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

Nasida and Zhongli should both be well aware that the lady is not a good person.

This woman went mad afterward.

To achieve the Ice God's ideal, he dared to use any means necessary, leaving no stone unturned.

It can be said that she would stop at nothing to remove any obstacle that stood in her way or in the way of the Winter Queen.

"What the hell?"

What promises did you make?

Rhodes couldn't think of any other reason, so he could only explain it again as the lady making promises to Narcida and Zhongli that they couldn't refuse.

"hehe."

"Make a promise?"

"Do we need something like this?"

The woman patted Rhodes on the shoulder: "Junior brother, don't think you're the only one with divine support. I, your senior sister, also have a god behind me, understand?"

Say it.

As the laughter faded into the distance, the woman's figure quickly disappeared into the surging crowd, leaving behind Rod with a strange expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 219 Her name is Ye Lan

The woman's sudden appearance caught Rhodes completely off guard.

But no matter how unwilling he was.

It's now a certainty that I must go to the underground mining area with the lady.

Helpless, he could only patiently wait with a frown until the group of scholars from Sumeru arrived.

The person leading the team was an old acquaintance.

No.

They were, in fact, old acquaintances.

"Nasida actually sent you out too~"

Rhodes's furrowed brow, which had been furrowed for the past few days, finally relaxed a little.

A group of scholars sent by Naxi Da.

They were all scholars specializing in ley line science and monster science, as well as forest rangers who dealt with the dead zone year-round.

The team leaders were Seno and Tinari.

This otherwise unremarkable team instantly became luxurious with their addition.

It was expected that Tinaari would come to Rhodes.

The trouble beneath the towering abyss lies the spread of the abyssal power.

Therefore, Tina, who has the most extensive experience with the Abyss, should definitely be in this group of scholars.

But it's Sino.

Rhodes really didn't expect Narcida to bring him along.

You should know that Sumeru is not exactly at peace right now.

Especially in Hope City, a newly built city, the situation there should still require Sino to stabilize it.

This issue has been raised.

Seno's expression suddenly turned strange as he stared at Rhodes and said, "Ah Apep, one of the Seven Sages of the Red King, has appeared."

"?"

Rhodes tilted his head, not quite understanding what he meant.

Hasn't Apep already been staying in Hope City for a while?

Moreover, I was there not long after the city was built, and I helped move bricks for a long time.

The Great Compassion Tree King also mentioned that at the time.

She used the name Ah-apep, but in this day and age, no one remembers this name that once belonged to the Seven Sages of the Red King.

It stands to reason.

Given the extent of Seno's patrols, he should have known that Appep was in the city long ago. Why is it only now that he's confirmed it?

then.

Under Rhodes's questioning gaze, Seno recounted the whole story.

It’s not that complicated.

Just one day after Rhodes and the Mondstadt delegation left Sumeru, the Grass God publicly announced that Ach Appep had returned from his long slumber and, in the name of the Seven Sages of the Red King, had reached a cooperation agreement with the Grass God.

"Actually, I've only heard that there's a woman in the city with immense strength, and her name is the same as that of the Red King Sage."

"I've also gone to observe it."

"to be honest."

“I couldn’t see through her at all, and when her gaze fell on me, I trembled from the bottom of my heart.”

"But at that time I wasn't sure if she was the sage."

As Seno spoke, his expression grew increasingly strange: "I don't know if you know this, but the reputation of that sage isn't very good among us descendants who are related to the Red King."

Sino's words were still a bit mild.

Apep's standing with the Red King's faction is more than just not very good.

That's absolutely detestable.

As a figure in historical records who showed great disrespect to the Red King and even swallowed his corpse, despite bearing the title of the Red King's sage, the historical records of the Red King's lineage spared no criticism or disgust towards her.

So even if Sino didn't continue...

Rod understood what he meant.

An ancient figure who never respected the Red King and even showed extreme disdain for the Red King's people, she lived a quiet life in the city doing the work of an ordinary mortal, the hardest and most tiring mortal work.

It's really difficult to confirm Appep's true identity.

So, one can imagine the uproar that would occur among the desert people who worship the Red King's lineage when Apep publicly acknowledged his identity and admitted to his allegiance to the Grass God.

"Cooperating with the Grass God—did she say that herself? Or did Nasita announce it?"

Rod was also quite curious about this.

Apep had seen everything about Nasida's attitude.

Let alone cooperating with Nasida.

This guy's initial attitude was genuinely to oust Nasita from her divine position and restore the Great Tree King to its position as the Grass God.

However, given Xumi's strength, it is absolutely impossible for him to force her to cooperate with Naxida.

Did she choose to cooperate voluntarily?

This seems even more illogical.

However, this most illogical situation was confirmed by both Seno and Tinari.

Apep really did reach a cooperation agreement with Grass God, just as he said.

"She appeared in the form of a dragon."

The thought of Apep's body, which was several times larger than Hope City, made Seno swallow hard.

The pressure from the Grass Dragon Apep was so immense that even Narcida, a goddess, felt powerless against it.

Not to mention the ordinary people in the city.

Sino remembers it very clearly.

When Apep appeared, not only the rainforest people who considered themselves children of the grass god, but also other tribal peoples and followers of the Red King were filled with the same panic.

And this kind of panic.

It wasn't until Appepp openly announced his alliance with the Grass God that things turned into an uproar.

"Could it be that the Great Tree King said he was very busy?"

"With something like this happening, how could we not be busy?"

Compared to other things, what Rhodes was more concerned about was what methods the Great Tree King had used to make that arrogant dragon, who didn't even submit to the laws of nature, lower its head and be willing to form an alliance with the weak god it despised the most.

"sharp."

Rhodes couldn't fathom what method the Great Tree King had used; all he could say was this one sigh.

However, it is precisely because of Appepp's statement that such powerful military force and a deterrent force comparable to nuclear weapons against the desert people exist.

Only then can Sino be freed.

Next.

As the guide, Rhodes first settled the scholars in, and then took Seno and Tinari to the Jade Pavilion to report.

The fact that the Sumeru Scholars Group came to provide support in the Layered Rock Abyss was something that the Liyue authorities had been notified of long ago.

There's no need to trouble Zhongli; just tell Ningguang when to go down into the mine.

While on the road.

Seno and Tinari then told him about the current situation in Hope City.

In conclusion...

That means we're truly on the right track.

The community-based management system caused a great deal of controversy when it was first announced, as neither the tribal people nor the followers of the Red King wanted to be managed by each other.

There was a small wave of protests during this period.