Original God, but the real world

Chapter 111-Purpose
What is the actual value of keeping half of the salt cup forever?

It has some value.

But the Fatui do not have much demand for salt, and making money in this way is either impossible or too troublesome.

But in Wan Yan's opinion, this is even more difficult.

This salt cup can only be used to prove Heulia's power, but she is a believer of Heulia and would definitely not consider using this thing to make a profit.

When there is no real conflict of interests involved, anyone can behave in a gentle and polite manner, and this specially dispatched Thunder Firefly Warlock is even more so.

"Why don't we let Ms. Wanyan decide?" She spoke softly, "Whether it comes first or later, the Fatui can accept it."

Wanyan hesitated.

Since the other party didn't argue at all, she didn't know what to say.

"In theory, the closer to the center of the ruins, the more valuable the treasures should be." Jiang Qing said, "But this is not necessarily the case."

"Because these people are obviously running away."

In a normal treasure hunt, of course the most precious things are hidden in the most central places. You can't just place treasures at the door and let people feel the hospitality of the host, right?

are you crazy!

This is a relic, either built specifically for the dead, or a group of people died there.

Can there still be hospitality here?
How can a host be so welcoming?

If it is an escape, it is inevitable that some people will leave with precious things.

"Also, since the selections are made in sequence, if there are only an odd number of treasures, then the person who selects first will also have some advantages."

Wan Yan was slightly stunned: "Are you trying to say that I should choose first?"

"No, I'm just adding burden to you." Jiang Qing shook his head, "It makes you more hesitant and unsure of what to choose."

Wan Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It was hard for her to have any bad feelings towards Jiang Qing, not because of the impression, but because Jiang Qing had stated early on that he would not fight for any benefits within the ruins.

Someone who helps you take the lead and solves your problems without asking you to pay any reward is just a joke with bad taste.

If you can't even tolerate this... there are ways. You can fight better than him, so just drive him away.

"Then I'll take advantage of you a little." Wan Yan shook her head.

There is nothing to be modest about.

No one knows the benefits of moving forward, and there is no need for her to be too grateful for this.

If not, let the Fatui choose first.

Anyway, the benefits are unknown, and no one knows whether the things that come next will be better.

"Then, Ms. Wanyan asked to be the first to make the selection." Zhongli looked at the Leiying Warlock, "Do you have a different idea?"

Most likely they won’t refuse.

But the questions that need to be asked still need to be asked.

"Of course." The Lightning Warlock said without hesitation, "The Fatui don't mind sharing profits with their partners."

This was the second time she had said this.

And he proved through his actions that his words were not empty words.

Jiang Qing didn't show much expression.

He didn't trust the integrity of Tartaglia or any of the executive officers.

Let’s put it this way, if Jiang Qing was standing in Tartaglia’s position, he would suddenly realize that a person might know something about the future.

Even though we don't know how much he has mastered, this person must be under our control.

Whether to cooperate or to be tortured does not depend on Tartaglia's character, but on Jiang Qing's strength.

They will only consider cooperating if the cost of taking action against him is too high.

And if they could be easily controlled, the Fatui would never negotiate terms with Jiang Qing.

The information obtained through transactions is indeed not as convincing as that obtained through rigorous interrogation.

All negotiations in the world are based on equality between the two parties.

Unfortunately, Jiang Qing is not qualified to communicate with the Fatui on an equal footing.

Jiang Qing believed that Tartaglia was quite generous and willing to give his partners a high price.

Unfortunately, as an executive, he would naturally choose the more appropriate option.

Jiang Qing firmly believed that catching himself was more appropriate than trading.

People divide interests easily, as if interests are not important at all.

In fact, the interests of the field really don't matter anymore.

The off-field interests are what they are arguing about.

Only Wanyan had a complicated expression, still focusing her attention on the ruins.

So keep going.

"The Hill people seem to have mastered many special abilities."

Halfway through the journey, Jiang Qing suddenly said with emotion, "Mr. Zhongli, the seal here has not been broken, but the Qiuqiu people can still be seen here."

"This is really strange."

He couldn't help but speak out, not entirely out of curiosity about the Hillilians.

The key is that if he doesn't say anything, he can only listen to the Thunder Firefly Warlock chatting about all sorts of things.

The other party's broad knowledge and gentle voice did not make this boring exploration journey any more boring.

But it's probably not right to make Miss Warlock ponder over how to communicate and liven up the atmosphere.

Jiang Qing decided to take the initiative to find a topic, so he found Zhongli.

"It's a little strange indeed." Zhongli's expression remained unchanged. "When the God of Salt died, all the life forms inside the ruins should have died."

"And the seal has remained intact since then, but we can see traces of the survival of the Hill Culvert people here... It is indeed a bit strange."

He knows something about it, but he won't tell anyone.

I don’t want to, but I also can’t.

"The Hillicrucians are not a simple race." Zhongli said subtly, "They have excellent physiques and seem to have the natural ability to master elemental forces."

Even "simple" tools can be crafted, including a battle axe, a crossbow, and a slime bomb.

There are also ice bombs and fire bombs.

Putting aside the ordinary Hilichurl class, their Shamans are also not to be underestimated. They have easy control over elemental forces and use them better than most holders of the Eye of God.

And the final Hilliel King is even more of a nightmare existence.

A race that can have this level of strength structure, establish a tribal living environment, and possess the ability to store food and make tools can no longer be called a beast, but a real intelligent race.

It's just that wisdom is lacking a little bit.

But it shouldn't be like that.

In an environment like Teyvat, adventurers or official forces of the Seven Kingdoms are hunting the Hilichurls.

Given their reproductive capacity and living environment, it is impossible for their intelligence to remain at this level after five hundred years.

Unless they are embedded with fixed experiences from the beginning, it is difficult for them to learn anything from the outside world.

A race that has language, writing, strength, survives in a tribal way, is hunted by various forces all year round, and has an excellent reproduction speed and number, it is impossible that they have not grown at all in five hundred years.

Therefore, it can only be said that this race has no room for growth.

"You don't mean the Hilliards, do you?" Zhongli frowned. "You mean the Dragon King Ruota and the Rock Dragon Lizards that follow him?"

From the very beginning, he doubted what Jiang Qing meant by mentioning the Ruta Dragon King.

From the time he met Jiang Qing until now, all the stories this person told were for his own purposes.

Zhongli certainly didn’t think that teasing Wanyan could be considered Jiang Qing’s goal.

Jiang Qing was able to jump back and forth between the Seven Stars and the Immortals, so it was unlikely that he would fabricate an identity for himself because of an ordinary stupid woman.

Besides, among the many descendants of the demon gods in Liyue, it happened to be the Dragon King Ruota and Jiang Qing, the person who possessed information of unknown origin but very accurate.

Zhongli doesn't believe in chance.

It was as if He and Tartaglia had chatted about a lot of things casually, seemingly about everything under the sun, but every question Tartaglia asked had only one purpose.

All words are just serving the core purpose.

Something went wrong with King Rudra.

Zhongli's eyes flickered.

After leaving the Salt of the Earth, we had to go to the Fulong Tree immediately to check on the situation of the Dragon King Ruta.

"Rock dragon lizards are monsters in the wild, right?" Jiang Qing spread his hands. "Although they and the hillbillies are both monsters, they are not related to each other."

As for the purpose, of course there is one.

He didn't ask for anything in this relic, but how could he not want anything?

"The Rock Dragon Lizard clan is attached to the Ruotu Dragon King," Jiang Qing said with a smile, "They have a complete evolutionary path, and they are also a race centered on divine rule."

"A race like this actually has a very good development path."

Baby rock dragon lizard, rock dragon lizard.

This is the rock dragon lizard clan that is well known to adventurers today.

This evolutionary path is ridiculously simple, just like people growing from childhood to adulthood.

But above the rock dragon lizard, there is another kind of life, the ancient rock dragon lizard.

Its description in the game is [the earth-shaking dragon that awakened from a long sleep, the rock dragon that once shook the mountains with the "Dragon King"], and it is classified as a world boss.

Of course, the simple explanation is that they were once the helpers of the Dragon King Rudra in suppressing the demons during the war between demons and gods.

Just like the immortals who follow Morax.

“Ancient Rock Dragon Lizards... This kind of life does exist on the land of Liyue.” Zhongli said calmly, “This is indeed the future of the Rock Dragon Lizard clan.”

The only things that the people of Liyue can come into contact with are baby rock dragon lizards and rock dragon lizards.

Because this is indeed the limit of their race.

There are exceptions to everything.

King Roda once hid under the land of Liyue. Although I don’t quite understand why He was unwilling to walk to the ground, it doesn’t matter.

In short, during that period, the Rock Dragon Lizard clan found their own god.

For the dragon lizard clan that controls the elemental power of rock, meeting the Dragon King Ruota, who represents the rock dragon, is truly seeing a true God.

In fact, Teyvat does seem to be the kingdom of dragon lizards and the seven dragons.

It was only because the foreign invader [The First Throne] beat the seven dragons to death, then occupied the world, and expelled the people of the seven dragons.

Finally, the heaven and earth were transformed, creating an environment for human beings to reproduce and thrive, and finally humans became the masters of this continent.

Jiang Qing didn't have any special feelings about this speculation because he was just a human being.

As a vested interest, he cannot feel disgusted with the fact that he is alive, so he can only support it.

Of course, this is a record of events in the past. As we all know, history can be modified.

Jiang Qing believed part of it, but not much.

It doesn't matter anymore.

In short, the rock dragon lizard clan followed the Ruota Dragon King and were also influenced by the power of the Ruota Dragon King. In the end, there were ancient rock dragon lizards that were more powerful than the rock dragon lizards.

"For wild monsters, ordinary rock dragon lizards and young rock dragon lizards may not be very intelligent and act on instinct."

"But the same may not be true for the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard."

"However, after the Ryota Dragon King disappeared, the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizards also disappeared along with their god."

For a rudimentary theocratic society, the stupidity of the lower-class rock dragon lizards and their young ones is actually not a problem.

Because they don't need to think, they don't need wisdom, they just need to accept the leadership of the Rada Dragon King and the ancient rock dragon lizards.

"Mr. Zhongli, I have a question." Jiang Qing asked casually, "Tell me, in the war back then, did the Rock Dragon Lizard Clan, under the leadership of the Ruota Dragon King, help the Liyue people and the vassals of the Demon God in the war?"

God has his own wars, and humans have their own wars.

Although everyone knows that the fight will end after the gods are defeated, we can't just sit there and wait for the result to appear.

"You asked a question that is very suitable for a follower of Lord Ruota." Zhongli did not answer.

"But this is definitely not the question I should ask, right?" Jiang Qing smiled.

He didn't expect an answer.

This is a simple question because its answer does not require much thought.

Just look at the relationship between Lord Rudra and Morax and you will know that this is a person who, when he realized that someone was about to cause trouble, split out his soul to remind Morax.

He would rather continue lying on the ground than accept the evil thoughts and look for a chance to crawl out.

Even in his later cooperation with Ying and Zhongli, he turned around and stabbed me in the back.

It was hard for Jiang Qing to tell whether this was the Dragon King or the loyal dog. In any case, the Dragon King Ruota's trust in Morax was too exaggerated.

If the god is like this, it is hard to imagine how the rock dragon lizards who followed him in the past would react.

In any case, he would not attack the people that Morax cherishes.

After the Dragon King Rudra went mad, He himself was sealed under the Fulong Tree.

His most original followers also disappeared.

Most of them died, and a few hid underground.

The large number of rock dragon lizards and baby rock dragon lizards also became monsters.

Apparently, this history of fighting side by side did not receive any rewards. After losing the gods, the Rock Dragon Lizard clan quickly turned into monsters.

This is a simple theocracy.

The core of their power and wisdom all comes from the Dragon King Rudra. Without Him, the Rock Dragon Lizards instantly turned from an intelligent race into a group of monsters in the wilderness.

There won’t even be any more ancient rock dragon lizards being born.

The Firefly Warlock blinked.

The Dragon King Ruota, the Rock Dragon Lizard Clan... This seems to require some investigation?
Wan Yan listened for a long time but didn't understand much, but she felt that Jiang Qing seemed quite responsible.

Judging from what he said, he obviously recognized his identity as a descendant of the follower of Lord Rudra.

Only Zhongli remained silent.

The core of the words is whether you have any regrets for suppressing the Dragon King Rudra that day.

The story is not complicated.

The Dragon King Ruota is a demon transformed from mountains and seas. He has a natural sense of mission towards this world, at least Liyue.

This is also the reason why He suppressed all kinds of demons in the past.

If we allow these demons to wage war, the mountains and seas will change.

They are not good at creation, but they are quite experienced in destruction. If they raze a mountain to the ground, you can't tell that it was originally a mountain.

Although Morax has mastered the power of rock element, he has no special feelings for the earth.

In fact, his move of shaking all things is itself an extremely destructive killing move.

After the Demon War ended, Liyue entered a period of peaceful development.

This was also the time when Liyue’s military power was at its most powerful.

At that time, Morax had not yet thought of retiring, and King Rhodra was not worn out or destroyed.

Peace is maintained by force, and peace will naturally begin to develop.

As a result, the people of Liyue began to over-exploit the Chasm to maintain the various materials needed for development.

But there is something called ley lines in Teyvat.

The closer to the earth veins, the higher quality and richer the mineral veins.

People who mine ore are not stupid. They naturally know to pick the good and easy ones to dig.

But in this way, mining work will inevitably damage the earth's veins.

Morax clearly didn't care.

He is the most classic demon god, who cares about the interests of mankind even more than his own.

Just like the giant snake Oropas who wanted to send the people of Abyss Palace to the world of light before he died... Really, this was not his son. He was just a group of people he met by chance on the way to escape, but in the end he insisted on sending them to the world of light. Before he died, he also triggered the Eastern Expedition and forced a deal with General Lei Dian to let him accept the people of Haizhi Island.

Many people would not treat their own sons so desperately. The reason why Oropus could do this was of course because he knew he would die after reading "A Story Before the Sun and the Moon", but it was not easy for him to make such thoughtful arrangements before his death.

But King Rāshtra couldn’t do it.

Jiang Qing said that He was a demon god, but in fact He was obviously not.

He values ​​the earth veins, which are what He depends on for survival.

The damage done to the earth veins by humans would hurt Him simultaneously, so that in the end He suffered [wear and tear] and damage to the earth veins, and He himself went mad.

If we look into it more carefully, it is inevitable that King Rādhāra went mad.

But in the process of His madness, humans’ “contribution” was also not small.

However, in the end, Morax resolutely chose Liyue and pressed his old friend to the ground again.

After all, He did not stop people from mining the Stratum Chasm, because it supplied the development of Liyue Harbor.

This is indeed the true God of humanity, caring for humanity more than himself.

In comparison, Kunjun calls himself the good side of the Rādhāra Dragon King, but in fact, it is better to say that He is the side of the Rādhāra Dragon King that is friendly to Morakot.

Correct.

This kind-faced dragon king doesn't care about right or wrong, or even the damage humans have done to the earth's veins.

He was only considering the issue from Morax's perspective. Even if he was the one who wanted to cause trouble for Morax, he would stop it.

The friendship between gods can reach this level, Jiang Qing is actually willing to sing praises of it.

So he mentioned the Dragon King Ruota in front of Zhongli.

The effect was significant and Zhongli fell silent.

Compared to King Ruotu, Zhongli certainly couldn't have a clear conscience.

He chose to let things go at least twice even though He knew that they could not be done, because humans really needed the resources of the Abyss to develop.

Even though King Rāshtra suffered from this, He did not stop it.

He is of course a human god, but Zhongli still retains a considerable degree of emotional factors.

In other words, He will repent and have regrets.

Jiang Qing described the incident in very simple terms.

There was an intelligent race attached to the Dragon King Ruota, but after the Dragon King Ruota was sealed, they lost their future and became monsters.

And the Ruota Dragon King himself was also pressed under the Fulong Tree.

Will you regret it because their efforts were not rewarded and they were eventually betrayed by humans?

Zhongli remained silent, which in itself was an answer.

It's hard to have a clear conscience.

Every step taken will inevitably affect some people, or even kill some people.

But this step cannot be stopped, it must be continued.

Therefore, it is inevitable to walk and move forward without asking right from wrong.

“This should be the second divine object.”

While chatting, everyone continued to walk towards the center of the ruins.

"A measuring cup?"

Wanyan was a little curious.

It's not that she looked down on it, because it wasn't hers anymore anyway.

But she was still quite curious about the power of this divine object.

"Once this salt ruler is inserted into the ground, the soil will be covered with salt like rising water."

Zhongli explained slowly.

Theoretically, He and Heulia should have no friendship, but He is very familiar with the treasures left behind by the God of Salt.

"Now that you mention it, I am taking advantage." The Lightning Warlock said with a smile, "After all, this is a gift left by the God of Salt. If Ms. Wanyan is interested, you can exchange it with me."

At this point, she roughly understood the level of the God of Salt.

Not too strong.

The power of these divine objects is limited and they are of little help to the Fatui's plan, so she naturally has no desire to fight for them.

"How can this be possible?" Wan Yan shook her head. "Since the contract has been drawn up, we still have to abide by it."

Select this.

The other party first let her choose, and then said that they could be exchanged. How could she have the nerve to take advantage of such a thing?

This time we have exchanged, not to mention the contract, the treasures that come later are even better, will the other party also want to exchange with me?

It is better to set the rules at the beginning so as not to affect everyone's cooperation.

There is nothing wrong with the firefly sorcerer.

She was willing to negotiate because these things were of little value to the Fatui.

If it was a treasure of great power, she would naturally not be humble.

Forget about this magical object which can only be used to make salt.

Jiang Qing shrugged.

At this point, the story is almost over.

Because in the plot, all that is left here is the broken sword and the core that reveals all the truth.

There is not much time left for the transaction, and he must achieve his goal before the end.

(End of this chapter)