People in Teyvat, starting from saving the grass god

After persuading Candice, he said to Senor and Dishia, "The city may not be peaceful these two days. Please remind the guards and discipline officers to be more vigilant recently."

"Ah."

Seno and Dixia responded in unison.

Besides the very friendly Mond envoys, the other group that returned with Rhodes this time was the infamous Solstice envoys.

Deshia has little dealings with the Solstice people.

But this did not prevent her from having a preconceived bad impression of the Winter People.

The ruins of the House of Vitality and the harmed Cole are still there. These cases happened right around her, making it difficult for Dishia to have a good attitude towards the Winter People.

Not to mention Seno and Candice.

They have been wandering in the desert for many years and have greeted the Fatui many times.

Especially Seno, who is a high-ranking disciplinary officer.

During Azar's administration.

The lives of desert people are worthless, so even if some are lost or misplaced, no one will investigate.

During the Senocha case, the Fatui were found more than once to be secretly kidnapping some stray tribesmen.

Due to the lack of evidence, he was unable to arrest or prosecute the members of the Fatui.

This made Seno always hold a critical attitude towards the Fatui. For example, when the lady met Nashida this time, he was very pessimistic about the meeting, and always felt that the Fatui came with some intention that was unfavorable to Xumi.

Hope City is busy right now.

After a brief dinner, Rhodes and his friends went their separate ways after discussing their matters.

It’s quite embarrassing to talk about this.

As one of the most important people in Xumi now.

In fact, Rhodes basically didn't take charge of anything. Major matters were handled by Nashida, minor matters were discussed by the government officials of the Ministry of Education and Candice, city defense was managed by Dishia, and construction was supervised by the sage of the Miaolun School.

This is what Rhodes really needs to do.

It's just those times when no one can make up their mind.

Fortunately.

Xumi's original system was so bad that Rhodes simply copied the systems from his previous life that he could hardly understand, and the results achieved were much better than the current situation.

“Everyone is so busy.”

Walking on the road in Hope City, Rhode had no idea that he was the only idle person around, and he was still sighing as he walked.

only.

He was only idle for a short while.

Before he had gone far, he received a message from Nashida needing his help.

After receiving this message.

Rhodes immediately rushed to Jingshan Palace as fast as he could and found Nashida, who was holding her chin in her hand and in a daze.

"What did the woman say?"

As soon as he entered the door, Rhodes asked straight to the point.

Something that could make Nashida so distressed doesn't seem to be a good thing.

Rhodes, who had already prepared himself mentally, heard Nashida say, "The envoy applied to me for military stationing and joint scientific expeditions."

as predicted.

Forced garrison and exploration of the technologically advanced ruins in Xumi,

However, if there were only these two items, there would actually be less trouble than Rhodes expected.

"Then what do you think?"

Rhodes did not express his own opinion, but first asked Nashida what she thought.

"I agreed."

An answer that Rhodes had never expected popped up.

This immediately twisted his originally relaxed expression into a mess: "What!? You agreed???"

You agreed so easily! ?

Rhodes couldn't believe his ears.

Nashida does have some character issues, but not to this extent.

Based on Rhodes' understanding of her.

Even if Zhidong said now that there would be a full-scale war with Xumi tomorrow, and the eleven executive officers and the Ice God were all present, Nashida would never betray Xumi's interests and make the slightest concession.

"She promised you something you couldn't refuse."

Rhodes asked with a frown.

That’s the only explanation.

That is, behind these two harsh conditions, there must be an irresistible temptation.

What can winter give?

“Industrial assistance.”

Nashida uttered four words, and then continued, "And she brought the will of the Ice Queen. The garrison of Solstice is only to help Xumi maintain the existing peace and will not interfere in Xumi's internal affairs. The time limit is ten years, and the garrison will withdraw after ten years. The joint scientific expedition is for the two countries to share the results of the scientific expedition. Solstice's scientific expedition personnel will report to the Ministry of Justice before conducting scientific expeditions and will not set off without permission."

After hearing these conditions, Rhodes fell silent.

Let’s not talk about Zhidong’s industrial level for now, and just talk about the conditions mentioned below.

If a lady was in charge of the negotiations, then Rhodes would definitely suspect that she was just talking and could not say what she would do behind the scenes.

But now she is in the name of the Queen of Winter.

The most important thing is that the lady, like the young man, is the most loyal supporter of the Ice Queen.

Since she used the name of the Ice Queen, it means that she will not play any word games on this matter.

So let’s get back to the conditions set by the lady.

A garrison that does not interfere in internal affairs and only maintains peace in Xumi, and scientific expeditions that are shared fairly. Moreover, the army will withdraw on its own after only ten years of stationing.

There's really nothing wrong with this.

The industrial aid at the beginning is even more important.

Among the seven countries in Teyvat, Solstice and Fontaine are both famous for their technology.

Among them, Zhidong's industrialization level far exceeds that of the other six countries.

Fully automatic production lines, purely mechanized farming methods, flexible use of various slime-constructed mechanisms, and advanced industrial equipment such as blast furnaces.

Just like what Albedo had told Rhodes about using windmills to generate electricity in Xumi City, Rhodes remembered it very clearly. At that time, he clearly said that by referring to the industrial tome of Solstice, they could use the mechanism formed by the Thunderfire Slime to complete the storage and utilization of the windmill energy.

"What's the reason?"

These requests seemed to be good things no matter how you looked at them, but they inevitably made Rhodes wary.

He really couldn't believe that Zhidong would give Xumi so many benefits for free.

However, this question made Nashida sigh.

"She didn't say anything. She just said that this was the Ice Queen's order and she was just conveying it on her behalf."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 205: Breaking the Promise

Not to mention Nashida.

Even when Rhodes heard that all of Zhidong's conditions were free, his first reaction was that he couldn't refuse.

The lady said that this decision was made by the Ice Queen herself.

It's purely a form of giving!

Rhodes looked at the cooperation agreement that the lady handed over.

The text was clear and concise, and no matter how hard he studied it, he couldn't find any signs of word games.

It can be said that all possible risks have been truly eliminated.

Especially the last one.

The Ice Queen guaranteed that after the agreement was reached, no executive officer would come to Xumi without authorization. Any executive officer who was required to enter Xumi for a mission would inform Nashida in advance and would enter the territory of Xumi only after obtaining permission.

In other words.

The lady came here not to interfere in Xumi's internal affairs, but as an envoy of the Ice Queen to convey the goodwill of the gods.

Then she had that look and words before.

Rhodes couldn't help but grit his teeth when he thought about it.

At the same time, he did not understand the Ice Queen's actions.

why is that.?

This is totally inconsistent with what Zhidong usually does in other countries.

Thinking of this, Rhodes asked.

"Are you friends with the Ice Queen?"

“I haven’t seen her”

"Does that mean the Great Compassion Tree King is friends with her?"

"I don't know. But they were active in different eras, so theoretically this possibility doesn't exist."

"why?"

"I don't know either"

Rhodes and Nashida looked at each other, and saw puzzled expressions on each other's faces.

There was silence for a moment.

Rhodes suddenly thought of another big problem. He slapped his forehead and said, "This is troublesome. I have made a promise to the Mond people."

Now the problem before him.

That's why Zhidong went against his usual practice and gave so many things to Xumi for free.

But how should Rhodes explain to Diluk and Kaeya that he could not target the lady, the envoy who brought the goodwill of God.

When Rhodes recalled the promise he made in Xumi City that he would make the lady admit to attacking the God of Wind in person, he wanted to get into the World Tree and erase the incident.

pity.

No if.

Even if Rhodes could enter the World Tree again, he could not use the power of the Grass God of the World Tree, and Nashida would never agree to him arbitrarily tampering with the established records on the World Tree.

So when the lady showed such goodwill on behalf of Winter, no matter how much Rhodes had guarded against her before, no matter how much he had planned to target her, he would never push her into a situation of opposing Mondstadt.

if not.

This means I am not a human being and I can't explain it to anyone.

"It's unreasonable."

The more Rhode thought about it, the more headache he had: "Hasn't Zhidong always used various means to invade other countries? How come he suddenly became a good man? There must be something fishy going on."

That's what it says.

But if he couldn't find the trick, it would mean that there was a significant deviation in Rhodes's portrait of Zhidong.

At least.

The portrayal of the Winter Faints as some kind of unexplainable organization composed of warmongers and lunatics is incorrect.

With all kinds of confusion and doubts, Rhodes left Jingshan Palace with a solemn expression.