"I understand... But Miss Ye Lan is willing to reveal such a secret. I think it is more than just compensation. Could it be that I am still related to this matter?"
Famas listened with great interest, as if he were sitting in a teahouse and listening to a book. He even looked forward to Yinyuan Hall's plan and was ready to witness the birth of gods resurrected by humans.
Seeing that the other party's question was so straightforward, Ye Lan subconsciously exhaled a breath of hot turbid air and spoke solemnly.
"...Based on the testing and demonstration results of wish stones by various domestic and foreign institutions, Yujingtai's preliminary conclusion is that [wish stones] are a kind of device that reads human wishes and then extracts relevant memories and energy stored in the earth's veins. The minerals that are reproduced do not have self-will in the subjective sense, and their logic of realizing wishes is also hugely different from that of humans..."
Ye Lan briefly repeated the research report received by Yujingtai, and then her tone suddenly changed.
"Of course, the literature data is just a look at it, and no one can understand it anyway. But as long as the wish stone can really fulfill wishes to a certain extent, the risk is enough to make Qixing wary."
"Since the closure of the mine, Yinyuan Hall and Huishan Hall have colluded with each other to continuously mine wish stones from under the mine and study them in an attempt to resurrect the gods. However, due to problems such as the complexity and changeability of human will and technical limitations, the research has been very difficult. It quickly came to a standstill.”
"At this time, a Fontaine craftsman with the pseudonym [Escher] appeared in Yinyuan Hall's field of vision. The other party has the technology to integrate the hive mind and is willing to cooperate with Yinyuan Hall."
"...According to the news from Fontaine and Winter's intelligence personnel, this craftsman named Escher is actually the second executive officer of the Fools, "Doctor" Dotore. "
It was already dark at this time, and the lights in the tea room reflected mottled light on Ye Lan's face. She casually pulled the green hair behind her ears and lowered her eyes slightly.
"Now the ninth seat of the Fools' Executive Officer "The Rich" Pantalone is visiting Liyue. We suspect that he is carrying the hive mind machine provided by the doctor. At the same time, there is sufficient intelligence to show that one of his goals in Liyue is It's you... Your Majesty Harpas. "
Yelan's green eyes concealed a dark and unclear expression, but her face showed an extremely indifferent expression.
Long before Pantalone came to Liyue, Yelan's eyeliner at Zhidong had received several secretly taken photos.
The scenes captured in the photos are slightly ghosted, but it does not hinder the identification. Based on the scenery in the photos, it is inferred that the shooting location was the stairs in front of the Winter Palace. On the screen is a long-haired man wearing a thick mask. , as if he rolled up his sleeves and took something out, then handed it over to the big banker wearing a luxurious cloak.
However, in the last three photos, the two of them looked at the person who secretly photographed them as if they were aware of it. This glance from the corner of their eyes was enough to make the person who secretly photographed them feel cold, as if their inner calculations had been seen through. Embarrassingly trying to dodge.
There is no doubt that the informant's traces have been blown.
The hidden line lies far away in Zhi Dong. Even though Ye Lan has a pair of hands and eyes, she is beyond her reach. She can only contact her friends in Zhi Dong for help, hoping that the informant who secretly took the photos can survive the hunting of the two executives.
"Oh...so it turns out I delivered it to you myself?"
Hearing Yelan's explanation, Famas looked stunned, blinked his eyes, and looked innocent.
He thought the executive sent by Zhi Dong would be "Captain" Capitano, but he didn't expect it to be the banker who was kicked out of Liyue.
Ye Lan glanced at the young man, her eyes bright, and her tone revealed some unsettling determination.
"Even if there is nothing to do today, I will send someone to invite you to discuss it in detail... Because to those greedy miners, gods can only be regarded as an item."
Ye Lan slightly raised the tea cup in her hand.
"There's no essential difference between the gods and this tea cup. It's not worth the trouble to make one. It's not cost-effective."
"And I always firmly believe that human beings are the masters of the world and the ups and downs of fate."
"When a person's will is attached to an object, it becomes a holy relic. When a person's memory is condensed and sublimated, it becomes the Seat of Fate. When a person's desire reaches its extreme...that desire will be gathered into the Eye of God."
Yelan looked at Famas calmly. Since becoming the watcher in the shadow of Liyue, she rarely made an absolute conclusion on something.
"But there is only one thing I can say for sure, and that is that no real god can be born from the wishes of others."
"Yinyuan Hall is focused on resurrecting their gods, but for other forces, this is not the only way out."
Yelan stood up, put her hands on the table, and stared at Famas with her green eyes.
Famas just laughed dumbly. He understood what Ye Lan wanted to test.
"It's an interesting inference, but Miss Yelan, I can tell you very clearly that I have no interest in any of the major families in Liyue, and these silverfish can't ask me to stand up for them."
Famas leisurely reached out and picked up the tea cup on the table. Just as he was about to take a sip, he suddenly remembered that the cup contained chili tea soup, so he cleared his throat and put the cup down.
"As for the ninth seat of the Executive Officer of the Fools... he probably came to give me a gift, right?"
The young man held his chin and thought, then his nose twitched, and he suddenly turned his head to look at the inconspicuous incense burner in the corner of the private room.
Burning incense is one of the elegant things that Liyue people love, so the young man subconsciously ignored the somewhat sweet aroma in the room. Logically speaking, the smell of incense should be fresh and elegant, not so dizzying.
The incense powder in the furnace should be mixed with some narcotic alchemical potions to weaken the enemy's force, and at the same time reduce the opponent's attention, which is helpful for the prisoner's interrogation.
That's the trouble with talking to intelligence officers. There are always countless temptations and traps.
Famas, who realized that Ye Lan had used a small trick, just shook his head helplessly, and then stood up slowly. The pressure from the abyss suddenly came down, and he opened the window and the locked door.
As expected of an intelligence agent who walks on solid ice, Ye Lan reacted extremely quickly. Water-colored threads protruded from her fingertips, intricately connected into a network, and the entire room was wrapped in an instant.
These silk threads are an alchemy inherited from Ye Lan's family. Although they are water-shaped, each thread is as sharp and tough as a blade, cutting iron like mud.
Ye Lan looks quite capable on the outside, but only she knows that under the pressure of Xuan He, her muscles are trembling all over her body, and cold sweat is flowing uncontrollably from her pores. Fortunately, these reactions can barely keep her alive. Silk and water elements cover.
But the pressure unleashed by Famas was not directed at Yelan, it was just to open the doors and windows for ventilation.
"In any case, thank you very much for the information you provided, Miss Yelan."
The surrounding space was imprisoned by intricate and dense threads that could be broken by blowing hair, but Famas stepped toward the door as if it were nothing, and all the life-enhancing threads he passed by were evaporated and dissipated invisible.
"Don't do this unnecessary temptation again. Not every demon god is as kind as me."
With a word of warning, Famas left the Iwagami Tea Room and prepared to go to the Northland Bank.
The matter came to an end here. The young man didn't care about the collusion between Yinyuan Hall and the Fools. The reason why he went to Beiguo Bank was just to get back his own things.
(End of chapter)
