Yes, Lady Funina!

This slightly awkward atmosphere affected Paimeng Xuan's appetite for dessert, so in order to ease the atmosphere, she asked Richard, "Richard, how long are you going to stay at Inazuma this time?"

Hearing this, Ying and Yae Shenzi also looked at Richard. In fact, they were also very concerned about this matter. No matter how reluctant they were, Richard's previous attitudes showed that the other party would not be able to stay in Inazuma and would return to Fontaine sooner or later.

There had never been a suitable opportunity to ask before, but now that Paimon said this, he became the mouthpiece for Yae Shinto and Shadow.

I asked them the question that they wanted to know most at the moment.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the weekend." Richard said, "After all, I've been on a diplomatic mission for a long time. If I don't go back, Mo Mang Palace will suspect that I'm on vacation at public expense."

"If you are worried about this, I can write an official letter for you and submit it to Mo Mang Palace, saying..." Yaezamiko looked at Richard with her beautiful eyes, "Mr. Richard has made great contributions to the diplomacy of the two countries. Therefore, Inazuma can entertain the Fontaine delegation for a longer period of time, and all expenses during this period will be borne by Inazuma."

As for what the great contribution is... helping Inazuma to pull out the thunder god Baalzebub who had been hiding in the Pure Land of One Mind for a hundred years, is this considered a great contribution?

Who says the Beauty Trap doesn’t contribute to diplomacy?

Mr. Richard has given too much to Fontaine.

So much so that Yae Shinko wanted to say to Richard: Mr. Richard, you don't want the diplomatic relations between the two countries to be affected, right? I think you should understand what to do next?

And to be honest, Fontaine should be the one coming!

If Richard had not left back then, Yae Shenzi and Ying might have several children by now.

In this way, an entire afternoon was wasted. When Paimon walked out of the general's mansion, his stomach had become bloated and he felt like he was going to "crash" at any time.

"Hmm, I ate too much. I feel like I can't even fly." Paimon rubbed his belly and muttered.

"Who told you to eat so much?" Ying was a little helpless and reached out to hug little Paimeng.

It was hard to imagine that such a little girl could fill her stomach with a dessert that was almost as big as her.

Paimon leaned back comfortably in the arms of his best friend, enjoying Ying's princess-carrying service.

"Because it was so delicious, I couldn't help myself and ate too much."

"If you want to eat more, I can ask someone to pack some more for you," Richard said.

"No, no, it's good enough to have something to eat. It would be rude to take it away." Paimeng waved his hand quickly.

"Well, from what you said, it sounds like you are the owner of the General's Mansion."

"Who said the male master is not the master?" Ying Qian said with a smile.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot that you, Ying, and Yae Shinko had that kind of relationship." Paimon patted his forehead.

Similarly, Richard still neither admitted nor denied it, but it was this attitude that reminded Paimon of someone.

He is a sailor named Tide. I learned about him when I was working in the Adventurer's Guild. It seems that he has dated several girls in a row like Richard.

The difference is that those girls don't know each other's existence, but Richard has no intention of hiding it.

The scum is so open and aboveboard.

"What are your plans next?" Richard asked.

If possible, he would like to entrust some things to Ying and Paimon. Compared with the mixed adventurers in the Adventurer's Guild, Richard would rather trust Ying, the gold medal worker.

Richard felt more at ease when he let them do some things.

Ying shook her head and replied in a cold voice, "No plans. I will go to the Adventurer's Association to see if there are any commissions I can accept. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to earn some Mora and raise funds for the trip to Xumi."

"In that case, I have a commission that requires your help."

"You said."

Ying agreed without even thinking about it. After all, she was able to meet Ying this time thanks to Richard's introduction. Otherwise, who knows how much effort and time it would have taken.

Therefore, even if Richard's commission did not come with any compensation, Ying would agree to it without hesitation.

What's more, how could a big shot like Richard ask someone to do something for him without paying him?

Richard took out the checkbook that Ningguang gave him from his arms, wrote down a string of appropriate numbers on it, tore it off and handed it to Ying.

"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand...one, one million Mora?!" Paimon flew to the side from Ying's arms and looked at the number above with Ying.

Paimon suddenly stuttered. One million Mora. This seemed to be the first time that she and Ying had received such a large commission.

Richard didn't want them to do something illegal, did he? Giving them so much Mora.

"These will be considered as the activity funds for the work entrusted to you. There will be additional rewards after the work is completed."

"So much Mora, is it just working capital?" Paimon asked with his eyes wide open.

As expected, poverty limits one's imagination. Even if the liquid funds given to them by the Fatui executive [Young Master] were added together, it would not be as much as what Richard gave, right?

"Yes, because the place I need you to go is quite special, and it requires a lot of preparation and is somewhat dangerous, so this much money is necessary. Of course, no matter how much is left in the end, it is yours, and you don't have to pay it back to me."

"If the funds are used up, you can tell me and I will allocate a second tranche of working capital as appropriate..."

"No refund for more and no compensation for less. Richard, where do you want us to go?" Paimon felt that if Richard's commission was too simple, it would be unfair to pay such a large sum of Mora.

"Yuanxia Palace."

"Yuanxia Palace? Where is that?" Paimeng was a little confused. This was a place name she had never heard of. Was the place Richard was talking about Inazuma?

"The entrance is in the center of the Coral Palace on Haio Island. Once you get there and ask the local witch, you should know how to get there." Richard said.

He had originally planned to go to Yuanxia Palace in person, but unfortunately it was too late, so he could only entrust the matter to Ying.

"Once we arrive, what exactly do we need to do?" Ying asked.

However, Richard's answer was particularly ambiguous. He said, "Just tell me what you saw and heard in Yuanxia Palace."

"It's that simple?"

"It's not easy, and it's somewhat dangerous. You'll know when you get there. But although it's somewhat dangerous, with Ying's skills, it shouldn't be a problem. And there may be something you want to know there." Richard said with a smile.

"For example, some truths about this world..."

"The truth about the world?" The golden eyes flickered, somewhat unsure of what Richard meant.

"Anyway, you'll know once you get there. When we meet next time, remember to tell me what you saw and heard in Yuanxia Palace."

"Then how can you be sure whether what I said is true or not?"

"Yes, although we won't do that, what if Ying and I never went to that Yuanxia Palace at all, but made up a story to lie to you?" Paimeng asked.

"It can't be faked, because I've been to Yuanxia Palace once, and I can tell whether it's true or not just by listening."

"Okay." Paimon had nothing to say, and Ying nodded, indicating that he had accepted the commission.

"In that case, I will wait for your good news in Fontaine."

After saying goodbye to Ying and Paimon, Richard did not follow Linnet directly back to the Fontaine Embassy, ​​but returned to the general's mansion.

Looking at Richard who had returned, Yae Shenzi asked with a smile: "Why did you come back? Are you reluctant to leave me or Ying?"

Neither, he just couldn't bear to part with the Heart of Thundergod.

Yes, Richard came back this time for nothing else but the Heart of Thundergod.

Didn’t I promise [Madam] before that I would use the Heart of Thunder God in exchange for the evidence of the crimes of Kujo Takayuki and Ba Guchu?

Now that the evidence of guilt has been established, regardless of whether Jiu Tiaoxing or Bartuo Cangxi has room to maneuver, it is time for Richard to fulfill his promise.

In fact, there would be no problem even if Richard did not fulfill his promise. After all, the reason why the [Lady] handed over Kujo Takayuki and Barakauchi was that she had no choice. She could not beat them, and she could not run away, so she could only say that she wanted to exchange them for the Heart of Thundergod to save her face.

In fact, even the [lady] herself might not think that Richard would keep his promise, because the two parties were not equal in this transaction.

Any normal person would not think that just two pieces of evidence are enough to exchange for the precious heart of God.

However, for both Richard and Ying, the Heart of God was not as precious as they imagined. In addition, for some special reasons, keeping it would only cause trouble, so it would be better to get rid of it.

"Shadow's Heart of God is with you, Son of God, right?" Richard asked.

"Huh? What are you talking about? My heart and Ying's heart are both tied to you." Yae Shenzi did not forget to tease Richard at this time.

"Ok, I know."

Faced with such sweet words, Richard responded straightforwardly.

"Aren't you going to act stupid this time?"

"I have never played dumb, either to you or to Ying." Richard said seriously.

"Yes, yes, you are not pretending to be stupid. You just chose to escape like Ying." Yaezakami said unhappily.

Ying glanced at Yae Shenzi, wondering why he had anything to do with me, but considering that he had indeed locked himself up in the Pure Land for more than a hundred years, he did not refute Yae Shenzi, but said: "Since Richard wants the Heart of God, just give it to him."

Anyway, Ying didn't think much of the Heart of God. Since Richard wanted it, he would just give it to him. As for the reason, Ying didn't even want to ask.

"You're spoiling that guy too much. What if he uses your Heart of God to seduce other women?"

"Can you?" Shadow asked.

"I can't." Richard replied.

Ying looked at Yae Shinko and said, "He said he wouldn't."

"You just believe whatever he says!" Yae Shinko rolled his eyes at the 'indecisive' shadow.

"I really won't." Richard glanced at the Eightfold Son of God, signaling him with his eyes not to sow discord.

At the same time, he also explained to Ying the reason for asking for the Heart of God, emphasizing that keeping the Heart of God in hands would only cause trouble. Although neither Ying nor Yae God's Son were afraid of trouble, unnecessary and meaningless trouble would naturally be avoided if possible.

Therefore, it would be better to do the same as the two gods Feng Yan and throw away the hot potato of the Heart of God.

In fact, even if Richard didn't say it, Yae Shenzi also understood this truth. In fact, she had planned to "send away" the Heart of the Thunder God as early as when she learned that the Hearts of the Wind and Rock Gods fell into the hands of the Fatui.

So after Richard finished explaining, the Eightfold Son of God took out the Heart of God, but did not give it to Richard immediately. Instead, he placed the Heart of God deep in the 'heart' of God.

At the same time, he pressed down Ying's hands, and then he heard Yae Shenzi speak leisurely:

"Since you want the Heart of God, then take it from God yourself."

PS: There is more to come in the evening. I have already coded 2K. I will write the rest after I wake up.