People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 456 Lin Feng: The wife of the rice has been penetrated into a sieve. No, even worse than a sieve.
".Since you didn't intend to hide from the beginning, then come out, Ms. Arlechino."

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Casual words like a greeting came from the boy's mouth, and in the shadows at the corner, a tall figure in a black cloak paused.

Looking down at the alchemical tools he was wearing to conceal his aura, and then at this theoretical visual blind spot, Alechino suddenly became confused about the other party's definition of the three words "didn't want to hide".

".A flaw? No, it can't be called a flaw."

"Your Excellency's defenselessness is more like a spider's web deliberately laid for hunting than an opportunity to attack."

He shook his head, took off the hood on his head, and walked out of the corner without much hesitation.

Although he had not come here to fight from the beginning, Alechino recalled the other party's exposed back just now, which made people feel that they had no idea where to start, and concluded that the other party's identity was indeed as complicated as the rumors said.

"Ms. Alechino, you should know that the Fatui and their executive officers have always been unwelcome in the House of the Decrees."

"I'm not surprised that Hearth House, as a spy organization, would have such a way to prevent accidents.

But if you don't want to cause misunderstanding, can you explain why you allowed these two to come to the hall and trigger it when you had already set up confidentiality measures? "

I recognized this Fatui leader from his black and white hair and unique eye color.
Looking directly at the cross-shaped lines in the black pupils and the red and white dress under the cloak that gave people a sense of elegance and danger at the same time,

Even though it could be roughly guessed that the "father" of the Hearth House wanted to give the two a way out, as a possible "god's kin", the expected tit-for-tat was more suitable for this conversation.

"I guess there aren't many reasons."

"Young people are always fickle. They can't accurately judge what they want, so before they take real action, they should always be given a chance, right?"

His expression was as calm as ever, because the source of his power was very special, and he would be eroded by it if there was an opportunity.

Having coexisted with this curse called power for a long time, Alecino had long been accustomed to completely controlling his emotions.

"But if it is just to prevent leaks, then there is no need for an executive of the Fatui to appear in front of me."

"I guess you should give them more opportunities than just fainting in the lobby of the Ordinance Office and being detained as members of the Fatui who came here to cause trouble."

Looking at the "servant" in front of him who rose to power by killing the four seats of the previous generation,
After so many years, Lin Feng was convinced that her strength had already greatly surpassed that of ordinary people.

"'Members of the Fatui' is too broad a term. We are just a group, but that doesn't mean we share the same ideals."

"Among my colleagues, there are those who cut themselves into many pieces and run around the world, and there are also quiet ones who stay indoors and hardly ever move around in the outside world.
As the manager of Hearth House, I don’t think the performance of an individual can represent the entire group.”

"However, you are right, I am not here to make an enemy, but to seek 'cooperation'.
I hope that the Order House can take in those lucky and unfortunate children and keep them away from this soil that supports their survival but is not suitable for their continued growth. "

He could clearly sense a power that seemed to be able to penetrate the soul from the scholar in front of him, and he could also sense that he was at least not weaker than his colleagues in front of him.

But anyway, since the other party was willing to chat with me for so long and did not show any obvious hostility,
In order to seize the opportunity of this cooperation, Alechino chose to get straight to the point.

“It supports their survival, but is not suitable for their growth”

"Indeed, if the fate of the orphans is to be trained as spies or even become consumables for experiments, then Hearth House is not a suitable place to stay for a long time."

When the last "servant" is still in office, there are generally only three endings for the children of the Hearth House:

——Those with outstanding performance will be sent to various countries as agents and spies, and will be unable to leave for the rest of their lives, while carrying out dangerous missions assigned by other executive officers.

Children who perform mediocrely in spy training and are judged to have no "talent" will be sent to the "doctor" for human research in exchange for the other party's shared research results.

Finally, the most extraordinary part
He raised his head and looked at Alechino in front of him.

Lin Feng understood that everything she had experienced was essentially a "selection" that was even more cruel and more in line with the evil tastes of the previous generation of servants.

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I once again felt the illusion of being seen through, but when I looked back I could only read a bottomless void in those pupils.

This was a rare experience during a conversation, so Arlecino finally nodded:

"It seems that Your Excellency is very clear about the operation mode of the Hearth House. The source of the information should be the "Xenetzvich" and "Xenetzvna" of the previous generation."

"As you said, they are indeed children of the snow and know the cruelty there, but they flew away too early and are no longer part of Hearth House today."

"Our camps should be hostile, but sometimes better intelligence can reduce the hostility compared to those ignorant people who are carried away by hatred."

"Given the actions of my colleagues, since you are still willing to communicate with me, you must have a full understanding of the current Hearth House."

Because of the Fatui's internal policies and the suspicion they face outside, countless members want to leave the Fatui, but those well-trained assassins exist for this purpose.

Although from the results, only a very small number of them had the opportunity to move freely and chose to go to Xumi,

But Alechino was sure that those people, like himself, had no loyalty to Solstice, and naturally leaked a lot of information.

"Indeed, since Xumi banned the Fatui from entering, many Fatui have come to Xumi to surrender.

From the protection that Hearth House provides to its members, I can infer that their "head of the house" is not as crazy and extreme as some of the guys, and is probably still within the range of communication."

"And judging from today's conversation, my judgment was not wrong."

Although it is still impossible to escape from the Hearth House, Lin Feng learned from the captives that Arlecino, as the head of the house, would often openly refuse the unreasonable assignments of other executives when asking members to take action, and his attitude towards the Doctor was extremely disrespectful.

Compared with the cooperation of the previous servant, this undoubtedly led to the other executives generally having a bad impression of her.

But perhaps it is precisely because of this that those "less talented" children can survive, and even have the opportunity to plan to run to the Order to cause trouble, thereby escaping the control of the Fatui.

"——Putting aside those boring social words and temptations, I already understand your request. I have just checked the status of the two of them.

"The memory of Hearth House is lost." This is a very considerate way of dealing with the problem for the partners. "As for your initial proposal, my answer is "yes."

"Compared to other countries, Xumi has no shortage of means to eliminate threats.

If the person you send is willing to undergo a memory test, then if the conditions are met, the Order House can take in those homeless children and arrange a new identity for them. "

It's not just Xumi, the entire Teyvat is basically a sparsely populated area, so taking in these orphans who have been rendered harmless is not a big loss at all.

In addition, based on Lin Feng’s understanding of Arecino, in this negotiation where she is at a disadvantage, she will inevitably add an equal amount of cost for this.

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"What a surprise."

"Even my colleagues might not have thought that in the end, Xumi, which has the worst relationship with the Fatui, would be the destination of these "eliminated" people."

Although he said he was surprised, his expression remained as calm as ever.
But as if she had never expected that this negotiation would be successful so easily, Alechino finally fell silent for a rare moment.

He shook his head, as if he had finally put aside a problem that had troubled him for a long time.
She looked at the scholar in front of her and asked another question:
"So, why are you willing to cooperate with me, the Fatui executive, and what price will I have to pay for it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, my only value to the House of Lords is probably my status as a highly-vigilant executive officer."

"Not far off. From your attitude, I have already received valuable rewards. The value of this meeting itself is high enough."

"Ms. Arlechino, you are not as extreme as other executives. At least you are more willing to focus on real people than empty ideas.

That is why, if there is a large-scale war between the Order and the Fatui one day, I believe you will make a reasonable choice. "

——Sending the members over is equivalent to sending hostages. Being willing to send the children of Hearth House to the enemy's Sumire actually illustrates Arlecino's traitorous attitude towards his colleagues and the Fatui as a whole.

With this cooperation, it means that both parties are connected.

If there ever comes a day when the two countries come into full-scale conflict, such an executive officer will be able to judge the situation on his own without the need for further authorization.

"Come to think of it, if you let them escape in this way, wouldn't it cause you some trouble?"

"From what I understand, the Fool's inner circle will not allow such an 'accident' to occur."

"As you said."

He nodded, his tone somewhat mocking:

"For the entire winter, the children of Hearth House can have "reasonable" losses, but they cannot leave, especially not without my acquiescence, otherwise I would not have to seek cooperation in this way."

"However, Hearth House and I are necessary, so there will be no actual punishment.

This time, such an accident happened. If it happened in the past, there might be a few mild sarcasm.

But fortunately, a colleague's recent mishap was more high-profile, so probably no one will have much doubt about it."

She did not hide her ridicule towards the doctor at all. She felt that the greatest value of this colleague who came to her for "cooperation" and asked her to send experimental products as soon as she took office was that he had developed the "fire in a bottle" for erasing memory.
But even so, if the other party was not an executive officer, she would have found a way to send this guy to meet the previous generation of "servants".

After a moment, the topic of cooperation was reached.

".So, a large part of the Fatui's power now lies in Inazuma.

The "young man" and "lady" among the executive officers are also there, and we cannot rule out the possibility that more people will come later."

In order to prepare for the next move, I asked Alechino about the personnel allocation of Inazuma, and then I learned how luxurious the lineup there was.

Faced with this much greater pressure than in the original world line, considering that two of the three magistrates are in collusion with the Fatui, and even the two magistrates in charge of finance and military,
The country has been infiltrated like a sieve, so he is not surprised why the Son of God seems to be so alone.

"Not only that, some of the remnants of the previous servants are also there. Although they are officially classified as Hearth House, they do not agree with my current philosophy and do not think that Hearth House is necessary as a "home."

"Then, I heard that the 'Doctor' seemed to be planning some large-scale experiments there, and the 'rich' were about to take control of Inazuma's economic core. Although they are not in Inazuma now, the impact they have caused is not small."

Lin Feng: "."

I take it back, this is worse than a sieve.

What a retarded AI! It is obvious that the general and his developers do not know how to govern a country.

"The situation is a bit chaotic, but it's not all because of my colleagues."

"Inazuma had numerous problems of its own, but they were suppressed by force.

But the existence of military force is the greatest guarantee, and for this reason, the chaos at this moment cannot shake the foundation of the country."

He was not disturbed by appearances, and was extremely clear about the deterrent power of a powerful god.
The conclusion given by Alechino actually does not conform to the perception of most Fatui members on Inazuma's current situation.

"But for those officials who are aware of this, such fearlessness has further exacerbated the chaos."

Lin Feng was able to understand the thoughts of those officials who colluded with the Fatui. He could even feel how desperate and troubled the Son of God was.

Shaking his head, he looked at Arlecino who was about to leave because someone was approaching him.
He did not waste any more time, but waved goodbye:
"So, goodbye."

"Arecino, or Miss Peruvian."

"Don't wonder why I know this name. Well, this conversation was quite pleasant. So next time we meet, maybe we can discuss new cooperation."

I turned around and left while the other person seemed to want to say something.

After learning about Inazuma's current situation, Lin Feng thought about his original plan, and suddenly found that there seemed to be many more choices for the target of "Abyss Disaster"'s elbow.

(End of this chapter)