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“No, I remember now, I have indeed seen these two before.” The puppet gently sat back down: “No need to check, I trust their abilities.”

It seems the name Marianne Giordano has really provoked the puppet...

This was not unexpected for Yunxiu, because the puppet was very likely created by the genius of Fontaine, Alan Giordan, based on the image of his sister Marianne Giordan from his memories. Saying this meant either that the puppet knew he had a hidden meaning, or that he would directly turn against him.

In the end, the only outcome will be that after revealing my identity, I'll be politely kicked out by the Kujo family's retainers, and then I'll figure out a way to get back in later...

"Let's test it out." Yunxiu took the blueprints and glanced at them. He immediately noticed that it was a combination of the eighth-circle spell Anti-Magic Field and the ninth-circle spell Imprisonment. This was no problem for him, whose spell development ability had reached the legendary level.

In just a few minutes, he wrote a series of magical runes and patterns on the drawing, and then handed the drawing directly to the puppet.

The puppet unexpectedly took the blueprint and was quickly drawn to the runes written by Yunxiu. Line after line of runes flashed quickly in her eyes, and even a few minutes later, there were traces of steam on her cute little head.

It wasn't until the enormous robot placed its large hand on her back and began to emanate a chilling aura that the puppet's clearly overloaded mind calmed down.

“No problem… very ingenious…” the puppet said weakly, “but I need to rest for a bit, let’s set off again tomorrow.”

“Ah…okay…” Kujo Masahito was clearly taken aback by this turn of events. He casually summoned a servant and said, “Arrange accommodations for Miss Puppet and the couple.”

Before leaving, the puppet took a deep look at Yunxiu and then departed.

Yunxiu didn't think too much about it, and directly took Xiaogong's hand and walked to the room arranged for them.

The room wasn't large; it was clearly an officer's quarters, and there was absolutely no comfort to speak of. The weakest point in the room was probably the window, which didn't look very sturdy at all...

Helplessly, she took out her storage bag, opened the spatial door, and after dispelling the transformation technique, she and Xiaogong entered her personal small space. She then found the ingredients she had prepared in advance and began to leisurely cook.

"Why did that puppet lady stop talking after hearing that name?" Xiaogong asked with a puzzled expression while eating with Yunxiu. "Besides, she seems quite different from humans..."

"Because she may not actually be human."

After thinking for a moment, Yunxiu told Xiaogong the whole story of the "Narcissus Cross" in her own words.

From Alan and Rene's determination, to their ascents on different technological paths, to their series of stories with Carter, their adoptive father, and the Fontaine Academy.

Yunxiu later learned about the situation. Although Alan did seem not to have left the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, he still disappeared in the last stage of his life, and Master René never appeared again.

“Is that so… It’s a sad yet beautiful story,” Yomiya murmured, a hint of tears welling up in her beautiful eyes.

"yes……"

After finishing their meal, Yunxiu and Xiaogong admired Xiaogong's collection of over 20,000 comics and light novels, and chatted about comics for a while.

It wasn't that Yunxiu didn't want to compete with Xiaogong; in fact, judging from Xiaogong's behavior, she didn't seem to be refusing.

But since we're here, it would be too troublesome to be disturbed...

"Puppet...I wonder if I can win her over like I did with the 'Lady'..." Yunxiu pondered this for a moment before falling asleep.

Meanwhile, Yomiya was reading a comic book while rolling around on the bed like a caterpillar.

Beside her was a small pink notebook.

If someone were to enter the room of the Night Palace, they would find one small goal after another written on it.

The phrase "went out with Yunxiu Jun" was marked with a checkmark.

The phrase "Adventuring with Yunxiu-jun" was also marked with a checkmark.

The item "Dating Yunxiu Jun" was also checked off.

Three checkmarks were added after the post "Received a gift from Yunxiu Jun".

There were a series of various small goals to follow. While reading the comics, Yomiya picked out his favorite scenes and wrote them down in his notebook.

Only when he realized that it was time to go to sleep or he would miss tomorrow's adventure did Yomiya hurriedly wash up and go to bed.

Before going to sleep, I made a point of closing and locking the notebook, and placing it under my pillow before I could close my eyes in peace.

Yunxiu was completely unaware of all this, but in reality, quite a few girls had fallen for him because of the comics...

It's just that not everyone is as lucky as Yonomiya.

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The next morning, Yunxiu and Xiaogong, who had transformed into mages from the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, appeared in front of the "puppet". She looked at the two of them without saying much, and directly sat on her large mechanical puppet "Pronia" and walked towards the heart of the kamikaze.

Seeing the puppet's appearance, Yunxiu also used her flying technique and quietly followed behind the puppet with Xiaogong, leaving the people of Tianling far behind.

Seemingly finally certain that no one was following them any longer, the puppet slowly spoke, "If I'm not mistaken, you're that kid from Liyue, the one 'Yunxiu' that Arecino mentioned at the tea party."

“Oh? Why would you think that? I am Chabrils from the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences, and this is my wife…”

“If I wanted to expose you, I could have done it yesterday.” The puppet crossed his arms and said angrily, “I studied your magic from the Soul-Nourishing Jade you sold to Arecino. Although the spells you wrote yesterday were not the same, the underlying principles were the same.”

As if mocking Yunxiu's naming skills, the puppet said irritably, "Besides, who would name their child after wine and macarons!"

This shows you don't understand Inatsuma people. They wrote the pseudonym of a Fontaine man named Charles Lulu as "Charlu Lulu"...

"Alright... I am Yunxiu." Yunxiu said helplessly, "This time I want to enter the heart of the Shadow Furnace to find a great demon who should be hiding here. May I ask who you are?"

“Since you killed ‘The Doctor,’ and captured ‘The Rich Man’ and ‘The Lady,’ Inazuma has no one left to carry out his missions, so the Queen sent me here,” the puppet, Sandone, said helplessly.

"The magistrate of the company rejected my request. I can only try to make contact with Lord Rai through the magistrates of the heavens and the magistrates of the capital. Diplomatic means are no longer effective."

"So you came here to help repair the Shadow Furnace Heart?" Yunxiu laughed. "Then what was your purpose in meeting Lord Thunder God? You didn't really want to obtain that God's Heart, did you?"

"how do you know?"

“I was there for the Heart of God deal between Mondstadt and Liyue.” Yunxiu nodded his head, then said seriously, “Instead of relying on the Celestial Envoy, how about we make a deal?”

"you?"

"Lord Thor and I still have a deal that hasn't been fully finalized, and there are additional conditions attached."

"So..." The puppet's face showed a hint of disbelief: "You want to..."

“If you’re willing to give me a copy of all the research data and documents of that ‘Miracle Man’ Alan and that genius Rene,” Yunxiu said, pointing to Pronia behind the puppet, “I wouldn’t mind asking Lord Thor for the Heart of God.”

For Yunxiu, this thing is far more important than the Heart of God!

As for what exactly René's "world-style" is, it's highly likely that only the puppet has a copy. Alternatively, one could go to Fontaine, enter the Gestalt below, dig a hole, and search for René, hoping he might have left some information for them.

My goal is now very clear: after the matter of Inazuma is over, I must go to Sumeru. I must see that dead zone. I can't go to Fontaine in a short time.

In particular, there might be information about several In/Spectre comics in Nefer's possession, and these must be deciphered. It would be too good to pass up the deal to the puppet by exchanging the Heart of God, which he couldn't figure out how to use, for this pile of documents.

"But..." The puppet remained silent and stopped speaking.

“You can consider it. You have time to complete this deal with me at least until June 26th.” Yunxiu quietly led Xiaogong a little further away, giving the puppet space.

He was confident he could complete the deal, but the puppet's final request was most likely not the Heart of God.

At the end of the Nodcalle storyline, the puppet gives the traveler a notebook containing a lot of relevant information, indicating that while this information is important to her, it is not untradeable.

Yunxiu estimated that her ultimate goal in the transaction was definitely to find traces of René and Alan and to find her true self. As for the Heart of God—to be honest, Yunxiu didn't think the puppet had much loyalty to the Queen.

The Fatui are such a peculiar product. Almost all the female executives joined the Fatui through transactions or other reasons, yet their relationships are inexplicably good.

Among the male executives, there are saintly figures like the captain, as well as villains like the doctor who are universally despised. However, most of them are also fraught with conflict, making it possible to defeat them one by one.

As for the Empress's "great cause," to be honest, Yunxiu believed that her own approach was more likely to succeed. The worst outcome would be that she herself would sit on the toilet instead of Heaven's justice, which was still much better than a vague and unrealistic plan, wasn't it?

Of course, none of this affects their upcoming adventure; the most important thing is the Shadow Furnace in front of them.

They set off from Kujo Jinya in the morning and arrived at the main entrance at the bottom of Mikage's furnace before noon. After showing the pass issued by the Tenryo Magistrate, the three of them and the machine were politely invited inside.

Looking at the massive base of the Shadow Furnace, Yunxiu murmured to herself:

"Perhaps I can refine my staff here..."

Chapter 137 The Unexpected Melting of the Furnace Core (First Update on Wednesday!)

For Yunxiu, the creation of the Yuying Furnace Core actually evoked rather complex feelings in her.

Speaking purely of the related plot and design, the "Tales of the Rising Sun" derived from the novel "Roshin Mikage" can be said to be one of his favorite plots, especially since Xavier even wrote a long storyline in the later part of the story, which is even more outstanding.

However, the problem lies in the fact that the series of stories that originated from the Mikage's Hearthstone is the most intriguing and tragically ending "Lightning Five Passes" event in Genshin Impact, which directly led to the decline of the Inazuma family's major forging clans.

However, what's truly baffling is that this whole mess should actually be attributed to the terrible movie...

Of course, none of these things happened after I actually survived.

Every year, the Heavenly Commander would hire some mages to repair and maintain the relevant runes, but in reality, the family of the Five Transmissions of Thunder was still in charge of managing the Shadow Furnace.

Of course, the Raiden Five Lineages are not actually five families, because it is possible that a certain generation did not pass on the sword-making technique to their own bloodline or adopted son, but instead had a disciple inherit it. For example, the reason why the Kaedehara family joined the Raiden Five Lineages was that after their ancestor Kaedehara Kagemitsu was taken in as a disciple by Tsutsu Masayoshi of the Isshinden lineage, the sword-making technique was passed down to him.

Over the past five hundred years, the five branches of lightning have been reorganized many times, and there are actually six branches today.

The person currently in charge of the Mikage's furnace is none other than the descendant of "Isshinden," the young master of the Kaedehara family—Kaedehara Manyo.

This information wasn't something Yunxiu asked about; it was directly inscribed on the record at the main gate...

"Welcome everyone to assist Mikage Roshin in his work." Kaedehara Manyo, dressed in Inatsume's attire, walked over. He wasn't surprised to see the puppet's arrival, but when he saw Yunxiu, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

But he quickly suppressed this strange feeling and instead extended his hand to Yunxiu: "Mr. Chabris, you are also welcome."

After saying that, he leaned close to Yunxiu's ear and whispered, "Mr. Yun, Miss Ayaka Kamisato has already given instructions. Please tell me if you have any needs."

Yunxiu nodded silently. She was not surprised by Ayaka Kamisato's arrangement and by Manyo's guess of her identity. Such things might be possible to fool the Tenryo Magistrate and the Kansei Magistrate, but the chances of a top-level spatial magic master suddenly appearing in Inazuma were slim.

Especially considering that Manyo is actually a subordinate of the Shakespeare Company and has a good relationship with Liyue.

"If anyone needs a rest, we can arrange a place here."

"No need. Go to the Heart of the Shadow Furnace as soon as possible." The puppet said rather coldly, "After resolving this incident, I need to meet with Lord Thor."

Wan Ye looked at Yun Xiu and Xiao Gong. Seeing Yun Xiu nod, he smiled and said, "No problem. Please follow me. The core of the magic array of the Shadow Furnace is over here."

Walking upwards from the main gate, unlike most forging arrays that channel energy from the bottom up, the core of the Shadow Furnace is one of the energy sources of the Demon God, so its core is at the top!

The entire building is built around this core. As you go up from the bottom, you can see that the huge core is tightly wrapped by a magic array, and inside the array, strange liquids are constantly churning.

Under the powerful suppression of the magic array, several clumps of liquid were constantly merging, extending into the shape of a strange weapon, while elemental forces within the magic array conjured a huge iron hammer that pounded away.

A purple treasure sword is visibly taking shape.

"This is the 'Return of the Mist' brought back by General Tsukihime. The core of the sword is being reforged by Mikage." Seeing the curious look in Yoomiya's eyes, Man'yō explained, "In a previous war between Liyue and the Demon God, this sword was destroyed by the supreme divine power."

"Wow..." Xiaogong quietly poked Yunxiu with his finger and asked in a low voice, "Really? It was really destroyed in the war with the demon god?"

“Strictly speaking… it was shattered by Tsukihime’s power…” Yunxiu thought for a moment and then replied, “This sword could no longer withstand Tsukihime’s battle against such a powerful opponent.”

"Wow, General Tsukihime is so strong!" Yoomiya exclaimed excitedly. "I wish I could be that strong someday!"

The girl... is in a difficult situation...