Original God, but the real world

Chapter 94 93-Effort and Talent

Even Ganyu still has many unknowns about the matters concerning the Dragon King Rota and Morax.

But during the Demon War, she was fortunate enough to live in the same period as this group of monsters, so she naturally had a deeper understanding of the Dragon King Ruota.

Her description roughly filled in some of Jiang Qing's doubts, except...
"Based on the final result, do you think the Emperor's judgment on the Ruotu Dragon King is fair?"

The verdict that Jiang Qing asked about was the last battle before the Dragon King Ruota was sealed.

After the Demon War was almost settled, this Rock Dragon that followed Morax killed many innocent people living and working in the Layered Abyss.

In order to stop the Dragon King's massacre, Morax finally fought a war with him.

Ganyu knew nothing about the specific circumstances of the war, she only knew the result.

Morax won, and the Dragon King was sealed away.

"Your pursuit and understanding of fairness often surprises me." Gan Yu held her forehead with her hand.

"Just chatting."

Jiang Qing's purpose was not as casual as he said.

"According to the subsequent deductions of the immortals, perhaps the Dragon King Ruotu has a deeper connection with the earth."

"People's excessive exploration of the Layered Abyss caused this ancient rock dragon to lose his mind."

Ganyu looked at him deeply.

Some people pursue fairness because they really want it and long to see a fair world.

But for more people, fairness is just a ruler.

People make rules and provide fairness only to rule the majority.

Whether it is fair or not, many people already know it after the rules are made.

The rules may have some omissions, but what kind of people a country's rules serve is formulated from the foundation.

When an ordinary person loses his mind and becomes a madman, it is also a trouble for other mortals.

What's more, it was an ancient dragon king who swept through the war between demons and gods and lost his mind.

Then the mad King Rādhāra dealt a heavy blow to the innocent people who were active in the Chasm at that time.

"I guess your next question is to ask whether the contribution of the Dragon King Ruota in the Demon God War and the gift given by the Emperor in return are fair."

Gan Yu knew it well, "And the next sentence is to ask whether the immortal's efforts have been rewarded."

Jiang Qing clapped his hands and smiled, "That's the truth."

In a negotiation, no story is truly worthless.

People just use stories to illustrate their positions.

Ganyu is actually a little strange.

It was she who first proposed the story of King Rudra, and Jiang Qing took advantage of the situation and made the story she proposed serve his own ideas and thoughts.

What if she didn't mention Lord Rudra, but something else?

What excuse will Jiang Qing use?
"So do you think it's fair?" Jiang Qing straightened his face and asked softly, "About the sacrifices made by the immortals in the war between demons and gods, and the rewards they received in the end."

"I am just one of the immortals. It is not my responsibility to answer on behalf of all the immortals." Gan Yu said straightforwardly, "But today, I feel a little confident."

"Then there's no harm in saying it directly. We don't care."

Jiang Qing shook his head. “It doesn’t matter what you want or what you don’t care about.”

"What I'm talking about is whether your input and output in a game are equal."

Ganyu did not answer.

Her first irrelevant answer was already an answer.

"It's something that most people in Liyue Harbor know. Whether I want it or not is my business, but whether I give it or not is your problem."

His words were slow and measured, striking at Ganyu's defenses.

"After the Demon God War, the Emperor must have given something to the Immortal based on his merits."

Even if He didn't, given the respect the immortals have for Morax, they probably wouldn't say anything.

"But all the immortals were excluded from the matter of Liyue Harbor. In the end, the God of Rock didn't even give you a chance to compete for the leadership of this city."

"One thing can have many explanations. I believe you have all chosen the one you are willing to believe - so why don't we take a look at the practice." Jiang Qing stared into Gan Yu's eyes, "Take a look at what He did."

Ganyu subconsciously looked away.

"He trusts humans too much, doesn't he?"

When saying this, Jiang Qing always felt that there was something wrong with him.

This was not what he meant, but he had said this more than once in Liyue. This statement was a bit strange, as if he had some opinion about his human identity.

Actually not.

The Emperor's preference for humans is a good thing for Jiang Qing.

At least in this way, he can naturally get this protection.

But the person Jiang Qing needs to communicate with is a non-human being like an immortal.

In order to stir up their emotions, Jiang Qing could only try his best.

The effect is still there.

If the immortal, like the devil, naturally has some kind of love for humans, then his "instigation" is useless.

Oropus was about to run away, but when he saw the people from the Abyss Palace, he insisted on sending them to the world above.

Even if I die in the end, I must first settle these people.

It is actually His true Self crying.

He was able to take such care of us when we met by chance. Not to mention that Oropas was just the god of the people of Haizhi Island, Jiang Qing would be willing to believe if you said he was the father of the people of Haizhi Island.

But immortals and demons are obviously not the same.

Because of Morax, the immortals also have a certain degree of tolerance towards the human species.

But this does not affect their normal decisions.

Ganyu lowered her eyes.

The core of the problem is not complicated. It is a rather simple reward mechanism - the equality of input and output.

It is normal in the human world that what you give may not be rewarded.

But hard work should be rewarded. This is the pie in the sky drawn for most people, and most people happily accept this pie in the sky.

This mechanism exists but is not permanently applicable. For example, in the case of Morax, it is clear that humans have no way of repaying him for protecting humans during the war between demons and gods.

The gods in the world of Teyvat highlight a "self". They can become demons because they are demons when they are born.

Faith has no more value to them. That is to say, people respect Morax, but these beliefs have no practical value to Morax.

He will never be able to recoup the investment He has made in humanity.

But Morax didn't care.

But the attitude of the human top leaders remains consistent. Morax may not care about what rewards humans can provide, but humans cannot really do nothing because of this.

Annual festivals, sacrifices, celebrations and the like are not very useful, but they still need to be done.

This brings us back to the question Jiang Qing asked at the beginning.

The immortals may not want it, but whether Morax gives it or not is another question.

Ganyu of course knew that Jiang Qing was trying to sow discord between them, and her first reaction was... perhaps she should give Jiang Qing the most painless death and help him start his new life as soon as possible.

But in the end she gave up this rather "tempting" idea.

Because she still didn't understand Jiang Qing's thoughts.

Curiosity is the only reason that Jiang Qing can hang on to his life at the moment, but Jiang Qing doesn't think so.

He saw the familiar blue.

Jiang Qing didn't look at it any further.

Based on his understanding of this broken system settlement system, there were basically no surprises.

What could be revealed was nothing more than the communication between himself and Ganyu, inducing the other party's thoughts.

That's what he's doing, so it doesn't matter.

"By the way, Miss Ganyu." Jiang Qing organized his words and immediately attacked, "Have you ever considered ruling this city in the future, just like the Emperor?"

"You seem to have used this kind of rhetoric before, and it seems to be in the conversation with Tianquanxing." Ganyu did not answer directly, but teased softly, "Are you planning to travel around the world with one move?"

Jiang Qing touched the tip of his nose.

He was a little speechless because of these smart people. As soon as he opened his mouth, his whole cards were always seen through.

Fortunately, it doesn't matter whether you have a trump card or not, as long as they listen to me, that's enough.

"One trick is enough to conquer the world." He did not feel embarrassed at all. "As long as you don't think there is any problem, it's fine."

"If you must have an answer, this country has had gods for too long." Gan Yu thought for a moment, "I do have this opportunity, but if I continue to take over the position of the Emperor, then those who come after me will no longer have any chance."

No matter how much we promote the rule of man, even if Ganyu, as the successor, also supports the political views of the Emperor, the facts will not lie.

Those who promoted the so-called rule of man for two generations were all inhuman immortals and demons.

The real leader and true sovereignty of this city have never belonged to human beings.

Once such an understanding is formed, the so-called rule by man will really become something more like a slogan.

Therefore, the second-generation successor can only be Qixing or someone else, but not an immortal.

This is Ganyu’s attitude.

Of course Jiang Qing couldn't force Ganyu to do anything.

Her attitude was so simple and clear. She determined that the next successor must be a human being and had no intention of creating an emperor emeritus.

In a way, it’s no wonder that among the many immortals back then, the Emperor chose Ganyu to stay in Liyue Harbor.

This is indeed the inheritor and adherent of His ideas.

Jiang Qing deleted the part of his plan that described that the person could not be separated from the immortal, and suddenly found that he had nothing to say.

How to convince an immortal who knows what he is doing?

After her long life, she knew everything she needed to know.

Now I am following my own ideas and moving towards the end step by step.

Jiang Qing no longer had the heart to advise.

"It seems that I have nothing to say." He quickly amended his words, "Well, I hope you will be the right one in the future."

In Jiang Qing's opinion, admitting mistakes is not worth mentioning.

When he first came to Liyue, he had a short dispute with Keqing.

Jiang Qing knew that Keqing's proposal was about to come true, but he resolutely chose the wrong side. In the end, Morax's death proved that he was wrong and Keqing was right.

He naturally had to apologize for his poor judgment, even though Keqing didn't care.

It's just the same situation now.

Jiang Qing didn't really think he was wrong, he just realized deeply that he couldn't convince an immortal, and she chose to stand against him.

So he naturally admitted his mistake.

Ganyu frowned slightly.

She is not the type to demand others to be convinced - most of the time, it is enough for a person to express submission and respect on the surface, and she does not care what others think in their hearts.

Being obedient enough and cursing in your heart will never conflict.

But she had some unnecessary demands on Jiang Qing.

"I roughly understand your thoughts." Gan Yu explained gently, "In your opinion, whether it is wealth or power, no matter how we control or supervise it, it will inevitably gather in the hands of certain people in the end."

"Then, they will follow the instinct of life and leave the scepter and wealth to their descendants."

"There may be some people who betray the instinct of life and occasionally abandon this choice, but there are not many such people, and it will not affect the overall situation... Is this what you want to say?"

Jiang Qing shook his head decisively, "No, I don't have anything to say."

"You can say whatever you want to say. It has nothing to do with me."

Ganyu paused for a moment and was speechless.

In a way, it's something that's unstoppable.

If a person has the idea of ​​making progress and has actually experienced the hardship and suffering of working his way up from the bottom, he will not want his children to start from scratch.

If he has not experienced these... not experiencing these means that he has directly skipped the accumulation process of the lower-class people, and he is not a lower-class person at all, so what else is there to say.

Besides, with all the wealth and fame he has accumulated throughout his life, when he is old and frail and unable to continue to hold on to it, how many people would choose to let go directly, rather than leaving it to their descendants in another way?

Once these inheritance relationships begin, it is the beginning of the emergence of aristocratic families.

Liyue has never had such a crisis or trend, because the one who controls all evaluation standards is a god.

He himself had never thought about what would happen after his death. Countless mortals who were far from being able to reach the figure of Morax certainly did not dare to cause any trouble for themselves.

But that doesn't mean such risks don't exist.

Gan Yu understood Jiang Qing's thoughts.

Why he himself did this is unclear.

But his philosophy behind doing so is almost obvious at a glance. Inheriting knowledge and wealth is an instinctive reaction of life, so there must be a god who is transcendent to supervise and restrain it.

He doesn't believe that human bottom line and ideals can exceed this instinct, so he needs God.

And Ganyu...she also doesn't think letting it go is a good option, but she wants to support Morax's rule of man, so she must kick the immortal out.

There is no place for immortals in this game. The second ruler of Liyue can only be a human.

Of course, she can continue to take over the emperor's scepter, but even if she wants to give up after a hundred years, will anyone really believe in the rule of man that she promotes?

People will only think that she is just trying to save face. Maybe it is not a good look to sit in that position while promoting the rule of eight people, so she symbolically said that she thinks she may not be suitable for it.
Who would believe that she really felt that she was not suitable and wanted to give up her position?

They will only behave even worse, like Ganyu's loyal dogs.

It doesn't matter whether you are loyal in your heart or not; what is most valuable is the loyalty you show.

If anyone intends to follow Ganyu, they will be judged as Ganyu's enemy and then chased and bitten by her loyal dog.

These people would also try their best to dissuade her from stepping down, using such glorious reasons as for the future of the people of Liyue to dissuade her from staying in that position to lead humanity.

It is difficult to establish rules, but it only takes a privilege once in a while to break them.

So although privilege exists, it is often not exposed to ordinary people - or it is always in the forefront from the beginning.

In the feudal era, privileges were written in front of people. Those who could accept it accepted it, and those who could not accept it died. Therefore, the rules were safe and sound, and the people accepted the rules.

In the post-era, hiding privileges so that ordinary people don’t know about them and won’t feel it’s unfair is also a method.

Unfortunately, the speed at which information spreads is much faster than the speed of patches, so it still appears later - but fortunately it is insignificant, and most people are willing to pretend not to see it and continue living.

What Ganyu wants to do is fairness in the post-era. It allows privileges to exist, but it will not allow privileges to appear openly.

Unfortunately, once she took over the emperor's scepter, her privilege was exposed.

Jiang Qing is not optimistic about this way of doing things.

A country's path has a lot to do with its foundation. Liyue is vast and sparsely populated, and is far from reaching the country's development limits.

It would be too far-sighted to start pursuing a certain system at this time.

But his opinion is also just one person's, and Jiang Qing is unable to influence too many people.

This is a story whose direction was determined from the beginning.

Since the death of Morax, the only one qualified to represent the immortals is Ganyu.

Because this is the only successor to all of Morax's ideas, the immortals will not refute her, and the Seven Stars are powerless to refute her.

Her choice is the future of this country.

And she chose to remain silent.

This is the best answer.

"It looks like none of us are in the mood to continue chatting." Gan Yu was not surprised by Jiang Qing's behavior.

To some extent, Jiang Qing's actions always carry a certain hidden arrogance.

He himself was aware of it, and even took the initiative to cover up and modify it - for example, when facing Ganyu or Qixing, he always tried his best to restrain his words and appeared exceptionally gentle.

In fact, he is definitely not a gentle person.

This is the lesson the shogunate taught him: in order to survive, one must respect and obey the powerful.

But some things cannot be concealed easily, and they will always be revealed inadvertently in any of your behaviors.

"I'm glad you thought of talking to me about something." Jiang Qing said respectfully, "I'm always happy to do something for people like you."

There was something flattering about this, but there was nothing wrong with it.

He jumped left and right just to score points in front of these people.

It is always easier for people to face reality when they are powerless.

"I do need your help with something." Ganyu nodded slightly, "It just so happens that I can also detain you and throw you outside of Liyue Harbor."

She did not hide her optimism about Jiang Qing, nor did she hide her vigilance against Jiang Qing.

Differences in ideas are far more stubborn and intractable than any opposition.

Ganyu just wanted to clear Jiang Qing out of Liyue Harbor while implementing her own ideas.

This is because Jiang Qing only has ideas but no desire or intention to implement them. He has always used ideas to impress others, but he himself does not value them and has no plans to implement them.

Ganyu's personality is like this. She won't get rid of someone just because he or she has different ideas from her.

"Glad to help." Jiang Qing shrugged. "Go ahead."

He feels much more relaxed when talking about commissions.

He didn't even bother to ask about the reward because he himself didn't want to return to Liyue Harbor right now.

Knowing what would happen in Liyue Harbor, Jiang Qing certainly had no intention of getting involved.

"The teacher told me that He recently accepted a disciple."

Gan Yu pondered and said, "His original intention was to teach this talented little sister some principles of cultivation, but the little sister seemed to have learned the wrong thing and rushed all the way down the correct path that she understood."

Jiang Qing's eyelids twitched.

After Ganyu said this, he roughly understood the other party's identity.

Isn’t this Shen He?
"After all that she has learned, she is more like an immortal than I am."

Ganyu was a little discouraged.

Qilin requires that he must drink nectar and eat good crops.

Because of what happened in her childhood, she has been controlling her diet to avoid gaining weight again.

As a result, Shen He, who was practicing in the mountains, was obviously a mortal, but he looked more like an immortal than her.

"Isn't this bad?" Jiang Qing pretended to know nothing. "It's not a bad thing to be like an immortal in cultivation, right?"

Mortals have seven emotions and six desires, and desires are not a problem. It’s just that everyone has limited talents and a limited lifespan.

If you learn this one, you will not have time to learn the next one. The time wasted here will result in you being too late at some time in the future.

In short, my abilities are limited, and learning from the entry level to the advanced level may not necessarily be rewarded, let alone time to invest in other areas.

"There is really nothing wrong with practicing wholeheartedly, and Ahe does have talent."

Gan Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, "But now that you have embarked on this path of cultivation, how many chances do you think you have to gain a strength that satisfies you before you die?"

Jiang Qing instantly understood what she didn't want to say.

It's nothing more than talent and hard work. How can you know the importance of talent if you don't work hard? Jiang Qing is fed up with this kind of poisonous chicken soup.

But this toxic chicken soup is quite realistic.

Ganyu has this ability, and it is undeniable that she worked very hard in the past. But after the establishment of Liyue, if you put her in a position where she has been busy with paperwork for years and cannot even take leave, it is blatant nonsense to say that she is working hard to hone her strength now.

Even so, she still retains almost invincible strength among humans, and a lifespan that is measured in thousands of years.

All this has little to do with her efforts, but is purely due to the blood of the benevolent beast Qilin in her body.

(End of this chapter)