Chapter 667: Progress of the Anonymous Donor
Chapter 667: Progress of the Anonymous Donor
After entering Baisong Town, Clorinde suddenly stopped, her nose twitching slightly as she sniffed a certain smell in the air.
After a moment, she frowned and said, "There is a smell of pine in the air."
Navia heard this and sniffed carefully, but she did not smell the smell that Clorinde described.
Maybe it's because she's been staying in Baisong Town for a while now, and she's no longer so sensitive to the smell of anti-rust paint in the air, or as the saying goes, she's "used to it"...
"Well, it should be the smell of anti-rust paint." Navia said, "But, is this smell very obvious? It seems that everyone in Baisong Town will have to camp in the wild for a while.
"We've clearly used the best anti-rust paint, so why is there still a smell..."
Clorinde's eyes slowly swept over the houses painted with blue anti-rust paint.
These houses were originally made of various iron plates welded together, but now they are covered with a layer of blue "paint", making it impossible to see their original structure.
"After the houses in Baisong Town were painted with anti-rust paint, you can't see the spliced iron plates at all. They don't even need to paint." Clorinde couldn't help but sigh, "It feels like the whole town has been rebuilt."
When Navia, who was standing by, heard the word "reconstruction", a look of regret appeared on her face.
"In fact, I also considered whether to demolish all the houses and rebuild them, but after careful calculation, I found that the cost of doing so was too high."
"So I had to settle for the next best thing, which was to maintain the original building structure, add some infrastructure, and renovate the house."
Clorinde nodded to show her understanding. After all, reconstruction is much more difficult than renovation!
Navia went on to introduce: "We have laid the same water pipes as in Fontaine, so that the residents of Baisong Town can use convenient tap water."
"Also, Thorn Rose will build a Wild Mang Energy Storage Tower on Autumnal Equinox Mountain. Combined with the transmission network, it can provide energy for the entire town."
"Just like the Law Compensation Mixed Energy provides energy for Fontaine, it also provides energy for Baisong Town."
"In the future, Baisong Town will no longer have to go through the cumbersome process of replacing the wild mango energy tanks like before."
"Moreover, the Thorn Rose Society also customized several air circulation mechanisms. After all, the entrance to Baisong Town is not very large, and the air circulation is not very good."
"After the dam was built, air circulation became even worse, so an air circulation mechanism is necessary."
Clorinde saw how much Navia had done in just half a month and she was a little worried about her wallet.
"You've done so much, is that anonymous donation enough?"
When Navia heard Clorinde's question, her heart suddenly tightened.
She actually knew the budget issue very well, but she still tried to remain calm, forced a smile on her face, and replied: "Well... how should I put it, in terms of the budget, it's not too bad, but it is indeed a little over the limit..."
"But don't worry, I've found a way to solve it!"
However, Clorinde was not easily dispelled by Navia's words.
"Don't tell me, Navia, you went to the banks in Fontaine to borrow money, right?"
Navia shook her head like a rattle and quickly denied, "No, no! Absolutely not! Don't worry!"
Clorinde frowned slightly, obviously not completely convinced by Navia's answer.
"Are you sure?" she demanded.
Navia felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by Clorinde, and felt that her lie was about to be exposed.
She quickly changed the subject and said casually, "Okay, okay, stop asking so many questions. I just bought some new black tea, it tastes very good, I'll make some for you to try!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly quickened her pace, hoping to get rid of Clorinde's questioning.
……
The headquarters of the Rose Thorn Society.
Navia led Shao Yun and his party to the deck of the headquarters, and said to everyone with a smile: "Please wait on the deck for a while, I will make tea for you!"
Before she finished her words, she turned lightly and walked into the Thorn Rose Society headquarters in the cabin, leaving Shao Yun and others waiting on the deck.
While waiting for Navia to come out of the boat, Shao Yun looked around curiously.
His eyes fell on a table not far away, where Charlotte was sitting.
She was concentrating on organizing the press releases in her hands and seemed completely unaware of the arrival of Shao Yun and his group.
Seeing this, Shao Yun walked up to Charlotte and suddenly snapped his fingers in front of her.
With a "snap" sound, the snapping of fingers was particularly loud on the quiet deck.
Charlotte was startled by the sudden noise and almost dropped the press release in her hand.
She suddenly raised her head, her eyes met Shao Yun's, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.
"Miss Charlotte, you are here too..." Shao Yun greeted.
Charlotte calmed down and when she saw that it was Shao Yun, the surprise on her face was instantly replaced by joy.
"Hello, Mr. Shao Yun! And Lady Funina! And Miss Clorinde!! Why are you all here in Baisong Town?"
Her voice became louder and louder, and she was obviously very surprised by the appearance of Shao Yun and others.
Shao Yun looked at Charlotte's excitement and couldn't help but find it a little funny.
His eyes fell on the press release on the table, he raised his chin and asked, "Let me guess, you are here to interview Navia?"
Charlotte smiled and nodded, and said proudly: "Yes, this is the highly anticipated Baisong Town renovation plan and a huge engineering construction project that is no less than a rail patrol ship!"
"I have been keeping a close eye on this project recently and have been following it throughout the process!"
……
Shao Yun talked with Charlotte for a while, and then Navia came out with a tray.
There was a teapot and several cups filled with tea on the tray.
Navia said with a smile on her face: "Here comes the tea! This is the black tea I just bought recently, and it tastes very good!"
Just as everyone was enjoying the delicious black tea, Myles suddenly ran over in a hurry and shouted, "Miss, good news!"
Hearing Myles' call, Navia hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand, stood up, with an expectant light in her eyes, and asked eagerly: "What good news, Uncle Myles?"
Myles took a breath, calmed himself, and then said, "Silver found an important clue about the anonymous donor. He asked me to come and tell you quickly, Miss."
When Navia heard the news about the mysterious anonymous donor, her eyes lit up immediately and she said excitedly, "Really? That's great! Finally there is progress!"
When Charlotte heard this, she was even more excited than Navia.
She stood up suddenly from her seat, leaned forward, and looked at Mr. Myles eagerly, as if she was about to rush out in the next second.
"Mr. Myles! The anonymous donor has been found! Has he really been found? Who is he? What's his name? Where does he live? I have to go interview this mysterious rich and kind-hearted man!"
Charlotte spoke very quickly. After all, this mysterious rich man who donated to Baisong Town was the person she had always wanted to interview! (Although there were many people she had always wanted to interview.) Now that she finally had a clue, how could she not be excited?
Seeing how excited Charlotte was, Myles told Navia and Charlotte all the information he had found.
"We did find some clues. Silver said the anonymous donor seemed to be named 'Lawrence,'" said Myles.
"Silver and I looked up this name at Momang Palace, but we found that no one named Lawrence in Fontaine has the ability to donate such a large sum of money."
Navia frowned slightly, a look of disappointment on her face.
However, she did not give up, but continued to ask: "Then...are there any other clues?"
Myles nodded and continued, "However, putting aside the name, I heard from the people in Momang Palace that Lawrence seems to be Mond's last name, and it seems to be some kind of noble surname in Mond. So, we suspect..."
Navia followed Myles's guess and asked thoughtfully, "In other words, it was donated by a Mond noble?"
Myles nodded first, seeming to agree with this guess, but then shook his head and said in an uncertain tone:
"We can't be completely sure, after all, the donor used a pseudonym... But this is still a clue. Someone who can donate so generously must know something about Mondstadt, or must have been there before."
He paused for a moment, then continued his suggestion: "So, Miss, do you want to send me on a long trip in a few days? I will go to Mondstadt in person to conduct an in-depth investigation into the situation of this donor?"
After listening to Miles' proposal, Navia did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment, and many matters such as the construction project of Baisong Dam and the renovation plan of Baisong Town flashed quickly through her mind.
"Let me think about it. The construction of Baisong Dam is currently at a critical stage, and the renovation plan of Baisong Town also requires manpower..."
After weighing the priorities of various matters, Navia finally made her own decision.
"Uncle Miles, let's put off going to Mond to investigate the donors. It won't be too late to make arrangements after the Baisong Dam is built and the renovation of Baisong Town is successfully completed."
Myles nodded in understanding, indicating his agreement with Navia's decision, and added: "Okay, everything is up to the young lady's arrangement."
"By the way, Silver is still planning to continue investigating this matter to see if he can find some clues from other aspects. See if he can narrow down the scope further."
Navia nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, remember Silver don't get tired."
On the other side, Shao Yun didn't know what to say when he heard the three words "Lawrence" from Myles...
"It seems that she still hasn't completely cut ties with the past."
Furninna, who was sitting next to Shao Yun, knew that the anonymous donor was Eula. When she heard that Lawrence might be a noble surname in Mond, she immediately guessed Eula's surname and her origins.
So, she whispered to Shao Yun: "So, Eula's full name is Eula Lawrence, a noble from Mondstadt?"
"Now that you mention it, the aura that Eula gave me was indeed very much like the elegance of an aristocrat, especially when she danced for me."
"As expected... She even lied to me and said she learned it from a street performer. This kind of dancing skills must have been accumulated through years of practice!"
Shao Yun did not answer directly, but said casually: "You should ask her about this matter yourself."
Furninna didn't care and continued to ask quietly, "If that's the case, why didn't Eula stay as a Mondstadt noble and come to Fontaine to be a member of the security team? It's so strange."
Shao Yun thought, because I killed all her family members, but he couldn't say that.
Moreover, Eula's life story can be confessed by herself or found out by the Thorn Rose Society, but she cannot say it out loud herself.
"Although I shouldn't say too much, but, is there a possibility, just like the Fontaine nobles you mentioned before?" Shao Yun said vaguely.
After Shao Yun's vague statement, Funina had already outlined Eula's life in Mondstadt in her mind.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Let me guess. Eula should have been trained according to the family's aristocratic etiquette since she was a child."
"All kinds of noble etiquette were engraved in my mind, but when I grew up, I found out that the noble pride my family had fabricated for me was just nonsense. My family was actually poorer than ordinary people."
"In the end, Eula couldn't survive in Mondstadt anymore, so she left her hometown and came to Fontaine to make a living... I'm right, right?"
Seeing that Funina had guessed most of Eula's life experience, Shao Yun couldn't help but admire her sixth sense and rich common sense of life.
"You are really amazing..."