Natlan needed to develop now. Marivik, the Fire God, had drawn plenty of inspiration from other nations and combined it with Natlan's own characteristics. Of course, Shen Fei had offered quite a few suggestions as well. Without a doubt, Natlan would develop technology in the future, and mechanical guards were one trend. Even over in the Honkai world, robots were used for patrols, and Anti-Entropy's technology had provided no small amount of help in that regard.
"Inef, I'm sorry. Please save Ailaida."
Two more days passed after that, and things remained the same at the Feathered Flower Society. But that morning, Zhuo Xin ran up to Inef in a panic, dropped straight to his knees in front of her, and begged her to save his daughter, Ailaida.
"Ah! What's wrong? What happened?" Zhuo Xin's actions gave Paimon a huge fright.
"Calm down first. Take a deep breath. Tell us slowly—what happened to Ailaida?" Chaska immediately tried to soothe Zhuo Xin.
"It was the Fatui. They took Ailaida."
After taking several deep breaths, Zhuo Xin immediately explained everything. As it turned out, he had been working for the Fatui all along. He was a hidden Fatui spy, secretly collecting intelligence on Nodrekai for them.
His return to his hometown this time had not been an act; he really had come home. However, the Fatui had also given him a mission: to lure Inef to Natlan. The Natlan-related parts that had appeared in Nodrekai earlier had also been planted by the Fatui, with the goal of drawing Inef to Natlan.
"Lure Inef to Natlan? Why would the Fatui do that? And what does that have to do with your daughter, Ailaida?" Chaska pressed.
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard it has something to do with a ruin they discovered in