Little Paimon was worried about Zhongli being penniless, but Zhongli smiled at her and cast his gaze into the distance.
"Hmm... Becoming a real mortal really feels different from the past. No matter how the god Morax descends to earth to enjoy life with the people as Lord Rock, there are many things that he cannot experience..."
"I still need to thank you for this. As Zhongli, I will also cherish this memory of walking together in Liyue. But any journey will eventually be parted."
"Oh, that's right. It's time for us to set off and continue our journey to find the Seven Gods."
Paimon let out a long sigh. After they arrived in Liyue, they were immediately involved in a lot of incidents. Before they had time to have a good time, they were ready to leave for the next country without stopping.
As Paimon sighed, the silent traveler standing nearby remembered something very important. He hurriedly took out the adventure manual from his bag and turned to the commission column to check it carefully.
"Well, Traveler, what are you doing? Haven't you completed today's daily tasks?"
Seeing how nervous the traveler was, Paimon also curiously approached the girl, wanting to see what the other person was looking for.
Then, Emergency Food found a long-forgotten commission on the Mondstadt area's commission list.
"Paimon, do you remember where our travel expenses to Liyue came from?"
"It seems...the wine promotion fee given by Mr. Diluc?"
Paimon answered hesitantly, and the two women immediately turned their heads and looked at each other.
After they arrived in Liyue, they were busy inviting immortals to send gifts to gods. Finally, they witnessed Liyue's god-making ceremony. Coupled with various commissions and the influence of the war provoked by Famas, they abandoned Master Diluc's commission early.
At the back of the head.
Although Diluc didn't expect the travelers' promotions to really increase the sales of Dawn Winery when he handed over the commission, he just tried to provide traveling expenses for Mondstadt's honorary knights, but regardless of the size of the incident, Yingmei's attitude towards the commission has always been
They are all very serious, and the Adventurers Association's commission completion rate is surprisingly high.
Now that she had neglected such an important commission, she immediately blamed herself.
Zhongli seemed to have guessed what the two women were struggling with. He smiled and shook his head, looking beyond Guyun Pavilion, as if looking towards the country on the sea.
"You two must be worried about travel expenses, right? If the journey continues, travel expenses are not the only problem, because Liyue's maritime neighbor Daozhu is under lockdown."
"Thunderstorms are surrounding the Inazuma Islands, so it may not be possible to get to Inazuma via the regular route of the inn merchant ship."
Zhongli's words once again gave the traveler and Paimon a moderate blow. Thinking of the warriors and wanderers who laid flowers for the emperor in the square, the traveler became even more worried about the situation in Inazuma's country.
How can a country that cannot tolerate its own people easily allow foreigners to set foot in it?
"Lock the country... That's really difficult to handle, but I heard that the name of Inazuma's spirit is... Raiden?"
Paimon also scratched the back of his head in distress, trying to recall the relevant information about Rice Wife.
"Yes, Baal, the god of thunder in Inazuma, is the same as the people in Liyue prefer to call me the "Emperor of the Rock King". She also has another name in the local area of Inazuma and among the shogunate. Her name is "Thunder and Lightning General"."
Zhongli seemed to want to reveal some unknown story, but he quickly fell silent again and just nodded along with Paimon's words.
"Speaking of which, although I heard at the dock recently that the situation in Rice Wife is very tense, it doesn't seem to have always been like this. At least it wasn't to this extent last year." Paimon followed and looked to the other side of the sea, "Zhongli
, you are Prince Yan of Liyue, you should know something about things there, right? Why is Dao's wife in such a state of seclusion?"
"Because of the Eye of God."
"Ah? Is there something wrong with Inazuma's God's Eye?"
Paimon hurriedly asked, but all he received in exchange was Zhongli's plain explanation:
"When facing a situation beyond their control, people always lament their own powerlessness. At the steepest turning point in life, if a mortal's desire reaches its extreme, the sight of the gods will be cast down."
"This is the Eye of God, an external magical organ obtained by those approved by God to guide the power of the elements. But unfortunately, since last year, General Raiden issued an eye hunting order in Inazuma."
"Eye Hunting Order?"
The traveler quickly found the keyword and interpreted it literally. It didn't sound like a peaceful decree.
"That is to collect all the eyes of gods within the entire Daozhu area and embed them in the hands of the statue of Thousand Hands and Hundred Eyes."
Paimon and the traveler were extremely shocked. Ninglan's precedent was still fresh in their minds. They had seen the madness of the owner after the Eye of God was extinguished.
General Raiden actually took the initiative to confiscate the Eye of God of the Original God. It is simply unimaginable how high-pressure and chaotic the country of Inazuma is.
"Confiscating the Eye of God? Why?! Isn't the Eye of God a gift from God?"
Paimeng asked eagerly, but all he got was Zhongli shaking his head helplessly, "Presumably in the eyes of General Thunder, it is precisely because it is a gift from God that God has the power to deal with it at will."
"Wow...this, this..."
Paimon really didn't know what to say. Along the way, she and the traveler met several gods, including Barbatos, the fish god who ruled without rule; and Zhongli, who burned ointment to follow the sundial.
Gods of hard work who work long and hard at night; there are also gods like Famas who idle around after defeat and do not care about worldly affairs.
But I have never seen a ruler like General Raiden who puts his own people in dire straits without caring about them.
Aren’t the seven earthly rulers responsible for guiding mankind?
"General Thunder and Lightning is a god who pursues eternity. For the sake of the eternal kingdom, she has already made up her mind to eliminate any unstable factors. At this moment, even I, the oldest of the seven gods, has passed away, which may strengthen her pursuit of eternity.
Determined, when she issued the eye-hunting order, she must have repeated her most common words to her people."
"Among the seven ideals pursued by the Seven Gods, only eternity is the closest to heaven."
Zhongli sighed slightly, while the traveler carefully considered this series of messages.
So, the Eye of God will be the key to hindering eternity? The gift granted by God may become a time bomb for itself and the country? Or... the problem is not the gift itself, but the growing power in the hands of the users
Elemental power?
No matter what the truth is, what the traveler can be sure of is that in order to avoid trouble, she must not use elemental power at will in Inazuma.
"Well, I don't know when we will arrive at Inazuma."
Paimon began to sigh, but the traveler remembered Captain Beidou from Yelan's mouth. When fighting against the whirlpool demon Osel, even though she was high up in the Jade Pavilion, she could still see the scene of Beidou leading the Southern Cross Fleet to fight against the demon god through the waves.
The Dragon King of the Sea must have a way to break through the thunderstorm of Inazuma Seokoku.
"Don't worry, it may take some chance to find a way to break through the country's isolation."
Zhongli started to speak vaguely again, and it was useless to ask any more questions. The traveler had already made up his mind to go to Yelan first to get some information about the situation in Daozu, and then ask the other party if there was any way to cross the ocean and go to Daozu.
"By the way, no matter when you arrive at Inazuma and meet General Thunder, or when you face other ancient beings, don't mention Harpas' name casually."
Zhongli suddenly spoke, arousing curiosity from the traveler and Paimon.
"The blueprint for the future painted by Famas before he raised the flag of rebellion was too beautiful, and countless people followed in his footsteps, including today's Seven Gods."
"But his resistance failed. The beautiful expectations of mortals and demons for the future will turn into sharp blades and original sin to pierce him. After the seven gods went their separate ways, some gods still worshiped the "Rebel God" Harpas and regarded him as their own.
The pioneer of rebellion, but more gods slandered him, hated him, and feared him."
"His name is a tacit taboo among the rulers."
Zhongli showed a rare serious expression, which made Paimon couldn't help but pat his chest. He was glad that he had given Famas a nickname early and there was no need to call him by his godly name.