Yes, Lady Funina!

Richard laughed at this, and naturally took Fernina's hand with the ring on it and said, "Don't worry, Lady Fernina, even if the prophecy comes true, I won't leave you alone crying on the throne. At least I will be by your side at that time."

"That sounds nice, but Fontaine is gone, where can you go..." Funina muttered.

"Then I will transform into a ring and stay by your side."

Richard tapped the sapphire ring lightly, and then the ring flashed a faint blue light, and the charging was completed.

Finina blushed as she retracted her jade hand. Feeling the abundant elemental power contained in the ring, she couldn't help but whispered, "Remember to tell me in advance when you charge next time. It's not polite to just hold a girl's hand without her permission..."

And! Why are you saying it so nicely, as if she is someone like Richard, turning into a ring to accompany you...

The more Funina thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. Her face turned red as if it was cooked, and even her ears and neck turned red as if they were painted red with a brush.

I'm so embarrassed!

But to be honest, Shy Funinna is indeed one of the most beautiful sights in Fontaine.

"I'll definitely do that next time, Lady Funina." Richard couldn't help but laugh.

With just a simple gesture and a few words, Richard coaxed Furninna into submission. Her little emotions were thrown out of the window, and she didn't even notice it herself.

"In short, unless you meet the requirements I told you before, then, no matter how much you flatter me, I won't tell you anything!" Funina was as tough as a pretty heroine who was caught by a criminal and refused to surrender under torture.

"Don't worry, I already have some ideas about this matter. I hope Lady Funina will keep her promise when the time comes."

Funina:? ? ?

Fu Nina was stunned and looked at Richard in disbelief. No? You also have a way to do this?

"What are you going to do?" Funina couldn't help but ask.

"Lady Funina will know by then. I think Lady Funina will not go back on her promise, right?" Richard was tight-lipped and would not reveal anything to her until it was fulfilled.

"Of course! If you can do it!" Funina said stubbornly.

But she was worried, could he really have a solution?

What should I do? If the other party really succeeds in convincing me that he won’t leak the secret, then… should I tell him - about my secret?

There was a lot of confusion on Funina's face. Before Richard succeeded, she had already started thinking about his plans after he succeeded.

In a way, this also represents her absolute trust in Richard, which she herself may not even be aware of.

Volume 75: Chapter Alice: Secretary? Hello, Secretary!

Just when Zhuyingting was busy with the explosion at Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences, a long-dormant organization quietly emerged.

"Has the drink 'Le Si' popped up again?" Richard put down his work and raised his eyebrows and asked after hearing what Linnet said.

"Yes, the intelligence personnel of Hearth House noticed that Les had appeared in Fontaine, Baisong Town, and the temporary camp of Fontaine Academy of Sciences recently."

"And with the slogan 'relieve grief and relax the mind', this drink is quite popular among the victims' families."

"'Relieve sadness and relax the mind'? I think it's to paralyze the nerves!" Richard sneered. Because of the 'Les' sample, he already knew what the effect of this drink was.

"The other party is very cunning, and the Fatui have not been able to catch them." Linnet also hates these guys who take advantage of others.

But unfortunately, neither the Fatui nor the Rose of Thorns could find any useful information.

"Is there an insider?" Richard speculated.

"Not sure, but I can't rule out this possibility." Linnette also felt that both the Fatui and the Rose of Thorns had been planted with spies by the other party.

Otherwise it doesn't make sense that every time you take action, you will end up with nothing.

"This organization has been operating in Fontaine for a long time. There should be spies planted in the Fatui, the Rose Thorn Society, and even the Special Patrol." Richard thought for a moment and said, "First, send people to seal up the 'Les' on the market and inform the families of the victims of the harm of this drink."

Richard was also hesitating whether he should publicize the dangers of "Les". The upside is that it would allow the people of Fontaine to know and be wary of this drink, but the downside is that once more people know about this drink, there will always be some who will not listen to advice and want to try it.

The more Mo Mang Palace prohibits these people from doing something, the more they want to try it, mainly rebelling.

He weighed over a hundred pounds, and more than ninety pounds of that was injurious bones.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this kind of beverage is very profitable. Once it is made public, more people may participate in the sale of "Le Si" for the sake of profit. In addition, all the energy of Zhuyingting is now focused on Fontaine Academy of Sciences, and it is difficult to find people to take care of this side.

Richard thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​making the drink "Le Si" public. Fontaine is currently in a turbulent time.

With the approach of the doomsday prophecy and the recent explosion at the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, he was very aware that the atmosphere in Fontaine was very tense, and this was the best fertile ground for cultivating "Les". Even if they knew it was harmful, there would definitely be people who would try it and become addicted to it.

It is estimated that the mastermind behind the scenes saw this and chose to "re-emerge" at this time.

By the way, Richard packed a bottle of 'Les' sample and sent it to his aunt Alice last time. It has been such a long time, but he has not received a reply yet.

This made Richard wonder if something unexpected happened during the delivery of the package, which resulted in Alice not receiving his package.

"Have you sent me any letters recently?" Richard couldn't help but ask his chief eunuch, Lady Linnet, when he thought of this.

"Yes, recently many ladies have sent you letters, inviting you to their parties, but I thought you might not have time to go, so I politely declined them all. But there are a few with good conditions left, do you want to take a look?" Linnet said.

"No need, Linnet, please help me reject them all." Richard said immediately.

It's not that he does it from the heart, but because he has encountered too many such things. At first, he would reply to those ladies seriously, but later he found that doing so was not only useless, but also seemed to give the other party some illusions that shouldn't exist.

He had never encountered such a situation in either Inazuma or Zhidong, and it was really difficult for him to cope with it. Fortunately, Linnet became his secretary and helped him deal with it all.

"Thank you for your hard work all along, Linnet." Richard sincerely thanked the lovely cat-girl secretary beside him.

"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Linnet replied expressionlessly. It was just to eliminate some unstable factors. There was nothing to brag about.

That being said, based on the swinging of Linnet's tail, Richard concluded that she was actually quite happy.

After all, they have been together for so many years that Richard can already infer the state and mood of this introverted and tsundere little cat through various actions and expressions.

Once you understand the habits of cats, you will find that they are actually quite easy to understand. - Richard

"Why do you suddenly think of asking these questions?" Linnett asked curiously.

"I sent a letter to Alice before, and also attached a sample of 'Les', hoping to ask her if she knew anything. But it's been so long, and there's still no reply..." Richard answered in confusion.

Linnet knew about this because she was the one who helped mail the letters.

"How about I go to the post office again?" Linnette asked.

"Please." Richard clasped his hands together.

However, just as Richard was asking for help, he heard a strange noise coming from outside the window.

"Bang bang bang."

It sounded like something was poking the glass window of his office, so Richard and Linnett looked in the direction of the sound.

"Is that... a letter with wings?" Linnette found it hard to understand. Whose letter looks like this?

"I think you probably don't have to go to the post office, Linnet." Richard said, stroking his forehead with one hand.

Linnet understood. If nothing unexpected happened, it was most likely a letter sent to Richard by his aunt Alice.

How should I put it? It was a bit strange, as if Lady Fernina had sat on the judge's bench.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The knocking of letters outside the window became more and more rapid, sounding a little anxious.

"Should we let it in? I think the letter looks like it's about to cry." Linnette found it hard to imagine that one day she would see such a rich expression on a letter.

Ms. Alice's methods are truly magical... She is worthy of being Richard's aunt.

Richard pushed open the window helplessly, and then the letter, as if it had lost its strength, stuck to Richard's face.

Then, like a real bird, it flapped its wings in panic and flew away from Richard's face.

However, when the wings flapped, it caused secondary damage to Richard.

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I haven't controlled the 'Messenger Bird' for a long time, so I'm a little rusty." A female voice came from the letter.

"The letter is speaking!" Linnett felt that the strange things she saw today were more and more. If she told her brother about what happened today, he would probably have many new inspirations for magic, right?

"Aunt, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Richard said helplessly.

"How is this possible! Am I just such a little aunt in your heart? It really makes me sad." Alice's voice was sad and gentle, but it always gave people a sense of deliberate affectation.

In fact, this is true. Richard has long been accustomed to Alice's antics. Even the tactics he used to deal with Finina before were learned from her.

perfectly worked.

"It seems that you should have received my letter." Richard said.

"Well, it's just that the drinks you sent aren't very tasty." Alice controlled the 'messenger bird' to land on Richard's desk, and then its wings banged and turned into starlight and dissipated into the air.

"Drink? Wait, that's not for you!" Richard's face changed.

"Haha, you're still so stubborn, Richard. Compared to the little god child, you haven't made much progress!"

Just by listening to the sound, Richard could already imagine the scene of the beautiful woman behind the sound laughing heartily.

"Did you fail at the hands of the Son of God?" Richard keenly noticed the loophole in his words.

"Ah? Well, how is that possible? Although the Child of God is no longer the little girl whose emotions I can easily mobilize, she is still a little bit worse than me... just a little bit." Alice's voice was flustered for a while, and then she spoke hurriedly as if she was trying to make up for something.

"It seems to be true." Richard understood.

"Let's not talk about this. I have indeed received the diluted fetal sea water you sent, and I tasted a little... The taste is just so-so. Fengda is still better." Alice commented.

"Fetal sea water?" Richard extracted the key words.

"Yeah, Taihai Water, I didn't expect you to get involved in this so soon. Damn, I lost the bet again." Ms. Alice sighed.

"Bet? With Nico?" Richard raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, the [Prophet] is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

"What is fetal sea water?" Richard didn't care about the internal affairs of the Witch Society. He directly asked the issue that concerned him most at the moment.

"The primordial fetal sea water, as the name suggests, is a special kind of sea water. In the distant past, this planet had a special sea. The water quality of this sea is different from the sea of ​​Teyvat today. Most of the life on Teyvat was born from that ocean, which is equivalent to it giving birth to many lives on this planet." Alice did not pretend to be a riddler and told Richard this information directly.

"It's a very appropriate name." Linnett at the side couldn't help but nodded.

"Huh? So there's someone else here. The voice sounds like a young girl... Richard, why don't you introduce her to your aunt?" Alice asked, as if she had discovered some new world and her attention was instantly diverted.

It's like the surprise a young mother feels when she finds out her son is trying to pick up other people's cabbages.

"Hello, Ms. Alice, my name is Linnet, and I'm Mr. Richard's secretary." When Linnet heard Alice mention her, she felt nervous as if she was meeting a parent, but she still answered calmly.

"Secretary? Secretary... Hello, Secretary. Hello, Linnet." Alice greeted Linnet, and then she seemed to be away from the microphone. Only a few faint whispers could be heard: "Are all young people nowadays so good at having fun?"

Richard was close to the letter, so the sound could not escape his ears at all. Linnet, who was not far away, shook her cat ears, and it was obvious that the sound could not escape the cat's ears either.

Richard's face darkened and he coughed heavily.

Alice on the other end of the letter seemed to realize that her words seemed to be heard by the other party, and quickly changed the subject: "Um...Have you eaten?"

"It's afternoon here, and we're still working hours. The time is different from yours. You should tell us more about the original fetal sea water." Richard replied.

"But that's all I know about the original fetal sea water. Oh, by the way, Richard, remember to tell your Fontaine girl... cough, tell your friends in Fontaine to stay away from the fetal sea water. For people from the other six countries, the original fetal sea water is no different from ordinary sea water, but for the people of Fontaine, it is fatal. If they are exposed to too high a concentration of fetal sea water, a terrible scene will occur."

"People dissolve in water?" Richard thought of the leader of the treasure-stealing group.

"Yes, it seems that you have encountered this kind of thing before. How is it? Are you scared?"

"Not bad." Richard didn't feel anything, at most he was a little surprised.

Of course, it is also possible that the person being dissolved is someone I don’t know, so I don’t have that many feelings.

"Just are you okay? I thought you would come running to me crying and shouting, but it's a pity that a son is no longer under the control of his mother."

"Who would do that? And the saying 'A son grows up and is no longer under the control of his mother' is not appropriate here, right?" A few black lines appeared on Richard's forehead, and then he saw Linnet looking at him.

Wait, you didn't really believe her lies, did you?

Linnet naturally didn't believe it, but she thought Richard's behavior was very funny, so she looked at him with suspicion, wanting to see his reaction.

Unfortunately, Richard didn't have any interesting reaction, and Linnet was a little disappointed.

"What about Linnet? What kind of person is Richard in your mind?" Alice suddenly turned the topic to Linnet.

"Emphasizing, reliable..." Linnet seemed to have thought of something else, and she reached out and touched her ears and added: "Very gentle, but she always wants to touch my ears and tail."

"Really? Then I'm relieved. Miss Linnet, I'll leave Richard in your care." Alice spoke to Linnet in the tone of a father-in-law handing his daughter to his son-in-law.

"Yes, I will." Linnet responded seriously, as if she had received some important mission.

"Are you... serious?" Richard looked at Linnet and Alice who were serious, and suddenly he wanted to complain.

"Linnet, can you let me have a word with Richard alone? You know this kid is shy. If I talk about some secrets that he doesn't want others to know, I'm afraid he will get upset with me again afterwards."

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Linnet stood up and left the office temporarily. Before leaving, she glanced at Richard, who was like an emotionless puppet, with a numb expression and not moving at all. He neither argued nor said anything to keep Linnet, as if he had tacitly agreed.

When Linnet saw his expression, she realized that he was not acquiescing, but was compromising helplessly after feeling that arguing was useless.

Richard did have something to talk to Alice about in private, so he went with the flow and allowed Alice to use this lame excuse to get Linnet away.