But after this battle, he himself suffered the backlash of the gem, his body was covered in blood and he rolled around in pain.

In order to relieve my father from his pain.

In grief, Diluk took action himself and ended his father's life.

Know about this.

Apart from Diluk, the person involved, there was only Kaeya who was also present at the time.

Therefore, when he learned from Kaeya that although the rumor was spread by the Knights of Favonius, the one who came up with the idea for spreading the rumor was most likely the Grass God messenger from Xumi.

Diluk first integrated all the rumors, and then came in person to find out Rhodes' background.

But he didn't expect to be caught by Rhodes as soon as he arrived.

That being the case.

Then he just asked it outright.

In other words, Rod was a distinguished guest of the Knights of Favonius, and he had driven back the attacking Wind Dragon during the day. Otherwise, Diluk might have to use some special means to force a confession.

Rhodes did not answer his question immediately.

The two looked at each other for a while.

Rhode finally spoke, breaking the silence: "Master Diluk, it's not just you and Kaeya who know these things."

then.

He then pointedly said, "The man who summoned the dragon Usa was also present at the scene."

"?"

"PhD!!"

Diluk clenched his fists so hard that they made a crackling sound.

Yes.

Why didn't I think of this?

If the rumor is true, the doctor deliberately released the dragon Ursa to kill himself and his father, and he "happened" to pass by and killed the dragon Ursa afterwards, then as the planner of this murder plan, the possibility that he was secretly spying at the time is very high.

Think of this.

Diluk's voice immediately showed a hint of uncontrollable anger: "Mr. Rhodes, you got the news about my father from the Fatui?"

"I once killed one of the Doctor's men."

Rhode did not give a direct answer. After saying this, he continued, "The man I killed was called a missionary. His job was to collect experimental subjects for the doctor in Xumi. My student was once tricked into the laboratory by him with sweet words. Not only was she tortured, but her family was also brutally killed. It was not until later that she escaped by herself that she was finally freed from the doctor's clutches."

About missionaries.

The more Rhodes spoke, the tighter Diluk clenched his fists.

How similar!

If Rhodes was not lying, then what this missionary did was almost identical to what the Fatui did in Mondstadt.

three years ago.

Diluk once captured another of the Doctor's men, named Kroebuck, during a confrontation with the Fatui.

Under his interrogation at that time.

The guy was about to admit that the Fatui recruited soldiers just to get experimental materials for the doctor, but he was interrupted by the doctor who suddenly appeared at the most critical moment.

In the end, Kroeber was killed by the doctor to silence him, and he was forced to retreat by the doctor without obtaining any evidence.

Now after Rhodes' reminder.

It was becoming difficult for Diluk to regard these rumors as false anymore.

This is pretty much stating the fact.

The doctor's plan was completely revealed.

But Rhodes hadn't finished speaking yet.

Then I heard him mention another thing.

"The stone that Master Cripps used back then is called the Evil Eye. It is a false eye of God specially developed by the Fatui."

"This artificially synthesized false eye of God can give the user the ability to use elemental power and can amplify the user's ability to the extreme. But at the same time, it will also bring the risk of backlash to the user. If the physical fitness is not strong enough, it is easy to lose life by using the evil eye."

Evil eye.

Diluk knew the name all too well.

After the quarrel with Ilok that year, Diluk abandoned the Eye of God in anger, quit the Knights of Favonius, and began to travel around the continent, looking for the truth of that year.

The secret of the evil eye was gradually discovered by him during this process.

Eventually he was targeted by the Fatui's executor and mistakenly entered their ambush, where he was seriously injured. If the observer had not rescued him, there would be no Diluk in Mondstadt now.

With the help of the underground intelligence organization in the northern continent where the Observer is located, Diluk has been able to gain a clearer and more thorough understanding of the Fatui's actions over the years.

It is also the result of years of training in the organization.

Now he no longer has the impulsiveness he had back then.

So after a brief moment of anger, Diluk calmed down and asked in a deep voice, "What is your purpose in spreading these rumors? Don't try to deceive me with such a ridiculous reason as fighting back against the Fatui."

"hehe."

"I can't fool you after all."

Rhode chuckled and spoke the truth: "I would like you to have some conflict with the Fatui executive. The bigger the conflict, the better, so that she can no longer focus on Mond."

"Oh?"

Diluk naturally wouldn't agree immediately. Instead, he stared at Rhodes with a scrutinizing look and said, "You're relying on these so-called 'rumors' as your excuse?"

"Isn't it enough?"

Rhodes smiled and said, "This is the truth about your father's death."

Diluk pondered for a while and replied: "It was enough before, but not now."

He said in a firm tone, "Mond needs a hero of the Dark Night to protect it, not a reckless man who would clash with a powerful enemy out of a momentary anger and bring unbearable consequences to Mond."

Diluk is not afraid of the Fatui.

But the Knights of Favonius can't do that.

In diplomacy.

They communicated with the Fatui in a soft and sticky manner, which Diluk hated.

Therefore, even if Diluk can have a high-profile conflict with the Fatui, he has to consider whether the diplomatically cowardly Knights of Favonius will be bullied.

"Tsk."

Diluk had given up on avenging his father and focused on protecting Mondstadt. This news really caught Rhodes off guard.

He was originally quite confident.

I feel that as long as Diluk knew the truth of that year, he would definitely choose to avenge his father.

Fortunately.

He had a backup plan.

"So."

"What if I tell you that the Fatui have found Barbatos, the god of wind, and are watching him in secret, ready to attack him at any time?"

This is another killer weapon of Rhodes.

Aren't you, Diluk, concentrating on protecting Mondstadt and not dwelling on the past?

Now that I tell you that the God of Wind is being targeted, will you still keep an out-of-it attitude?

The effect of this news was indeed immediate.

Diluk, who was just cutting iron and cutting nails.

When he heard the news that the Wind God Barbatos was being targeted by the Fatui, his face suddenly changed, but then his brows relaxed and he said calmly: "The Wind God is a god, and he is definitely not someone that can be harmed by ordinary people like the Fatui."

Excessive worship of gods is a consensus among the people of Teyvat.

Especially in the biography and legend of Mond, Barbatos is a god who has created many miracles and has achieved great military achievements.

It is indeed hard to believe that a god like him would be in danger if he was targeted by mortals.

"Then let me tell you, I also found the wind god Barbatos, but he has just recovered from his injuries of 500 years. His strength is so weak that he even has a hard time protecting himself."

No matter whether Diluk believes it or not, just say it first and then act accordingly.

This is Rhodes' current logic.

and this.

It did make Diluk frown again.

"You said that the Wind God is so weak now that he can't even protect himself?"

Diluk didn't believe what Rhodes said, and his tone was full of doubt.

Rhode once again threw out a piece of evidence: "If the Wind God is really powerful, then why would he use Ying and I to drive out the Wind Demon Dragon instead of doing it himself?"

"You should also know that the Wind Demon Dragon is Tevarin, the Dragon of the East Wind, right?"

"Then stand in the perspective of the God of Wind."

"To deal with such a severely weakened East Wind Dragon."

"Should he personally take action to pacify Tevarin, or should I, a ruthless person like me, forcibly expel Tevarin?"

This sounds perfect and there is absolutely no loophole to be found.

The only thing that could be found fault with.

Just

"Are you sure that the person you found is the wind god Barbatos?"

"Or."

"The person that the Fatui found must be Barbatos, the god of wind?"

There was nothing wrong with Diluk's suspicion.

He could believe that Fengshen had just recovered from a serious injury and his strength had not yet recovered, or he could believe that Fengshen was being targeted by evil people and was in danger.

But I want him to believe it.

The prerequisite is that the person must be the real God of Wind.

if not.

No matter how much Rhodes said, it would be useless and would only waste manpower and resources.

For such questions.

Rhodes pointed to the void terminal behind him and said with a smile.

"I am very sure."

"Pretty sure."

"And he is by my side now, relying on me for protection."

"Master Diluk, I am the messenger of the God of Grass. Kaeya told you, right? When it comes to identifying gods, no one in Mondstadt is more professional than me."

The fact that the messenger of the grass god can identify the gods is indeed a good reason.

But this is not critical.

What really concerns Diluk is...

The God of Wind is right next to Rhodes?

Diluk immediately thought of the guy who had been following Rhodes for the past two days, the bard who often went to his own tavern to drink and had a childish face that didn't look like an adult.

"Wendy and I have already decided on a way to appease Tevarin and resolve the dragon disaster."

"But the Fatui's secret spying is very troublesome."

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