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

This time, you've enhanced the rule's effectiveness, ensuring that each judgment reaches its maximum potential.

At sixty-one, you're making cards.

At 62, you're still making cards.

[At sixty-three years old, after three full years of work, you have finally succeeded in creating a new set of divine authority cards with more complete rules and greater power, whose power limit is sufficient to reach the level of the Four Rulers.]

But you felt no joy, because when the divine authority card was remade, the template unlocking progress was still stuck at 99%.

【you failed.】

You felt desperate, and even fell seriously ill.

"Ryder!!!"

Inside the Privy Council, in a luxurious mansion.

Funina rushed into the house with a look of anxiety on her face.

The busy maids were startled.

"F-Ms. Funina?"

"Where's Ryder?" Furnessa asked anxiously. "Where is he?"

"Lord Ryder is resting upstairs."

No one dared to stop the Water God. Funina rushed upstairs and into the room, where she found Su Chen leaning against the headboard reading a book.

"Ryder, are you alright?!"

Su Chen put down his book, looked up and smiled, "What could possibly be wrong with me? But you, being so loud and boisterous, be careful you don't get caught on camera."

"Are you really alright? Aina clearly said you came back feeling unwell, and so did the people in the logistics department."

Originally, she was looking for Su Chen to go to the Opiclie Opera House, but when she arrived at the logistics department, she heard that Su Chen had actually fainted that morning, so Furness rushed over in a hurry.

Do I look like someone who's in trouble?

“Hmm…” Funina examined her closely, “Your face is a little pale.”

"It's just that my strength has been overdrawn."

"Overexertion?"

"Of course," Su Chen said irritably, "Isn't this all to make you a more powerful card?"

"what?"

Then Fu Ningna remembered that Su Chen had said four years ago that he would make even more powerful cards. Although she was not used to not having rule cards, no one dared to doubt her identity as the Water God, so she was fine on weekdays.

The only pity was that the three big thugs weren't around, and Su Chen was researching day and night, so he was a little lonely.

"Really?" Fu Ningna felt that something was off.

"You'll see once you try it yourself."

Su Chen spread his hands.

Cards flew out of his palm, spreading out in the air and emitting a faint light.

The most eye-catching card is the one in the middle, which is gold with a hint of red. In addition, there are four gold cards, seven gold-purple gradient cards, and several other purple cards.

A series of radiant lights emanated from the area, leaving Funina completely stunned.

"These...are all mine?" she asked incredulously.

Su Chen smiled faintly: "Yes, they're all yours."

"Waaaah... Ryder, you're so kind."

"Okay, I got it... Hey, it's not necessary to cry, is it?"

"Because...because I was really touched."

"Then don't wipe your snot on me, and don't come any closer, you idiot!!"

...

After a period of chaos, Funina left satisfied with the cards.

After she left, Su Chen, who was leaning against the headboard, let out a heavy sigh of relief. His face suddenly turned ugly, and he seemed to have aged instantly. The aging was not in appearance, but in his spirit and energy.

"Phew~ I really looked pathetic."

He couldn't remember the last time he had experienced this feeling of 'old weakness'.

Of course, this is not important. If it's just about experiencing the life of an ordinary person, Su Chen would be happy to participate in this simulation.

But when it came to unlocking his template, that final 1% seemed like an insurmountable chasm, leaving him feeling hopeless.

Failed.

The failure of the last 1% renders all previous successes of 99% futile.

However, his current physical condition is no longer sufficient to support him in conducting further research.

There's not enough time or energy.

Su Chen was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

[You know that this simulation is likely coming to an end, and you no longer have the ability to explore deeper rules, so you decide to give up the research and enjoy the rest of your life.]

You rested at home for three days, and then came to the Opizke Opera House.

Today is the day of recess.

The Opicclay Opera House occasionally stages plays during its off-season, and Madame Furness would sometimes appear in person, making it the liveliest time in the opera house.

Su Chen walked into the opera house and onto the stage; even this short distance was tiring for him.

His earlier refusal of Aina's company was indeed a bit of a show of bravado... Su Chen stood before the Cardinal of the Proclamation and Judgment, raising his head to gaze silently.

Despite the passage of decades, the opera house has remained unchanged, and the people have fully accepted the decree that the cardinals possess the power to maintain Fontaine's operation.

As I pondered, the surrounding space suddenly shifted, and a long-unseen scene reappeared.

"Let me make this clear first, I didn't come to see you because I was bored." Fukaros crossed her arms and looked Su Chen up and down curiously. "What's wrong with you? You look like you're about to die."

I said it would be best not to meet, but that was decades ago.

Fukaros had always held firm to this bottom line, but after sensing Su Chen's faint life force, she couldn't help but come out.

Su Chen shrugged: "Look at what you're saying. Everyone dies, isn't that normal?"

"But... is that all?" Fukaros was still surprised. "You are a variable that can affect the entire world."

"Since it's a variable, it means it's uncontrollable, and maybe nothing can be changed, right?"

“What you said makes sense… Sigh~ It’s a bit sad. I can’t stand seeing these things.” Fukaros sighed. “You came all this way, it’s hard for me not to see you.”

Su Chen smiled and said, "Let's chat."

"What...are you going to talk about?"

"How's it going here?"

"What do you think? Vilette is a very perceptive guy, I wouldn't dare to peek outside every time."

Su Chen looked around and saw that the layout was almost identical to that of the opera house. The only difference was that there was no one in the entire theater; there were neither audience members nor actors.

Or rather, Fukaros is both an audience member and an actress; she will continue her solo dance here until everything settles down.

"I've been wanting to ask this for a while now." Su Chen looked up at the sky-blue greatsword hanging above the consciousness space. "What's the name of this sword?"

"Oh dear, why do you care about it?"

"I think it's quite beautiful... There must be some kind of energy transfer here, right? The Cardinal of the Decree absorbed the power generated by faith, but didn't use it all to convert into the Lawful Compensation Mixed Energy; instead, it entered this sword, right?"

The core of the decree ruling the cardinals is the Heart of God, which has the effect of collecting the power of faith. After all, this is something at the level of a demon god. Even if the basic needs for maintaining the operation of Fengdan are removed, there should still be a large part of its power remaining.

So where did all this power go?

A flicker of panic crossed Fukaros's eyes, but she quickly masked it, saying, "Of course not. If the power isn't used up, it's stored away. It's like having extra of something in reserve; isn't that common sense?"

"The Sword of Damocles, the sword of crisis hanging overhead, is this the crisis you are about to face? Or rather, the crisis that the entire Fontaine is about to face." Su Chen said calmly, "A crisis hanging overhead, a prophecy that even the Seven Gods are powerless to prevent... well, rather than a prophecy, it should be more like a curse of the heavens, otherwise you could not have done this."

Fukalos was completely stunned.

"You actually know the principles of heaven?!"

"Ah, I know a little bit." Su Chen smiled. "Judging from your reaction, I was right. So, is the solution to the crisis of Heavenly Justice to rely on Vilette?"

Fukalos fell silent.

"Do you want to tell me? It must be very hard for someone to keep a secret in their heart."

"Sigh~ I knew I shouldn't have seen you."

Fukaros sighed heavily.

She truly regretted it; she shouldn't have been curious if she had known this would happen, now she was in a dilemma.

But in the end, Fukaros decided to tell Su Chen everything.

From the moment she met Su Chen, it seemed like fate had arranged it all. Fukaros decided to trust her intuition... well, anyway, Ryder was about to die.

“Actually, you already know most things, except for one thing, which is the origin of the prophecy,” Fukalos said softly. “The original sin that the Fontaine people bear from the moment they are born began with the previous water goddess, Egolia, who, in response to the wishes of her people, stole the power of creation and turned the pure water spirits into humans.”

Su Chen raised an eyebrow: "You mean... the people of Fontainebleau are transformed from pure water spirits?"

"Yes, the waters of the Primordial Sea of ​​the Womb, that was the very beginning of all of Teyvat... It was originally Agoria's responsibility to protect it, but she took advantage of that. But in the end, it's us, her familiars, who are too eager for human life."

As Fukaros recounted his story, Su Chen finally understood what the original sin was, the burden that all the people of Fengdan bore from the moment they were born.

They were created by Egolia and, strictly speaking, are not true humans. This is because the power of the primordial womb within the Fontaine people is activated the moment they touch the womb water, reversing the process of creation. This is why there is a saying that the Fontaine people merge into the water.

Because their consciousness had all turned into pure water spirits.

The curse was a divine punishment; it was an inevitable event on the continent of Teyvat, and no one could stop it.

Since it cannot be avoided, let it happen and seek a glimmer of hope in the face of adversity.

And Navelette is the key to the whole plan.

By sacrificing himself, he would unleash the ancient power, allowing Navelette to return to the realm of a complete dragon, thus protecting the people of Fontaine under the prophecy—this was Fucaros's plan.

Preventing the people of Fontainebleau from dissolving in the Sea of ​​Embryo is something only the Water Dragon King can do.