Finally, Lumine bid farewell to Alex and separated from him to undertake Requests.
Left alone, Alex decided to search for Sucrose.
Sucrose wasn't easy to find; she was likely engrossed in research somewhere in a laboratory.
But if he really wanted to inquire about her, Timaeus, by the Mondstadt alchemy table, was an excellent starting point.
Just as Alex was walking up, reaching the corner, the screen suddenly went black.
His head had been covered with a sack.
Alex felt surrounded by an unknown group of people.
Then, that group used fragrant herbs to make him faint, placed him in a bamboo basket, and boldly departed the city as a merchant caravan, leaving Mondstadt.
When Alex opened his eyes again, he saw two Electro Cicin Mages in front of him.
Well, he was looking for Sucrose, but unexpectedly, Sucrose's "good sisters," the Electro Cicin Mages, had appeared.
Alex grumbled inwardly.
"He woke up quite quickly, so we don't need to wake him up!" On the other side, a mature woman's voice rang out.
Alex moved his body and found his hands tied: "What do you want? This is illegal, kidnapping!"
"Don't panic. Their methods were a bit aggressive, but we've come to ask you a question," the woman's voice came again.
Then she came before Alex, her hands crossed over her chest, looking at him.
Alex looked up, seeing long yellow hair, a black lace mask covering her right eye on her forehead, and a half-exposed cleavage that was about to burst forth.
Alex's frantically beating heart instantly calmed down.
Well, the person before him was none other than La Signora Rosalyne!
After a moment of thought, combined with the earlier feeling of movement, Alex knew why they had captured him.
"Hello, Fatui Harbinger's Eighth Seat, La Signora Rosalyne," Alex smiled, then mentally connected to his phone and checked her attributes.
Rosalyne, Female. Race: Human. Faction: Fatui, Harbinger's Eighth Seat "La Signora". Delusion: Cryo. Level: 50/50. Constellation: 0.
After seeing this, Alex was even less flustered!
Haha, this Rosalyne isn't that impressive, is she? I'm also Level 50.
As a captive, he still greeted her politely, and Rosalyne returned a tiny bit of politeness: "Hello, you know me. Then I'll get straight to the point... The gnosis of anemo, is it in your hands?"
"Amazing! How many days has it been? Your Fatui intelligence is that good? How did you even know?" Although Alex knew they would come for him sooner or later, he really didn't expect it to happen so quickly!
He had planned to negotiate with them after returning from Inazuma.
"Oh ho? So it was taken by you?" Rosalyne came before Alex and lifted his chin with her hand.
"You came to find me? Did you already extract Barbatos's Gnosis?" Although being manipulated by Rosalyne, Alex remained calm, instead asking curiously.
Rosalyne released his chin, turned her back, and smiled scornfully: "Not really. I was just waiting for an opportunity to strike down Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon. I hadn't even done anything, and he said the Gnosis was in your hands."
Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, his power is too weak! He even entrusted his Gnosis to someone else.
And this person's strength isn't that great either. Did he think giving it to him would protect the Gnosis?
"Oh, I see." Alex didn't mind Venti selling him out at all; he had already told Venti he was interested in making a deal with Rosalyne.
While drinking with Venti earlier, he had even heard him recount Rosalyne's story.
Although he already knew, Rosalyne truly was a tragic woman... Rosalyne extended her hand to Alex without ceremony: "The Gnosis, hand it over! I don't want to resort to special measures against you."
Saying this, Rosalyne gestured for her subordinates to untie Alex's ropes, showing a hint of friendly sincerity.
Alex rubbed his arms: "Hehe, it seems you're quite nice, not as arrogant and rude as I imagined."
"Hmph!" Rosalyne snorted lightly. Of course, she wasn't an easy person to talk to either; for a first meeting, with the Gnosis still in his hands, it was best to resolve it peacefully!
"One price, one hundred thousand Primogem!" Alex held both hands open.
"What!" Rosalyne exclaimed directly! She hadn't expected this person to not want Mora or negotiate terms. He just opened his mouth and demanded one hundred thousand Primogem.
Good heavens! This isn't that simple!
Rosalyne glanced at the two Electro Cicin Mages and several Debt Collectors beside her.
Her subordinates were ready to make a move.
At this moment, Alex suddenly leaned closer to Rosalyne, smiling somewhat mischievously: "Or, I'll give you a super big discount! Call your 'Damselette' and 'Marionette' to come find me, and I'll hand over the gnosis of anemo with both hands."
Rosalyne's eyes widened, shocked by his words: "Ha! You actually want to see them? Impossible! It's better to discuss the one hundred thousand Primogem!"
"Are two too many? Alright then, call the Tsaritsa over and have her call me 'Big Brother.' I'll give it to her for free too." Alex closed his eyes, saying smugly.
"If you choose this, later in Fontaine, I'll even throw in the Gnosis of Hydro... Ow! What are you doing~" Alex was getting excited when he found himself surrounded by Fatui, who had taken up attack stances.
And his legs were suddenly bound by ice.
Rosalyne's forehead pulsed with veins; she felt he was toying with her: "I understand! It seems you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin! Attack!"
The next moment, countless attacks rained down on Alex.
Alex closed his eyes, and the next moment, he appeared ten meters away from them, the ice binding his legs crumbling.
Good heavens, this wave of theirs triggered his invincible passive: I Cannot Die.
It was truly terrifying; they had no martial ethics! They actually ganged up on a Summoner!
The next moment, the Baron Bunny mech construct, the usa-chan doll, and the Fairy Aili puppet appeared beside him, along with his two Combat Skill summons. Five summons in front of him.
What are you going to fight me with???
Let the battle begin!
"Bang! Bang!" As the Baron Bunny mech fired two shells into the Fatui.
A grand battle thus unfolded!!!
Rosalyne nodded, looking at her subordinates: "Leave him alive!"
So the Debt Collectors immediately went invisible, and the Electro Cicin Mages raised their alchemy lanterns, summoning Electro Cicins.
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