ebookland Chapter 335 Testing
Chapter 335 Testing
After Linny's introduction, Ying and Paimon learned about Fontaine's most famous and distinctive court, which is also the most famous opera house - the Opicolet Opera House.
"...The line between the Fontaine trial and the performance is somewhat blurred. Speaking of which, could I invite a few of you to watch my performance?"
Linnie made the invitation very naturally, like a casual suggestion between friends.
Ying and Paimeng didn't have any specific goals, so they nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Hines smiled and answered in a familiar manner.
"I've been waiting for you to say that! Do you have front row tickets? I'd love to see the show up close."
The same was true for Egolia. She wanted to see Fernina, but Navelette, who had a relationship with her and Sines, was missing, and Fernina left with the support of everyone.
To achieve her goal, she could only wait for a suitable opportunity. Of course, if there was no opportunity, she was ready to let Xines take her to "sneak into" Fontaine.
However, after that they might have to go to Melo Petersburg as guests...
All four of them accepted the invitation, and Linny's smile became even brighter.
“Of course, as a performer, I’ve already saved a few front-row tickets.”
As Linny spoke, he stretched out his hands to the back of Hines and Ying's heads. Linnett also said again,
“Ding-ding~”
Lini's originally empty palms suddenly had two more tickets.
"Here, keep your ticket~"
Paimon looked at Linny with admiration, and the words "I want to learn too" were almost written on his face.
"Linny, can I learn this magic?"
"This isn't magic, it's just a simple close-up trick."
But Paimon didn't care whether Linny's move was magic or magic.
"Oh, then can you teach me this magic trick? I want to make a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! Or mushroom chicken skewers, or even a meat roll stuffed with matsutake mushrooms, I can accept that too..."
Listening to Paimon's request, which was like reading out the name of a dish, Linnie's expression became a little stiff.
Yes, I was wondering why this little girl was interested in magic. It turns out she values the idea of making things appear...
A sudden brain explosion from Sines interrupted Paimon's reading.
"Linnie said this is a magic trick, and the tickets were prepared in advance. If you want to make food appear, you need to prepare the food first."
"Huh? So it didn't appear out of thin air..."
Visible disappointment enveloped Paimon. She almost thought that after learning this trick, she would no longer have to go to restaurants to eat. How much Mora would be left over!
pity...
Linny and Linnet looked at each other, and saw a hint of amusement in each other's eyes.
"Speaking of which, Ying, have you ever asked me about prophecies before?"
Ying nodded. Just when Sines and Egolia left, she and Paimon heard someone discussing the prophecy. Since the two people who knew the inside story were not around, Ying simply asked Linni, a native of Fontaine, about it.
After Lini got Ying's feedback, he turned to look at Xines and Egolia.
"You two can also listen to it. This is a story that has been passed down from a long time ago..."
The so-called prophecy is naturally the same old thing: a flood will destroy the world, leaving only the water god alive.
"...Initially, many people didn't take this prophecy seriously, until the sea level continued to rise in recent years, and many places have become underwater..."
......
"Look at Egolia's expression. It's so heartbreaking."
"Of course. Egolia has a very special personality. She's like an old mother. She probably treats everyone in Fontaineland as her own children."
"The problem with Fontaine is getting a bit serious now. I'm kind of wondering how the prophecy will be resolved in the end."
"Maybe they could build a large ship, like Noah's Ark. Besides, the Xumi Desert is so close to Fontainebleau, even if Fontainebleau is flooded, it won't have much impact on the desert."
"Okay, okay, let's merge Xumi Fontaine directly, right?"
......
Hines held Egolia's hand, squeezed it gently, and comforted her with his eyes not to think too much.
Linnet saw all of this. She and Linnet were subordinates of the Fatui executive's 'servants' and also family members. They came to contact several people with certain purposes.
However, apart from the mission, they wanted to know more about whether these two Fontaine elders, who had disappeared from the Fatui's records for hundreds or thousands of years, had found a way to deal with the crisis.
But looking at their performance now...
A hint of barely perceptible frustration flashed across Linnet's eyes, but fortunately, she remained expressionless, so no one would notice such a slight change.
After Lini finished explaining the crisis, he also told several people about his response measures.
"...My family and I felt that the people of Fontaineland shouldn't just sit there and wait for death. We wanted the residents near the coast to move out, so we started giving them free Magic Pockets."
Lini took out a stack of small bags that looked good from his arms.
"This magic pocket has great storage capacity. If they need to move, it will be of great help."
He looked at the pocket in his hand and smiled self-deprecatingly. Although he was the holder of the Eye of God, facing such a disaster that could destroy Fontainebleau, he was just an ordinary, powerless person.
All he could do was try his best to help those who were closest to danger and keep them away from the red line.
Ying looked at Linny and then at Xines, her brows furrowed.
"Is the prophecy really unstoppable?"
Hines remained silent, as did Egolia. Fortunately, Lini's presence prevented the atmosphere from becoming awkward.
"Perhaps, only absolute power can contend with disaster? But who knows? After all, we are so insignificant..."
Before Lini could finish his dejected words, Chines was forced to speak.
"No, the prophecy will not come true..."
There was no way. Linny glanced at him three times when he said this. The temptation was too obvious. If he didn't react at all, it would really hurt the child's heart...
However, since Linny was able to break the influence of the Tree King, it seems that the Fatui have quite a lot of information about Egolia and me.
The people at Hearth House should already know the identities of Egolia and me. This is a good thing. It will be easier to negotiate with the servants if there is a chance.
Hiss, it seems that there is no need for that...
Hines looked at Linny, who was obviously agitated, and Linnet, who was pretending nothing had happened but had already set her sights on him.
They know that I have a plan, which means that the servants behind them also know it. It seems that I need to take some time to separate from Ying and the others.
Looking at the hopeful eyes of the few people, Hines smiled indifferently.
"I've never liked things like prophecy and fate. Only I can decide the future. Now that I know about the threat, wouldn't it be better to prepare countermeasures in advance?"