Yes, Lady Funina!

Shen He felt a little sorry for Richard's refusal, since she lived with Ning Guang in Fontainebleau, and if Richard went to Ning Guang's place for tea, Shen He would naturally follow.

However, compared to Shen He's regret, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun breathed a sigh of relief. Since Richard wasn't going to Ning Guang's place for tea, Shen He would naturally go back to his room to practice diligently, and she would have time to study the newly acquired Fontaine Anti-Gravity Technology Catalog.

Yes, although the cooperation has not yet been finalized, Fu Ningna still gave the technical catalog to Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, with only one small request: that it not be leaked.

Even if it were leaked, it wouldn't matter, because the primordial ore used in this technology is only found in Fontaine, and like floating stone, it is a regional specialty and will not be sold to outsiders.

Unless a material to replace the primordial ore can be found, even if anti-gravity technology is mastered, we will still be held back by the lack of materials.

Of course, if someone can actually develop a stable anti-gravity technology, Fontaine will definitely offer a hefty reward. You might not become the richest person in Fontaine, but you'll certainly be incredibly wealthy. You could even become the director of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences.

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The day after the Liyue cultural exchange delegation arrived in Fontaine, materials related to cultural exchange appeared on the streets of Fontaine, and the free and fun activities attracted a large number of Fontaine residents who love to have fun.

To be fair, although the speed at which the Momeng Palace issues administrative orders is comparable to that of a snail, Fontaine has indeed demonstrated the speed and quality that a major country should have when it comes to organizing events.

Li realized that this was probably related to Fu Ningna's habit of holding various festivals and celebrations, and the department responsible for organizing the events was quite adept at it.

There's nothing special about it; it's all about practice.

Of course, all of the above are just jokes. Although the administrative efficiency of Fontaine is terrible, the people of Fontaine are still very enthusiastic about cultural and recreational activities. Moreover, because of the enthusiasm for entertainment from top to bottom, from high-ranking officials to ordinary merchants, everyone has a certain ability to appreciate art. Therefore, the level of cultural and recreational activities in Fontaine is in a class of its own in the whole of Teyvat.

It's fair to say that among the seven nations of Teyvat, Fontaine, Liyue, and Mondstadt are currently the most active in terms of public cultural and entertainment activities.

After all, other countries are either in internal strife, interfering in other countries' internal affairs to curry favor with the gods, or their leaders look down on entertainment and are launching a nationwide de-entertainment process from top to bottom, with even the birthdays of gods showing a trend of being abolished...

During this grand event, Funina, who always enjoys silliness, was not as happy as she had expected.

Because she is now facing an extremely powerful enemy—Gatheringlight—Furynna even called on Lynette and Clarinde to organize a seminar on confronting the enemy.

When there is a common enemy, an alliance will naturally be formed.

However, Claurind did not seem to realize the seriousness of the problem, and openly slacked off multiple times during the seminar, which earned her a severe reprimand from Funina.

"Clorind, can't you put down what you're doing and listen to me properly?"

"Lady Furina, it's easy for you to say that when you're not in the situation..." Clorind looked at the stack of documents on her desk. With the cultural exchange activities in full swing, the city hall was inevitably getting busy as well.

Although the city hall is not the organizer of the exchange activities, such activities usually require cooperation among various departments, and as the coordinator between these departments, the city hall naturally cannot stand aside.

The fact that Frynn can so leisurely gather Clarinde and Lynette for a seminar is simply because someone is carrying the burden for her!

And this person was none other than her secretary—Clow, the model worker of the city hall, Lind.

I shouldn't have agreed to Richard's offer in the first place! (Claude sighs).jpg

Upon hearing this, Funina coughed awkwardly, "Didn't I help you with some of the work before?"

I thought this would make Clorind feel better, but to my surprise, she pointed sadly to the document that needed to be reworked and reported:

"Lady Furina, are you sure this isn't just adding to my workload?"

Funina:......

Joking aside, even if you're busy with work, you can still find some time to chat.

Clarin was puzzled by Frynn's hasty summons of them to discuss how to deal with Ningguang's behavior.

Some believe that Fulina is panicking and that things aren't actually as bad as she thinks. If Richard were so easily won over, she would already be living a life of blissful idleness, able to see his abs with her eyes open and rest her head on his chest with her eyes closed.

"If Richard is really persuaded by Ningguang and the others to go to Liyue, you'll be crying!" Frynn said irritably.

By then, you won't even see a single piece of trash produced by Richard, let alone abs and pecs!

Clarinde wasn't worried at all. As the saying goes, a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives. She wasn't tied to Fontainebleau. If all else failed, she could always immigrate to Liyue!

Although there are no dueling agents there, with her abilities and Richard's connections, she should have no problem becoming the head instructor of the Thousand Rock Army, right?

These words could not possibly be said directly to Furlinda. Whether Furlinda would lose the little pearl or not, Clarinde did not know, but she would definitely need to resubmit her resume.

"Lady Furna, why not demonstrate your power to that Lady Ningguang and make her back down?" Clarinde offered her suggestion.

"We live in a civilized society now, and we don't use force to intimidate people. Isn't this a bit inappropriate...?"

Furthermore, Fontaine and Liyue are going to cooperate in the future, and it would be inappropriate to use force to intimidate others.

Besides, Ningguang isn't necessarily afraid of her. Even if Frynn is a god, she's a god of Fontaine. When did the gods of Fontaine ever have any say in Liyue?

Frynn knows that the gods of Liyue are not dead. What if they come looking for trouble?

I'm afraid that the Rock God will eventually say something like, "What great divine power, Lady Fryna."

Then, Tianxing arrived one after another, and Fontaine happily gained its third Water God.

"Lady Furina, what are you thinking? The demonstration I mentioned doesn't mean you have to go and fight with someone, but rather to show your status in Richard's eyes."

"?" Fu Ningna didn't understand.

"For example, you could casually mention the origin of the ring on your hand, or tell the other person who bought the clothes you're wearing..." Clorinde went on and on, leaving Funina completely bewildered.

There are such masters in the world! May I ask whose general you are, to be so fierce!

Oh, so it's mine.

Such a brilliant plan will surely terrify the enemy, forcing them to don their armor and gag themselves, and raid their camp as if it were empty!

Volume 1: Chapter 118 This ring was a gift from Richard.

Linette watched as Funina suddenly became agitated, and calmly stirred her black tea clockwise with a spoon. Although she felt that Funina's trip was likely to end in failure, she still did not intend to stop Funina.

It's not that Lynette wants to see Frynn make a fool of herself; in fact, she currently shares Frynn's stance: when faced with an external enemy, they should join forces to defend against it.

However, Lynette knew better than anyone that Richard wouldn't be leaving Fontaine anytime soon, so Furnessa's worries were completely unnecessary... well, not entirely unnecessary, since a reasonable demonstration was still necessary.

At least it won't make Liyue look down on them, thinking they're losers who couldn't even get the chance to be near the water.

"Will Lady Funina wear that outfit?" Lynette asked, referring to the everyday clothes Richard had commissioned for Funina last time.

On the very first day after the goods arrived, Funina wore them to show them, but she never wore them again after that.

It's not that Funina doesn't like it; quite the opposite, it's precisely because she likes it so much that she's reluctant to wear it. Funina doesn't lack clothes; for five hundred years, countless designers have wanted to design clothes specifically for her, and Chihiro is only of a slightly above-average caliber among them. The reason she's reluctant to wear it is entirely due to external factors.

That outfit had the added bonus of being the first dress Richard ever gave her, which is why Funina cherished it so much.

In response to Lynette's question, Furnessa replied with a single, decisive word.

"Put on!"

As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade. If we don't wear it now to show off to the enemy across the sea, when will we?

Are you really going to wait until Richard gets kidnapped before pitifully wearing the clothes Richard bought for you, trying to win him back by appealing to nostalgia?

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, given Funina's pride, she definitely... probably... probably wouldn't be able to bring herself to do something like this!

In short, avoid it if you can!

"Is it a complete set?" Lynette continued to ask.

“A whole… set?” Funina didn’t quite understand at first, but then she immediately realized what Lynette meant.

When the finished garment was delivered to Funina, Chiori also included a close-fitting undergarment she designed. Funina tried it on out of curiosity. It was indeed close-fitting and the fabric was very comfortable, but the only drawback was that there was too little fabric, making it too revealing even as underwear.

Well, since it was just something she wore for herself, Funina didn't think much of it.

"Oh, you mean the underwear that was given as a gift? It's pretty, but since you wear it underneath and no one can see it, does it make any difference whether you wear it or not?" Fu Ningna said this with a very natural expression, clearly speaking from the heart.

Lynette shook her head. Clearly, the innocent Funina hadn't understood her meaning at all. Once the clothes were designed, they would definitely be seen by others.

Just like a diary, it's said to be written for oneself, but who knows what unexpected things might happen in the future that might make others see it? Similarly, the clothes that Chiori designs will definitely come in handy one day, and Linette firmly believes this.

Why? Because she also received a gift from Chiori, which was both beautiful and practical.

In other words, it's too embarrassing to talk about it outside, otherwise selling this stuff would be much more profitable than selling dresses.

It uses less fabric, has a low cost, and everyone who uses it says it's good; otherwise, it's simply not good enough.

Lynette planned to use it the day it arrived, but a glass of red wine ruined her plans...

"There are differences, of course, but they are not apparent at the moment. They will definitely be useful in the future."

Lynette didn't say anything more, but Clarinde, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but tug at the strap of her dress under her shoulder, because she was wearing the gift that Lynette and Furnessa had mentioned.

Although there's less fabric, it's definitely more comfortable to wear than what you'd find in a regular lingerie store, since it's custom-made.

The only downside is that strenuous exercise can easily cause it to fall off. Note that strenuous exercise here refers to some fighting scenarios; it can still handle things like regular running.

Since becoming Frynn's personal secretary, Clarinde has rarely taken on duel agent jobs, so she now wears the gifts Chiori gave her for her daily commute.

Because she has ordered many clothes from the Thousand Weaving Shop, she will receive more free gifts than Lynette and Funina, which will definitely be enough for Clorinde's daily use.

I don't know if Chiori still accepts custom orders. Klorinde is thinking that if she needs to change her underwear in the future, she'll go to her...

“It will definitely come in handy in the future…” Funina carefully considered Lynette’s words, and slowly she began to understand the deeper meaning behind them.

Fulina was no naive little girl; after all, even if she hadn't seen a pig run, she had at least eaten pork.

Having read a considerable amount of literature, she hadn't thought of it that way before, but now, looking back, she realizes there's more to Lynette's words than meets the eye.

After all, sometimes the writing in print literature is indeed very explicit, making people blush.

"Lady Funina?" Linette called out tentatively to Funina, whose expression kept changing and whose face was getting redder and redder.

"I...I understand what you mean. You don't need to say anything more. Anyway, your suggestion is good, but please don't bring it up again next time." After saying that, Funina quickly changed the subject, "Let's get back to work. Let me see what we need to do today..."

Lynette and Chlorind exchanged a glance. "You're the one who called us here, and now you're the one demanding work. You're truly unpredictable, Lady Frinina!"

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The most famous attraction in Fontaine is undoubtedly the Lucerne Fountain, while the most famous building is the Opiclie Opera House.

Compared to the politically charged Moman Palace, the Opikley Opera House, with its rich artistic atmosphere, is clearly the first place every visitor to Fontaine must go.

Today, in a business box inside the Opiclad Opera House, we also received two ladies who are very important in Teyvat—Ningguang of Tianquan and Furna de Fontaine.

The reason why Frynn chose this business suite to invite Ningguang to watch the opera, including the opera selected today, was carefully considered.

First of all, this is the box where Richard and she signed the contract, which gives it a natural home-field advantage, greatly boosting Funina's aura.

Secondly, the musical she chose was specially tailored for her by Richard at a great expense. Regardless of Richard's original purpose in commissioning the musical, just tell me whether it was tailor-made for her!

If so, then this is another point where they can show their defiance to Ningguang.

Add in the rings, clothes, and other accessories, and the intimidation factor becomes incredibly strong.

Finally, Funina concluded – the advantage lies with me!

She even wondered if what she was doing was a bit too much of a bully.

Sigh, there's nothing I can do. Love is like a battlefield; there are only winners and losers, and there's never a middle ground. So... I'm sorry.

With unwavering determination, Furina spoke first: "Ms. Ningguang, have you ever seen a musical before?"

“I’ve seen it. It must have been nineteen years ago. The master took me to a famous teahouse in Liyue. The musical being performed that day was by a troupe from Fontaine.” Ningguang paused for a moment before giving the name of the troupe.

Upon hearing this, Fu Ningna realized that the troupe leader happened to be the director of tonight's musical, the same director who had collaborated with Richard to create the musical.

hiss……

Is it really possible for such a coincidence to happen in the world?

Funina gasped, but she didn't panic. She had many more cards to play; what she had just played was merely an appetizer.

"Actually, I prefer Liyue's traditional opera to musicals. Ms. Frynn, are you familiar with opera?"

“I know. Theater troupes from Liyue often come to Fontaine to perform. My favorite piece is ‘Lilac Lily,’ which has a high artistic value.” The “Lilac Lily” that Frynnah mentioned is a well-known piece from Liyue.

It has won many international awards and is currently the most widely sung traditional Liyue song. It is also the second most memorable musical work for Frynn in recent years.

The story mainly tells the tale of a little girl who, unwilling to live an ordinary life, works hard, is fortunate to receive help from a benefactor, and ultimately achieves success.

The story may sound a bit cliché, but the content is actually excellent. The songs and the characters are all very classic, and it's clear that the creative team put in a lot of effort.

The most outstanding character, besides the little girl protagonist, is the benefactor. However, in the end, the benefactor leaves and is unable to be with the protagonist, which leaves people feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

However, Funina thought this ending was not bad, since tragedies often leave a deeper impression than comedies.

The most beautiful emotion in the world is a young girl's first love, but even more touching is a young girl's unrequited love.

Speaking of the protagonist's experiences in this opera, I always get a strange sense of déjà vu, as if I've heard it somewhere before, even though I never felt this way when I watched it before...

Fu Ningna frowned in thought, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over Ningguang, when a flash of inspiration struck her.

Damn! The protagonist's experience in the show is just a carbon copy of the person in front of me!

Both started their businesses at a young age, both received help from benefactors, and both lost their benefactors and were unable to win the young women's hearts...

They practically just pasted Ningguang and Richard's ID cards on there!