Chapter 618: Collei Deducts Aventurine's Goal, The Company Came to Reclaim Penacony?!
[Faruzan: So Collei is with Paimon, and her situation is better than when she was first affected by the memoria. It seems Black Swan's power helped Collei.]
[Dr.: But Black Swan doesn't seem to have had time to completely solve the problem on Collei's body. Perhaps after a while, the influence of high-concentration memoria on Collei will be greater.]
[Kaeya: Dr. is indeed Dr., he really doesn't want to see others doing well.]
[Dr.: Hehe, I just want more observation data~.]
Dr. clearly remembered that after Black Swan saw Collei's condition just now, she said that Collei was awakened by the high-concentration memoria, bringing up the nightmare deep within her memory.
This shows that his previous speculation was correct, high-concentration memoria can indeed bring certain things from people's memories to the surface.
He is now very curious about these things that have been reproduced by the high-concentration memoria energy. Since he cannot personally conduct experiments, he can only hope to see more of what he wants to see through Collei.
[Amber: Damn it, this guy Dr. is too bad! What annoying remarks.]
[Kaeya: As expected, it's happier not to pay attention to this guy. Speaking of which, Paimon really accidentally hit her head when she returned to the Penacony Dream.]
[Citlai: It seems that the power of the Path is as important as a pass in Penacony. Anyone who hasn't awakened a Path will react more severely to any situation compared to those who have a Path.]
[Ororon: Grandma is right! Perhaps Paimon also flew down directly from the sky like Clorinde, but there was no Luo Feng to catch her, so she just hit the ground directly.]
[Charlotte: It's not impossible. Venti, who experienced falling from the sky last time, did not experience falling from the sky again this time. The reason for this situation should be that he has already stepped onto a Path.]
[Lumine: That makes a lot of sense, but compared to this, I'm more concerned about how long Clorinde will stay in Luo Feng's arms?]
[Navia: Clorinde doesn't seem to care about being held by Lord Luo Feng?]
[Wriothesley: Or maybe she hasn't even realized what state she's in? Should I send her a private message to remind her?]
"Clorinde, are you uncomfortable?"
Sigewinne suddenly asked Clorinde.
"I'm fine, why do you ask, Sigewinne?" Clorinde was a little puzzled.
"Because you've been in Lord Luo Feng's arms, I thought something was wrong with your body."
"After all, you haven't stepped onto a Path yet."
Sigewinne said very honestly.
Hearing this, Clorinde was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Luo Feng as if waking from a dream:
" Luo Feng, please put me down, thank you."
"You're welcome." Luo Feng shrugged, "Anyway, you're not heavy!"
Hearing this, Clorinde, who had been put down by Luo Feng, couldn't help but smile slightly.
Suddenly, she remembered the scene when they left the gap between reality and dream, and quickly said to Luo Feng:
"Oh, right, Luo Feng, Miss Tingyun and Black Swan are still fighting Sam."
"Do you need to go stop them?"
Sigewinne heard this and looked at Luo Feng worriedly, as if realizing something.
"Don't worry about their side. After you left, they couldn't fight at all."
Luo Feng could guess what Firefly's goal was, nothing more than aiming for the Stelle, perhaps also including the Teyvat Passengers.
Now that the Stelle and the Teyvat Passengers have been sent away by Black Swan, Firefly naturally has no reason to continue fighting.
After all, Tingyun and Black Swan are not battle maniacs.
Luo Feng ignored the somewhat puzzled looks from Sigewinne and Clorinde, beckoned to Sigewinne, and walked to the side.
"Walk with me, Sigewinne. Since you have already stepped onto two Paths, let's take some time to learn about the Doctor of Chaos matter with me."
"As for you, Clorinde... if you don't have anywhere you plan to go next, you can also act with me for a while."
Facing Luo Feng's invitation, Sigewinne naturally had no reason to refuse.
Clorinde hesitated for two seconds, then finally followed Luo Feng and Sigewinne's footsteps.
Although she wanted to step onto a Path, she didn't have a clear direction in her heart.
Since that was the case, it was better to act with Luo Feng and Sigewinne.Perhaps by Luo Feng's side, she could still find a little opportunity.
[Dr.: Finally, someone is following Luo Feng. As expected, the matters around him are more worth watching.]
[La Signora: But Sigewinne and Clorinde may not always stay by Lord Luo Feng's side. I think you should be mentally prepared for not being able to see Luo Feng.]
[Albedo: Regardless, now is a good opportunity to learn about the Doctor of Chaos.]
[Sucrose: Teacher Albedo is right. Huh, Paimon's live stream is finally back, she's awake!]
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"Ugh, my head feels so dizzy, it's like I'm drunk."
Paimon swayed as she flew in mid-air, as if she could fall back to the ground at any moment.
This scene made Collei, who was standing beside Paimon, extremely worried.
"Um, are you really okay, Paimon?"
"Or maybe rest a little longer?"
Collei asked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine! How about you, are you okay... Collei?!"
Paimon flew up and looked at Collei with concern, but suddenly saw Collei suddenly clutch her stomach and bend over, with waves of black mist rising from her body again.
Seeing this, Paimon anxiously flew to Collei's side.
"I... I'm fine, just... just need to rest for a while."
Collei bit her silver teeth and said in a low voice.Despite her words, the purplish-black mist rising from her body grew thicker, and faintly, the cobra-like Devil God phantom seemed to become increasingly clear.
This scene made Paimon unable to believe that Collei was truly fine.
[Kaeya: Collei really hasn't recovered yet? And... is it my imagination, or is the impact Collei is suffering getting more and more severe?]
[Rhinedottir: Perhaps that memory related to the Demon God Residue is too deeply ingrained for Collei, so even if Black Swan stabilized her for a moment, she will quickly be affected again.]
[Dr.: After all, Black Swan was in a hurry to open the door for the passengers at that time and didn't seem to have much energy to completely solve Collei's problem. Or perhaps, she didn't think Collei's problem was a big one, so she planned to let Collei overcome it herself?]
[Dehya: So even if she leaves that area, Collei's condition won't improve?]
[Faruzan: Don't worry! The Universe is full of infinite possibilities, perhaps Sigewinne's power can help Collei.]
[Amber: That's right! As long as Paimon, Collei, and Sigewinne meet up, everything will be fine.]
[Eula: Even if Sigewinne can't handle Collei's problem, Lord Luo Feng can definitely handle it, right.]
"Alright... alright, I'm fine, Paimon."
A little while later, the black mist on Collei's body receded back into her, and she looked up, giving Paimon a forced smile.
"Collei, you really don't look fine."
"How about we hurry and find Lord Luo Feng and the others."Paimon said.
"This... alright."Collei looked at Paimon's worried expression and finally nodded.
"Wait a moment, let me see where this is."
Paimon said and was about to fly high to check the surroundings.
However, just as she flew past a promotional billboard beside her, Paimon stopped, her face showing a surprised expression.
"What's wrong, Paimon?"
Collei asked in confusion.Paimon lowered her position slightly, only showing half of her head above the billboard, and said to Collei:
"Collei, I found Aventurine!"
"Aventurine?"
Collei blinked, revealing half of her head from behind the two-person-tall billboard to look in the direction Paimon was pointing. Sure enough, she saw Aventurine standing a few meters away in an empty spot, talking to himself.
"It really is him. Is he talking to his future self and past self?"
Collei muttered in a low voice, opened her live broadcast camera, and aimed it at Aventurine.
Through the Teyvat Forum live broadcast camera, she indeed saw the future Aventurine standing directly opposite Aventurine.
"It's a good thing there's no one here, otherwise everyone would definitely think he's someone who likes to talk to himself."
Paimon also saw the future Aventurine through her Teyvat Forum live broadcast camera. After muttering to herself, she looked at Collei and said:
"Collei, how about we go ask Aventurine? Compared to us, he must be more familiar with Penacony. Maybe he can guide us to find Luo Feng."
Although Aventurine seemed like a strange person, he was someone they knew. Paimon felt that asking Aventurine might be faster than flying aimlessly in the air to find Luo Feng and Sigewinne., Paimon wanted Collei to get treatment as soon as possible
."Wait, Paimon."Seeing Paimon about to fly towards Aventurine's position, Collei quickly hugged her.
Paimon: "What's wrong, Collei?"
Collei: "That... I think it's better if we are careful around Aventurine."
Paimon: "Why?"
Collei pursed her lips and glanced in Aventurine's direction.
Seeing that he was still talking to his future self, she said to Paimon:
"Paimon, did you hear Aventurine tell the future Aventurine that he is grateful to Dr. Ratio?"
"Hmm... it seems like that happened."
Paimon put her right hand on her chin.
"Strange, why would Aventurine be grateful to Professor Ratio?"
Dr. Ratio betrayed Aventurine at Sunday's place.
Shouldn't Aventurine hate Dr. Ratio very much?Paimon still remembered Aventurine's anger towards Dr. Ratio in Sunday's office.
"That... actually, I've been thinking about a question, did Dr. Ratio really betray Aventurine?"
Collei said.
"Of course he betrayed him, we all saw it at Sunday's place."
"Collei... could your memory have also been affected by the previous impact?
"Paimon looked at Collei's somewhat pale face with increasing worry.
"Don't worry, Paimon. My memory hasn't been affected. In fact, my mind has become clearer because of the previous impact."
Collei shook her head and slowly expressed her thoughts.
"Although we previously thought that Professor Ratio had a bad impression of the Company after witnessing Dr. Chadwick's matter, which is why he revealed Aventurine's plan at Sunday's place."
"But in reality, someone like Professor Ratio should have known what kind of organization the Interstellar Peace Corporation is long ago."
"And after all, Aventurine and Dr. Chadwick's matter have no connection. Professor Ratio should have no reason to betray Aventurine over this matter."
"Since Aventurine and the future Aventurine mentioned that he is grateful to Professor Ratio, I'm wondering if Professor Ratio and Aventurine were just acting from the beginning?"
Collei rested her hand on her chin and said.
"Dr. Ratio was acting with Aventurine?"
"But in the end, didn't the cornerstones held by Aventurine and Miss Topaz both fall into Sunday's hands?"
"If Dr. Ratio and Aventurine were acting, then the result of their acting was too much of a failure."
Paimon scratched the back of her head, feeling like she was about to grow a brain.
"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, but I think Aventurine is planning something."
"Perhaps the two cornerstones falling into Sunday's hands is also part of Aventurine's plan."
Collei said, narrowing her eyes.
[Beidou: This Collei is really amazing. Don't you think so, Ningguang.]
[Ningguang: Yes, Collei is a smart little girl.]
[Faruzan: Of course, she is the person I favor.]
[Dr.: Miss Beidou and Miss Ningguang seem to agree with Collei's point of view. Could it be that you've discovered something we haven't?]
[Beidou: Hehe, who knows.]
Ningguang did think that the gem fragments Aventurine got from Sunday were the real Aventurine Stone, but Beidou didn't plan to tell this annoying guy, Dr., about these things.
[Tighnari: Collei has indeed raised a very thought-provoking point. Since she can still think seriously, perhaps the impact of high-concentration memoria is not very serious for her?]
[Cyno: That being said, Collei's problem still needs to be dealt with in a timely manner!]
[Wriothesley: Dr. Ratio and Aventurine were just acting. Hehe, if that's really the case, then it's interesting.]
"Collei, I don't quite understand. According to you, what is Aventurine after?"
"Up until now, he has paid a pretty terrible price, right?"
Paimon asked in confusion.Losing two cornerstones; being forced to undergo Harmony's Communion, to the point of being in mortal danger.
Even if Aventurine and Dr. Ratio were really acting, Aventurine has paid too much.
"I'm thinking, is Aventurine here to bring Penacony under the Company's control?"
"Just like Miss Topaz came to Jarilo-VI to bring Belobog under the Company's control."
Collei said.
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Chapter 619 Aventurine actually wants to coerce passengers, Paimon: I... I'm very strong!
"Huh! Aventurine wants to make Penacony the Interstellar Peace Corporation's territory?"
Paimon exclaimed.
"To be precise, it's to make Penacony a prize for the Strategic Investment Department."
Collei rubbed her chin with her right hand, thinking and speaking at the same time:
"Miss Topaz and Aventurine are both executives of the Strategic Investment Department, and they are both experts in clearing the Company's bad debts."
"For Miss Topaz, the account of Jarilo-VI, which had been closed for hundreds of years due to the stellaron, was undoubtedly a bad debt."
"After all, after the debt fermented for hundreds of years, no one in Belobog would be able to afford it."
"In fact, if Luo Feng hadn't intervened, Jarilo-VI would have already fallen into the hands of the Strategic Investment Department by now, right?"
"And Penacony, it originally belonged to the Interstellar Peace Corporation. It's just that for various reasons, Penacony eventually fell into the hands of the Family."
"With such a nature, Penacony can actually be considered a bad debt for the Strategic Investment Department of the Corporation."
"That being the case, Aventurine, as an executive of the Strategic Investment Department, has every reason to come here."
[Amber: S... Such a bold deduction, Collei is amazing!]
[Faruzan: It is indeed a rather brilliant deduction, I'm increasingly wanting to make Collei my student.]
[Tighnari: When all is said and done, the Corporation arranging for a bad debt clearance expert to come to Penacony is inherently problematic.]
[Dehya: I don't doubt that the Corporation wants to take back the management rights of Penacony from the Family, but thinking that Aventurine came to Penacony for the purpose of completely taking over Penacony still leaves me quite surprised.]
[Pantalone: If that really is the case, Aventurine's appetite is simply too big. However, up to now, it is merely Collei's deduction.]
[Lyney: Perhaps Aventurine is simply here for the Watchmaker's legacy?]
Paimon stared blankly at Collei, failing to react for a long time.
Several minutes later, Paimon took a deep breath and said to Collei:
"Um, assuming what you said is right, Aventurine indeed came here to get his hands on Penacony."
"Then how is he going to successfully take down Penacony? The Family over there shouldn't give him a chance, right?"
Collei: "If Aventurine can seize some leverage, perhaps he can succeed."
Paimon: "Leverage?"
Collei glanced meaningfully in Aventurine's direction, and then said to Paimon:
"Your Excellency Luo Feng mentioned that the Family proclaims to the outside world that the Penacony Dream is absolutely safe."
"But is that really the case? We have already witnessed the death of Young Miss Robin and the death of Young Miss Firefly in the Penacony Dream."
"There is 'death' within the Penacony Dream, and this is the leverage. If Aventurine can seize it, he can place the Family in a quite unfavorable position."
"Remember, Paimon. Aventurine once said that he tried to commit suicide in the Penacony Dream. I now suspect that he even intends to use suicide as a way to seize the Family's leverage."
[Tartaglia: It really is well-reasoned, I'm almost starting to believe it.]
[The Doctor: Not a bad deduction, could it be that the previous impact of the fluid memoria activated Collei's brain?]
[Faruzan: My Collei is very smart to begin with, she just needed some confidence.]
"Um... If he really succeeds in committing suicide, whether this leverage is discovered or not won't matter to him anymore, right?"
Paimon wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said.
"But the one who came to Penacony this time, besides Aventurine, is also Topaz."
"If Aventurine dies, Topaz can definitely use this as an excuse to pressure the Family."
"After all, Aventurine is an executive of the Strategic Investment Department, and his death can definitely make things quite uncomfortable for the Family."
Speaking up to this point, Collei herself couldn't help but gasp a breath of cold air.
If Aventurine really didn't mind using his own death to knock open the Family's doors for the Corporation, then this person was simply too crazy.
This also made Collei increasingly wary of Aventurine in her heart.
"Th... That, assuming everything you said is true."
"What does this have to do with whether we should go find him to help guide the way or not, Collei?"
Paimon took a deep breath and asked.
"If Aventurine really came here to help the Corporation swallow Penacony, and would even spare no hesitation to commit suicide to make the plan succeed—"
"—then in order to achieve his own goal, this person can definitely do many crazy things."
"I think we'd better stay away from such a crazy person. Who knows, to achieve his goal, he might even make use of us."
Collei felt somewhat uneasy in her heart.In a short while, Aventurine would be completely assimilated by Harmonys Sanctification.
Before that, no matter what crazy things Aventurine did, Collei felt it would be reasonable.
Collei even felt that Aventurine might use Luo Feng to achieve his own goal.
To avoid Aventurine causing trouble for Your Excellency Luo Feng through herself and Paimon, Collei did not want to meet with Aventurine.
Clap, clap, clap!
"Truly a wonderful deduction."
Accompanied by a burst of applause, a voice extremely familiar to both Collei and Paimon sounded near them.
"Aventurine!"
Paimon turned her head to look and discovered that Aventurine had actually already come to their side.
"Um... When did you come over?"
Paimon swallowed her saliva and asked somewhat nervously.
Aventurine: "One second ago."
Paimon: "That's great."
Aventurine: "But everything you said earlier, I heard it all."
Collei: "..."
Paimon: "!!!"Aventurine smiled slightly: "To be honest, the moment you fell from the sky, I had already noticed you.
"Both Collei and Paimon widened their eyes, never expecting that Aventurine had noticed them from such an early time.
"Th... That, if I say we were just joking, would you believe it?"
Paimon asked.
Aventurine: "Joking? That's really impressive then."
Paimon: "Impressive?"
Aventurine: "Just by joking you guessed my purpose, aren't you guys impressive?"
Paimon instantly widened her eyes:
"You really came here to help the Corporation swallow Penacony?!"
"Can't I?" Aventurine spread his hands and smiled confidently:
"Don't you guys also think that Penacony is a bad debt of the Corporation?"
"That being the case, it's very normal for me, a bad debt clearance expert, to come over and take a trip."
"It's just a pity that I didn't succeed in committing suicide. Otherwise, everything would have been a lot more convenient."
[Tartaglia: Good grief! This Aventurine really came here to swallow the entire Penacony, and even suicide was an action he carried out to achieve his goal. Collei's deduction turned out to be completely correct!]
[Faruzan: Look whose student Collei is.]
[Cyno: She is Tighnari's student.]
[Faruzan: Shut up! Collei will sooner or later become my student.]
[Mavuika: So, this is the purpose of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. To snatch Penacony back from the Family's hands, the Corporation really has a huge appetite!]
[Ningguang: To some extent, this can be considered a contest between the two major forces of the Interstellar Peace Corporation and the Family.]
[Charlotte: I originally thought the Corporation was at most here for the Watchmaker's legacy, but now it seems I still thought too simply. If I were a reporter in the Universe, I would definitely report such news out.]
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"You two, I previously heard you discussing the death of Young Miss Robin, and also the death of a lady named Firefly."
"During this process, you also mentioned a murderer who killed Miss Firefly, whom you bestowed the title of 'Monster'."
"I wonder if you mind telling me in detail about what you encountered?"
Aventurine slightly gave a hat-doffing salute and said to Collei and Paimon.
"Uh! You wouldn't want to take what we said and use it as leverage to knock open the Family's doors, would you?"
Paimon asked."
Since Young Miss Paimon already knows, why bother asking again."
Hearing these words from Aventurine, Paimon fell silent.
Seeing this, Aventurine cast his gaze toward Collei.
Although through his observation, Paimon was a good target for prying out words.
But if Collei was here, Paimon probably wouldn't be able to say the content he wanted to hear.
"Young Miss Collei, can you help me? I can pay money to buy useful intelligence from you."
Aventurine said...
"Sorry."Collei shook her head and said:
"I don't want to get involved in the struggle between the Interstellar Peace Corporation and the Family."
"Not just me, I think every passenger wouldn't want to get involved in your matters."
"When all is said and done, those things I said earlier don't have any recordings, videos, or anything of the sort that can be used to threaten the Family."
"Even if I explain it well, it's still just my side of the story, and it won't be of much use to you."
Hearing this, Aventurine looked deeply at Collei. Collei also met Aventurine's gaze without flinching.
Although Collei was a little afraid of Aventurine in her heart, she didn't want to lose her momentum here, lest Aventurine think he could still get the information he wanted from her.
"It seems language won't work, there's no other way, it has to be like this."
Aventurine shrugged and raised his hand towards Collei and Paimon.With a hum, a golden energy barrier immediately appeared around Collei and Paimon, completely enveloping them.
[Acheron: This Aventurine, he actually made a move!]
[Kaeya: Is he enraged out of humiliation?]
[Faruzan: Damn it, how dare he treat my student like this.]
[Albedo: It seems Collei's guess was right, this Mr. Aventurine is indeed a crazy man.]
[Amber: Damn it, if only Lord Luo Feng was next to Collei and Paimon, he could definitely stop all of this!]
[Tartaglia: So what is this Aventurine planning to do? He can't possibly trap Paimon and Collei for harsh interrogation, right?]
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Paimon quickly asked.
"Don't worry, I just plan to take you to a safe place."
"We're acquaintances after all, and I don't want to see you stay in this dangerous place."
Aventurine smiled and let the shimmering energy barrier carrying Collei and Paimon walk out of the resting place with him.
After the three of them turned the corner, Collei and Paimon were surprised to find that dangerous Dreamjolt Troupe members were everywhere.
"There are so many out-of-control Dreamjolt Troupe members here?"
Paimon's eyes widened as she watched Aventurine defeat the attacking Dreamjolt Troupe members with his power, saying:
"What the heck, so you wanted to protect us. You should have said so earlier, you made me worry for nothing."
Saying that, Paimon patted her chest repeatedly.
Aventurine: "You didn't worry for nothing, because I do intend to use you for something."
Paimon: "What?!"
Collei frowned tightly: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry too much." Aventurine said with a relaxed expression:
"I just hope you can notify your friends, and Luo Feng, to come to Clock Studios Theme Park for a wonderful performance."
By now, Aventurine felt that the time was right, it was time for Luo Feng to make a move against him.
For him, Collei was right about one thing. Even if a girl named Firefly died at the hands of some 'monster' in this Penacony Dream, without audio or video evidence, it would be difficult for him to use it as leverage in negotiations with the Family.
To have leverage for negotiations with the Family, it seems the demise of a Strategic Investment Department executive is indeed necessary.
"Let us notify other Teyvat Passengers and Luo Feng?"
"You... you aren't planning to do anything dangerous to us, are you?"
"Let me tell you, I can step onto the Path at any time, be careful or I'll teach you a lesson after I step onto the Path."
Paimon put her hands on her hips and said to Aventurine, pretending to be strong.
"If Miss Paimon can step onto the Path, I will congratulate you."
Aventurine looked over with interest.
After seeing Luo Feng's passengers become Pathstriders for unknown reasons, Aventurine was quite interested in getting a closer look at how Luo Feng's passengers walked the Path
.He glanced at Collei, who had already summoned her weapon and was attacking the barrier surrounding her and Paimon, and the smile on his face deepened.
Compared to Paimon, Aventurine felt that this Teyvat Passenger named Collei in front of him was more likely to step onto the Path.
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