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Five hundred years ago, he thought this tower was just an ordinary tower, and that once the Narcissus Cross Society was dealt with, he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.

But if everything is true, the Gestalt, which is the core of the Seal of the Covenant, is undoubtedly a very dangerous facility.

In particular, the straight, interconnected primordial sea beneath the tower made Vilet worry that if the tower were left standing, it might be exploited by those with ulterior motives.

"Furina, what do you think we should do with this tower?"

Vilette subconsciously sought 'Frinna's' opinion. Not to mention that her water goddess had suddenly become reliable, based on her past ruling career, the other party would have given good advice on this kind of issue.

Upon hearing her name, 'Funinga'—Funinga instinctively wanted to reply, but the next moment she realized that the current 'Funinga' was being used by Jiang Qiao, and quickly covered her mouth to stop. Although this made Vilet a little strange, he didn't care, and just kept looking at 'Funinga', waiting for the latter's opinion.

"There's no need to destroy this tower. After all, it took a lot of manpower and resources to build it. It would be a waste and a pity to just destroy it like this."

"Keep it. Ask the Academy of Power Sciences and the Academy of Natural Sciences. If they're willing, we can renovate this tower and approve it as their residence." The blue-and-white-haired girl rested her chin on her hand and gave a very economical suggestion.

"As for the primordial fetal sea, for those people at the Academy of Sciences, this should be considered a good new research topic, right?"

The Primal Ocean is the origin of life in Teyvat, containing immense power that surpasses even the Fontaine's current compensatory energy. If it could be properly studied, its use as a power source or for other purposes would undoubtedly greatly benefit Fontaine's scientific research.

Of course, the biggest concern in this regard is actually Navelette right in front of us.

“...It can be considered, but to prevent the misuse and pollution of fetal water, it needs to be controlled.” After a brief hesitation, Navelette nodded and gave her additional opinion.

"I'll do whatever you say, since you're the master of the fetal sea."

The girl shrugged.

Navelet is the water dragon king of Teyvat, the overlord of all water elementals in Teyvat, and the true master of the primordial sea.

If you want to do anything to the primordial sea of ​​fetuses, you must first take into account the opinion of this water dragon king.

Jiang Qiao originally thought that Vilet would oppose allowing the Fengdan Academy of Sciences to study the fetal water because he was worried that the fetal water would be polluted, but now it seems that after a long reign of five hundred years, in the heart of this water dragon king...

There is no difference in weight between the original fetus and Fontaine.

"...Let's not talk about that now."

"Frinina, have you thought about how to deal with this rising water level?" Navelette asked seriously.

As the water level in Fontainebleau has risen in recent years, the people of Fontainebleau have become increasingly convinced of the prophecy that they once dismissed with a laugh, especially after the public trial of the Václav Wacher case. Although Wacher's death did boost morale, the impact of the 'dissolving girl' incident did not disappear because of his death; on the contrary, it made the people of Fontainebleau even more fearful.

As for the Gestalt incident, it goes without saying that because Jiang Qiao fought with the Star-Devouring Whale, causing the Fetal Sea to rise, the water level of Fontaine rose all at once, unlike the slow rise in the past. This was almost equivalent to the total rise in the past few decades.

Then there were the trials of René and Jacob, two remnants of the Narcissistic Cross. If their deeds were made public, it would undoubtedly exacerbate the public's fear of the prophecy.

In the past, he was helpless about this and did not know what to do, but 'Furina's' involvement in the series of missing girls and the matter of dealing with Gestalt made Navelette take this opportunity to raise this issue.

This is probably also because 'Furina' finally became like a water goddess, and even took real action.

In the past, Vilette could not have expected the mascot water god to be vague or evasive when it came to the flood prophecy, or to act as if to say, "Don't worry about it, I've already prepared a way to break the prophecy, everything is under control."

To be honest, Navelette didn't believe a word of what Funina said—Mr. Water Dragon was just simple-minded, not stupid! Especially since the nature of water allowed Navelette to easily see through people's hearts, it was obvious whether Funina was lying or not.

Unfortunately, even if he realized it, there was nothing he could do. He could only deceive himself and comfort himself, thinking that maybe what his water god said was true.

In the story, it was precisely because of Frynn's somewhat terrible performance that Navelette's psychological defenses were completely overwhelmed, and the blond duo pushed Navelette's feelings for Fontaine to the extreme, that he was forced to push his mascot to the trial for Fontaine's sake.

"You don't need to worry about that, I'll handle this matter."

Facing Violet's somewhat serious and earnest gaze, the blue-and-white-haired girl waved her hand casually.

The somewhat casual atmosphere still revealed the past frivolity. If it were any other time, Vilette would probably be very disappointed, since the past Funina had also used similar words to fob off and fool her.

That's a good point, but the water level has never stopped rising.

But Navelette sensed something different about 'Furina' at this moment compared to before.

That kind of nonchalant confidence might seem unreliable to ordinary people, but compared to the flamboyance that Funina had shown in the past, it was more reassuring to Mr. Water Dragon.

"Well... talk is cheap. Alright, Vilette, are you free next time?"

"..."

Navelette didn't speak, she just watched, but anyone could sense the faint resentment in her eyes.

With a hands-off manager like Funina around, where does he find the time to relax?

Knowing the origin of this resentment, Funina showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"available."

Knowing that this was related to the rising water level, Navelette, who had been extremely concerned about it, finally decided to squeeze out some free time to see what 'Furina' was planning to do.

As for the affairs of Mo Mang Palace... I can just take a break!

"Then let's go to the Opiclie Opera House first."

"Why are we going there? Didn't we just come from over there?" Funina asked, puzzled. "I remember there shouldn't be any trials at this time... Do you want to watch the show?"

"A good suggestion, but obviously we don't have that kind of free time right now."

"?"

"The piggy bank has been there for five hundred years; it's time to retrieve some of the things stored there." Faced with Funina's confusion, the blue-and-white-haired girl smiled and gazed at the distant Opiclie Opera House, uttering something somewhat puzzling.

Of course, it's mainly Funina.

She was completely confused.

No, I don't remember leaving any piggy bank at the Opiclie Opera House five hundred years ago.

And why are you so familiar with me?

Seeing 'Funina's' effortless and natural demeanor, Miss Funina began to question her own existence.

How do you know things I don't even know?

If the exchange hadn't been so short and if there hadn't been a chat group as evidence, she would have suspected that Jiang Qiao might be the real Funina, and she might be Jiang Qiao.

"Penguin jar..."

After boarding the ship, Navelette rested her chin on her hand, pondered for a moment, and then asked uncertainly:

"You mean the decree to adjudicate the Cardinal?"

"Besides that, is there anything else in the Opiclie Opera House that could be called a piggy bank?" The girl didn't show any surprise, she just shrugged and asked in return. To this, Villette nodded in deep agreement:

"A piggy bank...that's certainly a fitting description."

“Since the Opiclie Opera House was built five hundred years ago, the Cardinal Proclamation and Judgment has been accumulating power, and by now it has accumulated an incomparably enormous power... In the past, I thought you were talking about providing energy for the people of Fontaine, but now it seems that's not the case. The power accumulated by the Cardinal Proclamation and Judgment is just a drop in the ocean for the Court of Fontaine.”

The opera house was built long before Navilette arrived; in fact, it was Fucarus himself who built it.

This is why neither Neville, who was later invited to serve as the Supreme Judge, nor Furnessa herself knew anything about the machine.

"If such a massive power is intended for civilian use, that would be rather unreasonable. But if it's meant to stop the prophecy... what do you plan to do?"

"That compensatory energy is indeed enormous, but not powerful enough."

“If you want to use this force to stop the rising sea level, it’s probably impossible.” At the bow, Navelette leaned on his cane, his question revealing a mixture of worry and certainty.

No matter how powerful a force is, if it's not used properly, excessive force will only backfire when it hits the water.

As a water elemental dragon from Teyvat, he knew better than anyone just how difficult it was to stop the rising water levels in Fontaine.

Even with some of the ancient dragon's power, Vilette was helpless in this matter; otherwise, he wouldn't have watched the water level in Fontaine rise for so many years.

"I have my own plans."

"..."

Looking at the unwavering blue-and-white-haired girl, Violet said nothing, only nodded.

The water rippled, and the bow of the boat quietly approached the shore.

Although Jiang Qiao did not make any requests, Navigette, sensing something amiss, still ordered the guards to clear the audience from the opera house, as well as the staff and guards in the side courtyard.

"Let's wait here from now on."

Navelette, leaning on her cane, stopped in the lobby of the opera house, which surprised Frynn, who looked at 'Frynn' and asked cautiously, "Can't I follow?"

“Give her some personal space,” Navelette said before Jiang Qiao could answer.

In response, the blue-and-white-haired girl wearing a top hat rested her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said:

"Well~ it doesn't really matter if it comes along, but... well, let's do it this way, since 'I' am also quite shy."

"...Oh well."

"...Wait, you're not going to do anything weird, are you?" Fu Ningna, who had nodded, suddenly looked at 'Jiang Ningna' in front of the door with some vigilance, her cheeks clenched.

There's only this guy inside, and he's even shy... Doesn't that mean he's planning to do something weird?

Damn, absolutely! Although her body has been seen naked... well, probably not? After all, she had been staring at this guy the whole way, so Jiang Qiao had no chance to take off her clothes.

Although, from a certain perspective, Jiang Qiao might know better than Funina herself what kind of clothes she wore and what desserts she ate every day for the past five hundred years, strange things are absolutely forbidden!

"What's wrong?"

The blue-and-white-haired girl smiled and looked at Funina with her hands behind her back, a hint of arrogance on her face.

"I am the demon god Fucarus."

"Hmph~ If you don't believe me... fine, then I swear on the honor of the God of Water and the God of Justice that I definitely won't do anything strange." He gently raised his slender arm, utterly serious and solemn.

This made Funina nod with some doubt—she had no choice but to believe it, as Vilette was already looking at her with a confused and puzzled expression.

Of course, there might also be some...minor annoyances mixed in?