Section 250

Didn’t you see that the great sage was also admiring the beauty?

"Su Chen?"

Ying walked over with Paimon.

"Why are you in Xumi?" Ying asked doubtfully, "Aren't you in Mondstadt?"

Su Chen turned around, swallowed the snack, and said with a smile: "Wherever the thunder flashes, I am everywhere."

Paimon whispered: "Traveler, this guy is the Dragon King."

"Oh, right." Ying then realized that Dragon King Kadodia was also a Dragon King who liked to run around.

"What about you? Why are you here?"

Paimon said: "We are doing the Jungle Book."

"Forest book?"

"Just running around in the forest, looking for Lannaro everywhere, but I'm tired and there are few rewards."

"Oh." Su Chen nodded and raised his hand: "Eat something?"

"what is this?"

“Thousand-feuille pastry, tastes pretty good.”

Paimon wouldn't be polite.

The three of them were eating and looking at hot girls, and then they talked about going to Fontaine. A stupid guy with a lot of money asked them to pick up a package.

Then, he was surprised to find that Su Chen actually wanted to go on a mission to Fengdan on behalf of Xumi.

"There is no way. Xumi has just experienced turmoil and is in need of economic development. It is necessary to develop good relations with other countries. As a great sage, it is my duty to do so." Su Chen sighed.

Ying, Paimon: →_→

You go on missions on behalf of this mission and that mission every day, and you are bound to do so every day, right?

But since Su Chen is going, it's natural for them to take a ride. It just so happens that the envoy group also needs escorts, right? For the sake of an old friend, I’ll give you a 11% discount~

Su Chen smiled and said yes, but the condition is that he will act separately after arriving in Fontaine. The reason is of course that he represents Xumi, an official, and his status is relatively sensitive.

The corresponding remuneration can be doubled.

After all, bringing a guard costs money, so who wouldn’t give it to you? Since we are friends, of course we have to take care of them.

"Woooooooo~ Su Chen, you are so kind." Paimeng was so moved that he could eat a few more thousand-feuille pastries.

Su Chen chuckled: "We are all friends, and we are just talking about it."

As he spoke, there was a burst of lively cheers around him, and the girls from the Zubair Theater came out.

...

After making an agreement with Ying, Su Chen set off with Xumi's diplomatic mission the next day.

To go from Xumi to Fontaine, you need to cross the desert to reach the dock, then take a boat to Hailu Port, and then you can go directly to Fontaine.

at this time.

Under a sheltered cliff on the north side of Qianhe Sandy Land.

The envoys stopped here.

"Fontaine is a country of water. As far as I know, it has the largest waterway hub in the world. The most famous Clementine Line and Navia Line almost run through the entire Fontaine. It is really unimaginable that such a large project How did it happen?"

"It is said to have been established by the first water god."

"The first generation Water God? Let's see... Oh, it's called Egolia, right? The Water God's iteration seems to have been five hundred years ago, the same as our Grass God."

"Those should be new gods. Maybe the Grass God and the Water God know each other."

Riding a beast of burden across the desert, the accompanying scholars chatted with each other along the way, because the reason for this mission was to learn technology. Although Xumi is a country of wisdom, Fontaine is more advanced in terms of technological level.

Seeing the scholars flipping through books and discussing, Paimon asked curiously: "Have you never been to Fontaine?"

"I didn't go. I never had that time before. I couldn't do academic research all day long."

"I haven't been there either, but it's not because I don't have time, it's because I don't have money. Funding applications must be justified. A trip to Fontaine costs a lot."

"I have been there, but at that time I went to study abroad at the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences for half a year."

"Oh? Ramsay, tell us about the characteristics of Fontaine."

"What's unique..." The scholar named Ramsey thought for a while, with a puzzled expression: "I actually didn't go to many places. Most of the time I studied in the Academy of Sciences. At that time, the academy's assessment was too strict, and I couldn't pass it. You have to be deported.”

"Isn't it said that international students are given preferential treatment, tuition exemptions and scholarships? It is said that there are also accompanying students."

"Oh, little Lucky Grass King, then I may have stayed in school for a while." Ramsay shook his head, "Anyway, I don't know much about Fontaine, but the people there are most interested in trials and drama, and they often compare these two things. Things come together and the trial becomes a drama to them."

Paimon scratched his head: "Hmm... It sounds a bit strange. Isn't the trial a very serious matter?"

"That's it." Ramsay spread his hands, "But it's normal in Fontaine. They even call the court the opera house. You must pay attention when the time comes. I'm not saying that Fontaine is weird, but the laws there are It's really a bit...well, just don't do anything special and be honest, especially don't talk about the water god casually, otherwise you might be sent to the court of justice."

Fontaine's laws are notoriously 'perfect'. Even a famous barrister in Liyue once complained that most people would get dizzy just looking at the thick code.

But if you are an honest person, it won't be a big problem.

"Has Su Chen been to Fontaine?" Ying suddenly asked.

Scholars looked over one after another.

"Yes, Master Hein, you should have been there, right?"

The great sage is the representative of the pinnacle of human wisdom. In addition to being in awe of Su Chen, the scholars of the Imperial Academy also have strong admiration for him.

Su Chen put down the Teyvat travel guide in his hand and said with a smile: "I have been there, but that was a long time ago."

Paimon said: "You are not an official of Fontaine again, are you? The kind who stomps his feet and shakes Fontaine three times."

"Do you think it's possible?" Su Chen said angrily, "If I were that kind of big shot and sent out diplomatic documents, Fontaine's red carpet would have been rolled out to the desert."

Paimon thought about the time you didn't say that.

"Okay, you've rested enough and let's go."

The convoy set off again.

After passing through the sandy land of Thousand Valleys and entering Puluoyu, Su Chen suddenly remembered that the place where Fontaine's previous water god died was in the sea of ​​nectar flowers. When the disaster of Camrya came, the dark monsters rushed out of the abyss, and Egolia was also there. Died in war.

The place where she fell turned into a sea of ​​pure nectar. The divine bird Simog drank the nectar living water and merged its own power with it to suppress the dark disaster.

The power of spiritual light... Su Chen's liver ached when he thought of this thing. In the game, the poor place Xumi was not only mapped to the underworld, but also had long and smelly tasks.

I don’t want to think about it anymore, my liver hurts.

At night.

The convoy rested at a station near the sea in Pulau Pulau.

There was no boat crossing the sea at night, so they had to wait here all night.

The inn was built in a small village. People here made a living by fishing all year round. Su Chen had dinner and walked in the village.

Not far away, Ying and Paimon were chatting with a fisherman.

"After this sea, you will reach the seaport of Fontaine." The fisherman said while pulling the fishing net, "But in fact, this sea is the waters of Fontaine. Every once in a while, cruising boats will appear, and some of them are in the waters of Fontaine. Some of Dan’s navy didn’t know what they were, and they were testing them here and there.”

Paimon asked curiously: "Are there many fish in the sea in Fontaine?"

The fisherman smiled: "You little thing, your question is really strange. The sea is different everywhere. Isn't it possible that the sea water in Fontaine is sweet?"

"Uh...I'm just curious."

"There are not many fish. Not only that, but I don't know what has happened in recent years. The sea level has risen sharply...No, look." The fisherman pointed to the seaside outside the village, about one or two hundred meters away from the coast. There is a raised mountain.

"It turned out to be a mountain. The sea water didn't reach that side a long time ago. Now it's here. It rises a little every year, so our village has no choice but to move up there."

Ying and Paimon looked at each other.

Is this rising rate enough to flood the entire desert?

"Is it because of the prophecy?" Su Chen walked over and asked.

Seeing him, the fisherman shook his head: "How do I know? But this prophecy has indeed spread quite a lot recently. A few days ago, people from Fontaine came from Hailu Port, saying they were going to settle elsewhere. Fontaine soon It's going to be flooded. I don't think this is reliable. Their god is the water god. Can the water god flood his own house with water? "

Su Chen pondered slightly.

An ancient prophecy, for some reason he felt familiar with it.

"You guys chat."

After saying a few words, Su Chen walked out of the village and walked to the seaside.

The wind is very strong at night. This is the edge of the desert. The temperature drops sharply at night, which becomes even more obvious when the wind blows.

However, compared to the harsh environment inside the desert, this place is much better, and there is no need to worry about food.

Several barefoot children ran across the beach.

A child hummed a song.

Su Chen sounded familiar and stopped to call him.

"What did you sing just now?"

The snot-nosed kid blinked: "I don't know either. I learned it from the people on the other side of the sea. They said this is a song that Lord Water God often sings."

"The song sung by the Water God?" Su Chen whispered, "Do you still remember the specific lyrics?"

The child shook his head: "I don't remember."

This snot-nosed kid didn't learn the essence, and he was babbling and singing without knowing what he was singing.

But even so, that tune still touched a certain emotion deep in Su Chen's heart.

"So familiar... strange." He walked to the beach, and the moment his feet touched the sea water, the changes in the world suddenly appeared in front of his eyes... In the mountains, rivers, and forests, he could feel it at this moment There seem to be scattered 'memories' of him in every corner of Fontaine.

Just as Su Chen was surprised, a voice sounded in the water.

That was a song, a ballad that Su Chen was familiar with.

"Ah, if I could return to the water."

"Can the world be as beautiful as before?"

"Please forgive our mistakes, mother."