a freeloader for so long.
In the end, the two hit it off and go out together.
On the road, besides work, the Traveler also inquires about a lot of information on Sumeru.
For example, Sumeru has had two gods: the Little Auspicious Grass and the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. And Collei talks about the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's deeds.
She created the rainforests and built a sand-proof wall at the desert's edge, which allowed everyone to gain peaceful lives.
When the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata built the sand-proof wall, the desert didn't belong to the rainforests yet; it was truly for sand prevention—this was inherently a livelihood project.
Unfortunately, after the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and the Scarlet King left, the rainforests and deserts merged, but the Great Sages looked down on the deserts and sealed the entrance to the sand-proof wall.
Now, it's clearly one country, yet more divided than during the era of the three gods co-governing.
The Akademiya's actions give the feeling of being like the malicious Donglin Party; initially, when assisting the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, they were still okay, but the later it got, the more problematic they became.
Just like how the Donglin Party in the later period only wanted to engage in factional strife to leave a name in history, always wanting to do big things.
But at least the Donglin Party people were truly patriotic, with no major issues in morals or character—but the Akademiya? They've all sold out the country!
Sumeru has become the Fatui's back garden; this behavior of using Sumeru's resources to please Snezhnaya is hated to the bone by any Sumeru person with a shred of national sentiment toward the Akademiya.
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Character Voice Line · Ororon: About Lucian
"I've read his books. Grandma likes reading novels, so I read them too, but this probably isn't the type Grandma likes, right?"