Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"Thank you both for your company today. This is my gift to you."

Longhua took out the gifts and gave them to Paimeng and Ying respectively.

Naturally, all she could offer were some beautiful stones.

"I hope you two won't despise me."

After saying that, Longhua and Zhongli Chuan separated and left the scene.

When the plot dialogue ends, the next task appears. At the same time, the gift given by Longhua also appears on the screen.

As for the task of "talking to Zhongli", Axue was not in the mood to care about it for the time being. Her eyes were staring blankly at the gift sent by Longhua on the screen, motionless.

After a while, she spoke softly, "Mom, will you accept your daughter? What do you think of me?"

【1600 rough stone】

Looking at this gift, the barrage of comments completely exploded at this moment.

"Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"

"What are you still standing there for? Kneel down and kowtow to the Sect Master!"

"Master, may you rule the martial arts world for eternity!"

"Welcome to the sect master! I support you in defeating Morax and ascending to the position of Rock God!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhongli, it's not that you're not handsome, it's just that you don't have money!"

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling to watch the live broadcast. I told her that my other mom gave me too much."

It’s no wonder that the barrage of comments is so explosive. Even for a big anchor like Axue who is not short of money, can the original stones that he spent his own money compare with the original stones that were given away?

This is a total of 1600 raw stones! 1600 was given away all at once!

Ten consecutive draws is nothing for big spenders, but looking at these 1600 original stones, anyone who sees it will understand how it feels!

This isn't the ten consecutive draws you get by logging in every day, but rather the 1600 original stones that hit the player's face when they're playing the game and completing tasks without any mental preparation!

When has miHoYo ever been so generous?!

"Tell me, how can I not smoke? How can I not smoke? She threw the raw stone directly at my face, how can I not smoke?"

After hearing Axue's words, the barrage of comments responded.

"Pump her, beat her to death. She gave me 1600 yuan, and I will beat her with 16000 yuan."

"Intensity? Bullshit intensity! Just because she's so pretty and thinks highly of me, I'd be a nobody if I didn't spank her!"

"Even if she buffs the enemy, I'll definitely draw!"

"Fuck, there's no Sect Master in this card pool."

"No, miHoYo, you're not mistaken, are you? If you don't release the Master card pool now, what are you waiting for?"

"That's right, are there any miHoYo employees snooping on the screen? I'm reminding you, you can only make money if you release the card pool quickly while the hype is still going strong. Otherwise, if you wait until the hype dies down, it will be too late!"

"I agree. My enthusiasm will last for a week."

"Agree, my enthusiasm will last for a day."

"I agree. My enthusiasm can only last for a minute, so hurry up and get it out!!!"

Players are sometimes very simple. If you are nice to me, I will be nice to you.

Especially for role-playing games like Genshin Impact that focus on selling characters, the interaction between players as the protagonists and the game characters is actually very important.

And now, the character Longhua directly grasps the essence and uses the raw stone to hit people.

Of course, this kind of marketing method cannot be used frequently, and not every character can be used like this, because if it is used too much, it will be meaningless, and valuable things will gradually become worthless.

However, if this method is only used on one character, this character will give you ten consecutive draws when you meet her, and she will give you a large amount of original stones that will make you stunned for any subsequent tasks related to her - you are my real mother!

This simple and crude but absolutely efficient method immediately produced immediate results.

Coupled with the exquisite modeling, even the PV of "Report to Lady Funina - Fairy of Mountains and Seas" has not been released yet, and Longhua's popularity has already begun to soar.

It's simple, she is just too beautiful, and besides being beautiful, she also gives so much.

Chapter 57 New Test

After Longhua left, Ying looked at Zhongli. This time, instead of using Paimon to speak for her, she chose to speak herself and asked, "The relationship between you two seems a little strange."

"Is it weird?"

Zhongli thought for a moment, then said seriously:

"I should treat her with respect. After all, she helped me a lot during the Demon War."

Paimon suddenly asked curiously, "A big favor? What kind of favor? Is she one of the immortals who signed a contract with you? She doesn't look like one of them."

"During the most brutal period of the Demon God War, demonic beasts roamed the land, and demons were rampant. Even I was unable to split my attention between them. I simply couldn't attack and defend at the same time, and I even paid a heavy price for it."

Having said this, Zhongli's eyes closed slightly, and after a pause, he continued:

"At that time, it was the Fairy Princess of Mountains and Seas who lent a hand and brought all my people to the fairy island of 'Classic of Mountains and Seas', which she created and ruled. That allowed me to completely relax at home and focus on the conquest, ultimately ending the Demon God War."

"So, she is really strong, right?"

Hearing Zhongli say this, Paimon's eyes lit up, as if he had found evidence to prove that the other party was very strong... Although he really didn't know what the point was even if he proved this, Paimon was very happy anyway, twisting his body and dancing in the air.

"I knew she must be very strong!"

"Regarding this issue..."

Zhongli pondered his response for a moment, then replied earnestly, "Although I've never fought her, I've heard many stories of her. Therefore, during the Demon War, she was the demon I least wanted to fight. Because if we fought her, regardless of the outcome, Liyue would be destroyed. Therefore, when I first received the notice from Sky Island, I had already made plans. If a conflict with the Fairy Princess of Mountains and Seas occurred, I would cease my campaign and voluntarily withdraw from Liyue."

"After all, the reason I participated in the Demon God War wasn't to fight for the position of Rock God. I simply wanted to end the Demon God War and free the people of Liyue from suffering as soon as possible. Fighting against the Fairy Princess of Mountains and Seas would be a waste of time."

As he said this, Zhongli couldn't help but smile.

"I didn't expect that Shanhai Xianji and I had the same plan. So, I really have a spiritual connection with her for a long time."

After Zhongli said this, Paimeng blinked, was silent for two seconds, and then suddenly his whole body shrank back, his face full of horror.

“Wait, wait! She, she she she she she… she’s a demon?!!”

"Did you just react?"

Ying couldn't help but look at Paimon speechlessly.

In Liyue, confusing demons with immortals is too easy to mislead people, because even the demons themselves call themselves immortals, and they don't think there is much difference between themselves and other immortals. The Rock King Emperor is mainly recognized as the ancestor of all immortals, the Rock King. Calling the Rock King Emperor the Rock God will make the people of Liyue unhappy.

——But it’s understandable.

After all, the immortals of Liyue are really strong.

The immortals in Liyue now are all old monsters who have lived for thousands of years. They have the power of three eyes (eyes of God) and the power of five manifestations (immortal power). They are transcendent existences that cannot be compared with mortal beings at all. There is basically no big difference between them and demons. Even if you say that all immortals are demigods, I am afraid no one will refute it.

At least in the eyes of most mortals in Liyue, there is no difference between immortals and demons. They are both great beings who can protect mortals and are simply impossible for mortals to contend with.

Only Emperor Yanwang is different from the immortals, because he is the ancestor of all immortals in the eyes of the world, the immortal among immortals, and the immortal who is superior to the immortals.

——However, for outsiders like Ying and Paimon, the demon god is obviously more shocking than the immortal.

There are differences among immortals, but there are also differences among gods!

What's more, for Ying, she doesn't care too much about immortals, but only about gods.

Because the White-haired Girl, who couldn't withstand two moves even in her prime, was a god.

I just don't know which god among the seven kingdoms of the mortal world it is.

Or, could it be the god on Sky Island?

After experiencing the two countries of Mondstadt and Liyue, Ying no longer regards all gods as enemies as she used to, but she still wants to find the strange god who kidnapped her brother, so her journey has to continue.

And the devil...

(I wonder if Longhua knows that strange god. I'll ask him sometime...)

Thinking this in her heart, Ying also said goodbye to Zhongli. After all, in this Lantern Festival where everyone was having fun, she still had a lot of...tasks to do.

Zhongli, who had separated from Ying, stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Xidi is coming out of seclusion at this time. She's probably planning to open up the Classic of Mountains and Seas and bring it under the jurisdiction of Liyue. However, I wonder if this is a good thing or a bad thing in this era when Liyue has just begun human rule."

"... Generally speaking, it's a good thing."

Zhongli is not the kind of person who cannot see the reality. He does not really think that if Liyue is handed over to human rule, the existence of gods will no longer be important.

Is Liyue able to continue its stable development after ostensibly losing its gods because the Seven Stars governed the country so securely and properly? Is it because Liyue's loss of its gods is truly insignificant?

of course not.

The main reason is that although Emperor Yanwang passed away in public, secretly... both Zhidong and Fontaine, the two strongest countries among the seven countries in the world, knew that he was not dead at all.

After the Osel incident, why were the Fatui completely suppressed by Liyue in diplomacy?

Because they are in the wrong?

Of course not, because whether it is the Liyue Seven Stars (except Keqing) or the Winter Familiars, they all know that the Geo King is not dead at all.

Even before that, the Fatui's executive officer, Skirmisher, had intended to attack the Traveler, but abandoned the idea because the Thousand Flames were nearby. Why? Was he unable to defeat a few Thousand Flames? Was he afraid of Liyue?

No, it was simply because he knew that the Rock King Emperor was not dead at all.

Similarly, let's talk about Fontaine. Regardless of whether the water god Fukaros would have any bad thoughts, Zhongli was sure that if he really died, his old friend, the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine, would never miss this great opportunity to exploit Liyue. Until he was satisfied or the next rock god came to power, Liyue would have no good luck.

Zhongli could completely ignore the matter, hand over Liyue to human rule, and trust that the Seven Stars of Liyue could take care of everything happening in the country - but in this era, he really didn't dare to let Liyue completely lose the deterrent power that a god should have on other countries.

As long as there is a god, no matter how weak this god is, other countries will not dare to bully you openly, because if a god goes all out, you have no idea what he can do... At least any god can do something like destroying the enemy country with a nuclear bomb.

Because they have such "power".

It is not something as simple as strength, but an authority belonging to God.

Just like the person holding the button of a nuclear bomb may not be that strong himself, a soldier with a gun or even a knife can kill him - but the button in his hand can kill countless people and bury himself.

This is the essence of divine authority.

Like Inazuma's General Thunder, she can change the celestial phenomena of the whole country with just one will. If she wants to, she can kill all the humans in the country in an instant.

The same is true in other countries. If General Lei Dian wants to kill everyone in Liyue, it will be difficult for Zhongli to stop him. He can only protect the people around him.

Defense is always more difficult than attack.

For example, the nuclear bombs of all countries on Earth can destroy the enemy country, but if faced with an enemy nuclear bomb attack, at most 20% can be intercepted. This is a truth.

The same is true for Xumi's little auspicious grass king. If she goes crazy, she can kill everyone in the entire continent of Teyvat.

——They would never do such a thing.

However, not knowing how to do something or not wanting to do something does not mean that one cannot do it or cannot achieve it. Therefore, as long as it is a god, it will have a deterrent effect on other countries.

...Speaking of this, Zhongli was a little puzzled. How could Xumi, a god, be bullied so badly by Fengdan? Could the little auspicious grass king really just let Fengdan ride on his head without caring about anything?

Ye Ye is really brave. Is he really not afraid of a god’s counterattack at all?

Well, Xumi’s affairs are not important. What we should think about now is Liyue’s affairs.

The entry of Fairy Princess of Mountains and Seas into the world will greatly increase Liyue’s deterrent power.

Superficially, after the death of Rock Emperor, Fairy of Mountains and Seas filled the vacancy of Liyue's gods and could completely calm the people's hearts. I'm afraid that many people in Liyue who don't know the truth think that Fairy of Mountains and Seas inherited the position of Rock God.

From a deeper perspective, with the addition of Emperor Geo and Fairy Princess Shanhai, Liyue has leapt into the ranks of powerful nations on par with Zhidong and Fontaine, and will no longer be weaker than these two countries.

This seems to be a good thing in every way.

"The only downside is that it's not very friendly to the Seven Stars, who finally took control of all power in Liyue."

But this has nothing to do with Zhongli, the retired street urchin.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't have to work anymore and the people of Liyue won't be harmed by internal strife, it doesn't matter how the Liyue Seven Stars and the Fairy Princess of Mountains and Seas distribute status and power.

How will the Seven Stars of Liyue treat the Fairy Princess of Shanhai? And how will the Fairy Princess of Shanhai treat the Seven Stars of Liyue? Let them decide for themselves.

Zhongli walked away without thinking anymore.

Since we have decided to leave everything to the people of Liyue, then let’s believe that the people of Liyue can handle this matter properly.

This is also a new test.

Chapter 58 Ye is a man with a bottom line!