Genshin Impact, the new God of Grass, makes Xumi great again

Therefore, on the night before the uprising, he took the initiative to find Zhongli and confirm his thoughts one last time.

"Xiao, it has been more than a thousand years since you and I pacified Liyue."

Looking into the distance, Zhongli did not give a direct answer to Xiao's question behind him, but started chatting with him about the past.

"Since I made this initial contract and established Liyue, dozens of generations have passed among humans. Liyue has also developed from that small settlement to the place where thousands of ships gather today..."

Listening to Zhongli's words reminiscing about the past, Xiao couldn't help but review his own experiences over the past thousands of years.

But it is a pity that he seems to have never encountered any good things since he was born under the Dream Demon. All along the way, he has been "worn out" one after another.

All I can say is that each one of them in the Yaksha clan is more miserable than the other.

“Xiao, you and Liuyun and Xueyue have witnessed the current situation of Liyue Harbor over the past two years. You should have some understanding of the problems facing Liyue.”

After a long narration, Zhongli turned around and looked seriously at Xiao who was still reminiscing about the past.

His intimidating gaze also brought Xiao back to his senses, and he began to think about a problem he had not thought about before.

Compared with other immortals, he is better at dealing with those monsters. This kind of problem really makes it difficult for him.

"In my humble opinion, although there are some lawless people in Liyue Harbor now, overall, it still complies with the contract you set. Just like a thousand years ago, everything is in good order."

After holding it in for a while, Xiao finally gave his opinion based on what he had seen and heard in Liyue Harbor.

In his opinion, even if the humans of Liyue might pretend to obey them but secretly disobey them, they would generally still act the same way as they did a thousand years ago, so there wouldn't be any big problems.

"Is it in compliance with the contract? If you look at it literally, it is indeed so." Zhongli nodded in affirmation of what Xiao said.

But then, Zhongli changed the subject and raised a question in return using this contract.

"Xiao, don't you think that compared to Inazuma next door, our Liyue is closer to eternity?"

Zhongli calmly expressed his point of view, however from Xiao's reaction, it seemed that he, who was not good at socializing, did not quite understand it and still had a puzzled look on his face.

Zhongli naturally did not feel impatient about this, but patiently explained his reasons to him.

"Thousands of years ago, I made the initial contract in the name of the Rock God, using it as the foundation and talents as the basis to divide the people, and eventually established Liyue."

“But a thousand years later, when I once again turned my attention to the people of Liyue, I discovered a serious problem.”

Zhongli still did not get straight to the point, but first praised Liyue's achievements before beginning to explain his reasons.

"Under that contract, Liyue has lost its vitality to move forward. This is true for all walks of life."

"Just like the eternity of Inazuma before, it will remain the same as it was a thousand years ago."

Zhongli said the most shocking words to Xiao in the most calm tone. He never knew that the Emperor would look at the current Liyue with such an attitude.

For him, a fan of the Emperor, if these words had not been said by Zhongli himself, he would definitely take up arms and argue with the other party, asking why he wanted to slander the contract made by the Emperor.

But now, he could only rack his brains to think about what the emperor meant by saying this.

The Emperor could not be wrong. He must have failed to understand the Emperor's deeper meaning.

"Xiao, do you still remember who were the original candidates for Liyue's Seven Stars and Eight Gates?"

Hearing this, Xiao nodded. He was also involved in the establishment of Liyue, so naturally he still remembered these things.

"Looking back now, if we compare the controllers of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates of Liyue today with those at the beginning of Liyue's establishment, we can find a problem."

"Even after a thousand years, the actual controllers of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates, apart from the apparent leaders, are still the descendants of the controllers from a thousand years ago."

Having said that, Zhongli gave Xiao some time to digest the thought, and only continued after he showed a look of understanding.

"Not only that, this is also the case in all other industries in Liyue. The descendants of officials are still officials, the descendants of merchants are still merchants, the descendants of blacksmiths are still blacksmiths, and the descendants of the lowest class of people are still at the bottom."

After Zhongli's explanation, no matter how naive Xiao was, he finally realized what the problem was.

Although this is in line with the so-called contract and the so-called rules, wouldn't society become stagnant if this happened?

"In the words of my junior, the class structure in our Liyue society has become so rigid that it is hard to imagine."

Thinking back to what he had seen in Xumi before, and also thinking back to his previous conversations with Buyer and Nashida, Zhongli couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Because he discovered that the contract that he valued so much actually played a crucial role in Liyue's process of rigidification.

It can even be said that without his absolute maintenance of the contractual order, those aristocratic families would not have reached this point so easily.

This is the so-called historical limitation.

"So, is this why you made this decision, Emperor?"

By now, Xiao has completely understood Zhongli's plan, and also understood why he faked his death and his intention to start a war in Liyue.

Through such a generally controllable war, a major reshuffle will be carried out on Liyue's society, thus bringing new vitality to Liyue.

“In that case, the Emperor… no, the new candidate for the Rock God, Master Zhongli, and the guardian Yasha Xiao are willing to fight with you for the people of Liyue.”

After understanding everything, Xiao quickly reacted to the change in Zhongli's identity and even changed his wording.

It was just like the war between demons and gods a thousand years ago, except that the form had changed slightly, but his belief in fighting for the people remained unchanged.

Chapter 180 Combined Fleet

Now, more than a month has passed since various places in Liyue announced their autonomy.

After the initial tension, just when people thought the situation would not deteriorate further, the war broke out without warning.

At first, it was just a private fight between two qualified people, but as their respective supporters also came out, the battle inevitably expanded.

Just like what Mr. Ferdinand had in mind, the conflict between the two adjacent regions instantly ignited the fuse and detonated the powder keg of Liyue.

From Yilong Port, which is across the sea from Fontainebleau in the north, to Heiyan Factory on the Yunlai Sea in the south, the flames of war have spread across the entire land of Liyue.

People from different regions and different backgrounds are now fighting hard for a common goal.

Under the watchful eyes of all of Teyvat, this ancient land will use this most extreme method to choose a new master and create a different future.

But just when all of Liyue began to take action, Liyue Harbor, the core city of Liyue, was unusually quiet, as if the chaos in the outside world had nothing to do with it.

...

"Brothers, check your weapons. Once we reach the shore, everyone will immediately work with our friendly forces to control the key locations in Liyue Harbor..."

In Guyun Pavilion off the coast of Liyue, a huge fleet was passing through here carefully and rushing towards Liyue Harbor.

This was a mixed fleet of various styles, including several huge ships flying the Southern Cross flag and dozens of small warships flying the Liyue Navy flag.

However, the most unique thing in this fleet is the rows of neatly arranged exotic warships on the left wing of the fleet.

Although they all flew the flag of Liyue and there were no symbols of other forces on their hulls, it could be seen from the fact that there was no other ship of the same style in the whole of Teyvat that they came from the Kingdom of Wisdom.

In other words, this fleet is a joint fleet, a joint fleet of Liyue and Xumi.

But from their aggressive appearance and the Liyue flag collectively hung on the bow of the ship, it can be seen that they are definitely not going to Liyue Harbor for tourism, but to do something big.

"Haha, my friends from Xumi, I have heard about your steamboat before, and now I see that it is indeed as good as its reputation."

Standing on the deck of an iron warship with thick smoke billowing out of it, looking at all the new things around him, Beidou couldn't help but feel a little curious, and stomped hard on the iron deck.

For her, a native Liyue person, this kind of pure iron ship is rare. Even the Fontaine iron ships she had seen before were very different from the one under her feet.

At least before today, she had never seen such a ship that did not use any elemental power and used coal as its power source.

"It's not that amazing actually. This ship is just an experiment of ours and the technology is very immature. This time we just followed the fleet out for sea trials."

A young voice responded to Beidou. Turning around, he saw that the person coming was a dark-skinned man wearing a jackal hood?

"You see, although this ship is powered by a steam engine, we still retain the traditional sailing mast to prevent the embarrassment of running aground halfway."

Looking in the direction of Seno's finger, sure enough, in front of the black chimney, there was a mast without a canvas.

It seems that the Xumi people really have no confidence in the ship under their feet.

"Brother Seno, I think this is already very impressive. Anyway, with our Liyue's industrial level, we can't build such a ship."

In response to Seno's humble words, Beidou laughed heartily and patted the other's shoulder in a very familiar manner.

She admitted that after spending the past few days together, she still quite liked Mr. Seno. At least his straightforward personality was very much to her liking.

"Really? It seems to me that it would be more appropriate to call this ship a 'respect ship' rather than a steamship."

Well, it seems that Seno is really dissatisfied with this ship. Even though Beidou said so, she still did not give up criticizing her.

However, judging by the ship's performance along the way, Seno's criticisms are not unreasonable.

After all, any commander would be unhappy if a broken ship that ran aground every other day got into his fleet.

What's more, this mission is so important. Seno really can't understand what's so good about this ship that those researchers insisted on putting this ship in to slow down the pace of the fleet.

"Okay, calm down a bit, it's just a few stops, is there any need to keep saying this?"

Just as Seno finished speaking, suddenly, another young voice came from behind the two of them. Turning around, they saw that the person coming this time was a fox man with black fur.

"And the order to sail this 'Sumeru' to Liyue was personally issued by our Lord Grass God. If you are really unhappy later, you can go to Lord Grass God to ask when you arrive at Liyue Port."

With his hands on his chest, Tinari was obviously unhappy with Seno's complaints along the way.

He was really unlucky. He was doing well in Huachengguo, but suddenly he was caught and asked to be the political commissar of this expeditionary force, and he had to be the political commissar of this guy Seno, which made him miserable.

When he arrived at Liyue Harbor, he would make a proper complaint to Lord Grass God, to prevent Senor from saying spoiling things to him all day long, which would make his ears callused.

"Well, I'll ask."

But it was obvious that Seno did not take his words to heart. He just responded simply and nothing else happened.

"Haha, brother Seno, don't say that. We will have to rely on the support of these guns on this ship when we land and fight later."

After saying that, she looked at the twin-mounted elemental energy main guns at the bow of the ship, her eyes full of satisfaction.

According to the technicians on the ship, the power of this gun is quite strong and one shot can create a big hole.

The technical origin of this cannon is a bit strange. It seems that it was originally used to kill sandworms in the desert?

I really don’t know what the Xumi people are thinking. Why would they use such a powerful weapon to do this?

Even if this thing cannot be used on land because it is too heavy, it can be installed on a warship, just like it is now.

Of course, according to the pre-planned operation, their landing operation on Liyue Harbor should not encounter too fierce resistance this time, but it is still a good thing to have such fire support.

It’s better than nothing.

Chapter 181: Liyue Harbor Incident

During the short time when the three were chatting, the fleet passed through the reefs of Guyun Pavilion safely.

With their backs to the rising sun, now as long as they look carefully, they can see the magnificent port city.

Seeing this, the three stopped chatting, said goodbye to each other, and began to mobilize their respective soldiers to prepare for the upcoming landing operation.

They have already been on the sea outside Liyue for more than half a month for today. At this crucial moment, their morale must not be compromised.

For the soldiers on the Xumi side, this job seems relatively simple. The political commissars at all levels only need to yell a few times, and these battle-hardened soldiers will be fully prepared to fight.

After all, those who can participate in this military operation are all elite troops of the Renaissance Army without exception. Their skills, tactics and fighting will are very reassuring.

But for the soldiers of Liyue, this was a war taking place in their own homeland, and a battle for the throne of God that broke out after the death of Emperor Geo. It is normal for their will to fight to waver.

So in order to prevent any accidents from happening in the subsequent battles, and to avoid being laughed at by the Xumi friendly forces next door, it is reasonable and moral for Beidou, Ningguang's good sister, to come out and chat with everyone.

Even if they cannot arm their heads with advanced ideas like Xumi, they must at least let everyone know that this time they are fighting to defeat the aristocratic families of Liyue and to protect the position of the God of Rock that belongs to the people.

...

"Paimon, didn't I tell you to stay in the Hall of Rebirth and not move? Why did you sneak out?"

In a small alley beside Yujingtai, Ying spoke to Paimeng unhappily as she looked at him, who was pulled out of the crowd by her.

"We are not here to have fun this time. We are here to control the situation in Yujingtai. Why are you following us in such a dangerous situation?"

With his arms folded across his chest, Ying was obviously very unhappy with Paimon's decision to follow him without permission, and there was a hint of blame in his tone.

"I'm worried about you." Paimeng pointed his two little hands in front of him. He seemed to lack confidence and his tone was a little vague.

"Besides, you and I have been through so many dangerous things together, and we have captured many people together in Xumi. Why don't you take me with you this time?"

But as he spoke, Paimeng gradually became more confident.

She had clearly followed him this time out of concern, but as her best friend, the Traveler turned around and blamed her. How annoying!

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. We've come this far. What's the point of saying this now? Paimon means well. Just be careful later."

Seeing that Ying and Paimon wanted to continue arguing, Hu Tao, who had just returned from scouting at the alley entrance, picked up the Homa staff and hit each of them, which made the two stop.