[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

In fact, Roudeng Port is not an ordinary small port. On the contrary, it is one of the important ports for Fontaine's foreign trade, mainly responsible for the bulk trade between Xumi and Liyue.

However, due to its remote location, Roudeng Port has poor infrastructure and few staff, which makes it easy for it to be tampered with. In fact, the problem may even start directly from within the management.

If that group of outsiders really chose to leave Fontaine from here, they would definitely make arrangements in advance.

In order to prevent any means of communication between them, Leosli did not choose to alert the enemy, but privately found a place to stay nearby with Ventara, and quietly inquired whether there were any suspicious circumstances recently.

It's a pity that the sea has been extremely calm in recent days. It's the off-season and there are not many merchant ships coming and going. The few that do come are just small businesses, and it doesn't seem like they can hide so many Melusins.

Perhaps it was because they kidnapped too many Melusins ​​that slowed down the process, but it could also be that they simply did not choose this port, which led to the recent quietness...

"Uh... Hello! Miss, I see you have been here alone for a long time. Would you like to have a drink with someone?"

The man's sudden voice interrupted Ventara's thoughts, making her frown unconsciously.

But this guy didn't notice her displeasure at all. At the instigation of his friends, he sat opposite her and gave a slightly shy smile.

He didn't necessarily have any ill intentions. Perhaps he just wanted a romantic encounter, but the timing he chose was really unfortunate.

At this moment, Ventara was staying in the Rusty Rudder Tavern not far from Soft Light Harbor, disguised as an ordinary drinker, eavesdropping on the conversations of these guys when they were drunk.

When people are drunk, they always can't control their mouths and say things they shouldn't say. This is the battle plan she and Leosley agreed upon.

Ventara was responsible for staying at this place, while he searched the nearby area for any suspicious traces.

Now I think we should let that guy stay here. After all, with his size, he probably won't encounter something like this.

But this is a good opportunity. Maybe I can get some information from this silly guy in front of me.

If Ventara saw correctly, he was wearing the navigator's work clothes. He must have been brought here just after get off work and didn't even have time to change his clothes.

She might have been in a daze for too long. The man opposite her began to get restless and asked timidly, "Sorry, am I disturbing you?"

He stood up directly, as if he wanted to leave, so Ventara had to stop him: "It's okay, please sit down. It's boring to drink alone. If you don't mind, you can chat with me."

She smiled gently: "My name is Ventara, what's your name?"

The man's face immediately flushed, and he stammered back, "My name is Willow! Miss Wen, Ms. Wentala, your name is so nice..."

"Thank you!" Ventara accepted his flattery, asked the waiter to order two more glasses of wine, and pushed one of them to him.

It's easier to get things done after drinking.

With this in mind, seeing him drink awkwardly, Ventara looked at the nearby Roudeng Harbor as if unintentionally, and said with emotion: "It's really deserted recently, even in the tavern there are not many people. I remember that when I came here last time, there were all kinds of faces here."

After taking several gulps of wine, Willow was already a little confused. He smiled foolishly and said, "I was wondering why I had never seen you before. It turns out you came from somewhere else. Maybe the last time you came was during the peak trading season. It's not the right time now, so it's normal that there are not many people."

"Even if it's the off-season, isn't there even a single big business?" Ventara sighed, looking as if the fun he wanted to see was gone.

Willow, who was eager to please the beauty, immediately racked his brains to think about whether there was anything worth talking about recently. He suddenly remembered what he heard when he passed by the supervisor's door a few days ago.

He glanced back at his companion and sheepishly asked Ventara to come closer.

The latter moved the stool next to him puzzledly and listened to what he wanted to say.

"I heard that there seemed to be a big deal, and even the cargo ship was ready, but for some reason it seemed to have been parked hundreds of miles away from here, refusing to enter the port, as if waiting for someone. The supervisor was very angry about this, and kept muttering about why they were so slow."

Come to do business but don’t dare to enter the port?

Ventara sneered, this was probably not an ordinary business, but an illegal and criminal business.

It seems that Leosli's guess was correct. They chose Roudeng Port as their evacuation route, and the cargo ship should be waiting to pick them up.

With the clue, Ventara immediately relaxed a lot, and even lowered his head to take a sip of wine: "Really? It sounds really strange, but it looks like things will get lively soon."

"Yes, yes..." Willow nodded hurriedly, but his eyes drifted uncontrollably to the snow-white neck exposed at the collar when she lowered her head.

Although it is not appropriate to talk about things that were overheard from the boss, it would be worth it if he could win the favor of the beauty. Willow was very happy and kept looking for topics to talk to her more.

Unfortunately, Ventara had already obtained the clue he wanted and was completely uninterested in the following conversation. He often stared blankly, wondering where Leosli had searched so far, and responded to everything he said with a lazy attitude and made random remarks.

Who knew that the next second the man suddenly jumped up, with a look of joy on his face: "Really?! Did you really agree to go on a date with me tomorrow!"

Ventara: Huh?
She didn't hear what Willow had just said at all, and had no idea what was going on. Out of caution, she didn't speak immediately.

As a result, this reaction fell into Willow's eyes as if she was too reserved to speak again. His companions who had just hidden aside because he was about to strike up a conversation came out to cheer him on, and shouted at him to take the initiative and let the beauty see his determination.

Willow's face turned red, but she still mustered up the courage to hug her at their instigation.

Just as Ventara was about to dodge, a hand suddenly came in from the side and held Willow down.

"You two seem to be in a really good mood—" Leosley stood between the two of them.

The hand on his shoulder was so strong that Willow was a little scared, but he didn't dare to lose face in front of Ventara, so he forced himself to speak: "Who are you? What does it have to do with you?"

"Oh, you mean it's none of my business?"

Leosli looked confused and took a step back. Just when Willow thought he had given up and was about to quit, he put his arms around Ventara's waist and buried his head in her neck: "Ventara, don't you think I have no right to interfere in the matter between you and this gentleman?"

The tone is sour.

Ventara touched his head helplessly.

The two obviously knew each other, and their intimate behavior showed that they could not be just ordinary friends.

But even though the facts were so clear before his eyes, Willow was still unwilling to believe it. He stepped forward and tried to grab Ventara's hand, but was avoided.

Leosley chuckled.

Even though it was just a very light sound, Willow still caught it. He immediately lost his composure and looked at Ventara with resentment, as if he was looking at a scumbag who played with people's feelings, and then ran away without looking back.

His companions immediately chased after him.

After everyone left, Leosley laughed even more unscrupulously.

Ventara rolled her eyes at him.

"It seems like you are very dissatisfied with my performance?" Without waiting for her to nod, Leosli directly carried her on his shoulders and walked out without stopping, completely ignoring the surprised look of someone, "I'm so sorry, no returns, I'm afraid you will have to live with me for the rest of your life."

Ventara never expected that he would act like such a bandit, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

However, Leosli knew that such an action would make people uncomfortable, so he put her down not long after walking.

There was no one around, so it was a good time to share clues. Ventara was still thinking about the fact that he was angry, so she took the lead in explaining how she came to talk to Willow, and mentioned the cargo ship he mentioned parked outside the port.

In fact, of course Leosley knew that there was a reason for it, but it was a rare opportunity for him to be angry openly and let her comfort him. It was quite interesting.

The smile in his eyes could hardly be hidden. Ventara explained softly for a while, and seeing that he had no reaction, she finally couldn't help but look up at him. As a result, she met those gray-purple eyes directly, and immediately realized that she was being fooled.

"Now it's time to get down to business, Duke," she accused deadpan.

Leosley had no choice but to surrender.

The situation has reversed, and now he has to coax Ventara.

But before he could say more than a few words, Ventara interrupted him directly: "Let's talk business. Did you find anything over there?"

Leosli said helplessly: "...similar to what you found. I patrolled around Soft Light Harbor and found a lone ship. It should be the cargo ship you mentioned."

Due to Villette's warning before departure, he did not take action directly, but sneaked onto the ship for a careful investigation. He found that this group of people seemed to be merchants from Zhidong, who planned to buy some new things from Fontaine and bring them back to sell at a high price.

There was no evidence on the ship to prove that the "new thing" they were talking about was Meilushin, and their boss didn't seem to be there either. There was no way to arrest them directly for the time being, so they could only take it one step at a time.

But what is certain is that they will definitely meet at Roudeng Port in the next period of time, and they just need to wait here.

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At the same time, Vladimir and his party finally arrived at Soft Light Harbor.

For safety reasons, he did not carry the "goods" with him personally, but chose to have his subordinates deliver them in several batches, so he was the first to arrive.

But even though he was extremely anxious now, he still couldn't just leave. He could only wait here for others to meet up.

After finally settling down, they naturally wanted to relax.

Especially Ashpal, he had long been fed up with this guy's arrogance and didn't want to stay with him at all. Now that he had the chance, he naturally slipped out early, completely ignoring Vladimir's angry shouts behind him.

Tsk, he still needs to buy some souvenirs to bring back for the little one at home—

(End of this chapter)