aircannonsinc Chapter 208 Accident, Compensation for Wine
Chapter 208 Accident, Compensation for Wine
In Xumi, the rain forest, among the giant tree buildings that had already been planted, No. 4 Ye Li stood at the top of the giant tree, looking at a group of scholars at the roots of the tree beneath his feet, who were digging and moving buildings according to the arrangements of the construction team.
Buyer, the King of the Great Compassion Tree, stood beside No. 4 Ye Li and watched this scene, his eyes looking in the direction of the old Xumi City. The buildings and population there were still there, but most of them had come to help build the new Xumi City.
"You are so boring that you actually want to build a new Xumi City on a big tree. Aren't you afraid that you will fall off if you lose your balance?"
"Don't worry, most of the roads and prototypes inside the tree have already been opened. As long as the people of Xumi build according to the design I gave them, there will be no problem."
As Buyer spoke, he took out a slime-like mechanism from the leaf space of his hair accessory. The reflective marks on it and the chewy touch made it look nothing like a mechanical, steel or wooden mechanism.
"Besides, didn't you invent a mechanism called the Wind Slime Levitation Suit? I found this from the recycled parts that allows people to glide in mid-air. Even if they slip and fall, as long as they pull open this thing, a rope will be pulled out from behind to block the wind and allow them to slowly descend. However, they may be caught in the sky by branches or something and can only wait for the forest ranger to rescue them."
No. 4 Ye Li looked at the thing that Buyer took out, and immediately recalled the Wind Slime Floating Suit that he had made based on the Wind Wings of a certain wind god when he caught a slime for research two years ago.
"You are really able to find something useful in something I invented at random. I originally wanted to use this thing as a safety measure for the Wind Slime Float Suit, but I didn't expect you to disassemble it and use it as a hang glider and parachute."
"Hang glider and parachute? These two names are quite appropriate, and they fit the term of slowly falling from mid-air. But now that you mention it, I'm curious if you have made one. If so, can you show it to me?"
No. 4 Ye Li shook his head helplessly. He had indeed made these two things, but at that time it was only to satisfy Ganyu's desire to experience flying without relying on his own elemental power. The things were still in the main body, and he couldn't get them out for the time being, so he said.
"What you have in your hand is a parachute, but it is a version processed by wind slime. It can let people glide to the ground smoothly. As long as the quality of a hang glider is high enough and the wind is strong enough, it can theoretically carry people flying. However, its quality is not as good as that of a flying machine."
Buyer glanced at the slime in her hand. According to the way a certain ranger had used it before, she lifted her white thighs and walked towards the void. The whole person fell from the thousand-foot-high repertoire. The wind pressure from the fall blew Buyer's skirt up.
No. 4 Ye Li looked at Buyer's actions, and his body subconsciously jumped down, wanting to catch the person. However, due to the acceleration of his feet sinking, he fell faster than Buyer. So when he stretched out his hands and looked up, everything he should see and shouldn't see had already come into his eyes, and it was unforgettable.
Even in a different world with elemental forces, the basic laws of physics still exist, and Newton's coffin is still firmly covered and has not been opened.
Feeling his rapidly falling body, No. 4 Ye Li's originally expressionless face became even more stiff, and his golden pupils slightly widened. Buyer subconsciously used his divine power to correct the hem of his white and green skirt. He pulled the rope back with his hand, and the expression of the wind slime swelled into a ball to form a parachute, slowly carrying Buyer down.
No. 4 Ye Li fell defenselessly from a height of thousands of feet, creating a hole. The huge noise and the dust caused a commotion among many Miaolun School scholars and construction workers. If the great Great Compassion Tree King Buyer had not used voice to convey that everything was fine, those guys would have curiously looked into the hole.
The gods have already spoken, and as their subjects they will naturally not disobey. They will honestly continue their construction work and strive to complete the construction of the new Sumeru City within ten years.
No. 4 Ye Li climbed out of the 20-meter-deep pit, looking at Buyer who had landed next to him with a parachute with a bewildered expression on his face. He thought very quickly and said subconsciously:
"Well, Buyer, I didn't mean it. I just wanted to catch you."
"I know you didn't do it on purpose. This accident is also my fault for not explaining it to you clearly. But you must seal everything you saw into your mind and never tell anyone else."
Buyer looked at No. 4 Ye Li who crawled out of the pit with a shy expression that every girl has, blushing. Her hand subconsciously covered the hem of her skirt. There was shyness in her emerald eyes, but her other hand still pulled No. 4 Ye Li up.
Looking at the intellectual and shy Buyer in front of him, No. 4 Ye Li raised his hand and swore seriously:
"No problem. I promise not to tell anyone, even after I return to my original form."
Seeing the very serious expression of No. 4 Ye Li, the shy Buyer returned to normal, stretched out his hand and coughed:
"Ahem, since you promised me that, let's continue with the previous topic."
Just like that, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention what had just happened and continued their conversation about hang gliding.
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Mondstadt, in the woods manor outside the fifth city.
The boy and the wind elf both had bumps on their heads. They lowered their heads and stood in front of No. 1 Ye Li. Next to them, Carly, who was holding a staff that could control the wind element, bent down and apologized:
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Owner. My two friends just arrived and didn't know the way. They accidentally broke into your wine cabinet. If you need compensation, please tell me. Don't lock them up in the small dark room."
Looking at the somewhat nervous blonde girl in front of him, No. 1 Ye Li's mouth twitched twice, and he turned his head to look at Carlo who was covering his forehead next to him, and said in a very helpless tone:
"For your sake, this young man and this god will be exempted from the crime of being locked up in the small dark room, but they must pay for the wine. If they can't afford it, let them work here to pay off the debt."
No. 1 Ye Li said, turning around and looking at the maid leader Norli who was standing upright next to him with long white hair.
"Based on the total amount of wine in my wine cellar that was drunk, how much is the total compensation?"
The white-haired head maid Norli bowed to show her respect, then took out an abacus brought by someone and used the multiplication table to calculate the amount of money to be paid for the wine in less than two seconds.
"Mr. Manor Master, the two guests drank a total of 67 bottles, of which 30 bottles were dandelion wine with a total price of 6000 Mora, 27 bottles were special century-old wine from the Leggenfind family with a total value of 10 Mora, and the remaining 30 bottles were from Liyue's Xianjia wine with a total price of 1 Mora. The total price that the two guests need to compensate is Mora, which can be repaid in installments, Mora per month."
Norli's cold words and the huge price immediately froze the boy and the wind elf's expressions. Their eyes of seeking help and "Save Me" were fixed on Carlo and Carly, the two siblings, leaving them speechless. They were thinking in their hearts whether they should keep them to work and wear down the spirit of these two who love drinking.