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

"what--"

"That's terrifying!"

Rhodes' lips twitched, but he suppressed the urge to laugh.

Don't tell me.

There are indeed quite a few interesting stories about the past between these gods.

However, Rhodes didn't get to hear Wendy's next gossip.

Instead, he suddenly shut his mouth, stopped walking, and gestured towards Rod with his lip.

"Ok?"

"what happened?"

Rod looked ahead.

What came into view was a girl with purple hair.

The young girl was strolling down the street, arm in arm with an old woman, and a small brown bear was following them.

"Xiangling, it's her."

Rhodes saw Xiangling at the Wanmin Hall when he last came to Liyue, but he doesn't know if Xiangling still remembers him.

"Hey, I was just telling you about going to see an immortal, and here we are, we've run into one."

At this point, Wendy's eyes crinkled into crescent shapes with a smile.

obviously.

He was very happy to see his old friend.

"Singing of the Dust, the True Lord of the World".

The old woman was not quite the same as the image Rod had in mind.

In his memory, this immortal, known as Ge Chenlang Shi Zhenjun and who called herself Granny Ping, was just a generic appearance template. If thrown into a crowd, she would just be an ordinary old lady.

But now, not far from him is Grandma Ping.

They say to call her "Grandma".

In reality, she did not look old and frail. Instead, she stood straight, walked steadily, and had her silver hair piled up high with an antique-style hairpin. Although her face was covered with wrinkles, she had a kind of vitality that no elderly person had.

It's fair to say that if Wendy hadn't confirmed it and Xiangling hadn't been there, Rhodes would never have realized that she was the hermit living in seclusion.

"This wandering, worldly singer is someone I get along with best~~~"

Wendy laughed more and more happily: "She plays the harp very well. Back when there was no gathering of the Seven Gods, I would sometimes come to Liyue to discuss the harp with her."

"My fellow musician."

"No wonder it looks so familiar."

Rod asked, "Are you going to catch up with some old friends?"

talking.

He looked at the time.

It's still a long time before Wendy meets Zhongli as agreed. If Wendy wants to go, she can accompany him.

Anyway.

Rhodes doesn't know many people in Liyue.

The only deity I can really chat with is Venti, whom I've known since Mondstadt. Since I'm just killing time anyway, it's not a bad idea to hang out with Venti, who's practically a know-it-all.

However, to Rod's surprise...

Wendy shook her head: "Never mind, I won't go. She's enjoying her family time right now. I'll visit her when I have more time."

"okay."

Rod didn't try to persuade him further, nodded, and looked away.

He was, after all, a powerful immortal.

What's more, Grandma Ping and Xiangling were accompanied by a demon god.

If they keep an eye on them for a while, their keen senses will make it easy for them to spot Wendy and themselves.

Wendy did the same thing.

Unlike Rod, he took an extra look at the seemingly goofy little bear.

Maxius, the god of the hearth.

Its current name is Guoba (锅巴).

He did not see Rod when he went to the Hall of Rebirth.

This is also a demon god worthy of respect.

During the great war between demons and gods in the past.

Zhongli's ally, the Dust God Hargentus, whose Guili Village was destroyed by a flood unleashed by the attacking demon god, was defeated and killed in that battle. Guili Village was shattered and littered with corpses.

To repair the destroyed land, during the war, the hearth god Maxius continuously poured his divine power into the earth to save the Liyue land, which had been severely damaged and shattered by the war between the demon gods.

After the war between demons.

He chose to completely exhaust his demonic power, losing most of his intelligence and becoming the simple-minded person he is today, sacrificing himself to restore Liyue to its former peaceful land.

Unfortunately.

That once lush and verdant land, which served as Liyue's granary, has been completely destroyed. Even if the land were restored to its original state, it would no longer be suitable for normal cultivation.

"and many more--"

Thinking of this, Rod let out a soft "hmm" and stroked his chin, saying, "The reason that land can't be cultivated anymore is because it was washed away by the flood and turned into severely saline-alkali land, right?"

What a coincidence!

Deserts are also a type of saline-alkali land!

do not know why.

Rhodes had another restless thought pop into his head.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 215 The Unsolvable Wasteland and Zhongli's Exorbitant Bills

"The Collection of Returning to Separation?"

Upon hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name once again, Zhong Li showed a look of great interest.

He is very punctual.

Even though he still had some official business to finish, he arrived at the place he had agreed to meet with Rhodes and Wendy on time, and then they walked side by side toward the Hall of Rebirth.

While on the road.

Rod then mentioned the place name that once again stirred his heart, and incidentally gave Zhongli the novel term 'saline land'.

But he forgot one thing.

Guiliji was the name used during the reign of the God of Dust.

In this day and age, the ancient Guili Market has long been renamed Guili Plain.

He casually uttered this ancient name and used a very apt new term to describe the current state of that land.

This made Zhongli even more interested in Rhodes.

As the oldest god on the continent of Teyvat.

He knew very well that Rhodes was not a native of Teyvat, but an alien from another world.

An unknown civilization from another world.

Especially since Rhodes clearly used the term "unknown civilization," Zhongli could hardly contain his curiosity and asked, "Young friend, you specifically mentioned this matter. Could it be that you have a way to solve the problem of the land being barren there?"

Guili Plains is located in the heart of Liyue. It is an enormous plain and a vital transportation route connecting places like Qiaoying Village and Bishui Plains. It was once Liyue's richest granary.

Unfortunately, this happened after the great flood of that year.

Although Maxius the hearth god exhausted all his intellect and depleted his divine power, all he could do was restore the land to its original state.

However, the land that was flooded by the floods that swept in from the sea could never be restored to its previous state of arable land.

How to restore Guili Plains has always been a topic on Liyue's agenda.

Anyway.

It's a shame to leave such a large piece of land undeveloped and instead let it remain barren.

However, no matter how much the people of Liyue pooled their wisdom, they were still unable to solve the problem of not being able to grow food on the land of Guili Plains. On the contrary, various shrubs and inedible plants were growing very well.

to this end.

At the gathering of the Seven Gods, Zhongli personally invited the Great Compassion Tree King to come and inspect it.

However, the conclusion given by the Great Tree King at that time was that it was difficult to deal with. The problem affecting the original land of Guili was not just the flood. The biggest trouble was the divine power left by Maxius in the land and the remnants of the demon gods that had been buried here.

According to the Great Tree King.

Without eliminating Maxius's divine power, there is no way to cultivate normally.

After listening to Zhongli recount these past events...

Rhodes realized that he had oversimplified things and underestimated the people of Liyue.

Soil salinization is a problem.

However, if it's just a problem of soil salinization, even if the people of Liyue can't solve it themselves, they can ask the people of the Order for help, and they will be able to find a solution.

Don't say anything else.

A single fertile blessing can solve all soil problems that do not involve the divine.

However, the real problem facing Guiliyuan now is precisely the divine power left behind by the demon god Maxius.