Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Without desire, one is strong.

At this moment, only Duke Carter remained unmoved after hearing Villette's decision.

He calmly raised his cup to savor the black tea.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the others erupted in fury.

"Lord Navelette, your decision is completely unfounded!"

“Indeed, Fontaine has been a nation of machines since ancient times, renowned throughout the Teyvat continent for its clockwork mechanisms and autonomous machines. How can we abolish their use? We cannot compromise just because the mobs outside are dissatisfied!”

"That's right. Banning machinery will ultimately harm the entire Fontaine. Not only should it not be banned, but it should be vigorously promoted."

They are not fools!

It's clear that Violet's visit was aimed at the robots.

Although they didn't know which genius had leaked the information and publicized it so widely as if afraid others wouldn't know, things had developed to this point, especially since Vilette had already brought them here, and they could no longer stand idly by.

There must be a solution, and as expected, that solution will certainly limit the use of robots.

This is not in their interest.

They tried everything they could to fight for themselves.

As the saying goes, the people of Fontainebleau are always moderate in temperament. For example, if you say you want to open the window, people may not agree, but if you say you want to lift the roof, people will agree to open the window.

Navelette is now clearly just claiming that she's going to lift the roof off.

What they need to do is, since it's not realistic to keep the windows closed, what's left is to try to open the windows a little smaller.

Seeing the agitated nobles, Navelette gestured for them to quiet down.

Following this is a series of arguments by Navigette from a realistic perspective.

The two sides engaged in a series of cordial and friendly communications, which lasted from the afternoon until midnight. They fully exchanged views, enhanced mutual understanding, and agreed that the talks were very beneficial, although they both held reservations about each other's proposals.

Hearing the growing commotion outside the Mo Mang Palace, Vilette knew that she had to resolve the matter as soon as possible.

From the perspective of the protesters outside the Momo Palace, it seems that Sedna had just sent away those Inazuma people and then brought these nobles from the upper echelons of Fontaine society.

They talked inside the Mo Mang Palace until midnight.

Compared to the previous speed of "results in ten minutes", this pace will undoubtedly undermine people's confidence.

Silently watching the nobleman before him—Count Martin had finished his long speech.

“Mr. Martin.” Navelette did not refute Martin’s words.

"what?"

"Do you remember what you did between 15 PM and 18 PM on the third afternoon?"

"I was at 15 PM three days ago..."

Martin quickly shut his mouth, his pupils dilated violently, and his eyes were filled with terror as he looked at Villette.

Oh no, we've been exposed!

How did this person know?

Is there a mole among them?

Chapter 159 I dare not, I dare not

"Before we proceed to the next step, I must remind you: if there are accusations, then there will be a trial."

Navelette's gaze swept across each of their faces.

Most people have realized what's going on, and they are trying their best to hide the fear in their eyes and put on a relaxed and calm demeanor.

Only Duke Carter's expression showed no sign of panic.

The people around him made no attempt to hide their surprise, but they also showed no signs of fear.

Don’t do bad things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.

Navelette's plan was to exploit an information gap.

Although he could not gather actual evidence, he could obtain most of the information from the water.

While not 100% comprehensive, it is more than enough to account for the mess these nobles made and the extremely strong resentment of the victims.

The people in front of him were unaware that he could obtain information from the water.

They would only assume that Navigette had found something on them, that Navigette already had enough evidence, but for some purpose, she had not tried them.

Now, "if there is an accusation, there will be a trial."

It can also be interpreted as: "If there is no accusation, then there can be no trial."

This statement was a blatant threat.

—If you do not agree to my conditions, then I will make charges, and with what I have, you'd better watch yourself.

If you don't want to be accused, then you should honestly agree to the conditions.

They dare not gamble.

At least Martin wouldn't dare.

Martin took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Just as he was about to reply, he saw that Villette had turned her gaze to the other side again.

"Ms. Theodore, Ms. Paddo, do you both remember the afternoon tea party a week ago?"

All eyes were on the two young and elegant women present.

They stood up, their faces pale and their eyes darting around.

Theodore raised his hand, trembling, and pointed at Navelette, his lips shaking as he said, "You...you...Supreme Judge, Lady Navelette, you..."

Pado immediately reached out and covered her mouth with her hand.

"It's nothing, Lady Vilette. She's just feeling a little unwell; it's an old ailment of hers."

After speaking, Pado did not forget to bow slightly to Navelette as an apology.

“Since you are unwell, you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.” Navelette’s tone remained calm and his facial expression unchanged, making it impossible to guess his thoughts or intentions.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely find the best doctor in all of Fontaine... no, all of Teyvat for Theodore."

Paddo grabbed Theodore and pushed her onto the sofa.

Navelette then turned her gaze to the next spot.

"besides……"

"No need to say more, Lord Vilette. My factories and guilds will certainly not have any human employees laid off or had their salaries reduced because of the machines, and recruitment will continue as usual. As you know, I have always been a role model for the nobles in Fontaine."

This time, the people learned to answer quickly.

Judging from the expressions and postures of these three people on two separate occasions, there must be something wrong. Violet was not making baseless accusations.

Although I don't know how Villette did it, I'm not exactly clean myself, and I'm already being watched. I should take the initiative, save face, and not let people speculate.

As expected, Navelette nodded without saying anything more, and instead looked away.

"me too."

This time, before Navelette could even open her mouth, she had already received the answer she wanted.

Villette looked around and received a chorus of "Me too!" Even the three who started with Martin rushed to agree.

This time, we've really messed up.

I have no idea how Villette knew so much.

There must be a traitor among them, Villette!

I must investigate this thoroughly when I get back!

However… knowing what they had done, yet not directly bringing charges against them or putting them to trial, but instead using it to “make a deal” with them, it seems that this Supreme Judge is not so fair and impartial after all.

On the one hand, they were heartbroken by the losses from the compromise; on the other hand, the nobles, who thought they had learned some incredible inside information, couldn't help but start plotting their own schemes.

Of those present, only Duke Carter and a few others had not yet expressed their opinions.

Navelette glanced at Duke Carter, who was calmly sipping his black tea. Everyone else in the office turned their heads when they saw Navelette's gaze.

For Navelette, these people were the real trouble.

Navelette stared at Duke Carter, remaining silent for a moment.

He really didn't know what to do if they refused.

Just as Navelette was still organizing her thoughts, unexpectedly, Duke Carter slowly put down his tea and turned to look at Navelette.

"Same for us."

"!"

Those present were quite surprised.

The other nobles in the office had different thoughts.

"The good-natured Duke Carter? It seems he's not so clean after all."

If Carter hadn't been caught red-handed like them, why would he have agreed to such terms?

It seems that Carter's usual image as a nice guy, a clean-cut philanthropist, is probably just a facade, like theirs.

They were guessing this in their hearts.

Carter could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their eyes, but he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

A filthy person sees everything as filthy.

To paraphrase the words of the neighboring Liyue, this is what it means to look down on someone.

Why should I care about what stray dogs on the street think?

Navelette, while surprised that Duke Carter had voluntarily relinquished his rights, also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a step that everyone can take.