Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

After a period of silence, Péruveli brought up the deal again.

"Besides performing a rite of passage for Clementine, I also hope that when necessary, you will do what you deem most appropriate to help the House of Hearths."

Empty: "Helping the House of Hearths? What about your arrangements for Linnie and the others..."

The servant said meaningfully, "Children always think they can fool adults, but I see right through their little schemes. I've given them more time out of consideration for our guests."

"But their crude schemes will always be exposed, and everyone must be responsible for their words and actions. As their father, I must also give them the punishment they deserve."

A lot of things flashed through Kong's mind in an instant.

The children of the Hearth House, divided into two factions; the three siblings, Linnie ...

He was startled to realize that the servant had intertwined many things, weaving them into a vast web.

Then, the moment their traveler team appeared, all the conflicts collided at once.

If those were just covert manipulations...

Kong looked at the servant.

The servants' invitation to the traveler's party to the Hearth House ruins to discuss a deal was a calculated move.

Despite being adept at manipulating everything from the shadows, he displayed a rare frankness and sincerity in front of Su…

Did you analyze Su's personality based on intelligence and specifically adjust your communication strategy to take into account her likes and dislikes?

Sue: "I won't listen to your story for nothing, but the reward you gave me isn't enough, unless... unless you tell me the whereabouts of [the Doctor]!"

Arecino refused, saying, "Although I also loathe him, I regret to inform you of his whereabouts, at least for now."

Sora immediately understood—the Fools were up to something big, and the Doctor was involved.

Sue and Arecino went back and forth a few more times. Arecino looked at the sky and said, "Although I can't give Sue what he wants right away, I do have some information that he might need."

Kong was taken aback.

The intelligence he needs...

Could it be related to my sister?!

Cannot give immediately = will give after a period of time

"Deal!" Su readily agreed to the transaction.

Despite the delay, both she and Kong got what they wanted, so the deal was still a good one!

——*——*——

Rewind to the present; the duel in the arena has ended.

The servant's crimson crystal spikes firmly restrained everyone present, and only Kong successfully swung his sword to cut through the hard crimson crystal spikes.

But before he could create any more opportunities for Linni and his siblings, the servant's red and black silk threads and blood-red eyes locked onto him.

Something flew out from the scarred pupils, instantly engulfing the sky.

He saw... the red and black moon fall.

He heard... the agonizing cries of someone on the verge of death.

He sensed... the aura of Ying!

It wasn't until a hand was placed on his shoulder that Kong snapped out of his reverie.

This is the information that the servant believes he will need.

The servant brushed past the solemn-faced Kong, then past the three siblings, Linni, who had failed in their challenge, and finally walked towards the children who were huddled together, heads in their hands, too afraid to even cry, and desperately awaiting their execution.

Despite his injuries and excruciating pain, Linni struggled to his feet, crying out, "Father! No, Father!"

“That’s enough,” the servant announced. “We rarely have guests, and I don’t want things to get out of hand.”

"Given the strength and determination that Linni and the others have shown in this duel, I can kill you in a different way."

The servant took out some medicine bottles. Something shimmered inside the bottles, reflecting a blood-red hue onto the black glass.

A poison that kills quickly and painlessly...

Yeah.

Fior and the others looked gratefully at the three siblings, Kong and Linni, who had secured a lenient execution for them, and drank the potion in the bottle in one gulp.

"what--!!!"

After a series of agonizing screams caused by excruciating pain, the children who had tried to escape the Hearth House collapsed to the ground.

Before Paimon could be shocked by the cruelty of being called a "servant," the "servant" ordered the remaining children to send them to the Fontaine aid camp.

Many people lost their memories due to the Fontaine floods, and a number of undocumented individuals were also brought to light, making them a perfect match for these people.

Su looked at the empty medicine bottles that had rolled onto the ground. "What kind of medicine were those?"

There's even a medicine that can erase memories? She wants one too...

No, you don't want it.

Sora and Paimon each took one of the girl's hands and shook their heads at her.

It's one thing to use anesthetic juice to induce unconsciousness, but manipulating other people's memories is another matter entirely.

Sue pouted and didn't reach out to Peruvier for the medicine.

The servant replied, “It was the product of a secret experiment, a flame that was stripped from me and preserved under certain special conditions.”

"After swallowing it, the burning pain will extend to every nerve. The body will remain unharmed, but the memory will be burned away."

"In other words, the children who grew up in the fireplace house have been killed, leaving behind only unrelated strangers."

The Traveler's party and the three siblings, Linni, realized that this was the only remaining collaborative project between the [Servant] and the [Doctor].

Kong remembered the newspaper-selling youth who had bumped into him; he was also on the execution list in the experimental records, only the picture showed him as a younger man.

Although the encounter with that young man and the files that Linni and his siblings found so easily were "coincidences" arranged by the "servant".

But the experiments that began a few years ago have indeed proven that Peruvieri genuinely wanted to give the children of the Hearth House the right to choose their future.

“Purifying Fire…” Su murmured.

She remembered the dream, and the flames that the "Skirmisher" and the doll wanted to throw themselves into.

The servant looked at Linni and said, "Linni, I've always been looking forward to your fresh perspective on home. Well done."

The children of the House of Hearth and the members of the Fools all knew that the three siblings, Linni and her brother, were highly regarded by her, but they all assumed that it was because the three of them possessed the rare Eye of God at a young age.

The real reason is actually due to the clarity of mind of the three Linni siblings and the more precious qualities they possess.

Fimi is meticulous, Linette is calm, while Linnie has the courage to challenge everything for her family and loved ones.

"I look forward to your growth, keep up the good work." Work hard until you can take over her position. "Now, go back and rest."

After the injured Linni siblings helped each other back to the Hearth House to recover, only the [Servant], the Traveler's Party, and Clementine remained.

"Pepe!" Clementine, who could move freely in the ruins of the Hearth House in the night, rushed over excitedly.

"Don't come any closer." Peruvieri refused Crevie's advances and sat down on the bricks and stones of the ruins.

Peruvier nodded to Sue, "I'm leaving the rest to you."