Chapter 6 How Can a Kingdom Without God Be Self-Governing?
"So, apart from the Knights of Favonius, Mondstadt doesn't have much to look at now, and the god of wind they believe in has long since gone to know where it has gone."
The skinny monkey told the dragon in front of him about his trip to Mondstadt a year earlier.
Although a year has passed, the situation will certainly not change much.
"If you want me to say, Grandpa Long, you might as well rule them and become their new gods, maybe they will be very happy."
The skinny monkey was talking about it there.
But Gwen didn't take the second half of his sentence to heart, he had been a god many times, and he was tired of it.
And it is precisely because he has been believed that he is even more strange, the gap between gods and humans is like a heavenly ravine, how can a kingdom without gods survive on this continent.
"It's incredible that there is a godless kingdom in the world that can maintain self-government without relying on God."
Gyin then asked another question.
"What is the fastest way to get to Mondstadt, and how not to panic the people here?" The dragon remembered that there was a condition in that little contract that no one should be harmed.
And if he is too conspicuous, he will definitely let some ants come up to disturb him, and he may not be able to hold back at that time, so it is still necessary to reduce trouble.
"Grandpa Long, although I used to walk the same path as Bishui Yuan, as far as I know, the unattainable snow-capped mountain between Liyue and Mondstadt is not currently manned."
"So, if you climb over that snow-capped mountain, you'll be able to sneak into Mondstadt."
The dragon raised its paws and rubbed its chin, thought for a moment, and looked into the distance through the cavern, where the snow-capped mountains could be faintly seen.
"That kind of height, it really doesn't look like someone is stationed."
"That's, that's, people in the world who can calmly climb it can count it on both hands, and you can't count it, how can we ordinary people compare to you, I believe you can climb it as easy as drinking water."
The skinny monkey is now slapping the ass with a shocking sound, wishing it could grow an extra mouth.
After confirming that the plan worked, Gyin let him go.
"Okay, I agree, if it's okay, you can leave here, remember, if you see me next time, it's better to stay away from me, I don't like to be disturbed."
"Yes, yes, yes, next time I see you, I will definitely hide and not dirty your eyes." After the thin monkey finished speaking, he ran out of the cave as if he were rolling.
But in the next moment, Gyin felt a wave of elemental fluctuations coming from outside, just as he was about to probe to check.
A familiar voice came from below
"I'm back, here's Mora for you, and there's enough in it to keep you drinking to your heart's content in Mondstadt."
The dragon lowered its head and looked at the man on the ground, who was now known as Zhongli.
The man was carrying a sack of things in his left hand, and although there was a slight sweat on his face, his expression was still so flat.
"In that case, the contract between us is considered to have been established." The dragon opened its mouth and rolled the sack into its mouth with one tongue.
The stench of saliva remained on the emperor's hands.
Zhongli didn't pay attention to the saliva on his hand, and simply shook it off.
"The contract is just a thin piece of paper for you and me after all, if you can, please be able to spare the humans on this continent, they are all too weak."
"Hmph, you can trust me completely about the contract, I won't lose my old face, I just hope that the next time we meet, your old dragon will not become weaker than now, and besides, although the previous battle was not decided, continuing will only make me feel insulted."
The dark purple dragon strolled out of the cave, and the filthy sludge behind it followed and melted into the slightly stretched black wings behind the dragon like a tadpole looking for its mother.
It's like writing on a piece of rice paper, painting on a piece of paper, the originally dull and wilting wing membrane becomes like a new life after absorbing the silt, and you can even see a purple streamer like a blood vessel on it.
When all the filth of the cavern behind him was emptied, the filthy dragon was completely exposed to the sky, and the dark purple scale armor bloomed in the sunlight again.
The massive body unleashed an invisible coercion, causing the surrounding creatures to retreat, and the grass and trees hung low.
500 years of sleep, 500 years of filth and nourishment in Teyvat, he has doubled in size.
And the wings that were retracted behind him twitched unconsciously under the sunlight, as if he couldn't wait to show the world his former Lingyun posture again.
Dragons are meant to soar under the sky.
"Zhongli, the next time we meet, I'm going to fight you again with Quansheng, don't let me down."
Zhongli pondered for a moment. "Yes."
After hearing the affirmative answer, Gyin slowly began to tense the muscles of his whole body with satisfaction.
The filthy dragon Gein once again wantonly stretched out its black wings that had not been stretched for five hundred years in the sun, and its huge fleshy wings seemed to cover the sky and the sun.
The rays of blood vessels peeking through the sunlight and the tense sound of the wing membranes show how tough the wings are.
Although the afternoon sun was not hot enough, the light shining on the filthy black wings still made Gyin feel a little stinging.
"Hey, this dazzling sunlight really makes me unhappy, why do the creatures of this continent like light so much, how good it is to live underground, cool and quiet."
The dragon raised its paws above its eyes, trying to cover it slightly.
"Gyin, the creatures of this continent don't like light in the first place, but people are more afraid of other things in the dark, like you, but for now, whether the sun that illuminates the darkness exists or not remains to be seen."
Zhongli said something flat enough to shock the Teyvat continent.
"This kind of thing, I don't need you to remind me, I vaguely felt it when I was not born, outside this sky, I didn't feel any emotions, elements, as if there was nothing outside."
The dragon slowly spat out muffled words.
"The outsiders beyond the starry sky, my former believers have also mentioned to me, although I am very curious about what the guys from beyond the starry sky are like, but at that time I was still sleeping in the ground, and I didn't want to come out."
The Filthy Dragon swept its tail to make sure that all the filthy sludge behind him had been removed.
Then he began to manipulate the muscles of his whole body to fan the huge black wings.
"Then I'll go, the world seems to have become peaceful on the surface, and there is a lot less filth, but, Zhongli, haven't you missed the time when you changed the appearance of heaven and earth at will, how majestic, and look at you now, even the rock spear in your hand is so barren and powerless."
The black dragon had already taken off at this moment, and the strong wind from the wings blew the hem of Zhongli's clothes to hunt.
"Unlike yours, I have left Liyue to mortals to govern more stable than I did in those years, when I was in a high position, and history has already seen it."
"Humph! Whatever you want. "The black dragon knew that he was at a loss, he had just taken off and saw that Liyue was indeed more prosperous now than it was 500 years ago.
"Remember, don't forget my name, or I'll be angry, angry."
"Don't worry."
A gust of wind blew, the surrounding grass was uprooted, and the nearby rocks were even cut out of white marks.
The dragon flapped its wings and flew high, and the black shadow soared into the sky, and the explosion that came out at that moment even made Zhongli unconsciously raise his hand to cover his ears.
And where the filthy dragon had been, only a shallow pothole could be seen.
"Can that dragon grow to such an extent in 500 years just by sleeping in a cave, or is it worthy of the filth of the whole continent?" Zhongli sighed slightly.
Wait until the black shadow has faded away.
With a wave of his left hand, four rock pillars emerged from the outer wall of the cave behind him, and it was the thin monkey who wanted to leave before.
"What you have seen and heard before, it is better to lock it in your heart and not tell the second person."
Zhongli flipped through the sleeve of his left hand and found Mora inside.
"Let's make a contract, this Mora will keep your secrets and live forever." With that, he freed the pillar and set the thief free.
And the thief silently came over and took Mora, and if he couldn't recognize who the person in front of him was, then he wouldn't have to be a thief.
"Understood, Lord Iwa."
"In the future, just call me Mr. Zhongli."