"If the Heavenly Principles foresaw this day long ago, why didn't he tell us in advance so we could prepare?"
Morax seemed to notice something amiss immediately.
Baal was also slightly taken aback by his words, then lowered her head in thought.
After quite some time, she finally raised her head slightly. "Perhaps... he didn't know when these monsters would appear."
"You mean he didn't know exactly when these monsters would be born?" Morax asked.
"That's right."
"So he only knew this day might come, and because he didn't know exactly when it would happen, he didn't warn us in advance?" Morax found that very unreasonable.
"Yes. Let's consider a hypothetical situation."
"Suppose he didn't know when these monsters would be born, but warned us long beforehand anyway, and we obediently began building up our strength on a massive scale."
"But the monsters took a very long time to arrive. Before they even appeared, the Heavenly Principles found a solution and wiped them out completely."
"Then he told us, 'The monsters have been eliminated. There's no need to prepare anymore.' If that happened, put yourself in that position. Wouldn't you feel as though [the Heavenly Principles had been stringing you along for thousands of years]?"
"You started making thorough preparations for this war thousands of years in advance. Every soldier was ready for a great battle."
"But after waiting thousands of years, all you got was, 'The monsters have been eliminated. There's no need to prepare anymore.' What would happen then?"
"The Seven Archons would never trust the Heavenly Principles again. They would vent their anger at having been toyed with for thousands of years on him, and everyone across Teyvat who had prepared for war would direct their fury at Celestia."
"The final outcome would be the Seven Archons