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

Dixia showed no impatience and patiently listened to Dina Zede finish telling her story.

Rhodes, who already knew all this, showed no sign of surprise. Only after Dina Zede finished speaking did Rhodes smile and say, "What a benevolent god."

This consensus has been reached.

Dina Zede and Rod chatted more and more happily, their laughter never ceasing.

The only thing that made her unhappy was...

It's probably because they're unhappy that the Order of the Nativity no longer holds the Flower Goddess's Birthday celebration for the Little Lucky Grass King.

After a while.

After talking for a long time, Dina Zede was a little tired and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I need to rest first. As for your rooms, I have already made reservations. Dixia knows where they are. You should rest well today. Tomorrow I will take you to the Grand Bazaar. We will first visit the preparations that Nilu and the others are making for the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival."

"Then you should rest well, Miss. We'll come again tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to Dina Zede with concern, Dixia left Huma's house with Rod.

"You noticed, didn't you?"

"What illness does the young lady have?"

Walking on the road of Sumeru City again, Dixia sighed and asked.

"It's Devil's Scale Disease."

Rhodes was telling the truth.

In fact, anyone who has been in contact with Cole, even without knowing beforehand that Dina Zede suffers from Devil Scales, can tell from her mental state and behavior.

"Actually, I've been working as a prostitute's bodyguard for two years now."

Upon hearing the words "Demon Scale Disease," Dixia's expression darkened slightly as she began to recall the events of that year: "Back then, Miss was in better condition than she is now. Although her body was weak, she wasn't so frail that she couldn't even leave the house."

"But since the Flower Goddess's birthday festival last year, her health has suddenly deteriorated a lot."

As she spoke, Dixia raised her right hand and patted her forearm, saying, "Miss's condition is more severe than when we first discovered Cole. The scaly lesions are now very clear and obvious."

"She's so sick, she can't even go out shopping as easily as she used to."

"Her now."

"Most of the time I have to stay at home, and even if I want to go out, my father won't let me."

"Only during the Flower Goddess's birthday festival this year, when the master could not resist her pleas, would he allow her to go out, and she must always be under my watchful eye."

"Oh dear."

"No more, no more."

"The Flower Goddess Festival is coming soon. There will be many vendors setting up stalls at the Grand Bazaar. Go check it out; there's lots of delicious food there."

After finishing discussing Dina Zede, Desia led Rod straight to the Grand Bazaar, no longer mentioning those unpleasant matters.

that's it.

The two went to get something to eat first, and then went to the hotel that Dina Zede had booked.

Finished washing.

Rod, who had just fallen asleep after traveling for several days, was suddenly awakened by a strange palpitation.

As soon as he opened his eyes, his pupils contracted sharply.

Rod remembered clearly that he had been lying in a hotel bed before going to sleep, so how did he suddenly find himself in a lush forest?

And this place is very strange.

very strange.

The tarantula sleeping in the woods is alright; at least it's normal.

The question is, why are the nightingales flying in the sky still in a sleeping posture with their eyes closed?

What's going on with a bunch of white radishes growing on an apple tree?

Why are the colors of the left and right wings of the fluttering butterfly different?

What about those mushroom pigs sleeping soundly at the bottom of the pond?

What exactly is this place?

A huge question mark suddenly appeared in Rhodes's mind.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 72: The Question That Stumped the Grass God

Questions about where I am right now.

Soon someone gave Rhodes the answer.

After passing through a dense forest, Rhodes came across a little girl swinging on a swing in front of a waterfall.

Beside her were a group of little mushrooms frolicking and singing happily.

As Rod approached.

These mushroom-like creatures seemed startled and quickly hid behind rocks and trees, no longer showing themselves.

The commotion also made the little girl who was swinging on the swing turn her head and look over.

Rhodes: "."

Little girl: "???"

The two stared at each other for a long time.

It was the little girl who first asked, "Rhodes? How did you get here?"

Rod did not answer immediately, but instead stared intently at the little girl in front of him.

She looked no more than ten years old, with a pair of elf ears that were different from those of humans. She wore a white tulip skirt with a grass-green cloak, and from a distance, she looked like a green shuttlecock in human shape. Her long, white to gray hair was tied into a side ponytail with obvious green gradient at the ends.

The identity of the person before them was self-evident.

Nasida.

Little Lucky Grass King.

The new grass god of Sumeru.

Rhodes instantly realized where he was.

no doubt.

The land beneath his feet was the dream world created by Nasita through her power.

Meanwhile, Narcida was also quite surprised and puzzled by Rhodes's sudden intrusion.

You should know that this happened after being imprisoned by the sages.

Nasita believed herself to be inferior to the previous Grass God, the Great Compassionate Tree King, and therefore did not resist the sages' imprisonment.

Instead, he stayed obediently in the Pure Goodness Palace, working tirelessly to learn all kinds of knowledge, just to grow into a qualified god as quickly as possible and begin to guide the people out of the threat of taboos.

Because I don't have time to go out.

This dream world was the last pure land in her heart, encompassing the colorful and magnificent world she imagined.

This is her world.

No one could have broken in without her permission.

So the question is coming?

How did Rhodes, a mere mortal, manage to get in here?

He heard Naxida call out his name.

Rod frowned slightly: "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

Did I make a mistake?

Was the Catherine who greeted him at the Adventurers' Guild during the day really Narcida?

"Your name and appearance are registered in the void."

Naxida answered matter-of-factly, "Luo De, male, from Aru Village, came to Sumeru City to participate in the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival."

This explains part of Rhodes's doubts.

When they first entered Sumeru City, the instructor named Bernard did indeed input his name and information into the void.

The Void was not sealed off from Narcida; the Church of England did not yet have that capability.

It's not surprising that one can learn about oneself through the void.

Now, the most important question remains.

Do you know how I got here?

This question is beyond Nasita's knowledge.

If Rhodes were a god, that would be understandable.

But he was clearly just an ordinary person.

Even if Nasita's divine power was weak, she was still a deity.

How did a mortal break through the authority of the Grass God and enter this dream world?

They stared at each other in silence for a long while.

Narcida then remembered to jump off the swing and, seemingly ignoring the question, said to Rhodes, "My name is Narcida, welcome to my dream."

"Dream?"

Rod looked around, feigning confusion: "You mean this is a dream?"

"Although I don't know how you got here."

"But this is indeed my dream."

Narcida looked at Rhodes with curiosity, then asked with even greater curiosity, "You're not from this world, are you?"