because--
You caught him, why should I move aside?
The Omniscient and Almighty: Chapter 6: The Political Trial of Zhongli with Master Liuyun? (K)
Fontaine, Grey River.
Compared with the upper town of Fontaine, there are no tall buildings with ornate decorations, nor are there patrolling guards. All you can see are intricate brass pipes and densely packed old houses.
The residents on the roadside were all busy with their work in a hurry, completely lacking the elegance and calmness of the people in the upper city who were enjoying opera performances, tasting coffee or delicious food.
The Fatui team, dressed in Fontaine clothing, stood guard at a remote sewer, looking back and forth at the scattered mechanical gears and garbage to pass the time, waiting for new customers to arrive.
They did not feel sad because the people of Fontaine in Grey River lived in dark sewers, because for the Solstice Winter Warriors who believed in the idea of "the strong supremacy", such a gap between the rich and the poor was natural, just as they dared to conduct human experiments in Xumi, but in Liyue even the guards of the research ruins had to live in fear.
"What a pity! We should have been able to stay in the upper city." The rock guerrilla soldier holding the scepter said with a gloomy expression. "Damn, we finally got to Fontaine from the desert, and several of our brothers were even killed by monsters on the way. In the end, we have to make a living on our own."
As soon as he finished speaking, his teammates around him all looked indignant.
They had brought the data of the Sumeru human experiment to Fontaine on the orders of the Doctor. They were lucky to have escaped from the hands of General Lan. But who would have thought that after arriving in Fontaine, the Doctor took the data away and went to an underwater ruin, saying that he was going to look for a sword that could split consciousness.
According to him, if the sword could be slightly modified, it might be able to become the [Lannaro Killer].
But the Fatui team doesn't care much about these. Not to mention that in general plots, people named this way will be killed by the original owner. Once the Doctor is gone, these little people like them will have no one to rely on. What should they do next?
With General Lan here, who would dare to go back to Xumi now?
The desert tribes who witnessed General Lan suppressing the dragon have worshipped him as a god and spread the story of his "Uprising by Killing Apep" everywhere. The rainforest people who believe in the Great Compassionate Tree King also have a strong sense of belonging to General Lan, a god-follower, and they also look forward to him making Xumi great again.
Under such circumstances, they were very worried that after returning to Xumi, they would be captured by General Lan's followers as sacrifices, and announced to the public as having unfortunately "died" like those brothers in the Inazuma branch.
Therefore, they had no choice but to seek refuge with the Fatui branch in Fontaine.
But the two executives, the servant and the doctor, seemed to have a huge conflict. After knowing that they came out of Xumi's human laboratory, they directly ordered them to be kicked out of the [Buffati Mansion]. At that time, a member of the team wanted to argue, but was executed on the spot by the servant.
"It's all the fault of that bitch Alechino! For the past five hundred years, we have been collecting the power of demons from various countries and conducting human experiments everywhere. This is not just the work of the Doctor. Didn't the Queen acquiesce? Besides, without the Doctor, how could Solstice have developed the Evil Eye?"
"And those brats from the Buffati Mansion dared to give us a hard time and even froze our eligibility to use the funds of the Northland Bank."
This is actually the most crucial thing. Originally, even if the Fatui team could not join the Fontaine branch, the worst that could happen was that they would return to Winterfell. However, after the funds of the Northland Bank were frozen, they were forced to stay in Fontaine to save up travel expenses.
Fortunately, they were lucky. Soon after arriving in Huihe, they were spotted by a big shot who was suspected to be working in Momang Palace. They obtained the sales channels of Lesi from him. They have made several profits in Fontaine during this period. Now that they have tasted huge profits, they are a little reluctant to leave.
"No, we still have to leave as soon as possible." Feng Quan brother named Bog, who is also the captain of this team, gave orders, "If Le Si can really make money without any danger, why would he hand over the business to foreigners like us? And I think this thing is very complicated. If the security team targets us, not to mention us, I'm afraid that the big shot of Mo Mang Palace will also be silenced!"
There was a reason why he said that. At that time, the other party had specifically told him to be careful, saying that if they were discovered by that adult, they would all be [dissolved].
Borg didn't know who that gentleman was, but to be worthy of such a name, he must be a ruthless person who could remain calm even if his head was on fire!
Seeing his men hesitating, a hint of anger appeared on his weathered face: "What a bunch of idiots! Alechino loves Fontaine so much. If she knew that we sold Les, she would really beat us to death!"
After the scolding, several team members looked at each other, and the image of the teammate who was executed by the servant with a blow to the heart emerged in their minds, and they immediately broke out in cold sweats.
After staying in Fontaine for a while, they finally understood that Alechino was a Fontaine War Wolf, and any evil in Fontaine would be brought to justice by her.
"The captain is right. After we finish this last job, we will return to Winter!" The Fatui looked excited.
At the top of the pipe not far away, Navia looked down at the Fatui who were caught up in the discussion. She turned her head and asked, "Charlotte? How are you doing? Is the camera working properly?"
"I'm not some fledgling reporter." Charlotte held up Mr. Wen Henting in her hand. "This is a camera that my father customized for me. It won't break unless it's stepped on by a ruins guard."
As the two were talking, they looked at Fang Yun who was floating beside them... They were all lifted up one by one by Fang Yun, avoiding the climbing process initiated by the "Ape God".
Charlotte was no longer surprised by this. Fang Yun had escorted her all the way from the desert to Fontaine, and sometimes she could even sit on a platform made of sand.
This is much more exciting than riding an airship, because if Fang Yun encounters a monster while flying, he can condense sand into the shape of a giant hand and crush the monster. Those monsters that have no anti-air capabilities can only stare at Fang Yun on the ground.
Navia's eyes lit up. The abilities displayed by Fang Yun made her feel like she had come to a fairy tale. Moreover, Fang Yun's weapon seemed to have multiple forms just like her umbrella, and the colors were almost the same. It was obvious at first glance that the two of them were the best partners!
Thinking of Fang Yun's rock elemental form, she became even more excited... because her elemental combat skills rely heavily on her teammates to cast out crystal shields. By teaming up with Fang Yun, the two of them could kill people at will.
Yiku is leaving, Lan Fangyun!
As for Charlotte mentioning that Fang Yun was the first person he met, Cole?
Sure enough, she has blonde hair and Cole has green hair. Is it even necessary to say who to choose?
However, business was the most important thing at this time. Navia reported in a deep voice: "Lan Fangyun, I have asked Silver to take the members of the Thorn Rose Society to guard the periphery. The trading location they chose is very remote. With this arrangement, no one should get in by mistake."
"Very good, just wait for the customer to come." Fang Yun nodded slightly.
"But are you sure you don't need the help of the ThornRose? There are five people in this group of Fatui, and they seem to be from the same team. It will be a bit troublesome after they form a battle formation." Navia hesitated.
She knew that General Lan was very strong, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. It was hard for her to imagine that the cute-looking Lan Na Luo could burst out with such strong power.
"Don't worry, Navia. Let alone the Fatui, even the Executors would fall if they met Lan Fangyun." Charlotte was full of confidence. "In Xumi, Lan Fangyun is not only known as General Lan, but also as the Great Ji Overlord! You can tell from the moment you hear this name that it is a powerful one."
Fang Yun was frightened before Navia could speak.
"What...King?"
Who among the Jiba people understands?
Charlotte blinked in confusion. "Lan Fangyun, have you forgotten? Last time, my colleagues said in the newspaper that you were becoming more and more cruel. As soon as I returned to Fontaine, I helped you clarify the facts."
"..." Fang Yun entered the Blademaster mode.
Charlotte patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I didn't publish the affairs of the flower spirits, so that no one would disturb them in the sea of nectar flowers. But your position as prince is already set in stone. Even the great sage of the Order Institute wants to please you and has been using the [Void] to publicize your achievements to the people of Xumi."
Fang Yun was not surprised by this. From the rainforest to the desert, he could really say that "I am the C of Mount Sumeru", so it was not excessive to confer him the title of prince.
Even though Tinari and Seno did not tell the Order that the Great Kindness Tree King possessed him, Lannaro himself was a relative of the Great Kindness Tree King. Even if the Lannaro clan had escaped into dreams in the past 500 years and were regarded as fairy tales by the Xumi people, now "myths have come into reality", it is like a real god suddenly appearing in modern society. Who would dare to disobey?
But Azar used the void to publicize his achievements, which made Fang Yun have a bad feeling... not about himself, but about Nashida.
After 500 years of Pua, Nashida has always been very inferior, comparing herself to the moon. Now Azar is ignoring her to please Fang Yun. With her autistic personality, she must be very uncomfortable.
"The God-making Project should not be completed now. I hope Azar and the others can be more honest and not do anything big for me." Fang Yun thought, but for the sake of safety, he thought he should find an opportunity to go to Xumi to take a look, and it would be a good opportunity to send the information in the hands of the Fatui back to Xumi.
The Great Compassionate Tree King felt very guilty, because he knew that Nashida's current situation was also related to her: she used to answer all the questions of scholars and show them the way, but after her death, the academic level of Xumi declined suddenly as expected. The sages certainly did not think it was their own problem, but blamed everything on the Little Auspicious Grass King for not giving everyone academic guidance.
Her overly benevolent philosophy of governance and her inadequate understanding of human nature sowed the seeds of many disasters from the outset, including the conflict between the rainforest and the desert.
"I hope Fang Yun can bring changes to Xumi." The Great Compassion Tree King could only place his hopes on Fang Yun.
When she has almost recovered, she plans to play the "Buyer borrowing Fang Yun" trick with Lei Dianying and let Uncle Fang take care of the child.
As for the fact that Fang Yun might contradict her because of his mistakes, she felt that it was justified, as long as Fang Yun did not contradict her in front of Nashida... no matter what the meaning of the contradiction was.
Even though she didn't think she would be hit by an emperor-level beast of burden like that shameful Black Iron Fox Fairy and need someone to assist her, if her daughter saw the process of her transformation, how could she educate Nashida with dignity in the future?
To put it another way, the Eightfold Son of God can find the Heart Sea, but there is no one among the Xumi characters who can restore his health!
While she was deep in thought, the guest that the Fatui had been waiting for finally arrived.
This was a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes, but even though he tried to conceal it in his appearance, the disgust and contempt on his face as he walked in the Gray River aisle still exposed his identity as not a native of Gray River.
But the Fatui didn't care. They were only responsible for on-site transactions, and customers were handled by another department. It didn't matter to them whether the guests were nobles or commoners.
The middle-aged man had the same idea, and he did not bargain. After both parties checked the money and goods, they prepared to leave.
however.
At this moment, a blonde girl wearing a black top hat and an intricate dress descended from the sky holding an umbrella.
"Navia?" The members of the Fatui team were stunned. They were active in the Grey River, so they naturally knew about the eldest lady of the Thorn Rose Society.
But they are not fools. Navia's appearance at this time must be with bad intentions. Even if they don't kill her, they have to subdue her first.
Without any hesitation, everyone immediately activated their elemental equipment and formed a battle formation.
Navia had anticipated this, and after landing, she gracefully unfolded her gun handle umbrella and fired a dozen rose crystal bullets forward, leaving a large amount of golden arcs in the air.
Prince's tactics!
"Crystal rock heavy cover!" The rock guerrilla soldier suddenly inserted the scepter into the ground, and the rock elemental force instantly condensed into a layer of golden light shield to protect everyone inside.
Accompanied by continuous crisp collision sounds, rose crystal bullets fell on the light shield as densely as raindrops, spider-web-like cracks spread rapidly, and finally the entire light shield exploded, raising a cloud of dust.
It seemed that Navia had the upper hand, but after Charlotte jumped off the pipe, she thought it was not good when she saw the scene. As a veteran reporter, she understood the principle of "smoke without injury" best, not to mention that Navia used the prince's tactics as soon as she appeared.
really.
“Fry in oil and grill over fire!”
The musket guerrilla soldier followed Navia's position just now, pulled the trigger and fired three bullets wrapped in red flames in succession.
"It's time to freeze!"
The Ice Fat Man rushed towards Navia, using all his strength to drive his gun rifle to spit out ice mist. The air temperature dropped suddenly, using the ice elemental power to reduce Navia's ability to move.
Navia unfolded the gun handle umbrella again and fired a dozen rose crystal bullets, at the same time using the recoil to shift distance.
The remaining brothers, Borg the Wind Fist and Borg the Thunder Hammer, sneered and charged together. Under Borg's exquisite control, he used the skills he developed and used the wind element to give himself and his teammates a sprint acceleration effect.
however.
"Today is the last day you can breathe freely!" Fang Yun descended from the sky with a cane in his hand. He deliberately used his mental power to reveal himself to the Fatui.
next second.
"Run, Lanaro has gone mad!"
All the Fatui turned and ran.
"O Tide, I have returned!"
The cane was tapped lightly, and a deep blue shock wave quickly spread. Under Fang Yun's control, three huge water columns were automatically generated and fired towards the Fatui.
Yes, after seeing Funina summon pure water creatures, Fang Yun suddenly realized... What era is it now, and are you still playing traditional Genshin Impact?
Although he couldn't use the law of Creation to give the water-shaped phantom intelligence, it was still possible for him to let the water column automatically search for enemies, which saved him the trouble of going around in circles.
A small opening does not count as an opening!
The Ice Fatty, the Rock Guerrilla, the Fire Gun Guerrilla and even the Thunder Hammer were knocked down instantly. Only Brother Wind Fist, who had some blood recovery ability, managed to stand up.
"Oh no, he's trying to escape!" Navia quickly reminded Fang Yun.
Fang Yun calmly shook his head and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to chase him when he starts sprinting. He will come back to pick him up."
Under the speechless eyes of Charlotte and Navia, Borg, who had originally fled, actually turned back, but he now had an extra hostage in his hands, who was the middle-aged man who had previously traded with them.
Although Fang Yun did not target him just now, the aftermath of the fight still stunned him, so Borg kidnapped him easily.
"Get out of the way quickly, or I'll kill him!" Borg gritted his teeth and kept looking at Fang Yun and the other two. His palm was on the middle-aged man's neck, as if he was ready to press down hard at any time.
He did not plan to escape because it was simply impossible. General Lan had even wiped out the heavily defended branch of the Xumi Fools. If he left his back to the enemy, he would be courting death. The only way he could survive was to take advantage of Lanaro's kindness and threaten the enemy with hostages.
"Why did General Lan come to Fontaine? Does he have to kill us all? Didn't we just do some human experiments? Should the Fatui die?" He was filled with fear and resentment, but his desire to survive kept him sane.
However, Fang Yun turned a blind eye to his threats.
"You caught him, why are you asking us to get out of the way?" Fang Yun said in a matter-of-fact tone, and his cane suddenly turned into a long sword. "Since you want to play so much, let's see whose sword is faster!"
Wha...what? Is this what a decent person should say?
Borg stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning, and his hands that were holding the hostage loosened a little due to shock.
Fang Yun ignored him and motioned Charlotte and Navia to come to him.
Before the three of them returned to Fontaine, Navia was worried about what to do if the Fatui took the customers hostage, and Fang Yun taught her the correct way to deal with it while they were on the patrol ship.
"You...what are you going to do!!"
Under Borg's incomprehensible gaze, powerful ice and rock elemental forces suddenly rose from Charlotte and Navia. The ice-blue and golden lights complemented each other, and it was obvious that an elemental explosion was being launched.
"Wait, I surrender!" Borg decisively performed the Fontaine salute and immediately handed over the hostage.
Charlotte and Navia then stopped. In fact, they were just pretending. If Borg continued to resist, Fang Yun would kill him directly.
"Why didn't you do this earlier? In my opinion, you might as well just wait to die in Xumi. Why did you go to Fontaine and go through so much trouble? Is it just to be put on trial by me in the Kingdom of Justice?" Fang Yun sneered.
After he said this, Borg, who had lost his fighting spirit, exploded. He angrily shouted: "Justice? You say it's for justice, but you chased me from the rain forest to Fontaine, isn't it for revenge for the people of Xumi? Hypocrisy!"
Fang Yun was amused by the familiar train of thought that he hadn't seen for a long time: "I'm too lazy to reason with you, you don't deserve to listen."
"You..." Borg was speechless for a long time. He didn't expect that Fang Yun would not even give him the final debate session as a villain.
According to the normal process, shouldn't the two of them discuss what justice is at this time?
However, Fang Yun did not indulge him. After successfully breaking his defense, he directly started searching his soul.
Compared to the last time he dealt with the leader of the Hand of Achmar, Fang Yun was now more proficient in controlling his mental power and quickly obtained the information he wanted.
"The doctor took away the data from the human experiments and wanted to go to an underwater ruin in Fontaine to find a sword that could split consciousness to deal with me... No wonder, after I entered Fontaine, I could only sense his approximate direction through the curse of the Kitsai Palace. It turned out that he was underwater."
"They were able to obtain Les because they got a channel from a big shot in the Mo Mang Palace, but he was not the maker of Les, so he warned the Fatui not to make it too public and could only sell it in the Gray River to avoid official attention. The maker of Les has a method that can dissolve a person into water."
