Chapter 634 Diplomatic Meeting
In the Momang Palace shrouded in darkness, Villette's office was still brightly lit.
When Alecino learned that Violet was finally willing to meet her, she rushed there without stopping.
Entering the office, Alechino sat straight down in the chair and his eyes fell on Navelette who was sitting behind the desk.
That Villette was tall and straight, with a stern and majestic face.
His deep blue eyes were as dark as the ocean, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts.
At this moment, he was looking at Alechino expressionlessly.
Alechino adjusted his sitting posture slightly, gave a polite smile, and said softly, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Villette."
However, Villette simply responded with a faint "Yeah." Then he went straight to the point.
"Ms. Alechino, you have been applying for diplomatic visits so frequently recently. Is there something urgent?"
Alechino already knew what was going on. She knew that Villette deliberately let her speak first to explain her purpose.
So, she didn't beat around the bush and answered straight to the point: "It is indeed as you expected. This time I came here again about the Fontaine prophecy."
"I have already explained this matter in detail to you in the diplomatic application I submitted earlier."
In order to maintain control of the conversation, Navillaet deliberately avoided this topic and gave a very reasonable reason.
"Fontaine's affairs are naturally handled by us Fontaine, without the intervention of outsiders. So, apart from this matter, do you have other important matters to discuss with me?"
After saying this, Violet stared at Alechino sharply, waiting for her response.
Alechino saw what Villette meant. Wasn't it just to take the initiative?
In order to obtain the Heart of God, Alecino followed Villette's words and said, "You can't say that!"
"Although I do belong to the Fatui, I am ultimately a native of Fontaine! How could I watch my hometown fall into the crisis of destruction and do nothing?"
When Villette heard that Alecino claimed to be from Fontaine, he asked in confusion: "Ms. Alecino, are you from Fontaine?"
In fact, Arlecino was not a real Fontaine at all. She claimed so only to narrow the distance between them and to eliminate some of Villette's doubts.
Faced with Villette's questioning, Alechino remained unusually calm and composed.
She raised her chin and responded confidently, "That's absolutely true. What's the problem? Don't I look like a Fontaine?"
Navelette nodded slightly and answered frankly, "I'm not very good at judging a person's nationality based on their appearance alone."
At this time, Alechino did not bother to exchange pleasantries and said bluntly: "In short, Mr. Villette, please believe in my sincerity in cooperating."
"Although our reputation as Fatui in Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, and Xumi may not be very good in the past, this time the situation is completely different."
"This time, the Fatui are definitely standing firmly on the same front as Fontaine!"
When he heard the five words "not very good" said by Alechino, Villette slowly stretched out four fingers and recounted four shocking things that the Fatui had done in nearly a year.
"First, you, the Fatui, openly attacked the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, causing serious casualties. Secondly, you awakened the Old Demon God of Liyue, bringing great disaster and chaos to Liyue. Thirdly, you detonated the Treading Sand and killed the Second Ruler of Thunder."
(That Villette knew that it was Shao Yun who killed him, but the official statement of Inazuma blamed everything on the Fatui.)
"Finally, they launched a terrorist attack on Xumi City, causing countless innocent casualties and plunging the city into panic. Can we just brush it off with a few words like 'the reputation is not very good'?"
With every word Villette spoke, her tone became more emphatic, and her eyes fixed more fiercely on Alechino.
When faced with what Villette had done to his colleague, Alechino did not argue and simply accepted the facts.
However, even at this point, she still evasively responded, "Please don't confuse me with those lunatics who have lost their minds, Mr. Villette."
As soon as he finished speaking, Alechino took out a plan and placed it in front of Villette.
"This is a welcome gift, please accept it."
Navelette took the plan handed over by Arlecino.
He opened the first page and just took a glance, and his deep blue pupils involuntarily dilated slightly.
"This is..." There was surprise in Villette's tone.
Seeing this, Alechino raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely noticeable smile.
"This proposal is about specific measures to deal with the recent flooding problem. What do you think? As for the funding, there is no need to worry. Everything will be borne by us, the Fools."
After hearing this, Villette did not respond immediately, but continued to quickly browse the project plan in his hand.
After a moment, he raised his head, looked at Alechino, and nodded slightly in approval.
Then, he said thoughtfully: "It seems that Ms. Alecino has made sufficient preparations for this trip!"
"But as far as I know, your actions in Fontaine should be restricted. I didn't expect you to come up with such a detailed and clear plan. I guess you must have done a lot of investigations in secret..."
Hearing this, Arlecchino sighed deeply, then explained apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Villette."
"But seeing that Ms. Funina has been 'doing nothing' to deal with the rising water, I am really anxious. I acted first and asked for your permission later. I hope you can forgive me."
Of course, Villette knew that there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world.
Even if various restrictions are imposed on the Fatui, as long as they are not locked in cages, some information or things will always be leaked out.
However, at this moment, Villette had no time to delve into the Fatui's secret plans of action and began to talk about rewards.
"What do you want?" Obviously, Villette didn't believe that the Fatui would be so generous and selfless to help.
Seeing that the negotiations were progressing smoothly to the next critical step, Alechino calmly responded with the remarks he had carefully prepared in advance.
"I don't want anything. I just hope that Mr. Villette can give us the right to move freely in Fontaine. We can't help Fontaine if we are tied up."
Hearing this, Villette's heart tightened.
It is not a good sign to let yourself loose the constraints on the actions of the Fatui...
Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma and Xumi have taught themselves through bloody lessons that cooperating with the Fatui and relaxing restrictions on them would be the beginning of a disaster!
But things have come to this, and the reality before him does not allow Villette any more choices.
If Fernina could do something else valuable, he would not choose to accept the cooperation of the Fatui!
"Well, you can...but except for Melo Petersburg. Other than that, I allow you to act in accordance with the laws of Fontaine throughout the territory of Fontaine."
Although he was reluctant, facing the concerns about the current situation, Villette gritted his teeth and agreed. However, he still set a bottom line.
Alechino narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Except...Mello Petersburg?"
Navilette responded in a slightly threatening tone: "Yes, I'm sure Ms. Alechino is well aware that Melo Petersburg has its own uniqueness..."
"I believe you have received the special 'gift' sent from Melo Petersburg." After saying that, Villette looked at Alechino meaningfully, and there was a hidden meaning in her words.
Hearing this, Alechino's heart tightened, and the scene that happened a few days ago emerged in his mind.
At that time, a package from Melo Petersburg was delivered to the Buffati Mansion. When she opened the package, there were several bloody and hideous human heads neatly arranged inside.
After identification, it was found that all these heads belonged to the Fatui's spies planted in Melo Petersburg.
Thinking of this, Alecino nodded subconsciously and replied softly: "Well, I understand."
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In this way, after a brief and intense exchange, the two sides finally reached a preliminary cooperation intention.
As the two reached a preliminary cooperation, Villette still reminded Alechino before ending the meeting.
"But! Your investigation must abide by the laws of Fontaine. I hope Ms. Alecino will not learn from those three executive officers, otherwise..."
Alechino agreed immediately.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Navilette, I will not let you down!"
After hearing Alechino's firm assurance, Villette's originally anxious heart finally relaxed a little.
But out of caution, and in order to prevent unnecessary trouble and disputes in the future, he still mentioned something that Alecino had not mentioned before.
"Well, besides that, there is one crucial thing you haven't discussed yet, Ms. Arlechino."
"You are determined to help Fontaine successfully overcome this serious crisis. I guess it's not just because you are a native of Fontaine, right?"
"Perhaps there is another deeper reason or motive."
Alechino naturally understood what the so-called "factor" that Villette mentioned was referring to.
She simply stopped trying to hide it and admitted openly, "You are indeed a wise and intelligent judge. Nothing can escape your eyes!"
"Yes, just as you guessed, the reason why I tried so hard to help Fontaine successfully resolve this imminent crisis is that I hope to take this opportunity to obtain the Heart of the Water God."
"I think that for the hard work and efforts I put in, I deserve this kind of compensation."
Now that things have come to this, and both parties have laid everything out in the open, Villette stopped beating around the bush.
"I need to discuss this matter with Fukaros. Such an important matter is not something I can decide on my own."
The Heart of God belongs to the God of Water. Even if his Villette helps Funina deal with Fontaine's affairs, there are some things that she cannot interfere in. There must be a bottom line.
Alechino was not surprised by this, as she had expected it.
Compared to no progress at all, this is pretty good.
"No problem, I completely understand that. In that case, I will start arranging the relevant personnel. Later, I will report to you truthfully about all my action plans. I will report once a day. What do you think?"
Even if Alechino did not intend to report on time, Villette would secretly send his men to closely monitor his every move.
So in the face of this proposal, Villette just casually responded: "Okay."
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