After spending some time together, Jiang Xiaofeng left.
Don't get me wrong, Jiang Xiaofeng just wandered around inside the King's Box to check if there were any omissions or gaps.
Jiang Xiaofeng only stopped wandering around when Anna said she was hungry.
He wasn't hungry, but he couldn't let his wife be hungry...
Jiang Xiaofeng left the King's Box, put it away, and felt refreshed all over.
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Jiang Xiaofeng raised his left hand and a blister formed.
Then, Jiang Xiaofeng went inside.
After a while, the bubbles gently burst, leaving Jiang Xiaofeng standing there.
"It still needs cleaning..."
Jiang Xiaofeng walked out of the room.
The Childe and the La Signora were discussing something in the bank lobby.
Jiang Xiaofeng walked over and sat down next to the La Signora.
Rosalyne, what did you and Anna talk about?
The La Signora glanced at Jiang Xiaofeng: "It's none of your business."
Jiang Xiaofeng: "..."
Jiang Xiaofeng was both amused and annoyed. Was this La Signora going to take things seriously?
Well, he didn't expect the La Signora to give him a proper explanation anyway.
It would be truly strange if the La Signora honestly told him the truth.
"You still need the Gnosis from Morax, right?"
Jiang Xiaofeng asked.
"I also made a deal with Morax, but it was based on my position as the Harbinger of the Fatui."
Childe: "..."
La Signora: "When did this happen?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shrugged. "It's been these past few days since I arrived in Liyue."
"Looking back now, I feel like I got the short end of the stick."
"Even if we release the Overlord of the Vortex, besides causing chaos in Liyue Harbor, there will be no other income."
Jiang Xiaofeng was heartbroken.
He should have waited until the Liyue storyline ended before destroying the system.
In this way, the system can also help him classify the civilians who died because of him as cells and collect them into his body.
That will be another large sum of money.
But the system has already sent it...
However, even if Jiang Xiaofeng were given another chance, Jiang Xiaofeng would still choose to destroy the system on the spot, to avoid any unforeseen complications.
It's as if the first thing any transmigrator does when they travel to the world of American comics is to find Mister Fantastic Richard and try to kill him.
It has nothing to do with grudges; it's just so that my life will go smoothly from now on, without any disgusting people jumping out to get in my way.
Moreover...
Jiang Xiaofeng remembered Hollow Knight's homeland— Hallownest.
The system is gone, but Jiang Xiaofeng can try to go to Hallownest.
Although the power system isn't that strong, there are still quite a few things worth collecting.
Putting everything else aside, we need to find those amulets for the four kids.
Or you could simply leave the four brothers in Hallownest to start their own faction; after all, if they really die, they'll just be resurrected in the Abyss near you...
Jiang Xiaofeng has a new one.
The La Signora frowned. "If you want to join the Fatui, I'd be very happy to."
"But you still hold the title of the King. Do you really want to join the Fatui under the Ice Kingdom?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head.
Let's talk about this another time.
"My goal is to make a deal with you—no, with the Tsaritsa."
The La Signora and the Childe were both stunned.
Jiang Xiaofeng said, "I need a portion of the power from the Heart of the Cryo Archon and the Heart of the Anemo Archon in exchange for the Geo Gnosis that I have later. What do you say?"
The La Signora and Childe were both astonished. How dare they do that?
Regardless of whether the Queen could agree, the power of the Heart of the Cryo Archon alone speaks volumes.
This is a grave disrespect to the Tsaritsa!
The Childe originally wanted to persuade Jiang Xiaofeng to change the terms, but the La Signora spoke up instead.
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Are you tired of living? Do you want to challenge the authority of the Tsaritsa?"
The La Signora refused outright.
Sudden...
"I promise."
A clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.
The Childe and La Signora were instantly shocked and knelt on one knee. "Your Majesty!"
Jiang Xiaofeng looked around, trying to figure out where the Cryo Archon was speaking.
"Don't look anymore, you won't find me."
Jiang Xiaofeng silently opened the Void gate connecting to the Abyss.
If the Cryo Archon suddenly attacks, Jiang Xiaofeng can hide in the Abyss as quickly as possible.
Jiang Xiaofeng was reckless, not stupid. He wasn't so arrogant as to disregard even the Cryo Archon.
"Alright, I agree to your contract."
"I can now bestow upon you the power of the Gnosis."
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Jiang Xiaofeng asked directly, "Aren't you worried that I won't get the Geo Gnosis?"
Unexpectedly, the Tsaritsa said, "Whether you get it or not, it doesn't matter."
"However, if you can't obtain the Geo Gnosis Geo Gnosis, then don't even think about getting its power from me."
Jiang Xiaofeng remained silent.
"It seems that's indeed the case..."
The Childe knelt on the ground and raised his hand to touch the mask.
The La Signora then summoned the object beside her and examined it closely.
"Alright, Childe, La Signora, please go out first."
The Childe and La Signora quickly stood up, forced to leave behind their Delusion, and left the Northland Bank.
The front desk staff had long since disappeared; only Cryo Archon's voice and Jiang Xiaofeng remained in the room.
" Tsaritsa, aren't you going to show your face?"
Jiang Xiaofeng said.
Suddenly, the two Delusion emitted light and enveloped Jiang Xiaofeng.
When Jiang Xiaofeng opened his eyes, he found himself inside an extremely large ice palace!
The ice palace was empty except for Jiang Xiaofeng.
And in the center of the Ice Palace, high above, Tsaritsa.
Two beams of light, one blue and one green, slowly floated down from above and into Jiang Xiaofeng's body.
Jiang Xiaofeng looked at the Tsaritsa in front of him, thought for a moment, and suddenly shouted:
Bronya!
Then, Jiang Xiaofeng quickly retrieved the teleportation stone tablet, clasped his hands together, and left!
A flawless white hand slowly withdrew.
The teleportation stone tablet that was originally there has disappeared, leaving only a sunken circular pit in the ground.
Jiang Xiaofeng teleported back to the Northland Bank, and the more he thought about it, the more something felt off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Jiang Xiaofeng frowned as he looked at the Childe and La Signora who had just entered and asked, "What did we talk about when we first met?"
The Childe was taken aback, and said, "You called me Tartaglia."
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded, then suddenly summoned the Cursed Sword he hadn't used in a long time and stabbed it fiercely into his own stomach!
"Boom!"
Jiang Xiaofeng suddenly felt the whole world spinning around him, collapsing as if in pieces.
Looking at the darkness above and below, Jiang Xiaofeng raised the Cursed Sword once more.
"Tuo!"
Jiang Xiaofeng stabbed himself again!
"Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."
"Well..."
After stabbing him countless times, Jiang Xiaofeng suddenly heard a sigh.
Immediately afterwards, I lost consciousness.
When Jiang Xiaofeng woke up, he found himself still at the Northland Bank!
Jiang Xiaofeng suddenly jumped up and summoned the outer shell and core of the Cryo Hypostasis!
"Really..."
As Jiang Xiaofeng felt the power of the Cryo Archon contained within the Cryo Hypostasis completely dissipate, he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, I've been dragged into an illusion..."
"Etc..."
Jiang Xiaofeng carefully sensed the power within his body...
Then, Jiang Xiaofeng slowly raised his hand.
The Anemo Hypostasis also appeared before Jiang Xiaofeng.
The front desk manager cowered behind the counter, trembling with fear...
Jiang Xiaofeng's hands emitted icy blue and emerald green light, which slowly flowed into the Anemo Hypostasis and Cryo Hypostasis...
"Click..."
"Click..."
The cores and outer shells of the Anemo Hypostasis and the Cryo Hypostasis shattered and transformed back into light, merging into Jiang Xiaofeng's body.
Jiang Xiaofeng twirled an ice crystal in his left hand and a wind blade in his right, lost in thought.
"Has the Cryo Archon been eyeing me all along?"
"Is this a hidden danger left over from absorbing that bit of Cryo Archon's power back then?"
Jiang Xiaofeng remained silent.