Deep in the forest of Mt. Colubo.
White Night lay languidly in his creaking rocking chair, a blade of grass in his mouth, idly watching the gaps in the leaves above his head.
Sunlight filtered through the branches, casting dappled light spots.
"By my reckoning, it should be about time…"
He muttered to himself.
Those three brats, who knew what kind of ruckus they were causing in the instance dungeon.
Especially that troublemaker Luffy, he was probably going to tear Mondstadt City apart.
Just as he was thinking this.
A series of cold, mechanical notification sounds frantically scrolled across his mind.
"Ding!"
"Detected that the challenger has cleared the instance dungeon: Song of the Wind and the Epic of the Dragon!"
"Calculating host rewards…"
It's here!
White Night's eyes lit up, and he sat up a little straighter in his rocking chair.
He pulled up the battle record panel of the three brats, visible only to him.
When he saw Ace and Sabo's S and A ratings, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad. As expected of the future second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army and the second division commander of Whitebeard, they catch on quickly."
However.
When his gaze moved to the last name.
The corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch fiercely.
"Monkey D. Luffy, Rating: E."
"Huh?"
White Night almost choked.
"E-rank rating?!"
"This kid… he was slacking off the whole time!"
He looked at the absurd description in the system log of Luffy "Paddling the whole way,Cheering along the way" (slacking off the entire journey, cheering along the way), and for a moment he was speechless.
As expected of you, future Fifth Emperor!
This skill of slacking off is simply ingrained in his bones!
"Ding! First clear of the instance dungeon, perfect ending achieved!"
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining epic rewards!"
"Reward One: The Authority of the Anemo Archon!"
"Reward Two: Anemo Archon's Familiar – Dvalin!"
Boom!
These two notification sounds were like two divine thunderbolts from the nine heavens, striking fiercely in White Night's mind!
He instantly sprang up from the rocking chair!
All the laziness and playfulness on his face vanished without a trace at this moment! Replaced by an indescribable shock and ecstasy!
"The Authority of the Anemo Archon?!"
White Night's breathing became rapid!
That wasn't some skill, not some item!
That was Authority!
It was the divine Authority belonging to Barbatos, the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt, one of the Seven Archons of Teyvat!
A vast, azure power, imbued with freedom and poetry, instantly surged from the void, pouring into his limbs and bones!
White Night could clearly feel an unprecedented intimate connection established between him and "wind"!
With just a thought, he could conjure a hurricane capable of destroying a forest!
With just a thought, he could make the breeze sing a soothing melody!
This was a qualitative leap!
It was a higher level of power, completely different from Eight-Tails!
"This… is a huge profit!"
White Night clenched his fists, feeling the brand new power within him, his heart pounding.
However, before he could recover from the ecstasy of gaining divine Authority.
The second reward completely stunned him.
"Familiar… Dvalin?"
White Night's eyes almost popped out.
"System, you're not joking, are you?!"
"You gave me… that dragon?!"
Thinking about it, it seemed quite reasonable!
"Anemo Archon's Familiar – Dvalin, has been stored in the system's exclusive summoning space. The host can summon him at any time."
"Note: Dvalin has been purified and is in a state of absolute loyalty."
"Do you wish to view details?"
"Yes!"
He silently chanted in his mind without hesitation.
The next second.
The system light screen changed, and a lifelike, three-dimensional projection of a gigantic dragon covered in cyan-blue scales appeared before him.
"Name: Dvalin (Dragon of the East Wind)"
"Species: Elemental Lifeform, Anemo Dragon"
"Status: Purified, Summonable"
"Abilities: Draconic Magic, Caelestinum Finale Termini, Anemo Dragon's Breath…"
Looking at the lifelike projection of the giant dragon on the light screen, White Night felt his heart skip a beat.
He slowly, once again, sat back down in the creaking rocking chair.
He closed his eyes.
He could "see."
In his system space, a colossal cyan-blue dragon, large enough to blot out the sky, lay quietly curled up, deeply asleep.
Each steady breath it took stirred small whirlwinds.
That was Dvalin.
His familiar.
White Night could even feel an invisible, unbreakable soul link existing between him and the giant dragon.
He moved his mind.
The wind in the forest suddenly stopped.
All the leaves bizarrely froze in mid-air, unmoving.
He moved his mind again.
A gentle breeze, like a lover's hand, began to caress his cheek, carrying the fragrance of grass and earth, singing a song of freedom.
This was… Authority!
The Authority of the Anemo Archon!
"Hoo…"
White Night let out a long breath, forcefully suppressing the ecstasy in his heart that almost made him howl to the sky.
He resumed his languid posture, a blade of grass in his mouth, eyes half-closed, looking like a salted fish ready to fall asleep at any moment.
Stay calm.
Basic operation, no need to be impressed.
Just then.
Buzz!
In the empty space in front of him, a white pillar of light appeared out of nowhere. As the light dissipated, three small figures stumbled into place.
"I'm back—!"
Before the figures had even steadied themselves, Luffy's characteristic loud voice had already echoed throughout the entire forest!
He charged towards White Night like a cannonball fired from a barrel!
"White Night! Look! Look!"
Luffy's face was flushed red, excitedly gesticulating. Like he was presenting a treasure, he held up a brand new red ornament with a burning flame totem on his waist, right in front of White Night's eyes!
"I have one too! It's a shiny thing! It can spit fire!"
He shouted, then suddenly clenched his fist, using all his might!
"Fire! Come out!"
Poof!
A small wisp of flame emerged from between his fingers, then "poof," it extinguished.
"…"
The air was silent for a second.
"Wahahahahahahaha!"
Luffy didn't care; he looked at his fist and let out a deafening roar of laughter!
"Did you see that! Ace! Sabo! It's fire! I can use fire too!"
He proudly turned his head and showed off to his two brothers.
Ace had his hands in his pockets, pouting, looking at his embarrassing younger brother with a look of disdain.
But the fiery red ornament on his waist, and his eyes, brighter than ever before, all indicated the turmoil in his heart at this moment.
Sabo stood to the side, looking down at the Anemo vision on his waist that emitted a soft green glow. Then he looked at the burning Pyro visions on Ace and Luffy's waists, his heart filled with endless reminiscence of that wonderful world called "Teyvat."
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