Chapter 49: The Arrival of Fatui

Ludi Harpastum Festival is one of the most important festivals in Mondstadt every year. Each Ludi Harpastum Festival lasts for fifteen days. Its scale is no less than that of Liyue's Lantern Rite Festival and the Krsnik Noc Festival in Snezhnaya. This is a festival for Mondstadt's own people to celebrate freedom. However, outsiders can also participate and enjoy fine wine and food. Here, you can be free and casual and drink as much as you want. It can be said that this is the festival that best reflects the style of Mondstadt. Speaking of the origin of Ludi Harpastum Festival, it is actually the anniversary of the founding of Mondstadt. It is a bit like National Day. At the beginning, the Anemo archon Bartobas... ahem, Barbatos blew away the ice and snow of old Mondstadt, and threw a flying bird feather from the sky and fell in the center of today's Mondstadt. Barbatos then guided the Mondstadt people to build Mondstadt with this as the center. Ludi Harpastum Festival is also to commemorate Barbatos blowing away the wind and snow and creating a new Mondstadt with four seasons like spring. Although during the period of noble rule, Ludi Harpastum Festival once changed its flavor and became an activity for nobles to have fun and indulge. But with the decline of the Lawrence family, the Ludi Harpastum Festival has become a celebration for the Mondstadt people again, and Mondstadt has once again become the free capital of the North. However, at this time, the meaning of the Ludi Harpastum Festival is no longer just to celebrate the blessing of the God of Wind, but also to fight for freedom. A few days before the Ludi Harpastum Festival, Diluc Ragnvindr, the chief of the Mondstadt Chamber of Commerce, the owner of the largest winery in Mondstadt, the owner of the Dawn Winery, who controls half of the Mondstadt wine industry, Diona's lifelong enemy, the owner of the Sword of Kaeya, and the richest man in Mondstadt, will set up a banquet in his winery. In addition to entertaining some Chamber of Commerce elites who have contributed to the Ludi Harpastum Festival, this banquet will also invite the Knights of the West Wind who work day and night. At that time, he will bring out the best wine to entertain those who have contributed to Mondstadt, freedom, and the Ludi Harpastum Festival. It is said that any bottle of wine in it can buy a house in Mondstadt. The money from this banquet can buy the entire city of Mondstadt. If anyone wants to take the wine out, Master Diluk will also be very generous to give it away. It can be said that this is the banquet that countless people in Mondstadt dream of attending. Before the banquet started, the Dawn Winery was already bustling with people. People who know each other or don't know each other all get together. They either discuss the famous wines of the winery or admire the charisma of Master Diluc. Even the oil painting at the bottom of the stairs can make many people comment and stop to watch. However, this group of people is obviously divided into two parts. One part is the Chamber of Commerce elites who are elegant and graceful in their every move. Although the aristocracy has been abolished in Mondstadt, some traditions have been retained. And these so-called traditions are fully demonstrated in these Chamber of Commerce elites. However, even so, they dare not underestimate the group of people on the other side - the Knights of Favonius. As the actual managers of Mondstadt, the members of the Knights have absolute prestige in this city. Fortunately, these members of the Knights of Favonius have to go through a particularly strict selection. Whether in terms of strength or character, they are all top talents. Therefore, the reputation of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt is still quite good. Even the elites of the Chamber of Commerce usually have to rely on the members of the Knights to protect their caravans from being attacked by the Hillichurls. The reason why they were divided into two groups was naturally because they were not very familiar with each other. As time went on, the people on both sides actually showed signs of starting to talk. But this sign was soon interrupted by the third wave of people. The Fatui. Even in the nation of Snezhnaya, a large part of population did not like them. What about Mondstadt, a city-state that represents freedom? So after this group of people came in, the voices in the hall were lowered a bit. Especially when they saw that the leader was Krober, some Chamber of Commerce elites even hid in the crowd without making a sound. If there is really no place to hide, then just use a Knight of Favonius as a shield. The main reason is that this guy has a bad reputation. Greedy, cunning, shameless, vulgar... Any word that represents negativity will not seem out of place when used to describe him. Although bribery in private has become a kind of unspoken rule, many Chambers of Commerce will tacitly maintain this subtle unspoken rule. But this Krober is the first and only person who breaks this rule. He actually didn't care about his face and could ask for bribes in public. He was a typical disgusting person. If you dare to refuse him, he will use the power of the Fatui in his hands to trip you up openly. No one wants to deal with him. But these people don't know that Krober is not happy at all now. He originally wanted Bai Luo to walk in front, and he would just be a follower. It's not that he doesn't want to be in the limelight, but he is afraid that he will pee his pants in public with such a master following behind him. But Bai Luo said that he didn't want to be in the limelight, so he pushed him to the front. He was in a bad mood to begin with, and after noticing that someone was avoiding him, his mood became worse. If the person behind him knew about his previous bribery and reported it to his master... hiss——he would definitely die miserably! His sinister eyes swept over the Chamber of Commerce elites who tried to avoid him, and Krober memorized their appearance on the spot. He will definitely make these guys pay the price. The arrival of the Fatui changed the originally noisy banquet, and the atmosphere began to become weird. But no one paid attention to Bai Luo behind Krober, because no matter how you look at it, he didn't look like a big shot in a black windbreaker. There was only one person. "Guests, friends, welcome to my banquet." "Da Da Da" sounded, and a red-haired young man in gorgeous clothes walked down the second floor of the winery on the solid wooden stairs, and his eyes stayed on Bai Luo, an inconspicuous guy, for a long time. The clothes he was wearing were very exquisite. This was modified from the early Mondstadt noble's clothing. While removing many useless decorations, some low-key but luxurious small designs were retained, which would not make the Mondstadt residents who hated the nobles have any grudges, and also reflected his noble status. And this set of clothes also has a nice name. Darknight Blaze. This is the name that Master Diluk chose himself. The clothes, which are mainly pure black and dotted with some red decorations, are indeed in line with the artistic conception of this name. However, wearing this set of clothes in summer may trigger the evaporation reaction all the time. After bowing, Diluk spoke again. "For today's gathering, I specially prepared the fine wine that my father has collected for 29 years. I believe that both the distinguished and elegant guests and the diligent and humble Knights of Favonius can have a pleasant night." At this moment, even though everyone restrained themselves because of the appearance of the Fatui, they still applauded and cheered. There were a few people on the Favonius side who were familiar with Diluk, and they even acted as the atmosphere group. "Then I declare that the banquet officially begins. Please enjoy this wonderful night!" ________________________________________ Hello my dear readers, I noticed that I am not getting power stones. Common guys, power stones motivate us authors to regularly dish out updates. It's our battery. I NEED THOSE POWER STONES RIGHT NOW!!!! For every 100 power stones, their will be a bonus chapter. 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