People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

Keli pursed her lips and said in a depressed mood: "Got it, Keli will report to the confinement room now..."

Shen Qin could only look at her helplessly.

"Okay, let's talk about the flying skateboard next." Qin had a headache. "I just learned about the flying skateboard from Kaia this morning. I had planned to spend some time preparing for it. I would first reveal some information in Mondstadt and let people accept its appearance step by step according to the plan. This way, the impact of its appearance would be reduced."

"But now that Klee has made a fuss, most Mondstadt residents know about the existence of such a flying machine. Some organizations and individuals with ill intentions towards Mondstadt will inevitably flock to it, which completely disrupts the Knights' plan."

"Hmph, they're just some cowards who hide their heads and show their tails." Diluk has always looked down on those enemies who are sneaky and hide in the dark and covet Mondstadt.

Qin looked at him helplessly: "In any case, this matter can no longer be handled in a low-key manner, and we don't have much time left."

Shen Qin also realized that the matter had gotten out of hand, and it would not be so easy for the Knights to end it now. He said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Captain Qin, I didn't think highly of Klee."

This morning, Diluk came to the Alchemy Workshop to talk to him about the flying skateboard, and was going to go out of the city with him to test the extreme performance of the flying skateboard. At this time, Klee came to play with him, so he took her along.

When Xiao Keli learned that Shen Qin had made a new flying tool, she enthusiastically offered to be its tester, and Shen Qin softened his heart and agreed.

She was very talented in flying. It took her just over half an hour to reach the maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour using the skateboard. Then she suddenly became interested and took out the bomb from her schoolbag to start frying fish.

Diluk tried to stop Klee, but he couldn't catch up with her with his Wings of Wind. In the end, he could only sit on the shore with Shen Qin, looking at the crazy Klee with melancholy.

When Qin arrived, she saw the two people's expressions of despair.

"Diluk just told me that it's not your fault, it's just that Klee is...sigh." Life is not easy, Qinqin sighed.

"Life is like this. Not everything goes as we wish. Sometimes accidents and surprises are necessary seasonings on the way to a result." Lisa said, "And maybe this is not a bad thing."

Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

"Think about it, how long did it take Cutie to develop the library management system? Three days. How about the flying skateboard? Ten days at most. If the Knights spend ten days or half a month preheating each of his new products before launching them, can we catch up with his development speed? Or do you think he will no longer have new inspiration in the future, and the flying skateboard is the last thing he develops that can change the world?"

Shen Qin touched his nose and said silently: "I have a lot of inspiration..."

"Right?" Lisa was a little speechless, but continued to explain her point of view. "Anyway, the interval between his developing new products is so short, why should we hide it from the beginning? Why not be generous and tell everyone directly that we in Mond have the most advanced alchemy technology and can create the most advanced products!"

“Perhaps at first, these new things will give people a strong sense of shock, but as long as there are more such things in the future, they will slowly accept such changes.”

"Ms. Lisa is right, Qin, you should not underestimate the adaptability of humans." Diluk nodded in agreement.

"We should not only not hide anything, but we should tell everyone in a big way that these alchemical products launched by Mond will change the whole of Teyvat. Let the people of the other six countries see the changes in Mond, and then use us as a guide. In the future, what is popular in Mond will be the most popular thing in the whole of Teyvat!"

Lisa's words made everyone silent again, because none of them thought about the distant future. Making Mondstadt's popularity become popular in Teyvat. This is a goal that sounds extremely grand, but why does it make people feel so excited?

"Okay, let's end this topic here. You can continue the discussion after I leave. This time I only want to talk to you about cooperation on flying skateboards." Diluk expressed that he did not want to get involved in the internal affairs of the Knights.

He looked at Qin: "But Lisa is right. Things like this can't be covered up. Since it has already happened, we might as well try to face it positively."

"The emergence of flying skateboards can change the world, there is no doubt about that. As for whether the final result will be better or worse, it depends on your next actions. If you seize this opportunity, it may not be impossible to increase Mond's influence in Teyvat."

"I understand." Qin clenched her hands, "I will try to do some... more pioneering work."

"Clap--"

Lisa clapped her hands and said, "Okay, in that case, why don't we each think carefully about the topic just now, sort out our own ideas, and gather here tomorrow to make a decision on the next course of action?"

Everyone left, but Jean called out to Diluk, “Diluk!”

"What?" He just tilted his head slightly without turning around.

"Those... 'big words' Lisa said, you should also think about them and tell me your thoughts tomorrow."

"I'm just a businessman and I won't interfere in Mond's internal affairs." After saying that, he prepared to continue walking out.

"Diluc..." Jean's voice was filled with anticipation, "Mond needs the help of Dawn Winery, and we... also need your help."

Diluk didn't reply and left in silence.

Looking at his receding back, Qin sighed, then her eyes became firm again, she turned around and bent over the desk, starting to write and draw.

On the other side, Shen Qin was about to leave the Knights Templar when he was stopped by a knight.

"Mr. Shen Qin, Miss Ke Li has something to tell you. Please come with me to the confinement room."

Kelly? What is she going to say?

Shen Qin followed him to the door of the confinement room and called out, "Keli?"

There was no sound from the other end of the door, so he called out again, and then got a response.

"Brother Shen Qin, Ke Li wants to apologize to you. I'm sorry."

"Why do you want to apologize to me?" Shen Qin was a little surprised.

"Brother Shen Qin took Ke Li out to play, but Ke Li only cared about playing by herself and got into trouble. Captain Qin was so angry, Brother Shen Qin will also be scolded."

"No, Captain Qin didn't scold me."

"Kelly is always like this. Every time she goes out to play with brother Kaiya and sister Amber, she always gets into trouble accidentally. Then they get punished by leader Jean along with Kelly."

Shen Qin, who was outside the door, listened to what Keli said. He imagined in his mind the scene of Kaiya being scolded in front of Captain Qin. He almost laughed out loud, but he held back and comforted Keli: "After being scolded, are Sister Amber and Brother Kaiya still willing to take Keli out to play?"

"Of course I do. Sometimes when Klee gets into trouble, Brother Kaia will help her cover up!"

"Yes, as long as Keli is happy, we will be happy too. We adults are not afraid of being scolded!"

Ke Li asked doubtfully, "Is that so?"

"Yes, but we are also afraid of Captain Qin, so we dare not release Keli secretly."

"Yes, yes, Captain Jean is very nice to Klee, but sometimes Klee can be afraid of her." Klee in the confinement room nodded in agreement.

How could there be someone in the world like Captain Qin who is both likable and scary?

"So, Klee, stay inside and come out when the time is up."

"Okay." Kelly sat on the ground by the door, hugging her knees.

"But when Klee comes out, we can go play with the flying skateboard together!"

Keli's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay!"

"Well, by then I will also give Klee the flying skateboard to turn it into the appearance of Dodoko..."

Chapter 11: The Red Devil - Mondstadt Strange Story

"Did you see it with your own eyes? The red devil who could fly without wings of wind?"

In the Deer Hunter Restaurant, Shen Qin was enjoying his lunch, but the sound coming from a table next to him made him prick up his ears involuntarily.

"Of course! This morning I set out for Qingquan Town to buy wild meat products, but on the way I heard a loud explosion. I was a little curious, so I followed the sound towards Fruit Wine Lake, and then I saw a red-clothed devil flying around on the lake from a distance, and the lake water exploded from time to time!" A man in his forties talked incessantly about his experience, gesticulating with his hands and an exaggerated expression on his face.

"What happened next? What happened next? Did you go over to see what it was?" the person sitting opposite him couldn't wait to ask, and even a few people in another seat turned their eyes to him.

"I walked over there! I was afraid it would see me, so I hid in the bushes and walked over there. But the closer it got, the more panicked I became, because amid the sound of the explosion, I could vaguely hear a child's shrill laughter. Just think about it, how could there be a child's laughter in such a remote place?" The uncle lowered his voice.

"Hiss - it does seem a bit weird when you put it that way. My mother told me a story when I was a child. It said that in a remote area, if you hear the voice of a child or a woman, you should never go looking for them out of curiosity. Instead, stay as far away from them as possible. This is because some ghosts or treasure-hunting groups in the wild will use these sounds to lure unsuspecting travelers and adventurers to remote places, and then 'click' -" another diner made an expression as if he was about to kill someone with a knife.

"Yes, yes! So I didn't dare to go forward anymore. I didn't even dare to look back. I quickly ran to the main road!" The uncle patted his chest and said with lingering fear.

"This is too scary. There has never been anything like this near Mondstadt."

"I was thinking about going hunting in the wild a few days ago. It seems that it is better not to leave the city these days."

"The Knights should be able to handle it. I saw some of them heading that way this morning."

"Well, let me tell you, this isn't the first time this red devil has appeared." A young man interrupted everyone's discussion. When everyone turned their attention to him, he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone knows about the Wangfeng Mountain incident a few years ago. That was also done by the red devil!"

"Ah! Was that also done by the red devil?"

"I remember that night so clearly! It was around 11pm. I had just finished drinking and was taking a break on the side of the road. Suddenly, the whole sky lit up! A dazzling light burst out from the direction of Wangfeng Mountain. About half a minute later, there was a rumbling explosion!"

"Yes, yes. I thought it was thunder that night, but the next day I heard from others that the entire Wangfeng Mountain seemed to have been plowed to one side by a bomb. Even the terrain had changed!"

The young man coughed again and continued, "Actually, it's not just this incident. I have a hunter friend who said that in recent years, there have been inexplicable fires in the forest, and many of his friends have seen a figure in red clothes in the flames."

"Shit, are these also made by the red devil?"

Listening to their rambling discussion, Shen Qin laughed secretly in his heart.

Out of protection for Klee, her reputation as the Spark Knight was not well known to people. Any troubles she caused were dealt with by the Knights Templar. After word of mouth, these things became strange stories in Mondstadt.

However, Klee, who is at the center of the ghost story, is unaware of any of this.

"Hmph, ignorant. What red devil? It's just the Knights of Favonius secretly testing new flying tools." A young man sitting opposite Shen Qin made a disdainful sound. The voice was not loud and only Shen Qin happened to hear it.

He looked over curiously and found that the other person had dazzling golden hair and his clothes were obviously different from those in Mond.

The Winter People? The Fatui?

The intelligence was so accurate that it was hard for him not to doubt the other party's identity.

To be honest, there are quite a few Solstice people in Mondstadt, and the Fatui have arranged so many secret agents among them. This may be information that even the Knights cannot fully grasp.

The Zhidong person noticed Shen Qin's gaze, glanced at him, and asked curiously: "A Liyue person?"

Shen Qin nodded: "Yes."

"Hmm..." He suddenly touched his chin, thought for a while, and said, "Little brother, can you do me a favor?"

"What's the deal?"

"It's not convenient to talk here, can you come with me to a place?"

"But you haven't finished your noodles yet." Shen Qin pointed to the half-eaten bowl of noodles with meat sauce in front of him.

"Uh, I'm full."

"Okay, where are you taking me? Are you trying to trick me into going to a remote place and steal my Mora?" Shen Qin looked at him suspiciously.

The man rolled his eyes and said, "How much Mora do you have, little brat? Why should I rob you? On the contrary, if you can help me, I will give you a lot of Mora as a reward!"

The age of Shen Qin's new body was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a childish look on his face. In the eyes of others, he was indeed just a little kid.

Moreover, when Shen Qin took the flying skateboard out these days, he always carefully put it in his backpack and never let outsiders see it, so he was not worried that his identity had been exposed.

He followed the Solstice Man into an alley near the Deer Hunter Restaurant and got a piece of paper with several addresses written on it.

"These are all alchemy workshops. Please ask them if they have any new alchemy products ready to be launched recently. If anyone wants to cooperate with them, please write down the ones that have new products and tell me."

Shen Qin asked: "Why don't you go by yourself?"

"Ah, little brother, you probably don't understand." The man sighed, "I'm from Winterland. The Mondstadt people have never been very friendly to us, but you're from Liyue, and they like to do business with shrewd Liyue people. If they ask, you can just say that you are the one behind the Liyue Chamber of Commerce."

"But if they are unwilling to do business with the Zhidong people, it would be useless for me to ask." Shen Qin blinked his big eyes, looking innocent.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I will have my own way when the time comes."

"Okay, so where should I find you after I say hello?"

"I'll wait for you on the second floor of Angel's Gift."

"Then give Mora to me first. What if he refuses to pay me later?" Shen Qin stretched out his hand righteously.

"Hey! You kid." The Winter Man frowned, but seeing his serious expression, he still took out a small bag of Mora and gave it to him. "Forget it, forget it. Go and do your work. I'll give you another thousand when you're done."

After leaving the alley, Shen Qin pretended to go around several alchemy workshops, then went to the Knights through a hidden road to report the Winter Man.

Chapter 12: For Mond's Tomorrow

"Sure enough, the Fatui have begun to act." Jean put down Kaeya's detailed report.

Today is already the second day, and everyone gathers in Qin's office again.

Yesterday afternoon, Kaiya and his men captured the Winter Man who had made a deal with Shen Qin at Angel's Gift. After interrogation and searching his residence, they confirmed his identity as a Fatui's undercover agent. From him, they learned that the Fatui already knew about the existence of the flying skateboard, but they didn't know much about the specific information.

And that person is just one of the channels through which the Fatui obtain information.

"Oh, isn't this something we could have foreseen? They've tried so many tricks in Mondstadt, but none of them were effective." Lisa didn't care about it at all. If the Fatui didn't do this, would they still be the Fatui?

"No matter what, we can't let our guard down against them."

Qin was used to the daily troubles of the Fatui, so she mentioned it as usual.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point of today. Who's going to speak first?" Diluk folded his arms across his chest, standing there meticulously. No matter what the time, he seemed to maintain the demeanor of a noble.

"Let me do it. I sorted out some plans yesterday. Let's discuss the feasibility together."