Original God, but the real world

Chapter 44-In Action

Everyone in the Knights is waiting for Jean's return.

This matter can still be easily covered up, but it is no longer of much use.

There always has to be an explanation.

"What explanation is there?" Eula's mind wandered. "The Fatui never gave any explanation."

"Even if they give an explanation now, it will only lead to more suspicion."

She was a little excited and nervous.

The development of things is always affected by various unexpected events, and Jiang Qing’s death is a key factor.

It’s not that he himself is so important, but he is indeed a member of the Knights Templar, and this member of the Knights Templar was kidnapped at the door of the Knights Templar.

Jiang Qing's current level is still a little lacking in being able to anticipate such things.

He had never had such an environment in his previous experience. Not to mention himself, even his current identity does not have such an experience.

Liyue's business environment is very good. Since the Emperor doesn't like it, no one is interested in doing anything tricky.

It’s not that He doesn’t like it and doesn’t want to make money. The key is that if He is unhappy, the Thousand Rocks Army will break in.

This money is hot to make.

Without this kind of environment to hone one's skills, there will naturally be no growth in this area.

Jiang Qing also arranged a fallback for himself, for example, he could either stay in the Knights Templar or in the church.

He just didn't expect that he could enjoy the same treatment as Wendy.

In terms of awareness, Eula is more resilient than Jiang Qing.

She had already reached the point where she could no longer retreat, just like the Fatui today.

"With the reputation of the Fatui, they will never give in." Eula stood on the city wall and looked into the distance, "Unless they really have no ill intentions, everyone guessed wrong."

The next moment, she was amused by her own guess.

Is there any way to ease the conflict now?

Yes, of course.

Once anything happens, there will be a solution. It is just a matter of the ability of the parties involved.

Now, as long as the Fatui take the initiative to apologize and don't cause any big trouble afterwards, this matter will naturally pass.

The problem is that, while an apology is not impossible, it is completely impossible not to cause a huge mess afterwards.

They have already taken action twice. If they didn't have something to ask for, there would be no need to cause trouble.

I've already made two moves, how can I back off now? Tell everyone I'm here just for sightseeing?
In Eula's sight, the figures of Qin and Diluk became more and more obvious.

The first step in resolving the dragon disaster has come to an end.

They had tried to use the Sky Harp to awaken Tevarin's sanity, but then the Abyss Mage showed up and ruined their attempt. As a last resort, Ying and his group gave up the action and temporarily waited for Diluk's investigation.

They need to look for traces of the Abyss Cult before they can start the second phase of the operation.

This is just a respite.

But now, they have no place to rest.

"The environment in Mondstadt seems to have changed." Paimon crossed his arms, a little confused, "There didn't seem to be so many Knights of Favonius before?"

It was almost visible to the naked eye that the number of patrolling and defending Knights of Favonius had increased.

Qin frowned slightly.

As the acting leader, she knows best the manpower the Knights can mobilize now.

More people on patrol means that other lines of defense are being diverted.

"Trouble is coming." She said solemnly, "Lisa and Kaia won't do anything unnecessary. It seems that the Fatui have started to cause trouble while we were away."

"No, it could also be a cult."

She still suspected the Fatui first, followed by the Order of the Abyss.

"If it's something that has already happened, there will be an explanation soon." Diluk was very calm, "Don't worry."

Diluk's calmness wasn't entirely due to his personality, but also partly because he had expected it.

He and Qin left at the same time. It was normal for some evildoers to show up in this city.

However, Kaiya should have already spotted them, and could go back and ask him about it, and then this group of people could be dealt with.

Diluk trusts Kaeya's professionalism.

Ying blinked and looked relaxed.

Trouble is coming.

But this time she didn't intend to avoid it directly.

The next task is to wait, wait for Diluk to find some clues, and then everyone can take action.

During this time, she was free.

If that's the case, it's not impossible to help Qin.

The bard following at the end had a friendly smile, as casual and calm as ever.

Qianfeng is His eyes and ears, and Wendy knows what is happening in this city better than anyone else.

Before he came back, he had already decided to let things happen.

Doing so may bring some losses to Mond, but these losses are insignificant. It is enough as long as the people of Mond can realize the difficulties of their current situation and grow up.

Vanessa herself is considered diligent, but still a little behind Qin.

This is not Vanessa's problem, but the gap between people in the two eras of Mond.

The Mond people of Vanessa's era had just stood up and overthrown Lawrence's aristocratic rule. What they desired was first suppressed by Lawrence, and finally taken away by their own hands in the tempering of blood and fire.

The Mond people of this era have enjoyed peace for a long time. They neither care about the outside world nor any threats.

Perhaps, a little blood and fire can make them understand the nature of this world.

He could no longer protect Mond much longer.

Everyone had their own thoughts, but Paimon was as simple and direct as ever.

As soon as she heard that something unexpected had happened, she subconsciously sat on Ying's shoulder, ready to hide behind the girl at any time.

Ying pinched the little floater's cheek helplessly, but didn't do anything else.

"You're finally back." Amber quickly came over with a look of surprise on her face, "Captain Qin, another unexpected incident happened in Mond recently."

Qin rubbed her brows.

Amber was waiting for her here.

"Don't worry, Amber." Qin said gently, "Just speak slowly."

There is really no need to rush.

"Jiang Qing has been held hostage by the Fatui. According to Captain Kaeya's speculation, he should have been..." Amber took a deep breath, "Captain Kaeya has temporarily suppressed this matter and it has not spread within Mond. He is waiting for your decision."

Mond's information transmission is completely dependent on people.

Given the means of information transmission they have demonstrated, it is not difficult to control their mouthpieces and speech.

Even in an era with more abundant means of information transmission, speech and mouthpieces can be temporarily controlled if necessary, not to mention this era when information transmission depends entirely on people.

What's more, Kaeya's sworn brother Diluk is the leader of Mondstadt Wine Industry.

With the help of Diluk's name, he was able to perfectly suppress the news and keep all Mondstadt people unaware of it.

This matter can be suppressed, it just depends on whether Qin has the intention to suppress it.

"However, many Knights of Favonius within the Knights Templar already know about this matter," Amber added.

Ying had no expression on her face.

"Why is this happening!" Paimon said in disbelief, "Why would the Fatui do this?"

They still remember Jiang Qing, even though they were not very close.

This world definitely does not exist where people are injured without being killed or where corpses dissipate and leave materials on the spot. Ying had been an adventurer for a while before, and later she followed Diluk to raid a camp of Fatui.

She had killed monsters and she had also killed people from the Fatui.

Therefore, Ying could fully understand that as two parties with opposing positions, even if Jiang Qing had never committed any crime against the Fatui, it was natural for the Fatui to want to kill him.

Conflict in stance means that both sides are enemies. Who would talk about morality and law with enemies?

"If the Fatui are not crazy, then one of his steps hit the Fatui's sore spot." Ying's tone was calm.

She is not a warrior of justice or a nemesis of evil.

If she has the energy to spare, she will certainly help justice and innocent people.

Strictly speaking, since Jiang Qing joined the Knights Templar at this point in time, it would be difficult for him to be called an innocent person.

The Knights and the Fatui are in conflict, and he will be killed by the Fatui, just like when the Fatui soldiers who were responsible for guarding the Skyharp were killed by Jean and Diluk.

"Everything Jiang Qing did was discussed with me, or it was my instructions." Qin said coldly, "They dared to do this, it seems that they have already made a decision."

If Jiang Qing did anything that hurt the Fatui, she should be responsible for it.

After all, Jiang Qing's job was arranged by her.

But now she is safe and sound, while Jiang Qing has been kidnapped and his life or death is unknown.

This means that Jiang Qing took the trouble for her... or are the Fatui trying to make an example of someone?
Diluk had a stern face.

Of all people, he was the first to put the blame on the Fatui.

Because he is also the one who has the deepest hatred towards the Fatui.

After the death of his father Cripps several years ago, he wandered in the North and fought against the Fatui many times.

Diluk never mentioned this matter to others, but that doesn't mean he didn't take it to heart.

Considering Mond's situation, he said nothing. At most, he acted in the dark as a dark night hero and interrogated the Fatui's actions.

But this kind of hatred is far from being alleviated by a little action.

Now it seems that there may be no need to continue to bury the hatred in my heart.

If Qin had this plan, he would not say that he supported her, but he already had a preference in his heart.

Amber was speechless.

She was just here to spread the message.

The girl also thought seriously about Mond's situation, but to be honest, she didn't quite understand the direction of the plot.

But it doesn’t matter, she believes in Qin more than she believes in herself.

As long as Qin makes a decision, it must be the best decision.

"Okay, Amber." Qin helped the girl fix her hair. "It's just a small matter. I will take care of it."

She turned around and looked at Ying.

"Sorry, I need a moment."

"It's okay." Ying responded simply, "We all need some time."

"If we can be of any help, Captain Qin, please don't forget us." Paimon nodded repeatedly, "We are adventurers."

Adventurers can basically be seen as a group of treasure hunters on another path.

For someone like Ying, it is actually unrealistic to always receive commissions from people of the Knights and Seven Stars level.

Most adventurers make a living from commissions, and occasionally they discover treasures during their adventures and then sell them.

Their income comes from these two things: commissions, and treasures or materials that can be sold.

Any job, once it is related to making a living, will inevitably not be interesting.

What's more, this is a job that requires you to fight for your life.

Ying didn't take the identity of an adventurer seriously, but it's still okay to use it now.

"Of course, I'll remember it." Qin nodded slightly.

Ying's ability is pretty good, and is already better than many of the Knights of Favonius.

"Senior Diluk..." Jean looked at Diluk.

"Do what you think is right." Diluk folded his arms, "Don't worry too much."

Cripps' death turned out to be an accident. Of course, it was because the bastard Ilok betrayed the Knights, but Ilok was not omnipotent after all.

He can only move the weights, turning disadvantage into balance, and balance into advantage.

To succeed, you should have at least a few cards on the field.

He was able to turn this incident into an accident only because, under the circumstances at the time, many people chose to "put the overall situation first."

Diluk scoffed.

It was his father who died, and it was also his father whose reputation was buried in the end.

Diluk did not deny that some people did put the overall situation first, rather than mixing in selfish motives and interests.

But this group of people lost nothing after all, so the so-called putting the overall situation first is very empty.

Diluk doesn't want Qin to put the overall situation first.

It is because they always talk about the overall situation that the Fatui dare to do this.

Can a single delegation really take over Mondstadt?
Even if they really go to a confrontation, won't the Fatui suffer any losses? Won't Zhidong feel sorry for these losses?

“Château Dawn will not cease to exist because of the loss of something, and Leggenfonde will not lose everything because of the loss of Château Dawn.”

Diluk's tone was calm.

He had already prepared to lose all the money for the Dawn Winery, so naturally he didn't care about any losses or profits.

Ying's face was a little surprised.

Paimon grabbed her shoulders and pinched the girl's cheek slightly.

This matter is a bit serious.

Although she was kind-hearted, she didn't want Ying to get involved in such trouble.

It's okay to help fight the Fatui, but it's a bit difficult to get involved in the head-on conflict between Mondstadt and Solstice.

After all this time, the one who seemed the calmest turned out to be the craziest. Nothing has even started, but he is already planning to lose all his family fortune.

"I'll keep it in mind." Qin responded seriously.

Since Diluk supports her so much, she certainly won’t let Diluk down.

"Oh, have you made a decision? That person named [Madam] is not easy to deal with." Wendy, who was walking behind, squeezed over.

"Green cloak?" Amber was a little surprised. "Hey, so the person with yellow hair is...Ying?"

What she knew was the version that was circulating.

Those with yellow hair and green cloaks are members of the Fatui, this is their disguise.

But in this situation... Well, aren't these the two in front of us?

"It's not us!" Paimon waved his hands repeatedly, "It's all just singing for money... It's all his fault!"

Ying looked a little embarrassed.

It was actually very embarrassing when she stole the Sky Harp, but she had some guesses at the time, so luckily she just agreed.

But now that she was recognized in person by someone she knew, she still felt a little embarrassed.

This shouldn't be the case!
Wendy herself was smiling, and didn't look embarrassed at all.

Qin put her hand to her forehead.

How could she tell the scout knight that the bard in front of him who looked a little out of tune was actually Barbatos, the god of wind who had been worshipped by the people of Mond for thousands of years?
Wouldn't this really destroy the little girl's faith?

Amber watched eagerly, becoming more and more interested in the hidden story.

But she knew what was most important at the moment, so she just bowed and turned away.

Eula chose to postpone her responsibilities as the Knights of Favonius and stayed in Mondstadt.

But Amber didn't. She was also in charge of the work of the scout knight and didn't have much time to rest.

Qin looked at Wendy who was following her side with a smile on her face, and looked somewhat helpless, which was unusual for her.

"Lord Barbatos, if you have this idea, why don't you consider talking to the Knights directly?"

Wendy looked innocent: "The key to solving the Wind Dragon is not me, nor is it the Sky Harp."

He took out the Sky Harp that was hidden somewhere, and the old and damaged body of the harp made the acting leader's eyelids jump.

If this wasn't broken by Wendy, she would have to consider how to give an explanation to the church.

"You saw it too. The key to purifying the dragon's tears and restoring the power of the strings is not me, but our future Honorary Knight." Wendy said confidently, "Although there were some accidents in the end, there was nothing we could do about it. You don't have to worry too much."

"Once we find Tevarin's trail, then it will be poetry about heroes saving the world."

In his words, Ying played a completely irreplaceable role and was simply the savior of Mond.

Qin smiled bitterly, Ying patted her cheek, her face calm.

Ying did not refuse the title of Honorary Knight.

After she recognized Qin and Wendy, she was less willing to refuse this responsibility.

Diluk turned his head.

There were only a few words worth listening to in this sentence. According to his thoughts, maybe Wendy just wanted to watch the fun.

Barbatos has always behaved like this throughout history. He has the ability and foundation to solve all problems, but in the end he just remains silent, chooses a suitable person, and then helps the other person solve the problem.

No, but things are a little different this time.

He could take his time to choose heroes like Vanessa to deal with Mond's civil strife, but Tevarin was clearly not a problem that the people of Mond could handle.

He couldn't be really old, so old that he needed to consider the new God of Wind...
The positions of the Seven Gods have long been replaced, and currently only Barbatos and Morax still hold on to the throne.

But they are just one of the seven rulers. They may be stronger or weaker, but they are essentially of the same level.

If other theocrats come and go, what about Mondstadt's God of Wind?

Diluk shook his head.

This is a question that cannot be pondered.

No matter what Barbatos does, this is not something the Monds should get involved in.

It would be best if He continued to suppress all malice during His heyday, but if a new God must ascend the throne, the people of Mond must accept it.

Although Diluk had some complaints about Venti's unfocused behavior, this did not affect his attention to Venti.

He still had the mind to think about these things, and Qin felt a little unbalanced.

Qin thought about it, but she couldn't find a reason why Jiang Qing would anger the Fatui.

Qin didn't think that this man, who had his left foot in the Knights' Library and his right foot in the church, would take the initiative to do something dangerous.

Then why was he targeted by the Fatui?

It was nothing more than that what he did for himself might have hurt the Fatui, so the Fatui kidnapped him... Well, to be frank, he was dead.

Jean is a smart person, so her ideas have to make sense.

In fact, Jiang Qing's "death" was only because he appeared at an inappropriate time, and he himself was not worthy of the fear and investigation of the Fools.

Investigating would take time and energy, and it wasn't worth it.

It might be risky but it's not worth the effort to investigate, so it's simply erased.

In fact, given her personality, she probably wouldn't even think of this.

Jyn has a minimal level of respect for the Fatui - disdainful of their ways and valuing their abilities and backgrounds.

Even though she had anticipated the bottom line of the Fatui, she had not expected that the reason for killing could be so casual.

So in Qin's opinion, Jiang Qing fell into this situation because he helped her plan to resolve the danger of the Fatui.

Jiang Qing will definitely not be able to get justice.

If she didn't help, Jiang Qing would have died in vain.

New grudges and old grudges, this matter cannot be let go like this.

But unlike what Jiang Qing expected, Qin did not intend to ask for an explanation.

"There's no need to ask the Fatui for an explanation." She stood in front of the table, her expression cold. "They can't give any explanation."

"Let's just think about how to proceed."

It is to attack the Fatui of the Goethe Hotel instead of directly turning against Zhidong.

Lisa remained calm while Kaia played with the coin.

How should I put it? It felt like Qin was stimulated by something.

It is certain that no explanation will be given.

Not to mention the lady's arrogant look, even if she was really kind-hearted, she would never admit that her people kidnapped Jiang Qing.

But looking at Qin's expression, she was obviously planning to strike first.

"Of course there's nothing wrong with just taking action," Kaia explained, "Mondstadt is not their territory after all."

There is evidence that can be found, but if there is none, we can create it.

If we really have to fight, one of our Knights of Favonius has lost his way near the Goethe Hotel. Please open the mission’s base so that we can search it, my friend.

If they resisted, it meant they had ulterior motives. If they didn't resist... if they didn't resist the Knights from entering, they would be blamed for everything.

"Earlier." Jean shook her head. "Before the Knights set foot in the Goethe Hotel, the Fatui will be discredited."

(End of this chapter)