Chapter 83

"Guess where I was both times?"

Li Yue raised a question, but instead of asking everyone to answer it, he gave the answer himself.

"It's in Sumeru City! The very heart of the entire country of Sumeru!"

"If such an evil organization appeared in the capital of a country, directly imprisoning children and even conducting human experiments, do you think Lesser Kusanali would not have noticed?"

"This..."

Keqing was deeply shocked. Human experimentation? She had never heard of such a thing in Liyue.

"That's right, there's only one possibility for such an evil organization to appear in Sumeru: this organization is being secretly supported by the government!"

The Akademiya is indeed considered official...

Nahida could not refute it.

"The only reason the authorities would dare to support such an evil organization is that Lesser Kusanali either dead or doesn't exist at all!"

"I also received confirmation of this from that poor mother who died from human experimentation."

Ah? It was confirmed by the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?

The three gods present were once again puzzled. They all knew that the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was on Li Yue, and this so-called confirmation was probably something Li Yue had just asked about.

What is the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata trying to do?

"But what does this have to do with us?"

The great Keqing once again responded with perfect precision.

"It's very relevant!"

A green light emanated from Li Yue's palm, Teyvat map appeared on the desktop.

"The location of Sumeru is the center of the Teyvat continent. To its right is Liyue, to its north is Fontaine, and to its west is Natlan, the Land of Fire. It can be reached by waterway from Inazuma. If such an important location is controlled by a group of evil guys, it will not be a good thing for Liyue."

"So, Li Yue, do you intend to interfere in the affairs of Sumeru?"

Zhongli was guessing Li Yue's meaning, or rather, guessing the thoughts of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata within Li Yue. It was one thing for the Anemo Archon to be a free spirit who didn't care about anything, but it wasn't right for the Dendro Archon to stay in Liyue any longer. She had to return to Sumeru, where the World Tree, such an important thing, existed. How could it function without a caretaker?

"That's right! Since there's no such thing as the Lesser Kusanali in Sumeru, and even the people of Sumeru don't know what the Lesser Kusanali looks like, then I think..."

Li Yue patted Nahida's little head.

"My daughter Nahida, has the beauty of Dendro Archon!"

140. Nahida, run freely carrying my name!

I understand, I understand everything!

Zhongli and Venti nodded in agreement as they listened to Li Yue's words.

In their view, this was simply the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata wanting Li Yue to help Nahida ascend to the position of Dendro Archon.

They weren't very clear about the situation in Sumeru, but the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata certainly was. Since the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was clear about it, she would definitely have a plan to let Nahida return to Sumeru and become the Dendro Archon again.

The method by which the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata made Nahida the Dendro Archon was quite simple: just ask Li Yue for help! Although Li Yue's actions were sometimes subtle, his overall thinking was sound, and he always managed to get things done in unexpected ways.

When Zhongli and Venti both nodded, the Qixing were dumbfounded.

"Wait, does that mean Lord Geo Archon, Lord Zhongli, and Lord Venti, you all want to let General Nahida compete for the position of Dendro Archon?"

"What competition for the position of Dendro Archon? My daughter Nahida is the Dendro Archon!"

Li Yue was resolute and decisive.

"I was just talking nonsense. The Lesser Kusanali has always been there, but she doesn't appear in front of the Sumeru people very often. This has led to the Sumeru people not knowing what the Lesser Kusanali looks like after so long!"

"Since the Sumeru people don't know what the Lesser Kusanali looks like, then we'll let Sumeru know what the Lesser Kusanali looks like!"

"The Lesser Kusanali looks just like Nahida!"

"So that's how it is. This is how you replace that Lesser Kusanali."

Zhongli nodded seriously.

"That's a great idea! Li Yue, you're so clever!"

Venti also gave a thumbs up and praised him loudly.

Absolutely! Replacing Lesser Kusanali with Lesser Kusanali is a perfect plan!

"But what about the Sumeru Akademiya? If the Lesser Kusanali doesn't exist, they can't possibly acknowledge Nahida."

"Will they be able to bring out the real Lesser Kusanali?"

Li Yue asked in return, Keqing was stunned.

"They can't produce it, because the real Lesser Kusanali is with us!"

Yes, that's right!

Zhongli nodded affirmatively, "Isn't that the real Lesser Kusanali?"

"Nahida has me, the new Rock King, backing her. Would I, as the Rock King, deceive them? As for the Akademiya, once their evil organizations are exposed, do you think the Sumeru people will believe the evil Akademiya, or me, the Rock King?"

"Although they may not have a high level of trust in the gods of other countries, compared with the Akademiya which conducts human experiments, they are naturally more willing to believe in the gods of other countries. At least the credibility of the gods is higher than that of an evil organization."

Zhongli gave his approval.

"That's right, they can't produce the Lesser Kusanali, but we can. Moreover, we have evidence of their crimes, which will put them in a hopeless situation!"

"Do you understand?"

Li Yue looked at Keqing.

"But I still can't quite accept it. Should we consider what we're doing an invasion of Sumeru?"

"No, this is not an invasion. This is to ensure the safety of Liyue. If problems arise in the countries surrounding Liyue, the first to be affected will be Liyue. Therefore, for the safety of Liyue, there are some things we have to do. Moreover, placing Sumeru, which has no gods, under the management of Liyue can at least ensure that Sumeru is not swallowed up by other countries."

As Li Yue spoke, she raised her right hand.

"Let's vote. Raise your hand if you support this action."

Zhongli and Venti immediately raised their hands, suggesting that the Dendro Archon return to Sumeru to take charge of the World Tree. They were certain they would support this. When the Adepti saw Zhongli raise his hand, they all immediately raised their hands as well. If the Emperor agreed, then there was definitely no problem.

Only Nahida and a few of the Qixing did not raise their hands.

Seeing that Adepti had raised their hands, Ningguang also raised her hand. All she could do now was to follow Li Yue's wishes as much as possible.

Keqing and Tian Shu reluctantly raised their hands, while Yelan, not considering herself Qixing, did not participate in the vote.

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's begin preparing to execute this plan."

In June, I looked towards the Yelan.

"Yelan, you will be in charge of the initial investigation of this matter."

"I?"

Yelan was somewhat surprised.

"That's right. I know you. You are very capable and skilled in intelligence gathering. That's why I specifically asked you to attend this meeting. I need you to go to Sumeru alone before our previous Sumeru to investigate the situation Sumeru."

"You mean, you want me to investigate the organization that conducts human experiments?"

"That's right, just like I said, we need to make our claims stand. While we're bringing up Nahida, we also need to find evidence of their crimes. Although I know about the evil things they've done, I haven't found any evidence yet, so I need you to investigate."

"I understand, I will set off today."

Yelan nodded in agreement. She was naturally happy that Li Yue was willing to use her, even though she had kidnapped Li Yue before. But now Li Yue was the Rock King, and this was an important mission from the Rock King.

"Don't rush the investigation. Remember, safety comes first. Avoid using anything official in Sumeru as much as possible. If you are discovered to be in danger and have no way to escape, just reveal your identity and say that you are a diplomat from Liyue. For Liyue's sake, they will at least be more cautious and dare not do anything to you."

"Thank you, Lord Geo Archon."

Yelan knew that Li Yue was concerned for her personal safety, and nodded happily. Although they were enemies before, he was surprisingly nice to her after becoming her boss.

"Alright, let Yelan go and scout ahead. We'll set off together once Yelan's gathered intelligence! Meeting adjourned!"

The crowd returned to where they came from, and only the four people sitting around the stone table remained in the backyard.

Nahida had been silent throughout the second half of the match, couldn't help but look at Li Yue as she recalled what Li Yue had just said.

"Li Yue, actually..."

Nahida tried to explain, but Li Yue interrupted her.

"Nahida, do you remember what I said when we first met?"

"What you said when we first met?"

Nahida was lost in memories, and then her head started to ache. Li Yue had said so much that night—"I understand you," "I know you," "Don't be afraid, child," "bonds," "courage," "family," and so on. There were just too many random things she said. Even if you asked me to recall them, I wouldn't know which sentence she was referring to.

Seeing Nahida racking her brains to remember, Li Yue figured she had probably forgotten, so she repeated what she had said before.

"The Seven Archons are the strongest level on the Teyvat continent. No matter how strong the evil organizations here are, they can never reach the level of the Seven Archons. Although I am not at the level of the Seven Archons now, I will reach the level of the Seven Archons sooner or later. When that time comes, you, as my daughter, will be able to carry my name and run freely on the Teyvat continent!"

So that's what it was!

Nahida looked at Li Yue in surprise, as did Zhongli and Venti. They hadn't expected Li Yue to have such a spirit. But what he said was really quite good: to run freely across the Teyvat continent while bearing Li Yue's name. What a poetic phrase!

"The reason I made you the Dendro Archon, besides what I just said, is also to let you return to Sumeru. After all, you were born in Sumeru. I can feel that you have a strong feeling for Sumeru, so I chose to make you the so-called Dendro Archon."

"Although I am now relying on the power of the Emperor, I have also reached the position of one of the Seven Archons. I have already fulfilled half of the promise I made to you. The rest is to find that evil organization, destroy it, and then support you to the position of Dendro Archon. After that, you will be no longer a threat. At that time, as the Dendro Archon, you will also have me, the Rock King, behind you. With power and support, you can truly run freely!"

After hearing Li Yue's words, both Zhongli and Venti, those two old folks, couldn't help but smile.

Nahida smiled sweetly at Li Yue.

"Thank you, Li Yue... no... my father."

141. Monthly New Member Induction (Bounty 2/11)

Yelan set off overnight, concealing her identity and boarding a merchant ship bound for Port Ormos. She would then travel to Sumeru, a journey that would take some time, as it involved traveling by ship from Liyue Harbor to Port Ormos and then heading north along the river to Sumeru City.

While Yelan was investigating the evil organization hidden in the darkness of Sumeru, Li Yue could finally relax. So he opened the Chat Group again after a long time, because the day had come.

[Meme Lord: Hey hey~~ Is anyone there?]

Ten minutes passed, and no one replied.

This left Li Yue speechless. "No, while I do sometimes forget about the Chat Group, did you all forget about it too? This doesn't fit our usual routine."

[Meme Lord: Hey hey~~ Is anyone there? If no one's there, I'll ask again in ten minutes.]

Ten minutes passed, and still no one spoke.

Please, this is putting me in a difficult position. This isn't a proper strategy.

[Meme Lord: Do you guys know what day it is today? Today is the day new members join the group, which happens once a month! This is making things really difficult for me, the Group Leader!]

[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Hmm, this is indeed a very important day.]

Finally, someone spoke up: when it comes to praising Li Yue, it has to be Aizen.

After all, besides Li Yue, Aizen was the only one in this Chat Group who cared most about the unknown Otherworld.

[Perverted Scum Man: What? A new person is joining the group?]

Perverted Kazuma adventurers, who were eating in the Adventurer's Guild, couldn't help but comment after seeing the news.

[Meme Lord: Yeah, a new person joins the group once a month.]

[The Perverted Scum Man: Does that mean I'm going to become a senior?]

This was the most joyful news Kazuma had heard Kazuma a long time; heaven knows what he had gone through in the Otherworld.

In order to defeat the Demon King, he brought down Goddess, but this Goddess turned out to be a sinkhole, unable to even defeat a frog. Her only purpose was to act as bait, luring the frogs one by one so that he could deliver a fatal blow while the frogs were eating the Goddess.

They finally recruited a new member for the team, and a high-ranking one at that, but it turns out he's a mage who can't do anything except Explosion Magic. Explosion Magic is one thing, at least it's an offensive spell, Magic Power can only use it once a day! After one use, he just lies there dead, and they have to run over and carry him to prevent him from being eaten by frogs. What good is that!

But since he'd already accepted the person, he couldn't just kick them out. Right now, he just wanted a normal warrior character to help him fight as soon as possible.

[Meme Lord: That's right, you're going to be a senior now, so you'd better set a good example.]

[The Perverted Scum Man: Of course!]

[This is Hip-Hop: Hmph, him?]

[Meme Lord: Madara, you're here too.]

[This is Hip-Hop: If I don't come out, do you expect me to keep talking to you all by myself?]

Despite her fear that Hashirama would discover her plans, Madara still cared about Hashirama.

[The Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Everyone's talking; if I don't, won't I seem out of place?]