Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

This is a matter of Mondstadt sovereignty.

If the Fools were to intervene and interfere, then Mondstadt's sovereignty would be a joke, so there is absolutely no way we can back down on this issue.

But Mondl couldn't really start a conflict with the Fools, so he could only try to find a way to maneuver and see if there was any other room for maneuver.

After seeing the change in Grand Master Falgar's emotions, Pantalone did not press the matter too hard.

Instead of his previous tough stance, he chuckled.

Yan said, “Of course, we Fools are not so unreasonable. We can be a little more lenient on the unchangeable condition of recovering the property of Zhidong.”

"Since the Knights cannot accept the Fatui's interference in Mondstadt's affairs, then we can choose an intermediary representative who can jointly represent both the Fatui and the Knights to resolve this matter. What is Grand Master Falgar's opinion on this?"

Upon hearing Pantalone's change of heart, Grand Master Falgar's emotions underwent a slight shift.

He hadn't expected Pantalone to actually offer some leeway, which made him ponder deeply.

To be honest, city defense is an absolute red line that the Knights cannot cross. But if Pantalone says that he is only sending an intermediary to resolve the issue, then it doesn’t seem so unacceptable.

It can only be said that people generally prefer compromise.

When someone argues that the room is too dark and wants to break down a wall to open a window, the vast majority of others will inevitably oppose it.

Some people suggested that if the roof were simply torn down, the other residents would suddenly agree to open the windows.

At this moment, Grand Master Falgar's mental state was roughly like this: after the Fatui intervened in Mondstadt affairs and even wanted to take over the city's defenses, such a thing was definitely unacceptable.

But at this point, Pantalone suddenly changed his mind and said that he would only let an intermediary agent handle the task.

Grand Master Falgar suddenly realized that this kind of thing wasn't entirely unacceptable.

However, as the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Falgar had many more things to consider, which meant that even if he felt he could agree to something, he couldn't agree to it immediately.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Pantalone and asked.

"Could you give us some time regarding this issue?"

"Hehe, it's alright, we have plenty of time, as long as Mondstadt can afford it."

Pantarone smiled faintly at Grand Master Falga, then gently patted his clothes before rising from his seat and looking at Grand Master Falga not far away.

"Grand Master Falgar, how about we make a bet?"

"What kind of bet?"

Grand Master Falga was taken aback upon hearing Pantalone's words.

Before he could figure out what Pantalone meant, he saw Pantalone, escorted by the other Fools' officers, push open the door to the conference room.

Pantalone, standing in front of the gate, turned back to look at Grand Master Falga and smiled.

"Three days from now, no matter what I say, you will agree to my proposal."

Having said that, Pantalone stepped out the door.

The moment the door closed, it vanished from the sight of Grand Master Falgar.

At that time, he did not understand what Pantalone meant until later when he sent out more elite troops and ordered others to find a way to capture the mastermind behind the Blackfire attack.

The information that followed made his expression turn particularly grim. It seemed that some strange change had occurred, causing the attacker's aggression to suddenly increase dramatically for some unknown reason.

This resulted in the elite knights who were originally sent to hunt down and capture the attacker not only failing to defeat him, but also causing the number of knights' casualties to increase several times over.

Heaven knows how powerful that attacker was, even though he had never directly fought him.

This level of strength is comparable to the top combat power within the Knights Order. Such an enemy is not something that ordinary Knights Order members or ordinary elites can handle.

With all sorts of reports and documents being sent to the Knights for processing, everything is now in complete chaos, leaving everyone at a loss as to where to begin.

In addition, he also had to deal with matters concerning the Fools, so he had no way to get away from it.

This made things even more chaotic.

Just as he was trying to figure out how to deal with this mess, Pantalone once again visited the Knights on behalf of the Winter Solstice Mission. This time, he finally learned the truth.

What exactly did Pantalone mean by saying before she left last time, "I will agree to whatever he says in three days"?

From the very beginning, the other side was already certain that the Knights were not capable of resolving this matter independently, which is why they were so calm and composed, saying that they were not in a hurry and had plenty of time.

Because he knew that once the Knights could no longer afford the price, their red line would be crossed again.

Until the Knights were forced to accept help and assistance from the Fools.

This allowed him to see that familiar face again not long after his last negotiation with Pantalone.

As always, the refined young man with glasses on his face appeared calm and composed, just like everything that had happened a few days ago, with a faint smile on his lips.

This made Grand Master Falgar take a deep breath, and then stare at Pantalone in front of him.

“I admit that everything was indeed within your calculations, and I agree to your proposal.”

"I just want to know who exactly is the target of your handling and resolution of the intermediary agent? After all, although I agree with your principles of proxy warfare."

"However, the prerequisite for being an agent should be someone with the ability to deal with the main culprit of the Blackfire attack. Since the Fools claim that the main culprit of the attack is the property of Shiyu who fled, then I think you should know just how strong that main culprit is, right?"

"I really can't think of anyone who could represent both the Fools and the Knights in battle."

"You need not worry about that, Grand Master Falga. You can completely trust that the agent we have arranged is certainly capable of fulfilling his duties."