Original God, but the real world

Chapter 195 194-The Cards in Hand
"You frightened the good gentleman."

Ying thought thoughtfully, "It turns out that the truth is the best lie."

What Jiang Qing said was true.

Taken separately, they seek technology on behalf of the Knights Templar and the Three Priests.

This is real, not a cover-up.

On the Inazuma side, after Sangunomiya Shinkai and Kamisato Ayaka conducted an on-site inspection of the [Gokage Furnace Heart], they became very interested in some technologies and knowledge.

This was the masterpiece of Fontaine's engineers. The shogunate was only responsible for providing materials and security.

They didn't know what San Fengxing had thought in the past. They only knew that these things were actually of some value and could reduce manpower and material resources and obtain greater benefits.

Given the current situation of the Inazuma, it is difficult to light up this technology tree, so they want to exchange with the sage.

Jean doesn't have this need. The Knights have Albedo. It is no exaggeration to say that with Albedo's technical ability alone, he can lift Mondstadt to the center of the seven kingdoms.

These alchemy masters are more powerful than each other, Rhinedort, Harlequin... Maybe the Doctor is also practicing alchemy now.

Furthermore, greetings between gods are real.

Lei Dianying and Wendy were indeed concerned about the little auspicious grass king. Since Jiang Qing and Ying were going to Xumi, they asked them to take a look at the current situation of the little auspicious grass king.

Especially Wendy, who had hosted a cocktail party for the Seven Gods in the past, and had always been very concerned about things like gatherings and drinking.

In addition, He seemed to know the current situation of the Little Grass King, so he acquiesced to Jiang Qing's plan.

In the end, Jiang Qing just described the chaotic situation in Xumi. These were all information that could be collected and were not precious.

All of these are true individually; Inazuma is hungry for knowledge and technical skills and lacks resources and manpower.

The two gods entrusted him to extend an invitation to the Little Auspicious Grass King as a token of goodwill.

Xumi is in chaos, and the Grass King has not appeared for many years, so it is basically judged that he is weak.

All of them were true, but when the three were put together, Tinari pieced together a lie that he believed in.

Jiang Qing's words were just a statement of facts, but Tinari was so smart that he pieced together another truth on his own.

Inazuma and Mond are hungry for resources, labor, and technology.

The god wanted to observe the current strength of the little auspicious grass king.

There is some chaos inside Xumi and its strength is declining.

Jiang Qing stated the facts, and Tinari saw the prerequisites for war.

Benefits, costs... When the cost is small and the benefits are great, people will go crazy about it. Even the cost doesn't need to be small. As long as the benefits are great enough, people will not hesitate to take the risk of hanging.

His judgment was that since Mondstadt, Inazuma, and even Liyue, wanted Xumi's resources, and Xumi was currently weak and chaotic, would they trade through peace talks or plunder through war?

This shouldn't be a problem.

Tinari has lived in the rainforest all year round and has sufficient knowledge of the forest's ecology and food chain. He has never seen any powerful creatures and relies on communicating with weak animals to obtain food.

They obtain food by biting and hunting.

He has such an understanding, and he will pass the lies to the House of Lords and continue to spread them inside the House of Lords.

But Jiang Qing did not lie, he was just stating the facts and had no idea how Tinari guessed it.

He was clearly a guest who came with a friendly and gentle attitude, but you inexplicably treated me as a messenger of war.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Qing seemed unable to understand. "I shouldn't have told any lies that could be misunderstood, right?"

"You also know that I am from Liyue. Liyue is the city of contracts. Although not everyone is required to tell the truth, everyone must be responsible for what they say."

Jiang Qing smiled gently, "I used to be a businessman, and businessmen cannot lie."

Liyue is the city of contracts, and merchants can certainly brag about themselves, but they must be responsible for their bragging.

Once the goods do not match the instructions, the General Affairs Department will immediately let you know what the iron fist of justice is.

He really isn't very good at lying.

"You can talk to me normally now." Ying shook his fist.

"Okay, okay." Jiang Qing laughed, "You also know that the two of us are just empty pretexts. Theoretically, our identities can indeed mobilize the shogunate and the Knights, but the gods of the two families are unwilling to fight."

"In this situation, they are at risk of something going wrong sooner or later."

"But it's different now. Tinari has already found an excuse for us."

Ying held her chin with both hands and did not deny Jiang Qing's words.

General Raiden didn't even want to leave Inazuma. If it weren't for the complicated relationship between Sanbing and Lei Dian and General Raiden, he wouldn't have agreed to Lei Dian's going out to the Teaching Court this time.

And Wendy...Barbatos has no idea of ​​war.

Among the seven rulers of the mortal world, Barbatos's throne was the most extravagant.

At that time in Mondstadt, the Lone King of the Tower and the Wolf King had eliminated all the demons, leaving only the two of them as the decisive battlers.

And in the end, the Lone King of the Tower lost to the newly born Barbatos - it was outrageous, not only did he lose, he also gave his divine power to Wendy.

Otherwise, with the strength shown by the Lone King of the Tower, a group of human rebels and the newly born Barbatos, how can they shake Dikarapian, the [Demon God of Tornado]?
Andrius, the wolf king of the north wind, is even more outrageous. He voluntarily gave up his position as the god of wind because he believed that he was not a demon god who could bear the position of god.

He believed that gods were demons who needed to be supported and loved by humans, and he thought he hated humans and could not bring a happy life to humans, so he gave up the competition for the throne. In the end, his remaining soul became the assistant of the God of Wind, and helped Mond solve problems many times.

Yes, the reason He gave up was that He felt He could not bring a happy life to mankind.

During the Demon War, Andrius was different from most demons. He did not directly gather people together, but only adopted abandoned babies and accepted wanderers.

Absolutely.

Therefore, Jiang Qing really doesn't want to doubt the gods of Teyvat.

He is used to fabricating malice behind most of the incomprehensible good deeds, but when he faces those who are truly kind, he often feels regretful for his despicable thoughts, and at the same time can't help wanting to get closer to the other person's kindness.

It was as if he had always suspected that there must be a big secret behind the friendliness of the gods of Teyvat towards the people.

But he never talked about such speculation with others. Instead, he was accustomed to joining the ranks of people promoting their own gods.

You're praising Barbatos? I'm also a believer in Barbatos.

You're advocating Morax? I'm also a believer of the old man.

You are advocating for the general? The general is the best in the world!

Because they are indeed worthy of being praised.

The history of the seven kingdoms on earth is actually the history of these gods. It is because of the protection of the gods that the human kingdom exists.

However, the choice of the seven rulers is definitely not the so-called winner theory.

Forget about the bug that the Great Compassion Tree King is directly connected to the World Tree, at least He must have defeated quite a few demons before ascending to the throne of God.

And Barbatos... Why don't you just say directly that I want Barbatos to ascend to the throne of the God of Wind?

The old men are all retired, and it is impossible to expect the three of them to have any intention of going to war.

“We are the real guests, the false messengers.”

"Such an identity will be exposed sooner or later."

"But if they make up their own assumptions and think we are messengers of war, they will be busy with their own affairs and will not have the time to investigate the truth."

Busy preparing for a possible war instead of examining the identity of the envoy.

In fact, it cannot be found.

Xumi is most likely in a state of having no defenses against other countries.

Except for Zhidong, Jiang Qing had never seen any soldiers wandering around other people's land all year round.

In addition, the war in Teyvat is decided by the demon god, and the human army is only responsible for the subsequent cleanup, so the mobilization of soldiers and resources is actually very difficult to investigate.

They can even stay still and wait for the gods to finish fighting and clean up the mess.

Anyway, as long as the gods win, no one will have the will to resist.

But what if? What if this group of people really found the answer?

So the less you say, the less mistakes you will make. Let these smart people guess for themselves.

"The one who provided them with the information was Tinari... You said that the Void has relevant data records for most people, so they must know. Even if Tinari was won over to the level of a close friend by you in one day, he would not lie about such a thing."

Paimon snorted, "They will definitely verify it repeatedly based on Tinari's guess."

Because Tinari was smart enough and it was impossible for him to lie to the House of the Decrees under such circumstances.

How could a person who couldn't even take care of strangers passing by in the rainforest lie about something as troublesome as war?

They believed in the Void, and in the Void's judgment, Tinari could not possibly betray Xumi.

But this is already a loss.

Because the foundation of this speculation was wrong from the beginning.

Jiang Qing is indeed a messenger, but he cannot bring war.

The alliance among the three countries was indeed real, but it was only a verbal alliance, and no one would contribute more.

The observations of the three gods were also true, but none of the gods wanted to start a war among gods with the Little Auspicious Grass King.

When they chose to verify Tinari's guess instead of coming up with another one, they had already lost.

Of course there is truth, but their intelligence personnel cannot possibly reach the level of Seven Stars and Three Magistrates, let alone the Three Reigns.

The truth is simple, right here.

But they couldn't touch it.

"Shh, stop talking, someone is about to hear you." Ying pointed to her ears, "There's an old saying in Liyue, 'Walls have ears.'"

This is the lesson given by the young master.

"Paimeng is really smart." Jiang Qing rubbed Paimeng's cheek, "If I had made a move on Ke Lai, I would have been facing this situation."

“The value a person can use, besides his own value, is his network of interpersonal relationships.”

Jiang Qing smiled peacefully, "It's like putting aside Paimeng's cute and well-behaved characteristics, Paimeng's other value is Ying."

Using Paimon, you can jump to Ying.

And who is Ying?

The military force that can crush the scattered soldiers of Dengshen is enough to make any country's rulers look at it with awe.

So, Paimon is very valuable.

"Using Amber as a stepping stone, we can gain the recognition of Cole, and Cole can gain the friendship of Tinari. Tinari's teacher is a sage of the School of Life Theory... In the scholar system of Xumi, how many things can a sage do?"

he asked softly.

With just three jumps and the transfer of four people, he already had the ability to contact one of the six sages.

Tinari is the favorite student of this sage of the Vitalist school. If Tinari acts as a matchmaker between them, the sage will certainly not refuse.

The next step is naturally to impress the sage... But the Court of Ecclesiastical Orders probably doesn't care about this, because according to their calculations, if they come into contact with him, Jiang Qing will definitely find a way to impress him.

It is not surprising that a person who can predict the future can come up with any chips.

Given this person's resume, it's not surprising that he can convince the people he wants to contact. It would be a bit strange if he can't convince them.

So Cole is valuable.

Jiang Qing believed that if the Church of God really used the void to monitor his choices, Cole would definitely be the top priority.

Once he makes his move, he will be completely locked in.

Using Cole as a springboard, the possibilities of what he might do next and the people he might contact would be narrowed down, and they would have more energy and time to monitor the remaining possibilities.

"Clap!"

The sound of dishes falling could be heard.

"Come in," Jiang Qing said leisurely, "You've been standing outside for a long time, aren't you tired?"

When playing chess on someone else's chessboard, you must follow the rules set by the other person.

Tinari is a first mover, and they consider Tinari first, which means they are playing the game according to Jiang Qing's rules.

Cole is the first to make the move, and once Jiang Qing makes his move, he will surely be locked in the void.

"We are Amber's friends."

There was no response, so Jiang Qing added another sentence.

"Amber doesn't have a friend like you!"

Finally unable to bear it any longer, the little girl rushed into the tent.

It's like a nightmare.

"It's true that Amber wrote this to you, right?" Jiang Qing smiled playfully, "You can't recognize Amber's handwriting and habits?"

"She was willing to write a letter, of course she knew our identities."

"But······"

Cole couldn't argue.

The handwriting is real, and the little habits are real too.

Although the letter Amber wrote contained greetings, it was really meant to introduce the two friends.

But these two people were just talking about some springboard and some sage of the Shenglun school.

"Amber must not know that you two are bad guys!"

She could only comfort herself like this, "It must be like this, Amber is warm and generous, she must have been deceived by you two."

Ying rubbed her eyebrows.

Why am I still here? Because I stand with Jiang Qing, so I am also a liar?

"You said I'm a bad guy?" Jiang Qing thought for a moment, "Then I really am a bad guy."

"What do you mean?"

This answer made Cole unable to understand.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mondstadt's Wind God Messenger and an Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius." Jiang Qing said with a smile, "Your good friend Amber is a scout knight of the Knights of Favonius. The difference in status between the two of them is actually quite large."

"You are an apprentice ranger, right? Do you think your teacher can resist the orders of the sage?"

"Of course you can, Teacher!" Ke Lai was a little more confident, "Teacher has rejected the invitations of the sages many times."

"Invitation and order are two different things. Okay, okay, let's put it another way. Do you know what a necessary sacrifice is?"

Cole froze in place.

Jiang Qing stepped forward and said, "The so-called necessary sacrifice means that for the sake of the overall situation, we have to make some sacrifices, exchanging small sacrifices for greater benefits."

"The environment in Mondstadt is actually quite dangerous. The Scout Knight is not an important person who cannot be lost, right?"

"Oh, so perverted."

Paimon and Ying whispered to each other.

"A little bit indeed."

Ying nodded, "Write these words down and tell Amber when you get back. Amber will definitely scold him. Let's take a video of it then."

"do not want!"

Cole didn't hear anything.

She just understood the necessary sacrifices, and then realized... Amber could actually be counted as a sacrifice, that's all.

I don’t want anything, I don’t want anything... cough cough.

It turns out that I really can’t help myself when I play the role of a bad guy.

Quite happy.

"Why not? Didn't you say I was a bad person?" Jiang Qing was confused. "If bad people don't do bad things, what else can we do?"

"You are a good person!" Ke Lai's eyes sparkled with tears, "Please don't do this!"

In an instant she understood what was happening and she couldn't stop it.

According to Jiang Qing, this blonde girl holds a high position of power in Mond, and Amber is less powerful than her. She can certainly find an opportunity to make Amber a necessary sacrifice.

"Hey, you made her cry."

Ying rolled her eyes at Jiang Qing in annoyance.

She took the initiative to step forward and hugged Cole.

The girl subconsciously tried to push him away.

When she was young, her parents sent her to the Fatui for treatment of the Demonic Scale Disease. Although the Demonic Scale Disease was suppressed, this dark memory still made her quite afraid of contact with people.

But for Amber's sake... I can't just push it away, right?
"Be good, don't cry. He is a bad man, but I won't help him."

Although Ying wanted to say that he was joking, such words were too bad and went beyond the so-called joke. Instead of defending Jiang Qing, it would be better to just make him a bad guy.

"No, no, he's not a bad guy," Cole shook his head quickly, "He's a good guy!"

Paimeng patted Jiang Qing on the head and said, "See, you did something bad."

"Please, great Paimon, pray for me to cleanse my sins," Jiang Qing also cooperated, "I regret it very much."

Paimeng certainly knew that Jiang Qing had no regrets at all.

He wasn't the kind of person who would feel guilty about doing bad things, let alone just making a little girl cry.

"Actually, I've always wanted to say a line like this one day." Jiang Qing lowered his voice.

Paimeng looked at Ying, then tilted his head to look at Jiang Qing.

You say it, I'm listening.

"He has lost his father, but he still has me. I can be his life guide, right?"

Paimon didn't understand, but she couldn't help shaking her body.

"Whose words are these?" she asked.

"A man who killed his father made a 'deep confession' to his child."

"Hey, I'm going to join Ying!" She floated up, "Even if you buy me a Sumeru feast, Paimon will be very wary of you."

"I'll give you an extra 0 and buy ten."

Jiang Qing's smile returned to being gentle.

"Then I forgive you. You are a good person."

Paimon easily changed sides.

From the perspective of the Ministry of Education, Jiang Qinglai’s only purpose was to observe the condition of the Little Auspicious Grass King and assess His strength.

Once Jiang Qing judges that the strength of the Little Auspicious Grass King is relatively average, the game is over.

This game is not complicated.

The bargaining chips of both sides have been laid out in the open. Behind Jiang Qing are the Three Gods, and behind the Church of the Holy Spirit is the God of Grass and the unfinished God of Righteousness.

Of course, all cooperation is profitable.

However, alliances based on common interests will naturally have disagreements due to uneven distribution, and eventually lead to division.

It is impossible for the three countries to be brother countries that advance hand in hand. As far as the current possibility is concerned, the only purpose of their union is to divide everything in Xumi.

Xumi's cards don't need to be able to defeat three gods.

As long as we can severely injure even one god, it will be enough.

Because this will change the situation of cooperation and turn one of them from a sharer of benefits into the one whose benefits are being divided.

All these speculations are completely based on the fact that humans do not understand God.

And it just so happens that the sages of the House of Lords do not understand God.

In addition, the House of the Order has created a special class of scholars. All resources in Xumi are related to academics, and the most direct manifestation of academics is the papers you provide to the void.

In Elhaisen’s personal legend mission, there is a very interesting saying - you only lose your life, but we lose our thesis.

This should not be an isolated case for Xumi.

Because academics are linked to personal social status and social resources, every scholar in the House of Religion will go through this process.

This is not a simple article or tedious research, but a general term for power, status, wealth and everything else.

So, you can die, but your death should not affect my thesis.

Behind any cold truth is the simple operating logic of this world.

The sages of the House of Lords also went through this stage.

The only exception may be that they are extremely talented and can handle all the work by themselves.

But what does it matter?

You can handle all aspects of academic research, conduct experiments, and organize academic articles by yourself, but does that mean that academic research consists only of research and experiments?

Could it be that research with other people's names on it would be easier to pass and more easily recognized by scholars than research with Azar's name on it?
Sages may not understand gods, but they must understand humans and the chain of interests.

That is why they feel that the threat of war is by no means impossible.

If a country is rich but weak, has abundant resources but few weapons, why can you expect everyone around it to respect it?

The only way to solve this problem is to bring out the little auspicious grass king and hope that he can intimidate these two foreign visitors.

Or, speed up the advancement of the god-making plan.

(End of this chapter)