Chapter 612: Alecino's Plan
Late at night, in Fontaine, inside the Buffati Mansion.
The children of Hearth House would have already fallen asleep by this time, but there were exceptions.
The reception room was brightly lit, and filled with a tense and mysterious atmosphere.
Alechino was sitting upright on the armchair, her deep eyes fixed on Linny, Linnet and Femini who were standing in a row in front of her.
Linnie walked forward cautiously and respectfully presented a thick document with both hands.
It detailed the results of his and Linnet's investigation into Funina's whereabouts over the past month.
"Father, please take a look. This is Miss Funina's daily schedule that Linnet and I compiled after a month of tracking and investigation."
Alechino nodded slightly and took the document with her slender fingers.
She quickly scanned each line of text, and a satisfied smile gradually appeared on her face.
After a moment, she closed the file, looked up at the three children in front of her, and said softly, "Well, you did a good job. I didn't expect that the Water God's life would be so regular. This provides us with a lot of convenience."
In the past month, Alechino has submitted applications for diplomatic meetings to the Momang Palace many times, but these applications have been rejected without exception.
Now that there is no excuse for Tartaglia's arrest, Arlecino's plan to seize the Heart of God is at a loss for the moment.
Even though Arlecino has clearly expressed his attitude and expressed his willingness to carry out fair and equal cooperation to help Fontaine successfully resolve the crisis predicted by the prophecy.
However, her proposal was rejected by Navelette.
Seeing that all her nice words and various methods and approaches were of no avail, Alechino made up her mind that the most important thing was to seize the Heart of God. She planned to launch a surprise attack on Finina, snatch the Heart of God and run away!
Anyway, the four countries of Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma and Xumi have all expelled the forces of the Fatui, so having one more Fontaine won't be a big deal, right?
However, at this moment, there is still only one difficult problem facing Arecino - Shao Yun.
When Alechino heard that Shao Yun refused to take the position of the so-called Water God Guard, he was indeed slightly relieved.
If Shao Yun really accepted this job and became Fu Ningna's bodyguard, it would be troublesome.
But now, Alechino still dares not be careless or act rashly.
She was always worried that Villette might reach some unknown secret cooperation agreement with Shao Yun.
Especially in recent times, Shao Yun has frequently assisted the security team and the Rose Thorn Society.
These actions undoubtedly deepened Alechino's vigilance against Shao Yun.
It is for this reason that Arecino sent Femini to closely monitor Shao Yun's every move and daily whereabouts.
……
After reading the information handed over by Linny, Alechino put it aside gently with an expressionless face, and then her eyes fell directly on Femini.
"Femini, it's your turn to report to me now."
At this moment, Femini seemed a little absent-minded. He stood in front of Arlecino in a trance, as if he had lost his soul.
At this moment, his mind was replaying the scene he had witnessed this afternoon like a movie.
Just as Shao Yun said, Femini, a little boy who had never experienced much in the world and was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, was really attracted by the graceful figures of Navia, Clorinde and Ying when they were wearing swimsuits.
So much so that what Alechino had just said to him did not attract his attention at all.
Seeing this, Alecino couldn't help but frowned slightly. She raised her right hand and snapped her fingers loudly, then raised her voice again and asked Femini.
"Femini? I was just talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
Linni, who was standing next to Femini, saw that Alechino was a little angry, so he quickly stretched out his elbow and hit Femini's arm hard, and lowered his voice to remind him anxiously.
"Femini! Father is asking you a question!"
After Linny's pushing and reminding, Femini finally came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream.
He looked around blankly at first, then nodded repeatedly as if waking up from a dream and said, "Ah? Oh! Father, I'm sorry, I was distracted just now. What can I do for you?"
Seeing that Femini had finally come to his senses, Alechino did not suspect anything and asked directly, "Report on your surveillance today?"
Upon hearing this, Femini hurriedly recalled his entire surveillance situation today in his mind and responded.
"Mr. Shao Yun, Ying, Paimon, Miss Navia, and Miss Clorinde are holding a swimsuit party at the beach today... Oh no, it's a beach party! They also said they would come to the beach to play the next day."
At this moment, Femini's mind was full of the images of the three beauties in swimsuits, so much so that he almost mistaken the beach party for a swimsuit party.
Alechino paid no attention to the swimsuits and beach parties mentioned by Femini. The only thing she really cared about was Shao Yun's specific location at the moment.
She nodded thoughtfully and said, "That is to say, Shao Yun will not return to Fontaine in the near future..."
At this moment, Femini seemed to have suddenly lost his soul. He became dazed and had no intention of responding to Alechino's speculation.
Seeing this, Alechino couldn't help but feel a little confused and asked, "Femini, what's wrong with you? Why are you so absent-minded? What happened?"
Femini came back to his senses and said in a panic, "No... nothing, I'm just a little sleepy..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he really opened his mouth and yawned loudly.
It didn't look like it was fake. After all, it's difficult to completely conceal a person's physiological reactions.
Seeing this, Alechino turned to look at the clock hanging on the wall. It was indeed a little late.
"That's right, I'm sorry kids. It's my fault for forgetting that you're still growing and need plenty of time to rest..."
Then, Alechino announced generously: "In that case, you have worked really hard this month. I will give you a day off! The three of you can arrange your time as you wish all day tomorrow."
Although it was only a short day's holiday, it was undoubtedly a rare reward for the three people who had been busy for a month.
Sure enough, when Linny heard the news, he was so excited that he almost jumped up, and quickly bowed to Alechino to express his gratitude.
"That's great! Thank you, father! You are so kind!"
Alechino nodded slightly, accepting Linny's gratitude, and waved his hand to signal them to go back to their room to rest.
After Linny, Linnet, and Femini left, Alechino's eyes became deep, and his mind began to quickly plan how to seize the Heart of God.
In the silent living room, the only sound was her occasional tapping of the handrail.
After an unknown amount of time, she picked up the intelligence she had put aside, looked at Funina's performance plan for tomorrow, smiled frighteningly, and said, "How about we take action tomorrow night!"
……
The next morning, the sun shone through the thin clouds and fell on the seashore of Baisong Town.
After finishing breakfast, Shao Yun and his group returned to the beach where they had vacationed yesterday.
Although I had planned everything well yesterday, it was my second time visiting the same place and, how should I put it, I felt a little tired of it.
Paimon said in a dull voice: "Oh, it's a bit boring... This beach seems to have lost the exciting freshness of yesterday..."
Clorinde, who was never picky about her vacation spots, also agreed for the first time.
"Yes, I feel the same way. It does feel a bit boring."
After hearing what Paimon and Clorinde said, Navia, who had not yet noticed the boredom, was also affected by their words.
Since someone has asked this question, let's try a different way to spend our vacation.
Navia frowned slightly and began to think about what she should do today for her vacation.
Suddenly, she had an idea, clapped her hands, and suggested, "How about we take the flying machine on the Autumnal Equinox Mountain today and take a stroll in the air!"
When Paimon heard the word "aircraft", he immediately became alert and asked curiously, "Aircraft? Oh, Navia, are you talking about the one on the mountain over there?"
As he spoke, Paimon pointed to an airship vaguely visible on the distant mountain.
Navia nodded and said excitedly, "That's right! We are tired of playing at the beach. How about trying something new this time and flying in the sky?"
Paimon touched his chin thoughtfully, then nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Yeah, yeah, that's right! We've tried everything from swimming in the sea to running on the land. Hehehe, it looks like now it's really our turn to go to the sky!"
Seeing that Paimeng agreed so readily, Ying and Shao Yun looked at each other and naturally had no objections.
So today's beach vacation was replaced by a day trip on an airship!
……
Everyone walked towards the top of the mountain on the west side of Autumnal Equinox Mountain.
After reaching the top of the mountain, the "Anton Roger" aircraft suddenly appeared in front of us.
At first glance, this thing looks like an airship.
Navia led everyone onto the deck of the airship, and then carefully examined the engine of this big guy.
"Let me take a look. This airship consumes wild energy and relies on mang energy to start..."
"Oh, but Clorinde and I don't know how to use mango energy. What should we do?"
Just when Navia was a little worried, Ying came forward and said, "Let me give it a try!"
After saying that, Ying took a deep breath, stretched out his right hand, and pressed his palm on the engine.
In an instant, a clear and pleasant "ding" sound was heard.
Then, the engine of the airship began to emit a low roar, and then slowly rose into the air!
Navia's eyes widened when she saw Ying successfully start the aircraft, and she exclaimed, "Wow! It actually worked! That's amazing! I didn't expect that Ying, you can also use the wild mang energy!"
Ying couldn't help feeling a little proud when she heard Navia's straightforward praise.
She gave a playful smile and replied smugly, "Hehe, it's a piece of cake!"