"Hey! Wake up, wake up!"
Yu Jin threw the fallen star fragment back into the Sky and then squatted on the ground to observe the mental state of the Mondstadter, who was sprawled out.
To be honest, it wasn't good.
Yu Jin reached out and poked the forehead of the unconscious person. His consciousness entered the person's body through his fingertip, and he saw his current dream.
It was a treacherous snowy mountain. Unlike Dragonspine, this snowy mountain was more "slender" and naturally steeper.
Cold winds swept through the mountains, its severity comparable to Dragonspine before the trees were planted.
The Mondstadter who was unconscious in reality was currently halfway up the mountain.
He seemed very dazed, his eyes unfocused, as he climbed towards the summit of the snowy mountain against the cold wind, as if determined to reach its peak.
"His obsession is climbing mountains? That's rare."
Yu Jin was very surprised to see this scene. He looked at the will contained within this star fragment, which was very persistent about mountain climbing.
"But no matter how persistent, you can't force others to climb mountains!" After a brief moment of contemplation, Yu Jin began his actions.
As his consciousness surged in, the originally towering snowy mountain began to indent into the earth.
Then, the climber halfway up the mountain found himself inexplicably at the summit. His already unfocused eyes became even more bewildered.
Where did that tall mountain go just now? How did it shrink in the blink of an eye?
"You've climbed the mountain, it's time to wake up!"
Yu Jin's voice echoed through this dream, like a basin of cold water poured down, causing the person to suddenly wake up.
"Hmph!"
Fritz woke up with a start from the ground, and then Vague memories flooded his mind, sending shivers down his spine.
Originally, he was just transporting goods for Dawn Winery. On the way, he saw a shining pebble and picked it up out of curiosity. Who would have thought that this Shitou had a problem and actually made him pass out directly!
"Finally awake?" Yu Jin waved his hand in front of Fritz's eyes, bringing him back from his fear.
"My name is Fr... Fritz, tha... thank you, Mister Yu Jin!" Yu Jin's attire was strange, and his actions were peculiar, making him a household name in Mondstadt.
Just as Yu Jin was about to reply, he suddenly saw three figures approaching in the distance.
Two of them were familiar, Lumine and Fischl, and the other was a bit strange, wearing a large hat and covered in star pendants.
Yu Jin was certain that this person had only arrived in Mondstadt after he left, because if there were such a peculiar person in Mondstadt, he would definitely remember them.
"Fritz—, I told you to hurry back and deliver the goods!" Paimon's shout could be heard from afar.
It seemed their group's purpose was for Fritz, but Yu Jin had gotten to him first.
Upon hearing this, Fritz immediately clapped his head. He hastily picked up the scattered goods on the ground, nodded at Yu Jin, "Mister Yu Jin, perhaps we can have a drink together at Angel's Share sometime."
With that, Fritz pushed his cart and jogged away.
"We'll see about the time." Yu Jin watched Fritz's retreating figure and muttered a few words. Then he saw the three people in the distance approach him.
"An introduction?" Yu Jin pointed to the Damselette with the large hat next to Lumine and Fischl, raising an eyebrow as he spoke.
Mona heard this and looked up at Yu Jin. If her astrological robe was already unique, then Yu Jin was at least three times more unique than her!
"Mona, a very powerful astrologist. She's the one who figured out Fritz's location!" Paimon circled Mona a few times, enthusiastically introducing her.
"Astrologist Mona Megistus." Mona adjusted her large sorcerer's hat and recited her full name with practiced ease.
"..."
"Just call her Mona." Fischl's Oz, as always, was professional, acting as an off-field translator and commentator.
"Yu Jin." Yu Jin's name wasn't as long as Mona's. He looked at the trio and said, "Investigating the meteors in the Sky?"
"Precisely. The non-elemental stars flowing in the darkness have brought a curse upon the land. This Princess and her companions are currently traversing between light and shadow for this purpose."
"It's just as Senior said."
Fischl and Oz responded in unison, answering Yu Jin's question.
"Is that so? In that case, you can rest for a while." Yu Jin listened, then walked towards Wangshu Inn in the distance.
"Why? Those people are all unconscious!" Paimon chased after him, asking urgently.
"It's nothing, Fritz was the same just now, but I woke him up."
"It's just a dream. Those meteorites are only a small part; the big one is still to come."
"When the time comes, we'll deal with the big one together."
Yu Jin explained as he walked.
After hearing Yu Jin's words, Lumine and Paimon looked at Mona. As the invited outside help, it was time for her to act!
"Hmm, it's indeed as Yu Jin said. Those meteorites are only a small part of a person's constellation. The true fate-star is still in the Sky."
A hydro divining tray appeared in Mona's hand. She made a few adjustments based on the existing information and obtained the same information as Yu Jin.
This made Mona look at Yu Jin more closely. To have come to the same conclusion as her so easily, could it be that he was also an astrologist?
"See? You still didn't believe me."
Yu Jin grumbled a few words at the sight. Had he, Yu Jin, ever lied to anyone?
"I didn't, I always believed Senior!" Fischl said, waving her hand.
"I was just testing Mona's skill! Right, Lumine!" Paimon used her signature move, giggling foolishly!
"Right, that's it!" Lumine nodded, echoing Paimon.
"Are you also an astrologist?" Seeing the three of them so quickly side with Yu Jin, though it was a joke, Mona couldn't help but become curious.
"No, but I'm very interested in your astrology." Yu Jin shook his head. Mona's hydro divining tray just now had some intriguing aspects.
"You're not an astrologist, so how do you know so much?" Mona felt utterly bewildered. Then she spread her hands and began to perform astrology.
Yu Jin watched Mona's performance with interest and didn't stop her. He was sure that Mona wouldn't be able to divine anything.
"Well, what did you divine?" Seeing Mona's actions, Lumine, Paimon, Fischl, and Oz all gathered around.
They were also very curious about what Mona could divine.
"Uh..." Mona kept manipulating the hydro divining tray. She found that her divination results pointed to nothing. Even attempts to reflect a fate-star ended in failure.
Mona wiped the sweat from her forehead. This was the first time she had experienced something so strange.
"I didn't expect to meet someone as formidable as you, Yu Jin, so soon after coming out. Alright, I won't look anymore. You must have obscured your own fate-star!"
After much thought, Mona could only come up with one possibility—Yu Jin was also an astrologist, and even more skilled in divination than her.
"Astrology? You misunderstand, I don't possess such a technique for predicting the future." Yu Jin scratched his head, then he pondered for a moment and whispered, "However, I can make astrology useless."
Yu Jin extended his hand and began to manipulate the hydro divining tray in Mona's place.
The mirror-like hydro divining tray rippled, reflecting Fischl's image.
The Damselette grew up, no longer fantasizing. She had her own family, and eventually grew old with the passage of time... Then the image suddenly flickered, and the Damselette transformed into a capable archer, leaping and dashing through Domains teeming with monsters, like a Valkyrie... Then the image changed again, and the Damselette in the mirror was a painter, a novelist, a Knights of Favonius, many, many different people... The images changed faster and faster, countless flickering scenes endlessly, finally dissolving into chaos and void.
"See? In infinite possibilities, nothing can be divined."
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