Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

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Chapter Five: The Dream Hidden Beneath the Oasis

The Crimson King once deceived the spirits of the town, saying that the Eternal Oasis was the place where the Flower Goddess was in eternal slumber, and that one day he would bring the Flower Goddess back to the spirits of the town.

This is a rather perfunctory lie, so perfunctory that even a mortal could see through it. Anyone who thinks about it knows that the Flower Goddess, who has violated the taboo, has no chance of survival. Her only possible ending is to be scattered and destroyed under the punishment of Sky Island.

But rationality is often a luxury, especially for Zhenling, whose emotions can be described as insane.

They were unwilling and refused to accept the fact that the Flower Goddess had passed away, and the deception given by the Red King only happened to cater to these crazy ideas of suppressing spirits.

Moreover, the Crimson King later produced an Eternal Oasis that could reveal a trace of the Flower Goddess's aura. This gave the Town Spirits a glimmer of hope in their despair. They were like lost travelers in the desert who saw a mirage, helpless and bewildered as they desperately searched for that predetermined direction.

So what exactly is the Eternal Oasis?

When Lilupal stood in the Eternal Oasis and looked at the fragment of her own soul, everything became clear.

"Was this all just a crude scam?"

As Lilupal felt the fragments of her soul reintegrating into her body, she groaned in near despair.

She never imagined it was all a scam.

The so-called eternal oasis where the mistress sleeps is nothing more than a false space created by fragments of her soul, freezing everything in a certain moment.

Nothing here has any meaning. In fact, the destruction of everything began to count down the moment she stepped into this still space. What the spirits of the town pursue is nothing but a mirage.

But now Lilupal has no time to care about being deceived—since the passing of the Flower Goddess, finding the mistress has become an obsession for many of the town's spirits.

They desperately wanted to return to those beautiful and joyful times, and for this reason, the entire Zhenling clan was even imprisoned in a silver bottle by the Crimson King to be at his beck and call.

But now, all is gone.

The Red King's promise was a lie, and the beautiful illusion was shattered. What drove Lilupal to the brink of madness was that she couldn't even find anyone to take revenge on.

After all, the Red King himself had long since become Apep's food, and even the civilization that the Red King once established was completely buried in the yellow sand.

Who can she take revenge on now?

Those slaves who eat sand?

Even she hadn't fallen to such a low level!

But... what about her?

"Was it all a scam?"

What Lilupal could perceive, Nasita naturally also perceived. She never expected the Red King to always be so capable of causing trouble—now she was starting to worry about just how many terrifying things the town spirits, who knew this fact, would do.

No, we have to find a way to calm these ticking time bombs!

Realizing that Zhenling had now become a major problem that could send the entire Sumeru to the heavens at any moment, Nasida immediately began to consider how to prevent these guys from taking revenge on society.

Then she subconsciously turned her gaze to Su Feng beside her. After all, compared to her, who at most inherited a little bit of friendship from the Great Compassion Tree King, Su Feng, whose status far surpassed Zhen Ling and who could make these crazy little bottles offer flattering words, was obviously more intimidating.

However, Su Feng's attention was clearly not on Naxida and Lilupal at the moment. He was staring at the three chairs in the center of the Eternal Oasis that symbolized the covenant of the three gods of Sumeru, and his eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

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Nasida, who was also looking at the three chairs in the same direction as Su Feng, was a little puzzled - what's so interesting about just three chairs?

Perhaps these three chairs once symbolized many things, but what Nasita truly cared about were the gods who once sat in those chairs. However, now all three gods have perished, and even the best-behaved Great Tree King has only a few traces of consciousness and information left in the World Tree.

If the gods who once lived here are already in such a state, what need is there for the remaining chairs to care about?

"Have you noticed anything amiss?"

Upon seeing Su Feng's expression, Nasita couldn't help but ask a question. She didn't think Su Feng was paying attention to just three chairs; he must have discovered something she hadn't noticed.

Fortunately, Nasita quickly realized what Su Feng was focused on—because after staring for a long time, Su Feng suddenly waved his hand and released a dazzling beam of light. When this powerful beam of light fell, the three chairs that should have been assimilated by the light beam easily absorbed this terrifying power.

As the power of the light realm merged in, the entire Eternal Oasis soon began to shake—no, it wasn't just simple shaking, but the entire Eternal Oasis was constantly dissolving. Whether it was the frozen sleep or the water birds that were immobilized, everything that had been paused began to become blurry.

At the same time, something hidden beneath the Eternal Oasis gradually began to emerge, and at that moment everything around became quite chaotic and even illusory.

But beneath the illusion, something more real gradually emerges.

"This is...this is impossible!"

"The Eternal Oasis is just a veil? No... more like a dream? But why didn't I sense anything unusual before?"

"Someone actually managed to hide from my senses?"

As the Eternal Oasis gradually began to fade away, Narcida finally sensed something was wrong. She realized that the Eternal Oasis where the group had been was merely a dream that had been stabilized in the real world using a special method. Now, this dream was disappearing, and what had been hidden within it was gradually being revealed.

But what surprised Nasita even more was that this illusion had even concealed her from the truth. Nasita, who was theoretically the most skilled at manipulating dreams in the entire mortal world, had not initially realized that she was in an illusion.

This should have been an impossible thing, because the Illusionary Dream technique should have been the most proficient method of the World Tree lineage!

However, this was not the time to be surprised, because Nasita was soon drawn to another view that emerged from beneath the dream.

This is a beautiful sand dune—although it should be just an ordinary sand dune in the desert, when the moonlight, which is far beyond what can be seen in the mortal world, shines on this sand dune, making everyone feel that this sand dune is extremely beautiful.

More importantly, on these beautiful sand dunes, a figure so beautiful it defies description is standing with its back to the enormous moon, head bowed.

Chapter Six: The Final Legacy

"My mistress! I've finally found you!"

Upon seeing this stunningly beautiful figure with her head bowed, Lilupal, who was already struggling to control her emotions, suddenly fell silent.

Of course she was familiar with this figure—she had surrounded him for countless years and had performed dances and songs for him countless times, so she naturally couldn't control her emotions when she saw him again.

"Ah! It's the proud Lilupal. I never expected to see you here."

"What a little kid who never grows up!"

As Lilupal pounced almost instantly on the girl in the moonlight, the girl, who had been keeping her head down, finally slowly raised her head. She took Lilupal's silver bottle in her hand and gently rubbed it. Lilupal, who never expected to feel her mistress's touch again, seemed to gradually calm down under the girl's soothing touch.

She was cherishing the memories and warmth that had long since faded away.

"I'm sorry, this child must have caused you a lot of trouble, right? She's too proud, even arrogant. If she doesn't stay by my side, she'll definitely cause a lot of problems."

"Little Buyer, the savior chosen by time."

"Hello, I am Nabu Marikata, a sinner and coward who has been ordered never to look back at the moonlight. Thank you for taking care of Lilupal for me."

Under the beautiful moonlight, the girl, who could not look back at her hometown even from this place, introduced herself to the two people in front of her with a smile.

......

"Are you the former Flower Goddess of Sumeru?"

Su Feng was not surprised by the appearance of the Flower Goddess, and he was even not surprised that the Flower Goddess knew about Naxida and himself. He had learned from the Great Tree King that the Flower Goddess had even predicted the dark calamity five hundred years ago, the fall of the Water God, and even left behind the divine bird Seymour as a backup plan to help the Great Tree King temporarily end the calamity.

It was precisely because the power of the three gods—the Flower Goddess, the Water Goddess, and the Grass Goddess—was gathered that the Great Compassion Tree King was able to construct ten thousand mother trees and the Dew Pool to firmly block the calamity in the desolate desert. Otherwise, Watt's losses five hundred years ago would probably have been even more severe.

However, the Flower Goddess had already perished a thousand years before the calamity broke out—how much time did the Flower Goddess, who foresaw this calamity, have to glimpse it, and why was she able to traverse such a long period of time?

This is something that only she herself probably knows. In any case, Su Feng felt that the Flower Goddess, who was the first of the three gods of Sumeru to die, was no ordinary person. In fact, she might have an even greater background than the Great Compassion Tree King and the Crimson King.

"That's right, it is me, Your Excellency Savior—I'm sorry that I can only meet you with this insignificant remnant, and if it weren't for your power, even this last bit of my remnant would probably not be able to awaken."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to see little Lilupar again."

The Flower Goddess continued to gently stroke the silver bottle in her hand. The proud Lilupal was as obedient and docile as a kitten in her hands, but she herself was more concerned about her conversation with Su Feng.

After noticing this, Naxi seemed thoughtful, but she still took a step back to give the two enough space to communicate.

Regardless of the Flower Goddess's background or what she intended to do, Nasida always held absolute trust in Su Feng.

"What is your relationship with Ishtar?"

Su Feng asked the Flower Goddess in front of him with some curiosity. In his memory, the only one who would cause trouble everywhere was Istaru. He just didn't know what this deceased God of Time wanted to do and why she was making arrangements everywhere.

"I am but a lowly fairy. Although I have managed to win Lady Arya's favor, I am ultimately just a maid. How could I possibly have any real connection with the Lord of Time and Wind?"

"It was just a chance encounter with a little guidance from Lady Istaru."

Faced with Su Feng's question, the Flower Goddess honestly explained why she was able to see more things across a long period of time. After hearing this explanation, Su Feng was not too surprised.

After all, that was Ishtar, and besides, this fallen God of the Eternal World will never appear again. So what if Su Feng is quite dissatisfied with him?

Since he couldn't do anything to someone who had long since perished, he could only endure it for the time being.

"So what do you want from me?"

Although Su Feng wasn't too surprised that Ishtar had intervened, he was still curious about what the Flower Goddess wanted from him, since theoretically the two of them shouldn't have any interaction.

“Dear Savior, I wish to give you something. Perhaps this thing cannot bring you much power now, but one day you will need it.”

The Flower Goddess was not surprised by Su Feng's straightforward attitude. She stated her purpose frankly, and as she finished speaking, she gently touched her forehead. Then, a moon lotus floated out from her forehead.

"Please accept this small gift; it will be of necessary help to you when you need it."

After taking out this moon lotus, the Flower Goddess's body became noticeably more ethereal. Clearly, for her, who now only had a sliver of light left, taking out this moon lotus was essentially tantamount to declaring her complete demise.

After carefully examining the moon lotus in front of him, Su Feng gently touched the petals of the moon lotus with his finger, and then the moon lotus disappeared from his sight like a bubble.

"I'll accept this."

After glancing at the Flower Goddess who was about to dissipate, Su Feng nodded. Although he was somewhat puzzled as to why this mysterious Flower Goddess had given him the Moon Lotus, Su Feng did not intend to delve into the matter.

Despite many doubts, Su Feng believed that he would eventually find out what these guys were really up to. Besides, in the end, this world is all about strength, and Su Feng believed that as long as he was strong enough, no matter how many problems there were, they would eventually be no problem.

"Then... this world is entrusted to you."

"I'm sorry... I left everyone with so much trouble in the end... Now... I can finally go back to sleep."

After receiving Su Feng's affirmative answer, the Flower Goddess revealed a beautiful smile, and then she truly transformed into a beam of moonlight, which, along with the empty moon, fell upon the small sand dune.

Chapter Seven is en route to... Gül City

The goddess of flowers cannot be resurrected—or rather, the goddess's slumber and reappearance were a lie in themselves, and now even the last remnant has completely vanished.

This was something that was inevitable.

At the last moment, the Flower Goddess poured her already meager remaining essence into Lilupal's bottle, making the town spirit, which had not yet reclaimed its last bit of divine soul, much stronger.

After all, the spirit town is the outflow of the Flower Goddess's power, so for Lilupal, absorbing this gift from the Flower Goddess is just a piece of cake.

But this final blessing was not meant to enhance Lilupal's power.