Chapter 211
It must be said that the opera house in Fontaine is indeed magnificent. Architecturally speaking, the fountain square outside the opera house is very large. In addition, the interior of the opera house is also very large. It is not only an opera house, but also a courtroom and an arena, a large place with three functions at the same time.
"It shouldn't be. If you just want people to see the architecture of Fontaine, then Court of Fontaine would be the most suitable place."
Court of Fontaine is the largest main city that has ever appeared in Teyvat. The main city is divided into several levels. Not counting the sewer Slums at the bottom, there are several waterways that connect Court of Fontaine to various parts of Fontaine.
"Hmm... I'm not quite sure about that."
Mermaid shook her head helplessly; she genuinely didn't know this.
"Okay, since she's happy, then there's no problem. I'll go for a walk first."
Neuvillette had been in his office for a long time, and now that Furina and her entourage had left, he didn't want to stay there any longer, so he decided to go out for a stroll.
After saying goodbye to Mermaid, Neuvillette left Court of Fontaine alone and took a walk alone on the grass outside Court of Fontaine.
Meanwhile, inside the distant opera house, Li Yue and her team had already begun a new operation.
"Is Furina inside the Mekatombs?"
Furina stared in utter shock at the enormous Mekatombs before her.
"That's right, the other you you see in the mirror, Furina, is hidden inside this Mekatombs, so now I'm going to pull her out."
Li Yue affirmed this while patting the Enma's Blade at her waist.
"Wait, are you going to use a knife to cut me?"
Furina stared wide-eyed at the knife at Li Yue's waist.
"Of course, but don't worry, my knife won't damage this thing, although it will be rendered useless after Furina comes out."
"Ah?"
Furina looked at the Mekatombs.
"After Furina came out, this thing became useless?"
"Yes, this thing became useless after Furina came out."
"But in order for Furina to come out, the sacrifice of this thing is necessary."
"But what will happen after Furina comes out?"
The question was directed at Nahida. Because of Li Yue's previous introduction, both Nahida and Ying knew that Furina, this ruthless person, had separated himself from Furina. Furina was just an ordinary person, while Furina, like Ying, had directly abandoned his physical body.
But the problem is, the Shadow created the General as its vessel, but what about Furina? What will happen to Furina once she emerges without a vessel?
"Of course she will have a vessel, isn't Furina the best vessel?"
"Ah?"
Furina looked at Li Yue with a puzzled expression.
"Me? The vessel of Furina?"
"That's right, you are the most suitable vessel for Furina."
Although Li Yue doesn't currently have a water-attribute Demon God to grant him water abilities, Li Yue doesn't intend to take Furina Furina over Furina is the most suitable option. Letting Furina become a genuine Hydro Archon is quite good, isn't it? Furina has worked hard for 500 years, and she deserves some reward.
"But I'm just an ordinary person."
"Don't worry, you'll soon be something extraordinary."
Li Yue patted Fufu on the shoulder. In front of the master, Fufu was quite able to express herself, but in front of Li Yue, due to the exposure of her identity and Li Yue's status, Fufu appeared somewhat timid and hesitant.
Without giving Fufu time to refuse, Li Yue drew Enma's Blade and slowly walked to the side of the Mekatombs. He found a gap in the huge machine and crawled inside. The Mekatombs was actually a very large machine. From the outside, it looked like a giant scale, but inside there was a huge core. After crawling inside, you would see a giant rotating sphere of light, which contained all the energy that the Mekatombs had collected over the past 500 years. Furina, a ruthless person, was also hiding here.
Faced with this enormous ball of light, Li Yue drew his Enma's Blade and slashed at it.
As soon as the knife entered, Li Yue immediately felt a tremendous energy, an energy that surpassed any unfamiliar energy Li Yue had ever felt before, whether it was Zhongli, Venti, or Raiden Ei.
As expected, this energy is capable of directly destroying the throne and power of the Hydro Archon. Killing the Hydro Archon wouldn't require this much energy, but after the Hydro Archon is killed, a new Hydro Archon will be born because the throne and power of the Hydro Archon will be passed on. However, directly destroying the throne and power of the Hydro Archon requires energy that is on a completely different level.
"With so much energy, if it weren't used to destroy the Throne of the Hydro Archon, but instead used for bombing in the real world, it could probably blow up Fontaine."
As Li Yue spoke, he searched for consciousness within the energy sphere. Soon, he found the only consciousness, Furina.
"Then, come out, Furina!"
Accompanied by a blue light, Furina appeared on the opera house stage.
374. Shadow: Me too!
On the opera house stage, a blue figure emerged from the Mekatombs and appeared in the center of the stage, facing the crowd waiting outside.
"Is this the Hydro Archon Furina?"
Seeing Furina appear, Nahida tilted her head curiously. This was the fourth god she had seen. The first was Venti, the Anemo Archon; the second was Zhongli, the Geo God; the third was Shadow, the god of thunder; and the fourth was Furina in front of her.
When Furina appeared, he was somewhat shocked by the scene before him.
"How could I...?"
She should be inside the Mekatombs, so how did she suddenly end up in the opera house, with Furina and several Demon God standing in front of her?
"Could it be that you've entered...?"
"No, you didn't go in, I'm the one who came out?"
Furina wanted to ask if Nahida others had entered the Mekatombs, but then she realized that this was not the space inside the Mekatombs. So this was reality, and she had come to reality.
"How could this happen?"
The sudden emergence of the Mekatombs was something that Furina found hard to accept.
"No, I have to go back, otherwise..."
"Otherwise what? Will it be discovered by Heavenly Principles?"
Li Yue's voice came from the Mekatombs. Furina turned around and saw that the huge Mekatombs had lost its previous radiance.
"Who are you, and why are you in the Mekatombs?"
"I would never go into something like that."
Li Yue emerged from behind the giant scale.
"I just went inside the machine to take a look, and incidentally, I fished you out of it."
"Did you pull me out of the Mekatombs?"
Furina frowned as she looked at Li Yue.
Why did you do this? Do you know what the consequences will be?
She had been in the Mekatombs for 500 years and was about to achieve her final goal. But now, she had been dragged out. As a result, her plan would fail. Fontaine would be submerged by a flood as prophesied, and Fontainian would be submerged and transformed back into water elementals. Fontaine would then perish. What use would she, a Hydro Archon, be then?
"Have you considered the impact of your Fontaine floods on countries like ours?"
Li Yue didn't answer her, but instead posed a question in return.
"This..."
Clearly, like Furina, she hadn't considered this situation.
"I'm sorry, I didn't consider the feelings of the neighboring countries in order to make Fontaine."
Furina thought Li Yue had come to reprimand her, so she apologized directly. She hadn't considered the impact Fontaine had on other countries.
"Tell me, how do you plan to save Fontaine?"
Li Yue certainly knew how Furina wanted to save Fontaine, but for now he had to pretend he didn't know. After all, all he knew was that Furina and Furina were two different people, that Furina was hiding here, and that Furina was impersonating Furina.
Therefore, Li Yue is currently unaware of Neuvillette, the Hydro Dragon King, and Furina's plans.
When Li Yue asked him how to save Fontaine, Furina frowned again.
"You don't need to worry about Heavenly Principles, because Heavenly Principles doesn't have time to care about us anymore."
"Heavenly Principles doesn't have time to care about us?"
"That's right, he's already in dire straits himself."
The previous nations of Teyvat caused so much trouble. From the perspective of the Teyvat locals, they might have been able to deceive the Heavenly Principles. But from Li Yue's God-like perspective, the laws of Heavenly Principles simply couldn't control them. The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles were dying, and they were barely able to protect themselves. Snezhnaya's act of collecting the Gnosis be described as aboveboard. The Hearts of Gods must be connected to Celestia. How could Celestia not know that so many Gnosis had been gathered together for so long?
Although she didn't know why Heavenly Principles of nature were in danger, Furina still looked at Raiden Ei and Nahida beside her, seeking an answer.
"That's true."
Raiden Ei also gave its own answer: as a veteran god, she is the most capable of sensing the changes in the laws of Heavenly Principles. After all, she has always been alive. As the God of Thunder, she voluntarily gave the Gnosis to her followers and then severed her connection with Celestia. There was no sign of any action from Celestia.
"But if that's the case, wouldn't I be...?"
Furina thought to himself, "Wasn't all my 500 years of hiding for nothing? And what about Furina's 500 years of acting for nothing? What is this all about?"
In order to deceive the Heavenly Principles Justice, she and Furina acted together, one playing the role of the Hydro Archon in reality, while the other hid in the Mekatombs to collect energy.
Telling them now that Heavenly Principles no longer matters is like saying they're both idiots.
"Although I don't know what you've planned, it has nothing to do with Heavenly Principles. You can completely disregard Heavenly Principles, because it's an indisputable fact that Fontaine is about to be flooded."
"Indeed, that's the key point."
Although the Heavenly Principles no longer apply, the flooding of Fontaine was a prophecy made by the Fontaine of Heavenly Principles long ago. For the Fontainian, this is less a prophecy and more a curse. Regardless of whether the Heavenly Principles still apply or not, Fontaine will be flooded!
"So, how do you plan to save the Fontainian?"
Li Yue crossed her arms over her chest.
"As your neighboring country, I have the right to know whether your plan to save Fontaine will affect my country."
Furina nodded. Li Yue was the Geo Archon of Liyue, and she could understand why the Geo Archon felt that Fontaine's situation threatened Liyue's safety.
"Yes, Sumeru is also nearby, so I'm also worried about whether Fontaine's condition will affect Sumeru."
Nahida readily explained her request, Furina nodded in agreement. Sumeru was located south of Fontaine, and if Fontaine flooded, it would indeed affect Sumeru, since the upper reaches of the Sumeru River were mostly Fontaine.
Furina looked at the last Raiden Ei, and Raiden Ei immediately nodded.
"Me too!"
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Furina tilted her head, and the ahoge (cowlick) on her head twitched.
"Thor, are you serious?"
Do you want to hear what you're saying? Raiden Shogun, you're the god of Inazuma, even the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt has more right to say such things. Inazuma is so far away from Teyvat continent, how could I, Fontaine, possibly influence you? Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say that?
But Raiden Ei clearly didn't understand what Furina was trying to express.
Seeing that Raiden Ei was completely unmoved, Furina was also helpless. After all, he was now one with Liyue. Although he was not in reality, she still knew about the United Kingdom of Liyue and Inazuma Islands.
"Alright, then I'll tell you my plan."
Faced with the three gods' questions, a helpless Furina had no choice but to reveal his plan.
375. Please, another me.
"So, you plan to sacrifice yourself, using the energy stored within the Mekatombs to destroy yourself along with the Throne of Hydro Archon, thereby restoring the power of water to Teyvat. Then, utilizing the properties of Teyvat, the power of water will automatically return to the hands of the Water Dragon King, allowing him to become a complete dragon?"
"Yes, once Neuvillette becomes a complete dragon, he will have the power to control all the waters of Teyvat continent, even the Primordial Sea. As long as he uses his Ancient Dragon Authority, he can save all the Fontainian."
"Furina, is that really what you're thinking?"
Furina was quite surprised to hear Furina's idea. She never expected that Neuvillette, who usually appeared in front of her, was actually an ancient water dragon! What surprised her even more was that Furina was thinking of sacrificing himself so that Neuvillette could stop the disaster in Fontaine.
"Are you so sure that Neuvillette is willing to help the Fontainian? As an ancient water dragon, he and Heavenly Principles are mortal enemies."
Nahida couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, and Nahida Furina slightly in response.
"Indeed, as an ancient dragon, Neuvillette and Heavenly Principles are enemies, but as the Supreme Judge of Fontaine, he has been a companion of the humans of Fontaine for 500 years. He has lived in Fontaine for 500 years and has completely integrated into Fontaine. The Land of Water is no longer the kingdom of the Water Dragon King, but a kingdom possessing the Water Dragon King."
"He has walked alongside humans for 500 years. This is a 500-year performance that I have prepared for him. In these 500 years, he has been able to understand humans to a certain extent, so I think he would be willing to save the Fontainian."
That's what Furina thought, and that's what she did in the original story. It was undoubtedly a high-stakes gamble, a gamble that risked Fontaine's fate. If she won, Fontaine would be reborn. If she lost, it wouldn't affect Fontaine at all, because losing meant facing the death of all the Fontainian. So, since she was going to die anyway, she might as well take the gamble! And in the end, it turned out that she was right.
Neuvillette had lived among humans for 500 years and had gradually integrated into human society. Moreover, he had witnessed Furina die in front of him, which had a great impact on him. Furina's death pushed Neuvillette to take the most crucial step. Having obtained the Ancient Dragon Authority, Neuvillette chose to save all the Fontainian.
"But have you considered one thing?"
Li Yue couldn't help but ask the question he had always wanted to ask.
"The reason why the Heavenly Principles Principle cursed Fontaine is because the previous Hydro Archon transformed the water elemental spirits into human form, which angered the Heavenly Principles. So, if you destroy the Water God's Throne and return the power of water to Neuvillette Hydro Dragon King, Vilet, such an act will indeed save the Fontainian. But after destroying the Water God's work, will your actions also anger the Heavenly Principles?"
The destruction of the Water God's Throne is such a huge event that as long as Heavenly Principles is alive or awake, he cannot possibly be unaware of it.
Heavenly Principles spent so much effort to defeat the Dragon Kings and seize their power, and now you're just sending them back like that? How can Heavenly Principles tolerate this?