108 - Persuasion
The exotic guests arrived in Sumeru City.
Countries are by no means islands, and it is impossible to break away from ties with other countries.
Inazuma is the last wish of the gods, plus the solitary overseas, there are indeed the conditions and capital for this artificiality.
In addition, judging from the actions of the Fatui and Hokuto, although the lockdown caused trouble to ordinary people, the powerful people on the shogunate's side were not greatly affected.
At most, something that was cheaper had to be purchased at an additional high price.
But wealth, although it is not enough, they really don't care about spending more or less for their own desires.
Obviously, for them, entrepreneurship is the most expensive place, and when the situation is normal, not doing anything is the most stable way to make money.
This is Inazuma's unique environment, and it is a closed country that has to be carried out based on the will of the gods.
Sumeru does not have this condition, nor does it have this intention.
Regime change is a big deal.
Under normal circumstances, they will come to see if you have suffered serious losses in the process of change, and once you are determined to be weak, it will naturally be the next bite and split.
However, Sumeru has gods, and their idea should not be to confirm the strength or weakness, but to maintain the original terms of the transaction.
The terms and conditions made with the Akademiya are a thing of the past, and they don't have a deep relationship with the Akademiya, at least not to cross half a map to Sumeru Hammer Rama.
The relationship is not deep, so Sumeru has a new owner, everyone comes to take a look, and then confirm the identity and discuss cooperation.
As for the original six sages······ No one cares if they live or die.
Rama received Mondstadt's delegation alone.
He left the rest of the envoys to the others, except for the mission of Mondstadt, who personally received them.
It's certainly not respect, it's because he wants something out of the hands of the people of Mondstadt.
Lisa, who served as the messenger, found out about this and couldn't help but think a little more.
Rama's reputation is not very good, this is not Lisa's biased response because of her teacher Gülesh's position, and in Sumeru City, Rama's reputation is not very good.
He was too cold.
Those who came into contact with Rama thought that this man did not fit the normal image of a ruler because he was far away from everyone and had no alliances and did not care about them.
He doesn't have any warmth to show the world, you can only see his eagerness for war and killing.
[With Rama's power, it may not be able to reverse the public's opinion, but he has no intention of doing so at all. 】
It is impossible for Rama not to know the information that even one of their foreign missions was able to find out.
Knowing that inaction is an obvious attitude in itself.
[Such a person would personally receive a mission?] 】
Ask for something, give something.
If you want to ask for something, you have to give corresponding sincerity.
Rama's personal reception, this is sincerity.
But what did he want from Mondstadt?
Lisa couldn't guess.
Except for the Fatui, no one wants a piece of the pie in the chaos of Sumeru.
In the same way, Rama could not have interfered in Mondstadt's internal affairs in Sumeru, he could not.
"The Great Sage."
Lisa has lost her former spontaneity.
Kazuqin can be a little casual, but on behalf of Mondstadt's mission in a foreign country, this is not a loose character, this is ignorance.
"Ms. Lisa Mintz."
Rama thought a little about how to greet him, and then in the blink of an eye he remembered that he was not a traveler, so there was no need to bother with such a question.
A single knife can be straight in.
"I remember that you studied at the Akademiya for a while, and your teacher was Gülesh, and your junior brother was Cyno."
"I don't know what you came to Sumeru to talk about, but you can talk to Cyno in person later on these issues."
Rama looked at the plump witch lady and said calmly, "I will guarantee that Cyno will become a sage, and Gülesh will have some trouble, he does not have too much fame, but I can guarantee him to the Council of Cardinals, and if you need to, you can return to Mondstadt with Gülesh and some of the scholars." ”
"So, at what cost?" Lisa was tempted and then suppressed her expression.
Even if Cyno is concerned, his basic plate is also in Sumeru, and it is impossible to betray Sumeru's interests and befriend Mondstadt for the sake of a little affection.
But Gulesh ······ One of the reasons she came was to save Gülèche.
However, when Rama said this, he always felt that his promotion of Cyno and the release of Gulesh were bargaining chips.
What did he want to exchange from himself, from Mondstadt, to promise such a thing?
Lisa was interested.
"Let's talk about Gulesh first, he is an accomplice of the Six Sages, and theoretically should be executed together."
This kind of crime is not codified, Adjara was a Six Sages before they had a problem, as long as they were a Sumeru scholar, it was impossible to bypass the group of Six Sages.
This crime actually applies to all Sumeru scholars, but it depends on whether you want to be prosecuted or not.
You can use this charge for anyone who comes, including Cyno and Alhaithham.
One of them is a gale magistrate and the other is a clerk, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have contact with the six sages and are then counted as accomplices.
After all, it is impossible for them to have completely failed to work for the will of the Six Sages during their tenure, and one is far from being so free.
As for the meritorious service······· If you approve of it, he can be regarded as guilty and meritorious.
If you don't admit it, it will be a descent from the wind, purely because you see that the six sages are about to fall, so you backstab the six sages in advance to find a home.
It's okay to say that he is guilty of meritorious service, and it's okay to say that he has turned his back on the six sages with two swords, whatever you want, anyway, the people have run out, and crossing the river and demolishing the bridge will not leave anything in Rama's reputation.
He has done such things, more than once.
How an act is explained depends on what the person in power wants to explain.
Lisa understood this act, so she also understood Rama's kindness and statement.
They can be promoted and raised, and live a good life, or they can immediately become traitors because of their relationship with the Six Sages, and then be executed in court.
With the current efficiency of the Sumeru Agency, it is possible to contact the Hall of the Dead to prepare for the ceremony before people enter.
"I will not turn my back on Mondstadt's interests for their sake." Lisa's expression barely changed.
This is a proper consideration in the question.
When Jean personally asks for them, their existence is of additional value because of Jean's request.
It's a simple reason that valuable people are worth using.
Lisa knew what would happen if she asked Jean to speak, but if she didn't make any effort, it would be even more inauthentic.
"I know, but you're thinking too much, and I didn't mean to threaten you." Rama did mean this, but he didn't say it himself, "I just want to say that although they have cooperated with the Six Sages, in the past Sumeru environment, no scholar has been able to avoid this layer of relationship. ”
"It's a small thing."
Lisa's expression was a little embarrassed.
She really felt that Rama was threatening her, but the other party changed the topic and did not admit it at all, but her words seemed to be particularly despicable.
"If that's the case, I'm willing to apologize for my malicious speculation."
Lisa sighed.
Too fast.
What she said was obviously different from what she actually felt, and what she could say was that she didn't care about the deaths of these two people, but in fact she still didn't want this kind of thing to happen.
With bias, attitude is a matter of exposure sooner or later.
Rama waved his hand, "It's pointless to just apologize, is there actual compensation?" ”
Lisa's expression cracked for a moment, she couldn't hold it back, a little out of control.
The Great Sage extorted money on such a diplomatic occasion, and she felt a little embarrassed to say this kind of thing.
Is it true that he doesn't care about reviews or anything like that?
"What do you want?" Lisa sighed, her expression smiling again.
"I've heard that your country is in trouble right now, and that a plague called the Dragonplague is invading Mondstadt."
Not surprisingly, Yingmei is about to be born.
By this time, Dvalin had already begun to do things, but he hadn't made up his mind to attack Mondstadt, otherwise Lisa wouldn't have been able to go out at this time.
She herself is a rare combat force of the Knights now, because Falga's expedition took away the elite of the Knights, and the remaining Knights of Favonius are relatively weak and have to take on more responsibilities, so they are naturally too busy.
Jean is busy, and so is Lisa.
"It's a problem." Lisa didn't hide it, "What, you want to support Mondstadt?" ”
"No, I'm interested in dragons." Rama waved his hand.
It wasn't a topic that was invisible, and he said it indifferently.
"It seems that you have a deep connection to dragons throughout Mondstadt's history."
Dvalin, Durin the Poison Dragon, Ursa the Demon Dragon.
Usa is the most outrageous one.
It appeared in Vanessa's time, when the Mondstadt had nothing to do with Ursa, until Vanessa was helped by Barbatos, which severely damaged Ursa.
Later, it reappears, and is repelled by Diluc's father, Cripps, in a moment of crisis.
The dragon was captured by the Doctor, who was supposed to be seriously injured, and this feat became a great weapon for the Doctor to blackmail Mondstadt.
Anyway, it's a little hard.
The evil eye is pretty strong, well, so be it.
Aside from the captured dragon, the lands of Mondstadt are also home to the remains of the poisonous dragon Dhorin and the wreaking havoc of Dvalin.
Both dragons are good subjects to study.
Especially with alchemists like Albedo.
Rama had always been very keen on Mondstadt.
"The life born of the elements will become slimes when they are deposited, and crystalline butterflies will be formed when they rise; A few will turn into dangerous elemental monsters. Dragon-like elemental creatures are rare, and they are so powerful that they can rival the demon gods of yesteryear. ”
Rama memorized a description.
He started and Lisa knew what he was going to say.
"You want to study dragon-like life and then decipher their powerful roots, right?"
Lisa did not doubt the answer.
Rama is not the first to think so.
In the history of Sumeru, most of the scholars did fight for the high status of scholars.
But there is also a group of scholars who are monsters driven by intellectual curiosity and knowledge.
Rama is not the first person to be so crazy.
"Exactly."
There is a slight error, but the overall answer is this.
Rama's expression became enthusiastic, "There is a limit to human ability, and I have learned one thing from my short life, the more I play tricks, the more I will find that there is a limit to human ability, unless it surpasses human beings. ”
His expression was very warm, but his words were very cold.
"So you don't want to be a human anymore?" Lisa sighed, "Excessive intellectual curiosity is very expensive. ”
She couldn't stop it.
Rama is not her younger brother or anything like that, he is the great sage of Sumeru, and he is the great sage who has hammered the original rule of the Akademiya with tyranny.
What he wanted to do, probably only the gods could stop.
"I know," Rama nodded in agreement, "I don't really crave power outside of humans, but ······"
"Do you know the immortals of Liyue?"
Needless to say, the rest will be said.
Lifespan, Strength······ There is no need to emphasize these well-known things.
Everyone knows that immortals and humans are two kinds of lifeforms, and the former is far more powerful than the latter.
So where are the immortals stronger than the mortals?
Strong in reincarnation.
This tone was decided at birth, and there is nothing to say.
"Sedimentation will turn into slimes, and ascending will form crystal butterflies; A few will turn into dangerous elemental monsters. Rama spoke calmly, "You see, they all know that it is something that is decided at birth. ”
"Slime and Crystal Butterfly are not destined to become dangerous elemental monsters, and the most dangerous elemental monsters are obviously dragon-shaped elemental beings."
"What I want to do is not so much to be inhuman, but to give humanity a chance to no longer be weak."
The same thing would be greater in other words.
Lisa may not have understood that Rama's two statements are actually the same thing.
He wanted to study Stormterror, and he wanted to find a way to break through his life level from Stormterror.
But the former is a research maniac, and the latter is a scholar who worries about the future of mankind.
"You have the final say." Lisa didn't argue, "If it's to help solve the dragon plague, it is supposed that we should not refuse." ”
Generally speaking, this is an intention to refuse.
"But this is Mondstadt's internal business, after all, and we are not without solutions to our problems, and we don't need a helping hand from other countries."
Lisa politely explained, "Then you don't need to bother with the Great Sage. ”
Whatever he wants to do, it's better to do nothing.
Mondstadt was able to operate in the past, and it can now.
In any case, it doesn't take a foreigner to help.
Who knows if he'll be like the Doctor when he's done helping, taking advantage of favors and causing more trouble for Mondstadt.
"If that's the case, I'd like to ask, are you still resisting accepting foreign travelers?"
Rama asked.
He needs a fairly legitimate name, but it's not that he can't do things without it.
"That's why you're interested in Stormterror?" Lisa was a little helpless, "But as far as I know, your relationship with the Fatui doesn't seem to be good. ”
"Once you leave Sumeru and go to Mondstadt, you are leaving your own basic plate after all."
"What if something happens to you and you want Mondstadt?"
Rama's position of power is here.
If he dies on the land of Mondstadt, whether it has anything to do with the people of Mondstadt or not, it will be a nuisance.
So why bother?
He's here to help, but he's going to get you in trouble.
"My relationship with the Fatui is really bad." Rama undeniably said, "Although we have one more collaboration to take place, we are actually ready to betray each other. ”
The Mausoleum of the Red Kings and the Eternal Oasis.
Although still in the process of being excavated, Rama was convinced that the Fatui were ready for betrayal.
After all, this is the Fatui.
"Even so, you're still heading to Mondstadt."
Lisa sighed.
It seems like there's no going to change it.
No matter how you say it, the identity gap between the Great Sage and the Librarian is still too obvious.
Even as a diplomatic envoy in Mondstadt, Lisa could only persuade rather than dissuade.
If Rama insists on going her own way, she has no way to refuse.
"I've done a little bit of research on strengthening the human body." Rama gave the price, "If you have this intention, we may be able to reach a cooperation." ”
The key to solving the problem is Ying and Wendy, the toxin can only be purified by Ying, and Wendy is the key to Dvalin's death.
Otherwise, the dragon of the east wind is also a dependant of the god of wind, and he will really have to remove Mondstadt from the map.
He does have that power.
"An alchemical potion that strengthens the human body?" Lisa was slightly moved.
It was a foregone conclusion, and of course she still had to fight for Mondstadt.
In Sumeru City, she had already heard that Rama had opened the purchase of alchemical potions to ordinary people.
Almost all the Sumeru people in the entire city of Sumeru have already completed the purchase, and it is very popular because the price is really low and the results are good.
But this is only open to the people of Sumeru.
Lisa also did not suspect that this was a human experiment, because the other party had already begun to popularize within the scope of Sumeru.
If there is a real problem, the god of grass should be able to find out······· Can't Sumeru have a different owner, the god of grass is still having problems, right?
Then he must be a little too miserable.
It's good if your heart is moved.
If Mondstadt did it, it would make sense to do it himself.
But without this premise, if you want to go to Mondstadt to do something, you have to get the approval of the Knights of Favonius.
After all, Barbatos is still alive, far from dead.
It was the Fatui's privilege that the Lady was able to lash out at Wendy in front of His church and take the heart of God.
But Rama should not have been able to enjoy this level of preferential treatment.
Besides, the Fatui just wanted the heart of God, and Wendy's pendulum apparently didn't care.
And Rama wants Dvalin, and Wendy still cares about Dvalin.
(End of chapter)