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“Yes, I beg you.” Jean nodded. “Because the person who told me this said that Rustan’s will is to protect Mondstadt, and you will inherit his will, even if the methods are somewhat extreme, you will definitely succeed.”

The woman scoffed: "Don't talk like you know everything. Rustan does want to protect Mondstadt, but he is not as naive and merciful as your knights record. In my opinion, you guys are not qualified to be called captains. Only Rustan has the courage and wisdom of a knight captain."

Jean nodded again: "Yes, that's why I've always looked up to Lord Rustan and wanted to become someone like him who could lead Mondstadt forward... So, can you help me?"

The woman fell silent.

She felt like she had punched cotton.

No matter what she said or how sarcastic she was, Qin didn't get angry, and even admitted it.

Most importantly, Jean acknowledged Rustan's deeds and agreed with what she said.

"Hmph! I've said it before, I have no reason to help you. Rustan is gone, and the Mondstadt he wanted to protect wasn't like this."

"So you're going to give up? Give up Lord Rustan's will?"

"enough!"

The woman said coldly, "Today's negotiations are over. I have other matters to attend to."

After saying that, she left without hesitation.

She needs time to calm down.

Watching the lady walk out of the meeting room, Qin frowned slightly, then stood up and walked to the library on the first floor.

Inside, Su Chen was playing a game with Ke Li.

Upon seeing Jean enter, Klee looked up and obediently greeted, "Captain Jean~~"

Qin asked curiously, "What is this?"

"This is Ludo. Brother Su Chen is teaching me how to play Ludo. Hehe~ It's so much fun."

Qin smiled and patted her head: "Keli, you play by yourself first. I have something to say to Su Chen."

"But Ludo requires at least two people to play..."

"Then go find Noelle, you can teach her to play Ludo."

"Yay! I'm going!!!"

Little Clover rolled up the Ludo board and ran away.

Su Chen smiled and shook his head.

The little thing will do anything for whoever feeds it, and will listen to Sister Qin and abandon Brother Su Chen altogether.

"What's wrong? Not going too well?" He looked at Qin Dao.

"got rejected."

"Oh? Tell me the details."

Qin told Su Chen the entire chat log word for word.

"I think it went quite smoothly," Su Chen said with a smile. "Given her personality, didn't you notice that the lady's attitude completely changed from the beginning?"

"You're right..."

Qin recalled carefully and realized that the lady's attitude towards her had changed from the moment the water clock appeared.

For a fleeting moment, Qin felt as if the person sitting in front of her negotiating with her was not an executive of the Fools, but a young scholar.

This brief change in demeanor corresponds to a shift in the woman's mindset.

Clearly, even after five hundred years, the lady still remembers the events of that year clearly.

"So she agreed?" Qin asked hesitantly.

"That depends on the movements of the Fools in the next couple of days. If you are willing to help, I believe we will hear from you soon."

Seeing Su Chen's calm demeanor, Qin felt that Su Chen seemed to have anticipated everything, and the feeling she had discussed with Lisa before welled up in her heart again.

Qin forced herself not to think too much; she trusted Su Chen and she also trusted Lisa.

Even if you feel confused, believe first, then see how things go.

Anyway, she had no other choice at this point.

"Su Chen," Qin couldn't help but ask, "What else do you know about Lord Rustan and the lady?"

Su Chen smiled faintly: "What do you want to know?"

“I want to know about Lord Rustan… Although the records within the Knights say that he led the Knights to repel a terrible beast tide, I saw some things in the family that are different from the records.”

Gunnhilds had worked with Su Chen before and was a witness to history from 500 years ago, so there are naturally many things about her family that outsiders don't know.

Qin had tried to learn about Rustan, but was ultimately stopped by her grandfather.

It was as if the events of Rustan, which occurred five hundred years ago, were taboo for Mondstadt, especially for the nobles and powerful.

“Russtan…” Su Chen stood up, walked to the table where Lisa was reading, brewed a cup of tea with her tea set, and said slowly, “I know a little about it. You’re right. What happened to the Knights back then is indeed quite different from what was recorded.”

"Where exactly is it different?" Qin pressed.

Su Chen put down his teacup and asked, "What kind of force do you think Earthfire is?"

Qin frowned slightly: "A mad, extreme, and unscrupulous evil force that commits evil under the guise of righteousness?"

Su Chen smiled gently: "What if I said that the very first earth fire was created by Rustan?"

"How can it be?!"

Qin looked completely bewildered.

Even if she had doubts about the Knights' records, it couldn't be this outrageous, could it?

“What is deliberately concealed is often the truth that others cannot accept,” Su Chen said calmly. “Why did the Knights of Favonius conceal what happened back then? Because the people who did these things knew that Rustan was a hero, that he represented righteousness. If others knew that he created the Earthfire, then the legitimacy of the Earthfire would be recognized, and Mondstadt would not only have the Knights of Favonius in the future, but also the Earthfire.”

Qin frowned: "A power struggle?"

"Most of the reasons are related to Rustan's past actions. In short, if you believe Rustan is a hero of Mondstadt, then you might as well consider what kind of existence the Earth Fire is."

In fact, given what he did during the simulation, the nobles would never have let later generations know about it, much less allow anyone to replicate it.

Because that would completely undermine the rights of the nobility.

Krustan's image as a hero cannot be extinguished, hence the current impression of Krustan among the Mondstadt people—the hero who saved Mondstadt, who personally destroyed the evil subterranean fire, and one of the greatest captains in the history of the Knights of Favonius.

In short, they don't mind adding more halos to Rustan. After all, he's dead, and the more halos he has, the more the Knights will benefit as long as Rustan is a member of the Knights.

Qin was completely stunned.

She never imagined that the evil organization she had heard about since childhood was actually founded by one of her two most admired leaders—Leader Rustan.

If that's the case, then she can foresee what will happen next.

No wonder the Earthfire hated the nobles so much!

"Phew~ I need some time... some time to digest this." Qin rubbed her temples.

“I think so too. But if you have any doubts, you can look around your house. There might be relevant records. After all, the Gunnhild family has survived to this day and has its own set of survival rules.”

Su Chen poured a cup of black tea, pushed it in front of Qin, and smiled, "But before that, let's have some afternoon tea first."

Chapter 23 The End of the Nobles: Heinous Crimes [Fourth Update, 4k words!]

at the same time.

At the Goethe Hotel, the woman pushed open the door, slammed it shut, and stood inside, unable to calm herself for a long time.

No one knows how much her emotions fluctuated on the way here.

Five hundred years, five hundred years!

She received another clue about Rustan, even if it was just a stopped watch, but the lady vaguely remembered the last letter Su Chen sent her.

Rosalyn, do you believe in miracles?

"Russian..."

The woman held the water clock hands in front of her chest.

The flames overflowing his chest seemed to burn away the solid ice that sealed his chest.

What fervent emotions!

She hadn't felt the warmth of a beating heart or the comfort of that flame for a very, very long time.

The woman did not believe in miracles.

But she believed Rustam.

Rustam is a miracle.

"that person..."

After a long while, the woman opened her eyes and thought of the so-called Liyue people who had passed by, as mentioned by Jean.

"He must know a lot more about Rustan!"

"Regardless of how he obtained the water clock, now only through him can we know more."

The woman's gaze grew increasingly intense.

Her urgency now was even stronger than completing the task the Queen had given her.

The Queen's Mission?

Go aside!

She wanted to see that person, the guy who got the water clock, who might know Rustan's whereabouts.

The woman decided that she would use any means necessary to extract information about Rustan from the other party!

...

Qin's conversation with Su Chen went relatively smoothly.

From Su Chen, she learned a lot about Rustan and about things from five hundred years ago.

This information was impossible to find even by searching the entire Knights' database, but Qin felt that Su Chen was not lying to her. After all, even Lisa had said that Su Chen could be completely trusted when it came to matters of 'knowledge'.

During the conversation, Qin expressed her dissatisfaction with Su Chen's description of Rustan as a "reckless idiot."