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There are ocean currents in the large lake in Fontainebleau that can form fast waterways. With magic combined with ocean currents, the speed is quite terrifying.

The two of them circled around Petersburg several times after their pay was adjusted, and sure enough, several Fontaine soldiers appeared and arrested Yunxiu and Yueji.

"Who are you? Trespassing here is a crime punishable by detention!" a brown-haired officer glared at the two and said, "Even a young couple can't come here! Either go to jail or pay a fine, the choice is yours!"

“I choose to see His Excellency the Duke… or, how about I become His Excellency the Duke?” Yunxiu had intended to fight from the start, so she was naturally not going to hold back. But to her surprise, the officer was not angry at all, but instead laughed.

"Another idiot?" The officer chuckled. "Take my advice: don't use this kind of thing to provoke the Duke and make him the subject of conversation. If you two don't have to pay a fine, you can apply for community service. Once that's done, get out of here as soon as possible."

“It’s rare to meet such a nice person in Mero Petersburg… so I’ll be frank.” Yunxiu said very straightforwardly, “I am a special envoy sent by Miss Navia, the leader of the Rose Society, to discuss the division of power with the Duke.”

"Navia...? Do you have any proof?"

"Oh? Is this okay?" Yunxiu casually took out a handkerchief, which he had grabbed from the table while eating... He figured Navia wouldn't mind.

“This… is indeed a product exclusively for their family.” The officer examined it carefully. “His Excellency the Duke is working. Please state your name so I can inform him.”

“Durand, this is my wife, Eloise. I’m sure the Duke has a record of her.”

"My name is Mopowa, please wait a moment."

So it was you...

This NPC also has a part in the story; Yunxiu searched for him for quite some time back then...

Although he was a bit slow in the game, he was quite fast here in Mello Petersburg. Soon, he led Yunxiu and Yueji to the Duke's office and then left.

Yunxiu carefully examined the Duke. He wasn't much different from the one in the game, but he was much taller. Yunxiu estimated that he was probably 2.4 or 2.5 meters tall, because when he sat down, he was about the same height as Yunxiu when she stood up...

“Durand? As far as I know, Durand is quite timid and subservient, unlike someone like you.” Leosley scrutinized Yunxiu for a moment. “If you don’t have a reason that can convince me, you’ll have to go live in the prison cell. For Navia’s sake, I’ll give you an easy job.”

"Heh..." Yunxiu and Yueji transformed and returned to their original forms. Yueji, in particular, had somehow reappeared in her armor, holding a long sword in her hand...

"You are... Yunxiu and Raiden Tsukihime?" Leosley asked in surprise. "You really showed up here, and you even used Navia's identities. Is it because of that matter?"

"I don't want to know which matter it is, but I can roughly guess what it is." Yunxiu didn't waste any words and said directly, "Your Grace, did Miss Funina come here some time ago and enter the Primordial Fetal Sea?"

“It seems we were indeed talking about the same thing.” Leosley handed Yunxiu a letter: “This was left for you by Miss Funina. She said she would come as soon as she knew about it.”

"Thank you." Yunxiu took the paper and opened it. Sure enough, it contained Funina's beautiful handwriting. She quickly read through the few lines.

"Yunxiu, I've found the key to that proverb."

"We all misunderstood. The three rays of moonlight refer to three people! They are three goddesses, and the coral represents a series of civilizations in the Golden City. This matter actually describes a war. I have discovered a clue, so I have to go down there."

"Don't worry, I should be back soon. If all goes well, I might even be able to bring back 'umbilical cord blood' this time!"

Yunxiu closed the letter and asked, "Does Vilette know about this? Where did Funina go down from?"

“I know, but he’s completely tied up right now, you know that.” Leosley smiled helplessly. “As for where she went down, there’s one of the seal gaps in the Primordial Sea of ​​the Dead in Mello Petersburg. That’s where Funina went down.”

"You haven't been online for so long, aren't you worried?"

“Worry is understandable, but Lady Funina is indeed alright, because her Water Spirit is still there.” Leosley pointed to another room: “It’s that Water Spirit controller terminal that keeps sending messages. As long as she doesn’t disappear, Funina is definitely fine.”

Yunxiu nodded and looked at Leosley, saying, "Then, we need to go down there."

Chapter 206 The Girl in the Cocoon (First update on Friday!)

"The Primordial Sea of ​​Immortality... the people of Fontaine dare not enter; they would be dissolved." Leosley looked at the two of them: "However, you two should be fine, but..."

"If you're worried about the stability of the fetal sac, there's no need to worry. A few people can't have a significant impact on the fetal sac. You're underestimating the fetal sac."

"No... You two are high-ranking officials from Liyue and Inazuma. If something happens to the Fetal Sea..."

“If we are trapped like Funina and haven’t returned in seven days, then I’ll trouble you to contact Navelette and ask the Emperor and the Thunder God for help. This is no longer something that mortals can handle.” Yunxiu smiled. “But now, we should go and rescue Funina.”

"And you can even exaggerate the situation, because this matter might really be very serious," Tsukihime added. "If I'm not mistaken, Lady Vilette should be reaching a point where she needs to seek help soon."

“I’m fine.” Leosley stood up, his towering figure making Yunxiu’s eyelids twitch; he really was only slightly smaller than Falga…

Yunxiu made a quick estimate and realized that she was alright, but Funina's height might only reach Leosley's waist...

It's quite remarkable that this Duke was able to obtain this position in Mero Petersburg. Just looking at his physique, he's someone most people can't even catch up to.

He led the two directly down the stairs beneath the office, step by step, into the deepest part of the Mello Petersburg.

Along the way, Leosley was indeed good at livening up the atmosphere, and kept talking to Yunxiu and Yueji about the situation in Mero Petersburg. Yunxiu gradually learned what this "city of sin" was all about.

The fundamental reason for building this castle was actually for the waters of the Primordial Embryonic Sea. The entire underwater castle was initially built for this purpose. The existence of the Primordial Embryonic Sea itself is very troublesome, and although it is stable most of the time, the accidents caused by its instability are unbearable.

Therefore, the water god built this huge fortress on the seabed.

As for why he was placed as an exiled prisoner, it was actually a byproduct. As the laws were implemented in Fontainebleau, various mechanisms were introduced, and the number of prisoners that needed to be dealt with also increased.

It's impossible to keep exiling prisoners to the border areas near the winter's end indefinitely, is it? Such harsh and cold places are unfair to some prisoners.

So the water god opened up Mero Petersburg, exiled prisoners there, and even allowed them to move freely within the castle.

In this place, without diving facilities, it is almost impossible to escape. In fact, it greatly reduces management costs. With only a few passages, it is only necessary to lock the door when necessary, and it doesn't matter if all the prisoners cause trouble.

However, as time has passed, Melo Petersburg has been given more meaning. For example, it has now become a "holy land" for the underwater forces of Fontainebleau, and even occasionally serves as a transit point.

Because of its unique operating and consumption system, this place has now become a city in the true sense of the word.

At least, that's the case for Fontainebleau.

If Navia is the queen of Fontaine's underground forces, then Leosley is undoubtedly the duke of Fontaine's underwater forces; the two usually keep to themselves.

However, what's rather amusing is that the output and work in Melo Petersburg itself are actually not very meaningful; the work given to the vast majority of prisoners is simply to give them something to do.

Fontaine itself has a well-developed mechanical industry, and most machines and various parts can be produced with the assistance of mechanical machinery. Under such circumstances, the meaning of the work of the people of Fontaine is greatly diminished, so what work can be assigned to Melló Petersburg?

Continuing downwards, they soon reached the deepest part of Mero Petersburg, where they saw the sealing formation of the primordial seawater. The surface of the seawater was mostly calm, only occasionally rippled slightly.

“It seems that the primordial seawater will remain submerged like this until at least the ‘prophecy’ arrives.” Yunxiu reached out and touched it; the primordial seawater gave him a rather peculiar feeling.

“Strictly speaking, the difference between primordial seawater and real water is still very large, but most people don’t care about that.” Leosley took a small step back and said, “However, I didn’t expect that Fontaine’s prophecy would appear in other countries as well.”

“That’s not important, or rather, Fontaine’s situation is indeed rather unusual.” Yunxiu glanced at Leosley: “Please remember my request, Your Grace. We’ll be going down now.”

Leosley nodded, pressed a mechanism rune, and soon, a gap appeared in the array on the surface of the Fetal Sea. Yunxiu glanced at it, cast a full shield on herself, and then jumped in with Yueji.

The moment you jump in, you'll find that the water here isn't actually a true surface of water in the strictest sense, or rather, it's not that simple. Just from a purely sensory perspective, even Yunxiu really gives you a feeling of "returning to the mother body"!

However, Tsukihime didn't react at all, and even spun around quite comfortably a few times.

"I've noticed that you seem to have a problem with Leosley?" Tsukihime suddenly said, "I've met a lot of people in Fontainebleau, but you were the only one who was really direct with him."

"You sensed it?" Yunxiu smiled. "It's not that I dislike it, but I really find it hard to empathize with, or rather, understand, Leosley's way of life."

Yunxiu himself didn't have much of a problem with Leosley, but in reality, he didn't really like the duke.

The main reason is that he and Leosley are completely different kinds of people.

While there's no right or wrong, good or bad, Yunxiu doesn't really understand Leosley's personality and way of doing things.

This is not to say that Leosley is not a good person, or that he has any ulterior motives towards Leosley himself; it's simply that they don't get along in terms of personality.

Leosley is a peculiar person who can extract a sense of idealism and happiness from past adversity. He even chooses to punish himself in many things in order to make everything proceed in a reasonable way.

But Yunxiu's personality... to be honest, he's actually quite vengeful, and he'll definitely write down a lot of things in a little notebook, and then deal with them one by one.

They don't even care about the existence of the rules themselves.

Dr. Killer directly lynched Vasher, and upon discovering Grammer's situation, he ruthlessly destroyed the vast majority of Grammer's souls, leaving only a portion suitable for salvation.

These two people have completely opposite personalities.

If the mastermind behind this incident is caught, Yunxiu's first thought will definitely be to kill him and his supporters without hesitation.

I have no interest in hearing his story; let my big fireball do the talking.

"I actually prefer your personality..." After listening to Yunxiu's story about Leosley's past, Yueji thought about it seriously and said, "But Leosley's personality might be more popular with girls, you know?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Don't tell you."

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This is where Yunxiu doesn't quite understand women's hearts!

Yunxiu's approach to love is simple and straightforward, especially her relationship with Ayaka Kamisato, which was initially driven by mutual benefit. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, many people genuinely prefer this more delicate and beautiful kind of romance.

However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Rather, it's precisely because the girls around him have their own careers and are being supported by Yunxiu that they haven't experienced any domestic troubles so far...

Shaking their heads, no longer thinking about these strange things, the two began to explore the primordial sea of ​​fetuses.

The journey through the womb water is not actually "swimming," but rather a completely different feeling of "floating," and most of the time, one is cycling through this strange sensation.

Especially after you discover that the water in the womb itself is actually not harmful, your feelings about it become even more complicated.

How could something like this be so cruel to the people of Fontainebleau, causing them to be "dissolved"?

But if you think about it carefully, you'll find that this is actually the original sin of Pure Water Fairy!

The existence of the Pure Water Spirit in the Primordial Fetal Sea is actually of great significance. Moreover, from the perspective of Heavenly Principle or beings of higher status, isn't the fact that the Fengdan people are Pure Water Spirits just "pseudo-humans"? You can imagine it.

If there were such a group of "people" around us, even if they were exactly like us and not bad people, they would be completely different from us in essence.

Even if you marry him, the children you have will belong to his or her clan. Wouldn't that be terrifying?

This is actually another form of the uncanny valley effect.

While it may seem unfair to the pure water spirits, it's actually understandable; most people would be quite afraid of them.

Therefore, the only way forward was for Navelette to pardon all the pure water spirits and allow the people of Fontaine to become true "humans".

If this weren't the case, even after the truth was revealed, the Fontaines would not be able to survive normally on the continent of Teyvat; they would become a true "outcast."

However, none of this has much to do with Yunxiu and Yueji now, as Yueji is not strictly speaking a creation of this world.

The two of them swam through the sea of ​​fetuses, sensing all sorts of energy fluctuations along the way. Finally, after swimming for an unknown amount of time, they sensed the presence of an "energy source".

“That must be Funina…” Yunxiu headed straight for the energy source, and soon they saw a huge “cocoon” composed of highly concentrated primordial fetal water, pulsating like a heart and radiating energy outward.

And it was quite obvious that at the very core of this cocoon, there was an energy they were familiar with, which was none other than Funina herself.

"Is this... Miss Funina evolving? Or is she fusing with something?" Tsukihime sensed the peculiar wave-like energy and touched the outer shell of the cocoon. A miraculous thing happened: the outer shell of the cocoon became transparent, and Funina could be seen sleeping inside!

Yunxiu immediately activated the Unrestricted Talisman and cast a check.

“你此次检定优先级为20+24+22=66点，目标检定难度57，检定通过！”

57! This is the most difficult test Yunxiu has ever seen. If it weren't for the Unrestricted Talisman, it's hard to say whether he could have passed this test!