In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

Having seen this kind of thing before, Wendy only showed a little pity on her face, but didn't show much surprise.

In his words.

Mondstadt has suffered far more severe disasters in its history than this.

Whether it was the rebellion against the Storm God two thousand years ago or the Dark Calamity five hundred years ago, even if it didn't involve gods and was purely a war between mortals to overthrow the old nobility, the casualties of Mondstadt people were far more tragic than these wars. These wars can be described as a complete reshuffling.

It's true that God loves people.

But even the gods aren't so overwhelmed with grief at the sight of humans being harmed.

"I am truly saddened by the harm done to the people of Mondstadt by Dvalin."

"But if being sad were useful, I could sit in front of the Knights of Favonius and cry for three days and three nights right now."

"it is a pity."

Being sad is useless.

"As a god of Mondstadt, what I need to do now is not to grieve for the people, but to do everything I can to calm Dvalin down as soon as possible and prevent such tragedies from happening again."

Wendy takes it all in stride.

But no matter how anxious he was, it was no use.

Since Dvalin's injury from Rhodes has not healed, it is virtually impossible to summon him using the Sky Harp.

As for taking people into the Wind Dragon Ruins to find Dvalin directly.

That's Tvalin's home ground, after all, so the possibility of something unexpected happening is very high.

Moreover, in Wendy's mind...

If this matter can be resolved peacefully, then we should try to resolve it peacefully.

Using force to forcibly remove the Abyss Blood from Dvalin is the worst possible solution.

The previous battle between Rhodes and Dvalin.

The drawbacks of using force are obvious.

Even though the battles mostly took place high in the sky, in places invisible to the naked eye of mortals, the elemental turbulence disturbed by Dvalin still caused great trouble for Mondstadt. Even top witches like Lisa complained about the elemental turbulence, not to mention ordinary Vision holders.

The ability to disturb elements is unique to elemental dragons.

This is also one of the reasons why Wendy is unwilling to use force.

After breakfast.

Ying and Paimon went to the Knights of Favonius to see if there was anything they could do to help.

Rod and Wendy sat on the small balcony on the second floor, legs crossed, looking in the direction of the Goethe Hotel.

This wait.

I waited until almost noon.

A luxurious carriage bearing a shield-shaped red emblem finally arrived at the entrance of the Goethe Hotel, much to Rhodes's anticipation.

That badge is the coat of arms of House Lygenfender, one of the three great houses of Mondstadt.

See this scene.

Rod, who had just been feeling a bit tired, suddenly perked up and leaned on the railing to watch the excitement with great interest.

The person who stepped down from the carriage was Diluc. Now, having shed his disguise as a night hero, he was dressed in a magnificent crimson suit, adorned with all the lavish decorations that signified the status of the Legionnaire family. Such a formal entrance was enough to show that his visit was of great significance.

Diluc's appearance also attracted a lot of onlookers.

The Legenfender family is a prestigious clan in Mondstadt. Their ancestors can be traced back to the time when the wind god wore a crown. A thousand years ago, they joined the resistance led by the great knight Vanessa and successfully overthrew the Lawrence family, who ruled Mondstadt. The numerous honors bestowed upon them made their family even more renowned in Mondstadt.

After the Lawrence family's swift fall due to the events of the old aristocracy, the Gunnhildr family, where Jean is, and the Legnfender family, where Diluc is, are now the most powerful families in Mondstadt.

One of these two families is a top military family that has always had at least one captain of the Knights of Favonius and has produced many Grand Masters and Vice Grand Masters. The other is the god of wealth who controls the Dawn Winery, the financial pillar of Mondstadt. Even though no one in the family currently serves in the Knights of Favonius (Kaeya is not included, as he is an adopted son and not considered a member of the Legionfender family in the eyes of most Mondstadt people), Diluc, as the current patriarch, is still a very important figure.

Diluc's high-profile visit to the Fatui, especially amidst the recent controversy surrounding their alleged plot to murder his father, has naturally attracted considerable attention.

Of these, You Yiqin was the one who paid the most attention to this matter.

When Jean and Rhodes agreed to spread rumors that were detrimental to the Fatui, they were prepared to stand up for Diluc.

Anyway.

The Knights of Favonius wronged him and Kripps first, and now, for whatever reason, the Knights of Favonius can no longer let him fight alone.

Just like Rod said, if you don't help your own Diluc, are you going to help the Fatui bully you?

Now we'll see how the Fatui react to Diluc's arrival.

Unable to focus on her work, Jean stood at the window of the Knights of Favonius, gazing towards the Goethe Hotel like the other onlookers, ready to rush to Diluc's aid at any moment.

Diluc was stunned.

It lasted from noon until evening.

period.

The members of the Fools showed no unusual behavior, and the guards outside the door remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened inside.

Over time.

Aside from the Mondstadt residents who were still busy with disaster relief, almost everyone who had something to do gathered around to watch the drama unfold.

All of a sudden.

They completely blocked the area around the Goethe Hotel.

The scene was so chaotic that even Jean had to order a group of Knights of Favonius to be dispatched to maintain order, fearing that the onlookers might cause trouble.

"See, I told you, eating melon seeds is human nature."

After watching for half the day without seeing anything interesting, Rhodes got tired of it and started reading a Mondstadt history book while chatting with Wendy, who was also watching the drama unfold.

After understanding what "eating melons" means.

Wendy, who had weathered countless storms, wholeheartedly agreed: "It's not just humans; even gods sometimes act this way, back in the day."

Next.

Wendy recounted many strange tales about the demons and their followers from back then.

Some of these stories sounded quite familiar to Rhodes.

Think about it carefully.

It was a poem I had seen in "The Wind in the Forest".

"You've written about the gods in your poems, aren't you afraid of getting beaten up?"

Rod asked with a gossipy look on his face.

The poems in The Forest Book that involve anecdotes about gods are not just those that praise the gods; many of them expose their shortcomings. They are stories like the Ice God waking up one day to find that his scepter has been replaced with a Hilichurl's wooden stick, and most of them feature Venti as the protagonist.

"hey-hey--"

Wendy grinned, tacitly agreeing.

This was exactly what Rod had expected.

After all, he wrote about these embarrassing incidents in his poems and even openly stated that Wendy was the culprit behind them. If he said he hadn't been beaten up, Rod would never believe him.

The two were talking.

After a whole day of silence, someone finally came out of the Goethe Hotel.

It was Diluc, and a lady with an extremely unpleasant expression.

"Oh? She's really angry~~~"

Wendy used 'she' instead of 'he', so it seems the one who's angry is the lady.

However, it can also be seen with the naked eye.

After such a long standoff, Diluc remained calm, while the usually haughty lady lost her composure, her cold face clearly showing a hint of anger.

Through Wendy's retelling.

Rod knew everything about their conversation.

"I will relay Mr. Diluc's words to the acting captain verbatim."

"I hope you are prepared to take responsibility for what you say."

These are the words of the woman.

Diluc's response was simply, "Whatever."

Say it.

He then boarded the carriage and left without looking back.

The woman, clearly even angrier, did not return to the Goethe Hotel, but instead sent someone directly towards the direction of the Knights of Favonius.

And such a sudden change.

This also made the onlookers in Mondstadt completely unable to suppress their desire to watch the drama unfold.

Even as darkness fell, they all flocked towards the Knights of Favonius, awaiting the outcome of the standoff between Diluc and the Fatui.

(End of this chapter)

175. Chapter 168 Another Executor of Mondstadt

Chapter 168 Another Executor of Mondstadt

No one knows what the lady went through in the Knights of Favonius.

Anyway, the next day all of Mondstadt knew that the Fatui executor had been humiliated by the acting Grand Master and had even kicked over a Favonius flag on his way back.

This action did not cause any dissatisfaction among the Mondstadt people; on the contrary, they cheered and applauded.

They were unaware of the specific details of the conversation between Qin and the lady.

But they know.

In this battle, Jean Grey won, Diluc won, and Mondstadt won.