When the sun rose again, illuminating Mondstadt, for the Mondstadters who had been awake all night, just the simple act of the sun rising made them feel reborn.
Everything that happened last night was too thrilling, too shocking, leaving people to dwell on it, unable to extricate themselves.
But everyone knew that the night was over, and dawn had arrived.
In Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius had been busy all night, arresting criminals, counting stolen money, carrying out emergency rescues, and settling the wounded, etc. Some enthusiastic Mondstadters were also actively engaged in volunteer activities.
Just then, an abrupt figure slowly walked towards Mondstadt. He was dragging a greatsword with one hand and the head of a giant dragon with the other. His once neat black clothes were now tattered and smelled of burning, looking extremely disheveled.
However, none of the Mondstadters who witnessed this scene dared to mock him. Everyone unconsciously made way for him and watched him walk with eyes full of admiration.
Simply because he was Diluc.
In last night's battle, Master Diluc was definitely one of the most brilliant presences. If Acting Grand Master Jean's performance was a beacon guiding everyone forward, then Master Diluc's heroic figure was a tonic that boosted morale.
What's more, he was now carrying the head of The Dragon Ursa, which was a groundbreaking event for the people of Mondstadt.
Even the great hero Vennessa, who established the Knights of Favonius back then, failed to successfully decapitate The Dragon Ursa. Now, a thousand years later, Master Diluc of the Ragnvindr Family had accomplished it!
As for Miyashiro, his terrifying combat power had already far exceeded the scope of ordinary human understanding; it was already a miracle.
Gods can easily do what humans cannot, isn't that as it should be? What's there to be surprised about?
However, in the midst of the joy of victory, Mondstadt was also filled with a sense of sadness and hatred.
In this battle, twenty-four young Knights of Favonius unfortunately died, and in addition, thirty-five Knights suffered varying degrees of DMG, more than half of whom might be left with disabilities and could only retire early.
Furthermore, the people of Mondstadt, due to the invasion of The Dragon Ursa, experienced considerable panic and suffered over a hundred casualties.
What was rather ironic was that among these hundred-plus casualties, the number of casualties directly caused by The Dragon Ursa's attack was zero. The rest were all due to stampedes or even drowning incidents that occurred when Mondstadters tried to flee in a panic.
Under the influence of this sad and hateful emotion, both the Knights and commoners of Mondstadt needed an outlet to vent their pain.
Therefore, when the Mondstadters learned that the culprits of last night's rebellion were members of the Lawrence Family, they became the best targets for the people of Mondstadt to vent their frustrations.
However, all members of the Lawrence Family, except for Eula, had already been imprisoned in the underground dungeon of the Knights of Favonius headquarters, and ordinary people could not see them at all.
Since this outlet could not be released, the Mondstadters began to look for an alternative. Lawrence... Lawrence... Oh right, didn't the Knights of Favonius also have a Knight from the Lawrence Family?
That person is also from the Lawrence Family, with the blood of a Sinner flowing in her veins, isn't she the best candidate? Yes! It's her! Let's all go find her!
Just like that, Eula, who was helping to clean up the aftermath in the city, was inexplicably surrounded and intercepted by a group of Mondstadters, who accused, cursed, and even openly clamored for Eula to pay with her life for her family's actions.
All the unjust treatment deeply pierced Eula's heart at this moment.
She did not fear fighting against Fatui several times her number, nor did she flinch from confronting the powerful The Dragon Ursa.
She even, at a critical moment, used her reputation as a young woman to secure the assistance of the Inazuma Regent.
In the end, she received such a result, which made Eula somewhat difficult to accept for a while.
Eula initially tried to reason with those Mondstadters, but when trying to reason with a group of people who had just lost loved ones, no one would listen to her explanations.
The grief-stricken Mondstadters even wanted to lay hands on Eula. Out of necessity, Eula could only utter her catchphrase, 'This grudge, I will remember,' and directly fled the scene.
As the Captain of the Reconnaissance Company of the Knights of Favonius and a Vision user, shaking off a few ordinary citizens was naturally an easy task.
However, the entire city of Mondstadt seemed to be assimilated by the same emotion. As soon as any Mondstadter saw Eula, those who knew her immediately remembered the fact that she was a member of the Lawrence Family, followed by sharp verbal attacks.
In the end, Eula had no choice but to hide in the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.
But last night, the Knights of Favonius also suffered so many casualties among their comrades. As comrades who had once fought side by side, they were separated by life and death overnight.
Although Eula had many impressive performances during last night's battle, this did not completely change the Knights' discussions about her, as not all Knights were as unprejudiced towards Eula as Acting Grand Master Jean or Amber.
Listening to her colleagues' whispers about her and feeling their strange glances, Eula felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles.
She suddenly had a misconception that in the vast city of Mondstadt, at this moment, she had no place to belong.
Just then, she suddenly thought of a person, and immediately connected it to a place: the Goth Grand Hotel, not far from the Knights of Favonius headquarters. That was the Inazuma Delegation's station. Nominally, during the Inazuma Delegation's visit to Mondstadt, the Goth Grand Hotel was considered part of Inazuma territory.
Of course, the Snezhnaya Delegation's station was in the same situation, but after what happened yesterday, Eula would rather die than have any further connection with the Snezhnaya Delegation.
If the Snezhnaya Delegation had not aided and abetted, perhaps the Lawrence Family's determination to rebel would not have been put into action, leading to the current situation.
Eula finally couldn't help but go to the Goth Grand Hotel. The moment she entered the hotel, she immediately became the focus of the Inazuma Delegation's attention.
Although the Inazuma Delegation kept staring at her, Eula did not see any contempt or accusation in their eyes; instead, they looked at her with envy.
What are they envious of?
While Eula was confused, one of the Inazuma Delegation officials respectfully came forward and said, "Ms. Eula, you've come to see our Regent, haven't you? I'll show you the way, please follow me."
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What's going on? They seem to be overly respectful towards me, don't they?
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