Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

No matter what other gods think, Zhongli will never sit idly by when faced with such a thing.

"The Order House."

Zhongli: “…”

Wendy: “…”

"It's the little Lucky Grass King imprisoned by the Order."

Zhongli: “????”

Wendy: “????”

The two gods were completely silenced at this moment.

No matter how hard they tried to figure out what this operation was, they couldn't understand why the Ministry of Justice would do such a thing. How would this benefit Xumi or the Ministry of Justice?

Finally, it was Astraea who spoke with a look of disbelief on her face: "Why would the Xumi Ordinance do such a thing?"

Ye looked down at Astralia expressionlessly: "Are you trying to make me understand the mindset of a bunch of idiots?"

"S-Sorry!"

Astraea quickly stood up and bowed her head to apologize.

Ye raised his hand and touched her head, asking her to sit down. "Asteria, you have to understand one thing. There are some unreasonable people in this world. Trying to figure out why they do such things is an insult to your own intelligence. So don't ask, don't think about it. All you have to know is that when faced with such idiots, you should stay away from them as soon as possible to avoid being infected."

"But... Your Excellency the Supreme Bishop... Isn't this too pitiful for the Grass Goddess?" Although Astralia was a little nervous and afraid when facing the Supreme Bishop as a criminal, she still summoned her courage and said, "She's just been born and probably doesn't know anything yet, but she's been imprisoned. I... Your Excellency the Supreme Bishop, can I go and save her?"

Ye wasn't surprised at all that Astraea would say such a thing. After all, this was his setting, so he simply replied calmly: "You don't need to. If she wants to escape, she can do so at any time. Didn't I just say that? The scholars of the Citadel are promoting foolishness, and the wisdom of God has no objection to this."

Astraea couldn't help but tilt her head, not understanding what this meant.

Zhongli, however, had fully grasped his situation. He folded his hands and calmly said, "It's not that 'God' doesn't have an opinion on this, but rather 'God's wisdom' doesn't have an opinion on this. In other words, from 'my' perspective, Little Auspicious Grass King may have an opinion, but from the perspective of 'wisdom (rationality)', Little Auspicious Grass King has reservations and feels that he shouldn't have an opinion on this. - That's what you mean, right?"

Wendy also realized: "Simply put, although the Little Auspicious Grass King was imprisoned by the Order, she felt that the Order was not wrong to imprison her, so she did not resist. If she wanted to, she could escape at any time, right?"

"That's it. The previous Grass God, the Great Compassionate Tree King, had a place of seclusion and meditation called the Pure Goodness Palace. The Ministry of Religion transformed it into a prison to imprison the Little Auspicious Grass King, essentially using divine means to imprison a god. But it was ultimately just a place of meditation. The Great Compassionate Tree King couldn't possibly limit his powers while meditating, and the Ministry of Religion didn't have the ability to add such a function to the Pure Goodness Palace. Therefore, the Little Auspicious Grass King's powers could still be used freely."

Ye drank another glass of wine and said calmly:

"And with the Grass God's power, escaping from this predicament is a piece of cake—though only for now."

"What does this mean?" Astralia, who had been slightly relieved, suddenly became nervous again.

"it means…"

Ye said meaningfully:

"In the past, the Little Auspicious Grass King always had the freedom to choose whether or not to escape, but soon... she will completely lose this power."

Chapter 153: Troops from Four Countries Arrive at the Imperial Academy

"What does that mean?"

Although they asked this, neither Wendy nor Zhongli looked too surprised.

"You should all be aware that a new storm is rolling towards Xumi. The situation that has remained unchanged for hundreds of years will soon change."

Night said it lightly.

"During this change, Little Auspicious Grass King will fully realize the folly of her indulgence of the Order Council. Unfortunately, by then, it will be too late. She will no longer possess the power to break free and regain control of Mount Xumi simply by wishing."

"Is that why you're so brazen now, robbing the Ordinance House? Is it because the Grass God's power of deterrence will be completely gone?"

In response to Zhongli's words, Ye glanced at him slightly and said calmly, "You misunderstood, Mr. Zhongli. Quite the contrary. I'm trying to squeeze every last bit of value out of the Order House because the Little Auspicious Grass King will be free soon. After all, once the Little Auspicious Grass King is free, this kind of thing won't be possible."

"Oh?" Wendy asked in surprise. "Just now you said that the little Lucky Grass King would be in a desperate situation, completely losing her freedom. How come you're saying she'll be free soon?"

In response to this, Ye shrugged and said helplessly, "Because Lady Funina finally has a reason to take action."

Wendy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Ye explained, "Lady Funina has always known about the little Lucky Grass King's situation and has always wanted to rescue him. However, she has not taken any action. This is precisely because the little Lucky Grass King has always had the free choice to escape... In short, the current Order of the Lord is about to do something even more foolish than the Order of the Lord five hundred years ago. They are giving Lady Funina, who has always restrained herself, a reason to rescue the little Lucky Grass King."

Having said that, Ye paused for a moment, then said almost prophetically:

"For the first time in history, a war between the seven nations is about to begin. Before long, you will probably see the Supreme Inquisitor of Fontaine leading the troops of the Goddess of Justice to the Court of Justice."

Hmm? You ask why the Supreme Inquisitor and not the Supreme Bishop?

Didn't I say this before? The military is basically under Villette's control.

If it is purely a diplomatic matter, of course it will be handled by the Supreme Bishop, but if it is to lead the troops directly to war, then that is Villette's business.

As for the Goddess of Justice Troops, this is one of the troops planned by Ye for Fontaine during his administration. It is Fontaine's only foreign war troop... but there has never been any foreign war at all, so this troop is just a welfare troop in the eyes of the people of Fontaine.

The benefit is that as long as you have a place in this army, you can get an extra salary.

That's right, they get an extra salary, because all the members of this army have other positions. According to the rules, only when the Goddess of Justice Army issues a call, these members have to abandon all other work, gather under the banner of the Goddess of Justice Army, and perform their duties in external combat.

However, for hundreds of years, this call-up order has never been issued, so this army is just a welfare army used to get more wages. Everyone wants to occupy a position in it. After all, who doesn’t want to get more wages?

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want to be Villette's subordinate in name only, Ye would have wanted to take up a position and get an extra salary. After all, the salary and benefits of the Goddess of Justice Army were so generous.

...But of course, although this unit has never had any work to do, its screening has always been the strictest in Fontaine, and it is not so easy to join it.

The current establishment of the Goddess of Justice Army is 3,132 people, of which 130 are the owners of the Eye of God. Although the rest do not have the Eye of God, they are also highly skilled in martial arts or have special skills.

The Goddess of Justice troops are mainly organized into squads. A person who possesses the Eye of God is the squad leader. There are three deputy captains who also possess the Eye of God. The remaining team members without the Eye of God total one hundred people. Each squad has one hundred and four people, and there are thirty squads in total.

Above the squad captains are five brigade captains and five deputy brigade captains, with each brigade commanding six squads.

Above these five battalions are the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff who command the entire army.

The Lady Justice Corps is not under the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice, but is directly led by the Supreme Judge Navilette as the captain-in-chief. As for the position of chief of staff... this is a new position recently added by Ye, and is held by the third knight of the Knights Templar, Versetti.

In addition to personal strength, the Goddess of Justice troops also have various advanced technologies of Fontaine that can be used in wartime. These are Fontaine's unknown hidden strength. After all... because of the gods in the seven countries of Teyvat, there is no foreign war at all. There is absolutely nowhere to use it. Otherwise, the Goddess of Justice troops would not have become a welfare force.

However, this good time of leisurely receiving benefits without having to work is finally coming to an end.

Just as Ye said, when Finina got the news that Nashida had completely lost the freedom to choose, she would never sit idly by and watch Nashida's situation again.

At that time, it will be the time for the Goddess of Justice troops to go out for the first time.

"What do you think? Are you interested in getting involved? Whatever the House of Lords has done is an insult to the gods. Don't you want them to open their doors and have a proper discussion?"

This is the fun that Ye wants to find.

Xumi is a country that can maximize the fun and make players feel the most comfortable without having to worry about players feeling that the plot has collapsed.

Think about it, what do players want to do most when they know about Nashida?

There's no need to think about it. When Ye first started playing, he wanted to level the Jiaolingyuan.

Although he did not do such a thing out of consideration for Fontaine's interests after coming to this world, this anger did not disappear - for many years he still wanted to flatten the House of the Decrees.

So, what would the scene be like if the troops from four countries came to the Imperial Academy?

It perfectly meets all the expectations of the players. It’s so exciting and cool!

As for how to create this storyline and keep players engaged, it's simple. Are the favors owed to the Three Kingdoms in vain? Are the connections forged in vain? It's time to let players experience the immense energy they've accumulated along the way.

Chapter 154 Ye is a super responsible man

In the end, Zhongli and Wendy did not give an answer.

What Zhongli said probably meant that he had retired and could not make the decision to declare war on other countries, so Ye should go find the Seven Stars of Liyue.

As for Wendy, she had never been the God of Wind from the very beginning.

Although Mond believes in the God of Wind and the world knows that Mond is the kingdom of the God of Freedom, Wendy has indeed never properly ascended to the position of the God of Wind and has never worn the crown. So Ye should go to the leader of the Knights of Favonius, oh no, go to the acting leader Jean to talk about this matter.

Of course, Ye understood that the two of them had tacitly agreed to this matter, and that was enough.

Let's not talk about Mond for now. It has become a habit for the Wind God to not show up for so many years. It can be said that it is completely ruled by man. Wendy's only role is to help Mond secretly when he encounters difficulties that he cannot solve independently. She has never helped openly.

Therefore, Mond is accustomed to the rule of man. They basically do not consider the impact of the existence of the wind god Barbatos on Mond and other countries. They simply act as if this god does not exist. They only believe in the god respectfully in their hearts but have no intention of relying on the god at all... Otherwise, the Knights of Favonius would not be so weak when facing the Fatui.

But Liyue is different.

The Emperor has ruled Liyue for three thousand seven hundred years. It is now called human rule, but all the seven stars of Liyue know that the Emperor is still alive. They cannot really ignore the Emperor's existence. The Emperor is still their spiritual sustenance, and they will instinctively rely on him... If Liyue really ignored the Emperor's existence, they would not dare to be so strong in the face of the Fatui, and would have been the same as the Knights of Favonius.

Therefore, when it comes to sending troops to other countries, no matter how much they want to rule by man, the Liyue Seven Stars must ask the immortals to seek the Emperor's opinion.

Well, although they knew that the Emperor was still alive, they didn't know that Zhongli was the Emperor, so if they wanted to ask the Emperor for anything, they could only ask the immortals first.

Since Zhongli asked Qixing about this matter, it means that he has no objection, so there is no problem.

It's time to give the House of Lords a shocking blow by making them the enemies of the world.

"By the way, Mr. Wendy, when can you pay back the Mora you owe?"

Ye suddenly thought of this, turned around and asked a question - and then he saw that the seat where a cute boy had just been sitting was now empty.

"He ran really fast, and he even had a bottle of wine with him while running."

Ye's expression didn't change after saying this. He just turned to look at Zhongli again and said, "Mr. Zhongli, regarding what I mentioned earlier, what do you think about it?"

"........."

Zhongli picked up the wine glass silently and didn't say anything for a while.

Ye was also very patient and waited without any urging.

Astralia seemed to notice that the atmosphere was not right, and she quietly got up and left.

Only Ye and Zhongli were left at the scene.

After a long while, Zhongli finally spoke: "Why do you need my consent? If you really want to do this and can do it, then you don't need my consent at all, right?"

"No, I think this matter really requires your consent. After all, I sincerely consider you a friend, so I don't want to leave any bad impression on you. Therefore, it's better to explain some things clearly."

Ye said very sincerely:

"Mr. Zhongli, you know, I am a very kind person."

"..."

Zhongli looked at him silently without saying anything.

"Sorry, it just came out of my mouth."

Ye also reacted and changed his words:

"Mr. Zhongli, you should know that I'm not a simply good person. I certainly have my reasons for doing this. She's useful to me, and I don't think you're just doing good things. So, I hope we can be honest and open with each other. When I use her as a tool, please don't come to me to settle the score because you're dissatisfied with it. After all, this is also a transaction, a contractual exchange, right?"

Ye said softly and calmly:

"I'll revive her, and she'll be at my service until I feel she's no longer useful. Or you can set a time limit, but it can't be less than a hundred years... Mr. Zhongli, do you think this deal is worth it?"

"...I'm not qualified to calculate whether this deal is worthwhile on her behalf."

"Of course, I will also seek her consent first when the time comes."

"In that case, I only have one question."

Zhongli asked seriously:

"Can you really resurrect Guizhong? Resurrect a demon god?"

"It can't be considered a resurrection. It's simply that her soul and power are placed in this card, becoming a card spirit, and resurrecting in another form."

As he spoke, Ye took out a Yu-Gi-Oh card with the contents temporarily blank in his right hand and lightly pinched it with two fingers.

"Yu-Gi-Oh! is not just a simple card game. Mr. Zhongli, you can play it if you have nothing to do. You might get lucky and get a game card with a spirit in it."

Resurrecting the Demon of Dust, Hagentus, in the form of a card elf is what Ye wants to do.

He naturally couldn't do such a thing with the strength he had left, but with Baoer around, there was no problem at all.

Although we still don’t know Baoer’s origins and are becoming more and more confused, one thing is certain - as long as she is given popularity, she can do anything and has not missed out so far.

The popularity required to resurrect the Demon God of Dust is not even as much as Ye creating a small account.

After all, Guizhong is not a powerful demon god. She is a technical talent, and such talents are worthless to Baoer.

As for why Ye wanted to resurrect Gui Zhong... thinking that she was useful was actually just a secondary reason. After all, there were so many useful people, and Gui Zhong was not that special. Resurrecting her would not necessarily be more useful than creating a small account.

Therefore, the main reason why Ye wants to be resurrected is actually the other three reasons.

First, she is very beautiful.

Second, she is very cute.