Original God, but the real world

Chapter 42 41-Fuse

A man should keep his word.

Jiang Qing saw through the difficulties that Lisa and the others were facing, so he really had no intention of causing any trouble for Mond.

If everything goes according to plan, Mond will only lose one Heart of God.

But considering that the Heart of God never had any impression of Mond, and it was completely sent out by Barbatos himself.

So it can be roughly equivalent to no loss.

This result is acceptable to Mond.

All of Rosaline's actions ended without any impact, which was a good thing for the people of Mond and the Knights.

Although Jiang Qing wanted to fight back, he had no chance at all.

In theory, since the Fatui had kidnapped the people of Mondstadt and used them as cannon fodder, it was a completely correct choice to deal with the Fatui in Mondstadt - there was soil for hatred.

But it's really not profitable.

You swallowed this debt and let it go. No one knew about it anyway.

If you don’t know, it doesn’t happen. If it doesn’t happen, it’s not shameful, so there’s no loss.

But if you don't pay this debt, and make a bigger fuss while the dragon plague is still unresolved, and fall out with the Fatui and Solstice, Mondstadt may suffer even greater losses.

So the right thing may not necessarily make sense, and for Mond as a country, actions probably come first based on interests and then right and wrong.

The key is that no one knows about it.

There's nothing shameful about not knowing.

As long as you don't lose face, you are definitely looking forward.

Qin may have something to say, but her channels of information in this regard have been cut off.

It is obvious that the Knights have reached a consensus that when it comes to the dragon plague, Mond's interests take precedence over the Fatui.

Jiang Qing couldn't deny that this was not right, but pretending to be deaf and dumb was really the most appropriate choice.

No, but it fits.

But then again, he is not the only one in this world who has more "expectations" for the Fatui.

Jiang Qing promised not to tell anyone about this.

But if others guess it and want to do something with it, there is nothing he can do.

Most of the time, the choice is not his, and he is only responsible for accepting the results.

Because there is nothing I can do.

Eula is busy with this matter.

"Jiang Qing is missing?" She widened her eyes, her expression full of surprise.

This man has one foot in the Order and the other in the Church, and he is terribly afraid of death.

It must be said that we were not prepared for the unexpected.

Being able to disappear in this situation is actually no different from being sentenced to death.

Kaia's face looked a little gloomy.

This was definitely not just for Jiang Qing, as he and Jiang Qing were not very familiar with each other.

They had only known each other for a few days, and Jiang Qing's attention was still focused on communicating with Qin.

Why do you expect someone you've only known for a few days to be outraged by your death?

But this is too disrespectful to Mond.

The patrolling knights witnessed with their own eyes that Jiang Qing had just pushed open the door of the Knights' Order, and then he was knocked unconscious and taken away.

This scene was similar to the scene where the Sky Harp was taken from the church basement not long ago. Many people watched as a yellow-haired man disappeared with the Sky Harp, and there was a man in a green cloak waiting for her outside the church door.

Seriously speaking, you are the contact person, so can you at least find a secluded place?
You were sitting on the railing in front of the church. People who didn’t know would think Mond was yours. How cool are you, brother?
Jiang Qing met with an accident at the gate of the Knights Templar, and the basement of the Church of the Celestial Harp was robbed... Although the Knights Templar covered up these two incidents, they did not cause any major trouble in Mondstadt.

But all the Knights of Favonius within the Order knew about it.

For the Knight of Favonius, if this happened twice in a row, the result would be no different from being slapped in the face twice.

The fools just pressed their heads down and told them to their faces that they were no match for them.

Who can bear this!

As for why it was done by the Fatui - because the Fatui were the only ones who dared to be so arrogant in Mondstadt.

Ordinary people don't know this, but the Knights of Favonius know it.

They were eager to do something to restore the reputation of the Knights.

Many things are like this. If you don’t know about it, it didn’t happen. But once people know about it, you need to vent your emotions.

They were eager to get rid of the Fatui immediately.

Eula didn't know what expression to show.

She and Jiang Qing have a close relationship and can be considered friends.

The plan that Jiang Qing had left behind also happened to include a link that would anger the Knights and the people of Mond.

There has to be someone who stands out and attracts hatred. Without someone more disgusting, how can you think that Lawrence is actually okay?

Everything is afraid of comparison.

Eula discussed this with the patriarch of her family, but unfortunately everyone felt that this was not a easy thing to do.

This is Mondstadt after all, and the God of Wind has also revived.

The Knights have concealed this news, but the Fatui should know it.

The God of Wind has resurrected, don’t these people know how to restrain themselves?

Yes, they really haven't restrained themselves.

Jiang Qing has disappeared.

Eula even had a rather ridiculous idea, but then she thought that no normal person would risk his life to do such a thing, so she gave up.

Kaiya was a little distressed: "This matter is a bit troublesome. Jiang Qing's reputation is also quite good, and he has also been recognized by Qin."

"Now that he has disappeared inexplicably, it is difficult for everyone in the Knights of Favonius to accept it."

It's not just because of Qin's importance, and it's not just because of Jiang Qing.

There's also a bit of a face issue.

The Knights Templar are in charge of all political affairs and military affairs of Mondstadt. This is power, but also responsibility.

They enjoy power, so they must take responsibility.

As a result, in Mondstadt, their Sky Harp was "robbed" by someone, and then one of their colleagues was kidnapped and his life or death is currently unknown.

The key is that it is still the same group of people doing this work.

Whether it was out of a sense of identity as colleagues serving the same order, or because of the dignity of the Knights of Favonius, they would not allow this matter to go unresolved.

It's okay to have no ending once, but not twice.

"Last time, it was actually Jean and Diluk who took over the matter." Kaeya spread his hands, "But this time, things are a bit tricky."

None of them mentioned Wendy, as if this person never existed.

Under such circumstances, the disappearance of the Sky Harp went silent, and there was no sign of it even spreading. Of course, it was because someone suppressed the news.

Qin personally promised that she would return with the Sky Harp soon, so the church chose to remain silent.

Of course the church listens to the Knights Templar, but they can't just stand by and watch such things happen. They really leave it entirely to the Knights Templar to resolve.

If the person in charge was not Qin, the church would have made a big deal out of this by now.

They care about the Wind God more than the interests of Mondstadt, because the Church knows very well that the Wind God is above everything in Mondstadt.

Mond can lose many things, but it cannot lose the favor of the God of Wind.

The face of the God of Wind is more important than anything else.

Is the Sky Harp valuable? Not really.

Inviting it out on time every year is actually just a symbolic value.

But it is something left to the people of Mond by the God of Wind, and it is now a holy relic of Mond, so the Church keeps it in the basement. The application procedure is long and complicated, and even requires someone of sufficient status to come forward in person.

This process and this dignity are not for the Sky Harp, whose actual value is almost zero.

The face was given to the owner of the Sky Harp, the wind god Barbatos.

Since this concerns the God of Wind, the Sky Harp cannot be lost.

Mond could lose a lot of things, including the lives of Mond people or something else.

But the sacred objects of the God of Wind cannot be lost, and the face of the God of Wind cannot be lost.

The Church, like the Knights Templar, had obviously long ago determined that this was done by the Fatui.

If it were up to them, they would negotiate directly with the Fatui.

Negotiation is not negotiation.

Once this matter gets out of hand, there will be no way to wrap it up.

Diluk himself knew about this, so he pulled Jean into the small team to solve the dragon disaster with the God of Wind and retrieve the Sky Harp.

He can solve these problems by himself, there is no need to play the piano.

But he couldn't appease the church.

With Qin's background and status, it is natural for her to be trusted and valued more easily in the church.

Why did everyone remain silent when the Sky Harp broke down?

Because everyone who should know knows that the incarnation of the God of Wind is in Mondstadt.

He is here, and it was Wendy who broke the Sky Harp, so who would dare to blame him?

They were eager to add another epic legend related to the God of Wind to the Sky Harp, and to crown this already broken holy object with more glory and laurels to show the favor of the God of Wind to the people of Mond.

But now the matter of the dragon disaster and the Sky Harp has not yet passed, and the Fatui have taken action again.

This doesn't mean they have no brains, it just means they don't take the Knights Templar seriously at all.

That's exactly what the Fatui thought.

Some things have to be fought back the first time.

You think you are tolerating, but they just think you are weak and incompetent.

When the Sky Harp was taken away, the Knights did not react at all.

Everyone knows that the Knights are not unaware of the situation, but they did not react at all after knowing it, which makes them weak and incompetent in the eyes of the Fatui.

If they show weakness once, they won’t worry about it a second time.

Compromise is something that will never happen again once it happens.

The psychopaths in this violent group obviously understood the situation better than the Knights, so when they decided to eliminate the interference, they had no plan at all.

plan?

What kind of plan is needed to kill an unknown person who has just joined the Knights in this city-state?
It's not necessary.

Eula looked dazed.

At this moment, she didn't know what expression she should show.

It is a good thing that the conflict between the Fatui and the Knights has escalated.

Eula had been worried about this very thing before. If Jyn quietly resolved the dragon disaster and the Fatui saw that there was no benefit in doing so and left, then Lawrence would be in trouble.

They desperately need a new target to stand up and help attract the hatred.

Only the fools have this ability.

But unexpectedly, the solution to this problem actually relied on Jiang Qing's "accident".

"Is Jiang Qing...really dead?" Youla asked with pursed lips.

"I can't think of any other reason." Kaiya spread his hands. "For fishing, the Sky Harp is more suitable than anything else, but they gave up the Sky Harp. Now Qin can't understand why they stole the Sky Harp if they gave it up so easily."

The Fatui stole the Lyra from the basement of the church, but when Diluk found it, they kicked the door open and went in to retrieve the Lyra.

To be honest, Lisa and Kaeya thought it might be a trap, where the Fatui wanted to use the Skyharp to lure out Jean and Diluk, and then get rid of them.

Although it is not clear what benefit this will bring to the Fatui, the Fatui are psychopaths, and it is reasonable that normal people cannot understand the minds of psychopaths.

At first they were thinking about whether they should take advantage of the situation to launch a counter-encirclement, but then they thought that since the Wind God was present, he would never sit idly by and watch something go wrong with the harp, so they just let it go and see what the Fatui were up to.

Later, Jean recovered the Sky Harp and wrote back saying that there was almost no guarding force and only a debt collector was at the front - no, with such a small guard force and no ambush, why did you go to get the Sky Harp?
Eula also knew about this, but she had no idea what this number was.

You stole the Sky Harp, so you should at least do something with it, right?
Just find a place to keep it and arrange a group of noobs to protect it... Isn't this wrong?!

"The Sky Harp isn't used for fishing. I don't think Jiang Qing is qualified." Kaiya's words were very realistic. "If you want fish to come online, at least the bait should be fragrant enough, right?"

"They don't even use the Sky Harp, why would they use Jiang Qing?"

The Sky Harp involves the Church and the Knights Templar, which is enough to make Jean and Diluk take the initiative to fall into the trap and fight.

But Jiang Qing... maybe Qin will give it a try, so there's no need to think too much about anything else.

"If it's torture for information, you also know that he just joined the Knights." Kaia rubbed his brows, "You must know who Qin is. Even if she trusts Jiang Qing, she won't give him the opportunity to access confidential information."

If kidnapping a person is not for intelligence or fishing, then what else could it be for?
Eula remained silent.

Of course she knew.

This is going to cost Jiang Qing his life.

Now the report says he is missing, but that may not be the case in reality.

"Are you still going to suppress this matter?" Eula's smile was somewhat sarcastic, "The Knights won't be so tolerant, right?"

Kaia was indifferent.

Eula's attitude can basically be understood as her dissatisfaction with the Knights' inaction.

However, her attitude involved the old history of Lawrence and Mond, and he didn't want to care about it.

It seems okay, but if he is really involved, Brother Kaizi shrugged and refused.

"Impossible." His voice was unusually relaxed. "It's okay to be tolerant once, but if you tolerate it a second time, the other party won't understand."

Jean had no choice, and neither did Lisa.

"Is Jiang Qing important? Not really." Kaiya sighed. "I'm actually quite optimistic about him. He came to Mondstadt alone and won Jean's trust so quickly. He even asked her to help him clear all his debts."

"But how important can an outsider who has just established himself in Mondstadt be to Mondstadt?"

Eula looked calm, "But he has Jean's approval, so he is considered one of the Knights."

"He himself is not important. What is important is the accident he had in Mond." Eula's words were meaningful.

She has seen the essence of choice.

Jiang Qing had performed it for her once, and now she understood it even more clearly.

On a personal level, she could always trust Jean.

But from Mond's perspective, the Knights are not trustworthy partners.

The Knights Templar must first be responsible to Mondstadt, and the Grand Master or Acting Master must fight for the interests of Mondstadt.

The interests of this country should be what drives the Knights' actions. This is the only thing that Qin needs to be responsible for and care about.

"What's the use of the Sky Harp? You say it's a holy object, but it's nothing more than an old harp." Kaia said casually, "This holy object has been in the hands of the Knights for thousands of years. If there is anything special about it, they should have discovered it long ago."

Finally it was enshrined.

"But unfortunately, it is a sacred object, representing the face of the God of Wind, so it is very valuable."

The actual value is equivalent to nothing, but the symbolic value is huge.

In this world with gods, symbolic value can be more valuable than actual value.

"Qin must have made a promise, so the church tolerated it." Eula shook her head. "The value of this holy relic is much more valuable than expected."

"The Sky Harp has returned to the Knights, so the Church won't care about it anymore." Kaia ignored Lawrence, "But unfortunately, the Fatui don't seem to think so."

Lisa couldn't persuade Qin anymore.

Qin was busy giving an explanation to the church and cooperating with the incarnation of the God of Wind, so she left the government affairs to Lisa and Kaia.

But after this incident broke out, Lisa had no say in the matter.

The Knights Templar can be generous, but they cannot be weak and cowardly.

Having come to this point, the next step is to force the other party to give an explanation.

However, Kaia knew with his knees that the other party would definitely not admit it.

Not to mention murder, they would not admit it even if it was kidnapping.

Kaia was not interested at all.

In fact, seriously speaking, the person in front of him is a lot of fun.

The problem is that they are all colleagues, and he doesn't want to push Eula into the fire pit.

Anyway, she couldn't help herself, so she just mentioned it briefly.

"Among all the possible scenarios, this is the worst one." Kaia was also helpless.

"Have you ever thought about confronting the Fatui head-on?" Eula understood, "You know what the Fatui want to do."

The confrontation between the two sides is certain.

Not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there was evidence, no one would think that the lady would hand the person over to the Knights for handling.

If she did that, she would be unworthy of her identity as the Fatui executive.

If she doesn't have any explanation, the Knights can't let her go easily, so they can only try to confront her.

But the trigger for this incident was Jiang Qing's death.

Jiang Qing came to Mondstadt temporarily, so the Knights certainly did not expect this.

That is to say, they had already figured out the Fatui's thoughts.

Only by knowing what the fools want can we accurately calculate the various developments of things.

(End of this chapter)