Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

Iris scoffed, "You went to Liyue to participate in some Enlightenment Ceremony, and all you did was drink with Zhongli or Venti for decades."

"Ah this..."

It turned out to be that time.

No wonder.

"What about these two life forms?" Su Chen asked.

Alice said softly, "I investigated before. They left the seal by accident and were adopted by the Fontaine people... But some things happened later, which is a bit of a pity. It's a shame I couldn't take care of them."

“From the perspective of creation, you do bear some responsibility for this.” Su Chen held her hand. “However, from the perspective of the laws governing the operation of all things in the world, there is a certain inevitability in things, which is what is called destiny. Perhaps you changed your mind at the time, but the result would not have changed.”

Alice suddenly said, "Like Fontaine's prophecy? You're investigating these things to help the water god, aren't you?"

"Uh..."

“The Great Sage of Sumeru is actually the Messenger of the Water God,” Alice smiled gently.

Su Chen chuckled awkwardly: "Let me explain... no, let me make an excuse."

"I don't care to listen. If you're so capable, go and argue with Buyer. I don't know who went there and swore that 'it has nothing to do with her' and 'she was just handling some business.' Well, now that you're back, let's see how you kneel on the World Tree Branch."

Su Chen's back was covered in cold sweat.

"How...how do you know all this?"

"Hehe~ Guess if I have a special way of contacting them?"

"..."

...

There's no way to argue; the only option is to admit it openly and honestly.

Besides, I'm saving Fontainebleau. Is there anything wrong with saving people who are suffering in dire straits as a representative of the natural order?

My heart and my actions are as clear as a clear mirror, and everything I do is righteous!

My conscience is clear, my family.

Su Chen wiped away his cold sweat and said this.

However, finding this information in Mondstadt is crucial for Su Chen.

He finally understood what crime the water god had committed.

Stealing the power of the primordial womb to create humankind is clearly an act that goes against the will of Heaven.

No wonder Heaven would send down a curse that would drown Fontainebleau.

From the perspective of a rule maker, within the order they establish, they would not want anything to happen that violates the rules.

Of course, those in charge of maintaining order cannot simply kill living beings.

After all, what He wants is stability.

Even those sky spikes were only thrown down under specific circumstances, and there were extenuating circumstances... right?

"Never mind, I'm a good person anyway..." Su Chen thought, knowing this would make the next steps much easier.

The next day, when the teleportation cooldown was complete.

When Su Chen returned to Fontaine from Mondstadt, the trial had already ended.

As he suspected, Linni was not the murderer.

But what was somewhat unexpected was that Cowell's death was the reason behind the series of girls' disappearances.

This move was truly a self-inflicted disaster, and Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head after listening to Paimon's excited explanation.

With abilities like that, you're still committing crimes? You might as well go home and raise pigs.

"I think so too. He actually got knocked out by that Lillian. But thankfully Lillian isn't from Fontaine, otherwise another one would have died for nothing... Well, it's not good for her to be a thief either."

At this point, Paimon patted his chest, "But I never thought people could actually dissolve. Ryder, it's a good thing you weren't here, or you would have been terrified by what you saw. Right in front of everyone, the guard who helped Cowell really dissolved... I still find it terrifying when I think about it."

The whole thing is that the mastermind behind the serial disappearances of teenage girls wanted to frame Linnie through a magic show, but Cowell died unexpectedly, and the accomplice whose plan was exposed was also killed to silence him.

As for what Linni did throughout the process, besides orchestrating the magic, he also infiltrated the core room of the Prophecy Machine to try to investigate what was inside.

Of course, the plan ultimately failed.

Unfortunately, the murderer could not be found.

As for why the murderer chose Linni, Ying only later learned that Linni and her brother were actually from the Hearth House.

In other words, they belong to the Fools.

Even if Linni's act of dissolving the girl in front of everyone was incredibly stupid, some people would still think it's okay to blame the Fatui, because they are the Fatui and their infamy is well-known.

"What about Linni and the others?" Su Chen asked.

"He's being questioned by guards for illegally entering the core of the Prophecy Machine, and he'll likely face conviction," Ying said.

Su Chen nodded slightly.

This is normal.

After all, the stapler is a creation of God, and it can be said to be the standard of the entire Fontaine Tribunal. Moreover, it bears the heavy responsibility of energy supply. Such an important thing, even if Linni's plan did not succeed, it has already been put into action, so it is naturally guilty.

However, what puzzled Su Chen was that since Linni was from the House of Hearths and not a true member of the Fools, why would she do such a thing?

"Lord Ryder!"

At that moment, Aina hurried over from a distance.

"what happened?"

"May I speak with you privately for a few minutes?"

Su Chen nodded: "Traveler, Paimon, let's talk later."

“We should go to the Adventurers’ Guild to pick up the package.” Paimon looked dejected. “I wonder if the quest counts as a failure. Catherine said we’d pick it up when we got to Fontaine, but it’s been several days now.”

"Even if we fail, we should still explain the situation to Catherine." Ying has a great attitude.

"Okay, let's go... Oh right, Navia is still waiting for us over there, let's go say hello to her first."

Wait for the two of them to leave.

Aina quickly said, "I'm sorry, Lord Ryder, there's something I must report to you."

"Go ahead."

"Regarding Linnie and Lynette's operation this time, it wasn't actually their fault..."

Aina explained the reason.

In fact, Linni infiltrated the core of the stapler on the orders of their father... who was also the servant.

But the servant's orders came from Aina.

The reason she did this was because Aina wanted to prepare for the prophecy that could happen at any time.

Always upholding the will to protect Fontaine, even if she forgets about Grandpa Ryder's existence, Aina is still fulfilling her duty. Over the years, she has been paying attention to the water conditions in Fontaine and has discovered that the rise in water level is far more serious than what ordinary people see.

Although everyone thinks that prophecies are just like rumors and may not necessarily come true.

Besides, with the invincible Lady Funina around, what difference does it make if something happens?

But Aina discovered that this was not the case.

She felt that Funina was capable, and very capable, after all, she had solved such a great disaster more than four hundred years ago.

However, judging from the hydrological data that Fulina has been studying over the years, she is completely unable to resolve the prophetic crisis. In fact, Aina sensed from some details that Lady Fulina may have lost that powerful strength.

After protecting Fontaine back then, it became a 'weakling'.

Aina harbored no ill will toward Frynn, but her will to protect Fontaine would not change because of Frynn's strength or weakness. Thus, on the advice of her servants, Aina attempted to investigate the Cardinal Decree, who provided energy to the entire Fontaine.

Because this thing generates far more power than just keeping the equipment running, perhaps if that power were used to deal with the prophecy, it could bring about a turning point.

Normally, you could just ask Lady Funina about this, but Aina has yet to discover that Funina doesn't seem to understand it either.

Lacking power, the trials always end in blunders, and the oracle machine is out of control... The Water God is unreliable; she has no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

"So you just sent Linni to investigate?" Su Chen shook his head inwardly. "That thing is a creation of the gods, you guys are being far too careless."

He was speechless. Did his subordinates all want to rebel against him?

Is a stapler something you can touch?

Aina bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Ryder, this was a last resort... but now that you're back, we don't need to do this anymore."

As she spoke, she waved towards the distance.

A figure walked over.

White hair, black eyes, and a red cross mark in his eyes.

She was beautiful and had a cool, aloof demeanor.

Isn't he just a servant?

Some time ago, Linni told her about the opportunity to perform at the opera house, and that she had been invited by Furnessa. The servant wanted to take this opportunity to find out about the Cardinal's situation, which is why this action was taken.

Yesterday, my servant wrote to explain the situation. She had come from Zhidong, but due to diplomatic procedures, the letter arrived first, and she had only just arrived when she received news of Linni's failed operation.

They were thinking about rescuing people, but then Aina turned around and said that Lord Ryder had returned, so they didn't need to take any more risks.

The servant was still wondering who Ryder was.

As he walked over, the honorifics were still on the tip of his tongue when he froze on the spot.

"Your Excellency the Consul?!"

"Huh?" Aina was also taken aback.

"Um..."

Su Chen rubbed his temples and waved his hand, saying, "It's three o'clock. Let's have some tea first."

...

After half an hour.

A lounge inside the opera house.