Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

This can be considered more than enough; Tinaari wasn't that greedy.

Even just this alone left Tina Li unsure how to repay Su Feng.

However, he never expected that this opportunity would appear in front of him the next second.

"No need for that. I happen to need your help with something right now—do you know anyone in Sumeru City?"

"I need someone who is quite familiar with Sumeru City to offer some assistance."

"This is related to the current situation of Sumeru, so it may require someone who is trustworthy enough."

Su Feng's sudden question left Tinari momentarily bewildered. He didn't know why Su Feng would suddenly bring up this topic, but Tinari quickly realized that he didn't need to worry too much.

If Su Feng really wanted to do something, he certainly wouldn't be able to stop him, and it's even questionable whether Sumi currently has the power to resist.

"I used to know a few people in Sumeru City. I'll give you their names later. You can go to them if you need anything. I think they can help you in most cases."

"More importantly, they are trustworthy enough."

After thinking for a while, Tinari decided to introduce several of his friends to Su Feng. With them around, most of the problems at the mortal level could be solved, and Tinari believed that given their personalities, they would definitely not ignore what Su Feng had done.

Furthermore, Tinari has enough trust in his friends, even though they each have their own flaws, they are all good people.

Perhaps in the end, these mortals can also help the gods accomplish their great work?

This was Tinari's last hope.

Chapter Eleven: The Great Toy of the God of Justice

Sumeru City is indeed a very unique city—after all, not every city can be built on a giant tree.

This sacred tree, which grew under the command of the Great Compassion Tree King, made Sumeru City a huge and extremely attractive city, and the Pure Good Palace at the highest point of the city can be called the most beautiful jewel in the city—provided that this jewel does not become the chain and cage that imprisoned the young god.

Unfortunately, under the blockade and suppression of the Order of the Church, the current Grass God has almost no followers, and almost no one knows that their god has been imprisoned by mortals.

The Church arrogantly and disdainfully believed that the Little Lucky Grass King was not a qualified god.

Because she was not strong enough, not wise enough, and unable to guide them forward, they abandoned the Little Lucky Grass King without hesitation and yearned for the long-deceased Great Compassion Tree King.

This is not something mortals should do; it is so blasphemous, so arrogant, so utterly absurd...

If the other earthly rulers hadn't been waiting for the Little Auspicious Grass King to express his opinion, and if the Little Auspicious Grass King hadn't been spoiling the mortals of Sumeru with an almost indulgent attitude, the so-called Order of the Church would probably have been completely destroyed long ago.

After all, is it really necessary for an organization to continue existing if it treats the guardians who protect the world like this?

But even the patience of gods is limited, and the favor that Little Lucky Grass King can give is also limited. The situation of Sumeru is getting worse and worse, and the situation of the World Tree is also getting worse and worse. Now Little Lucky Grass King must take on her responsibilities.

If the Faith Council continues to imprison the Little Lucky Grass King as before, resulting in no change, then the other gods probably wouldn't mind helping the Faith Council understand why Teyvat is a god who rules the Seven Kingdoms!

However, there might be a small accident during this process.

As the mastermind behind the imprisonment of the gods, the poor Church was almost completely unaware of everything.

They were unaware that the sin of imprisoning a god had already been known to the other gods, unaware of the Little Auspicious Grass King's doting affection for them, and even unaware of just how dangerous the World Tree was now, and how the spread of forbidden knowledge had reached an urgent point.

These fools know nothing; they're even eager to collaborate with the Fools to create gods!

What a bunch of utterly foolish people—of course, the doctor who collaborated with the Order of the Church did know some things, but he wasn't so clear about the issues related to the World Tree.

But given this guy's personality, what good would it do even if he knew about it?

In his view, the most important thing was still his experiment to create gods. As for what Sumeru would eventually become... that was not something the Doctor cared about at all.

"You're quite the troublemaker, aren't you? So this is the god you wanted to create?"

"It feels a bit like a big toy."

Just as the Doctor was carefully examining the approximate structure of the God of the Righteous Machine, which was gradually being built after mobilizing the entire power of the Order of the Church, Su Feng's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"!"

The doctor, who had been diligently checking the data in his hands, paused. He subconsciously glanced at the others around him, but was surprised to see that the other researchers were still doing their work diligently, seemingly unaware of the voice or the figure that had suddenly appeared.

"I didn't expect you to come to me so quickly. I thought you wouldn't be very interested in my experiment."

Although he didn't expect Su Feng to suddenly appear at this time, the Doctor didn't show any signs of panic. After all, he was the second seat of the Fatui Enforcers, so he had the composure to keep up.

"What's so strange about that? Or do you think you've kept your secret very well?"

"If it weren't for the fact that everyone takes a tacit attitude towards many things, you would have been dealt with long ago. Do you really think that five hundred years of peace in Teyvat is enough to make the gods lower their guard?"

"If that's really what you think, then I'll have to question your abilities."

Su Feng, who had appeared here at some unknown time, stood openly beside the Doctor, looking with great interest at the God of Mecha, which was already taking shape. Although this huge mecha was still only in its infancy, it was already a pretty good 'toy'.

Although Su Feng didn't know much about this, he could sense that the giant toy in front of him could indeed effectively draw out the power of the God's Heart. At that time, the performance of the God of the Machine should not be worse than that of an ordinary demon god—provided that the giant toy could find a suitable pilot.

The doctor had naturally been prepared for this.

Although the skirmisher is still a bit lacking, as a god-created puppet, he is the most suitable candidate the Doctor can find right now. It's just a question of how the Doctor will make up for the last part that the skirmisher is missing.

"Hmph~ Are all gods this arrogant? But I will catch up with you one day, and then I will show you the power of knowledge!"

Su Feng's words discouraged the doctor somewhat, but he was more angered by the contempt of a god. Fortunately, he remembered that he was no match for Su Feng, so he did not say anything more than make some harsh remarks.

"Defeat the gods with knowledge? Why do you have such an arrogant idea?"

"Or why do you feel that you are the only one choosing to move forward while the gods only stand still?"

Su Feng looked at the doctor in front of him with some strangeness. He really couldn't understand the ambition and arrogance of ordinary people.

Why do mortals, who are not even the same type of life as the gods, always add all sorts of strange and illogical settings to the gods?

Gods are indeed powerful, but the instinct to move forward and evolve is the instinct of all life, and it cannot be said that perfect gods also possess this instinct.

Especially given the dire situation in Teyvat, with no telling when the next great war will break out, how could the gods who have grown up under such circumstances, protecting the world and the mortal realms, possibly give up on moving forward?

At most, it's just that the gods have reached the pinnacle of the world and have little room for further progress, and their strength is constantly declining for various reasons. But even the Shadow, who is obsessed with pursuing 'eternity', will seek higher martial arts and greater power in that tedious and long meditation.

Stagnation and complacency?

Why do mortals always think that gods should be like this?

It's strange that someone who is so weak can be so arrogant.

Humans are indeed strange.

Chapter Twelve: The Arrogance of the Weak

Even the doctor fell silent when faced with Su Feng's questioning.

Yes, why does he so readily believe that the gods have stopped progressing?

No, he didn't believe the gods wouldn't progress further; he simply thought they had reached the pinnacle, the ceiling and upper limit of their respective fields...

If you subconsciously think this way, you'll naturally feel that the gods are just staying in the same place, since how can the ceiling and the upper limit be raised?

All he ever wanted was to get into that position and push the person who was in front of him out.

The doctor set a limit for himself, but he never thought that even gods who are born at the top would choose to keep moving forward.

Or perhaps he simply has never wanted to believe it.

"Ha! You're quite an interesting fellow. You seem to have your own unique prejudice against gods... no, not just gods, you seem to have your own prejudice against everything. Do you think you're the most unique one?"

"You always think the gods are arrogant, but have you ever considered that you are the most arrogant one?"

The Doctor's silence piqued Su Feng's interest even more. Using the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge, he didn't hesitate to expose the Doctor's inner thoughts and was eager to see if the Doctor would become angry afterward. He had wanted to do this ever since he obtained some of the Herrscher of Knowledge's power, but Su Feng wasn't very interested in ordinary mortals. Now that he had encountered this arrogant and crazy Doctor, he naturally wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity.

"No, are you spying on my thoughts? And manipulating my emotions... You actually have this kind of power?"

Although Su Feng was practically blatantly reopening old wounds and mocking himself, the Doctor still grasped the most important point in an instant—relying on the links of numerous 'slices,' the Doctor had discovered his own abnormality, and he even found himself unable to control his emotions.

Although the 'slice' here now is not the most calm and rational one, none of the 'slices' should be able to have a significant mental fluctuation because of Su Feng's words—even if this matter almost negates everything about the Doctor, it shouldn't be like this.

Therefore, the only explanation is that Su Feng is tampering with this 'slice'.

"Hmm! You figured it out so easily? I guess I need to train more to master this power!"

Surprisingly, the doctor discovered his actions so easily. Su Feng did not show any embarrassment or other emotions about being caught. Instead, he began to ponder his use of the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge.

If even the Doctor can discover his tricks, then the enemies he faces will likely be even easier to find. And if the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge is exposed, then many of his methods will be ineffective.

Of course, this doesn't mean that this power can only do this much; it's just that other ways of using it are more difficult and troublesome.

Su Feng, who hasn't even mastered the basics yet, can't pull off any more outrageous maneuvers.

"Humph!"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

The doctor stared coldly at Su Feng. If he was more curious about Su Feng before, he was now more afraid and wary. After all, a calm demeanor is crucial for any researcher, and Su Feng was trying to undermine that.

If it weren't for the certainty that this single 'slice' was no match for Su Feng, the Doctor might have already made his move.

"I just came to check what you're doing. I have my own things to take care of, and if you suddenly cause too much of a commotion here, I won't be able to handle it."

"But it seems that what you've prepared won't cause too much trouble, so I'm much more at ease."

Su Feng said these words without any mercy. He was indeed very worried that the Doctor would cause a big commotion. After all, the Doctor can theoretically access two God Hearts. If he really finds a way to make perfect use of both God Hearts, even Su Feng would have a headache.

After all, the power contained within the heart of God is not weak.

Fortunately, Su Feng had already seen the God of War that the Doctor had prepared.

If the doctor's methods were only this, then it wouldn't be a big deal. For mortals, the God of Righteousness has indeed ascended to the level of the gods.

However, there are differences even among the gods.

In any case, the mere God of the Righteous Machine could not possibly cause Su Feng any trouble.

"what do you mean!"

Faced with Su Feng's merciless mockery, the Doctor's face turned extremely pale. At this moment, he was really trying his best to control his emotions. Under the influence of the power of the Law and Su Feng's words, it was not an easy thing for him to control the surging anger in his heart.

"Your desire to create gods is not something to worry about."

Faced with the doctor's near-furious outburst, Su Feng simply stated his opinion calmly.

The God of the Righteous Machine is nothing to a true god. Gods created by relying on many precious materials that are difficult to collect a second time, and the even more precious God's Heart, are never a problem.

If possible, the mortal rulers wouldn't mind if the Doctor accelerated the improvement of this technology—after all, Teyvat now needs more high-end combat power, and if mortals truly mastered the technology to ascend to godhood, the gods would be even more delighted.

Suppressing the development of ordinary people?