Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

The thug who was trying to force Su Chen to leave by violence had just raised his fist when he was knocked to the ground by a figure that suddenly jumped out.

As her long blue hair fluttered, wisps of icy aura spread out.

"How dare you come here?"

The blue-haired girl who suddenly appeared said with dissatisfaction.

Su Chen turned his head and smiled: "Isn't everything alright?"

"What if I hadn't come?"

The girl in front of him was wearing a tight-fitting black outfit with white stripes. She had a slender figure with a curvaceous body and golden eyes staring at Su Chen, uttering a dissatisfied complaint.

Yura, the guerrilla captain of the Knights Order.

Su Chen smiled. If Yura hadn't come, he would have simply taken action directly.

"Lawrence the devil!"

The remaining thugs were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.

Yura said impatiently, "Yes, yes, yes, I, the devil of Lawrence, the bully of Mondstadt, am here. You'd better leave now, or you'll be in big trouble!"

"Oh dear!!!"

The thugs scrambled away from the scene.

Su Chen didn't care. Yura's intimidation power in Mondstadt was no less than that of the Earthfire. Ordinary citizens were fine, and some would even verbally abuse her because of their Mondstadt identity. But these thugs were very self-aware and knew that the Knights Order would not punish a knight captain for their sake, so they never thought of confronting Yura head-on.

"Little sister, don't be afraid. We may not be good people, but we're not bad people either."

Before the little girl could run away, Su Chen blocked her way and greeted her with a smile.

"You know her?" Yura was very curious. Why would she go out of her way to find her if she didn't know her?

The little girl, well, she can't really be called little. In Mondstadt, she's almost an adult at around twelve years old. Su Chen remembers that Noelle wasn't that old either.

"maybe."

Su Chen stared calmly at the little girl.

The other person was slovenly, but his big, dark eyes were exceptionally bright.

“Somewhat familiar.”

Su Chen reached out and tidied the little girl's messy hair.

"So cute."

Yura was somewhat surprised; if she were cleaned, she would probably be a very nice 'beauty'.

The little girl trembled slightly, but feeling the gentleness in Su Chen's movements, she suddenly felt relaxed for some reason.

"Who...are you?" she asked timidly.

"My name is Su Chen," Su Chen chuckled. "And you? What's your name?"

"My name is... Arya."

Su Chen was slightly taken aback.

Then she said softly, "Arya, from today onwards, I will be your teacher, okay?"

...

the other side.

In a secluded attic.

The woman looked towards the street where the battle was taking place.

She didn't go to the scene herself, because regardless of the outcome of this planned attack on the nobles, her goal had already been achieved—to use the class conflict between the common people and the nobles of Mondstadt to divert the people's hatred for the Earthfire and overthrow this damned system.

“This city is still so corrupt, Rustan, I feel sorry for you.”

A deep longing surfaced in her pale purple eyes.

Five hundred years...

Five hundred years ago, Rustan gave everything for Mondstadt, including his life.

But five hundred years later, what the lady sees is still a series of decaying and rotten scenes.

Rustan, you should have been more ruthless back then and completely eradicated those corrupt nobles.

"Your Honor."

A leader of the Earthfire organization respectfully said, "We have spread the message in Mondstadt as you planned... But will it really work? The nobles control the entire city; it's too difficult to deal with them."

"The Judge"—this is the title the woman gave herself after returning to Earth and Fire.

She will use the flames of sin and punishment to burn away the souls of those sinners and judge this city full of sin.

"Don't worry. Rustan has already proven to us that the power of the nobility is nothing but a paper tiger, while the seemingly weak people, when they unite, are powerful enough to overthrow that corrupt system."

Although she also looked down on these weak Mondstadt citizens... the lady added silently to herself.

In her eyes, these people are no different from those five hundred years ago; they only know how to ask for help when faced with danger. What did Rustan gain after giving his all? And now that Rustan is gone, the people of Mondstadt deserve to die.

However, her plan requires the participation of these people.

"Your Excellency Judge, did you truly follow Lord Rustan back then?" the man asked with burning eyes. "Can you tell us what kind of person Lord Rustan really was?"

As the creator of the Earthfire, Rustan's will has been passed down through generations. Even though the Knights of the Crusade fabricated many unfounded accusations to discredit the Earthfire and even 'stole' Rustan, the core members of the Earthfire still firmly believe that Rustan led the Earthfire to resist the calamity and protect Mondstadt.

In fact, to this day, Rustam's existence has long been mythologized and regarded as an organizational belief.

Even Su Chen himself hadn't expected how much people relied on faith on the continent of Teyvat, ruled by the gods.

When people are most helpless, the thing they are most likely to do is to seek a source of emotional support.

The name Rustan is the spiritual pillar for everyone in the Earthfire community.

"He's an idiot..." the woman murmured, looking up. Time had erased countless things, but that familiar face remained deeply etched in her heart.

He was kind to everyone, but too cruel to himself.

He protected everyone, but who can protect him?

Chapter 18 History Always Repeats Itself [Eighth Update]

The assassination of the nobles has caused a huge uproar in Mondstadt. The shift from covert assassinations to open attacks has brought great panic to Mondstadt.

After capturing the attackers, Qin immediately had them interrogated.

In particular, her intuition told her that the person known as the Judge was the mastermind behind the Earthfire forces.

Unfortunately, no matter how the Knights interrogated them, none of the participants in the attack were willing to reveal a single piece of information about the subterranean fire.

Moreover, most of these people came from the slums, and their unified reason for attacking Andrei was to attack the nobles and distribute the food.

Given the increasingly severe impact of the dragon disaster, this reason seems plausible.

After all, even within Mondstadt, the food problem is becoming increasingly tense, and the gradually rising prices are causing great hardship for many ordinary families.

On the afternoon of the day the attack broke out, a voice echoed throughout the streets and alleys.

"The Earthfire's actions are aimed at reclaiming what belongs to the people of Mondstadt from the nobles!"

Food, supplies... these are the things most lacking during a disaster.

The six-month-long dragon plague has exacerbated Mondstadt's food problem. This is the direct conflict arising from Mondstadt's class contradictions. When people are starving and about to die, they don't care who you are.

If the fire helped everyone produce food and overcome the crisis, then they are good people!

boom! ——

"What bastards! These damned scoundrels, they actually use such an excuse to cover up their despicable behavior!"

The Knights, in the meeting room.

Inspector General Guelmer slammed his fist on the table in anger.

These guys must be punished!

Qin said calmly, "How will you punish them? Does Lord Gelmer intend to recall even more personnel?"

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” Gelma said in a deep voice. “If we let these guys run rampant, Mondstadt will be plunged into an unprecedented crisis, and it won’t be as simple as the Dragon Plague.”

"So you arbitrarily withdrew the people stationed in Benlang Territory? Do you know that this action is tantamount to plunging the people of Qingquan Town and the surrounding area into danger?"

"Commander Qin, I know your concerns, but you always have to make a choice, don't you? You have to deal with one of the two things: the subterranean fire or the dragon calamity." Another voice rang out.

Kagel, the vice-commander of the Knights, shook his head.

"Since we are powerless to deal with the dragon scourge, why don't we concentrate our efforts on dealing with the earth fire? At least we should show the people of Mondstadt that we are serious about doing things for them. Otherwise, if this continues, the Knights' reputation will be ruined. You don't want the Grand Master to return to find a Knights' Order condemned by everyone, do you?"

That's not the problem!

Qin said angrily.

The Knights of Favonius, of course, had to consider their reputation.

But if you do things just to protect your reputation, then you're putting the cart before the horse.

When the Grand Master left, he entrusted the Knights to her management so that she could get things done, not just to build a reputation.

However, she couldn't find a reason to refute what Gelmer and Kagel said.

"Um...can I say something?"

Su Chen, who was taking notes on the meeting's summary, closed his notebook.

"Instead of arguing here, let's think about how to solve the problem. The food problem is indeed urgent. As I said before, if everyone can have enough to eat, who would want to fight each other?"

Although he couldn't help but applaud, he never expected to see the Earth Fire pull off such an operation five hundred years later. This was indeed a huge surprise for Su Chen.

However, he had received professional training and always kept his position in mind. Moreover, he was a man by the side of Commander Qin and should not cheer for the enemy.

Gailmay glanced at Su Chen and said indifferently, "Lord Su Chen, although you are the assistant to Commander Qin, please be mindful of the occasion. This is not the place for you to express your opinions."

The implication is that you have no right to speak here.

Although Su Chen's abilities are indeed quite good, he has been recognized by many people within the Knights Order.

But Su Chen, a Liyue native, had no power or influence and was not qualified to get involved in Mondstadt's political affairs.