novelsite Chapter 706 A happy gathering
Chapter 706 A happy gathering
"Hey, hey, hey... I say, aren't you guys a little too relaxed? Looking at you guys like this, who would have thought that you are the Seven Consuls of the Mortal Realm?"
Today is Zuo Xi's coronation ceremony announced by the Dongzhi Statue. Ying and Paimeng certainly cannot be absent from such an important occasion.
In fact, they were teleported here with Zuo Xi. It was a pity that they couldn't see the scenery along the way, but this kind of teleportation was really quite convenient.
Then they found this group of strange old friends in the crowd and naturally mixed with them.
"From a common rational point of view, it is indeed not easy to guess. But this is exactly the effect we want to see... What do you think the seven rulers of the world should look like, Paimon?"
Zhongli is a person who will not ignore any opinions casually. Even though Paimon's words were mostly just sarcasm towards them, Zhongli still took it to a certain extent.
Every one of them is basically in a retired or semi-retired state.
Needless to say, in the eyes of the world, he should have passed away by now;
Barbatos was no different from a retired official from the moment he took over, and in his opinion, the free city-state should be like this;
Although Baalzebul is still in his position, it is said that all daily trivial matters are handled by another incarnation of him, and he concentrates on fighting wear and tear while not governing... In this way, it seems that he is not far from retirement;
As for the Great Compassionate Tree King, according to what she said herself, the governance of Xumi will actually be accomplished by the two of them together, but it will be announced to the outside world that there is still only one god, the Small Auspicious Grass King.
The belief in Xumi is vast and complex, and almost all the existing people are believers of the three gods who have passed away.
Recently, the number of believers in Little Auspicious Grass King has gradually increased, and she has consolidated the people's faith through her actions.
And if the Great Compassionate Tree King, one of the three gods in the past, were to declare his resurrection at this time, it would be a devastating blow to the existing balance of faith... Sumeru, which had already suffered from unprovoked natural disasters, would once again fall into endless chaos.
This was not what they wanted to see, so the two did not let the outside world know about the resurrection of the Great Compassion Tree King. From a formal point of view, the Great Compassion Tree King could not even be considered to have retired, but rather did not exist at all.
In this case, it would be best for them not to be recognized by others in this state.
This is the reason why they say great people hide in the city.
"Yes, that's right... You didn't want people to know your identities in the first place. If you ask me what a god should look like... well... uh... at least, it should be as grand as Zuo Xi is now, right?"
Paimon thought for a long time and still couldn't figure out how to describe what she believed God should look like, but it couldn't be that ordinary anyway.
Look at them: a drunk poet who sings for money, a social loser who walks his bird, a country girl who stays at home, and a kid who looks completely harmless.
If these people were to reveal their identities in this way and appear in the newspapers, more than 80% of the people in Teyvat would become disillusioned with the gods, right?
"That makes sense. According to common sense, a grand display is indeed more in line with the conventional understanding of gods... That's why Brother Zuo deliberately put on such a display that he never normally does, because his purpose is to "conform to people's understanding of gods." "
Zhongli nodded, and answered the question that Paimeng didn't ask. After all, although Zuo Xi usually pays attention to the quality of life, he actually pays more attention to quality than the size of the show.
"Oh! I was wondering why Zuo Xi made something so pretentious today. It turns out it was to suit the tastes of the public!"
Paimeng suddenly realized. She thought Zuo Xi had gained power that he had never had before, so he couldn't help but want to show off in front of everyone... It turned out that there was such a deeper reason!
"Let's not talk about this for now. Zhongli, Wendy, Ying, long time no see. And this... the Great Compassion Tree King, right? It's our first meeting. Nice to meet you."
Originally, the two should have greeted each other right away, but Paimeng spoke too quickly, and when she was chatting with Zhongli, Ying missed the best opportunity to interrupt, so they had to put the greeting aside until now.
It was indeed her first time meeting the Great Compassionate Tree King. Although she had heard that the original grass god of Xumi had been resurrected, this was her first face-to-face communication... They looked so alike. The body created by Zuo Xi looked so much like Nashida.
"By the way, I thought you guys would be in the front... so you guys aren't the representatives from other countries?"
After greeting everyone, Ying also joined the group.
All the countries in Teyvat sent representatives to participate in this ceremony. Since these de facto top leaders came but were not at the front of their respective teams, it means that someone else is leading the team.
"Is it Jean who came to Mond? Wendy, you are really lucky to have such a perfect believer like Jean.
Liyue's side is Keqing or Ningguang, right? Inazuma is probably Yaeko or Kujo Sara... Then who is Xumi? Four of Xumi's six great sages have been captured, can they still send people to the meeting under such circumstances?"
Ying doesn't know much about politics, but for such a large-scale event in other countries, wouldn't it be a bit too much for the god himself to be present as an agent?
Thinking back, Zhongli and the others might have had this concern and therefore did not come with their true identities... so it shouldn't be Nashida who came in person at Xumi.
But the framework structure of Xumi is just "playing house" in Zuo Xi's words. After more than half of the six sages fell, Xumi no longer had any capable managers.
And Xumi is unlikely to miss this kind of activity which is related to Zuo Xi's great project of saving Xumi... Not only will he not miss it, he should also show great importance to it.
Apart from Nashida, who else in Xumi has this identity and qualifications?
I heard that Elhaisen is now the acting sage. Will he participate in this ceremony?
"It's a very reasonable guess... but there are still some loopholes. Regarding your doubts, I... we have already had a brief exchange before."
Ying, who had stopped eating the dumplings at some point, interrupted their conversation and answered Ying's question.
"The names you guessed did participate in this ceremony. Perhaps you misunderstood something. In order for Zhidong to see enough importance, the participants do not necessarily have to be high-ranking officials in the secular sense.
The representatives who witness the ceremony...may be different from what you imagine."