Chapter 9: Ksenia, The Hospitable Cicin Mage

"Crackle..." The sparks from the lightning ignited the wood at the bottom of the pot. Soon, steam slowly rose from the water in the pot. "Sit down, sit down. I don't have anything else here, but I do have snacks and tea." The enthusiastic Electro Cicin Mage wiped off the non-existent dust on the cushion and motioned Bai Luo to sit down. Perhaps because she hadn't seen her own people for too long, she was a little too enthusiastic. To outsiders, the Fatui are synonymous with bad guys. In fact, they have unparalleled enthusiasm and trust for their own colleagues. When she learned that Bai Luo was lost in the mountains and forests, the Electro Cicin Mage accepted him without any doubt. Even though his appearance was obviously different from that of Snezhnayan people. "Black tea, milk, Fire-Water, which one do you need? Or do you want to mix them all together?" [A/N: Fire-Water is basically a very strong alcoholic beverage from Snezhnaya. Given that Snezhnaya is based on Russia and the strongest liquor in Russia is known as "Fire-Water".] After searching under her pillow for a while, the Electro Cicin Mage took out a jar and two bottles and asked Bai Luo. "Have you forgotten the most important rule in the Fatui Elite Training Manual? You must not bring Fire-Water or any drinks related to Fire-Water during the mission." The so-called Fire-Water is actually a kind of wine. Just like dandelion wine is the soul of Mondstadt, Fire-Water is the water of life of Snezhnaya. During the Archon War, the Snezhnayan people created a special medicine for disinfection. Some people tried to drink this liquid and felt good. Then more and more people regarded this liquid, which was supposed to be used in medicine, as a spiritual sustenance. "What does it matter? In this wilderness of Inazuma, the world is big, and I am the biggest sister!" The Electro Mage did not take Bai Luo's words seriously. In her opinion, Bai Luo should be a newcomer recruited by the advance team in Inazuma, and it is understandable that he does not know some unspoken rules. Taking out the well-preserved exquisite tea set, Lightning Cicin Mage scooped some boiling water from the pot, cleaned it carefully, and brewed some black tea. Considering that Bai Luo looked younger, she added some milk to it. Before handing it to the other party, she asked again, "Really don't want Fire-Water?" "If you return to Snezhnaya later, I will treat you to high-quality Fire-Water. Now... forget it." Bai Luo took the milk black tea handed over by Lightning mage and tasted it. It must be said that her craftsmanship is still pretty good. At least in Snezhnaya, after participating in so many tea parties of young ladies, it was the first time he drank such flavorful milk black tea. "Hey, the tea was snatched from the Nobushi, and the milk was fished from the pot of the Hilichurl people. It tastes good, right?" "Puff——" Before the Lightning mage finished speaking, Bai Luo directly sprayed out all the liquid in his mouth. The milk tea that was particularly charming before was now a little unbearable to look at. "Oh my, young people nowadays are really, they don't know how to cherish it at all." Lightning cicin mage was not surprised. In some missions, they didn't even have drinks of this level. When the situation was worse, drinking water had to be obtained from Hydro slimes. As a monster formed by the deposition of water elements scattered in nature, it can indeed be used as emergency water, but because of the strong hydro elements, drinking slimes directly is actually harmful to the human body. If not treated in time, it may even leave serious sequelae. Now these soldiers who have just joined the advance team can't understand the hardships of their predecessors at all. "How long have you been stationed here?" Looking up at the tattered canvas, Bai Luo began to change the subject. Because he didn't want to hear the Electro mage talk about the origin of the pot of boiling water. According to his hunch, she must have been here for quite some time. "Hmm... I've forgotten that in this wilderness, apart from teasing the hilichurl and robbing the ronin nobushi people every day, there is no concept of time at all. When I came here, the lockdown order had not yet been issued." After taking a sip of Fire-water, even though she came from Snezhnaya, this way of drinking still made her face a little tipsy. Normally, she would never drink Fire-Water in this way. This is Inazuma, not Snezhnaya. The more you drink Fire-Water, the less you have. Even if you take time to rob a caravan or go to Inazuma City to purchase, you can't buy Snezhnaya's authentic fire water. But when friends come, it's different. Fire water, if you don't drink it together, there will be no such atmosphere. "Newcomer, I'll tell you, we Fatui don't need to care about other people's eyes at all. We are going to follow the Queen to do great things. Don't think that I'm a little tight on money now. After I finish the job in Inazuma City, I can at least be a leader when I go back! If someone bullies you, just tell me my name!" Electro mage was obviously drunk. She breathed out the smell of alcohol and patted Bai Luo's back heroically. Fortunately, she was not very strong. Otherwise, according to her way of patting, Bai Luo would definitely be slapped by her internal injuries. "By the way." At this point, Electro Cicin Mage remembered that they had been chatting for so long and had not yet told each other their names. "Sister's name is Ksenia, what's yours?" "Bai Luo." Ksenia's name made Bai Luo look sideways. Having lived in Snezhnaya for so long, he also had a certain understanding of the culture there. For example, the name Ksenia means hospitality in Snezhnaya. This girl is truly hospitable. "Bai Luo?" Hearing this name, Ksenia paused when drinking Fire-Water. As a member of the Fatui advance team on Inazuma's side, she also has some understanding of the culture here. But in her impression, this name does not have any Inazuma style. It is a bit like Liyue on the other side of the sea. "Are you from Liyue?" If Ksenia remembered correctly, Snezhnaya seemed to have strategic cooperation with Liyue recently. She didn't know what it was specifically. She only knew that her good friend in the Hearth House once came to her mysteriously and said that she would take her brother to Liyue to do big things. Alas, lucky Katarina, now she must be eating and drinking with her brother in Xinyue Kiosk? It's really enviable. "Yes, but now I live in Snezhnaya. Because I jumped into the glacier in the frozen river to save a child, I was appreciated by the [Rooster] and joined the Fatui as an exception." Speaking of this, Bai Luo also sighed. He never thought that he just wanted to save someone. When he came up after diving, he was no longer on Earth, but came to Teyvat and appeared in Snezhnaya. "Hey? Your experience is very similar to someone I know. It is said that the person has become a Harbinger. I really don't know if we will ever become executive officers." Ksenia didn't realize that the young man sitting next to her and being fed strange milk tea by her as a prank was actually the young Fatui Harbinger in her mouth. It was not until many years later that she accidentally saw the familiar figure standing next to the queen. She realized what kind of person she had met in Inazuma. _______________________________________ According to me, Ksenia's personality is a combination of Sucrose and Mualani's personality. Afterall, The Electro Cicin Mages always seems so cute like sucrose. Also, don't forget to give your dear author some power stones. I will be even more motivated to give you new chapters that way.???? 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