Chapter 614: Arlecino Captures the Blue Cake
After all, the Opiclay Opera House is the most important place in Fontaine. Even if it were not for the first three days of every month, the airship driven by Shao Yun and his party did not dare to stay for long. They watched from afar for a while and then continued to float north.
Time passed quietly, and before we knew it, the airship had drifted over the area where the Fontaine Science Academy was located.
Paimon looked at the devastated area below and couldn't help but sigh, "Hmm, is this the Fontaine Academy of Sciences?"
"Although I was mentally prepared, it still feels like the ancient ruins we have seen before..."
Navia recalled the explosion at Fontaine Academy and explained it to Paimon.
"Paimon, you don't know that the explosion that occurred at the Fontaine Academy was very terrifying. The strong shock wave it caused not only razed the entire Fontaine Academy to the ground in an instant, but also directly blew up the Cales line of the patrol ship."
"Thinking back to that time, I still feel a little scared today."
Clorinde nodded solemnly and agreed, "Indeed. The damage caused by the explosion was far more than the destruction of the buildings on the ground. Even the underwater Melo Petersburg was not spared."
"Some walls broke due to the impact, causing serious water leakage."
Navia took over the conversation and continued to tell the news report about the explosion at Fontaine Academy of Sciences at that time.
"I remember that the Steam Bird News reported something about it at the time. The original words in the news seemed to be that an explosion occurred when they were researching a certain type of ore needed to build a 'Sky City'."
"Not only did this wipe out all the money that had been invested in the Sky City project, but the entire project was also hit hard and stalled."
When Paimon heard Navia mention Fontaine's so-called "Sky City" plan, he couldn't help but think of Liyue's Jade Pavilion.
"Sky City? This name sounds very similar to the Qun Yu Pavilion in Liyue!"
When Navia heard the name of the Jade Pavilion, she thought for a moment and responded, "The Jade Pavilion? Oh, you mean the building floating in the air in Liyue! I've heard of it."
"I still remember that when the Jade Pavilion was being rebuilt, Charlotte went to Liyue to interview people and wrote a detailed report about the reconstruction experience, which was eventually published in the Steambird Newspaper."
Hearing this, Paimon's eyes widened in surprise and asked, "Ah? When the Jade Pavilion was rebuilt, Charlotte went to Liyue?"
Navia nodded firmly.
"Yes, I remember it clearly."
Paimeng recalled that after finding the Mingxia Floating Life Stone, he focused on taking Shenhe to travel around and experience the city life in Liyue. He might have missed Charlotte...
Thinking of this, Paimon couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, what a pity. I didn't expect Charlotte to work so hard for the news... She even ran to Liyue..."
Navia continued to talk about Charlotte's experience of traveling to other countries for interviews.
"Not only that, but also the dragon disaster in Mondstadt, the catastrophe caused by the Old Demon God in Liyue, the civil war in Inazuma, um, no, it seems that Charlotte was deported as soon as she landed on the outlying island..."
"She also reported Xumi's demonic scale disease. Fortunately, she left Xumi and returned to Fontaine before the rainforest fire in Xumi. Otherwise, she would be in danger. I heard that many people died in the fire."
When they heard the word "forest fire", Ying and Paimon exchanged slightly awkward glances, and both of them felt as if their shameful past had been exposed.
"Forest fire?"
Navia was now curious about the strange rainforest fire in Xumi, and said to herself: "I have always been curious. How could the rainforest in Xumi catch such a big fire? It's so strange."
Clorinde, who was standing by, heard Navia's doubts and said after thinking for a moment, "I have heard some rumors from the streets. It is said that this fire seems to be related to the Fatui."
"Although I don't really trust groundless speculation, but if I think about it carefully, this is not impossible."
"Now Xumi is hostile to the Fatui, so this statement still has a certain degree of credibility."
Seeing that Navia and Clorinde were talking more and more excitedly, Shao Yun quickly interrupted them.
He pointed at the airship engine not far away and said, "I think we should pay attention to the wild energy on the airship now. I feel like the speed seems to have slowed down."
After Shao Yun's reminder, Navia was stunned at first, then she slapped her forehead and said, "Oh! Yes! Now that you mention it, I also feel it. Is the energy running out?"
After saying that, she hurriedly pulled Clorinde towards the airship's wild energy storage device, ready to inspect it.
Finally, Navia came to a conclusion.
"I feel like if we turn around now, it should be enough for us to get to Fontaine, but we can forget about going back to Baisong Town."
Seeing this, Shao Yun said, "Okay. Let's turn around. I think we've flown in the sky long enough today. The sun is about to set..."
……
Because the airship did not have enough wild energy, it had to make an emergency landing on the ground north of Fontaine.
When everyone got off the airship, Paimon looked at the familiar Fontaine not far away and muttered, "Well, it looks like we have to go back to Fontaine to rest today."
"But what about the airship? It would be bad if it was stolen..."
Navia jumped off the airship, first looked at it carefully, then turned to Paimon and said, "Don't worry, I will notify the partners of the Thorn Rose Society to come and help recharge the aircraft."
"We'll arrange for someone to guard it, so you don't have to worry about it being stolen." After saying this, she patted her chest confidently.
Clorinde looked in the direction of Fontaine and said thoughtfully, "It just so happens that I also need to talk to someone about the energy tank in my hometown that has run out of energy. I need to replace it as soon as possible to save the trouble of running back and forth."
At this moment, Navia suddenly had an idea and said on her own initiative: "Then let's stay at Clorinde's house tonight! Let's have a pajama party at Clorinde's house!"
Hearing this, Clorinde was a little stunned.
"Navia, you..."
Then, Clorinde remembered the bet from yesterday and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll accept the loss..."
……
This time, Shao Yun and his group held a pajama party at Clorinde's house.
However, this time, everyone did not play Summons of the Seven, but played Tabletop Troupe.
Although Navia knew that Clorinde liked to play tabletop theater during her holidays, she didn't expect that she had so many scripts at home!
Shouldn't we take advantage of these unique conditions and have some fun?
Everyone sat at the dining table and started playing the table theater game, with Clorinde acting as the so-called game host.
Ying, Paimon, and Navia were all involved, but Shao Yun just treated it all as Clorinde's story.
Everyone was so engrossed in the fun that they almost skipped dinner.
Why did he almost not eat it? The main reason was that Paimon reacted.
After all, Paimon's perception of food is no joke.
"Hey! We're so into playing! We haven't even had dinner yet!"
After hearing this, the others looked at the darkening sky outside, and for a moment they were a little at a loss.
Ying was the first to put forward her own idea.
"Isn't it a bit too late to cook now? How about we go out and find a restaurant for a midnight snack?"
When he heard the words "going out for a midnight snack", Paimeng felt lazy for a moment.
She stared at Shao Yun with a smile, then grabbed the corner of Shao Yun's clothes with both hands and started to act coquettishly.
"Hehehe~ Shao Yun, I'll leave the hard work of buying midnight snacks to you! Paimeng is so tired today that he can't even walk a step!"
After saying this, he blinked his eyes deliberately, looking pitiful.
Seeing Paimeng acting like a spoiled child, Shao Yun smiled and nodded, readily agreeing to the task of buying midnight snacks, and asked, "Okay, I know you're lazy, so what do you want to eat?"
Paimon directly represented everyone's opinions. With a wave of his hand, he replied with great pride: "Oh, just buy whatever you like! We are not picky eaters!"
After saying that, she stuck out her tongue at Shao Yun mischievously.
……
Shao Yun went out and went straight to Debo Hotel to buy supper. After all, there were so many people who wanted to eat, so the business needed some time to prepare.
Just as Shao Yun was rushing towards Clorinde's house with a large bag of food, suddenly, a sharp and shrill cry for help was heard.
"Help! Don't kill me! Someone, help!"
Shao Yun was startled by the sudden shout. He stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.
"Is this voice...Funina? Damn, Alecino took action so quickly?"
……
On the other side, Alechino, who was wearing a mask and a cloak, grabbed Finina's collar with one hand and lifted her up.
At the same time, her other hand was moving back and forth on Finina's body like a snake, groping.
"Strange, where is the Heart of God? Why can't I sense it? Could it be..."
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly became a little strange and glanced towards Funina's lower body.
With the idea that "everything is possible", Alechino stretched out his hand and reached straight towards Finina's lower body.
In an instant, Finina clearly felt that the palm of this stranger had touched her most private part. A strong sense of shame surged into her heart, making her both terrified and shy, and she screamed loudly.
"No! Don't touch there! I beg you to spare my life, but you can't do this to me! Help!"
Facing Fernina's shrill cries for help, Alechino not only had no intention of stopping, but instead muttered in his heart with increasing annoyance: "There's nothing here either, so where on earth is the Heart of God hidden?"
"Could it be that it's not on Funina's body at all? It's all in vain..."