Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Moreover, after being enlightened by Su Feng, he actually had some guesses, but there were many things that even a stragglers were unwilling to think about, unwilling to ponder, and even less willing to believe.

This was his last bit of stubbornness.

Unfortunately, this stubbornness was nothing to Su Feng. After seeing the stubborn look in the soldier's eyes, Su Feng got angry and simply extracted the information from the World Tree and stuffed it into the soldier's brain!

Is this guy still so arrogant even now? Let him see for himself just how much of a failure his life really is!

Chapter 54 Let's just let the tool guy chase after the Doctor and bite him!

How much of a failure is a deserter's life?

Well... it's actually hard for outsiders to judge this, but anyone who knows what this guy really went through wouldn't think that Sanbing's life was very successful—in a sense, Sanbing has always been a competent puppet.

Because his entire life has always been controlled by others.

Initially created as an experimental subject, but was deemed unqualified by Shadow and discarded—this was Shadow's fault, after all, she was a rather simplistic and brutal mother. However, judging from later events, it seems that her assessment of the skirmishers was quite accurate.

After being abandoned, the soldier was once again drawn into a series of events involving Tasha under the control of fate—this was the turning point for the soldier. He gradually changed during this experience, but under the manipulation of the doctor, who was the mastermind behind the scenes, he began to turn evil.

Then, under the influence of the Fools, the skirmishers, under the Doctor's expectations, finally embarked on a path of no return and became a test subject that the Doctor was quite satisfied with, or rather, a very easy-to-control and useful... puppet.

Of course, this is just information that has been extracted from the World Tree so far.

Although there was no direct evidence, Su Feng felt certain that the person manipulating all of this behind the scenes was not just a doctor.

After all, it's 'fate'...

Such a useful puppet is indeed rare in the entire Teyvat. Without him, it would not have been easy to deliver the second Heart of God to Mount Sumeru in a reasonable manner.

This guy might even have been born because there was a need for a 'deliveryman'.

But Su Feng felt that 'fate' probably wouldn't let the stragglers off so easily, since he was still quite useful.

But what does that have to do with him?

"Is this really okay? You should know this child is very emotionally fragile, right? Can he really handle being confronted with the truth so directly?"

Although she didn't particularly like the skirmisher, Naxida was still somewhat worried after seeing Su Feng's actions.

"Don't worry, this guy should be able to hold on—if he's still useful..."

Faced with Naxida's wide-eyed gaze, hoping for an answer from him, Su Feng gave this straightforward reply.

Upon hearing this answer, Nasita was bewildered for a long time before she could barely grasp what Su Feng meant.

So you're saying you don't want to deal with this anymore?

Although she understood why Su Feng thought the skirmishers could hold out, Naxida was still somewhat panicked.

If Su Feng hadn't been right beside her, Nasita might have already started pulling the stragglers into the dream to prevent this guy from suddenly starting to wreak havoc.

Sumeru had just begun to recover from the chaos and was truly unable to withstand another round of destruction.

"Of course I don't want to deal with this guy anymore. Once he recovers, if he can talk properly, you can use him as a henchman—although his strength is just so-so, he can still handle matters between mortals, so he can barely be considered a fighting force."

"Just think of it as him working to pay off his debts. After all, he squandered a lot of Sumeru's resources to mess with Dr. Zhengji, and he also caused a lot of damage to Sumeru during the previous battle. Isn't it normal for him to work to pay off his debts?"

Su Feng began to encourage Nasita to turn the stragglers into unpaid laborers—it would be quite interesting to see this arrogant guy forced to work for Sumeru with a sour face, and given his relationship with Nasita and the Great Tree King, he might be able to give this guy some orders later!

The thought of the soldiers' expressions when they were forced to work under him because of Naxida made Su Feng grin wickedly.

"..."

If Nasita didn't know what Su Feng meant at first, then after seeing that overly blatant smile, she knew Su Feng's intentions.

Nasita, feeling rather helpless, looked at Su Feng and then contacted the Great Tree King, who was still recuperating in the World Tree.

"I wonder if Su Feng has been corrupted by Wendy?"

Nasida was filled with helplessness, but she didn't know whether she should stop Su Feng, or rather, she really couldn't find a way to stop Su Feng from doing this. After all, theoretically, no one would be harmed in the process of doing this—if you don't count the bad mood of the stragglers.

'I find it quite amusing. Barbatos certainly liked to play pranks during the Seven Gods' gathering—and he certainly gave us many memorable moments back then.'

The Great Tree King's response carried a hint of reminiscence of the past; she didn't seem to care much about Su Feng's little bit of quirky humor.

She even felt that this wasn't necessarily a bad thing for the stragglers; it could even help them become normal again sooner.

'...'

To her utter surprise, Nasita, who hadn't taken the Great Tree King seriously, was even more bewildered. However, she could only put this issue aside for the time being.

And now that the stragglers have regained consciousness, she's planning to see how they react next.

......

"Is...all of this true?"

The soldier's voice became unusually hoarse at this moment. Although he asked the question, he didn't seem to really intend to get an answer from Su Feng, or perhaps he already had an answer himself.

"So, are you now prepared to agree to my proposal? To work for Sumeru and pay off your debts first?"

Su Feng did not answer the soldier's question, but he repeated his previous suggestion. Perhaps to increase his persuasiveness, he added a sentence.

"Anyway, you're already homeless now."

These words pierced the soldier's heart like a thorn, causing him to tremble. It took him a while to regain his composure.

"Humph!"

The soldier snorted and turned to walk out of Jingshan Palace, but before he left, he spoke again.

"If you need anything from me, just come to me—I think you have a way to contact me directly, right? Useless Grass God!"

"Before that, I'll go find the slices from Dotole and collect some interest!"

As he uttered those words and flung open the gates of the Pure Goodness Palace, the soldier gripped the green gem that had suddenly appeared beside him tightly, then left without looking back.

What has happened can never be undone. Since that's the case, let's begin our revenge under the constraints and manipulation!

Chapter 55 Brutal handling is inappropriate

"So, the troublesome issues should be mostly resolved now, right?"

"Now I can finally get some rest?"

After resolving the issue of the stragglers, Su Feng stretched, indicating that he probably had nothing more to do next.

However, when faced with Su Feng's question, Nasita's face showed an embarrassed expression. After seeing the little guy's appearance, Su Feng knew that his idea of ​​slacking off had failed.

"Okay, just tell me what other problems there are that I need to handle."

"I'll keep trying."

If he could, Su Feng really wanted to give up, but considering that he had obtained two more Herrscher Cores with the help of the Great Tree King and the World Tree, Su Feng couldn't let himself continue to give up.

After all, having received such a great benefit, they naturally still had to do their jobs. As long as they didn't have to fight the Nibelungen again, most things wouldn't be too troublesome.

"There is indeed a very troublesome matter that requires our help—are you aware of the existence of the Elemental Dragon King?"

Although she was embarrassed, Nasita still earnestly pointed out the most pressing problem at hand.

"I have some understanding of this, after all, the current Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm are a variant of the former Elemental Dragon Kings."

Su Feng certainly knew something about the Elemental Dragon Lords, after all, he had fought a fierce battle with the first Geo Dragon Lord in Liyue, so how could he not know anything about them?

"You don't mean to say that the grass dragon of Sumeru also has a problem, do you?"

"Alright, then tell me where this Grass Dragon King is right now? I'll kill him right now!"

Since the Elemental Dragon Kings have been mentioned, Su Feng naturally guessed what Nasita wanted to say. After all, as former defeated ones, the Dragon Kings were obviously not so... well-behaved. And it's not surprising that the Grass Dragon King of Sumeru is preparing to come up with some new tricks.

Anyway, in the end, he'll just kill him and be done with it. Now that he has mastered five Herrscher cores, Su Feng is not afraid of a mere Dragon King at all.

After all, Su Feng dared to face the Rock Dragon head-on when he only had two cores. Now that his strength has increased so much, what difficulty would it be for him to deal with a Grass Dragon?

If it were Nibelungen, Su Feng would have been more hesitant, but now, it's impossible for Nibelungen to directly enter Teyvat.

Since that's the case, what's there to worry about? Just take care of the dragon that's causing the problem!

Thinking of this, Su Feng was full of confidence. However, after hearing his question, Naxida's eyes widened in surprise.

"No, that's not how it is!"

"The Grass Dragon Apep is not yet at the point where it must be killed, and if Apep is killed, the elemental power contained in its body will erupt and affect the entire Sumeru!"

To everyone's surprise, Su Feng immediately prepared to physically delete Apep's account. Nasita was shocked. This was far too violent. Both she and the Great Tree King were genuinely frightened.

In fact, Nasita didn't care what would happen to Apep. After all, Apep could be considered an unstable factor for Xumi at present. If he could be dealt with peacefully, it wouldn't matter.

However, it is clear that the death of a Dragon King is not such a simple matter. At that time, the power held by Apep alone and the loss of control over elemental forces will be enough to affect the entire Sumeru.

According to Nasita's estimation, in the worst-case scenario, the entire Sumeru might become a sea of ​​grass elemental power. At that time, the rampant growth of various plants and the excessive elemental power would be enough to turn the entire Sumeru into a 'green desert'!

In any case, this is definitely not a good thing for mortals. Nasita does not believe that fragile mortals can survive in such an abundant forest and with such elemental power.

"Tch! So complicated?"

Su Feng was disdainful that Nasita opposed his suggestion without even thinking, but he could only nod helplessly and accept Nasita's statement.

In fact, this can be considered a kind of lingering resentment from the demons, except that Apep, as the elemental dragon king, can have a much larger range of influence than the demons he killed in the demon war.

Even now, Su Feng cannot be 100% certain that he can confine this burst of elemental power and authority to a rather narrow range.

Back then in Liyue, the battlefield was either outside the world or there was the struggle of the Dragon King Rhodo. Otherwise, Zhongli would still be trying to protect the people of Liyue!

So, just as Nasita said, in order to ensure the safety of Sumeru, the safest decision is to solve the problem without killing Apep.

"So what's the current situation with Appepp?"

Although he was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't solve Apep's problem in the simplest way, Su Feng wasn't the kind of guy who didn't care about the lives of ordinary people. Besides, he didn't want to dig a big hole for Nasida and then drag this little auspicious grass over to fill it.

"Apep once sought forbidden knowledge in an attempt to rebel against the heavens, but the heavenly nails that fell from the sky shattered his delusions and turned the vast forest into a desert, but this was not enough to end Apep's life."

"As a grass dragon that existed since the birth of Teyvat, Apep set its sights on Amon, who descended from the heavens to reside here. It made a deal with Amon and allowed Amon to establish his own kingdom in its territory."

"But everything comes at a price. What Amon paid was that after he and his kingdom were destroyed, all his wisdom and knowledge belonged to the Green Grass Dragon. So when Amon was dying, Apep appeared as promised and swallowed Amon's body whole."

Nashida briefly introduced Apep's past experiences, and after hearing that the Grass Dragon dared to eat the corpse of the Crimson King, which was covered in forbidden knowledge, even Su Feng had to admire that this Dragon King was quite the player—in any case, Su Feng dared not directly contact the Abyss Calamity.

Of course, Appepp's overconfidence in its own adaptability has indeed brought it great bitter consequences.

The extraterrestrial forces, filled with calamities, could even corrupt the World Tree, forcing the Great Tree King to decide to resolve the corruption by completely erasing itself—if it weren't for Su Feng, everyone would have already forgotten the Great Tree King and regarded Nasita as the first Grass God in a new cycle of reincarnation.

Apep was also tormented terribly by forbidden knowledge. The terrifying forbidden abyss constantly corrupted its body and power, and even amplified its pain and rage. If Nasita had waited a few decades longer to resolve the forbidden knowledge, this dragon might have completely fallen.