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

This phenomenon reminded Rod of another place that was similar to the original situation.

"Haigee Island".

Rhodes muttered, "So that 'sacred soil transformation' is actually just salinization."

Kaigijima, one of the Inatsuma Islands.

This island was not originally Thor's territory.

Instead, it belongs to another demon god named Orobas.

It's a coincidence.

This demon god was defeated by Zhongli in the Demon God War. In order to avoid the fate of other demon gods who were either wiped out or suppressed, he decisively fled to Inazuma. Then he was defeated by the Thunder God and had no choice but to escape to the Dark Sea.

Then came a series of twists and turns.

He gained a group of devout followers in the underground palace.

After integrating the forces of the White Night Kingdom.

Orobas inadvertently violated a taboo on Sky Island. Knowing he was doomed, he sought to free his people from the torment of eternal subterranean existence so they could return to the surface.

He first ordered the people who once belonged to the White Night Kingdom to abandon their culture and names, destroy all historical books, and replace them all with the name Inazuma, and systematically learn Inazuma's writing and traditional culture.

After that.

Orobas spared no effort in expending his divine power to personally build a passage to the ground for his people, creating the island of Haiqi out of thin air, so that his people could have a place to live on the ground.

Haiji Island boasts beautiful scenery with many mountains and rivers, but its land is barren and small, making it difficult for crops to mature. It relies heavily on trade with Inazuma on a daily basis.

Sacred land.

That's what they call their barren land.

Like Guiliyuan, it was also due to the influence of divine power.

"What would Guili Plain become if Maxius's divine power were taken away?"

At Zhongli's prompting, Luo De has changed the name of the Guili Collection back to its original name.

Now that the topic has been started...

That means it's not something you can just end whenever you want.

Zhongli also wanted to know.

Does the alien civilization where Rhode resides have any way to solve the problem of Guiliyuan?

"Maxius's divine power has completely merged with the land of Guiliyuan, and they are inseparable."

"If we were to forcibly separate the two."

"This will inevitably cause a secondary landslide and earthquake."

After pondering for a moment, Zhongli gave a very definite answer to the question about Rhodes.

This is troublesome.

Rhodes' brows furrowed instantly, looking like a pretzel: "Have you tried the Benefits of Fertility?"

“I tried.”

"it works."

"But the cost is too high."

Zhongli succinctly expressed his predicament.

What Liyue needs is a piece of land that can grow enough cheap food to fill the national treasury, rather than a piece of land that has to rely on expensive foreign resources like Fertile Blessings, which is putting the cart before the horse.

To put it bluntly.

Abundant resources are indeed all-powerful.

No matter how bad the land is, as long as it is used, food crops can be grown.

The problem is that this thing can only be produced in Sumeru, and only Sumeru can produce it.

in other words.

As long as one is dependent on the bounty of abundance, one has no choice but to be on good terms with Sumeru, and even some excessive demands must be given priority to Sumeru.

This is not good news for a country.

not to mention.

It's not like Liyue can't produce grain without Guili Plains; they still have Qingce Manor and Lisha Suburbs as granaries.

It was much smaller in scale than Guili Plain, and the grain it produced was not enough.

But Liyue has money.

Every year, through trade with other countries, they can fill their own grain reserves to the brim.

Therefore, the restoration of Guili Plains can only be described as a pity for Liyue, rather than something that is absolutely necessary.

Today it is today.

Even though people discuss how to repair Guiliyuan every year, the only plan that has been able to stick with it is the one proposed by Keqing on Yuheng Star to rebuild the Bishui trade route.

So now the problem facing Rhodes is...

The question is how to solve the problem of residual demonic power in the soil in the most economical way.

There is a very straightforward solution.

"The source of the oasis".

Rod curled his lip and dismissed the thought.

True.

Apep's Oasis Source is currently the best way to directly address soil salinization.

With her status and power.

The divine power left behind by Maxius would not cause much trouble.

Based on Rod's understanding of Appepp.

Getting an Oasis Source from her for Liyue is an impossible task, not even a possibility.

Moreover, let alone asking for one for Liyue, even if Sumi wanted another one to manage the desert, she wouldn't agree.

The reason she was able to give away an Oasis Source plant for free was because the Great Tree King had saved her life, and several coincidences, including the soul of a Rhodes Descendant being bound by the shackles of Sky Island, all happened to come together, which allowed her to obtain one plant.

"Try using slime."

After much deliberation, Rhodes returned to the old method.

Use grass slime as fertilizer to improve soil fertility.

This was something that Rhodes was already very familiar with.

It's simple, low-cost, and quite effective at dealing with saline-alkali soil.

"You can request it from the Adventurers' Guild."

"They have a lot of people and don't have much to do most of the time, so catching a slime isn't a big deal for them."

Luo De made a suggestion to Zhong Li.

Are there any requirements regarding quantity or individual quantities?

Zhongli nodded first, indicating that he had remembered the matter, and then asked, "After removing the grass slime, what else needs to be done?"

"We need to go and see for ourselves."

Rhodes didn't rush to suggest a solution; to be on the safe side, he simply stated his requirements for the grass slime.

Regardless of how the soil salinization problem in Guiliyuan is addressed in the future, grass slime, a natural fertilizer, is essential for the rapid recovery of Guiliyuan.

Zhongli readily agreed, "Alright, then we'll go tomorrow, and we can use the Heart of God along the way."

Say it.

He laughed again: "I was originally going to prepare a small gift for my young friend, but now it seems that this gift can't be too small."

"Mr. Zhongli is joking."

Rhodes echoed, then said, “Mr. Zhongli, there are some things I need to say first. Sumeru really needs me. After using the Heart of God tomorrow, I still want to go back as soon as possible. As for Guiliyuan, I will formulate a plan based on my previous experience in managing the desert. You can try to find someone to try it out. If it still doesn’t work, I will go to Naxida to discuss it together.”

Nasita's dream simulator is very useful.

All that's needed is a soil sample from Guiliyuan. If the experience Aru Village had in managing the desert doesn't work, she'll have to go into the dream world to conduct simulated planting and find a solution.

"Thank you for your trouble, young friend."

Zhongli did not try as hard to persuade Luo De to stay as she had at Qunyu Pavilion. After thanking him, she stopped talking about returning to the original place and instead chatted about other things.

Unlike Wendy.

Zhongli appears to be as steady as a mountain and rarely smiles, but he actually has a mischievous personality and enjoys teasing people. He does it in a serious manner, so you can't tell that he's actually joking with you.

His use of slang, especially his use of veiled language, was incredibly authentic.

His goal was clear: to play dumb and try to tease Wendy.

A verbal exchange between two deities.

This really frustrated Rod.

If he didn't know the unintelligible language between Wendy and Zhongli, then so be it.

But he could understand everything.

This feeling of wanting to laugh but having to hold it in is truly unpleasant.

The three of them walked through the bustling city, turned street corners, and finally stopped in front of a quiet little building with a plaque that read "Hall of Rebirth" in a secluded alley.

After a day of casual conversation.

When they arrived at the Hall of Rebirth, it was almost completely dark.

However, the hall of rebirth is still bustling with people coming and going.

Unlike other places.