With the Inazuma Merchant's heart-wrenching confession, King was completely stunned.
He stood at the door, his mind a complete blank—
What crystallized bone marrow? What tatarigami pollution? What inferior ore?
Who is this person? What is he talking about?
He just felt a bit nervous just now!
With so many people staring at him, his heart rate subconsciously accelerated a bit, and the emperor engine started. Is there a problem with that?
Why did someone suddenly kneel down and confess?
And he looks like he's about to be executed on the spot?!
King was in a state of confusion; his expression remained fierce, and the emperor engine was still dutifully roaring.
In the eyes of everyone present, King's silence, his slightly furrowed and thoughtful brow, his cold "everything is under control" gaze, and the slowly roaring emperor engine... all of this was endowed with completely different, awe-inspiring meanings.
All the guests, including Furina on the high platform, the pale-faced Neuvillette, the Burning-eyed Clorinde, the shocked Lynette, and even Lumine and Paimon quietly observing from the corner, a bright flash of lightning crossed their minds, connecting all the seemingly illogical clues!
After a brief dead silence, there was a volcano-like eruption of sudden realization!
"So... so that's it!!"
A white-haired Fontaine noble representative wearing a monocle, Count of Flowing Water—Croc, suddenly clapped his hands, his eyes bursting with fanatical light, his voice trembling with excitement:
"I understand! I understand everything!"
"No wonder Lord King radiated such an amazing aura when he stepped into the venue!"
"That is the fire of justice! It is the heart of justice Burning after insight into all evil!"
"He must have keenly captured that impure evil aura mixed among us the moment he stepped into the hall!"
"That's why he used that heartbeat, like a Hammer of Judgment, to force the hidden evil to reveal itself!"
"Lord King is using this silent yet soul-shaking way to announce to everyone—evil has nowhere to hide!"
"No matter how deep you hide or how well you disguise yourself, in front of this supreme existence with a 'Heart of Judgment,' you are as conspicuous as a black dot on white paper!"
"Lord King's seemingly fierce casual glance was actually a precise search for evidence of guilt!"
"Lord King's slightly furrowed brow was clearly disgust and anger towards filthy evil!"
"Lord King doesn't even need to open his mouth to question, doesn't need to investigate or gather evidence, doesn't say a word, doesn't make a move; with just supreme majesty and an aura of justice, he made the Inazuma vermin show their true colors and kneel for mercy!"
"What great power! What confidence! What dominance!"
"This is the posture a guardian should have! Hearing thunder in the silence, identifying filth in prosperity!"
Another gorgeously dressed Fontaine Chamber of Commerce representative, Wheel Warth, also echoed excitedly. His face was full of admiration, and his voice was even a bit choked:
"Exactly! Lord King must have already seen through this dirty transaction, knowing how much harm this batch of contaminated ore would cause to the livelihoods of Fontaine people, who are extremely dependent on science and technology, once it flowed into Fontaine! It might even endanger the lives of the public!"
"He chose to reveal this matter now, at this banquet where people from all walks of life in Fontaine are gathered. His intentions are profound!"
"This is not only to punish the unscrupulous merchants but also to warn everyone present—in Fontaine, in the kingdom of justice, any crime that attempts to pass off inferior goods as high quality and harm the people will have no place to hide! No matter where you come from or what your background is, in the face of absolute power and justice, it is all meaningless!"
"This is not only a warning to the entire Teyvat business community but also the most powerful maintenance of the dignity of Fontaine's laws!"
"Most importantly—Lord King did not take action directly like he did at 'Lilianes Bakery' this morning! This is clearly because he was worried about us being harmed by the aftershocks!"
"Lord King, you have really been very thoughtful!"
More and more Fontaine people joined this fanatical "interpretation." Their eyes looking at King had completely transformed from initial fear and awe to near-religious worship and admiration.
With such an existence sitting in Fontaine, what evil could escape judgment? What conspiracy could grow in secret?
A sense of security!
An unprecedented, rock-solid sense of security, accompanied by extreme worship of King, arose spontaneously in the hearts of all Fontaine people!
"As expected of the powerhouse that even Lord Furina praises endlessly and Lord Neuvillette treats with solemnity! This insight, this determination to maintain justice, this way of handling things with ease, is simply like the legendary Creator God!"
"With Lord King here, why worry about Fontaine not flourishing? Why fear the troublemakers?"
"Oh, I was actually afraid just now, how ignorant!"
"Indeed, you are ignorant. Lord King's majesty is only ever directed at evil!"
"Just now your legs were shaking the most, how can you have the nerve to talk about me?!"
The sound of praise rose like a tide, and the originally heavy and terrifying atmosphere was reversed in a short time into a collective eulogy for King's brilliance and strategic foresight.
Lumine and Paimon were also dumbfounded.
Paimon poked half a head out from behind Lumine, his small mouth forming an 'O' shape: "So... so King found a bad guy? So... so amazing!"
Lumine nodded with a complex expression, a trace of doubt flashing in his amber eyes. Inazuma... what's going on? Has the Kanjou Commission returned to its old ways? They even dare to sell things like untreated God's resentment?
On the high platform, Furina was already too excited to contain himself.
He clasped his hands tightly in front of his chest, his heterochromatic eyes sparkling with water, full of pride and emotion.
Look! This is his guard!
Not only is his strength suffocatingly powerful, but he also possesses such a keen heart of justice and high wisdom in handling affairs!
"King..."
Furina murmured softly, his cheeks Burning, his heart beating so fast it was about to catch up with the emperor engine.
He felt a sense of shared glory! Absolute shared glory!
As for King himself, listening to the increasingly outrageous brain-filling and praise in his ears, he complained wildly in his heart:
'I didn't! I haven't!'
'I just felt a bit nervous for a moment!'
'What fire of justice, what insight into evil...'
'I had no idea there was a criminal here!'
'I didn't even see what this guy looked like, okay!'
'Is the brain-filling ability of you Fontaine people all maxed out? Can you please respect the facts! I almost had a heart attack because of you guys!'
Just as the atmosphere of the whole venue was moving towards a strange and enthusiastic peak—
A young Inazuma samurai subconsciously drew the katana at his waist, his eyes glaring at the Inazuma Merchant with killing intent.
"Bakayaro~!"
"Die, die, die!!!"
This damned and greedy fool!
Not only did he do such a dirty deed that lost the national dignity and violated the laws of both countries, but he was actually caught in such a place in the most unsightly way!
This is simply throwing Inazuma's face on the ground and stepping on it!
But just as he pulled out the sword, he was immediately slapped hard by the older envoy next to him!