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

Just as he was thinking it over and over, preparing to continue making excuses to defend himself.

Rhodes grinned and immediately interrupted him, saying, "You know perfectly well where the root of the problem lies, and you also know that apart from the Little Lucky Grass King, it is simply impossible for humans to solve this problem with their own power."

"And then what are your choices?"

“Strip the Little Lucky Grass King of her divine heart, imprison her, and do everything possible to weaken her influence, even at the cost of making her a ‘non-existent’ god.”

"It was to prevent the followers of the Grass God from discovering the truth about the Grass God's imprisonment."

"Concealing the truth about the pollution of the World Tree, imprisoning their own gods, and creating conflict between the rainforest and the desert."

"All of this is because you want to plunder the Little Auspicious Grass King's qualifications as a god, and intend to use this method of defying the gods to seize the power of the gods into your own hands."

"Ha, hundreds of years."

"Have you got any results?"

"Has the World Tree been saved? Has the wisdom of Sumeru become more perfect than before? Or is the life of the people of Sumeru better than before?"

Having said that, Rhodes slowly stepped forward, grabbed Hazard by the throat, and dragged the defenseless man in front of him. He said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. Where is the control panel? Where is the key? Release Narcida now, and she will be magnanimous enough to spare your life. Otherwise, I will show you what it means to defy the gods."

while talking.

Rhodes deliberately loosened his grip to avoid accidentally crushing Hazard, the pampered scholar.

Faced with disgrace and a serious threat to his life, a despondent Hazard finally stopped making excuses for himself.

He weakly pointed to a spot, almost suffocating, and then Rod grabbed him like a chick and led him to a device that looked like a safe.

This is also a device left behind by the Great Tree King. Without the correct instructions, unless one's power reaches the level of a god, it is impossible to open it by external force.

In order to save their lives.

Without any intention of putting up a fight, Hazard did not hesitate for long. He quickly entered the command to retrieve the key, and then obediently led Rhodes to a seemingly ordinary control panel. With a few simple operations, he unlocked the cage that imprisoned Narcida.

Do it all.

There were no divine signs or earth-shattering changes; all that was heard was a voice saying, "I'm out," coming from the void terminal next to Rhodes' ear.

However, even though Nasita had escaped, Rhodes did not let go of Hazard; instead, he tightened his grip even more.

"You said you wouldn't kill me."

Hazard, whose face instantly turned bluish-purple, struggled desperately, managing to utter a few words before finally managing only to make hoarse sounds.

"Of course I won't kill you."

“You have committed such a grave sin of defying the gods, and you have not yet received sufficient judgment and punishment. How could I possibly let you die so easily?”

Rhodes loosened his grip slightly, and Hazard, whose eyes had rolled back, finally got a chance to catch his breath. He then watched helplessly as he was dragged out of the office like a dead dog.

Except there were no guards present.

Everything outside remained as peaceful as ever, with scholars quietly moving about and studying.

There was no scene of a huge crowd gathered here demanding an explanation, as I had imagined. Even when I was dragged out of the office in this state, no one gave me the slightest glance.

Having imagined countless possibilities for his fate, Hazard's eyes suddenly contorted with rage, his breathing became rapid, and his bloodshot eyes stared intently at Rhodes.

Judging from his eyes, it looked like he wanted to devour someone.

Rhodes smiled and leaned down to whisper in his ear, "I'm sorry, I lied to you."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 150: How to Obtain the Second Heart of God

Chapter 150 How to Obtain the Second Heart of God

That can of knowledge that Nasita had tampered with.

There is actually no live streaming function at all.

It only has the functions of recording audio and inputting text.

Having had her God Heart stolen, she has very limited control over the Void and cannot bypass Hazard to modify it.

This is where Rhodes deceived Hazard.

But that's enough.

Hazard's blind trust in the void caused him to lose his composure after seeing and hearing his own confession of crimes, foreshadowing the collapse of his psychological defenses later on.

Actually.

There are two such canned knowledge items, both in the hands of Elhesen.

The purpose of preparing two is naturally to prepare for multiple situations.

Al-Hysen's contact with Rhodes was extremely brief; he did not interact with Rhodes for most of the time during the investigation and evidence collection.

In addition, his investigation report on Rhodes was incredibly detailed.

Based solely on this report.

Even without Setare confirming the news, Hazard could easily conclude that Rhodes already possessed the knowledge of the Red King.

Therefore, we can infer this from Hazard's personality and the logic of emptiness.

There is still a greater than 90% chance that Elhesen can be trusted by him at this point.

But just in case.

Narcida still created an extra Void Terminal, so that if Hazard did not trust Elhesen, or even saw through his cooperation with Rhodes, Elhesen would have ample opportunity to replace a previously released canned knowledge.

This refers to the can of knowledge that Hazard himself had previously used to issue orders to appease the public and track down followers of the Grass God.

Speaking of which.

This brings us to Nasida's understanding of Hazard.

She knew all too well how Hazard would act in an emergency.

This gave Rhodes and Elhesen far too much room to devise a strategy to deal with the situation.

By the way.

When Setare was reprimanded by Hazard, she revealed that Rhodes' possession of knowledge about the Red King was also part of the plan.

However, Hazard's patience was simply too great.

Or.

This guy is far too suspicious.

He had verified everything from Elhesen's intelligence to Hafsey's report, and his information on Rhodes was piled up like a small mountain. Then, he patiently went to question Setare, who knew the information, before finally deciding to issue the order to capture Rhodes.

And finally, Setare got her turn to be reprimanded.

After Rhodes was taken to the Great Sage's office by Elhesen, he immediately ordered the guards stationed there to search for Rhodes's hiding place.

It stands to reason.

Without instructions from the Void Terminal, these guards will not obey Setare's orders.

But Setare was, after all, the Great Sage's assistant.

She had previously acted on behalf of the Great Sage, issuing verbal commands when he was unable to use the Void Terminal.

Therefore, after she gave the order.

All the guards stationed here were transferred away.

As for the safety of the great sage.

joke.

This is the deepest part of the Church of Christ. Even if all the guards have left, and even if a considerable number of guards have gone to arrest those troublesome mercenaries and followers of the Little Auspicious Grass King, the number of guards left here is still enough to ensure the safety of the Great Sage.

Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, the guards, led by Setare and Elhesen who came out later, began searching the Church House for Rhodes' 'hiding place' during his escape from capture.

This vacuum defense, combined with the soundproofing of the Great Sage's office itself, ensured that Hazard's cries for help did not get through at all.

At this moment, one sees that the surrounding environment is perfectly normal.

Hazard naturally realized that he had been tricked.

However, no matter how angry he was, Rhodes's hand was like an iron clamp, tightly gripping his neck. Although he didn't intend to kill him, he only gave him some breathing room.

that's it.

Rod, holding onto Hazard, watched the scholars below stroll back and forth as if admiring a scenic view, until someone shouted, "The Grass God has emerged from the Pure Good Palace!"

Inside the Church House.

There is something that is common knowledge.

That is the Little Auspicious Grass King, who lives in the Pure Goodness Palace, but has not appeared for hundreds of years.

Although this event signifies that divine protection has not disappeared from the land of Sumeru, no one knows anything else about the Little Auspicious Grass King. The sages of the Order also speak evasively about her existence. This attitude of simply avoiding the issue only makes the people of Sumeru despair and no longer hope that divine wisdom will descend from nowhere.

But now, the Jingshan Palace, which had been closed for hundreds of years, suddenly opened, and a petite girl, who looked exactly like the grass god in the records, walked out and was heading this way.

This sparked the curiosity of scholars who had previously questioned the existence of the Little Auspicious Grass King. After the news of the Grass God's appearance spread, they flocked towards the Jing Shan Palace, eager to see if the Grass God, who had disappeared for hundreds of years, had truly reappeared.

In this process.

Finally, someone spotted Hazard, who was being held by Rod.

Not everyone knows Rhodes, but the Great Sage is known to every scholar who has earned a degree.

soon.

The commotion shifted from the trip to the Pure Land Palace to see the gods to how the Great Sage had been captured and made to look so disheveled by a mere apprentice, Tasata.

The crowd below was growing larger and larger.

Hazard, who was already powerless to struggle, suddenly found the strength from somewhere and began to twist his body violently. However, with his weak and old body, he was no match for Rhodes. He couldn't even break free from his restraints, let alone speak.

Rod ignored him.

Only when the guards of the Order of the Church rushed over with weapons in hand did he loudly proclaim: "Great Sage Azar is suspected of imprisoning the Grass God. In accordance with the Grass God's orders, I have captured the main culprit, Azar. Anyone who tries to rescue him will be considered an accomplice."

It’s over.

This was Hazard's only thought after Rhodes announced it in public.