Teyvat Survival Guide

Chapter 140: The Eve of the Wind Flower Chapter

The Wind Flower Festival, one of Mondstadt's grand festivals, is said to be a festival of freedom and love.

During festivals, people in Mond will give flowers to people they care about to express their love or respect.

In Samuel's impression, the Wind Flower Festival was somewhat similar to Valentine's Day in his previous life. After all, he had eaten a lot of dog food while walking around the square before.

There was even a couple who asked for his blessing.

Your Holiness the Lonely Pope: Lord Barbatos, do you have any idea about the matter of “I haven’t had lunch yet but I’m full”?

However, the Windflower Festival is not just a festival for lovers. It was also mentioned in the classics that Samuel had read that it was originally a day for giving flowers to people who were respected and loved. At that time, it was a day for the people of Mond to express their gratitude and respect.

Later, an unknown generation of Mondstadt people began to send flowers to their loved ones, and this behavior became popular among the younger generation and passed down. Gradually, the Windflower Festival began to be dominated by love.

So there are records of people sending flowers to respected people and then being misunderstood...

And now, after the meaning of this festival has changed, there is only one day left until it becomes a festival that symbolizes freedom and love.

In other words, after today, tomorrow will be the Wind Flower Festival.

As the event planner of this Wind Flower Festival, Samuel is also busy preparing for tomorrow's Wind Flower Festival.

He had already planned the overall rules and outlines and handed them over to Giuliana to arrange their execution, but there were still some minor details that had not been dealt with.

such as……

"You said, are the free juices given away at the celebration made from sunset fruit... or from falling berries...?"

The white-haired boy wearing a silver crown held his chin with his right hand, looked at the two white doves landing on the windowsill in front of him, and asked seriously.

The pigeons blinked their black eyes twice in confusion.

"Hmm...Sunset fruit juice has a smooth taste, while Falling Berries have a bit of stickiness. These two have their own unique tastes. It's really hard to choose..." The white-haired boy held his forehead with his hand, as if he had a headache. "How about...using apples?"

The pigeons looked at each other and tilted their heads.

One of them flapped its wings a few times and twisted its neck to indicate that he didn't understand.

Seeing this, the white-haired boy's eyes lit up:

"You're right, I can just take any of them!"

As he spoke, he picked up the plan, picked up the pen and drew three ticks.

Pigeon: ...coo?

This was the scene that Giuliana saw when she walked in.

Gilliana: “…”

...Has Your Majesty finally been driven mad by the planning of the celebration?

As soon as he got back from Miss Barbara's class yesterday, Samuel began to plan.

Giuliana knew he had the big picture planned out, only the details remained.

These things are not very important, and there is absolutely no problem in letting her do them.

And...you must know that Your Majesty is the Pope of the Church and the earthly representative of Lord Barbatos!

As the highest-ranking figure in the Church of Favonius and even in the entire Mondstadt, except for Lord Barbatos, how could he be allowed to worry about such insignificant matters?

But this is the first time that His Majesty has hosted and participated in a human celebration. It is understandable that he wants to do it better and more meticulously.

But... Your Majesty seems to be a little too serious.

Apart from the "free juice at the celebration" just now, there were no less than ten trivial matters that Gilliana knew about and that Samuel was worried about.

But Samuel was determined to make his own decision, and as the nun serving him, she couldn't directly dissuade him.

Thinking of this, Giuliana sighed helplessly, knocked on the door, and reported the progress:

"Your Majesty, I have arranged and completed your previous plan. The public response to the small activities you used to warm up the situation has been quite good.

"As you might expect, young people are more likely to choose activities such as 'Heart-to-Heart Words and Adventurers' and 'Hill Killing', while older people prefer more traditional activities such as 'Poetry Recitation'."

Samuel couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

These were the activities he had previously planned to make the Wind Flower Festival more fun, modeled after games such as "Truth or Dare" and "Werewolf" from his previous life.

In order to make it easier for residents to remember, he also specially "localized" it. Now it sounds not only a bit weird, but also a bit embarrassing.

"...That's great, let's continue." He came back to his senses, turned around and said to Giuliana with a smile, "There are other small activities that can be held together."

“In addition, those who participated in all activities can use their event vouchers to exchange for a wreath at the nearest station,” Samuel added.

Giuliana nodded, saluted the white-haired boy, and then left.

……

In the fountain square of Mondstadt, Bartada, carrying his luggage and holding his daughter Leah's hand, walked side by side with the bard in green clothes beside him.

The road was dotted with flowers and decorated with green ribbons. People were talking and laughing, and the breeze was blowing the ribbons slightly.

Although it was only the eve of the Wind Flower Festival, the festive atmosphere was obviously very strong.

Among this crowd, which mostly looks like Mond people, one can occasionally see people wearing clothing and having facial features from other countries.

“There are so many foreign travelers… No wonder all the hotels we found last night were fully booked.” Batada sighed as he looked at several travelers wearing Liyue costumes passing by.

"Yes, as far as I can remember, this is the first time Mondstadt has been so lively in recent years." The young bard next to him responded in a cheerful tone.

As far as I can remember...? Yes, he is a bard. He should have been to Mondstadt many times, right?

Barta could hear the relaxation and comfort in his tone, as well as a hint of excitement.

...Is he celebrating the holiday? Or does he have any friends or important people in Mondstadt?

At this moment, Leah interrupted his thoughts by shaking the hand she was holding with him.

"Dad, it's so lively there!"

She raised her other little hand and pointed to a noble church not far ahead.

Judging from the specifications, Barta guessed that it should be a temple in Mondstadt.

There were crowds of people at the church entrance, and you could see several nuns and priests seemingly explaining some rules to the people at the church entrance.

……

Amber was concentrating on the small box in the nun's hand and let out a sigh.

"It's decided to be you!" As she said that, she quickly pulled out a card from the small box.

"It's 'sincere words'." The nun holding the small box leaned over to take a look and explained, "According to the rules set by His Majesty, your friend can now ask you a question, and you must answer it truthfully."

"Yes...any questions are fine?" Eula asked, stroking her chin.

"That depends on you," the nun replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Eula suddenly became interested. She crossed her arms and a sly smile appeared on her lips.

After thinking for a moment, she cleared her throat and said:

"Ahem, Amber, listen carefully, my question is-"

Amber pursed her lips, stared at Eula intently, and clenched her fists nervously.

"——What's your favorite dish?"

Amber's clenched fists relaxed and she blinked twice in confusion.

After a moment, she reacted and complained:

“…Eula! Don’t you know the answer to this question?”

"The rules don't say you can't ask questions you already know." Eula looked innocent.

Amber: "..."

She let out a long sigh and shook her head helplessly:

"Well, my favorite dish is fried meat with carrots in honey sauce."

"Not surprising." Eula teased without any surprise.

"Let's not talk about this any more. It's your turn. Come on and draw the card!" Amber said excitedly.

Eula nodded and took out a card from the small box in the nun's hand.

"Let me see..." She turned the card over and was slightly stunned when she saw the words on it, "...It's 'Adventurer'."

"According to the rules, this time it is your friend who will give you the commission, and you need to complete it," the nun explained.

Amber almost jumped up with excitement, her eyes burning with excitement.

"Hehe, then I have to think about it carefully... Got it!" She smiled slyly, "Youla, there are so many people around, how about... you dance with me?"

"What, what?" You Li's eyes widened and a blush appeared on his cheeks.

"Just dance the same dance you did last time by the Cider Lake!"

"This...this..." Eula glanced at the people around her, "I..."

"But this is the rule." Amber laughed, "Eula, you can't cheat."

Eula glared at Amber for a while and exhaled:

"…Okay, let's just celebrate the Wind Flower Festival."

As she spoke, she got into position, closed her eyes, and spoke slowly:

"——Ritual Dance, Act 3, "Flickering Candlelight"."

The bustling crowd around suddenly quieted down, and other tourists who were playing the "Heartfelt Words and Adventurers" game stopped involuntarily.

The noise in the distance seemed very far away, so far that people around could hear the clacking sound of Eula's high heels stepping on the ground.

Suddenly, the sound of a harp came from the crowd, and Eula couldn't help but pause.

The music played by the harp matched perfectly the dance she was doing.

She looked up at the source of the voice and saw it was a young bard in green clothes and a green hat.

Wendy?

No... Eula suddenly remembered her previous guess.

should say…

Lord Barbatos?