Chapter 140
"If that's the case, I can also start a Holy Grail War in Teyvat."
"Um?"
Everyone looked at Li Yue.
"Li Yue, what do you mean by starting Holy Grail War in Teyvat?"
"It means exactly what it says. With the help of my friends, I have mastered how the Holy Grail ritual works and can even improve upon it. Remember what I said? The Holy Grail is essentially about using immense Magic Power to change the reality of that world, and Teyvat can do the same, can't it?"
Li Yue pointed to the ground beneath her feet.
"Beneath Teyvat lies a vast Ley Lines, within Ley Lines flows immense Elemental Power. If this Elemental Power is slowly gathered together, and the quantity reaches a certain level, it can be used to fulfill some wishes that you might not normally expect. If Hu Tao can make a wish, becoming Demon God would probably be no problem at all."
"Huh? I've become Demon God?"
Hu Tao pointed to her nose.
"Is this even possible?"
Zhongli also somewhat surprised. Could it be possible to turn an Original God into Demon God?
"That's right. As long as you have enough Elemental Power, or can directly use Elemental Power to modify your body, becoming Demon God is not a problem. Hu Tao, you have the Fire Vision, so maybe you can become a fire Demon God and then rush to Natlan to compete for the position of fire god!"
Li Yue offered her suggestions.
The so-called Holy Grail is about having enough strength to make bricks fly. Since the Holy Grail can use Magic Power to make bricks fly, then Elemental Power can naturally be used to make bricks fly as well. If the bricks can't fly, it means you're not strong enough!
"So, do you want Hu Tao?"
"No, no, forget it. I have no intention of becoming a god."
Hu Tao waved her hands repeatedly. She had absolutely no interest in becoming Demon God or a fire god. She was very satisfied with her current life and had no intention of adding trouble to herself by becoming a fire god.
"What a pity. I was hoping that you, Hu Tao, would become the God of Fire and then go to Natlan to become the God of Fire, so that we could take control of Natlan."
Li Yue shook her head regretfully.
"Um?"
Upon hearing Li Yue's words, Zhongli Venti immediately became interested.
They had originally planned to make Li Yue the new Heavenly Principles. If Hu Tao became the God of Fire, then Natlan would also be under Li Yue's rule, which would be quite good.
However, this is just a simple thought, because Natlan now has its own fire god. Although it doesn't communicate much with the outside world due to special reasons, it has its own gods. Mondstadt has Venti's gods, Liyue has Zhongli's gods, Inazuma has Raiden Ei, and Sumeru has Nahida. These are all gods who are willing to stand behind Li Yue.
It's different from actively running over and taking someone else's spot.
"Alright, let's not rush things like Natlan Vulcan. I have the Holy Grail ritual here. What do you guys think about doing one in Teyvat?"
Li Yue looked at Zhongli, waiting for Zhongli's reply.
"From a generally rational point of view, Teyvat is a good option."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Li Yue was curious that the composed Zhongli had chosen to accept this new external power.
Zhongli also shared her thoughts.
"Regarding what you said before, Li Yue, the Holy Grail draws power from the Ley Lines slowly, and this slow absorption won't significantly affect the Ley Lines. However, this extracted Elemental Power can be used at crucial moments, which is a good thing for both Liyue and Teyvat. So I think it's a good idea!"
"But there's no need for something like the Holy Grail War."
"If you, Zhongli, think the Holy Grail rituals would be beneficial to Teyvat, then I do think the Holy Grail War could be held."
Li Yue grinned.
"However, the method of holding it will be different from the Holy Grail War in that world."
231. The Sumeru Conquest officially begins!
The proposal for the Holy Grail War was officially announced as a project in Teyvat after a small meeting of Liyue's high-ranking officials.
However, the location of the Holy Grail ritual is a problem. The Holy Grail ritual needs to draw on the Elemental Power from the Ley Lines, so it needs to be held in a place with abundant Ley Lines.
Inazuma was ruled out first because its location was too remote, too far from the Teyvat continent, somewhat isolated and overseas, making it unsuitable as a location for Inazuma Holy Grail ritual.
Liyue isn't really suitable either, because you never know what's hidden beneath Liyue's surface; after all, Liyue is the most intense battlefield Li Yue knows of.
Therefore, after discussion, Li Yue decided to hold the Holy Grail ceremony in Sumeru!
If we're talking about where the Ley Lines are most concentrated, Sumeru should be the most concentrated, because it's where the World Tree is located, there are no sealed Demon God underground, and it's also located in the center of the Teyvat continent.
Therefore, Sumeru is the most suitable place.
To set up the Holy Grail ritual in Sumeru, you need to first master Sumeru. So, it's time to start your Sumeru strategy!
"How is the situation?"
In the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, a formal high-level meeting of Liyue began.
The Liyue Qixing and the Seven Arbiter-Generals of the Moon have all gathered here for another high-level meeting.
Li Yue sat in the head seat, looking in the direction of Qixing, and asked about the situation Qixing.
"Yelan successfully infiltrated Sumeru last month. With the help of Port Ormos, she entered Sumeru City and began investigating the Akademiya. According to the information that has been transmitted back so far, the Akademiya does indeed have problems. It seems that they are cooperating with the Fatui of Snezhnaya."
Is there any concrete evidence?
Nahida looked curiously at Ningguang, who was giving the report.
"Yes, the Doctor Harbinger of the Fatui is in Sumeru, and Yelan discovered that he has indeed entered the Akademiya. Moreover, according to the information obtained, the person he is in contact with in the Akademiya seems to be the Grand Sage."
It's not a problem for the Fatui of Snezhnaya to make contact with the Grand Sage of the Akademiya of the North, since the Fatui are considered an official organization of Snezhnaya. For example, there are Fatui in Liyue, and they also run the Northland Bank.
But if this Fatui is the Doctor, then the situation is different.
Although the Doctor is also Fatui, the things the Doctor does are quite terrifying.
He is a typical scholar-type character, and also the kind of crazy character who is willing to sacrifice everything, even himself, to obtain the truth he wants.
As a madman, he looks down on everyone, not even gods!
Such a madman's contact with the Akademiya is a completely different concept from his cooperation with other Harbinger and the Akademiya.
Although Nahida was imprisoned in Sumeru for 500 years, she learned about the situation in Sumeru through the Akasha Terminal. The Doctor had previously conducted experiments in Sumeru, and they were very dark human experiments. Therefore, it is completely certain that the evil part of the Akademiya and the Fatui colluded.
"In other words, my previous speculation was correct."
After accepting Ningguang's report, Li Yue nodded in satisfaction.
"The Akademiya of Sumeru has fallen because there is no longer any divine oversight over them. If this continues, Sumeru will become extremely dangerous. As a vassal state of Sumeru, we cannot allow such a dangerous nation to be born. Therefore, we in Liyue need a Dendro Archon!"
Li Yue looked at Nahida as she spoke.
"Nahida, you understand what I mean now."
"Father, I understand."
Having been imprisoned in the Sanctimonious Palace for 500 years, Nahida always felt unqualified. But now, regardless of her qualifications, she must at least step forward to take charge of the situation in Sumeru and prevent Sumeru from going down the wrong path. She has to do something.
"Very well, in that case, the strategy against Sumeru can proceed." (Cang)
"Ningguang, Keqing, have the Millelith prepare to depart by ship from the sea and head towards Port Ormos."
"Are they going to deploy the Millelith right from the start?"
Keqing was somewhat surprised.
"No, the Millelith doesn't need to go in right away; they'll just stay on the outskirts. But I need the Millelith to take control of the rest of Sumeru as soon as we've taken control of Sumeru City."
"The Millelith on the sea will take control of Port Ormos. In addition, I need another group of Millelith to stand by in Liyue Harbor. Once I control Sumeru City, I will open Portal to allow the Millelith travel directly from Liyue Harbor to Sumeru City, thus making it easier to control any troubles there."
Sumeru does not have its own army. The security of both Port Ormos and Sumeru City is entirely handled by Thirty-Three Group that cooperates with the Akademiya. This behavior of entrusting security work to others is simply outrageous. The Akademiya is practically putting its life in the hands of others.
"Lord Geo Archon, are you heading directly to Sumeru City?"
"That's right, I'm going straight to Sumeru City."
Li Yue pointed to herself, and then to Nahida.
"Just the two of us."
"Huh? Just the two of you? This won't do, it's not safe."
Keqing immediately objected. Although she didn't know what the situation was on Sumeru's side, it was too dangerous for just the two of them.
"Don't worry, the two of us can use Dendro element, so safety is actually very simple for us."
As Li Yue spoke, she transformed herself right in front of everyone.
A flash of green light appeared, and Li Yue instantly transformed into Venti.
"I said, if you're going to transform, then transform, but don't turn into my likeness."
Venti watched from the sidelines, utterly speechless. Last time, after Li Yue transformed, Venti received a wanted poster, and although the result was quite amusing, now Li Yue was coming again?
"I was just demonstrating, my friend."
Venti spread her hands, explaining helplessly to Venti.
"Nahida, you should try it too."
Nahida nodded, then a flash of green light appeared on her body, and she transformed into Venti's appearance. This made Venti, who was already speechless, even more speechless. You two father and daughter did this on purpose, didn't you? Of all the people to transform into, why did you have to transform into mine!
"In short, we can both use the Dendro element, so we can easily ensure our safety. In addition, I can use my spatial ability, so if something really happens, I can come back at any time."
"Indeed, this ability, combined with Li Yue's spatial abilities, would be very safe. Moreover, Li Yue's current combat ability is also very strong. As for Sumeru, I don't think we need to worry."
Zhongli agreed with Li Yue's statement, mainly because among the five of them, only Li Yue and Nahida, who both possess the Dendro element, are currently able to move around easily.
Zhongli, Venti, and Raiden Ei are all big shots. One is the Thunder God of Inazuma, and the other two are generals of Liyue. Their personal information has long been sent to the desks of high-ranking officials in other countries.
Therefore, Li Yue and Nahida, who can transform using the Dendro element, are the best choices!
"Very good. Since Zhongli also thinks it's acceptable, let's proceed accordingly. The Sumeru Conquest officially begins!"
232. Yes, Lord Aizen!
Sumeru, the land of wisdom, is distinct from other nations because it is divided into two completely different parts: one is the rainforest to the east, a dense rainforest with the largest forest in Teyvat, and the other is a complete desert.
During the era of the Archon War, Sumeru was ruled by three kings.
Compared to the life-and-death struggles between Demon God in other countries, the Demon God of Sumeru were relatively harmonious, but this harmony did not last long.
The God of Flowers herself had problems, and the King Deshret also brought back Forbidden Knowledge and sacrificed himself. Only the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata survived to the end, and then he also sacrificed himself because of the Cainrea disaster 500 years ago. The whole of Sumeru can be said to be peaceful yet not peaceful.
But none of that matters now, because Sumeru is about to welcome a new master!
"This should be my third time coming to Sumeru City."
On the streets of Sumeru City, two figures, one tall and one short, walked side by side.
"Hinagiku, how are you feeling?"
"Captain Aizen, this is my first time walking on the streets of Sumeru City. I don't feel anything special. On the contrary, I feel very calm."
The tall man wore a white haori, had a head of fluffy brown hair, and wore black-rimmed glasses. He looked very gentle. Beside him, a black-haired girl wore a black Shinigami uniform and had her hair tied up in a bun.
"Really? I thought you would have more to say about it."
The man named Aizen adjusted his glasses.
"When I was imprisoned before, I did want to walk around outside on my own two feet. But after being rescued by you, Captain Aizen, I gained my freedom and even found my mother. So now, I've returned to Sumeru, and all I want to do is complete the task you gave me, Captain Aizen."
"Is that so? Then Hinagiku, you'd better do your best."
From their conversation, passersby couldn't possibly determine their identities. At most, they could only deduce from their attire that they were from Inazuma. Sumeru's not that there aren't Inazuma people in Sumeru, especially since Inazuma recently ended its period of isolation, and everyone knows about Inazuma's renewed development.
Therefore, there's nothing to worry about regarding the appearance of the Inazuma in Sumeru.
But if there were outsiders here, they would be terrified.
Why are Aizen Sousuke and Momo Hinamori from the Bleach world appearing in Sumeru City? Does this mean Aizen can now travel between worlds?!
That's right, Li Yue and Nahida came from Liyue to Sumeru, and the forms they took were Aizen and Momo Hinamori. Although the previous demonstration of recycling showed that they both turned into Venti is now Three Great Generals of Liyue. Although the Mondstadt leaders are very puzzled as to why the Wind Spirit who used to follow the Anemo Archon went to Liyue to become a general, at least he is now on the list of all nations.
Therefore, neither Li Yue nor Nahida actually transformed into Venti and came to Sumeru City.
As for why she transformed into Aizen and Momo Hinamori, it can only be said that it was Li Yue's simple mischievousness. Under Li Yue's tutelage, Nahida now possesses considerable combat abilities, especially her skillful use of Wood Style techniques. In addition to Wood Style, she also has the technique Kyōka Suigetsu. Now, Nahida can easily defeat some Demon God whose combat power is not top-tier.
After Li Yue's transformation demonstration, Nahida followed Li Yue's instructions and transformed into Momo Hinamori, also named Momo Hinamori. Li Yue, on the other hand, transformed into Aizen, and naturally became Aizen.
Furthermore, since Aizen and Momo Hinamori were completely unfamiliar faces to the Teyvat world, they naturally wouldn't associate them with Nahida and Li Yue, two important figures from Liyue.
"Captain Aizen, what should we do now?"
"Now that we've arrived in Sumeru, we should get to know the Sumeru."