Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 378: Sweet Sunsettia, Would You Like One?
It wasn't just Noelle.
The Adventurers' Guild, the wine industry association, the Fatui… Any organization with some reputation in Mondstadt was contributing its share to the city's reconstruction.
As for the Knights… The appearance of the dragon disaster had stirred up the surrounding monsters, and most of them had been dispatched to deal with these threats. Only a portion remained in Mondstadt to handle guard duties.
After leaving Angel's Share, Bai Luo immediately spotted that familiar figure. She was hugging a fruit basket, running along the stone-paved road.
"What are you doing?" Grabbing her by the back of her collar, Bai Luo skillfully lifted her up, asking with mild exasperation.
"H-helping… deliver food to the children."
Her thick glasses had slipped down to the tip of her nose, but she didn't have a free hand to push them back up.
Because both of her hands were occupied with a basket full of fruit.
Inside were apples, grapes, and other common fruits—there even seemed to be some Sunsettias.
"Alright, you don't need to handle this. Leave it to someone else." Bai Luo adjusted Jianna's glasses and said helplessly.
Didn't she realize she was supposed to be a villain? A proper villain didn't need kindness.
He casually handed the fruit basket to another girl who was also delivering food. Then he set Jianna down beside him and pulled her hood back over her head.
A dignified Electro Cicin Mage—what kind of appearance was this?
As for which lucky person would end up receiving the fruit basket Bai Luo had touched… that was none of his concern.
"Where are we going?"
Watching the girl who had taken over her task leave, Jianna looked at the Lord Harbinger before her and asked softly.
"To deliver a piece of my 'thoughts' to a good companion." Pinching the artifact he had brought with him, Bai Luo said quietly.
After the dragon disaster, Mondstadt had become much stricter about people entering and leaving the city.
Aside from craftsmen and members of the Adventurers' Guild, most people needed a large number of permits to pass through.
This was also one of the reasons many hadn't managed to evacuate in time.
But compared to ordinary people, it was much easier for Bai Luo to leave the city.
Compared to Inazuma, the Fatui's infiltration into the Knights wasn't particularly impressive, but there had still been some progress.
It wasn't that the Knights were especially lax in their inspections; rather, it was due to the aftermath of the previous dragon disaster.
The consequences of that incident were that Diluc lost his father, and the Knights lost a genius youth.
Even though the traitor Eroch had later been exposed, before Bai Luo arrived in Mondstadt, the relationship between Diluc and the Knights had once fallen to a freezing point.
Even the Grand Master's personal intervention failed to mend things.
Perhaps to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the Knights had become extremely strict with internal reviews. Even after the Grand Master's expedition, when Jean relaxed some conditions, she and Kaeya never loosened their vigilance regarding spies.
Even so, the Fatui still managed to infiltrate the Knights' ranks.
It was just that, compared to before, it was nearly impossible for spies to climb to higher positions.
However, taking on something like gatekeeping duties was still achievable.
Noticing Bai Luo and Jianna's attire, the spy deliberately sent another knight away. After pretending to check Bai Luo's so-called documents, he allowed them to pass.
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.
If last time he needed someone to guide him, this time he was already familiar with the route.
As long as he reached the vicinity of Springvale and followed the traces left by the Fatui, he could easily find that ruin.
This time, however, he didn't run into that noisy Lawrence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have minded having a bit more fun.
But after entering the ruins, he did not see La Signora.
"She's not here?"
Hearing his subordinate's reply, Bai Luo looked slightly surprised.
"Yes, Lord Ausbilder. The Fair Lady believes the timing is right, so she plans to find a way to discuss with that Lawrence how to attack Mondstadt."
"..."
Of course the timing was good.
The disaster caused by Dvalin had already alarmed the neighboring Liyue.
For The Fair Lady, if she wanted to force Barbatos out, this was definitely a good opportunity.
But attacking Mondstadt… that still felt somewhat irrational.
"Did she say where she went?"
After a brief moment of rapid thinking, Bai Luo came to a conclusion:
None of my business.
Barbatos had already awakened—if anyone should be worried, it should be him. Bai Luo could just slack off. Besides, if the storyline hadn't changed, this so-called attack shouldn't even happen.
"It seems she went to discuss post-war arrangements with members of the Lawrence Clan."
"..."
Discussing post-war arrangements with those idiots?
Bai Luo had a pretty good idea of what kind of people the Lawrence Clan were.
With Rosalyne's arrogant personality, there was no way she would get along with them.
At this point, he could only silently mourn for those negotiating with her.
There was a high chance they'd end up burned to death or frozen to death.
"Lord Ausbilder, will you wait here for the Fair Lady to return?"
"Mm. Prepare a room for us, and notify me when she comes back."
"Yes, sir!"
...
Mondstadt City.
"Huh? You want me to calm them down?"
Holding his lyre, Venti looked at the group of children in front of him, slightly puzzled.
"My master said that as long as you soothe these children during the dragon disaster, your previous debts will be written off."
Though Charles said this, his heart was bleeding.
The cost of damaged furniture, the drinks, and the expenses of taking care of him over the past few days—it all added up to quite a sum.
And yet the Master was just letting him off like this?
In Charles's opinion, it would've been better to make him wear the most fitting maid outfit and then… ahem…
"Alright then. Playing lullabies for children is also a bard's duty."
His fingers brushed the strings, and a clear, flowing melody like a gentle stream drifted from his fingertips.
With just that, the rowdy children quieted down.
It had to be said that the famed Anemo Archon really knew how to handle kids.
"However—"
Pressing down on the vibrating strings, abruptly stopping the elegant melody, Venti continued:
"Before that, could I have a bottle of apple cider?"
Normally, such a small request wouldn't be difficult. For Angel's Share, a single bottle of cider was nothing.
But Charles still refused.
"There are children here, I have to be responsible for them."
As a bartender, he had seen too many drunkards lose control.
If this bard started causing a drunken scene among the children after drinking cider… Forget the Knights' Acting Grand Master, even his own master wouldn't let him off.
"Then at least give me an apple? I haven't eaten in days."
Charles didn't respond. Instead, a little girl nearby stood up on her own.
She timidly lifted the fruit basket in her hands and said to Venti:
"Mister Bard, we've already eaten all the apples… but we have sweet Sunsettias. Would you like one?"
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