Genshin Impact, Teyvat's own beloved immortal.

She even went from being a mature woman to a cute girl just to help him, she's really lost a lot of money!

But if that's the case, wouldn't the Red King's forbidden knowledge really no longer exist?

Lu Sheng exclaimed, "Oh no! We've all been tricked by the Red King!"

Sandonne looked up curiously and asked, "What does this mean?"

"It's clearly written on this stone tablet that the Crimson King, in the end, joined forces with the Great Compassionate Tree King to erase all forbidden knowledge. Now that the Crimson King and the Tree King are both dead, where are we supposed to find it?"

In the end, all that effort was for nothing. I bet the Red King will hum softly when he thinks about how many fools will break into his deliberately designed tomb after his death in search of forbidden knowledge, only to be met with a giant matrix guarding the tomb.

Lu Sheng had expected Sandone to fly into a rage and curse the Red King as a beast and a bastard, but to his surprise, Sandone was unusually calm this time.

"Oh...that's a pity." She simply replied.

"Aren't you angry? You've wasted so much time, and in the end, it was all for nothing."

“How could that be?” Sandone smiled and said, “It’s not a waste of my time. Look, this structure was made by the Red King using the most advanced technology at the time. In other words, this thing is the crystallization of the Red King’s forbidden knowledge. As long as I can bring these core components back, I can improve the divine body.”

After careful research and analysis, Sandonne has already selected the necessary parts; all that's needed is for the gentleman to pick them up and take them back.

"It is indeed a pity that we did not obtain forbidden knowledge, but on the bright side, if we cannot obtain it, no one else can either. On the contrary, I have gained something unexpected. I am very satisfied with the outcome of this adventure. Now we should go back."

Suddenly, a violent tremor came from beneath their feet, and the entire upside-down pyramid inexplicably began to tilt.

Sandonne was shocked: "What's going on?"

Lu Sheng joked, "Maybe the Red King is trying to drag me down with him because I discovered his dark past!"

Suddenly, the two realized that the matrix, which had been reduced to a pile of parts, had come back to life.

To be precise, it was its very core that came back to life.

The entire pyramid's surface emitted a technologically advanced blue light, as if streams of energy were flowing into the core of the matrix.

As energy accumulated, the core of the matrix became extremely unstable, emitting a dazzling light like a supernova about to explode.

"Damn it! This thing really wants to drag us down with it! Let's get out of here!"

Lu Sheng hates explosive geniuses the most. As soon as he realizes that the other party is about to blow him up, he will turn around and run away without saying a word.

Sandone was also drenched in sweat. She knew very well how much energy the Red King's Tomb contained—enough to sustain the mechanisms for thousands of years!

If detonated all at once, it would be enough to reduce the entire Crimson King's Mausoleum to ruins.

This kind of explosion would be useless, not even for her, let alone the Doctor.

But the gentleman hasn't collected all the parts needed for the modification yet! He needs at least ten more seconds!

Ten seconds! The core could explode at any moment! She and the puppet will both die in the explosion!

This time, Sandonne once again followed his heart.

She wants to get the parts before she leaves!

"Are you fucking crazy? Aren't you leaving?"

In the blink of an eye, Lu Sheng had reached the edge of the pyramid, with hundreds of meters of air beneath his feet. He turned around and found Sandone still directing her stupid wooden puppet to collect trash, which made him laugh in exasperation.

"Wait a little longer! It'll be done soon! We can't modify it if even one part is missing!"

Neuropathy!

Lu Sheng wouldn't turn back to save her; for someone like her, all we can say is respect her personal choice.

Without any hesitation, Lu Sheng leaped down from the pyramid and landed safely on the ground.

He looked up at the top of the pyramid, waiting for the explosion.

About ten seconds later, he saw the gentleman jump down from the sky with Sandoni in his arms.

However, shortly after she landed, a deafening roar came from the top of the tower.

The Red King's Mausoleum was reduced to ruins in an instant, and the upside-down pyramid collapsed, crushing the pyramid below into the ground.

A massive amount of yellow sand rushed into the deep underground cave, burying the ruins of the Red King's Mausoleum.

During his fall, Sandonne was caught in the powerful impact and was thrown dozens of meters away along with the puppet, temporarily losing consciousness. The puppet gentleman also failed to hold on to his master in the violent explosion, and the unconscious Sandonne fell to the ground alone.

At the critical moment, Lu Sheng leaped up and caught Sandone, saving her life.

After landing smoothly, Sandonne frowned, muttering to himself, "Parts...protect the parts..."

"Alright, the parts are on your puppet, they're safe."

Lu Sheng was truly impressed. Putting everything else aside, this woman's obsession with puppet modification was absolutely unforgettable.

With this kind of drive, what can't we accomplish?

Upon hearing Lu Sheng's words, Sandone breathed heavily for a few moments before slowly opening her eyes.

"Did you save me? Thank you..."

"I'm truly impressed by you, really. You'd risk your life for a few pieces of junk."

Sandonne lowered his eyes and forced a bleak smile. "You wouldn't understand. From the moment I created my first puppet friend in my room with simple tools and trash, my life was destined to be bound to puppets. I only want to accomplish one thing before I die, and that is to create the most perfect puppet in the world."

"Congratulations! You're almost there. Let's hurry back to the Order House before the explosion attracts anyone else."

Lu Sheng just wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. He had just turned around to leave when Sandone suddenly hugged him from behind.

The unexpected attack gave him goosebumps.

Sandonne rested her head on Rikuo's back, gripped him tightly with both hands, and asked cautiously in a soft voice, "I like you very much. Can you be my good friend?"

"Sir...aren't you going a bit too far? The Fools have rules that subordinates cannot offend their superiors, and besides, we're already friends."

"No! I'm talking about true friends... the kind for life! Like a gentleman! If you promise... I can grant you eternal life!"

Lu Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

Something doesn't taste right! Like a gentleman... immortality... could it be that they're going to turn me into a puppet?

Damn it, you can't make friends like that!

"Your heart is racing, why? Is it because you don't want to?"

The faint voice behind him sounded again, urging Lu Sheng to give an answer.

Lu Sheng chuckled softly and turned to start persuading Sandone: "How could that be? It's my honor to be your friend, sir, of course I'm willing! But right now the most important thing is your plan to ascend to godhood. Once you become a god, I will be your closest follower and your most loyal knight. From now on, my sword will only be wielded for you."

Sandone received a satisfactory answer. After becoming a god, she urgently needed to expand her own unique power, and someone as capable and intelligent as Lu Sheng was undoubtedly the best candidate.

With just a few modifications, he could gain an almost permanent lifespan while retaining his consciousness.

Although he was nominally under the rule of the Winter Queen after becoming a god, that was only temporary.

Which god would submit to another god?

Moreover, he himself was a mortal who ascended to godhood, and those demon gods who were born superior to humans would be eliminated sooner or later.

"Then it's a promise, friends for life, pinky swear."

"Hook."

Sumeru Chapter: Chapter 109: The Master of Stirring Up Fire

On the way back to Sumeru, Lu Sheng asked Sandoni about his future plans and the next steps of the Fools.

"What will you do after becoming a god? Will you still serve the Empress? Or..."

"Of course, it's loyalty to the Queen."

This was a very sensitive issue, and Sandonne dared not reveal his true thoughts.

After all, she still needs to rely on the Fools to complete her final plan to ascend to godhood.

"However, I will temporarily become the new god of Sumeru, making all Sumeru people submit to me. At that time, I will drive out those useless people from the Order of the Fathers and replace them all with people from our Fools to rule Sumeru. If you want, I can make you a great sage."

Lu Sheng pressed further, "Can the Sumeru people agree?"

Sandonne sneered, “They have no choice. As long as the Sumerians are unwilling to abandon the Void Terminal, they will forever be slaves to the Void. But I don’t think many Sumerians can give up using the Void Terminal.”

What a magnificent drama of usurping the country!

If things continue to develop as the fools have envisioned, then Sumeru will soon become a vassal state of Winter.

The Grass God was replaced by a false god, the Order of the Church was taken over by the Fools, and the common people lived in a false dream constructed from nothingness.

Success and failure both stem from emptiness.

While the void brought wisdom to Sumeru, it also plunged the entire nation into extreme danger.

It is that simple for a group of fools to carry out a coup without bloodshed.

"I see. As expected of Her Majesty the Empress, your methods are truly wise and powerful." Lu Sheng flattered her from afar.

Sandonne shook her head. "This doesn't really have much to do with the Empress. The plan for Sumeru was basically driven by the Doctor."

"I heard that the Doctor can create slices of himself from different times, and that many versions of him exist simultaneously on the same timeline. Is that true?"

Lu Sheng then began his much-anticipated routine of platitudes.

"It's true, and that's what makes the Doctor so terrifying, because you can't find any way to kill him; the only one who can kill him is himself."

"But the Doctor is such an arrogant person, wouldn't he have internal conflicts with someone from different timelines?"

Sandoni: "Of course they will. I've seen two slices argue more than once, but at most they only stay at the arguing stage. They will never fight, because one of the slices will stop them."

"Oh? Slices are graded into different levels?"

“Theoretically speaking, a slice is a special kind of creation. Since it’s a creation, there must be differences in strength. All of the Doctor’s slices are controlled by the strongest slice, which is his slice at his peak.” Sandone couldn’t help but recall the danger and oppression he felt from the Doctor when he first met him. It was an undisguised, extreme evil that could instantly evoke the dark side of one’s heart. “As for how strong the Doctor was at his peak, I don’t know. In short, you must never provoke him. The Fatui’s seats are not ranked by first come, first served, but by strength. The top three are all terrifying monsters.”

Lu Sheng: "I heard that the top three executives all possess god-like strength. Is that true?"

“Really,” Sandone answered truthfully. “The ‘Captain,’ the ‘Doctor,’ and the ‘Girl,’ those three are all monsters. Even with eleven Executors tied together, the remaining nine wouldn’t be a match for them.”

"It's hard for me to evaluate the captain. He's quite different from all of us, but no one has ever doubted his abilities."

"The doctor needs no further explanation. The fact that he can slice the tissue is enough to make him invincible, not to mention that his own strength is among the best in this world."

"As for the girl, she is a very mysterious woman. It is said that she is the only survivor of the Immortal Spirit Clan. If this is true, then she has existed for thousands of years, which is even longer than the history of the Crimson King."

How could a small group of fools be able to tolerate these great figures and make them loyal and devoted? Just who is this Winter Queen?

There are good reasons to suspect that the empress is a succubus reincarnated.