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

180. Chapter 172 The Fourth Eye of God

Chapter 172 The Fourth Eye of God

The problem with Stormterror has been resolved.

As agreed with Wendy, the Heart of the Wind God now belongs to Rhodes.

That's right.

Wendy simply gave up her Heart of God.

be honest.

When Rod heard the words "It's yours," his cerebellum shrunk for a moment.

He knew that the gods didn't care much about the heart of the gods.

After all, the Seven Rulers of the World did not become the Seven Rulers of the World by virtue of the heart of God.

It is because they are among the seven ruling powers of the mortal realm that they possess the Heart of God, a symbol of their status.

in other words.

Does it have the heart of God?

For the seven ruling powers of the mortal realm, at most they will lose the power boost brought by the Heart of God, but it will not affect the great power they already possess.

But Rhodes never imagined that Wendy was so indifferent, to the point that she could casually give away the Heart of God.

"I really just need to borrow it for a bit."

"I'll return it to you when I'm done using it."

Rhodes reiterated his idea, emphasizing that it was not about asking for but about borrowing.

However, Wendy's answer was the same as before.

"I have no use for this thing, and it'll always attract unwanted attention, so I might as well give it to you~~~"

"hey-hey."

Wendy chuckled and waved goodbye to Rhodes, then slipped away without looking back, showing no lingering attachment to the Heart of God.

There's nothing we can do about his attitude.

Helpless, Rhodes could only carry the Heart of God with him to Jingfu Port.

Same as when we came.

He still planned to walk to Jingfu Port on his own two legs.

After all, the Dragon Plague had just ended, and most of the roads from Mondstadt to Thornford Harbor were still in a state of destruction, with monsters still roaming freely in the wild.

As a token of gratitude for resolving the dragon calamity.

When Rhodes left.

Besides giving him the title of Honorary Knight, Jean also gifted him a set of the Favonius sword techniques currently passed down by the Knights of Favonius. However, she only gave him the sword techniques; she did not give him the other two-handed sword techniques, spear techniques, or bow techniques.

Then Jean sent the scout knight Amber as a guide to accompany Rhodes to the Port of Thorns, and she was also tasked with recording the situation along the way and acting as a messenger to recall the guerrilla squad.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the gift Qin gave was just an empty title and a set of sword techniques.

But that was all she could do.

The swordsmanship of the Knights of Favonius is a closely guarded secret, and even someone like Ying, who also earned the title of Honorary Knight by driving away the Stormterror, could not receive such a gift.

Rhodes was already being given a sword technique by Jean in an exceptional way.

In contrast, they were given a set of sword techniques as a gift.

The numerous green lights that Qin gave were more practical.

At her behest.

Rhodes acquired many goods that Mondstadt usually restricts exports of, and also reached an academic cooperation agreement with Mondstadt in the name of the grass god Buyer.

This is also another purpose of Rod Rymond's.

Just as he said.

Don't think that just because Sumeru has mastered the World Tree, he can dominate all of Teyvat in terms of academic knowledge. In other countries, there are many things that Sumeru needs to learn.

Nasita agreed with this statement.

So she gave Rhodes a warrant, a warrant that allowed Rhodes to make his own decisions and discuss cooperation with Mondstadt.

However, Rod didn't understand many professional matters and didn't dare to say much.

However, in terms of academic cooperation, he reached an agreement for Sumeru and Mondstadt to send representatives to study together.

He also specifically invited Abedo, the leader of the Mondstadt investigation team, to the Sumeru Cult to discuss alchemy.

Talk about it.

I haven't met this Aberdorod yet.

But he knew.

Abedo is Mondstadt's chief alchemist, apprenticed to 'Gold' Rheindorf, a legendary alchemist who was a generation ahead in alchemy.

Furthermore, Abedo single-handedly raised Mondstadt's alchemy level, which was almost zero, to the same level as the Sumeru Cult.

As for other aspects.

Rhodes's main focus was to request some technicians from Qin to go to Sumeru, especially those who specialized in windmills.

In Rhodes's view...

Mondstadt's tech tree is exceptionally skewed.

They still use candles and kerosene lamp-like lamps as lighting at night, and lighting them every night is quite a hassle.

The only thing I can show off.

It refers to alchemy and brewing techniques.

Relatively speaking.

This windmill is considered one of the better technologies they possess.

Unfortunately, Sumeru has better technology.

But that's the real reason Rhodes wanted the windmill.

It was because he wanted to see if the group of people from the Mysticism School could improve the windmill technology to more advanced wind power generation.

This story begins after Nasida regained control of the Papacy.

Although she has lifted many restrictions on the desert, it is theoretically possible to install state-of-the-art energy devices in the desert.

However, the energy technology possessed by the Council of the Church is quite complex, and after so many years of development, it has evolved to be only suitable for the climate and environment of rainforest areas, making it difficult to apply to desert regions.

Also.

The exploration of Red King technology also progressed with unexpectedly great difficulty.

Even though Candice released the village's inventory and allowed scholars from the Order of the Church to study it, so much time has passed and the results are still minimal.

Therefore, Rhodes set his sights on the windmill technology that Mondstadt possessed.

Everything is scarce in the desert.

There is no shortage of windy days and land. If we can really explore wind power generation technology from this, then we can temporarily solve some of the energy constraints.

Jean readily agreed to Rod's request.

Over the past five hundred years, although the knowledge possessed by the Council of the Church has not made any progress, their technological level is still very famous throughout Teyvat.

In Qin's view.

It is able to achieve academic cooperation with Xumi.

For Mondstadt, this might actually be a more advantageous situation.

"There are so many monsters."

On the way to Jingfu Harbor, Amber diligently recorded the situation along the trade route and occasionally took action to deal with some Hilichurl camps blocking the way.

The damage caused by Tvalin was too great.

Especially the fact that trade routes were cut off.

The destruction of almost all of Mondstadt's commercial routes has made it difficult for Dawn Winery, a pillar industry, to transport its exported goods to Jingfu Port. Instead, they have to rely on land routes along the Stone Gate to transport goods to Liyue to complete their transit plans.

However, land routes are ultimately not as convenient as water routes.

Moreover, due to the unique terrain of Shimen, the amount of goods that can be transported at one time is extremely limited, and the transport capacity is far inferior to that of waterway transport via Jingfu Port.

Therefore, restoring the trade route from Mondstadt to Jingfu Port as soon as possible is an urgent matter.

However, despite being busy, Amber did not delay Rhodes' progress in the slightest.

This girl, whose martial arts skills were mediocre, had an amazing talent for tracking and investigation. When traveling normally, she could barely keep up with Rhodes' speed and clear out the monsters blocking her way. She went to do this while Rhodes was resting, so it didn't delay anything.

The first night after leaving.

After Amber fell asleep, Rhodes, feeling bored, took out the Heart of God that Wendy had given him and began to examine it over and over.

This thing contains immense power.

Rhodes was absolutely certain of this.

out of curiosity.

He grasped the Heart of God, just as he usually did when channeling elemental power, and tried to draw upon the power within it.

Unexpectedly.

When he tried it, he actually managed to draw out elemental power from it.

And it wasn't just a matter of drawing out a little bit of power.

Suddenly, the Heart of God, which had been slightly dimmed due to the loss of its master, burst forth with a dazzling emerald light. Immediately, a gale no less powerful than Dvalin's madness rose from the ground centered on Rhodes, instantly reaching the level of a hurricane that could shake the heavens and the earth.

Amber, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened by the noise outside.

She ran out of the tent in a panic, then stared in disbelief at the storm that had engulfed Rhodes.