Although Mr. Neuvillette still needed to put in a lot of effort to understand human emotions, this did not mean he didn't understand the subtle hints between humans.
As the Chief Justice of Fontaine, Mr. Neuvillette naturally understood the priorities of matters and what Mr. Yuto's meaningful smile truly implied.
Moreover, he knew Mr. Yuto's plan, and he also knew how rebellious that plan was under the 'Order of Seven' and under the gaze of the heavenly principles.
Thinking of this, Mr. Neuvillette slowly opened his gray vertical pupils, quietly observing Mr. Yuto, who was leaning back in his seat, gently shaking the silver wine goblet.
As if sensing Mr. Neuvillette's gaze, a mix of concern and curiosity, Mr. Yuto smiled softly and asked,
"Mr. Neuvillette, regarding that previous formation... do you have anything else you'd like to ask?"
Hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed in Mr. Neuvillette's gray eyes, as if he was contemplating whether or not to get involved.
But this look of hesitation did not last long; it was quickly replaced by a determined expression.
He did not speak, but instead solemnly took out the letter he had kept close to him ever since he received it.
"Mr. Yuto, I only have one question for you now."
"How confident are you in this plan, and how confident are you that it won't be observed by Him?"
Speaking of this, Mr. Neuvillette paused slightly, then continued to ask,
"I want to know... are you planning to use Abyss power to shield it, or are you going to use the identity of an Immortal Spirit to conceal the true purpose of this matter?"
"Or... has your ability to foresee the future already told you the outcome of this matter?"
Looking at Mr. Neuvillette, who had a serious expression, Mr. Yuto smiled softly, as if the questions he had just asked were completely unimportant in his eyes.
"Mr. Neuvillette, my confidence in this plan can be one hundred percent, or it can be none at all, because I don't know if this approach will even work."
"As for the two conjectures you proposed... I want to say that if He were truly awake, then none of this would be possible."
"Just imagine, Mr. Neuvillette, if He were truly awake... would you and I still be able to talk face-to-face so smoothly?"
"Perhaps at the moment the water element Archon's throne shattered... the entire Fontaine would have already been destroyed by The Nail of the Cold Heavens, which is a divine punishment from Celestia, right?"
At this point, Mr. Yuto gave a self-deprecating smile, then continued,
"What's more, Fontaine has me, an anomaly among anomalies. If He were truly awake..."
"Fontaine would probably have been razed to the ground long ago, wouldn't it?"
Hearing Mr. Yuto's explanation, Mr. Neuvillette's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had heard something shocking.
However...
Calming down and thinking about it, it was indeed just as Mr. Yuto had said.
If He were truly awake, they wouldn't be able to sit here discussing such topics, because they were the people in all of Fontaine who should be obliterated by the heavenly principles.
One, a mortal enemy of Celestia, Teyvat's second-generation Water Elemental Dragon King, and another, a former elder of the previous dynasty tainted with opposing power...
Their continued existence in this world was the best proof that the heavenly principles were asleep.
At this thought, Mr. Neuvillette nodded slightly, then spoke directly,
"I need a specific logic, and... the most basic sequence of actions."
"It's done."
A smile appeared on Mr. Yuto's lips, and then he slowly stood up, explaining his Celestia-blaspheming line of thought to Mr. Neuvillette.
"Actually, the principle is simple: use Abyss power combined with the ancient Dragon King's authority over water element... While I don't know if it can truly resurrect those 'consciousness,' it can at least make them exist for a period of time."
"If I remember correctly... the ancient Dragon King's authority can completely mobilize the primordial sea water, right?"
Mr. Neuvillette nodded and explained,
"It can, but... if you want to separate the consciousnesses of those who have returned to the Primordial Sea... it would probably require more--"
"You mean information, right?"
Mr. Yuto smiled slightly, interjecting before Mr. Neuvillette could finish.
Snap—
He lightly snapped his fingers, and a purplish-black ball of light appeared in Mr. Yuto's hand, emitting some unsettling energy ripples.
"People say that the Earth Veins store all the memories of this land, and Abyss power... can indeed invade the Earth Veins and steal some information from them."
"And the scope of this information retrieval can be narrowed down by more specific markers, thereby obtaining more information about those who have returned to the Primordial Sea."
Mr. Yuto spoke while spreading his hand, sending the purplish-black light in his hand towards Mr. Neuvillette, as if foreshadowing something.
"At this point... you then integrate your ancient Dragon King's authority, and with this Abyss power, continue to retrieve the corresponding consciousnesses within the Primordial Sea. And finally..."
Mr. Yuto snapped his fingers again, and the Abyss power that was in front of Mr. Neuvillette returned to Mr. Yuto as if it were a returning swallow.
The next second, the purplish-black light ball, as if conscious, began to expand and differentiate continuously, eventually forming a human-like shape.
"Finally, integrate the consciousness you extracted into it, and with the life force provided by the primordial sea water, it should be able to stay in this world for an hour or two at least."
After saying this, Mr. Yuto paused slightly, then added,
"Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. If everything goes ideally... then it could stay for at least a week or even longer."
Hearing this, Mr. Neuvillette fell into a long silence.
He lowered his head slightly, looking at the letter he had placed on the table, and the special formation seemed to flicker with conscious, water element-blue light.
Mr. Yuto smiled as he looked at his old friend in front of him, and after a long moment, he softly said,
"What do you think, my old friend? Are you planning to give it a try, to prepare for the future resistance against the so-called 'Order of Seven', or are you going to let this matter pass?"
Mr. Neuvillette slowly raised his head, his gray eyes quietly looking at Mr. Yuto, then he softly asked,
"Mr. Yuto, everything you've done, including proposing this possibility... isn't just to make up for the regrets left behind by those victims, is it?"
"Do you... have a deeper purpose?"
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