Shield Dogs Are Like This. (cont.)

Seeing Zhongli's expression, the Childe couldn't hold back any longer.

"Well, Mr. Zhongli, please tell me, how complicated is it?"

"It's very simple. First, you need to send someone with the Talisman of Absolute Disregard to find a few Adepti in Jueyun Karst. As the head of all immortals, it makes perfect sense for the Emperor to do this, doesn't it?"

"Yes, yes, it makes perfect sense..."

Bullshit!

The Childe was starting to panic.

He did have the Talisman of Absolute Disregard, after all, he had found quite a few of those when he was collecting debts before.

But we have to go to Jueyun Karst to find Adepti? And we also want that immortal to attend the Emperor's funeral?

The Childe didn't think he had the courage or eloquence to do that.

If I send my men over there, they'll probably be turned into mincemeat by those Adepti in no time.

When this matter was brought up, the Childe's first reaction was definitely to think of a certain blond-haired guy.

After all, he had heard the La Signora say how powerful this blond guy was.

Unexpectedly, this guy never ran away before! Now he's been invited for tea.

If I had known this would happen, I think I should have just grabbed that Childe and gotten some juice.

"Furthermore, the materials required for the Rite of Descension are extremely precious."

"Precious? How precious?"

The Childe's premonition grew increasingly ominous.

"It's hard to say, since I've never bought those things before. It would probably cost a few million Mora."

Zhongli said this calmly.

He also took another sip of tea.

The Childe was already on the verge of vomiting blood.

Millions of Mora? You just throw that around like that?

At this moment, Zhongli didn't think there was anything wrong with any of this.

After all, he used the same setup when he held Rite of Descension for his old flame Guizhong her passing.

As for the Emperor, back then, he was the leader of a group of Adepti in Liyue, even though he hadn't become the Geo Archon yet.

The things we use are naturally the best.

What? You're asking if I spent any money?

A group of Adepti found the materials themselves, so why would they spend any money?

Let's set aside the fact that Zhongli, who has only recently descended to the mortal realm, may not even have a concrete concept of money, or whether he knows that these things are very expensive.

Even if Zhongli found out, she probably wouldn't care at all.

Anyway, it's not like he's the one paying. With a rich bastard like him around, what's wrong with ripping people off a little more?

The Gnosis, if it costs too little, wouldn't that diminish his title as the God of Contracts?

In short, Zhongli the old scoundrel only said one thing: my own funeral must be the best! Not a single old friend can be missing!

That's right, in fact, that old guy Zhongli was blatantly ripping people off.

According to the plot, his identity had already been discovered by the La Signora before this, and he had even completed a transaction with her.

As a result, the Childe is still clueless and knows nothing.

No wonder he's the muscle-bound Fatui themselves have designated.

At this point, the Childe was already starting to have a headache.

He's already starting to think about how to raise more funding.

Or, how about we just make things difficult for the guys and reduce their salaries even further this month?

But the Childe certainly didn't expect that something even more troublesome was about to happen.

"Childe Master! Something terrible has happened!"

Just then, a member of the Fatui rushed to the Childe's side in a great hurry.

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

The Childe frowned as he looked at the Fatui were running themselves ragged and nearly exhausted.

"This..."

The Fatui looked at the Childe hesitantly, then glanced at Zhongli was calmly drinking tea beside him.

"Just say it directly, Mr. Zhongli is no outsider."

"And calm down. Don't panic. Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up."

The Childe patted the Fatui on the shoulder, then calmly took a sip of tea.

"Oh, as expected of the Childe master!"

Seeing the young Childe so calm, the Fatui himself stopped panicking.

"So, what happened?"

"Oh! It's nothing, just that a blond guy came up and a lot of brothers got killed."

"Puff!"

At this moment, the Childe immediately spat out his drink.

"Yellow hair? What yellow hair?"

At this moment, the Childe completely ignored Zhongli, who was sprayed all over him, and hurriedly asked the Fatui around him.

The Fatui had been pulled aside by the Childe, thought to themselves, "Didn't you say you weren't panicking? How come you're more panicked than me now?"

"This is the blond guy that the La Signora mentioned before. The one with two unidentified creatures by his side."

"No, how did he manage to get up here?"

The Childe was completely bewildered.

What the heck? Why did they suddenly start fighting? Did that La Signora do something again?

That's not right! That should be the La Signora's business, what does it have to do with the Childe?

At this point, Tartaglia is panicking, feeling that things are Taiyi developing quite as expected.

He said, "We've been in trouble. I don't really understand what it is."

The Fatui said embarrassedly.

"Something happened? What happened? Oh no! Could this blond guy be trying to frame us, pinning the assassination attempt on the Emperor on us?!"

It has to be said that the Childe's thought process is exactly the same as that of his subordinates.

"Anyway! Childe Master, you should go back quickly! If you're slow, you'll probably have to collect the bodies of your brothers!"

The Fatui spoke anxiously at this moment.

Well, he was worried about whether or not to deduct his brothers' wages.

Now it seems there was absolutely no need for that.

Everyone's dead, what need is there for wages?

"Um, Mr. Zhongli, I need to go back first. We'll talk again later."

After saying this, the Childe ran out in the blink of an eye.

Zhongli sat in his seat, looking at the empty seat, frowning as he pondered: Did that guy run away without paying?

"Sorry, I forgot to pay. I'll be going now!"

Just as Zhongli finished thinking this, the next moment Tartaglia, like Kizaru, returned to its seat, dropped a money bag, and ran away.

The waiter standing nearby was dumbfounded.

"Is this guy about to give birth? Why is he running in such a hurry?"

Meanwhile, at this moment, a large group of the Fatui Fatui all lying on the ground.

To be honest, the Fatui are definitely not weak.

Each of them possessed the Eye of Delusion equipment, though they couldn't compare to those with the genuine Vision.

But they are definitely many times stronger than ordinary people.

In the early stages, this Fatui is arguably the most annoying character for newbies, bar none.

In an era of scarce resources and limited character levels, encountering a large group of Fatui in the wild could be incredibly disheartening for novice players.

Being in the wild is one thing, but when playing the main storyline, it's even more of a despair.

Imagine a bunch of jerks suddenly activating a shield, only to find out that you don't have a single character in your team capable of breaking it, forcing you to rely solely on manual attacks. How desperate would that be?

(I still remember that snow mountain mission back then, when we were trapped in the heart of Dvalin, and a huge Fatui rushed over. It was such a disgusting situation.)

Even though the Fatui were already considered to be players who had risked their lives, they were still so weak and powerless when facing Mo Wang, Mo Wang.

"That's it? Is that all?"

Keqing, who was watching from outside, had been in a daze for a while.

Dozens of Fatui wielding Eye of Delusion! These are no pushovers; even I would get smashed to a pulp if I went up against them!

So, all the problems were solved by Mo Wang one person?

The whole process didn't even take ten minutes?

"Boring, so incredibly boring."

"You mere Fatui, I am far from satisfied, Kusuo!"

Looking at Mo Wang, who was currently stepping on a Fatui and looked like Berserker, Keqing began to wonder if she had paid too little.

Such a formidable person, and he only paid twice the market price? Isn't that a truly reasonable price?

Fortunately, Mo Wang's attention was not on Keqing.

If he knew that this girl was currently feeling that she hadn't paid enough, she would be kicking herself and would immediately increase the reward for the next phase of the mission tenfold.

Sigh, in the end, it's because I haven't been away from a poor place like Mondstadt long enough, and I haven't adapted to the Pantalone life in Liyue yet.

Otherwise, Mo Wang would definitely make an exorbitant demand without any hesitation.

"That's it? The person is really gone?"

"How boring. How come there are so few Fatui? Where did everyone else go?"

"Hasn't he returned from clearing the wilderness yet?"

Mo Wang noticed that no one else had appeared, and he felt a little unhappy.

Why do these annoying guys spawn in droves in the wild, but disappear when we get to the outpost?

"Hey you blondie! Let go of my brother!"

Just then, from a great distance, the Childe's voice reached Keqing Mo Wang's ears.

"That's... the Harbinger of the Fatui, Childe?"

Keqing only glanced at him before recognizing the Childe's identity at a glance.

As Harbinger of the Fatui, Keqing's files are naturally of utmost importance.

Among the information gathered in Liyue, this Harbinger is the one who joined the Fatui Harbinger the shortest time.

However, its level of danger ranks very high.

Based on relevant assessments, this person's strength and danger level suggest that it would take at least three or four experts with the Vision" to subdue him.

Thinking of this, Keqing couldn't help but show a worried expression.