Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 430: Arrangements
Bai Luo actually had a fairly favorable impression of Amber.
Although the girl always seemed to harbor a strong hostility toward him, he had witnessed firsthand how much care and guidance she had given to Collei.
In fact, the reason Collei had once given him a Wind Glider was because Amber had inspired her during the Windblume Festival.
After watching the battle for only a short while, Bai Luo lost interest.
This kind of skirmish felt like children playing house compared to the training exercises of even the newest Fatui recruits.
Letting out a bored yawn, he turned and headed toward Mondstadt City.
. . .
Amber, who had just finished clearing out a Hilichurl camp with her teammates, seemed to sense something.
Turning around, she looked toward Mondstadt.
"That person is..."
The sight of Bai Luo, dressed entirely in black, caught her attention.
She wanted to chase after him and ask a few questions, but her squad leader stopped her.
"Amber, there's another small Hilichurl camp over there. Could you help clear it out?"
Holding the wound on his arm, the squad leader gave a wry smile.
It wasn't that he was weak enough to be injured by Hilichurls.
Without a Vision, being able to fight a Mitachurl one-on-one and come away with only an injured arm already placed him among the stronger members of the Knights.
"A Hilichurl camp? Leave it to me."
Faced with the choice between helping her teammates and pursuing the mysterious man in black, Amber ultimately chose her comrades.
After all, there were other people guarding Mondstadt City.
Surely they wouldn't just let a suspicious stranger wander in.
. . .
"Please be careful around the barricades, sir. They're specially made and extremely sharp."
The guards at Mondstadt's gates indeed hadn't let Bai Luo enter casually.
After learning that he was an envoy from Snezhnaya, however, they respectfully invited him inside.
Invited.
Not only that, they even moved part of the barricades blocking the bridge, worried that Bai Luo might accidentally injure himself.
If Diluc had been present to witness the scene, his opinion of the Knights of Favonius would likely have dropped even further.
Of course, this situation was largely the result of Fatui influence.
Although today's gate guard wasn't actually a Fatui spy, he had received plenty of "care" from the Fatui over the years.
He was the type who constantly wavered between loyalties.
When it came to the Knights' orders, he carried them out faithfully and genuinely felt a sense of honor in his service.
But when it came to matters involving the Fatui...
If he had the opportunity to help them, he certainly wouldn't hesitate.
After entering Mondstadt, Bai Luo noticed that the streets were far more populated than when he had been playing the erhu beneath Windrise earlier.
The ordinary citizens had all seen Dvalin flying away.
Since the dragon was gone, there was no longer any reason for them to remain in shelters.
As for the monsters...
Wasn't that what Acting Grand Master Jean and the Knights of Favonius were for?
Without lingering in the streets, Bai Luo headed straight for the Goth Grand Hotel.
Compared to normal days, the plaza in front of the hotel had been completely locked down by the Fatui.
Besides ordinary Fatui soldiers, there was even an Electro Cicin Mage standing guard with her lantern in hand.
Wait a minute.
That Electro Cicin Mage looked strangely familiar.
"Jianna?"
"Huh? Is that Lord Harbinger?"
To Jianna, the thing that had called out her name looked more like a stack of wine barrels piled on top of one another.
But the moment she heard the voice, she immediately recognized who it was.
"What are you doing here?"
Whenever Dvalin attacked Mondstadt, he stirred up one violent gale after another.
Forget people—even houses could be swept away by those winds.
Standing so casually in the middle of the plaza was practically suicidal.
"Mmm... I was too bored, so I came out to find something to do."
Jianna answered with complete sincerity.
Ever since she had started following Bai Luo, Jianna hadn't learned much else, but she had become remarkably skilled at throwing her weight around under someone else's authority.
Although her attempts often backfired, once she stood in the plaza wearing her Fatui attire, very few people actually dared to cause trouble.
"Stop standing around like a utility pole. Come back with me."
"O-Okay..."
Obediently hanging the lantern from her waist, Jianna followed behind Bai Luo as the two entered the Goth Grand Hotel together.
. . .
"Besides reinforcing the doors and windows, make sure the roof is regularly inspected and repaired."
"And regarding the situation in the city: don't openly criticize the Knights of Favonius, but behind the scenes, apply as much pressure as possible. Don't hold back."
"If you can infiltrate the shelters without exposing yourselves, stir up trouble among the residents whenever possible."
When Bai Luo and Jianna entered the hotel, Anastasia was still in the middle of organizing operations.
In addition to overseeing the reinforcement and maintenance of the Fatui stronghold, she hadn't forgotten to stir up unrest within the city.
Rumors and gossip might not be enough to shake the foundations of the Knights of Favonius, but they could certainly make life difficult for the Acting Grand Master.
Her goal was simple:
To tighten the string inside Jean's heart little by little.
And when that string finally snapped...
That would be the moment for her, the Fatui diplomat, to step onto the stage.
The Ausbilder had created such a perfect opportunity for her. If she failed to take advantage of it, she would be letting down Lord Harbinger's trust.
"Lord Ausbilder!"
When someone unexpectedly entered the meeting room, Anastasia had initially been prepared to scold the intruder.
But when she saw that it was Bai Luo, her face immediately lit up with delight.
Although she knew perfectly well that Lord Harbinger's return would not provide much direct assistance, she also didn't need him to do anything.
As the commander of an army, all he needed to do was prepare the battlefield and stand watch from the sidelines.
Even if he did absolutely nothing, merely standing there was enough to achieve the best possible effect.
The deterrence of a Harbinger was no joke.
"Busy, are we?"
When Anastasia voluntarily gave up her seat, Bai Luo accepted without hesitation and dropped himself into the chair that had originally belonged to her.
"Just carrying out routine arrangements. Does Lord Harbinger have any instructions?"
At this point, Anastasia would carry out any order Bai Luo gave her to perfection.
Even if he ordered her to willingly become a prisoner of the Knights of Favonius, she wouldn't hesitate.
Because she firmly believed that any command issued by Lord Harbinger must carry some deeper meaning.
At least so far, he had never once disappointed her.
"Tell our people to keep an eye out over the next few days. If a blonde girl accompanied by a strange floating object appears in the city, report it to me immediately."
After giving a rough description of the Traveler and Paimon, Bai Luo issued his instructions.
"Should we capture them?"
After receiving the order, Anastasia asked a follow-up question.
After all, from the way the Ausbilder described them, it sounded very much like he was issuing a wanted notice.
"No need. Just find a way to keep them under observation and notify me when you locate them."
Bai Luo shook his head.
The Traveler was the protagonist of this story.
And for someone like him, watching the show unfold from the sidelines was far more interesting than interfering with it too early.
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