Teyvat Survival Guide

Chapter 153 Fools

Then Samuel and Giuliana, who followed behind him, followed the businessman named Bolt and walked towards the door of the Goethe Hotel.

Along the way, in order to express his joy, gratitude and admiration, Bolt spewed out various words of praise one after another like a machine gun.

The middle-aged man in front of him obviously felt that he was a junior in front of His Majesty. In addition, flattery might be necessary in the business world, which was reflected in Samuel's use of various honorifics.

After all, his life span was only forty short years. What was that in front of His Majesty who had lived for more than two thousand years?

But a slime that had lived for only half a year and heard his praise didn't feel that way. It felt so embarrassed that it could dig out a West Wind Temple in the church district with its toes.

Although he could hear his sincerity, Samuel couldn't help but get goosebumps.

But he couldn't show it. In order to maintain the image of His Holiness the Pope, he had to act mysterious and smile gently.

Alas... it’s still better when I’m with Lord Barbatos.

In front of Lord Barbatos, he never had to worry about anything.

While listening to the praises from the side, Samuel paid attention to the wind flowing around him and couldn't help sighing in his heart.

But in fact, it was no use for him to pay attention to the wind around him now.

After all, Lord Barbatos can no longer manipulate the wind to see him as often as he used to.

After spending an entire afternoon with Wendy, he, who shared the same power with her, could naturally feel that the wind element in Lord Barbatos' body was not stable.

Combining the many books I have read during this period with the inheritance I obtained before, I can roughly guess that Lord Barbatos has temporarily given up control of the elemental power in order to wake up early.

If he wanted to go back to the way things were before, Lord Barbatos would have to sleep for at least a few more decades.

In other words, the current Wendy’s strength is the same as that shown in the game plot.

Thinking of this, Samuel couldn't help but worry about the safety of Lord Barbatos.

Now Wendy doesn't have many means to protect himself, and the wind elemental power he can control may not even be as good as that of an ordinary owner of the Eye of the Wind God.

This made Samuel very conflicted.

On the one hand, he wanted Lord Barbatos to go back to sleep and replenish his strength to avoid any accidents.

On the one hand, he was reluctant to leave Lord Barbatos again.

It was hard enough just for a few months, if it was decades...

With a slight sigh in their hearts, Samuel and Bolt walked to the door of the hotel.

Then, he watched Bolt slowly take out a deep blue invitation letter from his chest pocket and prove his identity to the Knight of Favonius who was greeting him at the door.

…It seems that an invitation is required to attend the banquet this time, but Captain Qin has never mentioned this to him.

Samuel and Giuliana looked at each other.

Giuliana understood what he meant and shook her head slightly, indicating that Captain Qin did not give an invitation.

It seems that he is no longer needed.

Thinking of this, Samuel said to the welcoming Knight of Favonius in a joking tone:

"What should I do? I didn't bring the invitation."

The knight was looking down at the invitation letter. After confirming that it was correct, he opened the door for Bolt and said in a friendly manner:

"Mr. Bolt Gross, please come in."

"Also, excuse me, sir." The knight looked up as he spoke, "An invitation is required for the banquet—"

He paused before he finished speaking.

The white curly-haired boy with blue eyes looked at him, smiled and blinked.

The silver crown on his head sparkled in the orange-yellow light.

Knight of Favonius: “…”

"…Your Majesty, please come in."

……

——Inside the huge banquet hall, several chandeliers were standing with burning candles. They gave off a soothing aroma, and their accumulated light was no less brilliant than that of the lightning elemental lamps.

On the long dining tables covered with azure blue tablecloths with intricate patterns were placed a variety of exquisitely presented foods.

Just what Samuel saw were Mond's specialties such as fisherman's toast, sweet flower stuffed chicken, white vegetable stew, lotus seafood soup, and manor toasted muffins.

As if to cater to the tastes of the guests from Liyue, some dishes with a strong Liyue flavor were also placed on display. At least Samuel could tell at a glance that they were Liyue dishes.

In addition, there are drinks such as herbal tea, juice, red wine, etc. placed in transparent glass pots around.

They all exude attractive colors under the candlelight.

One after another, servants carried silver trays filled with fine wine and snacks and shuttled between gentlemen and ladies who were dressed either elegantly or gorgeously.

If he hadn't attracted almost everyone's attention as soon as he entered, Samuel felt that he might have liked this lively atmosphere.

"May you be well, Saint Samuel, you are still as noble as ever..."

"My sincerest greetings to you, Your Majesty. It is an honor to meet you at this banquet..."

"No matter how lively the banquet is, it cannot cover up your tranquility, Your Holiness, you are that..."

Well, that's why Samuel doesn't like to go to parties.

I thought this time would be different from last time, but it turned out to be the same.

After politely exchanging greetings with everyone who came to greet him, Samuel left the banquet center and sat down on a bench next to the French window in the corner.

The feeling he got from the banquet was the same as before. He had to be careful about his words and behavior. He was usually very reserved, so he had to be even more reserved here.

Instead of spending this much time on reading a few more books, or refining a few more bottles of Wild Wind Essential Oil to drink.

Thinking of this, he took a piece of cake from the table beside him and stuffed it into his mouth with a headache.

Never mind. He could just hide here and eat quietly. It would also be considered as attending the banquet.

Seeing this, Giuliana understood her Majesty's thoughts and picked up the silver plate to clear the long tables.

When he came back, the silver plate was filled with Samuel's favorite foods.

"Your Majesty, please enjoy your meal." She placed the silver tray on the table next to Samuel and then stood behind him.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any of His Majesty's favorite wind-element products here.

But Samuel didn't mind. After all, he didn't get the element of wind every day.

At worst, I can just drink some Kuangfeng essential oil to satisfy my craving.

While waiting in the corner, more and more guests came to the banquet, and gradually, many people Samuel was familiar with came.

He ate his cake and observed.

Grace is here, Master Diluk is here too, and Eula is here too...

That's... oh, it's Xingqiu and Chongyun, and there seem to be some other merchants from Liyue.

Samuel, who was sitting in the corner, was naturally not disturbed by too many people. Only occasionally some people who particularly respected him would come over to greet him, but there were not many.

After all, most of the guests had their own purposes, and they also understood that His Holiness the Pope was not someone they could approach, so they were chatting and laughing with other people who really needed to communicate.

A certain slime felt good at this time, and felt that he seemed to have found the right way to attend the banquet.

How about eating in a corner when attending banquets in the future? At least the dim sum is delicious.

As he thought about it, he continued to observe the guests at the banquet who were talking in groups:

A Liyue merchant was chatting with Master Diluk. His smile seemed somewhat ingratiating. He probably wanted to get a few orders from Master Diluk.

Grace is discussing something with Xingqiu, and it seems that the conversation is going well... Hmm, Feiyun Chamber of Commerce seems to be mainly engaged in silk, right? Last time, I heard Grace say that the church has a new batch of trainee nuns, and they should be ordering new nun uniforms.

Eula... Eula is chatting with Chongyun? There shouldn't be any cooperation between them that needs to be discussed. Hmm... Could it be that they are talking about the experience of using the Eye of the Ice Element God?

Suddenly, he noticed a strangely dressed teenager communicating in the crowd.

He had a big hat on his head and his clothes looked a little strange, but pretty good.

She has a pretty face and a kind smile, giving people the impression that she is very well-behaved, gentle and easy to talk to.

Looking at the strangely dressed boy over there, Samuel felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before...

A name vaguely emerged in his mind, and the dessert that was about to reach his mouth suddenly paused.

Wait, that's...

Just as he was thinking, Qin's voice came from beside him:

"Your Majesty, you are here.

"I thought you were not going to attend the banquet, so I didn't prepare any wind elemental food. Please forgive me."

Samuel's hand holding the pastry trembled.

Oh my god, Captain Qin, when did you come to my side? !

"Good evening, Your Majesty. Nice to meet you again." Ganyu also greeted with a smile.

Samuel stood up and greeted them, then turned his gaze again to the boy in the hat who was chatting and laughing with the guests over there.

Qin followed his gaze and became visibly alert. She introduced:

"That person over there should be the executive officer representing the Winter Kingdom's Fatui to attend the banquet, codenamed 'Scrappy'.

“The main guests of this banquet are Liyue people, and most of the invited guests are merchants and envoys from Liyue.

“I had not originally intended to invite the Fatui’s executive officers to attend, but they said they were willing to count the Liyue orders obtained at the banquet as the Knights’ income, in order to offset the economic losses in Mondstadt.

"Although I don't know what they are trying to do, for now, being able to ease the debt pressure on Winter Solstice is also a good thing for the Knights."

At this point, Captain Qin seemed to have thought of something, and warned Samuel in a serious tone:

"Your Majesty, I need to remind you that the Fatui's executive officers are all difficult to deal with, have strange personalities, and like to make things more troublesome.

"They had already done a lot of things in secret during the Dragon Disaster, and after the Wolf Disaster, they tried to destroy Mond's economic system.

"In short, I don't recommend you to have any deep contact with them."

Giuliana on the side also nodded with a strange look on her face, obviously not having a good impression of the Fatui.

Ganyu didn't comment, but looked thoughtful, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

As he was speaking, the scattered soldier's gaze turned towards this corner.

Feeling the attention from this side, he smiled, raised his hand and waved gently towards Samuel, as if to say hello.

……

——The banquet finally ended when the moon was full in the sky.

The purpose of Captain Qin hosting this banquet was, firstly, to entertain envoys from various countries, and secondly, to allow Mond's merchants to reach more cooperation so that Mond's economy could operate faster.

For the businessmen who were invited, this banquet was an opportunity to expand their own network of relationships.

Many guests were smiling happily, obviously having made many new friends or negotiated some new deals at the banquet, and left with smiles on their faces.

Of course, some guests went back with sad faces, probably because they did not achieve their desired goals.

At the same time, Qin and Ganyu agreed that there would be a formal meeting and conversation between the Knights and the Liyue Seven Stars the day after tomorrow morning.

At that time, Mond will have a detailed discussion with Liyue about the contract and cooperation.

Overall, this banquet met Captain Jean's expectations, won a lot of new diplomatic cooperation for the Knights Templar, and provided a buffer for Mond's economic pressure.

As for Samuel...

His evaluation is:

It would be better to go back and accompany Lord Barbatos, or refine a few more bottles of Gale Essential Oil.

Thinking about it, Samuel took a sip of the sunset fruit juice in the transparent glass in his hand, then stood up and walked towards the door.

There were only a few people left in the banquet hall at this time, with only a few guests who had not yet reached an agreement still negotiating, but the hotel's waiters had already begun to tidy up and clean the venue.

Captain Qin and Ganyu had already left, and their reasons were surprisingly the same - they were busy with work.

Hmm... Looking at it this way, there was a reason why he became the leader of Ganyu and Waiqin back then.

But speaking of work, he still has some plans for the Windblume Festival that have not been implemented. Maybe he will have to ask Giuliana to communicate with the Knights when he returns...

Thinking of this, Samuel was about to say something to Giuliana beside him, but his attention was attracted by the person standing at the door.

It's skirmishers.

He seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

Giuliana's expression suddenly became visibly wary.

Seeing Samuel coming out, the soldier smiled, waved his hand, and greeted him politely:

"Hi, Your Majesty Saint Samuel, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

As he moved, the bell pendant hanging on his hat made a sound as clear as his voice.

Samuel smiled gently on the surface, but thinking back to Captain Qin's words and his previous impression of this man, the little slime in his heart narrowed his eyes vigilantly.

Skirmishers, wait for him?

What's the purpose?

"I wanted to meet you formally at the banquet just now, but unfortunately I was too busy with official duties to spare the time." The boy in the hat spoke slowly and introduced himself to Samuel, "I am the sixth seat of the Fatui executive officer. Your Majesty, you can simply call me, 'Scrappy'."

"Saint Samuel, Pope of the West Wind Church, it is an honor to meet you under the guidance of the wind." Samuel responded with a gentle smile, "So, is there anything urgent that you want to talk to me about?"