Upon receiving Mondstadt’s diplomatic letter, Palais Mermonia responded swiftly and made a public statement: Fontaine will fully support Mondstadt and reiterate its demand that Snezhnaya agree to an investigation into human experimentation.
Otherwise, it will take the same countermeasures as Mondstadt!
The news quickly reached Winter Capital.
To everyone’s surprise, Snezhnaya, who is known for her tough stance, chose to remain silent immediately.
Certainly, Snezhnaya possesses formidable power that can intimidate six kingdoms.
However, facing joint pressure from both Mondstadt and Fontaine, they have no choice but to proceed with caution.
Moreover, this is a crucial moment for seizing divine authority.
Once relations deteriorate completely, it will make it difficult to carry out actions.
However, if they were to back down now, the price would be equally heavy—the results of their human experiments would be wasted, and Snezhnaya’s prestige would suffer a severe blow.
Suddenly, they found themselves in an unprecedented dilemma.
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Snezhnaya border.
On the desolate tundra, a formidable Fatui military camp stands alone, its blue flags fluttering in the fierce wind.
At the camp entrance, two young soldiers stood ramrod straight, their hands gripping their rifles.
Suddenly, a heroic and robust figure gradually came into view.
Upon seeing his face, the soldiers were all taken aback.
One of them realized what was happening, quickly turned around and went into the camp to report the situation to the captain.
A moment later, the captain strode out of the camp gate, his eyes blazing, and looked toward that familiar figure.
The newcomer was none other than Falgar, the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.
He was tall and strong, his short blond hair fluttering slightly in the cold wind, his face resolute, and a faint smile playing on his lips.
When they were about twenty paces from the camp, Falga stopped, calmly took out a metal wine bottle from his pocket, and with a flick of his wrist, tossed it lightly to the other person.
“Try the flavors from Mondstadt!” The captain reached out and caught it, but didn’t open it.
He threw it back, saying, “Falgar, I don’t drink.” “What a pity.” Falgar carefully put the bottle into his pocket, his expression turning serious.
“Captain, you should already know about Mondstadt’s forced conscription, right?” The captain nodded silently.
” Snezhnaya must hand over those responsible to Mondstadt for trial,” Farga said calmly, yet with an unquestionable tone.
” Snezhnaya does not accept any threats!” the captain replied in a deep voice.
But after a pause, his voice softened somewhat, “But I absolutely do not condone such a tarnishing of honor.” A glint of light flashed in Falgar’s eyes.
Heroes need no words.
“In that case, the expedition will wait here for Snezhnaya’s response.” After saying that, he turned around and left without looking back.
If he doesn’t get a satisfactory response, he wouldn’t mind having a fight with Fatui.
What’s the point of freedom if there’s no dignity?
The captain stood there for a moment, then called his adjutant over: “Explain the situation here to headquarters and recommend that human experimentation be banned and Dottore be punished.” ……….
The afternoon sun was lazy and bright, and felt warm on my skin.
Alex changed into ordinary and low-key clothes and strolled through the streets of Winter Capital.
Today is a day off, and the streets are busier than usual.
Families with their children traveled together, enjoying a rare moment of leisure and warmth.
As Alex gazed at these scenes, his thoughts drifted back to several years ago.
Back then, his kind and gentle adoptive parents also held his hand and walked through this street.
Unfortunately, before he could grow and awaken the system, tragedy struck.
Even now, Alex still remembers the cold of that winter morning.
Before he knew it, he had arrived at the entrance of a children’s toy store and quietly slowed his pace.
At the shop entrance, a little boy with short chestnut hair was proudly showing off to his friends: “Let me tell you, my brother Tartaglia is the best toy salesman in Snezhnaya!” ” Teucer, what toys does he sell?” a child asked curiously.
“One-Eyed Treasure!” Teucer’s eyes lit up.
“This is the best toy in the world!” “Nonsense!” the other person immediately retorted, “The super invincible mechanical bear that my dad gave me is the best!” “One-Eyed Little Treasure is the best!” “The mechanical bear is the best!” “…..” The two children argued heatedly, their faces turning red, and they almost came to blows.
Just then, a handsome young man with similar chestnut-colored short hair strode over.
” Teucer!” he called softly.
Upon hearing the voice, Teucer immediately stopped arguing and ran towards it.
Upon hearing this, the little boy immediately abandoned the argument and ran towards him with a cheer: “Brother!
Brother!
You’re finally back from your business trip!” Tartaglia crouched down, chuckled, and ruffled his hair, then lowered her voice mysteriously, saying, “I sold so many One-Eyed Babies at Inazuma this time!” ” From Makoto?” Teucer asked, his eyes filled with admiration.
“But isn’t Inazuma a closed country?
How did you get in?” Tartaglia paused slightly, then coughed lightly and said seriously, “Ahem…
This is a trade secret, you can’t just go around talking about it.” “Don’t worry!” Teucer patted his chest confidently, “I’ll absolutely keep my mouth shut!” “Let’s go home then,” Tartaglia said, taking his hand.
“Donya and Ann are waiting for us.” “good!” Teucer turned around and waved to his friends, then skipped away alongside his brother.
The two figures, one tall and one short, quickly disappeared at the end of the street.
Alex withdrew his gaze and silently turned to leave.
Children’s dreams are innocent and fragile, and they deserve to be gently protected.
But what needs protection even more than dreams are the innocent children who have silently disappeared and been deprived of even the chance to dream.
The fire has been set up.
Next— That is what ignited the great fire that burned away the darkness!