Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

Chapter 12 Su Zhe: Wind God Power Activated, Great Deception Technique!

Su Zhe's appearance startled Qin.

She hadn't seen him for the past two days, and she was wondering if he might have suddenly left again.

After all, the Wind God is free to come and go as he pleases, so it's not surprising that his messenger has the same problem.

However, thinking back to the scene of their parting that night, Qin felt that Su Zhe must still be there.

Seeing Su Zhe, she finally felt relieved.

The room fell into a brief silence.

"What, are you surprised to see me?" Su Zhe shrugged. "I am, after all, an emissary of the wind god. It's not surprising that I'm in Mondstadt, is it?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Paimon exclaimed, "Ah! Traveler, look! It's that blue-haired imposter!"

"Hey, emergency food."

Paimon stomped his foot angrily: "Hey! I'm Paimon, Paimon! Not emergency food!"

"Emergency Food Paimon".

"Ugh! I'm so angry! I've decided to give you, you imposter, an awful nickname, it'll be..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin immediately stopped her.

"Paimon, you must not be disrespectful to the envoy."

Paimon: "???"

Upon hearing Qin's words, Paimon's expression instantly froze.

"He really is..."

"Yes, he is the messenger of the wind god."

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"Huh, huh!—"

Paimon's cry echoed throughout the entire Knights' Building.

...

After a brief period of awkwardness, and following Qin's introduction, the topic returned to discussing the dragon proposal.

As for Ying and Paimon, the two of them kept staring at Su Zhe.

Actually, this wasn't the first time they had met Su Zhe.

The reason they encountered this 'blue-haired imposter' before was because someone came to the Knights to report that the guy impersonating the envoy had reappeared. Fortunately, Ying and Paimon were safe at the Knights, so the Knights entrusted them with handling the matter.

Ying is quite adept at handling such trivial matters.

However, the pursuit of the counterfeit goods encountered considerable obstacles.

The other person seemed to be running around Mondstadt the whole time, and she didn't know what they were doing. So she could only go after them with Paimon. They didn't catch up, but instead they encountered a green guy.

That green guy tricked them, letting the imposter escape while also making them waste an entire afternoon running around Mondstadt.

It wasn't that Ying and Paimon weren't smart enough; it was mainly because that guy was too talkative. Later, they found out he was a bard. Paimon was furious and said, "This street singer will get his comeuppance sooner or later," and then gave him a nickname.

What? You're saying it might not be a counterfeit?

impossible!

He didn't have a harpoon at all!

In short, let's leave aside Ying for now, Paimon harbors a great deal of resentment towards Su Zhe, and he has already decided on a nickname for him.

Unexpectedly, Qin said that Su Zhe was indeed the messenger of the Wind God.

This made her feel really uncomfortable; this feeling of being stuck in the middle was like rubbing against the outside a few times but never actually going in.

Given Paimon's personality, he would definitely have made a scene, but when Ying whispered to her, "The Envoy is rich," Paimon immediately stopped making a fuss.

"Hehe~ Your Excellency, it really is you."

Little Paimon, quick to adapt, immediately put on a smiling face.

"Emergency food, we meet again. You're right, it really is me."

Paimon: Whoaah! I'm going to push him off Starfall Cliff!

Ying: If I cancel, I won't have any money.

Paimon: Then forget it.

Compared to Ying and Paimon, Su Zhe was in a much better mood.

He looked at everyone and smiled, "The storm has subsided, but the biggest problem remains: the issue of the wind dragon Dvalin. These past few days, I've tracked down the Abyss Order and discovered their extraordinary obsession with Dvalin. If I hadn't intervened, Dvalin would probably have gone mad again."

"So you were away these past two days dealing with the Abyss."

"Of course, the Abyss has just ordered the demons to attack the city, and their conspiracy is far from over. Moreover, I have discovered that behind the Abyss's mastermind this time, there is even a big figure called 'Your Highness'."

“Your Highness?” Qin pondered for a moment. “It seems that this name was also mentioned in Kaiya’s investigation report.”

“Thanks to Your Excellency’s intervention.” Archie bowed slightly to Su Zhe. “On behalf of the people of Mondstadt, I thank you.”

"Haha~ You're welcome."

Su Zhe laughed twice and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

"Um, you are..."

“Your Excellency, I am Archie Cred, the Chief Inspector of the Knights.”

“Yes, Mr. Archie, right? I’ve heard people in Mondstadt mention you. They all say you’re a capable leader who understands how to care for his people. It’s clear that everyone trusts you.”

Archie's eyes flashed with joy, but he still lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. I was just doing my duty."

"If everyone in Mondstadt could do their job properly, there wouldn't be so much trouble, and Lord Anemo wouldn't have sent me here to solve the problems."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Your Excellency."

"But it's alright, I feel relieved to see that Mondstadt still has reliable people like you, haha~"

"The messenger is the savior of Mondstadt."

Watching the two engaging in mutual flattery, the others in the room exchanged bewildered glances.

Why do I feel like we've known each other for so long?

Did these two really just meet?

"Commander Qin, Commander Qin, is he really the messenger of the Wind God?"

"Yes, yes..."

"Then why are you so close to bad guys? And aren't you two a couple? Why does he help that guy but not you?"

"I already said we're not a couple..."

Qin sighed, rubbing her forehead.

Ying: "Is everything understood without words?"

Paimon suddenly realized: "I see!"

Qin was completely exasperated by these two guys, but to be fair, she really didn't quite understand Su Zhe's thinking. Based on their previous interactions, Su Zhe himself clearly felt that attacking Dvalin was wrong.

So why would he side with Archie?

"Commander Qin."

Having finally finished talking with Archie, Su Zhe turned his gaze to something else.

"Your Excellency, the Envoy."

Jean pursed her lips and changed her form of address, a sight that made Archie's lips curl into a smile.

With the Grand Master absent, Jean, despite being from the Gunnhildr family, is ultimately still relatively inexperienced and lacks seniority. She is better suited to serve as the 'Vice Grand Master' and receive more training.

The current situation is just as he thought: if duty and loyalty are expressed in the wrong way, they can have the opposite effect.

Archie had no doubt about Jean's loyalty to Mondstadt, but unfortunately she was still too young; sometimes, hard work alone wasn't enough.

He had previously paid some attention to the rumors circulating in the city, but now it seems they were just baseless rumors.

When people are bored out of their minds, they like to spread rumors and gossip.

"After observing these past few days, I feel that we can no longer delay the matter of Dvalin. Now that the storm has subsided, we should indeed seize the opportunity to resolve the Dragon Plague and restore the Mondstadt people's confidence in the Knights of Favonius."

Su Zhe looked around at everyone in the room and said solemnly, "Therefore, I think it is very necessary to subdue the Wind Dragon!"

"But, Your Excellency, Dvalin is a follower of the Wind God..."

“I understand what you mean, Master Jean. How about this: Mondstadt belongs to everyone. Let the people choose the future of Mondstadt themselves, okay?”

Qin was taken aback.

"Your Excellency, what do you wish to do..."

"Archie, spread the word and have the people of Mondstadt go to the square. Let everyone decide whether or not to send troops to fight the wind dragon."

Archie's eyes lit up: "Yes, Your Excellency!"

...

"Is that guy really okay?"

In an alley not far from the Knights' headquarters, Diluc stood with his arms crossed, gazing at the building in the distance.

Beside him, Wendy, who was sitting on the railing of the attic with her hands supporting her, said with a smile, "Don't worry, he was chosen by the great wind god, so of course he is trustworthy."

“I don’t doubt his motives or his strength, but fighting and negotiating are two different things. Although the Knights are incompetent, there are a few decent guys within them.”

"Hehe~ Diluc cares a lot about the Knights of Favonius."

"Hmph! I only care about this plan." Diluc snorted. "I don't care what happens to him, but if this fails, then there's no point in talking about the subsequent operations."

"I believe in him, just as you believe in us."

A smile spread across Wendy's face.

Diluc turned his head away, perfectly embodying the meaning of tsundere. Not only can women be tsundere, but men can too, and with even greater enthusiasm.