"What? You've already handled the Stormterror issue?" Jean had originally planned to ask for their help.
Who knew, after introductions were made, Alex and Lumine directly told her that Stormterror would no longer rampage.
Even Lisa, standing nearby, lightly massaged her forehead, showing her surprise: "Oh my, I didn't expect you two to be such exceptional children. You truly are impressive."
"Speaking of which, the winds around here have indeed started to calm down considerably," Jean mused softly, then addressed everyone: "In that case, the task I need to entrust to you will have to change."
Lisa then added: "Although you've resolved the source, Stormterror, the elemental flow and ley line circulation around Mondstadt are still like a tangled ball of yarn, very chaotic."
Even though the Stormterror problem was solved, many lingering issues remained.
Jean, at this moment, clutched her chest: "If not for these interferences, the Knights of Favonius would have better ways to help you than a missing persons report."
Afterward, everyone brought up the abandoned temples of the Four Winds.
Then, the plan was to go to three of them to break the flow of power.
So, in the end, it was still unavoidable to go to three Domains? He didn't want to tag along again. Lumine alone was enough.
Hearing their plan and that they intended to include him, Alex immediately waved his hand: "I won't go… I have something I'd like to discuss with Acting Grand Master Jean privately, if that's alright?"
Jean nodded, then looked at the others: "That's fine. Kaeya, Lisa, Amber, and Traveler, you all should depart now!"
Watching them slowly leave Jean's office, Alex cleared his throat, then pulled out the lyre of the heavens from his backpack.
"Regarding the lyre of the heavens, actually… I stole it."
"I also heard about the lyre of the heavens," Jean seemed a little surprised. The Knights of Favonius had suspected it too.
But in the end, they were the first to rule out Alex, who had just arrived in Mondstadt.
Because that morning, they discovered a Domain in Wolvendom had been unsealed.
After investigating and going inside, it was full of various traces of battle.
There was a lot of Hydro element residue among them. With a little deduction, they understood his itinerary.
It was probably that he went to Wolvendom at night, spent time deciphering, and fought for a long time, which coincided with the time the lyre of the heavens was stolen.
Therefore, Alex had a perfect alibi and was the first to be ruled out.
"Haha, that joke isn't funny. You helped us retrieve the lyre of the heavens, didn't you?" Jean smiled slightly.
"I stole it," Alex still said honestly.
"Alright, I understand. But thank you for returning the lyre of the heavens to us," Jean took the lyre of the heavens into her hands.
She still couldn't help but ask: "So, why exactly did you 'steal' the lyre of the heavens?"
Alex said, taking out the corrupted blood he had obtained.
"Look at this lyre, Jean, what's the difference compared to before?" Alex didn't explain directly but let Jean see for herself.
Jean looked at the lyre. She saw that the lyre of the heavens Alex handed her indeed had changed significantly from before, though she hadn't seen it in a long time.
At this moment, the strings of the lyre of the heavens were even emitting a faint glow.
Although Jean didn't pay much attention to or look at the lyre of the heavens, she knew that the last time she saw the lyre, it had no energy at all and was dull, no different from an ordinary lyre.
After careful observation, Jean finally said: "The lyre seems to have a… rejuvenated feeling."
"Wow, I also think the lyre looks very rejuvenated," Alex praised Jean in her original outfit.
Ever since it was censored, he had almost forgotten that Jean, even when fully covered, still showed a lot of cleavage, and one could clearly see the unfathomable abyss-like cleavage.
Hearing Alex's compliment, Jean reacted: "Thank you, but… I was talking about the lyre of the heavens."
Afterward, Alex began to explain in detail how to use it, that the power of the lyre's music could soothe Dvalin, and only this way could the corrupted blood be stably removed from Dvalin's back.
And this corrupted blood, also exploited by an Abyss Mage, was the very evil thing that was corrupting Dvalin's mental will.
After understanding the whole story, Jean said: "Dvalin, the Dragon of the East among the Four Winds. I never understood the reason for his betrayal. But if he was afflicted by corrupted blood during the war to protect Mondstadt many years ago, and then, after awakening, was corrupted by an Abyss Mage, then he truly would become helpless."
"But these words, the Acting Grand Master can absolutely not say publicly… Due to the diplomatic pressure from the Fatui, the Knights of Favonius find it difficult to openly express goodwill towards Stormterror, as that would be interpreted as indulgence and inaction. So, thank you for discussing this with me privately," Jean finished, giving Alex a kind smile.
"So this lyre of the heavens…" Alex paused at this point.
Jean smiled slightly, understandingly saying: "Don't worry, I'll help you resolve this matter. I will not publicly say that you stole the lyre of the heavens."
"In fact, because of the lyre of the heavens, you were able to resolve Dvalin's problem so well, we are nothing but grateful," Jean's tone paused at the end: "However… if you steal something again next time, I can't guarantee I'll help you resolve it."
"Hehe, no, no more. After all, stealing the lyre of the heavens was an emergency, there was no other way, you know ~" Alex scratched the back of his head.
"Hmm, next time if you need anything, you can come directly to the Knights of Favonius to find us. We will provide you with assistance," Jean finally guaranteed.
"Okay, then I'll be going if there's nothing else. I won't disturb you," Alex said, greeting her and preparing to leave.
Jean nodded, then said to Alex, who was about to push the door open: "Hmm, the Knights of Favonius welcomes your visit. Also, once they've resolved the issue with the abandoned temples, you and Lumine should come back here again."
Alex's hand on the doorknob suddenly paused, and he turned his head: "Ah, just Lumine alone should be enough, right? I actually don't want the Honorary Kni—"
"You come too!" Jean's voice was firm, although she didn't know why he guessed it quite accurately.
"Alright," Alex couldn't refuse Jean's kindness and directly compromised.
After all, he found it very difficult to refuse requests or matters from the people he knew in allogene.
Afterward, Alex, having nothing else to do, wanted to go to Cat's Tail Tavern to play Genius Invokation TCG.
Even if no one there was his opponent, he still wanted to play with them, as Genius Invokation TCG was also a game of luck. He still had a chance to lose.
Saying this, Alex prepared to take out three healer character cards and play weakly with them.
But the three healers didn't consume any dice at all. He just had to stall rounds with them, and he always played until his hand was empty.
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