Yucheng's interference had disrupted The Doctor's longstanding plans. Even now, he had yet to understand just what sort of relationship existed between this Inazuma Regent and the God of Wisdom, but whatever it was, they were certainly on better terms than he was with her.
With this God Project, Sumeru owed Inazuma an enormous favor. To repay it, she might very well choose to cooperate with Inazuma.
And this newly appointed Regent had already made Inazuma a united front. According to information from The Knave, nearly all the "children" she had stationed in Inazuma had been wiped out, and the few remaining could not access any important information.
Moreover, Inazuma now had two top-tier God-level combatants in Yucheng and the Raiden Shogun. The Raiden Shogun's strength was foreseeable, but Yucheng's was unknown and bizarre.
If Yucheng really took the Gnosis of the Dendro Archon back to Inazuma to activate the Akasha, The Doctor had no confidence in dealing with such a formidable figure.
It seemed he would have to offer something valuable.
The Doctor said, "Since the Regent is also interested, why don't we let the God of Wisdom decide? The Regent is calling in a favor, so I will offer knowledge in exchange. How does that sound?"
Nahida said in surprise, "The only tales circulating in this world have always been of people obtaining knowledge from the God of Wisdom in exchange for something. Yet now you want to exchange knowledge for something belonging to the God of Wisdom. Though arrogant, it does make me curious. Just what kind of knowledge would qualify as payment for my Gnosis?"
The Doctor said, "You, who possess all knowledge-have you heard this rumor? I believe it goes, 'The starry sky of Teyvat is false.' It is a secret about the truth of