People in Teyvat, starting from saving the grass god

Rhodes nodded and replied, "Someone will come to solve this problem."

"?"

These ambiguous words made Qin frown slightly.

Lisa, however, said thoughtfully: "The blond traveler you asked me about before?"

Blond traveler?

Qin turned to look at Lisa, confusion in her eyes.

She hadn't heard Lisa talk to her about this.

So Rhodes described the general characteristics of the traveler to her. He didn't know whether the traveler in this world was a man or a woman, so he didn't tell her the gender. He just told her about her blonde hair and the fact that she carried a talking flying object.

"This traveler can clean the poisonous blood on Tvarin's back without any damage. You just need to find a way to send her to Tvarin and then contain Tvarin's actions so that she has enough time to purify the poisonous blood."

Rhodes's confident attitude did not make Qin completely believe it.

in contrast.

She was still a little skeptical.

From what Rhodes said, he didn't know the traveler, so why was he so sure that the traveler could clean up Tevarin's poisonous blood.

for all this.

Rhodes still believed in the omniscience and omnipotence of the Grass God.

"The Grass God is the all-knowing and all-powerful God of wisdom. Whatever she approves of will not go wrong. You can rest assured."

then.

Rhodes changed the subject and shifted the topic to two other things.

"Let's put aside the matter of Tevarin."

"You need to pay the most attention to the two groups right now, namely, the Fatui and the Cult of the Abyss."

"I have heard the rumors in the city."

"Obviously, someone spread this information on purpose, with the goal of provoking a confrontation between the people of Mondstadt and the Dragon of the East Wind. This way, the Knights of Favonius will not be able to spread goodwill to make Tevarin give up attacking Mondstadt."

"The beneficiary of this matter."

"There are the Fatui and the Cult of the Abyss."

"But the Abyss Cult doesn't need to do this, because they only need to continue to use the power of the Abyss to corrupt Tevarin. Then Tevarin will naturally go crazy and become uncontrollable, until he becomes a weapon of the Abyss."

"So I am 90% sure that these rumors were spread by the Fatui."

Rhodes analyzed the situation in Mond methodically.

And he quickly came up with a response.

"I want to address this rumor."

"It's no use explaining to the people of Mondstadt that the Wind Dragon is actually the Dragon of the East Wind that was cursed. They are now firmly convinced that the Wind Dragon is a rebellious monster. As long as the Knights of Favonius don't defeat it, you will be incompetent, useless, and cowardly. You will be condemned by the people of Mondstadt until you are forced to go to war with the Wind Dragon."

"And we want to reverse this disadvantage in public opinion."

"You'd better give them a taste of their own medicine."

Treat others with their own treatment?

This sentence, which had never been heard before, made Qin and Lisa stunned for a moment.

However, they were smart and quickly realized what was happening. They asked, "Are you saying that we should also spread rumors about the Fatui, so that they don't have the energy to target us anymore?"

"Yes."

Rhode nodded and gave advice, "The Fatui have very dirty hands and feet, and have done a lot of evil things over the years. You can use these things to create topics. If you do it well, not only will the Fatui no longer be able to use rumors against you, but you may not be able to stay in Mondstadt safely any longer."

"for example."

"The Fatui once planned to attack Master Cripps and Master Diluk of the Dawn Winery, which resulted in the death of Master Cripps."

"Another example."

"Ilok, the chief inspector of the Knights of Favonius, accepted bribes from the Favonius and deliberately angered Master Diluc with his words, which ultimately led to the Knights of Favonius losing this talented cavalry captain."

"Oh, you can also spread such news."

"The Fatui's recruitment of soldiers in Mondstadt is actually to bring people to Winter Solstice for human experiments, and to become their experimental subjects for the development of biological weapons."

From the moment Rod talked about the attack and death of Cripps, Jean stopped writing and looked at Rod with astonishment.

Lisa is relatively better.

But his expression was serious, and his fingers were tapping subconsciously on the armrest of the chair, obviously thinking about something.

What Rhodes said were not groundless smears or slanders.

These are all real things that happened.

four years ago.

Cripps Leggenfond, the richest man in Mondstadt and owner of Chateaux Dawn, was attacked by a dragon on his way home after celebrating his son Diluc Leggenfond's coming of age ceremony. Cripps died in the battle.

afterwards.

His son, Diluc Leggenfond, the youngest captain-level master in the history of the Knights of Favonius, had a big quarrel with Inspector General Ilok, and then angrily quit the Knights of Favonius, even throwing away his Eye of God.

This incident caused a huge uproar at the time.

Everyone is guessing who the murderer is.

It was not until the Grand Master ordered a thorough investigation of the matter and began to punish Ilok, the culprit who seized the credit from Cripps and caused Diluc to quit the Knights of Favonius, and returned the honor of defeating the dragon to Cripps, that the truth of the matter came to light.

The person in charge of investigating this matter at that time was Qin.

But from beginning to end.

She didn't find any connection between these two events and the Fatui.

Even said.

Since the person who killed the dragon to avenge Cripps was the Fatui's second executive officer, the Doctor, Mond owed him a large favor and had to agree to the Fatui's request to recruit soldiers in Mond.

Now that Rhodes said this.

Qin suddenly discovered.

If we put all the blame on the fools, it seems that they can be explained.

The Doctor released the dragon to kill Cripps, and Ilok took bribes to deliberately anger Diluc, causing the Knights of Favonius to lose Diluc after losing Cripps. The Doctor then killed the dragon and gained favor from Mond, using it to collect experimental subjects for the Fatui's human experiments.

All strung together!

"You, how do you know this?"

Qin couldn't sit still any longer and asked anxiously.

The stakes are high.

If it is really confirmed that what happened back then was the work of the Fatui, then given the Grand Commander's character, he will not let this go.

However, Rhodes flatly denied the authenticity of these things.

He spread his hands and said, "I've already said it, spreading rumors, rumors are just rumors, who knows if they are true or not, I think these few major events in Mondstadt are very strange, and they are related to the Fatui, so it's appropriate to use them to make a fuss."

That's what it says.

But Rhodes knew very well that except for the fact that it was hard to say whether Ilok had accepted bribes from the Fatui, the rest were ironclad facts that the Fatui could not wash away even if they wanted to.

This trick works well.

But Qin thought about it and still had some concerns.

"If this rumor spreads, Senior Diluk..."

Based on my understanding of this senior, after learning about this, he would probably go straight to the Fatui with sword in hand and ask for clarification.

If this issue is not handled properly, it may cause diplomatic conflict.

However, her concerns made Rhode laugh and said, "This is exactly the effect we want."

"ah--?"

Qin was stunned for a moment.

"Oh~ I understand."

"What a great move to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Lisa laughed and looked at Rhodes with appreciation, saying, "That's a good idea. We can give it a try."

"Lisa, why do you say that?"

Lisa's attitude caused some dissatisfaction in Qin.

For Qin.

The peace of Mondstadt is more important than anything else.

It's not a good idea to let Diluk conflict with the Fatui.

"Oops——"

"Qin, you worry too much, that's why you are bullied by the Fatui."

Lisa explained the matter for Rhode. "Diluc is not a member of the Knights of Favonius now. Besides, his father's murder is involved. Even if he has a conflict with the Fatui, it can be in his personal name. It is difficult to escalate to the diplomatic level. If the Fatui raises questions, you can mediate or simply side with Diluc and say that the Knights of Favonius also have doubts about this matter and hope that the Fatui can cooperate with the investigation. In this way, facing the pressure of public opinion, the Fatui will have to cooperate with Diluc to thoroughly investigate this old case no matter how reluctant they are. In this way, they will have no time to make a move against us because they are restrained by Diluc."

Say it.

She also praised him: "If the truth is really as you said, then the Fatui must pay the price for the blood debt of the past. If the truth is not as you said, while the Fatui and Diluk are dealing with each other, we can also find the location of the Wind Dragon as soon as possible to see if we can use the power of the traveler to remove the poisonous blood on its back. This is a rare opportunity, and it is a good way to kill two birds with one stone."

Qin accepted this explanation reluctantly.

Although she didn't want Diluk to be involved in this turmoil, she really couldn't think of any good way to deal with the Fatui's increasing diplomatic pressure.

These trivial matters made it difficult for her to focus all her energy on the Wind Dragon.

"Then let's do it."

"Mr. Rhodes, please help me draft a detailed document. I will find someone to do it."

Qin, who had made a decision, asked again, "Mr. Rhodes just mentioned that the Abyss Cult was secretly tempting the East Wind Dragon. Do you have any idea about this?"

"This."

"When I came here, I killed a group of Abyss Cult members who were trying to transport dangerous goods to Mondstadt. They confessed that there are still Abyss Cult members lurking in the city. You can start from this point."

Rhodes was not making this up.

Although the Abyss Cult group on the ship did not say anything, when he was looking for Wendy in Mondstadt today, he smelled the scent of the Abyss Cult when passing by several houses.

By memory.

He marked several points on the map.

"They confessed to these places. You can decide when to send someone to check."

Hearing that there were members of the Abyss Cult lurking in the city, Qin ignored the fatigue of a busy day and stood up and said, "Mr. Rhodes, thank you for the information you provided. I will take people to check these places now."

Say it.

She left quickly without stopping for a moment.

"Junior brother, you really know how to find a job for Qin."

Lisa, who looked like nothing had happened, propped her chin up and looked at the place where Qin had just left. She said with a hint of resentment, "She has been busy all day."

"Uh"

Rhodes was speechless for a moment.

He really wanted to say that, in fact, these things could be done tomorrow. If Qin was in a hurry to do them, that was Qin's own business and had nothing to do with him.

"Forget it, forget it. Qin is just like that. Nothing can stop her from being busy."

"When the matter of the Wind Demon Dragon is resolved, you can just treat her to a nice meal as an apology."

Lisa, who had quietly arranged a dinner with Rhode, ordered him to leave: "Well, Sister Lisa also needs to rest, so leave the overtime to Qin. Hmm? Junior brother, why don't you leave? Are you going to stay and rest with Sister Lisa?"

"Senior Sister Lisa, goodbye."

Rhodes said it simply and quickly, and then left like a gust of wind, leaving Lisa's giggles behind.