Miko's tirade left everyone at the main table speechless. Their thoughts could not help wandering as they reminisced about the old days.
Most importantly, although Miko's tirade seemed all over the place, it was not random. There was a common thread: the question of descendants.
The Khaenri'ah cataclysm had swept across all of Teyvat, dealing devastating blows to every race. Yet five hundred years later, only humanity had regained its former vitality, while the other races gradually vanished from public view.
Why? Was it not because humans reproduced at a far higher rate than the other long-lived races?
Inazuma's Fox Clan, Oni, and Tengu clan were somewhat better off. Although they had yet to recover, at least they had younger generations like Sara and Itto. But among Liyue's immortal deer, immortal cranes, Yakshas, and Qilin, not a single one was willing to have offspring.
Although, as long-lived beings, they did not need to worry too much about their lifespans, Erosion existed in this world. Should anything unexpected happen, their species could immediately be declared extinct in Teyvat.
While the surviving Great Youkai, Adepti, and Archons were still immersed in the pain and memories of the past, humans had long since recorded the disaster from five hundred years ago as a passage in history. Those who came after them would not feel so much sorrow when they studied that passage.
After those present reminisced, a bold thought would naturally arise: why not have a descendant?
Even beings as exalted as Archons had feelings. They experienced joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and naturally had the potential for friendship, familial affection, and romantic love.
By the end, Miko's seemingly casual remarks had stirred everyone's longing for family ties, filling the gazes they directed at Yucheng and Shenhe with a different kind of feeling.