Original God, but the real world

Chapter 88 87-Business
Tartaglia's smile became more genuine.

The more passionate Hu Tao is about this matter, the more opportunities he will have.

Regarding the pursuit of [Immortal Ancestor's Metamorphosis], Ying knew what he wanted to do, but Qixing probably didn't know.

Ningguang's defensiveness was nothing more than a subconscious habit.

In the later story, it was Ying and Zhongli who blocked Tartaglia, preventing him from taking any action before the ritual was completed. He could only unilaterally provide Mora as a wallet.

The final exposure was probably arranged by Zhongli.

In order to be worthy of this Mora, he may need to do something to cause trouble for everyone.

In the end, everyone was very satisfied.

Tartaglia got the information he wanted, got a wave of Morax from the Hall of Rebirth for free, and Ying finally met Morax.

We all have a bright future.

"Based on what you saw and heard in Jueyunjian, and your insights after returning to this kind of city, you should have noticed that the light of the immortals has faded and almost completely disappeared."

Zhongli said in a gentle voice, "This is not entirely the work of Qixing, it is also the trend of the times."

The so-called development trend is actually peace.

Under the pattern of seven gods ruling the world, there are absolutely no conflicts among the seven countries.

This seemed a bit strange to Jiang Qing.

When a country is in its early stages of development, its internal resources may be abundant and it does not need to worry about external threats.

But once any country becomes technologically advanced, neighboring countries must be on guard to see whether the leader will take advantage of the advantage and plunder the country's resources.

However, considering that the seven gods are all beings of the same rank, it is not entirely incomprehensible that the seven countries can maintain peace.

It is precisely because of the peace that people have the leisure to forget about the immortals.

"The immortals represent the most powerful military force, not gentle rule." Jiang Qing continued, "But unfortunately, there is basically no war between the seven countries."

"Without the threat of external enemies, the need for military force is naturally reduced."

It is just like this when horses are let loose in the southern mountains.

The world has reached such a peaceful level that it is normal for immortals to be forgotten.

"That's right." Zhongli nodded slightly. "The war has been over for a long time. This era and the next era need gentle rule."

It just so happens that immortals are really not good at ruling.

They have the cornerstones of ruling a country, such as armed force and reputation.

Unfortunately, the only thing they don't bother to waste time on is ruling.

If every immortal was a genius like Ganyu, Zhongli would have decided to hand over the ruling power to the immortals long ago.

“Therefore, the future of this country should be ruled by people.”

Having said that, Zhongli glanced at Jiang Qing.

"Although the death of an immortal is rare in Liyue, it does exist."

"In previous years, when something like this happened, a grand memorial ceremony would be arranged to mourn and express remembrance of the immortal."

“Mourning the dead is useless, but it is the only thing the living can do.”

Zhongli's voice straightened, "But now, even Qixing has no time to care about this matter... It's not decent."

Paimon spread his hands and said, "After all, this is a strange case of murdering a god."

"When we went to look for the immortals, except for the Great Sage who conquered demons, the other immortals seemed to be in a panic when they heard about this incident."

"Even the immortals are like this, so there's probably nothing the Seven Stars can do."

Zhongli nodded without comment: "I don't know what Qixing thinks. In this city, everyone has something they want, and they work hard for it."

"The Seven Stars have what they want, and the Traveler has what the Traveler wants."

"And what we [Wangshengtang] want is to arrange a farewell ceremony for the God of Rock who has already gone far away."

Everyone has their own ideas, and others may not understand them, nor do they need to understand them.

"I heard from the Young Master about you. You have some friendship with the God of Wind. This is quite rare in history."

Zhongli looked at Ying.

Ying looked at him with a normal expression.

To some extent, it is indeed not easy to be able to interact with Barbatos.

Because even if ordinary people meet Wendy, even if they rack their brains, they can't guess that this is the incarnation of the wind god Barbatos, right?

"So, would you consider preparing a farewell ceremony for the Rock God with me?"

Ying was silent for a moment.

She's already sitting here, it would be wrong to say no.

But as for agreeing...the most she would get would be to see the remains of the God of Rock.

What can she get from this [Immortal Ancestor's Metamorphosis]?
"I agreed."

Ying nodded, "I also need to ask Qixing to do me a favor."

There will definitely be no gain from just looking at [Immortal Ancestor's Metamorphosis].

But the [Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals] concerns the Seven Stars. If it is handled well, it should be able to get the Seven Stars to do a small favor.

If the Order's records on Kanreya are scarce, perhaps consider Liyue.

If you want something, you have to pay for it.

"It looks like we have reached an agreement?" Tartaglia smiled.

"Well, now that you've agreed, follow me." Zhongli stood up, "We'll talk about the details on the way."

"If you had been so anxious earlier, the [Sending Immortal Ceremony] would have ended long ago."

Kurumi sighed.

I didn't see Zhongli so anxious earlier, but today, he wanted to discuss things on the way.

"Master, it's not that I'm not anxious." He spoke slowly, "It's just that this kind of thing requires a witness with sufficient weight."

"In the past, we would have invited other immortals to a banquet, but the current environment in Liyue Harbor is such that even if there are immortals, I'm afraid they won't show up."

"And this strange traveler is related to a god, and his status is equally good."

Walnut rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that's right, you're the one presiding over the ceremony, so you're right anyway. What else can I say?"

She would have believed it if you had told her earlier, but it had to be delayed for so long.

During this period, Hu Tao approached Zhong Li many times, and every time he could find a reason to reject Hu Tao.

It would be strange if Hu Tao couldn't see Zhongli's attitude after such a long time.

There is nothing wrong with it.

It was fixed last night.

Although it was cold and hard in the wild, she was not an ordinary adventurer after all. At most, she was just a little bored with that kind of life.

If you really want to say it's troublesome, it's not that serious.

Hu Tao followed closely behind. Jiang Qing wanted to stay and test Tartaglia, but Hu Tao grabbed his wrist and did not give him any chance to fight back.

"Idiot!" The hall master was a little worried. "Facing you and Zhongli, two bastards, every day, I feel like my life is getting shorter."

Recently, she has sighed and worried countless times more than before. She feels that if she continues like this, she might age prematurely.

"Just because Zhongli said so, you're really going to do it? I'm the boss and he's the boss? You don't even listen to me, so why are you listening to his arrangements?"

What else can Jiang Qing do?

It’s never a bad thing when a boss cares about the safety of his employees.

He had no interest in the rest of the story, but... he was not as strong as Walnut.

So he was dragged by Walnut to complete the whole process.

Of course, unlike the game, no genius would run from Liyue to Mondstadt specifically to find a cauldron just to pick a Night Stone.

Finally, Walnut used her fire elemental power to accurately complete the tasting of the Night Stone.

"Do you really think that testing something only once is enough?"

Jiang Qing asked softly.

He's a little weird.

Shitou gave a total of three samples, and Walnut tested these three.

After the key tests were completed, Zhongli was talking about the type No. 3 Night Stone, and asked for a box... a box?
Only one sample is tested for each box of goods, and the samples are not necessarily selected from the goods.

If the inspection standards are like this, Jiang Qing doesn't know what other goods will fail the inspection.

Should we say that the people there are simple and honest?

"Isn't that necessary?" Hu Tao raised an eyebrow. "Do you really think Zhongli can't tell good from bad?"

"He is such a particular person, he will definitely check them out himself. If the goods are not up to standard, he will take care of it himself."

"What's more, this is a tool specially approved by Seven Stars for Lord Yan to use in his work. Normal people would not tamper with it."

So the only possible problem is not that Shi Tou had any selfish motives, but that there was a problem with the classification of this box at the time.

"That's right. Even if most people are greedy, they won't take such a big risk."

Although money can tempt people, daring to risk going to the gallows and definitely going to the gallows are not the same thing.

Zhongli can easily point out the grade of Night Stone and how to identify it, which means he is a professional.

There is really no need to play tricks in front of such a person, the risk is too great.

"You should also keep an eye on Zhongli... He obviously knows how to choose the better ones, but he just wants them all." Hu Tao took a deep breath, "Even if he buys all three, what does it matter? In the end, he still has to distinguish the quality, right?"

“I really don’t understand what he is thinking!”

Walnut has no pursuit of Mora, and the money was provided by the Fatui, so she doesn't care even more.

But the Mora problem is the Mora problem, and human problems are human problems.

Zhongli just opened his mouth and said he wanted all three types. It would be fine if it was really necessary, but it was obvious that he could only use the best one in the end. Even if he bought them all, he would still have to appraise them in the end.

Sooner or later, there would come a time when Walnut would no longer be able to accept His attitude.

Ying and Paimon looked at each other and nodded to each other.

"So what do you think, Zhongli?" Paimon was very curious. "What Hu Tao said makes sense, right?"

"It's not a matter of Mora. You still have to identify the quality of the products after you buy them, because you can only use the best ones in the end... So why don't you think about identifying them in advance and save some Mora?"

"Could it be that you want to spend the Fatui's money, so you are not restrained?"

Zhongli was silent for a moment.

How can I put it? We can't say that He didn't consider these issues at the beginning, and He simply wanted them all now that He had them, right?
The answers to many questions are so absurd that people always find it hard to believe that the answers can be so simple or absurd.

In fact, the answer is really that simple.

Paimon asked him why he didn't consider this, how could Zhongli answer? He said he really hadn't considered it?
Jiang Qing concealed his smile.

I think the old man was a little embarrassed.

As the God of Rocks, He could certainly judge the quality of these three types of Night Stones at a glance.

After buying them all, he would send them to the craftsmen to make tools, and then he would only pick out the ones that could be used.

Just make up an excuse, they can't tell anyway.

This process sounds complicated, but it is actually the simplest for Him.

Because it didn't require any thought and just cost some money, He subconsciously decided to do it.

Isn't it normal that the God of Wealth doesn't consider the Mora issue?
Even if we follow the idea of ​​rich people that any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, Zhongli's approach is still problematic.

Because the identification issue is an unavoidable hurdle, even if we don’t identify the quality of the Yebo Stone now, we will still have to identify it later.

Buying them all does not save time and effort, but will only increase the burden of subsequent judgment.

Jiang Qing handed over the step unintentionally.

To a large extent, the old man has not yet learned to live like a mortal.

Speaking of which...after the young master's mission was completed, how did he continue to maintain this kind of life?
Does the Northland Bank intend to continue to "support" the lonely old gods in other countries?

While thinking, Zhongli had already dismissed this question.

Paimon didn't necessarily want an answer, she was just curious.

But Paimon's curiosity...this little floating object that has created many tasks for Ying, she is curious about almost everything.

The first purchase alone had already used up all the first Mora that the young master had expected to pay.

Yebo Stone is also a precious mineral. It needs to be polished into tools and the jewelers will be paid an additional amount of mohra.

It can be said that money is spent like water.

Jiang Qing followed and completed the entire process.

His enthusiasm for the ceremony was not so much as it was completely absent.

Jiang Qing had no interest in participating in a ceremony presided over by a "dead" god to commemorate himself.

The same is true for Ying.

Delivering the Immortal Ceremony was a commission she accepted, and her purpose was to take this opportunity to contact the Immortal and Morax's [Immortal Ancestor Metamorphosis].

She wasn't even from Teyvat, so how could she take a strange god seriously?

Paimon was very excited and treated the preparations for the ceremony as a game.

The patrolling Qianyan Army seemed to have something wrong with their eyes and did not notice the two wanted criminals running around at all.

Only Hu Tao took every word of Zhongli seriously.

There are also relevant records of the [Ceremony of Sending Off the Immortals] inside the Wangsheng Hall. After all, many immortals have died in Liyue. Even if the Wangsheng Hall does not have the opportunity to preside over it, there is always a chance to watch it.

But these are not complete.

The earliest ceremony of sending off the immortals should have been planned by the Emperor Yanwang, who was known as the ancestor of all immortals.

Any standards and etiquette are proposed by a sufficiently influential person and supported by a group of influential people. The rest of the ordinary people are only responsible for complying with them.

The first two also have the ability to make suggestions and modifications, while the last one only requires one to obey.

Liyue's environment was not particularly catastrophic, but many demons were buried on this land. In order to win the war, many immortals were seriously injured or simply died in the war.

It was from that time that the ritual of sending off the immortals became necessary.

Morax proposed the original standards, and the immortals recorded and followed them.

Only a few mortals have the opportunity to watch the ceremony. As for presiding over the ceremony or participating in the modification... it has nothing to do with them.

Hu Tao probably has a guess as to how Zhongli knew this.

He is nothing more than an immortal.

There are also many immortals in Liyue Harbor.

Not to mention Yan Fei, there is also Gan Yu.

Not all immortals hide in the mountains and forests. One or two are hiding in the city. They may even change their identities and wander around.

The fact that Zhongli is an immortal is not that surprising.

The second part of this relatively long ceremony was about to begin, and what made Jiang Qing happy was that... he was taken away.

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"I hope I didn't disturb your vacation," Ye Lan teased, "friend."

"In fact, that should be considered a daily routine for a bag boy." Jiang Qing shrugged, "I should thank you for saving me from something I didn't care about."

"Not paying attention? That's a bold statement."

"This is the funeral of the God of Rock. As a participant, you don't feel grateful for it, or feel lucky to have such an opportunity in your life. How dare you feel bored?"

Ye Lan raised an eyebrow, "It seems that I should have a higher opinion of your courage."

"I thought that for people like you, it would be better to move on than to mourn for the dead." Jiang Qing said, "Qixing himself didn't make any movement, so what else could I think?"

Ye Lan's daily routine is to infiltrate and target the Fatui.

Jiang Qing had no idea how strong her abilities were.

But in terms of having experienced life and death, Jiang Qing felt that Ye Lan should be quite outstanding.

It is not surprising to respond to the death of a great man with pain, sorrow and tears, especially since Morax actually provided the soil for the people of Liyue to survive and develop.

But the emperor's death happened a long time ago.

Staying in grief for a long time is definitely not a normal choice.

At least Ye Lan shouldn't be such a person.

"Compared to being sad, don't you think there are more things we can do?" Jiang Qing and Ye Lan looked at each other calmly.

"Do you know why I'm looking for you?"

"Ningguang is holding herself back... If it's not Ningguang, then it must be the Fatui."

Ye Lan blinked, and Jiang Qing already understood the answer.

"Oh, next time I won't let my guard down against you." Ye Lan realized her own affairs.

She actually believed Jiang Qing a little bit, to the point of revealing her attitude.

"Should I be thankful for my weakness?" Jiang Qing couldn't smile. "Let's talk business."

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