Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Because doing so would undoubtedly leave her with something to hold against her, and since Arecino chose to do so, it means that at least on the surface she hasn't left any evidence or clues.

Therefore, it is certain that some people were guided and formed the march independently in this demonstration.

As for who organized this march, at least from Pantalone's perspective, it doesn't seem like something a normal Wintersman would do. At the very least, a Wintersman wouldn't be shouting slogans like "natural rights, give me back my freedom" in the streets.

The people of Zhidong, who live in this harsh and barren land, don't think about things like freedom.

Perhaps Mondstadt next door would be like that.

"Reporting to Lord Pantalone, we have found out who organized this parade. There are two organizers: one named Abraham Lyndon and the other named George Wacken."

“One is a Mondrian of Mönchon descent, and the other is a Mondrian-Mönchon mixed-race. I have looked up their backgrounds. They are followers of a sect called Neo-Fönchon Liberalism.”

"Their doctrine holds that the wind god resides within each person, and that each person possesses the right to freedom, a right bestowed upon everyone in the world by the wind god Barbatos."

"Everyone can understand the meaning of freedom by their own will, regardless of their country or the god they believe in. They believe that multiple beliefs are permissible, and natural human rights are their motto."

“They believe that true faith is free, not something that is constrained by others, which is why they specifically organized this march.”

Upon hearing the report from his Fools' intelligence agents, Pantalone felt an incredibly subtle emotion.

Let's put aside the fact that this name seems like a joke.

But what exactly is the belief associated with Barbatos, the god of wind?

It's one thing for those guys from Mondstadt to stay in Mondstadt, but they come all the way to Winterspring to spread their doctrines?

Are you sure this isn't someone from Barbatos coming to cause trouble for the Ice Queen?

After listening to the report from his intelligence agents, Pantalone rubbed his temples and asked.

"Wait a minute... you're saying these two are followers of Barbatos, the wind god? What's with two Mondstadt people who believe in freedom of religion coming to Winter Solstice to spread their doctrines?"

“Um… Master Pantalone, to correct you, they are a mix of Mondstadt Winterborn and Mondstadt Winterborn. Strictly speaking, they are Winterborn.”

The intelligence officer giving the report subtly tried to correct any errors in his superior's description.

However, it was obvious that his superiors did not take his correction seriously and simply waved their hands in response.

"It doesn't matter. What kind of Winter People are those who worship the wind god Barbatos and come all the way to Winter to spread their doctrines? Besides, let's continue talking about what's going on with these two. I don't think that followers of the wind god Barbatos would travel all the way to this remote corner of Winter just to spread their doctrines."

Seeing this, the intelligence officer gave up on correcting anything and, following Pantalone's instructions, continued to recount the intelligence he had obtained.

"In fact, these two people belong to a branch that split off from the Church of the Wind God, which they call the branch of the Neo-Wind God Liberalism sect."

"Because they believe that the wind god resides in everyone's heart, no one needs to go to the Wind God Church to worship the wind god. The so-called church is just a superfluous thing, and all formalism is a distortion of freedom. The so-called church is heresy."

"Because such remarks were too heretical, they were kicked out by the Church of the Wind God as heretics. Unable to make a living in Mondstadt, they settled in Winter's End."

"As you know, Zhidong does not discriminate against foreigners. Anyone who is willing to settle here and believe in Her Majesty the Queen can become a citizen of Zhidong."

"Another noteworthy point is that, according to our investigation, they even place the Queen and the Wind God together on their altars, which is the essence of their so-called multi-faith liberalism."

After listening to his subordinates' description, Pantalone roughly understood what this so-called Neo-Fengtian Liberalism sect was all about.

It turns out that a branch of the sect labeled the orthodox sects as heretics, and as a result, the orthodox sects kicked out of the faith of the wind god.

Although it may sound like a cult that's here to make a joke, in a sense...

This cult looks like it's there to make a joke.

In some ways, it may even be closer to the true doctrines of the Wind God than the orthodox Wind God Church.

Perhaps it could be called the Fundamentalist Wind God Liberalism Sect?

After all, this sect's practices are more like what the wind god Barbatos would do.

After catching her breath, Pantalone asked softly.

"May I ask how many people actually belong to this so-called Neo-Fengtian Liberalism sect?"

The intelligence officer, who had been diligently reporting intelligence, was initially taken aback when he heard Pantalone's question.

His expression then became somewhat subtle, and after a pause, he revealed just how many people were in this so-called Neo-Fengshen Liberalism sect.

“Well… if you’re referring to the number of people who genuinely follow this so-called Neo-Fengshen Liberalism sect, my answer is—only these two leaders.”

Ok.

This so-called Neo-Fengshin Liberalism sect is truly a joke.

But when Pantalone realized that these people were followers of Barbatos, the god of wind, she immediately stopped worrying.

If this kind of thing would seem ridiculous if it happened to other gods, then once you understand that these people are followers of Barbatos, the god of the winds, it suddenly seems to make perfect sense.

After all, the other party was the wind god Barbatos, so it was not surprising that his followers would do anything.

After saying all this, the intelligence officer couldn't help but say something.

"To be honest, Mr. Pantalone, I don't quite understand. Since you know who is deliberately organizing all of this, why don't you just eliminate them directly? Why do you have to make that mayor pay such a high price?"

"Even someone like me knows that people are blindly obedient. If you get rid of the person who leads them, then the others will naturally collapse after losing their leader."

“Of course I know about this, but what I want is not just to control public opinion, but to make others do what I say. If my plan succeeds, I can not only get my things back from that mayor, but I will also get more.”

Pantalone paused halfway through his sentence before continuing.

"Never mind, this is not something you need to know. For now, don't let your men touch those two. I have some other arrangements."