Chapter 210
Governing is more about uniting faith and incidentally activating the functions of the divine throne.
It is also a form of suppression.
But!
They are managers, not tools.
"I... can return the Primordial Dragon Authority." Neuvillette said decisively without much hesitation.
To be honest.
As a newly born Hydro Dragon King, he was born incomplete, but it was precisely because of his incompleteness that he instinctively craved the power of the Water Dragon.
I never thought of that before.
But Focalors did indeed return the Primordial Dragon Authority to him.
This made him whole again.
It's easy to see how important the Primordial Dragon Authority was to Neuvillette. If there was no hope of obtaining it, then so be it.
Once you've got something important in your hands, how many people are willing to give it up again?
But at this moment, Neuvillette was very serious, as if it wasn't just a momentary impulse.
Although Focalors intended to do so, he also considered Neuvillette's feelings. How could one take back something that has been given away?
However, Neuvillette saw this that he brought it up on his own initiative.
"Don't hesitate, Focalors."
Neuvillette spoke frankly, without any reluctance.
It's clear that he wasn't forced by circumstances, but rather made his own decision to do it.
He said.
"I must say you've been very successful in your scheming over the past five hundred years. I once thought that my most important pursuit was the Primordial Dragon Authority. But when the Primordial Dragon Authority truly returned to me, I found that I was not happy."
He said.
"I love Fontainebleau, I love the people here. I love every corner of this place..."
"Just as you are willing to die for the people of Fontainebleau, I am also willing to give up my most precious possession for this country."
"Not to mention!"
"Perhaps he shouldn't have come into my life in the first place."
"I was born as an incomplete dragon, and perhaps... it is because of this imperfection that we met, that I came to Fontaine, and unknowingly, found a home..."
"..."
"But you need to know!"
Focalors looked closely at Neuvillette. "Returning is easy, but separating is incredibly difficult. More importantly, even if you manage to separate, you will be severely damaged. It's not worth it."
She and Furina stopped dawdling.
Instead, she directly stated the solution that the two of them had discussed beforehand.
"As long as you have the Primordial Dragon Authority, you can create a divine throne. Since the Primordial Dragon Authority is in your hands, why not use you as the standard to create a divine throne that belongs only to you?"
She said.
"However, the problem is that you will probably have to be the Water God of Fontaine forever. It cannot be changed or passed on to others."
"However..." Furina looked at Neuvillette encouragingly.
She was delighted. "Neuvillette, you've always been the Supreme Judge, and I feel you're more competent than me, the Water Goddess. I only helped with some decisions; you did the real work."
"If you could become the Water God... wouldn't that be well-deserved?"
Furina smiled.
Neuvillette, however, hesitated.
He considered it for a moment, then shook his head.
"Primordial Dragon Authority has been stripped away again, and I will only suffer some damage. I just need to recover, it's not a big problem."
"On the contrary, Fontaine is burdened with sins. The sin of destroying the throne of the Water God, as a traitor, has damaged the Seven Archons system and directly or indirectly affected the world. These things cannot be ignored."
"If we were to allow a remnant of the past to become one of the Seven Gods."
"No matter how you look at it, it still doesn't make sense, does it?"
"..."
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205. Neuvillette: Come on, be gentle.
Neuvillette saw it very clearly.
Even though justice has become slightly more reasonable and hasn't gone all out, you can't keep testing the limits of justice.
The dragons were once the defeated, a case of the victors taking all, which was one thing. But Nibelungen, by introducing the Abyss, brought immense harm to the entirety of Teyvat.
These things will definitely affect the dragon race as well.
Since everything is for Fontainebleau.
Mainly Fontainebleau.
Then everything else can be sacrificed.
Not to mention!
Neuvillette will only suffer severe injuries, which may damage her very essence.
But as long as Fontaine can completely end its guilt.
In his view, it was not a loss at all.
Besides, he won't die.
As long as I don't die, everything else is negotiable!
Isn't that right?
At the same time!
On Inazuma's side.
"Shadow... never mind! I'll do it myself."
Makoto compiled a list of everything that had happened over the past five hundred years.
Then I looked at how Inazuma was dealt with after Raiden Ei was defeated by Sister Lumine.
My blood pressure, which I had finally managed to bring down, is starting to rise again.
She originally wanted to teach her younger sister step by step, to show her what things should be done and how to do them properly.
But she knew very well.
The rectification period for the laws of heaven is not indefinite.
Furthermore...
Tenri has also specifically named her, demanding that she return to her position of power and resume her leadership of Inazuma.
Even if there are gods, what a country is, how it is, and how its people live are irrelevant to the principles of Heaven.
But!
On the other hand...
The country is prosperous and the people are well-off.
It can also make it easier to enrich one's spirit and gather faith.
Furthermore, no leader can possibly see their country in such a state of decay. Just looking at it would be unbearable; who could possibly stand by and do nothing?
You must know, the demon god loves people!
Raiden Ei knelt beside him like a well-behaved child, his back straight, not daring to move an inch.
Yae Miko also knelt.
She made a mistake too.
The problem lies in her attitude; it's very problematic.
Yae Miko could have prevented the situation in Inazuma from getting so bad countless times.
But while she says she cares about Inazuma, in reality, all she cares about is the Raiden Ei.
She even thought Inazuma was getting better and better, as long as the country didn't fall. Because the worse it was, the greater the public backlash would be, and the greater the public backlash, the more confident she would be in releasing Raiden Ei.
Simply put...
All she was thinking about was Raiden Ei.
Inazuma?
Whatever you choose!
Makoto efficient.
She no longer had the energy to teach those two bastards a lesson.
Whatever it is, we'll have to wait until she gets it done before we talk about it.
"Shadow, you need to know!"
"Constant dripping wears away a stone; it takes more than a day to achieve this."
"..."
"The Kujou Clan and the Hiiragi Clan are the families I entrusted to you, and I have told you that one of them is in charge of the Tenryou Commission and the other is in charge of the Council of Elders. You can generally rest assured about the military finances."
"But that doesn't mean you won't ask any questions!"
"..."
Raiden Ei looked down at his nose and kept his mind to himself, offering no rebuttal. He agreed with what his sister said.
Makoto is still writing the reorganization plan.
She kept muttering to herself, full of complaints.
"I can see it. The Kujou Clan started making small moves more than 350 years ago, accumulating little by little until now."
"The Hiiragi Clan isn't much better off; they've been around for about 280 years."
"Now, these two families have practically hollowed out the entire country."
"..."
How did you handle it?
"..."
Makoto exasperating.
"They only executed the ringleaders? They let their entire families go?"
She really didn't know what to say.
The prerequisite for not bringing misfortune upon one's family is that the benefits do not extend to one's family.
The Kujou Clan and Hiiragi Clan are arrogant and domineering, accumulating wealth and seizing power, practically ruling the entire Inazuma region.
Is the only one with a problem the head of the family?
Isn't this how the members of their family obtain all their rights, including food, clothing, daily necessities, and even transportation?
Did they not benefit?
Especially the Kujou Clan!
What do you mean by challenging me and showing me the same resolve as your ancestors that the Kujou Clan can still control the Tenryou Commission?
Are you kidding me!
You little brat, you've been tricked, you know that!