Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

If the problem remains unresolved for too long, and the truth eventually comes out, there will be even greater repercussions.

"What should we do? What should we do? Violet, you have to think of something!"

Navelette was quite exasperated by the somewhat noisy Funina.

“Ms. Funina, don’t panic. Although we haven’t found the best solution, I have other countermeasures.”

"any solution?"

Just then, Sedna came to report.

"Lord Vilette, they have been sent away. Is there anything else you require?"

"Thank you for your hard work. I have just drafted a list. Please invite all the people on this list to Mo Mang Palace."

Sedna took the list and opened it on the spot.

The contents are all information about the powerful nobles of Fontaine.

Their common characteristic is that they control large institutions such as mines, factories, and chambers of commerce, and they control the lifelines of Fontainebleau society.

From this perspective, they were all merchants. This includes traditional nobles who transitioned into business, as well as merchants who grew their wealth and acquired noble status.

“I understand, Lord Vilette. I will send someone to invite them over immediately.”

Sedna skipped and hopped away.

"Eh? Vilette, are you planning to negotiate with them?"

"Yes, I intend to make demands on them, mandating that they provide jobs for humans and guarantee wages."

"But... will they agree?"

"I will make them agree."

Navette's calm tone revealed an undeniable determination.

Faced with a real crisis, he had to abandon absolute fairness and turn to relative fairness based on practical considerations.

There really wasn't a better solution, so we had no choice but to make do with these nobles for the time being.

Faced with a choice between the majority and the minority, and in a game of choosing one or the other with no room for compromise, Violet decisively chose the former.

Without fairness, there is no meaning.

However, we need to get them to agree while also ensuring fairness as much as possible.

How to provide compensation remains a difficult problem.

“Miss Funina, if you have nothing else to do, please return to your room. I need to do some preparations.”

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Funina was brought back to her senses by Navelette's call. After nodding to Navelette repeatedly, she walked out of Navelette's office, turning back every few steps.

It was as if she was afraid that Violet would abandon her and run away.

Navilette: "..."

He shook his head, no longer thinking about Funina.

This is Mo Mang Palace, quite far from Lu Jing Spring. Given the amount of information involved, with this incomplete authority, it seems we'll have to expend considerable effort.

After pondering the necessity of doing so once more, a vast amount of water elemental power gathered around Vilette.

The scepter struck heavily on the office floor.

"O Tide, I have returned!"

Water records people's emotions and memories.

They carefully searched for what they needed among the countless fragments of historical memory.

Scenes from history flashed through Villette's mind.

Navilette witnessed the various actions of those nobles.

He witnessed the nobles clinking glasses and deciding the fate of the Grey River residents.

I saw those poor children who were imprisoned and violated.

They witnessed the tragic past of the child named Lynette in the House of the Hearth.

He witnessed countless evils of humanity, but also countless moments of brilliance and beauty.

Watling, Carles, Miles, and Silver, and many others, ordinary yet extraordinary people.

Humans are such complex and contradictory creatures.

Chapter 158 There is a mole

After a long while, the water elemental force surrounding Navelette gradually subsided.

I've found what I was looking for.

However, Villette remained where she was, head down, motionless and silent.

He saw those images again, and once again, he recalled all the things that had happened in the past.

The loneliness of being an outsider, which had lasted for centuries, suddenly surged forth like a tidal wave.

He had long been aware of the actions of those nobles.

In fact, he had seen some of them while using his water elemental perception to assist in the investigation.

However, he has always been helpless about this.

These people, though merely mortals who would not live past a hundred years, were all cunning old foxes who had lived for a thousand years.

He has difficulty finding relevant evidence.

The witnesses and physical evidence were all dealt with thoroughly, and no one would ever accuse them.

Even if the truth is found, the other party will throw out a white glove as a scapegoat.

He cannot use his own perceived memories as objective, irrefutable evidence, and regardless of the implications, this is simply not convincing.

Moreover, he cannot maintain this level of perception at all times; it is very taxing, both physically and mentally.

Navelette remembered that time, coincidentally, he caught him red-handed, and he directly ordered Melusin of the Shadow Court to take action, thus saving a witness before the nobles could act.

The witness confidently claimed that he would testify.

During the trial, he changed his tune and took full responsibility for the crime.

Navelette recalled that the other party had used 5000 million Mora to bribe them, and then threatened the witnesses with their lives.

No physical evidence was left behind. As long as both parties deny it, then this incident never happened.

Even his repeated, subtle assurances that he would guarantee the safety of the other party and their family were to no avail, presumably because of the 5000 million Mora.

The case ultimately ended with the defendant being acquitted.

Over time, he seemed to become somewhat numb to these things and stopped putting in the effort to investigate these people.

And now, these familiar memories are flooding back.

"Lord Vilette, everyone has arrived. Shall we let them in now?"

Outside the door, Sedna's voice interrupted Navelette's thoughts.

"Okay, please come in."

The office door opened, and men and women dressed in similar traditional Fontainebleau aristocratic attire walked in one after another.

"Good afternoon, Your Excellency Navelette."

These are all very standard traditional Fontainebleau customs, which, combined with their clothing, are pleasing to the eye.

After a series of elaborate rituals, Navelette and the nobles finally got down to business.

"As you all know, the large-scale strikes and protests in Fontainebleau are now far beyond Fontainebleau and have seriously affected the normal operation of Fontainebleau society."

Navelette closely observed the changes in the expressions on everyone's faces.

Some people looked disdainful, some laughed it off, and some remained calm and composed.

"Excuse my bluntness, Lord Vilette. You should resolutely crack down on such a mob and throw them all into the Mello Petersburg to ensure the personal safety and interests of every citizen of Fontaine."

A soft chuckle rippled through the nobles.

Everyone knows this is an exaggeration; there's no place that big in Mero Petersburg.

To everyone's surprise, Villette admitted it with a serious expression.

"That's right, I do intend to strike back decisively."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Representatives of many nobles or heads of households all looked at Navelette.

Are you serious?

"I have decided to ban the use of all autonomous machinery within Fontainebleau, including not only the latest robots, but also automated machine tools and all kinds of clockwork mechanisms, including those used by the guard agencies. All related machinery shall be collected and destroyed by the Mo Mang Palace."

There was silence in the office.

The faces of the nobles were filled with astonishment and disbelief.

There is only one exception.

Duke Carter.

The kind-hearted man in Fontaine, even after searching through numerous memories, could not find any evidence that he had committed any crimes; on the contrary, he had performed many good deeds.

This is also what Navelette is focusing on.

For Navelette, although there were many people present, they could be simply divided into two categories: those with heavy sins and those with innocent backgrounds.

The latter group consisted of only a few people, led by Duke Carter.

He wasn't worried about the former; what he truly struggled with were these innocent people.