Yes, Lady Funina!

"Congratulations, Miss Charlotte, you've been hired. See you at West Wind Cathedral at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Volume 51: Chapter Richard: Impersonating a God? Death Penalty!

The Cathedral of Favonius, Mondstadt's iconic building, has a history that dates back thousands of years. It was once used by the old nobles as a hall to show off their power and majesty. Now it belongs to the Knights of Favonius and is managed by devout believers of the god of wind.

And today, their god arrived in the pious temple.

"Hello, Sister Nun." The speaker was a young man dressed in green with a friendly smile on his face, which made people feel good about him.

Gottlind, the nun on duty today, smiled back, "Wind God bless you, young poet. What is the matter?"

Not far away, Ying and Paimon were also watching their conversation.

Little Paimon poked Ying and asked, "Do you think the bard can borrow the Sky Lyre?"

"No." Ying said affirmatively.

Paimon was surprised by Ying's confidence. Just as he was about to ask why, he found that Wendy had walked up to them, scratching her head and smiling awkwardly, and Sister Gottlinde had disappeared.

"Hey, I said I was the wind god Barbatos, and I wanted to borrow the Sky Harp, and then the nun left without looking back."

"Who would believe something like this out of the blue?" Paimon crossed his arms and looked at the unreliable bard in silence.

As if noticing Paimon's gaze, Wendy quickly added: "But the goal has been achieved. At least she didn't deny that the Sky Harp is kept in the cathedral."

Wendy paused after she finished speaking, stroked her chin and looked at Ying, and suddenly thought of a brilliant idea.

"Ying is a popular newcomer in the Knights, why don't you give it a try?"

Ying slowly typed a question mark, but Paimon thought what Wendy said made sense, and echoed, "I think it's feasible. At least it's definitely more successful than the bard."

"Don't be shy. Come on, just go." Wendy pouted at the nun not far away, and then followed Paimon to cheer.

Not long after, Ying came back.

There is no doubt that the plan failed. Without the Knights' borrowing permission documents, it is obvious that they can only find other ways to get the [Sky Harp] hidden in the Cathedral of West Wind.

Just when the three of them were at a loss, they heard noisy footsteps outside the door. Paimeng looked in the direction of the sound, then quickly pulled the corner of Ying's clothes and said, "Ying, look, isn't that the big shot Richard from Fontaine whom we met yesterday?"

"There are also Captain Jean and Kaeya, but they seem to be half a body length behind the person walking in the middle. Someone with such status...could he be the Lord God of Water that Charlotte mentioned?" Paimon said with wide eyes looking at Finina who was walking in the front with great style.

"Oh? Lord Water God? Where, where?" Wendy also looked over.

Then Wendy saw Funina, the most conspicuous person in the crowd. She was stunned for a moment, but soon returned to normal.

Then Wendy turned her gaze to Richard who was following Furninna, and it happened that Richard was also looking at Wendy at this moment.

"Barbatos, the wind god? So K has woken up." Richard thought. When the poisonous dragon Durin attacked Mondstadt, the young Richard had seen this wind god before, so it was not surprising that he recognized Wendy.

Richard noticed that Wendy winked at him, and it was obvious from the way she winked that she didn't want to reveal her identity.

"Is this another incognito trick?" Richard was speechless, but he had no intention of revealing his identity.

Qin was stunned when she saw Ying and her group from West Wind Cathedral. She nodded to them as a greeting, and then said to Sister Gottlinde who was attracted by the crowd:

"Sister Gottlinde, we are here to borrow the Sky Harp."

Sister Gottlinde felt that today was really strange. First, a young man pretended to be Lord Barbatos to borrow a piano, then an honorary knight came to borrow a piano, and now the acting captain came with a group of people to borrow a piano.

"I didn't expect that what the Honorary Knight said was true. It turns out that he really is here to handle the official business that you, Captain Qin, assigned to him."

Ying, who was not far away, heard this and looked away guiltily.

"Honorary Knight?" Qin didn't expect that Ying would come to the Cathedral of West Wind to borrow the [Sky Harp] before she and others arrived.

"Yes, don't you know? In addition to this, there was a young man who came to borrow the harp before the Honorary Knight, and he even claimed to be Lord Barbatos. He must have had bad intentions!" Sister Gottlind said angrily.

If it weren't for her good temper and the inexplicable affinity of the young man, she would have gathered her believers to drive this usurper who claimed to be a god out of the Cathedral of West Wind.

When Richard heard this, he couldn't help but look at Wendy beside Ying, and the corner of his mouth twitched. If Sister Gottlinde really did that, then Barbatos would probably be the first god to be driven out of his church by his most devout believers, right?

"Is there such a thing?" Funina on the side was also shocked.

How dare they pretend to be a god? How audacious! It's simply outrageous. Even so, the nun could let the man escape. This free city is too free. If it were in Fontaine, it would have to go to the court of justice!

Finina thought so, and then suddenly realized that she seemed to be the least qualified to say so.

Richard nodded after hearing what Funina said. "Indeed, if it was in Fontaine, they would at least be charged with lewdness, just like the criminals in the attack a few days ago, who were sentenced to at least ten years in prison in Meropeburg."

"Is it really that serious?" After hearing Richard's words, Funina felt her mouth dry.

"Of course, Lady Funina, I understand your kindness, but this is no reason for others to usurp the authority of God. In my opinion, if there is no precedent of the death penalty in Fontaine, these audacious, ungrateful and rude people should be sentenced to death, or at least life imprisonment." Richard said seriously.

Furninna's face turned pale and she stammered for a long time without uttering a single word.

"That's too harsh, Mr. Richard." Wendy also came over and said.

"Oh, yes, so we have to analyze the specific situation." Richard readily accepted Wendy's advice. "If it does not cause serious consequences, the punishment can range from a warning to a few years in prison. If it causes serious consequences, it can be as low as ten years in prison or up to immediate execution."

Funina swallowed and said, "How do we define serious consequences?"

"I'm sorry, Lady Finina, I'm not an expert in the law, but from my personal perspective, you can refer to the classification of fraud levels."

"Fraud level?"

"Yes, judging by its scale, number of people, amount of money and even its impact on the entire country."

"For example, if a person pretends to be a god, causing the entire country and even the people in the surrounding areas to believe in him, and then uses this name to seek benefits... then I think the maximum punishment will not be too much for him."

"Lady Funina, what do you think?" Richard asked Funina, who was trying to remain calm.

Volume 52: Chapter : Unfamiliar

"I, I think you are right. We should be harsher towards those who pretend to be gods." As if to prevent others from noticing something, Finina spoke very loudly, which attracted the attention of Captain Qin and Sister Gottlinde who were talking not far away.

"Huh? Isn't that the young man who claims to be Lord Barbatos? How did he end up next to Lord Water God? The Honorary Knight is also there." Sister Gottlinde exclaimed softly.

Qin also looked over and saw the bard in a green cloak. Strangely, when she saw the bard, she actually felt a sense of familiarity, just like God's people seeing their God.

"Sister Gottlinde, please take out the Sky Harp first. It is very important for awakening Lord Tevarin, the East Wind Dragon." Qin instructed.

"Oh, okay." Realizing the urgency of the problem, Sister Gottlinde did not hesitate and found the church's prayer priest Barbara and asked her to take Captain Qin and his group to retrieve the [Sky Harp].

Interestingly, lending out the [Sky Harp] requires the consent of the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, the Church Bishop and the people. The Church Bishop Simon Page happens to be the father of the current acting Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jyn Gunnhild. His other daughter, Barbara Gunnhild, is an idol of Mond, deeply loved by the people of Mond, and represents the overwhelming public opinion of Mond.

In other words, if you want to obtain the [Sky Harp], you just need to deal with this family.

This also indirectly reflects the current situation of Mondstadt. With the expedition of Grand Commander Falga, Mondstadt has now become a "family affair".

Fortunately, this family is selfless, otherwise Mond would have another "Lawrence".

The process of getting the [Sky Harp] was very smooth, and soon Jean and Barbara brought the [Sky Harp] to Richard.

"Now that we have the Sky Harp, what should we do next?" Qin asked Richard. After all, he was the main developer of this plan.

"Then we need to ask the Honor Knight and other members of the Knights Templar to go find Tevarin's tear crystal. Here, it's the one in the Honor Knight's hand." Wendy replied quite naturally.

"Hmm? Who is this...?" Qin looked at Wendy, and she remembered what Sister Gottlinde had said to her just now.

"Wendy is a bard who speaks very interestingly and has extraordinary knowledge." Furninna introduced.

After the conversation just now, and with the other party helping her on "how to judge those who pretend to be gods", Funina had a good impression of Wendy.

But at least one thing is certain, that is, she did not recognize Wendy's true identity at all.

"Is that so? But please, Mr. Wendy, don't use Lord Barbatos' name to deceive others in the future, even if it is with good intentions." Qin warned seriously.

"What, what? He is the madman who pretends to be the God of Wind?" Funina looked at Wendy in surprise. No wonder this guy would speak for her. It turned out that he was defending himself!

"Ahem, actually this is the first time I've met this bard, so I'm not very familiar with him, right? Richard." After learning about Wendy's behavior, Funina drew a clear line between herself and the other party.

"Yes, Lady Finina." Richard looked at the farce in front of him with amusement, and suddenly understood the fun of Wendy hiding her identity.

But what surprised him was that Lady Funina didn't seem to recognize Wendy.

Is it that Wendy hid it too well, or...

"As Mr. Wendy said, we now have to find more Wind Dragon Tear Crystals to activate the Sky Harp and restore its former power to summon the East Wind Dragon Tevarin." Richard explained while motioning Ying to drop the Wind Dragon Tear Crystals on the Sky Harp.

Ying did as she was told, and the purified wind dragon tears turned into a force of wind and merged into the body of the Sky Harp. The Sky Harp glowed slightly, and it seemed that some of its power had been restored.

However, in order to fully restore its former strength, more Wind Dragon Tears may be needed, so the Knights and Honor Knights will be needed to help collect them.

As for Richard and Finnina, they naturally chose to wait for good news in the Cathedral of West Wind. After all, you can't ask the Lord God to do these errands himself, right?

As for Richard, he said he was a civil servant, and being frail would only be a burden to these brave knights if he went. Moreover, he had already marked the possible locations of the Wind Dragon's Tears, so he would not cause trouble and would stay to drink tea and chat with Lady Finina.

By the way, Richard didn’t forget what he promised yesterday to introduce Barbara to Furninna, so Barbara also joined the tea party.

The follow-up reporter Charlotte naturally did not stay with Richard and the others to drink tea. She had a big news story to prepare, and collecting tears would naturally require leaving behind precious video footage.

According to Charlotte's estimation, this piece of news could conservatively earn her a nomination for the Ravel Prize, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will most likely win the prize. (Note: The Ravel Prize is the most prestigious award in the eyes of Fontaine journalists)

A reporter who had just started her internship won this kind of award through her own efforts. This was something Charlotte had never dared to imagine before.

Thank you for your generosity and sense of justice, Mr. Richard. He is such a good man. - Charlotte

"So Mr. Wendy isn't going with you?" Richard asked.

"It's so hard to meet an old friend whom I haven't seen for a long time, so of course I have to stay and talk more." Wendy said with a smile.

"Old friend? Do you know each other?" Funina looked back and forth between Wendy and Richard.

"I know you. We are good friends who once fought side by side, right?" Wendy nudged Richard with her elbow.

"I know him, but not very familiar with him." Richard looked calm and took a sip of tea.

"G! That's too much!" Wendy was shocked. She lay on the table and said to Barbara who was pouring tea for her: "Thank you, I don't drink tea. Do you have cider?"

"No!" Barbara replied angrily. How could anyone drink in a church? That was no respect for Lord Barbatos at all!

"So what's going on with you guys? And what does fighting side by side mean?" Finina was confused.

"We just got drunk together with a bunch of drunks in the tavern, Lady Fernina. Barbara, don't you have something you want to ask Fernina? Now's your chance." Richard didn't want to say anything more on this issue and changed the subject.

Sure enough, Funina's attention was diverted and she started chatting with Barbara, who had been staring at her for a long time but didn't dare to interrupt.

Barbara's impression +1

Wendy came over and whispered, "So you came here this time not only for Klee's safety but also for other things, right?"

"Yes, and your Heart of God, Lord Barbatos."

Volume 53: Chapter She is not a water god, just an ordinary girl

"The Heart of God is the most important proof of being the God of Wind. I can't give it to you without a suitable reason." Wendy replied seriously.

As for Furniture and Barbara on the side, they seemed not to hear the conversation between Richard and Wendy. They only felt a breeze blowing.

"Lord Barbatos means that we have to pay more?" Seeing Wendy using some means to block out the sound, Richard also turned up the volume.

"The heart of God cannot be measured by money." Wendy shook her head.

"What about waking up Tevarin? That would be a big favor, right?"

"Indeed, but that's also helping yourself, right?" Wendy said meaningfully.

"So you didn't refuse." Richard did not directly answer Wendy's words.

Wendy also did not answer directly: "You stay with her, is it also for her God's Heart?"

Obviously, the 'she' Wendy was referring to was Funina.

"Funina does not have the Heart of God, nor is she the water goddess Fucaros. She is just a poor human girl cursed by God." Richard said. He came to this conclusion based on various signs and tests.

"No, she is indeed the water goddess Fucaros." Wendy replied with a smile.

Richard was stunned. He didn't expect Wendy to say that, but he had no need to lie to himself.

However, this also means that my inference is wrong and I need to start over.

Richard shook his head and said, "Forget it. Let's put aside the question of whether Finina is the water goddess or not. Let's continue to talk about the Heart of God."

"You are no longer a member of the Fatui, why are you still obsessed with the Heart of God?" Wendy asked curiously.

"Repaying a favor can bring you a lot of benefits. By the way, I'm afraid you don't know this, but I'm afraid the Fatui have already taken action. Even if they don't give it to me, someone will come to snatch it away."

In order to gain a foothold in Fontaine, Richard had relied on a lot of power from the Fatui. At that time, he was no longer working for the Queen of Winter, so naturally he had to return these favors.

What's more, he has also poached people from the Hearth House. If he doesn't show some sign of loyalty, Alecino will not let it go.

However, Wendy didn't look surprised at all, as if he had known that the Fatui would attack him.

Yes, the Fatui's desire for the Heart of God is well known to everyone. Combined with the Fatui's actions towards Mondstadt in recent years, it is clear that they have begun to lose their patience.

"Hmm, so it's to repay favors and exchange for benefits~ Then I wonder if I... ahem, well~ you know." Wendy blinked at Richard.

"Got it, a senior membership card of the Dawn Winery!"