Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

"If I were not suffering from the effects of karmic obstacles, I might be able to fight him. But if I were to face him in my normal state, my only outcome would probably be certain defeat."

"That merchant from the Winter Solstice actually garnered such high praise from you? Just who is he?"

She looked at the young immortal and said in astonishment.

Upon hearing her expression of shock, the young immortal denied what she had said, shaking his head.

"I'm referring to the boy fighting the pure water spirit next to that person. As for the merchant from the Winter Solstice, to be honest... I can't see through him."

After receiving the young immortal's reply, she was already shocked, and was even more shocked.

"Is that man really that dangerous? What exactly does His Majesty intend to do by letting such a dangerous person in?"

"I don't know, but since the Emperor did this, there must be a deeper meaning behind it, which is not something we need to consider."

The young immortal's words silenced her, and in the end, she could only sigh helplessly.

"It seems that this is the only way to think about it now."

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P.S.: Here are two memorial images.

Chapter 129 Everything is under Lord Pantalone's control (4k)

While Pantalone's plans were progressing steadily.

the other side.

Mondstadt at this moment.

Diluc, who had accepted Grand Master Falgar's request to return to the winery, investigated the secret plots and unspeakable research that his father, Cripps, had discovered about the Fools.

After a thorough investigation, Diluc, through clues and traces left by his father, noticed places in this secret investigation that had been overlooked but revealed something unusual.

He discovered this unexpectedly after sorting through and investigating the information left behind by his father during this series of investigations.

These intelligence and information indicate that during his investigation of the Fools' plot and conspiracy, his father initially encountered some trouble, but ultimately managed to escape and leave behind intelligence.

This seemingly unremarkable place made Diluc keenly aware of the unusual atmosphere hidden within it; he discovered that the information left by his father was far too complete and readily available.

He could certainly believe that his father was exceptionally capable, able to leave behind so much information while being pursued and then pass it on to the Knights.

But he knew even better that his father was facing no one else but a behemoth whose size was in no way inferior to the Knights of Favonius, and his father was an ordinary person without the Eye of God.

It's amazing that they were able to leave behind so much complete information while being pursued by such a behemoth.

These highly suggestive and evocative signs indicated that, after discovering what his father had left behind, Diluc immediately realized that the investigation was likely a long-term trap deliberately set by the Fatui.

The purpose was to deliberately create a smokescreen to lure in an enemy. Once Diluc realized this, he immediately understood that it was a trap deliberately set for the Knights of Favonius.

He remembered the instructions that Grand Master Falga had given him before he set off.

And the diplomatic report between the Knights and the Fools that he had read before setting off, which contained the same documents he had seen in that report.

As the head of the Fatui diplomatic mission for Winter Solstice, the person responsible for this diplomatic incident involving the Fatui in Mondstadt was the Fatui executive officer known as "The Rich Man".

He didn't know whether the mastermind behind this was the executor of the Fools' Clique known as "The Rich Man".

But what he was certain of was that this matter was definitely related to the executor of the Fools known as "The Rich Man".

He even had a vague feeling that perhaps the executor of the Fools, known as "The Rich," had arranged everything long before he set off, and that Grand Master Falgar might have been deliberately misled by him.

Diluc hadn't realized this before setting off, but when he actually began investigating, he discovered that the whole affair was filled with countless inexplicable and jarring inconsistencies.

The more Diluc thought about it, the more uneasy and restless he felt. He had to find his father himself to find out what had really happened.

So he followed the clues in his father's letters and found many leads himself, eventually discovering clues that might be related to his father.

But as he prepared to act, he couldn't help but recall the words that Grand Master Falgar had once told him, which made him hesitate.

He knew he shouldn't act rashly, but after discovering the information left by his father and realizing that it might be a bait deliberately thrown out by the Fools.

This made him very worried about his father, who was just an ordinary person without even the Eye of God.

Given his father's strength and the hidden secrets behind the Fools, he couldn't help but suspect that his father was probably already in grave danger. He wondered if he should report to the Knights first before dealing with the matter.

He was worried that if they waited until then to deal with it, his father might not survive until then, which made Diluc do it even though he knew it was against orders.

However, he still chose to follow his own heart and decided to find his father's whereabouts.

Diluc, who successfully infiltrated the ranks of the Fatui soldiers, infiltrated the research institute of the secret base set up by the Fatui responsible for hunting down Cripps, and stole the information that the Fatui were in charge of handling related matters.

Diluc, who was mingling in the Fatui stronghold research facility, pretended to be nonchalant and expressionless as he watched the Fatui soldiers walk past him, while secretly listening to their conversations.

Several soldiers of the Fools were chatting idly as they walked along the corridor of the research institute.

"...Has the person who stole the 'Doctor's' research from the Fatui been caught recently?"

"Not yet, but the research on that thing is of paramount importance. The Executive Officer, 'Doctor,' has already given the order that we must retrieve it no matter what."

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, if that thing were to be leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable. If those 'suicide squads' were to appear in the outside world, it would be a major disaster."

"That's right, so whatever that man named Kripps stole must be recovered no matter what."

"Recently, the higher-ups have decided to intensify their investigation. They will dig three feet into the ground to retrieve that thing, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."