Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 579 Three Commissions for Remuneration

The two had only taken a few steps into the village when they suddenly heard a heartless laugh mixed with a man's angry shout.

"Hey, we're all from out of town, and it's not easy for us to make a living. Now you can't even give me a little basic respect?"

The voice was unfamiliar, but Xu Ning was very familiar with that carefree, signature laugh.

Little White Hair Paimon.

"Oh, what a coincidence, they're here too?"

Belial had met Kong and Paimon before, so he was naturally familiar with them. He walked towards that direction with Xu Ning.

It has to be said that Belial's stunning beauty is absolutely captivating wherever he appears. The man who was just angry with Kong and the other two guys was instantly mesmerized upon seeing him and forgot all his anger.

Kong noticed the unusual behavior of the person in front of him, turned his head to look, and immediately smiled.

"Brother Xu, you've come to Aru Village too!"

Xu Ning laughed and quickened his pace, putting his arm around Kong's shoulder. "How come I keep running into you two wherever I go? What kind of money-making job did you take on in this dusty place?"

Kong chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "With the restoration of order here in Sumeru, commercial activities are becoming more frequent, and many high-quality commissions have emerged. We want to stockpile more Mora before heading to the next kingdom."

Xu Ning chuckled, "No more Mora? Paimon's appetite has increased again?"

Dodging Paimon's wild punch, Xu Ning slapped Kong on the back. "I also have a commission here. Instead of giving it to someone else, I might as well give it to you. How about it? If your current commission isn't too urgent, how about helping out your older brother first?"

Kong nodded firmly, "Brother Xu's matter is definitely the top priority. I'll go and communicate with the client now. If it can be postponed, that would be best. If he's unwilling, I'll pay the Adventurers' Guild some penalty to cancel the commission."

The group walked together to the man who had snapped out of his daze. The man looked away from Belial with embarrassment and coughed twice.

"Um... cough... where were we?"

Paimon interjected, "Speaking of the characteristics of you Mondstadt people..."

The man nodded and said, "Yes, yes, speaking of us Mondstadt people, our most important characteristic is..."

"A heavy drinker?"

Xu Ning thought of the guy inside his gourd who rarely seemed to be awake, and couldn't help but chime in.

The man nodded, "Yeah...no, yeah my foot! One joke like this is enough, why do it again? And from the moment I saw you, you were drinking non-stop. Those four words are the most fitting for you! Freedom, freedom..."

Xu Ning smiled.

It's not wrong to say that one should have the freedom to adjust their limits when it comes to drinking.

However, there's no need to say that again to provoke this guy.

The man paused, "I came all this way to do business here. I rented my partner and their pack animals and supplies to a scholar who brought mercenaries. We agreed to send a message every now and then via a Nightingale, but now we've suddenly lost contact. I'm afraid something might have happened to them..."

Kong interrupted him apologetically, saying, "Mr. Bonifaz, it's like this, my elder brother has an urgent matter that requires my help, but seeing that your situation is also quite urgent, I think I should cancel your request for now, and hope that other adventurers can help..."

"No, no, why cancel it? Is it because you think my commission is too low?"

Bonifaz seemed genuinely anxious, reaching out to pull at the air as he said, "While the reward I offered isn't particularly high, that scholar with the mercenaries, Tirzad, is a very generous fellow. People from the Council of the Church aren't short of money. If he really runs into trouble, and you suddenly appear out of nowhere, you might even get double the reward..."

Kong smiled wryly, wanting to decline, but Xu Ning suddenly reached out to stop him.

"What was that scholar's name again?"

"Tirzad, he's a scholar from the Council of the Church. You can tell he's quite generous by the two people he hired; they're practically the strongest mercenaries in the area."

Xu Ning reached out and pinched Kong's shoulder, saying, "Your matter concerns your life, so I'll help you out first."

Although Kong didn't know why Xu Ning suddenly changed his mind, he never had any objections to Xu Ning's decisions.

Bonifaz exclaimed with delight, “Great! Great! My Serius is finally saved!”

"Seleus? Was he also in the group that encountered trouble?"

Upon hearing the name Serius, Xu Ning felt reassured; things were settled.

With this Mondstadt adventurers' guild leader in the party, the scholar's life should be protected to the greatest extent possible.

“Uh, I meant the name of one of my pack animals, it’s called Serius…”

Xu Ning and Kong exchanged a glance.

"It seems there's no one you care about in Mondstadt anymore, and you're not planning to go back, is that right?"

Bonifaz coughed and chuckled, "If no one tells him, it's the same as nobody knowing. I'm leaving everything to the two of you. Putting aside my partner Nahtigar for now, you absolutely must ensure Serius's safety."

After saying goodbye to the Mondstadt man who loved his beast more than his partner, Xu Ning pulled Kong to a secluded spot and laughed, "This mission seems to be very rewarding. It's rare to find a job that pays three times as much as one."

"Three portions? But Bonifaz just said two portions..."

Halfway through his sentence, Kong suddenly realized and said, "Brother Xu, is the person you're looking for also in this group? Is it one of the mercenaries? Or that scholar Tirzad?"

"That scholar."

Xu Ning said seriously, "I want to get some information about the Red King, and that Tirzad not only happens to be researching the Red King, but he is also said to have the key to the entire Red King's Mausoleum."

Paimon flew over in surprise, whispering excitedly, "Doesn't that mean he can take whatever treasure is buried in the entire tomb? How much Mora is that worth! Is this the key we're after?"

Kong chuckled wryly as he woke Paimon from his reverie, “We haven’t even switched from adventurers to thieves yet, it’s a bit too early for you to be thinking about this.”

"According to Bonifaz's information, they shouldn't have gone far. If we're lucky, we might be able to catch up with them in a day."

Traveling through the desert is hardly a pleasant experience.

Xu Ning and Kong Du both persuaded their travel companions to rest inside the cave. Then, they simultaneously summoned a stream of wind to surround themselves, protecting them from the sand and dust, and sped forward along the wide road.

Until the two saw the path in front of them suddenly disappear, and an enormous pit appeared before them.