Chapter 11 - Returning to the City

Mathis stared as the massive tree off in the distance while thinking. 'That's probably the massive tree in Windrise. If I'm right then I'm still in the region of Mondstadt.' He began to walk in the direction of the tree seeing as it was the only landmark he could see. As he got closer the trees around him became scarcer and soon he was walking through the open fields with the Windrise tree just ahead.

As he got closer he walked up the small set of stone stairs leading up to a Statue of the Seven. He noticed the intricate designs on the statue and couldn't help but admire it. However what actually surprised him was the sheer size of the tree in front of him the roots on the ground extended far out and the leaves above him completely blocked out the sun and seemed like an umbrella to him. While staring at the massive tree he began to think 'Maybe I should climb it and see if I can see the City of Mondstadt from here.' As he thought this he walked around the tree and looked for a good place to start climbing from.

He decided to start from he back since it looked easier to climb from there. Seeing as it was his first time climbing a tree Mathis made a horrible attempt and barely got anywhere and constantly fell. After failing several times and getting frustrated he came up with the idea to make things a lot easier for himself. In both of his hands he formed two climbing picks made out of water as he did this he thought 'I sometimes forget that I can do things like this with my powers.' With his newfound tools he easily climbed the tree and looked around to see what he could find.

As he looked into the distance he saw the massive City of Mondstadt which was hard to miss. Mathis took time to appreciate the view some more before he went down. 'Is that Dragonspine in the distance? I knew the mountains were tall, but not that tall. I'll probably go there eventually, but I'm definitely getting a wind glider before I do.' After admiring the view some more he eventually made his way down the tree and began walking towards the City of Mondstadt. After a long walk Mathis had finally arrived at the city looking up he saw that the sun was starting to set so he decided to hurry up and do his business.

Mathis first made his way towards the blacksmith where saw a large man with a beard and moustache hammering away. As soon as Mathis walked up to him the man looked up at him and then looked back down and continued hammering while asking "Can I help you?" Mathis responded by saying "I'd like to see if you'd be interested in this sword here and these crystals." Mathis handed over the sword he had been holding and took out the crystals and handed them over to the man. After examining the sword and crystals for a bit he spoke up " This sword is similar to the ones I usually make and it's just as good I'll give you 500 mora for it and for the crystals since their quality is fine I'll give you 10 for each so 70 mora."

Mathis agreed to the deal and received the 570 mora and put it away. After walking away he decided to do something he had been wanting to do for a while now and that was to finally buy a map. The only place he knew that he might be able to get one was in the souvenir shop With Wind Comes Glory that was known for having all types of items the only problem was the only currency accepted was anemo sigils which he had just acquired from the chest in the ruins. Once he arrived at the shop he walked in and was surprised at how the interior looked like seeing as in the game the shop wasn't able to be entered. Inside there were trinkets and souvenirs everywhere.

He walked up to the counter and the lady behind the counter welcomed him " Welcome my name is Marjorie. Every treasure here is unique, so we don't negotiate on the price, nor do we give refunds. Also the only currency we accept here are anemo sigils." Mathis nodded his head and asked "Do you have any maps for sale" Marjorie responded quickly "Actually we do it's one of our more popular products, let me get it for you." Marjorie went and brought a map and showed it to Mathis. "The price of this is five anemo sigils." He took out the anemo sigils and handed her the anemo sigils, he took a look to see how many were remaining and saw that he had three left.

Mathis walked out of the store satisfied with the shopping that he had done. He opened up the map and examined it 'This map is watered down version of the map in the game. I can tell that there are areas missing and it's definitely less specific, but I can still somewhat tell where the important places are.' After examining the map he decided to go to Good Hunter as he was walking he noticed a bard with green clothing and a girl with white clothing and a floating fairy next to her it looked like they were going somewhere. When Mathis saw this he paused and looked at them and thought 'It looks like Venti and Lumine met I wonder when their going to steal the lyre.'

While lost in his thoughts Mathis made his way towards Good Hunter and once again ordered two chicken mushroom skewers. After he paid for his order and finished eating he counted his remaining mora and saw that he was left with 3170 mora. By this time the sky was already dark and he began wandering the streets of Mondstadt again. He kept walking he streets of Mondstadt until he found himself in front of Angels Share. He decided that the inside of a bar would be better than the quiet dark streets of Mondstadt.

After entering he was surprised at how few people were there compared to last time. This time instead of walking directly up to the second floor he walked to the counter and spoke to the bartender. "I'd like to buy something to drink." the bartender responded by handing him a menu and saying "Here's the menu. Let me know once you're ready to order." Looking through the menu Mathis was surprised to see that there wasn't a single alcoholic drink and that there were only a handful of drinks. 'I wasn't planning on getting anything alcoholic not like they would give it to me since I do look underage, but did they give me a bar version of the kids menu?' This was the only reasonable explanation he could think of with there being so few drinks and all non alcoholic as well.

It didn't take Mathis long to decided on a drink as he ordered an apple cider and waited for it to be made. He leaned onto the counter as he complained in his head expensive the drinks were '1500 mora for one drink and they all cost that much too. I guess I'll do some commissions tomorrow for some more mora.' Soon his drink was made and he handed the mora over to the bartender and walked up to the second floor and took a seat. After finishing his drink he leaned back and decided to close his eyes for a little, but soon after he fell asleep. Opening his eyes Mathis once again found himself in a dark room with 7 symbols. Behind the glowing Hydro symbol the familiar door stood, but all that was on his mind was 'Why does this only ever happen when I'm in a the bar.'