Chapter 873: Alechino's Diplomatic Mission to Mondstadt
As they were talking about "Doctor", Mond, Whispering Woods.
The wind howled, blowing mercilessly against the leafless trees.
Snowflakes were flying wildly in the air, interweaving with the strong wind to form white walls of wind.
The blizzard came with such force that it seemed to swallow up the entire Mondstadt.
Strictly speaking, Mond's current situation is similar to Natta's, both are being eroded by the power of the abyss.
The only difference is that Nata was invaded by monsters from the abyss, and Nata was invaded by a blizzard created by the Abyss Cult.
At this moment, in the Whispering Woods of Mondstadt, a Fatui diplomatic mission is struggling to make its way.
The mission was large in scale, bringing with it more than one hundred cargo hot air balloons filled with various supplies.
Thick snow covered the entire territory of Mondstadt. In the Whispering Forest area, the snow was more than a person's height, which made the team's progress extremely slow.
Each step required tremendous effort to move through the snow.
As they slowly moved forward, the group happened to pass by an abandoned treasure-stealing group camp.
The snow around this camp was relatively shallow, which brought some convenience to their progress and reduced many obstacles.
It can be said that this sudden disaster is not entirely without benefits.
It at least cleared out many treasure-stealing gangs operating in the Mondstadt area.
Seeing that the situation was not good, those members of the treasure-stealing group who had only committed petty thefts and had not yet committed capital crimes immediately went to Mondstadt to surrender.
Although the prison cell in Mondstadt is not a good place, it is much better than freezing in the snowy wilderness.
However, for those treasure-hunting groups that have committed serious crimes such as murder, arson, and robbery, they dare not surrender themselves in Mondstadt and choose to play the "long night" in the wild.
These people were still hoping that the snowstorm would end soon and they could continue to act at large in the wild.
However, they were frozen by the severe cold and the snow and wind never stopped.
At this moment, Alechino, wearing an executive officer's coat, stood in front of the treasure-stealing group's camp, looking at the scene in front of him.
Inside the camp, more than a dozen frozen bodies were lying on the snow-covered ground.
Alechino's eyes slowly swept over the corpses, and then commented: "Endless heavy snow, strong winds like knives, and some frozen corpses..."
Her voice sounded a little cold in the cold wind. She was already accustomed to such scenes.
After all, sometimes in the snowy fields of winter, you can sometimes see...
After saying that, Alechino raised her foot and gently poked a frozen zombie body in the treasure-hunting group's camp in front of her with the tip of her high-heeled shoe.
Tartaglia, who was also wearing an executive coat, stood next to Arlecchino. He bent down, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, and quickly rolled it into a snowball in his hands.
"Indeed, the weather is really as good as the snowy fields back home. If you don't know, you would think we bought Mondstadt in winter."
Arlecchino heard what Tartaglia said and said jokingly, "I don't think a 'rich man' would spend money to buy such a large piece of wasteland."
Then, as if he remembered something, Alechino began to talk about the losses caused by the executives in various countries during this period of time.
"Moreover, the damage caused by the lady in Mondstadt, the damage caused by you in Liyue, the damage caused by the scattered soldiers in Inazuma, and the damage caused by the doctor in Xumi..."
"And I cheated him out of another 15 billion Mora at Fontaine."
"I think that in the near future, he will just cultivate the printing business he acquired in Fontaine to make some money back."
When Tartaglia saw Arlecino talking about how everyone was harming the executive officer "the rich man", she jokingly said:
"Originally, the 'rich man' had some complaints about me. After all, I caused him to lose more than 50 billion Mora."
"But now that everyone has suffered losses, I feel a lot more relieved."
Arlecchino did not joke like Tartaglia. She frowned tightly and observed the snow around her that was more than a meter high.
"It seems that the development of things is worse than Her Majesty expected."
"Except for Mondstadt and Jingfu Port, where people still live, it should be difficult to see people in the wilds of Mondstadt now."
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Just as Arlecino, Tartaglia and the other Fatui were struggling to move forward in the thick snow.
A red figure flashed across a bare tree.
This red figure is none other than the scout knight "Amber".
At this moment, Amber was wearing heavy winter clothes of the Knight of Favonius, and the white cloak fluttered in the wind and snow.
She was wearing heavy winter clothing of the Knight of Favonius, and her white cloak fluttered in the wind and snow.
Although Mondstadt was covered in heavy snow, the sky and the earth were all silvery white.
But Amber continued patrolling the Whispering Woods as usual.
Because the snow was too thick, she couldn't walk on the ground and could only shuttle among the treetops like a squirrel.
Suddenly, she found a long team not far away, like a winding snake, struggling to clear a path through the snow that was more than one person high.
Amber immediately became alert, quickly drew his bow and drew his arrow, and shouted loudly: "Who is it?"
Alechino looked up and saw Amber standing on a tree not far away. She responded, "Hello, we are the envoys of the Winter Solstice, coming from Jingfu Port in Mondstadt."
When Amber heard the word "Fools", her nerves instantly tensed up.
She said vigilantly: "Fools...you, don't try to take advantage of the fire!"
Seeing this, Tartaglia quickly smiled and explained: "Little girl, you misunderstood, we have no ill intentions."
However, Amber is not so easy to fool.
She thought of her previous experience, sneered at Tartaglia's words, and said unceremoniously:
"The last Fatui said they were here to help, but in the end they tried to seize the defenses of our Mondstadt and killed several of our knights."
"Do you think we can still trust you?"
Tartaglia looked at the stubborn Amber in front of her and muttered to herself, "Are all the little girls in Mond so alert?"
He shook his head helplessly and complained to himself: "It seems that negotiation is really not what I am good at. Fighting is more suitable for me."
Thinking of this, Tartaglia suddenly had an idea and blurted out a somewhat brainless suggestion.
"How about this, let's have a sparring match. If I win, you will take us to see your acting leader;"
"If I lose, we'll turn around and leave immediately without getting entangled. What do you think?"
Amber's face darkened instantly when she heard this. She pointed the arrow in her hand at Tartaglia and said with a frown:
"Are you threatening me?"
Tartaglia obviously didn't realize that his words had aroused Amber's hostility. He wanted to continue explaining the content of the sparring, but was glared at by Arlecino on the side.
Alechino lowered her voice and warned, "Tartaria, shut up! No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak!"
Tartaglia quickly covered her mouth and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."
Seeing this, Alechino felt relieved. She turned around and looked at Amber, who was standing on the tree with a bow and arrow, and was very wary of her. She introduced herself:
"My name is Alechino, the fourth 'servant' of the Fatui Executors."
"The guy next to me who has muscles in his head and acts recklessly is the last executive officer, codenamed 'Young Master'. We are really here to help."
Amber was completely indifferent to the goodwill shown by the other party. After all, Captain Jean had already issued the order to sever ties with Dongzhi!
"Captain Qin has already issued a notice to sever ties with your Dongzhi. We in Mondstadt do not need your so-called help at all, Master Fengshen..."
Amber subconsciously wanted to say that Lord Wind God would protect Mondstadt.
However, when the words came to her lips, Amber hesitated.
Her eyes involuntarily fell on the raging blizzard around her, and the scene of Shao Yun's description of the Wind God kidnapping the Honor Knight and her child flashed through her mind.
Lord Wind God will protect Mondstadt, but these words were never spoken in the end.
"In short, we don't welcome you, please return the way you came!"
Seeing this, Alechino tried her best to explain that she meant no harm.
"Little girl, I think, based on the current situation..."
At this point, she pointed to the piles of snow that were more than a person tall, and continued, "Perhaps we should temporarily put aside the past conflicts."
"We came here this time with the sincere intention of providing some assistance."
As he spoke, Alechino gently lifted the cargo cover underneath a cargo hot air balloon, revealing the items inside, and then gave a detailed introduction:
"There are medicines, food, and fuel in here, all of which are the supplies you urgently need right now."
"This is our goodwill. We are here on the orders of the Ice Queen. We really have no ill intentions and are not here to cause trouble!"
Amber, standing on the tree, squinted her eyes and observed carefully. It was indeed the supplies that Mond needed.
More than a hundred cargo hot air balloons loaded with goods, how much supplies are there...
However, faced with such tempting supplies, Amber did not agree easily.
She frowned slightly and continued to refuse firmly: "This... Although we in Mond are not particularly wealthy, we can still get by."
"We can buy the necessary supplies from Liyue. We don't need you weasels to pay New Year's greetings to the chickens!"
Of course, Alechino was not here just to provide supplies. Her main purpose was to meet the God of Wind and provide relief to Mondstadt.
"This is proof that we have no ill intentions. I just want to talk to your Captain Qin!" Alechino said earnestly.
Amber hesitated for a moment. She felt that what Alechino said might not be completely credible, but the other party was carrying so many supplies after all, and his attitude was quite sincere.
After careful consideration, Amber finally put down the bow and arrow in his hand and warned: "Don't try any tricks, otherwise, my arrows will not have eyes!"
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