Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 65: The Brightest Star — BK201
In the end, Bai Luo's final threat had the desired effect.
There is no diplomacy between unequal powers. Mondstadt might not be particularly weak, but compared to Snezhnaya, it was still at a disadvantage.
Although the carefree Anemo Archon had never officially stepped down, after handing all authority over to the people of Mondstadt, he rarely interfered in their governance.
He would only show up when things spiraled out of control, casually utter an "Ehe," and resolve the problem.
Regardless of whether Bai Luo had some hidden agenda, Jean had no choice but to accept the plan he proposed.
Just as Bai Luo had said, they simply couldn't refuse.
"Lastly, could you do me a small favor?"
After both sides had signed the contract, Jean had only just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Bai Luo say those words in a rather ominous tone.
They had fallen into a trap!
Not just Jean, but Diluc and Kaeya also looked ready to draw their swords.
Only Lisa, who was sitting beside Bai Luo, remained relatively calm.
"Mr. Ausbilder, I don't recall this being included in the contract we signed. Are you planning to break our agreement?"
Diluc instinctively stepped in front of Jean and questioned him.
Although they were currently in Mondstadt, Bai Luo was a native of Liyue.
Even though he was now serving Snezhnaya, the Geo Archon would forever hold an unshakable position in the hearts of the people of Liyue.
That was also one of the reasons they had agreed to sign a contract with Bai Luo.
"Young Master Diluc, there's no need to worry. By a small favor, I'm referring to the matter concerning the diplomats."
Bai Luo sighed as he spoke.
This was the treatment villains received. No matter what they did, everyone immediately became suspicious of them.
He wondered whether there would ever come a day when someone trusted him unconditionally.
Perhaps Arataki "Everyone Can Be My Friend" Itto could manage that. But after spending too much time around an idiot, who knew whether he might catch some of that stupidity himself?
"The diplomat incident?"
Hearing Bai Luo's words, Diluc instinctively glanced at Collei, who was standing beside Bai Luo in a fighting stance.
Last night, during Bai Luo's conversation with Lisa, he had already openly sold the poor girl out.
Almost everyone involved in investigating the Black Fire incident knew that she was the mastermind behind the case.
So what exactly was Bai Luo planning to do by bringing this up?
"I've already ruined the mission Her Majesty the Tsaritsa assigned me for the sake of your Mondstadt. If the diplomat incident isn't resolved as well, I'm going to be in quite a difficult position."
"..."
Even though they had already witnessed just how shameless he could be, Diluc and the others were still at a loss for words when they saw him acting like this.
What did he mean by doing it for Mondstadt?
If he hadn't planted so many problems in the first place, would any of this have happened?
So, after creating all these problems and then resolving them himself, he had the nerve to come here and complain about how unfairly he was being treated?
Diluc had traveled extensively across the continent. His ability to manage the winery his father had left behind so successfully was certainly not due solely to the help of his butler.
Compared with the others, he had already figured out what Bai Luo was getting at.
"All right. I understand. I'll cooperate with you," Diluc agreed, squeezing the Delusion hidden inside his sleeve.
Only his Delusion could reproduce the strange black flames that Collei had unleashed back then.
"Senior! Please discuss this with us before making a decision!"
Jean didn't know what Diluc and Bai Luo had communicated through their exchanged glances, but she could tell that whatever this was, it was bound to be extremely dangerous.
"Acting Grand Master, don't forget that I stopped being a member of the Knights three years ago."
Diluc's entire demeanor radiated resistance, though that resistance seemed more like an attempt to protect Jean.
He had never wanted Jean to get involved in the diplomatic incident in the first place. After the Ausbilder had interfered and made things even more complicated, he was even less willing to let her get involved in such matters.
After nodding to Bai Luo, Diluc strode toward the window, which Bai Luo had left open, and jumped out.
Time was running short. He had to make all the necessary preparations before daybreak, leaving him no time to take the stairs.
"Don't worry, Acting Grand Master Jean. Leave the matter of dealing with the monsters to you. I'll handle Diluc. The two of us working together should be enough to ensure nothing goes wrong."
Seeing the worried look in Jean's eyes, Kaeya promptly followed Diluc out the window.
Jean understood that although the two brothers had fallen out after Mr. Crepus's death three years ago, they still knew how to distinguish between personal grievances and matters of greater importance.
If those two worked together, there was indeed no need to worry.
"Here are the things you'll need. You may have already discovered some of them, but there are still quite a few remaining. They'll give you plenty of trouble."
After handing over the diagrams he had drawn, Bai Luo spoke with an unmistakably smug expression. His irritating demeanor was so unbearable that even Collei couldn't stand looking at him.
Just think about who put them there in the first place!
After taking the diagrams, Jean felt her scalp go numb.
Thanks to the efforts of Diluc's subordinates and Eula's Reconnaissance Company, they had already located more than a dozen of them.
Yet that wasn't even one-fifth of the total!
Even in monster gathering sites where they had already searched every inch of the ground and were convinced nothing remained, there were still hidden remnants.
The main problem was that this bastard had chosen the most ridiculously troublesome hiding places imaginable.
For example, inside the shields carried by Mitachurls, within Hilichurl watchtowers, inside Abyss Mage totems...
He had even stuffed them inside the bodies of Slimes.
They had even recorded exactly which ones contained the remnants, what shape they were, and whether they were active or not.
This was going to be difficult to deal with...
If all else failed, she could discuss it with Katheryne tomorrow and ask her to put up a few commissions.
Hmm... She could call them "Shielded Crisis," "Danger at Great Heights," "The Spread of Evil," and "A Chilly, Chilly Crisis of Giant Clumps."
Hopefully, the adventurers would prove capable enough to handle them.
"We won't take up any more of your time. Once the people from Sumeru Akademiya arrive, I hope you can notify me as soon as possible. Leaving this girl's illness untreated for too long would be troublesome."
Knowing that the two women were certainly even busier than Diluc and the others, Bai Luo didn't linger.
He casually wrapped an arm around Collei, then, under her helpless gaze, hoisted her over his shoulder and jumped out through the window.
Does this guy not know what a princess carry is?!
Lisa: "..."
Perhaps she should ask Mr. Wagner to make her a set of solid iron window bars tomorrow.
After leaving Lisa's house, the two didn't wander around Mondstadt either. Instead, they headed straight back to the hotel.
Holding Bai Luo's hand, Collei quietly glanced at him.
People from Liyue always seemed to wear smiles on their faces. No matter the circumstances, they could greet others with a smile.
But Bai Luo's smile was different from the smiles she associated with the people of Liyue.
There was less politeness in his smile and more of a sense of guardedness.
It was like seeing an older brother from the neighboring house whom she hadn't met in a long time. Things might feel a little unfamiliar at first, but after spending some time together, they could still play just as they used to.
Perhaps there were things that could give him trouble, but he always seemed capable of resolving them perfectly, wearing that same confident smile all the while.
He had once told her that BK201 was the star representing him in the starry sky.
The reason the starry sky was called a starry sky was precisely because it contained countless stars.
Those countless stars had dazzled Collei's eyes, making it impossible for her to figure out which one belonged to Bai Luo.
But after Bai Luo had said those words to her that morning, she seemed to have finally seen through this vast expanse of stars.
Bai Luo had said that the brightest one was the moon.
But she believed that it was BK201.
The moonlight was cold and dim, yet it generously poured all its radiance upon her, stretching her shadow far into the distance.
And the moon was also the brightest star in the night sky, the one that illuminated the path ahead of her.