Original God, but the real world

Chapter 40-Hope

Jiang Qing didn't say anything.

If it weren't for Inazuma's experience as a guarantee, many things would not have changed so quickly for him.

For a businessman whose family has been doing business for generations, almost everything he does can be traced.

What he pursues, what he wants, what he should know and what he should not know, these are all things on the surface. Any sudden change means that he has a sudden encounter.

Jiang Qing has already seen that the Fatui can kill people just by suspicion.

They don’t care about the reasons or stories behind it, they just know that you might have a problem and it might affect them, then they will come and kill you.

It's not just the Fools who are dangerous in this world, and it's definitely not just the Fools who would take such actions.

It is precisely because of Inazuma's experience as a cover that his many changes are normal.

Between life and death, he was lucky enough to be protected by Xiao Gong, and finally crawled out from Inazuma.

Many of Jiang Qing's transformations can be explained by this excuse.

This reason is not omnipotent, but you must at least have a reason to let people know that your transformation makes sense.

Otherwise he would have no chance to see Qin.

If there was a problem with his identity, Kaia would not have been standing at the church door and chatting with him.

Jiang Qing couldn't deny it.

Give him two more copies of time, and then he won't have to care about this kind of thing anymore.

Isn't there anything wrong with Ying?
too big.

The reason why she can be active in Mondstadt now is actually because of the blessing of the wind god when she repelled Tevarin.

Otherwise, since she is unwilling to express her position, her identity is questionable, and her strength is not strong enough, why would the Knights cooperate with her?

Because the Wind God is willing to support her, she has value.

A valuable person can be trusted even if his or her identity is questionable, because the Knights need her and the Wind God who may exist behind her.

The appearance of Wendy further confirmed this point.

The incarnation of the God of Wind ignored everyone and made an agreement with Ying to steal the [Sky Harp].

The fact that he had to work with others to steal his own things further proves Fengshen's preference for Ying.

That's why the Knights chose to support Ying and cooperate with her.

Jean might be reasonable, but there are also unreasonable people in the Knights Templar.

Besides, being reasonable has nothing to do with being pedantic.

She can talk to you calmly and reasonably, or she can just send you away casually.

If you can only speak calmly and reasonably, it is not called speaking reasonably, it is called weakness and incompetence.

"The doubts about a person are equal to the risks of cooperation." Jiang Qing said calmly, "and his value is the benefit of cooperation."

"If the risks and benefits are not proportional, doubts are naturally critical."

He didn't say the rest, but he believed that the other party must understand.

When risks outweigh benefits, identity doubts are of course a big problem.

But what if the benefits clearly outweigh the risks?

Just like in Mond’s case, isn’t Ying’s identity a problem?
Jiang Qing was still a Liyue merchant after all, and he acted as consistent with that identity as possible without overstepping the mark.

If we follow Ying's route, we can only catch her appearing on the beach a few months ago. There is nothing before that, as if she jumped out of a stone.

To say that her identity is questionable is already a good start; she is not a Teyvatian at all.

Her problems are so serious that even if you put several Jiang Qing together, they are still not qualified to compare with her.

But both Qin and Diluk chose to recognize each other and accept cooperation, so obviously her identity was no longer a problem.

"That makes sense." The lady nodded.

She became more optimistic about Jiang Qing.

"Let's keep the story simple," the lady said softly. "I have limited time, and I'm sure you have the same."

"please say."

It's time to show your cards.

"You've probably figured it out. I'm from Liyue, and I work directly for the Seven Stars." She spoke slowly and calmly, changing her tone three or four times.

Not to mention the identity, even the gender is hard to determine.

But Jiang Qing heard it.

If no other character appears later, this person will definitely be Ye Lan.

"The reason I came to Mondstadt is because Miss Qin, the acting leader of the Knights, delivered a letter specifically to Lord Tianquanxing, and you appeared on this letter."

The Fatui will kill people because of a suspicion, and Ningguang will send Ye Lan out specifically because of a little interest.

These people have different minds and are very decisive.

Jiang Qing had no doubt that Ye Lan could save him, but if she found out that she was a target of the Fatui, she would take the opportunity to get rid of him.

Qin probably has the same thoughts in this regard?

There are many ways to solve the problem, both openly and quietly.

Ningguang knew about this debt but would not deliberately investigate Jiang Qing.

But after she handed over the letter, Ningguang had to pay attention to the name Jiang Qing.

"Captain Qin helped me solve the problem. She has already told me how she handled the matter," Jiang Qing said calmly, "but there is no need for you to remind me of this, Madam."

This person is putting on eye drops.

No matter what Qin thinks, just look at what people do.

She gave Jiang Qing trust and recognition, and that was enough.

Maybe there are other problems, but Qin is just Jiang Qing's boss. It is enough for her to help him solve his problems. Does she have to consider his future for him?

"If you are from Liyue, it seems that your goal has changed now." Jiang Qing's eyes stayed on the accessories on the other person.

"You want to deal with the Fatui?"

He probably guessed the identity, but exposing Ye Lan's identity would do him no good.

Just pretend you don’t know.

Ye Lan stretched lazily, "You are also very clear about the relationship between Liyue and Zhidong. There is nothing wrong with me taking action against them, right?"

"No, but you are not very good at it, ma'am." Jiang Qing shook his head. "This is Mondstadt. If you want to deal with the Fatui here, you only have two options left: framing them or cooperating with the Knights."

It is definitely not possible to fight alone.

If she could beat the lady, Ningguang would not have assigned her to investigate herself.

Jiang Qing doesn't have that kind of face.

If you can't win, you'll just have to rely on the mountains and the sea to make ends meet.

On the land of Mondstadt, only the Knights can go.

"I can say first that before you rescued me, the Knights had already expressed their stance." Jiang Qing did not deny the fact that he was rescued... Although Ye Lan's methods were a bit simple and crude, "They don't want to have any direct conflict with the Fatui before the dragon disaster is over."

"Qin helped you and you spoke for her like this, then if I saved you, what can you give me in return?" Ye Lan said in a playful tone.

She didn't intend to follow Jiang Qing's words.

There are indeed only these two paths, but you cannot listen to others when choosing which one to take.

No matter what you plan to do, don't let others lead you.

"If I hadn't died suddenly due to an unexpected disaster, I should have still had a lot of time, right?" Jiang Qing spread his hands helplessly, "It's like someone saved me in Inazuma. It's not that I don't want to repay him, but the key is that I don't have the chance at all."

“The reward is not based on what you want, but on what I have.”

Of course Jiang Qing had no idea what Ye Lan wanted.

But from a standpoint, she certainly doesn't like the Fatui.

She was engaged in espionage work, which certainly involved many encounters with the Fatui.

A battle means life and death. Her subordinates will be killed by the Fatui, and she will also kill many of the Fatui.

This is how everyone’s hatred accumulates.

It can be said that no hatred appears suddenly without reason or cause.

It is normal for Ye Lan to want to cause trouble for the Fatui.

Ye Lan was a little speechless.

She actually asked nothing from Jiang Qing.

Mond, who came on impulse, suddenly saw the activities of the Fatui and thought of giving them a gift.

Of course, she was not prepared at all, and naturally didn't think Jiang Qing could help her in any way.

But no matter how you look at it, this kind of shameless attitude of "what can I give you in return? It doesn't matter what you want, it depends on what I have" is still surprising.

Jiang Qing is very serious.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to repay Ye Lan if he has a choice.

Whether Ye Lan just happened to disguise herself as a lady to save him, or knew that the lady was going to carry out a mission and then replaced her identity.

The order of the processes did not affect the fact that she saved Jiang Qing's life.

Besides, he must want to play a big trick on the Fatui.

The problem is that it can't be done.

[There are many ways to make the Fatui's plan fail, but all of them will involve me.]

There is usually only one reason for tolerance: you have to tolerate it.

There are not many good-tempered people in the world, and even fewer who are so kind-hearted that they can just laugh it off when being bullied.

Jiang Qing is obviously not that kind of person.

For example, the simplest way is that he can now publicize what the Heart of God is, and then expose the fact that the Fatui are trying to seek the Heart of God.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as this news reaches Jean's ears, the Fatui's subsequent plans can be scrapped and started over.

Even the Three Bugyo who betrayed Inazuma would not accept the Fatui's request for Narukami's Heart of God.

Even if they cooperated with the Fatui in the future and created the House of the Lord of Righteousness, they could not afford the painful price of losing the Heart of God.

The more wary they are of the Fatui, the closer their plans become to failure.

If the Knights, the Shogunate, and the like all knew that the Fatui wanted the Heart of God, their plans would never have succeeded again and again.

Jyn didn't even need to do anything more. She could use this incident to directly announce that she would drive Dongzhi out of Mondstadt's territory.

This would certainly bring great losses to Mond, but the people of Mond would certainly be able to accept it.

Their reverence and faith in the God of Wind completely outweighed the losses.

At this point, if the Fatui still want the Heart of God, the only way is to start a real war.

If Mond uses war, can Inazuma and Xumi defeat them one by one?
With such ability, Teyvat no longer needs seven rulers. Having a queen sitting on a high position is enough.

Their plan failed.

But then what?

Then the Fatui will track down the news and kill him at all costs.

Any means of revenge is only to make one feel happier and to get compensation for one's losses.

People would only do something like sacrificing their life to dethrone the emperor if they had no other choice.

Jiang Qing was dissatisfied and unhappy, and of course he also wanted the Fatui to pay the price for their actions.

But he didn't intend to gamble with his own life.

It's not worth it.

Few people take his own life seriously nowadays.

When the Fatui killed him, they probably didn't even take a second look at his information before deciding his life or death.

However, Jiang Qing respects himself and thinks his life is very precious.

The two people fell into the same silence.

Ye Lan didn't know what Jiang Qing was useful for.

She had originally come here at Ningguang's request, and by chance, she disguised herself as a member of the Fatui.

Now that the investigation has produced some results, we can give Ningguang an answer.

Jiang Qing knew what Ye Lan wanted, but he only had one life and it was impossible for him to give an answer that was inconsistent with his identity, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and say nothing.

"By the way, you are now in Mond...are you considered dead?" Ye Lan suddenly asked.

"Yes." Jiang Qing nodded.

In fact, he was still alive, but Ye Lan had already arranged his death.

If he goes out now, not only will Ye Lan be exposed, but he will also be targeted by the Fatui.

In fact, a person who should be dead but is still alive will be taken more seriously by the Fatui.

He can't even handle a card thrown at him by someone, let alone someone seriously putting you on the table and dealing with you as an opponent.

He had to steady himself.

"So, you must want revenge too?" Ye Lan raised her lips with a playful smile.

Jiang Qing nodded without disguising, "Of course."

It would be a lie to say that I don't want revenge.

"If we want to take revenge in Mondene, the two of us together are no match for the Fatui. In the end, we still have to rely on the Knights and the justice they hold." Jiang Qing frowned slightly, "But I owe Jean a favor, so I can't just make things worse."

That is to say, you do have something that can make the conflict worse.

Ye Lan looked at Jiang Qing with an unchanged smile.

This guy is hinting to me, suggesting that he doesn't mind making things bigger as long as he can get it over with.

"That's not how debts are calculated." Ye Lan said with a smile, "To do something, you have to pay a price."

"If you gain it, you must lose it."

"Although the acting leader is a good person, she is a Mond after all, and has no relationship with you. She chose to help you, which naturally means that you have made corresponding efforts."

That's not how it works.

Jiang Qing knew what the favor was all about.

Many things can be easily quantified, but this is the only thing that cannot be quantified.

He knew even more clearly that Mond needed peace right now.

According to the original timeline, the people of Mond lost a Heart of God, and the Fatui did not make too big a fuss.

The Heart of God was given away entirely by Barbatos himself. Apart from that, Mond suffered no substantial losses.

Considering the extremely poor versatility of the Heart of God, Mondstadt has never had a change of god position at all, so it is actually wrong to say that Mondstadt has lost something.

To be more precise, the Heart of God originally belonged to Barbatos and had nothing to do with Mond.

He can give it to anyone he wants, and the Knights have no right to manage it.

Although it is unclear what arrangements the Fatui had made, judging from the results alone, Mond did not lose anything due to the Fatui's actions.

[But if I could intervene and really make a difference, the damage done to Mond would not be such a small number.]

"Ms. Lisa and Captain Kaeya both told me one thing. The Wind God of Mond has returned and is dealing with the dragon disaster." This was not an unspeakable secret, so Jiang Qing did not hide it.

Ye Lan's eyes lit up.

Her work has been completed, and any additional information she collects and anything she does now is just an interest.

Since it is a hobby, we don’t care about gains and losses, we just focus on whether we can have fun.

"You should also know that although the Wind God does not personally rule the country, the faith in Him is indeed quite stable." Jiang Qing explained, "So if He wants to accomplish something, Qin will personally follow, and the other administrator of Mondstadt must also follow."

Of course it’s Diluk.

He left the Order, but Leggenfend remained a great noble of Mond.

Diluk and Qin, together with a messenger of the god of wind who is said to have repelled the Wind Dragon, the actions of this group of people are relatively low-key, but this group of people really cannot be low-key.

None of them are unknown, and the Fatui keep an eye on them every day.

No matter how hard you try to cover it up, it will eventually be exposed.

"So it can be confirmed that the bard named Wendy is indeed the incarnation of the god of wind." Ye Lan's eyes lit up.

Very good, this information alone can keep Ningguang busy for a long time.

"That's why Qin is busy with things here and doesn't want any accidents to happen." Jiang Qing smiled bitterly, "The people of Mond want freedom, and the Wind God will give them freedom. Now that Mond has a problem, Qin can only solve it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too embarrassing."

In fact, the blame for the dragon disaster should be put on the God of Wind and the Cult, or it could be thrown to the Cult. There was no need for Qin to take the blame.

After all, if we trace back Tevarin's problems, it should be the battle with Durin five hundred years ago, and then when he was sleeping and recuperating from his injuries, the cult took advantage of the opportunity to break in and steal his home.

It is because of this that the East Wind Dragon that once protected Mondstadt turned into a foolish beast that turned its back on the East Wind.

But now the Wind God has transformed into Wendy to solve the problem, and she can't just not do things according to his wishes.

So the Knights reached a consensus to solve the problem of the dragon plague first, and then other problems could only be put aside.

"The Knights have a bias. We cannot take the initiative to cause any trouble before this. We can only wait for the reaction of the Fatui."

Ye Lan's gaze was somewhat surprised.

Her tone was quite casual. "If you really have a way to deal a heavy blow to the Fatui but don't use it because you are concerned about the Knights, then it can be said that Jean helped you solve the problem in vain."

"I don't mind waiting...but is your information really useful?"

Jiang Qing nodded: "Of course."

"If all Liyue wants is for Mondstadt to turn away from Winterfell, or to board Liyue's chariot, then there is great hope for the future."

"Just want it?" Ye Lan showed some interest. "I hope what you said is true."

How much Mora does the Seven Stars spend every year on the work of fighting against the Winter Solstice? If Mond is willing to join... But Mond won't do that, right?

Liyue and Zhidong are competing for the first place, and they have to fight.

How big a fuss would the Fatui have to make before Mondstadt completely gave up its cooperation with Solstice?
(End of this chapter)