Original God, but the real world

Chapter 202 201-A good start

From all the integrated information, Jiang Qing could only conclude that the Grass God was extremely weak at the moment.

His strength is very weak, but his ability is totally disproportionate to his weak strength.

A god who can radiate his will to the land of Sumeru in the Jingshan Palace, observe the rainforest and the people, and can even use his divine power in the desert.

Nashida always reminds Jiang Qing of Lei movies.

Lei Diandian gave up his demon body and opened up a pure land solely by relying on his own willpower.

Later, he also had a melee with a puppet general who possessed the body of a demon. After the outcome was evenly matched, he broke through in the battle and won.

I feel like the body doesn't seem to have much impact.

The consciousness space of Teyvat can be reached not only by consciousness, but also by the body.

In the subsequent demon mission, He and the Puppet General fought in Raiden Zhen's consciousness space to the point where space and time were extremely chaotic, and at one point they reached five hundred years ago.

However, this scene had actually been predicted by Lei Dianzhen. He walked out of the sacred cherry tree naturally and handed over the seeds.

The development of Inazuma's sacred cherry tree is very strange.

Five hundred years ago, when Lei Dianying returned from the space of Lei Dianzhen's consciousness, a sacred cherry tree suddenly appeared in Inazuma.

Everyone said that the sacred cherry tree had existed since ancient times, but Ying himself knew very well that there had never been such a sacred cherry tree before Inazuma.

Later, that is, five hundred years later, Lei Dianying and the Puppet General faced off. The two fought in Lei Dianzhen's consciousness space. After fighting for five hundred years, the winner was finally decided.

At this time, Lei Dianzhen stepped forward and handed the seeds of the sacred cherry tree to Lei Dianying, who planted the tree himself, and planted it five hundred years ago or even earlier.

In this way, everyone saw the sacred cherry tree, except Lei Dianying. His action was a crucial part of closing the world line, so he had to plant the tree before he could see the sacred cherry tree.

Why it could be planted in the past is irrelevant, because the ordinary Seven Gods don't have that level of ability anyway.

Jiang Qing had two guesses.

There is a very crucial link in this. Because of the melee between the two generals, Lei Dianzhen's consciousness space is very disordered, and it is difficult to find Lei Dian and the puppet general.

But Ying arrived at the scene perfectly again, then gave Lei Diandian a wave of BUFF and finally won.

It can be said to be the blessing of luck and the inevitability of being a hero.

Or to put it more exaggeratedly, just like Gungnir, the spear of destiny in Norse mythology, it does not predict the future, but locks the future.

To others, it looks like Gungnir is projected and then kills the enemy.

But as for time itself, it was actually Gungnir who killed the enemy first and then made the projection.

So no matter which direction you throw it in, Gungnir will kill the enemy.

This was the fate that had already happened, and the enemy was dead before the spear was thrown.

The result is born before the action, and the action is only to fit the result that has already been born.

Jiang Qing no longer cares about these things.

Because he can't defend it.

Anyway, the God of Teyvat is like this. Whether he is strong or not is another matter, but he is enough to puzzle people.

What Jiang Qing was concerned about was to what extent the Little Auspicious Grass King could achieve.

"You've given me so much, what do you want?"

Nashida did not refuse.

After hesitating, he still felt that the price offered by Jiang Qing was very valuable.

If there is value, there is a need for discussion.

Always listen to the other party's price first before deciding whether to cooperate.

"Your Majesty, the God of Wisdom, do you think that gods have the mission to protect the world?"

Jiang Qing did not answer directly, but just changed the question.

"Of course." Nashida said without hesitation, "The Seven Gods of the World should all protect their people."

"I have one and only one question. If you can let me know the answer, then I am willing to offer everything I have." Jiang Qing changed his original question, "Why do gods protect humans?"

It's no surprise that Nashida would show up.

There could be many reasons for His appearance, such as Xiaoti’s prayer, or the guidance of the House of the Decree... But His appearance is inevitable.

The Grass God of this person in charge will definitely come here to observe Jiang Qing and Ying.

Because He is very responsible, even overly responsible.

The sudden thought came out of curiosity, but Jiang Qing didn't think he had anything worth hiding.

The price he could offer did not matter what he gained or lost. The only thing worth valuing was actually the [System].

But why would gods take on the mission of loving people?

Why should the system help itself?

Jiang Qing didn't care in the past.

Because he cannot control what is about to happen, he just uses whatever cards he has in his hand, regardless of the cost of those cards.

Just like ants shouldn't think about the candy falling from the sky because it has no impact on survival itself.

You have to accept the candy, and you can't avoid the boiling water that's poured down on you either.

But if he could give it a try, Jiang Qing wouldn't mind.

Of course, there are risks involved.

But what can be said to be completely risk-free and highly profitable?

Let’s start with the simplest question.

God loves the world?

Why.

Nacida fell silent.

Of course there is a simple answer to this question, for example, I would love to do so.

But this answer obviously cannot resolve Jiang Qing's doubts.

The transaction needs to satisfy the partner. If the partner is not satisfied with the answer, the expected reward will not be obtained.

So He began to reflect on His own behavior.

Why should I, and why should the seven rulers of the world, protect the world...

"I guess you are not worried about war, at least at the beginning." Jiang Qing's voice was very light, as if describing a dream. "It is different from the sages' speculation about the gods. They believe that the key to maintaining balance is that the power of both sides can threaten each other, and you cannot threaten the other three rulers, so they are worried about the coming of war."

"But you are different. You know that it is impossible for gods to conquer each other."

Because of the leveling of Sky Island.

Nashida said that since the War of Kanria, [Heavenly Reason] has fallen into a deep sleep.

His final means of threatening the Doctor, forcing him to trade rather than resort to violence, was to destroy the Heart of God to awaken [Reason of Heaven].

The Doctor is clearly aware that what the Fatui are doing is against the rules.

Their goal is lofty, and they obviously want to fight against justice.

However, their current situation is embarrassing. Without the overt or covert cooperation of several gods, they will not be able to obtain the Heart of God at all.

As for the seven hearts of God, Yingmei’s busy schedule has obviously just begun.

Outside the world, Sky Island, False Sky... With the seven Hearts of God gathered, the Fatui's plan has just begun.

So the doctor didn't dare to gamble.

The lofty goals and the difficult current situation do not conflict with each other. They can't afford to lose even more than King Cao.

Sky Island, the law of nature... In fact, the logic of the so-called Demon War, which is to select seven winners, is not quite correct.

It’s like the old man became a god in Liyue, but he is already the God of Rock. What if the strongest demon god in other places also drives the element of rock?
If the god of Mond is also the god of rock, how should we judge it?

Let the two of them fight once and then decide who is qualified to be the God of Rock?
Or was it just that in the end the world was divided into seven areas, and the final winner in each area just happened to have collected all seven elements?

Apparently not.

The positions of the Seven Ruling Gods in the Earthly World were already chosen, or in other words, these seven demons came first, and then the so-called Seven Ruling Gods came into being.

They are destined gods, born to ascend to the throne.

In this process, Sky Island and [Heavenly Reason] obviously play a greater role.

It is for this reason that Nashida knows very well that it is impossible for gods to fight against each other.

Barbatos, Morax...they are among the oldest gods.

If the newborn gods don't understand the rules, it is impossible for them not to understand them.

But Jiang Qing used something to shake Nashida's mind.

He was still too young to understand how far some people would go for fun.

So He began to visibly panic.

"Let's assume that your idea is correct, but this raises a new question: why can't gods fight each other?"

Jiang Qing continued to ask.

"The Demon God War is a game between seven winners. They climbed to the top of the game throne by stepping on the corpses of countless demon gods and obtained seven God Hearts."

"Do you think the seven victors are kind people who are completely indifferent to war?"

The topic returned to what Nashida was most familiar with, and He breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was a conversation about the Seven Gods, He felt that He still had a say... After "taking" another look at the covenant on the table, Nashida lacked confidence.

Probably have a say.

"The Demon God War is a worthless loss driven by the law." Nashida believed in her own judgment, "There is no winner in this war."

Jiang Qing did not comment.

You can tell from the movie that even if Oropas had other hidden secrets, he still caused trouble for Inazuma and even killed his few remaining friends, but he just killed Oropas.

As for the people of Kaiji Island, He was still willing to accept them as Inazuma people, and had no intention of suppressing them.

With Lei Dianying's temper, if he was unhappy with these mortals, the people of Haizhi Island would never have lived to see the time when Xinhai of Coral Palace planned to rebel.

So what was the reason for the war between demons in that era?

For the people?

Zhongli himself killed quite a few demons, and their people eventually became part of Liyue and were not targeted because of their initial religious issues.

Later, between the Red King and the Great Compassionate Tree King, even though the Tree King became the God of Grass, he still allowed the Red King to have his own beliefs and people, and would not interfere with the positions and lives of the Desert People.

If you can't figure out the purpose of the war, it's hard to understand more.

Nashida's answer was meaningless waste.

"The conventional meaning of a war is nothing more than the victor fighting to gain more resources or to kill the loser who may pose a threat."

Such is the history of war.

In order to plunder more benefits, the powerful and the established ruling class kill enemies that may threaten their rule.

Of course, something like the Yellow Turban Rebellion can actually be considered the former.

Although the Yellow Turban Army was the weaker party compared to the Han Dynasty, their core was similar.

They are dissatisfied with the distribution of benefits and want to gain greater benefits for the people.

"I am a mortal. If I guessed wrong, it is only natural." Jiang Qing's eyes were bright. "In the war between demons and gods, I can roughly see the power of the three parties."

"Sky Island, Demons, and Mortals."

There are many historical books in Liyue that describe the records of the Thousand Rock Army's dependence and confrontation with other demon gods. Jiang Qing respects the efforts of the Thousand Rock Army, but this does not prevent him from never taking it to heart.

If there was still room for ordinary people to play a role during the Black Disaster five hundred years ago, then during the Demon God War, cruelly speaking, the efforts of the Thousand Rocks Army were actually irrelevant to the overall situation.

In that era, the people were like bargaining chips with no stance.

The winner takes all, there is no possibility of refusal.

"Sky Island rewards the victors - the Heart of God. The Demon God War eliminated most of the demons, and the victors received rewards. As for the common people... there is nothing much to say. They just lie down and wait for the gods to win or become vassals of another god."

Diocletian was called a tyrant, but the fact is, if this tyrant had not chosen death on his own initiative, the records of Mond would now record this tyrant as a kind and great god of wind.

Mondstadt only had two demons at the time, and Andrius had already lost.

Diocletian has almost become the god of wind.

Then he lost to Barbatos, and Wendy inherited all of his divine power.

The magic of this battle is hard to describe. One can only say that fate has chosen the newly born Barbatos to become the God of Wind.

It is as if the Great Compassionate Tree King, whose consciousness is connected to the World Tree, should become the God of Grass.

This is how fate has arranged it. No one can take this position except them.

"After the war ended, a large number of demon gods died completely, and the seven victors obtained seven hearts of gods."

"When we can't see who arranged a plan, we can only see who gained the most from this fight."

The person who pays the least and gains the most is the one who plans the entire thing.

Any living thing gives in order to gain. If you can't find who gave, then look at who gained.

"Looking back at the entire war, I can only see two things: a large number of demon gods died, and seven gods obtained the Heart of God."

"And in these two things, someone must have gained something very important."

Narcida blinked.

This person must have a very difficult life, right? How can he have so many suspicions and thoughts about everything?
What if what I just said was false?
Didn't his conjecture, which was based entirely on his own description, completely collapse?
Does he trust me so much?

For the first time, the young Grass God felt this unconditional and unreasonable trust, although He was not moved, only confused.

The Demon War was a meaningless loss.

In other words, war itself is meaningless, but why the war broke out and what consequences it had after it broke out are meaningful.

Why did it break out?
Ying fell into deep thought.

Judging from the results, it is nothing more than selecting seven gods who are qualified to master the Heart of God and rule the continent of Teyvat on behalf of Sky Island.

But this is a meaningless thing.

Ying has met the [Maintainer of Heaven's Law].

With the power He displayed, the gods and people on earth had no influence at all.

He can overturn the civilization on earth and rebuild it again at any time.

Selecting a winner to rule the continent of Teyvat? This matter is meaningless. The Seven Gods do not have unique value. Starting a war just to select seven gods who are not absolutely necessary to rule the earth.

This matter itself does not make sense.

Of course, He can also be unreasonable, after all, He does have the power to be unreasonable.

But if there is no logic to this kind of thing, there is no need to guess and just follow the story step by step.

So, the key is actually the war itself to eliminate many demons?
Jiang Qing did not give up the first option.

Selecting the Seven Gods is definitely a necessary event.

The paths to godhood of the Mahabodhi Tree King and Barbatos clearly imply that the identities of the Seven Rulings of the Earthly Realm have other values.

Eliminating the demons on the continent of Teyvat is certainly the goal, but selecting seven gods... or making the seven demons become the seven rulers of the world, is also very important.

"The speculation itself is not complicated, because Sky Island has never concealed its existence."

"Sky Island is the most superior part of the whole story. If there is any vested interest, it will never be the Seven Lords of the Earthly World, but Sky Island."

This is not difficult to guess, it's almost a no-brainer.

Giving the Heart of God to the seven victors of the Demon God War and turning them into the seven rulers today, this is the work of Sky Island.

The spoils of war were distributed by Sky Island. If there must be a winner in the Demon War, the ones who gained the most benefits would definitely not be the seven rulers who won the war, but only the organizers of the war itself.

In other words, Sky Island has gained enough from the Demon War alone.

Either it is a system with seven gods coexisting, or a large number of demons have been eliminated.

In short, if it makes sense, the Demon War was fought to compete for a seat on the Seven Gods, so the war itself must have benefited Sky Island.

Because He is the One who awards the prizes and organizes the wars.

"Let's understand it this way. Although the demons are the protectors of mankind, the continent of Teyvat cannot bear more demons. The number of demons that can survive is limited."

"In other words, even if the demon is alive, it will harm the continent of Teyvat."

Ying, who was listening, couldn't help but frown.

She was searching her memory to see if there was any such case.

Of course there is an answer, such as...parasitism.

Although this did not match her understanding of Zhongli, Venti and the others, some things were just like that.

People who do bad things don't need to know that they are doing evil. They may just meet someone by chance on an ordinary day, and then say a few words to him, and then the whole thing starts to go wrong.

There is no absolute connection between doing bad things and being a bad person.

As far as living beings themselves are concerned, Ying has seen situations where their existence is for the purpose of doing evil.

There is no need for any reason and there is no need to do anything. Just living itself will bring trouble to the world and others.

If the devil is such a life...

No, that's not what I meant!

Nashida froze subconsciously.

You're just asking why the demon loves people, right? Why did you bring up Sky Island?
And...why would a mortal have such malicious speculations about Sky Island!
Nashida didn't understand why Jiang Qing made such a guess, but she could sense that what held all the theories together was actually Jiang Qing's own malice.

Gods should not be unreasonably kind, giving without asking for anything in return, so he suspected the devil.

Sky Island should not lead a war without reason and choose the winner, so Sky Island must have a purpose.

In short, all of Jiang Qing's speculations are based entirely on a simple theory.

People give in order to gain.

He doesn't have much kindness towards the world, so when he sees a kind act, his first reaction is to wonder why someone would do this, and then to wonder whether this act itself will bring benefits to the doer of the good deed.

He needs an answer to comfort himself rather than others. Only when he knows the purpose of a person's actions will he feel a little more at ease.

Ying became even clearer.

She had had many contacts with Jiang Qing and was well aware of Jiang Qing's almost instinctive vigilance and contact.

Fortunately, Jiang Qing occasionally admits that some people's kindness is without reason or logic.

Although he is always curious about reasons, it is difficult for him to accept that people would do something without reasons.

But he could accept it. Even though it was difficult to accept, he accepted it anyway.

But this time, Ying also stood on Jiang Qing's side.

The behavior of an individual may be without reason or logic, but for all the demons participating in the Demon War, and for the Sky Island that is above the demons, it is impossible for them to do something without reason.

The demons are a group. They started a war to kill each other, and finally only a few demons were left in the continent of Teyvat.

Of those who died or fled from the Dark Sea, only these few are left living in Teyvat.

However, the status of Sky Island is too high. It judges the Seven Gods and summons the Seven Gods to destroy Kanreya.

Just by looking at His logic, you can tell that this is also an old coin type.

But... this person told me not to think about things that I can't do anything about, but secretly, I still feel just as worried and vigilant as before.

He said it in a very casual way, but in fact he was extremely worried and cautious.

"It seems you can't give me an answer." Jiang Qing was quite regretful.

After going around in circles, he didn't get an answer, but he accomplished something.

For the first time, Nashida began to reflect on why she loved the people of Xumi so much.

This was a good start. If one wanted the Grass God to completely give up his throne, the only way was to make him completely disappointed in the Sumeru people.

It doesn't need to be for everyone, just for the majority.

And this is a good start.

(End of this chapter)