Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

"What do you think of the conditions I've proposed, Grand Master Falgar?"

After explaining his proposal, Pantarone handed the floor to Grand Master Falgar, who had been silent to the side, and asked for the opinion of the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.

After listening to Pantalone's words, Grand Master Falgar was somewhat undecided.

To be honest, he had prepared for the worst, but when everything was laid out in front of him, he didn't know how to deal with it.

If everything Pantalone said is true, then Mondstadt, by accepting all of this, can indeed, as he said, not only gain a great deal of benefit but also recover quickly from his severely weakened state.

This deal, which seemed like a freebie, made him wonder what Pantalone was really up to.

He didn't think Pantalone, who could become the executor of the Fools, could be a good person.

Could it be, as he himself claims, that he wants to help Mondstadt from the perspective of Mondstadt's allies?

Don't be ridiculous. The mastermind behind the destruction of Mondstadt's wine industry and economy is this guy in front of you. He not only directly destroyed Mondstadt's economic supply chain, but also evaporated half of Mondstadt's economy.

This not only burdened Mondstadt with a large debt, but also forced him to repay the debts owed to the Northern Bank and Winter.

No sane person would believe that the mastermind behind the scenes who was orchestrating the economic collapse of Mondstadt would be so kind as to help Mondstadt overcome its difficulties.

He didn't think that accepting the proposal would make Mondstadt's economy subject to others, or that Mondstadt would be subject to others whether it accepted or not.

They were burdened with debts that even the entire Mondstadt kingdom could not repay, and they had no freedom to refuse.

This was undoubtedly an extremely humiliating thing for Mondstadt, a free city-state.

Grand Master Falgar, unable to make a decision, turned his gaze to Simon, the Archbishop of the Dawn, hoping to get some advice from the Cardinal of the Dawn. However, even Simon, the Archbishop of the Dawn, could not make a decision on this matter.

Because Pantalone's performance was so meticulous that it was impossible for him to glean any useful information from her, but anyone could tell that Pantalone's words were definitely suspicious.

This made him shake his head helplessly.

Upon receiving Simon's response as Archbishop of Westwind, Grand Master Falgar realized that he was unable to obtain any useful information. However, he felt that accepting it so directly would be somewhat hasty.

So he looked at Pantalone, hoping that the other party could give them some time.

"As an envoy from our friendly Mondstadt allies, we naturally hold Your Excellency in the highest regard. However, we would appreciate some time to make a decision regarding this matter, as it is indeed far too..."

Before Falgar, as the Grand Master, could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Pantalone.

Seeing that Pantarone, sitting on the other side of the table, raised a hand to signal the end of Grand Master Falgar's speech, he then looked at Falgar, the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, who was representing Mondstadt, and spoke.

“Chief of the Falgar Grand Master, I think you may have misunderstood something.”

"In fact, I am not asking for your opinion, but rather informing you unilaterally as the envoy of Winter that whatever you want to say cannot change Winter's policies and decisions."

"Northern Bank only accepts commercial settlements using 'virtual currency' as the unit. In other words, you must accept the debt terms whether you accept them or not."

"There's no reason why. This is the will and policy of Winter. Unless Grand Master Falgar believes that you can make a decision on behalf of the entire Mondstadt, then perhaps we can have some room for negotiation."

"But the truth is, Grand Master Falgar, you cannot make decisions on behalf of Mondstadt itself. After all, Mondstadt is a free city-state, isn't it?"

Pantalone wore a faint smile as he spoke.

This response silenced Grand Master Falgar, leaving him unable to reply to the question.

As Pantalone said, even as the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, he could not make decisions for the entire Mondstadt.

Not only because Mondstadt is not his personal fiefdom, but also because of Pantalone's statement that Mondstadt is a free city-state.

His words carried no hint of mockery or sarcasm, yet precisely because of this, the moment they came out of Pantalone's mouth, they sounded so jarring and ironic to others.

But at the same time, this is also a signal that Pantalone is sending to Mondstadt.

They themselves did not have the right to refuse.

Ultimately, Grand Master Falgar reluctantly accepted Pantalone's suggestion.

"I understand what you mean."

"There's a saying in Liyue: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' I believe Grand Master Falgar understands this."

Pantalone smiled slightly after receiving Grand Master Falgar's reply.

He expressed his admiration for the wise choice made by the Grand Master Falgar.

But Grand Master Falgar couldn't be happy at all about the compliment from Pantalone; in fact, his already terrible mood only got worse.

"However, we at Winter are also very understanding. In order to help Winter and Mondstadt achieve their friendly cooperation and facilitate the good relations between the two countries, we have decided to assign a person to the Knights of Favonius to be in charge of liaising between the two sides."

"After all, from any perspective, sending envoys to friendly nations to handle such matters is perfectly reasonable, isn't it?"

"So, in order for us to better communicate and negotiate on this matter, I think Grand Master Erga wouldn't refuse our Winter's side's request to assign a middleman to the Knights of Favonius, would he?"

"...Of course not."

After hearing Pantarone's words, Grand Master Falga was silent for a moment before slowly replying.

Although Pantalone nominally claims to be in charge of liaising with friendly nations and to facilitate better communication in this regard.

However, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that Pantalone's move was a deliberate act of planting his own people in the Knights of Favonius in order to monitor their reactions and actions.

But he could only force himself to suppress his emotions and not do anything out of line.

For Mondstadt right now, stabilizing the current situation is more important than anything else.

Mondstadt cannot afford to break ties with Winter just yet.