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

This is no small matter.

Although, according to the propaganda of the Order of the Mondstadt, all the news about the Little Lucky Grass King was that she was living in seclusion in the Palace of Perfection, seeking knowledge for Sumeru, and that she had not disappeared like the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt.

But Nasita had not appeared for five hundred years.

Teyvat is a world where the gods hold supreme power.

Despite knowing that gods exist in their country, they have not seen any gods appear for hundreds of years.

Furthermore, while the Order of the Church claims to be seeking knowledge, Sumeru's knowledge has not progressed for hundreds of years, and they have been intentionally or unintentionally concealing information about the Little Auspicious Grass King.

All these anomalies combined to form a whole.

Over time.

Apart from a few believers like Dina Zede who had received encouragement from Nasita in their dreams, the vast majority of Sumeru people believed that the Little Auspicious Grass King mentioned in the ordinance did not actually exist.

The despair that 'the god of wisdom no longer exists' once deeply shrouded this country.

under these circumstances.

When the deity Little Auspicious Grass King finally appeared, the people of Sumeru, who had previously given up all hope for the gods, suddenly felt reassured. Even those who were not followers of Little Auspicious Grass King would welcome the return of the Sumeru deity with the utmost enthusiasm.

"Now you have confidence?"

Upon hearing these words, Dixia nodded thoughtfully.

That seems to make sense.

She had been a mercenary for many years and had met many merchants and travelers who had visited other countries. She had also gone to other countries to carry out missions and witnessed how people lived in countries where the gods still ruled.

how to say.

Compared to the somber Mount Sumeru, the people of the divine kingdom are more confident.

Correct!

That’s confidence!

Even the Mondstadt people, who haven't had a god appear for hundreds of years, always talk about the Anemo Archon wherever they go. If someone says their god has disappeared, they will loudly argue that the Anemo Archon is free, and that his absence must be to enjoy a free life, unlike the gods of Mount Sumeru, whose existence is unknown.

Dixia still clearly remembers the proud expression on that man's face when he spoke.

As for the matter of being criticized because his family doesn't have a deity.

She was powerless to refute it, and couldn't think of any reason to refute it.

The Great Tree King passed away five hundred years ago, a fact that the Council of the Fathers has publicly announced.

However, the new grass god, who should have been seated on the throne, never showed himself.

Therefore, whether the news of a new Grass God in Sumeru is true or false is something that only those who know the inside story can guarantee, while others, including the Grand Disciplinary Officer whose power in the Order of the Church is second only to the Sage, do not easily draw conclusions on this matter.

'You don't need to rely on the name of the Great Tree King to receive the most enthusiastic flowers and fine wine from the people of Sumeru.'

This is also what Narcida said to Rhodes when he was in the dream world.

It turns out.

He's right.

"Unfortunately, Rahman and the others still don't like Lord Grass God."

When these things were mentioned, Dixia couldn't help but show a regretful expression.

In order to enable Hazard to use the canned knowledge command, Rhodes arranged for mercenaries and dancers from the Grand Bazaar to display the miracles of the Little Lucky Grass King.

Such behavior is contrary to the authority of the Church.

The followers of the Little Lucky Grass King in the Grand Bazaar showed no fear; instead, they cheered with joy.

The miracle of being able to witness the Little Lucky Grass King up close.

Even though Rhodes didn't tell them that what they were doing was rescuing the imprisoned Little Lucky Grass King, they were still willing to do everything in their power for it.

But the mercenaries who were responsible for protecting them were a different story.

Despite their involvement in rescuing the Little Lucky Grass King and their dedication to protecting the followers of the Grand Bazaar from capture under the guise of being hired by Rhodes, they suffered considerable casualties.

However, they later rejected Nasita's goodwill and did not even attend the victory celebration in the Grand Bazaar, resolutely returning to the desert.

'The people of the Red King will not accept the Grass God's gifts like dogs.'

Recalling Rahman's resolute words when he left, Rhodes said helplessly to Desia, "Anyway, I've told him that the Red King and the Grass God are at the Red King Priest's place. Let him go find them himself. If he doesn't believe me, then there's nothing I can do."

There is nothing we can do about this.

Rhodes didn't know where the ruins that buried the Red King's priest and recorded the truth of what happened back then were.

Naxida didn't know either.

The key issue is that Rahman doesn't believe what Nasida says, nor is he willing to believe the hermit lineage that has partnered with the Grass God.

This attitude of distrusting no one.

Then we can only let him find the ruins and uncover the truth on his own.

Speaking of it.

That concludes the discussion about Rahman.

This group of radical Red King believers, who are convinced that the Grass God murdered the Red King, cannot be swayed by mere rhetoric without any convincing evidence.

Next.

Rod and Dixia strolled all the way back to the Grand Bazaar from Baoshang Street.

The Grand Bazaar has been unusually lively these past few days.

To celebrate the little lucky grass king finally escaping its predicament.

After several days of intense planning.

The Grand Bazaar launched a grand celebration second only to the Flora Festival.

Not only did the vendors who only appeared at the Flower Goddess Festival gather here again, but many vendors who had never set up a stall in the Grand Bazaar before also flocked here.

Some of them genuinely wanted to make a fortune during the peak tourist season, while others came with the attitude of having fun and making some money on the side.

After all, the various performances in the Grand Bazaar are free to watch these days. Except for the Flower Goddess Dance, which is specially performed for the Flower Goddess's birthday, other performances that are rarely seen on ordinary days can be seen at this time. The flow of people coming and going is terrifying. If you don't make money now, when will you?

Rod and Desia had only been in the Grand Bazaar for a short time when they saw Dolly enthusiastically hawking her wares.

This is a top-tier, extremely wealthy man.

Just like before, he had no awareness of being the richest man in Sumeru, and even shouted louder than the most diligent merchants in the Grand Bazaar.

The things she sells are very simple.

They have all kinds of grass god dolls in various sizes, from wood carvings to cloth dolls, from palm-sized figurines to life-size dolls as big as Nasita.

What made Rod even happier was...

Dolly actually took her advice and created a roly-poly toy with the face of the Great Sage, as tall as him and dressed in the Great Sage's robes. It only costs 100 Mora to punch him in the face as much as you want.

She also provides boxing gloves to protect the fists from injury if guests get too excited.

This novel way of playing made her stall the most popular spot in the entire Grand Bazaar.

The Grand Bazaar was originally a gathering place for believers of the Little Lucky Grass King.

This presents an opportunity to beat up the culprit who imprisoned the Little Lucky Grass King.

Even though they knew it was fake, they still kept throwing Mora into the money box and punching the poor roly-poly toy with all their might.

Moreover, it wasn't just adults who would vent their emotions; even innocent little children would be lifted up high by adults and given a couple of hard punches with their little fists to the face of the villain who imprisoned the god, before happily going to Vigal, who was playing the role of the Flower Knight Faris, to collect a few pieces of Yalda candy.

When they saw several students dressed in the Order of the Church eagerly approach the booth and actually pay money to pick up boxing gloves.

Dixia couldn't help but laugh and cry, saying, "Even if the Great Sage has stepped down, he was still the Great Sage of the Order of the Church. Are you not going to give him any face at all?"

"What's this?"

Rhodes watched with amusement as the students of the Order of the Church beat up the Great Sage, and casually remarked, "These people might be like Dina Zede, who heard Narcida's voice when they were young, and have a devotion to Narcida that far surpasses that of other scholars."

"Oh--"

Upon hearing this reason, Dixia let out a long "Oh," and then suddenly realized, "No wonder! Hey, if Dina Zedei weren't so weak, I would definitely have dragged her along for a couple of rounds too."

Immediately.

As if remembering something, she changed the subject and complained, "This Little Lucky Grass King is really too merciful. To deal with these ingrates, it's best to smash their bones! Letting them rest in the forest like this is too lenient on them!"

This wasn't the first time Dixia had said this.

Even before the Church had publicly tried Azhar, and Nasita's verdict was merely to exile him and several other scholars involved in the imprisonment of the gods, Desia had complained about it more than once.

In her words.

It's one thing for selfish hyenas to be exiled, but why should ungrateful wolves be allowed to enjoy the same treatment?

You have to understand that this is in the desert.

Once caught, the only way out for a treacherous person is to have all their bones smashed and fed to wild animals!

And if they were to be exiled...

So, like other scholars, they were exiled to Aru Village. What does it mean to exile them to the safe Daocheng Forest?

Are they going there to repent? Or to enjoy their retirement?

"hehe--"

Rod had previously given vague answers to this question.

This time.

He chuckled and said, "Nasida is wary of me and those fanatical grass god believers."

"what?"

Why am I being wary of you?

Desia naturally overlooked the fanatical grass god worship in the second half of Rhodes's statement.

"They're afraid I'll kill Hazard."

Rhodes said dismissively, "Besides, Hazard was once the supreme leader of Sumeru, so it's not appropriate to exile him directly to the desert."