The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 193 Faithful Believer
The ceremony of sending off the immortals by Emperor Yanwang.

This will undoubtedly be the most important event for the entire Liyue in the coming period of time. It can be expected that no matter where they are, as long as the Liyue people know this news and have the opportunity to return to Liyue Harbor, they will temporarily put aside their affairs and travel thousands of miles just to send the Liyue gods off for the last time.

For such a major event, its preparation and participation obviously need to be decided by the Liyue Seven Stars.

So, for such an important event as the Immortal Sending Ceremony, would the Seven Stars really allow two foreigners to participate in it?
Ying thought for a moment and expressed her doubts.

"Of course, you are the ones chosen by the God of Rock. For this reason alone, the Seven Stars have no reason to stop you."

Zhongli said with certainty.

"Is this so..."

Ying thought about it, looked at Paimon, and made a decision in her heart.

Put yourself in their shoes. The Rock God showed them kindness, so they should return it with the same kindness.

"Okay, I agree."

Ying nodded, then suddenly remembered something and added apologetically, "But not now. I want to find Tianfeng first, and then plan the ceremony of sending off the immortal with Mr. Zhongli."

"Yes, we agreed to meet in Liyue Harbor!"

Paimon nodded her little head. Even though it was annoying that the meteorite man always called her the little mascot, he was their travel companion no matter what, and they must meet again.

Zhongli, who had already guessed what Ying would say, smiled slightly and said, "Liyue Harbor is so big, it's not easy to find someone. However, I can assure you two that you will definitely meet friend Tianfeng during the preparations for the Immortal Sending Ceremony."

Chen Tianfeng in god form is still Chen Tianfeng, right?
Ying hesitated for a few seconds, then moved closer to Paimon and whispered a few words before returning to Zhongli and agreeing to his request.

……

Jade Pavilion,
Ningguang sat behind her desk, pressing her temples with her hands, looking tired and sad.

Bai Shi, Bai Wen and others on the side did not dare to disturb them and were busy working quietly.

After the Emperor passed away, the Seven Stars of Liyue gathered at Liyue Harbor to discuss the future of Liyue.

Seven stars advocated inviting the immortals from Jueyunjian back to Liyue Harbor, so that humans and immortals could work together to govern Liyue and fill the gap left by the Emperor's death; Seven stars proposed increasing the scope of authority of the Seven Stars, replacing divine authority with human rights and realizing the Emperor's expectation before his death: to create an era belonging to humans.

The former was naturally rejected by the majority of the Seven Stars, but the latter also had a lot to deal with.

The most important thing is that without considering the emperor and the immortals, Liyue’s high-end combat power is too scarce.

Yuhengxing even said that this time when Liyue was in crisis, it was because the Emperor tried his best to stop the three demon gods and invited another good friend who was also a god to die together with Osel, thus protecting Liyue's safety.

What about next time? And the time after that?
Will Liyue have to watch the immortals or gods who are kind to Liyue die in battle next time, or the next time, and then regret and grieve over its own powerlessness?

Liyue must develop its own war weapons that can deter or even kill demons.

Only in this way can Liyue have the confidence to gain a foothold in Teyvat.

——You should know that among the seven kingdoms today, only Liyue has lost its god.

Without the Geo King and the gods, Liyue, the "Land Where Gods Walk", has become a "Kingdom Without Gods". Will other kingdoms still tolerate Liyue being the only kingdom with the right to forge Mora?

Apart from anything else, some Inazuma people, especially officials under Inazuma Sanmon, will inevitably use the fact of "the emperor's death" in certain cooperation, take the opportunity to suppress and profit from it.

After all, what those bastards are most proud of and talk about the most is their gods, how powerful Inazuma's Thunder General is, and how amazing Wuxiang's sword is.

In addition, after losing the Geo King, does Liyue still have the ability to continue forging Mora?

These are the problems that Qixing is eager to solve today.

There is also the Ceremony of Sending Off the Immortal. When the Emperor passes away, the Ceremony of Sending Off the Immortal is the funeral prepared for him by the people of Liyue, and it must be taken seriously.

"Huh..." Ningguang let out a long breath and cheered herself up. Although there were many things to do, there were ways to solve them. As long as she was willing to do them and keep doing them, they would eventually be completed.

The Liyue God War had just ended, and it seemed that there would not be another war of the same intensity for a long time, which gave them time to arm themselves.

The Thousand Rocks Army Formation, the Return to the Final Machine... These "weapons" that have withstood the test in the Demon War must be picked up again and innovated.

I heard that in the water country of Fontaine, there is a technology that can transform faith into a strange energy called [Law Compensation Mixed Energy] and utilize it. Perhaps Liyue can learn from it.

In addition, we can communicate more with Mondstadt. Although their gods are still there, there is not much difference between their presence and absence on weekdays. Liyue can learn from them.

It's a pity that the Faded Sea was dispersed by the Emperor, otherwise we could try to capture the breath of death in it and use it, and maybe we could develop some wonderful weapons.

Ningguang glanced at the information from Captain Beidou on the table: the spring breeze left by the deceased emperor swept across the faded sea, dispelling death and returning the sea to normal.

"Lord Ningguang."

Bai Shi held the document with a slightly strange look on his face.

"what happened?"

Ningguang raised her eyes and looked.

"Here's an application...from Northland Bank."

"Oh?"

Ningguang frowned slightly, took the document, quickly scanned it, and looked slightly stunned. She turned to the beginning of the application and read it carefully bit by bit.

The more I looked, the more confused I became, and the more alert I became.

In the application, the Northland Bank, no, the Fatui, first praised and affirmed the friendship between Zhidong and Liyue at great length, then expressed deep condolences for the passing of Geo King, and finally stated that the Northland Bank was willing to provide funds free of charge to assist Liyue in preparing for the ceremony to send off Geo King.

The condition is... to let the executive officer [Prince] Tartaglia participate in the preparation of the ceremony of sending the immortals throughout the whole process.

It's just preparation, they won't go on stage or put their names on it, it seems like the Fatui's move is just to give money to Liyue.

But this is impossible, the Fatui must have another purpose.

Ningguang narrowed her eyes slightly, tapped the table with her slender jade fingers, and suddenly asked, "Have you ever asked the Fatui why they do this?"

"Yes." Bai Shi nodded, his expression becoming even weirder: "They said..."

"say what?"

"It is said that the executive officer [Chief] Tartaglia is... a loyal follower of the Rock King."

"……Um?"

……

Northland Bank,

The debt collector of the Fools knocked on the door, and only pushed it open after receiving a response, and bowed to the executive officer who was sitting at the top seat.

"Sir, the General Affairs Department has rejected our request for cooperation."

"Rejection? Tsk, is that really not possible? What a hassle."

Tartaglia scratched his hair, and suddenly an idea came to him. He looked at the debt collector and said, "Tell me, if I buy all the clay figurines of the emperors on the market in Liyue Harbor, will they believe that I am a believer of the Rock King?"

Debt collector: “…”

(End of this chapter)