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

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However, in D'Artagnan's view, the price seemed a bit too light.

"Hear me out."

"I have other requirements for PhD holders."

"First, I need him to erase all his fragments, leaving only the one that last fulfills the covenant with Mount Sumeru."

"Second, the Doctor must not conduct any more human experiments or other inhumane experiments in Sumeru."

"third."

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"Twentieth, we will not be responsible for the life or death of the Doctor in Sumeru, because Sumeru will not bear any responsibility for any accidents that occur due to his personal actions."

Rhodes rattled off twenty additional conditions for the Doctor in one breath, and then said, "Agree, deal done; disagree, I'd rather destroy this Heart of God than give it to you."

Rhodes' attitude was very firm.

Since this hot potato can't be given away anyway, I might as well be a little forceful and sell it off to get enough benefits for myself.

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Faced with Rhodes's tough stance and the fact that this deal involved a colleague, D'Artagnan was unable to give an immediate and accurate answer.

Not to mention that Rhodes also imposed so many restrictions.

Based on D'Artagnan's understanding of the Doctor, even without any restrictions, let alone with such a large number of restrictions, the Doctor is unlikely to agree to this.

Also.

Unlike Tartaglia, who only became the lowest-ranking executive thanks to the blessing of the Ice Queen.

The top three executives of the Fools were not in a superior-subordinate relationship with the Queen; rather, their relationship was more like a cooperative one.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to force the doctor to do so as a condition for exchanging the Heart of God.

If they forcibly seize the Heart of God.

That's certainly possible.

However, as mentioned before, doing so would inevitably offend all four people behind Rhodes who stand at the very top of Teyvat.

D'Artagnan did a good job with her studies.

He knew that the Grass God of Sumeru's support for Rhodes was almost unconditional, especially since they had recently successfully resurrected the previous Grass God. In other words, Rhodes was actually backed by four gods and a Dragon King.

They actually went and robbed us.

That's really just creating trouble for Her Majesty the Empress out of nothing.

"Can we change the terms?"

After much thought, D'Artagnan realized there was no possibility of the Doctor agreeing, and feeling hopeless, she said helplessly.

"No change, this is the condition."

Rhodes 'thoughtfully' reminded him: "If he doesn't want to come, you can tell him that Sumeru is willing to give him the results of his research over the years. You should know that I can represent the Grass God. The promise I make is no different from what Narcida said. There is no need to question the truthfulness of this statement."

"Is it really impossible to change the terms?"

D'Artagnan knew, of course, that Rhodes could represent the Grass God, but he was still not giving up, and his expression became even more unpleasant.

He had reason to be suspicious.

Rhodes made a condition that was almost impossible to fulfill, which was that he deliberately did not want Zhidong to obtain the Heart of God.

"I can't change it."

"Go back and discuss it. I'll wait for your reply."

Rhodes' attitude was firm, giving no chance to bargain.

"okay, I get it."

No matter how unwilling he was, D'Artagnan had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree for the time being.

This unpleasant deal also plunged the previously cheerful D'Artagnan into silence.

Judging from his expression, it was unclear whether he was pondering how to get the Doctor to agree to Rhodes' conditions, or wondering what Rhodes was planning by insisting that the Doctor go to Sumeru.

After listening for a while, Xiao looked left and right, and finally, like D'Artagnan, chose to remain silent, not saying anything more about the Heart of God.

After all, it was Zhongli who personally promised it.

The saying goes, "The emperor must have had a deeper meaning in doing this."

In Xiao's eyes.

Zhongli is right no matter what he does, and there is no room for doubt.

Therefore, it's up to Rhodes to decide how to deal with the Heart of God; Xiao has no say in the matter.

What are Xiao and Tadalia thinking?

Rod didn't know, and didn't want to know.

His only concern now is Appepp, who has walked alone into the darkness.

She reappeared from the darkness.

Rod immediately stepped forward and began his real attempt to appease her.

The content is very simple.

He first explained that through archaeological documents and geological exploration, he had confirmed that this space was a world rift in the Teyvat continent. At the same time, he honestly admitted that with the meager power of his juniors, it would be difficult to leave this secret realm that did not apply to the Teyvat rules. He also gave a small compliment to Apep and apologized profusely for his arrogant statement at the time that "it doesn't matter whether Apep is there or not".

I can tell.

Appep was quite pleased with Rod's flattery and 'sincere' apology.

"Humph--"

"You self-important human brat."

Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?

"You just want to provoke me on purpose, and then apologize and admit your mistakes when you're really incapacitated, so that I'll be too embarrassed to leave and have to escape from here with you guys."

Appepp confidently recounted Rhodes's 'plan'.

Rhodes always responded with "Yes, yes, you're right."

The Grass Dragon King, one of the first Dragon Lords of Teyvat.

After Rod apologized and backed down, Appep, who considered himself magnanimous, generously forgave the ignorant remarks of this arrogant junior and offered, "Stay with me from now on, I'll take you away."

That's what I want.

Rod called over Xiao and the other two with satisfaction. After confirming that they were all ready, he took the lead and led the three of them to bow to Appepp.

"Lord Grass Dragon, thank you for your help."

Whether it was real or an act, at least they all put on a good show.

"Hypocritical human etiquette."

Despite his obvious satisfaction, Apep, after saying those words insincerely, raised his right hand and casually flicked his finger down.

As her fingers traced the darkness of the cave, a series of crackling and popping sounds erupted violently.

Previously, D'Artagnan had expended a great deal of effort to find the right spatial connection point before he was able to open the spatial portal.

At this moment, in Appepp's hands, there was no need to even find a connection point; he simply and easily carved out an even more stable and secure portal in the solid space.

Such a power gap, comparable to that between a firefly and the full moon, made D'Artagnan's eyelids twitch.

"Alright, with me here, you can all go out without worry."

Appepp casually waved his hand, indicating that Rod and the others could leave.

A rare opportunity.

Without hesitation, Rhodes and his companions rushed toward the gate as quickly as possible, following the pre-arranged plan.

Since the environment outside the portal was uncertain, Yelan took the lead, followed closely by the physically weak Tartaglia, while Xiao and Rod brought up the rear.

As for Appepp.

She can go out anytime; there's no need to worry about her.

Just as Yelan and Dadalia had already left.

Xiao, who had already stepped halfway into the portal, suddenly paused and turned to look into the darkness of the cave.

immediately.

A dark phantom slowly emerged from the darkness.

From the appearance.

This phantom was no different from the phantom that had chased and killed several people in the first layer of the illusion.

However, not only Xiao, but Rhodes also felt a strange sense of familiarity with this phantom.

"Hey, interesting."

"Even in this state, does it still retain its own consciousness?"

Apep also sighed with interest.