"Hmph~ Is it not okay?"
"Of course not. Qiqi picked them faster than you because she's better at it. You shouldn't be angry."
"That's what you said... but after Qiqi shared with me just now, I felt really unbalanced. It took me so long to pick two, and she's already picked seven or eight. Why are the Glaze Lilies always in such strange places, ahhhhh!"
"Has the host considered continuing to use Anemo blades?"
"Sigh... Five-star weapons are too powerful, and I don't have enough Glaze Lilies to calibrate their power. I thought I had lowered the power of Anemo to the minimum just now, but I still broke the Glaze Lily. Although I could just pull a garbage one-handed sword to use... but the Primogems I have now are for your upgrade. It would be too wasteful to pull a garbage weapon (ー△ー)"
"The host makes me so moved~"
"It's good that you're moved. Just don't be as useless after upgrading as you are now."
"Mhm! Don't worry, host~"
"Sigh... I'll have to think of other ways... Are there any stones around for me to step on?" Ying looked around, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately ran to the side...
"Aha! It's an Anemo Slime!" Ying jumped directly onto the head of a large Anemo Slime and shouted happily. The Anemo Slime was startled by Ying and quickly flew into the air.
"Hey~ Can you fly to the left a bit?"
...
"Hey~ Can you understand me?"
...
"I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like chopping a certain disobedient Slime~ (^～^)" Ying summoned Skyward Blade, pointed in the direction she wanted to go, and then placed it in front of the Slime, saying to it with a gentle expression.
"?!"
The Slime understood what Ying meant and immediately flew in the direction Ying had pointed.
"Hmph~ That's more like it. Fly forward a bit more... a little lower... Stop!"
Ying reached out and picked the Glaze Lily that was within reach. She happily patted the Slime beneath her.
"That's a good boy~ Here, have a candy." Ying took out a candy as if by magic and threw it into its mouth. Don't ask, it was bought before leaving.
"Hmph hmph~ If you want more, be good and obedient..." Loud sounds interrupted Ying's words.
*Boom boom boom!*
*Boom boom boom boom!*
Several missiles exploded nearby, causing a series of explosions.
"This sound is... missiles? Are there Ruin Guards nearby? Wait... that direction... Qiqi?!"
Ying quickly jumped down from the Slime's head and rushed towards Qiqi, shouting as she ran, "Qiqi! Qiqi, are you okay?!"
"Qiqi... is here..." Qiqi emerged from behind a tree and said.
"Qiqi!" Seeing that she was covered in dust, Ying quickly ran over to check Qiqi's body.
"Phew... You scared me to death. I'm glad you're not hurt. If you were injured, I would blame myself to death ≥﹏≤"
"Qiqi... is fine... so... don't blame yourself."
Ying squeezed Qiqi's face, "Mhm, thank you for the comfort, Qiqi. You hide here, and I'll go take care of those robots!"
"Mhm... Be careful..."
"Don't worry, I'll use them to test my new sword!" With that said, Ying turned around and looked at the two Ruin Guards not far ahead.
"By the way, host, aren't you smaller than me?"
"Emm... You ruined such a good atmosphere with that single remark..."
"Ah, this... it seems so..."
"Forget it, let's fight first!"
Ying summoned Skyward Blade and threw two Anemo blades at the two Ruin Guards. Although they didn't directly cut through their bodies, they left obvious marks.
"Whoa... If this Anemo blade hit a Hilichurl, it would probably be instantly finished."
The Ruin Guards felt pain... well, they wouldn't feel pain. The two Ruin Guards swung their fists at Ying, and Ying took the opportunity to jump onto the arm of one of the Ruin Guards and quickly ran to its head.
The other Ruin Guard reacted and immediately swung its fist down at Ying. Ying saw this and jumped off its body, easily dodging it. This punch was heavily received by its good brother's head, and it was directly knocked to the ground.
"Hiss... That was a heavy hit. Let me help you out!" Ying raised her other free hand and quickly created an Outburst on the head of the Ruin Guard lying on the ground.
"Fall!!"
*Bang!!* The Outburst smashed down heavily, turning its already critically damaged head into a pile of fragments.
"Phew~ One down~ Now it's your turn~" Ying beckoned and looked triumphantly at the other Ruin Guard, which immediately supported itself with both hands and fired missiles from its chest.
Six guided missiles rapidly charged towards Ying. Seeing this, Ying directly aimed at the missiles and swung several Anemo blades, causing them to explode. At the same time, taking advantage of its kneeling posture, she quickly approached and thrust Skyward Blade into its core, causing it to collapse on the ground.
"Mhm, time to finish this." Ying pulled away and once again clenched her fist, creating an Outburst and smashing it down at the weak point of this large fellow. In an instant, it was reduced to a pile of fragments.
"Phew... A perfect battle~" Ying proudly puffed out her majestic... well, it wasn't majestic.
"Congratulations to the host for defeating a strong enemy like a Ruin Guard for the first time! The system will prepare a reward of 200x3 Primogems for you."
"200x3? I only fought two, right?" Ying asked doubtfully.
"Although there were two, the combat power of two Ruin Guards is not simply 1+1=2."
"Mhm... Alright, I'm not at a disadvantage anyway. But this way, I'm only 400 Primogems short. And there's still plenty of time left today... I'll go back and take on a quest later, open more chests, and light up waypoints to try and get you leveled up today."
"What a diligent host~ Okay, the system will also work hard to get you more and more beautiful outfits!"
"Emm... You're working hard in the wrong area..."
"How so? Who doesn't like beautiful clothes~"
"That's true... Sigh~ Whatever, whatever, let's just take Qiqi away from here first... Hey~ You can come out now, Qiqi~"
Ying saw Qiqi poking her little head out and waved at her. Qiqi quickly ran over when she saw this.
"Are... you okay..."
"I'm fine, fine. These two guys are no big trouble for me right now~ Is that enough Glaze Lily? I picked three from this one. If not, I'll go look for more (^～^)"