I'm a male god in Liyue

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In other words, her faith in Mr. Xia was the most perfunctory.

Noelle asked in a low voice, "Senior Amber, are you devout in your faith in Lord Barbatos?"

Amber thought for a moment and said, "Lord Wind God, you should be considered quite devout, right?"

"should?"

"Because my grandfather was from Liyue, I heard many legends and stories about Liyue from him when I was a child, so maybe I actually have some faith in the Geo Archon?"

No wonder...

Noelle and Amber chatted for a few more minutes before Amber flew away.

Noelle returned to her bed, gripped the hilt of her sword, and continued her prayer.

On an invisible level, faint specks of faith rose from Noelle's body, drawn into the hilt of her sword.

--

On the second day.

Amber began trying to charge her headband.

It also encountered the problem of extremely slow charging.

However, her charging speed is slightly faster than Noelle's.

However, it will take several days to fully charge.

They are no match for Fischl, a devout believer, or 77, a fanatic.

During this time, Noelle went to the library to look for and read many related books.

But the more she saw, the more guilty she felt.

Sometimes, while mopping the floor, she would think about this incident, feeling like both a villain who had stolen sacred artifacts from another sect and a sinner who had blasphemed her own sect.

A fierce conflict between faiths is troubling her mind.

Just when Noelle was feeling a bit out of breath, something that could be called a turning point happened.

Longlong Pharmacy is about to open for business.

Although this shop is not very big, it still needs several waiters to guide customers in order to operate normally.

Zhu Ziying'er and Chi Yu had been idle for almost a month. When they saw that there was a job they could do, they immediately shouted, "Let me do it!"

If they don't do something, they'll really feel embarrassed to accept the wages their boss pays them.

After all, what boss would be willing to give their employees paid travel for several months, with meals, accommodation, and massages provided every day?

However, despite their positive attitude, they could only work for a few more days.

After the Kaho festival ends, everyone will go to Inazuma together.

Therefore, we still need to recruit some long-term employees for the stores.

Since Xia Zhi bought and opened the shop himself, he is the boss and continues the labor system of the previous Xia Zhi shop.

High base salary plus high bonuses, 9 to 5 work hours, meals and accommodation provided, unconditional holidays off...

Such generous conditions would be enough to make anyone swoon even in Liyue, where salaries are high, let alone Mondstadt, where salaries are even lower.

As a result, on the first day the job posting was put up, very few people dared to come and apply. They all felt that the boss was joking and playing a trick on them.

When the leader of the guild learned of this, he specially sent several Knights of the West to stand guard at the shop entrance and endorse the product.

Then the number of applicants exploded.

There are so many job interviews that you can't finish them all even if you go from morning till night.

It also affected some of the store's normal business.

After two busy days, we finally secured a long-term employment contract.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Zhi made another request to the head of the troupe, hoping that Noelle could come and work at the store.

Since it's all the Knights of Favonius's territory anyway, it doesn't matter where Noelle works as a maid of the Knights of Favonius.

On one hand, Noelle, as Xia Zhi's magical girl, is someone he can trust. Having her stationed at his family's shop gives him peace of mind, even when he's not in Mondstadt.

On the other hand, although Noelle, as a maid, did a lot of work every day and did it very well, the wages she received from the Knights of Favonius each month were not much. Mainly because the wages of the Knights of Favonius themselves weren't very high, so even if a maid's wages were high, they couldn't possibly be better than a knight's.

But if Noelle comes to work at Xia Zhi's shop, then Xia Zhi can give her a legitimate reason to pay her a high salary.

This can be considered a perk for their own magical girl.

After all, Noelle's family wasn't exactly well-off.

After receiving Xia Zhi's request, the ensemble leader consulted Noelle for her opinion.

Noelle thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

Because her dream was always to become a true knight, not a good maid.

With the [Wind's Blade] in her hand, her strength surpasses that of most knights in Mondstadt, making the official knight certification no longer important to her.

Having figured this out, Noelle didn't hesitate much and went to work at the pharmacy.

Thanks to her excellent experience as a maid, Noelle was able to do almost any job well in the apothecary. In addition, since she was also a holder of the Eye of God, the other ordinary shop assistants never showed any dissatisfaction towards her.

Xia Zhi called Noel over directly and made the appointment: "The organization has decided that you will be the manager of Longlong Pharmacy."

Noel was still quite young, and upon hearing the news, he was somewhat stunned. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xia, I'm not good at managing people; I only know how to keep my head down and do my job."

Xia Zhi reached out and took out a smooth, strangely glowing bead, asking, "Noelle, do you know what this is?"

Noelle looked at the beads and shook her head: "I don't know."

Xia Zhi said softly, "This is the power of faith that I have condensed."

Noelle was taken aback: "The power of faith?"

"Yes, and it's my own power of faith; other gods couldn't use it even if they took it. Do you know how it's useful to you?"

"What's the use?"

"One of these beads can fully charge your sword hilt... five times."

"!!!"

Noelle's gaze involuntarily fell upon the small, glowing bead, a hint of longing in her eyes.

Ever since her first experience, the hilt of her Wind Sword is still a little short of being fully charged.

Xia Zhi sighed softly and said, "What a pity. If you had been willing to be the store manager, I would have given this to you..."

Noelle looked conflicted.

Xia Zhi said casually, "And it's given once a month..."

Noel straightened his expression and said, "Mr. Xia, I believe that life is inherently about challenges. Although I haven't managed people much before, I believe I can definitely do my best to satisfy you!"

Xia Zhi couldn't help but laugh, took her hand, and handed her the small Bead of Faith: "Very good, keep up the good work. But I was originally going to give this to you anyway, I was just joking with you earlier, I thought you would stay stubborn forever..."

Noelle blushed.

"You don't need to feel embarrassed. The choice I just gave you was all benefits and no drawbacks. Only a fool wouldn't choose it."

"Regarding the issue of faith, I have never forced you to believe in me or only believe in me, so you don't need to be too anxious. After all, you were living a good life even before you had the transformation item, weren't you?"

“Your West Wind Sword Technique has reached its peak. There’s no point in continuing to practice it. Come over tomorrow morning and I’ll teach you a new sword technique.”

"Remember, don't just focus on your dreams; you should enjoy every moment of life."

Xia Zhi patted her hair, smiled, and turned to leave.

Noelle watched Xia Zhi's retreating figure, feeling a strange emotion stirring within her.

That night, she transformed into a magical girl for the second time.

But she did not search everywhere for traces of the Abyss Order as she had done before.

She simply wore that suit of armor, feeling the powerful force within her body, and slowly walked the few paths she often took several times.

Don't bow your head, don't rush.

I walked slowly, as if enjoying the moment of walking.

Noelle felt that her original mindset was undergoing some kind of transformation.

I have now walked the path of a true knight.

Actually... it's nothing special.

--

After several busy days, I cleared out all the monsters in the vicinity.

Yura led her exhausted guerrilla squad back to Mondstadt from the wilderness.

On her first night back home, Yura had a good night's sleep.

The next day, Yura didn't plan to stay home and rest. Instead, she decided to do what she always did: either find a part-time job at a shop or take on two commissions at the Adventurers' Guild to earn some money.

She walked into the street and could see the West Wind Church in the distance.

Actually, Yura had a third option there: to go and have fun with Mr. Xia and the others.