si-mexico Chapter 486 An Encounter with the Fontaines
Chapter 486 An Encounter with the Fontaines
After leaving loopholes in both sides' territories, Xu Ning did not go back to find Elhesen.
Before the results are in, frequent contact with the clerk of that disciplinary council could easily cause unnecessary complications if the disciplinary officers see it.
Although the discipline officers might not recognize him, they would certainly recognize him.
Moreover, they couldn't find any news about the Yellow Caravan in Sumeru City. Logically speaking, it's impossible for a caravan to disappear silently in a city.
The lack of news from Sumeru City suggests that Da Huang's caravan has been stuck in Omos Port from the beginning and has not gone there at all.
Since there were still three days left until the agreed-upon delivery date with Dolly, Xu Ning simply took Master Ji for a stroll around Omos Port.
Port Omos was the largest distribution center for spices exported from Sumeru. Even thick burlap sacks could not block out the strong aroma of spices, and spice stalls lined the road all the way from the Pharos Lighthouse to the Vikala Trading Post.
They had intended to invite Shen He and Qing Yi out for some fun, but both of them felt uncomfortable with the strong smell of spices in the air, and they also expressed their disapproval of the Sumeru people's habit of cooking in the open air.
Aside from Qingyi leaving a message asking Xu Ning to buy some spices and local specialties, the two eventually returned to Chenyin Cave.
The Vikara Inn is also a famous tourist attraction in Xumi.
Basically, caravans arriving at Port Omos would stop at the Vikala Trading Post. The trading post combined approval, trading, and accommodation functions. In addition, it was close to the port, so many caravans didn't even need to travel far. They could complete a whole ship's worth of transactions and return home fully loaded right there at this trading post.
To avoid being seen, Al-Hysen chose such a place to book a room.
Since Xu Ning didn't want to be with him, he could only go to the upper level of Omos Port, where the view was more open and the various service facilities were more luxurious.
The only thing that spice smell is always there, you can't get rid of it no matter where you go.
"Achoo, achoo... The smell of these spices is really inescapable... Achoo!"
As soon as Xu Ning walked up, he saw a fat man dressed in Fontainebleau clothes standing on the side of the bridge that spanned half the sky, sneezing.
While mourning the diners gathered around a stall selling crispy green juice balls under the bridge, I also understood the stall owner's concern that his daughter, Ami, only ate fruit and not rice.
Fortunately, I didn't buy any to eat myself.
"Hey, if you keep sneezing like that, not only will you drop the phonograph, but you'll be in real danger. You should go back inside, close the doors and windows, and stay there!"
Xu Ning kindly reminded him, and also hoped that the fat man would leave quickly. The spot where this guy was standing was indeed a good place to take pictures, and he was waiting there to take pictures of Master Ji.
"Excuse me, achoo, if it's possible... could you take a picture for me... achoo! The spices here are just too strong for me..."
Xu Ning took the camera from his hand. "Fontainebleau people? You're here for tourism, right? If you don't have anything special to do, you should go back early. It's impossible to avoid the smell of spices in this country, unless you go to the desert."
The fat man nodded in agreement, "That's what I was thinking too. As soon as I send this photo out, I'll leave immediately."
The fat man looked back several times to compare the scenery behind him, stretched out one hand in a gesture of showing off, and then struck a pose.
Seeing how serious he was, Xu Ning became curious and instead of using the camera he had given her, she raised her own camera and pointed it at him.
When the lens made from the commemorative mirror above was pointed at the fat man's body, a thought suddenly appeared.
"Send these photos to Xavier. After seeing all that beautiful scenery, he probably won't want to stay in Inazuma anymore!"
Xu Ning pressed the shutter button and then handed the photo to the slightly impatient fat man.
"These photos are really well taken. You have a real talent for photography. I've only ever seen one person with such a high level of control over color and composition. Achoo, you're the second. And your camera also has a very rich color rendering."
When Xu Ning heard him mention the "photograph machine," he laughed and said, "It was a gift from a friend of mine in Inazuma. Oh, he's also from Fontainebleau and he's an engineer."
The fat man seemed rooted to the spot by each key word in Xu Ning's words, and after a long while, he exclaimed, "Ah ah, you're not talking about Xavier, are you?"
The fat man looked Xu Ning up and down, his gaze finally landing on the gourd hooked on the finger of his left hand. Then, as if he had found evidence, he laughed happily and said, "You must be talking about Xavier. You are the Liyue ambassador he mentioned in his letter."
“Nice to meet you, achoo! My name is Augustus Lovelace, it’s a long name, you can just call me Augustus.”
Augustus took out two nasal plugs from his pocket and put them into his nostrils, which stopped the sneezing somewhat and made his voice a little muffled, but even so, it could not stop his increasingly high spirits.
"I learned of your heroism from Xavier's letter when I was at the Fontaine Kinetic Engineering Research Institute."
Xu Ning chuckled at his excited expression. "Xavier must have been bragging a lot inside. He only solved the problem of the Shadow Furnace Core. How could he be considered heroic?"
"You are too modest. Xavier said that he stayed with Inazuma after seeing your heroic fighting, and wanted to make a movie called 'Seven Samurai' to commemorate the battle of the seven of you under the fire of Mikage."
Were there seven people fighting at the time?
Xu Ning thought about it carefully and concluded that, including the guy huddled next to the machine shaking his leg frantically, there should be seven people.
"It's just that he stayed there for a little too long. After his work was finished, we had planned to come to Xumi together to relax. I had even booked a boat ticket from Baida Port in Fontainebleau directly to Xumi, but he said there were some problems with the film and he wouldn't come if the filming wasn't good."
"I thought he was possessed, so I chose to start from Ruddy Harbor, pass through Sinking Valley, then Qingce Manor, then Stone Gate to visit Mondstadt Dawn Winery, then south to Liyue, and finally here. I'm going to send him all the photos I took. Oh, this last one is your photo. Could you sign it for me? If he receives it, he'll definitely come out of Inazuma... Of course, if he doesn't come here, I'll go back to Fontainebleau."
Xu Ning hadn't expected this fat man named Augustus to be so fast. "After this round, you've almost traveled all seven kingdoms of Teyvat."
Augustus said smugly, "Actually, of the seven kingdoms, Nata is the only one I haven't been to yet. If Xavier were willing to come, it wouldn't be bad for us to cross the desert and go to Nata. Even if the road conditions are bad, we can turn north and head towards Harbor, and we'll be home soon. Don't let my weight fool you, the research spirit of Fontaine burns brightly within me, which is much more reliable than the divine protection that the drunkard in the inn talked about..."