Original God, but the real world

Chapter 150 149-Two Roads
After talking about the matter, the atmosphere of the conversation did not become any more cheerful.

Tartaglia was unsure.

According to the information collected by the Fatui, Jiang Qing is not suitable to join the Fatui.

The Fatui are indeed committed to recruiting talents from all countries. Someone like Dotore can no longer be considered to have moral problems, but the Fatui are still willing to accept him.

The main thing is that one can be used.

But Jiang Qing can't do that.

If such people compromise, it is often for the purpose of revenge later.

Based on the existing hatred, Jiang Qing was judged to be untrustworthy.

Any compromise and docility on his part would be seen as a disguise.

Tartaglia didn't even think about fighting for Jiang Qing.

He just wanted to explain the matter of the evil eye briefly and then try to reach a cooperation with Jiang Qing.

It doesn't matter if there is hatred value.

When it comes to cooperation, it is more crucial that the other party has the ability to achieve cooperation. As for whether he will cooperate or backstab the Fatui... Does Kujo Takayuki trust the Fatui very much?
At the critical moment, this old thief was the first to take action, showing no trust in the Fatui at all.

But the Fatui can withstand it.

No one stipulates that both parties must be open to each other after reaching a contract.

Cooperation is for the purpose of gaining greater benefits. If there is benefit to be gained from backstabbing an ally, then such a thing can also be done.

When they were working together, Kujo Takayuki never trusted the Fatui, and the Fatui never trusted Kujo Takayuki even more.

In this matter, both parties had no bottom line and used similar methods.

Since Kujo Takayuki is like this, it is nothing for him to cooperate with Jiang Qing.

It's nothing more than being on guard and using the other party's power to get things done.

Jiang Qing lowered his eyes.

The general gave him two tasks.

Based on his own guess, which he didn't know whether was right or wrong, the shogun ordered him to complete the Eye Hunting Order and clear out the stray samurai in Inazuma.

This is not difficult.

In other words, it's the same with or without him.

Anyone in this position would be able to handle this kind of thing.

Kujo Takayuki can do it, Takagi Susumu can do it, and Kamisato Ayaka can also do it.

Even if Xiao Gong had never been exposed to these things, she learned to be a mascot and her subordinates would be able to get these things done.

Inazuma may be a little weak, but that is a horizontal comparison with the seven countries. To deal with people within Inazuma, and a group of bandits... the only thing to show here is not how to win, but how to win at the lowest cost.

But that makes no sense.

It is something that anyone can do well, so it doesn't count as a credit to Jiang Qing if he does it well.

He wanted to obtain many things, and he had to come up with new achievements in addition to the two previous ones.

This requires the fools.

While Jiang Qing was thinking, Tartaglia was also thinking.

"If you are willing to cooperate with the Fatui, the Fatui will certainly not refuse." Tartaglia smiled brightly, "Don't worry, the Fatui's generosity towards their friends will definitely satisfy you."

Another purpose of his coming to admit his mistake was to see whether Jiang Qing could negotiate cooperation.

Now that the other party has taken the initiative to propose it, he cannot refuse.

This is the person... He really has a big problem.

Kujo Takayuki is just a high-ranking official with great power, and is not much of a rival to the Fatui.

That is to say, Inazuma's environment is strange, and the Three Bugyo have such great power that they need to compromise before the Fatui.

"Of course I believe this." Jiang Qing smiled and nodded. "Kee Qing Zhongli was also your guest of honor before. Without knowing his identity, he really felt the generosity of the Fatui towards their friends."

"Haha, although the rich man mentioned my excessive spending before, he never said anything again after he found out the real identity of this person."

Tartaglia also laughed.

"Being able to use Mora to befriend the God of Mora, the strangeness I encountered is indeed somewhat touching."

This matter was indeed a bit unkind at the beginning.

Although the expenses of carrying out the mission could be reported to the Northland Bank, he had indeed spent too much at the time, so much so that Pantalone even mentioned his behavior at the meeting.

But later on, I learned that Zhongli was the God of Rock, and the excessive spending on Mora seemed like a small amount of Mora was nothing.

It can be said to be very real.

Pantalone couldn't keep pointing fingers at him about this matter.

Speaking of someone who is so good at making money, Pantarone actually doesn't care much about spending money. What he doesn't like is someone spending unnecessary money.

Of course there is a limit for things like obtaining intelligence, but there is no limit for things like making friends with the God of Rock.

"But I can't compare to you." Tartaglia restrained his smile and said, "You are the good chess player who wins in chaos."

"Since the founding of Liyue, Morax has never given any Liyue people the power of God."

"And you are the only exception."

The Fatui certainly accomplished their plan.

But later, Tartaglia thought, didn't the Queen solve the task herself?

He signed a contract with Morax and arranged for an executioner to take away the Heart of God.

This is equivalent to saying that the arrangements of the past years are the same as no arrangements at all, because these were only the last exhibition game.

The real task was entirely solved by the Queen.

In contrast, Jiang Qing had just returned to Liyue from Mondstadt at the time, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he had nothing.

But in the end he gained the favor of Morax and, although he had no real power, he gained divine power.

If we talk about making a small investment to achieve great results, it has to be Jiang Qing.

"Because the old man still needs to exist before that, if there is any agent of the God of Rock during that period, he must be in a high position."

Jiang Qing shrugged. "The old man has retired, so the term executor is just a title."

As he spoke, he raised his glass and said, "Cooperation is a win-win situation. I didn't cause the Fatui to lose anything, did I?"

At that time, all his plans fell on the Immortal and the Seven Stars.

"In fact, I know the plan of the Fatui. I even know that you will release Osel later."

Jiang Qing restrained his smile and spoke calmly, "But I don't want to get involved."

"I didn't think there would be any big trouble, so I set my sights on Qixing and Xianren."

"This doesn't seem to be something I should know." Tartaglia looked strange.

He was talking about Jiang Qing's so-called knowledge of the Fatui's plan.

Knowing the plan is nothing.

The lady had only one chance to act, but Ying was there at the time.

Normally, the seizure of God's Heart should not be exposed, but since it was obtained so easily, Rosaline didn't want to cause trouble.

It's obvious that Barbatos is giving you face, but you still want to kill the person he chose. You shouldn't blame him for not giving you face.

Compared to killing one person just to see Barbatos' bottom line and leaving with the Heart of God, Rosaline chose the latter.

There is always a chance to kill someone, there is no need to kill him in front of Barbatos.

But in this way, Ying has the weapon to threaten the Fatui.

She could tell others about the Heart of God at any time, and then the Fatui would be in trouble immediately.

Any collaborator of the Seven Nations would immediately turn against the Fatui if they knew that what they wanted was the Heart of their own god.

Ying had means to counterattack, but she never used them.

From this time with Zhongli, she probably realized that although her goals were different from those of the Fatui, the Ice Queen's plan was indeed approved by Zhongli.

So she took the initiative to cover up the matter and didn't tell anyone.

She did not approve of the Fatui's way of doing things, but believed in Zhongli's assurance and credibility.

And Tartaglia has also tested Ying's strength, and he is indeed very strong. Even when he opened both of them, he was almost held down and rubbed by Ying.

After the fight, the other side still had the energy to participate in the war with Osel.

I can only say that he is really good at fighting.

The report that the lady submitted at the end was as good as a fake. What about the opponent who could be defeated by a debt settlement agent? I really believed your lies!
Ying already knows about it, so it's enough if one more person knows about it, as long as not everyone knows about it.

But knowing the Fatui's plan in advance, and even knowing that Tartaglia would release Osel, these are two completely different meanings.

Can this person predict the future?

"How could that be?" Jiang Qing waved his hand. "We are good friends. Of course you know."

Tartaglia:...

Objectively speaking, compared to his colleagues, Tartaglia is a normal person.

Because he is the weakest one, in order to complete the Queen's task, he will choose methods that normal people would like.

When things came to a critical moment, between coercion and inducement, he was used to using inducement, while for ladies and scattered soldiers, he preferred coercion.

The lady said he was a martial artist and liked to fight.

That’s not a problem. Challenging the strong is indeed Tartaglia’s hobby.

But he would never delay a task because of his personal preferences, and he knew very well that just because he liked to fight, it didn't mean others would like it too.

In order to impress Jiang Qing, he prepared a complete set of procedures.

Apologizing for the evil eye was just the beginning, and his tactics of inducement were just beginning.

The end is the beginning.

Jiang Qing himself wanted to cooperate.

Is this person... seriously ill?
"Everyone has their own secrets. Although the Fatui and I are curious about some secrets, we don't necessarily want to know the answers."

Tartaglia skipped this rather sensitive topic.

"Mr. Jiang Qing was able to obtain Morax's divine gift in the midst of chaos. This is also your own ability."

As he said this, he had been observing Jiang Qing's face, but to no avail.

What a hassle.

Tartaglia muttered to himself.

He was not interested in this kind of communication, but among the three executives in Inazuma, Tartaglia did not trust his two colleagues at all.

Even if they can cooperate, if the ladies or the soldiers come forward, the talks will probably fail.

Although he was unhappy, Tartaglia had no choice but to show up in person.

"I still have to thank the Fatui for their help." Jiang Qing thanked them for the second time, "To be honest, every success in my life is actually due to the Fatui."

"In Liyue, I wanted to play tricks between the Seven Stars and the Immortals, and the Fatui was the first to ignite this fire."

"In Inazuma, I never thought I could be in this position, but I was able to defeat Kujo Takayuki thanks to the help of the Fatui."

"A toast."

Jiang Qing raised his glass and said, "Thank you Fatui for your help along the way."

For a moment, Tartaglia didn't know whether this person was speaking sarcastically or was truly grateful.

"Do you really want to cooperate with the Fatui?" Tartaglia restrained his smile.

"I thought you were here just to talk to me about cooperation." Jiang Qing played with the wine glass with a relaxed look.

Tartaglia took a deep breath and said, "I can't seem to refuse."

"Okay, you can refuse." Jiang Qing waved his hand. "Cooperation is based on the common interests of both parties. If you feel that cooperating with me cannot meet the interests of the Fatui, you can of course refuse."

"I'm not the strong one, am I?"

"But as a Liyue person, I should be able to give the same bargaining chips that Kujo Takayuki can give."

Jiang Qing smiled and said, "After all, I am not a Daoqi person. The Tianling Fengxing of Daoqi people don't care about the interests of Daoqi. I am a Liyue person, so I should be more willing to give up than him."

Tartaglia really thought about it.

Just like Jiang Qing said, he really didn't need to worry.

It was he who wanted to propose cooperation, and now the other party is actively seeking cooperation, which is nothing more than another Kujo Takayuki.

What is there to hesitate about?

Yes, that's right.

I should cooperate with Jiang Qing.

"What do you want?" asked Tartaglia.

When talking about interests, people naturally become more serious.

Jiang Qing supported his chin with one hand and spoke casually: "The Society Commissioner gave me a letter, which included something that the Fatui recently accomplished with the help of Kujo Takayuki."

"You want to experiment with your own currency, use the Bank of the North, promote your currency to the Seven Kingdoms, and seize Mora's established position, right?"

Tartaglia nodded slightly.

This plan should have just been taken out by the rich.

No one could have predicted at the time that Morax would die.

He just thought that after losing the Heart of God, Mora's position might be shaken.

But it was an uncertain thing, and Pantarone didn’t invest too much in it.

It was not until the news of Morax's death reached Winter that Pantalone began to prepare this plan.

No one could know in advance that Inazuma was the first official preview of this plan.

Anyway...
"Even if Inazuma, who is under the isolation order, can be the first to come up with a complete system, she will not be able to interfere with the Fatui's layout."

"Besides, it's hard to say whether you can succeed by using Inazuma as a test field."

Jiang Qing's expression straightened up: "How about adding me in?"

That's the reason.

"Do you just want to participate in this plan?" Tartaglia asked again.

Kujo Takayuki asked for a lot.

The fools paid him to put his name on the project so that it would be easier to promote it in Inazuma.

But Jiang Qing didn't want to just be a figurehead, he wanted to take the initiative to participate.

For the same thing, the Fatui paid a smaller stake and got the same effect.

This person is really a bit restless.

"The general gave me a small task, but I think I should be able to do more with this power."

Jiang Qing raised his head, his eyes clear: "This shouldn't violate any of the Fatui's plans, right?"

"It's just this, of course it's not a violation." Tartaglia replied reluctantly.

Jiang Qing is one of the people who know the truth, and he knows that the Fatui want the Heart of God.

And now, this "loyal minister" who holds the power to do things for the general has to cooperate with the Fatui who want the Heart of Ming Shen Shen.

Tartaglia was really a bit reluctant.

"Then, happy working together."

Jiang Qing took the initiative to extend his hand.

After talking about cooperation, we can’t talk about dreams and the future.

The Fatui didn't believe Jiang Qing, and Jiang Qing had no interest in talking to them about the future.

"It's a pleasure working with you." Tartaglia stretched out his hand with mixed feelings.

"By the way, thank you for not telling Kujo Takayuki about the matter of Xiao Palace." Jiang Qing seemed to suddenly remember.

"Who is Xiao Gong? Your friend?"

Tartaglia asked casually.

"Ah," this answer was quite interesting. Jiang Qing thought about it and said, "I like a girl who can make fireworks."

He also didn't believe that the fools really didn't know, but since everyone was carrying the fancy sedan, and they said they didn't know, then he would just pretend they didn't know.

He also concealed Xiao Gong's identity, although it was of little use.

Tartaglia smiled and put his arm around Jiang Qing's shoulders, "You like fireworks made by girls?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words, like a person who discovers that his friend suddenly has a girl he likes, with a hint of impatient teasing.

"Yeah, I like fireworks." Jiang Qing replied.

He also smiled, even with a hint of embarrassment.

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Tartaglia quickly chose to leave.

The conversation was hardly private.

The Hundred-Eyed Wheel of Wishes on his body is conspicuous enough that people who are curious about him are always observing the situation here.

A man who had just come out of the castle tower, with the Hundred-Eyed Wheel of Wishes hanging behind him, went to the Tenryo Bugyo Residence and came out to meet the Liyue people who were originally the resistance army of the Fatui.

Jiang Qing is really good at gaining achievements.

He only made one trip. If this were a game, he would have to get at least three or four achievements at the same time.

This BUFF has been fully stacked, so naturally many people are watching Inazuma.

On the contrary, the boss who entertained Jiang Qing was very cautious. After seeing him, he immediately went home and handed the store over to someone else to manage.

He didn't want to get involved in the trouble of such a person.

Jiang Qing had no intention of hiding it.

The essence of action is to be upright and aboveboard.

As long as he does not seek personal gain and is actually capable of doing things, the more upright he is in Inazuma, the more everyone will fear him.

Because the general is his backer.

It is impossible that Jiang Qing really has no selfish desires, but his desires are higher, so he does not value the status and wealth that the power in his hands can bring.

Of course, greater desires can be used to restrain smaller desires.

After Tartaglia left, he finished all the food he ordered, then slowly stood up and prepared for the next thing.

"Bill, please."

Kujo Sara handed the Mora in his hand to others without caring whether it was too much.

"You want to treat me to a meal?" Jiang Qing raised an eyebrow. "Why, didn't Kujo Takayuki invite you to dinner?"

"The talks fell apart."

The nine-jo sara is concise and to the point.

"Do you believe me?" Jiang Qing was even more surprised.

Although Kujo Takayuki is a bit of a jerk, the change in Kujo Sara's attitude still exceeded Jiang Qing's expectations.

"I believe the general." Kujo Sara looked a little confused, "So I came to find you."

Jiang Qing was not in a hurry to ask.

He walked quickly up the long street with a lazy posture.

"tell me the story."

The next plan will have to wait for the Coral Palace Heart Sea.

Without her, Jiang Qing's plan would be difficult to carry out.

Jiang Qing had little confidence in his ability to handle domestic affairs. Whatever he wanted to do, he needed someone who could really get it done.

Since the harvest is so huge, if I don't give the Coral Palace master who has helped me a lot a chance to use his power for personal gain and get him a high position and generous salary, I would be really sorry for the help of Coral Palace Xinhai.

"The Eye Hunting Order was promoted by Kujo Takayuki, but the general actually knows everything."

This is a conversation with Kamisato Ayaka.

At that time, they guessed that the general might know the inside story, but the luck in their hearts made them choose another possibility - it was all Kujo Takayuki who deceived the general.

This is self-deception, but if people are willing to deceive themselves, they can certainly succeed.

But now, this self-deception has been shattered by facts.

Her topic was just the beginning, and Jiang Qing already understood the rest of the meaning.

"Why do you have so much compassion for ordinary people and other people?" Jiang Qing sighed.

Does this mean that even though I am in a low position, I still dare not forget my country?
You are not of low rank.

"I am the one who directly executes the Eye Hunting Order. I have confiscated many people's God's Eyes." Jiujo Sara and Jiang Qing looked at each other, "This includes the soldiers who followed me."

“I personally deprived them of the Eye of God. Seeing their miserable state after losing the Eye of God, I felt a little…”

Kujo Sara took a deep breath. "But at the beginning, I could still use my trust in the Lord of the Imperial Palace to cover up this worry. I believe that the Lord of the Imperial Palace made this decision for the longer-term future of this country. The current pain is just the necessary path to realize the beautiful vision."

Uh-huh.

Jiang Qing nodded repeatedly after listening.

Then the dream was shattered.

"Later, I learned that the Eye Hunting Order was actually jointly promoted by Kujo Takayuki and the Fatui."

“The right path that I was looking forward to, the beautiful vision that would befall Inazuma in the future, was actually just a lie from these people.”

Kujo Sara paused, "I can't accept it."

"What you can't accept is that the sacrifices of those who were deprived of the Eye of God seemed to have become worthless overnight."

"You thought they sacrificed for a better future, but you never expected that this so-called future was a lie from beginning to end."

Jiang Qing had a blank expression on his face. "Then, did you know that this was actually also due to the General's connivance? In your eyes, the Eye Hunting Order has completely lost any trust value."

"Yes." Kujo Sara said seriously, "Even though I know this is the will of the Grand Lord, I still cannot believe that the Eye Hunting Order will bring a better future."

I can understand the credit overdraft.

"I can't persuade or help you with this." Jiang Qing spread his hands, "I always help my friends instead of the truth."

"The general has given me his trust, and I will do what he wants me to do."

“It’s not about right or wrong, it’s not about reason, it’s just because He wants me to do it.”

He said seriously, "I have a suggestion."

"Or you can just pick a side and go all the way to the end and see what the outcome is."

"Or you can choose to take the position and let most things go in the direction you think is right."

There are only two paths in life.

Either leave it to fate or leave it to yourself.

It is much easier to leave it to fate and just go with the flow. Although there is no turning back when you are wrong, you can at least say "If I had done that then", and recall the past and the future brought by the right choice.

If you leave it to yourself, you will need to fight for a lot of things, and when you make mistakes, you will never be able to shift the blame to others.

"If you can stand in the position of Tianling Fengxing, many problems will be solved easily... At the very least, you can implement the Eye Hunting Order according to your own wishes, or even prevent the emergence of the Eye Hunting Order."

Jiang Qing's philosophy has always been simple.

No matter how big the trouble is, no matter how big the problem is, it can solve it.

Before Kujo Sara, to put it nicely, he was the Shogun, but to put it bluntly, he was a sword of Kujo Takayuki.

She doesn't even have the power to choose, yet she has to worry about the fate of others.

It's worth being moved, but there's no need.

Jiang Qing was sincere when he spoke. He really thought so, so he made the same suggestion.

But Kujo Takayuki did succeed a little. He did make Kujo Sara have more speculations about Jiang Qing.

for example······
"You want me to become a Tianling magistrate?"

If this topic is further expanded, it can include many things such as fatherly love and filial daughter, sacrificing one's relatives for the sake of justice, and civil strife in the Kujo family.

Kujo Sara's first reaction was to compete with his adoptive father for the position of Tenryo Bugyo.

Oh, no, I didn’t!
Jiang Qing was stunned for a moment, but his expression remained calm.

"You do not want it?"

"You have already faced this kind of thing. If you don't continue to move forward, your fate will still be controlled by someone else in the future."

The upper limit of the efforts of the world of Teyvat, that is, the number one person under the gods.

From this perspective, no matter how hard you try, your fate will still be manipulated by the gods.

But that's good.

At least the higher you go, the more choices you have.

Jiang Qing is on this path. The probability of success is a little small, but he can give it a try.

"If you were in control of the Kujo family and the position of Tenryo Bugyo, you would have a great chance to do things according to your own wishes." Jiang Qing was quite straightforward. "This is much better than being treated like a knife by Kujo Takayuki and having to do things according to his wishes, right?"

There are many ways to live.

Xiangling is a cook, Chongyun is determined to become an exorcist, Xingqiu's book is a great success in Yaetang, and the wind god Wendy sings under his own statue...
None of them felt unhappy and they were all living according to their own plans.

A person's life is indeed limited, but there are really many ways to live.

But there is only one way to control your destiny.

Keep climbing up and grab everything you can grab.

Wealth, power, and strength...everything that can be reached must be obtained.

Jiang Qing would not teach people to take the road behind, because this road not only requires the desire to take it, but also the opportunity.

Without the system, he would just turn around and become a businessman, and would never have any interaction with Ying's adventure stories.

Most of the time, it is difficult for people to choose the path according to their preferences.

But Kujo Sara should be the latter.

Because she has been fooled by fate and there is nothing she can do about it.

(End of this chapter)