Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

Some time later, West Wind Church.

In stark contrast to the lively festive atmosphere outside the church, the atmosphere inside was extremely somber.

Diluc and Kaeya leaned against each other at the end of the corridor, exchanging whispers, their expressions growing increasingly somber.

Barbara clutched her collar tightly, her head bowed low, whispering whether in prayer or repentance.

Beside her, Jean gently patted Barbara's shoulder reassuringly, but her expression betrayed her anxiety and worry.

Yura's knuckles were white from gripping the sword so tightly, Amber lowered her head to hide her reddened eyes, and Noelle looked around helplessly, seemingly unable to find any way to help.

Even Fischl fell silent. Oz rested on her shoulder, his silence seeming to drown the entire world.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the tightly closed door, and torment and fear spread like a virus.

After an unknown amount of time, perhaps reaching a certain threshold, Amber broke the silence with a slightly trembling voice.

"Brother Mufeng... he'll be alright, right?"

No one answered; everyone avoided eye contact.

The closed door is like an unopened cardboard box; before it is opened, there is still room for maneuver.

Silence fell again; this time, no one spoke.

Just beyond the wall was the reflection of Rona's deep red thousand eyes; everyone knew she was there.

She had never been so close as she was now, to the point that she could already hear her whispers guiding the wanderers.

Silence is now the only effective means of resisting her.

"pat, pat..."

The dull thud of leather boots on the marble floor grew louder as they approached.

The newcomer deliberately slowed their footsteps, but in the stillness of the stagnant pool, their presence remained particularly striking and clear.

Falga did not disturb the dejected crowd; he simply stood silently behind them and joined the waiting ranks.

Fate always likes to play absurd jokes, because you never know whether tomorrow or an accident will ring the doorbell first.

The church's heavy stained-glass windows shut out the sounds of celebration, and time seemed to be cursed, passing by with extreme difficulty in this world so alienated from the outside.

The silence was broken by the soft sound of a door opening.

Exhausted, Simon slowly walked out of the room, adjusted his crooked glasses, and gently closed the door.

As if a pebble had been thrown into a calm pond, everyone's eyes were instantly drawn to him.

"One good news and one bad news."

Simon rubbed his temples wearily, his voice less forceful than usual, low and stern.

At this moment, he was not only the strategist of the West Wind Church and the chief minister of the dawn, but also a father.

Upon receiving the news, he dropped everything and rushed to the West Wind Church as quickly as possible.

However, the situation was worse than he had anticipated.

"The good news is that the external injury is not serious and it will heal in just a few days."

Everyone's hearts sank, because they all knew that the key was the "but" that followed the good news.

"Let me add to that."

Falga, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward and took out several photos taken from different angles.

"...The Eye of God? No, no, this isn't..."

Diluc paused, looking at the glass sphere in the photo that resembled the Eye of God, and frowned.

The Eye of God, as the divine recognition of human desires, should be a symbol of purity and hope.

However, the few objects before them were vaguely shrouded in an ominous and evil black aura, appearing extremely abnormal in every way.

“That’s right. These were all seized from the elite members of the Fools during the cleanup of the battlefield.”

Falgar nodded, pushed the photos of the "Eye of God" forward, and explained to the puzzled crowd.

"As you all probably know, the Fools are an elite force that was created by the Queen of Winter."

"Among them, the eleven strongest are executive officers appointed by the Empress herself."

"Most of them possess the ability to manipulate two or more elemental forces. According to intelligence, this ability originates from the creation of the Second Executive Officer, 'The Doctor,' the Evil Eye."

"The Evil Eye is an elemental guiding organ that imitates the Eye of God. Through the Evil Eye, even ordinary people who are not recognized by the gods and do not possess the Eye of God can easily control and use elemental power."

"Although it has not been demonstrated among the executives, we still suspect that using the Evil Eye has significant side effects."

"Including consuming the user's life force."

The last few photos showed the Fools soldiers lying on the ground, lifeless.

Falgar's expression was unusually serious. Before everyone could finish processing the information, he continued the previous topic.

"Although we currently know nothing about how the Evil Eye works, we can be certain that this batch of Evil Eyes is a semi-finished product, unstable, and the side effects are more pronounced."

"Perhaps something went wrong during the battle, and the Evil Eye went out of control, which resulted in the explosion you all witnessed."

"Then, the energy released from the explosion corroded the surrounding area, which is why Mu Feng is currently unconscious."

At this point, Falgar paused, a sharp glint flashing in his deep blue eyes.

Judging from the environment at the scene and what Diluc and Kaeya discovered, this was clearly an elaborate trap.

This was originally a secret plan devised by the two of them to follow the clues, but now it has been leaked.

It even involved one of the members of a knight squad of the Knights Order.

Falgar's gaze fell on the next page of the Evil Eye photograph, which contained the on-site investigation report of the Morse family.

There are too many unanswered questions surrounding Morse's death.

The existing physical evidence is insufficient to confirm whether he was the inside man, but there is also no further evidence to prove his innocence.

As for the Knights' inspectors, they acted quickly, forming an investigation team to head to Clear Spring Town.

Perhaps, a preliminary result will be available soon?

There were some restless noises in the wind, but perhaps this was also an opportunity.

However, Falgar did not intend to reveal any of this.

"In short, I will do my best to look up relevant information during this period. I'm leaving Qin, Barbara, and Xiaofeng in your care."

Simon left in a hurry, and Noelle and the others spontaneously stayed behind to help. Kaeya and Diluc were about to catch up with the group when Falgar secretly patted them on the shoulder.

"You two, come with me in a moment."

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