Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Chapter 547 Carter Pila (Part 4, words)

Paimon looked at Chang Ming and Leosli with dissatisfaction, as if he had some opinions about the tacit understanding between them.

"You two, quickly tell us your secrets or plans! Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to complete the commission in sync!"

Hearing this, Chang Ming and Leosli looked at each other subconsciously, and then smiled and shook their heads at the same time.

"What Paimon said is correct. The main reason I asked Chang Ming to help is... As the regent of Fontaine, he has a clear memory of most of the cases."

"Except for that little girl...most of the people in Melo Petersburg are criminals, but there is no file on Caterpillar in the information file I have."

"If you want that little girl to go out, Katepila has to go out too, but whether he should go out... depends on what crime he has committed."

Having said this, Leosli paused for a moment, then looked at Chang Ming on the side, signaling the compiler of the Fontaine Law to continue.

Chang Ming also noticed Leosli's gaze, and first sighed helplessly, then said quite seriously:

"Under-conviction, under-conviction, under-conviction, under-conviction, and under-conviction. These are the three possibilities for Caterpillar."

"Except for the minor felony... the others can be used in different ways to make Caterpillar leave Melo Petersburg in a natural way."

"If it's really a felony, and the sentence has not been served... then what should we do?"

Paimon asked anxiously.

"Then it's up to you guys~"

"I, we? Chang Ming, are you serious? Are you asking us to break into the prison? Hey, are you planning something weird again?"

Paimon subconsciously covered her mouth. At this moment in her mind... Chang Ming's image had changed from a gentle regent to a demon with sharp teeth.

"...Should I say that Paimon's imagination is as good as it gets..."

Chang Ming shook his head helplessly, and then said unhappily:

"I am the regent, and I will never do anything that violates any law! Asking others to break into the prison... I can't do such a thing."

"What we mean by relying on you is actually to see if you can bring enough attraction to the little girl and make her yearn for the world above the water. Only in this way can we take her out naturally."

"The most troublesome part of this matter is that we cannot expose the relationship between Melo Petersburg and Mo Mang Palace. Otherwise... someone will use this matter to make a fuss."

Chang Ming rubbed his brows with a slight headache, as if he recalled some bad memories.

"Ah... So that's how it is..."

An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Paimon's face, and then he quickly pulled Ying away from the place.

"Then let's go to Mello Petersburg and ask around to see if there is any more accurate information!!"

Listening to Paimon's voice gradually becoming smaller, Chang Ming shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Hey... Normally it's fine to say that she's like a child, but why is she acting like a child and not like a child today?"

"Maybe it's just a mind-boggling thing."

Leosli spread his hands helplessly, and then continued to ask:

"So, about the name Caterpillar... do you have any idea?"

"...Yes, there is, but I don't know if he is the same person as the Caterpillar I know."

Chang Ming's words made Leosli frown. As one of Chang Ming's old partners, he knew the meaning behind this sentence.

——According to common sense, the Caterpillar that Chang Ming knew should have passed away.

"Hmm? What do you mean...?"

"When that happened...Villatte had just taken the position of Supreme Judge not long ago, and I had just joined the Momang Palace and was specifically responsible for making afternoon tea for Funina."

"That means...it's been more than four hundred years since now?!"

Leosli's eyes widened slightly, as if he was somewhat shocked by what Chang Ming said.

Of course, this was said by Chang Ming. If the person who said this was not Chang Ming...he would have asked someone to throw him out by now.

"Well, although we didn't figure out what the Narcissus Cross Society, a secret society of scholars, was up to, but... it's probably related to the Abyss."

"If this is really the Caterpillar I know, then he has already met the conditions for release after serving his sentence, so it would be much easier to deal with him."

Having said this, Chang Ming paused for a moment, then added softly:

"But... to be more rigorous, let Ying and Paimon investigate before making a decision."

Looking at Chang Ming sitting on the sofa naturally, Leosli shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"any drinks?"

"Let's have Liyue Green Tea. We've been drinking Fontaine Black Tea these past few days when we were hosting guests from other countries. I'm a little tired of it."

"People from other countries? Who?"

"The Rock God and the Immortal of Liyue, the Wind God of Mondstadt, and the Executor of Winter Solstice."

"?"

......

Just as Chang Ming and Leosli were chatting casually about what had happened recently on the water, Ying and Paimon had already started their exploration.

"Hello? I want to ask if you know a little boy named Catepila who speaks very maturely."

"Hmm? Caterpillar? The little boy who speaks very maturely? Oh, you mean the guy with the black arms? I know, he should be assigned to the light criminal area now."

The jailer gave the answer after thinking for a while, then looked at Ying and Paimon behind him, with a hint of doubt in his black eyes.

"Wait? Who are you? Are you new prisoners? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimon's faces froze for a moment, and then they exchanged glances, as if trying to unify their words with their thoughts and eyes.

"According to the current situation...I can be a prisoner, or I can be the person commissioned by the Duke to conduct an investigation..."

"If it's a prisoner, I can get closer to Catepila and the others more easily, but I might be blocked by some prison guards..."

"But if I say that I was commissioned by the Duke to investigate... I might not be able to gain Caterpillar's trust easily..."

After a little thought, Ying took out the Mello Petersburg pass that Catherine had given them earlier and the commission materials from the Adventurer's Association.

"I am here to investigate some things on behalf of Duke Leosley. Please cooperate with me."

"Commission materials from the Adventurer's Association? Wait? Are you the adventurer who solved the serial disappearance of young girls?"

The jailer's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked somewhat excited.

"Yes, it's us! So is there any other information about Caterpillar?"

Paimon asked with his hands on his hips and a rather arrogant look.

"Yes, yes. I have nine more messages like this..."

......

Looking at the subtitles flashing on the screen in front of him, Ye Zhi was not in the mood to care about what the jailer said at this moment. Instead, he was in a state that was almost like a shutdown.

What she cared about this time was not the foreshadowing, but...the choice.

As we all know, the options in Genshin Impact are almost non-existent, because the options provided to you are essentially breaking a sentence into two sentences.

Of course, there are occasional options that pop up, but... these options are really very rare.

But this time, the protagonist's inner drama fully expresses the essence of the option - you really have to make a choice.

If you plan to play the story as a prisoner who "stole the Water God's Cake", you will be more or less blocked by these jailers this time.

And if I use my official identity this time, the jailer won’t dare to stop me even if he has ten times the courage.

Similarly, the identity of this investigator will definitely arouse Caterpillar's vigilance, and the difficulty of gaining trust and approaching the core of the plot - the little girl named Lenore will also be increased.

Each identity has its own pros and cons, and the option of completely letting go, is it possible...

"Are they really going to do a side story with a different ending?"

Ye Zhi couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.

Suddenly, she thought of the so-called "ending" if she refused to board the Starry Sky Railway when it was first launched.

"Could it be that... Xingtie is just trying to do something?!"

A look of shock appeared on Ye Zhi's face, and some speculations emerged in his mind.

"Could it be that Xiaomi's games are now becoming each other's test fields? Whichever one succeeds, we should use more of that one's ideas?"

"But after all, it's a family-owned game, so it's normal not to put all your eggs in one basket..."

Ye Zhi nodded slightly, and then calculated in his mind the changes that had taken place in the original god over the past year.

Since entering Fontaine, the problem of "NPCs all have the same face" that was originally criticized has been initially solved.

At least the NPCs in Fontaine, such as Claude and other NPCs, are all independently modeled, instead of being a different person by just changing their clothes and appearance like before.

Next are the foreshadowings in the main storyline - these contents are not only implemented in the main storyline, but also in world quests and activities.

This also solves the problem of the separation between the main storyline and the major event mission content of the version... Has the entire production team been reshuffled?

Finally, there is this world mission - although it is just a side quest, the contents presented are more exciting than the last.

First, Chang Ming's identity, the information about the Supreme Ruler, and the optional plot paths this time...

Previous problems have been solved one by one, and even the content of the underlying worldview has been connected. It is no longer just content that exists in the main line and the traveler chapter.

“This is such a big project…”

Yeats couldn't help but sigh.

But this feeling did not last long, and she soon realized another possibility...

“Is it possible that this option does not lead to a ‘different ending’, but only brings changes to the exploration process?”

After all, the content of the game is fixed, and the story of the "Narcissus Cross Society" mentioned by Chang Ming earlier is obviously not yet fully told, and the Caterpillar incident is probably part of it...

“Maybe that’s true…”

Ye Zhi curled his lips helplessly, a look of helplessness emerged on his face. If he really wanted to judge what this thing was like... he would probably have to wait until the content of the Narcissus Cross Society was completely finished to know.

With this thought in mind, Yeats once again focused his attention on the plot in front of him.

This time, she wanted to make a more detailed record, and then slowly compare the differences between the two plots to infer the final ending.

......

After revealing their identities, Ying and Paimon easily obtained more information about Caterpilla.

In addition to the maturity of a young man as mentioned by Leosley earlier, Caterpillar also has a sense of vicissitudes of life, as if he has lived for hundreds of years.

Moreover, he was very strong and very fast, which was totally beyond the capability of a little boy.

However, he is usually well-behaved and rarely uses this extraordinary strength. In the fight for Melo Petersburg, he will use this strength to complete more work than expected.

He is a gold medal employee.

After completely reviewing all the known information, Ying and Paimon fell into deep thought, as if they were thinking about how to approach Caterpila.

"Oh, by the way, there is a very strange phenomenon that I just forgot to mention."

The jailer suddenly slapped his thigh, as if he had remembered some particularly important information.

"I've been working at Melo Petersburg for at least three or four years, but I've never seen any changes in Caterpillar's body."

"He's always been that little kid, like his body won't grow."

"Eh?! He won't grow up? Has he been like this for all these years?"

"Yes, I asked some seniors before, and they all said... Caterpillar's appearance has not changed at all. I heard that it is one of the symptoms of some disease? I am not sure about this..."

The jailer shook his head with some regret, and then continued:

"Okay, that's all I know. Do you have anything else to ask?"

Hearing this, Paimon shook his head gently, then waved his hand and said:

"Do you know where Caterpillar is now? We want to talk to him about something."

"...Sorry, I really don't know about that..."

The jailer who had previously known everything suddenly showed an embarrassed look on his face, and then explained:

"Because I was just transferred here from the medium-term prisoner area, I don't know where he lives..."

Perhaps because he was embarrassed that he couldn't give an accurate answer, he pointed at the man standing in the distance and said:

"That man's name is Reiss. Go ask him. I heard that he has been in the area for minor criminals for quite some time. He should be familiar with people like Catepila."

"okay, thank you!"

Paimon nodded slightly, and just when she was about to say something to Ying...her black eyes suddenly widened.

Looking at Paimon with a strange expression in front of him, Ying blinked slightly and asked with some confusion.

"...Paimon? What's wrong with you?"

"I think... I saw Caterpillar."

Paimon muttered to himself as he looked at a little boy in the distance who was wearing a green shirt with slightly black arms and strange patterns on them.