Play Genshin Impact in the Genshin Impact World

Chapter 116 Freedom
Qin slowly walked to the big oak tree, leaned on her sword, and knelt on one knee. She looked up at the oak tree with a little confusion in her eyes.

Lu Shiyuan and others stood beside the Seven Heavens Statue, silently staring at Qin's back. In a trance, they seemed to see that the young Knight Commander was carrying a huge weight on her shoulders, almost crushing her to the point where she could not stand up.

"Lady Vanessa, I hope your gaze on Mond will remain clear." Qin said devoutly, but there was an unshakable uneasiness in her tone. "I wonder if the world, and I, have become stronger as you expected?"

She stared at the lush green crown of the big oak tree, just staring there with deep eyes for a long time without saying a word.

Lu Shiyuan and others looked at each other and walked over.

Qin finally realized something, and resisted the discomfort in her body, stood up steadily, and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"

"I just happened to be here for a visit." Lu Shiyuan explained casually and asked with concern, "Compared to this, how is your health?"

"Thanks to everyone, I'm much better now. Thank you for your concern." Qin expressed her gratitude sincerely.

"In the final analysis, the reason you are so exhausted is because you have to handle both big and small things at the same time." Lu Shiyuan shook his head and advised, "Hey, Captain Qin, you can let others do small things like finding the cat. If you have to do even this kind of thing yourself, you will become more and more exhausted like today."

When Lu Qianzhi heard this, although she still didn't quite agree with her brother's point of view, she knew it was true and had no way to refute it, so she could only stay aside and keep silent.

"Thank you for your concern. Your kindness is enough to refresh me." Qin's tone was very gentle, but she was not moved at all. "But if you can't even do this, how can you protect Mondstadt like Lady Vanessa?"

Lu Shiyuan was speechless. He felt that Qin seemed to be trapped in some strange obsession.

"It is because of your style that the people of Mondstadt have been raised into giant babies!" Lu Shiyuan's tone became a little harsh.

"Eh..." Qin was slightly stunned.

"In my opinion, you who are the most devout to the Wind God are the ones who are the least able to implement the Wind God's ideals." Lu Shiyuan's tone softened a little, "The Wind God's ideal is "freedom"."

"Because, even Lord Barbatos's ideas must be maintained by someone," Qin retorted, "Otherwise, it will be a mess.

If there are not enough devout and responsible people to protect Mondstadt, the dark ages of aristocratic rule a thousand years ago may repeat themselves."

"So what?" Lu Shiyuan responded, "The people should be self-reliant. More than 2,000 years ago, the people of Old Mond overthrew the tyrant in the tower because of their desire for freedom.

Freedom is not only reflected in people's behavior, but should also be rooted in people's hearts.

Qin, you seem to have put the cart before the horse.

He only wanted the people of Mondstadt to live freely, but he did not guide them to develop a heart of freedom.

"..." Qin blinked in shock, and for the first time, panic appeared in her determined eyes, because she was horrified to find that she seemed unable to refute what Shi Yuan said.

"The freedom that was formed with your help is not true freedom." Lu Shiyuan struck while the iron was hot, "Qin, we have an old saying in Liyue, 'It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.'"

As soon as these words came out, Mona and Lu Qianzhi also looked at him with admiration.

You hit the nail on the head!

"Could it be that what I have been doing all along is wrong?" Qin frowned deeply and asked herself, but soon, she shook her head firmly.

“However, ‘Eternal Protection of Mondstadt’ is a philosophy passed down from generation to generation in our family, and it is also a responsibility. We have been doing this for thousands of years!

And Mondstadt is indeed developing rapidly, so how could it be a wrong concept?"

"It's not that you're wrong." Lu Shiyuan waved his hand and continued, "So-called freedom means that humans can control themselves, act according to their own will, and be responsible for their own actions.

"Is my understanding correct?" "It's a very correct understanding." Qin nodded.

"So, you are someone who can completely control yourself, help the people and protect Mondstadt with your own will, and be responsible for the consequences of your actions, right?"

"Yes, my heart has never changed." Qin continued to nod.

"Including managing the entire Knight Order and protecting the safety of the people within the country?"

"Yes."

"Including taking stock of Mond's entire income and expenditure?"

"Yes."

"Also includes...looking for the cat?" Seeing Qin falling step by step into the language trap he set, Lu Shiyuan finally revealed the real problem!
Qin's expression suddenly froze. It was difficult for her to answer this question.

"Do you want to help find the cat?" Lu Shiyuan continued to ask, "Do you think that finding the cat is a necessary prerequisite for protecting Mondstadt?"

"No...it's not that." Qin shook her head.

"Will Mond be in danger if the cat goes missing?"

"No..." Qin continued to shake her head.

"Then why did you help the citizens find cats?" Lu Shiyuan looked at Qin strangely. Before the latter could answer, he spread his hands and said, "The reason seems to be very clear. You did something that you shouldn't have done."

Qin remained silent because this was an irrefutable fact.

"Looking for a cat is a trivial but time-consuming and laborious task. You must have done this many times before." Lu Shiyuan continued, "When you were wandering around the city and wasting a lot of work time looking for a cat, did you really not feel any resentment in your heart?"

"Maybe, maybe there is." Qin answered hesitantly.

"We could have used this time to handle more important matters and have more rest time, but it was all wasted because of one sentence from the citizens. Is this really right?" Lu Shiyuan asked again.

Qin couldn't answer.

"If Barbatos was asked to find the cat, I think he would definitely say, "Oh, the creatures are running freely in the kingdom of the wind. How in line with the free lifestyle!"

Then, he would run away with a hissing sound. "So, please learn more from the god in your home, who is careless about small matters but responsible for big ones," Lu Shiyuan said seriously.

Let go when it is time to let go, and let the people strive for self-improvement and live according to their own will, instead of chasing after them and feeding them.

Maybe this is what you should do.”

Qin fell into deep thought, "My philosophy is not wrong. What's wrong is that I focus too much on trivial matters."

While Qin was thinking, Lu Qianzhi quietly approached her brother and asked in surprise: "Brother, how come you know so much about Mond's history and the ideas of the God of Wind?"

"Maybe it's because I work too hard." Lu Shiyuan said with a smile.

He added in his mind, "Try to dig deeper into the historical background of the game."

ps: caught up.

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(End of this chapter)