Alex's face darkened as he watched him pull out more strange but useless tools.
Is this a Fontaine craftsman I've encountered?
Alex finally clapped his hands: "Alright, alright! This project, I... Get lost! The further, the better!"
With that, Alex took Clorinde and teleported away!
"Uh..." The middle-aged man looked speechless and surprised. The boss was just here; how did he disappear in a blink of an eye?
Besides, he wasn't looking for a free collaboration. He was just paying hundreds of thousands of Mora out of his own pocket for an advertisement slot.
The middle-aged man sighed and shook his head, regretting missing such a good advertising opportunity.
The middle-aged man picked up a straw, poked it into the hole, and put it to his mouth: "Oh! This lemonade is really delicious!"
He then asked Katheryne nearby and learned that the boss would be back to set up his stall at eight tomorrow morning.
The middle-aged man nodded. He would come back tomorrow and try to talk to him again. He didn't expect to get an agreement on the first try.
At the Palais Mermonia, Clorinde finally had a chance to speak with Alex: "The things he researches are quite interesting. I estimate he's from the Academy of Sciences."
"Useless. A design that serves no purpose," Alex shook his head. He hadn't expected to see someone designing useless things even here.
Alex even jokingly said earlier, "Why not design an umbrella that makes it rain?"
And guess what? The man actually pulled one out of his backpack. He was truly speechless!
"So, Miss Clorinde. Is there anything else to do?" In front of the Palais Mermonia, Alex was momentarily unsure what to do, so he politely asked Clorinde.
"Perhaps I'll go back for a cup of black tea and rest. Following you around for half of Fontaine is equivalent to several days of our Shadow Court patrol work," Clorinde said, crossing her arms.
"Hehe, in the future, if you want to go anywhere, just look for me. Driving around or fast teleportation, I'm your super convenient public Teleport Waypoint!" Alex laughed triumphantly, giving Clorinde a thumbs up.
Alex suddenly thought of something and casually asked: "Oh, by the way. Clorinde, have you been to other countries?"
Clorinde seemed to sigh softly, shaking her head: "No, I only operate within Fontaine! The Shadow Court still has many tasks to do, but other personnel have been dispatched to other countries."
"I'm usually responsible for handling Hydro Archon Furina's affairs, as well as my identity as a Champion Duelist."
Alex's eyes sparkled: "Then, in a while, I can take you to see countries like Mondstadt and Liyue when you're not busy!"
"No need, I usually..." Clorinde was about to refuse.
Alex spoke alluring words: "Go and return the same day, you can even play for just a few hours. How nice would it be to see the scenery of other countries?"
Clorinde suddenly stopped her refusal. Alex's conditions were truly too generous!
Clorinde thought for a moment and said solemnly to Alex: "Since that's the case, you could also take Hydro Archon Furina to other countries to play. I've seen her for many years, her daily life, besides opera, is just watching trials."
"As a god and a superstar, although many people support and love her, I can feel that Hydro Archon Furina is still very lonely deep down," Clorinde continued.
"No one can truly and sincerely be friends with a god... Only you, after you arrived, made Furina feel a little happier." After speaking, Clorinde couldn't help but let her lips curl up slightly, genuinely happy for Furina.
"Ah? I actually haven't..." Alex weakly waved his hand. He felt that his relationship with Furina was pretty good currently, but he didn't feel particularly close.
Clorinde said to Alex: "What's important is not to rush for success, but companionship."
"Alas, it's a pity I came at the wrong time; I don't know that much about Furina yet," Alex drooped his head, suddenly lacking confidence.
"Then work harder to understand! If you don't take action, how will you understand more?" Clorinde was rarely so kind, and what she said seemed very logical. She didn't even have any experience herself.
Alex was conflicted. No plot to watch, how am I supposed to understand?
He only felt that Furina was incredibly secretive, like a performance-oriented personality.
Perhaps she's smiling on the surface, but there's a dagger behind her back. Mihoyo loves to do this kind of thing. He had a deep understanding from the Honkai Impact 3rd storyline; it was so sweet, you should all go experience it.
"But..." Alex hesitated.
The tall Clorinde easily patted Alex's shoulder: "What are you still hesitating for? Haven't you already made such a big decision to marry a god?"
Clorinde continued: "You're the first person who dared to confess to a god. The gods of other countries were almost stunned!"
"Not that much, not that much!" Alex quickly waved his hands.
"Don't be modest. You are the first person in Teyvat," Clorinde said: "It's just that Hydro Archon Furina, constrained by her identity as a god, can't directly agree."
"So you need to be nicer to Hydro Archon Furina, work hard. Everything will come!"
Thus began a continuous topic that made Alex somewhat shy. Clorinde even gossiped, asking if the child born to Hydro Archon Furina would be the successor to the next god.
"Hmm? It's Clorinde and Alex. Why are you two here? What are you talking about at the door?" Just then, Furina, dressed in blue, wearing a blue top hat, and with a large white cowlick, walked over curiously.
"Nothing at all," Clorinde quickly shut her mouth, as if nothing had happened, returning to her usual demeanor.
"Cough, nothing happened," Alex also gave an awkward smile.
Furina looked at the two suspiciously. Something was off about them, very off!
At this moment, Alex wanted to change the subject, and everything that had just happened gave him a good idea: "Do you know about the 'Saghira Day of Flowers'?"
Clorinde was expressionless, clearly not very familiar with it.
"Uh, the Saghira Day of Flowers? It seems to be a traditional festival in Sumeru. It's not a major event; only a few people still insist on holding it." Furina tried hard to recall. She had some knowledge of the Flower God through her informants spread across the Seven Nations.
After all, the Flower God had a slight connection with the former Hydro Archon Egeria. She had investigated it once, but after finding no connection to the prophecy, she didn't pay much attention to it anymore, though that was a long time ago.
The information Furina received was all text messages. If asked specifically about who someone was, what they looked like, or their identity, Furina would be completely clueless.
Besides, eventually, there was too much information, and Furina learned to filter out irrelevant details directly.
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