Chapter 347: The Eternal Cage
Funina didn't know about the conspiracy between Tassel and Ying, but seeing that the emotions of the people of Fontaine below were so high, she couldn't help but pretend to be calm and laughed.
"Aha! That's right, don't be impatient. The people who believe in me love to cry out with the watchers. It's loud, and I'll tolerate it. β
"Think of it as a reward. As you can imagine, I'm determined to have an epic showdown with this stranger traveler! β
Listening to Funina's words, Ying couldn't help but turn her head to look at the tassel next to her.
"Go, I'll sweep for you."
After speaking, Tassel snapped her fingers, and an invisible fluctuation came out of her hand, and where the fluctuation passed, except for Fu Xuan and Ying beside her, and Funingna standing on the box on the high platform, everyone else seemed to have been stopped by time, maintaining the movement of the last second.
Quiet, everything around was quiet, the sound of the wind, the sound of the water disappeared at this moment.
"You, you." Funina pointed to the tassels, her little fair face covered with horror.
She remembered that the last time she met a snow-haired woman who was the same as the woman in front of her, who had tortured her for an afternoon with an unknown water elemental life, and not only that, but a little girl dressed in red was also involved in this disgraceful operation for her.
"Well, the authority I stole last time still seems to be somewhat useful, and stopping time is really a good skill."
"Stolen last time?" Ying asked in surprise.
"It's the last time I duel with Raiden Shogun in Inazumakage."
"Whew! I want to learn too! β
"Forget your words, set a small goal first, surpass the first throne, and before that, defeat the gods in front of you."
Ying: "??? β
Are you sure this is a small goal, I'm just an ordinary person, not a hanger like you!
Although she complained a lot in her heart, Ying still showed her sword and approached in the direction of Funingna step by step.
"Wait, wait!" Funina hurriedly shouted as she looked at her as she walked towards her.
"What's wrong?"
"This, this is a battle with the gods, aren't you afraid?" Funina said, "Why don't you think about it again?" I wouldn't mind if you had to give up."
"Don't think about it, the god who stands in the way, eat my sword!"
After Ying finished speaking, a runner jumped up and jumped high, and the blade in his hand burned with golden flames, and slashed at Funingna on the stage.
Funina: "!! β
Why don't you listen to persuasion?!
Seeing the golden blade getting closer and closer to her, and the tassel that seemed to be smiling at her in the audience, Funina's thoughts flashed for a moment, and then she squatted down directly with her head in her shocked gaze.
Ying: "??? β
Fu Xuan: "??? β
Tassel: "Tsk, that's expected. β
The scene was static for a while, Ying stiffened her face and looked at Funingna who was holding her head and squatting, she didn't expect that it would be such a result, it was over before she fought.
Funina is not stupid, she knows judging by her years of experience. In this case, if you resist, it will make the gangsters even more excited.
The face of the snow-haired girl below who was almost the same as the one she had seen before made her understand that the other party was a god who was even more powerful than herself, and the most important thing was that the other party had no ill will towards her, she just wanted to beat herself up like last time.
The time stop in front of him can explain everything, the other party controls all of his people, and also preserves his majesty as a god.
Thinking of this, Funnina surrendered directly, as long as I surrendered fast enough, you can't beat me!
"Tassels, the gods of this world, too"
Fu Xuan tangled her little face, looking at Funingna, who was still holding her head and squatting on the stage to prevent trembling, which simply refreshed her cognition of the gods.
"It's okay, Fucarus is smart, so there's no point in bullying her again." Tassel shook his head and said with a smile.
"Get up." Ying said to Funina in front of her.
"I don't!"
Ying: "."
Ying sighed and said, "Get up, I won't duel with you." β
"Really?"
"Really."
"Whew, say it earlier." Hearing this, Funina breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up.
Just as she was about to say something, smack!
Funnina covered the back of her body with her hands, blushing and staring at the Ying in front of her with a playful look.
"Didn't you say that there would be no duels?"
"yes, but I didn't say I couldn't beat you."
"You!"
Ying chuckled, then returned to the tassel.
Seeing this, the tassel snapped his fingers again, and the surrounding time stops were lifted, and people moved again.
Because of her image in front of the people of Fontaine, Funina could only smash her teeth and swallow it in her stomach, making her originally want to complain and hold back, and her little face turned red, not ashamed but angry.
"What do you want to do, traveler, to offend the gods in front of the populace?" When she came back to her senses, she saw Ying standing with a sword, and Clolynde stopped her.
Ying: "."
"Ahem, well, it's okay, Clorinde, I commend him for his courage, there are not many people who dare to draw his sword against the gods, apparently he is a true fighter." Facing Ying's strange eyes, of course Funina knew what the other party was thinking, so she pretended to be generous and replied.
"But it's a pity that in this day and age, people will only crave more and more excitement, and a simple duel of force can't satisfy those hungry souls!"
"Soβthat's right, but it's a little boring to just fight."
"There are always criminals on the island of Iliye who ask for a duel to protect their reputation, and a duel by force is indeed a bit tired of watching."
After listening to the words of the people of Fontaine in the audience, Funina put one hand behind her back and said proudly: "Look, so. Let me, as the god of justice, face off against this stranger in court! β
As soon as Funina's words fell, the people below began to discuss again.
"Oooo That's right, that's what to see! β
"Well, after all, we are at home in Fontaine, and it would be a pity not to use the opera house."
"Oh? Do you mean that you will judge us? Ying said.
"Hehe, of course there are reasons to judge you, and it's obvious, right?"
"Obviously?" Ying was surprised.
"That's right, you offended the gods and attacked them with force." Funina replied that she knew that as long as Tassel and the others were sent to court, then they would be guilty.
Thinking of this, Funinga raised her head and said to the people below: "So, I arrest you as the god of water!" β
"Wait a minute." Tassel opened his mouth to stop, "You say we offended the gods and attacked them with force, so what about the evidence?" β
"Evidence? Haven't you seen all the evidence? β
"We don't see it, don't believe you ask the others around you." Tassel said with a smile.
"We didn't see anything." Linny stepped forward and replied, "We haven't seen any movement from the travelers since we just started. β
"yes, we didn't see it." The surrounding people chimed in.
"Or can I give you another performance, so that everyone can have a good look at the great achievements of the water god?"
Funina: "."
"Yes, yes." Faced with the threat of the tassel, Funina twitched her little face, and then said, "Since this is the case, this matter will be revealed, and the gods will not judge the innocent." β
"But if there is a reason, don't talk about a traveler in a foreign land."
"I can judge even foreign gods, hehehe"
Bang Bang Bang!
Tassel looked at the water god in front of him, and couldn't help but applaud: "Wonderful, wonderful, I'm looking forward to your judgment of the gods." β
The corners of Funina's mouth twitched, as if she didn't see the tassel, and said to Linny and his sister Linette, "All right, Mr. Linny, Miss Linnet, I am very much looking forward to your next performance at the Opera House." That's all for today, goodbye everyone. β
Without Paimon's God's Mouth, Ying finds herself having a hard time getting information.
Just talked to Linny and Lynette for a while, and then left.
Ying looked at the backs of Linny and Lynette thoughtfully, as a loyal player of Genshin Impact II, she also knows the development of the plot well, so she can get some information by herself without talking to these two people too much.
But this is the real world, and there must be a lot of things that can't be taken into account in the game, for example, instead of Paimon, he is now surrounded by two idle-doing gods, and Paimon has also been abducted by himself in another world to participate in the celebration of the Seven Saints' Summoning.
The days without Paimon seem to be missing something, so Ying thinks about it for a moment and gives up, so let's go to Paimon when the matter is settled!
At the same time, on the other side, Liyue Harbor.
"Why hasn't Ying come back yet?" Paimon Fei scratched his ears and cheeks beside [Ying].
[Ying] smiled and said, "Am I not here? β
"No, it's Traveler Ying, not your Highness the Abyss Princess."
"Is there a difference? I'm Ying, Ying's is me, you can honestly lead the way for me now. β
Paimon: "."
"I've made a lot of money lately, why don't we have a big dinner in the afternoon?"
Hearing [Ying]'s words, Paimon changed his previous depressed and sad face, and shouted excitedly as if he was resurrected with full blood, "Feast? All right! β
Ying shook her head and led Paimon towards the Hall.
In the eyes of the people of Liyue, there is no difference between Ying and Ying except for a few gods and those who know the inside story, so Ying can use this as Ying to play around the continent to his heart's content.
Paimon gradually accepts Ying's existence, after all, she is just as generous as her travel companion Ying, and she brings herself delicious food that is no different from her previous life.
The two talked and laughed, and after a while, they came to Wanmin Hall.
"Pardophylis, can you eat less?"
"I'm sorry, Boss Kevin, the food at Wanmin Hall is so fragrant, and it's affordable." Padophyllis replied as he gulped his meal, "If we had been here before, we wouldn't have been in so much debt." β
"I think we're going to owe such a huge debt no matter where we eat." Kevin rubbed his head and said helplessly, "Now we owe 135 million Mora to the General Affairs Division. β
"No, no, Kevin, to correct it, it's the Twelve Heroes of Fire Chase." Elysia interjected with a smile, "I don't have to be involved in your debts." β
Kevin: "."
"Hey, Kevin, Elysia, everybody's here." When Paimon entered the Hall, he greeted them with a smile when he saw these acquaintances.
Elysia smiled and waved her hand to the two of them, "Oops, it's the little cutie Paimon, and the little cutie Ying, how are you~"
"Have you paid off your debts?"
Kevin was about to say something, but Paimon's words made him hack again.
"Not yet, the current Thirteen Heroes of Fire Chaser still owe 135 million Mora to the General Affairs Division~"
"Why has it become more, wasn't it more than 100 million last time?" Paimon was surprised.
"That's a long story."
"Let's make a long story short."
"Well, when Wei Wei was crusading against monsters, he accidentally blew up the Jade Pavilion, although the damage caused was small, but he still had to lose money."
Paimon: "."
Paimon scratched his head, a little puzzled as to why these thirteen people worked every day, while Mora owed more and more.
"Come on, come on, don't worry about a lot of debts, Boss Kevin has a treat today, do you want to order something and put it on his account."
"Okay, okay."
Of course, Paimon won't refuse to be able to prostitute for nothing.
So Kevin's face darkened even more, and having some Wolong and Phoenix chicks as teammates made Kevin feel that he had destroyed the world in his previous life.
Fontaine, Port of Haylou
The glow lit up the first statue of the Seven Heavens belonging to Fontaine.
Suddenly, I felt that there was an extra element in my body, the water element, which was quite amazing, especially in Fontaine, as if all the water elements around me had come to life.
Ying withdrew her hand and shook it in a vague way, as if adjusting to her newfound strength, or a disrespectful act she had done to Funina.
Thinking of the other party's appearance of running away with a red face and covering his ass, the corners of Ying's mouth couldn't help but show a foolish smile.
"Tassel, I think, there's something wrong with her." Fu Xuan whispered.
"That's just what you think."
Fu Xuan: "."
"Alright, the patrol ship is here, let's go to Fontaine." Tassel proposed, "It seems that because of our arrival, the plot began." β
"When we're done, we're going to explore Fontaine, and the water world looks pretty fun."
"Hmm."
After the group boarded the Fontaine's unique patrol ship, a cute creature of powder blue appeared in front of them.
"This is, the Ming Clan of Teyvat?" Fu Xuan looked at this animal that was somewhat similar to Bai Lu and said in surprise, "It's just that there are a pair of small wings, and the tail is a little smaller." β
"What Ming?" Ebell spoke up, "My name is Ebell, and I am a [Merusin] who only exists in Fontaine on the Teyvat continent. β
"Merusin is a very young race, only more than four hundred years old, and it was Lord Navilet who brought us from the caves of Erinas to Fontaine, so that we could live with everyone! That's why I'm dressed beautifully as a commentator! β
"Oh, I see, Merusin, for more than four hundred years." Fu Xuan said suddenly. "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Ming clan."
"I don't say it has nothing to do with it, I can only say that it has something to do with it." Tassel replied, "After all, it's all about water." β
Fu Xuan: "What you say makes sense. β
"Then again, as Linny mentions, all the people of Fontaine are born with "sins" that cannot be dissolved no matter how much the righteous kingdom of Fontaine is judged."
Ying thought for a moment and said:
"Until one day, the sea level in Fontaine will start to rise, and the people who bear the sins will gradually be submerged by the sea."
Eventually, all will dissolve into the sea, leaving only the god of water himself to weep on his throne, and the sins of the people of Fontaine will be washed away."
"And the water of the primordial womb in the back dissolves the people of Fontaine, why? Do you know tassels? β
"Well, it seems to have something to do with Gu Fontaine." Tassel replied, "Of course I'm just guessing, after all, that memory was eaten by someone." β
"He tui, I didn't eat it." The Great Cishu King said dissatisfiedly: "It's obviously your own problem. β
"The civilization of Remulia." Tassel did not care about the words of the Great Mercy Tree King, but said:
"This powerful ancient Fontaine civilization has an extremely close connection with the primordial fetal sea."
"And the civilization of Remuria is not the civilization that originally ruled the land of Fontaine, the oldest civilization of Fontaine came from the unified civilization under the First Throne, the primordial king Phenes."
"The First Throne? It seems that this one has something to do with the Enxia Palace that I visited before. Ying nodded.
"Legend has it that in the first days, the sea gave birth to everything, and the people of the old days were able to sustain themselves by virtue of morality, and did not have to rely on the rule of law and authority."
"The messenger of the sky walks on the earth. Through their guidance, people lived in peace and prosperity and abundance in the tranquility that has continued since that time."
"Wait a minute, there are abundant things in this world?!!" Hearing this, Fu Xuan's eyes widened and he interrupted, "Tell me quickly, where is it." β
Tassel: "."
Ying: "."
"Ahem, this abundance is not the other [abundance], and it has nothing to do with the abundance star god." Tassel explained helplessly.
She knew that the group of abundance in the simulated world had caused Fu Xuan to have an irreversible stress reaction, and the mention of abundance reminded her of the abundance related to the [Abundance] Star God.
"Huh." Fu Xuanhu replied with a blushing face.
"I don't know how long it has been before people are tired of the elusive eternity. Instead of believing in oracles, future generations are hoping for what the gods have not promised, and trying to break free from the shackles of fate. β
"Hmm, is eternity a mistake too?" Ying scratched her head and said, "Whether it's Kanria, Yuanxia Palace, or the ancient Fontaine civilization just mentioned, they all want to break the established eternity of the gods, so in this case, the [eternity] you gave to the people of Liyue with tassels."
"In terms of general reason, what I give them is not eternal, the people on the Yuheng Immortal Boat are like the Ming clan of the Xianzhou Alliance, although they have an immortal lifespan and can reincarnate themselves." Tassel replied,
"But there is a threshold for this memory, and when the memory reaches the threshold, they will [return to the tree] and then forget the memory, but on the Yuheng Immortal Boat, that batch of forgotten ones is a little less."
"As Wendy said: Ordered freedom is not true freedom, and in the same way commanded eternity is not true eternity."
"Do you think you're happy right now?" Speaking of this, Tassel turned his gaze to Ying's body and asked,
"It's fun." Ying thought for a moment and replied.
"Are you willing to go on like this forever? I can give you eternal life. β
"Yes, because I can do my own thing to a certain extent."
"Do you know why?"
"Huh?" Ying really hadn't thought about this question, so she looked at the tassel with some confusion.
"Because our strength is so far apart, the sky I have built for you is a place that you will never be able to reach, so in this almost boundless world, you can enjoy this world to the fullest."
"And there is another world beyond this world, and so on
Tassel turned around and stood with his hands in his hands, looking at Teyvat's [Sky] and said faintly, "And they can only be imprisoned in this eternal cage. β
(End of chapter)