Chapter 15: Get Something Special from Diona
Steal Barbatos's wine as startup capital.
"When are we starting the operation?"
At this moment, Lumine was eager.
She couldn't wait any longer.
After pulling off this job, everyone would flee to Liyue.
The Anemo Archon wouldn't chase them all the way to Liyue.
The Geo Archon next door definitely wouldn't be pleased.
Besides, they were only taking some wine.
The Anemo Archon shouldn't be that petty.
Hearing Lumine's words, Jiang Chen smiled and said:
"Don't rush."
"Later, we'll go buy some wine first."
"Then, we'll go find Venti."
Jiang Chen already had a plan on how to get Venti drunk.
Later, they would go find Diona to mix some fine wine.
The kind with a very high alcohol content.
That drunkard definitely wouldn't resist.
Knock him out, then Jiang Chen could start the operation.
Without knocking him out, things wouldn't be so easy.
"Alright!"
Hearing Jiang Chen say this, Lumine had no objections.
As long as Jiang Chen had a plan.
"What are you talking about?"
Paimon looked at Jiang Chen and Lumine in confusion.
Did the two of them do something behind her back?
Why did she feel like she knew nothing?
Paimon was instantly puzzled.
What's going on?
"Nothing!"
"Don't ask, kid."
Hearing Paimon's words, Jiang Chen glanced at her, not intending to tell her.
Joking, if they told Paimon about these things.
She would definitely blabber everywhere.
To prevent such a situation, Jiang Chen and Lumine had no intention of telling Paimon.
Paimon looked at Jiang Chen, then at Lumine.
She felt like the two had some secret they were hiding from her.
However, Jiang Chen didn't want to tell her, so there was nothing she could do.
After settling the bill, Jiang Chen took Lumine to continue wandering around.
The two first went to Master Diluc's shop to buy some wine.
Then, Jiang Chen took Lumine to a place called the Cat's Tail Tavern.
Just as they approached, the sound of commotion came from inside.
The dragon disaster had passed, and Mondstadt's drunks were reveling.
Pushing the door open and entering the tavern, Jiang Chen quickly saw Diona, who looked very displeased.
She looked at the guys in the tavern with extreme disdain.
Drinking in broad daylight.
So annoying.
She hated drunks the most.
Angry!!
In her anger, she added a spoonful of salt. Witnessing this, Jiang Chen's mouth twitched slightly.
Diona's talent was truly enviable.
Even if she added poop, she could still mix fine wine.
Simply unmatched.
Lumine and Paimon looked at the situation in the tavern with curiosity.
"Are you here to drink?"
Paimon curiously approached.
Coming here to drink?
"No!"
"I'm here to buy wine."
Jiang Chen explained, then walked to the bar.
Seeing another customer, Diona spoke very unhappily:
"Stinky drunkard, what do you want to drink, hurry up!!"
"I'm so busy!!"
Diona impatiently asked.
Then lowered her head to continue working.
"I'm not here to drink."
"Please mix a bottle of wine for me."
"High alcohol content, the kind that gets you drunk with one drink."
"I'm giving it to a drunkard."
"I want him to be scared after drinking it once."
Jiang Chen didn't mind Diona's words, directly stating what he wanted.
Hearing this, Diona immediately stopped.
"Hmm?"
Jiang Chen's words undoubtedly gave her an idea.
Right!
She could do this.
Since those drunks like to drink so much, then let them drink.
Make some wine with super high alcohol content.
Drink one cup and fall down, making them scared just thinking about it.
Thinking of this, Diona immediately got excited.
"Wait a moment."
"It'll be ready soon."
After saying this, she sped up her work.
Finish mixing the wine in hand first.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen didn't mind, sitting down at the bar.
Soon, Diona finished her work.
"Explain in detail, repeat your requirements."
Diona looked at Jiang Chen with sparkling eyes.
As long as it's not a drunkard, Diona is easy to talk to.
"High alcohol content, smells very fragrant, causes headaches after drinking too much, and can make you sleep for several days when drunk."
Jiang Chen stated the effects of the wine he needed.
After understanding, Diona nodded.
"Alright!"
"Wait a moment."
"Let me try."
"If it succeeds, that would be great."
She glanced at Jiang Chen, then at the drunks in the tavern.
Mix it and use these guys as test subjects.
Having decided, Diona started to get busy.
Jiang Chen and Lumine watched as Diona took out a bottle of wine covered in dust from the cabinet below.
Then, after some fiddling, she added various strange things to it.
Seeing this, Lumine was full of question marks.
Can this really be drunk?
Lumine was a bit dumbfounded.
Wouldn't adding those strange things cause problems if consumed?
Paimon, who liked to eat, was even more scared and didn't dare to speak.
Afraid that Jiang Chen would pour it into her mouth later.
After some busy work, Diona held a cup of wine with a beautiful color and a charming fragrance in her hand.
Jiang Chen, smelling the fragrance of this wine, was also somewhat surprised.
Although he didn't drink, he could tell this was a very fine wine.
"Alright, take a look!"
Diona placed the wine in front of Jiang Chen.
Looking at the wine before him, Jiang Chen gave a thumbs up.
"Looks really good."
"However, I'm not good at drinking, so I won't try it."
Before he could finish, a drunkard smelling the fragrance came over.
"So fragrant."
"Diona, is this a new wine?"
"Give me a cup!"
This drunkard, who had just come in from outside, looked at the wine in Jiang Chen's hand emitting an enticing fragrance and swallowed his saliva.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen immediately handed the wine over.
"Want to try?"
"I'm not good at drinking."
"This cup is on me."
The test subject came to the door, didn't it?
Hearing Jiang Chen say this, the man was stunned.
"Isn't this too much?"
Although he said this, his actions were not slow, taking the wine from Jiang Chen's hand and eagerly bringing it to his mouth.
After one sip, his face instantly turned red.
At this moment, he felt like his throat was being choked.
But the deliciousness in his mouth made him reluctant to spit it out.
Even if he died, he wanted to swallow the wine in his mouth.
'Gulp!'
He swallowed the wine with difficulty.
Then he let out a long breath!
"Good... good wine!!"
At this moment, he was completely excited.
The wine in his hand was like poison, but it made him unable to stop.
After just a small sip, his gaze became blurry.
He started to feel light-headed.
After slowly recovering, he took another sip.
The second sip... he felt even more light-headed.
The third sip... he directly lay down on the ground.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen was extremely satisfied.