Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of their negotiation meeting.

And just after Anastasia greeted "Lady".

The "lady" did not reply to Anastasia immediately, but instead turned her attention to Archbishop Simon and Falgar beside her, and after scanning the figures of the people present.

The "lady" let out a disdainful laugh, then slowly sat down in the seat that Anastasia had already vacated and placed to the side, and then looked at Grand Master Falga and Simon opposite her.

"It looks like everyone's here, so let's begin."

The lady's unrestrained and arrogant demeanor, along with her extremely domineering tone, made the hearts of everyone else present sink.

Originally, I intended to resolve this negotiation peacefully, but judging from the demeanor of the other party's executive officer...

This meeting was destined not to end peacefully as they had imagined.

Chapter 36 The Moment of Closing the Net

After the negotiations between the Fools and the Knights of Favonius ended.

Schubert did not know what the Fools and the Knights of Favonius discussed, but he did know that after that meeting, the Knights of Favonius, just as the Fools' delegation had said, did not do anything further.

Subsequently, with the Knights of Favonius, who served as the last line of defense, also being wiped out, this frenzied celebration eventually spread throughout Mondstadt in less than a few months.

The market demand for high-end specialty wines has risen to a new level, which has raised the prices of wines that were already already high to a new level.

More money was poured into this frenzied revelry, and the Mondstadt Wine Alliance, led by Lawrence, received even more orders, with massive amounts of money flowing into the old Mondstadt aristocratic interest group headed by Lawrence.

This allowed the Mond Wine Alliance, centered around Lawrence and other old nobles, to further expand its influence and begin to erode the sphere of influence of Dawn Winery, which was originally the de facto controller of most of the Mond Wine industry.

"Making money hand over fist" is an understatement to describe the wealth that flowed into Lawrence's hands.

This rendered Schubert unable to even think.

Even in the glorious history of Lawrence that he imagined, the Lawrence family had never possessed such a vast amount of wealth; this behavior, which was almost like robbery, was beyond his comprehension.

And all of this continues to flow into Lawrence's hands, bringing ever more wealth.

It's hard to imagine how far this crazy revelry will ultimately go.

Of course, much of the wealth that flowed into the Lawrence family actually existed in the form of debt, but Schubert's mind was not capable of understanding the more subtle differences involved.

But that doesn't matter; as long as this wealth belongs to Lawrence, that's enough.

That's what he thought.

With this wealth, even without the power of the Fools, he believed the Lawrence family could regain their position as the de facto rulers and controllers of Mondstadt.

No, not for Lawrence, who now controls most of Mondstadt's liquid wealth.

He was already practically half the person in charge and controller of Mondstadt.

"If only we had this money...if only we had this money..."

Schubert looked at the enormous wealth on a document or contract and couldn't help but burst into wild, maniacal laughter.

For the first time ever, he truly felt that Lawrence's revival was about to be realized in his hands!

It wasn't a fantasy, but the real capital that gave him the confidence to talk about reviving the Lawrence family. With that money, he could do whatever he wanted.

"That's right, that's exactly it! At this rate, it's only a matter of time before Mondstadt Winery falls completely into my hands. Once I control Mondstadt's most important winery, I'll never have to put up with that bastard again! Even without the Fatui, I'll still have the wealth to control everything!"

Just as Schubert was having such a fantasy, a voice suddenly came from behind him, interrupting his reverie.

"Huh? So you're planning to break the contract and not follow what you initially agreed to?"

Upon hearing this, Schubert froze. Then he saw the Fools' envoy, who was leaning against the doorframe, looking at him with a mocking expression.

It was Anastasia.

After seeing the other person's expression, he realized that what he said had most likely been heard by the other person.

After the initial panic subsided, he suddenly remembered his wealth and then revealed a disdainful expression.

"So what if I break the contract? I now possess enough wealth and power. Even without the power of you Fools, I will no longer fear you. You can no longer control me!"

"I am now the de facto ruler of Mondstadt Brewing Company. This is Mondstadt, not a place where you Fools can do whatever you want. I can have the Knights of Fatalis take you down right now!"

As Schubert spoke these words with smug satisfaction, he failed to notice the mocking and sarcastic expression on the other man's face.

Anastasia had anticipated all of this from the very beginning.

She was just waiting for Schubert to stop acting. She thought he would hold back for a while longer, but who would have thought that his stupidity would exceed her expectations and that he would expose himself so quickly.

really-

"Impossible."

At that moment, two Fools debt collectors suddenly jumped out from behind Anastasia, and to Schubert's incredulous gaze, the two Fools debt collectors pinned him to the ground.

This made him stare at the scene in disbelief, and he tried hard to lift his head to look at Anastasia's face.

"No! How could you do this to me! I am a noble descendant of the Lawrence family! The controller of the Mond Wine Alliance! Without me, you cannot control the Mond Wine industry!"

"A noble descendant of Lawrence? The controller of Mond Winery?"

Anastasia couldn't help but sneer after hearing his speech.