Dehya's voice grew a bit emotional. "Damn it, I really want to tear down this wall with my own hands."
Paimon's eyes widened as she asked, "Dehya, you're not thinking of doing anything terrible, are you?"
[Dehya: I do want to change the current situation for the desert people. But my methods definitely don't involve war or oppressing more people. What I want is fair treatment.]
[Paimon: Nahida will make sure all of that is taken care of.]
[Nahida: That is my responsibility. The desert is also part of Sumeru.]
[Dehya: I know. I believe in the Lesser Lord Kusanali. She's a kind deity.]
[Cyno: I agree with that too.]
[Ningguang: The plan to rescue Nahida...]
[Paimon: Speaking of which, we won't be discovered, will we?]
[Alhaitham: As far as I know, no one in the Grand Sage's faction possesses a Vision. Most Vision holders in the Akademiya are not aligned with the Grand Sage.]
[Tighnari: My Vision appeared in a strange way. I was answering a question at the time, and it just appeared out of nowhere.]
[Lumine: The Grand Sage's faction are all bad people. They probably can't earn a deity's recognition.]
[Cyno: I've decided to return to the Akademiya and thoroughly investigate the Grand Sage's faction. We can't harm innocent people.]
[Nahida: Perhaps I can provide a list. I've been observing them through the Akasha for a long time.]
[Furina: That's perfect! Time to act, time to act!]
[Paimon: Furina, have you forgotten that you're just an ordinary person with no combat ability?]
[Furina: I'll be in the back cheering you on! Navia and Clorinde can do the fighting!]
[Paimon: You're... you're really direct about it.]
Dehya snapped back to the present and explained with a smile, "No, nothing like that. Just feeling a bit emotional walking past here. Besides, we're here to gather information, aren't we?"
Paimon nodded. "Right, we're here to catch—"
Dehya quickly interrupted, "Shh... There's a lot of people coming and going around here. Watch what you say. Don't let anyone know our purpose."
"The moment we arrived here, we were already in action."
"Let's go. Let's enter the tavern together. There'll be people I know there."
Inside the tavern, Dehya scanned the room and sighed, "Too bad. The people I know aren't here today."
Just then, a man stood up from a table and walked over. "Dehya? What a coincidence. Here for a drink too?"
Dehya nodded. "Zaki? Perfect. At least there's one old friend here."
Zaki looked at Dehya. "What's this? Are these two out-of-town guests with you?"
Lumine greeted him as well.
Dehya pointed at Paimon and Lumine. "Aren't they polite? You rarely meet such friendly and humble out-of-towners."
Zaki nodded. "True. They're much better than the people from over the Wall of Samiel. Dehya, are you here looking for someone?"
Dehya got straight to the point. "Have you seen Engur, Delavar, or Jabari lately?"
Zaki nodded. "Yeah, we were drinking together here just a few days ago."
Dehya continued, "I have a foreign spice trade deal and I'm looking for them to help out. Do you know where they are?"
[Paimon: Dehya, do you actually have a spice trade deal?]
[Dehya: Of course not. But to get a fish to bite, you need bait.]
[Lumine: I didn't expect a desert analogy like that.]
[Dehya: People in the desert can fish too. It just takes a bit longer to get to the water.]
Zaki was amazed. "Wow, you're really kind. Did you hear that Delavar's been struggling to make money lately and came all this way to help him?"
Dehya pretended to be serious. "Keep your voice down. This isn't exactly a legitimate business. We've all had drinks together—we should all make money together. Delavar and his friends are strong and would be perfect for escorting goods."