Inside the majestic and solemn palace, Tsaritsa, as stern as frost and snow, sat gracefully at a round table set with chess pieces.
Opposite her sat Fatui The Jester Pierro.
At this moment, the game between the two has entered its most intense and fierce stage.
The Queen lightly lifted her slender fingers, picked up the “Queen,” and calmly devoured the other’s “Elephant,” her tone seemingly casual: ” Mr.
Pierro, I’ve recently heard some…
negative news about Fatui.” Pierro’s expression remained unchanged, his voice calm and firm: “Your Majesty, any price is worth paying to achieve that ideal.” As he spoke, he pushed another “soldier” forward, making it cannon fodder.
However, Tsaritsa did not move, but simply said, “Children should not become victims.” Pierro paused for a moment, then slowly said, “I will forbid Dottore from experimenting on children anymore.
As for the rest…
it will continue.” As soon as she finished speaking, the empress devoured the “soldier” he had pushed towards her.
This is tacit approval, and also a helpless compromise.
Although Dottore’s experiments were extremely cruel, Snezhnaya had no choice but to accept this “darkness” in order to overturn the laws of nature.
She would never tolerate such behavior if she had a better option.
But…
fate had already left no way out.
She had no choice, and neither did Snezhnaya.
The game ended soon after, with the two players drawing.
Tsaritsa stopped there and got to the point: ” Mondstadt has been ravaged by dragons recently, which is the perfect opportunity for us to seize the power of the wind god.” “That’s right.” Pierro nodded.
Tsaritsa then asked, ” Mr.
Pierro, who do you think would be the most suitable to send?” ” Rosalyne,” Pierro said without hesitation, stating the person he had already chosen.
Although there are many Fatui Harbingers, only two or three people in Makoto are truly suited to perform this task.
Of all of them, Rosalyne was the most loyal.
Tsaritsa nodded slightly, “Then let Ann arrange for her!” “yes!” Pierro responded in a deep voice, then took his leave.
A moment later, he returned to Fatui headquarters.
Just as I sat down in my office chair, an intelligence officer rushed in, clutching a newspaper tightly in his hand.
” Lord Jester,” he bowed and handed the newspaper to Pierro, “this is today’s ‘ The Steambird ‘…it contains a very unfavorable report about us.” Pierro frowned as he took the newspaper and looked down at it.
The moment he saw the headline on the front page, his expression immediately turned rather unpleasant.
Why did it have to be at this crucial moment?
……
Mondstadt city.
The streets, which had just been ravaged by a dragon, were in complete disarray.
Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Acting leader Qin is directing dozens of Knights of Favonius to help disaster victims repair their homes and clean up the site.
Just then, a knight wearing a one-eyed eyepatch walked over quickly.
“Commander Qin, you need to return to the Knights right now.” He lowered his voice, his tone unusually serious.
Qin was taken aback upon hearing this.
” Kaeya, what happened?” “We’ll talk about it when we get back,” he replied simply.
Without asking any further questions, Qin immediately walked back to the Knights’ headquarters with him.
A moment later, the two arrived at the gate of the Knights Order.
Just as I was about to enter, a small, fiery red figure suddenly rushed out from around the corner, almost bumping into me.
“Oh no!
It’s the evil leader of the harem!” Klee exclaimed in surprise, slammed on the brakes, turned and ran, disappearing into the solitary confinement cell and slamming the door shut.
Qin had no time to worry about her education and went straight to her office.
Kaeya followed closely behind.
Upon entering the room, they found the librarian, Lisa, lounging on a soft sofa, seemingly having been waiting for some time.
Upon seeing this, Qin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and turned to look at Kaeya.
Kaeya didn’t say anything, but handed her a copy of ” The Steambird “.
After Qin took it, she looked down.
A clear and striking title immediately catches the eye: ” Snezhnaya’s Makoto Photograph of Forced Conscription in Mondstadt: A Cruel Human Experiment.” Several years ago, Snezhnaya launched a recruitment drive in Mondstadt, recruiting two hundred local youths into the army.
Afterwards, it was claimed that all of these soldiers had died in a battle against monsters.
However, this was nothing more than an elaborate lie.
In fact, they never went to the battlefield.
Instead, they were secretly transported to an underground laboratory in Snezhnaya, where they became subjects for human experimentation..
After reading the entire article, Qin first turned to Lisa, her expression grave: “Is the article in the newspaper about Makoto?” “The number is quite different; it should only be a few dozen people.
But the rest is basically true,” Lisa calmly replied.
Qin frowned, suddenly feeling a sense of unease.
If Grand Master Falgar were still in Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius would not hesitate to demand an explanation from Snezhnaya and severe punishment for all those who orchestrated the conscription plan.
However, the expedition took away most of the elite troops, leaving the Knights of Aether in a very weak position.
In addition, the city of Mondstadt also faces frequent raids by Dvalin.
But if they do nothing, how can the Knights of Favonius be worthy of the title “Guardians of the Four Winds”?
She composed herself and asked Kaeya beside her, ” Kaeya, what suggestions do you have?” Kaeya seemed lost in a memory, and was visibly startled when she heard the question.
After a moment’s thought, he said seriously, “I believe that we should formally request Snezhnaya to hand over the responsible parties to Mondstadt for trial by the Knights.” If refused, diplomatic relations between the two countries will be immediately severed, and all Fatui members within the country will be expelled.
“Right now…it’s not appropriate to be so forceful…” Qin’s tone was hesitant.
“No,” Lisa’s lips curled up slightly, a glint of wisdom in her eyes, “quite the opposite, now is the most opportune time.” “Why?” Qin asked, puzzled.
“Because we have another ally— Fontaine,” Lisa said with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin understood what she meant.
Fontaine and Mondstadt share a similar “experience”.
If both sides join forces to exert pressure, Snezhnaya will face an unprecedented diplomatic predicament.
After a brief moment of contemplation, she decisively picked up her pen and sent formal diplomatic letters to Fontaine and Snezhnaya respectively.
Lisa walked out of the office, slowed her pace, and turned to look at Kaeya, who seemed distracted, beside her: ” Kaeya, there must be someone pulling the strings behind all these recent events.” “No doubt about it.” Kaeya’s gaze sharpened slightly, her tone certain.
“This intricately designed scheme is clearly the work of a master craftsman of unparalleled skill.” Lisa nodded slightly and sighed softly, “It seems that another remarkable person has emerged in this world.” “‘Again’?” Kaeya raised an eyebrow.
“Why do you say ‘again’?” Lisa smiled gently, her eyes sparkling: “Because before, there was another me.”