Knock! Knock!
Though it had Liyue-style decor, the Northland Bank was perhaps a little too gilded. There, the same Fatui guard, Vlad, still wore his red-and-black coat and mask. He knocked softly before entering the room of the Tsaritsa's envoy and Liyue's general manager, the Harbinger known as Childe.
"!"
"Childe!"
When he saw his superior dozing in his chair with his arms folded, he hurried forward, stood at attention, and saluted.
Though Childe looked kind and was only the eleventh and lowest-ranking Harbinger, Vlad knew that this seemingly young man was top-notch in both strategic skill and personal combat ability. At any rate, he wouldn't dare show him the slightest disrespect.
"Mm."
"Right on time!"
"Tell me!"
"What have the Liyue Qixing been up to lately?"
Clearly, this meeting had been scheduled, and seemed to be one of their regular briefings every day or two. Childe didn't even open his eyes. He simply continued to ask about the situation in Liyue, eyes closed and sounding casual.
"Reporting, Childe!"
"So far, they haven't made any major moves, and there's no sign that the Jade Chamber has moved."
"In the city, the Millelith are still keeping Liyue Harbor under lockdown under the pretext of catching suspects. But strangely, they don't seem to be in a hurry to arrest the suspects, who must have already left the city by now. They've only sent a token force out to search, while the rest seem more focused on keeping an eye on us?"
"Also!"
"Keqing, the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing, has been unusually active lately. Our people have tried to follow her and find out where she's going and what she's up to, but she's spotted them and shaken them off several times..."
"As for Ningguang, the Tianquan, she's still busy consolidating Liyue's