Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 35 The Law Cannot Cover the Entire Country

The air in the room fell silent upon hearing this. The thought that their captain was a girl, and that someone had pulled down a boy's pants and spanked him in front of her, was truly shocking.

This was an utter insult. Qiuhe had actually been quite lenient, considering the victim was just a child. Although he himself had murderous intent at the time, he had managed to restrain himself. Anyone else would likely have been reduced to ashes long ago.

Qiuhe seemed to be still thinking about something. "Lei," Qiuhe called out to Claire, snapping him out of his reverie. "Huh? What's wrong, Claire?"

"Lei, are you still thinking about something? You always seem so distracted," Qiuhe looked at Claire, thought for a moment, and didn't answer her question directly, but instead slowly said...

"It's already noon, Clementine must be very hungry. To make up for leaving you all alone at Hearth House, I'll take you out to eat."

When Clementine heard that Akikawa was going to take her out to eat, her eyes lit up. Indeed, she was very hungry, but she was happy because she had never eaten out before; she usually ate at the Fireplace House.

Qiuhe then added, "By the way, you guys should also prepare your diving gear. After we finish eating, let's go on an adventure to Fontainebleau like last time."

Clementine and her group were very excited upon hearing this, and quickly packed their belongings. Peruvier, on the other hand, wondered if Akiko was planning something again.

Indeed, Qiuhe has been harboring a thought in his mind lately. Back in Mondstadt, he had been preoccupied with the artifacts; he needed to find a weapon that could contain the energy within him.

He realized that this ordinary four-star iron weapon couldn't fully control the power within him. Recalling his conversation with Dulin, he thought, "Dulin, I remember when I went berserk on the snow mountain because of my power, I think I summoned a dark purple longsword in my hand."

"Why can't I summon it now?" Dulin scoffed. "You're really arrogant. It's because all the remnants and resentment of the demon god gathered in your body that you were able to condense a weapon made from demon god energy."

"You only possess a small fraction of my power now, how could you possibly summon a weapon with such immense energy like you did back then?"

After listening, Qiuhe pondered for a moment, then said, "Then I demand that you immediately grant me enough power to summon that weapon. I need that weapon; it is crucial to everything I will face in the future."

Dulin burst into maniacal laughter upon hearing this, "Hahahaha, you brat, have you lost your mind? Summoning a weapon with that kind of power requires extremely powerful demonic energy!"

"If you were to channel those demonic powers into your body, you would only descend into madness again, just like last time, and eventually be consumed by it," Qiuhe recalled a thought that had crossed his mind earlier.

"Greed will distort you beyond recognition," "Desire will gradually devour you." Thinking about it, I realized I was truly too greedy. But I really needed that power; otherwise, where could I find a divine artifact capable of withstanding the power within me?

Am I really going to have to go to Inazuma and ask Raijin for a Kirigiri myself? Or ask the old man for a Crown of the Thief? But then I realize I don't use guns, and I don't have the time to go...

If he wanted to find some kind of divine artifact in Fontainebleau, but there didn't seem to be any that he could use, then Qiuhe suddenly thought of a weapon that might actually be able to...

When I played Genshin Impact before, there was a quest in Fontaine called the Narcissus Cross Society. I think there was a weapon in that quest called the Narcissus Cross Holy Sword, although it wasn't a five-star weapon.

However, the energy contained within that holy sword is extremely powerful. If one could obtain that holy sword, perhaps one could control the energy within their own body. This is why Qiuhe is now thinking of going to the shallow sea.

This isn't a game where you have to go through tons of cutscenes. All I need to do is find the Narcissus Cross Holy Sword, which will provide more assurance for my strength. However, Qiuhe isn't entirely confident either.

Reality is always different from games. In the game, it only takes two waypoints to get from Fontainebleau to Mondstadt, but in reality, it took me a whole week to walk from Fontainebleau to Mondstadt.

The Fontainebleau Narcissus Cross quest had no dialogue whatsoever. Akikawa completed the quest simply by following the questline step by step in the game, without paying any attention to the details.

Therefore, the chances of obtaining the Narcissus Holy Sword are probably extremely slim, but I should still try. Even if I fail in the end, I might find something useful beneath the Maple Leaf Sea.

Qiuhe led the group towards the Debord Hotel. Looking at the road, Claire asked, "Lei, you said you were taking us out to eat, you're not going to the Debord Hotel, are you?"

"Yeah, what else? I heard the food at the De Bo Grand Hotel is really good, so if we're going out to eat, of course we have to go to the best place!" Everyone was excited when they heard this.

Although I don't know much about the Grand Hotel De Bo, I know that the food there is ridiculously expensive, and only the very wealthy can afford it. "But Ley, that place seems really expensive. Do you have Mora?"

Qiuhe, looking completely unconcerned, said, "Oh dear, since I'm bringing you guys out to eat, I've naturally made all the necessary preparations." As they passed the Debo Grand Hotel...

Akikawa also saw Navia and Clorinde passing by. "Navia, Clorinde!" Akikawa called out loudly to stop them. Clorinde stopped in her tracks upon hearing the familiar voice.

Looking back, Navia saw Qiuhe and his group. She noticed they were all carrying equipment, suggesting they were going on an adventure. Excitedly, she ran to Qiuhe's side.

"Le Yi, what are you guys going to do? Are you going on an adventure?" Qiu He replied, "I came here to eat with my friends and just happened to see you, so I was wondering if you wanted to come along?"

When Claire heard that Akikawa wanted to add two more people, she couldn't help but wonder if he really knew the cost of the Grand Hotel Debord. There were already seven of them, plus Claudia and Navia.

Nine people in total! That'll cost a ton of Mora! Navia hadn't eaten yet, and she'd gone shopping with Claudia before, so she readily agreed. The group then entered the Debord Grand Hotel.

Since encountering Claudia and Navia and entering the Debord Hotel together, Akikawa had noticed that Claudia seemed preoccupied. He then leaned closer and asked:

"Clorind, is something wrong? You seem listless." Clorind responded, "The person you were following that day, after I brought him back to Fontaine, the guards did indeed find Les in his body."

"Isn't that a good thing? Why do you still look so...uncomfortable?" Qiuhe's words were only halfway through when she suddenly remembered that when she had consulted Funina about Fontaine Law, Funina had mentioned...

(According to Fontaine's laws, any transfer of harmful items through transaction will not be prosecuted without sufficient evidence.) Qiuhe then slowly said, "Could it be that person?"

"That's right, just as you thought, he wasn't convicted because the bottle of Les was never found. Although Les was indeed found in his body, he's very cunning and insists that he was framed and forcibly fed Les after being kidnapped."

“Since the bottle of Les can’t be found, a conviction is impossible,” Claurind said, her voice trembling with sadness. Akiha noticed this. That’s how the law is; no matter how perfect it may seem, it will always have loopholes.

The law can never be truly perfect, and that's why criminals like to exploit loopholes.