Chapter 536: Sparkle's Mask, Aha's Laughter
"Isn't their preparation time a bit too long?"
Acheron opened her eyes, looked at the door of the guest carriage, and then looked at Luo Feng, who was sitting on the sofa playing with tarot cards.
"Girls, they always need some time to put on makeup."
"And they also need to count their valuables to see if they can exchange enough credit points with me."
Luo Feng put away the tarot cards and waved at Acheron.
Acheron hesitated slightly, but still walked over and sat down on the sofa beside Luo Feng.
"Here."
Luo Feng took out a credit points savings card and handed it to Acheron.
"...I don't need money."
Acheron said.
"Don't speak so absolutely."
Luo Feng shook his head.In a place like Penacony, the probability of not spending money is even lower than picking up money on the roadside.
Even Acheron will inevitably have places where she needs money.
"You'll have to stay in Penacony for a while, right."
"Even just entering the dream requires money."
"Unless you plan to enter the dream through irregular means."
Luo Feng said.
"...That being said, aren't there a bit too many credit points on this card?"
Acheron glanced at the balance displayed on the card.
Even though her understanding of human common sense was already quite vague, she could still recognize what the string of "0"s on the credit points card represented.
"Anyway, I have a lot of money, this is just a trifle to me."
"If you mind, then just look after my passengers a little."
Luo Feng smiled.
"Look after them... I can, but why aren't you the one looking after them?"
Acheron was a little confused.
"I don't plan to stay by their side all the time."
"That way, they would become too lacking in a sense of crisis."
Luo Feng shrugged and said.
Being too lacking in a sense of crisis would naturally lower the probability of the passengers stepping onto the Path.
This was not the situation Luo Feng wanted to see.
"Although I don't know the specific reason you are doing this."
"But I can agree to your request."
Acheron nodded and finally accepted the credit card.
Afterwards, she fell silent once again.
Luo Feng, who was already used to Acheron's habit, didn't mind.
He casually shifted his attention to his personal panel.
The gacha reward obtained after Furina stepped onto the Path.I wonder if this time it can bring me a surprise.
Luo Feng muttered to himself and activated the gacha.
[Gacha starting... Congratulations Host on obtaining the "Sparkle Template", with the included Sparkle exclusive light cone "Earthy Esapade"!]
Along with the System's voice sounding beside Luo Feng's ear, a Fool's Mask simultaneously appeared in his hand.
Sparkle's mask.
Just as Luo Feng was thinking this, he suddenly felt a burst of maniacal laughter come from beside his ear.
That laughter seemed to have some kind of magical power, luring Luo Feng to put on the mask.
However, this bit of enticement was not enough.
Luo Feng's eyes narrowed, and the laughter beside his ear directly disappeared.
Only the Fool's Mask remained in his hand.
"Was that just now... the Aeon of Elation's laughter?"
"Did it give you the Fool's Mask?"
Acheron looked at Luo Feng strangely and asked.
"You heard the laughter too?"
Luo Feng was a little surprised.Acheron nodded slightly, indicating affirmation.
"As expected of that God of Fun."
Luo Feng put away the mask, feeling some emotion in his heart.
Just touching the mask that came with this Sparkle template attracted the Aeon of Elation's laughter.
If he really put this thing on, Luo Feng felt that he might really attract Aha.
Thinking of how the Aeon of Elation once blew up the trailblaze aeon's Astral Express into two sections, Luo Feng felt it was better not to wear Sparkle's mask for now.
Acheron looked at Luo Feng's appearance.
Feeling a bit strange, she was about to continue asking when the sound of a door being pushed open suddenly came from the passenger car.
...
"Phew, it's a good thing Luo Feng spoke up."
"Now that The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles shouldn't possibly go find trouble with Fontaine right away."
Furina patted her chest.
After feeling relieved, she then noticed that she had accidentally dropped the treasure chest full of Mora onto the ground.
"But the prophecy of Fontaine still exists. Now that Focalors's plan has been abandoned, do you have the ability to stop the prophecy from happening?"
The Knave looked at Furina, who was picking up the treasure chest again, and asked.
"Of course! I absolutely won't let everyone in Fontaine dissolve in water."
"And I absolutely won't let Focalors save Fontaine by sacrificing herself."
Furina nodded heavily.
Knowing about the plan Focalors had hidden, which even she had never heard of, Furina made up her mind to also use her own method to save Fontaine.
Moreover, she had already roughly thought of a way.
Isn't it just about solving the problem of Fontaine people's physique dissolving in water due to primordial sea water?
Since a complete Water Dragon King can do this, couldn't she use The Power of Destiny to weave a complete Water Dragon King?
Furina had already decided that after returning to Fontaine, she would thoroughly understand the ability characteristics of Focalors and Neuvillette, so that she could better use The Power of Destiny to weave a complete Water Dragon King.
"It seems you've already thought of a way, then I'm relieved."
The Knave said.
"Heh heh, you can be completely at ease."
Furina's lips curved up, and she looked in Paimon's direction.
To be precise, she looked in the direction of the live broadcast camera that Paimon had turned on.
"Of course, that includes you too, Focalors, Neuvillette, and everyone in Fontaine."
[Wriothesley: As expected of Ms. Furina, truly reassuring words.]
[Charlotte: Yes, yes, Furina is becoming more and more charming.]
[Neuvillette: As you are now, you do have a little bit of the Water God's presence.]
[Faruzan: Although I am not a citizen of Fontaine, I still have to be impressed by Ms. Furina's spirit.]
[Beidou: If Ms. Furina were an ordinary person, I would definitely invite her to join my fleet!]
[Ningguang: Ms. Furina might not join your fleet, but if you invite her to join the Astral Express staff team, I think she would be very happy.]
[Beidou: Hahaha, I can't decide that. After all, Luo Feng hasn't established a Astral Express route in Fontaine yet, so it's probably a bit too early to say all this.]
[Charlotte: That's true, I can't wait to know if Luo Feng will establish a route between Fontaine and Penacony!]
[Apep: If Lord Luo Feng really establishes a route in Fontaine, that little The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles would be even more afraid to go to Fontaine, right.]
[The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles: Shut up, Apep King.]
[Apep: Heh, what are you being arrogant about? After being held down and taught a lesson by the Geo Archon under your command, do you still have the energy to challenge me?
Let me tell you in advance, I have a good relationship with Candace right now.]
[Dehya: Hey hey, you're even dragging Candace into this, Apep King!]
[Candace: What the Apep King said is actually not wrong. In private, I have indeed had many pleasant conversations with the Apep King.
And the Apep King also promised to help protect Aaru Village when I go out to work in the Universe.]
[Dehya: Even Candace is completely unafraid of The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles and is siding with the Apep King. Is this the confidence of having a powerful Dr. (owner) behind you? Envy!]
[Charlotte: Envy +1]
[Chevreuse: Envy +2]
[Wriothesley: Envy +3]
...
Within Fontaine.
Marcel looked at the comments of the Fontaine on the forum, his brows tightly furrowed.
The issue of the Fontaine's physique was thus vaguely laid out before everyone's eyes, which almost disrupted all the plans Marcel had already made.
"Damn it, how am I supposed to continue the experiment like this?"
Marcel slammed his fist heavily on the table in front of him.
Even though his knuckles were bleeding, he didn't care at all.
All he cared about now was how to bring his lover, who had turned into a Pure Water Elemental, back to life.
"Could it be that I can only hope that Navia can move that man, Luo Feng?"
"And make that man perform the resurrection technique on my lover?"
Marcel looked at Navia on the screen, who had changed into new clothes.
Although Navia had not yet changed into the outfit he had prepared for her, which contained elements that Luo Feng might like, but had changed into another set prepared by Chiori.
However, this one-piece dress prepared by Chiori also contained elements that Luo Feng might like, so Marcel didn't care too much that Navia didn't wear the dress he had prepared.
But can relying solely on these really persuade Luo Feng to perform the resurrection technique?
Thinking of Luo Feng's attitude towards him, Marcel didn't have much confidence in his heart.
"As expected, I still can't give up the original method."
"After the impact of Luo Feng disliking me subsides, I will restart the experiment."
"Bastard! What is it about me that Luo Feng dislikes?"
Marcel cursed, slamming his fist on the table once more.
The intense anger even prevented him from noticing that there were two strangers hidden in his dark room.
They looked at Marcel's state and exchanged glances.
Immediately after, the two quietly left Marcel's shop while Marcel was unaware.
"Indeed, Marcel is not a simple merchant, brother."
Lynette, bathed in the sunlight again, said to Lyney, who was walking beside her
."Yes."
Lyney stroked his chin and nodded.The two who were previously hiding in Marcel's shop were them.Following the orders of "Father" The Knave, Lyney and Lynette have been spending a certain amount of time investigating Marcel every day recently.
"It sounds like he is conducting some kind of experiment."
"And it's for the sake of resurrecting his lover."
"However, it seems the experiment is not going well, which is why he has set his sights on Luo Feng, who can perform the resurrection technique."
Lyney analyzed."
But he didn't say what kind of experiment it was."
"And... is the reason for his anger solely because Luo Feng rejected him?"
"It feels a little strange."
Lynette murmured.
"It is a bit strange."
Lyney nodded and said:
"Regardless, we still need to keep a close watch on Marcel."
"As long as we can figure out exactly what his experiment is."
"I think we will understand why Luo Feng is so repulsed by him."
"Brother is right,"
Lynette agreed, "This way, we can avoid Luo Feng disliking us."
"Hopefully so," Lyney said.
...
Universe, Astral Express.
"...I really didn't expect that we would have the possibility of dissolving in water and turning into Pure Water Elementals."
"If The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles hadn't questioned Lady Focalors today, we wouldn't know when we would find out about these things."
Navia pushed open the door leading to the observation car and murmured.
Having learned about the physique issue of the Fontaine, she linked it to the consecutive disappearance cases of young Fontaine girls.
Although it might be somewhat arbitrary to say so, Navia inexplicably felt that the consecutive disappearance cases of young Fontaine girls might be related to the special physique of the Fontaine.
However, since this was just a conjecture in her heart, she didn't voice her guess at this time.
"Don't think about these things for now, we have kept Lord Luo Feng waiting for a long time."
Clorinde patted Navia's shoulder and walked with her long legs towards Luo Feng, who was looking their way.
Seeing this, Navia, The Knave, and others quickly followed Clorinde's steps.
"Yo-ho, not bad, your new clothes."
"Especially Lady Arlecchino, your outfit is quite bold."
"Of course, only compared to your previous attire."
Luo Feng made a camera pose with his hands and said to Navia and the others.
Compared to La Signora of the Fatui, the dress Arlecchino was wearing now could only be considered ordinary.
Of course, this is only in terms of how much skin is shown.
Overall, the dress The Knave was wearing now was still very beautiful, befitting the word 'elegant'.
"It is my honor to receive your praise."
The Knave lifted the sides of her dress skirt with both hands and bowed slightly to Luo Feng.
"It is also my honor to see you dressed like this."
"Of course, you too."
After saying this to The Knave, Luo Feng nodded to Navia and Clorinde.
"I say, Luo Feng, don't just look at the beauties."
"Isn't it time to give me credit points that I can exchange?"
"And then take us to the Planet where Penacony is located?"
Lumine walked up to Luo Feng and nudged his waist with her elbow.
"That's right!" Luo Feng nodded,
"Come on, how many credit points do you want? Take out your Mora or treasures that can be exchanged for Mora."
Hearing Luo Feng's words, the Teyvat Passengers came forward one after another to exchange credit points.
After packing the credit points into a storage card, Luo Feng immediately used his ability to open a portal beside him.
"Hopefully, we won't run into Sparkle directly."
Thinking of the mask he had put away earlier, Luo Feng couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
....
Chapter 537: Sparkle Wants to Have Fun with Luo Feng, Aventurine Wants to Cooperate with Luo Feng
Penacony, deserted area
.A spatial door formed by Aether Editing appeared out of thin air.
Without attracting anyone's attention, Luo Feng led a group of Teyvat Passengers onto the land of Penacony.
"Finally, we've arrived."
"Speaking of which, the gravity here is lighter than I imagined, eh?"
Paimon tried flying two circles and said happily.
"Gravity is not the characteristic here, the characteristic here is that it is under the melody of the Aeon of Harmony."
"Paimon, you have to be careful not to fly around everywhere and get caught by the people who manage Penacony."
Luo Feng said with a smile.
"No way," Paimon crossed her arms and pouted, saying:
"By the way, have we arrived at the Penacony Grand Hotel now?"
"Why does it feel like there's no one here?"
Luo Feng stroked Paimon's head and said:
"After all, we didn't enter through the proper channels."
"If I were to directly teleport you all into the Penacony Grand Hotel, it would be too high-profile."
"That doesn't fit my low-key persona, so we're currently just not far from Penacony's immigration port."
"I don't think Luo Feng, you're very low-key at all," Paimon grumbled, looking up in the direction of the port where a constant din of noise was coming from.
Suddenly, a somewhat familiar figure entered Paimon's sight.
"Traveler, look quickly, that man leaning against the wall over there, doesn't he look like someone we met in Belobog?"
Paimon flew to Lumine's side, pointing with a curious expression at a tall man with dark blue hair in the distance.
"Huh! Isn't that Sampo, who appeared in Belobog before?"
"Someone from Belobog also received an invitation to Penacony?"
Lumine looked at Luo Feng curiously and asked.
"No, that guy came by his own power."
Luo Feng shook his head.
The Interstellar Peace Corporation intentionally hid information about Luo Feng.
Luo Feng had reason to believe that information about Belobog had been concealed to some extent by the Interstellar Peace Corporation.
Under such circumstances, how could Belobog possibly receive an invitation to Penacony?"
Luo Feng, that man and the little girl beside him are talking about you."
Acheron suddenly spoke.
"You can hear that clearly from so far away?"
"I guess it's not surprising for you."
Paimon looked at Acheron in surprise.
"I heard it too, it's quite interesting,"
Luo Feng's mouth curved upward, and he smiled:
"Everyone, come with me to take a look."
"I'm a little curious what they're talking about."
After speaking, Luo Feng cast an invisibility barrier covering everyone, including himself and Acheron, and led them towards Sampo and the little girl beside him, Sparkle...
"It's been a long time since I've been here, and it's still as lively as ever."
"No, it should be said that it's even livelier than before."
Sampo stood not far from the port, leaning against a wall, his eyes watching with interest the harbor that constantly swallowed and spat out spaceships.
"After all, Penacony's grand event is about to begin."
"It's normal for more people to come."
"Not to mention, the great star Robin will also perform at this event."
Accompanied by a playful voice, a crimson goldfish floated out of thin air beside Sampo, then transformed into a small, cute-looking girl with twin pigtails.
"You still like to transform into a goldfish, Sparkle."
"Speaking of which, didn't you say you wanted to go talk to Robin?"
"She's right over there now, aren't you going over?"
Sampo smiled at Sparkle, then looked at the star Robin, who was leaving the spaceship among a group of escorts arranged by the Hound Family and walking towards the Penacony Grand Hotel.
"Well... although I'm still very interested in that big star."
"But I'm even more interested in that Luo Feng you mentioned."
Sparkle said.
"That's true, but I'm not sure if he'll come to Penacony, you know."
Sampo shrugged and said.
Although he tried every possible way to investigate this man, Luo Feng.
However, both the Wildfire organization and the Silvermane Guards were extremely serious about matters concerning Luo Feng.
As a principled follower of The Elation, he couldn't force the Belobog people to speak.
So, he had no idea where Luo Feng might have gone after leaving Belobog.
"I believe he will come."
Sparkle's mouth curved upward, and she took out a Mask of Elation and put it on, two crimson goldfish appearing and swirling beside her.
"Didn't you say that man works as a tour guide in a world called Teyvat?"
"And he also takes some Teyvat people to travel all over the universe."
"Since that's the case, he definitely won't miss this universal grand event."
Sparkle laughed.
"I hope your guess is accurate."
Sampo nodded and said:
"Speaking of which, what do you plan to do after you meet that Luo Feng?"
"Of course, have some fun," Sparkle said as a matter of course.
Sampo: "Sparkle, don't blame me for not warning you, that man is very strong, you know."
Sparkle: "It's okay, I believe that if the two of us work together, we can definitely find some fun with him."
"Cough cough, I never agreed to help you."
Sampo coughed twice, then prepared to leave.
Just kidding, when that Luo Feng first met him in Belobog, he saw through his identity as a Masked Fool.
And judging from Luo Feng's performance, this was clearly a tough nut to crack, someone very difficult to find fun with.
Although these things couldn't completely dispel Sampo's idea of finding fun with Luo Feng, considering that he still had other things to do, Sampo directly planned to leave after speaking to Sparkle.
Unfortunately, just as he took a step, the two goldfish beside Sparkle flew in front of Sampo and blocked his way.
"Since you're already here, just help me out a little more."
"Besides, don't you want your mask?"
Sparkle asked.
"You've got me there."
Sampo awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
"Anyway, you have to stay with me for a while.
"Sparkle jumped up and patted Sampo's shoulder, saying:
"Let's go, let's go have a drink first."
"Once we find Luo Feng, we'll start our fun-finding plan."
Sampo raised a hand and slapped his forehead, sighing:
"That's your plan, not my plan."
Although he was helpless, for the sake of his mask, Sampo could only follow Sparkle's departing steps.
However, before leaving, Sampo looked strangely at his left rear, muttering:
"Strange, is it my imagination? I always feel like someone is watching us."
"Have I not been resting well lately?"
Sampo shook his head and ran in Sparkle's direction at her call.
What he didn't know was that at the very spot he had just looked, Luo Feng, Acheron, Lumine, and their group, hidden within the invisibility barrier, were watching him and Sparkle leave with smiles and laughter.
"Did that guy sense our presence earlier?"
Paimon approached Luo Feng and asked in surprise."I guess that's right."
"Luo Feng, you didn't use your full power to cast the invisibility barrier, did you?"
Lumine said.
"Something like that."
Luo Feng nodded with a smile.
"Even so, that guy's performance is quite impressive."
"Luo Feng had a reason for telling us to ignore this guy back then."
"He actually plans to have fun with Luo Feng along with that little girl named Sparkle."
Paimon stroked her chin and flew curiously to Luo Feng's side.
"Speaking of which, that one named Sparkle should also be a Masked Fool, right?"
"Luo Feng, they are planning to mess with you now."
"Aren't you going to fight back?"
Paimon asked.
"Don't mention it. I was indeed planning to teach them a lesson directly before."
Luo Feng raised his right hand, and two crimson goldfish appeared in his palm.
"This... is that Sparkle's ability from before?"
"Did Luo Feng learn her ability just like that?"
"Speaking of which, these goldfish are really beautiful."
Paimon blinked, practically leaning in to inspect Luo Feng's right hand.
"If you get too close to them, be careful of bad luck."Luo Feng laughed
.Seeing Luo Feng's meaningful smile, Paimon was frightened and quickly took a step back.
"Then why didn't you teach them a lesson earlier?"
Paimon asked
."Because I suddenly thought that if they couldn't find me, they would probably choose to look for you."
"Then I thought again, you guys should be very happy to join them in having fun."
Luo Feng said.
"You mean you want us to become their entertainment."
Paimon twitched her mouth.Sampo and Sparkle clearly aren't simple people.
Luo Feng could still deal with Sampo and Sparkle, but if Teyvat Passengers like them appeared before the two Masked Fools, who knows what would happen.
[Charlotte: Yeah, yeah. Letting the Teyvat Passengers go have fun with Sampo and Sparkle is basically letting them become the entertainment.]
[Wriothesley: Although that is true, Luo Feng saying this naturally has a deeper meaning. Perhaps this is a test for them.]
[Kaeya: Speaking of which, no one has yet stepped onto the Path opened by the Aeon of Elation.
Could Luo Feng be planning to allow the Teyvat Passengers to come into contact with the Masked Fools, thereby stepping onto the Path of Joy?]
[Mualani: To step onto the Path of Joy, one must be a source of entertainment themselves. Among this batch of Teyvat Passengers, who meets that criterion?]
[Zhongli: I think Venti is quite suitable.]
[Mualani: Hmm, I agree with the Geo Archon's point of view.]
[Alice: If it's Venti, it doesn't seem impossible.]
...
"Oh my, it seems my luck is good."
"To think I could meet Luo Feng right here."
Paimon, Lumine, Navia, and the others were advancing with Luo Feng toward the Penacony Grand Hotel when a clear voice suddenly rang out beside them.
"Who are you?"
Furina looked in the direction of the voice and saw an exceptionally well-dressed blond male walking toward them."
My apologies, everyone. You may call me Aventurine."
The man named Aventurine removed his top hat and bowed elegantly.
"Aventurine?"
Navia, Clorinde, and the others instinctively exchanged glances.
There was no helping it; the name Aventurine had already left a deep impression on the Teyvat Passengers.
As soon as the name Aventurine was mentioned, Navia, Clorinde, and the others couldn't help but recall Ningguang using the Aventurine Stone against Phantylia on the Xianzhou Luofu.
"Do you know me, Passengers from Teyvat?"
"Did Luo Feng tell you about me?"
Aventurine asked with some surprise.
"Just assume that's the case."
"What business do you have with me, Aventurine of the Strategic Investment Department?"
Luo Feng asked.He hadn't expected to meet Aventurine so quickly.
[Ningguang: Strategic Investment Department... A person from the Interstellar Peace Corporation, and Topaz's colleague?]
[Keqing: I remember Miss Topaz mentioning that she would be working with a colleague in Penacony. She must have been referring to this Aventurine.]
[Beidou: Why is this person called Aventurine? Ningguang, what do you think?]
[Ningguang: I think it's just a coincidence.]
"Naturally, I was waiting for you."
Aventurine smiled, tipping his hat, and said:
"I heard from Topaz that you went looking for trouble with Duke Inferno."
"Since you are here now, I suppose the Eternal Fire Manor won't be able to keep its appointment in Penacony."
"You came to find me just to ask that?"
Luo Feng asked, his hands in his pockets
."Of course not."
Aventurine shook his head and asked:
"I came to find Luo Feng because I hope to strike a deal with you."
"A deal?"
Luo Feng raised an eyebrow and said:
"Do you want me to help you reclaim Penacony from The Family?"
[Dori: Huh? What did I just hear? Reclaim Penacony? Did the Corporation belong to Aventurine? Or]
[Kaveh: Or, did it belong to the Interstellar Peace Corporation?]
[Dehya: Uh, even though Aventurine used the word "reclaim," aren't your speculations a bit too exaggerated? Couldn't Aventurine have just misspoke?]
....
Chapter 538: What?! Penacony Used to Be the Corporation's Frontier Prison?!
[Dori: Is there a possibility that the "reclaim" mentioned by Aventurine and Luo Feng doesn't actually refer to Penacony itself, but to the Watchmaker's legacy?
Perhaps Mr. Aventurine also discovered the hidden information within the Penacony invitation?]
[Kaveh: Is Aventurine here for the Watchmaker's legacy? That makes some sense. Since the Watchmaker was the representative figure who founded Penacony, obtaining his legacy would be equivalent to obtaining a part of Penacony.]
[Alhaitham: The premise is that the Watchmaker still holds sufficient real power over Penacony, despite the influence of The Family.]
[Dehya: However, why would this Aventurine plan to cooperate with Luo Feng? Does he think Luo Feng has no intention of competing for the Watchmaker's legacy?]
[Tighnari: It's also possible that he believes Lord Luo Feng's power alone is insufficient to acquire all of the Watchmaker's legacy, so he wants to split the legacy with Luo Feng.]
[Signora: After all, in the eyes of Aventurine and the other Corporation members, Luo Feng might just be a slightly special Emissary of Trailblaze, not the trailblaze aeon awaiting revival.]
[Alice: Even though Luo Feng has consistently claimed that he is not the trailblaze aeon, everyone has already treated him as the future trailblaze aeon.]
[Mavuika: There's no helping it; the power Luo Feng has displayed to us so far has already surpassed the scope of an Emissary of Trailblaze.]
"As expected of Luo Feng, you precisely guessed my intentions."
"In that case, I can speak my mind more frankly."
Aventurine clapped his hands and chuckled."Why do you think I would help you?"
"You should know that I am the Emissary of Trailblaze."
"You should also know that the Watchmaker was once a Trailblazer."
Luo Feng turned around and continued walking forward as he spoke.
Seeing this, Lumine, Paimon, Navia, and the other Astral Express Passengers, along with Aventurine, followed Luo Feng's pace.
"While the Watchmaker was indeed a Trailblazer in the past, he has long since left the Astral Express."
"Of course, considering that the Watchmaker was indeed a Trailblazer once."
"If Luo Feng is willing to help the Corporation recover Penacony, I believe Diamond would also be willing to grant Luo Feng considerable benefits related to Penacony."
Aventurine spread his hands and said with a smile.
"Recover Penacony? Did I mishear that? It sounds like you aren't coming for the Watchmaker's legacy.""
But rather, you are aiming directly for the idea of taking Penacony into your own hands?"
Paimon flew beside Luo Feng, looking suspiciously at Aventurine as she asked.
"This one... must be Paimon. I've heard your name. You once traveled to Jarilo-VI with Luo Feng, correct?"
"I didn't expect you to get a ticket to travel to Penacony with Luo Feng again this time."
"It seems your relationship with Luo Feng must be very good."
Mr. Aventurine said.
"I was just a little lucky."
Paimon rubbed the back of her head and smiled awkwardly.
"Even if it's luck, that's still amazing."
"Also, I'm very happy to meet you from the Teyvat Continent."
"If you don't mind, please accept these 10,000 credit points, just as a gift to a friend."Mr. Aventurine raised his hand, and a credit card was handed to Paimon.
"Huh? Ten thousand credit points?!"
Paimon's eyes widened."Is that too little?" Mr. Aventurine swapped to another credit card,
"Then how about 100,000 credit points?"
"Huh? Eh? Eh eh eh eh eh!"
Paimon covered her cheeks, looking at the credit card Mr. Aventurine handed over in disbelief.What was happening?
She was still surprised by Mr. Aventurine suddenly giving her ten thousand credit points.
How did ten thousand credit points suddenly become 100,000 credit points?!
"Hey, don't think you can bribe Paimon this way."
"And then bribe Luo Feng through Paimon."Lumie put her hands on her hips and said seriously to Mr. Aventurine.
"No, you've misunderstood. I simply wanted to give a gift to Ms. Little Paimon as a friend."
"Of course, if Ms. Lumie, and everyone else, doesn't mind, I'd also like to be friends with you."
Saying that, Mr. Aventurine took out more credit cards and handed them to Lumie, The Knave, Clorinde, and all the other Teyvat Passengers.
Even Acheron's credit card from Mr. Aventurine floated towards her.
Acheron: "..."
The Knave: "..."
Clorinde: "..."
"This... this is really generous, I guess it's expected from someone from the Company."
Navia wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said.
One must know that the Mora she brought only exchanged for tens of thousands of credit points from Luo Feng.
But Mr. Aventurine, with a single move, took out over a million credit points.
Although it was known that the high-ranking executives of the Interstellar Peace Corporation were not short on money.
But Mr. Aventurine's generosity still startled Paimon, Lumie, and others, including Navia, who usually lacked money.
"I... I can't accept it."
"Don't think you can buy us off and make Lord Luo Feng agree to your request."
Paimon reluctantly moved her gaze away from the credit card in front of her, saying with her arms crossed.
However, her occasional glances towards the credit card fully betrayed her thoughts.
"Although 100,000 credit points is a lot, I think I've brought enough credit points."
The Knave said.
"The credit points I have should be enough to cover my expenses in Penacony, as long as I don't spend money recklessly."
This was Clorinde's voice.
"Y-yes."
"Please, Mr. Aventurine, take the money back."
Navia took a deep breath and nodded heavily.Heaven knows how much courage it took for Navia to say those words.
"Take it."
Luo Feng smiled and patted Paimon's head, then put his hand on Navia's shoulder.
Paimon: "Huh?"
Navia: "Are you serious, Luo Feng?"
The other Teyvat Passengers also looked at Luo Feng in confusion.
"Someone is giving money for free, why not take it?"
"Even if it's Arlecchino, Clorinde, you guys, if you want to enjoy more of Penacony's attractions, you'll need more credit points."
"Don't worry, even if you accept it, I won't be influenced by it and feel obligated to cooperate with him."
Luo Feng patted his chest and said.
"Since Luo Feng you've said so, then I'll accept it."
"You can't use this against me afterwards, okay?"
After Paimon finished speaking, she didn't hesitate to take the credit card from Mr. Aventurine's hand.
Lumie and Venti followed closely.
After a moment of thought, the other Passengers also successively accepted the credit cards from Mr. Aventurine.
"Very good, I'm glad you could accept these small amounts."
Mr. Aventurine smiled, then looked towards Acheron in confusion and asked:
"This lady, are you not going to accept this card?"
Acheron shook her head and said:"I have enough credit points on hand.
"Hearing this, the smile on Mr. Aventurine's face grew wider:
"You can't say that, just as Luo Feng said."
"If you want to enjoy more of Penacony's attractions, you'll need more credit points."
"So, if you had an extra 100,000 credit points in your hand, it should make your trip even happier, shouldn't it?"
"Or perhaps, you need more credit points?"
Saying that, Mr. Aventurine made a gesture to swap to another credit card.
"I am not a Teyvat Passenger, just a Galaxy Ranger who took Luo Feng's Astral Express."
"I came here not for pleasure."
"Therefore, the credit points I have on hand are sufficient."
Acheron said.
"Oh, a Galaxy Ranger, is it?"
"No wonder your aura is particularly different from the other Passengers from Teyvat."
Mr. Aventurine looked at Acheron with deep eyes.He had already noticed Acheron's difference from the others earlier.
When others stood next to Luo Feng, their presence would be weaker by a notch.
Only Acheron didn't have this situation.
This was also why he had intended to try swapping to a credit card with a larger denomination to make friends with Acheron earlier.
"Galaxy Rangers haven't appeared in people's sight for a long time."
"I didn't expect to meet one today, and right by Lord Luo Feng's side."
Mr. Aventurine sized up Luo Feng and Acheron with interest, as if trying to see through their relationship.
Or rather, to understand Luo Feng's relationship with the Galaxy Ranger.
However, neither Luo Feng nor Acheron had any intention of clearing up Mr. Aventurine's confusion.
Seeing that Lumie, Paimon, and the others had all put away their credit cards, the two continued walking forward along the road on their own.
Mr. Aventurine didn't mind and still followed on his own.
Since Luo Feng and Acheron had no intention of chatting, he didn't mind chatting with Paimon, Lumie, and the others.
Although Luo Feng had previously stated that he wouldn't help him reclaim Penacony just because he gave some credit points to the Teyvat Passengers, this didn't affect Mr. Aventurine's idea of trying.
Perhaps, afterwards, Luo Feng might be willing to help because he had a relatively good chat with the Teyvat Passengers.
"...Right, you still haven't answered my previous question."
"Why did you say you wanted to take back Penacony?"
"Could it be that this area of Penacony belongs to your Company?"
Paimon asked.
Paimon already liked chatting with others, and under Aventurine's offensive, she quickly started chatting with him.
"You're wrong about that, Little Paimon."
"This Planet Penacony, it did indeed belong to the Interstellar Peace Corporation before."
"If we're being honest, it was taken from the Company's hands by the Watchmaker in alliance with some others."
Aventurine shrugged and said.
"Really?"Paimon's eyes widened once again.
"Luo Feng, is this true?"
"Could it be that this guy is making it up?"
Lumine quietly asked Luo Feng.
"That is true."
Luo Feng nodded slightly and said:
"Penacony did indeed belong to the Interstellar Peace Corporation before."
"Huh?" Paimon blinked and said, "Then wouldn't the Watchmaker have become a bandit?"
"Yes, yes." Aventurine nodded repeatedly and said:
"Little Paimon, you're right, this bandit Watchmaker has really put me through a lot."
"If he hadn't allied with others back then to take Penacony from the Interstellar Peace Corporation's hands."
"I wouldn't have received such a troublesome mission."
Paimon opened her mouth wide in surprise and murmured:
"So, after the Watchmaker left the Astral Express, he became a bad person?"
"Is that why you dared to seek cooperation with Luo Feng?
""I have a feeling that's not the reason."
Furina said, resting her chin on one hand.
"Furina is right, the Watchmaker did not betray the honor of the Trailblazer."
After agreeing with Furina, Luo Feng looked towards Aventurine and said:
"Rather than saying the Watchmaker took Penacony from the Interstellar Peace Corporation's hands."
"Perhaps it's better to say the Watchmaker allied with others to liberate Penacony from the Interstellar Peace Corporation's hands?"
"Liberate?" Venti raised an eyebrow.
He was very familiar with this term.Mondstadt, in the past, had experienced liberation twice.
"Penacony was once a frontier prison built by the Interstellar Peace Corporation Company."
"They used Penacony to exile criminals and then had the criminals mine memoria."
Luo Feng paused, then said to Furina, The Knave, Clorinde, and Lumine:
"I believe after you experienced the previous Remembrance Dream, you can probably understand the properties of this memoria."
"Mining memoria, for those prisoners, was not a good job."
The Knave recalled the mental impact she felt during the memoria baptism earlier and couldn't help but frown:
"For a short time it's fine, but if those prisoners were exposed to memoria for too long, they should go completely insane."
Luo Feng nodded in agreement and said:
"If it was just simply going insane, perhaps it could even be considered a good thing."
"In short, the Watchmaker couldn't stand the Company's practice of treating prisoners as slaves."
"That's why he threw himself into the war against the Interstellar Peace Corporation's hegemony over Penacony."
"As a matter of fact, the Watchmaker and his companions were also successful."
"However, the success wasn't entirely complete."
Speaking of this, Luo Feng shook his head with a hint of regret.
Paimon looked at Luo Feng, then looked at Aventurine, and suddenly, she raised her right hand, pointed at Aventurine's cheek, and said:
"What the heck, so you're a bad guy, Aventurine!!!"
...
Chapter 539: Luo Feng Knows the Company's Plan? Aventurine and Jade Communicate!
[Mavuika: I can't believe Penacony has such a background. The Planet of Festivities, now famous throughout the Universe, was once a frontier prison.]
[Wriothesley: An entire Planet was within the scope of a prison? Although I don't know what Penacony used to look like, my Fortress of Meropide probably can't compare at all.]
[Chevreuse: The Duke's Fortress of Meropide is relatively peaceful; some inmates who have served their sentences are even willing to stay and live in the Fortress of Meropide. But according to Luo Feng, the former Penacony was clearly not a place people would want to stay.]
[Ningguang: Although I know the Interstellar Peace Corporation is definitely not a purely benevolent organization, I didn't expect them to create an entire Planet as a prison and have the inmates collect ~resources.]
[Keqing: Perhaps in the eyes of the people from the Interstellar Peace Corporation, the criminals who came to Penacony were no longer people, but merely resources-.]
[Beidou: If those criminals were inherently heinous and unforgivable people, then letting them serve a residual purpose in Penacony might be acceptable.
But if there were also people among them who had only committed crimes not punishable by death, then the Company's actions would be - too extreme.]
[Dehya: Luo Feng doesn't seem to think the Watchmaker is someone who abandoned the honor of the Trailblazer.
If that's the case, given that the Watchmaker was willing to help the criminals of Penacony overthrow the Interstellar Peace Corporation's rule, it's likely that not all of those former prisoners were heinous criminals.]
[Mona: It's somewhat poignant to think about. A place that was once a frontier prison has now become the Planet of Festivities.
However, can a Planet with this kind of historical background truly become a sufficiently beautiful world?]
"Traveler, let's stay away from this guy named Aventurine."
"He looks like a very cunning bad guy. Maybe he'll sell us out, and we'll even have to help him count the money."
Paimon flew to Lumine's side and said."
Are you talking about yourself, Paimon?"
"I'm not as stupid as you."
Lumine said with her hands on her hips and a straight face.
"Hey, hey, hey, those words really hurt my heart."
"How did I suddenly become a bad guy?"
Aventurine raised his right hand to his hat brim, shook his head, and sighed as he spoke.
"Then do you think you're a good person?"
Luo Feng asked with a smile.
"Well, I think different people have different opinions."
Aventurine said.
"See? You don't even dare to claim you're a good person."
"Luo Feng, please don't cooperate with him."
Paimon quickly said.
"As I said, I myself have no intention of cooperating with Aventurine or anyone else from the Interstellar Peace Corporation."
"Of course, I mean regarding the matter of the Company planning to reclaim Penacony."
The Interstellar Peace Corporation is vast, with many businesses involved.I
t's hard to say that one day in the future, the Interstellar Peace Corporation might propose a cooperation plan that could pique his interest.
Not to mention, the cooperation plan initiated by Topaz and Belobog is the kind of cooperation Luo Feng is happy to see.
"Speaking of which, where are Topaz and Dr. Ratio?"
"Those two should have already met up with you, Aventurine?"
Luo Feng asked.
"Naturally!" Aventurine nodded slightly and said:
"I had already met them earlier."
"It's just that they still have some other work they need to handle."
"So, in the end, only I, who had not yet seen Luo Feng's face, could wait at the Penacony port."
"Speaking of which, I did not see Luo Feng's Astral Express on the list of spaceships arriving at the port."
"Could it be that Luo Feng's Astral Express encountered some problem? If repairs are needed, the Company is willing to provide the relevant technology."
Luo Feng shook his head and said:
"I don't think the Company's technology can be used to repair the Astral Express."
"Moreover, there's nothing wrong with my Astral Express."
"I just parked it in a relatively reliable location and had someone I trust look after it.
"At this point, Luo Feng looked at Aventurine seriously and said:
"I don't plan to check into the Daydream Hotel in Penacony as a Trailblazer."
"Aventurine, you must not reveal my identity to the Family."
Upon hearing this, Aventurine immediately became interested.
" Luo Feng is planning to secretly check into Penacony by hiding his identity as a Emanator of Trailblaze?"
"Can I understand this as you also having some ambition for Penacony?"
Aventurine asked.
One must know that Luo Feng is not just a Trailblazer, but also a not-so-simple Emanator of Trailblaze.
If Luo Feng also had some ambition for Penacony, he might have to try and change some of his plans.
Luo Feng: "I just don't want the Family's attention to be too focused on my passengers."
"Is that so..." Aventurine smiled and nodded, "Please rest assured, I will not reveal your identity."
Luo Feng: "Remember to also inform Topaz and Professor Ratio for me."
Aventurine: "Of course!"
Luo Feng: "If necessary, also inform Jade."
"Ho!" Aventurine raised his eyebrows, "Why does Luo Feng think Jade will also come to Penacony?"
"Just tell me if she will come or not," Luo Feng said meaningfully.
"I can't say for sure, after all, she is my senior, and it's not appropriate for me to inquire about her work, is it?"
Aventurine slightly lowered the brim of his hat, trying his best to prevent Luo Feng from seeing the glint in his eyes.
Jade coming to Penacony was already the latter half of Aventurine's plan.
Logically speaking, apart from Aventurine, Topaz, and Jade who knew the plan, no one else should know about this.
But Luo Feng's tone, as if he knew for sure that Jade would come to Penacony, made Aventurine feel strange.
"Let's just assume what you said is true."
"Speaking of which, I originally planned to have a chat with your senior."
"See if the pawnshop Jade runs can produce what I need.
"Luo Feng shrugged and said indifferently.
Seeing a driverless bus drive by from the roadside, Luo Feng waved at it, and along with Acheron and the Teyvat Passengers, they got on.
"Can I join you, Luo Feng?"
Aventurine asked with a smile.
"Sorry, it's already full."
"There's another taxi over there, how about you take that one?"
Luo Feng suggested.
"That's a shame."
"In that case, let's meet in the lobby of the Daydream Hotel."Aventurine said.
"We'll see."
After Luo Feng left that sentence, the driverless bus, with the destination he had set, carried Luo Feng and his group towards the "Daydream Hotel."
Aventurine, on the other hand, got into another taxi and raised his hand to take out his phone and dial Jade's number.
"Calling me at this time, could it be that you've encountered difficulties so quickly, Aventurine?"
Jade's mature voice sounded from the phone, with a hint of confusion."
You could say that, but the source of the difficulty is not the Family, but Luo Feng."
Aventurine's expression was somewhat serious.
Although Luo Feng repeatedly said that he had no ambition for Penacony.
But recalling the previous conversation with Luo Feng, Aventurine found it hard to believe Luo Feng's words.
If Luo Feng knew this, he would definitely shout out his wish.At most, he was just a little interested in the Watchmaker's legacy.
As for the property of Penacony or anything like that, he really wasn't that interested.
"That man, he even knows that you will be coming to Penacony."Aventurine said.
"Interesting."
Jade couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
Based on her understanding of Aventurine, he wouldn't be joking about this matter.
"It seems we need to pay more attention to this Luo Feng."
"If necessary, have Topaz try to talk to Luo Feng."
"See if she can get anything out of Luo Feng."
"Compared to you, Topaz is more familiar with Luo Feng after all."
Jade thought for a while and suggested.
"I will." Aventurine nodded, and then smiled again:
"But I think he might also be willing to talk to you."
"He mentioned your pawnshop earlier, saying he planned to see if there was anything there that interested him."
"Honestly, do you think your pawnshop has the ability to completely fleece Luo Feng?"
"Interesting." The corners of Jade's mouth curved into a beautiful arc, and she said:
"In that case, I will try to invite him to my pawnshop to sit down later."
"I also want to do business with this light cone merchant Luo Feng, yes, I've been thinking about it for a long time."
"light cone? Oh no." Aventurine patted his forehead and sighed:
"How could I forget that Luo Feng is also a light cone merchant?"
"It seems I need to catch up to that person quickly and see if I can buy a light cone that belongs to me from him, just like Topaz did."
"Then I wish you good luck, Aventurine." As Jade's voice fell, only the dial tone remained on the phone.
...
" Luo Feng, you seem very reluctant to travel with that Aventurine."
Furina saw Luo Feng hang up the phone with Argenti, stood up from behind Luo Feng, and asked curiously.
"After all, the Family currently managing Penacony is paying even more attention to the Interstellar Peace Corporation than to the Trailblazer."
"If I want to check into the Daydream Hotel in Penacony discreetly, it's better to stay away from the Company people."
"Especially to stay away from that Aventurine."
Luo Feng said.
Please, Aventurine came with a mission.
On the Family's side, that Sunday also roughly knows this.
Luo Feng doesn't want Sunday's attitude towards Aventurine to transfer to himself and his passengers.
Although difficulties can help the Teyvat Passengers embark on their Path.
But Sunday as a difficulty is a bit too much for the Teyvat Passengers.
At least at this stage, it's better not to make Sunday too cautious about the Teyvat Passengers.
"That's right, that man looks very conspicuous."
"He's clearly not suitable for us to check into that Daydream Hotel discreetly."
Furina said, nodding.
"Having said that, if we check into the Daydream Hotel with him."
"Can he help us pay for the room?"
Paimon, who was sitting on Lumine's lap to Luo Feng's left, muttered.
"Not necessarily, if there are still enough platinum guest rooms at the Daydream Hotel."
"That rich person might be willing to book platinum guest rooms for all of you."
Luo Feng nodded in agreement with Paimon.
"platinum guest room? Is it very expensive?"
Paimon raised her little head curiously.
Luo Feng: "At the very least, the Mora you all exchanged with me combined is not enough to pay for one night's stay in a platinum guest room."
"R-really?" Paimon's mouth formed an 'o' shape, looking at Luo Feng in disbelief.
"Do I need to lie to you, Little Paimon."
Luo Feng pinched Paimon's cheek and explained under Paimon's resentful gaze:
"The Daydream Hotel is the best hotel in Penacony."
"You also have to consider how many powerful and influential people from the Universe are willing to come to Penacony to play as the Planet of Festivities."
"Staying in a platinum guest room for them is not just a kind of enjoyment, but also a display of status."
"Therefore, things like platinum guest rooms are generally very sought after and expensive."
"Only guests who can afford astronomical credit points are likely to stay in platinum guest rooms."
Luxury, mutually independent private areas, and complete room service are all basic configurations of platinum guest rooms.
And in order to give guests staying in platinum guest rooms a better experience, the floor-to-ceiling windows directly opposite the room's lounge area can display different cultural landscapes of Penacony.
In short, even the king of a Planet might not be able to afford to stay in a platinum guest room.
Paimon, Lumine, and the others couldn't help but imagine their experience of staying in a platinum guest room in their minds after hearing Luo Feng's description of the Daydream Hotel's platinum guest rooms.
However, thinking of the astronomical numbers Luo Feng mentioned earlier, everyone immediately wilted like frost-bitten eggplants.
"W-what's so great about it."
"Isn't it just a hotel converted from a prison?"
"I don't believe that the platinum guest room of this so-called Daydream Grand Hotel is that amazing."
Paimon crossed her arms, looking ahead with a determined expression.
"Y-yeah, maybe this Daydream Hotel still looks like a prison."
Lumine said, mimicking Paimon.
"Like the accommodation environment of a prison?"
"Could it be that I can see scenes similar to the Fortress of Meropide here?
"Sigewinne tilted her head, looking curious.
....
Chapter 540: More Luxurious Than the Seven Nations, the Daydream Hotel Shocks Teyvat
[Charlotte: Really? The Daydream Grand Hotel is a prison-style hotel? And it's somewhat similar to the Fortress of Meropide? Doesn't that mean I can infer some information about the Fortress of Meropide through the situation of the Daydream Grand Hotel?]
[Chevreuse: I think those rich people in the Universe shouldn't be that eager to experience a prison-style hotel. The Family should have heavily renovated Penacony after accepting it.]
[Wriothesley: Not necessarily. Perhaps those rich people have already enjoyed luxurious environments in their daily lives, and want to experience something different after coming to Penacony.]
[Lyney: That's true, at least I've heard that quite a few Fontaine people have expressed a desire to go to the Fortress of Meropide to experience life, and there are even some who deliberately commit crimes to go to the Fortress of Meropide to experience life.]
[Kaveh: Really? There are people with such peculiar hobbies?]
[Wriothesley: That part is true, but most of the people I've dealt with like that ended up regretting it.]
[Kaveh: Most of them regretted it, which means a small portion didn't regret it?!]
[Wriothesley: Well, it's hard for me to deal with those people too.]
[Dori: The world is big, and there really are all kinds of people.]
[Barbeloth: Don't say that, I really want to see a prison-style Daydream Hotel, perhaps that way I can see the style of Penacony when it was still a frontier prison.]
[Mona: Master, if it's really as you say, then Paimon, the Traveler, and the others will have to live in a relatively harsh environment for a while, won't they?]
[Barbeloth: Anyway, it's not me living in that environment. By the way, you were going to call me an old woman just now, right, Mona?]
[Mona:...]
"Since it was a prison before, this so-called Daydream Hotel is definitely nothing special."
"Its platinum guest room is definitely nothing special either."
Paimon nodded to herself, becoming more confident as she spoke.
"And this name, 'Daydream'?"
"This name is too weird.
"Paimon complained.
"Their characteristic is entering dreams, so calling it 'Daydream' should be quite fitting."
"And if even the platinum guest room isn't that great."
"Then you'll have to worry about what kind of room you'll be staying in later."
Luo Feng took over the conversation and said.Hearing this, Paimon's expression froze instantly.
"And you, Lumine. When you're belittling the platinum guest room, put away that glittering look in your eyes."
"That way, your words will be a bit more convincing."
Luo Feng turned his head and looked in Lumine's direction.
"Ahaha."
Lumine scratched the back of her head awkwardly and moved closer to Luo Feng:
"Um... Luo Feng, are you planning to stay in a platinum guest room?"
"If you're planning to stay in a platinum guest room, can I come and see your room?"
Luo Feng shook his head and said:
"Unfortunately, I plan to keep a low profile this time."
"So booking a slightly better than average room is enough."
Staying in a platinum guest room would more or less make the Family pay more attention to him, which is not what Luo Feng wanted to see.
"How can you do that? That doesn't fit your status."
"Come on, think about it again, Luo Feng."
Lumine pounced over and hugged Luo Feng's arm.
"Stop messing around, I still need to call Screwllum and ask him when he'll have time to come to Penacony."
"Hey, stop being clingy."
Luo Feng pressed on Lumine's beautiful cheek, speechless
."Just promise me, Luo Feng!"
Lumine pleaded.Unfortunately, no matter how much Lumine pleaded, Luo Feng didn't give in.
It was the same even when they reached their destination and got off the self-driving bus.
...
"Welcome to the Daydream Hotel, please come this way."
Luo Feng led the Teyvat Passengers, who looked like they had arrived at a grand garden, towards the entrance of the Daydream Hotel, and a Family service staff immediately came over.
"Is there luggage delivery service?"
The service staff asked.
"No need, just tell us which direction the check-in counter is."
Luo Feng shook his head and said.
Service staff: "Please go that way."
Luo Feng said thank you and glanced at the people behind him:
"Stop looking at the entrance, there are more things worth seeing inside the hotel."
"Let's go, don't block the way here."
Hearing Luo Feng's words, Paimon and the others quickly followed his footsteps.
However, as they passed through the entrance and entered the interior of the Daydream Hotel, Paimon, Lumine, and the others had to slow down their pace.
It wasn't because the crowd was too dense; it was simply because the scenery inside the hotel forced Paimon and the others to stop.
The extremely spacious lobby didn't feel crowded even with thousands of people walking around.
It was hard to imagine entering such a vast area through just one entrance.
Even harder to imagine was that such a vast place was merely the lobby of a hotel.
On both sides of the lobby were towering floors reaching into the clouds, with golden lights and decorations showcasing its luxury
.Standing on the red carpet leading to the reception desk, everyone looked straight ahead.
A massive device, resembling a clock, was suspended in mid-air, with bursts of mysterious light shining around it, illuminating the surrounding empty space.
"No, tell me, this was a prison before?"
"How does this look like a prison at all?"
Paimon said, her mouth wide open.
She looked around, seemingly trying to find evidence that Penacony was once a frontier prison.
But as far as the eye could see, there was nothing that could be called evidence.
The current Penacony could only be summarized by the word "luxurious."
"See? I told you this place is amazing now.""
It's not some harsh environment at all."
Luo Feng said with a smile.
"But this is excessively amazing, isn't it?"
"This hotel lobby is bigger than Mondstadt's plaza, right?"
Paimon said
."Yes." Venti nodded in agreement.
"If the Wind God statue were placed here, it wouldn't even be a conspicuous object."
"Fontaine's opera house is the same; it can't compare to this hotel at all," Furina said.
"If I hadn't known beforehand that this was a hotel, I might have thought it was a city."
The Knave exclaimed.
She had to admit, even she was startled by the Daydream Hotel before her eyes."
Can we really afford to stay at a hotel like this?"
Collei counted the credit points she had, feeling a wave of nervousness.
"Yeah, I'm already starting to feel anxious about the journey ahead."
Navia patted her chest and took a deep breath.
[Charlotte: If it were me, I'd be anxious too. This luxurious environment isn't a place people like us can afford to spend money in.]
[Chevreuse: I wonder if my current salary is enough for me to stay at the Daydream Hotel for ten days.]
[Tartaglia: If it were me, I wouldn't have this kind of anxiety. I can just get money from the Northland Bank anyway.]
[Pantalone: You'd better be a little anxious. Even I can't be sure I can provide you with enough funds to spend freely in Penacony.]
[La Signora: The Knave is right. If I hadn't known beforehand that this was a hotel, I would really have thought this place was a city. There are probably thousands of people gathered in the lobby, and the accommodation area behind the lobby can probably house tens of thousands of people.]
[Dori: Tens of thousands? That's too few. I'd say it can probably house hundreds of thousands, even millions of people. Can you see the end of the accommodation buildings? I certainly can't. Those accommodation buildings are even more exaggerated than a tall mountain.]
[Ningguang: I really never expected to see a hotel lobby that's bigger than Mondstadt's plaza one day.]
[Barbara: A-although that's true, please don't think, like Venti, that the Wind God statue isn't a conspicuous object. Please don't compare the Wind God statue with the buildings in the Daydream Hotel.]
[Kaeya: Barbara, if you say it like that, everyone will probably compare them involuntarily.]
[Barbara: Ugh!]
[The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles: Just one hotel, and it has this scale?]
[Zhongli: Seeing the scene from outside the sky, do you have a different understanding of Luo Feng and Luo Feng's Astral Express, The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles?]
[The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles:...]
"A hotel like this is definitely more luxurious than any hotel on the Teyvat Continent."
"No, its luxury probably surpasses any country on the Teyvat Continent."
Furina exclaimed.
At least in her opinion, the entirety of Fontaine on the Teyvat Continent combined couldn't compare to the Daydream Hotel before her eyes....
"Mm-hmm, yes, yes, I think so too."Paimon nodded repeatedly.
"But you didn't think so before, did you?"Luo Feng looked at Paimon with interest and said.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have associated the Daydream Hotel with some former frontier prison."
"Please don't say it anymore, Luo Feng."
Paimon clasped her hands together, begging for mercy."Good thing you're sensible."
"Let's go, let's queue up at the reception counter."
Luo Feng looked at the crowded area ahead and said:
"Once you've booked your rooms and entered Penacony in your dreams,"
"You will discover a Daydream Hotel that is far more luxurious than what you see now."
Hearing this, Navia and the others couldn't help but gasp.
"This place is already luxurious to this extent?"
"The Daydream Hotel in the dream can be even more luxurious than this?"
Lumine blinked, the light in her eyes growing brighter.
She was clearly extremely curious about the Daydream Hotel in the dream.
"After all, the main focus here is the world of dreams."
"In the real world, neither the Daydream Hotel nor Penacony can compare to the situation in the dream."
"Once you enter the dream through the dream-entering pool in your room, you will understand why Penacony is so popular."
Luo Feng patted Lumine's shoulder and half-pushed her into the queue.
"Hearing you say that, I can't wait, Luo Feng."
Lumine clasped her hands together and said
.Paimon: "Me too, me too."
Furina: "Should the money I brought be enough?"
The Knave: "Perhaps I should borrow some Mora from Pantalone."
[Beidou: Everyone is starting to worry if they have enough money.]
[Uncle Tian: That's understandable. Seeing the luxury of the Daydream Hotel gives you an idea of the consumption level here.
Since Penacony in the dream is even more impressive, its consumption level will put more pressure on travelers.]
[Ningguang: I hope all travelers have enough funds. Otherwise, we won't be able to follow their perspective to get a sufficient understanding of Penacony.]
[Charlotte: Exactly, exactly. I'm already eager to write a news report about Penacony.]
[Wriothesley: I think I should start saving money so I can have fun there once the Penacony route is established. Can you give me a raise, Neuvillette?]
[Neuvillette: Luo Feng has not yet decided to establish a route between Fontaine and Penacony. Let's wait for a result.]
[Yae Miko: Although the probability is small, I still can't help but pray that Luo Feng will establish a route in Inazuma.]
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"...Um, I didn't mishear, did I?"
"You plan to book 12 rooms?"
The receptionist held up one finger with her left hand and two fingers with her right, asking Luo Feng with a look of surprise.
"Is there a problem?"
"We have an invitation letter."
Before Luo Feng could speak, Paimon eagerly flew in front of the receptionist and pointed to the music box in Luo Feng's hand.
The receptionist handling the check-in wasn't overly surprised by a small floating creature like Paimon.
She bowed slightly to Paimon, Luo Feng, and the others apologetically and said:
"I'm very sorry, because Robin will be singing in Penacony, there are simply too many people checking in to Penacony during this time."
"It's a bit difficult for us to process check-in for 12 people with just one invitation letter."
"No, no." Paimon shook her head and said:
"It should be two invitation letters, right?"
"There should have been someone named Argenti who booked some rooms for us with another invitation letter,"
Paimon said.
After speaking, Paimon looked at Luo Feng beside her, and seeing Luo Feng nod, she looked at the receptionist with confidence again.
Unfortunately, the receptionist still looked troubled at everyone.
"I'm sorry, we still can't check in so many of you. I apologize."
"Why?" Paimon pouted, her voice involuntarily getting louder.
Not far away, Sunday, who was originally talking to Robin Miss, heard Paimon's voice and couldn't help but turn his head to look.
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