Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

The gods have never done this, and even the Sky Isles, which seem extremely cruel to the mortal world, only ask that mortals be forbidden from touching taboos.

Even the original Kanria met its demise primarily because it violated taboos that should never be touched.

Otherwise, if the so-called atheistic kingdom had to face the cleansing of Sky Island and the gods at the very beginning, how could it have led to such a huge tragedy at the end?

"Phew~ You mean I'm nothing but a clown in the eyes of the gods?"

The doctor's hands were trembling; he was almost driven mad by what Su Feng had said, but Su Feng remained extremely calm in the face of the doctor.

"No, you are not a clown, it's just that you have a very narrow view of the gods and even Sky Island."

"When the gods gilded earthly desires with seven colors, thus demonstrating that their authority was attainable, it already spoke volumes."

"The blasphemous experiment you are praying for is nothing more than pushing open a door that is already half closed."

Su Feng coldly uttered his final words to the doctor, then stared intently at the trembling mortal before disappearing from the scene.

He had determined that the person most likely to cause trouble wouldn't lead to too much chaos, so the next step was to deal with the other issues.

The situation with the World Tree cannot be delayed for too long.

Chapter Thirteen: What Happens When a Peaceful Life is Disrupted?

"Ok?"

"Snapped!"

Al-Hysen, who was reading a book alone, suddenly realized something, closed the book in his hands, and looked up to his side.

Unbeknownst to them, Su Feng had already quietly leaned against the door frame not far away.

"What's up?"

Although it was a question, El-Hysen's tone was full of certainty; he seemed convinced that Su Feng had come to find him.

“I was introduced by Tinari, because he recommended you and Grand Disciplinarian Seno to me because he needed some help with some things.”

Su Feng stated his purpose frankly, and upon hearing this, Elhesen couldn't help but frown.

Clearly, the clerk disliked this unexpected situation. If it were anyone else, he might have already refused, but since it was Tinari's arrangement, he even had to bring along the Grand Disciplinarian and this being whom he wouldn't be able to detect unless he deliberately revealed his presence...

It is a major event that cannot be avoided, and it may even have a huge impact.

El-Hysen made this judgment almost instantly.

"I understand. I'll arrange some time off, but I'm not familiar with that senior disciplinary officer, so you'll probably have to contact him yourself."

Elhesen said this expressionlessly, and Su Feng didn't seem to care about the guy's cold attitude.

“Of course I know that. The wind will carry my call to Seno. Now you need to arrange where we will meet and talk.”

"Just a friendly reminder, remember to keep it a secret. This really isn't something to make a big fuss about."

"In that case, come with me!"

With a sigh, Elhesen put the book back in its place and, in his still icy tone, began to plan the rest of the trip.

……

It must be said that Sumeru is indeed the country that values ​​knowledge the most, and some of these scholars who possess all kinds of knowledge are indeed very good at making use of their knowledge.

As long as one's personality is not seriously flawed, the idea that knowledge is equivalent to wealth is perfectly exemplified in Sumeru.

Of course, it's another matter how many truly top scholars have flawless personalities.

However, at least for now, it seems that Al Heissen has some skill in controlling his wealth to ensure that he doesn't end up homeless like some overly kind-hearted architect.

After all, not everyone can own a house so close to the Church.

After bringing Su Feng back to his home, Elhesen locked the door and then looked again at the mysterious being who had suddenly appeared and disturbed his life.

His seemingly emotionless eyes stared silently at Su Feng, as if he intended to ask his question in this way.

However, Su Feng remained unmoved when faced with Elhesen's actions. He gently tapped his ear, signaling Elhesen to remove his Void Terminal.

"..."

After seeing Su Feng's signal, Elhesen's brows furrowed even more, but even so, he still quickly removed his void terminal and shut it down completely.

"Can we talk now?"

Elhesen was aware that the Void Terminal had some monitoring capabilities, but it was irrelevant to him.

However, this does not mean that the Void's surveillance capabilities are truly known to everyone.

A mission that has never appeared in Sumeru yet knows this... Now Elhesen really feels there's a big problem.

"The World Tree is about to perish—and if the World Tree perishes, then neither Sumeru nor Teyvat will escape."

Perhaps realizing that only by presenting the most explosive facts from the outset could someone like Elhesen be kept in check, Su Feng didn't hesitate to tell him the most crucial information.

Of course, as Su Feng said this, he also opened his palm and released a wisp of breeze, and Elhesen fell silent as he watched the breeze disappear from his room.

What evidence do you have to support your claim?

Even Al-Hysen, who is quite confident in himself, asked this question at this moment.

This wasn't for any other reason; it was simply because Su Feng's words were too frightening.

After all, starting with such a terrible topic as the end of the world... even he couldn't handle it.

He thought Su Feng was just coming to talk about 'trivial matters' like the academy's ties with foreign countries, but little did he know that Su Feng's affairs were far more exciting than that.

"Hmm... there probably aren't many things I can show you directly—after all, many things are beyond the comprehension and reach of ordinary people, but what about the increasing number of people with Demon Scale Disease, the Dead Zone, and scholars who have gone mad after coming into contact with the World Tree?"

Faced with Elhesen's questioning, Su Feng couldn't help but scratch his head. He knew that the World Tree was in bad shape, which could be understood simply by making contact with it.

However, it is not something that mortals can do to observe the World Tree from a holistic perspective. If mortals were to forcibly elevate their perspective to that level, the only outcome would be that their brains would be overwhelmed by the World Tree's massive flow of information.

"..."

Upon hearing Su Feng's reply, Elhesen's eyes twitched slightly, but he didn't show any unusual expression. Although the reason Su Feng gave sounded quite unreliable, he didn't reprimand him as usual.

Elhesen became even more silent after seeing that slightly bewildered but actually extremely vigilant figure silently appear in his room.

Although it's unclear how Su Feng managed to do it, the fact that he was able to bring him here from some unknown place in such a short time without the Grand Disciplinary Officer's cooperation confirms that he possesses extraordinary power.

It's unclear whether it was a member of a deity's retinue or even a deity himself who intervened.

After all, the survival of the World Tree is indeed worthy of the gods' personal intervention.

While Al-Hysen was silently contemplating the possible consequences of Su Feng's actions, Seno, who had been focusing his attention on Al-Hysen and Su Feng, finally made a move.

"You're the one who just whispered in my ear and brought me here? Who are you?"

After decisively ignoring Elhesen, Seno turned his attention to Su Feng—although Elhesen was very solitary and strange in the Order of the Church, Seno, as the Grand Disciplinary Officer, had some understanding of him.

Knowing perfectly well that Elhesen could not possibly have brought him here across thousands of miles, Seno decisively looked at the only stranger present.

"This is a letter that Tinari asked me to pass on to you. I think you'll understand some things after you read it."

Faced with Sino's vigilance and wariness, Su Feng decisively took out an unopened letter from the void and handed it to him.

"Now that Sino is here, can you give me a reason to cooperate with you?"

"Not the kind of reason you can't prove, but the reason that can convince me."

As Sino took the letter from Su Feng, Elhesen spoke again.

He had actually come to believe Su Feng to some extent, but as he said, Su Feng needed to at least come up with a reason that would convince him.

Chapter Fourteen: The Misalignment of Mortal and Divine Thinking

"Hmm... Little Lucky Grass King has been imprisoned, and now the sages of the Order of the Fathers are planning to collude with the Fools to create a god. Does this reason count?"

Su Feng, somewhat exasperated by the seemingly stubborn Elhesen, had no choice but to come up with a reason that he considered trivial.

But to his surprise, both Elhesen and Seno, who was reading Tinari's letter, suddenly looked up after hearing this secret.

"Those idiots actually did this kind of thing? No wonder I encountered so much resistance when I tried to conduct an internal investigation of the Order of the Church!"

"Such a massive operation... I'm afraid many sages, including the Great Sage, have participated in it, right?"

Sino's face turned cold almost instantly, and the unpredictable thunder around him indicated that his mood was probably extremely bad.

Previously, Sino, who had discovered some anomalies within the Order of the Church, had submitted an application for review, but it was unexpectedly rejected, and he was even insulted by those above.

It was this humiliation that made Seno realize he was nothing more than a tool in the hands of scholars, prompting him to make a hasty retreat and secretly investigate the reasons behind it.

However, Seno, who had only thought that one or two unscrupulous scholars among the sages were engaging in money-making or academic fraud, never imagined that such a terrible scheme was hidden within.

"These guys seem to have completely forgotten the admonitions of the six deadly sins. In that case, I'll personally bring them to their senses!"

Sino's eyes were cold. As a high-ranking official dedicated to his duties, he could never accept such a thing.

Since these wise men have chosen to fall into depravity, he must bring them all to justice.

Moreover, this involves the issue of deities.

"Those sages actually did something so foolish? Choosing to create gods... Their stupidity is beyond my imagination."

Compared to Seno, who was infuriated by the sages' depravity, Elhesen was more concerned about their folly. In his view, gods and humans should each fulfill their respective roles, but now humans were trying to encroach on the realm of the gods...

Without even thinking about it, El-Hysen knew what would happen to those guys who tried to create and control gods in the end—especially since they were cooperating with the Fools. Did these guys really think the Fools were running a charity?

In the end, won't they all be doing all that work for nothing for the Fools?

"Perhaps those sages did have their own selfish motives, but the most important point is that Sumeru's current situation is indeed not good."

"Some time ago, I personally established contact with the World Tree, and forbidden knowledge is spreading rampantly within it. If this continues, I'm afraid the entire World Tree will soon be completely corrupted."

“Then the entire Teyvat region will be doomed, and that is absolutely unacceptable.”

"That's why the sages of the Order of the Church chose to create a god. After all, Little Lucky Grass King's performance has not been very good so far. If we rely solely on her, it will be very difficult to solve the problem of the World Tree."

"Of course, I don't think the 'god' that the Church Council wants to create will perform very well either."

Su Feng never expected that the thing he cared about the least would cause such a huge backlash from the two people in front of him. This made him a little puzzled, but it was not a bad thing for him.

"..."

"So there are things we don't know behind the creation of gods by the sages?"

After exchanging a glance, Seno and Elhesen asked their questions, to which Su Feng nodded readily.