The busy and exhausting day finally came to an end, and Xavier, back home, finally had a chance to catch his breath.
It seemed everyone was quite tired today; many lay on the sofa or directly on the carpet after returning.
"I'm exhausted! I'm going back to rest!"
The first person to leave was Furina; it was clear he had expended a lot of energy today.
Before leaving, he also instructed Xavier, "Oh, Xavier, you absolutely must come to Fontaine! I'll be waiting for you there!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll go to Fontaine to find you tomorrow!" Xavier promised.
Furina said happily, "Really? Then I'll have to prepare well!"
After speaking, Furina disappeared from the room.
After everyone had left, Xavier opened the system panel again to check the increase in popularity.
He found that the popularity had already reached over 600,000, which was indeed as he expected; the growth rate during this period was very fast.
It seemed necessary for him to make a trip to Fontaine to upgrade the system again.
After washing up in the morning, Xavier looked out the window; today was truly a good day.
Not only was the weather excellent, but the sunshine was also very pleasant, and the temperature was just right.
"Mm~ System activated!"
With a great mood, Xavier activated the system.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared outside the city of Fontaine.
And Xavier, who had been in a good mood, suddenly felt his spirits drop.
"Damn it, why does it start raining as soon as I arrive? This must be aimed at me!"
Xavier gritted his teeth, realizing it was raining in Fontaine.
And the rain was quite heavy today; he was soaked in just a few breaths.
Realizing this, he quickly used elemental power to block the rain.
And he used Pyro elemental power to evaporate the water from his body.
"I didn't expect Fontaine to be quite large…"
Xavier turned his head and saw Fontaine.
The massive city stood there, exuding a sense of elegance and grandeur.
He had intended to use his flying ability to enter the city directly, but then he thought that since he had just arrived, it would be better not to be so high-profile.
Xavier took steps, intending to walk into the city.
Just then, a loud cry came.
"Help! What are you doing!"
Xavier turned his head and saw a group of people being surrounded by another group.
The surrounded group looked like merchants, led by a somewhat fat man.
The others seemed to have been hired only to transport goods.
Because each of them looked quite flustered and had no weapons.
They were just ordinary people.
As for those who surrounded them, they were, of course, the familiar Treasure Hoarders.
These Treasure Hoarders were quite resourceful; their traces could probably be found everywhere on the continent of Teyvat.
Xavier would call them Teyvat's number one mysterious organization!
"Boss, we've been watching this guy for a long time; he must be transporting a lot of valuable goods!"
"That's right, every time he transports goods, he's secretive; it must be something extremely valuable."
A group of Treasure Hoarder subordinates' eyes lit up; they could already see a bright future.
The leading Treasure Hoarder boss also chuckled, "That's great! Although this is very close to the city, as long as we're quick and clean, there should be no problem!"
Being able to pull off a big job and then escape was a worthwhile venture for them.
"Hey, you guys, hurry up and get out of here!"
The Treasure Hoarder boss seemed to be in a good mood, waving his hand at the workers transporting the goods, telling them to leave.
At this point, those workers wouldn't linger; they scattered in all directions.
This infuriated the leading merchant.
"Damn it, you guys took my Mora! How can you just run away!"
Of course, those workers didn't even bother to acknowledge him; at a time like this, what was Mora? Saving their lives was more important, boss!
Seeing the workers running further and further away, the leading merchant lost his last hope.
"You, you can't come any closer!"
The merchant tightly protected his goods, using his small body to resist the approaching Treasure Hoarders.
Perhaps finding the scene before him too novel, Xavier did not leave, nor did he approach.
He watched to see what these Treasure Hoarders would do; if they intended to kill, he would definitely intervene.
"Friend, we Treasure Hoarders are actually very principled."
"We operate on the principle of robbing but not killing; in this area, we have a good reputation. As long as you leave like them, we won't kill you."
What Xavier didn't expect was that these Treasure Hoarders seemed to be genuinely principled; they said they wouldn't kill, and they really didn't.
But what surprised Xavier even more was that this merchant seemed to love money more than his life.
Even though the other party said that, he was still unwilling to give up his goods.
"No, these are goods I worked very hard to get; how can I give them to you!"
After speaking, the merchant directly threw himself onto his carriage, using his body to shield the goods.
The leading Treasure Hoarder boss instantly became enraged.
"Hey, my temper! Brothers, get him!"
The other Treasure Hoarder members were not polite at all, punching and kicking, beating the already somewhat fat merchant until he looked like a pig.
"I… will not yield!" The fat merchant gritted his teeth, resisting the Treasure Hoarders.
Unfortunately, he had barely finished speaking when he fainted; it seemed only his mouth was tough.
The Treasure Hoarder members paid no mind to this troublesome fellow; after throwing him aside, they began to inspect the goods on the carriage.
"Inside must be extremely valuable treasures, perhaps even jewels!"
The Treasure Hoarder boss impatiently tore open the goods, and soon saw the treasure he had dreamed of.
But upon opening it, he discovered that it wasn't a treasure at all, but rather a stack of books.
"Could these be powerful alchemy or magic books?" The Treasure Hoarder boss could only speculate in that direction.
He picked up one of the books, and his expression went from initial anticipation to increasingly grim.
"Boss, what kind of books are these? They're not some legendary forbidden magic, are they!"
The subordinates below were incredibly anxious; they had been staking out this batch of goods for half a month.
The boss didn't speak but threw the book back to its original place.
He sat on the carriage, seemingly doubting life itself.
This made the subordinates even more curious, and they quickly picked up the book.
And after reading it, they too began to doubt life.
"'The Story of Me and Raiden Shogun That Must Be Told'?"
They looked at each other; was this the treasure they had spent half a month staking out?
Are you kidding us!
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