Chapter 130: The Angel's Share
In the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, in the office of the Acting Grand Master.
Candles flickered on the chandelier on the ceiling, emitting a bright yellow light that illuminated the entire room. Whether sitting or standing, the shadows cast by the people appeared darker.
The desk of the acting grand master was piled high with documents, casting long shadows on the soft legs of Jean, who was wearing tight white pants, as if covered with a semi-transparent black filter.
One could imagine her level of busyness, most likely due to the trouble caused by the wind disaster.
"Grand Master Jean, we have found a way to save Stormterror," Lumine said with a smile on her fair face.
Jean closed a file she had just approved, showing a slightly surprised expression. She hadn't expected a turnaround to happen so quickly.
She put down the quill she was using to write and gently massaged the sides of her thighs with her fair hands, relieving the numbness from sitting for too long, while saying, "Traveler, please tell me more."
"Hehe, let me tell, let me tell!" Paimon, dressed in all white, eagerly interjected before Lumine could speak.
"...," Lumine, with her waist covered by a dress, looked at her helplessly, then sighed and said, "Fine, you go ahead..."
"It's like this. After we left the Knights of Favonius HQ this morning, we met a bard... um, this guy," Paimon's wandering gaze stopped on Venti as she spoke.
"A bard?" Jean's elbows rested on the table, her fair fingers intertwined under her chin, her eyes showing a hint of doubt.
What kind of bard would know how to save Stormterror?
"...Then Venti said he could use the Holy Lyre der Himmel to summon Stormterror, so we went to the cathedral to borrow it from Nun Gotelinde. But we found out that the Fatui People also had intentions for it, so we caught her, and now we have the Holy Lyre der Himmel," Paimon briefly recounted the events.
Jean, sitting with her legs together, nodded after listening, feeling slightly relieved. At least she didn't have to worry about losing the Holy Lyre der Himmel anymore.
"So you didn't actually intend to borrow the Holy Lyre der Himmel, but rather to steal it. Then you found out that the Fatui Member had also infiltrated the cathedral's underground,"
Jean couldn't help but complain as she looked at them. In the end, whether there were Fatui or not, the Holy Lyre der Himmel would still be lost.
"Hehe," Paimon scratched his head in embarrassment, and then accused Venti, "It's all because this bard was abetting us, in fact, we didn't want to steal anything at all, if you want to arrest him, just arrest him."
"Oii, Paimon, you're putting all the blame on me, it's so heartbreaking," Venti said, clutching his chest in a pained manner.
"Now that you have the Holy Lyre der Himmel, do you still want to deny it?" Paimon crossed her arms and looked away, showing that she was shifting the blame.
"Um, Grand Master Jean, besides explaining the situation, we also need your help in solving the Mondstadt crisis and saving Stormterror," Nolan ignored the two arguing people and got straight to the point with Jean.
"Do you want to continue borrowing the Holy Lyre der Himmel? If the method is indeed feasible, I can vouch for you."
Jean said, crossing her right leg over her left under the table, her feet in white boots slightly raised, after thinking for a moment.
"This should be useful, but the Holy Lyre der Himmel has suffered severe power loss and still needs to find some high-purity wind element materials for repair and supplementation,"
Nolan continued, explaining that the red crystal like tear was Dvalin's tears and could be purified by Lumine.
After purification, it successfully served as advanced wind element materials, replenishing part of the lost power of the Holy Lyre, but it was still not enough, so they needed the Knights of Favonius to help find more.
"I see.
"But unfortunately, Stormterror caused a wind disaster in Mondstadt, causing the citizens to blame it deeply. If the Knights of Favonius take any actions to show goodwill towards it, it will definitely be misunderstood by the Fatui. So, accusing them of attempting to steal the Supreme Treasure of the Anemo Archon, the Holy Lyre der Himmel, will not be effective."
As the acting grand master, Jean had to consider many aspects, especially when the actions of the Knights of Favonius during such a crisis would be magnified, and she couldn't afford to be caught by people with malicious intentions.
"Ah, I didn't expect Grand Master Jean to bear such pressure," Paimon said somewhat surprised.
Currently, Jean is basically the highest-ranking administrator in Mondstadt. People who haven't reached this position really can't imagine the enormity of that responsibility.
"However, even though the Knights of Favonius can't undertake large-scale operations, personally, I still want to do everything I can to help everyone, so I'd like to ask you to meet someone."
Jean interlocked her hands and rested them on her abdomen, leaning back on her soft thighs. Her shawl slipped off slightly, revealing her snow-white back, her face showing a pensive expression.
"Meet someone? Could it be someone even more powerful than Grand Master Jean?" Paimon asked in confusion.
"It's someone who protects Mondstadt in their own way." Jean stood up from her chair, not saying much more.
"Someone who protects Mondstadt?" Lumine, with her arms in white long sleeves crossed over her chest, lowered her chin in thought, wondering who Grand Master Jean's predecessor could be.
Oh, it's probably Master Diluc, the Darknight Hero of Mondstadt.
Nolan thought to himself.
Next, the acting grand master first instructed two of the Knights of Favonius to take the still unconscious Electro Cicin Mage to the prison, then sighed as she looked at the documents on her desk:
"I can't leave right now, so I can only write a letter for you to take."
She took out clean paper and an envelope from the cabinet in her desk and wrote beautiful words with a quill.
Grand Master Jean isn't going with them?
Nolan looked somewhat dumbfounded at the situation. It was probably his appearance that led to some slight changes in the details of the game plot.
For example, originally, Electro Cicin Mage would have successfully taken the Holy Lyre, and Traveler and Venti would have been wanted during their escape, temporarily hiding in Diluc's tavern with his help to evade pursuit by the Knights of Favonius.
Then they would continue with the plot of finding the stronghold of the Fatui and reclaiming the Holy Lyre der Himmel with the help of Diluc's underground intelligence network.
During that time, he had also invited the Acting Grand Master Jean to come over and help.
But now Nolan and the others managed to capture the Electro Cicin Mage, and most importantly, the Holy Lyre der Himmel was not stolen.
Then it was reasonable for Grand Master Jean to feel that the situation was still under control and choose to finish the more important things first.
After all, the search for the Red Crystals relied heavily on Dilux's underground intelligence network, and it would be difficult for her to play a role in the past for a while.
Not long after.
Jean folded the written letter and placed it in the envelope, then sealed it with a red wax seal bearing the emblem of the Knights of Favonius.
She handed the letter to Nolan and said:
"Go to the 'Angel's Share' tavern, find the owner there, Diluc, and deliver the letter from the Knights of Favonius to him. I believe that after understanding the situation, he will assist you."
"Got it."
Nolan took the letter and nodded in agreement.
"Well then, don't delay. I entrust the task of saving Stormterror and resolving the crisis in Mondstadt to you!"
Jean smiled faintly.
[Jean Has Developed Good Feelings Towards You, Obtained 200 Affection Points, Current Affection Level Lv.4 (230/400)]
200 affection points? The increase seems significant. It should be due to the title of "Honorable Knight" playing some role.
Nolan thought silently.
(End of chapter)
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