Chapter 131 Katarina
"Hey, hello, ladies and gentlemen. We are members of the Ninth Company of the Fatui. My name is Katarina Xuenetsevna, but you can just call me Katarina. The one next to me is my useless brother Nikolai Xuenetsevich, who almost messed up the mission assigned to him by the captain."
The Fatui who called herself Katarina greeted Tianhe and the others enthusiastically and introduced herself. Seeing that everyone remained silent, she did not seem embarrassed at all, as if she was used to being treated like this. After all, the Fatui did not have a very good reputation outside.
Katarina glanced at everyone and said in a rude tone, "Ha, let's get back to the topic. Who are you? Who is this? The Executive Officer!" When Katarina saw Dadalia, she quickly saluted her.
She had heard about the executive officer's deeds from other Fatui in the 9th Company before, and also learned that the executive officer had also come to the Layered Abyss to do something. She didn't expect to meet the executive officer here.
"Hey, it's okay. Although you are Rooster's men, forget it. Call the highest commander here to me. I have something to talk to him about." Nicholas saluted towards Dadalia, then shouted, "Yes! Executive Officer!" and turned around to find the captain.
"Well, Tianhe, I'm so sorry. After all, it's our job as the Fatui, so~" After finding the 9th Company, Dadalia finally felt relieved and expressed her apologies to Tianhe. However, Tianhe didn't care and looked in the direction of Katarina.
Coincidentally, Katarina also looked at Tianhe. She could see that the Fatui executive in front of her seemed to have a close relationship with this man named Tianhe. Tianhe spoke, "Katarina? From the conversation just now, it seems that you and your brother Nicholas have a good relationship. Why don't you go to the side and talk?"
Katarina agreed, so Tianhe took Katarina to a dark place. Katarina heard that Tianhe was very interested in the relationship between the two sisters, so she had to talk about it in detail. Unconsciously, she developed a sense of attachment to Tianhe.
Katarina slowly told Tianhe the story of herself and her brother, "Hehe, actually Nicholas and I were originally from the Hearth House. Later, under the order of Lord "Father", we were transferred to the Ninth Company under Lord Rooster. A few months ago, we traveled thousands of miles and came to Liyue on the winter warship."
Katarina paused, took a sip of water, and continued, "Later, the captain took the documents from the Winter Solstice to negotiate with the Liyue Seven Stars. The Liyue officials didn't like us at first, and turned their heads away when they saw us. Later, when they learned that our Ninth Company came here specifically to explore the Layered Abyss, they all changed their expressions. You don't know, they changed their expressions so quickly."
Katarina started laughing as she spoke, and Tianhe also laughed, "Come to think of it, I only know your name, and I got it from the princess." Katarina wanted to know what kind of person Tianhe was in front of her, and why the executive would go to such a big fuss to come to the Layered Abyss.
Tianhe replied to Katarina's question jokingly, "I have many identities. I don't know which one you want to hear about. I have three identities now. One is my current identity, an ordinary member of the exploration team; and a traveler who aspires to explore the entire continent of Teyvat."
“What about my other identity?” Katarina’s curiosity seemed to be aroused by Tianhe’s words. “You may not believe this, but I’m actually the Geo King of Liyue, although I was tricked into getting there.” Tianhe smiled awkwardly. According to common sense, Katarina in front of him would definitely think that he was a liar, deceiving her, but Katarina smiled.
With a sweet smile, she said to Tianhe seriously, "I believe you, Tianhe. I can see honesty in your eyes. You don't evade like other people when they lie. Although I didn't believe it at first, the way the executive officer looked at you just now, I think it indirectly confirms that what you said is true, even though it is incredible."
Tianhe didn't expect that Katarina would actually believe his identity. "Well, let's go back. They are waiting anxiously." "Okay." Tianhe took Katarina's hand and walked her back. Katarina did not resist and it seemed that she was enjoying it.
To know how the Abyss will develop in the future, please look forward to the next update from our Xianyu author~ Hehe