Xavier was speechless; he regretted saying that and wished he had just whispered a few words to Neuvillette.
"Silence!"
Neuvillette shouted "Silence!" again, but this time it didn't seem to have much effect.
Everyone was truly shocked by Xavier's words and became incredibly motivated.
After a moment of thought, Neuvillette made a decision: "I believe the proposal given by Mr. Xavier has no issues."
"And besides the court's judicial personnel, at least one person from outside the system must be invited to accompany them, to prove its authenticity."
Everyone was surprised that Neuvillette had actually offered official slots.
One of the merchants, who looked very wealthy, raised his hand and shouted, "Lord Neuvillette, I am a building material dealer in Fontaine; I believe I possess a certain status and reputation, making me the most suitable to go!"
The others clenched their fists; this guy reacted too quickly.
"Let me go, I'm specifically in charge of diplomacy!"
"No, you must let me go, I've been to many countries and have a very broad perspective…"
Everyone argued like a bustling market, all wanting to secure this slot.
Meanwhile, Klinger was already sweating profusely, starting to consider how to resolve the current problem.
If Xavier could truly take others to another world, then he would be equivalent to falsely accusing him.
"Ms. Furina, who do you think should be invited?"
Neuvillette didn't pay attention to these people; instead, he looked towards Furina.
Furina was both surprised and happy.
She placed her hands on her hips and walked back and forth a couple of steps.
"Hmm~ If you ask me about this first slot, it absolutely must go to Navia."
Navia covered her mouth with her hand and happily said, "Furina, I knew you were the best to me!"
Their private relationship was very good, and many people knew about this, so of course, there were many protests from below.
"No, you are inviting good friends; this won't serve as a witness at all!"
"Exactly, this is backdoor dealing, it's unfair!"
Neuvillette shouted, "Silence!"
"Ms. Furina, please briefly explain why you wish to invite Miss Navia. If the reason is not justified, I will reject it."
Even with Neuvillette saying this, Furina wasn't flustered at all.
Her silly little brain worked exceptionally well at this moment.
"It's very simple, because Navia is the President of the Spina di Rosula; both her reputation and status are clearly quite suitable."
"Another point is that Navia has always been skeptical about public trials, which means she has always been fulfilling a supervisory role."
"Given that, there shouldn't be anyone more suitable for this slot than Navia, right?"
Furina's words left everyone speechless; it seemed there was no way to refute her.
How could someone who has always been at odds with Fontaine's judicial system help them falsify something?
"After deliberation, Ms. Furina's proposal has been approved."
Neuvillette said he deliberated, but in reality, he just considered it for a moment himself.
And what Navia had said before was also an implication, which was that Furina had to explain it well, not just casually, otherwise, if you take Navia, it would be difficult for me.
Indeed, even if they didn't meet much normally, he still doted on Furina very much.
"If that's the case, then you must also take my sister and me!"
Seeing Navia get a slot, Lyney also shouted loudly.
Xavier's eyes lit up; he didn't expect Lyney to be so proactive, it seemed he should give him this opportunity.
Neuvillette asked, "Mr. Lyney, what is your reason?"
Lyney said confidently, "Lord Neuvillette, I believe you know that I am the greatest magician in Fontaine; I possess extremely keen observation skills and can capture details that ordinary people cannot."
Lynette, expressionless, added, "Lord Neuvillette, I have always been responsible for his aftermath and support."
This sentence was highly valuable, meaning that if Lyney ever ran into any trouble, Lynette could clean up his mess…
This time, Neuvillette only thought for a brief second, then loudly declared, "Approved!"
Now that three slots had been secured, the remaining people became even more excited.
"I want to go too."
"Mr. Xavier, please, you must let me go. As long as you let me go, I will agree to any conditions you propose."
Some people even started pleading with Xavier, because they knew Xavier was the key to going to Blue Star.
At this moment, Neuvillette considered an extremely important matter and turned to Xavier, asking:
"Mr. Xavier, assuming your ability to travel between two worlds is true, are there any limitations?"
Xavier truthfully replied, "There are corresponding slot limitations. I don't have many slots left right now; I can only take four at most."
After all, he had used quite a few last time in Inazuma and Mondstadt, so Xavier now only had the last 4 slots remaining.
Three had already been lost, leaving only one slot left.
"In that case, the slots are locked!"
Neuvillette's words saddened everyone; they didn't expect the slots to run out so quickly.
Charlotte, next to Navia, was also very disappointed.
She had originally wanted to actively contend for this slot, but Lyney was faster.
Seeing some people disappointed, Xavier comforted them, "Everyone, don't worry, there will actually be more slots later, and if there's an opportunity, I will definitely invite you over."
Although he said "you all," Xavier's gaze clearly fell on Charlotte.
Charlotte was incredibly surprised; it seemed she still had a good chance!
Including Neuvillette, the Chief Justice, the four slots were now full.
"Court adjourned, evidence collection!"
Neuvillette brought down the gavel, having already decided the fate of this trial.
Klinger, on the other hand, looked mournful; he probably guessed what his outcome would be.
After the trial ended, Xavier waited in the lounge for the others to arrive.
Xavier found his treatment quite good; even in the trial lounge, there was good tea to drink.
"Xavier, you're really unlucky, how did you encounter something like this as soon as you arrived in Fontaine?"
At this moment, Furina suddenly ran in, teasing Xavier.
"Don't even mention it, I wanted to do good deeds, but I didn't expect to be framed instead."
Just thinking about this made Xavier very angry; he would beat that guy up sooner or later.
Oh, and his brother too!
"Mr. Xavier, thank you so much for being willing to give us this slot!"
Lyney and Lynette also walked in, immediately thanking him.
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