Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Astrology is called stargazing in Liyue. It is the earliest developed discipline in mysticism or human scholarship.

When human civilization evolved from gathering and hunting to planting and animal husbandry, astrology gradually developed. Looking up at the sky, observing the farming seasons, and judging the solar terms are essential skills for any agricultural country, and people generally call it astrology.

Astrology is a very complex and ancient subject. In the continent of Teyvat, antiquity often represents power.

Unfortunately, Famas did not conduct too in-depth research on astrology. After all, the starry sky of the continent of Teyvat is a false thing. For mortals, astrology can be regarded as the most profound knowledge in mysticism, and it is also the subject that requires the most talent.

If one does not have sufficient talent, then even if one works hard until one's eyes are blinded one will still not be able to see anything, and even if one studies for a lifetime one will only learn the most basic general knowledge and be able to roughly calculate the direction of celestial bodies.

But if your talent is outstanding enough, even if you are sleeping soundly in the middle of the night, the stars will tell you the revelation of your destiny in your dreams.

However, the gods themselves represent one or several rules for the operation of the sky.

Therefore, even if he is unlearned, a powerful demon god can know the movement of the stars without a teacher, and can even use his own will as a fulcrum to pry the trajectory of the celestial bodies.

For example, Heulia came back from the dead.

The light of the Yanmu Star is so bright that even ordinary people who have never learned about astrology can see the suddenly bright constellation when they look up inadvertently at night, and the scholars of the Xumi Teaching Academy can see it even more clearly with the help of astronomical instruments.

While the scholars of Ritovanti were searching for the wonders of the evolution of the starry sky, they were unaware that the stars themselves were also chasing them.

Putting aside the changes in the starry sky for the moment, after Venti mentioned Heulia's name, Paimon also remembered this very important matter and hurriedly caught up with Zhongli to ask:

"By the way, Mr. Zhongli, Miss Heulia..."

What Paimon wanted to ask was about the outcome of the rebellion in Heulia and Silver Plains Hall, and the travel companionship over the past few days also made Zhongli understand what Paimon had not finished saying, so he immediately nodded after pondering.

"Before the ceremony of sending off the immortals began, Ningguang discussed with me how to deal with the rebellion in Yinyuan Hall. However, I am just a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall. How dare I influence the Seven Stars' ideas? That's why I didn't say much."

"But in my opinion, Miss Ningguang is a person who keeps her promise. Since she has accepted the authority of Her Excellency Heulia, she will abide by the contract and exempt everyone in Yinyuan Hall from death. However, the death penalty may be exempted, but the living punishment cannot be avoided. As for Heulia..."

"Although the Salt Mother was resurrected through the evil sacrifice, she herself is not guilty. After losing the power of the Demon God, the Salt Demon God is now no different from an ordinary old woman... Heulia is currently placed in a temporary residence of the General Affairs Department. Qixing arranged two fully equipped Thousand Rock Army squadrons to be responsible for the security of the Salt Mother's residence."

Zhongli explained Heulia's situation as tactfully as possible, but everyone present understood that rather than saying that the two Thousand Rock Army squadrons were protecting Heulia's safety, it would be better to state directly that they were monitoring the Salt Demon's every move.

Although this approach may seem somewhat inhumane, considering that Ningguang finally holds the power of Liyue and wants to hold all power tightly in her hands, as well as her urgent desire to control and suppress any unstable factors, it is not surprising to take such a move similar to house arrest.

No matter what, Heulia was once a demon god who sat high on the throne. Who knows if she would leave behind some life-threatening tricks? As for Ning Lan and the officials of the Eight Gates who assisted in the Carnival, the Seven Stars had already drafted the charges and punishments, but because the case involved too many people, it was not appropriate to conduct a public trial for the time being. In addition, for many reasons, Ningguang also took the opportunity to test Zhongli's attitude before the Immortal Sending Ceremony.

But if Zhongli didn't want to say it, how could Ningguang possibly find out what the Emperor was thinking? The two of them chatted about this and that, but Ningguang couldn't figure out the other party's attitude from Zhongli's well-reasoned analysis.

After the test failed, Ningguang had to settle for the next best thing and informed Zhongli of the Seven Stars' verdict and Heulia's resettlement measures. There was a lot of inquiry in her words, but Zhongli became a good guy at this time and just nodded in agreement no matter what Ningguang said.

Zhongli then went on to explain to her the possible impacts of several countermeasures, but he did not express his own opinion. He even interspersed a few witty remarks in his analysis, which made Ningguang a little dazed and she couldn't help but start to doubt.

Is Mr. Zhongli really the mortal body of the Emperor?

When Ningguang first took on the duties of Tianquan Star, the Emperor was an image full of divine majesty and coldness in her mind. His decrees were always rigorous, concise and efficient. His departure after issuing the oracle at the Qingxian Dian Ceremony was swift and resolute, without any lingering feelings. Not to mention ordinary people, even Ningguang had never seen the Emperor smile as gently as Zhongli Keqing.

However, the Emperor often appears in the form of a dragon. If a smile appeared on that furry and scaly dragon face, it would look quite creepy.

At that time, the ceremony of sending off the immortals was about to begin, and Ningguang had no choice but to preside over the ceremony with Zhongli, carrying many speculations in her mind.

During the Immortal Sending Ceremony, Ningguang's hymn of "being worthy of the Heaven and giving birth to a virtuous race" was also part of the test. Hou Zhang's accusation was obviously not wrong, because this [Yan Song] was originally a ritual music used by ancient Liyue to praise the achievements of the Emperor. Although Liyue no longer follows the ancient system, many customs and taboos are still retained.

The Seven Stars of Liyue are not qualified to enjoy the rituals that only the Emperor can use, let alone the ability to claim to be the Emperor of Ten Thousand Years.

But Ningguang still recited the blessing in front of Fatai. The object of the blessing was obviously not the Rock Emperor, who was the only immortal ancestor Fatai left, but herself and the other seven stars as the current ruler of Liyue.

Perhaps in Nata, where strength is respected, there is nothing wrong with Ningguang's speech, but for a country like Liyue with a profound cultural heritage and an uninterrupted history, it is an act of disrespect comparable to scolding one's father in front of the mourning hall.

  At the funeral of the former ruler of Liyue, Emperor Geo, Ningguang, the current ruler of Liyue, stood in front of his corpse and shamelessly blessed herself in ancient language. If that long passage of ancient Liyue text is translated into the common language of Teyvat, it probably means something like this:

“Emperor, your methods were not cruel enough back then, and your ambition to protect the corner of the mortal world was not great enough. But don’t worry, with me, Ningguang, here, Liyue will be connected to the sky and the earth, and humans and gods will be separated. There will be no more threats from demons and gods, and there will be no need for support from the immortals!”

This outrageous statement was earth-shattering. Ningguang believed that if Zhongli was really the earthly body of Geolord, he would not pretend to be deaf and dumb after hearing such words, and might even directly accuse Ningguang of disrespect.

But Zhongli Zhen did not react at all. He just stood silently in front of the Emperor's immortal body and presided over the ceremony.

Instead, those immortals who were hiding in the crowd watching the ceremony were so angry that they were half dead. Not to mention their immortal cultivation, they couldn't even maintain the fluctuations of their immortal power, causing quite a stir in the crowd.

Fortunately, the immortals are not all impatient. There is still a rational one, namely, Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun, who stopped the angry Hou Zhang in time, but he also had a bad feeling.

  Could it be that the Emperor has raised an ambitious person?

All the immortals who heard this blessing were worried, except the Emperor who presided over the ceremony. He had a blank look in his eyes. He shook the smoky incense burner in his hand and thought: "Is Yunhan Club open today? I don't think I've fed the thrush at home yet..." (End of this chapter)