Alice was definitely the witch Raiden Ei and Zhongli feared the most. Although in terms of strength alone, Raiden Ei and Zhongli both had the power to defeat Alice, as the gods of their beloved people, their citizens were their greatest weakness. And precisely, Alice's destructive urges were what the Seven Archons feared most.
Although Alice didn't possess strength comparable to a god, she could leave a country with only its god remaining.
Fortunately, this time Miyashiro brought Alice's daughter, Klee, who was still young and had only learned a tiny fraction of Alice's mischievous abilities. But even so, Miyashiro was lectured by Raiden Ei and Zhongli for an hour, as they thoroughly reviewed Alice's crazy ideas with him.
Only then did Miyashiro realize that the deeds mentioned in the "Teyvat Travel Guide" were far from sufficient to encompass Ms. Alice's grand achievements. Ideas like whether detonating The Chasm from its deepest point would cause Liyue's land to collapse, or uprooting the Sacred Sakura, were all once Alice's thoughts. If it weren't for the two of them keeping a close eye on her, she might have put them into practice.
By the time Miyashiro emerged from the Tenshukaku again, it was already completely dark. Standing at the Tenshukaku and looking down at the entirety of Inazuma City, he realized that the city had indeed undergone many changes under his influence. The biggest change was that the lower district had gradually begun to develop a nightlife.
In the past, Inazuma's common folk truly worked from sunrise to sunset. How could they afford to squander so many oil lamps and candles? Furthermore, without spare money to enjoy services, the most economical way to live was to go to bed when it got dark. Their only form of entertainment might have been 'hehehe-ing' with their wives.
But now, after Inazuma ended its Sakoku Decree, oil lamps and candles were imported in large quantities, causing the cost of lighting to plummet. Coupled with the fact that the people now had spare money, the service industry was able to flourish. Even though it was already dark, Inazuma City remained brightly lit, which gave Miyashiro a strange sense of achievement.
At this moment, Miyashiro suddenly noticed that there seemed to be an additional building in the upper district where he was located.
Logically, with the exorbitant land prices in the upper district, every inch was precious, so an extra building would be very conspicuous. But he really hadn't noticed it during the day. Perhaps it was a matter of perspective?
Looking at the building's location, it should be in the diplomatic embassy district he had planned, but it was clearly not in the same place as the Mondstadt Delegation. Strange? Did Inazuma City have other diplomatic delegations? Kokomi didn't seem to have mentioned this to him?
Thinking of this, Miyashiro walked towards that building to see whose residence it was.
As Miyashiro slowly approached, the first thing he saw was Liyue's emblem. Was this Liyue's delegation? This made Miyashiro involuntarily look back towards the Tenshukaku. No wonder Zhongli came to Inazuma; this was another reason, wasn't it?
At this point, Miyashiro became even more curious: who would be in charge of the Liyue delegation?
So, Miyashiro arrived at the entrance of the Liyue Embassy. Two Millelith soldiers were on guard. Seeing Liyue's Millelith in Inazuma, thousands of miles away, was a rather unusual feeling.
The Millelith who could accompany the Liyue delegation to Inazuma and were responsible for guarding the embassy were naturally elite, hand-picked soldiers. Seeing someone walking directly towards them, and with the late hour making it difficult to discern the person's face, both soldiers immediately raised their guard.
One of them made a blocking gesture and sternly shouted, "Halt! This is the Liyue Embassy. Unauthorized personnel, please go around!"
Miyashiro acted as if he hadn't heard, continuing to walk forward. The two Millelith immediately grabbed their White Tassel spears and prepared for battle.
The Millelith's righteous and loud warning just now also called out the other Millelith from the Liyue Embassy's guardroom. In less than a minute, over ten fully armed Millelith collectively arrived at the entrance to confront this mysterious newcomer.
At the same time, the commotion at the Liyue Embassy also attracted the attention of the surrounding Shogunate Army. The Regent's Office arranged all diplomatic delegations in the same area precisely to facilitate the handling of such emergencies.
This allowed for concentrated protection and convenient communication for work.
After all, there are no small matters in diplomacy. Even a trivial incident, as long as the victim is a member of a delegation, must be treated seriously and handled with the utmost priority.
Soon, Owada, the Yoriki responsible for patrolling the area, led his team to surround Miyashiro, the unknown individual. However, to everyone's surprise, this surrounded unknown person showed no panic at all. Instead, he stood calmly in place, even making a thoughtful gesture.
Owada, the Yoriki, smelled a hint of alcohol on Miyashiro and his first thought was, 'Is this a drunkard who wandered in by mistake?'
Because of this, he had been worried something serious had happened, which made Owada sigh in relief. He looked at him with an unfriendly gaze and said, "This area is the diplomatic delegation zone personally designated by the Regent's Office. Unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter. Considering this is your first offense, follow me back to the Commission Office to make a statement.
If you can prove your identity is clear, you can be released on the spot. If your identity remains a mystery, then I'm afraid you'll have to spend some time in jail until someone is willing to bail you out!"
Hearing Owada's explanation, Miyashiro nodded in satisfaction and said, "From the occurrence of a special situation to your deployment, it took less than two minutes. That's good, you're qualified."
Upon hearing Miyashiro's words, Owada's heart suddenly skipped a beat. As a seasoned veteran who had been working in the Commission Office for over a decade, he was naturally very familiar with the demeanor of those in higher positions, especially their tone and expression towards subordinates. Unless one truly held a high status, they simply wouldn't possess that kind of aura.
The person before him was exactly like that. Although it was late and the person had his back to him, preventing him from identifying the newcomer, Owada took a torch from a subordinate nearby and cautiously approached Miyashiro.
As the torchlight illuminated Miyashiro's back, Owada's pupils suddenly constricted, and he immediately knelt. The Shogunate Army constables he led also knelt, making the Millelith, who were standing ready, look at each other in confusion.
The reason was simple: on the back of the person's clothes, a red and white pattern was embroidered.
Six months ago, this pattern would have been unknown to anyone in all of Inazuma. But merely half a year later, this pattern was now universally recognized throughout Inazuma.
More importantly, not everyone was qualified to wear this pattern. If a commoner wore it casually, it would be an act of usurpation, and they might even spend a few days in jail.
This was the Uchiha Clan's crest, and in present-day Inazuma, only two people were qualified to wear this crest: one was his direct superior's direct superior, Lady Uchiha Sara of the Tenryou Commission, and the other was the current Inazuma Regent, Lord Yuto.
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