Original God, but the real world

Chapter 102: 101-Strange Intelligence

In fact, the story of Liyue has come to an end during this period.

But everyone has to wait for the boat.

Inazuma is isolated in the open sea and there is no way to reach Inazuma without a ship.

Since the issuance of the isolation order, General Thunder has caused thunderstorms to surround the entire Inazuma. Ordinary ships cannot withstand such a thunderstorm environment and can only sleep peacefully in the waves of the sea.

The entire Inazuma, of course, is not just Narukami Island, but also includes Kaijima Island, Yami Island and even the distant Tsurukan... Although Kaijima Island is the territory of the rebels, Narukami still regards Kaijima Island as his own territory.

I guess this is why the resistance army has survived until now? Otherwise, Jiang Qing couldn't understand what the resistance army was resisting, with the divine power of General Raiden who could cut from Mingshen Island to Kaizhi Island with one sword.

However, there is actually nothing worth protecting in Heguan.

Without any task instructions, even if Ying was thrown into Heguan, it would probably take her a long time to explore the entire Heguan.

Moreover, some key props are hidden in places that normal people cannot find.

This is roughly the case with Qinglai Island and Yuanxia Palace.

Jiang Qing was a little curious.

In this real world, can Ying really spare the time to explore these places?

Even if she could spare the time, how would she find certain tasks and items hidden on cliffs... Is she crazy?

But these places must be explored.

Heguan and Qinglai Island are fine, but Yuanxia Palace does hide some very important secrets.

If she didn't go, she would not be able to get the relevant information.

Even the former people of Yuanxia Palace, now the people of Haizhi Island, are vague about the affairs of Yuanxia Palace.

Coral Palace Xinhai only knew about a certain ritual to protect Haizhi Island from falling into the abyss.

In other words, she basically had to explore the Yuanxia Palace alone with Paimon.

Jiang Qing couldn't describe what kind of future this would be.

All he knew was that even when looking at the guide at the time, he could only complain that the existence of certain ghosts and props seemed to be purely for tormenting the players.

They didn't seem like they were trying to solve a secret, but rather like pure torture.

Jiang Qing was somewhat curious about Ying's future.

But now, he really has nothing to do.

So he received a commission from Ningguang of Tianquan Star, and the content of the commission was to become Ningguang's secretary and help deal with some difficult government affairs.

"You don't really think I can do these things, do you?" Jiang Qing looked a little confused. "I never told any of you what to do next, I just told you what to do. Why do you think this is the case?"

After gaining an identity, his conversations with Ningguang became more relaxed.

Before, it was between ordinary people and Tianquan Star, and now it is between the old man’s number one favored person from God and Tianquan Star.

It is no exaggeration to say that his status is slightly higher than Ningguang's.

Of course, Jiang Qing would not act unruly and unruly just because of his identity, but he also did not need to be overly polite in his words.

“I know.” Ningguang chuckled. “Those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others.”

The original meaning of this statement does not need much explanation, but later it had a more interesting explanation.

If you really don't know how to do things, then you can only be qualified to be a leader.

Because lower positions require you to actually do things, while higher positions require you to know what to do but not how to do it.

You have a lot of subordinates who can do things.

Words may not always be accurate, and Jiang Qing does not put himself in the position of a ruler.

He simply knew that he had no experience in dealing with practical problems, so he never intervened or told anyone what to do.

Jiang Qing has been simply describing the difficulties and telling them what to do...

And what Ningguang wants him to do now is to actually do something.

"If you just want to use this name, then it's useless." Jiang Qing did not resist Ningguang's thoughts. "The old man will not let me interfere in any affairs between the Seven Stars, and I am not interested."

Chatting also requires energy and time. If you are not just killing time, then you must be doing it for something.

The world is bustling with people, all seeking fame and fortune.

Transactions are always mutual. Ningguang saw the value of his identity, so she wasted time on him.

Similarly, if she did not have a seat on Tianquan Star, Jiang Qing would not accept her commission.

"Have you ever considered asking for power?" Ningguang played with her pipe. "With your current strength, even if you rise two ranks, the actual value is not great."

"I know." Jiang Qing did not deny it. "Qin's strength is not as good as the lady's, but the lady will never attack Qin."

“Power works well most of the time.”

Because Jyn is the "king" of Mondstadt.

Even if the elemental power gives them the ability to form an army of one person, it is still impossible for them to challenge a country.

Jyn is the king who can mobilize everything in Mondstadt. Unless Zhidong intends to confront Mondstadt and start a national-level war, they can only succumb to power itself.

One man makes an army?
That is far from a country.

Although the Seven Stars' power is not as high as Jean's, Liyue is more powerful than Mondstadt.

But the upper limit of this world is not that one person can form an army.

“Oh, I see.” Ningguang said nonchalantly, “Osel, right?”

"Indeed, in front of a strength of Osel's level, power and wealth are of little value."

If power and wealth really fade, it certainly does not mean that they have no value, but only that their opponents are too powerful.

Ningguang had just faced Osel not long ago, and knew clearly that power and wealth were indeed of limited value in front of these beings.

“Even though I know your greed is endless, I am still amazed by it.” Ningguang sighed, “Do you know what your goal is?”

The only thing that wealth and power cannot interfere with is the devil.

But with the end of the Demon War, how many demons are still alive in this world?

Setting the expected target as a being like the demon god... Even though Jiang Qing had just completed the achievement of making a deal with the gods, Ningguang still did not think highly of Jiang Qing.

The favor of the gods is considered precious, but the Ice Queen has thirteen executives, and has been blessing them repeatedly for five hundred years.

This doesn’t seem to be very precious.

Jiang Qing spread his hands and did not explain.

How can I put it... If you don't watch the game's plot, who would know that the changes in this era can be so rapid?

Ningguang’s opinion is normal.

But who could have thought that not long after, there would be someone who could challenge General Raiden and make him give up his decree and release Inazuma again?
In fact, under the current situation, many businessmen have excluded Inazuma.

Of the so-called seven kingdoms of the world, only six remain.

Because closing the country was the decision of the shogun, and no one could change the decree of the god. If He said that Inazuma should close the country, then Inazuma could never reopen it.

Even the Seven Stars think so.
But Ying was able to rise to the challenge and change General Lei Dian's decision.

Even later, she intervened in the war between the Shadow and the General, completing a special mission to plant the Divine Sakura Tree of the past from the future.

The speed of change in the times is difficult for anyone to understand.

Jiang Qing is confident of success.

At worst, he could just stack up his expertise points to break through Level 7 and get a glimpse of a higher position.

It is normal that Ningguang cannot understand. If she really believes that Jiang Qing can do it, Jiang Qing will think she is abnormal.

Without cheating, how can one reach the level of demon god from a mortal?
Jiang Qing himself didn't believe it.

"If I had wanted power at the time, the old man would have thought twice about it."

Jiang Qing excused himself a little, "He values ​​Liyue more."

"The Seven Stars seat needs to be tested by time to confirm whether a person has the ability."

"Because their position is so important, a wrong decision will affect many people."

In fact, the position of the Seven Stars may not be as precious as the favor of the gods. At least now the immortals can still scold the Seven Stars at will, but they will be nicer to Jiang Qing.

But to the old man, the gods' favors are just unimportant things, and there are only seven Seven Stars, who have to bear the responsibility and mission of governing an entire country.

Jiang Qing knew the answer very well.

But this doesn’t matter, since he really has no intention of staying in Liyue anyway.

This system is clearly a system for causing trouble. If he doesn't cause some trouble, his evaluation won't be high, and there will be no room for development.

Between strength and power, Jiang Qing naturally tends to strength.

“Most people can’t understand your thoughts.” Ningguang shook her head.

For just a moment, she believed it when she thought that Jiang Qing could use the Seven Stars as a springboard to make a deal with Morax.

But it was only for a moment.

To be honest, if humans could really reach the level of demon gods, Teyvat should not be ruled by seven gods now.

No matter how favorable the gods are to mankind, as long as people can find an opportunity to catch up with the gods, they will worship the gods for a hundred years, and after a hundred years... I will be the real god.

The only reason why the Seven Gods can rule the human kingdom is not because they are kind and wise, but because people can never reach their heights, so they sing songs about the greatness of the Seven Gods.

Gods are the beings that believers cannot approach. Once believers are able to catch up with them, then... they are no longer gods.

The God of Grass has verified this with his own experience.

Once the gods are caught up by people, what kind of future and experience will they face?

Ningguang is not optimistic about Jiang Qing's goal, but this has nothing to do with her using Jiang Qing.

It is indeed impossible for Jiang Qing to do anything with the identity of the one favored by the God of Rock, but this identity still leaves a lot of room for maneuver.

Jiang Qing did not refuse the commission.

He was waiting to give Inazuma a heavy blow after she lifted the lockdown.

And this requires the help of Qixing and even Qin.

Until then, just think of it as an investment.

This was the first time in Jiang Qing’s life that he was involved in government affairs processing.

And the one who accompanied him to deal with these things was Ningguang.

Or to put it the other way around, it was he who accompanied Ningguang in handling government affairs.

Quite boring.

The fun of handling government affairs lies in the fact that you clearly realize that every choice you make can affect the life and death of countless people.

Of course, because of the seven stars’ co-governance, there is no need to make decisions that are outrageously wrong, because they will definitely not be implemented.

The joy of power is simply that you can decide the future of many people.

But if we put aside this fun, government affairs processing will become boring.

That’s what Jiang Qing thought.

He did not gain any extra power because of this. In fact, he was just using Ningguang's power to handle affairs.

After forming this perception, handling government affairs became particularly boring for Jiang Qing.

In addition, he had no idea about the background of each decision, its supporters and opponents, and who the stakeholders were... so that all his decisions seemed presumptuous and abrupt in Ningguang's eyes.

He rarely makes the right decisions, and most of the time his opinions just cause trouble.

But Ningguang didn't care.

"In this case, I am sure that you are indeed from an ordinary family with a merchant background."

She walked slowly, with a smile on her face.

Jiang Qing was unable to speak.

Government affairs management relies heavily on experience.

To put it simply, Xu Jie became the prime minister of the cabinet when he was nearly sixty years old, while Zhang Juzheng reached this position when he was nearly fifty.

From this perspective, it is normal for Kujo Takayuki, Hiiragi Shinsuke, and the Great Sage to be in power.

In comparison, Ningguang, Keqing, Qiz and Kamisato Ayato were too young when they came to power.

All we can say is that the overall environment in Teyvat is too safe, and there is the support of the gods, so although it is strange for young people to come to power, it is also within the scope of feasibility.

Jiang Qing was fully able to accept his failure, especially when the mistake did not cause trouble to anyone except Ningguang, so he didn't care at all.

This just proves that he is not a genius.

Jiang Qing already had this awareness, so he remained indifferent.

"I'm sorry that you're from an ordinary family." Jiang Qing rolled his eyes. "But you're also from an ordinary family. Have you ever considered leaving this inheritance to your descendants?"

He asked casually, but Ningguang actually thought about it.

"If there are descendants, this inheritance should be left to them, right?" She was rarely distressed. "There is probably no chance of losing power. I can train them, but the other seven stars and the others will also train their own descendants."

“Whether I can beat them or not, I can only try my best.”

"But if this wealth is not given to my offspring, then it can only be given to Liyue."

There was no need for her to lie to Jiang Qing.

Even though Ningguang has no descendants, in her planning, family property comes before blood ties and then family and country.

But there are too many uncertainties about the seat on Tianquan Star.

She can be cultivated, but many things cannot be achieved by cultivation.

The fact that Ningguang was able to take up the position of Seven Stars already explains this matter.

"The Emperor is not dead after all, is he?"

There was something treasonous in her words.

Jiang Qing didn't know how to respond to this for a moment.

"Did you encounter any people at that time?" he suddenly asked, "Rivals with similar backgrounds to Keqing."

Ningguang smiled and said, "What you want to ask is whether I have been bullied by the powerful at that time, and whether I have considered bullying others now, right?"

"You and I don't have to be so cautious about our relationship."

She won't give an answer to this question to others, but Jiang Qing can.

Because what he insisted on pursuing was different from Ningguang, and he was usually smart and silent, and would not talk to others.

"Yes, how come I haven't encountered it?"

Ningguang propped up her chin and said, "Didn't you tell Ganyu the same thing?"

After Ganyu told her this, Ningguang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You must handle this fairly, Lord Ganyu."

The fair competition proposed by Jiang Qing is indeed fair, and all of these are within the scope of operation.

The staff team, the support of the Chamber of Commerce... they have them, and there are people willing to support them, so how can it be considered unfair?
"In fact, there is a more direct situation. In your case, he is still willing to let you participate in the competition, but some opportunities can only be had once." She spoke lazily, "He just believes that you and another person have similar talents, so it doesn't matter who he chooses. Of course, he just doesn't choose you, directly depriving you of the opportunity to compete with the other person. What can you do?"

"I'm optimistic about your abilities, so I recruited you as my subordinate. I'm willing to train you, so you can't say I'm harsh on you, right? But I think you still need to be polished, so I gave this job to another person... Do you know how long you need to be polished before you are qualified to shine in his heart?"

Some people are just taking advantage of the situation, which is okay.

They knew that what they were doing was wrong and were afraid of the Emperor, so they often had a chance to break free.

And the most difficult ones... they really think so.

Ningguang couldn’t quite understand how they understood that suppressing your performance was for your own good and so that you could grow better.

But they do think so, and regard scolding and scolding as support and cultivation, so they are fearless.

This is not suppression, it is "cultivation".

Anyone who meets such a boss will have to consider himself unlucky.

Does this also count as violating the Emperor's rules?
Doesn't count.

Morax's rule is to select the virtuous and capable, so even though Ningguang and Keqing are still "young", they still have the opportunity to rise to the top.

But people’s ability and virtue must first be demonstrated before they can be evaluated.

Not to mention the prerequisite of performance first, since it is a subjective evaluation, there is naturally room for manipulation.

Select the virtuous and capable... What is virtuous and how to select capable people? Morax is only a god, but not omnipotent.

Even Morax, all He can see is what people are willing to show.

We cannot oppress each other openly, but there are too many means to make choices.

He may know and understand, but it is impossible for Him to expose them all.

God does not have this kind of time.

Ningguang was very grateful to the Emperor.

Without Morax in charge, at her age, she would be lucky to have the qualifications to directly participate in the competition like Zhiyi, let alone Tianquan Star.

As for going one step further and reaching the position of Tianquan Star, that is an even more distant dream.

Half of the success depends on her, and the other half depends on the Emperor.

Even so, she was wet all the way to Tianquan Star.

You have to bring your own umbrella to get you through the rain. Those without an umbrella can only walk in the rain.

She knew this and had experienced it herself.

But if one day, she also has offspring participating in such a competition, Ningguang cannot guarantee that she can turn a blind eye and not provide any help.

Even if she really doesn't move, isn't there anyone who would take the initiative to take care of her for Ningguang's sake and thus gain Ningguang's favor?
It is already a kind act if you do not take action yourself. If others offer a helping hand for the sake of friendship, do you still have to shout at them and reject them sternly?
Can't do it.

Few people would offer an umbrella to everyone in the world just because they have been caught in the rain. To be honest, if they feel pity for others who have been caught in the rain because they have been caught in the rain themselves and are willing to help them once, it is already a rare kindness in the world.

Once a person who has encountered tough competition gains power, his first reaction is always to use that power to create new unfair competition.

And only a few people, who have experienced it themselves, want to spread fairness.

Ningguang thought that she was definitely not the latter. She had gone from selling goods barefoot to sitting on the seat of Tianquan Star. The fact that she did not take the initiative to create injustice was respectable enough for her status.

She had no right to be kinder.

Keqing is most likely such a person...that's why she disrespected the gods many times, but the guardian Yaksha did not move at all.

If the words are not spoken for the sake of gaining profit but are truly so believed, even blasphemous words can gain the approval of Morax.

Because He originally wanted to hand Liyue over to the people of Liyue.

It's hard to say whether he is possessed by Barbatos...
The conversation did not continue.

Jiang Qing was not in the right position, so he didn't want to listen more.

Ningguang is in the game, it is impossible for her to do nothing.

But these brief conversations ultimately made the two people more relaxed and more willing to trust each other.

In the second half of the time, Jiang Qing handled government affairs seriously.

Ningguang would occasionally give him some advice, and he would review and comment on the papers according to Ningguang's words, which was quite satisfying... Although no answer was purely from his own hand, they were basically Ningguang's ideas.

But the power of reviewing is indeed in his hands, which is quite interesting.

The affairs of Liyue were handed over to seven people, and each of the Seven Stars had their own team of staff, and occasionally Yuehaiting’s secretarial group would help deal with them in advance.

Their work was not complicated, so Ningguang and Jiang Qing were able to spare enough free time.

"Okay." Ningguang put down the document in her hand. "I came to you because of your identity. So what do you want?"

When things are over, it's time to talk about compensation.

Any friendship should not be a reason for unpaid entrustment. The closer the friends are, the more they should settle the debt.

Jiang Qing didn't know what use his identity as a god-favored person would be, but since Ningguang needed it, she must have made some arrangements.

"Inazuma's isolation order will be lifted, and I would like to ask you for a favor when the time comes."

Jiang Qing's words made Ningguang's expression change slightly.

Why is this person's information always so bizarre!
(End of this chapter)