Chapter 52: The Covenant Broken

"The Emperor of the Rock once said that the contract is completed, and those who break their word should be punished by eating the rock."

"That's your god of Liyue, I'm here for Solstice, I,"

Zhongli's words made Kliment completely unconcerned, and in his opinion, the gods of Liyue could not control them until winter.

"Feel the punishment of eating rocks, feel it for yourself... It's not going to be easy. ”

"You, ah!"

Clement felt pain all over his body, as if someone had shoved a rock into his mouth, and it took him a long time to come to his senses.

"You guys, now that the punishment of Rock Eating is over, it's time to recover the interest."

As expected, Clement is the Fatui debt handler.

"Even the Fatui dare to be presumptuous in front of me?"

Ying mentioned that the rock was green, and after a burst of sword light, Kliment fell, this speed is not worth mentioning compared to the debt handler in "Genshin Impact", and even the clone is so slow, it is too disappointing.

"I'll confiscate your gains."

"You're not qualified to move on, so leave it like that."

"Damn, you're waiting for me."

Kliment fled in a hurry, and did not forget to say cruel words before leaving.

Paimon spread his hands: "It's an archaeological exploration, but in the end, I can't put it down." ”

Ying looked at Paimon and said seriously, "Paimon won't be like him in the future." ”

"Hey! I love Mora, but I don't do anything bad! ”

Paimon said dissatisfied, obviously angry that Ying didn't trust him, and he had to invite Ying to eat another meal in the future, oh no, three Liyue's immortals jumped over the wall.

"Krement's mistake was greed. But in addition to greed, there are many temptations to break contracts. ”

"In the face of what is desired, how many people can restrain their desires and follow the contract..."

"Why don't you take this opportunity to make it clear."

"Huh? What to talk about? Zhongli's words left Paimon scratching his head.

"I think you all know from Tassel that no one is here to archaeology in this temporary archaeological team." After Zhongli finished speaking, he glanced at Wanyan next to him, and then continued.

"Why, why do you say that?" Wanyan was uncomfortable with Zhongli's eyes.

"Madam, you lack the most basic archaeological knowledge. I don't know a few cultural relics, but I am particularly proficient in the knowledge of the Demon God of Salt. ”

"It's more interesting than archaeology and artifacts, or the Salt Demon God itself."

Paimon nodded, "yes, Tassel said, she is..."

"That's right, as far as I know, there are more rumors circulating in the Silver Plains Hall...."Zhongli interrupted Paimon's words, and the tassel's whispered exchange might have been hidden from the other two, but Zhongli did hear it clearly.

"Don't, don't say it again!" Wan Yan Exit interrupted, "... Sir, you are very knowledgeable, and I plucked up the courage to ask you a question, which seems to be the right choice. ”

"β€”yes, I'm not much of an archaeologist. I'm from one of the Eight Gates of the Seven Stars in Liyue, the Silver Plains Hall, which is in charge of the salt industry. ”

"Our ancestors are the people who were protected by the Demon God of Salt during the tribulation period when the Demon God War swept across the continent."

Paimon and Ying were not surprised by this, because they had already known about it, and there were two ancient gods with them this time.

"In the midst of the war, Morax assassinated our god! He is jealous of the power of the Demon God of Salt and has displaced us! Wanyan said unwillingly, "I... We hate him! But Liyue is Morax's Liyue. History must have been left to his whitewash..."

"So, I want to prove it! Morax is also guilty! He has blood on his hands, and he has a cruel and ruthless side! ”

"Although Liyue has entered the era of human rule, Morax's departure does not mean that Liyue is truly godless, everyone knows that it is the Immortal Monarch who is sheltering Liyue now, but the Immortal Monarch has never really come forward, so I want to expose Morax's evil deeds like the Immortal Monarch."

Zhongli: "......"

Tassel: "......"

Why is this still on my head, when will I be in charge of Liyue, why don't I know? Thinking of this, Tassel turned his head to look at Zhongli.

Zhongli: "......"

"We've signed a contract to face the truth, right, Mr. Zhongli! You have to judge impartially about this! ”

"That's nature. Moreover, Liyue is no longer Morax's Liyue. ”

"It's not the so-called Immortal Monarch's Liyue." Tassel corrected after Zhongli finished speaking.

"Come with me, the answer is ahead."

After Zhongli finished speaking, he glanced at the tassel and thought to himself, how you don't want to take care of things.

Tassel took the lead in the front, followed by Zhongli and Wanyan.

"Well, why don't these two gods want to be in charge of Liyue, one is playing dead, and the other is not showing up."

"So, the gods of Teyvat don't seem to be normal."

Paimon finished speaking, Ying rubbed his chin and concluded.

The crowd continued to move forward, and this time there were not utensils on the stone platform, but two broken blades.

"It's... Sword? ”

"Ahh It's a broken sword! Here's the proof! Prove that the Demon God of Salt once resisted! It's just that he couldn't resist Morax's poisonous hands! ”

"Do you have memory impairment, they all said Morax uses a gun!" Tassel feels that this Wanyan is really brainless, and he can't remember it after saying it so many times.

"Compared to the salt bowl and the salt ruler, the power of this sword must far surpass theirs!"

Tassel: "......"

Well, his own words were ignored again.

"If we can repair this sword, we will be able to show others the power of the Salt Demon God..."

"It seems... It's really a lot like what was left over after the defeat. Paimon looked at the two blades.

"The two broken swords, from an archaeological point of view, are two artifacts. According to the contract of taking things one at a time, you can only take one of them. Zhong said.

"Why? Although it was a sequential retribution, Kliment had been..."

"Yes, but one at a time still works. If you want to take two artifacts at the same time, you can't do it. ”

"This, this."

Zhongli's words made Wanyan very unwilling.

"Hmm... Zhongli, she is not malicious, and she is not fighting, can she be accommodating? ”

Ying turned her head to look at Paimon as if she saw an alien, "Paimon, what are you talking about?" Isn't this malicious? ”

"I, I." Paimon scratched his head, knowing that what he had said was wrong.

"A contract is not accommodating, and if it is not kept, it is a break."

Zhongli explained expressionlessly that the contract was formed under his nose as the god of contracts, and it was naturally impossible to be accommodating.

"No! If you only take half of it, then there is no way to repair it, and there is no way to regain the power of the Salt Demon God..."

"Anyway, for the sake of my faith in her..."

"Even if it is to break the contract, I will not hesitate..."

"Have you made up your mind? Well, this comes at a price. ”

Zhongli hugged his chest, obviously not surprised by Wanyan's decision, as he said before, human nature is greedy and will break contracts for immediate gain.

"That means you're going to be punished for eating rocks."

"That's... Never mind. The Demon God of Salt is willing to give her life to protect her followers. My sacrifice is insignificant. ”

"It doesn't matter how you punish you, just let me bring it back... Proof of my faith! ”

Facing Zhongli's expressionless words, Wanyan said firmly.

"Zhongli, you can't hit girls."

Paimon hurriedly said, causing Ying to look at her again, do you still care about whether people are girls at this time? What are your brain circuits like?

"If you can get liberation that way, maybe it's easier way. But..."

"As punishment, I will tell you the truth."

"Zhongli, why don't you beat her." Paimon whispered.

Ying: "Paimon! ”

"Hey." Paimon scratches his head.

"What? The truth? You tell the truth... Is it a punishment for me? Wanyan asked puzzled.

"Yes. The next thing you will hear is the price of breaking the contract. Zhongli bowed his head.

"β€”Unfortunately, the Demon God of Salt, Heulia, is not a powerful Demon God, as Tassel says."

"On the contrary, she is too weakβ€”too accommodating, too weak, too weak to ascend to the throne of the Seven Gods... Loser. ”

"What do you say??!"

Zhongli's words made Wanyan unable to accept this cruel truth.