Chapter 92
Li Yue looked at Kamisato Ayaka curiously and asked, while Kamisato Ayaka gripped the folding fan in her hand tightly and took a deep breath.
"In fact, after the Her Excellency issued the Sakoku Decree, although everyone was unable to communicate with the outside world, they still lived relatively comfortably. However, the general then issued the Vision Hunt Decree, which led to the outbreak of war."
"Kamisato Ayaka, the general's orders are not to be questioned!"
Kamisato Ayato gave a serious reminder from the side, but Li Yue knew that one of them was playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.
"Brother, this is a decision I made after mustering up my courage. Please forgive me."
Ling Hua bowed her head and apologized to Ling Ren, then looked seriously at Li Yue.
"Lord Geo Archon, what do you think the Vision means to us mortals?"
"It is the embodiment of one's wishes. When a person's wishes reach a certain level, the gods will lower their gaze, and then the Vision will be awakened."
"That's right. The Vision represents people's wishes, but the Her Excellency ignored people's wishes and insisted on taking the Eye of Vision away. Those whose Vision is taken away will lose their wishes and then become depressed and confused."
"People did not want their desires to be taken away, so they rebelled, and that's how wars started."
"Moreover, what everyone is rebelling against is not the Her Excellency, but the Vision Hunt Decree issued by the Her Excellency."
Kamisato Ayaka, in one breath, spoke out all her thoughts, strongly expressing her dissatisfaction with the Vision Hunt Decree.
"I see."
Li Yue crossed her arms and looked at the sky filled with raging winds, thunder, and torrential rain, and couldn't help but sigh.
"This is probably not the Inazuma that my friend wanted to see."
"I'm very sorry to have shown you Inazuma like this."
Yae Miko apologized from the side, speaking to Li Yue, and also to the "True" within Li Yue's soul, who was watching Inazuma through Li Yue's eyes.
"So, if we can get the Her Excellency to rescind the Vision Hunt Decree, everything will be alright."
Kamisato Ayato gave the final summary.
Upon hearing this summary, Li Yue burst out laughing.
"Hahaha."
Li Yue's smile surprised everyone. They had considered the possible responses Li Yue might give, such as ignoring what they said, since it was Inazuma's matter, or feeling empathy and then Wrath. But they did not expect Li Yue to smile. What did this smile mean?
"Lord Geo Archon, why are you laughing?"
Li Yue suppressed her smile and gave her answer.
"I laugh at Thor's reclusiveness and Inazuma's lack of intelligence!"
154. Thor suddenly descends!
The reason why the Kamisato siblings took Li Yue to Konda Village first, then to Tsurumi Island, and finally to Yashima was simple: to let Li Yue understand how miserable the Inazuma people were because of Raiden Shogun's Sakoku Decree and Vision Hunt Decree, and the reasons why the people resisted Raiden Shogun because of the Vision Hunt Decree. Through this means, they wanted Li Yue to empathize with Inazuma's situation and then help them.
This was the idea of Kamisato siblings. In the original storyline, they did the same thing to the Blondie. It's possible that Kamisato Ayaka does have feelings of admiration for the master, but she also uses them in an incredibly direct way.
Back when he was a player, Li Yue really didn't want to get involved in these trivial matters. However, as Traveler, you have no choice. You have to do whatever miHoYo tells you to do. There is no choice at all.
Now that Kamisato Ayaka is using this tactic on Li Yue, how could Li Yue possibly empathize with her?
"Thor has failed in his duty!!"
Li Yue's resounding words caused the Kamisato siblings beside him to widen their eyes, and Yae was so shocked that his ears perked up.
Are you curious why I said that?
"Before I became the new Geo Archon, I once told a story in Liyue Harbor out of interest. Do you know how I evaluated Electro at that time?"
The Kamisato siblings dared not speak, so Yae had to speak Yae.
"How was it evaluated?"
"Thor is like an autistic girl!"
"I don't have much information about Thor, but I know the basics. 500 years ago, Thor was a war goddess who would lead soldiers into battle. But after that disaster 500 years ago, she never stepped out of the Tenshukaku again. At most, she would move around a little in Inazuma City."
"Now she's letting Inazuma's army fight on the front lines while she cowers inside the Tenshukaku, letting the soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain. She's no longer the Raijin who used to stand in front of the soldiers and fight alongside them."
Li Yue shook her head in disappointment.
"I had only heard about it before, but now that I've come to Inazuma, I'm certain that she has voluntarily severed ties with the Inazuma people and has completely withdrawn from society."
"If a deity actively refuses to contact her people, allowing her soldiers to die needlessly on the battlefield, then she is a derelict deity!"
"Then, what is Inazuma's lack of intelligence?"
Kamisato Ayaka mustered her courage and asked.
"Who told you that losing your Vision will make you lose your desires and become lost?"
"Well?"
Kamisato Ayaka was somewhat puzzled, but she gave her answer.
"In Inazuma City, there are many people who have become despondent because their Vision was taken away."
"In other words, you've seen a lot of real-world examples, right?"
"Yes."
"Then it seems those people are all useless."
"What?"
"Come on, tell me, how did the Vision come about?"
Li Yue looked at Kamisato Ayaka and asked.
"When a person's desire is strong enough, the gods will lower their gaze, and the Vision will awaken."
"Very well, so before the Vision appeared, did that person have a wish or not?"
"Well?"
Kamisato Ayaka choked.
"When a person's desire is strong enough, the gods will lower their gaze, and then the Vision will appear, allowing that person to drive Elemental Power through the Vision. In other words, the so-called Vision is just a tool for the gods to make it easier for people to realize their desires. Even if you lose the Vision, you still have the desires, but the way to realize them may be more difficult than before."
"People attribute this difficulty to losing the Vision, and then choose to escape, thus becoming decadent. This is just those who have lost the Vision escaping."
"But..."
Kamisato Ayaka wanted to say something, but Li Yue ruthlessly interrupted her.
"Furthermore, according to you, losing the Vision means losing one's desires. What about those who never had the Vision in the first place? Did they all have no desires at all?"
Kamisato Ayaka couldn't answer, because ordinary people naturally have their own wishes too. Can you say they don't have wishes?
"Besides, who says losing the Vision will make you despondent? I know several people who have lost their Vision, and they haven't become despondent at all; in fact, they've become even stronger! It's true that users of the Vision entrust their wishes to it, but if they feel they've lost their wishes just because they've lost the Vision, then they're nothing special!"
Diluc of Mondstadt, the Childe of Snezhnaya, and even the native Inazuma Arataki Itto —all of these people have lost their Vision, but did you see them become dejected when they lost their Vision?
Diluc was still powerful even when he gave up the Vision. The Childe was having a blast in the Primordial Sea with just one Delusion. Arataki Itto was a street thug whether he had the Vision not!
"If I take away your Vision now, will you give up everything you want to uphold?"
Li Yue stared at Kamisato Ayaka, Kamisato Ayaka head firmly.
"Of course not!"
However, after saying it, Kamisato Ayaka herself was stunned.
"Heh~"
Li Yue chuckled softly, then looked away from Kamisato Ayaka.
Kamisato Ayato watched Kamisato Ayaka's stunned expression and sighed inwardly. His sister had completely lost.
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Geo Archon. We will definitely reflect on our mistakes."
"You can say that Thor failed in his duty, causing the people of Inazuma to suffer, but you cannot blame the emergence of the rebels on Thor's Vision Hunt Decree, understand? You can say that they rebelled for various reasons, but you absolutely cannot say that they rebelled because of Thor!"
"Understood."
Kamisato Ayaka had recovered somewhat and lowered her head towards Li Yue.
"Alright, that's enough about Inazuma's situation."
This day, like a special forces trip, was all about traveling. We visited three islands in the Inazuma Islands in one day, and it was time to come to an end.
Although there is still one Watatsumi Island, neither Yae nor the Kamisato siblings are suitable to go there. Moreover, Li Yue's recent remarks have completely undermined the legitimacy of Kamisato Ayaka's claim that the resistance army was established to oppose the Vision Hunt Decree. If this new Rock King goes there, he will probably just slap the rebel army in the face.
Listening to Li Yue and Kamisato Ayaka's conversation, Yae was somewhat puzzled. To be honest, Li Yue's summary of Inazuma surprised her. She didn't expect Li Yue to make such a summary. However, as a member of Raijin's family, what she cared about most was the matter of Raiden Ei. Li Yue's summary of the movies was at least in line with her expectations.
"So, after learning about Inazuma's situation, what will you do?"
"I have a general understanding of Inazuma's situation. The battle with Thor will definitely continue, since I came to Inazuma to find Thor."
"But before we go to fight Thor."
Li Yue crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and said nothing more.
Yae and the Kamisato siblings looked at Li Yue curiously, wondering why she had suddenly stopped moving.
But soon, Li Yue made another move.
He opened his eyes, and his originally black pupils turned purple. Lightning flashed behind him, forming a ring of lightning.
"This is!"
The Yae Miko stared at Li Yue in shock.
Li Yue simply reached out and swept her hand across the sky.
"Dissipate!"
The dark clouds that had been covering Yashima suddenly split open from the middle, and the huge crack rapidly expanded outwards. Soon, the thunderstorm clouds over Yashima completely dissipated, and the storm, rain, and lightning all vanished without a trace.
After finishing all this, Li Yue withdrew her right hand and nodded in satisfaction.
"Yes, that's fine. The resentment of the Demon God is something mortals cannot withstand. If the thunderclouds summoned by this resentment are kept above the island, it will only make it difficult for the mortals on the island to survive. Although this is not my country, I happen to have this kind of ability, so it's no problem for me to lend a hand."
The Kamisato siblings watched in shock as Li Yue casually waved his hand, causing the thunderstorm clouds to dissipate, and it seemed that he was using the power of Electro element.
Aren't you the Geo Archon? Then why are you using the power of Electro element? Are you really not the God of Thunder?
Yae Miko was also surprised that Li Yue was able to use real power in this way.
That's right. [True] had told her before that by residing in Li Yue's body, she could lend her power to Li Yue. The reason Li Yue became the Rock King was because the Vago Monarch's consciousness resided in Liyue's body and was willing to lend him power. Not only that, but the other Demon God were the same; they all believed in Li Yue.
Now, Makoto Raiden has also chosen to believe in Li Yue and has lent him his power.
Etc!
If Li Yue were to use her true power, the shadow would...
Just as Yae had expected, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the clear sky, which had become clear because of Li Yue's use of the Authority of Thunder, and struck directly in front of Li Yue and the others.
A beautiful purple-haired girl, holding a naginata and wearing a purple kimono, appeared before the four of them.
Behind her, like Li Yue, was a ring of lightning.
Inazuma's Raiden Shogun has descended!
155. Shadow: It wasn't me, it was all the general's doing!
The Kamisato siblings were shocked when they saw the woman in front of them.
Raiden Shogun!
The supreme ruler of Inazuma! Also the strongest being in Inazuma.
According to the Rock King, Raijin hasn't come out of the Tenshukaku a long time. Even if she does come out, it's only to perform the ritual of seizing the Vision in front of the Tenshukaku. Other than that, she never leaves the Tenshukaku.
But now, this supreme ruler of Inazuma has actually come out of the Tenshukaku. Not only did he come out of the Tenshukaku, but he even left Narukami Island directly, crossed Kannazuka, and came directly to Yashima!
They even came right up to them!
Why would the Her Excellency come here? Is it because of Lord Geo Archon's actions just now?
Yes, because of Lord Geo Archon's actions, Lord Geo Archon just dispelled the thunderclouds brought by the Demon God resentment on Yashima. He must have used divine power, and it was Electro element. Although we don't know why, Lord Rock's enemies definitely used Electro element.
In the Inazuma Islands, besides the Raiden Shogun, another deity using the power of Electro element appeared, so naturally the Raiden Shogun had to come out and take a look.
Although he had figured out why Raiden Shogun had come out, Kamisato Ayato quickly widened his eyes again.
Oh no! Lord Geo Archon is going to fight Raiden Shogun! That means they've met and are going to start fighting right now!
We need to get Kamisato Ayaka out of here quickly! Otherwise, we'll be caught in the crossfire! The battlefield of the gods is not something the two of them can participate in!