Alice: "I want to join too!"

The next day.

In a narrow alley in Montreal, a portal opened, and Wang Yan emerged with Serene.

The cobblestone path in the alley still held the cool dew that lingered from last night; it felt warm, clean, and untouched by dust when stepped on.

A gentle breeze swept through the alley, carrying the sweet fragrance of roadside chrysanthemums and dandelions, drifting over the scattered red-tiled roofs, floating leisurely in the morning light, and sweeping across the streets, squares, and the shimmering surface of the Fruit Wine Lake, so gentle it was almost unbelievable.

The land, nourished by a thousand years of wind and rain, even the morning light seems exceptionally relaxed and languid.

The tranquility of the night had long since faded within the city, and the smoke of daily life slowly began to rise.

The wooden windows of the houses facing the street are opened one after another. Early-rising women bend over to tend to the blooming flowers on the windowsills, and their quiet chatter and the crisp chirping of birds blend together.

A few early risers, carrying their packs, walked briskly through the streets; several white pigeons strolled around the square foraging for food, and at the sound of the wind, they took flight, soaring across the clear, light blue sky.

The entire city was free from any hustle and bustle, and everywhere was filled with the tranquility and comfort nurtured by favorable weather, year after year.

"Are we going to find Tinari and the others?" Serene asked, sitting on her usual shoulder as she looked around.

Wang Yan nodded, then shook his head: "Let's get some breakfast from the deer hunters first, then we'll go find someone."

"Oh, then I'll have a sweet floral wine drink," Serene requested.

"OK."

Wang Yan stepped out of the alley, a faint breeze unconsciously surrounding him, the air around him flowing gently and softly, ruffling his clothes.

The wind source runes he comprehended last night have completely settled and merged into his aura. Without any deliberate activation, they resonate perfectly with the morning breeze of Meng.

"It feels so nice this morning... the breeze is so soft."

Serene sat on Wang Yan's shoulder, her little head looking around, her bright eyes filled with the morning light.

Wang Yan nodded slightly, but did not explain where the 'soft' wind came from.

Following the rich aroma of wheat and milk wafting in the air, we set off.

After passing through two bustling alleys, the wooden sign of the Deer Hunter Restaurant comes into view, its surface glowing warmly in the morning light.

The deer hunters in the early morning lack the hustle and bustle of midday, but are filled with the soothing aroma of morning fireworks.

The open dining area was already set up, the stove was warm, and the rich aroma of toasted bread, fried meat, and soup wafted from the kitchen, whetting one's appetite.

Sarah, wearing a clean apron, was methodically arranging the food and wiping the wooden table, her movements gentle and efficient.

A few early-rising adventurers and city dwellers sat scattered around, chatting quietly about their day's tasks and experiences. The crisp clinking of cutlery, the soft murmur of conversation, and the gentle crackling of the fireplace blended together, creating a relaxed and warm atmosphere.

Compared to the scholars in Sumeru City who arrived at 8 a.m., the citizens of Meng were clearly much more at ease.

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Upon seeing Wang Yan approaching with Serene on his shoulder, Sarah immediately smiled warmly and greeted him, "Good morning! Breakfast is fresh out of the oven today. The roast meat, toast, and vegetable soup are all very fresh. Would you like to order anything?"

She naturally remembered that the person in front of her was also there when the Knight of Honor treated her to a meal, and he seemed to be of quite high status.

Wang Yan glanced at the tidy table and casually ordered: "Two sweet flower wine drinks, plus a mushroom omelet."

"Okay, please wait a moment!"

Sarah turned and busied herself, and the temperature of the fire gradually rose, making the aroma even richer.

Wang Yan looked around and quickly found an empty seat. He walked over, sat down, and began to wait.

Just as they were waiting, they saw two guys, one in yellow and one in white, walking over from not far away, accompanied by a young girl wearing a huge witch's hat.

"Hey, Wang Yan, Serene, you're here too." Paimon waved and greeted them from afar when he saw them.

Wang Yan had already recognized the girl beside them, but still smiled and said, "Good morning, please sit down. And who is this friend?"

"Oh, let me introduce you. This is Mona, an astrologer, and this is Wang Yan, a scholar from the Order of the Church." Paimon introduced them to each other.

Wang Yan nodded to Mona: "So you're Mona, nice to meet you."

"Huh? You know me?" Mona was slightly taken aback, subconsciously glancing at Wang Yan. Her reflection flashed in her eyes, but then... she saw nothing. "How could this be..."

Wang Yan smiled and looked at her: "I'm similar to Ying. Also, I have some collaborations with the Witch Association."

"Ah! Hey!" Mona took a step back. "You weren't sent by the old woman to capture me, were you?"

"Haha, don't worry, that's not it. However, there might be a witch trying to trick us today. As for whether Ms. Barbie will come, I don't know," Wang Yan said with a smile.

Mona's expression changed slightly. She glanced around warily before looking at Ying and Paimon: "You two, I'm packing up to go home now. Goodbye."

As she spoke, she said something directly to Sarah, packed some food, and hurriedly left.

"Mona is still so afraid of her teacher," Paimon remarked.

"Come and sit down, what brings you here with her?" Wang Yan greeted them.

"We just happened to run into each other on the way," Ying said, leading Paimon to sit down at Wang Yan's table.

"That's quite a coincidence." Wang Yan nodded, then said, "By the way, there's something I might need your help with."

Ying and Paimon asked simultaneously, "What is it?"

"We were talking about making a movie, right? Could you please go to Fontainebleau and get some equipment and film?" Wang Yan said somewhat embarrassedly. "Although I could go, I only know Navia and a few others in Fontainebleau, and we're not very familiar with each other, so I thought I'd ask you to do it."

After a slight pause, Wang Yan added, "Renting is also an option. Of course, if you can't rent, you can buy one. There should be an office for Dolly in Fontainebleau. You can just put my name on the bill and send it to Dolly. If you need anything, you can also buy some gifts yourself and put my name on them as well."

Since purchasing the production line and production materials last time, Wang Yan hasn't spent Dolly's money for a while.

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Of course, due to the Great Tree King, toothpaste production was suspended for a period of time, so the money may not have been as much as before, but it was definitely enough for a set of movie equipment.

In fact, Wang Yan also had information on film equipment.

After all, the Scopia civilization studies optics, and much of its material involves light and shadow. With Wang Yan's abilities, mastering this knowledge would be no problem for him to build a film system.

But Wang Yanlan is not a crucial thing, so there's no need to create a special set for him.

Besides, movies don't just use cameras; they also use a lot of props.

"Really?" Paimon asked, somewhat surprised. "Can I buy lots of detective novels?"

She's a novel enthusiast. Besides light novels, she also loves reading Fontaine's mystery novels. She even bought the detective's outfit, which travelers should have seen Paimon wearing when they play through the story.

"Of course, and I'll buy a few for Serene too," Wang Yan said with a smile.

Serene nodded: "I want the latest version, not the version with book reviews, because the version with book reviews contains spoilers."

"Yes, yes, spoilers are the worst." Paimon nodded in agreement.

This novel was first published on [website name].

Since Paimon had said so, Ying naturally couldn't refuse and nodded: "Okay, I'll run it for you after breakfast."

She never even considered whether she could get her hands on the film equipment.

In Ying's mind, with her connections in Fontainebleau, setting up a set of equipment would be a piece of cake.

Even if Wang Yan didn't pay, he could still pay by showing his face.

As she spoke, Sarah brought over breakfast.

Early in the morning, everyone's food wasn't too greasy, and even Paimon didn't order his favorite sweet flower-stuffed chicken.

The battle was easily resolved. Wang Yan paid the bill, along with Ying and Paimon's, and then the two sides parted ways.

Ying led Paimon out of the city, presumably to find an anchor point and head directly to Fontaine.

Wang Yan raised his hand and made a perfunctory grasp.

In an instant, a clear, cyan rune pattern quietly lit up on his fingertip.

Wind elemental root rune.

In the past, finding people relied either on elemental sensing or divine sense, which had a limited scope and was time-consuming and laborious.

But Wang Yan, who is now in charge of the source of wind, doesn't need to go through such trouble.

Especially... this is Mongolia.

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With a slight thought, the wind throughout the entire Mengshan region instantly resonated with his intention.

The morning breeze that lingered in the streets and alleys suddenly came alive.

Countless fine wisps of wind broke free from their original scattered paths, like thousands of invisible messengers, scattering to every corner of the Mongolian landscape.

It traverses streets and alleys, crosses squares, skims over windmills, brushes past church spires, glides over the shimmering waves of the wine lake, and penetrates deep into forests and meadows, reaching everywhere and leaving no stone unturned.

For the average holder of the Eye of God, being able to control the wind to defend against enemies and fly is already quite impressive.

But for someone who has mastered the root runes, the right thing to do is to be able to see things through the wind, hear sounds through the wind, and know all the ways of the world through the wind.

The Mengchangfeng River, steeped in a grand symphony of a thousand years, carries all the sounds and traces of this land, feeding back into Wang Yan's perception.

The idle chatter of passersby on the street, the soft flapping of birds' wings, the faint hum of a burning fire, the rippling of the lake—countless subtle sounds flooded my mind, yet they did not sound chaotic at all.

The Wind Origin Rune responded to Wang Yan's will, possessing an ultimate filtering power that automatically eliminated irrelevant noise and precisely searched for familiar auras.

In a brief moment, a clean and refreshing scent of grass, mixed with the warmth of two familiar creatures, steadily traveled back to his sea of ​​consciousness along the long wind.

found it.

A faint smile flickered across Wang Yan's eyes.

The wind painted a clear picture for him: the clear and bright shores of Starfall Lake, the morning light spreading across the soft green grass, Tinari and the others waking up in their tents, while Cole, with Sugar and Amber, was making breakfast on the portable stove outside the tent.

"Tsk, what a loss. I should have looked for someone first," Wang Yan thought to himself, then said to Serene, "Found them, let's go."

Stepping out of the morning smoke in front of the Deer Hunter's Gate, I walked along the wide stone-paved road outside Montreal.

The city gate guards were already familiar with this scholar who frequently traveled to Mongolia. When they saw him approaching, they simply smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, without asking any further questions.

The moment I stepped out of the city gate, the lukewarm atmosphere of the city suddenly became more open and expansive.

The fields outside the city stretched as far as the eye could see, with lush green grass spreading gently along the terrain, extending all the way to the distant shores of Xingluo Lake.

The morning mist had not completely dissipated; a thin layer of white fog clung to the grass and the lake surface, tinged with a pale golden-white by the rising sun, creating a hazy yet soothing scene.

Dandelions sway in the wind, the breeze rippling through the grass, creating gentle waves, carrying the crisp scent of grass, trees, and lake water.

The gentle breeze emanating from Wang Yan's body grew even more docile. Without needing to consciously control his qi, his steps were light, and his pace was neither too fast nor too slow, yet it was several times faster than normal walking.

The Wind Root runes spontaneously drew in the air currents, supporting his figure as he traveled unimpeded.

Serene leaned on my shoulder, her little arms outstretched, catching the gentle breeze blowing in our faces, her face full of contentment: "The breeze outside the city is so much more comfortable! It's so softer than inside!"

What made her feel comfortable was Wang Yan, not the city or the countryside.

Mengcheng is located in the center of the lake, so after walking along the path for a while, the clear and bright Xingluo Lake will come into view.

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The lake was as still as a mirror, reflecting the blue sky, drifting clouds, and the rising sun, its surface shimmering and sparkling like scattered gold.

The lakeside is covered with lush green grass, dotted with wildflowers, and the air is filled with the moisture of the lake, the fragrance of grass and trees, and a faint trace of the warmth of cooking fires.

On the open ground by the lake, several simple white tents were neatly set up, which was the temporary campsite for Tina's group.

The area around the camp was bustling with activity.

A portable metal stove sits on the grass, its flame burning quietly, the warm steam dispelling the morning's chill.

Cole was skillfully flipping the toast and fried eggs in the flat baking pan, her movements light and practiced, her eyes gentle.

Sugar stood aside, frantically helping Cole.

Amber leaned against a tree trunk, one hand on her hip, occasionally peeking out to check on the progress of the stove. Her fiery red hair swayed gently in the wind, bright and vibrant. In her spare time, she would raise her hand to tease a passing squirrel, looking relaxed and carefree.

How wonderful.

The tent curtain was gently lifted, and Tina was the first to emerge, the downy hairs on her earlobes trembling slightly in the morning breeze.

The forester's intuition made him look up at the end of the path, his gaze landing on Wang Yan who was walking slowly towards him. A gentle smile immediately appeared on his lips, and he raised his hand to wave lightly: "Wang Yan, Serene, good morning."

This greeting instantly drew everyone's attention.

Cole immediately stopped what she was doing, looked up with a smile, her eyes crinkling: "Good morning! You've come for a walk by the lake too?"

Sugar also raised her head slightly and greeted softly, "Good morning..."

Amber straightened up, smiled, and waved energetically: "Wow, what a coincidence! You guys are here too! Isn't Starfall Lake gorgeous in the early morning?"

Seno, who followed Tinari out of the tent, nodded slightly and said in a steady tone, "Good morning."

"Good morning, everyone," Wang Yan greeted Serene.

Everyone was very polite; they were all good children.

"Mr. Wang Yan, Miss Serene, have you had breakfast yet? Would you like to have some with us?" Cole invited.

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Although I've already eaten, I can still have some more."

So, at the second breakfast, Wang Yan once again tasted Ke Lai's cooking, as if he had returned to the days when he was a "horse" for Tina in Daocheng Forest.

While eating breakfast, Wang Yan looked at Tinali and asked, "When are you planning to go back?"

"Let's play for a few more days. I've also given Amir and the others a break. Everyone has worked hard before, and if I go back too early, they'll get tense again," Tinari said.

After speaking, Tina seemed to understand the implication in Wang Yan's words: "You seem to have something on your mind?"

"Haha, then I'll just say it directly..."

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Wang Yan told them about his plans to make a movie and asked Tina Li and the others if they were interested in making cameo appearances.

Putting aside their status as high-ranking members of Sumeru, these people are all holders of the Eye of God. Even if they were to play a minor role in Fengdan, they would be paid a special fee.

Of course, Wang Yan is getting this for free; he won't pay.

It's not that he's stingy, but as a friend who's just making a guest appearance and having fun, it wouldn't be appropriate to give him money.

"A movie?" Amber's eyes lit up. "That sounds like a lot of fun!"

She turned to her two sisters: "Colette, Sugar, shall we go play?"

Amber is probably the most cheerful and optimistic of the three girls. When the three of them play together, Amber usually makes the decisions.

Seeing this, Cole looked at Tinari and Seno.

"Movies... I've heard of Fontaine's trendy art. I'll pass on the cameo role; let Cole and the others have their fun," Tinari said.

"What about Sino?"

"I'm going to participate in the Seven Saints Summoning Challenge at Cat's Tail Tavern. The prize is a rare card, and I can't miss it." Seno shook his head.

"Alright, I'll get everything ready and take Cole and the others out to play." Wang Yan slurped up a mouthful of the porridge Cole had made, then asked with some interest, "By the way, where's Abedo? Isn't he with you?"

"Professor Abedo said he has a project to work on, so he's going back to the snow mountain first," Sugar said.

In reality, although Sugar followed Abedo to learn alchemy, the two did not establish a true master-disciple relationship.

Abedo also told Sugar to just call him Abedo.

However, sugar will still be referred to by the honorific title.

"I see. Then I'll visit you when I have time." Wang Yan had originally wanted to talk to Abedo about the Kabbalah Tree of Life.

The other party's alchemy skills were indeed very impressive, and they greatly helped Wang Yan understand the cultivation methods of this world.

"Who are you visiting? Little Abedo?" A cheerful voice rang out behind Wang Yan.

"Alice, slow down!" Then Nico's familiar voice rang in everyone's minds.

Wang Yan turned around and, sure enough, saw two beautiful witches who had appeared there at some point.

"Good morning, everyone," Nicole greeted.

"Ms. Nicole, it's been a long time." Everyone except Amber and Sugar greeted her.

Then Cole introduced Nicole to the two girls, saying that she was a powerful witch.

Actually, it's not necessary to introduce her. After all, Amber and Sugar both know Alice, and someone who can appear with Alice must be an extraordinary witch.

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Moreover, Sugar had actually heard of Nico's name during the 3.5 Wind Flower Festival. However, at that time, Alice mentioned a member of the Witches' Guild: code name N, the guide who never gets lost. Sugar was there to solve the mystery, but she only heard this mysterious code name and did not know that N was Nico, nor did she know the person's true identity, appearance, or abilities.

Now it's all right, the person has been matched.

Nico also introduced Alice to the Sumeru group, referring to her only as a powerful witch.

Alice then looked at Wang Yan: "I've heard so much about you, Scholar Wang Yan. Dolly has told me about you many times!"

Wang Yan smiled and said, "She has mentioned you, Ms. Alice, to me many times as well."

"Oh, hahaha, those must all be compliments!" Alice laughed proudly and confidently.

Wang Yan nodded: "Of course, she has never been stingy with her praise for you. But, you came with Nicole this time, is that because..."

"That's right, I want to join the movie too! Knights, vengeful spirits, angels—how can we forget the witch!" Alice's eyes shone with excitement. "I think we could make the witch the main character!"

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