Original God, but the real world

Chapter 185 184-Right to Speak

The current main plot of Teyvat can actually be simply summarized as: the Ice Queen has some ideas, and the Fatui know some kind of future.

Obviously, this is a bad future.

So, in winter, the whole country was devoted to the layout and arrangements to counter this future.

Other countries know nothing.

Theoretically, Zhidong should be more honest at this time, but considering... considering various reasons, Zhidong said nothing and just acted on his own.

Obviously they only believe in themselves and don't want to unite with the rest of the losers.

This is how the contradiction arises.

Although you keep talking about disasters and the future, I don't understand or know anything.

I just saw that you were doing whatever you wanted in my country, so I'm definitely going to deal with you.

Soon after, Ying appeared. She also viewed the actions of the Fatui in the same way, especially Rosaline and Tartaglia, who directly exhausted all of Ying's expectations for the Fatui.

One of these two people took out Venti's heart on the spot, and the other one directly awakened the demon in Liyue Harbor.

She first received help from Wendy and Qin, and then received support from Qixing and the old man, so her position naturally became biased.

This wasn't entirely the Fatui's fault - their plans naturally conflicted with the likes of Qin and Nanahoshi, so correspondingly, Ying, who had their support, could only see the Fatui's most brutal side.

On the other hand, if she were to side with the Fatui, she would naturally be regarded as an enemy by the Seven Stars.

This is the fruit of the seed. Because Ying needs to find the Seven Gods, she naturally gets close to Qin and Ningguang who are dependent on the Seven Gods, and naturally goes against the Fatui.

At this moment, she had her inner prejudice, thinking that the Fatui might have their own difficulties, but their means of action were so crude that they were really not the same kind of people as her.

Since we are not of the same kind, what does your difficulties have to do with me?
I have to deal with you head-on. I will stop you from doing anything you want to do, and I will take away whatever you want in advance.

So Ying naturally accepted the commissions from the opponents of the Fatui, and regarded it as her mission to crush the Fatui's plans every time.

Maybe the fools have their own difficulties, but I am not a saint and I will not sympathize with everyone's difficulties.

"Things are still a bit troublesome." Jiang Qing rubbed his brows, "You should also know that the Fatui seized the Heart of God in order to deal with some kind of trouble, right?"

"I know." Ye Lan nodded, "But this has nothing to do with my plan to ruin their plans."

"What they did was not just to seize the Heart of God."

"Do you still remember what happened to Zhiyi?"

Tianshu's beloved disciple Zhiyi, for some reason, chose to cooperate with the Fatui and poisoned his own teacher in order to go one step further and become Tianshu Star.

"Remember." Jiang Qing already knew the answer.

"Look, they did this first, so I must fight back, right?" Ye Lan said calmly, "And if I fight back, the Fatui won't think this is the end of one thing, but the beginning of another fight."

“So they’ll invest more and continue to do these things.”

Then I continued to fight back.

Strictly speaking, this is normal.

There are seven countries in the world, but only one can be the boss.

It is normal for everyone to fight with each other in order to become the boss.

The reason why this world can maintain such a high degree of peace, with almost no local wars, and only this kind of infiltration struggle between the seven countries, rather than life-and-death battles like in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, is certainly not because the moral level of the people here is so high that they have no interest in fighting, aggression, and plunder.

It's just because everyone knows that the key to maintaining a country is neither the people nor organizations like the Seven Stars or the Knights of Favonius, but God.

The gods have no intention of starting a war, and any ambitious person can only endure.

As for the fact that good people are often bullied, gods are actually not without weaknesses.

They are too kind and have too much tolerance and love for people.

But their advantages are so much greater that their disadvantages are insignificant.

The power to maintain absolute rule and indifference to faith.

The power of the Devil comes from his ego, and the power of the Seven Rulings comes partly from the Heart of God.

But none of the three gods at present takes the power of the Heart of God to heart, and naturally, the limitations of the Heart of God are equivalent to nothing to them.

Having no demands on God's Heart means that they can escape at any time, or simply turn the entire situation upside down like General Thunder and Lightning, and rearrange the arrangements according to their own wishes.

In other words, the only way people can limit the gods is to pray that they are kind enough.

But if they wanted to do whatever they wanted... just like the general's sudden hunting order and the isolation order, they had no choice but to accept it.

"Do you think there is a chance that the seven nations can be unified?"

Jiang Qing suddenly asked.

Ye Lan was stunned at first, then couldn't help laughing out loud.

"This question...will only be solved if all the seven gods disappear."

Then there will be a long war that will erode the ideological differences between the seven countries, and finally the victor will rebuild a new country on the ruins.

Jiang Qing also supports this idea.

"The necessary prerequisite for a war of annihilation is that among a group of forces, at most only one has the weapons that can easily destroy the enemy."

"Once two parties have such weapons at the same time, a stalemate and division will occur."

“If it’s three parties, then the stalemate will be more solid.”

God is a weapon that can destroy unilaterally and cannot be defended against.

So they have to be eliminated first, leaving humans to take charge of the situation.

The national strength of the seven countries varies, but except for Zhidong, who is cheating and will be banned sooner or later, the strength of the remaining countries is within the controllable range.

For example, even if Liyue can defeat Inazuma, it will not be an easy victory without any injuries. It will definitely have to pay a certain price in the course of the war.

But this is the prerequisite for war.

If both sides have the ability to destroy each other, it will be difficult to start a fight.

Human history has proven that the sword used for destruction and conquest is the only means to maintain peace.

Ganyu wasn't interested.

Land is something that may not be used necessarily, but there is definitely no such thing as enough of it.

However, for immortals, the interests that mortals fight for are actually irrelevant to them.

Because it has nothing to do with interests, I just want to watch from the sidelines.

also···
"The Emperor will not suddenly disappear." Ganyu was very firm on this point, "He will definitely continue to accompany Liyue."

Jiang Qing and Ye Lan looked at each other and skipped the topic.

The change of gods is no secret.

If other consuls died, Morax would not be an exception.

But that's another question.

They respect Morax based on his thousands of years of cultivation and kindness towards Liyue.

Ganyu's belief is Morax, and she does not accept any other judgment.

Jiang Qing didn't think he was qualified to judge a god, so he easily skipped this question.

Discussions during leisure time do not affect everyone's mood.

Ye Lan had no intention of continuing to push forward.

In terms of harvest, today's work and harvest are enough.

They could still hold on, but the Thousand Rocks Army was also exhausted from operating in an environment like the Layered Rock Abyss.

Basically, today's action can come to an end.

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Jiang Qing and others set out on the road back to the camp, but Ying continued walking on the road.

After they parted, she soon caught up with Dainsleb.

In another cave, she saw a Hilliculer who was also weak and approaching the end of his life.

"How much longer will they take?"

"The Thousand Rocks Army is searching everywhere. They will not hold back on these Hillichul people."

Ying's question caused Dain to fall silent.

"Even death at the end will take some time to arrive..." Dain said in a deep voice, "In this amount of time, I'm afraid the Thousand Rocks Army will have already arrived to kill us."

"Eh!"

Paimon blinked, suddenly realizing what this meant.

No matter what the truth is, the Thousand Rock Army will not show mercy to the Hilichurls.

Even though they were once Kanreyas, even though they are now on the verge of death.

But all of these are not reasons for the soldiers to hold back.

Paimon's surprise came from sympathy. She hoped that these hillbillies could die peacefully, but this was obviously impossible.

She wanted to ask for help, but found that neither Ying nor Dai Yin could do such a thing.

"Then you can warn Halfdan to lead the Black Snake Knights to retreat." Ying tilted her head, "If they want to protect the Hillchurls, they will have to fight the Thousand Rock Army. I guess the number of the [Black Snakes] will end here."

Ganyu and Xiao may already know the inside story, but if they saw a conflict between the Black Snakes and the Thousand Winds Army, they would definitely choose to destroy the Black Snakes.

Inside stories or hardships are of no use to them.

The situation in Liyue Harbor is quite complicated today. It is in an era where divine rule has just been eliminated and human rule has taken over.

As immortals, their status is indeed somewhat awkward.

However, this does not affect their position. Between outsiders and the Qianyan Army, they will definitely choose to help the Qianyan Army.

The Black Snake Knight will definitely choose to protect the Hillilians.

Once a conflict occurs, Halfdan will definitely be defeated by Xiao, and the Black Snake Knight will be doomed.

"The lives of these hillbillies have come to an end. The Black Snake Knight may not choose to carry them." Dain's expression was a little complicated. "I guess they still hope that the people of Kanria will quietly welcome their death."

"What you hope for and what is happening may never be the same." Ying said meaningfully, "Anyway, your fists are definitely not as strong as the Qianyan Army, so don't talk to them about your hopes."

There is no hope for the weak in this regard.

"I can't dissuade them." Dain shook his head. "Halfdan remains rational. I can communicate with him."

"But ordinary black snake knights are no longer a species that I can communicate with."

When it comes to communication, we must at least maintain the most basic level of wisdom.

The Abyss Mage can control the Hilichurls. Although the Abyss Mage has special abilities, the Hilichurls are actually also an intelligent species.

Moreover, the intelligence level of the Hilichurls is actually not low. They can make tools, build tents, store food, and even drive elemental forces... They are actually very strong.

But the Black Snake Knight is different. The monsters transformed from the elite of the palace guards sound very high-class, but in fact, what supports their actions is obsession.

Halfdan is obviously the leader among the Black Snake Knights and he is able to command them.

The sanity he maintained was also the key to Dain's ability to communicate with him.

Ordinary Black Snake Knights obviously don't have this opportunity.

Telling them that someone is coming to search here soon and that you should retreat with the Hilichurls is basically talking to a deaf ear.

Even if they could understand, they might not be willing to evacuate with the Hilichurls.

This kind of thing still depends on the person.

Ying herself thought it was more rational and they should escape as soon as possible, but for the black snakes, a hundred years ago they could only watch Kanreya destroyed. A hundred years later, a group of Kanreya people who had turned into monsters could not even die in peace, and they were supposed to escape with them... It was impossible.

As long as they remain rational, the Black Snake Knight may not be willing to retreat even if the outcome is annihilation of the entire army.

What's more, they are left with only obsession.

Reason makes reasonable choices, but reasonable choices are not necessarily correct, nor may they satisfy people.

Ying spread her hands.

Then there's no way.

Since you think death is the best option, then so be it.

There are two ways to solve the problem. Either the Black Snake Knights give in, or the Thousand Rocks Army gives in.

If he is willing to make a deal with Qixing, Ying should be able to convince Ganyu and Ye Lan to let the Qianyan Army wait for a while.

Ying doesn't mind owing debts, as she is confident that she can pay them back.

All right... since I'm the boss of the cult, I'll just clean up the mess for Sora.

The girl rolled her eyes and made an internal decision.

This riddle man only causes trouble for her, so she has to be considerate of him and clean up his mess.

After walking past the Hilichurls, only the last thing was left in the cave.

"It looks like the flower on your head." Paimon's eyes wandered across Ying's golden hair.

"Intivat, the national flower of Kanreya." Dain's expression was complicated. "In the past, this flower bloomed in every corner of Kanreya. Now Kanreya has become a thing of the past."

"If a flower is plucked while in full bloom and taken away from the land of Kanreya, the petals will stop growing and become very hard."

“Only when they return to their native land do the petals become soft again and finally disappear into the dust…”

Very romantic flowers.

This was Ying's first thought.

“When you leave your hometown, you become hard. When you return, you become soft again and then return to the earth.”

Ying reached out and took off the flower on her head, "Such words were put on my head when I woke up."

But the only memory she had of Kanriya was just a pile of ruins.

She was awakened temporarily, and then Kong was about to take her away, but was finally intercepted and stayed in the continent of Teyvat.

So, the only one who has the ability and possibility to do such a thing is... Sora?
"Okay, this makes it even harder to refuse." She sighed and rubbed Paimon's cheek. "I will talk to Ganyu and the others about these hillbillies."

Even if they are friends, you still have to pay a price if you ask them to do something for you.

However, since things are so coincidental, I don't mind this little debt of favor.

She reached out and picked up the Intivat flower on the ground, and suddenly fell into shock.

Paimon didn't want to be amazed anymore.

She subconsciously accepted the accident, then floated in front of Ying and stared into Ying's pupils.

It was just a moment, and she seemed to have suddenly lost consciousness.

"Have we ever seen this kind of situation before?"

Paimon recalled for a moment, then looked at Dain.

Her memory is still very good when it comes to things related to Ying.

"The connection between the twins." Dyne nodded.

How outrageous.

The last time it was a dandelion. There were footprints of the ruins guard next to the dandelion, so everyone went forward to check.

As a result, Ying lost consciousness immediately after being touched.

This time it was the same script.

"Then wait a bit," Paimon had already accepted the unexpected happening, "In that case, you should be able to come to your senses in a while."

She wasn't worried about anything happening to Ying.

Although Xiao is now guarding in the upside-down city, this is not a hidden corner.

As long as there is a problem, with Xiao's ability, he can arrive in an instant.

Safety is guaranteed, so there is no need to worry too much.

It was indeed similar to the last time. Because of a flower, Ying saw images of the past, and then the images ended and she regained consciousness.

By the time Ying came back to her senses from the brief moment, Paimon was already sitting opposite Dain, waiting to take the grilled fish from the other.

Here is the food stored by the Hill people. Their diet is very diverse, including some that humans cannot accept and some that humans can accept.

Unexpectedly, Dain's craftsmanship was very good, and it was obvious that it was honed through long-term travels in the wild.

Ying's craftsmanship was also honed in this way.

"Hey, you're awake!" In Paimeng's sight, the grilled fish and Ying overlapped.

She was staring at the grilled fish and also at Ying.

"Wake up, wake up." Ying quickly stepped forward and took the grilled fish from Paimeng's hand, "I'll replenish my energy first."

Paimeng held his chin with both hands and did not compete with Ying.

Every meal was paid for by Mora, so there was no need to worry about a grilled fish.

"So, what did you see this time?"

Paimon was curious.

"You all know?"

Ying was slightly stunned.

No, this development of seeing the sky with the help of flowers is something that even I don’t understand, so how come you all seem to know it?

"Last time you encountered a dandelion, you could see a shadow of the sky," Paimon sighed, "This time, the national flower of Kanreya is more special than the dandelion no matter how you think about it."

Although it's all speculation.

But judging from Ying's reaction, it was obvious that he guessed correctly.

"He wants to restore his country." Ying was silent for a moment. "The country formed by the Seven Gods is somewhat special, but for a godless country like Kanreya, the majority of its members are naturally Kanreya people."

The core of the Seven Kingdoms of the Earthly World is the Seven Gods, because historically, the Seven Kingdoms always ask for something from the gods, but the gods only give unilaterally.

Of course, people gave back things like faith, which had no practical meaning to Venti, Zhongli and the others. They were all things of symbolic value.

From the perspective of supply and demand, the core of the Seven Kingdoms of the World can only be the Seven Gods, not the people.

Kanreya calls itself a godless country, and this country has been razed to the ground, with only a small number of Kanreya's remnants surviving.

Seriously speaking, after five hundred years, who would still think about Kanreya?

Isn't this as outrageous as Murong Fu wanting to restore the Great Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms period during the Northern Song Dynasty?

But no matter how outrageous it may be, this is how some people are educated.

They were born and raised to do this, and even if others think it's crazy, they still have to go down this path.

This is a question of outlook on life and values.

Ying never thought that her brother would have such a degree of faith in Kanriya - this country has been destroyed, and I want to restore it.

It was difficult for her to understand Kong's thoughts, but there was nothing she could do. Kong thought so, and she certainly would not directly deny her brother's ideas.

"The people of Kanreya... I see. Their goal is to dispel the curse and turn the hillbillies back into Kanreya people."

Dai Yin unexpectedly understood.

Ying looked at Dai Yin in surprise.

She couldn't understand it, but she chose to accept it because he was empty.

Dainsleb actually understood.

“Ridiculous means.”

Knowing the purpose of a person's actions, you will naturally understand the deeper meaning of some of his choices.

"It is impossible to expel the curse. Given the current situation of these hill people, forcibly dispelling the curse is equivalent to depriving them of their lives."

The curse has merged with their lives... In fact, suppressing the curse is also suppressing their vitality, but the pain brought by the curse far exceeds the pain of having their vitality suppressed, so the external manifestation is much easier.

Between pain and suffering, they simply chose the slightly easier pain.

And if it is to dispel the curse, wouldn't that take away life as well?
Ying rubbed her earlobes on both sides.

You see, when you are powerless, you always have to face two paths of seeing the devil.

She could help Sora, letting him try what she said.

Or help Deinsreb and stop the cult's attempt.

The key here does not lie with her, but with who has the final say on the curse between Dain and the cult.

Dyne insisted that the curse could not be removed, but the cult's technological capabilities were obviously difficult to estimate... If the cult gained a higher level of interpretation power, then helping Dyne would be tantamount to backstabbing Sora.

At the same time, these hillbillies who had the opportunity to be liberated and regain new life also lost the opportunity to become humans again.

On the other hand, if Dain has the ultimate authority to interpret the curse, and he says it cannot be dispelled, then it cannot be dispelled.

In this way, the cult's attempt is to kill these hillbillies.

The problem is that Ying has no idea who has the final say.

She also learned about the curse from Dainsleib.

No matter who has the right of interpretation, it cannot be her, an outsider.

(End of this chapter)