"Ah! Treasure Hoarders! Why are they here?"
As a knight, Klee naturally knew a little about the various factions.
The Treasure Hoarders were notorious.
They not only robbed homes and travelers, but deliberately damaged outdoor structures too.
They were vermin everyone wanted gone.
"But Albedo said no Treasure Hoarders dare go to Liyue anymore. That's really impressive."
The reason so few Treasure Hoarders visited Liyue these days was Lin Yi's ruthless methods.
While the land in the Guili Plains was being filled in, a large group of them had tried to steal the Land-Building Vehicle under cover of darkness.
Lin Yi had caught them on the spot. He had beheaded several ringleaders outright and hung their heads along major roads as a warning.
The rest were still in Liyue's New District, hoeing fields and planting crops from six in the morning until eleven at night. Underfed and inadequately clothed, some of them could be heard wailing every day.
As Lin Yi put it, treating prisoners well was something two evenly matched opponents did for each other.
Killing worthless scum like the Treasure Hoarders would make no difference.
But they had to see just how hard Liyue's fist was.
After that warning, it wasn't just the Treasure Hoarders who backed off. Even Inazuma's perpetually arrogant Shogunate Army immediately withdrew ninety percent of its covert lookouts.
"What are these guys doing here? Klee has to watch them closely and stop their evil plan!"
A sense of duty immediately swept over Klee.
She cautiously moved to a different observation point.
Without using her Vision, reaching a spot where she could eavesdrop on the Treasure Hoarders while avoiding the notice of the Hilichurls and Ruin Guards was no easy task.
Yet the tiny Klee managed admirably.
She pricked up her ears and listened.
"Hey,