Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 383: Is The Ausbilder Causing Trouble Again?
"Roar—!"
The dragon's roar echoing from afar caused Jean—who was busy writing in her office—to pause mid-motion.
She knew very well what Dvalin's furious roar meant.
But as a leader, she did not panic.
Grabbing her sword, she hurried out of the Knights of Favonius headquarters and rushed toward the city walls.
In truth, after Dvalin's last departure, she had already anticipated that he might return. So during this time, aside from repairing the buildings damaged by the dragon disaster, she had also arranged evacuation drills.
Fortunately, there had been cases of dragon attacks in previous years, so aside from some outsiders and children, most citizens were already accustomed to such drills.
As for the outsiders, they had already been escorted into the Cathedral of Favonius by the Knights.
No matter how enraged Dvalin might be, he likely wouldn't attack that place.
"What's the situation?"
Sensing the increasingly turbulent Anemo energy, Jean turned to Kaeya, who had just arrived, and asked.
"The citizens have all been evacuated. It's just the Fatui…"
The reason Kaeya had arrived late was because he had run into the Fatui Counselor on the way.
Regarding Dvalin, she still wanted to interfere. If Kaeya hadn't shaken her off by saying he needed to follow the Acting Grand Master's orders, he'd probably still be arguing with her.
"I'll deal with the Fatui later. Right now, Dvalin is the priority."
Gazing at the dragon at the horizon, Jean tightened her grip on her sword.
As Mondstadt's Acting Grand Master, she had to take responsibility not only for the city—but also for the dragon.
At the very least… she needed to understand why it was attacking the Mondstadt it once protected.
"Kaeya."
"Yes."
"Take a team to Springvale. It lies along Dvalin's route—I'm worried something unexpected might happen."
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Kaeya, who had already prepared himself to fight the dragon, was briefly stunned.
Support Springvale?
Based on their current information, Dvalin's target should be Mondstadt alone.
Otherwise, so many people wouldn't have left the city during this time.
Jean's decision to send him to Springvale gave him a bad feeling.
Was the Acting Grand Master planning to face Dvalin alone?
Sensing his concern, Jean explained:
"Springvale is still part of Mondstadt. We can't let them feel abandoned. Besides, the city still has Lisa, the Spindrift Knight, and others. Go without worry."
After the previous dragon disaster, Jean had focused all her attention on Mondstadt and hadn't paid much attention to Springvale, since it hadn't been affected.
In the aftermath, the hunters of the village had organized their own patrols to handle any issues.
Even though they hadn't complained, rumors still reached Mondstadt.
This time, Jean was determined not to let that happen again.
"…Alright. Be careful. Once things are settled in Springvale, I'll return immediately."
After weighing the situation, Kaeya agreed. He gathered his men and began heading toward Springvale.
Only after watching them leave did a trace of worry appear on Jean's face.
Senior Diluc had gone to investigate Dvalin a few days ago.
Dvalin had returned, yet he was nowhere to be seen.
She could only hope he was safe.
...
Along the way, Kaeya's group encountered no hilichurls or slimes—they arrived near Springvale without obstruction.
But when he spotted someone by the roadside, he immediately signaled his men to halt.
The Ausbilder?
Indeed—the one standing by the roadside, shielding an Electro Cicin Mage behind him while watching the direction Dvalin was flying from, was none other than the Ausbilder, who had just left Springvale not long ago.
Because he had been busy dealing with the aftermath of the dragon disaster, Kaeya hadn't involved himself in matters related to Bai Luo recently.
He didn't expect to run into him here.
Come to think of it… right after the dragon disaster began, the Fatui Counselor had appeared near him at just the right moment and even discussed providing assistance.
Could this also be part of the Ausbilder's plan?
It wasn't that Kaeya was deliberately pinning blame on Bai Luo—anyone in his position would probably suspect the same.
If you shifted from an omniscient perspective to Mondstadt's point of view, you'd notice that before Ausbilder arrived, the region had been relatively peaceful, and the Fatui hadn't caused much trouble.
Grand Master Varka had even confidently taken most of the elite forces on an expedition.
But after the Ausbilder arrived?
Abyss activity became increasingly frequent, Springvale's water source mysteriously dried up, citizens in the city fell into unexplained comas due to some strange drug, and nobles who had been quiet for years began to stir again…
From the reader or game player perspective, aside from a small portion of events connected to Bai Luo, everything else was bound to happen anyway—he had simply arrived in Mondstadt at that particular time.
But to those inside the situation, it looked very different.
Even Bai Luo's own subordinates believed all of this was part of his grand scheme.
Anastasia, unwilling to let the Lord Harbinger's "good intentions" go to waste, had even risked being attacked by the dragon just to speak with the cavalry captain.
"Well, well—if it isn't the Cavalry Captain. In such a hurry too, where are you off to?"
After calming Jianna behind him, Bai Luo put on his usual smile and greeted Kaeya.
"We have a mission to carry out. As for you, Ausbilder—this is right along Stormterror's path. Aren't you afraid of getting caught in it?"
Kaeya gave a subtle signal to his subordinate, telling him to lead the others toward Springvale, while he himself stayed behind.
He knew that being alone with someone as dangerous as the Ausbilder meant anything could happen.
But at a critical moment like this, he felt it necessary to stay close to this "ticking time bomb" to prevent him from stirring up trouble again.
"Mondstadt has Barbatos. Why should I be afraid?"
Bai Luo could tell from Kaeya's tone that he had probably been blamed for something again.
But he didn't care much.
When you're already carrying too many accusations, one more doesn't matter—he could always dump them all onto Tartaglia later.
"Indeed. Lord Barbatos will surely protect us through this crisis."
What Bai Luo meant was that Barbatos was already in the city, so there was no need to worry.
But to Kaeya, it sounded completely different.
Everyone knew that Barbatos had entrusted all authority to humanity, and his miracles hadn't been seen for a long time.
Bai Luo's casual remark sounded like nothing less than mockery—that Mondstadt had no divine protection at all.
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