Genshin Impact: Dance of Sinners

"Lin, Lord Link?" Elinda's eyes were wandering, feeling somewhat guilty for no reason. On the way to Fontaine, she had become accustomed to hearing countless praises from Fontaine people about Link, such as "the most good man in the winter", "the perfect noble gentleman", "the textbook representative of good people"...

But when Elinda actually talked to Link face to face, she felt a tingling sensation on her back, as if those purple eyes could penetrate her heart.

The sun shines into the room from the window, coating half of the man's face with a bright golden color, but it also makes the other half of the face hidden in the dark a little weirder.

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"Miss Elinda, I don't think it's so troublesome. You just said that Grandpa Diluc's rule is that people who don't understand wine cannot become the agent of Chenxi Winery. Although I am not talented, I can judge myself in wine. He still has some accomplishments." Link's hearty laughter broke the sudden silence.

"If there is any test for Miss Elinda, I will take it."

"This... Master Link, although Chenxi Winery also has tests, this test is not something that just anyone can..."

"So, Miss Elinda thinks that I am not worthy of even one test?" Link was still smiling, but there was a cold look in his purple eyes.

Elinda's face froze, and Link's sudden pressure caught her off guard.

"...Lord Link, I can accept your suggestion and test you. But if you fail the test, please inform me of Miss Monica's whereabouts." Elinda took a deep breath. , the mood became heavy.

Sure enough... although these fools appear to be benevolent on the surface, they are actually demons who eat people without spitting out their bones. Good people like Miss Monica are, after all, a minority among the minority...

Link's face was calm and he said calmly, "Ms. Elinda, you can rest assured that if I fail the test, I will tell you all the information I know."

"Okay, please wait here for a moment. I need some time to prepare." Elinda had a complicated expression on her face. She stood up and bowed, not noticing the backhand behind Link's words.

Telling you what I know doesn't mean that I know Monica's specific whereabouts.

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Link watched Elinda and her entourage leave thoughtfully, with his hands behind his back and a deep gaze.

One doubt after another filled his brain, making Link's thoughts a little confused.

What on earth did Monica do? What is the relationship between these Chenxi Winery people and Monica? Friend or foe?

Obviously, they want to get some information through themselves, but these people do not trust themselves...

In short... let's take control of the situation first.

Link picked up the pen and wrote a few lines of small words on a piece of note paper, then opened the door to the reception room and handed it to a male subordinate waiting by the door.

"Cody, give this to Elizata, she should be in the curator's lounge right now."

"Yes, Lord Link." The man bowed solemnly, took the note handed over by Link, and without reading the content on it, he quickly set off towards his destination.

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After the arrangements were made, Link waited in the reception room for about half an hour. Elinda and several Mondstadt knights appeared again, and this time, the knight behind Elinda had a slightly quaint suitcase in his hand. .

First, she bowed respectfully to Link. Elinda leaned over and placed the suitcase on the table in the center of the reception room and opened it. What made Link a little curious was that there were two rows of half-palm-sized bags in the suitcase. small wine bottles.

There are labels with different patterns on the wine bottles, which should represent the different years of the wine and the corresponding wine varieties.

Taking out three decanters, Elinda stretched out her long, five-fingered hand and seemingly randomly selected three red wines of different qualities and poured them into the decanters.

The woman's movements are standard, and the movement of taking the wine to sober up is extremely elegant.

"Lord Link, our test is very simple. These three red wines correspond to three different varieties of wine. If you can accurately tell the variety of wine and the approximate year it corresponds to after tasting it, you will have passed our test. .”

Link raised his eyebrows slightly. The method proposed by Elinda was indeed a test of wine, but it was a bit surprising in terms of difficulty.

For the average person, being able to taste the variety of wine is already the best, let alone the approximate year. To be able to pass this test, one must not only be extremely sensitive to the taste of red wine, but also be a loyal customer of Chenxi Winery.

After the wine was sobered, Elinda poured three different kinds of wine into three goblets and made a gesture of invitation to Link.

Link nodded slightly, first used mouthwash to adjust the state of his taste buds, and then tasted the three wines one by one.

But after carefully tasting the three drinks, Link fell into unspeakable silence.

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"Lord Link, can you give me your answer?"

Elinda was smiling, as if she had anticipated the current situation.

Link exhaled softly, raised his head, and looked at Elinda with his deep purple eyes.

"Miss Elinda, the first glass of red wine has a rich fruity aroma in the mouth and a sweet aftertaste. It should be the Claude of 72. The second glass of red wine has a clear and elegant entrance, but has a light milk aroma in the aftertaste. If I could guess That’s right, this wine should be a 60-year-old Barocca.”

"Lord Link, you are right." The soft smile on Elinda's face grew stronger. "You answered correctly for the first two glasses of wine, but what about the third glass of wine?"

Link didn't answer the woman's question immediately, but showed a little helplessness. He was confident enough in his wine, so he took the bet.

According to the development of the plot of ordinary popular novels, at this time he should casually tell the varieties and years of all the wines, complete a cool pretense, and then the person opposite will say: Ah, your wine is really noble, and the wine Character can also reflect a person's character. We have misunderstood you before, but the truth is like this...

Perhaps as the saying goes, if nothing goes wrong, something will happen next?

Link shook his head. Due to the reputation of Grandpa Diluc, he originally wanted to have a good talk with the people at Chenxi Winery. After all, both sides would benefit from cooperation and lose from competition. But Link didn't expect that in his own territory, these people would dare to blatantly set a trap for him.

"Miss Elinda, I can't taste the last variety of red wine."

The man's voice was particularly calm, "It feels a bit like Slote to me, but it also has a fruity aroma of oak. However, judging from the richness of the wine, this wine is not very old. It should be It’s a brew made in recent years.”

"Lord Link, you are right." Elinda explained calmly, "This wine is called 'Dika'. We use a new grape cultivated by scholars from the Shenglun School of the Xumi Order." The brewing is currently only in trial operation in Mondstadt and has not yet been launched into the international market.”

"Miss Elinda, is it unfair to use this new wine as a test question?" Link raised an elegant smile on his handsome face.