This heroine is so despicable

"Unless... you have some background?"

"……Well……"

Thomas laughed dryly, then could only sigh:

"Well, alright, alright... You two are indeed the great heroes of Liyue. You are so perceptive. In that case, I won't hide it anymore. It's time to introduce myself again - I belong to the Narukami Island Society's magistrate Kamisato family, and I am a close servant of the 'White Egret Princess'."

[So... he is actually a government official? It seems that this Eye Hunting Order is still quite fair.]

Fair? Is this fair?

[Everyone is equal in front of the Eyehunter, but some people are more equal than others... Is there a problem? ]

...Well, no.

"Shebuxing?"

On the other side, Paimon touched his chin, trying hard to recall the little knowledge about Inazuma that Manye had given them during their casual chat along the way.

"I think... one of the three Inazuma magistrates?"

Thomas nodded:

"Yes, the Tenryo Bugyo of the Kujo family is mainly responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing government orders. The Kanjo Bugyo of the Hiiragi family is the financial center of Inazuma, responsible for national taxation and finances... and the Shrine Bugyo of the Kamisato family is the cultural representative of Inazuma, responsible for sacrificial activities and ceremonial entertainment. It can be said that it is the most popular of the three Bugyo."

[Three major families... one family controls a national institution, and it sounds like it's the kind that's passed down from generation to generation... hum, it does sound like that.]

Xing didn't quite understand what the other self was talking about, so he could only shrug:

"Why not show your hand sooner rather than later?"

Thomas waved his hands quickly:

"Hey, three of you, if possible, I don't want to deceive you, I just want to get along with you better! If I say I'm a society advocate right away, it's a bit strange, right?"

Xing put her hands on her hips again:

"There is an old saying in Liyue that goes, 'No one comes to see me for no good reason.' Generally speaking, from experience, those who come to us on their own initiative are probably not good things. Tell me, what do the Kamisato family behind you want to do?"

Xing's straightforwardness obviously exceeded Thomas's expectations. He thought about it and finally decided to be honest:

"To be honest, even though there is a national isolation order, not long ago, the various deeds of the two of you - especially Miss Ying, in Mondstadt and Liyue have already reached the ears of many Inazuma people..."

Thomas pointed at himself:

"Ms. Kamisato sent me to the outlying island a long time ago, hoping that I could meet some... outsiders who could provide Inazuma with opportunities for change. You two are naturally the key targets for making friends, so I naturally want to make friends with you..."

Xing didn't take this too seriously - there were so many people who wanted to be friends with him, and...

"An outsider offering Inazuma a chance for change? What change?"

Thomas looked around:

"Of course... abolish the Eye Hunting Order and the National Closure Order."

【……oh】

Xing felt that it was really funny - the Kanjo Magistrate was corrupt by nature, making a lot of money by monopolizing the smuggling channels under the isolation order, and the Society Magistrate was thinking about how to abolish the Eye Hunting Order...

Two of the three great officials are busy disobeying orders in secret, but the remaining one, Tianling, is not busy overthrowing General Lei Dian, right?

[That shouldn't be the case, but considering that there are resistance forces in Inazuma, it's possible that they are busy nurturing the enemy to protect themselves.]

Xing was suddenly speechless, and had an even more subtle impression of the god of this place, General Lei Dian.

——The country has become like this, is it being governed well?

Could it be that General Lei Dian is a stay-at-home girl who never leaves the house? She is only responsible for giving orders and doesn't care how the people below carry them out?

Xing sighed and immediately raised his hand:

"Sorry, I'm not interested... uh, wait... Ying, what do you think?"

Ying naturally shook her head:

"We don't intend to get involved in these Inazuma affairs. My purpose is just to meet General Raiden and confirm some things... and maybe try to find someone."

"Is that so? Hmm... this is an unexpected development..."

Thomas stroked his chin.

"But what if I say that I, along with Miss Kamisato, will introduce you two to General Raiden?"

Xing rolled her eyes:

"You're okay, right? Aren't you afraid that once we meet General Lei Dian, we'll tell him that your society is planning to overthrow the Eye Hunting Order?"

Thomas smiled:

"I have heard of your kindness in helping Mondstadt resolve the Wind Dragon crisis and facing the Demon God in Liyue despite the danger. So I think... if you had seen the suffering that the Eye Hunting Order and the Locked Country Order brought to the people of Inazuma, you would definitely not turn a blind eye."

Xing rolled his eyes in his heart - you are wrong, we have always helped our relatives and not the outsiders, as for who is the relative... that naturally depends on which side has the cute girl!

[So it’s this kiss]

"Well... since you said that, how about helping us get off the island first?"

Paimon said wittily.

"Otherwise...we can't see what you're saying, right?"

"Hahaha! Of course! Since I promised Big Sister Beidou that I would help you two, then I will naturally do what I said."

Thomas smiled brightly.

"Please follow me! I have already prepared the documents for landing and staying on the island."

The three followed Thomas to the Far Country Supervisory Office, and then watched in shock as Thomas reduced the handling fee for their residence procedures from two million Moras to six hundred Moras.

After finishing, Paimeng still felt a little dizzy.

"Two million was chopped down to six hundred. Is there something wrong with the Inazuma people's concept of money? We know that there are some people who never look at the price when buying things, but they can never pay for it..."

Xing had no doubt about this:

"I think six hundred Mora is the normal handling fee, right? Two million is actually set by the Far Country Supervisor himself. He will take as much as he can - anyway, it won't be a loss to try it first."

Thomas smiled and nodded:

"You guessed it right. This is the Kande Bugyo today. After its power expanded, it has become rotten to the core."

When Paimon thought about how he almost paid two million Mora, he stamped his feet in anger:

"It's too dark! Is there no one to take care of it?"

Thomas smiled bitterly:

"How about it? You feel the suffering that the isolation order has brought to people so quickly, right? Now all foreign merchants in Inazuma have a hard time surviving under this kind of oppression... and the series of impacts caused by the isolation order and the eye hunting order are even more far-reaching and far-reaching. In Inazuma, no one can stay out of it..."

[Pioneers, wake up, it's time for us to burn Inazuma... to ashes! ]

You're being a bit extreme.

In fact, Xing looked at Inazuma like this...even...

A bit of a happy feeling.

【…? 】

Aha! Aha must have influenced me! Quack! I'm going to be a funny person!

[…I think it’s already happened.]

Volume 166: The End of the Immortal Body, The World and the Human World: Goodbye, Madam

Although Thomas helped me register on the island, I still have to go through some other steps if I want to leave the island and actually enter the country.

"Can't you ask your Miss Kamisato to get us out of here?" Paimon asked with his hands on his hips.

"I want to, too, but the outlying island is the Hiiragi family's territory after all. It took me several months to establish a foothold here..."

Thomas was also scratching his head, but after thinking about it, he decided that there would be a way.

"There are many ways to secretly leave the island, but... I need to prepare a few. So, you guys go back to the dock first and let me think of a solution."

Watching Thomas leave, Xing kicked a small stone on the roadside speechlessly:

"How about we just charge out? I don't think the soldiers here can stop us, right?"

"Wouldn't that make us wanted criminals? No, no, we should behave ourselves a little..."

Paimon thought about it and quickly rejected Xing's idea.

"If Thomas can't find a solution, we can ask Sister Beidou to give us a small boat and sneak out when the moon is dark and the wind is strong?"

No matter what method they use next, the two decided to find the teleportation anchor point first.

After asking a local foreign businessman, I learned that there really is one on the island. There is even a seven-day statue of General Thunder and Lightning on the northernmost hill.

The other party kindly reminded:

"But... the statue is behind the Hiiragi family's residence. Ordinary people are not allowed to pass there, let alone foreigners like us."

Xing and Ying tried it, and sure enough, as soon as they approached the Hiiragi mansion, the soldiers at the door raised their spears:

"Stop! The Hiiragi family is receiving distinguished guests! No visitors are allowed, and no one is allowed to approach without permission!"

Paimeng tried to explain that they just wanted to borrow a passage to pay homage to the General's Seven-Day Statue, but he was scolded even more harshly:

"Say it again! Back off immediately! Yiren! This is Inazuma, we won't tolerate your behavior!"

"Yiren" is what the Inazuma people call outsiders, and the word has a somewhat...unfriendly meaning.

Compared to Yingmei and Paimon, Xing's temper naturally couldn't be tolerated on the spot, and he pulled out the flame spear on the spot:

"How dare you talk to my sister Ying like that! Do you buy your family tree wholesale!?"

When the other side saw that a stranger dared to act so arrogantly, they immediately shouted and several soldiers and warriors surrounded him.

But just when the situation was about to get out of control, a well-dressed lady stopped everyone:

"Stop it all!"

As soon as the warriors and soldiers saw each other, they stopped what they were doing.

"Ms. Hiiragi... Miss Hiiragi! These people tried to break in, we..."

The other party stepped forward and glared at the warriors unhappily:

"We just saw it. They just wanted to pay homage to the General's statue. But you, this is not the way our Hiiragi family treats guests!"

The leading warrior immediately felt aggrieved:

"But... Miss Hiiragi, your father Shinsuke asked us not to let anyone get close to him. He is meeting with an important foreign envoy..."

"They are just going to the back hill, not to break into the house. I can just take them there. I won't let them disturb my father!"

"This... this is not okay! Miss Hiiragi!"

It can be seen that, apart from other things, the warriors are still very loyal and dedicated. They would never dare to let their young lady be alone with a stranger, but when faced with the young lady's request, they dare not completely disobey.

The sharp-eyed Xing noticed that someone who looked like a servant had already realized that the situation was not good and quietly ran towards the mansion, probably to report.

[Tsk, I feel... the situation is not very good. If my guess is correct...]

what……

Xing interrupted Miss Hiiragi who was scolding the samurai:

"Excuse me, Miss Hiiragi... May I ask if the foreign envoy your father met was from the Winter Solstice?"

Miss Hiiragi was slightly startled, then nodded, and Xing continued to ask:

"Isn't the leader a tall, blonde woman with half her face covered?"

Miss Hiiragi nodded subconsciously again, while Ying and Paimon beside her listened to this description, combined with the news that Xing had mentioned earlier about the winter ship...

"Could it be... that the lady is here!?"

【Isn’t this a coincidence? 】

Xing nodded:

"It seems... we are lucky."

"What's so good about it!"

Pamon stamped his foot.