Chapter 657: Conversation between Fernina and Navrette
On the other side, Funina sat on a big rock with a huff, her long legs dangling, sulking.
Although she saw so many lovely Meilushin, she was still very unhappy.
Furninna crossed her arms over her chest, mumbling from time to time: "Humph, you ignore me..."
Violet came over and sat next to Funina, looking at her gently and asking in a magnetic voice, "Ms. Funina, can we talk?"
Finina was originally upset about her own little mood, but she didn't expect that Villette would just sit next to her and want to chat with her. She was suddenly at a loss.
Her body stiffened slightly, her eyes became a little flustered, and her cheeks unconsciously flushed.
But then, Funina's face changed, she turned her head away deliberately, pretending to be arrogant, and raised her voice and asked, "What?"
Although the tone was full of impatience, if you listened carefully, you could tell that it was mixed with a hint of anticipation.
Violet looked at Funina's arrogant look, took a deep breath, and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, I have neglected you a little in the past few days and made you unhappy."
Funina was stunned by Violet's sudden apology. Did she hear it right?
She turned her head and looked at Villette, and it took her a long moment before she answered.
"Are you apologizing to me? I really didn't expect to wait until this day... I thought you would wait for me to calm down, and then wait for me to return to Mo Mang Palace in disgrace, and then laugh at me."
Her voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end she was speaking in a voice that only she could hear.
Violet still looked at Furninna tenderly, and gently stretched out her hand, wanting to touch her shoulder, but hesitated and retracted it.
"I'm sorry. Your safety was threatened by 'Dachi' that day at Mo Mang Palace. It was a sensitive time, but I didn't consider your feelings."
Funina's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to what happened that day.
What Villette did that day really made her furious, and even when she thought about it now, the anger had not subsided.
But at this moment, when he heard Villette's sincere apology, his anger dissipated a lot.
"I am indeed very angry... You would rather believe the fools than me..."
She took a deep breath and her tone softened.
"But, I can understand you. After all, you were very busy during that period. You had to deal with the follow-up of the serial disappearance of girls, clean up the civil service system of Fontaine, and handle the trial activities..."
"You can imagine the pressure. I was a little willful at the time."
When Violet saw that Fernina had forgiven her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He bowed slightly and said sincerely: "Thank you for your understanding..."
After listening to what Villette said, Furninna felt much better after hearing these few words of apology.
The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile, and she said playfully: "Thank you for your apology, I feel much better now."
……
Afterwards, Violet sat on the stone with Funina, sitting quietly.
After a few minutes, he coughed lightly and began to talk about the next topic.
"I received the prophecy slate sent by Xia Wulei. Do you really think it was just someone's graffiti?"
When Furninna saw Villette asking about this, she was startled at first, then she gave a helpless smile.
She crossed her arms and complained to herself, "I knew it... you're just like Shao Yun. You both like to ruin the atmosphere. Can't we keep this harmonious atmosphere for a little longer?"
In fact, Villette didn't want to spoil the fun, but even the "Abyss" was trying to find a way to save Fontaine. He really needed to figure out what Funina was going to do!
Finina raised her head and chin high, and said proudly and confidently: "That's right...what else could those stone slabs be if not graffiti?"
"That prophecy has been around for a long time. Maybe it was just a random graffiti left on a stone slab by some bored guy two or three hundred years ago."
"If you take this stone tablet as evidence of a prophecy, it would be completely misleading!"
As soon as he heard the timeline of "two or three hundred years", Villette grasped the key to the problem.
"Two or three hundred years ago? Ms. Funina, are you sure?"
At this time, Funina was still immersed in the logic she had constructed and was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
She shook her two strands of hair gently and said without hesitation, "Of course I am sure! I am always sure of what I say."
Seeing this, Villette knew that he had found a breakthrough and immediately asked another question.
"So, please tell me, do you know Egolia?"
Upon hearing the name "Egolia", Furninna's originally confident expression was instantly shaken.
There was a hint of hesitation in her eyes, and her hips moved unconsciously, away from Villette, and her hands subconsciously grasped the hem of her skirt.
But she quickly adjusted herself and tried to make her voice sound more confident.
"Uh... Of course I know. The previous water god... This is common knowledge in Fontaine... If you ask any Fontaine person about this, they will be able to tell you."
Violet was not affected by Fernina's momentum. She remained calm and composed and continued to ask, "So, when did Egolia die?"
When she heard Villette asking about the death time of the previous water god, Finina's eyes widened instantly and she realized something was wrong.
"This..." Furninha stammered, her eyes wandering, sometimes looking at the ground, sometimes secretly glancing at Villette.
Villette looked at Furninna quietly, and seeing that she never answered the question, he sighed softly, and then slowly answered the question for her.
"Egolia died more than five hundred years ago. And you said that the three mysterious stone tablets were produced three or four hundred years ago and were painted according to the prophecy."
"Now the question is, why is there the long-dead Egolia on the stone slab? What is going on?"
As Furninna listened to Villette's words, she felt as if countless bees were buzzing in her head.
"Because of……"
Navilette continued, "The prophecy of the destruction of Fontaine that is circulated in the streets does not mention Egolia."
When Funina heard this, she felt her heart skip a beat.
She blamed herself bitterly in her heart, wondering how could she be so stupid and not think of this problem!
If I had known earlier, I should have destroyed the three stone slabs at all costs and completely eliminated this hidden danger that might expose the secret.
But it was too late to say anything now. Those stone slabs were like time bombs that could blow to pieces everything she had worked so hard to build at any time.
"I..." Finina's lips trembled. She wanted to say something, but her throat seemed to be blocked and she couldn't make a complete sound.
Seeing Fernina's hesitation, Villette narrowed her eyes and continued to describe the clues she found on the stone slab.
"I interpreted the slate with the picture of Egolia."
"The information I interpreted from it is that the water goddess Egolia once apologized or confessed for something. Should you know about this?"
Faced with this only question that could be answered, Funina chose to remain silent and began to think of countermeasures.
After a brief silence, Furninna finally spoke.
Although he pretended to be calm, his slightly trembling voice betrayed his inner nervousness.
"Every god may have his own secrets. The previous generation is the previous generation, and I am me. It's not strange that I don't know."
Then, a light bulb went off in Furninna's mind, and she suddenly thought of the Inazuma chapter of the light novel "The Gunspear Killer from Fontaine" that she had read recently.
She immediately felt that this was a great opportunity to use the novel to justify what she had just said.
Thinking of this, Finina's eyes lit up, and a confident smile quickly appeared on her face. She raised her voice and said, "Just like Inazuma's third-generation Thunder God Yae Shinko, would she know the little secret of the second-generation Thunder God Baalzebub? Just think about it!"
"It is normal for the later generations of gods to be unaware of the affairs of the previous generations of gods."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, and gestured in the air with her hands to strengthen her momentum.
However, Violet was not fooled by Fernina's seemingly reasonable and well-founded arguments.
"Ms. Fininna, what are you hiding? I'm asking about you and Egolia, not Inazuma's affairs. Don't change the subject!"
Furninna was so frightened by this question that her heart skipped a beat and the smile on her face froze instantly.
Seeing that this trick didn't work, she took a deep breath and used her usual trick of crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to commit suicide.
She stiffened her neck, opened her eyes wide, and pretended to be angry.
"Alright! Are you here to apologize or to interrogate me? I'm not a criminal! Respect me, your boss!"
……
Villette saw that Furninha was always vague, always avoiding the key issues and deliberately avoiding something.
In the past, the two would have definitely been at loggerheads and ended up parting on bad terms.
But this time, Villette gave in and did not use force.
He began to praise Furninha and recalled the past four hundred years of experience with her.
"I have seen everything you have done over the past few hundred years. You have bridged the gap in Fontaine society, stabilized society, and done enough to appease people's hearts."
"Ask yourself, without you, Fontaine would definitely not be so peaceful now. I have seen all the efforts you have made..."
Then, Villette changed the subject and his tone became serious.
"But what about the future? You can tell jokes and perform soothing plays on stage now, but when disaster really strikes, it's not something you can solve by telling a few jokes or performing a play on stage."
"We need to be really prepared, we need to have a real plan in place."
Finina listened to Villette's heartfelt expression of his inner feelings, biting her lip slightly, and felt a little moved in her heart.
This guy in front of me, who I always thought was a bit old-fashioned, has actually been paying attention to me silently and understanding my efforts.
Her eyes were slightly red and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
"So, what do you mean?" Funina clutched the corners of her clothes unconsciously with both hands, and said at a loss.
Villette took this opportunity to tell him all his purpose.
"I want to take this opportunity to have a good chat with you. Let's talk frankly."
Then, Violet turned her head and her eyes fell on Funina who was sitting beside her with her head lowered.
His eyes became particularly gentle, and he whispered: "If you really have no plan to save Fontaine, please tell me, I won't blame you."
"In my heart, you have always been that brave and strong demon god, but now the burden of saving Fontaine is too heavy... I am worried."
"If you really don't have a plan, I'll help you, I'll help you find a solution!"
"We can continue the plan of the 'Sky City'. After the sea level rises, the new Fontaine will be accompanied by the blue sky and surrounded by white clouds. The people of Fontaine can start a new life in the sky."
"If you feel that living in the sky is not in line with your identity as a water god, we can also build some underwater cities like Melo Petersburg."
"I know that Fontaine is having financial problems. I can ask Liyue for help. I will go to see the Liyue Seven Stars in person, and Liyue will definitely lend a helping hand."
"If we are short of manpower, I can ask for help from Solstice. Solstice has a strong industrial force and can help us. We have plenty of ways to deal with the crisis."
When he said this, there was a hint of anxiety in Villette's tone.
At this time, Furninna didn't know what to say, and she didn't know how to answer Villette.
"I can do anything, but I don't want to see you pretending to know something when you don't. It's just a waste of time!"
"Now, every minute and every second is extremely precious to Fontaine. We can't waste energy on these trivial matters anymore."
Villette's voice was increasingly filled with a feeling of disappointment.
"Please don't let everything reach a point of no return just for the sake of so-called 'face'! It's not worth it. Do you understand me?"