Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 1126: The Plan of Faking Death and Reincarnation

This sentence made Ye Shen's consciousness fall silent instantly, and the halo of the secret source mechanism also stagnated for a few seconds.

Capitano continued, "I would like to discuss with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...about my faked death."

"If the Queen knew that I died in Nata, she might temporarily slow down the pace of the attack out of fear of Nata's combat power. This would buy Nata precious breathing time, allowing you to be more fully prepared to deal with subsequent crises."

Ye Shen's consciousness finally reacted, capturing the two key words "fake death" and "deterrence". He had a rough guess in his mind and couldn't help asking:

"You mean to fake your own death and escape from the control of the Fatui, so that Solstice will think you've been killed?"

"But even if Mavica 'killed' you, with her current intimidating power... since the Fatui have already decided to send three executors, they will not easily give up their plan to seize the Heart of God just because of your 'death in battle.'"

Upon hearing this, Capitano nodded slightly, admitting that Ye Shen's guess had some truth to it, but he also pointed out the key deviation.

"You've guessed most of it, but you're still missing the most important piece. That guy named Yuan Shang suggested that Mr. Shao Yun 'kill' me. He wasn't using Mavica's intimidation, but Shao Yun's."

"I know I shouldn't have let Mr. Shao Yun, an irrelevant person, get involved in this dispute. He could have stayed out of it and lived a peaceful life on the ranch."

"But, rationally speaking, this is indeed the best solution at the moment..."

"You and I are both aware of Mr. Shao Yun's strength. Moreover, before rescuing Nata, he killed the Eighth and Sixth Leaders of the Fatui, and even made the Second Leader, the Doctor, wary of provoking him."

"If he 'kills' me, it might even force the Winter Solstice to temporarily give up on obtaining the Heart of the God of Fire..."

After explaining the benefits of this plan, Capitano changed the subject and talked about his concerns.

"However, I will not force Mr. Shao Yun. I will fully respect his opinion and explain the situation to him personally."

"If he doesn't want to get involved in this mess, I'll discuss other options with Mavica. However, if he does, the threat of the plan will be greatly reduced, and the time we can buy will be much less..."

After listening to Capitano's complete plan, Ye Shen's consciousness fully understood the logic and considerations. Without any hesitation, he readily agreed.

"Okay, I'll contact Sora right away and convey your thoughts to him. As for the specific details of the discussion, such as the timing of the fake death and how to convey the 'death news' to Winter Solstice, you can discuss it face to face."

Seeing that Ye Shen was willing to help make the contact, Capitano's tense nerves finally relaxed a little. He said to the secret source mechanism in front of him with a sincere tone, "Thank you, Miss Ye Shen, for your help... I really trouble you this time."

Ye Shen's consciousness sighed softly, with a hint of sympathy in his tone.

"Ah, you're also thinking about Nata, whether it was protecting Nata as 'Thrain' five hundred years ago, or making this decision now to prevent Nata from being plunged into war again."

"I know you've made a great decision to come up with this plan. I'll do my best to ensure your efforts are not in vain..."

……

At the same time, the warm yellow light was still on in the study on the first floor of the ranch house.

There was a small desk lamp on the corner of the desk, illuminating the empty space where the person sat on the chair.

He leaned back in his chair, his eyes blank, as if he was lost in thought recalling the lively scene of the wedding that day, with a complex expression on his face.

(It’s definitely not because Shao Yun and Ying were making too much noise when they were expecting a second child. The soundproofing of the house that Kavi had built is pretty good.)

"It feels like marrying off my sister..." Sora murmured softly, his tone filled with both relief and loss.

"Although I probably won't be chased and beaten by her anymore, I still feel empty inside. I'm not used to it..."

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Yuan Shang walked in with a cup of steaming hot milk tea and gently placed the cup on the desk in front of Kong. There was a layer of finely crushed nuts sprinkled on the surface of the milk tea, exuding a rich sweet aroma.

(Inazuma, vendor "Tomoki": Someone comes to buy milk tea...)

"You've been in a daze since you came back just now. Are you thinking about Her Royal Highness the Princess's wedding this afternoon?"

"By the way, why didn't you attend Her Royal Highness's wedding during the day? Given your relationship with Her Royal Highness, you should be the center of attention, second only to the bride and groom."

Kong came back to his senses and looked at the fragrant milk tea in front of him. He gently picked it up and took a sip. The warm liquid slid down his throat with a faint sweetness, which relaxed his tense nerves a little.

Then he put down the cup and sighed softly.

"On the one hand, I have to stay on the second floor to take care of my lovely niece; on the other hand... do you think my other identity is suitable for showing up in that kind of occasion?"

The scene of the daytime involuntarily emerged in Kong's mind: he was holding Xi, standing by the window on the second floor, looking at the lively wedding scene downstairs from afar.

Ying wore a pure white wedding dress, holding Shao Yun's hand, with a happy smile on her face, accepting everyone's blessings.

At that moment, he really wanted to rush down and say "Happy wedding" to his sister in person and "Take good care of her" to Shao Yun, but reason ultimately overcame emotion.

"To be honest, when I was holding Xi in my arms during the day and saw how lively it was down there, I really wanted to go down."

There was a subtle hint of grievance in Kong's voice. "At least I could have wished them well in person and seen Ying in her wedding dress... but I can't."

He paused, his eyes became firm, and he made excuses for himself:

"It's the best situation right now to be able to live on the same ranch with them like this."

"Too much talk leads to mistakes. Asking for too much will only bring unnecessary trouble to everyone and may even lead to disaster. Perhaps some regrets are also a form of protection."

Yuanshang looked at the unconcealable melancholy on Kong's face, thinking about what auspicious words to say to cheer him up.

After all, today is Her Royal Highness the Princess's wedding day, and we can't let His Royal Highness the Prince be immersed in regrets forever.

He just cleared his throat and was about to say something like "Your Highness the Princess will be happy in the future", but his eyes suddenly froze.

A colleague sent you a communication request through the Abyss Network?

"Wait a minute, Your Highness, someone has news." Yuan Shang immediately restrained his expression.

Immediately afterwards, Yuanshang responded through the encrypted frequency band of the Abyss Network:

"Hey, what's wrong? Frostfall? What's wrong with you contacting me at this time?"

On the other end of the communication, the Apostle of the Abyss, Shuangluo, said in a very respectful voice:

"Brother Yuan Shang! This is a message from Ye Shen. She said that she has a very urgent matter to discuss with His Royal Highness in person. She wanted to ask if His Royal Highness is free now? If it is convenient, she hopes to meet as soon as possible."

Yuan Shang today is no longer the ordinary clerk he used to be.

With his absolute loyalty to Kong and his ability to offer advice and resolve crises at critical moments, his status in the Abyss Cult has risen steadily, and he has become the "number two figure" second only to Kong.

Now everyone in the Abyss Cult respectfully calls him "Big Brother Abyss". This is the reward for his loyalty and wisdom!

When Yuanshang heard the two key words "Ye Shen" and "urgent matter", he immediately became alert. If it wasn't for a major incident, Ye Shen would never suddenly ask to see His Royal Highness the Prince in the middle of the night.

Thinking of this, he immediately responded: "Okay, I understand. I will discuss it with His Royal Highness the Prince and give you an answer later."

After saying this, he cut off the communication, turned to face Sora, and relayed in a serious tone:

"Your Highness, this is news from the Abyss Apostle Frostfall. Night God said he has an urgent matter to discuss with you and hopes to meet with you as soon as possible."

"Night God? You have something urgent to talk to me about in the middle of the night?" Kong Yi heard that Night God wanted to talk to him in the middle of the night, although it felt a little strange, he still hurried to check it out.

After all, Ye Shen wouldn't be so bored in the middle of the night that he'd want to find me to drink and eat barbecue, right?

She can't eat either!

……

Nata, the kingdom of the Night God.

After Kong and Yuan opened the abyss portal, they rushed to the obsidian totem pole without stopping. As soon as they arrived, Kong took the lead and stepped forward to the totem pole and asked:

"Ms. Ye Shen, what do you want to talk to me about? Why are you so anxious?"

The Night God's consciousness attached to the obsidian totem pole, after sensing the breath of space, immediately transmitted an ethereal voice through the totem pole.

"It's not me who wants to talk to you about something. It's Mr. Capitano, the man you met earlier, Mr. Kong. He has something very urgent to discuss with you. I'm just helping with the contact."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wave of energy suddenly appeared beside Kong, and a translucent consciousness slowly condensed into shape.

It is Capitano's consciousness.

Although it is only a consciousness, it perfectly replicates the appearance of his original body.

Capitano's consciousness solemnly gave Sora a standard Canriya military salute, placed his right fist against his chest, bowed slightly, then stood up and greeted:

"Um... Your Highness, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night."

Kong looked at the Capitano consciousness that suddenly appeared, was stunned for a moment, blinked, and felt a little surprised.

How could it be him? How could he contact me through Ye Shen?

Despite his doubts, Sora remained polite, addressing Capitano by his given name and gently asking, "Hello, Mr. Thrane. What brings you to me so late at night? What can I do for you?"

Capitano did not answer directly, but gestured towards the obsidian totem pole and said:

"Ms. Ye Shen, please make a copy of the text of the letter in my original body's hand and show it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Ye Shen's consciousness responded immediately, and a light blue light curtain appeared out of thin air in front of Kong, with the words on Zhidong's secret letter clearly printed on the light curtain.

Capitano said to Sora, "Please read this letter first. After reading it, you will understand why I came to you."

Sora's eyes fell on the words "Winter" on the screen and he read them carefully. After finishing the last line, he raised his head and said with interest:

"Is this... a letter from the Queen of Winter herself?"

"Send the second executive officer, 'Doctor,' the fourth officer, 'Servant,' and the last officer, 'Young Master,' with a large number of Fatui advance troops to Nata to seize Mavica's Heart of God?"

Capitano's consciousness nodded solemnly to Sora and added, "Indeed, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Three executors, the Fatui advance force, and even more troops are deployed on Winter's home turf, ready to provide support at any time. If needed, those troops will immediately depart for Nata."

"This time, the Queen's goal is very clear. She will obtain this last Heart of God at all costs and will not give Nata any room to maneuver."