Chapter 365 Diluk: Count me in for this action

“.With the help of the power of the gods, hang the fallen stars back on the sky”

“Thank you very much, everyone. Mond will definitely remember your kindness.”

Knights of Favonius, in the office of acting leader.

Qin stood up and discussed the plan with everyone. After listening to the solutions provided by the two representatives of the Ministry of Education, the pressure that had been accumulating in her heart in recent days was finally relieved a little:

——Sumiya’s “God of Authority” is extremely powerful and is recognized as a strong man even among those in power.

This perception is not only the general view of the outside world, but also the conclusion Qin herself drew from the performance of the Fatui:
The Fatui are powerful and well-organized, and they are rampant in many countries.
Ever since the God of Wind stopped showing his miracles to the outside world, Dong has never stopped exerting diplomatic pressure on Mondstadt for hundreds of years.

Moreover, this situation is by no means an isolated case. The problem of fools disregarding national laws and committing crimes at will has occurred more than once in many countries, including Xumi.

But unlike the massive expansion of these guys in Mondstadt, the development of the Fatui in Xumi had an obvious turning point:
——That was the purge of the fools openly led by the “God of Authority” before.

This is completely different from other countries’ practice of negotiating with the other party and returning the hostages after capturing the illegal Fatui due to the power of Zhidong. This god’s method at that time was to not give Zhidong any face at all.

After that brutal and thorough purge, even to this day, Xumi is still a forbidden area that even fools are terrified of.

“.”

“.It’s not difficult to clean up, but the most abnormal thing is that Zhidong didn’t respond to it at all.”

Understand that if this happens, it is likely that Zhidong is not sure of defeating the opponent in a head-on conflict, so he actively shows weakness.
Recalling these details, my confidence is strengthened.

Although I feel that the incident in front of me is full of doubts, as if there is some truth hidden in the incident that has not been uncovered,

But despite this, Qin still responsibly arranged the next process:

“——According to the currently known intelligence, the enemy’s actions will officially begin in about three days.

Next, Lisa, Ms. Mona and I will decipher the remaining files as quickly as possible.

At the same time, please ask Miss Leila and Mr. Lin Feng to entrust the astrologers of the Order to calculate the location of the stars. The manpower and material resources spent on this will be fully paid by the Knights of Favonius.”

“Considering the urgency of the time, I would like to ask you to discuss the follow-up progress here in the next two days.
In order to avoid the possibility of alerting the enemy, I will announce to the public that the House of the Holy Orders is negotiating with Mond regarding cooperation in the wine industry, so as to minimize the other party’s vigilance.”

“.”

It only took a short time to clearly plan the general plan for the future.
Qin, who normally helps residents find cats, finally demonstrates her ability to maintain Mondstadt’s stability during such a critical moment.

Because of the previous example of former Inspector General Ilok being a traitor,

While keeping confidentiality in mind, Qin also promptly arranged various tasks under other names.
Finally, everyone agreed to return to the Knights tomorrow to summarize the intelligence again, and this short but important meeting finally came to a temporary end.

A moment later, Ying and Paimon were at Mond’s residence.

After saying goodbye to Leila and Lin Feng who were busy contacting the Church Order Institute as quickly as possible, the blonde girl, who had finally returned home after running for a whole morning, sighed deeply.

——I thought that after coming to Mondstadt, I could improve my condition that caused events to be triggered wherever I went in Liyue.
But it has only been two days since I arrived, and I have been involved in such a big event.
“.Why do I always feel like wherever I go, something goes wrong?
It seems that before I came here, I hadn’t heard of any major troubles in Mondstadt other than the treasure-stealing group, so how come such a huge disaster that could affect the entire country suddenly appeared?”

When I think about how Mond originally only had a few treasure-stealing groups, but after I arrived, it quickly evolved to the point where the gods had to intervene.
“Well, this must be a coincidence! Ying, you don’t have to take it to heart.”

“How is it possible that problems would arise as soon as you arrive at a place? You’re not some unlucky monster from legend. This kind of thing is weird no matter how you think about it, right?!”

Noticing that her partner seemed a little depressed, Paimon quickly said that she was just overthinking.

After a moment, she realized that the effect of comforting her was not very good, so she clapped her hands and quickly changed the subject:

“——If you think about it carefully, this may not be a bad thing, right?”

“——Ying, weren’t you interested in that authoritarian god a long time ago?

Although I am only controlling the incarnation of divine power remotely, this is a rare opportunity to see the other party take action in person!”

“——After we have arranged everything in the next two days, when the meteorite really falls, we might be able to take a closer look at what is so special about this god!”

“.”

After hearing what Paimon said, Ying paused for a moment, and suddenly felt that what her guide said this time made sense:
“.Hmm. If you think about it from this perspective, then it doesn’t seem to be a purely bad thing.”

“After all, we are now official employees of the Ministry of Education. Whether for travel or work, it is necessary to learn about this special god in advance.”

After all, according to her previous understanding, the power of this “God of Authority” seemed to be far greater than that of other gods.

If the gender hadn’t matched, and she had already asked the God of Rock, she would have even suspected that this might be the person who stopped her and her brother.

“.The world’s first master, the most special god.”

“.Well, since the problem has already occurred, there is no way for us to prevent it in advance.

Then let’s take this opportunity to see if the information provided by Dyne is true.”

After sorting out her feelings a little, Ying stood up from her chair.

While worrying about my luck, I was also suddenly looking forward to the day when I could take official action.

Two days later, the Knights of Favonius.

“.So, after your calculations, we need to deploy personnel in five locations in advance.

Furthermore, in order to ensure secrecy while also being able to independently deal with the Fatui who come to obstruct, the participants responsible for taking their positions in advance must possess strong personal strength. “

“.”

After further analyzing the remaining files, the available forces of the Knights of Favonius were integrated.

Qin looked at the landing point calculation results compiled by the Ministry of Education and spoke thoughtfully.

“.Well, if there are only five, it’s fine.

Ying and I will each be in charge of one area of ​​the Church of the Immaculate Conception. We both have the ability to clear obstacles on our own.
But I wonder if the Knights of Favonius still have enough elite fighters now? “Because this document was sent through his Void System, Lin Feng was not surprised that Qin Hui made such an arrangement.
But after all, this operation was of great importance, and he was indeed curious about who the Knights would send to carry out this high-risk mission.

“.Um. Three?

Although I am not afraid of danger, it would be bad if such an important matter was messed up.”

After hearing Lin Feng’s words, Amber, who was standing by, carefully reviewed the members of the Knights in his mind.

In the end, apart from Qin who could chop up the ruins guards as a daily training, there was no one else who could compete with the two from the Ordinance Court in terms of fighting ability.

“.I can come over.”

“——Ah, although I really want to rest, I’ll take your share.”

Seeing that Qin was going to take the lead, Lisa beside her sighed slightly and took the initiative to take on this troublesome task.

“——The enemy’s plan seems to be very unclear at the moment.

Simply destroying the star track, even for the Fatui, there is no way that this kind of thing can bring any benefit.”

“.In order to avoid deliberately creating chaos in order to drain the strength of the Knights, in my opinion, it is better for you, Qin, to stay in charge of the Knights and take overall command.”

After explaining the reasons why she took on the task, Lisa, who thought she could work as a “librarian” for the rest of her life, took the initiative to leave her post after a long time.

“.Even if we count Albedo, there is still one person missing.
Kaia needed to lead the Knights of Favonius to conduct the follow-up encirclement and suppression that day, and it turned out to be me.”

“——Ha, no need for that. At this time, someone will surely get restless.

Since we are already negotiating a “wine industry cooperation”, how can we leave out my brother who always has a stern face?”

Before Qin could finish her words, she was interrupted again by Kaia.

Before she could think about what Kaia said,
In addition to the sudden footsteps outside the door, a slightly cold voice was heard:

“——Kaia, I suggest you think carefully about what you are going to say next.”

“——Would you like to explain why you must discuss this “big business” among the Knights?”

Red hair and red eyes, stern face,
The visitor was wearing an elegant black and gold dress, with her long red hair tied into a ponytail behind her.
Looking at the large group of people including Wu Yaya in the office, the owner of the Dawn Winery, who was called to the Knights by Kaia on the pretext of “big business”, spoke with a rare hint of dissatisfaction.

“.Senior Diluk.”

“——There is no need to address him as Acting Head.
After the events of that year, I am no longer a knight.”

“.I came here today just to see what “big deal” some cunning guy has that he wants to discuss with me here.”

Recalling the letter that Maid Kaiato handed to me,
Although Diluk had no idea what tricks this guy was going to play, when he saw the four words “Dark Night Hero” written in secret code at the bottom, he finally decided to come over.

——He knew Kaia knew what he was doing, and Kaia naturally knew that he knew all this.
In this situation, the tacit understanding was broken, and Diluk could only think that there was something that had to be found out from him.

“.If it is Senior Diluk, then he is indeed a trustworthy candidate.
But after all, doing this kind of thing is very risky, Kaia, are you sure?”

The moment he saw the appearance of the person coming, he understood what Kaia meant by “reinforcements”.
Although Jyn absolutely trusts the character of Diluc as a senior knight, she is not sure whether he should take such a risk for Mondstadt now that he has retired from the Knights Templar and inherited a huge fortune.

“.”

“.It’s so lively, it seems there is indeed something hidden
If there is anything inconvenient for me to know, then I will leave now.”

I have heard that the Knights are negotiating with Xumi about wine industry cooperation. Diluk is also very curious why he, who runs the Dawn Winery, was not involved in this matter.
But when he came here today and felt the solemn atmosphere in the office, he knew that this was most likely just a cover-up.

“No, of course there is nothing inconvenient to know.
In fact, we were discussing how to solve a huge crisis that could potentially cover the entire Mondstadt.

Senior Diluk, as the largest taxpayer in Mondstadt, naturally has the right to know about this.”

The tax revenue from Dawn Winery alone accounts for more than 10% of Mondstadt’s public expenditure. Qin’s statement was not just a polite lie.

Considering the large amount of money Diluk had donated to maintain Mondstadt’s stability,
I think the person in front of me is trustworthy in both ability and character, and with Kaiya’s strong recommendation,

After a little thought, Qin also decided to share the information she had learned previously.

“.”

“.The Fatui are pulling the life star high in the sky? If it falls, it may cause most of the residents of Mondstadt to fall into a deep sleep?”

“.We are still short of one person to be appointed in advance and to set up the ceremony of inviting the gods.
Finally, if no suitable candidate can be found, the acting team leader who is supposed to be the coordinator is going to go himself?”

“.”

For a moment, I fell into a short period of thinking because I received too much information.
Finally, he suppressed the surprise brought by the information that Xumi scholars had the ability to summon gods to take action.
Diluk also came to a conclusion similar to Lisa’s:
“——The Fatui are like a pack of hungry wolves. Although they are crazy, they are not stupid.
Until then, all the destruction these guys have done has been for the greater good.”

“It is obvious that this kind of purely destructive behavior, which would have a wide-ranging impact and would cause chaos throughout Mondstadt, is definitely not the other party’s fundamental purpose.

Considering their subsequent plans,

I think that no matter what, as the acting leader of the Knights’ Order, he should not put himself in a dangerous situation where he cannot understand the situation clearly.”

“.”

“I”

Qin wanted to say something.

“Oh, forget it.”

“Since this is really a “big business” that concerns the entire Mondstadt, I will naturally not allow them to damage the interests of the winery.”

“Although I don’t want to start any cooperation with the Knights, I will do it for the many employees of Dawn Winery.”

“——No need to say more, I will participate in this operation.”

(End of this chapter)