Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Chapter 892 I Want to Fast Forward

Seeing Kongnu's serious expression, Sue and Paimon exchanged a glance and sat up straight.

Furnessa pulled Navelette over as well.

Once everyone was present, Kong began to recount his experience from the previous night.

In order to make up for the "property loss" that Sue inadvertently caused to Navigette, Sora chose to make amends by "helping Fontaine restore order as soon as possible".

In addition to rescuing the people of Fontainebleau, the team that helped restore order in the city also dealt with a huge hidden danger that they had been unable to address for some time.

Sue and Paimon exchanged a glance and said in unison—

Paimon: "Jacob!"

Su: "That purple man!"

Furina looked left at Paimon, right at Sue, and finally at Kong. "So the correct answer is?"

Kong rubbed his forehead, the serious atmosphere easing considerably. "They're all right."

Paimon added, "Because it's the same bad guy!"

Kong was worried that Jacob, who had been secretly causing trouble in Fontaine, would take advantage of the great flood to launch an attack.

After all, what he said last time revealed that the "master" seemed to have a plan to use the seawater of the fetus to dissolve all the people of Fontainebleau.

Upon hearing the words "primordial waters of the womb" and "dissolve," Funina felt a suffocating sensation reflexively. "Whether it's the laws of nature or that 'master,' they all want to dissolve the people of Fontaine!"

“Master…” Navilette’s expression was grave. “Are you referring to Rene? Is his dangerous society still operating in the shadows? Or has someone entered Gestalt and obtained his dangerous ‘legacy’?”

Kong looked at Navilet, "Navilet, do you know Gestalt?" If that's the case, the one who sank that giant tower to the bottom of the sea and sealed it away is very likely Navilet.

Navelette nodded. "The warrant for Rene's arrest was personally signed by me."

"What?" Funina knew about this, but not in great detail. Now, hearing everyone talking about it, she felt completely confused.

Sue provided Frinina and Navilette with a summary of the background and specific details.

Five hundred years ago, there were four children in the Narcissus Cross: siblings Alain and Marianne, and brothers René and Jacob.

Because of the floods during the Fontaine disaster, the orphanage was disbanded, and the four children were separated and adopted. Several years later, they reunited at the Institute of Natural Philosophy.

Alain, a graduate of the Narcissus Cross College and later a faculty member of the Faculty of Natural Philosophy. Isn't that...?

Funina's eyes widened. "Su, the 'Alan' you mentioned, could it be the famous Mechanical Duke Alan Giyodan?"

Sue nodded and continued the story, "Alain and René were both geniuses, but they ended up on completely different paths."

Both geniuses, who experienced the calamity five hundred years ago, have the idea of ​​using their research to save the people of Fontainebleau.

Alan manufactures clockwork mechanisms and researches special energy sources, generally aiming to pursue a technological path.

Because of Jacob's accident, René began to try dangerous magic similar to human transmutation.

Jacob was infected by the power of the abyss on the verge of death. Not only did he survive, but he also became a powerful abyssal creature with human consciousness.

René sees this as an upgrade and evolution.

Sue added to the story of the unfortunate Carter.

Driven by his will to survive, Carter, who was seriously ill, joined Rene's dangerous experiments as a test subject.

The experiment ultimately failed, and "Carter," turned into mincemeat, became the catalyst for the falling out between Alan and René.

Alan continued his research, Marianne joined the Shadow Court, and Rene led Jacob into a cult.

Navelette got up and took a box from the bookshelf, which contained well-preserved, though yellowed and old, archival documents.

The documents record the numerous crimes committed by a mysterious cult called the Narcissistic Cross.

This centuries-old society was kept very secret, and its members included many social celebrities.

Social elites are fanatically devoted to societies because these societies possess ritualistic magic that "makes humanity more perfect."

Paimon looked completely bewildered. "Make humanity more perfect? ​​What do you mean?"

Navelette explained, "Humans need talent or a long period of learning and practice to master a skill, such as writing or swordsmanship."

"The Narcissus Cross only requires a ceremony to allow participants to easily acquire the skills they have always dreamed of."

Paimon understood. This was an even more powerful and thorough knowledge transfer than the Void Terminal and Canned Knowledge!

Now I can understand why people are so crazy about the Narcissistic Cross.

“But those skills didn’t come out of thin air,” Navelette lowered her eyes, revealing a cruel truth, “they originally belonged to another living human being.”

Paimon and Furness gasped, their faces showing shock.

Was the meaning behind Violet's words... what they thought it meant?

Kong recalled the records he had seen at the "Master's" headquarters—the Tower of Self—and nodded.

Kong: "The method by which the former Great Sage of Sumeru extracted forbidden knowledge was by drawing it from the minds of those mad scholars whose consciousness had penetrated deep into the World Tree."

"The method Rene and Jacob used to extract the skill was to use pure water spirits to dissolve the Fontaine people."

"His targets were mostly members of the Shadow Chaser who had tracked down clues about the Narcissus Cross Society."

Upon hearing about this horrific, cruel, and inhumane event, Paimon and Frynn immediately clung to Sue's arms, seeking warmth and a sense of security.

Su held one in each arm and patted them reassuringly.

Su: "These guys who have no humanity or moral bottom line when it comes to research are really..." They deserve to die.

Rene and Jacob’s actions disgusted her even more than those of the former Great Sage.

Because they deceived and exploited the innocent and naive water sprite Lilith to do evil, and she was even their former headmaster!

He sighed, “Rene and Jacob are not only ruthless to those around them, but also to themselves. No, even more so.”

Even without conclusive evidence, the Shadow Court's investigation and arrests of the Narcissistic Cross Society became increasingly thorough. Ultimately, a major battle erupted between the two sides inside Erinus's body.

Alan's sister, Marianne, was dissolved and separated by Lilith when she was on the verge of death, and eventually became a blue-haired girl who locked herself in her slumber place, and a little pure water fairy named Anne who wanted to save the "princess" from her dream.

“Once one, then separated…” Furnessa clutched the teardrop-shaped sapphire with gold thread embedded in her scarf. “Lilith and Marianne, are they still the same people they once were?”

Did Furina recall something between her and Fucarus?

Su hugged Funina tightly, "Your situation is different from theirs! Funina is Funina! Fukaros... well, Fukaros is also a beautiful gem."

In her understanding, the relationship between Funina and Fukaros was like that of twin sisters.

They were once one, just as identical twins were inseparable before they split into two embryos.

But once they are actually born, no matter how similar they look, they are definitely not the same person.

Lilith and Marianne, on the other hand, represent a fusion, a completion, and then a separation.

Originally limited in intelligence, Lilith gained a brilliant mind and transformed into Anne, a little pure water sprite who was determined to rescue the "princess".

The once strong and brave Marianne became addicted to beautiful illusions and transformed into a blue-haired girl who locked herself in her sleeping quarters.

Strictly speaking, they are actually a combination of Lilith and Marianne, only they have chosen different identities.

As the most orthodox god of life in Teyvat, Navelette largely agrees with Su's understanding and analysis of the existence of special life forms.

Paimon, his eyes darting around, was amazed. Sure enough, Sue's IQ would skyrocket whenever something involved a close friend or relative!

As expected of the greatest sage of Mount Sumeru selected by Naxi Rabbit!