Night...
In a desolate plain.
Kai sat beside a towering tree, a bonfire burning before him.
Wild boar meat was roasting over the bonfire.
The open flames made the fat sizzle continuously.
Accompanied by an enticing aroma, it whetted one's appetite.
"Hmm, the wild boar meat here is quite good," Kai remarked with praise.
He looked up at the starry sky, his gaze falling into a state of reminiscence.
"Speaking of which, it's been about half a month since I came to this world, hasn't it?"
Kai was not a native inhabitant of this world.
Instead, he was a Traveler, wandering freely between planes.
At least, that's what Kai himself believed.
In his earliest world, due to the outbreak of spiritual energy resurgence, it fell into ruin with the birth of mythical demon gods.
As one of the survivors of that world, Kai unexpectedly gained control of the ability to traverse planes at the moment he faced death.
From then on, he embarked on a aimless journey of plane traversal, like a Traveler, roaming freely through countless worlds.
And this was the most recent world he had randomly traveled to.
Recalling carefully, Kai couldn't even remember how many years had passed since his first journey began.
"However, it seems due to a special ability, even though I've wandered through countless worlds, my appearance has always remained youthful."
From this perspective, it was quite fortunate.
After all, whether one is strong or not is a matter of the version.
But whether one is handsome… that's "a lifelong problem."
"Woo-ha~"
Just as Kai was sighing, a sound like some creature howling suddenly echoed from the darkness beyond the firelight.
Immediately after, under Kai's questioning gaze, a figure holding a wooden shield and a club appeared, swaying from side to side.
The opponent had a human-like body, a beast-like furry head, and its face was covered by a tattered mask, making its features indistinguishable.
However, even so, the moment he saw the opponent, a word still popped into Kai's mind.
"Is this… a Hilichurl?"
Over countless years, Kai had forgotten many things, and some things that were once deeply imprinted in his mind had gradually become blurry.
Although if he thought carefully, he wouldn't fail to recall them.
However, once the energy accumulation was complete tomorrow, he could undertake a super-scale plane traversal, completely leaving this world and its connected universe.
Therefore, Kai thought for a moment and then didn't care what this Hilichurl was.
"In any case, let's deal with it first."
Feeling the strong hostility emanating from the opponent's body, Kai silently raised his hand, preparing to summon the Gate of Babylon to directly pierce through the opponent.
Although he had only gained the ability to traverse planes initially, after so many traversals and long stays and adventures in some extraordinary worlds, Kai had naturally also mastered unimaginable power.
To truly consider Kai as a weakling would be to underestimate him too much.
However, just then, "Get out of the way!" a clear, low shout suddenly rang out from the darkness.
Under Kai's slightly surprised gaze, a woman in armor suddenly emerged from the darkness.
A strong gale swept up an incredibly immense power.
With a swing of her light longsword, in just an instant, the Hilichurl holding the wooden shield was directly thrown back into the darkness.
Accompanied by a faint cry, it completely lost its breath.
Kai silently lowered his hand.
"Are you alright? Stranger Traveler."
The armored girl turned around.
Her face, covered by the helmet, was completely unrecognizable.
"Thank you," Kai nodded, silently shifting his gaze to the roasted meat.
Although a mere Hilichurl posed no threat to him, Kai was never stingy with gratitude for others' kindness.
"This is already close to the area of Mondstadt, I didn't expect there would still be Hilichurl here… These things have been expanding their activity range recently."
The girl murmured to herself, but soon realized something and looked at the figure in front of the bonfire, quickly continuing to introduce herself.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Jean, a Knights of Favonius. May the Anemo God always protect you, stranger Traveler."
"Hmm, I'm Kai."
She was just a girl he happened to meet during his wanderings through worlds, so there was no need for much conversation.
"Uh… Mr. Kai, may I ask why you came to Mondstadt?"
It seemed she hadn't expected his attitude to be so calm.
Jean was slightly stunned for a moment, but the principles of a Knight still kept her composed.
She inquired carefully.
"Traveling, from a distant world," Kai responded calmly, speaking the truth.
"Distant world…"
"Is it very far?"
The girl who called herself Jean showed an extremely puzzled expression.
In her understanding, a so-called distant world should be a very ancient nation far beyond Mondstadt. Was it Liyue… Snezhnaya? Or an even more distant region?
Although she wasn't clear about his exact purpose, gazing at Kai's face, she felt he didn't seem like a bad person.
"In any case, camping out in the wild at night is still a bit too dangerous. There have been many traces of Hilichurl nearby recently, so if Mr. Kai doesn't mind… how about I take you to Mondstadt City?"