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

that's enough.

This was enough to reignite the gloomy atmosphere that had settled over the city after Stormterror's attack.

Finally seeing the fun he had been longing for, Rod hummed a cheerful tune while cooking, and everyone could tell he was in a great mood.

"You seem quite pleased to see that executive officer get his comeuppance?"

Ying, who had spent the whole day clearing the ruins yesterday, couldn't help but be curious when she saw Rhodes like this.

She is not from Mondstadt.

They also knew nothing about the Fools.

All she knew was that since yesterday afternoon, almost everywhere she went, she could hear people talking about the names Diluc and the Fools.

Paimon, who enjoys lively gatherings, went to inquire about it.

Having roughly understood the reasons behind it, they also understood why the Mondstadt people had that kind of expression.

However, Ying still didn't quite understand.

It's one thing for the Mondstadt people to be happy, but why is Rhodes, an outsider, so happy too?

It seems.

He seemed to enjoy seeing these conflicts even more than the Mondstadt people.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

"I actually enjoy seeing that executive officer get humiliated, and the worse she gets humiliated, the happier I am."

Rod chuckled and said, "After all, only when she suffers a setback can our work of appeasing Dvalin be much easier."

"what?"

Upon hearing this news for the first time, Ying put down her toast and frowned, saying, "You mean she's going to sabotage our operation to appease Dvalin?"

"It will not only ruin this matter."

"She has so much to do."

Rhodes didn't hide anything and told her everything about how the lady planned to use the matter of Dvalin to lure out the Wind God.

the end.

He added, "The lady has likely already discovered Wendy's identity; she just hasn't found the opportunity to make her move yet."

This is Rod's speculation.

However, Wendy is either with the Knights of Favonius or spending all her time with Rhodes. Given the lady's cautious and meticulous nature, she wouldn't rashly attack Wendy unless she was absolutely certain of success.

So she'll do everything she can to create an opportunity for Wendy to be alone.

This includes, but is not limited to, sabotaging Mondstadt's efforts to reconcile with Dvalin, using the Abyss Order's invasion of Mondstadt, and even, Rhodes suspecting that these Abyss Order members in Mondstadt might have been deliberately sent in by her to escalate the conflict between the Knights of Favonius and Dvalin.

"What a wicked person!"

After hearing Rod's words, Paimon pouted and commented with dissatisfaction.

In this regard.

Rhodes declined to comment, shrugged, and let the matter drop.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Wendy, who had been waiting for this day for a long time, arrived at the Knights of Favonius with Rhodes, accompanied by Luminous and Paimon.

Rhodes originally planned to go directly to the agreed-upon Star-Picking Cliff.

However, Wendy said that Jean might be in danger if she escorted the Sky Harp alone, so the group went to the Knights of Favonius to find Jean first.

Before leaving.

Rod also took a special look at the commotion over at the Goethe Hotel.

Diluc and the Knights of Favonius's timely and forceful approach proved effective.

The investigation into the murder of Cripps, which began in the name of the Legendhand family, has kept the lady extremely busy these past two days.

The doctor did a very clean job back then, leaving no evidence.

However, little evidence was left behind.

This does not mean that no evidence was left behind.

Especially after the Knights of Favonius reopened their investigation into the previously purged Ilrock, many clues that had gone unnoticed back then were unearthed.

Some of these are genuine evidence preserved by the Knights of the Night, while others are forged letters based on details written by Rhodes and Jean's own deductions, or evidence of accepting bribes from the Fools.

The player played the piano very well.

These 'evidence' implicate the mastermind behind the scheme as the executed traitor Illock, while also subtly suggesting that the Fools were the masterminds behind Illock.

This kind of 'evidence' that is not explicitly stated but only metaphorical has been discovered.

Even though the lady knew in her heart that the Knights of Favonius were deliberately stirring up trouble, she really had no good way to defend herself in the face of the boiling public opinion in Mondstadt.

Kripps's prestige in Mondstadt is too high.

Although he did not succeed in joining the Knights of Favonius, the family business of Dawn Winery alone was enough to make him a respected figure in Mondstadt.

Not to mention that he is also a philanthropist, and his winery businesses have greatly benefited the entire Mondstadt region.

The Knights of Favonius once certified that he was killed by the dragon Usa, which was fine. There was no point in pursuing the matter of dying at the hands of a monster. Moreover, the monster was killed by someone else, which could be considered as indirectly avenging Kripps.

Unexpectedly, just as the people of Mondstadt were beginning to forget about this incident...

Suddenly, a bombshell was dropped: the death of Kripps was orchestrated by the Fools.

And the Knights of Favonius actually produced enough evidence to point to the Fools.

Amidst public outrage.

Every day, people go to the Goethe Hotel to throw stones and hurl insults at the Fools.

The pressure from the public, plus the pressure from Diluc and the Knights of Favonius.

This made it impossible for the woman to continue her previous plans against Wendy; she couldn't even leave the house.

Those Mondstadt people couldn't stop her.

This is Diluc.

They kept a close watch on her day and night, and even went so far as to say that no one from the Fools was allowed to leave until the truth came out.

to this end.

The woman had protested to Qin on several occasions.

However, to her surprise...

The acting leader, who was usually timid and hesitant in handling matters, suddenly became unusually tough.

He adopts an attitude of "I'm prepared to side with my relatives regardless of right or wrong," which always leaves the ladies disappointed.

Why should she?

The woman couldn't understand it.

Compared to the winter solstice.

Mondstadt is weak in power and combat strength, and its deities are far less powerful than those of the Ice Queen.

Don't even mention that Falga isn't here now.

Back when Falgar was around, the Doctor would still come to people's homes and bully them directly. Even one of the Doctor's subordinates dared to speak rudely to their archbishop.

Since the lady took over Mondstadt's affairs, everything has gone smoothly.

Whether communicating with Falgar or with Jean, Mondstadt has consistently maintained a hardline stance, repeatedly putting Mondstadt on the defensive in diplomatic matters.

This is a truly earth-shattering change for Qin.

The only explanation.

She only dared to do this because she had discovered the Wind God and had the backing of a deity.

This reason also forced the woman to start working on a backup plan, a plan she didn't particularly like but had no choice but to use.

Let's turn our attention back to the Knights of Favonius.

Qin had already prepared the Sky Harp and was waiting for Rhodes and the others in her office.

As for the affairs of the Knights.

She has already asked Lisa and Kaia to help her with it.

Following Rhodes's advice, she also recalled the survey teams that were on missions outside, in order to strengthen Mondstadt's defenses.

After the group met.

After a few brief pleasantries, we set off.

along the way.

Rod noticed.

Jean would often glance at Wendy without her noticing, and sometimes she wouldn't even hear Paimon talking to her.

"It's already been discovered."

"No wonder the attitude towards the Fools is getting tougher and tougher."

Seeing Qin's performance, Rod immediately understood what was going on.

He never told Qin Wendy her true identity, but it seems she has deduced from various events that Wendy is the Wind God.

The wind god has returned.

With a leader now in charge, it's no wonder Jean was so tough in her fight against the Lady.

And the casual conversation on the way.

This also made Rod learn about something else.

Mond actually knew that Kripps had been murdered by the Fools.

However, these files were sealed away at the time.