Finished, I'm Surrounded by Cats

On the way back to the Knights of Favonius.

Ying asked about the other force present at the scene just now—

The Fatui from Snezhnaya.

Jean began to introduce them.

Snezhnaya is the nation that serves the Cryo Archon among the Seven Archons.

Mondstadt and Snezhnaya are equals, both being one of the Seven Nations of this world.

Mondstadt is an independent city-state and does not belong to any other nation.

Snezhnaya is just different in its political system when established, hence the different name.

And the "Fatui" are the envoys of Snezhnaya.

In terms of diplomacy, Snezhnaya's "Fatui" can probably be considered the most dominant force on the continent.

Paimon chimed in.

"That's right, that woman just now looked really annoying when she spoke."

Jean sighed, "This is why I didn't want to discuss these matters on the street."

"The Cryo Archon, one of the Seven Archons, coveting the power of the Anemo God's subordinate is very suspicious."

Ying voiced her confusion.

"Why are the diplomatic envoys so arrogant?"

"Because the Fatui have eleven Executives."

Paimon: "Fatui Executives?"

Jean: "That's right, these eleven Executives have their own codenames and seats."

"The higher the seat, the stronger their individual power."

"The 'La Signora' the Fatui mentioned is the eighth seat among the Fatui Executives."

"This is also why those diplomats under her are so arrogant."

Earth Live Stream.

This was another short segment of new dialogue.

The information about the Fatui Executives was revealed early.

[If just an eighth seat is this arrogant, imagine how much worse it gets higher up?]

[A mere eighth seat, do you think our Brother Mu takes them seriously?]

Guinaifen said while drinking her milk tea.

"I feel like the Fatui's strength isn't that impressive."

[Judging by the streamer, they're a fan of Mu Yang. Didn't you see that even Acting Grand Master Jean couldn't do anything about them?]

[A little spoiler, La Signora appears later in the story, I love bad women]

[You love this one day and that one the next, you're just horny]

"La Signora appears later?"

Guinaifen was surprised.

"Then will she fight with Mu Yang? After all, with Mu Yang's attitude just now, he didn't take La Signora seriously at all."

[Streamer, don't rush, I also hope Mu Yang beats up La Signora, I'm a Venti fan]

[Holy crap, stop spoiling]

After Ying entered the Knights of Favonius office.

She took out the corrupted crystal.

She was then granted the title of Honorary Knight by Jean.

Hoping she could uncover the mystery behind the Abyss Herald's madness and this strange crystal.

This was related to Mondstadt's peace.

"May the wind cleanse your eyes and reveal the truth."

"If you have any new discoveries, we shall meet again here."

Afterward, Ying bid farewell to the Knights and left the Knights of Favonius castle.

After walking a distance away.

Paimon quietly said.

"You forgot to mention one thing just now."

"As we were walking, besides meeting Mu Yang, the dragon, and the crystals, there was clearly one more thing..."

Paimon was referring to the green-clad fellow who had been talking to the dragon.

Lumine replied, "I don't think he looked like a bad person. I want to investigate him myself first."

Paimon: "You really do remember him, that green guy."

"—Just like the passerby downstairs, wearing the exact same shade of green."

Lumine put her hands on her hips and looked at Paimon.

"What a coincidence, even the color shade is identical."

Paimon nodded. "Mhm mhm."

Lumine delivered a chop to Paimon's little head.

"Mhm your head! It's the same person! Chase him!"

Paimon only then reacted. "Oh oh!"

Lumine and Paimon went to chase Venti.

What was Mu Yang doing?

He was at the Cat's Tail, watching a livestream to keep track of Lumine's movements.

The surrounding customers were looking at Mu Yang with strange eyes.

But it wasn't because he was staring blankly at his drink.

(Of course, others couldn't see his system panel.)

It was because Mu Yang was covered in little cats.

The Cat's Tail.

As the name suggested, its main attraction was cute cats.

It was similar to a cat cafe, but the people of Mondstadt weren't like the civil servants of Fontaine.

Except for Jean, hardly anyone in Mondstadt needed to drink coffee.

They only drank alcohol.

And so, the Cat's Tail came to be.

The most amazing thing about the Cat's Tail was that their bartender was also a cat.

"Honestly, you drunks, drinking so much in broad daylight, I'm not making drinks for you!"

The bartender, Diona, still hated drunks as usual.

She wanted to destroy Mondstadt's alcohol industry.

She wanted to create the most unpalatable drinks so that these drunks would never want to touch alcohol again.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

No matter how she mixed them, the customers' reviews were always surprisingly consistent—

Delicious, loved it, one more glass.

This caused Diona great distress.

Seeing Diona like this, the customers

knew she was more receptive to kindness than force.

"Don't be like that, Diona. I've only had one glass. One more, and I'll leave. I definitely won't get drunk."

Diona pouted.

"One glass after another, can't you just drink some refreshing juice like that gentleman!"

Diona was referring to Mu Yang.

Mu Yang had just walked into the Cat's Tail

when he felt Diona's very unfriendly gaze.

He knew that little Diona disliked rowdy drunks.

So, he ordered a glass of juice.

Mu Yang wasn't someone who was addicted to alcohol anyway.

Upon hearing that Mu Yang ordered juice, Diona's expression instantly brightened.

She mixed him a drink and personally delivered it to Mu Yang's seat by the window.

Then, she was stunned by the scene before her.

Almost all the little cats in the tavern

were gathered around Mu Yang.

Even the cats that usually didn't like strangers were rubbing against Mu Yang.

Diona put down her cup.

Mu Yang said, "Thank you."

Then he asked, "Are all the cats in your tavern this clingy?"

"No, they're usually quite mischievous. It might also be because you're not drinking, which is why the kittens like you."

As Diona said this, she looked at Mu Yang's face.

Suddenly, she felt her cheeks grow hot.

A strange feeling welled up inside her.

Then she realized there was another meaning to her words.

She herself seemed to be like a kitten that liked customers who didn't drink.

She was too shy.

"I'm going back to make drinks, please enjoy your stay."

With that, she ran back to the counter.

Mu Yang was actually a little speechless.

He knew why these cats were coming over.

He had activated the "Animal Affinity" setting he had added earlier.

There were two reasons for adding this setting.

One was to make his encounters and companionship with his friends Fujin, Lingyuan, and Medicine Master more reasonable.

They were all animals, right...

The other was to add a contrast to himself.

Genshin Impact had so many characters with contrasting cute traits.

It was quite reasonable for him to do the same.

But he really couldn't have imagined.

That this "Animal Affinity" would be so powerful.

It had directly attracted all the cats in the tavern.

Some customers were drinking and petting their cats.

Suddenly, the cat in their hands flipped over.

And started running to rub against Mu Yang's legs.

Good heavens, in broad daylight, they were directly stealing someone's cat.

Even more outrageous was that this "Animal Affinity" seemed to be affecting races like Diona's.

The way Diona blushed just now.

It looked very bad.

"If Diona can't help but rush over and rub against me when Lumine walks in later."

"With her petite frame, this game is definitely doomed."

Mu Yang could only pray in his heart.