He told Lin Qiu that he was going to his house to drink with Zhong Li, using terms like "bandit stone" and "deep sea girl," which, to be honest, had a significant impact on Wendy.

However, Wendy had a good attitude; she just wanted to go have a couple of drinks with her old friend Zhongli.

Lin Qiu readily agreed and even offered to give them the wine and tea he didn't like, saying they had 'stolen' them and that the Northern Bank would reimburse him.

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Character Voice Lines - Lin Qiu: About the Northern Bank

"Great! What a great place! They're trying to win me over, and I'm just killing time, so I can scam... cough, I mean, get some money to use."

Chapter 221 Next Stop—Sumeru

The Northern Bank is now going along with Lin Qiu in many ways because it wants to win him over.

Wendy couldn't help but give Lin Qiu a thumbs up. You could have just taken it directly, but you came up with an excuse instead.

However, Wendy naturally wouldn't refuse something so interesting; I have to lend a hand when it comes to tricking the Fatui.

I can even 'steal' my own piano, so your little wine cellar is no challenge for me!

Then came the scene we see now: at Lin Qiu's house, Wendy is drinking, Zhongli is sipping tea, and Naxida is watching from the side.

Three deities 'sat' in this small room: the Crouching Dragon, the Young Phoenix, and the Young Unicorn!

It's a pity that Tsukutama Funina didn't come, and Tiger Obsession Shadow Treasure is still in a state of self-isolation, otherwise it would have turned into a meeting of the Seven Gods.

Returning to the story, Yae no Miko answers the traveler's question about the 'former Thor'.

[The Yae no Miko said, "Yes, the truth is that 'Baal' and 'Baalzeb' are actually a pair of twin demon gods."]

"Together they won the Demon God War, and later, after Baal established the Shogunate, Balzeb became Baal's stand-in as his 'Shadow Warrior.'"

"Barzebu is the shadow we all know, and Barzebu's name is 'True'."

"In the eyes of the world, the two of them have always been a unified entity, complementing each other and jointly governing Inazuma, so the people have no need to know the truth."

The people of Inazuma suddenly realized that the Narukami-sama they knew was actually two different people.

Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable to say that they are all generals or Thors.

The reason for distinguishing between the former and the current deity is simply because only one person can sit on the throne.

Now I understand why the records are 'incorrect'. The general in the previous records was gentle and kind and enjoyed participating in celebrations with his people.

But the general is now indifferent and doesn't interact with others; it turns out he's been quietly replaced.

Kujo Sara actually worships two thunder gods: the "True" one who made decisive policies when ruling Inazuma, and the "Shadow" one who displayed great strength on the battlefield.

When she learned that one of the Thors had died, Kujo Sara was heartbroken. She had wanted to cry when she first saw the illustration, but she held back because there were many people around.

Now, seeing Yae no Miko herself reveal the death of the former Thor, and recalling the illustration of 'Kage' holding 'Shin', I finally couldn't hold back anymore.

However, she turned her head away, lowered her head to cover her eyes and cried very discreetly, not wanting anyone to notice.

Returning to the story, Yae no Miko mentions that she truly died in the war in Kanria, and it was only after that that Kage came to the forefront and took on the position of general.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhongli and Wendy remained silent, one drinking tea and the other drinking alcohol. As witnesses to that war, they actually knew a lot of inside information.

The two old men exchanged a knowing glance, making Narcida in the void seem like an outsider.

The traveler in the story then asked another question, this time about his brother.

The traveler explained his experiences to Yae no Miko, as well as the 'god' who 'sealed' him away, hoping to obtain some information from Yae no Miko.

Unfortunately, they didn't know much about the 'god' Yae no Miko that the traveler mentioned.

After all, she was just a little fox who had lived for hundreds of years, so she naturally didn't know as much as Zhongli, the old fox.

However, Yae no Miko is very willing to help with finding her brother and will arrange all resources to help find information about her brother, Hikari.

Finally, Ying asked one last question: Did Yae no Miko have any advice for her upcoming journey?

[Yae no Miko: "After leaving Inazuma, I think... it would be more convenient to go to Sumeru."]

Nasita blinked. Were we about to reach her country?

Except for Elhesen, the other members of the Sumeru F4 unconsciously sat up straight, as if the prophet's gaze had already fallen upon them.

They've started to worry that their current misconduct will be written into Lin Qiu's book.

"Yes, Mount Sumeru is the realm of the gods of wisdom, and their pursuit of wisdom and knowledge is endless."

Upon reading this, the great sage nodded in agreement. Knowledge is endless, which is why they needed to create a 'god of wisdom' to guide them in the ocean of knowledge.

Although he listed the prophetic books as forbidden, he himself actually read them all along.

"You bunch of fools, hurry up and do something!" the Great Sage said, displeased.

"I thought Dotore would be smarter, but he's nothing special..."

When the book of prophecy was first published, the great sage predicted that the story of Mount Sumeru would appear in the future.

To guard against this situation, he directly listed the prophecy book as a forbidden book, and only a handful of people in the entire Sumeru region could read it.

Indeed, the reason he listed the prophecy book as a forbidden book was not because he looked down on 'human wisdom', but because he did not want the Sumeru people to know about the future contained within it.

What he wants to do is monopolize this knowledge; ordinary people are not worthy of knowing it.

Only a handful of Sumeru beings can read the prophecy book. What can such a few people accomplish? It shouldn't hinder my plans.

In contrast, the Fools were much more slow. They had already finished writing the prophecy and obtained the Heart of Thor, but why hadn't they taken the Heart of Thor to Mount Sumeru in reality?

The people haven't arrived, and neither has the Heart of God. Even if they're anxious, they can only worry helplessly, because the Heart of God is considered the energy source of the God of Righteousness.

Even if Iron Man could still operate without his power reactor, it wouldn't last long.

What's more, Iron Man himself hasn't even arrived yet, and the Iron Man suit is just waiting for the final compatibility test.

We really have to wait for the scattered soldiers to arrive, because piloting the 'God of the Right Machine' is dangerous; an ordinary person would have been drained of their life force long ago.

He is a strong and fearless individual, and a natural vessel for the Heart of God. No one is more suitable than him; he is simply the best tool.

Moreover, Shadow never bothered with the skirmisher after creating him, and skirmishers are incredibly easy to manipulate.

That's why the Doctor created a skirmisher. Such a great tool, and Balzeb doesn't know how to use it, so let me use it for you.

Returning to the story, Yae no Miko continued to introduce Sumeru and talk about some of its 'rules'.

[Yae no Miko: "This obsession often leads to some perplexing things, such as..."]

"...In Sumeru, knowledge is managed uniformly as a 'resource.'"

"It's just unclear whether this decision was made by the 'wise men' or the 'little lucky grass king.'"

Nasita sighed, for this was not her decision, nor the decision of the Great Tree King.

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Character Voice Lines - Kujo Sara: About the Two Generals

"If Lord Baal were still alive, Lord Balzeb would be so happy..."

Chapter 222 A Winter Night Fool's Play

The Great Tree King originally created the void so that his people could find knowledge within it.

However, after the Great Sages obtained access to the Void, it was gradually turned into a 'resource' by them, and there were more and more hurdles to overcome when searching for knowledge in the Void.

The inhabitants of the rainforest cannot access the latest knowledge, and the inhabitants of the desert do not even have the right to access knowledge.

If the Great Sage continues like this, the rainforest and the desert will split apart—no, in fact, they are already quite split apart.

This was a very wrong thing in Nasita's view. The people of the desert and the people of the rainforest were both her people and should have the right to 'knowledge'.

If she can leave the 'birdcage' in the future, Nasida will definitely ensure that everyone has equal access to knowledge, and that there should be no distinction between rainforests and deserts.

Perhaps she will choose to shut down this 'completely altered' void, which has now deviated from its original purpose.

Initially, the purpose of the void was to facilitate the Sumeru people's exploration of knowledge; it was a convenient tool.

However, the Sumeru people are now overly reliant on the void, extracting all their knowledge from it and only searching on Baidu when needed, which makes them somewhat like tools.

The exploration of entirely new knowledge is becoming increasingly slow, and the void is no longer beneficial; on the contrary, it is hindering the development of knowledge.

However, completely denying the Void is not advisable. If possible, Narcida wants to modify the current Void; if not, she can only choose to shut it down for now.

Unfortunately, she can't do anything right now. She has control over the void, but she can't let the Great Sage discover this.

The story's Yae no Miko also said the following.

"Hey, so you guys don't know yet? 'Little Auspicious Grass King' is the deity worshipped by the people of Sumeru, and it's their affectionate nickname for her."

“A nickname…” Nasita lowered her head in disappointment.

In Sumeru's eyes, the auspicious grass is indeed a 'sacred grass,' and it wouldn't be wrong to call it an affectionate name.

Unfortunately, most of the people of Sumeru are unaware of her existence. The rainforest worships the Great Compassion Tree King, the desert worships the Red King, and it seems that no one believes in her.

In addition, she was locked up since birth and constantly subjected to psychological manipulation, being portrayed as a useless and unqualified god, which made her very insecure.

Wendy noticed Narcida's frustration and said, "It feels really good to drink like this. I remember when I used to drink like this, I was just an unknown wind sprite."

"Who would have thought that I would become the God of Wind in the future?"

Zhongli nodded. "People's perceptions change based on what you do. From being unknown to being known by everyone, it only takes a moment for us."

Wendy secretly gave Zhongli a thumbs up, but Zhongli pretended not to see it and took a sip of tea.

“Yes, yes, even Balzeb has been changed, what else won’t be changed?” Wendy continued.

Nasida originally came to comfort Zhongli, but unexpectedly ended up comforting her instead.

Nasita naturally understood what they meant and couldn't help but feel grateful to the two seniors.

"Thank you..." Nasita smiled again and read the last part with the two seniors.

The last part doesn't contain much information; it's just Yae no Miko teasing the traveler.

[Yae no Miko: "Oh, by the way, Traveler, do you still have the amulet I gave you?"]

The traveler replied, "Of course, I will take good care of it."

[The Eighth Divine Child narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is that all, just keep it safe?"]

[He then feigned disappointment, sighed, and said:]

"I thought you would wear it prominently around your neck and tell everyone that it was a gift from the wise and beautiful Yae no Miko."

I'm a miner, and this is copper.

Readers are saying, "Aren't you two being a little too ambiguous? We were just hesitating between Yae no Miko and Kamisato Ayaka, and it turns out that both of them have close relationships with you!"

How about the four of us make a living together?

Readers, beaming with delight, even had the energy to come up with some funny ideas, thinking the story had come to an end.

They were right; the story of the Thousand Hands and Hundred Eyes, and the world of humanity, had indeed come to an end.

But the book isn't over yet; turn the page again, and you'll find a series of illustrations following the story in Act III.

Calling it an illustration isn't quite accurate, because Lin Qiu designed it entirely according to the panel layout of a comic book, and even wrote lines on the illustrations, so it already falls into the category of a comic book.

I would like to give special thanks to 'Tentacle Monster', the legendary drawing king, Abedo, for allowing me to draw comics directly this time.

After meeting Abedo last time, the number of illustrations in Lin Qiu's novels increased significantly, which was because Abedo helped him with the illustrations.

When Abedo and his group came to Liyue last time, Lin Qiu became acquainted with Abedo and then gave Abedo a Pocket Anchor Point.

Lin Qiu can teleport to Abedo's side at any time to "urge him to finish his work." With the magical teacher Abedo around, Lin Qiu no longer needs to work hard to "produce content."

In return, Abedo was the first to learn about the contents of Lin Qiu's prophecy book, and at the same time, Abedo's teacher had to be examined to see if his development was normal.

This time, the drawing is for a PV – Winter Night Fool's Play.

The first storyboard shows a fire crystal butterfly flying against the wind and snow, acting as a reverse butterfly.

The second panel features a chessboard, the figure of the 'clown,' and the dialogue.

[The Clown: "The wise think they know everything"]

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