Chapter 77: Day 1 of being caught wandering
"Mr. Tartaglia, please wait a moment."
No matter how solemn the funeral is, it always has to end. As a warrior, what Tartaglia is most impatient about is the greetings after the ceremony, so he was the first to leave, but was stopped by the person behind him.
His body stiffened, but he still turned around.
"Mr. Pantalone, I think I have made it very clear about Liyue's affairs. The Queen also believes that some expenditures are necessary..."
God knows that he is good at fighting, not talking. Why does the Ninth Seat always keep chasing him for things that have already happened in the past?
"I will not pursue the matter any further, please rest assured."
The rich man always wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses and had a kind and friendly smile on his face, but as he himself said, rumors outside said that Northland Bank was run with blood, tears and wailing.
Ever since Pantalone came to power, this seemingly frail Liyue man had managed to keep the entire economic system of the Winter Solstice running, so that all executives no longer had to worry about funding. However, no one cared about the darkness beneath the abundant economy.
"Morax is very cunning, and you are also a victim. Why would I keep holding on to you?"
He said with a smile, looking gentle and harmless.
Hearing his sincere tone, Tartaglia secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but did not show it too obviously on the surface.
"Excuse me, is there anything else you want to ask me?"
"I heard that when you went to Liyue, beside Morax, besides the traveler who had always been against the Fatui, there was another person who had been following him. Could you tell me about that person?"
He clasped his hands together naturally, his tone was relaxed and natural, and he didn't look at all strange, as if he was just asking casually.
"With [Madam] dead, I will naturally be in charge of reclaiming the evil eye factory in Inazuma. My subordinates seem to have seen someone in Inazuma who is very similar to what you mentioned before, so I want to find out more."
"You're talking about Mr. Qingli."
Tartaglia suddenly realized.
"gentlemen?"
Pantalone's eyes twitched and caught this unusual word.
Although Tartaglia was only the last one, his youthful temper and crazy pursuit of exciting battles made him extraordinary arrogant, and he would not easily call someone like that.
"During the time I was in Liyue, I did often see him walking with Zhong...er, Morax. They seemed to be friends."
Tartaglia simply said that although he was a warrior who was not good at strategy, it did not mean that he had a bad brain.
Not liking to use your brain and not being able to use your brain are two different things. Anyway, even if he didn't say it, [Madam]'s temper would definitely have been known to the Queen and the Fatui long ago.
"He doesn't have the Eye of God, but he can use the power of water element. His power is even stronger than the Traveler. I fought with him, but I was beaten without any resistance."
Even though Shui Qingli's way of defeating him was a bit too cheating and it wasn't his favorite fighting style, but a defeat is a defeat, and he, Tartaglia, is not the kind of loser who is unwilling to admit that he is weak.
"You can use elemental power without the Eye of God. Could it be the same as that blond traveler?"
There was frequent information exchange among the Fatui, and it was no secret that Kong was able to use three elemental powers after touring the three kingdoms. Naturally, Pantalone thought of this first.
"I don't think so. Although Kong can use several elemental powers, his power is not so strong that I can't fight back at all. Mr. Qingli can only use water elemental power, but it seems..."
Tartaglia was thinking about the adjective in distress, and suddenly clapped his hands.
"Just like those elemental beings, using elemental power is easy."
For example, he has fought slimes, lizards, and the dragon lizards in Liyue. The way Shui Qingli uses elemental power is indeed very similar, as natural as breathing.
"..."
"That's all I know. Do you have any other questions?"
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Tartaglia had no intention of continuing to chat with him, so he raised his eyebrows and asked.
"No, thank you for your understanding, Mr. Tartaglia."
Pantalone raised his head and put on his customary social smile, speaking gently.
Step—step—step—
The sound of footsteps, neither fast nor slow, came from behind and suddenly stopped.
"interesting."
A magnetic voice came from behind. Although [Doctor] was standing behind him, he seemed to have seen Pantalone's expression.
"You are giving off a very dangerous aura right now, Ninth Seat."
The doctor likes to study all kinds of interesting things. Everything in the world can be the embodiment of experimental data for him, from the body to the soul, from emotions to dreams, from others to himself.
"Let me think about it, who is worthy of your anger... Morax? Or, the one who just appeared next to Morax..."
"A natural born demon."
The rich man turned around suddenly, and when he looked at the second seat behind him, he had his most common smile on his face.
"Mr. Dotore, eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not a good habit."
The latter pulled a scornful smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Eavesdropping? I wouldn't do such a shameful thing."
"But, I am very interested in that demon."
Although the Doctor has arranged a feast for god-making on Sumeru, Scaramucci is ultimately just a puppet created by Thor. Even with the power of the Heart of God, there is still a certain gap between him and the real demon.
Since the Seven Rulers of the World were established, all the failed demons on the continent of Teyvat have either died or been exiled to the Dark Sea. Now that a natural-born demon has appeared again, it has aroused Dotore's curiosity for the first time in a long time.
Curiosity is a virtue that a researcher should have. Nowadays, there are very few creatures in the continent of Teyvat that he would want to dissect with his own hands.
Even if it was Scaramucci's puppet body, he had explored it hundreds of times, but a real demon god was really... very interesting.
"Would you like to cooperate with me? After I capture the demon, I can share the results of my research with you."
This rich man still had some value in Dottore's eyes. At least his own laboratory had never lacked funds since he took office. He was also willing to give some face to this colleague who was good at amassing wealth.
"Haha, Mr. Dottore really knows how to joke."
Pantalone remained unmoved, the smile on his face frozen in place.
"Although the last one is young, his fighting ability cannot be underestimated. I have no way to deal with someone who even he is not sure of dealing with. After all, my subordinates are a group of weak people who only understand economics."
"Mr. Dotore, please seek help from someone else. I have something else to do, so I will not accompany you any longer."
He nodded politely and left the corridor without looking back.
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Sorry, I forgot, besides Liyue Winter, there is also a twisted Emperor fan.