Seeker of Teyvat

It was a garden of roses, and three beings wearing crowns were communicating.

Then one of the beings noticed the thin figure peeping at him and shook his head. Finally, the picture was damaged,

The thin figure came back to his senses, and a faint light appeared in front of him.

Wang Daoyi knew that the thin figure was himself, and these scenes were the scenes where he gained authority in the Red King's Hall of Appearance.

The scenes flowed, and scenes of what Wang Daoyi had done in the desert appeared in it,

The scene of transforming into the image of the Red King and granting liberation to the last Red King believer,

Control the scene where a sandstorm sweeps across the desert,

The scene of establishing the Red Sand Tribe Alliance,

Scenes of building statues of gods and spreading authority,

……

Until three days ago, Wang Daoyi and Nasida signed a divine contract with each other.

Before Wang Dao could react, countless scenes and pictures gathered together and exploded.

An illusory figure appeared in front of him.

He has white hair, golden eyes, and a crown on his head. He has a heroic temperament and a cold expression, and his whole body is filled with a sense of majesty.

"...Red King."

Looking at the illusory figure in front of him, Wang Dao condensed his eyes and spoke out his identity.

While Wang Daoyi was looking at the 'Red King', the other party was also looking at him.

The illusory figure of the 'Red King' became more and more solid, as if this ancient god-king was about to return from time.

"Long time no see, my successor, my brother, my... offspring."

The solemnity in Wang Dao's eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of confusion.

Heirs, even brothers, Wang Daoyi can understand,

But...what the hell is offspring?

"You seem confused?"

"Of course I am confused. I have inherited your authority. If you say you are a successor, I agree. I have learned your form. If you say we are brothers, I can understand."

Wang Dao's eyes were filled with doubts and a hint of resistance, "But, son, I can't understand this word. Do you and I have anything to do with each other?"

The 'Red King' looked at Wang Daoyi, his eyes became more and more satisfied, and his eyes were full of admiration.

"Of course it does matter. The moment you accept my gift, you will be my heir."

The Red King nodded, then looked at Wang Daoyi's strange expression and suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, what are you thinking about? Don't think about the words of gods with mortal thinking. In the eyes of gods, the definition of offspring is not that narrow."

"You have inherited my authority, my form, and even my people. So, how can you not be called my offspring?"

Wang Dao was stunned. Is this the explanation?

However, after hearing this explanation, his resistance to the word "offspring" was not so strong.

According to the Red King, it is nothing more than an alternative inheritance of incense.

It is similar to the ancient situation where the eldest branch of the family had no descendants, so a child was adopted from the second branch.

"I see. I am indeed narrow-minded." Wang Dao nodded and looked at the shadow of the Red King in front of him. "But why are you here?"

Although he agreed with what the Red King said, it didn't mean that Wang Daoyi would not be on guard against him.

This is a false heaven, and even next to it is my destiny seat,

A God-King-level being, who was supposed to have disappeared, suddenly appeared here. Wang Daoyi's inner vigilance was fully raised.

"It's a good thing to be vigilant, but you don't need to be like that with me. What's standing in front of you now is just the information I left in the World Tree, not the real Scarlet King."

His words were a bit confusing. On the one hand, he believed that he was the Red King, but on the other hand, he denied that he was the real Red King.

However, Wang Daoyi could understand that the other party's current state was just like the Great Compassion Tree King in the World Tree Secret Realm.

The real King of the Great Compassion Tree had long since died, and what was left in the World Tree was the last remnant of the King of the Great Compassion Tree.

The Red King in front of him was probably in the same state.

"Then you are here for..."

"Of course I come for you, my successor, can you tell me, how is the Great Red Sand Sea now?" The phantom of the Red King looked at Wang Daoyi and asked, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

"It's not that good. After your death, your descendants distorted history and regarded the rain forest as an enemy. The Great Red Sand Sea Dynasty rose and fell apart, and the civilization of the people of the sand plummeted..."

Wang Daoyi describes the evolution of the desert over the past thousand years.

Chi Wang listened quietly, with no expression on his face, as if he had expected it.

for a long time,

"Oh, that's good. At least they survived and reproduced."

The phantom of the Red King showed no sympathy for the miserable plight of the people of the Sand. Instead, he smiled.

"You don't seem to care about them?" Wang Daoyi felt that Chi Wang did not seem to be uncomfortable.

The Red King looked at him strangely, then shook his head and denied Wang Daoyi's statement: "How is it possible? They are my people, and I naturally love them. If I didn't love them, I wouldn't choose to sacrifice myself."

Wang Daoyi: "..."

Seeing Wang Daoyi's hesitation in speaking, Chi Wang knew what the man in front of him was thinking.

However, the reason behind this is a long story, and the Red King is not ready to tell it.

After hesitating for a while, he slowly said, "He once told us the secret of the sky. He predicted that I would have the most rebellious thoughts, and I also predicted that He would plot against me."

“Who made me fall in love with Him so much?”

Wang Daoyi's eyes were filled with curiosity and an irresistible desire to explore: "Is He the Flower King? What is your plan?"

The Red King did not answer, as if he was recalling something. He was silent for a moment, then he looked back at Wang Daoyi and asked, "My successor, what do you think gods are to humans?"

I don't know why the Red King could change the subject so abruptly.

However, Wang Daoyi thought about it for a while and answered the question: "For people, God is a sustenance, a belief, and an existence that provides them with protection."

This was the answer Wang Dao got after a long encounter after arriving in Teyvat.

The people of Mond placed their faith in Barbatos, and under his protection, they sought freedom, although the street singers said that it was a freedom that the people of Mond fought for themselves.

The people of Liyue placed their faith in Morax, and under his protection, they sought prosperity, although the Emperor always said that it was the prosperity created by the people of Liyue themselves.

Even Inazuma became full of vitality after General Raiden returned to the right path.

Therefore, Wang Daoyi believes that gods are a source of sustenance, a belief, and a provider of shelter for human beings.

"In your eyes, are gods and humans like this?"

The Scarlet King nodded slowly, and then a hint of madness suddenly appeared in his eyes: "So, what if I tell you that the so-called [God] was redundant from the beginning?"

"..." Wang Daoyi was silent for a while, then raised his head, "I think what you mean is that people can live well without God, right?"

Chi Wang nodded. This statement was part of his meaning.

"In my opinion, anything that can exist for a long time and not perish has a reason for existence."

"Whether it's gods or humans, since they have existed in this world for such a long time, and gods have not perished, and humans have not become extinct, it means that the current ecosystem can be maintained."

“So, maybe people can survive without gods, but they can also survive with gods…”

Having said that, looking at the Red King's expressionless face, Wang Daoyi knew that he had failed to convince the Red Crowned King.

However, the Red King did not seem angry. He just nodded calmly and said, "So that's what you think. Well, our ideas have not yet reached a consensus. Then, you just need to listen to what I say next. There is no need to think deeply."

"I'm not going to tell you the details of my plan. Let me put it this way. At that time, this kingdom was managed by three gods: me, the Flower King, and the Tree King. The Tree King was keen on developing the rainforest, and the people here were basically managed by me and the Flower King."

"And I and the Flower King believe that the so-called [God] was superfluous from the beginning, so we two made a plan [to use God's lies as the main body and the destruction of the lies as an opportunity to completely separate mortals from God's will.]"

A trace of shock flashed across Wang Daoyi's eyes: "God's lies... are shattered."

His mind was in a state of flux, and he connected many things together.

The phantom of the Red King stopped talking and looked at Wang Daoyi: "It seems that you have understood some things."

Wang Dao nodded slightly, he really understood.

Whether it was the fall of the Red King or the fall of the Flower King, these two gods had already prepared for this.

The Flower King led the Red King on the path of resistance against the sky, and left some messages to the Red King, and then calmly embarked on the road of death.

Then, the Red King used the death of the Flower King as an excuse to unite all the forces in the desert. Whether it was the Flower King's dependent spirits or the humans who once believed in the Flower King, they all came under the name of the Red King.

Then, the Red King made up another lie.

That is the [Eternal Oasis]. This lie allows the forces belonging to Kao to remain closely united and avoid division.

After that, the Red King deceived his people again and again, leading them into the abyss of madness until the end of the world.

Finally, there is the pollution of forbidden knowledge and the self-sacrifice of the Red King.

The desert people remembered the Red King and the Flower King, and fell deeply in love with these two gods. In the lies left by the Red King, they searched for the opportunity to revive them again and again.

But they are disappointed again and again. In the cycle of hope-search-disappointment, the love of the people of the sand will slowly turn into disappointment, and finally abandon this hopeless belief.

And since they have been deceived by the gods, they naturally will not believe in other gods again.

In this way, the idea that "God was redundant from the beginning" naturally took root in the hearts of the desert people.

The people of the desert have developed all the way to the present day. Before Wang Daoyi came to the desert, the people of the desert did not believe in gods.

It can be said that Chi Wang and Hua Wang are almost successful.

The people of the desert no longer need the protection of gods to survive.

But they also failed, because all this was based on the mercy of the Great Compassionate Tree King.

If there was no Great Kindness Tree King in the past, and no Small Auspicious Grass King in the present,

The people of the desert will still not have a good life. They do not believe in gods and do not have the advanced technology of Kanreya. They can only engage in violence, and they cannot break through the blockade of the House of the Decrees. In the end, their gradual extinction is inevitable.

And the arrival of Wang Daoyi,

This not only destroyed the path that the Red King and the Flower King wanted the desert people to take, but also introduced divine power into the hearts of the people of the sand once again.

After thousands of years of lack of faith and desire, the people of the sand became extremely firm in their faith in Wang Daoyi after seeing that Wang Daoyi brought them a good life.

Well, in a sense, the Red King and the Flower King used their lives to awaken the people of the sand, but Wang Daoyi slapped out the newly born light of awakening, and then once again enveloped the people of the desert with the light of divine power.

That’s right, Wang Daoyi can be said to be taking a historical step backwards.

"Your philosophy with Kao is a little outdated."

Wang Daoyi couldn't help but shook his head: "When people can't guarantee food and clothing, I think it's not advisable to let them awaken."

"If they were already facing despair and couldn't get any worse, then they should naturally break down and then rebuild. However, in my opinion, the situation at the time was far from being so desperate."

Red King: "..."

It was not that He had nothing to say and was refuted by Wang Daoyi, but that He understood that Wang Daoyi could not convince Him, and He could not convince Wang Daoyi either.

This is the difference brought about by basic cognition.

Both of them are right, and at the same time, both of them are wrong.

【God always loves people! 】

This sentence is vividly reflected in the Red King and the Flower King.

In order to awaken their people, they can even sacrifice their own lives.

But the other side of God - arrogance - is also fully reflected in them.

They gave their people what they thought was right, without caring whether their people really wanted it, so that the people in the desert experienced a thousand years of perdition.

Isn’t this... a kind of arrogance of God?

Silent for a long time,

The Scarlet King suddenly smiled and shook his head slightly: "Hahahaha, whatever, I have already fallen, and I am no longer their god. These things are not something I should continue to consider."

"Take care of your people, new Lord of Authority."

As he spoke, the Red King raised his hand, and a light shone at his fingertips.