I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [225]

Albedo’s murmured question was met with silence.

For a brief moment, Paimon’s eyes flickered evasively, but she quickly regained her composure.

The next second, she took the empty vial and placed it back on the laboratory table.

Then, turning to the Traveler, she said, "Since this test didn’t reveal anything unusual, we need to find some other proof of your uniqueness as an otherworldly traveler."

"Otherwise, wouldn’t that just prove… that you’re a normal human of Teyvat?"

As he spoke, Albedo rubbed his chin in thought, pausing for a moment. "That is a possibility," he admitted.

"Perhaps the ancestors of some Teyvat humans once traveled to another world, and their descendants unknowingly returned to Teyvat after generations. That could be one hypothesis."

"Haha! Ahahaha!" Paimon let out an exaggerated laugh. "Mr. Albedo, you sure think a lot!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Albedo arched a brow, but before he could continue, Zhongli spoke up.

"I would say… it’s not an unreasonable theory."

"…?"

The Traveler, hearing this, instinctively glanced at her hands, a thoughtful expression crossing her face.

Paimon let out an awkward laugh. "Come on, Mr. Zhongli, don’t joke around like that! Alright, alright, let’s just move on to the next experiment!"

"Mm." Albedo gave a small nod.

"The second experiment is simple."

He took out a small notebook, flipping through its densely written pages before pulling out a fresh sheet of paper and a pen.

"Let’s step outside for a moment."

No one objected. Following Albedo, the group exited the cave and walked a short distance to a small hillside, roughly a hundred meters from the laboratory.

Once there, Albedo stopped and turned to Lumine.

"Traveler, can you see the summit of Dragonspine from here?"

He pointed toward the mountain’s highest peak.

"…Of course," Lumine nodded slightly.

"Good. Now, can you make out what’s on top? Any creatures? Any objects?"

Lumine squinted, standing on her tiptoes. She raised a hand to shield her eyes from the snow’s glare and craned her neck for a better look.

Then, after a moment—she shook her head.

"I can’t see anything."

"A shame."

Albedo said the words, but his face remained completely unchanged.

"I originally assumed that an otherworldly traveler like yourself would possess abilities beyond those of Teyvat’s inhabitants. However, it seems you don’t have anything akin to clairvoyance."

"There is an altar up there," Zhongli interjected. "A sword is embedded in it."

Albedo blinked.

He turned to Zhongli, then back to the peak, realization dawning in his eyes.

"Hm… It seems there are still secrets of Teyvat that I have yet to uncover."

"Moving on to the second test," he continued, redirecting his attention to Lumine.

He pointed toward a tall stone pillar standing nearby.

"Traveler, can you shatter this pillar using only your mind?"

"…"

Lumine’s eyes widened. She fixed her gaze on the stone, staring hard.

The pillar remained utterly still.

"Haaa… haa…"

After a full minute, Lumine bent over, hands on her knees, panting heavily. She shook her head at Albedo.

"Doesn’t look like you can," Albedo remarked, jotting something in his notebook. Then, he turned toward Zhongli.

"Mr. Zhongli, you—"

Before he could finish his sentence—

A faint golden flash flickered in Guizhong’s eyes.

The next moment, the pillar split cleanly in two.

Boom—!

The sound of the stone cracking apart was as loud as a skyscraper collapsing, sending dark soil and fine snow flying everywhere.

Albedo glanced at the fallen pillar. His expression barely changed, save for a small nod.

"It appears that Teyvat’s inhabitants can achieve this feat as well. So this, too, is not unique to an otherworldly traveler."

"Now for the third test."

Albedo gestured toward a smaller mountain in the distance.

"Could you punch that mountain hard enough to break it?"

This time, Lumine didn’t respond right away.

She glanced toward Zhongli and the others.

Fu Hua remained silent.

Then—without a word—she stepped forward, planted one foot firmly, withdrew her other leg in a steady stance, and let one arm hang loosely at her side while the other tightened into a fist at her waist.

An unfathomable amount of power began to converge in her clenched hand, distorting the air around her.

And then—

She struck.

The force of her punch exploded into a raging elemental torrent, launching toward the mountain’s peak.

BOOM!

BOOM—!

BOOOOOOOM—!

A deafening roar echoed through the air as light, fire, and violent winds erupted upon impact.

A brilliant, blinding shockwave engulfed the peak.

As the light gradually faded—

What had once been a towering mountaintop was now a perfectly leveled plateau, as if a massive hand had pressed it flat.

"In terms of physical capabilities, the inhabitants of Teyvat appear far stronger than I previously believed," Albedo mused, staring intently at Fu Hua.

"This is the first time I’ve witnessed someone break a mountain with their bare fists."

"…Huh?"

Lumine picked up on the implication.

Had Albedo seen someone use their mind to break a pillar before…?

"The results so far have been… inconclusive."

Albedo closed his notebook and turned to Lumine once more.

"Although the presence of Mr. Zhongli and his companions has added unexpected variables, the data suggests that, at least physically, you do not differ much from an ordinary Teyvat human."

"However, we cannot draw final conclusions just yet."

"Let’s move to the fourth and final test."

Albedo’s eyes flickered with interest.

"Traveler," he asked, "can you jump off this cliff without taking any damage?"

"Or better yet—can you leap all the way to the next mountain?"

"That’s ridiculous!" Paimon crossed her arms in exasperation. "Why do all your experiments have to be so unrealistic?! You think my Lumine is a god or something?!"

"No…"

Lumine’s voice interrupted softly.

"I think I should try."

"…Huh?"

Paimon turned, confused.

Lumine exhaled, gazing at the distant peak.

"I think I should try jumping to the other mountain."

For the first time in a long while—she spoke a full sentence.

"My… power… has started to return."

"Eh—?! EH?!?!?!"

Paimon was utterly stunned.

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T/N: HUUUUUUH????? SAME PAIMON SAME!!!

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