Ningguang stood on the Jade Chamber, her pipe almost crushing in her hand.
She watched her Jade Chamber undergoing a magical transformation:
Matt was using his special "all-purpose glue" to repair the eaves that had been blown off—the glue was so strong that it accidentally stuck a passing Wagtail to a pillar. Now, the poor little bird was "intimately attached" to a decorative stone lion.
"Don't move, don't move, almost done!"
Matt said to the struggling Wagtail, but his hand shook, and he poured the entire bottle of glue down.
Now the stone lion, the Wagtail, and a Millelith soldier who was helping had all become a modern art sculpture.
Jesse, holding various cleaning tools, spun around the deck like a human top. Wherever he went, the floor gleamed so brightly it reflected images.
A passing Millelith soldier slipped and flew off.
"How is it?"
Jesse clapped his hands proudly.
"I even got the molecular-level dust… Ow!"
Before he could finish, he slipped on the overly slick floor and fell flat on his back.
Zane's modifications were the most exaggerated.
This Blazing Axe Mitachurl had somehow dismantled several Ruin Guard power cores, and now blue afterburners were spewing from the bottom of the Jade Chamber.
Ningguang clutched the railing, watching helplessly as her floating palace "whooshed" two nautical miles away, then "screeched" to an emergency stop, sending documents flying everywhere inside.
"It can now reach a speed of 300 kilometers per hour!"
Zane excitedly waved a wrench.
"If we add two more thrusters…"
"No! Need! To!"
Ningguang squeezed these three words through gritted teeth, and her pipe began to smoke.
At this moment, she understood why Jean had told this group not to return to Mondstadt.
The most outrageous was Elliot's side.
This Hydro Ranger had somehow teamed up with Baishi. In front of them was a row of blush-inducing outfits:
"How about this sheer mesh dress?"
Elliot held up a golden, almost transparent long dress.
"Paired with Lady Ningguang's figure…"
Baishi's nosebleed shot out three meters: "Too… too wonderful! If Lady Ningguang wears this to a meeting, Liyue Harbor's shipping efficiency will definitely increase by 300%!"
"Look at this one!"
Elliot pulled out another Bunny Girl Outfit.
"I had it specially custom-made in Mondstadt!"
"Pfft—"
This time, three passing Millelith soldiers simultaneously spurted nosebleeds.
Ningguang's temples throbbed. She took a deep breath, ready to explode, when she suddenly realized that the Jade Chamber's modifications were complete:
The destroyed parts were now gilded, more magnificent than before.
The entire Jade Chamber glowed like a crystal palace.
Its movement speed was indeed much faster.
Baishi was smiling like a flower, hugging that pile of dangerous clothes.
"…"
Ningguang's anger was stuck halfway.
Just then, Matt clumsily came over: "Lady Ningguang, I have another suggestion…"
He pulled out a button.
"Do you want to add a transformation function to the Jade Chamber? Press it, and it can turn into a Mecha Warrior…"
"Get! Out!"
Ningguang finally erupted. Her roar scared the four Hilichurls into standing at attention.
Three seconds later, the quartet stood neatly at the edge of the Jade Chamber, saying in unison:
"Thank you for your patronage! Welcome again next time!"
Then they put on parachutes and jumped off the clouds in various comical poses.
"Oh my god! I put on the wrong one!"
Elliot, wearing a Rocket Backpack, screamed as he flew off.
Everyone who had opened their parachutes watched dumbfounded as Elliot flew away in a chaotic trajectory.
— — — — — —
"Waaaaaah!!!"
Elliot's Rocket Backpack spewed a strange pink afterburner, tracing a spiral trajectory in the air.
He spun eighteen circles over Liyue Harbor like a launched firework, then "whooshed" towards Mt. Hulao.
Passing merchant caravans stared dumbfounded at this flying man—especially the "Trial Version" sticker on his backpack, which was particularly conspicuous.
"Bang—!!!"
The entire mountain shook three times.
The startled birds formed a "?" shape in the sky.
After the smoke and dust cleared, a perfect human-shaped pit appeared on the mountainside. At the bottom of the pit lay a black, smoking humanoid figure.
"Plop!"
Elliot suddenly sat up like he was resurrected, shaking his head frantically like a drowned dog. The charcoal dust he shook off formed the word "HELP" in the air.
He took off his mask and exhaled a puff of black smoke, but the smoke drifted back to form a dark cloud over his head, and it began to drizzle.
"Cough cough cough, oh my god, I almost died from that fall!"
He looked around, and when his gaze swept over the large golden tree, he instantly fixed on it.
"Fulong Tree?!"
Elliot's voice rose eight octaves.
"Did I just crash into Azhdaha's lair?"
He scratched his head, and a lightbulb effect suddenly popped out of his mask: "Since I'm already here~"
He then conjured a dozen colorful test tubes from his pants pocket and began shaking them frantically like a bartender.
The potions glowed with an eerie light in the sun; the liquid in one test tube even tried to escape but was firmly stoppered by him.
"Anti-erode Potion… completed! Side effects… unknown!"
Elliot held up a bottle of liquid bubbling with rainbow colors. He shrugged: "No big deal~"
Next, this Hydro Ranger pulled out a shovel inscribed with "Liyue Construction Team" and began digging a hole at an astonishing speed.
Amidst flying dirt, he dug a passage that perfectly avoided all the sealing arrays, finally dropping with a "thud" into the sealed space.
"Hi-hi-hi!"
The dusty Elliot waved towards the pair of huge dragon eyes in the darkness.
"Countryman, open the door! The community is bringing warmth!"
Azhdaha: "??? "
"Who goes there!"
Azhdaha's roar shook the entire cavern, sending dust raining down. Fury burned in its massive dragon eyes.
Elliot unhurriedly pulled a Hydro Slime from his back pocket. The poor Slime was still drowsily yawning.
He magically produced a dropper containing some strange glowing liquid.
"Try this!"
Elliot made a beautiful curveball, precisely kicking the liquid-dripped Slime into Azhdaha's wide-open mouth.
The Slime turned pale white in mid-air, its eyes becoming spiral-shaped "XX"s, as if it foresaw its tragic fate.
"Gulp—"
In that instant, Azhdaha's entire body stiffened.
Its scales visibly turned green starting from its tail, its dragon whiskers stiffened like springs, and its huge dragon eyes bulged.
"Awoooooo—!!!"
A mournful dragon's howl echoed through the sky.
Stones on the cave ceiling rattled and fell.
Azhdaha spun three times in place like it was drunk, then crashed to the ground with a "rumble," its tongue lolling out and still twitching uncontrollably.
"Bai Luo's Sunsettia concentrate, one drop is enough to make a Ruin Guard cry for its mommy~"
Elliot whistled proudly.
He made a big jump to the unconscious dragon king's mouth, pulled out the bottle of rainbow-bubbled potion: "Come, come, time for your medicine~"
But his hand shook, and the entire bottle poured in.
"Boom!"
A blinding white light erupted, and Elliot was knocked backward by the shockwave.
When he got up, he found only a glowing sphere on the ground.
"No way? That much shrinkage?"
Elliot poked the glowing sphere with his toe. The light gradually faded, revealing a—
"Holy crap!!!"
Curled on the ground was a long-haired girl in dragon-patterned clothes, with three giant mini-dragon horns on her head, and her tail still twitching.
Looking at the girl at his feet, Elliot slapped himself, completely dumbfounded.
"This is Azhdaha…"
"What have I done?!"