Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

The air at Northland Bank smelled of pine resin and aged parchment.

The brazier in the corner was burning with warm red flames, and the leaping flames cast the hunched silhouettes of the depositors onto the dome painted with ice crystal patterns, like flying insects trapped in amber. The sound of Mora flowing in the brass pipes was more like a slowly beating metal heart.

However, ever since Famas started speaking, the gloomy atmosphere in the Northland Bank seemed to have become lively.

"Let me see that loan agreement."

Famas casually stretched out his hand to Pantalone, asking for the contract that recorded the traveler's loan records.

Pantalone pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and the paper scroll flowed with the silver light of his fingertips and floated silently into Famas's hands.

Famas had been leaning against the column to watch the show, just because he wanted to see what Pantalone was up to, but Yingmei was shockingly honest and just walked right into the trap set by the banker.

Pantalone even had no scruples in trying to find out the secrets of the travelers' journey through the starry sea.

Perhaps because he couldn't bear to see an honest person being cheated, Famas paced back and forth while reading the words on the contract, blocking the Traveler and Paimon behind him.

At this moment, Yingmei realized that her breathing was faster than she thought. When Pantalone stretched out her hand, the traveler's pupils constricted. However, the distance was so close that she could not react no matter what. Fortunately, Famas stopped the other party in time.

The cool fragrance of the ice mist flower on the executive officer's collar was still lingering in her nose. Paimon's small hands were tightly grasping the ribbon on her waist, and the taut touch of the fabric came through the soft armor lining.

"This contract is quite well done."

When Famas shook the scroll open, sparks flew up, but the paper remained intact.

Densely packed words of Zhidong and Liyue swam on the paper like migrating silver fish. The loan amount increased geometrically every three lines, skyrocketing from 100,000 Mora to millions. The signatures of the borrowers were clearly stamped with the sealing wax of the Northland Bank.

The signature at the end matches the handwriting on the Traveler's Seven Country Pass perfectly, and even the fingerprint lines are exactly the same as the girl's fingertips.

An ordinary person would probably be dazed and confused when seeing this contract, wondering when he had fallen into the abyss of debt.

But Famas rolled his thumb over the cinnabar fingerprint tempered by the ice element, and dark red flames flickered in the grooves of the fingerprint.

The handprint on the contract was obviously made with elemental power, and the remaining shape of the treasure chest lock core gradually appeared under the power of FAMAS. Yingmei would sign many entry and exit documents during her journey, so it would be easy to imitate her handwriting.

Pantalone slowly smoothed the wrinkles on his cuffs, the crystal chandelier cutting tiny spots of light on his glasses: "Let me remind you, according to Article 3 of the 'Transnational Debt Recovery Law' jointly promulgated by the seven countries..."

Before the banker finished speaking, Famas smiled and snapped his fingers behind him. The red flames from his fingertips licked scorch marks on the contract document.

The boy held the burning paper in front of Ying, and the dancing flames left golden marks in his amber pupils.

"Look, this is the correct way to deal with blackmail."

The paper recording the contract turned into flying ashes under the gaze of everyone, tiny sparks broke free from the shackles of the contract and began to dance, and the warm scent of burning pine resin suddenly appeared in the cold sandalwood of Northland Bank.

Famas's sudden action obviously shocked everyone present. Paimon covered his mouth with his hands and his eyes widened, while Yingmei quickly pressed the hilt of the Edgeless Sword.

"The contract is broken and the debt is settled."

The boy's red and white hair fluttered in the draft, and the glass lamps hanging from the dome of the Northland Bank cast a lava-like undercurrent in his eyes.

"Or are you going to complain to the Rock King, saying that I broke the contract and will be punished by the Rock Eater?" Feeling the provocation of the Famas Butterfly, the banker rubbed the remaining burning pain on his knuckles, but the corners of his mouth curved like a crescent:

"Mr. Farmas, the Northland Bank keeps a copy of every contract."

"Oh? What about this?"

As Famas flipped his palm, red-gold fire flowed like a giant lava python, instantly piercing through the dome of the Northland Bank. Tens of thousands of contract documents turned into fire butterflies in the glass display cabinets. The unique sweet smell of burning paper and the crackling sound of the hanging fragrant wooden counter intertwined into a song.

"Now there are no copies."

The young man suddenly moved close to the Winter Officer, his nose almost brushing against the frost marks on the officer's crystal glasses, and his hot breath startled the silver-gray hair around Pantalone's ears.

"Ningguang should be looking out at the thick smoke from Yuehai Pavilion. Isn't this exactly the chaos you were expecting?"

Pantalone's lens reflected the flames all over the sky. His slender fingers crushed the ice emblem on his sleeve. On the other side, the corner of the traveler's clothes had been scorched by the sparks. Paimon's starry eyes trembled as he pointed at the burning beams that fell from the dome:

"Traveler! Tok is still there!"

Yingmei and Paimon glanced at Famas, then quickly rushed to the corner of the hall and evacuated with Tok.

No one could have imagined that the teenager would simply set fire to the Northland Bank.

The bank depositors who had been pretending to conduct business but were actually secretly observing what was going on here were also exposed.

The lady of Fontaine lifted her whalebone skirt and knocked over an enamel vase. The Xumi scholar stepped on the burning carpet and stuffed the remaining pages of the contract into his robe. Some even used elemental power to pry open the gilded security door. When the door collapsed, the Mora on the ground melted into streams of red gold in the sea of ​​fire.

Under the light of the fire, all darkness was exposed. More and more debt handlers walked out from the shadows, quickly clearing the chaotic crowd, and then gathered in the direction of Pantalone.

The alarm sounded, and the flames coming out of the windows of the Northland Bank attracted the attention of the Liyue Fire Brigade. The Thousand Rocks Army of Feiyunpo also quickly gathered in the direction of the Northland Bank. The sound of the collision of black iron leather armor and the sound of black tasseled spears breaking through the air formed a dense network.

The fire prevention facilities installed in the Northland Bank were automatically activated. Dozens of streams of pure water fell from the sky, but they were unable to extinguish the burning flames. The entire building seemed to be immersed in blood agate molten lava.

When the last crystal chandelier exploded and turned into stardust, Pantalone chuckled as he stepped on the melted gold bricks on the ground. The debt collectors wore masks and lined up in formation, with the bloody blades in their hands reflecting distorted rainbow light in the sea of ​​fire.

Famas hooked the burning flame with his fingertips, and the wall of fire cracked open behind him to create a passage for people to evacuate.

"Do you know why water can't put out a fire?" The young man smiled and caught Mora who had melted into liquid gold. "Because there is too much oil and water in your bank, it can't be burned out at all."

The red lacquer on the exterior wall of the North Country Bank peeled off layer by layer in the high temperature, revealing the sanded wood skeleton that had been tempered for thousands of years.

The young man's figure had turned into flowing fire and dissipated. The pupils behind Pantalone's lenses reflected the trajectory of the remaining flames. His jade ring crushed half of the Night Stone in his sleeve, and his face showed no expression of sadness or joy.

On the bluestone road of Feiyunpo, Yingmei dragged Tok and Paimon to break through the last wall of flames, and the scorching airflow almost blew Paimon's cloak away.

Not to mention Ningguang, even the spies of the major families in Liyue were attracted by the sudden fire of the Northern Bank. The curious people gathered towards the Northern Bank, and the Thousand Rocks Army was busy blocking the fire and dispersing the people.

Wen Yuan, who had just returned from Yanshang Tea House to call for help, froze in the corner of the street, stunned.

He was only away for a while, and the Northland Bank caught fire? (End of this chapter)