Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Damn it, why weren't you told such important news beforehand! As a god of Fontaine, I should have shown up to welcome you immediately!"

She paced back and forth in the room, showing none of the grace and elegance befitting a deity.

"It's impossible to make an immediate appearance now; we can only arrange a grand entrance after they arrive in Fontainebleau!"

"Lady Hevima, have someone keep a close eye on their movements and inform me immediately upon their arrival! This is about my grand entrance; I can't afford to mess it up..."

The following day, after a night's rest, the group boarded the railboat again and headed towards Fontainebleau along its tracks.

The Opicclay Opera House and Fontainebleau are not too far apart, and the group arrived in the afternoon.

Standing in Fontainebleau, experiencing the architecture so different from Mount Sumeru, everyone felt a great sense of wonder.

"That tallest building must be Fontainebleau. Shall we go there now?"

"Settle down first, and we'll take things slowly later."

Following the directions of passersby, Elhesen led the group to the largest hotel in Fontainebleau, but before they could enter, a ceremonial guard in formal attire walked over.

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, the honor guard stood at attention, their right hands placed against their chests.

Along with their footsteps, music also began to play.

Seeing this, Paimon felt inexplicably excited. "What are they doing? Are they welcoming us because they know we're here? Looks like we're quite famous already!"

The surrounding crowd's attention was drawn to this, as if they had already guessed what was going to happen, and Fenfang let out an excited cheer.

High up in the hotel, amidst the attention of everyone, the water goddess Funina made a grand entrance.

Like an opera singer showcasing their voice, this deity looked down upon the crowd, and a unique tone rang out:

“Rich or poor, people with cups or with nothing, raise your cups! If you have nothing, use your arms instead.”

As you can see, a strange traveler has come to my land. Come, let us offer them our blessings, and toast the traveler who has come from afar and his companions!

The onlookers raised their hands, as if they were actually raising a glass.

They seemed to really enjoy this kind of entertainment from the deity, cheering and jeering.

Jiang Bai's lips twitched; he felt that this scene was too exaggerated.

He quietly leaned closer to Elhesen and whispered to him, "Why do I feel like this water god's speech and behavior are a bit too exaggerated?"

It was completely different from the water god he had imagined.

"I have never seen any other deities besides the Little Lucky Grass King, so I cannot answer your question."

El-Hysen did not comment on the gods.

Just as people have a thousand different personalities, so too must gods.

Jiang Bai sighed, feeling that among the gods he had met, only General Thunder and Naxi Da were truly deities.

The voice of the water goddess Funina continued:

"I have long heard that you have stirred up bloodshed in several countries, but I still welcome you. No, I will come to greet you in person."

Jiang Bai distanced himself from Kong. "Well, it was them who stirred up the bloodshed in those countries; it had nothing to do with me."

Kong and Paimeng stared at Jiang Bai with crescent-shaped eyes, their contempt obvious.

“Fear is the act of a small person. I am a god, and I will not take such meaningless caution as my creed.”

Jiang Bai really wanted to complain; if he wasn't afraid, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

"You have come to pay homage to me so that you may better witness my power and authority... Welcome to the land of water. I, Fucarus, acknowledge the value and significance of your journey. Now, you may rejoice!"

The crowd erupted in even louder cheers, seemingly welcoming these guests who had come from afar.

The scholars from the Academy looked at each other, feeling that this commotion was both related to them and unrelated to them.

"It was quite an unexpected turn of events to meet this deity. I thought it would be as difficult as in other countries."

It was a bit dramatic, but I did see it.

Jiang Bai poked at the empty space. "That water god seems to be silent, just staring at you. Shouldn't you say something?"

"Uh... thank you for the welcome, Water God." Sora really didn't know what to say.

Someone in the crowd jeered, "Is Lady Furina preparing for a spectacular duel with the blonde traveler from a foreign land?"

They loved to watch the excitement and tried to push the atmosphere to an even greater climax.

"That's so exciting! Lady Funina will definitely not let us down!"

"Why does it feel like this goddess is being put on a pedestal? Is she going to agree or not?" Jiang Bai muttered to himself.

He still doesn't understand the purpose of this god's appearance here; it seems like he's just here to assert his presence.

"Ahem, just as you might imagine, I am indeed determined to engage in an epic duel with this traveler from a foreign land!"

"I have some experience in battles against gods..."

Although the sudden start of the battle is a bit fast, it's not like we've never fought before, so Sora isn't afraid at all.

He drew his longsword.

Now it was Fulina's turn to be stunned; this development was not quite what she had expected!

"You...don't you feel fear? This is a battle against God!"

Claudeline, standing to the side as a divine guardian, rested her hand on the hilt of her gun, her gaze fixed dangerously on the empty air.

"What are you trying to do? Are you disrespecting the gods in front of the people?"

A brother and sister watched all of this from the crowd.

"Brother, when do we go on stage?"

"No rush, it's not time for her to need our help yet. Knowing this deity as I do, she'll definitely propose a courtroom showdown. That's when we'll step in..."

Just as the brother and sister said, the water goddess Funina brought this forced "battle" to the courtroom.

She ruled that Kong violated Fontainebleau law by citing the law that "no one may fly any object within the city limits of Fontainebleau for the first three days of each month".

That's right, Paimon is that flying object.

Paimon stomped his foot in anger, feeling insulted.

"Are you kidding me?! This is allowed! And I'm not some kind of flying object!"

Jiang Bai distanced himself from them again; he didn't want to end up in jail right after arriving!

"Hey! Don't you have any sense of loyalty?!" Paimon was even angrier.

"Don't worry, this kind of childish crime will at most result in a fine or being locked up for two or three days..."

"Even so, it's still infuriating to be accused of breaking the law for no reason!"

Chapter 848 The Great Magician Linni

No one would be happy to go to a strange new place, do nothing, and suddenly be told they've broken the law and are about to be arrested.

This is probably what emptiness feels like.

It's inexplicable, utterly inexplicable.

I have a feeling that this deity is just looking for trouble.

First, there's a baffling welcoming ceremony with some nonsensical remarks, and then you have to "fight" with him...

Honestly, this feeling is not as good as encountering the Dragon Plague right away like in Mondstadt.

Just as Kong was pondering what to do, a voice came over.

"Wait a moment, Lady Funina."

Kong turned his head and saw a boy wearing a top hat walking over, accompanied by a girl with cat ears. Both of them had distinctive oil paint patterns on their faces.

Everyone's attention was drawn to his words, including Funina, who was standing high up.

"Oh, does our great magician have anything to say?"

He subtly touched Paimon and Kong's clothes with both hands. "This might be a bit of a killjoy, but please allow me to interject that I don't think Paimon should be classified as a flying object."

“My dear people, I allow you to refute me, but how will you prove that it is not a flying object?”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please turn your attention over here!"

After everyone's attention turned to this side, Linni elegantly snapped her fingers.

The magic assistant, Lynette, very cooperatively pointed to Paimon and Sora, guiding the audience to focus their attention.

Suddenly, a connecting line appeared between Paimon and Sora, making it look as if Paimon was being pulled along by a thread.

"As you can see, Paimon should be defined as something like a balloon."

Sora and Paimon were both stunned. Was it installed just when they touched them? They hadn't felt a thing.

"Wow, great magician, is this the magic of magic?" Jiang Bai found it very interesting.

“Magic? Interesting.” Al-Hysen saw Linni’s movements, but he did not underestimate Linni’s technique.

Extremely fast hand speed, combined with special techniques, creates the magic of magic.

"Hahaha, what a brilliant reversal!" The water god on the high place burst into laughter.

Unexpectedly, the god was not angry about this reversal; instead, he felt that someone had finally given him a way out.

So, this deity was just restrained by his own people?

What a strange god.

"In that case, the trial shall end here. The god of justice cannot wrong an innocent person."

"Mr. Linni, I look forward to your next performance at the opera house. That's all for today, goodbye everyone!"

After speaking, the deity gracefully made his exit.

"Just like that, he left? What a strange god." Paimon looked completely bewildered.

"Thank you for getting us out of this predicament," Kong said, thanking the great magician who had suddenly appeared.

"You're welcome. My name is Linni, and I'm a magician. I've heard of your great reputation for a long time and have always wanted to get to know you."

"Hello, I'm Paimon, and this is Sora. Hehe, so we're quite famous?"

"Yes, the Steambird newspaper has published quite a few stories about you, and every single one is very popular!"

"I'm actually a little embarrassed..." Paimon scratched his head sheepishly.

"What are you embarrassed about? Aren't you just a background character to make up the numbers?" Jiang Bai delivered a powerful blow straight to Paimeng's heart.

Paimon flew to Jiang Bai's head and stomped on it: "Hey! You awful guy, if you keep doing this I'm really going to get angry!"

Lin Ni looked at Jiang Bai and smiled, "This must be Mr. Jiang Bai. I've heard about your deeds too."

"Tell me about it." Jiang Bai was quite curious to know what stories about him had spread to Fontainebleau.

Aside from the incident where he took a blow from General Lei Dian in public, most of his other deeds are not widely known.

“The most famous thing is, of course, the one where you took Thor’s unexpected blow!” Linni said.

This one thing alone is enough for someone to brag about for a lifetime.

Moreover, he not only defeated the Executor Prince in Liyue, but also kidnapped him and extorted a large ransom.

He also had a close relationship with the executive officer, and even fought with the doctor in Sumeru.

Although these things were unknown to most people, he was an intelligence professional, so it wouldn't have been difficult for him to find out if he wanted to investigate.

We must not afford to antagonize such a powerful person, especially given the current crisis predicted by Fontaine.

"Just lucky, just lucky..." Jiang Bai was still quite modest.

Sometimes, attracting too much attention like one does isn't a good thing. See? It seems the gods are targeting him from the start.

As they chatted, Elhesen led the members of the Order of the Church into the hotel and booked rooms for half a month in one go.

Of course, this also includes the housing of Jiang Bai and his group.

"Let me introduce you. This is my sister, Lynette, who is also my magic assistant."

"Hello," Lynette waved and greeted them.

Jiang Bai looked at Lynette's cat ears and beast tail, then at Linni; the two looked very alike.