Eight Locales Over Mountains and Seas: Two Cities' Recommendations

Eight Locales Over Mountains and Seas: Two Cities' Recommendations is an Event Quest and the third route during the Eight Locales Over Mountains and Seas event.
==Steps==
# Go to the Good Hunter restaurant in Mondstadt
# Sit down for a fine meal with Kichiboushi and Paimon
# Go to the Anemo Archon statue in front of the Cathedral
# Climb up to the statue's hands
# Take a picture of Kichiboushi
# Go to Wanmin Restaurant in Liyue Harbor
# Go to Liuli Pavilion and talk to Licai
# Have a meal at Liuli Pavilion with Kichiboushi and Paimon
# Head to the designated location
# Take a picture of Kichiboushi
==Dialogue==
;(Get quest from Events Overview)
:Paimon: It's decided, then! Let's bring Kichiboushi around to try out the best food in Mondstadt and Liyue! After all, eating is a form of training, right?
:"Kichiboushi": Best food!
;(Talk to Sara)
:Paimon: Hi, Sara!
:Sara: Why, welcome, Paimon and ! And who's this? Some new Baron Bunny model...?
:"Kichiboushi": Kichiboushi!
: This is Kichiboushi.
::Paimon: Yup, this is a new friend of ours from Inazuma!
: This is Baron Bunny.
::"Kichiboushi": Baron Funny?
::Paimon: Hey! That's not right. This is Kichiboushi, a new friend we met in Inazuma!
: This here is Guoba.
::"Kichiboushi": Guoba?
::Sara: Guoba? Are you referring to Jueyun Guoba, that dish from Liyue...?
::Paimon: Hey! That's not right. This is Kichiboushi, a new friend we met in Inazuma!
:"Kichiboushi": Mm, good friends!
:Sara: Ah, I see. Well then, welcome to Good Hunter, Kichiboushi!
:Sara: Inazuma, huh. That's incredible... I heard Cyrus mention that it was surrounded by thunderstorms, and that there's lightning everywhere, like what happens when Ms. Lisa gets angry. That seems quite terrifying, to be honest!
: It is.
: It's not that bad, really...
: Wait, what's this got to do with Lisa...?
:Paimon: So we're here at Good Hunter to treat Kichiboushi to some authentic Mondstadt cuisine! So, Sara, could we have one Sweet Madame and...
:Sara: Um, my apologies, but we can't actually take orders right now because... Hmm, how should I explain this?
:Sara: I suppose you can see that we're booked to capacity?
:Paimon: Eh? But there's no one here...
:Sara: Captain Kaeya put in a very expensive order for several dozen people at the Goth Grand Hotel. Our chefs are currently busy as can be...
:Paimon: Kaeya? That seems a little fishy...
: He probably has some ongoing plans...
::Paimon: Well, that's alright! After all...
: I can make some too.
:Paimon: That's right! There's no going without good food with you around, .
:"Kichiboushi": Make Lavender Melon? Grilled Melon?
:Paimon: No, no! Seriously, just how much do you like Lavender Melons...
:Sara: Well, you can use the open-air stove over here any time.
:Paimon: Thanks, Sara. Alright then, ! It's time for some delectable Sweet Madame — crispy on the outside, tender on the inside! Kichiboushi's gonna love it!
: You mean you're gonna love it, right?
: One Sweet Madame coming right up!
:"Kichiboushi": *rumble*... Sounds tasty.
:Paimon: You see? Kichiboushi wants to eat, too! Don't disappoint Pai— Err, don't disappoint him now!
:"Kichiboushi": Yey! Disappoint!
;(Talk to Sara again)
:Sara: Sweet Madame... This dish seems simple enough, but it's quite the test of a chef's skills.
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;(Cook some Delicious Sweet Madame if there is none in the inventory) 
;(Approach the table)
:"Kichiboushi": Never seen this before. But smells good. *rumble*
:Paimon: And there's our Delicious Sweet Madame! You could even call it 's signature dish!
: We certainly have made a lot of them along the way.
::Paimon: Right! No lack of supplies out in the wild, after all.
: Eh, I think I'm alright at this.
::Paimon: And speaking of Kaeya...
::Paimon: "Paimon sees you already have the knightly virtue of modesty," !
:
:"Kichiboushi": ...Oooh...
:Paimon: Kichiboushi? What's wrong?
: Did he eat too much?
: You okay over there?
:"Kichiboushi": Mm! It's delicious! Amazing!
:"Kichiboushi": There are things better than Lavender Melon! Mm!
:Paimon: It's pretty good, eh? ...Hey, leave Paimon some!
:
:"Kichiboushi": Phew! Delicious! , amazing!
:Paimon: Wow! You actually remembered 's name! So, do bake-danuki get smarter as they eat more delicious food?
:"Kichiboushi": Mm, what White Fur say?
:Paimon: ...
: She's Paimon.
:"Kichiboushi": Byemon.
:Paimon: It's Paimon!
:"Kichiboushi": Spymon.
:Paimon: Ugh! You're so annoying!
: Better get used to it, Paimon.
:: Try to remember peoples' names, Kichiboushi.
: I'll make you something good later...
:: Try to remember peoples' names, Kichiboushi.
:"Kichiboushi": Kichiboushi will try. Sorry, Paimore.
:Paimon: It's not Paimore, it's Paimon. It's okay, though. Paimon's not mad anymore.
:"Kichiboushi": Delicious Sweet Madame. Very good. Thank you.
:Paimon: And then he remembers the names of dishes just fine!
:"Kichiboushi": It was good. Not Lavender Melon or Seagrass or Berries, but it was so tasty.
: I'm glad you enjoyed it.
:"Kichiboushi": Training, very fun.
:Paimon: Speaking of which, since we're here in Mondstadt...
: You have a point there...
::Paimon: Let's go to see Anemo Archon statue, Kichiboushi!
: Let's go visit the Anemo Archon statue.
:"Kichiboushi": Anemo Archon? Like the Electro Archon?
:Paimon: That's exactly right! The Anemo Archon is Mondstadt's god, just like the Electro Archon is Inazuma's.
:"Kichiboushi": ...Very scary.
:Paimon: Don't worry, it's just a statue, not the real archon.
;(After talking at the table)
:Paimon: Still, why are you so afraid of the Electro Archon, Kichiboushi?
:"Kichiboushi": Ioroi told a story about the past. He was nearly chopped.
:Paimon: But didn't he eventually receive the Shogun's acknowledgment and become the Protector of the Grove?
:Paimon: Also, don't worry, the Anemo Archon Statue isn't the Anemo Archon! It's just a stone statue.
:"Kichiboushi": Like Ioroi? Mm-haha! Anemo Archon, so stupid.
:Paimon: No, no, this is just a stone that looks like the Anemo Archon. It isn't the real one! It's... you know, like a photo! Like how the Kichiboushi in the photo isn't the real one!
:"Kichiboushi": Ooh! Kichiboushi understands. Anemo Archon is not Kichiboushi.
:Paimon: Well, uh, close enough?
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;(Approach the Anemo Archon statue)
:"Kichiboushi": Mm! The Anemo Archon, so big! Bigger than Ioroi!
:Paimon: Oh come on, we've been over this! This is just a big stone statue made to look like the Anemo Archon.
:"Kichiboushi": It won't come alive and hit people with Kapow?
:Paimon: A stone statue can't do that! And the Anemo Archon won't either. C'mon, , let's take Kichiboushi up the statue to have a look!
;(Approach the statue's hands)
: Paimon: You see? Nothing to be afraid of!
:"Kichiboushi": Mm. Anemo Archon very tall, taller than Ioroi. Very hard, too. Tall and hard.
:Paimon: Paimon's... just not going to cover the differences between the statue and the real guy.
: The Anemo Archon is a nice person.
:: The Anemo Archon's not very reliable, but he's a gentle soul.
:: The Anemo Archon's a gentle soul, but he's a bit of a flake sometimes...
:Paimon: You know, Paimon wonders if Barbara's discovered the thing with the Holy Lyre der Himmel...
: "Hehe."
::Paimon: And what's that supposed to mean, huh?
: Hopefully, she hasn't.
: Hopefully she has.
:"Kichiboushi": Mm! Photo!
:Paimon: Alrighty! Hold still for a second!
;(After taking the photo)
:"Kichiboushi": See!
:Paimon: Come on, don't rush!
:
:"Kichiboushi": So cool. Very big hands.
:"Kichiboushi": Go back, show Ioroi, Anemo Archon hands bigger than Ioroi's!
: I don't think any comparison can be made here...
:: "Ioroi, weak."
:"Kichiboushi": Ioroi, so, so weak, mm-haha!
:Paimon: Hey, hey! Stop teaching Kichiboushi bad stuff!
:"Kichiboushi": When Ioroi is serious, he can grow very, very big. Bigger than one hundred tatami.
:"Kichiboushi": Ioroi very powerful. But Kichiboushi will become more powerful!
:Paimon: Huh. Why do you wanna get stronger, Kichiboushi?
:Paimon: That's right, you're pretty strong as-is, Kichiboushi. You can create that gliding airbag. You're about half as powerful as Paimon for sure!
:"Kichiboushi": Kichiboushi must become more powerful and use stronger magic.
:"Kichiboushi": With stronger magic, Kichiboushi can make Ioroi not-stone!
:"Kichiboushi": So Kichiboushi must train, with and Paimon.
:Paimon: So that's how it is...
:Paimon: —Eh! You remembered Paimon's name! Woohoo!
:"Kichiboushi": Woohoo! Mm-haha!
: Keep it up, Kichiboushi.
:"Kichiboushi": Keep it up! Yey!
: Well then, where should we go next?
:Paimon: Well, since we've had some Mondstadt cuisine, time to pay Liyue Harbor a visit!
:Paimon: We haven't tried Wanmin Restaurant's food in quite a while, too!
: We just ate, you know...
:Paimon: Hehe! Different lands, different stomachs, don't you know?
:"Kichiboushi": Eat! Let's go!
:Paimon: Let's go! Next stop — Wanmin Restaurant!
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;(Approach Wanmin Restaurant)
:Paimon: Hey here, Chef Mao! We'd like some Black-Back Perch Stew...
:Chef Mao: Eh? Guests, right now? ...I'm very sorry, but we're not taking orders that the moment.
:Paimon: Eh? What's going on...
:Chef Mao: Earlier, a knight from Mondstadt came with a huge order — a feast for several dozen people, no less. He wanted to bring it to... Um, where was that place again?
: The Goth Grand Hotel in Mondstadt?
: Chef Mao: Why, yes, that's exactly it! How did you know?
:Paimon: That Kaeya...
:Chef Mao: I'm really sorry. It will be a moment before we can take your order. As you can see, our woks are all busy at the moment. Not that I have any idea how that guy is going to take all those dishes back... I just hope he doesn't waste them.
:Chef Mao: This really was very sudden. In fact, we're running so low on ingredients that Xiangling's having to go out and help gather some Jueyun Chilis.
:Paimon: Oh no...
:"Kichiboushi": Mmmm...
:Chef Mao: Eh? Who's this little fellow?
: This is Kichiboushi.
::"Kichiboushi": How do you do?
::Paimon: Yup. This guy here's a bake-danuki who's on a journey to hone his skills!
: This is Baron Bunny.
::Chef Mao: Baron who?
::"Kichiboushi": Baron Funky?
::Paimon: Hey! That's not right. This is Kichiboushi, a bake-danuki who's on a journey to hone his skills!
: This here is Guoba.
::Paimon: Nope, this is Kichiboushi! He's a bake-danuki who's on a journey to hone his skills! He's heard that the Guoba made here at Wanmin Restaurant is really good, so he wanted to have a try.
::"Kichiboushi": Jueyun Guoba!
:Chef Mao: Ah, I see. I'm very sorry, then, Kichiboushi.
:Chef Mao: Speaking of that, my girl Xiangling's got a friend named Guoba who loves eating as well. The two of you might just get along...
:Paimon: Well, guess it's up to you again, ...
:Geri: ...Agh! I totally forgot!
:Paimon: Eh? What's going on over there?
:Freki: Seriously? How did we not check the dates...
: What happened?
:Geri: So we booked seats at Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk a few months back...
:Freki: We were planning to try the pinnacles of Li Cuisine and Yue Cuisine before returning to Mondstadt.
:Geri: But we wound up booking the seats for the same day!
:Freki: Ugh, we should've checked those dates! What are we supposed to do now...
: Why not go to both?
::Geri: No, that won't do.
::Freki: No matter which one we go to first, our prior fullness will affect the experience to follow.
::Geri: No matter which place we go to first, it won't be fair to the other — and certainly not to the cuisine they represent!
: Why don't you each go to one place?
::Geri: No, that won't do.
::Freki: We want to experience both types of food together.
::Geri: If not, our arguments whether Li or Yue Cuisine is better will be completely one-sided on either front!
:Freki: That would be doing a disservice to gourmet food!
:Paimon: Stop taking turns to talk! Paimon's getting tired out just listening to you two!
: That's quite troublesome.
:Paimon: So to sum it up, you've booked both Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk for today, but you can only go to one, right?
:"Kichiboushi": Mm. Kichiboushi can help! Help Uncle Brown Fur and Aunt Brown Fur go, solve problem.
:Freki: Um, is this... little critter saying something?
:Paimon: He says that we can help Uncle Brown Fur and Aunt Brown Fur go to one of the places!
:Freki: H—Hey! I—I'm a big sister, not an aunt!
:Paimon: Paimon was just passing a message, okay?
:Freki: But... Going in our place, huh? It is certainly possible, but it does feel like a waste.
:Geri: I think it's a fine idea. It would be irresponsible of us to cancel at the last minute, anyway.
:Freki: *sigh* But it took us so long to wait our turn...
:Geri: Come on, Freki, we've got time. We'll just book another slot. Anyway, weren't you all about that Xinyue Kiosk seafood yesterday?
:Geri: Let's just go to Xinyue Kiosk first. we can leave the Liuli Pavilion booking to...
:Geri: ...These rather unusual travelers and this... little animal?
: Could we really do that?
: Then you have my thanks.
:Geri: Sure. I'm Geri. Just go to Liuli Pavilion and give Licai my name. The dishes should also already be booked.
:Paimon: Hooray! Thanks, Geri!
:"Kichiboushi": Hooray! Thanks, Geri!
;(After the conversation)
:Paimon: You know, are seats at Liuli Pavilion really that hard to get? Paimon remembers that we came here that other time...
;(Talk to Freki at Xinyue Kiosk)
:Freki: It was better than I thought...
;(Talk to Geri at Xinyue Kiosk)
:Geri: Speaking of that, I wonder how Francis always manages to get seats at Liuli Pavilion and Xinyue Kiosk...
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;(Talk to Licai)
:Licai: Welcome to Liuli Pavilion! Do you have a reservation?
: Geri booked us a table.
:Licai: Mr. Geri... Please wait a moment, let me check...
:Licai: Indeed, you do have a reservation for today. Well then, this way, please.
;(Talk to Licai again)
:Licai: There is indeed a reservation under Mr. Geri's name today. This way, please.
;(Approach the table)
:Paimon: Geri did say he'd pre-booked the dishes...
:Paimon: But this really is a lot! Were Geri and Freki really going to eat all this by themselves?
:"Kichiboushi": Ooh... Smells nice.
:
:Paimon: Phew, that was delicious! How did you find it, Kichiboushi?
:"Kichiboushi": Mm! Very tasty!
: I could tell just from watching you eat.
::"Kichiboushi": Mm-haha! Delicious. Very delicious.
: I could tell just from watching Paimon eat.
::Paimon: Is that supposed to be a compliment?
:"Kichiboushi": Humans are very powerful! They can make such tasty food, better than bake-danuki food!
:Paimon: Come to think of it, what is bake-danuki food made from?
:Paimon: It tastes as good as it looks, and it does look good... But there's a kind of... emptiness to it?
: I'm quite curious myself.
:"Kichiboushi": Bake-danuki is made from leaves, Kapow!
:Paimon: Leaves Kapow... You mean vegetables?
:"Kichiboushi": Leaves Kapow is Leaves Kapow. Leaves, Kapow. Very tasty.
: This all seems a little strange...
: Might be best not to investigate bake-danuki magic too deeply...
:Paimon: Paimon can't stop thinking about it, though.
:Paimon: Paimon's also curious... What's Kaeya doing with all that food from Good Hunter and Wanmin Restaurant?
:Paimon: What's that guy's scheme this time...
: Maybe it's going to go something like this:
:: "Ding dong, ding dong! Special delivery for the Fatui!"
::Paimon: "Delivery? What delivery?"
:: "A full course meal from Mondstadt and Liyue!"
::Paimon: "Wow! It's a feast! Thanks!"
:: "Thanks for your patronage! That'll be 5 million Mora!"
::Paimon: "Huh? Wh—What is this? Do our activities cost that much!? W—Well, I guess we're just going to have to leave Mondstadt then!"
: "Hey there! Here's a gift from the Knights of Favonius!"
::Paimon: "A gift? Hehe! So, you're finally acknowledging our power, then?"
::Paimon: "Well, it's too late to suck up to us now! *cough* Still, what's in it?"
:: "A cold platter feast from Mondstadt and Liyue!"
::Paimon: "Hooray! It's a cold platter feast. Time to eat, comrades!"
:: "Heyah! Freeze!"
::Paimon: "Ah! It's an ambush! The Cavalry Captain is hidden inside the feast platters! Argh!"
:Paimon: ...There's no way something as silly as that could happen, right?
:"Kichiboushi": Mm-haha, just like bake-danuki.
: It is quite like them, true...
:Paimon: Also, is it just Paimon, or is the food better than last time? Why's that?
: The last time we were here, we were on official business.
:Paimon: Hmm, that's true. Consultant this, Rite of Parting that... The food wasn't half as good by the time we were done talking.
:Paimon: Speaking of that... You know, Kichiboushi, we actually ate here, together with a Fatui Harbinger and Rex Lapis himself!
:"Kichiboushi": Kichiboushi once heard Ioroi talk about fat twigs.
:"Kichiboushi": Many fat twigs in the forest. Very hard, very uncomfortable to sit on.
:Paimon: Kichiboushi, we meant the "Fatui"!
: You know, I doubt the bake-danuki know anything about the Fatui.
:Paimon: Th—That's true...
:Paimon: Since we're here in Liyue, let's find a place where we can take a commemorative photo for Kichiboushi!
: Let's find a spot where we can see the whole place...
: Is there a suitable location for that?
:Paimon: Yup! There's this winding mountain path on the northern entrance to Liyue Harbor, isn't there?
:Paimon: That should fit the bill!
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;(Approach the designated area)
:Paimon: Alright, Kichiboushi! Face and hold still!
:"Kichiboushi": Yey! Photo memory!
;(After taking the photo)
:Paimon: Yup, that looks great. You've really got a knack for this, huh, ?
:"Kichiboushi": This place very pretty. Very different from forest.
:"Kichiboushi": But all the boats down there, not sinking?
: Don't worry, they won't.
:"Kichiboushi": Amazing!
:Paimon: Well, Kichiboushi, was today's training fun?
: It's training, you know...
: I'm not sure if training is meant to be considered fun...
:"Kichiboushi": Ioroi said playing is also training. Not to leave tanuki path.
:"Kichiboushi": If play forgotten, will leave tanuki path.
:Paimon: Leaving the tanuki path... What's gonna happen if you do that?
:"Kichiboushi": Tanuki who leave the path... explode.
:Paimon: What!?
: Huh?
:"Kichiboushi": Eight tatami explode, leaf will disappear. Fur will turn into Seagrass and belly-drum turn into big teapot. Then tanuki become skinny like weasels, no more magic.
:Paimon: Paimon's pretty sure that Ioroi's fibbing.
: "Kichiboushi": Training is very fun! Very happy, mm!
: As long as you're having fun.
: 
:"Kichiboushi": Keep going! Where to?
:Paimon: You know what, let's stop for today!
: You should go rest as well, Kichiboushi.
:"Kichiboushi": Don't want rest, Kichiboushi still wants training with and Paimon.
: Rest is also a form of training.
: If you don't rest, you can't train properly.
:"Kichiboushi": Mm...
:Paimon: Don't worry! We'll think about where we should go next, alright?
:"Kichiboushi": Okay!
;(Quest completes)
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==Trivia==
*When Paimon asks the Traveler if they wonder if Barbara already found out about the lyre, one of the Traveler's options is "Hehe," a callback to Venti's response to Paimon in Act II of For a Tomorrow Without Tears.
*To compare some of the language puns between the original Chinese text and the English localization:
**The Byemon/Spymon/Paimore joke is left relatively intact.
***In "Byemon," Kichiboushi mixes up for , the word for white, which he also uses when he calls Paimon "White Fur."
***In "Spymon," Kichiboushi mimicked the sounds Paimon made when she said , but instead ends up saying . In the English localization, the "s" in "It's" turned her name into "Spymon."
***"Paimore" in the original Chinese text reuses from the previous attempt instead of rendering a new name.
**"Fatui" into "Fat Twigs" and the resulting joke about it is a reinterpretation of the way Kichiboushi misinterprets the Chinese name for the Fatui, , as Kichiboushi goes on to say that Ioroi told him about how mermaids would swim in the ocean alongside the whales and the , possibly referring to Orobashi.
*The reason why "As long as you're having fun" shows up twice as the Traveler's dialogue options towards the end of the quest is because the Chinese text uses two different words that can both be translated as "fun," and the English translator(s) unwittingly chose the same translation for the two words.
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
ja:山海八処の巡礼・二都風土旅行記
pt-br:Oito Passeios sobre Montanhas e Mares: Recomendações de Duas Cidades
ru:Восемь мест от гор до морей: Достопримечательности двух городов