The past was too painful to revisit. Wu Yi was unwilling to speak of his circumstances or his past, and his replies to Rosalyne's conjectures were noncommittal.
Even so, his reaction made Rosalyne think she had guessed correctly, and she continued:
"In that case, if you're willing to join the Fatui, it would help you treat many more people."
"Although you're on the front lines now, where a steady stream of wounded arrives every day for you to heal, surely you know that war must end someday."
"Without a war, where would you find so many patients to treat?"
At that, Rosalyne abruptly changed tack:
"But we Fatui know where to find them."
"Because a great many of the wars and conflicts across Teyvat already..."
Rosalyne hesitated for a moment. After a very brief consideration, she still didn't dare say that "the Fatui were already fanning the flames."
What if Wu Yi really was a good person who couldn't stand hearing that?
So she changed what she had been about to say:
"...already give rise to all kinds of information in advance, and we Fatui can easily obtain it. We also possess the most advanced technology in Teyvat today. We've even opened railway lines, so we can take you as quickly as possible to places where large numbers of wounded are about to appear."
"Oh?"
Wu Yi's eyes lit up when he heard that.
Rosalyne really had touched on the key issue. Wu Yi knew that Inazuma's Vision Hunt Decree and civil war would soon come to an end. When that happened, he wouldn't be able to find patients and wounded whenever he wanted to satisfy his medical craving, as he could now-that would be far too painful.
If another Abomination of Abundance felt a medical craving coming on, they might well create some patients themselves to satisfy it. In the past, he might not have thought much of that, but now that he had finally recovered his true self, he could never agree with it.
That would leave him with no choice but to become a wandering doctor, traveling across Teyvat while searching for patients to satisfy his medical craving... The mere thought was painful.
Rosalyne's proposal really did tempt him.
Seeing the change in Wu Yi's expression, Rosalyne confirmed that she had found the right approach. Striking while the iron was hot, she continued along the same lines:
"Moreover, if you would prefer quality over quantity, we've also gathered a great deal of information on difficult and unusual illnesses across Teyvat. Once you join the Fatui, all of it will be yours to peruse as you please, and the Fatui can also bring those difficult cases before you for treatment."
"That does sound tempting," Wu Yi said with a nod. "But is Snezhnaya really willing to allocate so many resources to me alone?"
"For someone mediocre, naturally not. But you're different from those ordinary people."
Rosalyne replied at once:
"You're a talent of the highest caliber. If you're willing to join the Fatui, Her Majesty the Tsaritsa will probably make an exception and grant you the position of Harbinger. And once you become a Harbinger, you'll be among Snezhnaya's upper ranks. You can naturally establish your own department and find subordinates to your liking. Or, if you want to represent Snezhnaya's medical department and involve yourself in its medical industry, that's entirely possible too. All of this can be arranged."
"Of course, if you're not interested in any of that, you can simply hold the title of Harbinger without being bound by those things. We in Snezhnaya are willing to provide you with all the benefits and resources a Harbinger deserves, while you won't need to be overly constrained by Snezhnaya at all. So long as you don't make an enemy of Her Majesty the Queen, it wouldn't even matter if you wanted to go up against the other Harbingers."
"That sounds like nothing but benefits," Wu Yi said, nodding. "So what's the price? Rights and obligations have always gone hand in hand. Surely you can't offer me nothing but benefits without seeking something from me in return?"
"Naturally," Rosalyne said with a nod. "But I saw that you'd already shown an interest in Delusions. To tell you the truth, Delusions are merely an early-stage prototype of the weapons we're developing. Based on them, we also plan to produce more advanced weapons, but we've currently hit a bottleneck."
"Among the difficulties we face, the Delusion's enormous side effects are one of the greatest. And you seem to be very enthusiastic about treating those side effects."
"So, Mr. Wu Yi, all you need to do is maintain that enthusiasm and treat the side effects our Fatui soldiers suffer during the Delusion's development."
"If you're willing to join the Fatui, you can also participate in the latest stage of Delusion development. We'll specially provide you with custom-made Harbinger Delusions of all seven elements."
"Of course, if you wish to retain the patent rights to your own technology, you're entirely free to keep it to yourself. If you're unwilling to share it, Her Majesty the Tsaritsa won't forcibly take it from you."
"Also, the production of Delusions makes extensive use of technology from the ancient nation of Khaenri'ah. Unfortunately, I can't disclose the relevant information to you for the time being, but if you join the Fatui, you'll be able to learn many of Teyvat's secrets from us."
Rosalyne paused briefly before continuing:
"Those are the benefits we can offer you for joining the Fatui. Mr. Wu Yi, is there anything else you'd like to know?"
"Hmm..."
Wu Yi fell into thought.
He considered seriously whether he really had any reason he absolutely had to refuse to join the Fatui.
...For the moment, he couldn't seem to think of one.
Rosalyne was indeed an excellent diplomat. She really had found Wu Yi's weakness... All of Snezhnaya would support him in practicing medicine across Teyvat. It did sound much more convenient, and he was quite tempted.
Second, the work the Fatui were asking of him was insignificant and very simple.
Third... Because of his work in his previous life, he had quit Genshin Impact early and had always regretted not knowing the rest of the story. Now, it seemed he really might have a chance to catch up on all of it at once.
Most importantly... Going to the Fatui and becoming a Harbinger or something sounded quite interesting.
As for the many bad things the Fatui had done earlier in the game as a villainous organization... That mattered least of all.
How could the Fatui be worse than an Abomination of Abundance?
Without exaggeration, if past crimes were the measure and Scaramouche, The Doctor, and he were placed side by side, the other two would be practically like a pair of Buddhas.
No, the comparison itself was unfair.
At that thought, Wu Yi couldn't help mocking himself.
At least those two's evil was still within the bounds of what was "human." They weren't so wicked that they could be compared with him.
Even though he had recovered his true self and gained a new life through that operation on himself, his past sins would not vanish because of it.
Still... that didn't stop him as he was now from doing something out of that little bit of laughable self-satisfaction.
"I can join your Fatui and help you eliminate the Delusions' side effects... but I have a few conditions."
Wu Yi began raising his fingers one by one as he listed them:
"First, my joining the Fatui would merely be an arrangement in which the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya and I each get what we need. But I won't be loyal to her; at most, ours will be a cooperative relationship. If I feel the time is right, I'll leave the Fatui whenever I wish."
"Second, I want the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya to promise me that she won't use the people of other nations to test Delusions anymore."
"If I join the Fatui, then every Delusion factory the Fatui have established in nations outside Snezhnaya must be destroyed."
"Third, the Fatui must not use Delusions made with my help in wars or conflicts against other nations. Otherwise, I can take back my power at any time."
"Fourth, I'm just a doctor, and I don't like using force. After I join the Fatui, I have the right to refuse to use my martial strength for Snezhnaya."
"You can report those four points to the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya. If she agrees to all of them, I'll join your Fatui, and I don't mind becoming a Harbinger."