Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Prior to this, he had believed these messages because of their immediate and life-saving effects of removing the Void Terminal.

Sudi told the group what he had overheard from a conversation at a grocery store a few days earlier: that the Great Sage and his associates were deliberately using the Void Terminal to harvest dreams and steal computing power for unknown purposes, and that they had been using the Void Terminal to monitor and arrest people who knew about the scheme.

Of course, as information is passed from one person to another, some changes are inevitable, and it becomes less reliable. However, the core message remains unchanged: all the problems were orchestrated by Azar and others in the Council of the Church.

The people present couldn't help but frown as they listened to Sudi's explanation.

Compared to the official, rigorous explanation from the Order of the Church, this statement is far too explosive.

This version of the explanation attributes all the problems in Sumeru City during this period to the sages led by the Great Sage Azar, who are also the high-ranking members of the Council of the Church.

Moreover, it wasn't caused by mistakes or accidents, but rather by the Great Sage's deliberate control.

Someone hesitated before responding, "Isn't this... a bit too wild?"

On one side, the Little Auspicious Grass King, who has always been incompetent in the eyes of the Sumeru people, has encountered problems due to his lack of ability and mistakes; on the other side, the wise sages, who have always been wise and insightful in the eyes of the Sumeru people, are deliberately causing trouble.

This is a world of difference.

"That's why I said I can't guarantee its accuracy, but that's what I heard. In any case, this news did make me remove the Void Terminal before the Council of Religion issued its announcement, so I think there must be some truth to it."

"I can't say for sure. Maybe the other party just got lucky and happened to discover this, and then fabricated a rumor for some ulterior motive?"

"..."

The people present began discussing the relationship between the two versions of the story.

Those who received the explanation from the Church from the beginning generally believed that since the Church dared to bring up the matter proactively and openly explain it to them, it certainly wouldn't be as the other unofficial version described.

If that's the case, then the other version must be a rumor, or at least mostly a rumor.

Seeing that the Church had already brought these matters to the forefront, Sudi stopped hiding them and openly debated with the group.

Although he was somewhat skeptical of his own version of events, the information he received indicated long ago that the problem lay with the Void Terminal, much earlier than the Order of the Church, and the Order of the Church's statement might not be the truth.

There are many people like him, and the number of people who knew the truth is growing rapidly. It's hard to say whether the Order of the Instruction knew the problem was serious, felt guilty, and couldn't withstand the pressure, so it fabricated such a clever lie. It's just a tactic of retreating to advance.

As the group argued, they realized that the key to verifying who was right lay with those who had been taken away earlier.

Once we figure out exactly why they were arrested, we can basically determine which side is right.

The group looked around and found that the two members of the group of thirty were nowhere to be seen.

Suddi suddenly sensed something was wrong.

He was now terrified that the two men had tipped him off, and that a group of mercenaries would soon surround him.

"Oh no, everyone, let's not argue anymore. I'm afraid something bad is going to happen. I'm getting out of here."

After greeting the others, Sudi quickly headed towards the outskirts of Sumeru City.

He thought the topic was off the table, so he talked to a few strangers on the street about things that shouldn't be discussed. Now that the two mercenaries have disappeared, he feels a sense of panic.

He planned to leave Sumeru City and hide there for a while.

What Sudi didn't know was that while the two mercenaries did indeed go to "inform him," they didn't come to capture him.

Instead, they reported their findings to Ruksha and Asfad.

Compared to Sudi and a few others who were just bystanders, they knew more about the situation.

Based on Sudi's words, they could basically confirm that Sudi's rumors about the mercenary portion of the 30-man group were true.

After completing a mysterious mission directly assigned by a certain council, they were summoned to a designated place under some pretext by the council, where they were all captured and their fates are unknown. They were unable to utter a single word.

All right!

After investigating for so long, the team of thirty has finally made progress!

This also means that hundreds of their brothers may be imprisoned in the clergy, or even have died.

The group of thirty people also needs an explanation.

Chapter 275: Taking sides

When the two reported what they had learned to Ruksha and Asfad, they did not see the expected excitement. Ruksha and Asfad simply frowned and looked at each other.

His expression was somewhat complicated.

"Lord Ruksha, Lord Asfard, how come... you two already knew?"

"Ugh."

Asfard sighed, gestured for the others to remove their Void Terminals, and then slowly replied, "I only found out recently, and I was still doubting it. Now that you two are here, there's no need to verify it."

The two who had snatched the report scratched their heads, confused, not understanding what Asfard meant.

The flag bearer, Luksha, said, "It's a bit complicated to explain, and there might not be enough time. There may be some changes coming up. Go and inform everyone that from now on, the entire group of thirty will stop wearing Void Terminals and will use the red silk scarf on their left arm as their identifier. They will only follow the instructions of me and the scribe, Elhesen."

what?

The two people who came to report were taken aback.

Following only the orders of the standard-bearer and the scribe of the Order, that great sage is not...

Neither of them is stupid; they can deduce the development of events from just a few words.

The group of thirty, now the largest armed force in Sumeru City, has already chosen sides.

This means that what Sudi said... is probably mostly true.

It's even possible that the clerk, Elhesen, was secretly supporting the spread of the message.

As for the specifics...

The two of them shivered simultaneously.

"Yes, I understand. I'll go and inform everyone right away," the two said in unison.

After the two left, Asfard sighed again and said, "Although the thirty-man group is the city's defense force, they are ultimately just a gilded brigade, mercenaries. This is somewhat overstepping their bounds."

Despite saying that, Asfard's face gradually showed excitement.

It's burning up!

This made him feel a bit like he was in his youth.

"It's true that they're a gilded troupe, but as human beings, we should always have a conscience. The Great Sage went a bit too far this time."

Ruksha responded calmly.

Even his own thirty-man gang was caught in the trap. Hundreds of people were left in grave danger. He colluded with the Fools, risking the lives of the entire city to accompany him on this adventure. He also repeatedly fabricated stories and manipulated people's hearts. This is an outrage against humanity.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Arguments similar to those of Sudi and his group are commonplace in Sumeru City today.

The Church of Jesus preemptively revealed its carefully crafted lies before the truth could spread widely, successfully gaining the trust of most people in Sumeru City.

As the announcement spread, more and more people who were already aware of the relevant content began to come forward and question the Religious Council.

However, since most people had already accepted the Church's explanation, many residents of Sumeru City sided with the Church in the face of the "deliberate sabotage theory" that a minority insisted on, accusing it of being a conspiracy theory and a slander against the Church's sages.

Unlike last time, this time the sages did not order immediate action against those who insisted on revealing the truth. Instead, they expressed their dereliction of duty and poor performance, treating these people with great courtesy and displaying magnanimity and remorse.

This stance successfully attracted more people to speak out for the Council of Religious Affairs, and now the two sides are arguing fiercely.

However, since neither side has sufficient evidence to prove or disprove this issue, they have been arguing for a long time without reaching a conclusion.

In the end, the outcome was one of mutual sway. Those who accepted the Church's interpretation murmured to themselves that the "deliberate sabotage theory" seemed to have a motive, a purpose, and a means, and that they couldn't find any loopholes. Those who insisted on the "deliberate sabotage theory" also murmured to themselves that the Church's interpretation seemed to have no problems.

After all, anything can happen in Teyvat.

The two sides, locked in a stalemate, made the same decision as Sudi and his group: to turn their attention to those who had been taken away in the last operation.

The key to proving or disproving lies with this group of people.

Some dismissively remarked, "They're just spies sent by the desert to stir up trouble. They've been captured, so what? What does that prove?"

"Oh right, right, the desert has only been independent for a few days, and Black Gold City has only been established for a short time, yet they've already deployed such a huge intelligence network in the rainforest. Are they all desert superhumans?"

"Perhaps it's Inatsume helping out behind the scenes; don't forget they're in cahoots!" The person who was retorted was somewhat exasperated.

Supporters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who are deliberately causing trouble through the Void, continue to voice their opinions: "Ah, right, right, the Fools are all acting so brazenly, why is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just letting it go unchecked?"

"..."

Some called on the Church of Jesus to bring these people out or take other actions to make them prove their innocence, but the Church of Jesus ignored these calls.

Those people? Heh, they're all focused on calculating the birth of the God of the Right Machine right now. How could they possibly be sober enough to get involved in these trivial matters?

At this moment, Hazard and the others were still happily celebrating their success in seizing the initiative and escaping another calamity. The more the two sides argued fiercely, the safer they felt, and the more at ease they could devote themselves to the God of Righteousness.

I'm not afraid of them making noise, I'm afraid of them not making noise.

As for the matter of bringing people out, just handle it calmly and let it pass.

For Hazard and his team, the mole has been caught, the blame has been shifted, the leaked information has been dealt with, and the loss of some computing power is still acceptable.

Looking at Hazard and the others who had survived the ordeal, the doctor felt that something was amiss.

He had a feeling that this matter wouldn't end so easily.

He didn't believe that Jiang Ming and the others' methods had ended there; there were bound to be other tricks up their sleeves.

It's not hard to guess that the next major focus will be on the first group of people in the know.

"Someone, go and inform the soldiers at the 'Computing Power Station' to strengthen their defenses and establish a fixed communication with the Pure Glass Workshop. If the security status is not reported within the specified time, the Fools must take immediate action and, if necessary, destroy all 'evidence'."

The doctor solemnly issued further instructions.

No, he needs to prepare more.

For Hazard and the others, it was a temporary escape from disaster; for the Doctor, it was more like the calm before the storm.

The biggest winner in the whole incident was probably Little Lucky Grass King. People used to think that he was incompetent and just a pretty face. They believed that the Kyoto Academy was the one who could actually do things, so they paid no attention to him.

It has now been discovered that the void, which has become an integral part of the normal lives of the Sumeru people, is maintained by the Little Auspicious Grass King.

This newborn little grass god... doesn't seem so bad after all.

People began to refocus their attention on their grass god.

Chapter 276 Rescue