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In this situation, even if D'Artagnan objected, it would be useless. He was indeed very strong, but among everyone present, he could probably only bully Paimon.

Even Luminous, who wields dual elemental powers, can temporarily hold his own against Tartaglia when he goes all out.

"Are you serious?" D'Artagnan frowned at Arecino, even though he knew this was the best course of action.

But the Heart of the Geo Archon hasn't even been warmed yet, and now it's going to be handed over? Isn't that a bit too humiliating?

At least put up a fight! Otherwise, if it gets back, wouldn't it disappoint Her Majesty the Queen and make her colleagues laugh at us?

Although they are in this environment and not much better off than others, they should at least try to struggle.

“Of course I’m serious.” Arecino nodded slightly. She took two steps forward, grasped the Heart of the Rock God, and looked at Su Hao calmly, saying, “However, the Heart of the Rock God can be returned to you, but I have a request.”

Su Hao was surprised that Arecino would make demands, but he nodded and said, "Okay, but don't go too far."

"You guys are the ones who've gone too far," Tartaglia retorted. He had been planning this scheme for two and a half years since he arrived in Liyue at the end of winter.

Not only did it become Morax's wedding dress, but now the Rock God's Heart that he finally obtained is going to be taken back by Su Hao.

However, everyone present ignored D'Artagnan's complaints, because he had put in the most effort in this incident, and now it had all come to nothing, making him the biggest victim.

“This request is very simple,” Arecino said calmly to Su Hao. “It is to unconditionally release the Fools captured in the Jade Pavilion.”

"Huh?" Paimon looked at Arecino as if she were an idiot.

If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, Paimon would have asked Arecino, "Are you sober?!"

Unconditionally release the Fools captured at the Jade Pavilion?! Even if Su Hao is the acting Rock God, issuing such an order would face unimaginable skepticism.

After all, the Fatui had attacked the people in the Jade Pavilion, and although they were all captured, they did not cause any casualties to Liyue.

But they acted openly and fairly, so it's simply impossible for them to be let go unconditionally.

"Impossible." Su Hao shook his head; he couldn't make that decision.

If he were to ask, Qixing would help him get things done, and might even think that he was planning something in advance.

But it's impossible to do it unconditionally; the Fools must pay a price to exchange these prisoners for their return.

Although, judging from the whole incident, the Fools have now suffered a huge loss. A large number of elite soldiers have been captured, and the promised reward, the Heart of the Rock God, is about to be taken away by Su Hao.

But that's not how it works, because even without Zhongli's scheming, the Fools would have still managed to steal the Heart of God; it was an unavoidable situation.

After all, the Fatui had done similar things in Mondstadt, Inazuma, and Sumeru.

We can't just let them get something for free because they suffer the biggest losses, can we?

Furthermore, Su Hao's relationship with the Fools was already irreconcilably damaged, so one more time wouldn't make a difference.

Arecino seemed to have anticipated that Su Hao wouldn't agree, so she changed her tune and said, "How about we pay Mora and supplies to ransom him?"

"I need you to convey my stance, otherwise if we argue with that Tianquan Star, this matter will probably drag on for a long time."

When Ningguang was mentioned, a hint of helplessness flashed in Arecino's eyes. She would rather argue with Su Hao than argue with Ningguang.

There was no way around it; this woman was far too shrewd. If they tried to negotiate with her, the Fools would have to bleed themselves dry.

To avoid maximizing losses, Arecino wanted Su Hao to convey her message: resolve this matter as soon as possible; everything else was secondary.

Anyway, the headache for Liyue is Tartaglia, or the next Fatui Enforcer, and it has nothing to do with her.

She was only responsible for the cleanup work, which basically meant cleaning up after someone.

Su Hao didn't speak. He pondered for a moment, then finally nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I will convey my stance, but if Ningguang doesn't agree, don't come looking for me."

Arecino smiled, said nothing more, and simply tossed the Heart of the Rock God to Su Hao.

She only wanted Su Hao's words, because if Ningguang wasn't even willing to give him face, or if the two sides joined forces to cheat the Fools.

There was nothing she could do. Even if she was blamed afterward, she could find a way to exonerate herself. At the very least, she had secured the greatest possible benefit. As for why the other party hadn't agreed...

That's their problem, it has nothing to do with her, and D'Artagnan can testify for herself.

Both sides were very satisfied. After obtaining the Heart of the Rock God, Su Hao also absorbed it into his own body. Now he has three Hearts of the Rock God.

"Well then, I'm leaving too. Have fun." After getting the Heart of the Rock God, Su Hao didn't plan to stay any longer.

In the group chat, King Ruotu has already indicated that he is going to find Morax, as he needs to hurry and see Zhongli's identity revealed.

This was a scene that even the other gods were eagerly anticipating, and he wanted to be there to witness it firsthand.

Ella, Black Ella, Ying, and Paimon also returned to Su Hao's side, ready to leave with him at any time.

"and many more."

At that moment, Arecino called out to them.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Su Hao casually waved the Seven Thunders of Purification in his hand, opening a stable spatial portal. He looked at Arecino with some confusion.

The Heart of God has been retrieved, and the matter of the Fatui is now settled. Is there anything else, Arecino?

“This is my personal request,” Arecino said calmly to Su Hao. “Could you and the traveler please make a trip to Fontaine when you have time?”

"Ideally, the prophecy of Fontaine will come true within the next two years, and I hope to get your help."

This was a personal matter for Arecino; she joined the Fools in order to save Fontaine and rewrite the prophecy.

Of course, it's also possible that Arecino was influenced by the Ice Queen's charm, which is why she genuinely worked for Winter.

However, it is undeniable that Arecino did a lot of work and preparations to solve the Fontaine prophecy, but she felt it was still not safe enough, so she decided to bring Su Hao along.

If an unexpected event does occur, perhaps the Heart of God carried by Su Hao can be used to resolve the prophecy.

Although the Little Lucky Grass King said that the prophecy could not be changed, Arecino was still willing to give it a try, even if it meant sacrificing her life.

"We'll see what happens then."

Su Hao didn't give a definite answer right away, but said he would see when the time came.

He neither agreed nor refused, although Su Hao was very curious about the divine kingdom that Feng Dan had never set foot in.

But despite his curiosity, Su Hao was too busy lately and didn't want to cause trouble in Fontainebleau for the time being.

It would be safer to wait until your strength has improved or your chat group level has reached LV5 before going to Fontainebleau.

"it is good."

Seeing that Su Hao didn't agree, Arecino didn't say anything either, but instead focused her attention on Ying, who was the key to breaking the deadlock.

Ying remained silent, as her schedule was already packed. She was going to travel to Inazuma and also visit Sumeru.

It would take at least a long time to get to Fontainebleau.

Su Hao and his group entered the portal and left the place, leaving only Tartaglia and Arecino, the two Fools' Enforcers.

"Alas, now it's all for naught."

D'Artagnan plopped down on a nearby rock and sighed, "After doing so much, it would have been better to do nothing at all."

"The Heart of the Rock God is gone, all my subordinates have been imprisoned, and the promised victory turned out to be a lie."

D'Artagnan clenched his fists, his voice filled with resentment, yet there was nothing he could do.

If it's due to a lack of personal strength or inferior skills, then Tartaglia won't say anything.

Now that everything is over, D'Artagnan has only one feeling: he has been terribly deceived.

Mr. Zhongli deceived himself, Su Hao deceived himself, the traveler also deceived himself, and the servant who should never have deceived himself ended up deceiving himself too!

Although Arecino was only deceiving herself because she was following Her Majesty the Queen's orders, D'Artagnan really couldn't accept the current situation.

So now, D'Artagnan looked at Arecino with a mocking gaze and said, "Was this also part of the plan?"

Tartaglia was asking Arecino if Su Hao stealing the Heart of the Rock God was also part of his plan.

“Or what?” Arecino looked at D'Addaría with a smile, as if to say, when did you start to think that this wasn’t part of the plan?

"What?!" D'Artagnan looked extremely surprised.

D'Artagnan, who had been sitting on the rock, immediately jumped down. He looked at Arecino with a very serious expression and said, "This is also part of the plan?!"

"Did Her Majesty the Empress issue the order personally? Or... him?"

The "he" that D'Artagnan refers to here is a clown, while the other party is the commander-in-chief of the Fools and the leader of the Fools' executive officers.

The other party is second only to the Empress in the winter.

He is also qualified to issue orders to Arecino.

But... for D'Artagnan, the orders given by the clown were completely different from those given by Her Majesty the Queen.

“That was naturally ordered by Her Majesty the Empress herself.” Arecino crossed her arms, looked at Tartaglia whose expression changed rapidly, and chuckled, “When we arrived in Liyue.”

"I asked Her Majesty the Queen what I should do if Su Hao tries to steal the Heart of the Rock God."

"Her Majesty's answer at the time was... to give the Heart of the Rock God to the other party."

Arecino gazed at the sky, seemingly having thought of something, and murmured to herself, "This is a good move, in my opinion, whether it's us collecting the Heart of God or Su Hao collecting the Heart of God."

“Both are the same, and in that case, Su Hao would essentially possess four divine hearts.”

Upon hearing Arecino's words, D'Artagnan's expression unexpectedly relaxed.

Since Her Majesty the Queen had said so, he no longer felt unhappy.

Dadalia laughed and said, "In that case, I don't need to worry anymore. All we need to do now is rescue our captured subordinates."

"Let the rich worry about resources and Mora; that's what they should be doing."

Arecino smiled slightly when she heard Dadtaglia's words, without refuting them, because that was indeed the truth.

Let the rich worry about this resource, but in a sense... giving this resource to Liyue wouldn't be a loss for the rich.

Because Liyue is the hometown of the wealthy.

Chapter 481 Ruo Tuo Meets Zhong Li

Amidst the laughter and chatter of D'Artagnan and Arecino, the two executors jointly entrusted the issue of ransom supplies and Mora's problems to the wealthy for resolution.

After all, he owned the Northern Bank, and now the plan has run into problems, with a large number of the Fools' elite combatants being captured.

Whichever executive officer it is, they must rescue these elite combat personnel.

These combatants are not like cabbages; they can't be trained in a few weeks or months.

It takes several years to cultivate such elite forces, and to give them up so easily would be an unimaginable loss for the Fools.