My obsession with role-playing seems to have distorted the world's aesthetic.

He knew his sworn brother better than anyone; it would be truly bizarre if a woman could extract the Heart of God from his body.

"No?"

At this moment, the lady from the Fatui faction also noticed the problem; she had not pulled out the Heart of God that should have been inside Diluc's chest.

"Fellow knights, there may be some misunderstanding between us. In fact, Diluc may not be the Wind God."

The woman then thought of a possibility and quickly waved her hand, while Qin coldly retorted to his words, "Do you think the Knights of Favonius would believe your nonsense?"

After glancing around, Qin had already estimated the outcome of the battle in her mind.

That woman is far too arrogant; she dared to do such a thing in Mondstadt with only this many people.

Seeing the murderous intent emanating from the harp, the lady secretly activated the power bestowed upon her by the Ice God.

The power granted by Her Majesty the Queen is limited, and in order to ensure stability, most of the power I can use today has already been used on Diluc.

Facing a powerful acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, there is a high probability that the outcome will end in defeat.

“Acting commander, I am not lying.”

Looking at Ms. Qin not far away, he felt that he could still be saved, so he stretched out his ethereal right hand from Diluc's chest. At this moment, his right hand was empty.

"This man does not possess the divine heart that only the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm have; he is not the Wind God at all."

As for the lady's words, Jean silently raised her sword; she couldn't pretend she hadn't seen what Diluc had done.

At that moment, Diluc, who was numb from the cold, lost his balance and fell to the ground. Just then, the item that Barbatos had given him not long ago fell out of his pocket.

...?

A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes as she looked at the object on the ground: "God, the heart of God? You really are Barbatos!"

"what?"

The woman's words stunned Diluc, who had just regained consciousness. At that moment, the woman seized the opportunity and decisively reached out to the Heart of the Wind God.

The authentic Wind Pressure Sword was unleashed at this moment, and Diluc and the Heart of God were directly drawn towards Jean's position, leaving the lady empty-handed.

"Are you OK?"

Kaeya, somewhat worried, held Diluc back, then looked at the lady with a slightly hostile gaze, while Diluc was still unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

Qin gathered power in her right hand and picked up the Heart of God that had just been left on the ground with her left hand. The moment she touched the Heart of God, she sensed the immense magic power within it.

"Disperse!"

The moment the second stage of Wind Pressure Sword's power erupted, the lady was sent flying backward, while Jean spoke up to Diluc, warning him:

"This magic... truly worthy of being the power of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm. This feeling could instantly and completely destroy Mondstadt... Senior Diluc, please be sure to keep this safe."

After saying this, Jean handed the Heart of God to Diluc without any hesitation, and Diluc looked bewildered.

What power? What seven ruling powers of the mortal realm? What are you talking about?

"I didn't expect your hidden strength to be so extraordinary, Diluc. When did you obtain the Heart of the Wind God?"

Kaeya's tone was full of curiosity; he hadn't expected that the Heart of the Wind God was actually in the hands of his sworn brother.

"Diluc, was this all part of your plan?"

At this moment, the woman's pupils contracted slightly; she realized she had fallen into a trap.

Scheming? What schemes?

Diluc, who had just regained consciousness, was still in a daze, but just then a leisurely voice rang out:

"Madam, it seems you've been tricked quite badly this time."

Hearing the sound, the woman looked around warily: "Who goes there?"

The puppet Bane, controlled by Xia Qing, slowly emerged from the Wind Dragon Ruins. With its newly added and improved dynamic expression function, Bane looked at the lady with a hint of disdain in its eyes.

"Now, hand over the Heart of God, everyone."

Baine's sudden appearance suggested he intended to single-handedly confront the Knights of Favonius and the Fools and their followers. Hearing this arrogant tone, the woman's voice turned somewhat unfriendly:

"Do you want to stage a 'hidden bird in the back' scenario at this moment? The master of the Heart of God has already been chosen, and that master is the great Empress."

Chapter 624: She is nothing more than a pawn in the contract between the young master and the wind god.

Seeing the sudden appearance of Bane, Diluc frowned, and quickly guessing what was going on, he immediately recognized the newcomer: "Bane?"

"Who am I...? I came here in accordance with the will of the Executor."

Xia Qing spread her arms, revealing an innocent expression, while the woman gritted her teeth, seemingly recalling something that angered her:

"Young Master Tartaglia, was everything part of your plan?!"

Looking at the woman gritting her teeth, Xia Qing showed a slightly bewildered expression, then quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, although Young Master Dadalia's schemes are unparalleled in the world."

But before the executor I serve, even Tartaglia, who had long ago entered into a pact with the Wind God, using the Heart of God as the bargaining chip, and who had perfectly kept you, Madam Executor, in the dark, was nothing more than a pawn.

The woman who heard this was not focused on the chess pieces at all: "A deal with the Wind God?"

“That’s right. D'Artagnan made a deal with Barbatos, the god of wind, with the Heart of God, which was to indirectly guide you to become an enemy of the new generation of the Knights of Favonius.”

The new generation of the Knights of Favonius has not yet experienced much real combat. Lady Executor, you are the trial that the Executor has prepared for Mondstadt.

Mondstadt's current reaction is undoubtedly a satisfactory answer, and you must have already realized the Knights of Favonius's determination.

Upon hearing this answer, the woman was clearly incredulous: "How could Barbatos voluntarily give up his Heart of God?"

Regarding this question, Xia Qing continued to control Bain's body and said, "In a game of chess called Western chess, there is a piece called the Queen."

The Queen is the strongest piece in this game, but also the most dangerous. Losing the Queen often means the loss of that piece.

Barbatos's Heart of God, in the Seven Reigns of Earth, perfectly symbolizes the Queen, a mere pawn. That it symbolizes this pawn is enough to demonstrate his extraordinary nature.

Upon hearing this, the woman frowned, as if making a connection to something: "You mean..."

"That's right. As one of the only two remaining original seven gods, Barbatos, this extraordinary queen, always has a backup plan when doing things."

In fact, the god who sang the praises of freedom was happy to witness Her Majesty the Queen's rebellion; the assassination of the wind god was actually orchestrated by Barbatos.

Unfortunately, you are destined not to obtain the Heart of God, because Barbatos had already reached an agreement with the prince before this plot began.

At the most crucial moment, the prince's spy, lurking within your ranks, will steal Barbatos's Heart of God.

As Xia Qing spoke, the scene of Prince Tartaglia and the wind god Barbatos plotting seemed to appear before everyone's eyes, but at this moment the lady began to prepare to use the last of her divine power for the day.

"This is indeed a script that fits the Tartaglia plan, but I don't think there's any room for you to appear in this script. And who are you?"

The woman looked at Bain, who had tubes inserted into his back, and spoke in a questioning tone. Bain nodded in agreement upon hearing the woman's words.

“That’s right. Young Master thought he would be the ultimate beneficiary, but unfortunately, the ultimate beneficiary is not Young Master, but the executor I serve, who will surpass the Empress and become the new master of Winter.”

Meanwhile, Jean stood there, pondering what she should say, wondering if she had overheard something she shouldn't have, such as the deal between Diluc and the Fatui Executors.

Speaking of which... every country has its troubles. In Mondstadt, there was the incident with Dvalin, the Dragon of the East, and in Liyue, I heard that the Geo Archon, the master of the Ascension Ceremony, was assassinated.

It seems that things aren't going well for Zhi Dong now; unexpectedly, one of the executives is plotting a rebellion.

Compared to Qin, who had little connection with Zhi Dong, the lady, who was one of the executors of the Fools, showed an expression of complete surprise.

"Who exactly is the executive officer you serve, that he dares to have such audacious thoughts?"

"And where did you come from? I've never heard of an executive officer having a trusted confidant with tubes stuck in his back."

The woman looked at Bain and questioned him in disbelief. In response to the woman's question, Xia Qing slowly explained, "The Executive Officer would naturally not reveal all his cards if he wanted to usurp the throne."

The executive I serve commands several teams whose members have diverse backgrounds and reasons for loyalty.

Hearing this, the woman's tone, though still somewhat disbelieving, became slightly serious: "It seems the executive behind you is quite well-prepared for betrayal."

But you actually chose to serve a traitor who attempted to betray Her Majesty the Queen. What were you thinking? It's not too late to turn back now.

Faced with the woman trying to turn her against him, Xia Qing shook her head, controlling her spare body:

"What were you thinking? Betrayal is something we're very familiar with, and as for why... well, it's because we have absolutely no morals."

Under that executive, what we witnessed was a continuous stream of kidnappings regardless of age or identity, and a ruthless 007 work system that disregarded whether people's bodies could handle it.

In this situation, those of us who are still loyal to that person don't care about morality at all.

Is this a ruthless exploitation of the 007 work system?

Upon hearing this, Qin inexplicably thought of a Seven Star named Keqing that her pen pal Ningguang had once mentioned, but she quickly shook her head.

That's impossible. Keqing is one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. How could she possibly be secretly working as an executor for the Fatui?

Although she didn't know what 007 was, she could guess from the other words that it must be a very tiring work system.

“Heartless exploitation… Since you’ve encountered this situation, why not seek help from other executives or Her Majesty the Empress?”

The woman frowned, not believing Xia Qing's words, but Xia Qing continued:

"I had long since run out of options. In the eyes of the executive I served, life was nothing but a number."

We are not merely his pawns; everything is under his control. It's impossible; resistance is utterly impossible.

I was once subjected to human experiments by that executive officer; if he wanted me dead, I had no chance of survival.

To erode our humanity, the executive officer even set a daily quota of killing at least several hundred people.

Upon hearing this, the woman asked in a somewhat serious tone, "Who exactly is the executive officer you are loyal to?"

Chapter 625: Does it sound good? If it sounds good, it's easy to memorize.

At this moment, a figure quietly emerged in the woman's mind, but in reality, she didn't quite believe it. Even that person couldn't possibly issue a task quota of killing hundreds of people every day.

The puppet controlled by Xia Qing made an expression as if it had thought of something terrifying, shook its head, and then slowly revealed the true identity of the person it served:

"The one I serve is the evil spirit of the Tower of Babel, the emotionless chess player, the third seat of the Fools' Executors—the Doctor!"

When he uttered that last name, the fear in his eyes vanished and replaced by determination:

“We cannot defy the evil spirits of the Tower of Babel, Madam Executor. Knowing this secret, you will die here today along with the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius and Diluc.”

???

Diluc was stunned when he heard these words. Why did he have to put his name after the two of them? He was just a passerby who came to help someone bury something.

Although he really wanted to complain, Diluc subconsciously sided with the Knights of Favonius and prepared for battle.