"It's fine, there's still time for you to join Liyue!"
Li Yue patted Tartaglia on the shoulder.
"So, heed this Adepti's advice: don't go into business with Zhongli."
"This..."
Tartaglia felt utterly speechless. Because of Li Yue's interruption, the Fatui identity he had originally intended to introduce had turned into that of a toy salesman. After all, he had never expected Li Yue, an Adepti, to have been to Snezhnaya, much less to have met his younger brother Toco and learned from him about the excuse he usually used as a cover.
Moreover, although Tartaglia wanted to fight the Adepti, he could not reveal his identity yet for Her Majesty the Tsaritsa's plan. Thus, he could only accept the identity of a toy merchant. After all, Liyue's Adepti were all Morax's subordinates, and he still had to seize Morax's Gnosis. The less he exposed, the better.
"But I didn't come to see Mr. Zhongli to do business."
"Hm? You didn't come to see Zhongli for business?"
Li Yue looked at Zhongli in confusion, and Zhongli cooperatively explained.
"I do not know what Mr. Tartaglia wishes to see me for either. Along the way, we merely discussed some of Liyue Harbor's history before arriving here, and then you came, Li Yue."
This was his contract with the Cryo Archon of Snezhnaya. Although Li Yue's wild guesses had previously hit upon what he was about to do, he still had to help Tartaglia ensure that the plan proceeded normally.
"So you didn't come to Zhongli for business?"
"That's right. I merely heard that Mr. Zhongli of Liyue Harbor was extremely knowledgeable. Since I had only just arrived in Liyue, I wanted to learn about its culture, which was why I invited Mr. Zhongli."
"I see."
Li Yue looked at Tartaglia, who was