The Northland Bank.
Today was the fifth day. Compared to the scenes from the previous two or three days, when the crowds had been so huge they nearly spiraled out of control, things had finally eased somewhat.
The key turning point had, of course, come the previous evening.
When the Northland Bank employees somehow brought box after box of Mora into the bank in full view of everyone and began making orderly payouts, the Liyue residents who saw the immense quantities of Mora finally regained a little of their composure and began to feel more at ease. The situation at last no longer required the Millelith soldiers to come and help maintain order.
Still, some small depositors and merchants remained uneasy. They insisted on taking a number and waiting in line, determined to withdraw all their savings.
Others might have had assets in places besides the Northland Bank because they were wealthy, or perhaps they had so little money in the bank that they didn't want to spend all day waiting in line for a few Mora. And, of course, some might simply have trusted the Northland Bank.
After all, rumors stopped with the wise. Since the Northland Bank had offered no explanation and had instead brought all that Mora back to the bank through its actions, and since the mighty Snezhnaya stood behind it, when they thought about it carefully, did they really have anything to worry about?
And so, the bank run at the Northland Bank's Liyue branch was finally brought under control. If the bank could continue paying out its customers over the next few days, this crisis would surely fade away before long.
"..."
At that moment, on the second floor of the Northland Bank's lobby, the Fatui Harbinger "Tartaglia" leaned on the railing and watched