"It's a bit too early to draw conclusions now."
Keqing took out the papers inside; perhaps these papers were not ordinary objects.
Everyone peered over, wanting to see what was so special about the papers.
"Hmm? What is this gibberish? I can't understand a single word."
Fischl was already annoyed, and seeing these incomprehensible words made her even more displeased.
Furina, however, took them and said, "I recognize this! I recognize this! This is the language of Fontaine. Let me take a look!"
After carefully reading them once, Furina said, "Wow, this really seems to be something extraordinary, a true treasure."
Everyone was filled with curiosity upon hearing this. Could these papers actually be considered a treasure?
"Stop teasing us and tell us what this is," Amber said excitedly.
To everyone's surprise, Furina spread his hands and said with some regret, "They're bills."
"Bills?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
"Hundreds of years ago in Fontaine, there was a popular trade in such bills."
"Because Fontaine was experiencing a situation similar to a financial crisis at the time, many people were in debt."
"And those wealthy individuals who still had spare money would buy these bills at a low price, and after the economy recovered, they would go to these debtors to collect."
Xavier said thoughtfully, "Isn't this what's called a bond, but just a civilian version?"
Furina nodded, "Yes, that's right, so at that time, wealthy individuals who had money would more or less hoard some bonds."
Yelan thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's that simple. Something must have happened afterward."
"Wow, Yelan, you're so smart!"
"Indeed, something happened later. Due to the great economic collapse, the Fontaine government had no choice but to take over these bills themselves to prevent further collapse."
"And those people and families who owed money also clearly knew that once the government truly took over, there would be no chance to renege."
"So that period became incredibly chaotic, with many disorganized organizations emerging, all for the purpose of seizing and destroying these bills."
Everyone finally understood what was going on. It seemed that this wealthy merchant from Fontaine had hidden the bills in this place to avoid their destruction.
Not to mention those debtors from Fontaine, even they hadn't thought of this option.
It must be said that this wealthy merchant was clever enough, but unfortunately, he didn't account for Wealth Island's rising and sinking.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, why are we suddenly learning about Fontaine's economic history?"
Fischl interrupted everyone, "What we should be more concerned about now is whether these bills are still valuable, right?"
Furina said regretfully, "It's a pity. Later, when I took office as the Hydro Archon, I abolished this plan and settled or mortgaged and destroyed all the bills."
"Which means these bills now have no legal effect. They are constraints of an old era."
Kaeya said with some despair, "I didn't expect such a valuable treasure to be destroyed by Furina's own hand."
Fischl was also very disappointed, "Furina, why did you issue that policy? Otherwise, this box would be worth at least several hundred million Mora."
Furina said with a guilty conscience, "I, how was I supposed to know something like this would happen? As a deity, of course, I must consider my people. Economic policies like bills are purely for transitional use and certainly cannot be continued indefinitely."
Keqing couldn't help but laugh, "This is truly an interesting closed loop. The treasure map was found by Bennett, but the person who ultimately determined the treasure's value was Furina."
She wasn't particularly interested in treasures to begin with, so this treasure hunt was merely a trip for fun and relaxation.
Some people smiled lightly at this, while others were incredibly disappointed.
Only Bennett was very excited.
He took out the glittering gems from the box and said happily, "Wow! I didn't expect my luck to be so good this time. I actually found a treasure."
"This way, I can buy medicine and wine for my Dads, and lots of clothes too!"
For ordinary Adventurers like Fischl, they could never understand why Bennett was so happy.
Although these gems were indeed worth some money, they were definitely not as valuable as the risk of crossing the ocean and almost losing one's life.
"Sigh, perhaps this is where the unlucky find their own joy," Fischl sighed.
Since things had come to this, there was no need to dwell on it too much.
Yelan and Keqing seemed quite interested in that period of Fontaine's history, so they kept asking Furina to elaborate.
"Rumble!"
However, just as Furina was halfway through speaking, the island suddenly trembled again.
Xavier knew that it must be sinking again, so he urged everyone to leave quickly.
"Hurry up and go, everyone! The island is going back down!"
Upon hearing this, everyone dared not slack off and paddled their small rubber boats back to Kaeya's ship.
Standing on Kaeya's ship, they could clearly see Wealth Island slowly sinking, as if it had never appeared.
At this time, the bullet comments were also constantly floating, just not as excited and thrilled as before.
"Sigh, I don't know why, but I feel like I've experienced a small adventure."
"Yes, Wealth Island has sunk, which means this adventure is coming to an end, right?"
"Whether it's an adventure or life, perhaps it's the same; not everything ultimately turns out as desired. A little regret is the norm, right?"
"Haha, Great Demon King, although your script isn't particularly gripping, I really like it!"
It was clear that the fans were quite satisfied with this adventure.
Throughout the process, there was joy, playful banter, risks, the discovery of the final treasure, and also some small regrets left behind.
This was like a microcosm of life, so after this adventure ended, everyone's hearts were somewhat stirred.
Looking at the bullet comments, Xavier smiled and said, "That's right, I really enjoyed this adventure too. I hope I can experience such an adventure again next time."
"So, today's live stream ends here. See you next time!"
Xavier waved his hand, and facing the setting sun, everyone headed towards Mondstadt.
Lying on the deck, Xavier watched the distant sunset gradually sink into the sea, feeling an indescribable sense of peace in his heart.
Unconsciously, he just fell asleep like that.
"Xavier Gege, we've arrived at Mondstadt!"
It wasn't until Klee woke Xavier up that he opened his eyes.
It was already dark when they arrived in Mondstadt, so it seemed he should go back as well.
And just as Xavier was about to return, the system's notification sound suddenly rang out.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have leveled up to Lv. 8!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, your residency time has been increased to 20 hours, and it has been refreshed!"
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