Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"what?"

Astraea's sudden words drew a wave of astonished stares.

Under such scrutiny, Astraea couldn't help but panic, shaking her hands. "Um... I'm sorry... I don't quite understand what happened, but... Lord Thundergod has been shutting himself away in his inner world, meditating and resisting wear and tear. Isn't that a little too lonely?"

Chapter 124 Astralia's True Power

"As expected of Leah, the angle is really tricky, but I have to say, she does make sense."

After seeing Astraea's dialogue, Alicia couldn't help but say:

"Before, Thor's character design wasn't particularly likable. His imposing presence was truly worthy of his godly title, completely different from Venti and Zhongli, allowing players to witness the power of a god for the first time. But beyond that, his beauty was flawed. But with the High Priest's commentary and Leah's words, Thor's character design instantly became richer."

Alicia said this outside the plot, and in the plot, Paimon said similar words after being stunned for a moment.

"I just thought she was so scary, but Leia, now that you mentioned it, why do I feel like Thor seems a little pitiful?"

At this moment, the camera focused on Ye, which was a close-up shot.

Ye's eyes closed slightly, and his voice was different from usual, slightly more complex. "This is what gods are like. They are always willing to sacrifice themselves to protect their people. Perhaps Lei Shen's actions may not be accepted by the people, but there is no doubt that everything she does now is for the people of this country. Whether it is creating a doll that pursues eternity, or imprisoning herself in solitude for five hundred years, it is all the same. And this... is precisely where our chance of victory lies."

"Chance of winning?" Linghua looked at Ye, chewing on these two words.

Ye Pingjing said, "The will of the Thunder God is not unchangeable. She will choose to pursue eternity for the sake of her people, and she will definitely make the decision to give up eternity for the sake of her people. As long as we can truly put the will of our people before her, she will no longer be able to hide in the pure land like a turtle."

Paimon couldn't help but grumble at this moment: "I feel like if we just send Themis in, we'll have a chance of winning, right?"

"You overestimate Themis. Even under my control, Themis can only contend with General Raiden for a short period of time. Her machine's performance is not yet sufficient to defeat him... If it were Leia, that would be another matter. However, I also have reasons for not being able to use Leia."

"Control? Machine performance? Oh, I think I saw a wire in your hand connected to Themis before. What...what's going on?"

When everyone heard Paimon's question, they looked at Ye, because his choice of words was obviously wrong.

Astraea was a little panicked, covering her chest with her hands in confusion.

In response, Ye's calm expression remained unchanged. He simply tilted his head slightly to glance at Astralia, then said calmly, "What I mean is, whether it's Astralia, Themis, or all the knights of the Templar Order, they are all puppets created by me."

"I made their bodies."

"I gave them souls."

"Their strength is a gift from me."

"And only under my control can their machines reach their maximum performance."

After Ye finished speaking, the scene was silent and everyone's face was filled with shock.

After a while, Paimon murmured, "In other words, Leia and the others are the same as that puppet general?"

"If we were to say they have similarities, there are certainly some. For example, even though they're just puppets, they all possess their own will and soul. This is true of Astraea, Themis, and even General Raiden. But... that's probably the only similarity."

Ye said lightly:

"This isn't a very important matter. Let's talk about what to do next. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll all be wanted, and among those ordered to arrest us, Sen'emon will definitely be one of them."

Although this was definitely not an unimportant matter, as soon as the name Sen'emon came out, Ayaka and Toma's faces suddenly tensed.

Ye also made his tone a little more serious to show his importance.

"Whether it's General Raiden or Sen'emon, if I want to defeat them, I'm afraid I'll have to release the sealed power in Astraea. This is the situation I want to avoid the most, so for the time being, let's stay away."

Paimon couldn't help but look curious: "Does Leia still have hidden powers? Why doesn't she want to unlock them?"

Not to mention Paimon, the players are even more curious.

You know, in Astraea's character story, one thing was explained at the beginning. Astraea possessed very powerful strength, but because her personality was too worrying, the Supreme Bishop sealed it.

However, even if she was sealed, Astraea still possessed power comparable to that of a god, and could even gain Zhongli's recognition. So, how strong was her original power?

From the very beginning, the power Astraea possessed showed a completely different nature from that of other gods and humans. The character information clearly stated that the power she possessed was called "Original Sin", and Astraea was the "Messenger of Original Sin".

No player knows what kind of power "Original Sin" is, and no one knows what kind of existence "Commander" is. Therefore, as a permanent pool character that officially debuted at the launch of the game, Astralia can be said to be full of mysteries.

It was not until the storyline of Classic of Mountains and Seas that the mystery surrounding her was slightly revealed.

"Original Sin" is a power that comes from outside the world and is the power that originally belonged to the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine.

This is the information players know now.

At the same time, players also learned one thing, that is, the power of "Original Sin" must be very strong, and the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine is definitely not ordinary strong... at least he must have been very, very strong.

Whether it's Astraea or Themis, they both possess the power of "original sin" to be as strong as gods.

And now it is even more certain that the powers of Astraea and Themis were given by the night.

So, how strong was the original power of the Supreme Bishop?

——It’s totally unimaginable.

Not to mention the power of the Supreme Bishop, even Astralia's true power is beyond the players' imagination.

After all, there is no standard for comparison now.

There are only a bunch of crazy fans who are bragging that Leia's true power is absolutely comparable to the Seven Gods, and that the power of the Supreme Bishop in his prime must be no weaker than the law of nature... Anyway, they are just bragging according to their own mood, and there is no evidence at all.

This is of course impossible to gain the approval of all players.

After all, the Water God, as the Supreme Bishop's superior, must be stronger than the Supreme Bishop, right?

Even the Water God did not dare to challenge the Law of Nature. Instead, he said that the Law of Nature was the only thing that could not be an enemy in this world. In this case, no matter how powerful the Supreme Bishop was, he could not compare with the Law of Nature.

Astraea must be even weaker. It's impossible for her to be compared with the Seven Gods, right?

—But this argument alone is also not evidence.

In short, for players, the Supreme Bishop is full of puzzles, and the same is true for Astralia.

However, with the official appearance of the Supreme Bishop, it seems that these mysteries will be revealed bit by bit!

Players are looking forward to this part of the plot.

What kind of answer will the Supreme Bishop give to Paimon’s question?

Ye simply said calmly, "I came to this world from outside the world. You already know this. What I possess is not the power of the continent of Teyvat, but a power called "Original Sin."

"It doesn't sound like a good name." Paimon's complaint was very accurate.

Ye nodded in agreement. "It's certainly not a good name, and it's not a good power to begin with. Original sin is the inherent bad nature of all life, and correspondingly, it will exploit the bad nature of all life, amplifying what might have been a tiny desire until it destroys everything."

Ying hesitated slightly: "Then you...?"

"I certainly suffered from it myself... It seems a bit incorrect to say that, and it's a bit of an abdication of responsibility."

"Because original sin only magnifies a person's inherent bad qualities, those who cannot resist original sin are ultimately simply unable to restrain their own desires, and cannot blame anyone else."

"So, rather than saying I suffered deeply, it's more like I had no intention of resisting it."

Ye spoke completely truthfully:

"When I first gained the power of Original Sin, rather than suppressing my ever-increasing desires, I chose a more relaxed path and indulged myself for once."

This is really the truth.

Of course, if you use your willpower to forcibly suppress your desires, you will suffer greatly. For example, Longhua is set up like this. She suffers greatly because she chose to suppress her desires that were constantly magnified. However, Ye has never suppressed his desires at all.

Before absorbing the pure beauty and breaking the original sin, the night was spent in self-indulgence.

...However, after arriving in Teyvat, he lived a hard life as an office worker for five hundred years. This can probably be said to be a retribution!

"Later, the power of original sin that I possessed was shattered, and now it has all been distributed to Astralia and the others. As a result, my situation has improved a lot - but instead, it is Astralia and the others who will bear the "original sin" in my place."

Ye lowered his head slightly again and glanced at Astralia, then said in a faint voice:

"The other dolls are fine. The 'personalities' I set for them when I created them allow them to barely suppress the power of 'original sin' that I bestowed upon them. But Astraea is different..."

Astraea pursed her lips, said nothing, but her eyelids drooped slightly.

Ye continued, "I have endowed Astralia with the complete 'Sin of Pride'... You may not quite understand what this concept is, and it would be too complicated to explain. So, you just need to understand that if Astralia's power is not sealed, then Astralia will not be able to suppress her 'Pride' at all."

"And the power I gave Astralia... She is actually much stronger than me now. If her power is unlocked, it may never be sealed again. And when that happens, it may cause a huge disaster."

This is half true and half false.

The fake part is that as Ye's secondary account, Ye can log into Astralia's body at any time, and there is no such thing as being out of control.

And the truth is... Ye did give Astraea the complete "Sin of Pride" after the end of the Liyue story.

This was not exchanged from Baoer, but Ye did it himself later to save some popularity.

Although due to the current state of Original Sin, this so-called completeness has to be discounted countless times, but no matter how much it is discounted, Astralia still possesses complete "pride".

Even if it is incomplete "arrogance", it is still complete "arrogance", which is not contradictory.

And what does this complete "arrogance" mean?

——This means that as long as the fate of "Original Sin" returns to normal, Astraea will immediately become the most powerful commander in the universe.

There is absolutely no such concept.

Why do you say that?

First, we must understand what kind of power destiny is, and what kind of existence is the Star God?

In essence, the Star God of Destiny, the Messenger of Destiny, and the Walker of Destiny are the same kind of existence—all of them use destiny as their own power.

The difference is that if destiny is likened to the ocean, then the Star God is the ocean itself, and the Messengers occupy different sized parts of the ocean depending on their individual status. As for the Travelers, they are the waves raised on the ocean.

The different shares they occupy in destiny are the difference between Star Gods and Messengers and Walkers. Other than that... there is no difference.

Well, now comes the problem.

What kind of concept does the complete "Sin of Pride" that Astraea possesses as the Original Sin Order represent?

——This requires us to talk about what kind of fate Ye’s “original sin” actually is.

There are differences in the levels of destiny, and there are differences in the strength of star gods.

Just like the same ocean, some oceans are the Pacific Ocean with an area of ​​18134 million square kilometers, while some oceans may be the Arctic Ocean with an area of ​​1450 million square kilometers, a difference of more than ten times.

And what about the sin of pride that Night bestowed upon Astralia?

That's not the Arctic Ocean, that's the Atlantic Ocean, with an area of ​​7676 million square kilometers.

In Ye's original sin destiny, the sin of pride accounts for nearly half of it. If the original sin destiny was intact, Astraea would have actually surpassed many star gods in strength.

To put it simply, it is probably equivalent to "Harmony" Shipe suddenly having a brain storm and handing over the entire "Order" to one of his own messengers, and then... a Harmony Messenger with the complete power of the Order Star God is born.

Yes, Astraea is a commander in name only, but a star god in reality.

Of course, with the original sin now shattered, Astralia could not display that kind of power - but even so, Astralia could not withstand the influence of the "sin of pride".

——But there’s no need to say this setting out loud.

The game plot of Genshin Impact does not require the appearance of settings as high as those of the Star Gods, which will only affect the player's senses, so Ye never intended to let Astraea show power beyond the worldview of Teyvat, and he himself had no such plan - in short, Ye had no intention of restoring the fate of Original Sin to its fullness.

This is enough for now, anything more would be redundant.

Therefore, Ye just said calmly:

"Asteria still needs to grow up."

"I can't be at ease with her now."

"So, I won't do anything like unlocking her power."

Chapter 125: New Game Vision, Star Railway

MiHoYo held a long-awaited all-staff meeting.

The reason is that Kiana finally came up with detailed settings related to original sin.

From the beginning of the game production stage, "Original Sin" has been a mystery to the MiHoYo production team, because Kiana herself couldn't explain what kind of power "Original Sin" was. It was completely a sudden whim that came up with it.

Whether it was creating the Fontaine Water God and the Fontaine High Bishop before the server was even launched, or setting the Fontaine High Bishop as an outsider like the protagonist, and creating the term "Adventer", or inserting the character Astraea, and creating the power of Original Sin, which is completely incompatible with the power system of the Genshin Impact game... all of this was done by Kiana's own will.

Kiana has absolute power in game production. This was agreed upon when the company was first established. It was mainly to prevent a group of girls with strong personalities from disagreeing and arguing and being unable to make a decision. Kiana, who came up with the game planning plan, is naturally the best person to make the decision.

Unexpectedly, Kiana, who held this power, soon revealed her true colors. She did not even understand the basic settings of the entire game. She took things one step at a time and often came up with some strange ideas, posing a series of problems for the production team.

All I can say is... luckily the final result was good.

However, the entire miHoYo team has always had doubts in their minds. After this version update, the doubts about the setting of "Original Sin" have reached a peak. MiHoYo's president, Lord Qingque, and MiHoYo's general manager, Lord Fu Xuan, have finally joined forces to put pressure on Kiana, asking her to immediately improve the setting of "Original Sin".

Then, now is the time to witness the results.