Erberhardt lowered his head and hid his ambition.
Next to Eberhardt, a blond and blue-eyed young man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the Gun Witch had escaped unscathed.
"Eberhardt, can you tell me more about the Witch of the Gun, such as her appearance and voice? I'm very curious about her."
The blond young man, Parsifal, Erberhard's brother, asked.
"Don't ask me, I know nothing. If you have the guts, go find the Gun Witch yourself." Eberhardt shook his head. He did not lie. Although he was kidnapped by the Gun Witch, the most he knew from the shadow was that the Gun Witch was a slender woman, and he knew nothing else. As for the voice... Eberhardt was thinking about ways to gain the Gun Witch's trust at the time and didn't care about the Gun Witch's voice at all. Now when asked, he could only give a general answer like "It's just the voice of an ordinary woman."
As other nobles left and the number of people in the hall gradually decreased, the protagonists of this banquet - the Wandering Earth Band - were gathered together and talking.
"I'll say it again, if you regret it now, you still have a chance. Once we start to act, it will be too late to regret it."
"Okay, conductor, you've said this three times," the pianist said impatiently.
"You still say that! It's you who caused us to end up in this situation!" Hearing the pianist's words, the conductor glared at him fiercely.
Many years ago, when the Wandering Earth Orchestra just arrived in Mondstadt, the pianist went out alone to look for inspiration for his creations, but was unfortunately injured by a wild boar during a break. Fortunately, he met a young girl, who bandaged his wound carefully and left. However, this playboy pianist who had been through many beautiful women fell in love with the simple girl at first sight.
After returning to Mondstadt, the zither player asked around for the whereabouts of the girl, but never heard any news about her. He heard that a girl had killed a noble and fled from Mondstadt. Although there was no more information, the zither player concluded that the girl who had killed someone and fled must be the one who treated his wounds.
The girl had killed a noble, so she would certainly disappear for the rest of her life. Trying to find her would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. This meant that the zither player's unrequited love ended before it even began.
However, the musician targeted the nobles of Mond because of this incident. It was because of these nobles that he missed his true love, and they must pay the price for it!
If you want to deal a severe blow to these corrupt nobles, the best way is to kill their leader - the head of the Lawrence family.
As long as he is killed, the other nobles will be more or less cautious. This may not fundamentally change Mondstadt, but it can at least make these rampant nobles restrain themselves a little.
In order to achieve this goal, the Wandering Earth Band has been performing in Mond over the years, from the streets to concerts, until now they have finally been invited by the head of the Lawrence family to enter the Lawrence Mansion. It has happened that Lawrence has transferred most of his forces to the Wind Dragon Ruins and the Witch of the Gun has come to cause trouble. The guard force in the Lawrence Mansion is unusually empty. If they don't take action today, it would be simply unforgivable!
The members of the band looked at each other, nodded in unison, and then slowly walked towards the direction of the Lawrence family head...
Chapter 99: Mondstadt, full of life and vitality, is still before our eyes
Two major events happened that night.
1. The Witch of Gun broke into Lawrence's mansion and killed everyone. She set fire to the warehouse and quickly escaped. She also took the opportunity to kill the soldiers at the city gate and escaped from Mondstadt.
2. The Wandering Earth Band failed in their attempt to assassinate the head of the Lawrence family. Although the head of the Lawrence family was seriously injured, he did not die. He was rescued by an owner of the Water God's Eye who was good at healing. However, the Wandering Earth Band suffered heavy losses.
The commander was killed on the spot, the sword dancer was taken to the arena, the bard was captured and no news was heard from him afterwards, and only the musician escaped from Mondstadt with his agility and his current whereabouts are unknown.
In the following days, Tsumugi Kujo and the Witch of the Gun hid in the hotel and dared not go out. Fortunately, the puppet Tsumugi swaggered out of the city that night, so the Lawrence soldiers did not suspect the two of them. They just conducted a simple search and left.
However, due to the frequent searches by the Lawrence family, the puppet Tsumugi has never had the opportunity to sneak into Mondstadt and hand over the former royal ceremony to Kujo Tsumugi, and can only wander in the suburbs of Mondstadt.
And during these few days, the only form of entertainment for Kujo Tsumugi and the Gun Witch was... ahem, I won't go into details because it's not allowed under the censorship, but anyway, after a few days of training, Kujo Tsumugi has completely turned into the shape of the Gun Witch.
It seemed that there would be no other events happening in the short term, and one morning after the game with the Gun Witch ended, Tsumugi Kujo exited the immersion mode.
【The assassination of the head of the Lawrence family caused a huge reaction in Mondstadt. Mondstadt had suffered from the Lawrence family for a long time. Although the assassination by the Wandering Earth Band failed, their actions opened up an unexpected path for the people of Mondstadt - since we all dislike the Lawrence family so much, why don't we overthrow it? The people formed small armed groups and attacked one or two Lawrence soldiers from time to time. For a time, Mondstadt was full of vitality and everything was competing.】
[In order to make up for the shortage of soldiers, the Lawrence family had to spend a lot of money to hire bounty hunters from all over the world, but the effect was quite significant. Under the suppression of the bounty hunters, the people in Mondstadt who resisted the Lawrence family were forced to go underground, but the armed resistance of the people inside and outside Mondstadt has never stopped. ]
[19 years old: You and the Witch of the Gun knew that the incident of breaking into the Lawrence family had caused too much trouble, so you did not carry out any chivalrous activities during this year. Instead, you lived an ordinary life like two ordinary Mond people.]
[But just because you two don't cause trouble doesn't mean nothing will happen in Mondstadt. Since the Witch of the Gun burned down the Lawrence warehouse last year, many people have followed her example and started their own chivalrous acts. The most famous of them is a man called "Dark Alley Flash."]
[“Dark Alley Flash” had been famous in Mondstadt for a long time, but he was gradually forgotten by everyone after the Witch of the Gun came to Mondstadt. Unexpectedly, he is now famous again, and even has the momentum to surpass the Witch of the Gun. After all, the Witch of the Gun has not carried out any chivalrous activities for a year, and everyone suspects that she has left Mondstadt for other countries. ]
[And things outside Mondstadt are not peaceful either. Perhaps because of the inspiration of the Wandering Earth Band, or perhaps because of Vanessa's secret funding, Tsumugi discovered that in some villages where the Lawrence family has weak control, rangers who have resisted the Lawrence family have appeared. ]
[The Lawrence family also sent out a group of bounty hunters to hunt down these rangers. For a time, "hide-and-seek competitions" were staged everywhere in the suburbs of Mond.]
[During this period, Tsumugi also killed many bounty hunters and successfully helped the rangers to establish several fixed bases. Due to Tsumugi's evil taste, the rangers also set a creed for the rangers: walk in darkness, serve the light, everything is false, everything is permitted.]
"Wow, this is the real-life version of Assassin's Creed, right? How come this puppet Tsumugi is better at playing than me?"
Kujo Tsumugi is a little confused about the logic of the puppet Tsumugi. If Assassin's Creed can be moved directly to the continent of Teyvat, it means that the puppet Tsumugi in the "trusteeship" state actually has the memory of her past life. Then what is the behavioral logic of the puppet Tsumugi in the "trusteeship"?
The irresponsible system did not explain this at all, and Tsumugi Kujo had to figure these things out on her own.
[20 years old: As time went by, the Lawrence family's search in Mondstadt slowed down, and Mondstadt entered a relatively peaceful state. At least on the surface, everything was normal in Mondstadt.]
[You and the Gun Witch's Mora have almost spent all your money, so you plan to restart your chivalrous thief activities. However, because you are afraid of retaliation from the Lawrence family, you did not carry out chivalrous thief activities under the banner of the Gun Witch, so you did not attract anyone's attention. Just when you successfully stole a few times and were about to stop temporarily, an accident happened.]
[One day, you and the Gun Witch once again went to a small noble's house to conduct a free property transfer activity. According to the previous division of labor, you were responsible for stealing, and the Gun Witch was responsible for keeping watch outside. Originally, everything went smoothly. You successfully sneaked into the noble's house and entered the living room from the balcony. Just as you were about to start stealing, you saw a man in the living room wearing the same nightgown as you. The blue-black one-handed sword on his waist made you recognize his identity at once - it was the "Dark Alley Flash" who had been stealing in Mondstadt on behalf of the Gun Witch in recent years.]
[At this time, Dark Alley Flash was standing there in a daze, holding a silver cup in his hand. Apparently, he did not expect to run into his colleague here. For a moment, an awkward atmosphere spread between the two of them. At this time, you decided...]
【1. Turn around and walk away, pretending nothing happened. 】
【2. Scream immediately and then quickly flee the noble mansion. 】
【3. Anyone who sees it gets a share, and asks Dark Alley Flash to hand over a portion of the treasure. 】
[4. I want them all, and I snatch the silver cup directly from the hand of the flashing man in the dark alley.]
"The second option is too unethical. I like it." As a good person who doesn't forget to pull up the quilts for others even when she wakes up from the cold, the second option is exactly what Kujo Tsumugi wants...so she decisively chose I want them all!
[Seeing that the prey you chose was taken by someone else first, you were very dissatisfied, so you picked up the spear and put it against the neck of the flash in the dark alley. ]
[“The alley is flashing. You don’t want to… No, not this sentence. I should say… Don’t move! Robbery! Hand over the silver cup in your hand!”]
[After hearing your words, Dark Alley Flash also reacted. Of course, he would not act according to your words. As a noble, the one-handed sword on Dark Alley Flash's waist is not for display. Seeing that your appetite is so big, he intends to teach you a lesson. ]
[So, you started fighting in the noble mansion.]
[At this time, the Witch of the Gun, who was watching for you outside, also met an acquaintance... that was Eberhardt, who was also watching for the Flash in the Dark Alley. ]
[“Miss Gun Witch, what a coincidence, are you here to steal things too?” Although he hadn’t seen her for two years, Eberhardt immediately recognized the Gun Witch and performed a noble salute gracefully.]
[“Why are you here?!” Seeing Eberhardt here, the Spear Witch immediately took out her spear and became alert. ]
[“Don’t be afraid, Miss Gun Witch. As I said two years ago, we are not enemies.” Eberhardt raised his hand to indicate that he had no weapon. “My brother is the famous Dark Alley Flash in Mondstadt. Today he is going to break into this noble’s house to steal. I am keeping watch for him outside.”]
[“You? The two people from the Lawrence family… are chivalrous thieves?” The Witch of the Gun said in disbelief.]
[“Of course. Don’t lump us two brothers together with those corrupt nobles. We are acting with the noble ideal of changing the situation in Mondstadt.” Erberhart explained his purpose to the Witch of the Gun.]
[“This is… incredible.” The Witch of the Gun murmured.]
[After confirming that Erberhard was not an enemy, the relationship between him and the Witch of the Gun quickly became familiar. Erberhard told the Witch of the Gun a lot of things, such as why the Lawrence family did not pay much attention to capturing the Witch of the Gun, and the reason was the result of the persuasion of the two brothers. Erberhard also told a lot of information about other nobles, and successfully gained the trust of the Witch of the Gun. ]
【Afterwards, Erberhardt made a request.】
[“Excuse me, Miss Gun Witch, could you please teach me the art of spearmanship?”]
[“If what you just said is true, I can certainly teach you my martial arts.”]
[The Spear Witch relies most on her ability to see the gap between death, and spearmanship is just the icing on the cake for her, so the Spear Witch doesn't really pay much attention to spearmanship. This is why your spearmanship can catch up with and surpass the Spear Witch in just a few years.]
[So, the Witch of the Spear accepted her cheap apprentice. ]
[In the noble mansion, your battle with Dark Alley Flash has also entered a white-hot stage. Your martial arts are better than his, but in a place like the living room, weapons like spears cannot be wielded over a large range. The more flexible one-handed sword is more advantageous, so you are forced to fight the opponent to a 50-50 draw.]
[“What a wonderful spearmanship! Are you the Miss Spear Witch that has been rumored?” Dark Alley Flash seized the opportunity to quickly retreat, finally getting a chance to catch his breath.]
[“So what if it is, so what if it isn’t.” You know you can’t defeat the other party in a short time, so you are in a dilemma and want to let the other party down through communication. ]
[You and the Gun Witch shared the name "Gun Witch" when stealing. Rounding it off, you are also half of the Gun Witch. ]
[“This is really disrespectful. I didn’t expect Miss Gun Witch to have secretly returned to Mondstadt and resumed her activities as a thief. Since she is the famous Miss Gun Witch, I will naturally give her some face.” After saying this, Dark Alley Flash used his one-handed sword to pry off the sapphire in the middle of the silver cup and handed it to you.]
[“This is my apology for attacking you. Please don’t despise it, Miss Gun Witch.”]
[Of course you wouldn't despise it. With this gem, you and the Gun Witch's financial difficulties were solved in an instant, so you felt very satisfied. In the subsequent conversation with Dark Alley Flash, your tone became softer. After a brief exchange, you each went your separate ways.]
[In the days that followed, you and the Gun Witch would occasionally encounter Erberhart and Parsifal, the rebellious twins of the Lawrence family, during your chivalrous activities. While you and Dark Alley were stealing, the Gun Witch was teaching Erberhart the gun technique, and time passed slowly like this.]
[And outside Mondstadt, Tsumugi also had her own "harvest" this year - the zither player who ran away from Mondstadt two years ago was found. ]
[However, the luck of the zither master was not very good. When the puppet Tsumugi found him, he had already been captured by three bounty hunters. There was a fatal wound on his body, and he was already breathing but not breathing.]
[After killing the three bounty hunters, Tsumugi found the musician and treated him with the medical knowledge he gained from this simulation, but in the end the musician still couldn't make it and died from excessive blood loss.]
[But what puzzled Tsumugi was the zither master's attitude before his death. When Tsumugi found the zither master, he was so weak that he couldn't even speak. But even so, there was no fear of death on his face. Instead, there was a hint of... joy? ]
[It feels like seeing a long-lost lover come back to his side. It's hard to understand what he's thinking. Maybe he saw his lover in his last moments. Tsumugi guessed in his heart.]
[Tsumugi buried the zither master by the roadside and took his weapon as a memorial.]
[In addition to meeting the zither player, Tsumugi also met Vanessa in the suburbs of Mondstadt. Vanessa and her friends are currently staying in the Wolf Territory, which is mostly forests and very suitable for hiding. Under the command of the demon god Andrius, the wolves in the Wolf Territory will not attack the Knights of Favonius. If Lawrence's soldiers dare to enter the Wolf Territory, they will be greeted by a double blow from the Knights and the wolves. It must be said that this place is really very suitable as a base for the Knights. ]
[In addition, Venti... or the wind god Barbatos also returned to Mondstadt from Liyue. It is said that he got something that could overthrow the Lawrence family in one fell swoop... But He said that it must be taken out at the most important moment. No matter how the puppet Tsumugi asked, He insisted on playing dumb... He also tricked Mora, who had a lot of puppet Tsumugi, to buy wine for Him. ]
[21 years old: At this time, Mondstadt was basically in a peaceful state. Under the joint deception of the brothers Eberhard and Parsifal, the Lawrence family no longer continued to search for those who opposed the Lawrence family in the city. In the suburbs, the rangers had basically occupied the Dadaupa Valley. Even if the Lawrence family offered a large reward, the bounty hunters were unwilling to go there because it meant death.]
[A few months later, the Lawrence family didn't mention this matter again, but you don't think they will give up easily. The Lawrence family must be planning some conspiracy...]
Chapter 100 Mission and... She is indeed a masochist!
[22 years old: This year, Vanessa gave you a task, or in other words, she asked you to do something. ]
[Four years ago, the sword dancer of the Wandering Earth Band was captured by the Lawrence family and taken to the arena. Vanessa hopes that you and the Witch of the Gun can rescue her. Of course, it's not just the two of you who are taking action. Vanessa also introduced a person to you, a noble born from the Lawrence branch family - Kleuzred.]
[According to Kleuzlid's self-introduction, he was a minstrel in the Wandering Earth Band. He was captured by the Lawrence family but was saved from death because of his noble status. In the past few years, he secretly established an underground organization in order to overthrow the rule of the Lawrence family one day.]
[Vanessa seems to be interested in cooperating with this underground organization, but Kreuzlid requires Vanessa to rescue her former teammate Sword Dancer first. However, you and the Witch of the Spear are the only two of the Knights who are stationed in Mondstadt, so this mission naturally falls on your shoulders.]
[Of course, this is Vanessa's request to both of you, and you have every right to refuse.]
[After a brief thought, you and the Witch of the Gun decided to rescue the Sword Dancer, and the time is set to be one week later.]
[Kryuzrid also agreed to cooperate with your actions. On the day of the action, his men will stir up riots in various parts of Mondstadt to cover your actions, and he will provide some of his men for you to command.]
"Kryuzlid...?"
To be honest, although Kujo Tsumugi understood Kryuzlid's thoughts, she did not agree with his approach.
Tsumugi Kujo has always believed that a person's thoughts are determined by the position he is in.
For example, Kujo Tsumugi was committed to maintaining the prosperity and stability of Inazuma. The fundamental reason was that a prosperous and stable Inazuma was in the best interests of her as a noble. Only after her own interests were guaranteed would Kujo Tsumugi consider the living standards of the people of Inazuma.
As a noble with Lawrence blood, Kleuzred actually chose to lead the people of Mond to overthrow the rule of the Lawrence family... To be honest, it's a bit outrageous. Even if you want to remove the ladder supporting the Lawrence family, at least you should climb down from the ladder first, right?
Tsumugi Kujo was very curious why Kreuzlid, as a Lawrence noble, would oppose the aristocratic system headed by the Lawrence family. After all, there was no red thought in the continent of Teyvat. In comparison, the thoughts of Eberhard and Parsifal were more in line with the mainstream of the continent of Teyvat.
If we want to classify them, Kreuzlid is a "violent faction" who advocates ending the oppression of the people by the Lawrence family through violent overthrow, while Erberhard and Parsifal are "reformists" who advocate eliminating the oppression of the people through internal changes.
Didn't Kleuzlid realize that he was slowly dying? Lawrence's bloodline meant that he could not integrate into the common people, and his own behavior made him an enemy of the entire aristocratic class. As a heretic caught between the common people and the aristocracy, Kujo Tsumugi thought that Kleuzlid's fate would not be very good.
"Well, what does it have to do with me if Kriuzlid kills himself?" Kujo Tsumugi shook his head, stopped thinking about Kriuzlid, and continued to watch the information on the simulation system.
[The sword dancer of the Wandering Earth Orchestra, with her extraordinary martial arts, she has made a name for herself in the arena over the past four years. Everyone now prefers to call her the "Morning Light Swordsman."]
[The reason why she chose this time point a week later was because of Vanessa's instructions. You don't know why she chose this time point, but I guess Vanessa must have her own plans.]
[A week later, when Vanessa appeared in front of you in person wearing a cloak, you were extremely shocked.]
[“Why did you suddenly come to Mondstadt?” The Witch of the Gun also frowned slightly. If Vanessa encountered any accident during this operation, the entire resistance force would probably disintegrate in an instant.]
[“I am a little worried about you. This operation is very dangerous. I think that my personal visit to Mondstadt can show some goodwill to Kleuzrider. After the operation is over, I can also start negotiations with him on subsequent cooperation matters as soon as possible.” Vanessa replied.]
[Although you and the Witch of the Gun are a little worried, Vanessa's reasons are perfect and you can't find any reason to refute them, so you can only let her join you in the action.]
[However, Vanessa's joining just solved your urgent problem. After the assassination of the head of the Lawrence family, places frequented by nobles such as the Colosseum no longer allow spectators to bring weapons into the venue. You and the Witch of the Gun were worried about this matter. Now it's all right. Just let Vanessa put the weapons in the God's Eye space and bring them in.]
[As soon as you entered the arena, the Spear Witch saw an acquaintance - Erberhart. She didn't expect that he would come to watch today's game. The Spear Witch felt that she could convince Erberhart to cooperate in the operation to rescue the Sword Dancer, so after saying hello, she left to find Erberhart.]
[Watching the gladiators fighting on the field, Vanessa seems to be reminded of the days when she fought as a slave in the arena. While waiting for the Witch of the Gun, Vanessa begins to tell you about her past life.]
[Vanessa once made a contract with the Lawrence family. As long as she could win twelve battles, she and her people would be able to get rid of slavery and gain freedom. The twelfth battle was the battle with the dragon Ursa, but apart from that, the one that impressed Vanessa the most was the eleventh battle.]
[In that battle, Vanessa faced a long-established gladiator, known as the "King of Gladiators". He was good at using spears. Although he was just an ordinary person, he had accumulated terrifying combat experience through years of fighting. According to Vanessa, even an ordinary owner of the Eye of God would not necessarily be able to gain an advantage against that gladiator.]
[Vanessa fought very hard in that battle, and only managed to defeat the opponent with all her strength.]
[“But it’s strange. In the past, my strength was not particularly strong. But since I defeated that gladiator, I seem to have broken through some kind of bottleneck. My strength has improved very quickly. In a short period of time, I even have the strength to fight the dragon Usa. This is something I couldn’t imagine before.” Vanessa looked at her hands, her eyes full of wonder. ]
[“Is this Lord Barbatos’ blessing?”]
[When you heard Vanessa attribute all the credit to Barbatos, you rolled your eyes in disdain and swallowed back what you were about to say.]
Is it because he lit up his own destiny constellation that his strength increased significantly?
The real Kujo Tsumugi frowned and wondered.
As the only human who has become a god on the continent of Teyvat, all the phenomena happening to Vanessa are worthy of study by Tsumugi Kujo.
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