Damselette seemed to be immersed in her own world, sitting quietly and reading a book, and for a moment did not notice Aether's arrival.
"Hello?" Aether bent down and greeted Damselette who was sitting there.
"Oh my?!" Damselette was clearly startled by Aether's sudden voice. She quickly closed her book and looked up at Aether: "Is, is it a customer?"
She quickly stood up and retreated a few steps.
"I, I'm sorry, I didn't notice you…" Damselette lowered her head, her voice pitifully small, and she spoke softly.
She looked shy, timid, and easy to bully.
"It's alright. Um, is Mister Timaeus not here today?" Aether smiled. Since coming to this world, this was the first time she had seen this type of Damselette.
"He was called away by Mister Albedo. Do you need him for something?" Damselette cautiously raised her head, seemingly wanting to size up Aether to see if she was someone Mister Timaeus knew.
However, after just one glance, Damselette's cheeks instantly flushed, and she quickly lowered her head again.
"It's not that I need him for anything, I was just curious why he wasn't here today." Aether rubbed her head, "But, when talking to others, you should look at them. That's more polite."
"I, I'm sorry!" Damselette immediately apologized very excitedly, but still did not raise her head.
"I, I don't really dare to look at you…"
Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum, as if she had made some grave mistake.
"Hmm, you're right…" Aether sighed helplessly. On second thought, it might be better to maintain some distance from people with her constitution.
This time, he didn't lower his head. Although he said he didn't quite dare to look at Stelle... once he did, it was hard to control the impulse in his heart, and lowering his head felt a bit uncomfortable.
The feeling in his heart was as if he was facing some rare alchemy material, and he was a little reluctant to take his eyes off the other person's face.
So, even though he was very shy, Sucrose still mustered up the courage and looked at Stelle's face.
"Mm, it's me." Stelle nodded, not too surprised that the other party recognized him.
After all, Acting Grand Master Jean also credited him with a share of the work in resolving the Mondstadt Dragon Disaster.
Although this wasn't a major achievement—it was mainly Mondstadt's God of freedom and Barbatos who resolved the conflict, plus Lumine's special constitution could purify the curse.
At most, he helped by hitting that fluffy Abyss Mage with a stick; he didn't have much other significant contribution.
"It really is you! I, I've always wanted to meet you and the Honorary Knight." Sucrose's cheeks flushed again, seemingly very embarrassed.
"Oh? Are you looking for our autographs?"
"No, I want to thoroughly research the two of you..." Sucrose's subconscious reply made Stelle freeze on the spot.
"Res... research?" Stelle's gaze towards the Damselette suddenly became wary.
This Damselette isn't some crazy scientist type, is he?
"Ah, I'm sorry, please don't mind what I just said!" Sucrose reacted and quickly apologized to Stelle.
"I, I usually study with Albedo, and I spend most of my time in the lab, so I'm not very good at communicating with others..."
"Speaking of which, who exactly is this Albedo?" Stelle asked curiously.
Both Timaeus and the Sucrose in front of him often mentioned this person.
"Albedo is the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, and also Timaeus and my teacher," Sucrose explained to Stelle.
"Albedo is dedicated to exploring the truth of the world and has already achieved many great results. Other alchemists often travel great distances to Mondstadt to ask for his help."
"The truth of the world, huh..." Stelle stroked his smooth chin. He felt that he might be able to discuss this question with Albedo as well.
Perhaps the people of this world don't even know concepts like planets and the universe.
"Speaking of which, Albedo's recent research has hit a bottleneck. I've thought before that if it were you and the Honorary Knight, you might be able to help him out," Sucrose looked at Stelle with some anticipation.
"Uh, but I know nothing about alchemy." Stelle spread his hands. He could even say that he hadn't even integrated into this world's power system yet.
"But your experience in resolving Mondstadt's Dragon Disaster will surely interest him greatly."
"So, you mean for us to be his test subjects..."
"Pret-pretty much... Of course! Albedo is a very dignified person. If you're willing to help him, he'll definitely give you many Rewards."
"I see..." Stelle pinched his chin, weighing the pros and cons.
He just came to buy something, but he didn't expect to end up with a commission.
However, he was quite interested in this commission himself. If that Albedo was really that amazing, perhaps he could even solve the problem of his succubus constitution?
"Alright, but I need to discuss this with Lumine. Also, we're heading to Dragonspine today, and we're not sure when we'll be back."
"Eh?! C-coincidentally, Albedo is in Dragonspine. If possible, please go find him on your way."
"What a coincidence..." Stelle rubbed his head, and finally nodded, "Alright, we'll make a detour."
"Mm, thank you!" Sucrose smiled happily.
"So, please get me some Goulash." Stelle finally remembered his main purpose for coming to the alchemy shop.
"Ah, okay." Sucrose quickly went to the counter behind him to get the items.
Goulash was also an alchemy achievement of recent years. Initially, after drinking it, the tip of the tongue would feel numb, and once this sensation Swirl to the whole body, one would not feel cold for a short period.
However, this potion was originally developed to increase people's Cryo element resistance, to deal with Cryo element monsters.
Although it could also be used in places like Dragonspine, it was only for emergencies; in practice, it wasn't as effective as hot dishes or simply finding a heat source.
One could only say it was better than nothing.
"Thanks." Stelle put away the potion Sucrose handed him, then placed the Mora into Sucrose's hand.
Lumine said that if they brought their own Crystal Cores and Mist Flower Corollas to the alchemy Crafting table, the fee would be much cheaper, but unfortunately, neither of them had the raw materials.
They could only buy the ready-made ones.
"No, you're welcome." Sucrose, blushing, put away the Mora.
There was an unavoidable slight touch with Stelle's hand just now, and his fingertips felt as if they had been electrocuted, a tingling sensation spreading throughout his body.
He couldn't help but look at Stelle's fingers, thinking there might be some special element device on them.
But in reality, there was nothing, just a pair of ordinary gloves.
However, Miss Stelle's hands are truly beautiful...
The gloves didn't completely cover his hands, and Sucrose could tell from the partially exposed skin that Stelle's fingers must be slender and fair, with smooth and elegant lines.
It must be very comfortable to be caressed by these hands, right?
A very strange thought suddenly popped into Sucrose's mind.
"Sucrose?" Stelle called Sucrose's name in confusion, bringing him back from his sudden distraction, which he didn't know why.
"Ah?! S-sorry, I, I zoned out..." Sucrose stammered nervously.
"It's fine. I wanted to ask, what does Albedo look like, and how should we find him?"
"Al, Albedo is a gentle and elegant young man, with a scholarly temperament, and then, um..." Sucrose rubbed his head, looking a bit troubled.
"I, I'm not very good at describing, but please look for him near the entrance to Dragonspine. He should be relatively easy to recognize."
"I see, alright then." Stelle nodded. He could tell Sucrose genuinely didn't know how to describe him, so he didn't press him.
"Then, till we meet again, Sucrose."
"Mm, I, I look forward to seeing you again..." Sucrose, with flushed cheeks, nodded and said to Stelle with some reluctance.
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