Genshin Impact: Watch me turn the tables and kill my servants at the start!

The money Fañes made from the jade business made him feel that he had never been so wealthy in his life, his past life, or even his next life combined.

After the money arrived, the first thing Fanes did was to personally select the best piece of icy jadeite and have the craftsmen carve a sixteen-meter-tall seated statue of the Ice Queen.

The statue took three whole months to complete from head to toe, and after its completion, it was placed in the center of the square in front of the Winter Palace.

Her Majesty the Queen stood on the steps and glanced at the jade statue, which was many times taller than herself, from afar. She raised her gaze inch by inch from the base to the top of the statue, and then turned back into the palace expressionlessly.

A servant whispered to her if she wanted to inspect the details, but she only replied, "The items are a bit too high," and offered no further comment.

Upon hearing this, Fanes remained calm: "Higher is better; higher means a wider view."

Then Fanes selected a piece of fine white jade and carved it into a six-meter-tall statue of a rock god.

The white jade statue was not sent directly to Liyue Harbor, but was first transported to the foot of Jueyun Mountain. Then, Fanes personally wrote a letter and attached it to the base, entrusting Yun Jiefeng Zhenjun to present it to the Emperor.

The letter contained only one line: "Thank you for your guidance back then." Later, Zhongli sent someone back with a message saying that the statue had been properly placed and that he should not worry about it.

Then Phanes started using the scraps.

During the polishing process, many pieces of slightly inferior but still good material were removed from the 16-meter-tall statue of the Ice Queen.

Fanes had a craftsman select a piece of suitable size and carve a small, chibi-style statue about one meter tall, which was then sent to Fontaine.

The statue was made in the iconic pose of Funina—head slightly tilted back, one hand outstretched forward, eyes with three parts pride and seven parts confusion, the proportions of her face deliberately enlarged, and her legs short and disproportionate to her body.

The statue doesn't look like a deity; it looks more like a chubby little boy trying to play the role of a water god.

When Funina received it, she was having afternoon tea at Fontaine Palace. When the servant brought the statue to her, the teaspoon in her hand fell into the cup with a clatter. She circled the chibi-style statue three times, her lips twitching for a while, before finally managing to squeeze out a sound through clenched teeth.

"...Why that expression?"

The foolish soldiers who relayed the message honestly conveyed Fanes's original words: "The Twelfth Lord says that this statue perfectly captures your spirit."

That very night, Furna placed the small statue on the headboard of her bed in her bedroom. The next day, she sent a message to Fanes, instructing him not to use that style again when sending statues next time—but not to withdraw this one.

The scraps from the six-meter-tall statue of the rock god were used by Fanes to carve a miniature wind god statue that was thirty centimeters tall.

The miniature statue was only the size of an arm, with a dark green hat perched askew on its round head. It held a miniature wine bottle in its hand and wore a satisfied smile on its face, as if it had just climbed up from next to a wine barrel.

Phanes packed the small statue and sent it to Mondstadt, addressed to "the tree hole in the big tree in front of the Church of the West Wind".

A few days later, the small statue appeared in a bard's backpack. Wendy's reaction upon receiving it was simply to look down at it for a long time, then take a sip of wine and put the statue in her violin case.

The situation with Thor is rather unique. Fanes has a piece of pure purple jadeite rough, with so few impurities that it's almost transparent, and the entire piece has a uniform violet hue.

After thinking for a long time about what to make of the stone to give to Thor, Farnese simply handed the entire rough stone along with a short message to the skirmisher, letting him decide what to do with it.

As the soldier took the piece of purple jade, he asked expressionlessly, "Why didn't you make it yourself?"

Phanes replied matter-of-factly, "I'm afraid my work will be too ugly and offend the gods. It's safer if you do it."

The stragglers didn't reply, but simply pocketed the purple jade. Later, Fanes heard that Inazuma had acquired another purple jade ornament, the exact shape of which was unclear, only that it was placed in the castle tower, supposedly left behind by the shogun after his personal inspection.

By this time, all the offerings had been made to the gods. Farnese didn't waste the remaining scraps; he cut several ordinary but well-polished jade slabs and sent them to the Liyue Septim, the Fontaine Inquisition, and the Mondstadt Knights.

After receiving the jade plaque, the Liyue Seven Stars remained silent for a long time. Uncle Tian stood in front of the jade plaque for a long time, and finally only said one sentence: "Where did this child get so much jade?"

Villette from Fontaine sent two people to inquire, her meaning quite subtle—the gift was too valuable, and they needed to consider whether it was appropriate to accept it.

Phanes sent someone back saying, "It's fine if you don't accept it; I'll just leave it at the entrance of the Winter Palace as a door knocker."

Navelette remained silent for a long time before finally having someone accept it.

Mondstadt was the most direct. Falgar placed the jade tablet against the wall of the Knights' Hall as decoration, and then sent Fanes a note with only two words: "Thanks."

After the entire gift-giving process was completed, Fanes leaned against the headboard of his bed in the Winter Palace and counted the total cost on his fingers, which was about 20% of his total profit from his jade business.

He kept the remaining 80%, intending to use it as start-up capital for the exploration of the New World and the Industrial Revolution. He was halfway through his calculations when he heard a noise at the door.

Xiao Hei poked its head through the crack in the door, its amber vertical pupils quietly watching him. It had a wooden box it had picked up from somewhere in its mouth, which it placed at his feet before retreating and lying down.

Fanes bent down, opened the box, and glanced inside—there were several wax-sealed replies, each from one of the recipients.

He first opened the letter with the most familiar handwriting, which had come from Liyue. The letter contained only one line of text, written neatly and concisely: "The material is good. Come visit when you have time." A small dragon-shaped seal was stamped in the lower right corner.

Fanes folded the letter and placed it on the bedside table. Then he opened the letter from Mond's side. When he opened it, a dried dandelion and a piece of paper with the scent of wine fell out. It was written in messy Mondstadt.

"Don't make it so small next time, it makes me feel short."