In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

"Wise priest, you are too kind."

Rhodes returned the greeting.

As he spoke, Nasita in the dream world made the same gestures as him.

"The King of Plants?"

Seno, who was originally preparing to help Rhodes persuade his elders, is now somewhat confused.

The high priest's attitude towards Rhodes was strange.

Something is wrong.

The descendants of the Red King's priests have always lived apart from the world. Apart from a few individuals who have forgotten their true selves and are willing to associate with the tribe, most hermits are not exactly friendly to strangers.

Moreover, the high priest's behavior was no longer friendly, but purely respectful.

There is also the king of plants.

What does it mean?

Sino remembers it very clearly.

In his early education, the term "King of Plants" in the priests' speech referred to the Great Tree King, which ruled over the rainforest.

'Could Rhodes be the reincarnation of the Great Tree King?'

'No, that's not right. '

'Isn't the reincarnation of the Great Compassion Tree King, as explicitly certified within the monastery, the Lesser Auspicious Grass King?'

Thinking of this, Seno frowned, his gaze towards Rhodes becoming strange: 'Could it be that the Little Lucky Grass King is truly a fictional deity? Or is he the real reincarnation of the Great Compassion Tree King?'

The more Sino imagined it, the more convinced he became that this possibility actually existed.

The Order of the Church has been deliberately concealing the name of the Little Auspicious Grass King for years, and this deity has never shown his face since he was welcomed back to Sumeru.

These are all unusual occurrences.

This led Seno to believe that the Little Lucky Grass King might be a deity fabricated by the Church to appease the people.

After all, the death of the Great Compassion Tree King had a tremendous impact on Sumeru. Without a new deity to take over, the entire Sumeru would descend into unimaginable chaos.

"Stop thinking nonsense. I am not the reincarnation of the Great Tree King. I have only met the Little Lucky Grass King and received her blessing."

Rhodes didn't actually know what Seno was thinking.

But Nasita knew.

She only needed to glance at him to know what Seno was thinking.

Without much hesitation.

She made a decision immediately.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he revealed his existence and recruited Seno into Rhodes' camp.

"Aren't you the Red King's messenger? How did you get involved with the Little Lucky Grass King?"

Sino was even more confused.

Although everyone who knew that Rhodes was the messenger of the Crimson King kept it a secret, the Grand Disciplinary Officer could still get some of the rumors.

However, as a descendant of the Red King's priests, no one knew better than Seno that the Red King was dead.

Therefore, he has always scoffed at such news.

Moreover, Güleche also took Rhodes as his disciple.

With this relationship in place, and given that Rhodes didn't use his status as the Red King's envoy to form cliques or engage in academic activities, Seno had even less reason to dwell on the matter.

However, today Rod suddenly said that he had received a blessing from the Little Lucky Grass King.

This forces Sino to ask a question: "Which of your statements is the truth?"

"Sino".

Without needing Rhodes to vouch for him, the high priest, who had been listening for a while, spoke up for him, saying, "He carries the divine consciousness of the King of Plants and Trees; do not be impolite."

"The divine consciousness of the Little Lucky Grass King?"

Seno could disbelieve Rhodes's endless lies, but he had to consider the veracity of what his highly respected high priest had said, no matter how confused he was.

Under Seno's skeptical gaze, Rhodes sighed.

"This is a long story."

He was completely unprepared for this sudden self-disclosure.

Rhodes originally planned to wait until the Great Sage had collected more evidence of Narcida's imprisonment before talking to Seno about it.

I never expected their high priest to be so capable.

Even a mortal could see Naxida's divine consciousness at a glance.

But that’s fine too.

We can speak more openly now.

"This story begins when I first went to Sumeru City."

"..."

"In short, that's the situation. Little Lucky Grass King is currently imprisoned in the Pure Good Palace by the Order of the Order. Only her consciousness can move freely. What I'm doing now is all to rescue her from her cage."

Rhodes revised some details about how he contacted Nasita, but told the truth about the rest, including how his achievements were due to Nasita's guidance. He did not hide these details.

He also explained the matter of the Crimson King's messenger.

The more Sino listened, the more serious his expression became.

Imprisoning the gods.

This is the most serious of the six root sins of the Church Council: blasphemy!

If the facts are true, all those involved in this matter must be judged by the disciplinary officials, including even the most virtuous.

Seno did not doubt the truth of Rhodes's words.

Because during his speech, the high priest did not express any disapproval of him.

This shows that almost everything Rod said is true.

"How dare they do this?"

Sino frowned, and his voice gradually turned cold: "When I get back, I will begin to search for evidence in this regard. Blasphemers will be judged."

really.

With this high priest present, things proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

Rhodes grinned and said, "I've already turned Setare, who's by the Great Sage's side, into an informant. She's now helping us gather evidence and find ways to break through the loopholes in the Church Council's internal defenses."

"You've turned her into your informant?"

Sino was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, it was a little troublesome, but the result was still very good."

Rhodes nodded: "With her help, it will be much easier for us to obtain any evidence we want."

"It's a bit easier now."

"But she alone is still not enough."

After a moment's thought, Seno thought of someone: "When it comes to gathering evidence, there is someone who is actually more suitable than Setare."

"Who?"

Rod blurted out a question.

“You don’t know that person. His name is Elhesen. He is a clerk in the Order of the Church.”

"The clerk's duty is to archive and back up important documents."

"With all paper books and written documents now under control, this clerk is actually one of the most knowledgeable officials in the entire Council of Religious Affairs. In some ways, he is almost as important as the Grand Secretary."

After explaining Elhesen's duties and strengths, Seno added, "If we can bring him over, his position will make it easy for him to keep track of the Great Sage's movements."

Scribe, Erhesen.

A very familiar name.

He is indeed a reliable person with strong principles and character.

Rhodes had indeed considered him before, but since the two of them didn't really have much in common, he put the idea of ​​going to see him on hold for the time being.

"Is there anything you can do?"

Since Seno had the same idea as him, Rhodes expressed his worries: "I have never met this clerk and do not know his personality. If I contact him rashly, it may backfire."

"Well--"

This problem also stumped Sino.

Like Rod, he was not familiar with Elhesen.

Among the people he and Rod knew.

Think about it.

Only Kavi could be considered someone Elhesen had some connection with.

However, before he graduated, Kavi had a big argument with Elhesen over differing opinions, and the two eventually parted ways. Even the important research project that they were working on at that time was abandoned by everyone else.

If you think about it.

Trying to contact Elhesen through Kavi is not a very good method.

"Or should I just show him Naxida's power as the grass god?"

Rhodes offered a suggestion.

Elhesen and Setare are not the same.

Setare is a person with obvious flaws, both in personality and in doing things. Rhodes can easily break through her psychological defenses by seizing her weaknesses.

However, Elhesen is a person with all-round, three-dimensional defense.