Amidst everyone's skeptical gazes, a brilliant golden light began to emerge in Lin Mo's palm.
Everyone looked closely.
Good heavens, it was a miniature version of the " Skyfrost Nail" meteorite.
" Lin Mo, you... you don't mean to... "
At that moment, Ei seemed to have guessed what he was up to. After all, she was the first person, aside from the archons, to know that Lin Mo had inherited Morax's power.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the meteorite rapidly began to change shape.
Soon, the square table from Ningguang's office had taken form.
Then, Ningguang's peerlessly elegant figure materialized perfectly in front of the table.
It wasn't just a puppet of Ningguang.
Among the lacquerware puppets Lin Mo was crafting, one depicted Lin Mo himself working at the desk, while Ningguang leaned affectionately against him, gazing up with deep affection at his focused expression as he worked.
With the appearance of a parquet floor and a luxurious screen, a lacquerware puppet, about the height of a person and exquisitely crafted to near perfection, was revealed to everyone.
When Lin Mo, holding the heavy lacquerware puppet aloft with one hand, smiled at Ningguang, no one had yet snapped out of their shock.
It wasn't just because the puppet Lin Mo had created was so exquisite.
It was also because the colors on the lacquerware puppet were so stunning that everyone couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
Every stunned gaze seemed to be asking:
Isn't the Geo Archon's elemental power a dark gold color?
Why are the colors on your lacquerware puppet so vibrant?
Just then, as if Lin Mo had seen through everyone's confusion, he smiled at Ningguang and said, " For now, it looks like the shape of the lacquerware puppet is flawless. Of course, if you ever gain weight, Ningguang, the accuracy of this replica might go down.
As for the coloring, I didn't use paint to dye it later. Instead, I used various ores of different colors as raw materials. For example, your clothes use Prithiva Topaz as the base color material.
For our skin tones, I mixed three different colored ores—Prithiva Topaz, Noctilucous Jade, and Cor Lapis—as the base. This makes the skin look brighter and more delicate. It also means this lacquerware puppet will never fade.
"
When Lin Mo said this, he shifted his gaze from the puppet to Ningguang's face and asked with a smile, " Ningguang, could a craft like this lacquerware puppet be used as a return gift for our friends? "
The look in Ningguang's eyes as she gazed at Lin Mo was filled with emotion.
But that look didn't last long.
Because in the next moment, Ningguang immediately turned around and ordered the Millelith nearby, " You there, take this lacquerware puppet back to the Jade Chamber and put it in my bedroom. Be careful, don't damage it!
"
" Yes, Lady Ningguang! "
A squad of Millelith immediately stepped forward and carefully took the lacquerware puppet from Lin Mo's hands.
Although Ningguang didn't respond to Lin Mo right away, her attitude of needing eight Millelith soldiers to handle it with such care showed that she was very satisfied with Lin Mo's craftsmanship.
Just then, Ei, representing the people of Inazuma, walked up to Ningguang and said seriously, " Ningguang, no matter how exquisite the so-called 'Clay Man Hall' craft is, we only want the lacquerware puppets personally made by Sasayuri. "
From a distance, Yoimiya raised her hand and chimed in, " That's right, that's right! This is a limited-edition, archon-made custom piece~"
Ningguang glanced at the Inazumans.
The burning passion in their eyes was enough to feel their urgency.
Ningguang could only turn back to Lin Mo and say with a wry smile, " Then... I'll leave it to you.
"
" No problem, just leave it to me! "
Lin Mo agreed without a second thought, taking on all the work.
...
For the rest of the half-day, Lin Mo led everyone to the main hall of the Jade Chamber.
Listening to each companion's requests, he personally crafted the fifty lacquerware puppets meant as return gifts.
But somehow, the news leaked.
Even the companions from Mondstadt found out about it.
Word spread quickly, and soon, all the companions had gathered in the Jade Chamber.
They watched Lin Mo personally craft each lacquerware puppet, a masterpiece of exquisite beauty, right before their eyes.
While Lin Mo was making the puppets, no one else was idle.
Ningguang personally oversaw the preparation of the Lantern Rite New Year's Eve dinner.
Xiangling, Chef Mao, and the head chefs from Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk were all solemnly invited by Ningguang to take charge of the cooking for the New Year's Eve feast.
After Lin Mo handed each lacquerware puppet to every companion, seeing their expressions of cherishing it like a treasure and complete satisfaction, Lin Mo finally showed a relieved smile.
An afternoon of hard work hadn't been in vain~
When Lin Mo delivered the last lacquerware puppet, a familiar, gentle female voice came from behind him, catching his attention.
" Lord Sasayuri, you've worked hard. "
Lin Mo turned around, a hint of surprise in his eyes. " Oh, Miss Hanachirusato, you came too~"
" Mm~"
Hanachirusato smiled softly. " I was entrusted by Lady Guuji Yae to promote Inazuma's unique culture to Liyue, so I'm a bit late.
"
" Promote Inazuma's culture to Liyue? "
Lin Mo was taken aback, listening intently.
Hanachirusato explained with a smile, " Lady Guuji asked me to bring over five thousand light novels from Yae Publishing House. "
" Five thousand... "
Lin Mo gasped sharply.
That many lighthearted, fun light novels flooding into Liyue would be a significant blow to Liyue's traditional martial arts novels.
Thinking this, Lin Mo couldn't help but glance toward the Inazuman group.
He had expected the Inazuman companions to split into two or three tables for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.
But instead, they were all crowded around a single table.
Everyone except Ei was standing, eagerly looking over her shoulder at what she was holding.
This made Lin Mo's gaze turn curious.
What was Ei holding that had such a powerful allure?
As he approached, Lin Mo asked curiously, " Ei, what's everyone doing? "
Ei looked up at Lin Mo and gently lifted the book in her hand.
Paimon, who was sitting on Yae Miko's lap, quickly raised her little hand to explain, " Everyone is reading a light novel from Yae Publishing House~"
" What novel is so captivating? "
Lin Mo's curiosity was piqued as he squeezed into the crowd.
But everyone was still staring intently at the novel, not even noticing Lin Mo's arrival.
" What's going on? "
Lin Mo was puzzled. How could everyone be so engrossed in a novel, as if possessed?
Just then, Paimon chimed in at the perfect moment, " Diplomatic Envoy, do you remember the novel everyone was reading in front of Yae Publishing House? "
" Which one? The one called *I Became the White Moonlight*?
" Lin Mo asked instinctively.
" That's right, that's right! That's the one~"
Paimon nodded her little head.
" What about that book? "
Lin Mo asked, intrigued.
" The author of that book, 'Teyvat's Lucky King,' has started a new book~"
Paimon explained patiently. " The one everyone's holding now is the author's new work.
It's called *Genshin Impact: Oh No! The Characters I Pulled Came to Life*. "
" What a weird title? "
Lin Mo asked, puzzled. " Isn't the author's old book still being serialized?
Why start a new one? "
Just then, Yae Miko responded with a smile, " Before, this author was only updating the old book once a day. I almost wanted to drag him to the Grand Narukami Shrine to watch him update~"
" Now it seems we were wrong about the author. "
" During the Lantern Rite, not only is he still updating the old book, but this new one also gets five chapters a day~"
" But what's this book about? "
Lin Mo was still confused. " Is it really that good?
"
" It's really good~"
Paimon nodded eagerly.
" What's it about? "
Lin Mo asked instinctively.
" Hmm... It's about a Traveler who reincarnates into a different world called 'the City,' but loses their memory and forgets all the companions from Teyvat.
"
" In the previous life, the Traveler was searching for their sister in Teyvat. "
" In this life, it's the Traveler's sister who helps them recover their lost memories. "
" To do that, she even developed a game. "
" In this game, whenever you pull a companion from Teyvat, they can cross through time and space to that different world called 'the City'~"
Paimon said excitedly, " Oh, and Ningguang is in the book too! She's said to be the vice president of the protagonist's business guild, helping the protagonist's company become one of the world's top 500!
And Venti secretly opened the Traveler's expensive wine and got scolded by them~ Hehe~ Oh, and Zhongli is in it too. He's said to have helped the Traveler find a priceless 'imperial green' jade~"
Listening to Paimon happily describing the book's content, Lin Mo's gaze also drifted to the light novel in Ei's hands.
A novel like that!
Lin Mo wanted to read it too!!
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