Original God, but the real world

Chapter 108 107-A Request

Wanyan was a little anxious.

She was going to do something earth-shattering.

Liyue is the country established by Morax, and those who live here must be people who have shown loyalty and faith to Morax.

And what she had to do was to declare in this country that Morax was a despicable villain who was jealous of the greatness of another god and therefore assassinated the other party... Oh, it was the despicable demon.

Her mind was spinning.

Wanyan thought so too.

Why do this?

How long has it been since this happened? Many of her ancestors had never done this, so why did she have to fight against Morax, who had been glorious for an entire era, for a god who had died a long, long time ago?

Wanyan certainly thinks Heulia is also very powerful.

But she really didn't think Heulia was stronger than Morax.

Morax's military power was recognized as powerful throughout the era, so based on the God of Rock among the Seven Gods of the World, he was revered as the God of War.

Of course Heulia should be very strong, but how could she be a match for the God of War?
Wanyan didn't know either.

Thousands of years later, in a country where the Morax faith is the strongest, she would do something that could be considered to defame the reputation of Morax.

The purpose is to restore the reputation of a demon god who has been dead for a thousand years.

She is crazy.

But she still has to do it.

Even Wanyan herself didn’t know why she was so persistent, but she had already embarked on this path.

The difficulties of this road are fully imaginable.

Most fundamentally, she couldn't even find any remains of Heuliah's death.

She also couldn't tell anyone that she was going to look for dirt on Morax.

Even though Morax is dead, Liyue Harbor is still trying to clean up the related disrespectful remarks.

They are unlikely to have any interest in the so-called truth of the times, but they are very interested in reporting Wan Yan, who is obsessed with discrediting Morax, directly to earn some extra money.

If any Liyue people knew Wan Yan's purpose, they would not accept Wan Yan's commission, but would report her to the General Affairs Department as soon as possible to collect the reward.

But luckily.

Even in such a city, she found someone who often spoke disrespectfully to Morax.

He questions the historians' grand thought about Morax's moment, calling it simply "he thought of doing it, so he did it."

Sometimes I don’t even think too much and just do something casually.

How is this possible?

Scholars who study Morax are outraged.

At every moment, every move of the god named Morax should have a profound meaning.

They could even cite thousands of examples from later times to prove His foresight at that time.

Only this little black fan always says that Morax didn't think so much.

Many scholars even reported it to the General Affairs Department, but it was said that he had a certain background, so he was not arrested and taken to the prison of the Qianyan Army to be questioned why he slandered the great wisdom of the Emperor.

This is exactly the person Wan Yan is looking for.

If that gentle young man named Zhongli could so casually tell these scholars that Morax had not actually thought so much, then he should not have any special admiration for Morax, right?

In this city, Wanyan is used to seeing all kinds of fanatical followers of Morax.

Even some people who openly question Morax actually have collections of several cabinets of Morax-related dolls and clay sculptures.

Only Zhongli gave Wanyan hope.

"Long time no see, Ms. Wanyan."

Zhongli greeted him, "This is another friend I'm looking for. He's quite powerful and can protect us from the threat of monsters while we're exploring the ruins."

"Long time no see, Mr. Zhongli."

With Jiang Qing's level 61 strength, most of the ruins in this world are defenseless against him.

Because it can't be prevented.

There is no mechanism for world promotion, and the threat coefficients of the Hilichurls or ruins guards are almost fixed.

If a group of level 80 Hilichurls could appear in this world... then what are you waiting for, let's start over.

Play a game.

Wanyan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

"If you have anything to say, please speak directly, Ms. Wanyan." Jiang Qing took the initiative to extend his hand. "I am Jiang Qing, a person who is about to leave Liyue and live in a foreign country."

Jiang Qing smiled kindly.

Of course he knew why Wan Yan didn't dare to say it.

She was sure that Zhongli was not a fan of the Emperor, but she was also worried that she would report them both if she heard it.

A practical problem is that although she wants to prove that Morax had committed a despicable murder, she does not want to lose her job at the Silver Plains before proving it.

Yes.

Wan Yan also wanted to leave a way out for herself.

Assuming she failed to prove it, even though she had already determined the "truth", she would still have to live in Liyue.

The work at [Yinyuan Hall] is not onerous and can provide her with a good quality of life.

She doesn't want to give up.

Of course, if she got the evidence, she wouldn't care about this job.

Jiang Qing's statement did not directly appease Wan Yan.

But she actually didn't have much more choice.

If it weren't for Zhongli, she wouldn't even be able to find the ruins.

Without Jiang Qing, she would not have been able to explore the ruins.

She wanted to do something that could be called "great", but her talents were so limited that she couldn't refuse someone she was worried about.

Jiang Qing was smiling and not impatient.

This matter would be much easier if it was Ying. She is not a Liyue person, and it is even said that she is not a Teyvatian.

Wan Yan naturally stopped worrying.

But Jiang Qing does not have such capital. He has some fame, but it is not circulated among ordinary people.

Fluorescent means killing everything.

From the top leaders to the common people, everyone knows that she is a legendary adventurer.

But Jiang Qing didn't think he would be rejected.

Wanyan has the power to give up, but she doesn't have the capital to refuse.

"Since you were recommended by Mr. Zhongli, I am willing to trust you."

After hesitating and losing all her impression points, Wan Yan finally "generously" expressed her trust in a stranger.

Jiang Qing said kindly, "Thank you for your trust."

"In fact, I don't know the purpose of this trip yet. If you don't mind, could you describe it to me?"

Zhongli certainly didn't say anything, although Jiang Qing knew it clearly.

But Jiang Qing guessed it himself. He couldn't say that He didn't abide by the contract and told Jiang Qing about the commission in advance, right?
Wanyan breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Jiang Qing didn't know, Zhongli naturally didn't say anything.

From this perspective, Mr. Zhongli is indeed as serious as the rumors say, and he takes contracts very seriously.

"What I'm going to say next may be disrespectful to Rock God and will attract some malicious looks. How about we go to a quieter place?"

Wanyan suggested.

She still wanted to see how Jiang Qing would accept the so-called disrespect from the Rock God.

"Why change the place?" Jiang Qing said with a smile, "He is just a dead god. When he was alive, people's faith in him was of no value to him, not to mention that he is dead now."

Wanyan opened her lips slightly, not knowing how to express herself for a moment.

In a way, she believed Jiang Qing all of a sudden.

There is no way Jiang Qing could be a specialist from the General Affairs Department, because they would not say such things just to gain his trust.

Wanyan is about to do something crazy, but she knows how crazy it is.

She still had her sanity.

So she knew she wasn't worth it at all.

Zhongli said seriously, "Indeed, a dead god, if Ms. Wanyan has any purpose, she can just say it directly."

Wanyan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

You two are the true survivors of the God of Salt, right?

How can you be so bold!
"Well, actually, when I was doing archaeological research, I learned some legends about Heulia, the [Demon of Salt]."

With a bit of dissatisfaction, Wan Yan said, "Ancient books record that he is a demon god with great power, who possesses very strange but powerful powers."

"Moracus was jealous of Her great power, so he attacked and killed Heulia from the dark."

She didn't even use all the arguments of an archaeologist, and almost half-actively revealed the fact that she was also a little black, and directly stated her own guess... Oh, there is no evidence yet, but it is a fact that must have happened.

Because when facing these two crazy people, she always felt that something was wrong with her.

Wan Yan originally wanted to disguise herself as an archaeologist, hide her purpose a little, and then slowly get the key evidence.

But these two guys kept saying “it’s just a dead god”... Wow, you are so bold, you keep saying it’s a dead god, am I the remnant of the God of Salt or are you the remnants of the God of Salt?

Should I seek justice or should you seek justice?
Please clarify your identity!

I organized you to dig up dirt on Morax, why are you starting to blackmail him without any evidence?!
"That makes sense!" Jiang Qing clapped his hands and agreed, "During the Demon God War, there were not many demon gods walking on the land of Liyue."

"How could he defeat them all? He must have used some bad means to win the position of the Rock God."

He looked at Zhongli with a smile in his eyes, "Mr. Zhongli, what do you think?"

In the war between demons, the strong prevail and the weak are crushed.

This is how people react to fate, and this is also how demons react to stronger violence.

How to describe Wanyan’s thoughts... This person adds a filter to himself and is only willing to believe what he wants to believe.

"That was a battle between demons for an entire era. Since it can be called a war, it can hardly be called justice. There are always times when you have to use some tactics to win." Zhongli nodded slightly, "And how could Morax win every time?"

"He is, after all, just a demon god with a little bit of power, but he cannot be called omnipotent, and he cannot even completely protect his friends and old acquaintances."

If he had won every time, some of his friends and acquaintances would not have died.

For Zhongli, the death of these people meant that he had already lost.

Even if He could crush or seal all of His enemies, they were already dead, and He had no way to perform the ritual to resurrect the dead.

This was why Jiang Qing suspected Mingjun at that time.

The so-called resurrection of the dead...if it is feasible, how could gods with great power like Morax or Baalzebub not use it?

They were unable to resurrect the people they cared about, so there was no need to think too much about what the so-called resurrection of the dead that was circulated among mortals was.

"You two...could you be the descendants of the followers of a god killed by Morax?"

Wan Yan was stunned.

Good guy.

I had only hinted at the possibility, and they told him to his face that Morax was incapable of doing anything.

How dare they!
In all historical records of Liyue, Morax is a great and omnipotent god.

If you ask Him why He doesn't do certain things, it is certainly not because Morax cannot do it, but because He has a purpose like Balabala.

Testing humanity, helping humanity grow... As long as you think about it, any scholar can come up with many reasons to explain why Morax did not do this at the time, or why He did this at that time.

People in later generations can always find various evidences for Morax to prove the necessity of his silence or action at that time.

In other words, no matter what He does, it is actually right.

This is Liyue.

It's not just Liyue. Looking at the seven kingdoms, this is true for any god in their territory.

Except for the little grass king.

But the Little Grass King is too young. He may be the god who best matches the nature of the gods that have appeared so far, but he is also the weakest among them.

A god can be without wisdom and without mind, but he cannot be without power.

The only difference between God and man is not wisdom but strength, because wisdom can really be crushed by violence.

Wanyan certainly thinks that she is actually an archaeologist looking for the truth of history, but she knows what she wants to do.

But compared with these two, she always felt a little inferior.

"Yes." Jiang Qing admitted without hesitation, "My ancestors once worshipped a powerful god."

Wanyan rolled her eyes.

A powerful god... Tsk, is Heulia really that powerful? Why does it feel like everyone says so?

She had begun to doubt the family records.

After all, Jiang Qing seems to be such a person, and their family seems to be written in this way.

If everyone records in this way, the credibility of the records will be greatly reduced.

The story hasn't even begun, but Wan Yan has already been shaken.

"His reputation is still circulating in Liyue Harbor, but there are not many records about him." Jiang Qing made up a story, "The ancient books only say that his name is Ruota Dragon King, and he is a truly powerful demon god."

To be precise, King Rāshtra may not be a demon god, but seems to be related to the seven dragons.

But there is no need to say this when explaining to Wanyan.

"The Dragon King Rudra... the demon god that the storyteller said was carved into a dragon shape from a strange stone by Morax, and then resurrected after he painted his eyes?"

Wan Yan sighed slightly.

What this person said seems to be true.

In fact, the demons that can sing in Liyue are not too weak.

There is no need to record or sing the stories of the weak demon gods.

Wanyan suddenly felt tired.

The demon god in one's own family is a powerful demon god who only lives in one's own records, while the demon god in the other party's family is a powerful god with historical legends and even compiled into storytelling as proof.

"It is the Dragon King Ruota." Jiang Qing nodded. "My demon god originally followed Morax in his battles, but he suddenly disappeared in history."

"I suspect Morax was jealous of His power and killed Him before the war was over."

He suddenly spoke passionately, "I must find evidence that Morax assassinated King Ruota, proving that King Ruota is a powerful demon and Morax is a despicable demon."

There was no record of what happened before King Rudra went mad. People at that time only recorded that some strange vibrations suddenly occurred in the abyss.

Under the natural disaster, those who were close to the abyss died.

They don't know that it was just a tiny, insignificant vent of the anger of the Dragon King Rudra after he went mad.

So Jiang Qing's reason suddenly made sense.

Because the Dragon King Rudra really disappeared "suddenly".

He was once a follower of Morax, a dragon-shaped life form transformed from mountains and seas, so powerful that it is difficult to describe His strength in words.

And suddenly He disappeared.

Zhongli hesitated to speak.

You are really into the role?!
Wanyan seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Have you heard this somewhere before?

Both of them were a bit embarrassed.

Of course, there are believers of Lord Rudra.

Although in Liyue, Morax's beliefs are absolutely mainstream.

However, the power of King Rudra was also very strong back then. A powerful demon god would naturally attract people's worship and faith.

What's more, King Rhodra is Morax's comrade-in-arms.

Although people describe Him as a follower, it doesn’t matter, as long as He can fight.

However, Zhongli didn't believe that Jiang Qing's family were followers of the Ruota Dragon King.

I think he knew some information, so he deliberately brought out the news about King Rudra.

After teasing two people at once, Jiang Qing felt more relaxed.

"Anyway, Ms. Wanyan should believe me, right?" He smiled gently, "I am not one of those people in Liyue Harbor who overly reverence Morax."

Yes, I am a person who has received the grace of Morax.

There is indeed no one like me in Liyue Harbor. I am the only one.

"Of course I believe you." Wan Yan sighed, "How could I not believe you?"

Based on your performance, I would believe you when you said you planned to go to Morax's [Immortal Ancestor's Metamorphosis] to discuss how to contact the Fatui to backstab Liyue.

You are the big brother who leads the investment!

Zhongli nodded slightly, indicating that he also believed Jiang Qing's words.

If it was for the purpose of gaining Wan Yan's trust, Jiang Qing did a really great job.

He even made a woman who was determined enough to look for an ally in Liyue to backstab Morax doubt the correctness of her own goals, and even made her think that Jiang Qing was the one who should really do this.

well done.

Very well done.

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This is an interesting archaeological dig by the Fools.

The interesting thing is that everyone has their own purpose.

Jiang Qing was accompanying the prince in his studies, so he came when Zhongli asked him to.

Wanyan asked Morax to help her find some dirty laundry on Morax right in front of him... She is also a talented person.

Zhongli took the initiative to participate because he had nothing to do.

As for those who say fools are everywhere...
"Hello, Mr. Jiang Qing." The unknown Miss Leiying sorcerer spoke softly, "Master has asked me to apologize to you."

"He said that he had done something wrong, which was that he was not respectful enough to you when you first met him."

This is what happened when Ying Xunxian came back.

At that time, Jiang Qing was also led by Zhongli to participate in it, but he turned around halfway and was thrown to Shen He by Ganyu to solve other troubles.

Dadalia remained superficially polite to Jiang Qing at that time.

He knew that the Fatui had tried to kill Jiang Qing before, and had almost succeeded, all it took was one person.

But Tartaglia didn't care.

Just an ordinary person who is a little bit special.

He was willing to maintain the appearance of being sorry and apologize just to leave a good impression in front of Ying.

Jiang Qing?

It's just a performance tool.

Tartaglia is one of the thirteen executive officers of the Fatui. Considering Solstice's support for the Fatui, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the highest level of the entire country of Solstice.

What was Jiang Qing’s identity at that time?
How many people have the Fatui killed in action?

When Tartaglia finally lured Osel, he did so for a purpose without any regard for the consequences.

In the later story, the Fatui army beneath the Chasm was formed because the Fatui on the ground suddenly fell out with the Seven Stars. As a result, they did not receive any support from the official Liyue, and were almost trapped to death underground.

Originally, they were working together to explore and sweep the underground of the Abyss, but because of Tartaglia's actions, he directly backstabbed Qixing, and Qixing angrily terminated the cooperation.

The Chasm is the land of Liyue.

The Qianyan Army can retreat calmly and receive official support.

Where are the fools?

They've fallen out, and they still expect someone to deliver supplies to them?
The Liyue officials watched coldly, and it was impossible for the Fatui to deliver supplies to the people underground with the Seven Stars.

Then these people can only wait for death.

Dadalia did not care about the life and death of these people. He did not care about the life and death of his own people, so he would care even less about Jiang Qing's life and death.

There is an old saying that a kind man cannot command an army. Although it is biased to apply it here, the principle is the same.

Because sometimes, in order to achieve a strategic goal, you have to sacrifice the lives of another group of soldiers.

Having to sacrifice and choosing to sacrifice are actually the same thing, but the former sounds better.

Sacrificing the interests of a few for the greater good is something that people despise.

Most people cannot guarantee that they will not be the ones being sacrificed.

But this kind of thing keeps happening and can never be stopped.

Because the person who makes such a suggestion is rarely the one who will be sacrificed.

They will not be sacrificed, and certainly don't mind sacrificing the interests of the so-called minority in order to achieve greater results.

This has a nice excuse - consider the overall situation.

You have to be sensible, my friend, why are you so selfish? !

We are doing this for the greater good, why do you only see your own death?

Although you are dead, your death is very valuable!

You have to have a bigger vision, this is for the future!
Sacrifice is not always like this. There are always some heroic sacrifices that are indeed worthy of praise and are indeed for greater victory.

In fact, it was the person being sacrificed who took the initiative to bring it up.

Yes, of course.

This is the history of mankind.

You can see despicable betrayers and heroic sacrifices.

It’s all part of human history.

Jiang Qing was willing to believe that Tartaglia might have considered the sacrifice of these people.

Just to fulfill the Ice Queen's goal, he chose not to care.

But these are all unknowns, and no one knows what he was thinking at the time except Tartaglia himself.

We just need to look at the results.

He completed his mission and obtained the Heart of the God of Rock, and although this was entirely based on the teasing of his colleagues, the mission was indeed accomplished.

As for the deaths of these people...it should be worth it anyway.

Jiang Qing had no ill feelings towards Tartaglia, just like he actually did not hate the Fatui who had targeted him at first sight and wanted to treat him as an unexpected factor and get rid of him.

Rosalind didn't see Jiang Qing at all at the beginning. It was this person who suddenly thought that this unexpected factor might have an impact, so it would be better to eliminate him first.

The other party did not research or investigate anything, they just thought it might have an impact, and then found out that Jiang Qing had no status, so they killed him.

Any questions?

No problem.

Jiang Qing himself felt that this person's vision and means were truly extraordinary.

Just because there is a possibility, I want to kill you and eliminate all unexpected factors.

Very well done.

The horse is really well done!

That's what we have to do!
But this has nothing to do with his desire for revenge against the Fatui.

He understood and supported the other party's methods, but he still wanted to kill the Fatui.

Because Jiang Qing's interests were damaged in this process.

If his interests are damaged, he must protect his own interests.

That's it.

And Tartaglia just knew it.

Not to mention that he was not the one who proposed killing Jiang Qing, even if he was, so what?
Should an executive officer feel guilty for killing an ordinary person?

Expecting Tartaglia to apologize to Jiang Qing because the Fatui once tried to kill him...
There is no such face.

The one who has this honor is Ying. He needs Ying to test and do things, and he must gain some impression points.

Jiang Qing was a little surprised for a moment.

Several months later, Tartaglia apologized to him again.

And this time, it is based on his personal values.

Jiang Qing quickly calmed down and said, "How could that be? This was not done by Tartaglia. He really doesn't need to apologize to me."

"Perhaps that is indeed the case." The Lightning Warlock shook his head, "But everyone must be responsible for their own mistakes, and he cannot bear this responsibility, so you, Sir, can only apologize to you on his behalf."

"So that friend whose name I don't know, he was fired?"

Jiang Qing asked casually.

He wasn't quite sure what sincerity Tartaglia could show for the so-called apology.

For example, last time, he offered a price that was basically insincere to apologize.

That is basically the price you can get by declaring yourself a vassal of the Fatui. They will only cooperate if you choose to be dependent on them.

But if they cooperate with Dante and the Fatui... considering the resources that Eula and the Fatui have, this would be an unequal cooperation.

As long as the other party is willing, they can easily sideline Eula or make Eula bankrupt.

To put it bluntly, I am giving you the qualification to be my subordinate to express my apology for having hurt you by mistake.

Oh, how should I understand it? It’s actually not a disadvantage to become dependent on the fools.

Zhidong is indeed the most powerful country now, and has the wealth and power to match its strength.

It’s just that Jiang Qing has a better choice, so this is not a bargaining chip for him, but a useless thing.

Of course he "politely declined" Tartaglia's offer of something worthless as an apology.

"He wasn't just dismissed... He's been sent back to Solstice, and is not allowed to join the Fatui for the rest of his life." The Lightning Warlock said respectfully.

It was precisely because of the other party's previous experience that she knew better what expression to show and what words to use at this time.

Did the other party do something wrong?

No.

Judging from Jiang Qing's current situation, his caution and vigilance that day were correct.

This person has indeed begun to become active in front of various forces and may even be able to block the plans of the Fatui.

If it had been killed on the same day, it would have saved a lot of trouble.

But Jiang Qing did not die, and Jiang Qing gradually gained the ability to influence the larger situation.

So he was wrong again.

The mistake was not dealing a more severe blow.

Right or wrong is not determined by the thing itself, but by the people involved.

As long as the person is alive and has value to befriend, then he is wrong.

Jiang Qing certainly knew the trick.

His expression was a little complicated.

If a person's strength is limited, his fate will be the same as this person's.

No matter what you do, it's wrong.

That's what happened to Rosalyn.

From the moment she jumped up and mocked Ying, she was wrong.

Kill Ying? Kong would immediately jump out and teach her how to behave.

If Ying is not killed, the Inazuma version will be put under the coffin.

The world will not give everyone the power to choose, they can only accept it.

"Since it's an apology, I think I should be able to ask for something, right?" Jiang Qing suddenly asked.

The Firefly Warlock smiled.

"Of course." She said without hesitation, "Even if you don't tell me, the young master has prepared some apologies to seek your forgiveness."

A ruthless person indeed.

Even though this person has nothing to do with him, as long as he is valuable and can help the Queen's plan, he is willing to humble himself and make friends with him, and even apologize proactively.

As long as Jiang Qing dares to ask for it, it means the beginning of the transaction.

He asked for something today, and if I ask him for a favor tomorrow, he can't easily refuse.

After a few more exchanges, some of the things you really want to do can be put on the agenda.

The Leiying magician was not worried that Jiang Qing would ask for anything, she was only worried that Jiang Qing didn't want anything.

"Well, I want some intelligence." Jiang Qing raised his eyes, "Inazuma's isolation order has been in effect for a long time. I want to know whether the [Northern Bank] has tilted its resources towards Inazuma."

The Firefly Warlock's face froze.

(End of this chapter)