Chapter 164 Qin's Invitation

I collected Keqing's letter and put it in a special box.

Wang Hao then took out Xingqiu's letter.

This guy's letter is still... as ugly as ever.

As a person who likes order,
Every time Wang Hao read Xingqiu's calligraphy, he felt it was a torture.

But this guy is his best friend, and his letters usually give Wang Hao a warm feeling of being cared for.
So, you can’t help but watch it.

It's a feeling that makes me feel disgusted but touched at the same time.

I don’t know why, why can’t Xingqiu practice calligraphy?

[From Wang Hao:
...]

The same beginning.
Just a little less sweet talk than Keqing,

Of course, if Xingqiu really wrote a bunch of sweet words to Wang Hao, he would probably be overwhelmed.

Similar to Keqing, both tell about some recent events in Liyue.

But there is one difference.
Xingqiu mentioned that the Northland Bank has started to become different recently.

Northland Bank, which has been quiet for two years, seems to be making some small moves again.

Although Xingqiu couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

But according to Feiyun Chamber of Commerce's investigation, Northland Bank does mobilize a lot of extraordinary materials every month, and in the end these materials will disappear.

This made Xingqiu feel that the Northland Bank might be about to make a big move.

At the end of the letter, he also mentioned that a new executive had recently arrived at Northland Bank.
An executive named Gongzi.

Unlike the previous executive ambassador Pantalone, this executive does not seem to be a sinister villain.

Prince Tartaglia,

Wang Hao knew this person a long time ago.
How early?

When he was planning the Hundred Taboos Talisman, this executor was already part of Wang Hao's calculations.

Now it seems that the other party has fallen into the trap.

The silent Fatui suddenly began to act and mobilized a large amount of extraordinary materials.

What this is for is actually self-evident.

The nest I dug two years ago finally got a bite.

Thinking that his plan was being realized bit by bit, Wang Hao couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, although Xingqiu's handwriting is ugly, he still brings good news.

Next time we meet I won’t make fun of his handwriting.

I also put away Xingqiu's letter.

Wang Hao looked at the last letter.

A letter from senior sister Yan Fei. Why would this senior sister, whom I haven't seen for two years, suddenly write to me?

With a slight curiosity, Wang Hao opened Yan Fei's letter.

[From Wang Hao:
Junior brother Wang Hao, it’s nice to see you in person. It’s been two years since we last met. I wonder if you are doing well in Mond?

But, I think it should be very good.
Because it was from Eula's letter that I learned that you have such a great reputation in Mondstadt. It's really incredible.

Well, as a legal practitioner, a simple reminiscence will suffice. I am writing to you this time because I want your help with something.

Remember Eula that I just mentioned? This incident is related to her.

Let me first introduce our relationship. Eula and I met in Jingfu Port.
At that time, I was a shipboard consultant on a merchant ship. I was new to the profession and lacked experience.

After discovering that there was a problem with the goods, I started investigating on my own.

It was later revealed that these goods were actually dangerous items disguised by the Abyss Cult.

If Eula hadn't brought people here in time, I would have been in great danger.

From that time on, we became good friends and often exchanged letters.

I am writing to you this time to make peace between you two.

When Eula wrote to me, she often mentioned you and talked about how her family had offended you.

I don't know many things about Mond, but I know that Eula is a good person, so I hope that when you receive this letter, you can re-evaluate your opinion of Eula.

...(Omitting a lot of good things about Eula)

Of course, this letter was written by me and has nothing to do with Eula. I hope you, my junior, don’t tell Eula about it.

——Senior, Yan Fei. 】

After reading the letter from his senior, Wang Hao was a little amused.

Senior Yan Fei really doesn’t understand Mond.

She probably didn't know that in Wang Hao's eyes, the Wave Knight Eula and the Lawrence family were not on the same level at all.

The Lawrence family hoped to get help from the embassy, ​​but was rejected by Wang Hao.

Although he did not do anything openly, he disgusted Wang Hao several times in secret.

Of course, Wang Hao didn't tolerate him. Even Schubert was scolded by Wang Hao several times in official scenes.

It mainly scolded the Lawrence family for not following the rules and not knowing how to atone for their sins.

Anyway, it will definitely be something that will make Lawrence angry.

This is probably what Eula mentioned in her letter to Yan Fei, that the Lawrence family had offended the ambassador.

But Wang Hao had a good impression of Eula.

This girl who grew and bloomed from the mud deserves Wang Hao's respect.

Yan Fei's letter was written in vain.

Because there is no need for reconciliation between Wang Hao and Youla.

However, Wang Hao still admired Senior Yan Fei's attitude of caring for her friends.

Not everyone will take the initiative to help others.

Not to mention writing a cross-border letter.

But it's a pity. If Wang Hao was more utilitarian and replaced by someone else, perhaps he could use this letter to improve the Mondstadt people's favor towards Liyue.

This kind of friendship story is very suitable for the Kingdom of Wind.

It’s a pity that the protagonists of the story are Senior Yan Fei, who is unwilling to disclose information, and the other is from the Lawrence family.

This actually made Wang Hao lose an opportunity to improve his favor.

"But it's not like we can't use it in the future."

In Wang Hao's opinion, the corrupt Lawrence will definitely be cleaned up, and that Eula Lawrence may revive the Lawrence family name.

By that time, senior sister’s relationship will come in handy.

Three days later,
Wang Hao was still digesting the authority from Du Lin.
The golden light continued to spread from the depths of his soul.

The blood of the great flows in him,
Strength, physique, and elemental power are all growing rapidly.

Just as Wang Hao had expected,
After 'eating' Durin's Abyssal Authority, he once again entered a period of rapid growth.
Just like when he first absorbed the demon's resentment,
Becoming stronger in all aspects.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

There was a knock on the office door, and the slightly hurried knocks reflected the mood of the person knocking.

"Please come in."

Wang Hao opened his eyes and looked towards the office door.

The door was pushed open.

Shi Jie walked in: "The acting head of the group is here and said she wants to see you for something. I have sent someone to take her to the reception room."

The acting leader he was referring to was naturally Qin.

No wonder Shi Jie was so anxious.
Even though Qin is the acting leader and has no airs at all,

But in fact, she is the highest leader of Mond, and in the eyes of officials like Shi Jie, she is a person who needs to be respected.

Ningguang and she are pen pals.

"Did you say what it was about?" Wang Hao stood up and asked.

Shi Jie shook his head: "He didn't say anything specific, he just said Mond needed help."

Hearing this, Wang Hao's eyes flashed, and he roughly knew what was going on.

Before Grand Commander Falga left, he reached a deal with Wang Hao.

Mondstadt will provide convenience to Liyue merchants, and Wang Hao needs to provide help when Mondstadt needs it.

Before, the Wind Demon Dragon attacked the business route many times and disrupted production. Wang Hao took the initiative to talk to Qin about whether he should take action.

But Qin never agreed.

Later, Wang Hao defeated Tevarin in Aeolus Square. Although not many people saw it at the time, the Knights must have known about it later.

But Qin did not say that she would give Wang Hao the title of honorary knight.

This is also because of the agreement between Wang Hao and Farga.

Everything Wang Hao does will eventually be reported to Liyue by Mondstadt.

It doesn’t matter whether you make money or not, you can only say that everyone gets what they need.

Mondstadt needs external aid, and Wang Hao needs to fight for the interests of Liyue.

From this point of view, Wang Hao and the Fatui are actually the same, both are fighting for the interests of the motherland.

But in terms of methods and the way he treats people, Wang Hao is much gentler than the Fatui.

"Have someone prepare some snacks. I'll go to the reception room right away."

After giving an order to Shi Jie, Wang Hao turned around and left the office, heading towards the reception room.

The embassy has three reception rooms and three meeting rooms.

The conference room is generally used for meetings with multiple people or for receiving ordinary people.

As the name suggests, the reception room will only be used when real guests arrive.

Acting head Qin, naturally, could be called a guest. She came to the reception room and gently opened the door.

"Captain Qin, welcome to the embassy." Wang Hao said with a smile.

Qin didn't sit down. When she saw Wang Hao coming in, she said directly and frankly: "I need help."

"Please sit down and talk. Don't worry, I won't refuse as long as I can help." Wang Hao pointed to the sofa on the side.

Qin nodded slightly, walked to the sofa and sat down, her proud figure outlining beautiful curves.

There was a gentle knock at the door.

Shi Jie walked in with tea and snacks in his hands.

He didn't say anything, just put the things down and went out.

"I think you are here for the Dragon of the East Wind."

After watching Shi Jie leave, Wang Hao spoke.

"Yes, with the help of... Lord Wendy and the help of the Knight of Honor, we were about to pacify Tevarin, but the Abyss Cult suddenly intervened, causing Tevarin to go berserk again."

Even someone as gentle as Qin could still feel hatred when talking about the Abyss Cult.

If it weren't for that Abyss Mage, we could have a celebration party right now.

There's no need to go through so much trouble.

"So, you need my help to deal with the Cult of the Abyss? Well, I haven't dealt with them much yet." Wang Hao chuckled, soothing Qin's mood.

"That's not necessary. Senior Diluk has already dealt with it. I came here this time to invite you to help us 'defeat' Tevarin." Qin said directly.

"Crusade?" Wang Hao raised his eyebrows slightly. "This word is not very good."

"This will be the statement that will be announced to the public later, but in fact, the Knights of Honor have the ability to purify polluted blood. As long as we control Tevarin, we can purify it." Qin explained.

Tevarin's reputation in Mondstadt is not very good now. Most people have forgotten the East Wind Dragon that once protected Mondstadt.

In addition, the storm caused by Tevarin caused great losses to the Mond people.
If we use the word "save" instead of "condemn", it may cause criticism.

It didn't really matter what words were used. As long as the plan succeeded and Tevarin regained his sanity, everything would be easy afterwards.

"I see. So you need me to help you control Tevarin?"

"The last time Tevarin attacked, someone in the church saw it, and it was you who fought it off together with the Knight of Honor, so I hope you can do it again," Qin pleaded.

"You're too polite. According to the agreement between Farga and I, I should have taken action in this situation." Wang Hao waved his hand slightly, rejecting Qin's excessive politeness. "So, what about the time? When do we go?"

Wang Hao was not afraid of Tevarin before, but now that he has been greatly strengthened, he is naturally even less afraid.

"Three days later, we'll set off in three days." Qin held up three fingers.

Wang Hao nodded: "Okay."

That's how it was settled.

Qin had no intention of staying as a guest at the embassy, ​​and without even eating any snacks, she simply stood up and said goodbye.

She still has a lot of official business to attend to.

To be honest, Wang Hao found it hard to imagine whether the Knights Templar really had only the acting leader working alone.

Why does Qin always seem to be busy?

When I thought about Lisa having afternoon tea in the library, while the acting leader didn't even have time to sleep at night,

Wow, a company where leaders and employees can relax actually emerged.

You are worthy of it, Mond, you are so free.

After Qin left,
Wang Hao called Shi Jie and Zhi Yi and announced the unfortunate news to them.

"In three days I will go out with some people from the Knights. I don't know when I will be back, so..."

Shi Jie suddenly had a bad feeling.

“So I’ll leave the work to you again.”

Sure enough, Shi Jie closed his eyes in pain, but he still heard this unfortunate news.

Compared to Shi Jie's tenseness, Zhiyi is much calmer. He always wants to make progress.

"Well, how about I adjust your work?" Wang Hao looked at the two of them. "Ajie, you are more suitable for communicating with outsiders, and Zhiyi is faster in handling documents. How about you switch?"

Shi Jie's eyes lit up: "That's fine. I don't want to read those documents anymore."

He was educated as a spy in the General Affairs Department. Although he can be called a versatile person, thrills and excitement are his life.

Having spent two years reviewing documents at the embassy was somewhat of a burden for him.

It was just right that I could give the clerical work to Zhiyi and let him do the external work, which would be a chance for him to relax.

Zhiyi smiled and nodded: "I have no objection."

Progressives will not give up any opportunity for progress.
Changing work content with Shi Jie is also a form of learning.

In the next three days, Wang Hao redistributed the embassy's work and assigned it to Shi Jie and Zhi Yi.
It's still one who is in charge of the inside and one who is in charge of the outside, but at least the two have exchanged their identities.

……

The morning sun shines on the city gate.
The pigeons chirped, totally disregarding the feelings of passers-by.

The death squad was left at the embassy.
Wang Hao came to the edge of Mond Bridge alone, waiting for others to arrive.

Looking at those pigeons, I don't know why, but I always want to shoot them.

However, Wang Hao still restrained this idea.

【Timmy's pigeons, how can you not kill his pigeons. 】

【The twelfth seat of the Fatui, Timmy. 】

[How dare you kill Timmy's pigeon? Do you know whose last name is Teyvat? 】

【…】

The comments are still saying weird things as usual.

It's hard to understand, but it seems very interesting.

Soon,
Qin walked out of the city, followed by several horses.

Yes, there are horses in Mondstadt.

Kaia, the cavalry captain, actually has cavalry.

"Good morning." Wang Hao greeted.

"Good morning." Qin nodded and walked to Wang Hao. "You should be able to ride a horse."

The destination, the Wind Dragon Ruins, is some distance away from Mondstadt.

Although everyone is a user of elemental power, there will be a fierce battle ahead, so we need to conserve our energy.
So it's best to go there on horseback.

“Of course, my riding skills are among the best in Liyue,” Wang Hao replied.

Wang Hao learned riding skills from Xingqiu.
Xingqiu wants to be a hero, so a hero can't be someone who doesn't know how to ride a horse.

In addition, the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce generally provides high-quality horses, so the riding skills are naturally developed.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Diluk arrived.

He prepared more than the piano and directly pulled a carriage.

Look at the carriage, there are still a lot of supplies.

"It looks like this will be an expedition." Wang Hao said with a smile.

Diluk glanced at Wang Hao and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Ambassador would get involved."

"Haha, Mondstadt and Liyue are one family. If Mondstadt is in need, I naturally cannot stand idly by." Wang Hao said with a smile.

He and Diluk are old friends, and they talk very easily.

Not long after, Ying brought Paimon to the city gate, and also came with a young man in green clothes and white silk stockings, who was naturally Wendy.

"Oh, Ambassador...Wang Hao, why are you here too?" Paimeng was so frightened when he saw Wang Hao that he was speechless.

"Well, didn't Qin tell you? Of course I'm here to help you. You go up and fight, and I'll cheer you on from behind."

As he spoke, Wang Hao took out a colorful handkerchief from somewhere and started waving it.

On the side, Diluk's face darkened: "That's a tablecloth. Also, when did you take it away?"

The colorful handkerchief in Wang Hao's hand is actually a tablecloth he prepared for use in the wild, mainly to ensure that the food is clean.

"I wonder why you still have such fancy things."

Wang Hao threw the tablecloth back into Diluk's carriage and looked at Ying and Paimon.

"I heard that I can work with the Honor Knights this time. I've been excited for a long time."

Seeing Wang Hao jumping around,
Ying and Paimeng looked at each other in surprise. This was not the ambassador they knew.

"Why, do you think I'm too eccentric?" Wang Hao smiled, and then said, "Although I am the Liyue ambassador, that is an official identity. Apart from the ambassador's identity, I am just a teenager."

As he spoke, Wang Hao winked at Diluk: "At least I am definitely more lively and enthusiastic than Diluk."

Diluk glanced at him and said, "If everyone is here, then let's go."

He really didn't want to bother with Wang Hao.
After knowing him for a long time, he realized that this guy might not be reliable outside of serious matters.

[It's so funny, Wang Hao was left speechless. ]

【Wang Hao is a bit of a contrast.】

[It is speechless enough to make Diluk speechless. 】

【…】

Wang Hao’s antics left not only Diluk speechless.

Even Wendy next to her looked like, "What's wrong with you?"

In Wendy's impression, Ambassador Wang Hao's words and deeds are all polite.

This detached look is really a bit disjointed.

"Then let's go first. If there's anything, we can talk on the way."

Qin spoke quickly, interrupting Wang Hao's eccentric performance.

Seeing this, Wang Hao stopped talking, returned to his normal self, checked the supply packages, and officially set off.

(End of this chapter)