The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 326: Death of the Great Sage

Create a new god who has the power of a god. Even though there is no guarantee that the new god will have wisdom far beyond that of humans, he can at least guarantee the safety of Sumeru and provide a safe and reliable environment for the development of wisdom.

"Do you know what you're doing?"

Nashida clenched her fists, and a hint of anger finally appeared in her gentle and kind eyes: "You keep saying that you are doing this for Xumi, but in your eyes, those Xumi people whose computing power was taken away because of the God-making Project, aren't they important?"

"Of course they are important. They are the fuel for the birth of the new god. Xumi and the Ministry of Education will never forget their contributions."

"You! Shameless!"

"Are you angry, little Lucky Grass King?"

Azar sat on the chair, seeming to laugh: "The Decree House has imprisoned you for five hundred years, and you didn't get angry. I thought you wouldn't get angry, that you were a cowardly fool who would only allow others to bully you. It turns out that you can get angry too."

"This is different! The reason I was imprisoned by the Order of the Gods is because I am not a qualified god. This is true. And you..."

"No! Wrong!"

Azar interrupted Nashida, staring at her with his old eyes: "You are a god! No matter what the reason, it is the biggest mistake for mortals to dare to imprison you! It is an unforgivable blasphemy! You should be angry, you should bring down divine punishment, and you should thoroughly cleanse the House of Decrees!"

"A god can be gentle, but he cannot be only gentle! During the Demon God War thousands of years ago, weren't there many countries that perished because the gods were too kind or too weak?"

"Buyer, you are a god, you are not a human!"

Azar was rarely excited: "You should be high above everyone else, you should have supreme authority, you should abandon useless emotions such as kindness and softness, only in this way can you become a qualified god!"

"I……"

Nashida was somewhat bewildered.

"Now all the residents of Xumi City have become firewood for the new god to come, and are being burned by the raging fire. All this is because of your cowardice, because you are timid, because you only know how to feel sorry for yourself, but dare not punish the sinners. You must remember that the sufferings that the people of Xumi are going through now are all because of you!"

Azar looked at Nashida, who seemed to be gritting her teeth, with a flickering look in his eyes, and slowed down his tone: "However, there is still a chance to make amends now."

"...What opportunity?" Nashida asked subconsciously.

"What Xumi needs is a Xumi god who can protect the country. It doesn't matter whether this god is man-made or natural. Since you don't want the residents of Xumi City to have their computing power extracted, just go out in person and stop the new god before he descends."

"Are you going to open the seal?"

"That's right, but it's not me who opens it. You open the seal yourself. In addition to the God-making Project, I also changed some things these days, such as the Jingshan Palace seal key and... the method of opening the seal."

Azar seemed to be laughing, and said, "Just kill me, and the seal will be broken."

He raised his hand and tapped his forehead: "Use mental attack. The moment my will and soul are broken, the key will be activated. You will be free and... have the chance to save the people of Xumi."

"W-what...you?"

Nashida was stunned and looked at Azar in disbelief, not understanding why he did this.

Azar let go of all her mental defenses. She could easily sense that the great sage was not lying: killing him was indeed the way to break the seal.

Her mind was a little confused, and her usually bright brain seemed to be rusted.

"Why? I am the culprit who caused all the residents of Xumi City to be exploited for their computing power, and I am also the sinner who imprisoned the gods. Don't you even dare to kill me?"

Azar looked at her with disappointment and contempt: "You are indeed a cowardly and incompetent god. You don't even dare to attack the enemy, so how can you protect the people of Xumi? Buyer, you are a coward and deserve to be abandoned by your people."

"You! I'm not! I can protect the people of Xumi!"

"Then go ahead and do it. Why are you hesitating? What are you afraid of? You are a coward!"

"I'm not! No!"

"Oh, have you heard the cries of the people of Xumi? They are now being ruthlessly exploited. The God-making Plan will drain their last bit of computing power and then throw them away like garbage, making their life worse than death. This is all because of you, the cowardly Buyer." "Don't say anymore! Don't say anymore!"

"Look, you chose to escape again, just like you did five hundred years ago. In fact, it was not the Order that locked you up, but you took the initiative to enter the seal, right? You were afraid that you couldn't do it, so you just locked yourself up, right?"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

"Coward, go back to your cage. Close your eyes and plug your ears. As long as you don't see or hear anything, the people of Xumi will live well under your protection and live and work in peace and contentment."

"what!!!"

Nashida screamed loudly, and a surging force swept out, attacking Azar like a flood: "Die!!!"

boom--!
Azar's head suddenly fell back, and he fell to the ground with the chair. His eyes were wide and lifeless, and it was obvious that he had lost his life in the angry blow of the god, but for some reason, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The seal that had been operating in the Jingshan Palace for five hundred years was finally released. Nashida fell from the sky, her face full of confusion and helplessness. She took two steps hesitantly towards Azar, then quickly stopped, her eyes extremely complicated.

She killed people, she killed her own people. Even though this person's crime was unforgivable and he was willing to die, in her opinion, she shouldn't have to end his life with her own hands.

"Why is this...?"

Nashida wiped her eyes vigorously, her voice trembling slightly and her tone hoarse.

Until now, she didn't understand why Azar suddenly wanted to commit suicide, but she had an inexplicable feeling in her heart, as if some invisible shackles were suddenly broken, and her previous cognition was shattered at this moment, and then quickly reorganized.

At this moment, Azar's body suddenly glowed with a gentle light, and an illusory, cracked soul detached from the corpse, floated in the air, and slowly opened its eyes.

The Great Sage's eyes were blank for a moment, but soon they regained clarity. He looked down at his arm and asked, "Is this what death feels like?"

"you……?"

Nashida opened her eyes wide. She was sure that the blow she had just made had shattered Azar's soul, but why could he still appear and even piece his soul together?
"Don't be surprised, Lord Little Auspicious Grass King."

The great sage seemed to sense her surprise and raised his head: "The Order Institute also conducts research on the soul. This is one of the results. It will allow me to communicate with you briefly in this form after I die."

"…What do you want to do?"

Narcida gritted her teeth.

"Do an experiment."

The great sage smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I just deceived you. Even if you are free, you can't stop the final step of the God-making plan - unless you are willing to sacrifice the lives of at least one-third of the residents in Xumi City."

"What did you say?!"

"The Order randomly selected one-third of the residents and deeply bound them to the God-making Plan. If you want to stop the plan, you must break the shield formed by the consciousness of this one-third of the residents. As for the consequences of breaking the shield, I think I don't need to explain too much."

"how dare you!"

"Threats and anger are meaningless, Master Xiao Jixiangcao. What you need to do now is to adjust your state and prepare for the upcoming war of gods."

The Great Sage smiled, and the cracks on his soul gradually expanded. Some soul fragments fell off and disappeared. "I wrote the first order received by the new god: kill the existence that murdered the Great Sage Azar."

"I am very curious, will you kill the new god and restore order, or will the new god win and become the first god in Xumi and Teyvat to be controlled by a mortal?"

"You guy! You guy!"

Nashida's eyes were filled with anger. "Why did you do this?"

"For Xumi." The great sage's soul completely shattered, leaving only the last words: "No matter what, Xumi must have a powerful enough god. Only gods can withstand the approaching storm."

(End of this chapter)