Looking at the wary Neuvillette before him, Yuto smiled helplessly and then said,
"Neuvillette, I have no other objective. I am only here to help Fontaine."
"This technology can only be achieved through our cooperation throughout Teyvat. What's more, the conditions for reproducing all of this are extremely harsh."
"I need relics of the relevant personnel, their consciousness must be preserved, and I even need to use the memory of the Earth Veins for precise searching..."
"This is not something that can be used at any time, nor will it be in the future."
Yuto took a small sip of the clear water from the silver goblet, then continued,
"Neuvillette, the reason I'm doing all this... is essentially because I need to prepare for a rainy day."
He slowly stood up, the formalistic smile he used to protect himself instantly faded from his face, replaced by a look of worry.
"You should know, shouldn't you, Snezhnaya's plans and objectives to date?"
Neuvillette nodded, not speaking.
"Then you should understand, if something like an Abyss invasion occurs, or if Snezhnaya finds a way to overthrow the Celestia, where will Fontaine go?"
"Are the existing alliance treaties truly sufficient? What unexpected situations will arise then? And can we respond to these matters in a timely manner..."
"These are all unknowns."
At this point, Yuto paused slightly, then continued,
"I know of a... person who can be called a 'Master'. If we can use this current technology to free him from that strange state..."
"Then Fontaine will be invincible."
Yuto was extremely serious when he said this, as if he was absolutely certain of the 'invincible' quality he spoke of.
After all, Narzissenkreuz, or rather, Rene, was a 'genius' who, during Egeria's time, deduced the world formula and understood all truths through his own abilities and operations.
If Fontaine had his help after this... then all the problems he just mentioned would no longer be problems.
Hearing Yuto's explanation, Neuvillette fell into a brief silence, then nodded again, indicating he understood.
Although his old friend didn't say what he was going to reveal, or who he was going to free from what he called an 'anomaly'...
He was, after all, an Assistant Administrator who had diligently worked for Fontaine for nearly five hundred years, and just for the sake of this city being built brick by brick under his watchful eye,
He would not do anything detrimental to Fontaine.
Therefore, Neuvillette chose to trust him unequivocally.
With this in mind, Neuvillette softly asked,
"When do we begin your plan? Is it now? Or in the near future?"
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Yuto's serious face.
"Of course, it's now. If it were in the future... that would be like scrambling at the last minute."
"This will not only bring solace to the families of the victims of the Serial Disappearance of Young Girls, but also provide a head start for future solace Fontaine might need."
"Of course, even if this crisis doesn't happen, his existence can elevate Fontaine's development by several stages at once."
A rather relaxed smile appeared on Yuto's face, as if once the person he spoke of arrived in Fontaine, he wouldn't have to worry about anything.
More accurately... Yuto had only said half of what he meant just now; the other half remained unspoken.
"As long as he comes, I can truly wash my hands of everything."
It was a return to his original intention.
After listening to Yuto's repeated explanations, Neuvillette decided to try this technology with him, which was somewhat blasphemous to the heavenly principles.
Of course, what was blasphemous to the heavenly principles was just right for these two who already stood in opposition to the heavenly principles.
...
After a general discussion, the two unanimously decided to go to the outskirts of Fontaine, near the ruins of the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, to conduct the experiment.
Although Yuto and Neuvillette both believed that the current heavenly principles had fallen into slumber, they were, after all, high-ranking officials of Fontaine, and still needed to be somewhat cautious.
Moreover, there were many uncertainties with this experiment; if something went wrong and set the entire Fontaine on fire...
That would truly be a major problem.
Looking at the water cube-like object floating in mid-air in the distance, Yuto gently shook his head, then said to Neuvillette beside him,
"Since it's still in the experimental stage, I don't plan to test with consciousnesses that truly belong to 'people'."
Hearing this, Neuvillette frowned, then asked somewhat puzzled,
"Then what kind of creature do you plan to use for testing? Before doing something like this, you should have already prepared to sacrifice some people, shouldn't you?"
Although Neuvillette's words were indeed a bit blunt, he was absolutely right.
Before doing something that, to a certain extent, violated basic human moral principles, he should have been prepared for this.
"I certainly know that, but... I would rather find a win-win solution to ensure everyone's interests."
"In other words, if I can't let them all see their families, then I might as well not do this, or rather... just do a simple experiment without seeking a win-win."
"But I don't want to do that."
As Yuto spoke, he snapped his fingers, and a dazzling purplish-black light instantly burst from his palm, as if to level the area.
Neuvillette's gray eyes suddenly widened; as the Water Elemental Dragon King, he naturally knew how terrifying the power contained within that purplish-black light was.
"Do me a favor, Neuvillette."
"If humans can't be experimented on, then use creatures."
"Mobilize the power of the Primordial Sea, and use the bodies of a few Oceanids from there to generate some Hydro Eidolons. I want to use their remains to confirm all of this."
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