Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Thomas walked into the room happily with a bunch of delicious food in his hands, and said with a smile on his face: "I specially picked a lot of delicious food for you. Considering that you may not be used to Inazuma's food, I also specially bought some special dishes of Liyue."

Seeing Thomas being so attentive, Shao Yun said from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you so much, Thomas."

Thomas gently placed the delicacies in his hands on the table, and then carefully opened each exquisite box.

Paimon was immediately attracted. She widened her eyes and moved closer with curiosity.

She found that although there were many kinds of food in the box, each one was only a small portion. She couldn't help but mutter in disappointment: "Why is the only delicious food in Liyue Miwowo? And why are the portions of Inazuma's delicacies so small?"

Thomas scratched his head in embarrassment when he heard this. He explained, "Well, well... the food on the island is a little lacking, but I still tried my best to find some special delicacies for everyone, such as bird egg grilled, three-color dumplings, three-flavor skewers, dry-fried sweetfish, and three bowls of hot animal bone ramen."

Shao Yun's smile, originally due to Thomas's attentiveness, froze instantly when he heard Thomas mention the lack of food on the outlying islands. There was something wrong with what he said...

Paimon took the bait and was full of curiosity. He followed Thomas's words and asked, "Why is there such a shortage of food on the outlying islands?"

"This is because……"

Thomas was about to explain in detail when he was suddenly interrupted by Shao Yun.

"Paimon, stop asking questions. If you don't eat these delicacies, they will get cold."

Paimon nodded quickly and responded, "Oh, yes, yes, let's get started!"

Paimon couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and began her food journey.

Seeing this, Ying couldn't help but put aside her thoughts and followed Paimon to enjoy the delicious food in front of her.

However, Shao Yun, having heard what Thomas said, had no mood to eat at all. After finishing his animal bone ramen, he asked to leave the table.

"Ying, I need to talk to Thomas about some things regarding tomorrow's schedule. You and Paimon can enjoy your meal."

Hearing this, Ying gently put down her chopsticks, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, and she gently suggested: "How about we talk after we finish eating?"

However, before she could finish her words, she saw Paimon had already swept away a plate of bird egg grilled food, holding the last skewer of three-flavor and three-color dango in his hand, and shouted with satisfaction: "Ying, you have to hurry up too! Paimon is almost done!"

"Hey! Paimeng, save some for Shao Yun!" Ying said helplessly, "Shao Yun only ate a bowl of noodles."

Paimeng blinked after hearing this, and quickly put the meatball in his hand back on the plate. He said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry Shao Yun, when I see something delicious..."

Shao Yun looked at Paimeng's silly look, laughed, and comforted him: "It's okay, Paimeng, you eat. I will bring you some delicious food after I finish talking to Thomas."

As he spoke, Shao Yun stretched out his hand and pinched Paimeng's chubby cheek, saying, "I'm here, I will never let you go hungry!"

He then pulled Thomas by the back of his collar and led him out of the room.

As soon as the door closed, Shao Yun's face instantly turned cold.

He turned around, grabbed Thomas's neck tightly, lifted him up high, and angrily scolded: "Thomas, you bastard, I know what you are planning. You tricked Paimon into asking me to run errands for you, how insidious!"

Thomas was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe. He kicked helplessly with his feet and tried hard to explain: "Mr. Shao Yun, please calm down. I really have no ill intentions..."

But Shao Yun was not moved at all. Instead, his strength became stronger and stronger, trying to break Thomas' neck!

"I know your little tricks very well!" Shao Yun threatened fiercely, "I don't care what you have heard about our great achievements in Mondstadt and Liyue, but I want to tell you clearly that the purpose of our coming to Inazuma is only to meet General Lei Dian. We don't care about anything else! Do you understand?"

The scene in front of Thomas' eyes began to blur, and he struggled and begged for mercy with all his might.

"Understand...! Mr. Shao Yun... please let me go... I... want to..."

Shao Yun had already loosened his hand and let him fall to the ground.

Thomas sat weakly on the ground, gasping for breath and enjoying the precious air.

Shao Yun squatted down, patted his face, and asked coldly: “When can we see General Lei Dian?”

Thomas took a few breaths and told Shao Yun about the current situation of the outlying islands.

"You are currently going through the procedures for stationing on the island. You can only move around on the outlying island and cannot enter Ming Shen Island. To see General Raiden, first of all, you need to leave the outlying island."

He paused, and then continued: "But you need a 'pass' to leave the island, otherwise you will encounter a lot of trouble..."

Shao Yun asked calmly: "Can you do it?"

Thomas swallowed his saliva and answered awkwardly: "This is very difficult. The outlying islands are managed by the Kanjo Bugyo, and I belong to the community bugyo Kamisato family. I am the close servant of the 'White Egret Princess' and the household manager of the Kamisato family..."

Shao Yun waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want to hear these explanations, and asked directly: "I told you, Mora is not a problem!"

After hearing this, Thomas seemed helpless. How could this problem be solved with Mora?

"This is not a problem that can be solved by Mora! The three magistrates seem to be of the same blood and on the surface they all obey the general's jurisdiction, but in fact they all have their own ulterior motives. I..."

Shao Yun raised his fist, pretending to hit Thomas, and asked, "I just want to ask you one question, is it okay or not?"

Seeing this, Thomas quickly put his hands in front of himself and quickly changed the subject.

"Please give me some time. You can have a good rest on the island for one night. I will deal with this matter right away..."

After listening to Thomas' words, Shao Yun nodded slightly, pulled Thomas up from the ground, and carefully brushed off the dust on his clothes.

"Okay, I'll wait for good news. How many days do you estimate it will take to complete this?"

Thomas hesitated for a moment, held up three fingers, and tentatively replied: "Three days, give me three days, I will try my best."

Shao Yun continued to ask: "How sure are you?"

Thomas' eyes flickered, revealing a little bit of insecurity, and he replied in a low voice: "I will do my best, don't worry..."

Shao Yun looked around and confirmed that no one was paying attention. He then quickly took out several heavy purses from the Eastern Legend backpack hanging around his waist and handed them to Thomas.

He said meaningfully: "Here is 20 million Mora, you can use it to make some connections. There are some things I understand."

Thomas held the purse in his hands and felt its heavy weight. He was at a loss for a moment. He asked in disbelief, "How much? This... is this 20 million Mora?"

Shao Yun slapped Thomas on the mouth, signaling him to keep a low profile, and then lowered his voice and said, "That's right, this money is nothing to me. To tell you the truth, I have robbed the Northern Bank in Liyue, and wealth is just a number to me. Although I have killed many people, I am not a miser. I will not be stingy with the money that needs to be spent."

Thomas was so shocked that he opened his mouth so wide that he could swallow a whole bird egg. He muttered to himself, "This...this, is it a bit..."

Shao Yun patted Thomas's shoulder and reminded him again in a low voice: "I'm afraid you can't take it, so I'll give you 20 million Mora first. If the money is not enough, tell me at any time and I can add more. But I have to make it clear first, if you dare to play tricks on me..."

Having said that, Shao Yun suddenly stretched out his thumb and made a sliding motion across his neck, his eyes revealing endless cruelty and threat.

"I guarantee you will die miserably!!!"

Thomas lowered his head, staring deeply at the pile of Mora bags that almost completely blocked his vision, and the emotions surging in his heart were like a raging sea.

I thought to myself, this is not money for bribery, isn’t this just money for me to spend to buy my life in the underworld?

"Mr. Shao Yun, take this money back, I..."

When he mustered up the courage and tried to pass this heavy "burden" to Shao Yun, Shao Yun gently pushed them back.

Shao Yun's face showed a gentle but actually frightening smile, and he said slowly: "Didn't you say that? Connections are a very expensive transaction. You help us find connections, and I choose to exchange them with equivalent Mora, which is reasonable."

Thomas' heart trembled with fear and he swallowed nervously, with an imperceptible tremor in his voice.

"Mr. Shao Yun, you are so polite. I am afraid... I really cannot afford such a generous gift."

Shao Yun patted Thomas's hands, which were shaking with nervousness, and the purse he was holding tightly in his hands.

"Thomas, I don't have many opportunities to reason with you. Go and get busy. I still have to buy some snacks for Ying and Paimon."

After saying that, Shao Yun patted Thomas' shoulder meaningfully and told him to take it with confidence.

Then he took out another purse from his backpack. It was filled with 800,000 Mora and was heavy.

Shao Yun stuffed the purse into Thomas' arms.

"This money is the tour guide fee you deserve, and it's the reward for your hard work today. In the days to come, don't try to use today's experience to exchange for Ying and Paimon's gratitude or help. The transaction between us is pure."

Thomas was so scared at this time that he was at a loss what to do. Faced with his own offensive of favors, he simply paid money to settle it.

"Mr. Shao Yun, we...we don't have to be so distant...we can still be friends..." Thomas was still thinking about getting close to Shao Yun.

"Hahaha, I didn't say that there's estrangement between us. I just think that even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, let alone us? This is better for both of us, isn't it?"

After saying this, Shao Yun turned and left the International Chamber of Commerce, leaving Thomas standing there with a confused and frightened look on his face.

When Shao Yun's back completely disappeared from his sight, Thomas could no longer support himself, his body softened and he sat down on the cold ground.

In his eyes, those Mora bags were no longer just wealth, but a pile of red-hot coals, which were very hot!

It took a long time for Thomas to come back to his senses.

"It's over. Things are going beyond our plan. I must immediately go to Miss Kamisato to discuss countermeasures..."

Thomas muttered to himself, struggled to stand up from the ground, and rushed out of the International Chamber of Commerce with the pile of heavy Mora bags in his arms, disappearing into the night.

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