Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Chapter 529: A Thousand Years of Solitude

"...We must attack every enemy we encounter and be invincible?"

Paimeng pondered the meaning of these Liyue idioms and couldn't help but repeat them aloud.

"It means that with the blessing of fate, Munata will always be victorious."

  Famas shook his head helplessly and began to explain in detail to the stupid little Paimon and the traveler who pretended to understand:

"During the Demon War, I led my army to conquer the continent of Teyvat. At that time, I had just obtained the status of a demon, and my strength was far less than it is now. On the way to the battle, I soon encountered the mighty city of "Zhershest" which was well-equipped and had a strong military force. It was led by the demon god of war "Spanak"."

"Zhershist is the only way for the Volcano tribes to reach the outside world. In order to fight for the right of way, Munata must conquer this city."

"By then, Munata had already completed the preliminary agricultural and industrial revolutions. We had plenty of food and population, so we could wear down the enemy even if we had to delay."

"The entire army was prepared for a protracted war, but at midnight on the second day of the siege, the enemy's granary suddenly caught fire. According to Liyue's measurement, tens of thousands of stones of wheat seeds, rice, and millet were burned to ashes."

"The fire burned for three hours. There were riots and mutinies in the city. When the dust settled, the lost faith of the fighting demon god "Spanak" was escorted out of the city as a proof of surrender. The centurion of Munata "Singh" cut off the demon god's head, and at the same time, the "Road Rights War" that lasted for two hundred years officially began. "

Famas explained the connection with fate in a few words, but the Traveler and Paimon suddenly remembered that the story told by Famas seemed to have been mentioned by Zhongli as well.

The centurion "Singer" cut off the head of the Warring Demon and was promoted to the leader of Munata. Later, at the instruction of Famas, he lured the King of the Salt Earth and assassinated the demon he believed in, Heulia.

Hey, the story seems to be connected.

  But is it really such a coincidence?

The traveler looked at the slightly raised corners of Famas' mouth, then glanced at Zhongli's indifferent expression, and was unsure whether the two were telling the same history intentionally or unintentionally.

Ever since she learned about Zhongli and FAMAS's conspiracy against Heulia during the Demon-God War, the Traveler's vigilance against the gods has skyrocketed. Although she is not so paranoid as to be afraid of everything, the girl has begun to seriously try to figure out the daily words and deeds of Zhongli, Venti and FAMAS.

The two instigators obviously did not know that their mutual exposure of secrets also changed the travelers' perception of the gods.

  This saved Deinsreb a lot of trouble when he met the traveler in the future. I'm sure that when he met the traveler again, Deinsreb would not be able to help but sigh:

"Very good god! Makes my Kanreya court spin like crazy, love comes from the sword of the last light."

But the description of destiny is not over yet. After the historical story, Famas also tells many stories about the manifestation of destiny.

"In addition, the demons I fought against would also make mistakes for unknown reasons, such as weapons suddenly breaking during battle, or mistakes in the mobilization of elemental forces. Even after the great development of alchemical weapons in the late Munata period, the same rapid-fire musket, which was as easy to use as an arm in the hands of Munata soldiers and could hit wherever they pointed, would turn out to be a dud in the hands of the enemy, and would not fire no matter how hard they pulled the trigger."

"The most bizarre one was the "Fated Battle". That time, Rhinedot and I worked out a siege plan overnight. Before we could issue the order to execute it, twelve stars of destiny fell from the sky at dawn the next day and smashed the city and the demon inside into pieces. When I arrived with my troops, all I saw were charred bones and broken walls on the ground."

"When I arrived, the demon had not yet collapsed. Before she died, she looked at me with hatred and cursed Munata and all the living beings present."

"She said that an ambitious country will inevitably fall into endless internal strife. The fate she encountered today will surely be repeated in the country I rule."

"I didn't take it seriously at the time, and even found it a little baffling. But now it seems that her curse is quite effective. The conspiracy, betrayal, and struggle for power in the late Munata period were indeed constantly unfolding, and the Warring States did eventually perish due to a star thrown by a certain God of Contract."

  Famas rubbed his chin in thought, as if he had developed a strong interest in the curse of the demon god. Then he spread his hands innocently and said to the traveler who was listening to the story:

"Look, is the goddess of fate equally ruthless, smiling only at those who favor her? A granary that can feed tens of thousands of people for a whole year, a city that can house hundreds of thousands of people, is nothing in her eyes."

"The most important thing is that the 'Fated Battle' was classified as a massacre and was recorded in history. I have to take the blame in the end." FAMAS cleared himself of the infamy of massacre. The Traveler and Paimon tilted their heads in thought. Wendy sighed slightly and played the piano. The melody was melodious and soothing. Only Zhongli, who knew FAMAS's character, remained calm.

As the God of Contract and the last undertaker of the ancient nation of war, how could Zhongli not know that FAMAS concealed a lot of information related to fate, and mixed subjective and conjectural truths with lies, just like what he did yesterday.

But the retired emperor obviously had no intention of exposing the truth again, and the meaningless dispute did not need to be repeated.

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, please allow me to ask..."

"Sir Wendy, the best bard in the world, why did you come to Liyue?"

Zhongli frowned slightly and stared at the bard who was not in good shape all day long.

Famas thought Wendy smelled like the fresh scent of apples in the morning, but Zhongli just thought it was the lingering smell of alcohol from a hangover.

As the oldest of the seven existing gods, Zhongli has gone through too much time, long enough for the demon to learn human emotions and then completely abandon those unnecessary emotions.

After the flames of the Demon God War were extinguished, the last seven demon gods each ascended to the throne of God, thus ending the era of the Demon God War. Although they have different personalities and are thousands of miles apart, they all shoulder the sacred responsibility of "guiding mankind."

As time goes by, many of the Seven Gods have been replaced. Today, only two of the original Seven Gods are still in power, namely him and the free and happy wind god, Barbatos.

Two thousand years ago, Barbatos came to Liyue without any prior notice. Perhaps out of guilt for the death of Harpas, or perhaps out of trust in his colleagues, Zhongli's first reaction was that Venti was having difficulties in performing his duties and needed his help.

So before Barbatos fell from the wind, he was already prepared to welcome the neighboring god. As long as he opened his mouth, he would do his best to help him.

However, the God of Wind handed him a bottle of wine and invited Zhongli to taste it.

"It is absurd to abandon your duty just to deliver a bottle of wine."

This was the first thought that came to Zhongli's mind. However, after seeing the clear and warm invitation in Barbatos' eyes, Zhongli took the bottle of wine in silence and drank it all.

In the heavens, the close relationship between Harpas and Barbatos was not a secret, but the seven gods tacitly chose to turn a blind eye to it.

So when Morax went to Munatar to kill the tyrant and learned the truth about the Demon War, Zhongli, who was slow to realize human emotions, remembered the relationship between Barbatos and Harpas, and thus always had a dual emotion of vigilance and guilt towards Mondstadt and the wind god Barbatos.

  This is like killing someone's husband. Can you still expect the widow of the family to treat him well?

But even so, Barbatos still kept coming to visit, traveling around Liyue Harbor, and always asking the God of Rock all kinds of strange questions. The curiosity of this God of Wind was as endless as the wine in his hand.

Since then, the seven gods of that era would often gather in Liyue. They would drink and have fun, talking about almost everything, but they all tacitly did not mention any past events related to the "rebel god" Harpas.

It seems that as long as I don't mention it, I can avoid sadness.