Yes, Lady Funina!

After all, according to Richard's words, the Little Lucky Grass King is not good at fighting and is a kind of intelligent god like Fukalos. So how can he compare to the God of Righteousness who was born for battle?

You should know that the God of Justice was originally an executive officer of the Fools. Without exception, all those who can become executive officers of the Fools are extremely powerful. So there's no reason why he couldn't defeat the Little Lucky Grass King.

"Lady Funina, do you know the elements required to become a god?" Richard did not answer the question directly.

"The Heart of God?" Funina made the connection very easily.

“It has some impact, but neither Shadow nor Fukaros has the Heart of God on them, but that doesn’t prevent them from using divine power.” Richard said, then seemed to think of something and added, “Of course, if you want to use divine power, theoretically you can.”

"Can I use it too?" Funina thought she was just an ordinary person.

"With a little practice, it should be possible," Richard said.

Fryna and Fucarus are essentially the same person, but Fryna represents the human aspect, while Fucarus represents the divine aspect.

Although the throne of the water god is hidden within Fucarus's soul, this does not mean that Funinna cannot use it.

Take General Raiden and the Shadow as an example. Although their relationship is not as close as that of Frynn and Fukaros, General Raiden can still mobilize the power of the Shadow, and it can even be said that he can mobilize it 100%.

Of course, the situation of Fryna and Fucarus is definitely different from that of General Thunder and Thunder Movie, but the difference is not significant.

"Well... no, let's put the matter of divine power aside for now and talk about it later. Are you implying that the God of Righteousness cannot be considered a true god?" Funina refrained from probing Richard about how to use divine power and continued to press him for answers.

“In essence, he is already a god, but a flawed one. Because he was just born, very few people know about him or believe in him. In addition, the minds of the ‘Scatterers’ themselves have not yet reached the level to be comparable to those of gods,” Richard said.

To describe the state of a scattered soldier becoming a god, one would say it's like a small horse pulling a large cart.

At this point, Richard glanced at Funina, and there was no doubt that Funina's will was comparable to that of a god.

Five hundred years of performance is nothing short of a constant spiritual battle, and that alone is enough to call it divine.

"So that's why you lost to the Little Lucky Grass King?" Funina felt she understood.

"Oh, no, besides the pressure from the Little Lucky Grass King, I also contributed a negligible amount of strength in this battle."

The scene shifts back to a few days earlier, to a secret underground research base in Sumeru.

After a series of twists and turns, Ying finally managed to meet with the Little Lucky Grass King in person while the Great Sage was being cornered in the Wisdom Palace by progressive democratic and righteous people.

Almost simultaneously, Dotole also initiated its god-making plan ahead of schedule. The [Skirmisher] merged with the massive mech and descended into the world as the secret master of the Seven Leaves of Silent Illumination.

He ascended to godhood!

After becoming a god, the God of the Righteous Mechanism indeed displayed a power that was unmatched by ordinary people. The Little Auspicious Grass King Nasita originally wanted to pull her into a dream for a simulated trial, but found that she could not do it.

Because there seemed to be a power in the scene that she couldn't understand. The question was... what was there in Teyvat that even she, as the incarnation of the World Tree, couldn't comprehend?

Nasita thought of forbidden knowledge, and her face tightened. She never expected that the Fools and the Sages would use forbidden knowledge to create a god.

But when she saw Ying pull a card out of her pocket, she couldn't hold back anymore. Could it be that it wasn't the enemy using forbidden knowledge, but one of their own?

No, Nasita quickly realized that although the card in Ying's hand contained a power, it was not the highly polluting forbidden knowledge, but a different kind of power that Nasita was unaware of.

There is no doubt that this power comes from outside the world, and considering Ying's identity, Naxida is not so surprising.

"Micro-insects, what do you mean by pulling out a metal card? Do you really think you can get rid of me with just this card?" A sneer came from inside the machine.

Even if they were to beg for mercy, they wouldn't necessarily kneel down and weep, but at the very least they should prostrate themselves and respectfully call out "Your Majesty the God."

What does it mean to take out a card?

Could it be that she can really defeat me in an instant with just one card?

However, after Ying activated the token given to him by Richard, the skirmishers seemed to see light.

That day, the stragglers felt a fatherly love from across the sea that was as powerful as an avalanche...

Upon hearing Richard's words, Funina subconsciously interpreted the seemingly insignificant power he spoke of as the last straw that broke the camel's back, rather than some devastating force that could instantly decide the course of a battle.

"In that case, can we...demand the compensation we deserve from Sumeru?" Funina asked.

She sympathized with the little grass god's plight, but that didn't mean she would give up her rightful share of the benefits.

Moreover, this is not only not in her interest, but also in the interest of the country of Fontaine.

As the saying goes, one should fulfill one's duties in a position of authority. Since she is the Prime Minister of Fontainebleau, she should set aside personal feelings and not be burdened by emotions when necessary.

"Of course, but I think that because of the creation of gods, the Church probably doesn't have much Mora to offer right now."

"Those sages who were arrested must be very rich, right? If we ransack their houses, we'd have money!"

In Funina's mind, political figures who control the core of a country should all be quite wealthy.

"Unfortunately, in order to create gods, the sages all came to the production team with their own funding."

It's fair to say that just to make the scattered soldiers into the God of the Righteous Machine, they almost emptied all of Sumeru's funds in recent years.

The scattered soldiers didn't just lose the battle against the gods; they clearly squandered the sages' retirement savings.

What was severed was not the path to godhood, but the wealth of Mount Sumeru.

Fulina was dumbfounded. So her neighboring country was also a poor country?

So what were they doing all this for?

Oh no, it seems she did nothing except expel the diplomats from Sumeru.

On the contrary, what is Richard trying to gain by contributing both manpower and effort?

“Lady Funina, you don’t need to keep staring at Sumeru’s money bag. Think about what else Sumeru has besides money?” Richard coaxed.

"Um... Little Lucky Grass King?" Funina thought, she couldn't very well have Little Lucky Grass King come to Fontaine to work and pay off its debts, could she?

It is said that because it has been hidden away for a long time and has little faith, the Little Grass God still looks like a child.

If we let her work in Fontainebleau... wouldn't that be considered employing child labor?

"What do you want the Little Lucky Grass King for?" Richard's forehead creased with a few black lines. The Grass God was indeed very valuable, but that didn't mean it would give itself to you, right?

The issue of infringement can be considered a big deal, or it can be considered a small one.

After all, the corrupt officials at the Fontainebleau Academy weren't fools. They certainly wouldn't hand over truly valuable technologies until they received sufficient compensation.

In fact, most of the patents that Xumi infringed were low-value patents that could not be widely used.

"What else could they have besides their gods?"

"Technology, Lady Funina."

"If you have the technology, why would you need to infringe on others' rights?"

"This……"

Oh no, I've closed the loop for her.

Seeing the obvious shock on Richard's face, Funina chuckled. Of course, she knew the true value of Sumeru; what she had said before was just to tease Richard.

“Okay, I know, it’s all about technology. Sumeru does have a lot of practical technologies, and if we can get the license, it can really save a lot of Mora.” Funina knew that Fontaine used Sumeru’s technology patents in many areas, and the patent fees they paid every year were a considerable sum.

Similarly, Xumi also uses Fontaine's patents, but relatively speaking, Fontaine pays Xumi more patent fees.

If the patent fees paid to Xumi could be redirected to fill the city hall's treasury, it would indeed be a significant financial recovery.

At least it won't be as stingy as it was a while ago, and even the quality of afternoon tea has declined to some extent.

“No, the technology of Sumeru goes far beyond this.” Richard’s eyes flashed. “Those sages may be a bit foolish, but they still have a very long-term vision.”

"To ensure sufficient faith after the new god ascends the throne, the sages suppressed the significant technological advancements that have been made in Sumeru in recent years. They plan to artificially create a 'technological explosion' after the new god ascends the throne, using visible changes to 'prove' the 'superiority' of the new god."

However, all of this would only happen if their new god could ascend to the throne. In fact, as soon as the soldier ascended to godhood, he was slapped down by his old god whom he had never met.

They hit really hard; it was the kind of beating your mother never gave you, but Richard's dad did.

Now, the technologies that were suppressed by the sages have become Nasita's possession. It is foreseeable that after she comes to power, she will gradually apply these technologies to the daily lives of the people of Sumeru, and Sumeru's economy will usher in a period of rapid growth.

Therefore, Richard's request was very simple: to get Fontaine on board as well.

"You can actually do that?" Funina's beautiful eyes widened. She was truly amazed by the endless stream of outrageous tricks the Sages had come up with.

Then Funina realized what Richard was trying to say. It turned out that Richard no longer looked down on the 'outdated technology' currently available in Sumeru, and instead set his sights on other people's technology library.

This is about wanting to share a bright future with others!

To Richard's idea, Furnessa could only say... That's great, have more!

Whether it was out of a desire for a better life for the people of Fontainebleau or for her own political achievements, it was impossible for Funina to say that she rejected Richard's proposal.

Moreover, this is not a bad thing for Xumi. The other party provides the technology, and Fengdan provides the market. It's a win-win situation.

It's a win-win situation.

It's just that due to some questionable actions by the previous ruler of Sumeru, Sumeru didn't win as much.

But people always have to pay the price for their mistakes, don't they?

“Lady Funina, I think that when the Little Grass God reorganizes the Order of the Church, we might be able to start planning related matters,” Richard said, blinking.

Funina coughed lightly, her small hand clenched. She wanted to answer with a serious expression, but she couldn't suppress the urge to smile, so she simply let it go.

“You’re right, my Secretary Richard. The first thing we need to do is bring back the expelled Sumerian diplomats,” Funina said.

However, Richard had a different opinion.

"No, Lady Funina, you should prioritize fulfilling your previous promises before that."

"My previous promise?" Funina was taken aback. What promise did she make?

"To fulfill a wish."

Funina remembered, and her whole body turned as red as a boiled shrimp. As Richard whispered a few words in her ear, her face turned even redder...

Chapter 218 Funina: The servant is leaving? What a coincidence!

In the second week after the coup in Sumeru, the Jingshan Palace had already sent envoys to contact Fontaine.

Meanwhile, the embassy of Sumeru in Fontaine has been re-established with a new batch of diplomats, mainly those who were expelled from Fontaine in the past. Most of them were involved with the Great Sage and his group, so it was impossible to send them back.

After all, it's highly unlikely that these diplomats from Sumeru were unaware that the Great Sage and his group were secretly causing trouble in Fontainebleau.

Of course, not sending them here was not because we wanted to protect them, but because they themselves would likely face a very long sentence in Sumeru.

Theoretically speaking, the previous ruling system of Sumeru, headed by the Great Sage, sought to overthrow divine authority.

In a more serious sense, it could be described as defying the laws of nature, attempting to replace the gods appointed by the laws of nature with one's own.

The mere act of overthrowing a country's regime is enough to make the ruling family play a game of "Eliminating Nine Clans" (a form of online gambling), so the consequences of creating a deity in this way are easily imaginable.

People like the Great Sage will probably never get out of prison in this lifetime. This is only because Nasita is kind-hearted. If it were anyone else, those sages and their disciples would probably be on the path to reforming themselves by now.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Fontaine. In the end, this is just Xumi's private matter, and everything Richard did was just to get back the benefits he deserved.

Well, especially after he remotely helped Little Grass God regain his position, he could be considered to have contributed to the rise of the new emperor, so asking for more wouldn't be unreasonable.

Regarding the list of technologies that could be traded, Sumi had already submitted it to Funina through a diplomat. However, the big star Funina didn't understand these technologies very well, so the list hadn't even warmed up on Funina's desk before it ended up on Richard's desk next door.

As for Furnessa herself, she doesn't want to see Richard for the time being.

Since she agreed to Richard's request last time, Funina's hands had been aching for several days, even more so than when she was reviewing documents. Richard kindly suggested that they could use another method, but Funina refused to agree.

Richard doesn't even consider that he's so big and his mouth is so small, it's impossible for him to fit in, no matter how you look at it.

And it's not just a matter of whether you can get in or not...

The thought that she would inevitably be penetrated at some point in the future already caused Funina some phantom pain.

When Clorind took leave, Funina thought she was probably exhausted. But after seeing her in person that day, Funina realized that Clorind's leave was indeed understandable.

If it were her, she'd probably be hospitalized...

Richard is a very petty and narrow-minded guy, no matter how you look at it.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Furina does not plan to spend time alone with Richard. Until she is ready, she will have to make things difficult for Clarin and the others.

"How's the list of technologies from Sumeru? Is there anything usable?" Funina asked, while also calling out to Clarinde, who was about to leave, and asking her to make two cups of black tea.

Clarinde looked at the black tea that had already been brewed in front of Frynn and thought that this should be considered workplace bullying.

But there was nothing she could do; her superior's orders were absolute, so Clarinde had no choice but to make another cup for Funina and Richard.

However, after this soak, Clarinde no longer thought about leaving. She could tell that Funina didn't want her to go.

As for why Frynn didn't want her to leave, Clarinde had more or less guessed some of the reasons.

It's probably for the same reason that she didn't want Yae no Miko to return to Inazuma before.

“Little Lucky Grass King’s sincerity is quite evident,” Richard said, having already reviewed the technology list.