Leaving the Knights of Favonius Headquarters... Kai didn't go home but headed straight out of the city.
"Good evening, Master Kai."
"Mmm, good evening, Swan and Lawrence." Hearing the greetings at the city gate, Kai nodded slightly and greeted them back.
The Knights of Favonius guarding the city clearly knew Kai.
After all, as Jean's husband, it would be extremely difficult to find anyone in the entire city of Mondstadt who didn't know him.
"Uh... Master Kai."
"Are you going out of the city at this hour for something?"
Seeing him planning to leave at this time, the two exchanged glances, looking a bit puzzled.
As a free city-state, Mondstadt naturally had no curfew.
However, facing an acquaintance, they couldn't help but ask an extra question.
"Mmm... I plan to go to Springvale."
"I'll buy fresh ingredients tomorrow morning and then come back." Kai answered simply.
"Anyway, I'll be off. Thank you all for your hard work."
"Please be careful, Master Kai."
Soon, as the voices faded, Kai's figure disappeared into the vast night.
In fact, going to Springvale wasn't entirely a lie.
Of course, the actual purpose wasn't really to prepare ingredients.
It was simply to cover his upcoming actions, just to establish an alibi.
After all, as the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean had become a Dandelion Knight at the age of fifteen.
He then joined the Knights of Favonius.
One could say he started from the very bottom, working his way up step by step.
He mastered every skill a Knight should possess.
Under these circumstances, if he didn't find a reason to establish an alibi, he would undoubtedly be suspected later.
After all, they had just discussed the Fatui that afternoon, and then the Goth Grand Hotel was attacked.
No matter how you looked at it, it was too much of a coincidence.
"However, with Swan and Lawrence as eyewitnesses to me leaving the city,"
"The first condition for fabricating an alibi has been met."
Kai took out a large cloak from his storage space.
He put it on and donned a mask.
Seeing his reflection in the water under the light, he was almost perfectly hidden.
Only then did he nod in satisfaction.
"Alibi secured, identity disguised."
"As for the rest..."
Squinting at the pitch-black sky, Kai found a tree, jumped onto it, and quietly zoned out.
"Just wait for the time."
Time gradually passed... Around three in the morning.
With a gentle ripple, Kai's figure quickly appeared beside the teleportation waypoint on the clock tower.
Inside Mondstadt, there were two teleportation waypoints.
One of them was located near the Cathedral, making it the most suitable starting point.
And at this time... the once bustling Mondstadt gradually fell silent.
As a famous land of freedom on the Teyvat continent, Mondstadt naturally had no curfew.
But even so, it was already the early hours of the morning.
Under such circumstances, even the most prosperous city would have fallen into deep nocturnal silence.
Dodging a patrol of Knights of Favonius, Kai paused for a moment before quickly arriving near the Goth Grand Hotel.
"Hmm?"
What surprised him, however, was that there were no figures lurking in the darkness around the hotel, as he had imagined.
Kai searched carefully for a while and, finding no one hiding in the darkness, suddenly felt puzzled.
"That guy Kaeya..."
"Didn't he have people watching the hotel?"
He had given orders earlier at the Knights of Favonius.
To prevent any incidents, he had told Kaeya to assign people to keep a close eye on the Goth Grand Hotel, especially to monitor the Harbinger's movements.
But now, there wasn't even a single person watching.
"He shouldn't be slacking off, should he?"
His gaze pondered for a moment.
After a while, Kai shrugged, giving up on dwelling on the question.
No one watching didn't seem like a bad thing either.
After all, what he was about to do was deal with the Fatui, and the commotion would definitely attract attention.
If there were no watchers, the Knights of Favonius' reaction time would be extended, giving him more time to act.
Under these circumstances... "Doesn't seem so bad?"
Kai nodded in satisfaction.
He then abandoned his concealment and walked directly towards the hotel.
It was late at night.
Snezhnaya was clearly wealthy.
Upon arriving in Mondstadt, the entire Goth Grand Hotel had been booked by the Fatui.
There were even two Fatui guards at the entrance, making it look like their own territory.
"Hmm?"
Under the cover of night, Kai easily walked towards them.
He was only discovered when he approached the hotel entrance.
It was late at night, and normally there wouldn't be anyone loitering on the streets.
Seeing Kai dressed in a way that suggested he was hiding in the shadows, the two Fatui guards were startled, then looked at him warily.
Their voices were somewhat low:
"Who are you?"
"This is the Fatui's station, unauthorized personnel please leave."
"Fatui's station?"
"Tsk, it's just a station, not your Snezhnaya territory. Can't I pass by?"
Kai sneered, and while thoroughly disguised, he naturally didn't forget to alter his voice.
"Hmph."
The Fatui had always been very arrogant towards people from other nations.
Although their previous words were indeed unreputable, they still spoke with a dismissive tone.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to waste words with you."
Kai shrugged, clearly not intending to waste any more time with these two minor characters.
Just as the two guards thought the other party had softened upon hearing the name Fatui and was about to leave, two glowing treasures appeared out of thin air.
Without any warning, they directly pierced through the guards' bodies and slammed fiercely into the hotel's interior.
"Boom! Boom!!!"
The treasures smashed into the hotel's interior, directly unleashing considerable power and causing a violent explosion.
The explosion caused the entire Goth Grand Hotel to tremble slightly.
Under the disbelieving gazes of the two Fatui guards in their dying moments, Kai directly stepped into the Goth Grand Hotel.
At this time, besides the Fatui, there were still a small number of hotel staff in the hotel.
Seeing a few trembling figures behind the counter, Kai raised his hand and directly threw out a large packet of Mora with a huge denomination.
"Tell your boss, I've bought the Goth Grand Hotel."
After speaking, Kai looked up.
His gaze under the mask revealed intense killing intent.
With a raise of his hand, a large number of treasures appeared in the air, forming a brewing storm of lightning behind him.
"As for what comes next..."
The treasures changed direction, aiming directly upstairs.
Under Kai's command, they burst forth instantly.
"Clear the area!"