Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

Or to be more precise, it is not that they have lost their awe of the gods. There is probably no one in Inazuma who does not have a sense of awe for General Raiden.

But General Raiden would not care about this little thing - among the Inazuma, this idea was definitely a common one.

The one who can make Inazuma's management have such an idea is General Raiden, the God of Thunder... If she could simply be a high and mighty God of Thunder, exert her deterrent power as a god, and then completely hand Inazuma over to human rule like Mondstadt and Liyue, then Inazuma's situation would definitely be a hundred times better than it is now.

Doing nothing is better than doing anything. This is a typical tyrant!

Thinking this in her heart, Alicia did not say this evaluation out loud. After all, this character's personality is like this, and there is nothing much to say. Although she doesn't know the plot, Alicia can understand that if General Raiden is not this kind of personality, then the subsequent plot of Inazuma will not happen.

The characters should serve the plot, and the plot should serve the characters. This is all natural.

When faced with a character like this, we shouldn't just focus on her flaws; we should also focus on her strengths. For example, if such a beautiful and lovely girl does something wrong, what's the big deal? Huh? What's the big deal?

A beautiful and lovely girl will be forgiven no matter what she does wrong!

Nothing else matters, just being beautiful is enough.

Recalling the scene in the PV trailer where General Raiden drew his sword from his chest, Alicia's desire to complain instantly disappeared, and she was suddenly filled with good feelings.

This model was built based on Mei, and the voice acting is also by Mei. To put it another way, this is Mei drawing a sword from her chest and swishing it——!

Just thinking about it, Alicia felt like her mouth was watering.

Fortunately, she still remembered that she was on a live broadcast, so she immediately calmed down and continued to push the plot forward. She went to the International Chamber of Commerce as Thomas said and helped the International Chamber of Commerce solve its problems in exchange for a way to meet General Lei Dian from the local tyrant Thomas.

As soon as she turned the corner, Alicia found the Chamber of Commerce President Hisayuki.

Kurisu: "Oh? Friend, are you here to seek the protection of the International Chamber of Commerce? Did the Supervisor of the Far Country cause you to bleed heavily?"

Ying: "Luckily, I have friends here."

Kurisu: "That's good, that's good. Sigh...don't lose all your money right from the start."

Paimon: "Has the Chamber of Commerce encountered any difficulties recently?"

Kurisu: "Difficulties? Sigh... I'm already used to being stuck in a dilemma and hitting a wall everywhere."

Paimon: "The lockdown really makes it difficult for people coming from abroad."

Kurisu: "The root of the problem isn't the isolation order. Even with the restrictions on movement, life could have been quite good. The ones who are really exploiting us foreign merchants are... those profit-seeking people in the Kanjo branch!"

Paimon: "Hmm, that's the one in charge of the outlying islands among the three magistrates, right? I remember that."

Kurisu: "Yes, the high taxes and unreasonable rules and regulations aren't the worst of it... The worst thing is that a new tax law has just been issued, and the form of tax to be paid has changed from Mora to a commodity called "Crystallized Bone Marrow."

Paimon: "What is 'Crystallized Marrow'?"

Kurisu: "Before the decree was issued, most merchants in the Chamber of Commerce had never heard of this kind of goods. It wasn't until an old merchant from Liyue identified this material as one he had once transported to the Kingdom of Winter in his youth."

Kurisu: "Although they were very reluctant, they still went around collecting Crystallized Bone Marrow and paid it as tax."

Kurisu: "But later I found that this was just a temporary solution. As the demand for tax revenue grew, the price of external "Crystallized Bone Marrow" also continued to rise..."

Kurisu: "Later, only one merchant had it in stock, and it was no longer available anywhere else..."

Paimon: "Well... generally speaking, this kind of situation is called a monopoly, right?"

Kurisu: "You understand. So the merchant keeps raising the price, but due to legal pressure, we have no choice but to buy... The result of this vicious cycle is that the taxes are almost exceeding our profits... If this continues..."

"If you trace the cause, it's still the lockdown." Seeing this, Alysia said to the livestream audience, "If such an unreasonable law existed before the lockdown, these foreign merchants, and even domestic merchants, would have fled to other countries long ago. But with the lockdown, these merchants are trapped in Inazuma, forced to accept this tyranny."

While saying this, Alicia also looked at the dialogue options.

"That's too much."

"If I discuss this with the Kanjo Bugyo..."

Alicia thought about it and chose the second one, because the first option seemed to be just a simple venting, and no information would be obtained after asking. As for the second option... well, apart from the invitation event, the option of the original god seemed to have no meaning.

Kurisu: "We have tried to communicate with the Kanjo Bugei... but in this land filled with the sound of thunder, who can hear the cries of merchants like us in dire straits?"

Kurisu: "Alas... In this foreign land, even the Water God cannot protect me!"

Ying: "Lord Water God? Are you from Fontaine?"

Kurisu: "Alas... If this were in Fontaine, under the rule of the Supreme Bishop, who would dare to do such a thing? Unfortunately... If this were in Xumi, it would be fine, but this is under the jurisdiction of Narukami. Even the Supreme Bishop cannot cross thousands of miles to interfere in the affairs of Inazuma."

——Just as Kurisu finished saying this, a short animation suddenly came in.

At the same time, a sudden statement came from another person who was not one of the three people present.

"As a human being, you should have more hope and trust in your Lord High Bishop of Fontaine. Who says he can't cross thousands of miles to interfere in this Inazuma affair?"

Ying, Paimon, and Kurisu all subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and the camera turned instantly.

A black-haired man in a gorgeous robe slowly walked up the stairs.

Seeing this man, Paimon suddenly shrank back with a look of fear on his face: "Ah! It's you!?"

Ying took a step back in the blink of an eye, raised her hands in a defensive gesture, and her face was full of vigilance.

As for Kurisu, his face was filled with surprise and disbelief: "You...you...are...the...highest..."

"Shh...!"

Man... The Supreme Bishop of Fontaine raised his right index finger to his lips, gently stopped Kurisu from speaking, and said softly:

“It’s a secret.”

Chapter 101 Defeat General Thunder

"He's such a teaser!"

After seeing the animation short film end, Alicia did not immediately start a conversation. Instead, she covered her heart and said:

"That action, tone, and voice just now actually made my heart beat fast. It seems like I've met my match."

"It's a pity that I can't go on stage myself, and can only choose what Ying wants to say. Otherwise, I will definitely compete with him."

"We can even compete now! Can't Alicia connect with the Bishop?"

"Yes, let's have a competition between moms and dads to see who can make the other's heart beat first."

"Whoever falls in love first loses!"

"I want to try too, but unfortunately, our Supreme Bishop is so mysterious that no one can find him."

Alicia shook her head regretfully.

"Sometimes I really doubt whether he is the Supreme Bishop himself, but has just broken the dimensional wall."

Seriously, she actually had this guess.

But naturally, everyone just thought she was joking, and she herself couldn't say whether she was sure of her guess or not. After all, no normal person would believe such a thing.

The fact that Alicia could come up with such an idea shows how whimsical she is.

So after shaking her head, Alicia stopped thinking about this kind of thing and continued to push the plot - she believed that if her bold guess was true, then sooner or later, she would really meet that man.

"How will you be here?"

Ying looked at the man in front of her warily and solemnly, feeling a little complicated for a moment.

On the one hand, although she couldn't understand why the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine could order the executioner of the Fatui, it was certain that the executioner's servant was acting in accordance with the orders of the Supreme Bishop.

And what this man ordered the Fatui executives to do in Shan Hai Jing really made Ying feel vigilant.

Although according to Longhua, it was not a fatal poison, and everything was easily cured under Longhua's power - but the heinous act of poisoning an entire island cannot be said to be a good person in any way.

There is no doubt that this is a man as dangerous as the Fatui Executor, no, this is a man even more dangerous than the Fatui Executor.

On the other hand, Ying had another kind of vigilance towards this man.

That is... she would dream about this man once in a while.

Regardless of what the dream was about, it made Ying unable to help but feel wary of this man.

Ever since she met this man in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, she has been very suspicious whether the reason she had that kind of dream was because of this man?

After all, if the man in the dream really existed, why would I dream about him without even meeting him? And it was that kind of dream.

As long as you think about this problem, you will naturally become vigilant.

"Don't be too nervous, and don't be afraid. I know you have some misunderstandings about me because of some things that happened before, but I have no ill will towards you."

Ye looked at Ying and Paimeng and said calmly.

In response to this, Ying and Paimon's reaction was...

Paimon: "Why does this sound familiar?"

Ying: "That's what Tartaglia said at the beginning."

"How can you compare him to me? He's the Fatui's executive officer!"

Ye couldn't help but frown, feeling seriously insulted.

Paimon couldn't help but feel a little guilty about his heavily dissatisfied tone. "Ah, sorry, it's not nice to be compared to the Fatui executive."

"It's okay, as long as you understand."

Ye's tone softened.

"I don't want to be thought of as the same kind as those Fatui officers. I tell you, they're all screwed up, not a single one of them is normal."

Paimon couldn't help but nodded in agreement at Ye's words, while Ying twitched her lips speechlessly.

(Do you think you are that good?)

"Why are you here?"

Jiulisu interrupted at this time, with an excitement on his face that he could not hide.

Ye also looked at him and said, "Lady Funina is very worried about the people of Fontaine who are stranded in Inazuma due to the national isolation order, so she sent me here, hoping to solve this problem."

"Even though we are in a foreign land, Lady Finina is protecting us?"

Jiulisu was so excited that he wanted to kneel down and pray to Lady Finina in front of the Supreme Bishop with a face full of joy and gratitude.

Ye stopped him and said, "Don't make any noise. If General Raiden knew I was in Inazuma, he would come and kill me. I can't handle her. If we want to solve this problem, we need to take a long-term approach."

"Are you still afraid of Thor?"

Ying couldn't help but ask.

Ye answered sincerely, "I am just a clergyman, not good at fighting, so how can I not be afraid of the power of the gods?"

Paimeng looked unconvinced: "I've never seen you afraid of Longhua before."

"In terms of martial prowess, that Fairy of Mountains and Seas is no less powerful than General Thunder, but she has reservations and doesn't dare to act recklessly in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so she can't do anything to me."

Ye Ping explained calmly and patiently.

"But General Lei Dian is different. Although she also has concerns, she has the means to make herself worry-free."

Ying tilted her head slightly: "Method?"

"You'll know later." Ye simply replied, then looked at Kurisu again: "I also heard what you just said. There's obviously something wrong with that merchant. Although I can't solve Inazuma's isolation issue in the short term, I can still help you solve the tax problem."

"Really? Supreme... I'm sorry, I didn't doubt you, I was just too excited for a moment."

"Okay, tell me where the merchant is."

"I remember if you want to find him, just go to the tree by the sea in the residential area. That's where we usually meet him."

Ye nodded slightly, then looked at Ying and Paimon: "Do you want to come with me? Maybe we can take this opportunity to clear up some of your misunderstandings about me."

(It was a misunderstanding... Speaking of which, the man I met today was completely different from the last time I saw him. He no longer had that kind of oppressive power that made me instinctively feel fear.)

Ying seemed to be thinking about something.

(This supreme bishop of Fontaine Cathedral is truly mysterious. Perhaps we can learn a lot from him.)

Thinking of this, Ying nodded: "Okay, we'll go with you."

The plot dialogue ends here, and the next task is to follow the Supreme Bishop.

Alicia looked at the computer screen and saw the Supreme Bishop turned around and strolled down the street. She immediately controlled Ying to follow him.

In this mission, you cannot switch characters, and you can only use Ying to follow the Supreme Bishop, while Paimon also flies to the side.

As they walked down the street, the Supreme Bishop spoke softly, "I've heard a lot about you, the stranger. You're a traveler from another world, right?"

"That's right." Paimon nodded and said, "She came from outside the world. When she wanted to leave this world, she was blocked by a strange god, so she was stranded in this world."

"In that case, we have a lot in common, because I also come from outside the world."