Chapter 54: The Traveler's Use
"Wow, this Lonely Cloud Pavilion feels very spectacular no matter how many times you come here."
Several people stood on the highest stone pillar of the Lonely Cloud Pavilion, looking out at the sea.
"I mentioned to you before that Your Excellency Guyun suppressed many demon gods in the past, and Auxer was just one of them"
"Now that the immortals have handed over Liyue to mortals, Heulia's time is much more in the past. The salt jar and salt ruler she left behind. You shouldn't go back to Liyue Harbor. ”
"To let them stay here is to sleep and to return home..."
Tassel asked, "So you don't want all these salt cups and salt rulers?" ”
"These salt bowls, salt rulers are useless, if you need them, you can take them yourself."
"Harm, I'm just saying, what do I need so much salt for?" Tassel said with a wave of his hand.
"I ended an era with my own hands. I've been wondering, how do you record those... History that was ended by me. ”
"History can be recorded, but history is not reliable, and this incident proves it. Time has great power, and history distorts through the years..."
"I need to find a better record to be able to engrave the real history."
"Carved stone was a kind of ancient record. But the seemingly unchanging rock, the seemingly unchanging world and me... Maybe they will all disappear one day. ”
"Zhongli..."
Zhongli's tone made Paimon feel a hint of sadness.
"But it's okay now, because of the establishment of the Golden Tree, I can engrave my memories in it, as the tassel said, the Golden Tree has grown for too long, and for the future crisis, I can't be sure if the Golden Tree can withstand it at that time."
"So, traveler, I thought of you."
After Zhongli finished speaking, his eyes were firmly fixed on Ying and continued: "You are the one who has crossed the heavy heavens and crossed the sea of stars. Engrave history in your memory, and you can travel to other worlds with you one day in the future. ”
"As a traveler, as long as you can record, then Teyvat's era and history will have a kind of backup of existence..."
"So, if something happens to the Golden Tree, our existence will also be remembered by you, and the tassel used the Golden Tree to seal your memory, not to erase it, but to use Teyvat as a means of protection, if Teyvat ceases to exist that day, and the Golden Tree ceases to exist, then this sealed memory will appear in your mind again."
Zhongli's dull words made Ying feel a little depressed, and she said softly, "So that's the reason to go with me." ”
Paimon spreads his hands: "Isn't the tassel so strong that even she can't avoid it?" ”
"The tassel is strong, but she is also present in Teyvat, and she is not immune to this situation, so she made the Golden Tree to defend against these, and this is also a contract between us."
"There's a long way to go."
"Then, then, it's time to throw the salt bowl and the salt ruler into the sea."
Zhongli thought for a moment and changed the subject, saying that the rest was not yet the time to inform the traveler.
Paimon asked, "Huh?" Why throw it into the sea? ”
"Did I say that? A lot of old demon gods have been suppressed here. It also includes Bazhu, who was locked in the deep sea by the Jade Pavilion, although Auxer is dead, but the other demon gods are not weaker than Auxerre. ”
Zhongli turned around and walked higher, Ying held the salt cup and followed Zhongli with the salt ruler.
"Thousands of years ago, Liyue was in turmoil, and I and the immortals swept away all directions."
Zhongli said as he walked in front.
"The land where the rock spear suppresses the demon gods, the Lonely Cloud Pavilion... After thousands of years, in the end, only the stories and legends in the market remained. ”
"Oh? You're finally here, and I've been waiting here for a long time. ”
Tassel stood on the edge of the edge and looked out to sea, the sea breeze blowing on her face, driving her hair.
"Auxerre, you and I are not friends or foes, although you have died at this time, but the opposition of the old era is only the memory of the old era."
Zhongli walked to the edge, paused, and handed the salt ruler in his hand to Zhongli.
"Heulia's relics, let your wife devour them."
At this time, a golden rock elemental divine power emerged from Zhongli's body, dragging the tools left behind by the two salt demon gods and throwing them into the seawater.
"So, Zhongli, you also contributed to the saltiness of the sea," Tassel said faintly on the side.
Zhongli: "......."
"The miracle of Liyue Harbor has been lost for a moment." Zhongli decided to ignore the tassel's magical brain circuit, and continued: "Everything between the earth and the sky is only left for future generations to comment. ”
"I still want to stay here a little longer, and I am afraid that there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to reminisce like this in the future. You may go first. Zhongli stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the sea, his eyes revealing reminiscence.
"Of course, there will be fewer and fewer memories, because old friends will slowly recover." Tassel said from the side.
"Hehe, yes, it's different now, the revival of old friends, even if Teyvat will eventually encounter a crisis, but that's enough." Zhongli was stunned for a moment, and his eyes became clear again.
Ying remembered the story of the Salt Demon God at this time and said, "The Salt Demon God, it's a little pitiful...."
Because he retreated, he was killed by his own people, and he was unwilling to resist until the last moment.
"In the era of the Demon God War, the standards for judging the right and wrong of things are different from now." Zhongli said with emotion, "Of course... Now I also hope that she can be born in a more gentle era. ”
"Isn't the Heaven Shifting Guiding True Monarch returning? So the Demon God of Salt should be able to return as well, right? Paimon said curiously.
"I don't think so, the Golden Tree needs too much willpower, reviving a demon god is a terrifying number, and reviving an immortal with the current Golden Tree's ability to revive an immortal is already the limit."
Tassel vetoed Paimon's words, and how powerful was it to revive a demon god who had already died.
Paimon said, "Is that so?" It's a pity. ”
"And compared to the Salt Demon Gods, who have nothing to do with us, Liyue also has many deceased Demon Gods, and they are our targets."
"It seems that the most important thing is to revive your partner."
Paimon nodded in affirmation.
"In terms of general reason, the sacrifices for Liyue are our goal, the power of the Golden Tree is limited, we can't waste this power on others, everyone is selfish, and God is no exception."
Ying continued to ask, "Will the relics increase the power of the bajah?" ”
"Although the salt bowl and the salt ruler are still powerful, they are still not worth mentioning to the powerful ones who are not as strong as Auxerre." Zhongli whispered, "If one day she recovers and makes a comeback... Heh, I'm sure I'll be defeated again. ”
Zhongli's defeat was a bit subtle, after all, it was as strong as Auxerre's sword, and he was slashed by Tassel because of his threat to Liyue's safety.
Paimon excitedly said, "yes, we still have tassels, she's in Liyue, and the little demon god can't make any waves." ”
Ying doesn't want to complain about Paimon's words anymore, what is a little demon god? Listen to what you say?
"What are you going to do next?" Ying ignored Paimon and continued to ask Zhongli.
"Good questions, if they were before, might give you particularly specific answers. But now... Well. Probably because he wanted to continue to fulfill his duties as a guest secretary of the Dead Hall. ”
Ying: "Fulfill the duties of the Hall of the Dead? ”
"Oh, what he means is that the next plan is to touch the fish, after all, what does the Afterlife Hall do every day?" The tassel was unceremoniously dismantled on the side.
Zhongli: "......"
Can you give Zhongli a face? Is it really good to debunk me like this in front of the traveler?
"Well, it's worthy of being a social waster." Paimon nodded thoughtfully.
Ying: "Paimon! ”
Can't you be tactful? In front of Zhongli, he said that he was a social waster, although it was not the first time.
Zhongli: "Ahem. ”
"However, if you enjoy this trip, you might as well go with us next time you record."