bookbashuk Chapter 1098: Alice plots against Mavica
Chapter 1098: Alice plots against Mavica
The word "accept" frightened Mavica so much that she trembled all over. Then she suddenly raised her head, her eyes wide open, and she was in disbelief.
Could it be that Alice meant for her to become Shao Yun's second wife?
This is too absurd and too abstract!
Mavica took a deep breath, trying to calm her surging emotions. She mistakenly thought that Alice didn't know the customs and practices of Nata, and refuted seriously:
"Ms. Alice, perhaps because Nata has had less communication with other countries in recent years, you have some misunderstandings about our country."
"Although Nata is a little behind in technological development and has a more traditional lifestyle, our social morality is definitely not the 'raw meat and blood' mentality that is rumored by the outside world."
"Like other countries, we have clear family values and moral values. Marriage is a commitment between two people, and family requires loyalty, respect and love!"
Having said this, she paused and defended herself seriously:
"Suddenly intervening in someone else's marriage and brazenly wanting to share the love of a man with a girl will not only hurt Ying, but also be disrespectful to Shao Yun and destroy their family."
"For the Nata people, this is a very shameful thing and will even be despised by the entire tribe. I absolutely cannot do it."
In fact, Mavica's words were quite tactful.
In the Nata tradition, anyone who destroys another person's marriage will not only lose friends and tribesmen, but may even be expelled from the tribe!
She just didn't want to use overly sharp words to avoid making the conversation between them awkward.
But when Alice heard the words "social morality", she felt like she had heard a huge joke and suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.
"Social morality? Haha, Miss Mavica, you may really not understand other countries."
"In many places, so-called 'morality' is nothing more than a shackle used to constrain ordinary people... As long as there is sufficient ability or sufficient reason, there will always be many people who break the rules."
Afterwards, Alice simply stopped beating around the bush and began counting on her fingers the "secrets" of other countries.
"How noble do you think the morals of other countries are? I can tell you what I know."
"Take Mondstadt, for example. In the old aristocratic era, the Windflower Festival was supposed to symbolize freedom and romance, but those old aristocrats didn't even consider the common people human."
"They would treat the girls who offered the Wind Flower at the Wind Flower Festival as toys for their amusement, forcibly taking them back to their mansions, regardless of whether the girls were willing or not. No one would stand up and condemn such behavior."
She paused and then said:
"Looking at Liyue, they used to have a clear 'contract' system for wives and concubines. It was perfectly normal for wealthy and powerful merchants or children of aristocratic families to have three or four wives. It's only in recent decades that this system has been gradually abolished."
"Even places like those where debauchery reigned (Zhudianfang) were only completely eradicated in the last two or three years, even though they existed for hundreds and thousands of years before that."
Then Alice mentioned Inazuma, and her tone became more disdainful.
"Not to mention Inazuma. Before the civil war began, the head of the Kanjo Bugyo family, while appearing righteous on the surface, secretly had ambiguous relationships with his maids. He even treated them as his private property and forbade them from interacting with anyone else."
"This kind of thing was not a secret at all among the Inazuma aristocracy at the time, but no one dared to speak publicly."
"And then there's Xumi. There are many isolated desert tribes in the desert region of Xumi. Some of them have no concept of marriage at all. It's not an exaggeration to say they've 'lost all human ethics.'"
"There are many cases of taboo relationships between sons and mothers, and fathers and daughters. They themselves think it is a 'tribal tradition' and outsiders have no right to interfere."
Finally, when it came to Fontaine, Alice raised an eyebrow.
"As for Fontaine, although the law clearly stipulates a 'monogamous' marriage system, what about in reality? For those wealthy merchants and powerful aristocrats, the 'lover culture' is practically an open secret."
"They have a wife they marry at home, but they keep three or four mistresses outside. Most of their wives choose to swallow their anger and rarely pursue the matter."
After saying this, Alice spread her hands and looked at Mavica with a sincere tone of "I'm doing this for your own good."
"To sum up, the social morals of other countries are not as noble as you think."
"Many of what you consider 'rules' are just words to them. They only constrain ordinary people, but not the powerful."
"You really don't need to look at other countries through a filter and think their moral standards are so high. We are all the same; no one is cleaner than anyone else."
In order to trick Mavica into wavering, Alice deliberately exaggerated the small-scale problems in various countries and even added a lot of details.
As for how much of these so-called "secrets" are true and how much she made up, I'm afraid only she herself knows.
However, Fontaine's description may be true... After all, as the country with the highest "beast rate" in Teyvat, it is not surprising that anything happens.
(The value of Villette: I only dared to take half a day off for the Lantern Festival is still rising.)
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After listening to Alice's detailed account of the "sexy secrets" of various countries, Mavica was completely stunned.
The old aristocracy of Mondstadt, the wife and concubine system of Liyue, the powerful and wealthy affairs of Inazuma, the tribal chaos of Xumi, and even the lover culture of Fontainebleau.
Her eyes were full of shock and astonishment. Are other countries also so extravagant?
Although, Nata does have a dark side, but...
Mavica quickly came to her senses, shook her head vigorously, and said with some physical discomfort:
"Okay, Ms. Alice, please stop talking... I feel uncomfortable hearing these things."
She took a deep breath, her eyes became firm again, and she spoke clearly, "I admit that I like Mr. Shao Yun, and this feeling is real."
"But love isn't something you'd find in Grandma Sitrali's stories, like a love triangle between a beautiful princess, a brave knight, and a female knight. It's not something you can just ignore based on 'liking'."
"Shao Yun and Miss Ying have already proposed and will be getting married soon. They are a married couple and I can't interfere with their relationship?"
Mavica raised her voice a few notches and said seriously, "Besides, this isn't a question of 'love or not', it's a human responsibility and bottom line!"
"I am the Fire God of Nata. If I can't even uphold the most basic moral bottom line, how can I have the nerve to protect the people of Nata?"
Even if she knew about the "chaos" in other countries, Mavica would never waver in her principles, nor would she use "others do it" as an excuse for crossing the line.
Seeing that Mavica was so clear-headed and not at all blinded by "love", Alice immediately adjusted her strategy.
She knew that the "emotional card" had lost its effect, so she changed the subject and started persuading Mavica from a different angle, starting with "responsibility," which was what Mavica cared about most.
"Responsibility and bottom line are indeed very important, and I admire your perseverance."
"But, Miss Mavica, have you ever thought about what to do with yourself? And what about Nata?"
When Mavica heard this, she was stunned.
She racked her brains to figure out why her secret love, hidden deep in her heart, was suddenly connected to Nata's national status?
There is no logical connection between the two!
"What do you mean? Isn't marriage a commitment of love and responsibility between two people?"
"My liking for Shao Yun is my own personal concern. How could it involve Nata? Isn't that too far-fetched?"
Seeing that Mavica was still resisting, Alice stopped beating around the bush and told her everything she had learned from Ye Shen.
"Have you forgotten? The Fatui have been eyeing Nata's Heart of God. To seize it, they even sent their First Executioner, Captain Capitano."
"Although during the Abyssal Crisis before Nata, the Fatui sided with you for their own benefit, and you also considered Capitano a friend because of the cooperative relationship."
She paused, stared sharply at Mavica, and emphasized her tone.
"But things are different now. The crisis in Nata has passed, and the Fatui no longer have any reason to cooperate. It's time to officially launch their plan to seize the Heart of God."
"Do you really think they will be willing to watch the Heart of God remain in your hands?"
To convince Mavica of the reality of the crisis, Alice added:
"I also heard that you had a head-on fight with Capitano a while ago. It was a bloody fight. Is that true?"
Mavica was silent for a moment, but did not deny it.
She did fight Capitano, and the fight was far more intense than outsiders imagined.
"That's true. But what does this have to do with Shao Yun? Although Mr. Capitano is an executive officer of the Fatui, he is also an upright man."
"He clearly said that he wanted to win the heart of God from me in an upright manner and would not resort to schemes or tricks."
"Furthermore, I am confident in my own strength and have the confidence to protect Nata's God's Heart."
In Mavica's opinion, although Capitano is an enemy, he has the dignity of a warrior. This contest for the Heart of God should be a fair duel between her and Capitano.
More importantly, as the God of Fire of Nata, it is her responsibility to protect the Heart of the God, and she has the obligation to bear this responsibility alone.
Seeing that Mavica still insisted on "Capitano's integrity" and "her ability to protect the heart of God", Alice responded by immediately adjusting her words and putting on a savior attitude of "serving the country and the people".
"Mr. Capitano is a gentleman, but he's not the only executive officer of the Fatui!"
"Have you ever considered that if Capitano still fails to obtain the Heart of God from you, will Solstice lose patience and send other executors to Nata?"
"The Queen of Winter isn't someone you'd play house with! Do you think she'd give up Nata's Heart of God just because of Capitano's 'integrity'? Impossible!"
At this point, Alice suddenly raised her voice, using the exaggerated momentum that Sitlari used to scare Olorun, deliberately amplifying the fear.
"What if she sends the 'Doctor'? Even though you've never dealt with the Doctor, you've probably heard of his reputation, right?"
"You've never even heard of his inhumane experimental methods! What if he kidnaps many Nata children to threaten you in order to force you to hand over the Heart of God? Will you hand it over or not?"
"Also! What if he replicates the human bomb crisis in Xumi City and causes panic in the entire Nata? What will you do?"
At this point, Alice put on a look of deep sorrow and continued, "Ms. Mavica, this is no small matter. Do you dare to gamble?"
"Bet Solstice will never send the Doctor?"
Although Mavica had never seen the Fatui's second-in-command in person, she had heard a lot about him from Capitano.
That crazy scientist who treated human life as worthless and was famous for his crazy experiments... She had also heard Capitano talk about this crazy colleague of his.
"This...I really didn't think about this question..." Mavica admitted with her head down.