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The lively fairy Airi was quite excited:
"Eh—? Opera? Great, great! Fairies from the Land of Celestial Music love interesting things the most."
Jiang Qiao did not respond, but smiled slightly after feeling that yearning gaze.
"It would be rather unromantic to refuse an invitation from Miss Funina."
"In that case, I cannot refuse your kind offer."
He paid special attention to pronouncing 'Funingna'.
Even in front of Clorinde, Jiang Qiao's attitude towards Funina remained the same—Funina.
However, he also cleverly preserved the image of Funinna as the water goddess that she had tried so hard to maintain.
Although Clarind didn't catch the implied meaning, Furness calmly coughed twice:
"Ahem, let's go then."
(Yay, he agreed!)
Privately, Funina started cheering, though she also had some complaints. She walked up to Jiang Qiao with a serious expression.
"While I understand your admiration for my greatness as a god, there's no need to excessively praise this glory. After all, I'm not such a vain god."
Translation: There's no need to be so disrespectful in front of others. I don't really care about this. —Addendum: I love hearing that, give me more!
"I understand."
Led by Clorind, Jiang Qiao and the fairy Ellie followed Funina out of Momang Palace, which drew cheers from many people in Fontaine.
"Furina seems to be quite popular," the fairy Ellie couldn't help but remark. "She truly is a beloved goddess."
"But this place is really big and magnificent."
The fairy Ellie, following behind, would occasionally drift past the shop, looking very excited.
Jiang Qiao also viewed the city with a critical eye.
Just like Liyue Harbor and Mondstadt, everything in the game is scaled down; their actual size far exceeds Jiang Qiao's perception. Fontaine is no exception.
Compared to the one in the game, this Fontaine City is at least dozens of times larger.
However, the familiar ones are still mostly the same ones.
Although Clarinde was rather serious, perhaps because she was a friend of the Water God, or perhaps because she didn't want to tarnish Fontaine's reputation, she briefly acted as a guide, patiently explaining and introducing things to Jiang Qiao and the other person:
"Next, we will take a railboat to Iriye Island, where the Opicclay Opera House is located."
Of course—soon more professional guides appeared, such as the guide boat's guide, Ofini.
"Lady Furna, Miss Clorinde."
Although she seemed somewhat lazy when facing most people, Ophelia became a little more serious when looking at these two heavyweight passengers.
Sitting next to Jiang Qiao, Funina reverted to her usual flamboyant self:
"It's alright. These two are my friends. Please introduce the beauty of Fontaine to my important guests as you would to other visitors."
"Ah, okay..."
"Dear passengers, our destination for this voyage is the Opizke Opera House..."
Although she was a little reserved at first, Ofini, as a seasoned tour guide, quickly got into the role, talking eloquently about the scenery along the way and all sorts of things—of course, her enthusiasm was on a completely different level from how she dealt with that blond idiot and the UFO.
With Furina and Claurind overseeing her, Ofini displayed her full tour guide skills, making one wonder if she was aiming for the top spot in sales this month.
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“Fontaine is such a magical place.” Gazing at the many Water Cubes suspended in the distance, the fairy Ellie, leaning on the railing of the guide ship, exclaimed repeatedly. “Hey, I bet if I, being so silly, knew about the scenery here, I would definitely regret it.”
"Hmph, of course! After all, Fontaine is led by me, the Goddess of Water, the Goddess of Justice, and the Queen of All Waters, All Directions, All Peoples, and All Laws. Even among the Seven Kingdoms, Fontaine is arguably the most outstanding!"
Funina hummed, her hands folded and her posture exuding aristocratic manners. She was quite proud—in this respect, this 'substitute' water goddess had no objections. Although she felt that playing the role of the water goddess was a thankless and arduous task, this substitute water goddess truly loved this land and the people who lived on it.
That's why she was able to keep going.
Of course, despite her pride, Funina couldn't hide her curiosity:
"By the way, who is this silly me?"
"I'm just a silly person."
The innocent-looking fairy Ellie displayed her superb skills in writing nonsense, leaving Funina speechless for a moment—who knows who this silly me you're talking about is?
Riddlers who beat around the bush are so annoying! It's decided, from now on I'll add a new clause to Fontaine's laws... Speaking in riddles is a crime! Talking nonsense is also a crime! And a capital offense!!!
Although this charge may be somewhat absurd, the people of Fontaine are probably already used to it, after all, their god is indeed an 'absurd god'.
"Dear passengers, this flight is about to arrive at Iriye Island."
"Oh, so that's the Opikley Opera House! It looks magnificent!"
'Heh heh~ Surprised? I was the one who advocated for its construction!' Funina was even more smug, unable to hide her smile.
There wasn't much to be proud of in this arduous task, except for the Opiclie Opera House and the fact that she had invited Navigette to serve as the Supreme Judge of Fontaine. These were the two things that made Furness most proud.
Leaving the latter aside, the former, the Opikley Opera House, is quite popular with the people of Fontainebleau, and is almost always sold out when it opens.
The reason her reputation as a water goddess has remained relatively stable, besides the extravagant performances over the years, is largely because the Opizley Opera House has indeed brought immense spiritual wealth to the people of Fontainebleau.
"Hey, what do you think?" Funina looked at Jiang Qiao beside her, quite concerned.
This guy reminds me of Navisette—of course, that's alright, having dealt with one Navisette, another one won't hurt. What really upset Fryna was that Jiang Qiao hadn't offered any comments or opinions on the scenery of Fontainebleau or even the Opicclay Opera House. Fryna, who cared about this 'only confidante,' naturally wanted some feedback... well, praise would be even better!
"It's magnificent. This opera house is of extraordinary significance, both in terms of economic benefits and spiritual wealth." Jiang Qiao smiled and gave a relatively objective evaluation, having seen through her thoughts. Of course, Fu Ningna was completely bewildered by this evaluation. Although she had ruled for five hundred years, she, as the water goddess, was actually a semi-hands-off manager in the Mo Mang Palace. Many things were handled by her subordinates and even by Na Vilet.
As for things like economics and spiritual wealth... baba baba.
Of course—if Jiang Qiao were to give a more concise assessment of this building, it would probably be… a wonder.
"If this had not been built by misappropriating land, its significance would have been even greater."
"cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Funina coughed, looking embarrassed and glancing around nervously.
While the Opicclay Opera House is indeed one of her masterpieces, its construction was not without its problems.
For example, this place was originally intended as a new relocation site for the School of Natural Philosophy, but she turned it into this opera house with a wave of her hand at the time.
While the decision wasn't exactly wrong in retrospect, it did make this absurd water god somewhat... in the eyes of some scholars in Fontainebleau.
"Don't worry about it, this building is still of great significance to Fontaine overall."
After all, in most people's eyes, an entertainment facility for leisure is indeed more popular than a research facility, isn't it?
Moreover, the responsibility of this opera house is not merely to stage farces.
"We've arrived at our station."
Claude spoke first, then disembarked first, followed by the others who also stepped off the railboat.
Furnessa's popularity is undeniable; even a brief appearance is enough to deter the people of Fontaine from coming. Fortunately, the Court of Justice and the Court of Shadows have extensive experience in dealing with such situations and have arranged for a security force to handle them.
"Wow, there are so many coins in this fountain!" The fairy Ellie floated curiously to the fountain in front of the Opiclie Opera House and looked at the stone tablet above it. "Dew...Fountain."
"This is where all the waters of Fontaine converge. According to Fontaine's ancient tradition, newlyweds will toss coins into the Dew Point Fountain to pray for a happy and fulfilling life."
"What about Vasher?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiao stopped in her tracks.
“Washe? What Washe?!” Funina asked, puzzled.
"Just a rat that preys on innocent young girls."
Fairy Aili didn't doubt what Jiang Qiao said; on the contrary, she shouted indignantly:
"Oh? Targeting a beautiful girl? That rat is really wicked."
"Excuse me, excuse me!"
A loud, carefree voice rang in her ears. Jiang Qiao, who was not unfamiliar with the voice, fixed her gaze on it and immediately saw a beautiful young lady in a gorgeous dress walking towards her, carrying a parasol with a black exterior and yellow interior, and with a head of beautiful yellow waves.
"The young lady of the Rose Society?" Fu Ningna glanced at her, somewhat surprised.
She is quite close to the people and is familiar with most of the people in Fontaine—at least the major powers. After all, her intelligence department is not just for show, especially since the Rose Society has done a lot of good things in White Pine Town.
"Lady Funina, I'm sorry, I wasn't looking for you."
"Huh—?" Funina's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
Although she admits that she may not be associated with the word 'majesty' in the eyes of the people of Fontainebleau, this is going too far!
Many people want to see me but don't have the chance on ordinary days!
"Ahem, how dare you! Are you disrespecting the gods?! To defy the water god is a grave offense!"
In order to save face as the water goddess, the somewhat disgruntled Funina immediately put on an angry expression.
However, Sister Yellow Bean—Navia—was not intimidated at all and calmly retorted: