People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 433 Lin Feng: No, could my Tree King be a buyer’s show and a seller’s show?
Inside the consciousness space, in front of the giant silver-white tree.

The pollution dissipated, and a breeze blew over the vast sea of ​​flowers.

Facing the rows of green cabbages beside him, the King of Trees fell into deep thought for a moment.

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".Should I go back and take a look?"

"Go pick new branches from the World Tree. You can find such an answer directly. It seems that you must have spent a lot of time on this when I was away."

Although he knew that he had not left any documents or records about the birth process of Nashida, the person in front of him still found the correct solution of "reincarnation".

I sorted out everything that had happened so far, because the other party's performance after coming here was really too reliable.

She soon realized that without her knowledge, Nashida and the Adventer must have spent a lot of time on their own affairs.

". Thank you very much for spending so much time and effort on a deceased person like me who only has some fragments of consciousness left, but I am not in a position to use the original plan at the moment."

"The authority of the demon god and the authority of the world tree cannot be infinitely increased in this way. You should also find that Nashida and I can actually be regarded as "one individual". The total amount of our power is close to constant."

"Five hundred years ago, after I created Nashida, I had to quickly choose to disappear and transfer the authority I held to her so that she could grow up as quickly as possible.
As the goddess of plants, her authority over plants is relatively weak right now, and that’s actually because she and I are interfering with each other.”

As a very special lineage among the demon gods, Xumi's divine inheritance is far more stable than that of other countries. As long as a new branch of the World Tree is picked, the next "self" can be almost completely copied.

But since they are all "themselves", then coexistence is something that goes against common sense.

If one of the parties does not disappear completely as soon as possible, many problems will inevitably arise in the distribution of power and authority due to mutual interference.

"Don't worry too much. I know you can't iterate losslessly in this way."

"But besides that, the purpose of me breaking off the new branch is just to use it as material, and then to nurture your soul, which is now too severely damaged, in my own way."

There is often some overlap between the different authorities in Teyvat.
In most cases, the power symbolizing the water element is more superior in terms of "life".

However, everyone has their own specialties. Nashida and the Great Compassion Tree King can even be roughly classified as "plants" because their existence forms are too special.

In this case, Lin Feng was sure that with his current authority, it would not be difficult for the Great Compassion Tree King to avoid the procedures of their lineage.

". But even if I could really come back from the dead and have two 'me's coexist at the same time,
But if I don't disappear, the power that should have belonged to 'one person' may never be returned to Nashida. Is this really okay?"

He tilted his head slightly to look at the little girl beside him, knowing that she might have suffered a lot over the years due to her lack of strength. The Tree King also wanted to know her opinion on this.

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He blinked, as if he had not expected to be asked such a question.

Nashida lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Lanaro who was surrounding her, and finally gave the Tree King an answer that surprised her:

"I don't think it's a problem."

"In fact, compared to the power of plants and trees, I prefer the authority of dreams."

After a brief pause, Nashida looked at the tree king in front of her, who looked exactly like her, and expressed another consideration in her mind:

"I actually think this is like the difference between sharing things and sharing wisdom.

Sharing things doesn’t make the total amount of things more, but if we share the thinking process and answers with each other, then we all have twice the wisdom.”

"For some reason, I had heard about the twin gods phenomenon in Inazuma before.
As the "God of Wisdom", if sharing some authority can get double the wisdom, there should be only one answer to this matter no matter how you think about it."

Even if we put aside the special feelings in her heart, Nashida knew how much contribution the Tree King had made to all the scientific research results of the Ministry of Education.
If such a scholar, who might be the best even among gods, could be preserved at such a small cost, then the gods of any country would most likely make similar choices.

"and"

"Hmm? Anything else?"

I was just about to sigh that this really seemed like a choice I would make.

But then I discovered that there seemed to be some other reasons besides this.

".Nothing, I just think that a little bit of weakness doesn't really matter.
After all, due to some special circumstances, no one in Xumi would choose to attack now."

He took a deep look at Lin Feng beside him, and at the same time thought of the large group of elemental dragons that often held meetings in the desert before.
It is totally unimaginable what kind of decision maker could come up with a plan to invade Xumi.

After seeing the growth rate and ability of her own sage to attract people, Nashida had already chosen to give up thinking about the aspect of strength.

Tree King: “.”

I also noticed the direction of the little guy's gaze.

After a moment of silence, she thought about the power comparison between "God" and "Sage". For some reason, she suddenly understood Nashida's mental journey.

".In order to avoid further mutual repulsion, the two of you should not approach the real World Tree at the same time for the time being.

Leave the selection and picking of branches to me, I will be back soon, please wait here for a while."

Arriving at the edge of the contact between the consciousness space and the real world tree, Lin Feng turned back and left these words to the two children behind him before taking action.

And when he left alone, all that was left in this space were a bunch of Lanaros and two "Nashidas" that looked exactly the same.

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At the edge of the world, he sent off his "lifesaver" and "the only wise man" respectively.
The two identical little ones looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.

Although the relationship between them is very special, they still have many things to talk about with each other.

But because there were so many things to talk about, I couldn't find any suitable topics for a while.

They stood there staring at each other for a long time, and finally Nashida couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to break the deadlock:

".Just now you said that even after returning, you don't want to disclose your existence to the public for the time being. Do you really want to do this?"

"The people of Xumi still love you very much. The contributions made by the Tree King have never been forgotten. If you disclose the information..."

"I know, but that would be a little unfair to you." He shook his head and led the five-hundred-year-old kid to a tree.
After using his strength to create a swing that was stable enough, the Tree King invited Nashida to sit on it, indicating that the rest of the conversation would take place here.

"Unfair? Why?"

The swing remained still, and Nashida looked at the tree king beside her.

"In places where the environment is too harsh, before the small tree grows fully, the presence of the big tree can protect it from the heavy rain and strong wind.
Although it will take away some sunlight, it may be considered a kind of reward from those being protected."

".Xiaoshu, is that me?"

"Haha, maybe, even though I'm an unqualified senior."

I patted the little one's head. Even though they looked the same, she was much older mentally.

"——Now, because the big tree that should have taken on the responsibility of protection is absent, the young seedlings of the past have to endure the wind, sand and rainstorms alone, and have also experienced a lot of pain in the process.

If, after everything has settled, this incompetent protector were to take away the sunshine that the seedlings should have enjoyed, it would be too greedy. "

“But you know, I don’t care about that.”

"Of course, now you have enough confidence, and you have people who always recognize and affirm you, so you no longer need to rely on the recognition of the public as the meaning of your existence."

Looking at Nashida with a little pity, I could imagine how much pain she had gone through over the years to finally wait for such an ending.

The Tree King sighed slightly, leaned closer, and gave the hug that had been interrupted earlier.

？ ！！

Nashida's body froze as she didn't expect the other party to hug her like this.
Before she could react, the slightly tired voice of the Tree King came to her ears:
“In fact, even if I regard those as excuses, I may not want to continue to bear the people’s expectations.”

"From the beginning, the image I gave to the public was perfect. Because I wanted to be a perfect role model so much, many things I did later were actually beyond my ability."

"I may be able to help you and relieve some of your burden, but I no longer want to be the omnipotent, ever-wise Great Kind Tree King. That kind of life."

I never thought I would hear such words from my role model.

Nashida, who had already met the two rulers Fengyan, suddenly realized at this moment that the tree king in the records was a little too perfect, so perfect that it was a little unreal.

Never making mistakes, never taking a break, just like having no hobbies or life of his own. This is different from all the gods he has seen so far.

".So, you are actually showing your best side to the public? Just like I did before."

"Yes, I hope to be a qualified god and role model, so I try my best not to make any "mistakes".
But before becoming a "god", every god who loves people also has his own joys, sorrows, anger and happiness as a "human". I am very happy to see that you can understand this so early."

It has been a long time since he found someone he could talk to. While telling his story, the Tree King also hoped that Nashida could learn from his own lesson and not let her "self" as a god be neglected too much.

".However, since you are so determined to reject the solution I proposed earlier, then at least in this regard, your growth rate has far exceeded my expectations."

After a short hug, he let go of her hands and looked at Nashida in front of him with some relief.
Feeling the other person's clear and definite self-will, the Tree King thought that the "lifesaver" who was now busy for her might have influenced her a lot.

"Well, that ending is indeed too cruel."

"You have made so many sacrifices for the entire Sumeru and even Teyvat, but in the end you will face complete oblivion. Even children will never see you again in their dreams.
The only thing left is a follower who has forgotten his own struggles and thoughts, unconditionally accepts all your achievements, and uses this false self-confidence to gain the love of the people. "

He raised his head slightly, and looked far away at the edge of the fragment of consciousness with a nostalgic expression.

Nashida, whose tone was even lighter, also told the Tree King another reason as he looked a little surprised:
"——If it were the old me, I might be able to accept such an ending, because "Little Lucky Grass King" is a god that is not cared about. Even false confidence and respect are better than having nothing."

"But now, I have enough precious memories that I don't want to give up, the first time I went out, the first time I had someone accompany me, the first time I had my own sage, sun, and knight.

These memories are the brightest diamonds in the 500-year period. I don’t want them to be buried in a longer and bigger desert and become mediocre. "

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"Oh, it's a precious memory. Remember to cherish it."

"It is ultimately a helpless move to let a seedling that has not yet fully grown take over all the branches and leaves of a big tree. I am sorry that you have been under so much pressure.

Now that there is a better choice, let your future self experience it all.”

She turned her head slightly and looked at the young man who had returned quietly at some point with a few new branches in his hands.

Suddenly, they clearly felt how many miracles the existence of such a "savior" had brought to them. This little creature, who looked exactly like Nashida, pursed its lips, grateful from the bottom of its heart that everything had not turned out the worst.

".You, heard everything?"

Her movements were stiff. She had not expected that what she said behind the back would be heard by the person involved. Embarrassed, Nashida became a little restless.

".That should be the case. It won't take long to break off a few branches, although they are not branches in the conventional sense."

In order to try more times, I broke off several new branches to be on the safe side.

After all, there is no pollution in the trees of the world today, and with the method taught by the Great Compassionate Tree King, Lin Feng can actually deal with it very quickly.

He glanced at a little fellow beside him who had already noticed him but had not reminded Nashida and even deliberately changed the topic.

Noticing the other person's eyes that were slightly curved like crescent moons,
Lin Feng suddenly had an ominous premonition, thinking that the buyer's and seller's shows with the same sharp contrast as Wendy and the old man's might soon appear before his eyes.

He sighed slightly, not intending to let go of a certain "former Buyer" who was gloating over his misfortune, and walked up to rub the heads of the two little guys at the same time.

Despite the subtle look from the tree king, he refused to let go.

After making sure that he had done most of what he had done here, he looked at this fragment of consciousness that was much more lively than the records showed, and told them his plans for his return trip:

"——Let's go. We have been here for quite some time. It is time to go back to the outside world and see what Xumi is like now."

"Nashida has reserved a room for you in the Jingshan Palace. You don't need to worry about your living situation in the future."

"Although I don't know if your new body can grow fully in time,
But if you don't want to make it public, then we'll just treat it as a welcome ceremony to celebrate your return, and you can accompany us to Mondstadt for a while afterwards."

(End of this chapter)