"I'm sure adventurers who crave excitement would gladly accept, considering they can't take care of their families after they die!"
"Then... won't we lose a lot of money?"
Hu Tao counted on her fingers. Offering several times the insurance premiums, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
"You must understand, the number of accidental deaths among policyholders is a very small percentage. We only need to provide high compensation to those who die accidentally. For ordinary people, the insurance is simply for peace of mind..." Feng Yi explained patiently. Hu Tao's thinking was a classic case of 'survivorship bias,' where one only sees the results of a selection process without recognizing the process itself and thus overlooks crucial omitted information.
Furthermore, after obtaining funds from adventurers' insurance, they could invest this capital to make money grow. This was also one of the reasons why Feng Yi's insurance companies in his previous life grew larger and larger.
"I don't quite understand, but it sounds very impressive. I'll trust you!"
Hu Tao's trust in Feng Yi was almost blind. Without knowing the risks, she was willing to use the savings of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to take a gamble with Feng Yi.
Feng Yi would certainly not betray Hu Tao's trust. He took her directly to the Adventurers' Guild to meet the Guild Master of Mondstadt's branch and discuss cooperation with the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Miss Katheryne, is Guild Master Celes in?"
Feng Yi approached the Adventurers' Guild reception desk and asked the receptionist, Katheryne.
"Ah, it's Acting Grand Master Jean's honored knight, Sir Feng Yi. The Guild Master you're looking for is in the reception room. Please follow me."
Katheryne's eyes lit up upon seeing the most popular honorary knight in Mondstadt. This honorary knight was favored by Acting Grand Master Jean and had an unusual relationship with Mondstadt's high officials. Their Adventurers' Guild had wanted to invite Feng Yi to join, but they had never found a suitable opportunity. Now that Feng Yi had come to them, she intended to seize the chance and have Guild Master Celes recruit him.
"Is there something urgent that the Honorary Knight is here to see Guild Master Celes about?"
On the way to the reception room, Katheryne actively sought conversation to build rapport and gauge Feng Yi's attitude towards the Adventurers' Guild.
"Honorary Knight sounds a bit strange. Just call me Feng Yi. I'm here on behalf of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to discuss a major business deal with the Adventurers' Guild. If it goes through, it will bring immeasurable benefits to the development of the Adventurers' Guild!"
Feng Yi revealed a sliver of his purpose to Katheryne, at least to pique Guild Master Celes's interest.
"The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? The famous one from Liyue?" Katheryne asked curiously.
"That's right, and this young lady beside me is the current Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Hu Tao!"
Upon hearing Feng Yi's introduction, Katheryne realized that the young girl beside Feng Yi, who was not yet an adult, was actually a significant figure. Hearing her grand introduction, Hu Tao immediately put her hands on her hips and lifted her head confidently, not wanting to embarrass Feng Yi.
"I can hardly believe it..."
Katheryne was very talkative and chatted with Feng Yi a lot along the way.
"The reception room is just ahead. Guild Master Celes is inside. Please wait a moment, Sir Feng Yi, and I'll inform him."
Guild Master Celes had previously instructed that Feng Yi be notified immediately upon his arrival at the Adventurers' Guild. Therefore, even though Guild Master Celes was meeting other guests in the reception room, Katheryne still stepped forward and knocked on the door.
*Knock, knock~*
"Guild Master Celes, Honorary Knight Sir Feng Yi is here to see you!"
Katheryne deliberately emphasized Feng Yi's title.
"Ahem, Miss Katheryne, please invite the Honorary Knight in quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Guild Master Celes first apologized to his friends with whom he was chatting, then cleared his throat and quickly said to Katheryne.
"Understood... Sir Feng Yi, please come in!"
Katheryne pushed the door open for Feng Yi and invited him in.
Feng Yi entered the reception room with Hu Tao and found that besides the Guild Master Celes he was looking for, there were three other guests. Among them was Fischl, whom he had just met yesterday. The other two, judging by their appearance and close relationship, should be Fischl's adventurer parents.
"River... River God's emissary?!"
Fischl covered her mouth, looking at Feng Yi in shock as he entered. She, who was immersed in fantasy novels all day and isolated from news, only now realized that the honorary knight her parents mentioned was actually the River God's emissary, Feng Yi, whom she had met briefly yesterday!
"Your Highness the Prinzessin der Verurteilung, we meet again!"
Feng Yi greeted her with a smile.
"What River God's emissary? Little Amy, you must be polite. Address him as Honorary Knight!"
Fischl's father saw that his daughter seemed to know the honorary knight. From Feng Yi's address to little Amy, he guessed that the honorary knight must have played dress-up with little Amy before, just like they did to entertain their daughter.
Due to their frequent adventures and the fact that children their age were unwilling to play with little Amy, she often spent her time reading novels alone in the library. Their guilt and doting on little Amy made them constantly play pretend games with her. Yesterday, they had just returned from a dangerous adventure and were too tired to play pretend games with little Amy, resulting in her running out crying. When they found little Amy, they discovered that their daughter had gained a talking raven companion to continue her pretend play. After a brief conversation, they learned that a River God's emissary had celebrated little Amy's birthday and played pretend games with her. This made them quite grateful to this mysterious River God's emissary. Now, they suddenly realized that the mysterious River God's emissary was actually the Honorary Knight! This made him feel a sense of goodwill towards Feng Yi. After all, someone who had the patience to play pretend games with a child must have a kind heart. However, a game was still a game, and as a father, he had to make his daughter distinguish between reality and play.
"Oh, Father, please don't call me Little Amy in front of outsiders!"
Hearing her father call her by her nickname in front of Feng Yi, Fischl felt her persona as the Prinzessin der Verurteilung was about to crumble. How could she face Feng Yi in the future?
"Understood, Honorary Knight!"
Seeing her father's serious expression, Fischl reluctantly obeyed with a blush. After saying this, she covered her face and fled, disappearing in a flash.
"Honorary Knight, please forgive little Amy. While she is immersed in fantasy worlds, she is a very just and kind child..."
Fischl's father quickly apologized and spoke up for his daughter.
"It's alright, I understand. And please don't call me Honorary Knight, just Feng Yi..."
Feng Yi said with a smile, feeling that their next encounter would be very interesting.