Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

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"I will continue to work hard and become a powerful knight who lives up to the expectations of the Water God and the Supreme Bishop."

"By the way, Leah, what are you doing? What kind of store is this?"

Ying looked at the shop where Leah was. Leah seemed to be talking to the boss just now.

The female owner, who was about twenty years old, smiled and said, "You are the Honorary Knight, right? Thank you so much for the Wind Dragon incident. This shop specializes in Fontaine goods, and we have all kinds of specialties imported from Fontaine."

"Fontaine? That's the country Leah's from, right?"

"Yes, big sister." Astralia nodded repeatedly: "I want to buy some glass fruit. I have already consumed all the glass fruit I brought with me when I went abroad."

"Liu Liguo?"

"The Glazed Fruit is an alchemical product developed by the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences. Speaking of which, it has a very impressive background."

Paimon then acted like a guide and introduced Ying:

"Three hundred years ago, the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine used three alchemical products to bind a new currency other than Mora, thus triggering an economic war between Fontaine and Liyue. One of those three alchemical products was this Glazed Fruit."

Ying tilted her head slightly.

At this point, the shop owner chimed in, "In the beginning, Glazed Fruit could only be purchased with the new currency, gold notes, issued by Fontaine. Therefore, the merchants who flocked to Fontaine had no choice but to exchange Mora for gold notes at the Southern Bank in Fontaine, using gold notes as their transaction currency. It's fair to say that the legendary Supreme Bishop of Fontaine used these three alchemical products, including Glazed Fruit, as weapons, which gradually led to gold notes becoming the mainstream currency in various countries, surpassing Mora."

"From the initial 1:1 exchange rate to the later 1 Mora for one gold note, the Mora depreciated nine hundredfold in just twenty years. Something that originally cost only one hundred Mora now cost nine thousand Mora, while using gold notes would only cost ten gold notes. A true nine hundredfold difference in value."

"Under such circumstances, those in the six countries other than Fontaine who didn't exchange Mora for gold notes in time, or who hoped that Mora would appreciate again..."

The boss shrugged.

"Thanks to the kindness of the Water God of Fontaine, he ordered the Southern Bank to lend money to those poor people without interest and sent people to pick them up to work in Fontaine to repay the debt. Otherwise, who knows how many people would have committed suicide."

"But this situation didn't last long," Paimon said, folding his arms. "Later, following a negotiation between the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine and the Rock God of Liyue, the gold notes were gradually reclaimed by the Bank of the South over the next few decades, and the value of Mora gradually recovered."

"It seems very powerful... So what exactly is the effect of this Glazed Fruit?"

"Strengthen your body and prolong your life."

"...it sounds like a health supplement commercial."

"But the effect is real, onee-san."

Astraea held up a glass container containing a lapis lazuli liquid in front of Ying.

"Liuli Fruit has no side effects. The effect is most pronounced the first time you drink it. Although the effect will diminish after that, it remains effective. It can permanently enhance physical fitness and delay aging. It has been a necessity purchased by almost everyone for hundreds of years. Of course, if you want to maximize its effectiveness, drink no more than one bottle a week."

“So what’s the price?”

"Six thousand Mora a bottle, Honorary Knight." The boss said with a smile, "But if you want to buy it, five thousand Mora will be fine. That's my purchase price."

"That's right, big sister. Even in Fontaine, the glass fruit sells for three thousand Mora a bottle," Astraea explained. "Although the factory price is only two thousand Mora, under the order of the Supreme Bishop, the Fontaine Academy of Sciences will only sell the glass fruit to shops in Fontaine. Foreign merchants can only buy the glass fruit from those shops in Fontaine."

"Give me a bottle."

"We'll talk about it next time."

"Of course I'll have a bottle. What are you waiting for if you don't have such a cheating prop?"

Axue clicked frantically on the first option.

She had just looked at the effects of the Glazed Fruit. The first use could permanently increase the traveler's basic health by 100, basic attack power by 10, and basic defense power by 10.

After that, it can only be used once per star. Each use will increase the basic health by 10, the basic attack power by 1, and the basic defense by 1. The effect will gradually decrease with the number of uses.

"No wonder the protagonist is so much worse than Venti and Klee, even though they're both five-star characters. So, they can actually improve later in life?"

More than a month has passed since the launch of Genshin Impact. In addition to Venti, the second UP character Klee has also appeared.

Well, like a huge bomb, Klee has taken the world by storm.

On the one hand, this is because Klee is so cute, and on the other hand, it is because the pool of Venti, the god of wind, and Astraea, the extremely popular weak knight, directly drained all the original stones that players could get for free in the game - there are even many big guys who spent hundreds of thousands or even millions to buy Astraea to the full life and full refinement in the permanent pool, but that's beside the point.

In short, after all the free rough stones were used up, Klee came online.

So, all of a sudden, this extremely cute loli became a global sensation.

According to statistics, most people still gave up on directly buying Astralia in the permanent pool, and just waited to slowly accumulate enough money to get 300 draws of Entanglement before exchanging Astralia, or took a gamble to see if they could get Astralia in the UP pool. Therefore, there are not many people who directly buy Astralia in the permanent pool - however, although there are not many, those who buy Astralia in the permanent pool are all people who are not short of money.

The lucky ones spent tens of thousands to get Astraea's life and refinement to the maximum. The particularly unlucky ones spent more than one million and nearly two million to get Astraea's life and refinement to the maximum.

Therefore, although there are fewer people who spend money, the turnover of the permanent pool is not small at all, and it even surpasses the UP pool of the Wind God, Wendy, during the same period - because most of the people who draw Wendy UP still use the primogems obtained for free and the many bonds and primogems given away at the start of the service, as well as large and small monthly cards.

But because of this, when Klee came online... want her? Pay for her.

Based on the huge base of the krypton gold group, the revenue of Klee's pool has continued to bring Genshin Impact to the top of countries around the world. Not only did it not decline as many people expected, but it has reached a higher level.

Of course, this is all in the past.

What’s important now is that version 1.1 has finally been updated.

The Liyue region is open, and the Demon God quest of the first chapter officially begins.

Now, Axue found Astralia according to the task instructions.

In terms of the plot, after talking with Wendy, the protagonist decided to go to Liyue immediately and try to catch up with the ceremony of summoning the immortals.

But before that, I still have to go back to Mondstadt to see Astraea.

What was surprising was that after returning to Mondstadt, he saw Astraea who had woken up.

Then the above-mentioned plot happened.

In short, after buying the Glazed Fruit, Ying, controlled by Axue, told Astraea that she was going to leave Mondstadt and go to Liyue.

Astraea said in surprise, "Big sister, are you going to Liyue too?"

"Also? Leah, are you going too?"

"Yes. I came to Mondstadt because I heard about the Wind Dragon and wanted to see if I could be of any help. Although I didn't make much of a difference in the end, thankfully the Wind Dragon issue has been resolved. Now, there's no reason for me to stay here anymore."

Astraea smiled happily.

"So I'm planning to go to Liyue to watch the Immortal Summoning Ceremony. If you're going too, big sis, why don't we go together? I also want to learn from you how to become a better knight, is that okay?"

"Of course, I'm very happy to be able to travel with Leah."

Thus, the first chapter and first act of the Demon God's Quest, Floating Life in the Thousand Rocks, officially begins.

Chapter 22: New Laws of Fontaine

"Oh, here it comes."

"The Daily Life of Lady Furninna and the Traitor"

"That's not the case. If the Water God is on the side of justice, then the Supreme Bishop should be on the side of the Traveler. After all, he is also an Adventer."

"The Fatui want to rebel against justice, so the lady who slapped Wendy and took out her heart is on our side, right? Get lost."

"The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend. I think the Water God is so cute, he will definitely be our friend in the future."

"Go to hell with the looks crowd, and I'm the Supreme Bishop's dog."

During Axue's live broadcast, she opened the second episode of "Report to Lady Funina - "The Death of the Rock God"".

As soon as I opened it, I saw a bunch of comments that were inexplicably noisy.

She turned off the barrage and started watching carefully.

The video begins with the familiar scene of the water goddess Funina and the supreme bishop Ye sitting face to face.

Funina took a sip of red tea and then subconsciously wiped the corner of her mouth.

This made Axue couldn't help but smile. Obviously, the goddess still remembered the accident in the last performance.

This detail also made Axue sigh that miHoYo is really good at making animations and shaping characters.

Putting down the teacup, Funina asked with a smile, "I heard that the Rock God was assassinated?"

The Supreme Bishop replied in a flat voice: "Yes."

"Is it true? Is there anyone in this world who could kill Morax? Your claim that he committed suicide is more believable than this - of course, I'm talking about anyone other than me. If it were me, I could certainly judge any god, but I don't remember doing such a thing."

The latter part of the dialogue was not in the script at all. After saying the previous lines, Furniture felt something was not right and subconsciously added a line on her own - habitual bluffing and emphasizing her own strength and excellence at all times has become an instinct for Furniture.

Ye Ye didn't care and simply ignored this line. Anyway, when the Fontaine plot came, this was all foreshadowing.

"According to the information I received, the Rock God fell from the sky in full view of the crowd during the Immortal Summoning Ceremony, landing dead with a thud. The perpetrator remains unknown to this day."

After hearing this, Funina asked directly, "How is Liyue Harbor?"

"Safe and safe."

"Oh, so it's fake." Finina nodded, indicating that she understood. "What is he trying to do by faking his death?"

The Supreme Bishop obviously agreed with Funina's statement and said bluntly, "Maybe he's too tired from work and wants to pretend to be dead and retire."

"Doesn't he only work one day a year?"

"That's why he's been able to last for thousands of years. For me, I haven't had a single day off, so I can't stand five hundred years—so can you approve my resignation?"

Funina also calmly ignored Ye's line, which was also not in the script: "Although I don't know what he wants to do, it has nothing to do with us at Fontaine. In that case, there is no need to worry about it."

"But Astraea and the Traveler seem to be involved."

"Will there be any problem?"

"For Astraea, this is a true test. However... when she passes the test, I'm afraid I will have to judge her."

Furninna raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Why?"

"Because I know Morax, I can probably tell what he's thinking right now. And based on the intelligence I've received, I might also understand what he wants to do."

"and then?"

"Then, I also know Astralia, so I can probably guess what choice Astralia will make at that time. That's what I like about her, but when the time comes, this will become a crime that I will have to judge her for. It's really ironic."

"As long as it does not violate justice, no one can judge my knight."

Funina said seriously:

"I also know that child. She would never do anything unjust."

“Sometimes, justice does not necessarily mean right.”

"Justice is right. This is my promise as the God of Justice."

"Then it seems that when the time comes, I will have a showdown with Lady Finina in court."

Hearing this, Finina smiled confidently and said, "As my knight, as long as she does not violate the path of justice, no one can judge her."

The conversation ended here.

We can only wait and see what happens in the future.

The Supreme Bishop then said softly, "Lady Finina, there is something I have been hesitant about for a long time. I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Finina narrowed her eyes slightly, then sneered, "Do you think I'd be fooled? I've already checked everything I should have. There won't be any omissions this time."

"No, Lady Finina, I mean..." The Supreme Bishop looked past Finina at a white-haired man sitting behind a desk and said calmly, "The dessert I brought back from Inazuma for you has almost been eaten by Violet. Are you sure it's okay?"

"........."

Finina's eyes widened and she immediately looked back.

Villette looked calm, drinking water and eating dessert.

"That! Vi! Late!"

Funina stood up instantly and pounced on him viciously.

"How dare you eat my snacks!! Do you want to enter Mello Petersburg?!"

The screen gradually went black, and a few lines of text slowly emerged.

"Shortly afterwards, Fontaine added a new law."

"Anyone who steals Lady Funina's dessert will be sentenced to a minimum of forty-five days in prison."

"For serious cases, the maximum penalty is death."

"Shen Te Miao stealing snacks is punishable by death."

Axue couldn't stop smiling.