Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Kaeya watched Diluc's figure disappear before her eyes, then let out a soft breath and smiled gently.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Just as Kaeya turned to leave, in a corner on the second floor of the Knights Order.

The inspector named Ylock who witnessed Diluc receiving Cripps's letter and saw Diluc accept the task assigned by Grand Master Falgar in front of him.

Having witnessed everything, he then revealed a strange look as he watched Diluc, Kaeya, and the others depart, before muttering to himself in a voice only he could hear.

"Cripps seems to have discovered something. To prevent jeopardizing 'The Doctor's' plans, everything happening within the Knights must be reported to Lord Pantalone."

Having said that, the inspector named Ilock left from that corner.

His sole purpose was to convey everything about the Knights of Fathom to the Fools.

Chapter 116 Dragonblood Polluters, Death Squads, and Hybrids (6k)

In the pitch-black, quiet night, apart from the soldiers on duty.

Everyone had already fallen asleep early, peacefully awaiting the arrival of their dreams. At this moment, the study of the Fools' embassy in Mondstadt was still brightly lit.

The figure, who should have been asleep long ago, was now standing by the window, gazing up at the cold moon in the night sky.

The night view of Mondstadt is different from that of winter, and is softer and brighter in comparison.

Such a scene would be impossible to find in a snow country that is perpetually in the depths of winter, but Pantalone, who is standing here at this moment, is not here to admire the moon or anything like that.

He doesn't have the refined taste to stay up all night just to admire this night view.

Thanks to the benefits of the 'mechanical prosthetic body' and the 'dream system' itself, the body used by Pantalone is unaware of fatigue.

This allowed Pantalone to work day and night, and as long as his mind could withstand the pressure, it was no big deal for him.

However, although the benefits of the 'mechanical prosthetic body' itself allow him to not need to rest, the reason he is standing here is not to work overtime, but for other reasons.

As a shadow, like a nocturnal sprite, passed through the moonlit free city-state, a raven with a jet-black form gently landed on his finger, conveying to him information about a traitor planted by the Fools within the Knights of Fathom.

Although the Fatui's influence is limited because they cannot deeply intervene in the internal affairs of the other six kingdoms, this does not mean that the Fatui have no influence in the seven kingdoms.

Although they cannot actually do anything, the Fools' spies and traitors are everywhere in the other six countries, which is the Fools' intelligence network in the seven countries.

These intelligence networks enable the Fools to obtain as much information as possible about the internal affairs of the other six kingdoms within their limited sphere of influence, so as to make sufficient preparations for their actions.

At this moment, it was the traitor planted by the Fools within the Knights who played his role, conveying to Pantalone everything that had recently happened within the Knights.

Pantalone released the raven in his hand and opened the intelligence it brought. After carefully reading it, he had a general understanding of the situation within the Knights Order.

"It seems that Cripps Legenfender, the owner of Dawn Winery, has discovered something. It appears that what he discovered is related to what the 'Doctor' is researching. The Knights are currently planning to intervene in this matter and have assigned Diluc Legenfender to conduct a covert investigation..."

Upon learning this information, Pantalone fell into deep thought.

To be honest, he could roughly guess which period of time in his memory everything that was happening now corresponded to, but it seemed that the current development of the matter was somewhat different from what he had expected.

The fact that Kripps discovered that the Fools were conducting secret research and were even planning to request assistance from the Knights of Fatalis is something that didn't exist in the original timeline.

Given this, the current developments are quite intriguing.

Although he wasn't particularly concerned about the so-called original plot, the letter from the traitor within the Knights mentioned what Kripps had discovered, which made him think of the other slice that Dotto had mentioned before they set off, and it seemed that he had made some incredible new discoveries.

This inevitably reminded him of what Kripps mentioned in the letter from the traitor within the Knights of Fatalis, which sparked his interest and thoughts about the hidden research on the Fools that Kripps had discovered, as mentioned in the letter.

Although he didn't know what exactly the so-called thing that Kripps had discovered was, fortunately, he had another way to quickly contact another "Doctor".

Although not all Fools officers are equipped with the 'Void Dream System', it has been around for quite some time since it was developed.

Even though it wasn't fully equipped on every Fool's officer, some key figures were basically fully equipped with the 'Void Dream System Terminal'.

As the developer of this system, the "Doctor" naturally assigned each of his own slices.

After Pantarone took out the 'Void Dream System Terminal', he activated the device and entered the code that the "Doctor" had given him before his last departure. He quickly and successfully connected to the other "Doctor" through the communication system.

As a beam of light projected into Pantalone's eyes, the "Doctor," who wore an extravagant mask and appeared even younger than the "Doctor" in the depths of winter, now appeared before him in the form of a teenager.

If the "Doctor" in that slice of winter gives Pantalone the feeling of an intellectual scholar, while also giving the impression of a calm, mad scientist.

The "Doctor" slice that appeared before Pantalone, with its almost undisguised madness, was an unbridled frenzy and insanity.

Beneath the black and white yin-yang mask lies an undisguised madness, and his dark red eyes reveal the true nature of his personality. A white suit and tuxedo are draped over this young-looking "doctor".

The moment Pantalone's call connected, Dotole greeted him with an elegant demeanor.

"Oh my, isn't this my good friend Pantalone? I never expected you would have time to chat with me. This is truly something I didn't expect."

"I won't waste any more time on small talk, Dortore. I know that after completing the development of the 'Void Dream System,' you have already achieved real-time synchronization of all the memory slices."

"Unless your slice hasn't been synchronized with the latest memories, I think you should know why I'm asking you about this slice."

After the communication was connected, Pantalone was not particularly impressed with the "Doctor's" greeting and chose to get straight to the point.

He wasn't worried that such an attitude might offend some "doctor" or anything like that; rather, he thought that the "doctor's" habit of being so polite was just an act.

These are just some polite formalities and pleasantries that one has to learn when interacting with colleagues who are executives.

In contrast, this direct and straightforward approach suited his taste better.

And just as Pantalone had thought, after Pantalone spoke so bluntly, the "Doctor," whose appearance was like a slice of a young man, also curled his lip and revealed a slightly sinister smile.