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

After Rhodes told her about this, Jean went to the archives to look up the records from that time, and ended up finding all the evidence that the Knights had preserved back then.

They are clearly victims, but they dare not speak out.

Outsiders would definitely not understand this.

But Qin understood perfectly.

This was something the Grand Commander did intentionally.

When she was awarded the Knight of the Dandelion and first began studying politics.

Jean's father, Simon Page, the bishop of the Church of the West Wind, once lamented that Mondstadt was far too weak in the face of Winter.

Their biggest weakness in protecting the people is their lack of strength.

And this is a weakness.

This means that even if Mondstadt knew about many things, he couldn't challenge Winter and could only helplessly accept his fate.

It's not just about Kripps's murder; it's also about the children who were forcibly recruited by the doctor and never heard from again.

Now we have news from Lord Wind God that Barbatos has returned to Mondstadt.

Having found this evidence, Jean decisively began to establish her authority by targeting the lady, without completely severing ties, while also preventing the Fatui from continuing their arrogance in Mondstadt.

This gratifying action prompted Rod to give her a thumbs up.

That's how it should be.

It's a good practice to never be soft when you need to be firm.

"Thank you."

Jean smiled and looked at Wendy again.

In response.

Wendy, holding the Sky Harp, gave her a bright smile.

This reassured Qin, making her even more convinced that she had done nothing wrong.

The distance from Mondstadt to Starcliff is not short.

But Rhodes and his companions were all highly skilled, and they traveled as fast as they could without wasting any time.

Therefore, it did not take them long to reach the highest point in Mondstadt.

Facing the gentle sea breeze.

Wendy stood on the edge of the cliff, picked up her harp, and smiled confidently: "The world's finest bard is about to begin plucking his strings again."

Having said this.

His hands were placed on the strings, ready to play the piece he said would attract Dvarin.

However, amidst everyone's anticipation.

Wendy remained in that position for a long time without making a move, as if he wasn't the one who had just said he was going to start playing.

Just as Qin and Ying were still wondering and about to ask questions, Rhodes, who had sensed something was wrong, suddenly changed his expression, took a step forward, and pulled Wendy back.

"Mr. Rhodes, what's going on?"

"What happened?"

Qin and Ying suddenly understood.

Something's definitely wrong with this seemingly tranquil Star-Picking Cliff.

Rhodes didn't reply, but simply pushed Wendy next to Jean and Ying.

He immediately clenched his right hand, twisted his body, and an ice spear formed from ice elemental power instantly transformed into a beam of ice-blue light, piercing straight into a deserted corner with lightning speed.

Amidst a series of crackling and popping sounds.

The ice spear shattered instantly.

Followed by.

A boy wearing a purple straw hat and dressed like an Inazuma Ronin appeared out of nowhere.

He could crush the ice spear thrown by Rhodes with his bare hands. Even after his hidden figure was discovered, he did not panic at all. Instead, he arrogantly opened his arms and approached Rhodes and the others.

"He does have some skill. No wonder that arrogant woman would swallow her pride and ask me for help."

Just ten meters away from Rhodes and his companions, the boy stopped, his gaze fixed on the Sky Harp in Wendy's hand, and said coldly, "Hand over the Sky Harp, and I might just break your legs."

"if not."

The boy paused, then gave a wicked smile: "You will all die."

(End of this chapter)

176. Chapter 169 A Just Gang-Up

Chapter 169 The righteous assault

Scattered soldier, the sixth executive officer of the Fools.

Unlike executives who are stationed in other countries year-round, he is a mobile executive on standby, responsible for supporting the Fools' secret operations in various countries.

Rhodes never expected this.

The woman was entangled by Diluc and unable to move, which attracted the attention of the higher-ranking executive.

The executors of the Fools are ranked according to their strength.

in other words.

The higher-ranking soldier simply has superior strength compared to the lady.

And what's even more troublesome is...

The skirmishers are not human.

His body was created by Thor, one of the seven rulers of the mortal realm, with the intention of carrying the heart of the gods and becoming their agents.

To put it in simpler terms...

That is, he possesses a powerful body that is close to that of a god.

With the help of the Second Executive Officer, Dr., he successfully broke the seal that Thor had placed within his body, greatly increasing his strength and propelling him to become the Sixth Executive Officer.

If I remember correctly.

The lady's initial assessment of him was that he was far more durable than other humans.

But it's durable.

That doesn't mean he can be so arrogant as to challenge a messenger of a grass god, a dandelion knight of Mondstadt, and a true descendant all by himself.

Rhodes licked his lips, watching the approaching skirmishers with wicked smiles, and activated the detection function of the void terminal to the fullest extent, trying to find if there were any other executors around.

The executors of the Fools are not fools.

Even if the lady didn't tell the skirmisher that Wendy was the Wind God.

The skirmishers would also know very well that two people who could contend with and drive away the Stormterror were not so easy to deal with.

In particular, there is now an acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.

One against three formidable enemies.

Even if he were to be extremely erratic, he wouldn't be this erratic.

Unless there is at least one other executive lying in wait here, giving him the confidence to spout nonsense.

really.

After scanning the surrounding mountains and forests, the Void Terminal made another discovery.

About a kilometer away from where they were, there was another person secretly watching them.

Unlike stragglers who are blatantly malicious.

That person meant no harm.

Furthermore, he did not use elemental power; he merely gazed at them from afar.

Therefore, the first scan of the Void Terminal did not find anything unusual, and it was only after Rhodes gave the order that he was discovered in the second scan.

Upon seeing this person's face.

Rod recognized him.

Son.

The last executive officer of the Fools.

Like the skirmishers, they are now also executive officers in a mobile, standby state.

Look.

Like the stragglers, he only came to Mondstadt to help after receiving a woman's plea for assistance.

"It's backfired."

Rhodes, clearly annoyed by his miscalculation, frowned and complained, "Your Mondstadt is really lively. The Fatui only has eleven executives, and you've already got three of them."

I should have known better than to let Diluc target the lady.

Unexpectedly, that arrogant woman actually humbled herself and went to call two colleagues for help, and even dared to openly attack the Wind God in front of the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.

"Three executives?"

Jean, who had taken a step forward to reprimand the stragglers, turned to look at Rhodes, her expression filled with deep seriousness.

In response.

The stragglers stopped and snorted coldly: "Hmph, that good-for-nothing who only causes trouble for others can't even hide properly."

talking.

He turned to look at where the young master was hiding and shouted, "Come out! You've been discovered, there's no point in hiding anymore."

The voice just fell.