SFS Chapter 141 Operation Crushing the Mechanical Bird
Chapter 141 Operation Crushing the Mechanical Bird
Perhaps thinking of his father's tragedy, Diluc finally nodded silently and agreed to Xu Ning's request.
Xu Ning did not discuss the specific details of the operation with Diluc, after all, if Cole was to be extricated from the Blackfire case, the full cooperation of the Knights of Favonius was required.
How do we get in touch with the Knights of Favonius?
Xu Ning smiled as he watched Amber and Kaiya walk in through the door.
As soon as Amber entered, she saw Kry sitting in the corner and rushed over to grab her, laughing, "This isn't the place for us. I just received a mission from Jean Grey to go to the city to do a search mission. Come with me, and I'll show you around Mondstadt."
Kolei was slightly tempted by these words, but when she saw Kaiya enter after her, she couldn't help but shrink back.
The man's one eye always had an unusual chill whenever it looked at me.
Before Kaiya could even look over, a figure appeared in front of Kolei.
It was Xu Ning who came down from the second floor.
"I wonder if the cavalry captain of the Knights of Favonius will be going with you?"
Xu Ning was looking at Kaiya, but asked about Amber.
Amber waved her hand and said, "He's going to take the cavalry outside the city to search for the mechanical birds. I'm in charge of the city. Let's go!"
Xu Ning smiled and said to Ke Lai, "I've been in Mondstadt for two or three days, and I haven't had a chance to properly see the beautiful scenery. Let's pay the bill and go together!"
Cole nodded slightly.
"No need to pay the bill, it's on me today."
Diluc on the second floor nodded to Charles, indicating that he would take care of all the accounts.
Kaiya gave Xu Ning a deep look, then went upstairs on his own.
As Xu Ning and the other two stepped out the door, Amber couldn't wait to say, "Commander Jean has already drawn sketches of the mechanical birds and distributed them to all members of the Knights Order. Our main task is to collect information on any mechanical birds that may exist within the city."
"When searching, the most important thing is visibility. Let's go to the usual spot..."
Cole: (wДw)!
Ke Lai turned to Xu Ning for help.
Xu Ning scratched his chin and said, "This time I think Amber is right."
"The Fools placed the mechanical birds to lure monsters to disrupt the badminton festival and cause chaos. These things must have been placed in places that are not easily discovered, and high places have always been good hiding spots."
Xu Ning looked at Cole's utterly dejected expression and laughed, "But we can't let those hidden little corners on the ground go unchecked. Amber, you take care of the sky, and Cole and I will take care of the ground. Let's finish the search mission as soon as possible so we can go have some fun."
Cole perked up. "I think this is a good idea!"
Amber's eyes lit up. "Oh, wow, that's exciting! Let's see who finds more!"
An hour later.
Cole crawled out from under a cart, clutching a mechanical bird in his hand.
"Sure enough, there's another one."
Xu Ning told her to put the little thing on the ground and smash it to pieces with a wine gourd.
"The Fools have some really strange thought processes; they even managed to squeeze one in a place like this."
Xu Ning shook his head and took a swig of wine.
Ke Lai patted the dirt off his body expressionlessly. "You could even guess such a secluded place. Your thought process is quite unique."
But why am I always the one doing the work?
Amidst the whistling of the wind wings, Amber descended from the sky, pulling down her goggles. "How many have you found?"
"Three."
"Haha, I found eleven."
Amber chuckled, but then pulled a broken mechanical bird from her small satchel with a bitter expression.
A dart with an owl's eye carved into it is deeply embedded in the back of this mechanical bird.
"However, these last few are all damaged, and we don't know who did it."
Xu Ning glanced at him and knew that the night owl had started working again.
It seems they've already reached an agreement with Kaiya!
"No matter who it is, they should all belong to our side, which at least greatly reduces our workload."
Hearing Xu Ning's words, Amber smiled and nodded, "That's right, let's put it in our bag first!"
Looking at Amber, who seemed to be brimming with energy forever, Cole couldn't help but feel envious.
However, for no apparent reason, Cole suddenly felt as if someone was watching her. She turned her head to look, but found nothing. However, she could sense that the person was over by the huge windmill.
Xu Ning noticed Ke Lai's unusual expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Cole shook his head uncertainly and remained silent.
Amber leaned over curiously. "Are you looking at the windmills? These windmills are important facilities for drawing water from Mondstadt. We rely on them to drink the pure water from Cider Lake."
"Legend has it that the turning of windmills is the trace left by the wind god. If that's the case, then our wind god Barbatos was truly a hardworking and benevolent deity..."
As soon as Amber said that.
Xu Ning spat out a mouthful of wine onto the wall, choking and coughing several times.
Sorry, your joke was a little too funny.
"...Therefore, we will make windmills at the badminton festival to commemorate the wind god and feel the wind god's presence."
Upon hearing Amber's words, Cole sneered, "How could the gods care about mortals? They don't look at anyone except those they have chosen."
Amber had never understood why Cole always had such misunderstandings about the gods, and defended the wind god, saying, "But our gods in Mondstadt are different. It was the wind god Barbatos who blew away the ice and snow, split the mountains, and sowed the grain, so that the early people could live in peace and that we have this Mondstadt where it is spring all year round."
"Let's go, I'm going to let you experience the charm of Mondstadt properly."
Amber strode towards the most bustling part of Mondstadt.
Xu Ning gave Ke Lai an encouraging push, "Go ahead. You can only make accurate judgments about many things by experiencing them firsthand. Whether this world is good or evil to you, use your own eyes and body to feel it for yourself!"
The annual badminton festival usually lasts for about fifteen days.
Whether it's the high ground plaza or outside the city, anywhere with fine wine, delicious food, and joyful laughter is the home ground for the badminton festival.
Before long, Xu Ning's hands and Ke Lai's mouth were stuffed full by Amber.
"Oh, there's a towering contest over there! Let's go!"
Amber grabbed Cole's hand and ran towards the long table set up by the roadside.
What is "stacked high"?
Looking at the mess of ingredients on the table, Cole couldn't figure out how to play with them.
"Stacking things up is one of the most representative activities of the badminton festival! Ahhhhh!"
The uncle in charge of stacking the vendors' goods enthusiastically explained the rules of the game in a super-energetic manner.
"Huh? Stacking ingredients on top of each other, and whoever wins gets to eat all the food piled up for free? What idiot would participate in such a game? Even if they won, they wouldn't eat all this stuff, would they?"
Cole couldn't help but complain, "Ugh, that idiot paid to participate!"
Xu Ning watched Amber enthusiastically pay for Mora and laughed next to Cole, "You probably don't know this, but the strongest player who plays this kind of towering game is the big boss from 'Angel's Gift' just now, Diluc!"
Cole was shocked. "Is that cold-faced cat an idiot too?"