The others thought that the two were about to have a conflict, and Uncle Tian was about to mediate, but he didn't expect it to end like this.

Originally, many people here wanted to recommend Ningguang. On the one hand, Ningguang's abilities are obvious to everyone, and for her contribution to Liyue, no one among her peers dared to say that anyone could compare to Ningguang.

In their view, it was a foregone conclusion that Ningguang would succeed Morax as the new generation of ruler. Who would have thought that Ningguang didn't care about this position at all.

Among all the people present, the only one who was not a high-level official of Liyue, Grandma Ping, who was representing the immortals, spoke at this time.

Although her tone was light and her voice was low, no one would ignore her words.

Since the death of the Emperor, immortals have become the patron saints in the eyes of the people of Liyue. Some people even wonder whether a new Rock God will emerge from among the immortals.

"I think that Liyue needs younger blood nowadays, and the people in power need to be able to keep up with the changes of the times, rather than clinging to the past. Moreover, Liyue should be brave enough to change and innovate, rather than doing things according to the instructions of the gods. Liyue belongs to the people of Liyue, not to the gods as a vassal."

After hearing what Grandma Ping said, everyone's first reaction was to look at Keqing who was sitting next to Ningguang. This comment perfectly matched Keqing's thoughts.

But everyone shook their heads.

There is no other reason, because Keqing’s Divine Eye is of thunder attribute.

Some people who were quick to react realized that what Grandma Ping meant was that the immortals should not get involved in this matter. After all, when it comes to youth, in the eyes of the immortals, who isn't a young person?

Because the immortals abstained from voting and Ningguang also voluntarily gave up her right to vote, everyone is looking for a suitable candidate in Liyue.

It’s a pity that the rock-attributed God’s Eye alone eliminated most people.

In the end, only two people were mentioned.

The one with the most is a senior general in Qianyan Army. He is now middle-aged, but his body is as strong as a young man who has just reached adulthood.

Moreover, his achievements are also outstanding. If he had not rejected the invitation of the Seven Stars in the past, he would have a place among the Seven Stars of Liyue today.

The second one is Yun Jin. The reason is that as the head of Yunhan Society, her popularity among the people of Liyue is even higher than that of some of the Seven Stars who seldom appear in public.

Although her actual achievements were not many, Liyue's opera culture and economy were greatly boosted because of her. Countless people came from other countries and paid thousands of gold just to listen to a piece of music.

Seeing that everyone was about to choose the final Rock God between the two of them, Arthur couldn't hold it anymore.

No, you forgot who.

So, Arthur, who was next to Keqing, gently reminded her, "Isn't there another person in Liyue who meets the requirements?"

When Ningguang saw Arthur talking, she immediately turned her gaze away.

He asked, "Who?"

"The guest at the Palace of Purity, Zhongli."

When everyone heard what Arthur said, they began to talk.

They had all heard of Zhongli, and some of them had even looked for him, but no one thought of him first. It was only because of Arthur's recommendation that they remembered Zhongli.

"The guest official of the Wangsheng Hall is well-read, knowledgeable, and capable. He seems to have great wisdom and looks like an emperor. He is indeed a good choice."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

This reduced the number of candidates to three.

After a heated discussion, it was time for lunch before we knew it.

"Well, everyone, take a break first. We will continue in the afternoon and make sure to confirm the candidate today."

Everyone said goodbye and left, leaving only Ningguang, Keqing and Arthur.

"Arthur, are you curious about why we are so anxious to find a new Rock God, and even go so far as to nominate a new Rock God ourselves?"

Arthur nodded. It was not that there had been no changes in gods over such a long period of time. It could even be said that except for Mondstadt and Liyue, the gods of other countries had all been changed, perhaps more than once.

But most of them either inherited or waited for the natural emergence of new gods. It was the first time that gods appeared through selection and nomination.

Ningguang was troubled. "Hey, if possible, we don't want to make such a hasty decision on the appearance of the Rock God. After all, we don't know whether the Rock God can really exert the power of a god. But we have no other choice."

"no way?"

What crisis is happening in Liyue?

Arthur frowned slightly, but after thinking about it, he realized that there had only been problems with the treasure-hunting group and the abyss recently, but they had been resolved. Could there be any follow-up?

Or is it that Brother Tuozi is getting agitated again, or is there something wrong with the Abyss?

Ningguang did not keep anyone in suspense and directly stated Liyue’s current problems.

"We know that a new god will appear sooner or later, but now that the emperor has passed away, many people are beginning to get restless, and everyone wants to share this piece of fat meat."

Ningguang's tone changed when she spoke here, and an aura emerged from her body, as if she had served in the army for many years. "But Liyue is not easy to mess with. It's just that the Emperor is gone, but Liyue has never been strong because of the Emperor, but because of Liyue's own strength. Before those guys took action, they suffered a thunderous blow from Liyue."

If it's not because of strength, then what is it because of?

Arthur did not interrupt, but waited for Ningguang to finish speaking.

"But the biggest problem is that Liyue is the largest commercial capital. Liyue Harbor is the most prosperous port with the largest throughput in the entire Teyvat continent. The only mint in the entire Teyvat continent, the 'Golden House', is also the foundation of Liyue."

"Now that the Emperor has passed away, the Golden House can no longer operate, so we urgently need a new Rock God to appear and officially start the Golden House."

Arthur also nodded, indicating that he understood.

In fact, Ningguang's move was plagiarized from Mondstadt, because she was not born as a demon god and naturally succeeded to the throne, but took over as a human being. It happened that Liyue was in crisis, so Ningguang wondered if she could replicate it.

Chapter 186: Zhongli is elected as the new Rock God (laughs)

Unfortunately, Arthur had no way to deal with this and could only turn around and ask Zhongli if there was any way to solve it.

Arthur suddenly thought of a question: how was Mora made?

Is it as rumored, the blood of Morax, or is it made of power?

Since the only person who really knows about this is Morax himself, should he turn around and stab Zhongli in the back to see if he can kill Morax?

During the lunch break, none of the three left the Qun Yu Pavilion.

Because Arthur was there, Ningguang did not arrange for anyone to deliver meals, but instead asked Arthur to prepare some food for everyone.

Ningguang had a clear understanding of the new Wind God. He was not as high and mighty as a god, but more like an ordinary person in the market. However, she was surprised to think that this Wind God belonged to Mondstadt, the free city.

Because there were only three of them, Arthur didn't prepare for many mistakes. He made Keqing's favorite golden shrimp balls, Ningguang's favorite boiled cabbage, and then prepared a portion of boiled pork slices for himself. The three of them enjoyed a pleasant lunch break.

As time passed, slowly, the previous senior executives came to the Qun Yu Pavilion one after another and sat in their seats.

After Ningguang nodded and confirmed that all the people who had come in the morning had gathered, she announced that the meeting would continue.

In fact, the main discussion at the current meeting is about which of the three people is more qualified, because they are just trying, and no one dares to be sure whether it will be useful. If it has no effect, it would be equivalent to adding a new senior executive in Liyue, so everyone is very cautious about this meeting.

Most of the senior officials in charge of border defense recommended the general of the Qianyan Army. After all, he was the only one among them with a record of military success.

The person in charge of writing and negotiating the Liyue Shopping Mall both support Yunjin and Zhongli half and half.

The reason is very reasonable. Yun Jin has extremely high personal charm and a fan base. She has the highest exposure rate among the three and is the most acceptable to everyone.

Those who support Zhongli do so because of his erudition. Although he is young, he seems to know everything. Even some old scholars go back to ask Zhongli about the story of Liyue.

But in the end, it was discovered that the number of recommendations for the three was evenly matched, and everyone turned their attention to the three people in the front: Yuheng Star Keqing, Tianshu Star Tianshu, and Tianquan Star Ningguang, the actual ruler of Liyue and the richest businessman in Liyue.

In fact, in addition to the three people, there were two others who did not vote, but one was Grandma Ping, and her look clearly showed that she had no intention of participating, and the other was Arthur.

Everyone had heard of this person's deeds. There was no fool among those present. Everyone was smarter than the other. They could not tell that this person was not just a guest official, but had a special identity.

He thought that this person would support Zhongli, whom he proposed, but Arthur had not said a word since the afternoon.

Of the last three votes, Uncle Tian made the first choice.

"I give up. In my opinion, all three have their own advantages, but they are in different fields. It is impossible to tell who is more suitable."

Next, everyone's eyes were focused on Ningguang and Keqing. Their choices would determine the direction of the meeting, provided that they did not abstain or choose two different people.

It was Keqing who made the decision immediately, "Zhongli."

Ningguang followed closely behind, "Zhongli."

In fact, from the perspective of interests, the two should choose the one from the Qianyan Army, but Ningguang actually finds it more in her own interests to choose Yunjin.

But the two still resolutely chose Zhongli.

If we have to say the reason, it is that Zhongli's performance in the Ceremony of Sending Off the Immortals was too conspicuous, and his reputation was exceptionally outstanding among the upper echelons of Liyue.

And there is no need to worry about opposition because this person has a very good personality and treats everyone equally, whether they are street vendors or dignitaries.

If Zhongli wasn't so young, I would have thought he was a retired old man.

The final meeting successfully finalized the layout.

Zhongli was elected as the new generation of Rock God. If he could not exercise the power of God and could not revive the Golden House, then Zhongli would become a high-level figure below the Seven Stars and above the Eight Gates.

"Since the candidate has been decided, let's disperse. Tomorrow I will have someone invite Mr. Zhongli over to make preparations. If nothing unexpected happens, we will start trying to restart the Golden House the day after tomorrow."

No one had any objection, not even those who nominated Yun Jin and Qianyan Army General, because in their hearts, Zhongli was actually an excellent candidate, it was just that everyone focused on different points.

After the meeting, everyone returned to their workstations and finished the day's backlog of work before leaving get off work.

I just feel sorry for Ganyu. She has to stay up all night again today.

After Arthur left, he went to visit Ganyu with some Qingxin and some snacks.

"Ms. Ganyu, there is someone outside who wants to see you. Do you want him to come in?"

Even with Ganyu's half-immortal physique, she now has dark circles under her eyes and looks visibly tired. But there is nothing she can do about it, as she has to deal with the Golden House, the nomination, and the establishment of diplomatic relations with Inazuma, all of which require her, the general secretary, to appear.

When she heard that someone wanted to see her, the blue hair on Ganyu's head swayed a little, and then Ganyu shook her head, forcing herself to wake up.

Without asking Huixin, who was in charge of notifying him at the door, to wait any longer, he said, "Let him in."

When Huixin heard Ganyu's reply, she immediately came to the door of Yuehai Pavilion and asked Li'an to bring the person in.

(Huixin and Li'an are Yue Haiting's two secretaries. I was too lazy to create new characters, so I just used them. Anyway, it feels like they are just hanging around the door every day.)

"Ms. Ganyu is inside, so I won't go in."

"Ok."

Ganyu heard voices outside the door. One voice was the one Li An knew, and the other voice seemed familiar to her.

When Arthur pushed the door open with the gifts he brought, Ganyu realized that it was Arthur who came.

Just as Ganyu was about to get up, she was stopped by Arthur.

"It's okay, I just came over to take a look and bring you some gifts."

Ganyu took a look and saw that the one on top was Qingxin.

He secretly thought that it was okay. If it was something else, he would feel sorry for Arthur's kindness if he didn't eat it, but he would be afraid of getting fat if he ate it.

Arthur looked at the dark circles on Ganyu's pretty face, and her body that was still shaking like mud while sitting in her seat, and he couldn't help but speak.

"Ganyu, why don't you go and have some rest? I don't want to see you in the Hall of Rebirth someday."

Ganyu was about to retort, but then she remembered that their first meeting was at the Hall of Rebirth, and the words of rebuttal stuck in her mouth, unable to come out.

Chapter 187: Zhongli, the future of Liyue depends on you, come and be the Geo God

Thinking of how she had fainted and been sent to the Hall of the Dead, Ganyu no longer felt any physical discomfort. She only felt her face getting hotter and her pretty face turned red. She couldn't help but cover her face with her hands to prevent Arthur from looking at her.

Although it feels like trying to cover up one's own faults.

But even if Ningguang personally came down and asked Ganyu to take a break, Ganyu would continue to handle her work, not to mention Arthur, someone she had only met a few times.

Ganyu thanked Arthur, but did not plan to rest, or rather, she was not able to rest yet. Not only her, but everyone else had to work overtime these days.

All I can say is that the Golden House is so important to Liyue.

As soon as he went out, Arthur saw Uncle Tian, ​​who was the Tianshu Star, chatting with Huixin.

Uncle Tian also saw Arthur coming out of Yuehai Pavilion. He ended his conversation with his daughter and came to Arthur. "Are you here to persuade Sister Ganyu to rest as well?"

Sister Ganyu?

I looked at Uncle Tian, ​​who was old but still energetic, and then thought about Ganyu. Hiss, this name is so weird!

Even though Arthur knew that Ganyu was very old, just looking at her appearance still made people feel very strange.

"Yeah, it's a pity that she's still working."

Uncle Tian sighed, "Ah, there's nothing I can do. Sister Ganyu is so trusted, and the other secretaries are not reliable."

"Dad, who are you hinting at?"

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