Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Logically speaking, Sumeru is known as the land of command, so it should have abundant knowledge in all aspects, and a large number of scholars and technicians.

However, Sumeru's daily necessities were not very advanced; instead, they contained many strange and unusual technologies.

It can only be said that the research direction of scholars has recently gone astray, and there are some problems within the Academy of Educational Research.

I don't know if Nasida and Buyer have dealt with this matter, but they probably have.

You can tell from the atmosphere in Sumeru City that entertainment is restricted during the time someone is in charge of Sumeru. Sumeru City is not as lively, and there are no performers on the streets.

After all, in the old city of Sumeru, if a scholar happened to see someone performing on the street, they would be expelled or even punished.

"Where are you planning to go first?" Fang Rui asked.

“Huh? Aren’t we looking for a Sustainer?” Paimon asked.

"She is not in Sumeru." After entering Sumeru City, Fang Rui released his senses to investigate, but found no one.

"Is that so?" Paimon continued, "So, will you be joining us, or..."

“I’ll stay with you,” Fang Rui replied. “I’ll contact her through other means.”

Chapter 623 Inside Sumeru City

After the Great Compassion Tree King escaped his predicament, Mount Sumeru entered a state of joint management by two ruling entities.

To be precise, the Great Tree King was in charge of most affairs, while the Little Lucky Grass King learned from the side.

Therefore, the Little Lucky Grass King has free time to wander around Liyue.

The Great Tree King, who built Sumeru from scratch, also handled Sumeru's affairs with ease, and had free time to wander around Sumeru, Liyue, and other kingdoms.

In other words, the Great Compassionate Tree King had already noticed Fang Rui when he entered Sumeru City.

"It's been a long time." The Great Tree King walked from one end of the street, his tone gentle.

"Great!" Fang Rui replied with a smile. "And you? Are you alright?"

"It's alright. You've cleaned the forbidden knowledge in the World Tree very thoroughly, leaving no trace."

Rather, it's excessively clean; even the accumulated information transmitted from the earth's veins has been cleared away. The World Tree is now operating at high efficiency, with absolutely no waste inside.

"That's good." Fang Rui nodded with satisfaction, after all, it was his previous achievement.

"Is there something you need in Sumeru?" The Great Compassion Tree King looked at Fang Rui. She knew Fang Rui somewhat, and since he had come here, he must have something to say.

If nothing happens, then it will be even more troublesome; he will cause trouble.

It's not about deliberately stirring up trouble, but rather about igniting existing conflicts and setting them off.

After all, there are internal conflicts in every country, and the conflict in Sumeru is the most obvious, the conflict between the desert people and the rainforest people.

To be fair, even if she is currently mediating the conflict between the two regions, there is no reason why the hatred that has accumulated over many years should be eliminated so quickly.

"We're here for tourism," Fang Rui replied. "The last person we met came looking for someone, but we didn't find them."

"Are you going on a trip? Do you need me to accompany you?"

"There's no need for that. You must have something to do!"

Fang Rui declined the Great Compassion Tree King's offer, since Sumeru was currently under reconstruction and there were many things to deal with.

"It's alright. The important matters have been taken care of. It doesn't matter whether the remaining matters are dealt with sooner or later."

The Great Compassion Tree King indicated to Fang Rui that there was no need to worry, as she had plenty of time to rest.

"Since you put it that way, let's travel together!"

Fang Rui didn't refuse again, but looked at the traveler and asked, "Ying, where do you plan to go first?"

"I'm just wandering around Sumeru City. I just arrived..." Ying said. "I remember Nasita told me that there's a very interesting bazaar in Sumeru City."

"The Grand Bazaar? There's a theater there that often has performances; it's really interesting."

The Great Tree King said, "...I will take you there, follow me."

As the group traveled through Sumeru City, due to the power of the Great Compassion Tree King's consciousness, all the passersby ignored her, and there was no scene of the Grass Goddess being surrounded by people greeting her.

Sumeru City is a city built around a tree. Around the tree are ordinary houses, on the tree is the religious hall, and around the tree roots is Sumeru City's busiest commercial street, also known as the "Grand Bazaar".

In the passageway leading to the Grand Bazaar, the walls on both sides are illuminated by light sources—not electric lights, but plants that emit light.

"Speaking of which, many plants can glow!"

Fang Rui looked at the glowing plants on the wall. In Mondstadt there were small lamp grasses, and in Sumeru there were several kinds of glowing plants.

“Glowing plants are actually quite common, especially in Sumeru.”

The Great Tree King explained, "After all, Sumeru is the kingdom of the Grass God, and many people and creatures have the ability to manipulate plants and can modify them."

"I see." Fang Rui nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

"But I don't see that there are many kinds of plants in Sumeru. Does that mean that not many people have made changes to it?"

"To be precise, the success rate is not very high," the Great Tree King answered truthfully. "If I were to do it myself, the success rate would naturally be very high, but a scholar's sudden inspiration requires accumulating all kinds of information from scratch, so it is not so easy to succeed."

"Even if it is successful, whether it can be stably inherited is a key issue."

"That sounds complicated." Fang Rui didn't continue the discussion and directly changed the subject, "It's a street lamp! What's its light-emitting principle?"

"It's just an elemental device; every country has them," the Great Tree King replied. "A very common item."

Upon entering the Grand Bazaar, the bustling scene prompted Paimon to exclaim, "It's even more lively than the streets outside!"

"It's definitely much more lively." There are no houses interspersed among them; as far as the eye can see, there are all kinds of stalls.

"With so many people, there must be a performance," said the Great Tree King.

Having lived in Sumeru for some time, she had grasped its patterns.

"There's a performance? What kind of performance?" Ying asked curiously.

"I don't know, let's ask someone!" The Great Tree King's gaze fell on someone in the crowd.

The merchants at the Grand Bazaar certainly knew what Nilu's troupe was going to perform.

The Great Tree King inquired about the above questions while looking for a merchant.

"Miss Nel is going to perform!" A businessman exclaimed excitedly, clearly a fan of Nel.

“Nel is…” Ying was a little confused. As a newcomer, she did not know any famous figures from Sumeru.

“You can regard her as the idol of Mount Sumeru,” the Great Compassion Tree King explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"I see." Ying immediately understood. She had seen Barbara's concerts before; they were indeed quite lively, but...

'Nilu seems to be going for an even more exaggerated look!'

Ying was amazed inwardly, and with this thought in mind, she had high expectations for Nilu's performance.

"It seems you're very interested, so let's stay here and watch the show!"

Fang Rui made his decision and looked around. Compared to the game's scene, the real Grand Bazaar was a bit more spacious, and he could see some food stalls.

"Let's go somewhere!" Fang Rui pointed to a beverage stall, next to which were several sets of tables and chairs.

"Okay!" None of them had any objections, and they all sat down at the beverage stall.

"Paimon, Ying, what would you like to drink?" Fang Rui asked the two.

"...We don't know anything about the food in Sumeru. Do you have any recommendations?" Ying asked.

“I… want them all!” Paimon raised his hand.

“Okay.” Fang Rui looked at the beverage stall owner. “One of each drink, please.”

"Plus a serving of Dun Dun peach juice."

"I'd also like a serving of Dun Dun Peach Juice." Ying trusted Fang Rui's taste.

"Well, as for me..." the Great Tree King thought for a moment and said, "I'd also like a serving of Dun Dun Peach Juice!"

"Okay, please wait a moment." The owner of the beverage stall was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. It took him several seconds to recover and respond with an excited yet nervous tone before getting busy.

"Buyer, can you recommend some tourist attractions?"

During his break, Fang Rui decided to talk to Buyer. It wouldn't be good to get straight to the point, so he would talk about other things first.

"As for tourist attractions, I don't really think there are any worthwhile attractions to visit in Xumi."

The Great Compassion Tree King carefully recalled the environment of Mount Sumeru, and indeed there were several beautiful areas.

However, it is inaccessible to the average person, so it cannot be considered a tourist attraction.

"Then let me put it another way: places with unique characteristics."

Tourism in Teyvat has indeed not developed, so it's not a good idea to just ask about tourist attractions.

"There are many, such as Huacheng Guo, Jiangmo Mountain, Sumeru City, the desert..."

The Great Tree King named many locations, and as she spoke, she handed Ying a void terminal. After Ying put on the terminal, images appeared in her field of vision.

"It looks... quite unique."

Ying was very surprised that there was such a large robot. Would it start moving when she got close?

"So, you're planning to visit these places?" Fang Rui asked, as he was quite familiar with the famous tourist attractions in Xumi.

"Yes, I'll go take a look." Her current trip to Teyvat is genuine tourism; she doesn't have any particular goals.

"I can only accompany you to one place at most. You should think about where the first place should be."

Fang Rui didn't have much free time, after all, the start time of the competition was approaching, and he had to rush back for the opening ceremony.

“I plan to go to Aru Village first,” Ying said.

Nasita had once told her about the basic conditions of Mount Sumeru, such as the opposition between rainforest and desert.

Therefore, she wanted to see the lives of desert residents and to see firsthand where the conflicts lay.

“Good idea. Aru Village is indeed a good place. It’s a very safe location in the desert.”

"Aru Village?" The Great Tree King said nothing, only showing a look of reminiscence.

Thinking back to her former partners, they were both capable and incredibly unreliable.

"Oh! Nel has arrived~"