Chapter 222
"All right."
Furina gave a perfunctory reply, then sat down next to Nahida.
When the gods arrived, Zhongli had already gone out to have Wang Xiaomei notify all the high-ranking members of Liyue.
Besides Zhongli and Azhdaha, who were already there, the remaining Seven Arbiter-Generals and Qixing rushed to the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor as quickly as possible after receiving the notification. The excitement was so great that Hu Tao, who had already been lying in the coffin, stood up again.
"What's going on? You guys have to have a meeting so late at night?"
While complaining, Hu Tao climbed out of the coffin and ran to the courtyard to hang out for a while. As the Director Hu of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, she had the right to do so.
Li Yue stood up only after everyone had arrived.
"Alright, now that everyone's here..."
"Wait, what about me? I'm here too."
A gust of wind blew by, and Venti appeared in the courtyard. Venti, who was far away in Mondstadt, learned from the wind that Li Yue had suddenly summoned everyone, so he rushed over from Mondstadt. Although he didn't know what Li Yue had to do, he knew that summoning so many people at once must be very important, so he rushed over.
What brings you here?
Li Yue looked at Venti with a disgusted expression.
"Why aren't you in Mondstadt? What are you doing here?"
"Ah?"
Venti, who was about to sit down, looked confused, then quickly explained.
"I am, after all, one of the Three Great Generals of Liyue. This is a meeting of Liyue's high-level officials, so it's normal for me to come, right?"
"You still remember that you are Three Great Generals of Liyue?"
"Of course! Although I went back to Mondstadt, my heart was always with Liyue. I just happened to be back in Liyue today, and I just happened to run into you guys having a meeting. As a general of Liyue, I can't just sit back and participate, can I?"
Venti explained in a serious tone, causing Zhongli's lips to twitch involuntarily. He hadn't sensed Venti at all within Liyue; this guy had just rushed over from the sky.
"Alright, now that you're here, please have a seat."
Li Yue waved her hand dismissively and pointed to the empty seat where Venti usually sat. Venti quickly sat down.
"Now everyone is here."
Li Yue sat in the main seat with her arms crossed.
"I have gathered everyone here today because there is something very important I need to tell you!"
"What is it?"
Zhongli readily obliged and showed her support.
"As everyone knows, I know a lot of the secret history of the Teyvat continent, even the love entanglement between the Vago Monarch and the Dust Archon Guizhong."
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Zhongli looked at Li Yue with suspicion. "Just get to the point. Why bring me up?"
Everyone present looked at Zhongli with subtle expressions, and Zhongli could only force himself to remain calm.
Li Yue ignored Zhongli's expression and instead looked serious.
"Therefore, I also know that the Teyvat continent of Teyvat continent has always been in danger of destruction because it faces threats from outside the world."
The gods all knew this, and their expressions turned serious after Li Yue mentioned it.
"However, just now, things took a turn for the better."
Li Yue stretched out his right hand, and a green light shone from his palm, revealing an illusion of Earth in his hand.
"I've discovered a safe world where everyone on Teyvat can be transferred!"
398. Mondstadt is free, therefore it won't work.
"In short, because of humanity's own self-destructive actions, 90% of the human population died in this disaster, while the remaining 10% of the population can only eke out a living in less than 1% of the world's land. But even in this situation, they still do not think about uniting to deal with the disaster, but instead think about how to scheme against each other to rule the world."
In the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, the Earth model was enlarged under Li Yue's control, and against the backdrop of the night sky, it perfectly achieved the effect of 3D projection.
On the magnified projection of the Earth, Li Yue marked human settlements with red dots, especially five settlements in Japan.
"While scheming against each other, humans also exploit each other. They use children who gain power by accident, treating them like slaves and sacrificing their lives to achieve their own goals. They are used to fight monsters and protect the human elite, trained as assassins to kill their enemies, and trained as warriors to fight humans in other regions on the front lines."
Li Yue spread her hands out.
"In short, they will do every despicable thing you can think of, without any surprises. Even the Doctor of the Fatui might be considered ordinary in their eyes."
Li Yue's words, along with her previous brief introduction to the world of Black Bullet, shocked everyone present. A post-apocalyptic world where 90% of humanity had died, leaving only 10% of the population, and monsters roaming the entire world—in the face of this situation, humanity should have united to overcome the survival crisis.
Instead of striving for survival, the humans in this world, once they had established a certain settlement, immediately began to covet the territory of other humans, and even cruelly exploited the children who gained power by accident.
If many of the Original God of Teyvat obtained their Vision in pursuit of power, then the Cursed Children of the Black Bullet world were forced into becoming Cursed Children out of necessity.
Furthermore, because people found the Cursed Children useful, there were even artificially created Cursed Children. The Gastrea Virus was injected into pregnant women to give birth to Cursed Children. These Cursed Children were then brainwashed, trained, and even modified from a young age, each one a perfect killing machine!
"The humans in this world are truly terrifying."
Azhdaha shook his head upon hearing this.
"It has nothing to do with the world; humanity has always been terrifying."
Li Yue answered with a smile.
"When humanity is free from constraints and develops freely, it will inevitably follow this path, because everyone has different ideas in their hearts, and those with ideas, once they occupy high positions, will act for their own goals, and these goals often bring disaster to humanity itself."
Although Li Yue is also human, he never doubts the terrifying creativity of humankind, who can come up with all sorts of bizarre things; that's just human nature.
"Zhongli, this is the classic example of how terrible humanity would be without gods. The nobles of Mondstadt, the Tri-Commission of Inazuma, and the Akademiya of Sumeru are nothing compared to the humans of this world."
Suddenly being brought up, Venti felt a little embarrassed. Why bring up the Mondstadt nobles again? Was this something that couldn't be let go of? He looked at Raiden Ei, wanting Raiden Ei to help him refute it, but Raiden Ei didn't seem to care at all.
After all, it was Raiden Shogun who did it, what does it have to do with her Raiden Ei!
"In short, this world, which has been almost completely destroyed by humanity itself, is better left to be ruined and schemed against by us than left to be continued by them."
Li Yue directly stated her meaning.
"Teyvat is good, but it has always had hidden dangers, so we can regard this world as a fallback for Teyvat when it faces disasters in the future."
"Therefore, I intend to directly send troops to take control of this world."
Li Yue looked at the four gods beside her.
"But that world is vast, and Liyue is not enough. Moreover, that world possesses its own technology, a point that some of us should understand. That human technology gives humanity formidable combat power. Whether it's the Millelith, the Shogunate Army, or the Fontaine's garrison, they were all just sending themselves to their deaths in the past. Therefore, this time, we must send out god-level combat power to face that world."
"In other words, if ordinary soldiers from Teyvat continent went to that world, they would be no match for the human soldiers there, but if the gods intervened, it would be a completely different story, and they could crush the enemy?"
"That's right. Judging from the current situation, if the gods take action, especially with my support, they can easily crush the opponent."
Humanity's strongest weapons are nothing more than nuclear bombs and electromagnetic railguns. Li Yue, who possesses the Enma's Blade, can easily evade these weapons. As for conventional weapons, Zhongli's shield can handle them. As for offense, as Demon God, they have no shortage of offensive capabilities. Even Nahida has now been taught a Wood Style by Li Yue, so she is certainly not lacking in offensive methods.
"So, get ready! Our four nations are about to have a new world as a fallback plan."
Li Yue made the decision, and everyone nodded in agreement. Teyvat has always faced crises. The world may seem beautiful on the surface, but in reality, all sorts of things are happening everywhere. In fact, for ordinary people, unless you live in the main city, the living environment is quite dangerous because you never know when you will encounter monsters, Treasure Hoarders, or the Fatui.
The gods present all approved of Li Yue's plan and were ready to take action.
Venti nodded in agreement, but then paused, startled.
"Wait, Li Yue, you just said four countries?"
"That's right, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, and Fontaine are four countries."
"Where is Mondstadt?"
Venti's eyes widened.
"Isn't Liyue already with Inazuma? So the fourth country should be Mondstadt, right?"
"Although Inazuma and Liyue are now considered a united kingdom, they still need to be separated internally. The people of Liyue can't really control Inazuma, so in this respect, Inazuma still needs to be separated from Liyue."
As Li Yue spoke, she pointed to the shadow beside her.
"Therefore, Inazuma is still considered a country."
"What about my Mondstadt?"
This is Teyvat's escape route. All four other countries have escape routes, but Mondstadt can't afford to be without one.
When Venti asked her question, Li Yue lowered her head and thought for a moment before giving her answer.
"Mondstadt can't do anything about it, they are free."
"Ah, this..."
399. Venti: Actually, I am Barbatos!
Venti never imagined that one day freedom would become an obstacle for Mondstadt.
Mondstadt is free, the Anemo Archon is free, Anemo Archon should not bind the will of the Mondstadt people. This is something Venti always said when he was the Anemo Archon. As a result, the Anemo Archon basically did nothing in Mondstadt. Although he always kept an eye on Mondstadt in secret and provided cover for Mondstadt, he only guided it from the shadows.
To demonstrate her freedom, Venti usually doesn't give orders to Mondstadt residents.
Now, something has arisen that concerns all of Teyvat, especially the retreat options for both humans and Demon God after the Teyvat.
The fact that Mondstadt couldn't participate because of his freedom was a huge blow to Mondstadt.
As the Anemo Archon, Venti naturally wouldn't allow this to happen, so he immediately grabbed Li Yue.
"Li Yue, I think Mondstadt can get involved!"
"Ah?"
Li Yue let out a questioning cry.
"But I don't even know where the Anemo Archon is, and I have nothing to do with him. How can Mondstadt possibly get involved?"
"Um... well..."
Venti was a little embarrassed. Everyone around him, except for Furina, was looking at him with subtle expressions.
The expressions on everyone's faces told Venti what they meant, especially Zhongli. He wasn't the Vago Monarch, but Azhdaha and Morax were real. Zhongli was extremely satisfied with his decision to make Li Yue the Geo Archon. That last-minute change of heart allowed Li Yue to take Liyue to new heights.
Although he was forced to work overtime by Li Yue when he was Zhongli, Liyue is developing really well now! Especially now that Li Yue has found a way out for the Teyvat humans, just as he had hoped, and once the Erosion is removed, won't that be perfect?
Sensing the unspoken meaning in everyone's eyes, Venti helplessly spread her hands.
"Okay, I'll come clean, Li Yue. I am actually Barbatos, the Anemo Archon."
Helpless, Venti chose to reveal her true identity.
"Stop fooling around!"
However, Li Yue completely ignored him, waving her hand dismissively at him, telling him to stay away.
"I really am the Anemo Archon, Li Yue."
"Ah, yes, yes, you really are Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, I know."
Li Yue's extremely perfunctory words made Venti realize that he didn't believe her at all, which made Venti very distressed, and her facial features were almost twisted together in anxiety.
Why don't you believe me? Even though I like to fool people sometimes, surely I can still be completely trustworthy?
"Didn't you say back when you were in Mondstadt that you were Barbatos?"
Li Yue looked like she knew what you were thinking and began to explain.
"Oh, this..."
Venti did indeed say he was Barbatos in Mondstadt, and was then slapped off by Li Yue, his hat flying off. Based on Li Yue's deduction, his identity Wind Spirit following the Anemo Archon Barbatos was confirmed, thus his identity as Wind Spirit was now established.
Now that Venti is saying she's Wind Spirit again, Li Yue pretends not to believe her and see what she can do.
"Li Yue, let me participate too, as it's an opportunity I fought for for Mondstadt back then."
Venti knew that saying he was Barbatos was pointless, so he decided to participate as Wind Spirit. As long as he participated, it would at least mean that Mondstadt was involved, and Mondstadt would have a way out.
"Alright, you can participate then."
Li Yue also knew that it was impossible to really prevent Venti from participating; what she said before was just to tease him.
"That's wonderful! You truly are my dearest friend, Li Yue."
Venti was immediately delighted after receiving permission to participate.
"Well then, that concludes tonight's meeting. Everyone, please return to your respective places and take care of your tasks. For the foreseeable future, you will all be in another world and will not have time to return to deal with matters in Teyvat."
"Good!"
Furina was the first to stand up. Having acted for Fontaine for 500 years, she was now filled with passion. She wanted to stand up for Fontaine once again, but this time she was no longer acting. Instead, she was acting as the Hydro Archon to pave a safe future for the Fontainian.