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

Within the territory of the Grass God, it is legal and reasonable for Aru Village to openly worship the Red King, build a temple for him, and restore the rituals of the Red King's era.

Such a high degree of autonomy left even the radical faction in Aru Village speechless, having just heard this big news.

Moreover, not only did the radicals fail to stir up trouble, but the moderates also went from being utterly astonished to being overjoyed and began to celebrate.

The mercenaries surrounding Aru Village were still unaware of why the once quiet village had suddenly become noisy, and they whispered among themselves.

"Boss Hamzai, what are they shouting about?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Hmm, could it be that Grass God's lackey who impersonated Lord Red King's messenger has returned?"

"But it doesn't have to be this chaotic, does it?"

"Shahbut, go to the village and find out what happened."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

"Hey? Boss Hamzai, look, that woman's out! And she brought so many people with her!? Boss Hamzai, could it be that she's finally decided to attack us???"

"Why panic?"

The man named Hamzai scolded his flustered subordinate and then said, "We haven't broken any rules of Aru Village, so that woman has no reason to attack us unless she doesn't want Aru Village's reputation anymore. Hmph, I'd like to see what she's here for."

In fact, not all the mercenaries who besieged Aru Village were descendants of the God-King.

Many of these were other mercenary groups contacted by Mishal, who was later contacted by the leader of the God-King's Legacy.

The reason that could unite so many mercenary groups against Aru Village was certainly not because of dealing with the traitor Ahmar.

They gathered together for the title of Red King's Messenger.

For the desert mercenaries with their deepest faith, to submit to the grass god Rhodes while bearing the title of the Red King's messenger was a blatant betrayal of the Red King.

Mishal was able to successfully contact so many mercenary groups willing to work together because of this.

However, openly confronting Rhodes, the favorite of the Grass God, would certainly be unwise.

So Mishal came up with a wicked plan.

Aren't you, Rod, from Aru Village?

Then we'll target Aru Village.

In any case, from the perspective of the radical followers of the Red King, Aru Village, which no longer insisted on the consensus reached between Aru Pure Land and the Rainforest, was also a lackey who betrayed the Red King.

It's a good time to settle both old and new scores at once.

Previously, due to the rules of Aru Village, even if a single mercenary group, including the entire remnants of the God King, came out in full force, they could not gain any advantage against Aru Village.

However, amidst the calls to punish the lackeys of the Grass God.

The idle mercenary groups in the desert responded to the call, willing to forgo making money in order to participate in disrupting the relationship between Aru Village and the rainforest area.

"You can do whatever you want, just don't break the rules of Aru Village. As long as that woman doesn't find any fault with you, you can cause as much trouble as you want, make a huge fuss, and let these lackeys of the Grass God receive their due punishment."

Recalling Mishal's instructions and carefully reviewing the recent behavior of his subordinates, Hamzai, having confirmed that no one had violated the rules of Aru Village, stood tall and confidently faced Candice, who was approaching head-on.

As long as they don't break the rules, they are invincible.

If you're so capable, Candice, then break the rules you set for yourself and see how your village of Arru will behave afterward.

"Ok?"

As Candice drew closer, Hamzai's expression suddenly froze, and he muttered, "This woman isn't really here to cause trouble, is she?"

Hamzai saw it clearly.

The visitors weren't just Candice; the guards of Aru Village, along with their own hired mercenary groups, Atir and Blazing Beast Hunters, also came.

A vast and mighty army.

Hamzai felt uneasy.

Although he was convinced that Candice wouldn't break the rules on her own initiative, what if this woman was really pushed to the limit and wanted to use violence to drive people away?

"Gudong-"

Hamzai swallowed hard, his eyes darting around, and pulled over several other mercenary group leaders or managers.

Mishal said.

If Candice makes a move, she and Aru Village will be completely doomed.

But doing so would definitely result in me suffering physical pain.

Hamzai didn't want to be beaten up alone; it wouldn't be bad to take a few people down with him.

After a while.

Candice then led her people to the mercenaries' camp.

Upon meeting, she didn't say a word, but simply waved her hand, and the guards of Aru Village immediately surrounded the mercenary camp in front of them.

"What are you trying to do?"

Hamzai's voice trembled slightly, but he still shouted fiercely, "We haven't broken any rules in your village these past few days. Woman, you'd better think carefully. Don't break the rules yourself and ruin your reputation!"

The person who answered him was not Candice.

Instead, it was Rhodes who was holding a Void Terminal in his hand.

He first cleared his throat and loudly and clearly read out Naxida's newly issued autonomous decree to Hamzai and the others. Then he chuckled and said, "Since you have come to pay homage to me, the messenger of the Red King, you must be loyal followers of the Red King. It just so happens that Aru Village has obtained autonomous rights from the Grass God. From now on, our place will be the only legal and compliant gathering place for Red King believers in the entire desert. Since you are so devout in your faith in the Red King, I think you don't need to leave. Stay in Aru Village and continue to serve the Red King."

Say it.

With a wave of his hand, the guards, who had been holding back their anger, rushed forward like wolves and tigers, capturing the mercenaries who had not yet recovered their senses and forcibly sending them to Aru Village.

(End of this chapter)

185. Has everyone finished the Servant Legend project? I have a small question and would like to crowdfund it.

Has everyone finished the Servant Legend project? I have a small question and would like to crowdfund it.

First, let me address an earlier issue. I made a mistake in the section about Yan Fei's age. I checked the information again these past two days and realized that I had overlooked the fact that Yan Fei's mother is still alive. Her mother is just an ordinary person, so Yan Fei is at most in her fifties, not quite a hundred years old. However, because it was published a long time ago, my access is locked and I can't edit it. Plus, the editor is on vacation, so I won't be able to apply for editing access until next week at the earliest.

Let's talk about the servant legend quest.

to be frank.

After I finished, I was a little confused and bewildered.

It's nothing else but this issue of combat strength.

Q: What is the current combat strength of the Five Elements Lord?

In my personal impression, I have always believed that the Five Elements Lord is already at the level of a demon god. If not at the top level, he should at least be at the level of an ordinary demon god.

With a single element, the lady is easily beaten; with two elements, the demon king and the armed prince are evenly matched and can be worn down; with three elements, the lady can be defeated; and with four elements, the false god can be fought head-on (not to mention whether he can win, he can at least withstand the false god's attacks, has speed comparable to the false god, and has the strength to defeat the false god).

Although the official team has been constantly weakening the protagonist's performance for the sake of the plot, such as being chased by ordinary mercenaries or being chased and beaten by Fontaine's clockwork mechanism.

However, I insist that this is just for the sake of the plot. Even the fact that the protagonist forgot about elemental power and kept randomly stabbing with the bladeless sword is just a plot device.

But when I got to the Servant Legend and saw the master get instantly killed, I was really stunned.

I really don't understand how the boss's combat power is set! What level is the Five Elements Boss?

I can explain fighting mercenaries, who are completely unequal enemies, as serving the plot. But fighting servants, who truly test one's strength, is that also just serving the plot?

Please explain in advance.

It's not that I can't accept that the master can't beat the servant. After all, the curse power within the servant should also come from the power of the gods, and it's of a very high level. Moreover, this is the servant's legendary quest. Even if the master really has the ability to kill the servant indiscriminately, it wouldn't be appropriate in this part of the story.

What I can't accept is that my father lost in such an ugly way.

Not only did he not use even a tiny bit of elemental power throughout the entire battle, but the only thing he managed to do was break free of the servant's restraints and launch a fierce charge. When the servant became even slightly serious, he was instantly killed and even stunned into being unable to move. If the servant wanted to take the master's life, it would only take a thought. He was almost powerless to fight back throughout the entire battle.

This is truly unacceptable.

I don't ask for much. At least you'll put in the effort. Even something like using two elemental powers to send the young master flying like you did in the battle would be fine!

Also.

The top three seats are at the level of gods, a concept clearly defined in the Sumeru version.

In other words, the servant of the fourth seat is at most at the level of a false god.

During the time of Sumeru, the Four Elemental Lords were still able to contend with the attacks of the false god, break through his defenses, and ultimately paralyze the God of Righteousness, rendering him unable to fight any longer.

I know some people will say that Nasita helped at the time, but it's important to clarify that Nasita didn't have the ability to directly attack the enemy. The dream power she provided was only a support ability. The one who actually carried out the final attack was the Four Elements Lord. If the Lord didn't have the strength to directly defeat the false god at that time, then even if he gathered all the computing power of Sumeru, he still wouldn't have been able to defeat the false god. The saying "one force can overcome ten techniques" is not just a joke.

in other words.

To achieve a record of 1-168, you first need to have the strength to reach that level; otherwise, it will only be 0-infinity. After all, in Nasita's dream, my raw strength cannot be improved at all; I am always fighting against the false god with my own power.

Therefore, when I finished the Sumeru quest, in my understanding, even if the Four Elemental Lords hadn't reached the level of gods, they at least had the strength to injure a pseudo-god; otherwise, they would have definitely lost the battle against Sumeru.

Then, when we arrived in Fontainebleau, I collected the fifth elemental power. My combat power should be higher than when I was in Sumeru, right?

However, in reality, the lord, whose combat power had theoretically increased, was instantly killed by a servant who was at most a pseudo-god level, and was killed without any power to fight back.

this.

I don't know how to evaluate it.

And if we think about this plot from a different perspective...

Back then, without relying on Narcida's power, I was able to fight head-on against the sixth-seat soldier who had become a false god. Although I couldn't win, at least I wasn't instantly killed. Knowing his strength and weaknesses, I was able to directly defeat the false god whose strength had already surpassed the sixth-seat level.

However, when facing the servant of the fourth seat, without being killed on first meeting due to information asymmetry, he had no chance against him in a pure battle of strength.

Is this plot setting reasonable?

Did my strength actually regress after collecting all the water elemental energy? Or is the difference between an executive officer's position really more outrageous than the difference between a person and a can of herring?

I've been thinking about this combat capability issue for two days.

I still don't understand.

If I could be instantly killed by a pseudo-god with all five elemental powers, how could I possibly rival the top three executives or even the overseer, the clown, who are truly at the god level by collecting two more elemental powers? What's more, there's the group of sinners from Kanria whose strength has also reached the god level, and the future Sky Island waiting for me. If I don't even have the ability to protect myself against these people, am I supposed to resort to empty talk? Waiting for the enemy to be moved by my words and willingly surrender, or praying that the opponent will easily let me go like a servant?

I wonder if anyone has any different opinions on this combat power issue. Let's gather opinions together. This thing doesn't affect the game, but it does have a big impact on the development of the subsequent plot in fan fiction.

(Just a quick aside, the way the developers handle power levels is a bit hard to keep up with. On one hand, they subtly elevate the prestige of the invaders through main and side quests, while on the other hand, they shamelessly belittle the invaders' combat abilities through various plot points.)

(Another thing I originally expected was something like this: Ironclad Underworld One-Hit Kill of Sand Gold. To put it in perspective, it's like I, too, used elemental power to my advantage, only to be one-shotted by my servant after unleashing my ultimate attack. Both were one-hit kills, but I think I could at least accept that kind of performance. Unfortunately, there are no ifs.)