In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

"I know."

Cole didn't show any surprise and replied with his head down.

"Tsk tsk, they've got some nerve."

"Knowing full well that my keeping you might be for ulterior motives, you still dare to think of using me instead."

Rod's words made Cole bury his head even deeper.

no way.

The facts have already proven it.

In front of Rhodes, let alone using him, Cole couldn't even conceal his true intentions.

then.

Then Rod's voice rang out again.

"I will have someone come and seal the things on your body in a few days."

"When that person asks you something, just tell them everything that happened in the lab and what it was like inside."

The person Rod is looking for.

It was Seno, the high-ranking official I had met once at Kawan Post Station.

Of course.

Rhodes didn't have the connections to invite this important figure.

We'll have to trouble Candice to help with this.

The reason for inviting Seno was to help Cole seal away the remnants of the demon god within him.

There is another reason.

That is, Rhodes needs to use the power of Seno to drive out the Fools who are entrenched near the village of Arru.

That is, the group that used Cole for human experiments.

Fools abound.

This is an organization of the Winterlands among the seven Teyvat kingdoms, nominally serving as the Winterlands' diplomatic mission to foreign countries.

However, they are not a legitimate diplomatic organization.

In any case, as far as Rhodes knows, there are a whole host of things, including assassinations, infiltrations, smuggling, robberies, and instigating rebellions.

The biggest thing the Fools did in Sumeru was this.

It's the Vitality Home, not far from Aru Village.

It was also the research site of the Second Executive Officer, Dottore, which made Rhodes extremely wary when he obtained the second Eye of God.

The laboratory in the desert where Cole was injected with the demon god's remnant potion was a research facility under his name.

After returning from the rainforest, Rod had been thinking about how to better conceal himself.

Now, with the appearance of Cole.

This gave Rhodes a new idea.

He definitely can't afford to offend the Fools, not even if he adds the Blazing Beasts and Aru Village to the mix.

But Sino can!

Besides being unparalleled in martial prowess within Sumeru, he is also the face of Sumeru in terms of background and status, and in terms of power, as the Grand Discipline Officer, he is second only to the emperor and holds absolute law enforcement authority in Sumeru.

Dottore's human experiment was a direct violation of one of the six prohibitions of the Council of Fathers: "the study of human evolution."

There is a witness named Cole.

Seno could directly determine that Vitality House and Dotole were guilty. Even if they couldn't be dealt with according to the rules of the Council of the Church, Vitality House would inevitably be forcibly closed.

Even if Dotore remained in Sumeru, he wouldn't be so close to Aru Village.

As for whether using Cole as a witness to report Dotole will provoke his retaliation.

Rod wasn't worried about that.

Once Seno successfully engages him, then Dotore's attention will no longer be focused on Aru Village.

Now it's up to Corleone.

As long as she can explain things clearly to Sino, there won't be any problems.

Think of this.

Rod's gaze toward Cole became much more intense.

However, even though things have come to this point.

Cole still had doubts: "What would that person you mentioned ask me?"

"Didn't I just say that?"

Ask about your experience.

"The exact location of the laboratory."

"They might take some statements and also use a photo recorder to keep a record of your information for your file."

"They probably won't ask about anything else."

After a moment's thought, Rhodes gave a rough answer.

That said.

Cole had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

But she still didn't agree immediately, and continued to ask, "Why do you want to help me?"

"help you?"

"wrong."

Rod chuckled and shook his finger, saying, "I'm helping myself. As for why I took you in, it's because you destroyed my things. Once you've paid back everything you owe me, you can leave anytime and go wherever you want. I can't be bothered with you."

Now Cole was completely relieved and nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Well, that's good."

Rod was very satisfied with Cole's performance.

Next.

It was a three-point agreement between the two of them.

First, before the remnants of the demon god are sealed, Cole cannot enter Aru Village at will. This is for her own good. With the symptoms of the demon scale disease and the scars caused by the demon god remnant potion, even if the villagers of Aru Village are kind-hearted, they will still throw stones at Cole when they see her like this.

Secondly, the power of the demon god's remnants cannot be used again. Cole's mind has already developed severe manic problems due to the corruption of the demon god's resentment. If this power is used again, Rhodes is afraid that she will be beyond saving before Seno even arrives.

Third, eat properly and don't just eat sugar.

This was also the request that most made Cole uneasy.

Sugar is a good thing; it makes people feel happy when they eat it.

Compared to when I was a homeless person and wanted to stuff anything into my stomach, eating sweets is now a really addictive thing.

"If you keep eating sweets, you might lose all your teeth."

Rod explained his reasons for making this request in a very serious manner.

"I see."

Cole responded dejectedly.

The time for open and honest communication has now come to an end.

Having made everything clear, the two of them no longer acted hypocritically like yesterday, and even found each other's faces much more pleasing to the eye.

After Cole finished breakfast.

Rod then threw a hoe that was about the same height as Cole.

"Take this, and come with me to hoe the ground."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 48 Proof of Identity in Aru Village

When Desia and Candice found Rhodes again.

They happened to see him teaching Cole how to hoe the ground.

The farming methods are different from those in Aru Village.

Rhodes' land was decorated with special elements such as grass slimes and grass squares.

Therefore, there are very specific requirements regarding the depth of the pit, where to dig it, and how to dig it.

During the process of teaching Cole, the words that Rod said most often were...

That is.

"You should be glad you didn't dig up any grass slimes when you were digging my ground."

"No matter how much you try to play the victim, I'll still beat you up and hang you on the Seven Gods statue."

This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.

When she was stealing vegetables, Kolai was already so hungry that she was dizzy and her eyes were filled with nothing but green vegetable leaves. She didn't even go to the place where grass slimes were growing.

As for why she stole vegetables and then pulled weeds in the grid area.

It's just because the desert nights are too cold.

Seeing that the checkerboard patterns were made of dry wheat straw, she picked some and took them to the cave she had found beforehand to make a fire and keep warm.

However, it was so easy to pull it out.

It's so difficult to recover now.

As I just mentioned.