Chapter 497: The Second Seat?

"The Second Seat?" Tartaglia and Signora exchanged glances.

Tartaglia hurriedly explained, "With all due respect, while Lumine's potential might be enough to reach the strength of the Second Seat, as of now, I'm afraid her combat power is still not quite on par with mine."

Tartaglia had always kept a close eye on Lumine. He could sense that she was a powerhouse, but if it came to a fight, he believed he would win!

After all, he was Tartaglia, who was growing stronger with every passing moment!!

"No, her strength should be on par with yours, but right now, I favor her strength to be above yours, even if you were to reveal your trump card." Mu Yang glanced at Tartaglia, his eyes implying something more.

Upon hearing this, Tartaglia's pupils constricted. Could it be that Mu Yang even knew about his trump card?

However, if it were Mu Yang, knowing his trump card didn't seem like something impossible to understand.

"Although what you say makes sense, Mr. Mu Yang, no one knows who will win until we actually fight. After all, sometimes seizing a single opening is enough to overcome the strong with the weak!" Tartaglia said, full of fighting spirit.

"Indeed, otherwise, both sides would only need to compare their martial strength." Mu Yang nodded slightly and said, "Then there would be no need for a battle. What Tartaglia says makes perfect sense."

"And what I can tell you is that as long as Lumine recovers to her peak strength, she will be an existence on the level of the Seven Archons." After a pause, Mu Yang said in a serious tone, "And that is the Seven Archons of the first generation."

At this, Signora and Tartaglia could no longer remain calm.

Previously, they had thought Lumine's strength was similar to their own, and they were also curious about how she could wield multiple elemental powers.

Now, hearing that Lumine was not even at her peak combat power, and that her peak strength could rival the Seven Archons, Tartaglia and Signora felt a wave of relief. Fortunately, they hadn't offended Lumine before; otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they had died.

"Hmm! Actually, Lumine's situation is no secret. Her brother joined the Abyss Order for some reason, and now he has even become the Prince of the Abyss Order. She wants to stop her brother and deal with the Abyss Order, so she needs a powerful force to oppose them." Mu Yang didn't hide anything and spoke directly.

This matter wasn't really a secret, and the future Tartaglia and Signora would know about it sooner or later.

There was no need to hide it, and it would also allow Tartaglia and Signora to cooperate with Lumine.

"Lumine's brother is the Prince of the Abyss Order? Are you sure she isn't a spy herself?" Tartaglia couldn't help but retort.

Tartaglia naturally knew of the infamous Abyss Prince.

Signora's gaze also became dangerous.

The Abyss Prince, a guy from Khaenri'ah. If possible, killing the Abyss Prince should be quite meaningful.

"Five hundred years ago, Lumine was sealed by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles." Mu Yang shook his head slightly, "I am willing to trust Lumine!"

"Is that so? We need to discuss this matter." Although Signora and Tartaglia respected Mu Yang deeply—after all, this was the Tsaritsa's request.

But arranging for Lumine to become a Fatui Harbinger was not something they could do on their own.

Unless they obtained the Tsaritsa's permission.

Wait, it seemed it might actually be possible to make Lumine a Harbinger.

If they were to recommend Lumine, the Jester might actually agree.

At this moment, both of them were already tempted.

But the specific details would need to be discussed.

After bidding farewell to the two, Mu Yang went directly to Keqing's room at Wangshu Inn.

At this moment, Keqing was still hunched over her desk, writing and drawing; clearly, she was busy with her work.

"Still working?" Mu Yang approached Keqing, tapped on the table, and said softly.

It was fortunate that Keqing's strength was not weak and she had been cultivating with Mu Yang; otherwise, she would surely have become nearsighted.

"You're back!" Seeing Mu Yang, Keqing put down the work in her hands.

Although work was very important to Keqing and she treated it as a pleasure, since Mu Yang was back, Keqing naturally wanted to accompany him.

"Yes, I finished handling things, so I came to see you." Mu Yang took out the Mistsplitter Reforged that he and Lei Dianying had crafted together: "This is the weapon I prepared for you."

Keqing took the Mistsplitter Reforged and examined it carefully. As she channeled her technique, the sword in her hand emitted a brilliant lightning glow. She said in surprise, "What a powerful weapon. This sword can increase my strength by at least 50%."

"With this sword, I might not be any weaker than those Adepti."

Hearing Keqing mention the Adepti, Mu Yang's expression became incredibly subtle.

Keqing probably still wanted to defeat the Adepti, even though she was now firmly part of the human-rule faction, believing that Liyue needed the Geo Archon and the Adepti to supervise it.

"I suppose so." Mu Yang nodded slightly, "However, those Adepti are actually quite strong."

"Moreover, although they rarely appear in the chat group, they haven't been slacking off in earning points."

"Their strength has also increased quite a bit compared to before."

"You are improving your strength, and so are they."

Keqing nodded thoughtfully: "I thought the other Adepti rarely earned points."

"After all, Cloud Retainer is usually in the research institute and rarely goes out."

"Madame Ping appears often, but she is usually still at Yujing Terrace, and the other Adepti rarely appear in the chat group."

"They don't even seem to have said a word."