The Savior? (Continued)

What's more, she had added sleeves to the Xiapie.

"Why did you make this shawl like this? Hmm... but it looks like it could be worn as a vest?"

As I draped it over my shoulders, I immediately caught a faint, elegant fragrance from the Liu Bai robe... Yelan?

Liu Bai imagined what he would look like wearing these clothes.

Hmm, the sleeves of the coat, the hem that exposes the navel... Damn, what a weird scene, it's too unconventional.

Feeling slightly uncomfortable due to her overactive imagination, Liu Bai tugged at the white fur on her "shawl".

[White Ramie Flying Practice Cape (Unique Clothing/Equipment)]

[When equipped, Charisma +2 (ignores cap), Energy recovery speed +20%]

"...?"

Eh? Is it pei (pei) instead of (pi)?

This already touches upon areas where Liu Bai's knowledge is lacking.

"It's unbelievably perfect... What is this?" Yelan was a little annoyed, but she had to admit the fact that Liu Bai seemed to suit the dress better than she did. "How about I find a craftsman to make the hem longer? Make it into a coat? But it would be hard to find the perfect material."

"No need, I think this is fine, right, Acheron?"

Liu Bai looked at Acheron, who had followed him.

Acheron lightly nodded in a dream, strolling along the dam, Liu Bai, indeed more dashing than before, and the tomb was very much like a shaman, a refined scholar who plotted to conquer the world.

Not bad.

"I'm glad you like it."

Yelan breathed a sigh of relief.

"This can be considered as finding it a good owner."

[Yelan's Affection Level: 4245]

It's alright. Liu Bai didn't discover what this thing was. Although she was a little disappointed, Yelan was still relieved.

After all, it would be troublesome to explain if someone misunderstood you.

"Oh, right, I've put on the other jade bracelet. I'll use it to communicate if it's inconvenient." Yelan raised her hand and gestured to Liu Bai with her wrist. "Alright, my business is settled. What's the important thing you wanted to talk to me about?"

Yelan took off her shoes and went into the room.

"It's about the Chamber of Commerce."

"Chamber of Commerce?"

Yelan's previously cheerful expression instantly turned serious, but then turned into helplessness.

"Do you really have to get involved in everything?"

One of the reasons Yelan didn't let Liu Bai join the business meeting was that she didn't want to continue owing favors—finding Inazuma would be mutually beneficial.

Inazuma should thank her.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk."

The two went to the living room and sat down cross-legged.

Kujou Sara: "..."

If she wasn't mistaken, the clothes Liu Bai was wearing on his shoulders belonged to Miss Yelan, right?

The same goes for the simple yet elegant jade bracelets on the wrists.

What happened between the two of them?

To be honest, the bracelet alone is enough to prove they're a couple.

After all, the two bracelets were obviously very valuable, and they were a pair... In addition, Yelan's gorgeous shawl, which she always wore, was also on Liu Bai.

"Hmm..."

It wasn't that I was distracted, but when we were discussing serious matters, I suddenly realized that two "colleagues" next to me had turned into a couple or something...

Forget it, it's best not to interfere in other people's private affairs.

Kujou Sara looked hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Huh? Didn't you say you had something to do?" Yelan looked at Kujou Sara strangely.

"I'll tell you," Bai said. "Just now Kujou Sara told me about the current situation of the merchant guild... all seventeen people committed suicide, right?"

"Right."

"Um..."

Suicide...

Liu Bai went through his thoughts.

This method of severing a lizard's tail does indeed resemble that of Herrscher of Dominion.

"That's all the autopsy results?"

"If you want to hear a more gruesome description of the scene, that's fine too." Yelan crossed her arms, somewhat confused about what Liu Bai was trying to say.

"Is it possible that a homicide was staged as a suicide?"

"No, my coroner... his autopsy skills are better than many professionals. Unless some unknown event occurs, all of them are suicides."

Unknown events may occur Honkai, but these are all low-probability events that are not considered as possibilities.

"Nothing else was found? A foreign object inside the body?"

"Uncertain, but it's unlikely to be caused by a foreign object."

"Honkai energy reaction?"

"... No, that's one of the points of suspicion."

At this time and place, the likelihood of Herrscher of Dominion is far greater than that of other Deus Ex machina.

However, if the outcome is determined by the Herrscher of Dominion, then drawing the target before shooting the arrow...

"Not all of them are dead."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Yelan didn't react for a moment.

"The suspected spies of the Herrscher may not all be dead." Bai finally realized where the problem lay.

The Herrscher of Dominion is not remotely controlled by a single core.

They are each a core member.

Since the person died, it's impossible for them to die so cleanly; they should have left behind a Herrscher Core.

It's quite interesting that Yelan hasn't detected Herrscher Core or Honkai energy reactions yet.

"Yelan, why don't you go and dissect those suicide victims?"

If Yelan simply didn't discover it because of the latent nature of the Herrscher Core, that's fine. But if there wasn't a core to begin with... then it means someone is cleaning up the mess.

Clearly, only other Herrscher of Dominion could have such a coincidence and be able to clean up the mess so discreetly.

"Dissection? I understand."

Yelan nodded, "This is not a big problem."

"But you're saying the spies haven't been dealt with yet... are you serious?"

"Seriously." Bai nodded. "I guess you're planning to start your investigation by following the deceased's movements?"

"That's right, I don't believe in people being silenced for no reason. If someone is silenced, it means there's a flaw in their story. But what you said... tsk, makes more sense. I was prejudiced."

Seeing the dolls fleeing in disarray in the village, and encountering a large number of people whose weaknesses he hadn't noticed, he assumed his opponent had lost heart and decided to cut off his tail to secure victory...

It was overlooked.

The other party is just planning to disappear for a while.

However, if we talk about it that way, the Chamber of Commerce is completely riddled with problems.

Seventeen people are not all; how many people would be needed for the whole group?

There must be more than one remaining shrimp. If we screen all the shrimp fins and all the people who had contact with the deceased, we can find out. Since the other party cut off the tail so decisively, it is impossible for them to have made such a mistake.

Moreover, according to Liu Bai, all 17 dead people had flaws in their stories.

So if we follow these people's lines of reasoning, it will most likely end up being a complete mystery.

And the remaining people... are the group that the other side considers invincible?

"... Is this level of meticulousness typical of Herrscher?"

Although Kujou Sara was just listening in, she understood what was being said. And it was precisely because she understood that Kujou Sara's murderous intent towards this unknown Herrscher intensified.

This child must not be allowed to live!

It would be an absolute catastrophe.

"No, according to this logic, isn't the opponent inherently invincible?"

Yelan frowned. Doesn't this logic mean that no matter how much you investigate, it's useless?

Furthermore, Yelan also realized that the other party's infiltration ability... would cause suspicion among humans.

The strongest fortresses are often breached from within.

"There is a way, although it will be a bit troublesome, but there is a way."

Liu Bai's tone was somewhat conflicted.

The method is very simple.

The Herrscher of Dominion has a mouth.

Especially for the Herrscher of Dominion who haven't yet become a mob, if they were a mob, Liu Bai would need to consider whether or not to take the potion.

But you haven't reached the stage of a mob yet. Every Herrscher of Dominion is a person who is dominated. Doesn't that mean the effects of the potion are definitely not going to be good?

Do you really think the Elixir of Love needs you to digest and absorb it? Don't be ridiculous, otherwise the Honkai zombie would have something to say.

Liu Bai had always thought that the way the Elixir of Love worked should be through "oral penetration"—but who cares about code?

"However, using this method might cause chaos in the Chamber of Commerce for a while... and it's also very troublesome to explain."

"You're not even going to explain, which makes it hard for me to believe you. Don't tell me you're going to have the Acheron plow the land."

Yelan scratched her head. This Herrscher and Acheron really didn't get along. The moment the other person hid in the crowd, it immediately turned into a moral issue—even if Acheron didn't care, they did.

But that's just a joke.

"Sigh, fine, don't tell me then. It's come to this, how can I not believe you? But give me two more days. If I can catch them red-handed, I won't need to bother you anymore."

Let's roughly summarize the current intelligence; it should take about two days.

"Okay." Bai nodded.

This statement is reasonable.

"Then let's leave this topic aside for now. Sara, when will your general arrive?"

"Within a week."

The topic returned to the general, Sara's expression turned serious.

"Furthermore, we will be sending more people during this period. The situation here is still uncertain, and we hope you can understand."

Here we go again...

The more people come, the more chaotic it becomes here, right?

Isn't this just like the arms race of the Cold War?

One side feels the situation is unstable and chooses to reinforce its troops, while the other side sees the other side reinforcing its troops and feels the situation is about to break out, so it also chooses to reinforce its troops.

This will only speed up the burning of the fuse.

Is sending someone really a good thing?

Liu Bai stated his thoughts directly.