Explorer of Teyvat

On the endless sea,

The moonlight fell, dyeing the sea area into a silver gauze.

Some small planktonic animals that are only active at night surfaced on the water.

They surge with the waves, desperately fighting for some hard-won nutrients.

A huge sea fish swims under the surface of the sea,

A pair of fish eyes stared at the plankton group above,

As a large fish, it is not a ferocious predator;

Every night when plankton gathers, it is also its only chance to feed.

Spotting a group of gathered plankton, the big fish turned its body, flicked its tail hard behind it, and shot the whole fish like an arrow.

next moment,

A golden light bloomed in front of the big fish's eyes,

Then, it lost consciousness.

…

On the wave boat,

Paimon watched Wang Dao punch the sea one by one, and violent golden light exploded on the sea like dynamite.

A big fish floated up from the sea.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Paimeng looked at Wang Daoyi with admiration.

"Haha, this fish is quite tolerant." Wang Dao laughed.

Although he didn't use his spiritual mind to cheat, a mere fish couldn't hide it from his perception.

Big fish want to eat plankton, Wang Daoyi also wants to eat fish.

As soon as the big fish approached the water, Wang Daoyi immediately took action.

Paimon hurriedly flew to the water and grabbed the tail of the big fish knocked unconscious by Wang Daoyi with both hands, trying to pull the big fish back.

Paimon's strength was too small, and the fish was too big.

Even if she tried her best, she could only pull up the tail of the big fish and float it on the water to the side of the wave boat.

Wang Daoyi and Ying just watched without any intention of helping.

Paimon didn't complain about being tired, he just kept trying harder.

Suddenly, a glint of light appeared in the eyes of the unconscious fish, and it woke up from its coma.

The big fish woke up and immediately felt that he was being pulled.

In a hurry, the big fish flicked its tail.

Friends who often fish should know that the power of a fish's tail is very powerful. It is very common to say that one pound of fish has ten pounds of power.

So, Paimon, who was still pulling the fish hard, was thrown out by the big fish's tail.

Under the eyes of the three people, he fell into the water with a splash.

"No, Paimon!" Ying jumped into the water without any hesitation and swam to where Paimon fell into the water.

There was also a hint of astonishment in Wang Dao's eyes. Although he did not use all his strength, he did not kill the big fish for the sake of the freshness of the ingredients.

But this fish can wake up so quickly, which is really unexpected.

With a thought in his mind, golden chains spread out from the void, and suddenly rushed into the water with Wang Daoyi's thoughts,

The big fish that swung Paimon away with its tail had already dived more than ten meters underwater. It probably felt that it was safe again and was swimming again.

The next moment, the golden chains rushed to the big fish like snakes. The chains snaked and tied up the big fish.

On the wave boat,

Ying had already returned to the ship with Paimon in her arms.

A shocked Paimon is dropping small pearls.

She was caught as a fish because she fell into the water.

After traveling with Ying for so long, there are only two things Paimon fears most:

One is to be separated from Ying, the other is to fall into the water.

Unexpectedly, when I picked up a fish today, it was knocked into the water by its tail.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Paimeng grabbed the corner of Ying's clothes tightly and refused to let go.

Ying could only comfort her in a soft voice.

On the other side, the golden chain wrapped around the big fish and returned to Wang Daoyi.

Under the light of the waves,

The big fish has a golden body and is extremely gorgeous. Its fish eyes are quite smart. It seems to be feeling the crisis of life and death. It is struggling hard.

However, the power of a fish is not enough to shake Wang Daoyi's secret magic chain.

He reached out and touched the big fish, and a fish scale appeared in Wang Daoyi's hand.

There is no fishy smell on the golden fish scales, but a hint of fragrance. After leaving the body of the big fish, a hint of blue appears on the golden scales.

"Sure enough, this is a fake dragon."

There are a large number of false dragons on the continent of Teyvat.

Of course, as the name suggests, these fake dragons are not dragons, but fish.

Among them, Jinchi False Dragon and Qiang False Dragon are the most famous.

A fake dragon in good shape can fetch a high price at the flower and bird market in Liyue.

The one in front of me is probably an unknown variant of the false dragon.

"Paimon, don't cry. Let Ying make it into a dish and replenish it for you." Wang Dao dismissed the golden chain and gestured to Paimon while holding the fake arowana.

Although a fake dragon is precious, it is nothing compared to Paimon.

Half an hour later,

Paimon's face was still stained with tears. He was holding her small bowl in his hand and smiled through his tears: "It's delicious. Have another bowl."

As long as there is something delicious to eat, Paimon is really easy to coax.

…

Three days after the drowning incident,

Finally, there was some movement next to the three people's boat.

A large number of mechanical ships sailed in this sea area,

Apparently, Fontaine has arrived.

Surrounded by dozens of large ships, a particularly huge warship sailed slowly,

The battleship is engraved with the cross snowflake emblem,

Some nearby merchant ships that recognized the identity of the warship moved out of the waterway.

"Sir, is it really okay for us to be so... aboveboard?"

A very elegantly dressed female gentleman looked at the person in front of her—Arecchino, who was wearing a white tuxedo.

"Oh, did you read the message from Fontainebleau Bank?" Arlecino held a wine glass in his hand, his eyes did not stay on his men, but looked at the sea in the distance.

Over there is the real Sumeru Sea.

As a child born in Fontaine, Arecino is very aware of the differences between the Fontaine waters and other waters.

The simplest thing is that the color of Fontaine Sea is different from other sea areas. It is bluer and brighter.

"Are you talking about the Lord of Red Sand appearing in Fontaine?"

Feng Yuren frowned slightly, seemingly unable to connect the two things.

"The Lord of Red Sand...Although he has a weird temper, there is no doubt that he is a real god. And when such a god comes to Fontaine, it is Navilette who receives him. Don't you think it's strange?"

Arecino retracted his gaze from the distance and looked at his men.

Feng Yuren was stunned. She really couldn't understand.

"Oh, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Just go and arrange the next things and inform my children that I'm back."

There was a gentle smile on Arlecino's lips, but his tone was unquestionable.

Feng Yongren, who still had doubts in his heart, suppressed his confusion, nodded, and went down to arrange things.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Arecino had a dangerous light in his eyes: "Fukalos, what on earth are you doing!"

As a follower of the gods, Arecino fully understood what a god represented.

When the Lord of Red Sand appeared in Fontaine, and the person who received him was Navilette, Arecino felt that something was definitely wrong with the God of Water.

Therefore, she changed her usual low-key manner and directly mobilized a navy to come to Fontaine.

There is no other meaning, I just want to see if there is really something wrong with the God of Water.

If he has no problem and all the Fool's navy has entered the Fontaine Sea, then the God of Water will definitely respond, at least with violent storms and even capsize battleships.

If there is no reaction at all, it means that something is really wrong with the Water God.

Although this temptation may lead to the destruction of the fleet, Arlecino feels that it is worth it.

Just as he was thinking about it, Arecino suddenly felt a slight chill in his heart.

A familiar feeling of fear surged into my heart, and an unimaginable sense of danger came from the side.

"Could it be that... there's nothing wrong with Fukalos, and she's going to take action?"

This idea just flashed in Arecino's mind.

Then she saw a familiar figure.

Among the large commercial and fishing boats, three small boats were sailing on the channel.

Arecino is no stranger to this kind of boat. As the headquarters of the Adventurers Association, the promotion of wave boats itself has the participation of Solstice people.

What frightened Arecino was the man, or rather god, standing on the wave.

"The Lord of Red Sand."

"Come, stop the boat, everyone is silent."

…

On the wave boat,

Ying and Paimon looked around and looked at the huge battleship group not far away.

"That is?"

"It's the ship of fools." Wang Dao glanced at it and saw Arecino standing at the bow of the ship.

This woman is indeed not dead.

It was only then that the Ice Queen exploded her phantom, allowing Arecino to escape from Wang Daoyi.

Wang Daoyi was naturally impressed by this executive.

However, it is not Xumi's territory now, and Wang Daoyi has no desire to take action.

He just glanced at her and then looked away.

"Fools? Are they planning to attack Fontaine with such a big fanfare?"

Looking at the fleet of fools with powerful ships and cannons, Paimon said with some horror.

Ying also showed some fear.

"That's not enough, I guess I just came here to test it out." Wang Dao saw Arecino's thoughts at a glance.

After all, the information that Arecino knew was revealed to Fontaine Northland Bank by him.

"The Fools are still powerful after all." Beside him, Albedo also sighed.

As soon as the Grand Master left with his men, the Fools' Envoys began to cause trouble for Mondstadt.

Abedo has no good impression of these fools either.

Not to mention that the Fools once disturbed his brother's sleep.

"Hey, why did they stop?" Paimon discovered that the fleet of Fools, which was sailing normally, had actually stopped.

Not only had the boat stopped, there was even the noise of the fools just now, but now it was completely silent.

Everyone looked and saw that, as expected, the fleet of Fools, who had been so arrogant just now, had calmed down.

Wang Daoyi looked around and found that Arecino was still standing at the bow of the ship. She was looking over here, and when Wang Daoyi turned his eyes, she bowed slightly and saluted.

Obviously, the fleet was anchored and the fools were all silent, all because Wang Daoyi was here.

Arecino used this method to prove to Wang Daoyi,

The Fools pose no threat and do not want to go against the Lord of Red Sand.

At the same time, it was also to make way for the three small boats that Wang Daoyi was with.

"Ha, it's interesting. Ying, stop looking. Let's go first."

Wang Daoyi naturally saw what Arecino meant.

Anyway, he wasn't planning on taking action against her, so it didn't matter if he accepted this kindness.

"Hey, don't worry about the fools anymore?" Paimon looked curious.

Albedo smiled: "Haha, Paimon, someone from the Fools must have recognized Dao Yi."

When Wang Dao took one look over there and said he should leave first, Abedo naturally guessed the truth.

The unusual behavior of fools,

I have a god here,

As long as you think about it for a moment, the truth of the matter is not difficult to guess.

"Is this so? Dao Yi actually has such a great reputation among the Fools?" Paimeng looked at Wang Daoyi in surprise.

"Haha, if you and Ying are willing, the Fools will treat you very politely."

Ying and Paimon, a pair of travelers, actually have a very large influence in the seven countries.

If you are willing to let go of your hostility to the fools, even if it is just on the surface,

Fools will be very willing to show their kindness to you.

This is the kind of treatment that Yingying imposes abruptly.

However, after traveling for so long, Ying has already regarded the Fools as enemies, at least in the wild.

Of course, Ying also maintained friendship with some fools,

Not the young master, Ying is still wary of the young master,

The Fools who share the friendship are the ninth company of the Rock Abyss and a certain bad-tempered miko of Inazuma.

These were abandoned by the upper echelons of the Fools, or they were fed up with the lives of the Fools.

They are the fools who are truly accepted by God.

"Hey, it's better not to give it up, all fools are bad guys." Paimon curled his lips in disgust.

She doesn't like fooling people at all.

A few people chatted and laughed, driving the wave boat past warships and merchant ships, and sailed into the distance in full view of everyone.

Wait until the wave boat has gone away,

There was silence among the fleet of fools before voices resumed.

However, the ship still did not set sail, but stayed anchored in place.

There was a hint of wariness in Arecino's eyes.

Although the Lord of Red Sand did not show any hostility,

But she once almost died at the hands of the Lord of Red Sand, and she was sufficiently wary and patient towards this god.

"Anchor for three days and then set off again."

She didn't believe that she could meet the Lord of Red Sand after three days of anchoring.

There was no rebuttal from the fleet of fools,

Obeying orders is the basic quality of fools.

However, when the ship is moored, people cannot moor, and a large number of fools begin to move around.

Some began to contact the fools in Fontaine,

Some put down their ships and cruised around.

More fools started their daily training.

the other side,

On a wave boat far away from the waterway,

Wang Daoyi held himself with one hand and put his chin with the other. He was thinking about something.

He came to Fontaine to dig...recruit scientists, but if he only relied on himself to lobby, the efficiency might not be very good.

After all, you just want people to leave their homes and go work in the desert with you for your empty talk. It doesn't look reliable no matter how you look at it.

But wouldn't it be much more convenient if Wang Daoyi didn't come forward himself and found an intermediary to help lobby?

On the one hand, the intermediary can better test the other party's attitude, so as not to reach a deadlock at the beginning.

On the other hand, find a middleman who is 'local to Fontaine' and is more familiar with these people from the Academy of Sciences.

"Well, that's right. We should find a middleman."

As for who the middleman is, Wang Daoyi already has an idea.

Who is famous in Fontaine, has a large number of manpower, and is in charge of intelligence work?

Clolinde? No, it's Arecino.

Such bad things as poaching are left to the fools to do it. That's right, they are professional counterparts.

Thinking of this, Wang Daoyi smiled.

"Albedo, Ying, Paimon, we are almost at Hailu Port. It is not convenient for me to show up for what I have to do, so I have to take a step forward. If you want to find me later, you can go directly to Fontaine North Country Bank."

He said hello to his friends and without waiting for their response, the light was slightly distorted and Wang Daoyi disappeared on the wave boat.

"Hey, are you leaving now?" Paimon finally realized, "Wait a minute, what about Dao Yi's wave boat?"

Yingze frowned slightly: "Fontaine North Country Bank? Isn't this a place for the Fools? Could it be that Dao Yi and the Fools still cooperate?"

“It’s better to say it’s cooperation than oppression,” Abedo said on the side.

"Hmm? Abedo, do you know anything?"

"No, I don't know. However, according to Dao Yi's temperament, it is impossible for him to cooperate with the fools. At most, he will force the fools to do things for him."

Abedo knew Wang Daoyi very well. In Liyue, Wang Daoyi was almost killed by one finger, but it was Abedo who came to help him recover later.

Therefore, Abedo is very clear about the grudges between Wang Daoyi and the Fools.

Cooperation is impossible, and Wang Daoyi's only option is to force them to do things.

"Well, that makes sense."

After listening to Abedo's explanation, Ying thought about it and felt that it was like this.

"Then let's ignore him for now. Let the wave boat stay here. No one will control it. It will be recalled. Let's move on."

Ying's eyes looked not far away. After several days of sailing, the large and small ports that he had seen from the cliff of Luofu finally appeared not far away.

…

The Commander's Office of the Fleet of Fools.

Arecino's originally relieved heart suddenly lifted up again.

Isn't this guy gone?

Why are you back?

"You don't seem to want to see me?" Wang Daoyi sat on the sofa in front of Arecino, crossing his legs and holding a cup of black tea.

I have to say that most of the Fools and senior executives know how to enjoy themselves.

This sofa is quite comfortable to sit on, and it must be expensive. The black tea also has a unique flavor when you drink it, so it must be a treasure.

My favorite sofa and black tea have been used by others.

But it was difficult for Arecino to show an angry expression. She still didn't understand why the Lord of Red Sand came back.

It can be said that the fleet of Fools has been respectful, without any offense.

"It's not that I don't want to see you, it's just that I don't like putting myself in danger for a long time."

Although Arecino kept calling the police internally, at least he maintained the demeanor of an executive on the surface.

"Haha, don't worry, this is Fontaine. I'm not the god of Fontaine. It's Fukalos and Navilette's business to attack you." Wang Dao tasted the black tea in his hand and pursed his lips, "This The black tea is really good, I asked you to help me."

See what I said, I need your help if I need something.

What does "give" mean? Shouldn't you say "please" when asking for help?

Arecino's eyes were slightly gloomy. Sure enough, the Lord of Red Sand had completely placed himself above the fools.

But what can be done?

The Queen's self-destruction of the phantom saved her from the Lord of Red Sand.

Now she doesn't have the Queen's power crystal in her body.

If the Lord of Red Sand is willing, this fleet of fools can only be destroyed here.