"Oh, right, I read your Mondstadt Story, Act III."
Furina suddenly spoke.
Act II of the novel had just been released a few days prior.
Simultaneously with Act II's release, Act III had already been delivered to the Steam Bird Newspaper.
At that time, Furina had already read the story of Act III.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Qiu wasn't surprised that Furina had read Act III; he knew about Furina's intelligence capabilities.
What surprised him was why Furina would bring it up now?
"According to the intelligence I've gathered, your Act III might not be a prophecy anymore."
"The Anemo God has already resolved the Dragon Disaster problem," Furina said.
"Oh?" Lin Qiu was startled. If someone else actively changed the future, it wouldn't be strange, but this was a slacker.
The slacker actually wasn't slacking anymore? He actually started working proactively?
Oh no, oh no, the sky is changing! Could it be that the Heavenly Principles are waking up?
He never would have thought that Venti's rare moment of diligence was only to get one over on him.
However, this time Venti truly succeeded in backstabbing him.
Lin Qiu was about to release the Act III story and Jean's Story Quest.
In his conversation with Furina, he had already learned that Venti had resolved the Dragon Disaster.
Since the Dragon Disaster was already resolved, Act III could no longer be considered a prophecy of the future; it was more like a historical account of how the problem was solved.
For the Mondstadters, this would lessen the surprise of having the future spoiled.
If it was just about the plot itself, the only explosive moment was when Venti poured out his heart.
Jean's Story Quest was also just the daily routine of the Knights of Favonius.
The greatest use of this story might be to reduce Jean's work pressure. Oh, right, it could also make some Mondstadters feel guilty.
When the Mondstadters saw how exhausted Jean was for them, at least they wouldn't bother Jean with trivial matters anymore.
Furina looked at Lin Qiu with curiosity, her heterochromatic eyes reflecting his figure.
Her big eyes blinked, looking adorable, and she asked, "Didn't you predict this future?"
Lin Qiu was helpless. How could I predict the future? I just know more information than others. My foresight is mainly about information asymmetry.
However, I can't prophesy, but I understand you all. Since Venti resolved the Dragon Disaster early, he should find another way to give out the Gnosis later.
"Because after people know the future, they always seek to change it."
"So, some deviation is very reasonable."
Furina nodded, seemingly understanding yet not.
It doesn't matter if you understand or not, just believe it!
He even knew the secret that she wasn't the Hydro Archon, so what was there not to believe?
"Oh, right, the Fatui took the Anemo God's Gnosis."
"Will they still take other gods' Gnoses?"
Furina asked the question she cared about most.
She considered herself a false god and had no Gnosis at all.
And if she were attacked by the Fatui, being powerless, she would probably be even more pitiful than the acting Venti.
"Yes, they will still come for yours," Lin Qiu said with a mischievous smile.
"There's a super bad, super powerful Fatui, codenamed The Knave."
"She's about to come to Fontaine to attack you and try to steal your Gnosis."
"She's super terrifying, powerful, with cold eyes."
"She'll come all the way from Snezhnaya to Fontaine with a watermelon knife, without even blinking!"
Lin Qiu said this just to scare little Furina.
Logically, The Knave should be in Snezhnaya right now.
He didn't expect that because he, the Prophet, appeared in Fontaine, The Knave was already on her way, riding a horse.
Now he truly became a Prophet.
"Ah? Then… what should I do?" Furina was scared.
She absolutely couldn't be robbed. Once the Fatui came to rob her, they would discover that she had no Gnosis at all.
At that time, the fact that she wasn't the Hydro Archon would be exposed.
"Don't worry, aren't I still here?"
He had already converted his emotion value into strength.
Because he took the mage route, it mainly boosted his stamina and elemental mastery.
Lin Qiu patted Furina's ahoge.
"Thank you, Qiu."
Furina breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, right, Lin Qiu was still here.
He could predict the future, so how could anything go wrong?
"You're welcome."
She completely forgot that her fear just now was caused by Lin Qiu scaring her, and she was still thanking him.
To this, Lin Qiu could only say: when there's danger, I am your umbrella.
But when there's no danger, I am the biggest danger, ehe.
Lin Qiu calmed Furina down, but Furina still remembered The Knave's name at this moment.
She developed a fear of this unseen Fatui.
At this moment, The Knave was still on her way to Fontaine, riding a horse.
It was just as well that The Knave didn't know, otherwise she would really want to beat Lin Qiu up.
Originally, she would only be feared and wary if she took the risk of attacking the Hydro Archon.
Now, she hadn't even attacked yet, and she's already being blamed?
On this point, her colleague, La Signora, deeply empathized.
I clearly did nothing, yet I'm still blamed for everything.
The book says I cursed the Knights of Favonius and stole the skyward harp, but I didn't do any of that!
She didn't know yet that once Act III was released, even if the Gnosis wasn't in hand, she would still be blamed for trying to steal it.
Speaking of La Signora, she was a bit depressed right now because she had just finished reading 'The Chapter of the Singing Immortal.'
This story was so good, so good that even La Signora, as a hater, felt some of Venti's charm.
But while feeling the charm, she was also very angry.
If the Anemo God could also play the Song of the Sky for me, would I still have walked this path? Why didn't he grant me liberation?
She didn't have the omniscient perspective and didn't know that Venti also had his difficulties.
La Signora angrily threw the book to the ground.
Now the Fatui were unable to move freely in Mondstadt, so she could only read books here.
As a result, the story in this book made her so depressed; nothing was going her way!
Most importantly, the story in the book also mirrored her!
Wasn't she also bound by 'the past'?
To be honest, La Signora could no longer remember anything about her past.
What was my personality? What were my habits? Who am I?
All of these were completely forgotten.
But even if she forgot everything, she was still bound.
Because she remembered being called 'the Witch'…
Can I, who also abandoned 'the present,' still move towards 'the future'?
As 'the Witch,' I suppose there's no chance…
"Lady La Signora, something terrible has happened!" The Lei Ying Warlock rushed into the room to report.
Hearing this, La Signora's blood pressure rose a few points. What terrible thing happened again?
Will anything good ever happen?
"Speak!"
The Lei Ying Warlock quickly reported.
"We just received Act III of the novel from Fontaine."
"The book says that we, the Fatui, stole the Anemo God's Gnosis!"
"What!?" La Signora was startled.
Although they indeed wanted to steal the Gnosis, if it was exposed before they even got it, wouldn't everything be ruined?
"Damn it, damn it! Damn you, Qiu Cheng!"
La Signora angrily stomped on the book that had fallen to the ground a few more times.
She was completely venting her anger on the book as if it were Lin Qiu.
"I really wish I could replace The Knave and go to Fontaine!"
"I'd burn you to ashes!"
After venting for a while, La Signora calmed down.
"Sigh, go buy me another one…"
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Character Voice Line · La Signora: About the Past
"The past? Knowing my past is meaningless, because I never needed salvation, never…"