"What's wrong with this kid?"
"It's one thing that he's not scared facing so many of us, but he even looks happy?"
At this moment, the Thief Leader was a bit bewildered.
According to his expectations, the young man opposite should have been trembling, too terrified to even speak properly.
But the reality was that there was no fear on the young man's face; instead, he seemed to welcome the arrival of the Treasure Hoarders.
This immediately stumped the Thief Leader.
They were the Treasure Hoarders!
Big brother, do you not respect this profession at all?
We surrounded you four, not the other way around.
The Thief Leader gritted his teeth and said, enraged, "This is too much! They don't even put our Treasure Hoarders in their eyes!"
"I think you… I think you need help, right?"
The Thief Leader originally wanted to say, 'I think you're tired of living,' but the words were on his lips, and he forcibly changed them.
For no other reason than this:
The white-haired little girl beside the young man sensed something amiss. She stepped forward, shielding the young man behind her.
Immediately after, the girl's wrist flicked, and a Sword appeared.
At the same time, she muttered, "Flowing endlessly… ceaseless…"
Watching the pure white light illuminate the girl's body, the Treasure Hoarders finally realized the little girl was a Cryo Vision user.
Seeing this scene, the Treasure Hoarders didn't dare to breathe, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Because across the continent of Teyvat, Vision users are few and far between, and their abilities should not be underestimated.
However, before the girl could make a move, the seemingly unremarkable Shiba Inu beside her moved first.
It had a katana in its mouth, no one knew when it got there, and then it charged straight into the crowd.
With a clatter and clang, all the shovels in the Treasure Hoarders' hands were struck away by the dog's katana, embedding themselves upright in the ground.
The Treasure Hoarders were dumbfounded seeing this scene.
If they hadn't experienced it themselves, they would never have believed that a small dog could disarm a group of people.
Is this really a dog?
Looking at the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, probably few could defeat Taroumaru, right?
The Treasure Hoarders' scalps were starting to tingle.
They had originally thought they would have an unexpected harvest tonight, but they didn't expect the little girl and the dog to be such formidable existences.
This was also the reason why the Thief Leader changed his attitude and asked Makoto if he needed help.
And Makoto didn't stand on ceremony with the Treasure Hoarders, directly telling this group of people to start digging.
The Thief Leader, holding a shovel, grunted as he dug, suddenly understanding why Makoto was happy to see the Treasure Hoarders.
Because in Makoto's eyes, the Treasure Hoarders were free labor, and they even thoughtfully brought their own shovels for digging…
Thinking of this, the Thief Leader sighed.
He had originally thought he could show off his skills tonight and pull off a big job.
He only guessed the first part correctly, not the second.
Showing off his skills was true, but it was in the realm of digging holes.
During one excavation, the shovel made a crisp clinking sound, clearly hitting something.
Makoto gathered all the Treasure Hoarders and had them dig, this time more carefully and slowly than before.
Soon, a precious chest slowly appeared before everyone.
The Treasure Hoarders looked on with longing; as people in their line of work, they naturally knew there must be good things hidden inside the chest.
The Treasure Hoarders did want to claim the chest for themselves, but looking up at Qiqi and Taroumaru, they dismissed that idea.
Seeing the excavated precious chest, Makoto was very satisfied.
He thanked the Treasure Hoarders for their hard work, then had Qiqi find vines to tie the Treasure Hoarders to a tree, leaving the Knights of Favonius to handle the matter later.
During this process, Makoto also gave Qiqi a task: "Qiqi, go interrogate those bad guys and make them confess their specific actions tonight. Can you do it?"
In Makoto's view, the Treasure Hoarders being active in the middle of the night must mean something was up.
Plus, the Thief Leader had been muttering to himself while digging earlier, saying something about pulling off a big job, but it was a pity.
Makoto guessed the Treasure Hoarders definitely had a big plan tonight, he just didn't know the specific details.
Therefore, he arranged for Qiqi to go scout the situation first, while he himself opened the chest.
This was also the first time Makoto had assigned a task to Qiqi. He didn't know how well Qiqi would complete it, only hoping she wouldn't mess it up.
"Okay… Qiqi will go interrogate the bad guys…"
"Qiqi… guarantees to complete the mission…"
Qiqi nodded repeatedly, her peach-colored eyes very resolute.
While Qiqi led Taroumaru to interrogate the Treasure Hoarders, Makoto wasn't idle; he opened the precious chest.
"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained three intertwined fate."
As the chest opened, a system prompt sounded in Makoto's mind.
After a night of hard work, he finally got his hands on the three intertwined fate.
Immediately after, Makoto found a bomb in the corner of the chest.
The bomb looked old, its exterior rusty, and the red paint on it had faded.
When disassembled, there was no gunpowder inside; it was light to the touch, looking more like a souvenir.
Seeing the four-leaf clover pattern on the bomb, Makoto realized that the so-called 'Witch's Treasure' referred to Alice's bomb.
This bomb should hold unique commemorative significance for Alice.
However, too much time had passed; perhaps Alice had even forgotten the bomb's existence…
Makoto put the bomb into his backpack, thinking that perhaps one day it could work wonders.
After doing all this, Makoto went to meet up with Qiqi and Taroumaru to see how Qiqi's investigation was progressing.
------------------------
I've posted 70+ chapters in advance on Patreon.
Webnovel updates will still be daily, as usual.
It might not seem tempting right nobut who knows what the future holds?
[email protected]/TripleCrown
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"