When Venti discovered that he had actually been selected, he became excited and started running all over the area.
He was extremely curious about this space and wanted to look everywhere.
Jean stared blankly at Venti, who was running around like an overexcited husky, and was speechless for a moment.
“Since I’ve already joined the game, I might as well look for him.”
Since she was already here, Jean simply began searching.
The space didn’t look very large, but it was packed with stone statues everywhere.
Finding a person among them really wasn’t easy.
Whenever Jean passed one of the stone statues, she carefully examined it.
She even reached out and touched some of them to check whether Fang Yue had disguised himself as one.
There was no other way.
These statues had been carved so realistically that it was impossible to tell whether something was a person or a stone statue without examining it carefully.
“What incredible craftsmanship!”
Jean couldn’t help but marvel.
The craftsmanship of these statues was far more advanced than that of the Anemo Archon statue in Mondstadt.
Yet they had been casually abandoned here.
She couldn’t help wondering who had carved them.
Soon, Jean finished roughly searching the surrounding area.
She found nothing.
Venti was in the same situation.
He hadn’t even caught a glimpse of Fang Yue.
[Xiangling: Something’s not right.
We’ve practically searched the whole place, but we still haven’t found Fang Yue.
Could he be invisible?]
[Xingqiu: No way.
If he can turn invisible, what’s the point of us searching?
We might as well surrender directly.]
[Zhongli: From the perspective of common rationality, Fang Yue cannot turn invisible.
That would violate the fairness of the game.
Those stone statues may provide the answer.]
Zhongli was also paying close attention to the game.
He remained wary of this strange phenomenon that had suddenly appeared.
When Venti had run around exploring the area earlier, Zhongli had already noticed that he was investigating the space.
In the end, he had discovered nothing.
Therefore, there was only one method left.
Complete the game and see what happened afterward.
[Lisa: Oh my, this is really troublesome.
There are so many stone statues.
Checking them one by one would take far too much time.]
[Eula: Exactly.
If I were there, I’d just dismantle all these statues.
Let’s see where he could hide then.]
[Fang Yue: What a vicious plan.
Aren’t you afraid that one of these statues is me in disguise?
You might dismantle me and kill me on the spot!]
Since they couldn’t find him anyway, Fang Yue simply returned to the Intelligence Room to chat with everyone.
[Yae Miko: Little one, are you really incapable of turning invisible?]
[Fang Yue: Nope.
If I could turn invisible, how would you guys play?
I’m quite particular about fairness.]
[Arataki Itto: Kid, just you wait.
It’ll be my turn soon.
Watch me find you in minutes!
Hahahaha!]
[Fang Yue: Oh?
You’re that confident?
I’ll give you half an hour.
What will you do if you can’t find me?]
[Arataki Itto: I won’t be able to find you?
What a joke!
I’m a gaming master.
If I can’t find you, I’ll let you do whatever you want with me!]
[Fang Yue: You said it yourself.
If you can’t find me, how about eating Fox Ramen upside down?]
[Arataki Itto: Fo…
Fox Ramen?!
How can you be so vicious?!
Fine!
I’m a proud son of the Oni race.
I’ll take that bet!]
[Kuki Shinobu: Please shut up, Boss.
You’re about to embarrass yourself completely.]
Kuki Shinobu was suffering internally.
How had she ended up following a boss like this?
If he lost, he had to eat Fox Ramen.
If Fang Yue lost, there wasn’t even a punishment.
And he still stupidly accepted the bet!
[Kamisato Ayato: @Arataki Itto.
Quickly say, “I’m here in Inazuma as a tourist.”]
[Thoma: @Arataki Itto.
Quickly say, “I’m here in Inazuma as a tourist.”]
[Kujou Sara: @Arataki Itto.
Quickly say, “I’m here in Inazuma as a tourist.”]
[Arataki Itto: You…
You just wait!
I’ll definitely catch that kid and show you all!]
Fang Yue laughed so hard that he nearly collapsed.
Arataki Itto was genuinely hilarious.
He had decided.
Whenever he had nothing to do in the future, he would tease this street thug for fun.
“I identify this stone statue.”
A crisp voice suddenly rang out.
It was Jean!
She had finally figured out how this game worked.
Didn’t she have three opportunities to make an identification?
She guessed that Fang Yue had most likely transformed into one of these stone statues.
This particular statue looked somewhat similar to Fang Yue.
And when she reached out and touched it, she could even feel warmth.
If this wasn’t Fang Yue, then what was it?
Inside the Intelligence Room, everyone immediately became excited when they saw Jean confidently identify the stone statue.
[Kamisato Ayaka: Did she…
find him?]
[Amber: As expected of Acting Grand Master Jean!
Your eyes are even better than mine!]
[Arataki Itto: Damn it!
Why is Fang Yue so stupid?
He got found so quickly, and I haven’t even had my turn yet…]
[Yanfei: That fast?
That’s no fun!]
…
[Incorrect identification.
Trap activated!]
“Trap?”
Jean’s heart tightened.
The stone statue in front of her suddenly exploded, and a cloud of white mist surged toward her.
Venti’s brows furrowed.
He plucked his lyre strings several times, and a whirlwind suddenly surrounded Jean.
Jean herself also became serious as she stared at the white mist.
But what shocked the two of them was that the white mist seemed not to exist at all.
It passed through everything without the slightest obstruction and entered Jean’s body.
[The player has fallen into a Basic Negative Trap and entered a negative state for 10 minutes.]
As soon as the trap was revealed, Jean seemed to have all the strength drained from her body.
She instantly collapsed onto the ground.
The white mist disappeared.
Venti cautiously approached and helped her up.
“Acting Grand Master Jean, are you alright?”
Mondstadt relied entirely on Jean to keep things running.
If something happened to her, that would be disastrous!
Jean’s eyes were completely lifeless.
She stared blankly at the ground, muttering to herself.
“Father, Mother.
Your daughter has failed your teachings.
I couldn’t manage Mondstadt properly.
I might as well die.”
“Lord Barbatos, I’m sorry.
Now the Stormterror is wreaking havoc in Mondstadt!
It’s the Stormterror!
How could I possibly be its opponent?
I might as well let it eat me in one bite!”