Original God, but the real world

Chapter 170 169-Farewell
Since he had already decided to leave Inazuma, Jiang Qing had no intention of finding his acquaintances to say hello one by one.

Everyone here has his or her own life, and their lives are completely dependent on the country of Inazuma.

It is actually a very rare situation like Eula leaving Mondstadt.

In most cases, just going with the flow can bring the best outcome to their destiny.

So Jiang Qing thought about it and decided not to disturb their fate.

For these friends who have already embarked on the right track and whose lives will only get better, Jiang Qing's farewell does not meet any necessary conditions.

If it's not necessary, then there's no reason to do it.

With this thought in mind, Jiang Qing quickly returned to the outlying island.

But here he still met an old friend.

"Kujo Takayuki and Hiiragi Shinsuke are both going to die," said the pink-haired ornamental fish lady seriously, "I remember you kept saying you were coming for revenge, so why don't you even want to watch them die?"

"This is not a very important question." Jiang Qing thought about the answer. "It's good enough if the enemy dies. I don't have to kill him, and he doesn't even have to die because of me."

"I don't have so many requirements. I don't want him to die miserably and confess his past before I can vent my anger."

There is no need for that.

If it is an enemy, it would be good if he dies. Jiang Qing has no other requirements.

Coral Palace Xinhai pursed his lips and his eyes narrowed slightly.

This is really an answer that is quite in Jiang Qing’s style.

"Besides, I really don't know how to plan for this debt."

Jiang Qing said softly, "You and I both know what happened at that time. It was just a willful act of the two old men on a whim."

The trouble that ordinary people's willfulness can cause is limited, but Kujo Takayuki and Hiiragi Shinsuke are the powerful people in Inazuma, and few people can bear the price of their willfulness.

Jiang Qing is the one who can't bear it.

It seems that everyone has a grudge against each other, but in fact, until Jiang Qing and Coral Palace Xinhai defeated the shogunate army, Kujo Takayuki didn't even know that he had an enemy like Jiang Qing.

It’s not that he is arrogant, but the previous Jiang Qing really didn’t have the qualifications to appear in front of him.

"They have already paid the price for their actions. As for whether they repent or apologize to me, I don't care."

Let’s get back to the topic just now. As for the so-called enemies, it’s good enough if they die. There is no need to demand more.

"However, you have already secured your position?"

Jiang Qing took the opportunity to ask about Coral Palace Xinhai's recent situation.

He really doesn't have much temper.

It was nothing more than that he happened to be doing business when the country was closed to the outside world, and then he was taught a lesson by the samurai of the shogunate.

Now that the whole family has been lost, how can you still have such a bad temper?

"Not bad." Coral Palace Xinhai nodded, "Haishi Island finally survived."

Not only did they survive, but they were also directly integrated into the shogunate's system.

Under this circumstance, as long as she doesn't make any mistakes, the Coral Palace lineage should be able to hold on to the power of investigation and enforcement.

The power of one of the Three Inazuma Magistrates is enough to ensure the long-term stability of any family.

Of course, if this happens, the system that Kaijima originally followed will soon be broken.

Before Coral Palace's Heart Sea took this step, Haizhi Island was ruled by a mixture of theocracy and royal power.

[The present-day human god priestess] In the name of priestess, she actually exercises the power of the king.

During the period when Xinhai of the Coral Palace was in power, the people of Haizhi Island might still be able to gather together.

However, after this seat changes, there will probably be no more Kaijima people, only Inazuma people.

It is unlikely that the successor will have the same level of prestige as Coral Palace Xinhai. After all, she not only possesses the natural identity of the [Present Human God Priestess], but also has the second contribution of defeating the shogunate army and bringing hope to Kaijima.

Even though the Coral Palace lineage had lost its king-like status, Coral Palace didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

No matter how high the status of the Coral Palace lineage is, it is only limited to one Haizhi Island.

Now that he has become one of the Three Magistrates, his actual power is actually increasing.

However, the Coral Palace's inheritance method may not be suitable for San Fengxing's family-style inheritance.

But this is also a problem that future generations need to face. At least in Coral Palace Xinhai's generation, she gave all the people of Haizhi Island a satisfactory answer, proving that Coral Palace did not let down the trust of the people of Haizhi Island.

"There will probably be no [Coral Palace] in the future, but there may be a family with the Coral Palace as its surname." Coral Palace's expression was a little complicated.

The priestesses of the Coral Palace were selected, and the same is true for the priestesses of the current human gods.

But family inheritance depends on blood relationship.

From the moment the Coral Palace family appeared, the people of Haizhi Island completely became history.

There will no longer be any records of Fuchigo Palace or Orobas; only the shogun and the shogun will remain.

"It's not impossible to directly use the Coral Palace lineage." Jiang Qing said casually, "Build a family based on the Coral Palace... Forget it, this is your internal affairs, just ignore what I said."

Jiang Qing shook his head, his words sounding somewhat apologetic.

This is not his business.

This was obviously the internal affairs of the Coral Palace and even of Kaiji Island. Even if he was not about to leave Inazuma and say goodbye to these people completely, even if he stayed in Inazuma, he had no status to interfere with the Coral Palace's arrangements.

The victors divide their spoils. This is what the Coral Palace lineage deserves, and it is also a problem that Coral Palace Xinhai himself needs to face.

As the leader among the victors, she is responsible for distributing all the spoils of war so that most people are satisfied with the benefits of the victory.

Coral Palace's Xinhai pretended not to hear.

Friendship is friendship, and family affairs are family affairs, and everyone is very clear about this.

"By the way, if all the people of Kaijima join the rule of the shogunate, what are you going to do with Kaijima?"

This is also something worth being curious about.

"Haizhi Island is actually not suitable for living." Coral Palace Xinhai frowned slightly, "Whether it is farming or trade, the environment there is not very suitable."

"Besides, as you know, Haizhi Island is facing the problem of [Sanctification] all the time, and there is a danger of falling into the abyss at any time."

“I prefer to just give up.”

There is no such thing as a homeland that is hard to leave.

The people of Haizhi Island don't have such requirements.

The reason for the Eastern Expedition was that the land was limited and could not support the survival of the people in Yuanxia Palace.

Land resources are limited, so the only means available is war to plunder other people’s territory and resources.

The closest to Kaiji Island is the territory of General Raiden.

There are deeper reasons behind the war, but for ordinary Haizhi Islanders, their reasons for supporting the war are very simple.

Hope to get more resources.

Kaijima just won’t do.

This was originally just an island that Orobasi forcibly raised, so the resources are naturally not abundant.

Now that the people of Kaiji Island have joined Inazuma, Coral Palace Xinhai herself does not have this kind of persistence and must support the development of Kaiji Island instead.

"Inazuma's land resources are still abundant, and there are many places worth exploring. There is really no need to focus on Kaijima."

Coral Palace Xinhai shook his head, "If this island had more resources, the gods and priestesses of previous generations before me would have discovered it long ago."

Nothing is nothing.

"Besides, there is always the danger that Kaiji Island will sink into the abyss."

"Lord Orobas... When Orobas was still alive, his divine power supported this island. After his death, the people of Haizhi Island must go deep into the Abyss Palace and obtain blood branch coral from the dragon lizard to perform the corresponding ceremony."

"But the dragon lizards in the abyss are not easy prey to hunt. They are quite good predators. Every time Haizhi Island goes to get blood branch corals, it has to pay a heavy price."

Coral Palace Xinhai pursed his lips.

Just from the records inside the Coral Palace, she could see the danger of this action.

Haizhi Island regularly selects warriors to enter the Yuanxia Palace to seek blood branch corals, but this kind of thing is specially cultivated on some powerful dragon lizards.

If you want to remove the blood branch coral from the dragon lizard, you will have to go through multiple life-and-death situations.

If there is no choice, it would be fine. There are other lands to support it. Why should we cling to Haizhi Island which has no potential in the first place?

Jiang Qing was speechless.

Coral Palace Xinhai has decided to give up Haizhi Island, so the Three Realms Road Feast event can be said to have collapsed.

Hmm...it doesn’t matter.

The decisive battle between the two generals had been stopped by him. A Three Realms Road Feast could not be a bigger problem than the Divine Sakura Tree.

It's all a matter of time anyway.

As long as a person is alive, he or she will always have some or a great impact on the world.

You can't just hang yourself from a tree to solve this problem just because you're afraid of changing anything, right?

"Since you have a plan, then it's naturally the best."

Jiang Qing spoke calmly, "Inazuma is indeed a vast land with few people. If necessary, we can directly ask the general or the palace chief to go to Heguan and Qinglai Island."

"If these two places can be connected, they can actually support many rice-breeding people, so there is really no need to focus on Haizhi Island."

It is difficult to say whether the land is vast but the population is sparse. However, it is true that the population is sparse.

Even if we don't count Heguan and Qinglai Island, Mingshen Island and Bayun Island alone are enough for the time being.

Inazuma's territory was severely fragmented, and most of it required ships to travel back and forth.

Fortunately, the thunderstorm was surrounding the outer sea of ​​Inazuma, so it was not a big problem for the Inazuma people inside.

Coral Palace took note of it silently in his heart.

She had some understanding of Qinglai Island, but her knowledge of Heguan was more vague.

But no matter what, these are all Inazuma's territories. As a Kanjo bugyo, it is not a big problem for her to make some preparations in advance for Inazuma's development.

Anyway, someone has to do the work, and Coral Palace Xinhai trusts Jiang Qing very much when it comes to advice about the future.

"It seems there is nothing more to say," Coral Palace Xinhai thought for a while, "Then let's say goodbye first."

She chuckled and said, "I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you for your good wishes." Jiang Qing nodded.

This is a good blessing.

Considering Jiang Qing's adventurous style, it would be fine if everything went smoothly.

As for more blessings, there is no need for that.

Anyway, everyone knows that blessings have no practical benefits.

This ornamental fish doesn't have any luck bonus, so her blessing is enough just for listening.

After seeing off a temporary ally and friend, Jiang Qing waited for the second person.

This person's appearance is not surprising.

"Coral Palace Xinhai is saying goodbye to me. Do you want to ask me some questions about Inazuma?"

It’s Kamisato Ayaka.

"In fact, I have prepared what to say when I meet Ying, and the starting point I intend to use is the Eye Hunting Order."

She did not answer, but just raised the long knife in her hand.

"I have a rough idea of ​​this person... He is a hero, right?" She smiled. "For a hero, there must be the temptation of benefits, but there must also be suffering and sorrow on the surface to move her and make her fight for justice."

"Indeed." Jiang Qing nodded. "If she sympathizes with the disasters that ordinary people encounter, then correspondingly, Kujo Takayuki, who caused the disaster, is the evil party, and Sha Buxing, who also has sympathy, is naturally the righteous party."

The cornerstone of justice and evil is that Ying is a hero.

Facts have repeatedly proved that she is indeed a hero, so the judgment of justice and evil is established.

"If we follow the normal heroic story, I think the result should be that Ying and Lord Yae Miyaji defeated the general, and then lifted the Eye Hunting Order and the Closure Order."

Kamisato Ayaka said softly.

She didn't know the answer, but all the epic legends told her the answer.

A hero is a creature that can die but cannot lose.

Even if the person standing opposite her is God, she will still seize the final victory.

Of course, the hero may have to die.

But this is normal, the life or death of the hero has nothing to do with her completing a certain task.

"Tsk," Jiang Qing understood her intention, "Yae Shenzi doesn't have so much sadness. What you mean is that you think lifting the lockdown is more suitable for Inazuma?"

"No, that's not necessary." Kamisato Ayaka shook her head. "The National Seclusion Order and the Eye Hunting Order are more suitable for Inazuma. I know the answer to this kind of thing very well."

It doesn't matter what she thinks, this is the answer anyway.

After Jiang Qing confirmed the so-called hero's words, Kamisato Ayaka probably realized that her initial guess might actually be some truth.

However, this kind of thing without evidence is not worth further investigation.

However, it was at this time that she got serious.

If we substitute Ying's victory as a variable into Inazuma's situation, she will get a completely different result from what she has now.

In other words, Inazuma broke free from the isolation and began to communicate and interact with the outside world again.

Yae Kamiko was indifferent to such things. She neither cared about Inazuma nor the Inazuma people.

However, the princess of the community seemed to have other ideas.

Sometimes the reasons for fighting can seem very strange.

When you don't know what's going on, an unexpected disaster may befall you.

"In fact, I am also very curious about how exquisite the swordsmanship inherited by the Shebuxing family is."

Jiang Qing put his hand on the hilt of the knife.

He had already returned the Tenmokage tachi, which was a standard long sword produced by the blacksmith shop in Inazuma Castle.

It may be a bit difficult to deal with some monsters with shields or world bosses. After all, those creatures are either not made of flesh and blood, or are extremely fleshy.

But if you are just fighting against humans, the quality of the sword does not affect the outcome.

"Actually, there's not a lot of reason," Kamisato Ayaka raised her sword, "I just lost to you many times and wanted to win back once."

"Inazuma Kamisato-ryu tachi's sword skills are all taught - Kamisato Ayaka, please join us!"

The usually gentle princess looked sharp, "Please give me your guidance."

All are informed, no one is allowed to inform.

It means that you have mastered all the secrets of the style, and when fighting with others, you can declare your own style.

This is a title that can only be obtained if one’s skills are recognized by the teacher of the school.

Jiang Qing closed his eyes and breathed easily.

Inazuma's martial arts, including various schools and even the sword-making skills, all came from the general's instruction.

In some ways, this is similar to the immortal magic in Liyue. The immortals teach the magic to those who are predestined, they practice it carefully, and then go out to slay demons and monsters.

However, the general's martial arts are more universal, and more people can adapt and learn them.

As for Liyue's magic, it is a more difficult thing.

Of course, no matter how the immortals or generals impart knowledge, the new successors will always summarize and improve this knowledge so that later generations can understand it more comprehensively and reach a more advanced position.

For example, the Kamisato-ryu learned by Kamisato Ayaka may have had some relationship with the Shogun at the beginning, but today, as an independent school, it has completely separated from the Shogun's rehearsal.

The general was not at all interested in this change of skills.

The knowledge that can be passed on basically develops and changes in a spiral manner, and then stops completely at a certain threshold and cannot make any progress.

The same is true for martial arts.

People summarized and concluded the martial arts passed down by the gods and passed them on to later generations.

As more people practice, new ideas will eventually emerge.

But this kind of change is essentially still in the human realm, without any breakthrough.

The skills that the general passed down had actually taken into account the learning ability of humans, and they were not his real skills.

Although he has not been able to reach the inhuman realm, any kind of innovation may be a gratifying progress for swordsmen of traditional schools.

But for the general, it was nothing more than a change of form of performance.

Performance is always just performance.

If Jiang Qing had the ability to cut out a narrow gap in the Wuxiang Blade with one knife, he would probably lose interest in techniques.

But Jiang Qing did not have this ability, so he was very interested in the family swordsmanship practiced by the Shefu family.

The battle itself was not very suspenseful.

Just relying on his physical fitness and elemental power, Jiang Qing can create a crushing situation.

When the advantage is so great, winning or losing shouldn't be something to consider.

After the first fight, Kamisato Ayaka already understood Jiang Qing's swordsmanship style.

Kill as many enemies as quickly as possible with the least effort.

"Inazuma's swordsmanship should have at least two stages of development. The first is the earliest time, when monsters were considered as the expected enemy. The second is the struggle between swordsmanship schools after peace was achieved in the outside world."

In terms of skills alone, Jiang Qing is still a little bit lacking.

But his physical fitness is even better, which means he can react and withstand the attack.

"In the first period, swordsmanship was actually a means of killing people, and the goal was to kill the most enemies as quickly as possible."

"In the second stage, the enemy becomes humans themselves."

“The battle between schools of thought is often to establish the reputation of one’s own school, so victory during this period must be fair and square.”

Jiang Qing spoke calmly.

"Openly and aboveboard means that the fight is often carried out in full view of the public."

As more people watch, rules are inevitably formed.

For example, in a one-on-one duel, you cannot use certain despicable means, you must use pure swordsmanship.

During this period, victory was for fame, so it had to be won honorably so that everyone could hear about it.

Kamisato Ayaka remained silent.

Different purposes bring about two different swordsmanship styles and development directions.

Jiang Qing is the first type, and Kamisato Ayaka is the second type.

After all, she is also the little princess of the society.

The teacher who taught her swordsmanship must have been at least a famous master.

The master might not be confused by the reputation, but at least he would not teach her any overly crude methods.

"So I have the advantage," she responded softly.

Skills are always being passed down and developed, let alone the schools passed down by practitioners of the community.

After several years of inheritance, these skills are absolutely unattainable by previous generations in terms of human beings.

Early sword techniques used wild beasts and monsters as imaginary enemies, while later sword techniques mostly used humans as imaginary enemies.

She said she got the upper hand, and it was true.

"Do you want to continue?"

Jiang Qing skipped the topic of taking advantage.

This is not an important answer. What's more, if it comes to taking advantage, he is the one who has cheats, so there is nothing to say.

Kamisato Ayaka gripped the sword tightly.

The outcome of a match is actually pretty obvious.

No matter how it evolves, swordsmanship is still a way to kill people.

It takes hundreds of rounds to see who is better than the other opponent. If they really fight, the difference can be felt in three or four rounds.

You should have a good idea in your heart whether you can win or not.

Jiang Qing was not in a hurry to urge him.

If skills are classified into levels, the Kamisato-ryu Tachijutsu mastered by Kamisato Ayaka should be Inazuma's five-star skill.

Of course, it is impossible for him to learn it just by fighting with others. This would underestimate the hundreds of years of family heritage of the Kamisato family.

But if you just have a little knowledge and then learn the martial arts taught by the general, there will be no problem.

What Jiang Qing learned was not the swordsmanship of Kamisato-ryu, but the martial arts left by the general.

"Forget it." Kamisato Ayaka shook her head.

If this continues, it will be nothing more than a fatal blow from the explosion of elemental power.

But this is a means of fighting the enemy.

She and Jiang Qing were not enemies who had to fight to the death.

(End of this chapter)