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

The logic in the middle is quite simple.

Apep wants to see the Dragon King Rota, but he needs Zhongli's permission. Otherwise, trespassing into the Dragon King Rota's sealed territory will definitely provoke an attack from Zhongli and the Liyue Immortals.

Even someone as strong as Appepp.

Faced with such an ancient god of Teyvat and his powerful immortals who are comparable to demon gods, they were unwilling to create such a formidable enemy for no reason.

Therefore, she preserved a trace of consciousness for Fushe just as his consciousness was about to dissipate.

With the remnant consciousness of this first Yaksha under Zhongli, plus the fact that he resurrected the Great Compassion Tree King, he used it as a bargaining chip.

She did indeed move Zhongli.

Fushe's remaining consciousness alone was not enough to convince Zhongli to let her find the Dragon King Ruoduo.

After all, Zhongli himself could retrieve the remnant soul of Fushe.

But he could only retrieve an incomplete remnant soul; he couldn't do what Apep promised—reconstruct Fushe's body and bring him back to the human world.

One to two to go.

The two then reached an agreement.

However, Apep alone could not save Fushe.

So after going around in circles, they finally found Rhodes.

However, as the most crucial link in the deal between the two, Rhodes has received no information whatsoever and remains completely clueless, having no idea what he is supposed to do.

As for Zhongli's reply, it almost made Luo De faint.

"You should have more experience with this than I do."

Then he changed the subject: "However, I think I have some idea of ​​the benefits that Appepp has given you."

This statement indeed drew Rhodes's interest in another direction.

"What is it?"

"I don't know exactly what it is, but based on my understanding of her, it must be something that even she wouldn't easily obtain."

"what?"

Rod blinked: "Something that even Appepp would have a hard time obtaining?"

I originally thought it was at most a rare item like the Source of the Oasis.

Now listen to what Zhongli means.

The benefit promised by Apep was neither something she had on hand nor something she could easily obtain.

This piqued Rhodes' interest even more.

What could be the thing that even Appepp struggled to obtain?

It was precisely Zhongli's words that inspired this.

This made Rod, who was originally full of resentment, suddenly realize that working for Appepp was not a bad deal at all.

seemingly.

Still making a lot of money?

Zhongli, on the other side, was still using his personal experience to analyze Apep for Rhodes: "I didn't meet her many times. At that time, Liyue Harbor had not yet been established. It just so happened that she came to Liyue looking for something."

"Compared to now, she was much more arrogant back then, and her attitude towards humans was much worse."

"But she is very trustworthy."

"Because I was worried that she would harm the people of Liyue, when she appeared in Liyue, I led the immortals to negotiate with her and finally reached a three-point agreement with her, and I will be her guide during that time."

"Within the final deadline of this agreement, even though she hadn't found what she was looking for, she still left Liyue on time."

"Based on my experience as her guide."

"If the benefit she promised was something she could provide immediately or easily, she would either give it to you now or tell you its name as a favor, instead of just telling you about the benefit without saying anything else, as is the case now."

After a series of recollections and analyses...

Rod understood, which made him even more eager for what Appepp had promised.

"Then, Your Majesty, what should I do now?"

"Are we just going to take the remnant soul of Fushe like this?"

"And about your meeting with King Ruoduo, I don't think I need to go, do I?"

Rhodes asked several more questions in one go.

The Dragon King Ruoduo is not someone to be trifled with.

Tormented and worn down, he could no longer recall the faces of his old friends or the Liyue Harbor he once protected. He became extremely irritable and aggressive, his heart filled only with the hatred sealed away by Zhongli for a thousand years.

Moreover, the Dragon King Ruotu was once a terrifying being who could fight Zhongli to a standstill.

Even under the torment of wear and tear, much of his power had been lost during the thousand-year seal.

But even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

Even though his power is not what it used to be, if the Dragon King Rota were to go berserk again, Rhodes would probably have a hard time protecting himself in their struggle.

Regarding his concerns.

Zhongli put on a relieved expression: "There's no need for you to go there, young friend. You just need to wait for good news in Liyue Harbor. As for the remnant soul of Fushe, you can keep it for now."

"alright."

Compared to the eccentric Appep, Zhongli had a lot of credibility with Rhodes, and Rhodes didn't need to question his words twice.

"Young friend, do you have anything else to do later?"

"If you have some free time, would you like to take me for a walk around?"

After discussing Appepp's matter, Zhong Li made another request.

This is a simple matter.

However, Rhodes still had a question: "Does Your Majesty need to accompany Apep to see the Dragon King Ruotu these two days?"

"The appointment with her is for seven days later."

Zhongli smiled and said, "I've had a relatively free time lately."

"Well."

After agreeing on a meeting place with Zhongli, Luo De left first.

Before meeting Zhongli.

Rhodes first informed Seno and Tinari that he would be accompanying a very important guest for the next few days and would not have time to go to the underground mining area with them again.

"guest?"

Aren't you the guest?

Sino discovered a blind spot in Rhodes's words.

In this Liyue, the Sumerians should be the guests, so why is Rhodes accompanying them instead?

"Don't worry about it."

"You know that person is very important. He specifically asked me to accompany him, and I couldn't refuse."

Rhodes easily made up an excuse to brush it off.

Sino didn't ask any more questions and nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand. You don't need to worry about the underground mining area anymore. Now that the source of pollution has been resolved, our work is much easier than at the beginning. Based on the current progress, we can return home in at most two months."

After Seno finished speaking, Tinari, who was beside him, added, "You don't need to wait for us here. Just go back after you finish your business. That Ah Apep has brought a lot of fungus beasts to Hope City, which has caused quite a bit of trouble. In addition, there are already many things to do there. Lady Grass God has been quite busy lately. If you go back early, you can help her."

"A mushroom beast?"

Why didn't Nasita tell me this?

Rhodes recalled that Nasida had indeed never mentioned this.

and also.

Did Apep attract a lot of mushrooms?

Attracted?

These are probably the fungus beasts inside her body, right?

"That's some good stuff."

Rod's eyes lit up.

When he first arrived in Aru Village, he made many guesses and tests about the issue of farming.

The final solution was to use grass slime instead of fertile herbs to reduce planting costs.

The results of implementing this plan are very encouraging.

Although not as effective as the fertile landscaping, the planting of greenery in Aru Village has enabled the village to successfully complete its afforestation efforts. This has not only reduced the impact of sandstorms but also provided the village with enough grain to be self-sufficient and even exportable.

After Nasita regained control of Sumeru, although she began to bestow fertility upon the desert, the method of using grass slimes to nourish the land is still in use today.

Even though the land is abundant, crops can still be grown in it, even among rocks.

However, it can only force crops to grow, and the land remains as barren as before. Without the bounty of fertility, it still cannot grow a single grain of food, which is only a temporary solution.

Grass slimes are different.

This kind of monster subtly nourishes the land as it grows.

Turning desert into fertile land is no exaggeration.

It really is possible.

This is a method that addresses both the symptoms and the root cause.

Compared to grass slime.

Based on the experimental results at the time.

The fungus is even more effective at improving the environment.

However, due to the wild and untamed nature of the grass fungus, even the juveniles are not as easy to tame as the timid and cowardly grass slime juveniles.