bookbashuk Chapter 1064: A Frustration
Chapter 1064: A Frustration
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After a while, in Fontaine, Momang Palace, and Villette's office.
Behind the desk, the Water Dragon King "Navilette" was still wearing the meticulous uniform of the judge, holding a feather pen at his fingertips, and was concentrating on reviewing the pile of documents.
Suddenly, his hand holding the pen paused slightly, and a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed in his deep blue eyes.
Another existence whose strength should not be underestimated is approaching here.
Villette sighed inaudibly, put down her quill, and pressed her knuckles against her brow.
Why is it that every time he is concentrating on handling government affairs, someone always comes to disturb him?
It used to be Funina, and now it’s someone else. My office is not a vegetable market!
"Please come in, Ms. Alice." His eyes were still on the open files, and he continued to process the documents as he spoke.
Alice outside the door just raised her hand to knock on the door, but when she heard this, she withdrew her action and a playful smile appeared on her face.
She pushed open the door and said with a hint of teasing, "I didn't expect Mr. Villette to be so perceptive. You recognized me the moment I walked to the door."
Only then did Villette put down the documents, looked up at her, and spoke in a calm tone.
"After all, Ms. Alice is a highly regarded figure on the continent of Teyvat. Your aura is too unique to go unnoticed."
He did his best and didn't waste any time on small talk. He went straight to the point and looked at Alice calmly.
"Tell me, what brings you here to see me?"
Alice put away her joking expression, took a deep breath, and chose her words carefully.
After a moment, she took a half step forward, looked directly into Villette's eyes, and said straight to the point: "Then I won't beat around the bush. What do you think of Shao Yun?"
When Villette heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but then he regained his composure.
Alice suddenly asked this question, I need to think about it!
Then, Villette said politely, "As far as I'm concerned, he's a good person."
Actually, Villette said this very tactfully. After all, the other person indirectly helped him revive the dragon clan, so he was a great benefactor!
When Alice heard Villette's evaluation, she sneered, with undisguised sarcasm in her tone, and counted off the numbers on her fingers as if she were counting her treasures.
"He's a good person? You mean he burned churches, enslaved women, killed demons, and even sacrificed civilians? And you actually think he's a good person despite all that?"
Villette listened quietly, her lavender eyes calm, but a subtle ripple arose in her heart.
In his opinion, what Alice said was too "childish".
He raised his eyes to look at Alice, his tone still calm, but with a hint of subtle rebuttal.
"Ms. Alice, what you said may not be uncommon in Fontaine."
After all, in Fontainebleau, a righteous country known far and wide for its "beast" rate being higher than its birth rate, these things are commonplace!
"In Mellow Petersburg, there are prisoners imprisoned for burning houses to defraud insurance.
"As for the enslavement of women... Isn't the kidnapping of innocent girls by Vashé during those twenty years even more heinous than the 'enslavement' you mentioned?"
"As for killing the demon god..." There was a slight fluctuation in Villette's tone.
"If the Seven Dragon Kings could regain their ancient dragon power, attack Sky Island, and revive the Nibelungen, wouldn't that be a great thing?"
“And sacrificing civilians…” He thought of the past of the Narcissus Cross Society, and his eyes darkened.
"Nachsen Cruz intended to merge all the Fontaine people into one 'individual' to combat the prophesied disaster. If Ying hadn't risked her life to stop him, the consequences would have been disastrous."
After these words, Villette remained seated at the table, her tone calm, but each word clear. In Fontaine, a land where sin and redemption intertwine, the "crime" Alice mentioned was not truly earth-shattering.
Compared to these guys, Shao Yun stood there like a Buddha...
(Of course, Trevor is also a Buddha...)
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Finally, there was a hint of sarcasm in Villette's tone.
"If these were the only charges, well... I'd have thought it was something worth making a big fuss about."
Alice was so angry at his nonchalant attitude that she gritted her teeth, put her hands on her hips, and her voice suddenly rose.
"I'm talking about serious matters! Can you please be serious?"
"I'm serious." Navrette raised her eyes and said calmly and objectively, "But I really don't think these things are that big of a deal."
Alice looked at his stubborn attitude and became furious. She took a step forward and spoke in a threatening tone.
"You'll regret this! If you indulge someone like this, big problems will arise sooner or later!"
Violet looked at her tense appearance, as if she were a battle maniac who had lost her mind, and warned her lightly, "You want to attack Shao Yun? I can only say that you have gone crazy."
"The world is about to be destroyed! How can I just sit back and watch?" Alice stiffened her neck, her attitude extremely stubborn. "Shao Yun must die! Only by getting rid of him can we avoid disaster!"
That Villette frowned, unable to understand her logic.
What was the inevitable connection between the destruction of the world and the killing of Shao Yun? He even began to seriously consider whether he should ask Xigwen to come over and examine this lady.
Could it be that he accidentally drank Funina's bath water and his brain became confused?
(Funina's fervent fans chanted: "We must drink three hundred cups at the party!")
"The world is about to be destroyed. What we should do is save the world, not keep staring at Shao Yun."
Villette's tone was a little colder, which exposed Alice's inner desire to save the world and actually seek revenge.
"You are putting the cart before the horse. This is outrageous!"
At this moment, Alice had completely lost her previous composure and started yelling at Villette, acting like a shrew.
"Shao Yun is a complete disaster! Don't think that just because he helped you, you can think he is not a threat! He is a time bomb!"
Then, speaking as fast as Maxim, she counted the so-called "evil deeds" one by one on her fingers.
"Was the Wind God Barbatos good to him? He treated him to drinks and gave him enhanced wind wings. He was very sincere, right? What was the result?"
"He killed the Wind God! The remaining wind field above Mondstadt is proof!"
"Did the Rock God Morax treat him badly? What was the result? He trained Tianquan Xing Ningguang like a dog and turned her into a 'Star Fury'!"
"Thunder God 'Baalzebul'..."
Speaking of the second generation Thor, Alice really couldn't think of it. After all, killing Ying was indeed a bit beyond her expectations... However, she still had to try her best to fabricate a crime!
"Well, she's an exception. But that fox, Yae Shinko, was kind enough to him, right? And what happened? He kneaded her like dough, showing no mercy at all!"
"And there's the Grass God Buyer. He was so 'innocent' and 'kind', he treated him well, didn't he? In the end, wasn't he nearly killed by him?"
The more Villette listened, the tighter his brows furrowed, and at the end, he even opened his mouth slightly.
There's no need to call Sigwen. She's really crazy. I'm afraid even increasing the dosage of the medicine won't save her.
Then he took a deep breath, suppressed the absurd feeling in his heart, and pointed to the office door.
"I find you unreasonable. Please leave my office."
When Alice heard that Villette had ordered them to leave, her eyes instantly turned cold, narrowed dangerously, and her voice was as low as a typhoon brewing a storm.
"So, you're going to stand against me?"
Villette continued to sit upright, but beneath her calm appearance lay a suppressed irritation.
"I only know that you've gone crazy, and nothing you say is worth listening to."
"Bang!" Alice slammed the desk in front of him, and the solid wooden tabletop made a dull sound.
She roared, "We want to kill Shao Yun, not Ying! What good will it be for you to protect him?!"
Villette waved her hands violently, her annoyance evident.
"The hatred between the Dragon Clan and the Seven Worldly Rulers is a long-standing one, and you are not unaware of it. Mr. Shao Yun killed those thieves who stole the power of the Ancient Dragons. This is a good thing for me and the entire Dragon Clan!"
Alice seemed to have caught a flaw and immediately asked, "What about Finina? Isn't she one of the Seven Rulings of the Earthly Realm? Do you hate her too?"
"shut up!"
When Villette heard that Alice was involved in "Funina", the orphan entrusted to her by "Fukaros", she suddenly slammed the table and stood up. Her tall figure, with a majestic pressure, instantly overshadowed Alice's momentum.
"'Fukaros' is dead..." He spoke each word with unquestionable determination in his voice, "The one who is alive now is the human Furninna!"
He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging emotions, but still maintaining a stern aura: "I admit, I hate the Seven Gods, and I hate those who steal our power."
"But in the end, it was Fukaros who returned the power of the ancient dragons to me. And..."
He paused, his eyes swept across Fontaine outside the window, and his tone became a little gentler.
"I love the humans here, I love Melusin, and I love everything about Fontaine. Including the water dragon lizard clan. Funina is a part of Fontaine, this is my answer!"
The office fell into silence in an instant, and the air pressure around Villette was frighteningly low.
Five hundred years was enough time to smooth out many edges, and Villette's hatred for Fukaros had long since faded, not to mention that she was already dead.
When a person dies, all is over. Besides, from the very beginning, Fucaros had been planning to return the power of the ancient dragon to him.
This openness gave him no reason to hold on to past hatred.
Seeing that Villette was determined and refused to budge, Alice knew that it was hopeless to win him over, so she uttered a harsh word before leaving.
"You will regret this! In the end, everything you tried so hard to protect will be destroyed by Shao Yun one by one!"
Navrette looked at her paranoid back and warned, "Crazyness has led you to obsession. Stop it as soon as possible."
Alice didn't look back or respond, but turned and left angrily. The sound of her high heels hitting the ground echoed in the empty corridor, carrying suppressed anger.
Walking out of Momang Palace, the afternoon sun fell on Alice's face.
Her face was slightly grim as she cursed softly, "Damn it! This Water Dragon King is so short-sighted! Damn it, damn it!"
After a setback with Villette, the only ones left were the God of Fire and the God of Ice, two of the Seven Lords of the Earth.
"I hope these two can show me some respect," she thought to herself, a glimmer of anticipation igniting in her heart. "It would be best if the God of Fire could side with me. With the advantage of fighting on home turf, my chances of killing Shao Yun would be much greater."
At this time, in the Momang Palace, as soon as Alice disappeared at the door, Villette pulled out a blank piece of letter paper from the drawer.
He picked up the quill, dipped it in ink, and slowly wrote at the beginning of the letter: "To Mr. Tacitus Kilgore..."
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The office returned to its previous silence, with only the sound of pens scratching across paper.