171 - Overcooked
In a battle, Rama can only choose the winner.
Liyue with Morax would be the only victor in this battle, and Rama would have to stand by Liyue's side.
But he and Diluc were also not friends.
A common enemy does not mean that the two sides have a common interest, Diluc's goal was to destroy the plans of the Fatui, and he wanted nothing but to come to Liyue from Mondstadt for the sole purpose of doing away with the Fatui.
And Rama is not.
He accepted Zhongli's commission, and his interests were the same as Zhongli's.
And Zhongli's desire is to use the Fatui to test the Seven Stars and the Immortals.
Zhongli needs a graduation assessment, and if the results of the assessment are gratifying, he can retire with peace of mind and let Qixing and the immortals take over.
And if the results of the assessment are average, he can only stand up again and continue to wear the crown of the gods.
Diluc had a look of impatience on his face: "The Fools' pursuit of [Immortal Ancestor Law Transformation] is quite obvious, so we can set up an ambush in it. ”
"I'm more inclined to use the [Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation] directly to fish, rather than waiting for the Fatui to do it first."
Rama knew the answer, "But this is Liyue, and the Liyue people's respect for the Immortal Ancestor Dharma Transformations does not allow it to become a tool in anyone's hands. ”
Maybe out of respect for Morax, or maybe to show respect for Morax, Seven Stars would not agree to such an application.
The [Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation] must be properly placed, and then go through a complete set of procedures for sending immortals to ensure that Morax's remains can end in a posture that both mortals and immortals are satisfied with.
This is the desire of ordinary people, and it is also the desire of immortals.
The immortals of the outer world will not allow anyone to do anything superfluous with Morax's corpse.
Compared with mortals, the immortals' reverence for the god of rock is more pure.
"I respect their customs." Diluc spoke calmly, "Although it will require a lot of initiative. ”
The best way to prevent it from happening is of course to go straight to the car and meet and drive wide, so as to ensure that the enemy has been reduced to a corpse before he can react.
It's good for everyone.
But Liyue couldn't do such a thing.
For now, Tartaglia is still in a state where nothing has been done.
Just rushing over and blocking the Northland Bank just because of suspicion, this thing can't be done.
Ordinary people respect the Doctrine and the Law because they are the only things they can rely on, even though they may not be as reliable as they prescribe.
The upper echelons respected the law and the doctrine, because these things were propagated and formulated by them, and if they did not suit their interests, there was no need to bring them to the stage.
Everyone has their own necessity to obey, and naturally there is no reason to be the first to disobey.
"In other words, your current plan is to wait for the Fatui to act."
"Wait for the other party's first move, and then grab the evidence of the other party's actions."
It's a bit old-fashioned, but it's a good fit for Liyue's current situation.
"Because Seven Stars doesn't want to fall out with the Fatui." Diluc was silent for a moment, "In someone else's country, you can only do things by abiding by the interests and conditions of the other party. ”
Rama looked at him in surprise.
This kind of judgment is indeed the level that Diluc should have, but it should not be Diluc's judgment.
With Diluc's identity and his education, he must be able to see the trade-offs between the Seven Stars' interests.
But he came from afar to stop the Fatui, who are blinded by their own desires, and Rama's last life-and-death crisis arose because of this.
He understands it very well, and naturally understands the psychological reaction in this situation.
"Ah, the Fatui have a bad reputation, but Liyue was quite strong before, and it was only a little dirty in the wild, which was far from enough to make Seven Stars really angry."
Because Liyue is powerful, the Fatui won't make any trouble that makes the Seven Stars unpleasant.
If it is not this fatal relationship of interests, it is naturally unrealistic to expect the Seven Stars and the Fatui to work hard.
All of the Fatui's major actions in the plot, including Tartaglia calling for Othello to try to flood Liyue, and the Fatui bribing Zhiyi to poison one of the Seven Stars, Tianshuxing, are all things that came later.
At least while Morax was alive, the Fatui were far less active.
There wasn't much of a competing interest, and what the Seven Stars wanted was to grab the handle and threaten the Fatui and the Solstice to make concessions in some negotiations.
This is an inevitable choice for identity decisions.
As the Seven Stars, if Diluc said that they were going to fight the Fatui executive to the death, they would also be a little sorry for their position.
"Maybe things will turn around?"
The intelligence officer, who had been listening for a long time, said lazily, "Do you seem to know more useful information from the dragon plague in Mondstadt?" ”
"If you tell me this information, maybe Lord Tianquan will reassess the threat level of the Fatui?"
【Immortal Ancestor Dharma】······ It doesn't seem like there's much information left.
It is only natural that anyone is interested in the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation, Yu Liyue is the remains of the Rock God, and Yu Qiguo is the complete remains of the Demon God.
Interested in the power of the demon god, this is normal, there is no need to doubt it.
But just knowing that the Fatui are interested in the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation, this kind of news is useless.
Aside from his respect for the god of rock, Yelan himself was interested in the remains left behind by his old man.
"Haven't we said enough information?" Rama spoke seriously, "If we didn't expect to deliver the news to the Seven Stars through Ling, why would we be talking on the street? ”
Yelan: ······
Reasonable.
"I don't mind running an errand for the two of you for free, but it's just this kind of news, I'm afraid I have no reason to meet Tianquanxing."
Intelligence officers are also responsible for reviewing information.
It's like this kind of information, which is a little important, but it won't bother Ningguang at this time.
"Because Tianquan Star is busy?" Rama's words were teasing, "Also, Liyue in the past is different from Liyue today, and of course Lord Tianquan is busy. ”
This kind of talk can't be put on the lips, and ridicule can only go to the point.
But in most people's eyes, Liyue has indeed changed.
"Mondstadt in the old aristocracy?" Diluc groaned and made a co-ordination with Rama.
This should be reprimanded, but it doesn't make sense, after all, people are mentioning their own past.
Yelan had nothing to say.
It's a fairly real problem, but it's not obvious yet.
Once the Seven Stars have solved the problem of the immortals, and sent them into the mountains and wilderness, as Ningguang had expected, then the rest of Liyue will be completely ruled by man.
There is no good template for complete human rule in Teyvat, including the godless kingdom of Kanria, and the best example is actually Diluc's account of Mondstadt during the old aristocracy.
When power is no longer regulated and has its own ideas, there are many ways to rule man, and Mondstadt in the old aristocracy is just one of them.
Among Liyue's Seven Stars and Eight Gates, the Seven Stars are not to be mentioned, after all, they have the highest power.
As a government affairs system, theoretically they must have a direct superior - not a subordinate to the sect of the system, but a cluster in the actual sense.
You have to have a boss who will speak for your collective interests and fight for your interests and for yourself.
Just like the primordial eldest lady in the Three Kingdoms, the factions under Boss Yuan are too complicated, and the strategists and generals of different factions combine with each other to bring out a leading big brother, and then huddle around his son.
They are looking forward to their own boss and the young master they serve to be able to ascend to the throne, so that they will have the identity of [Cong Long's Minister], and they can directly occupy an absolute advantage in the next division of interests, and then make the family and themselves peaceful, prosperous and rich.
Such gambling games are not uncommon in history, some bet wins, and some gamble the whole family into it, which is a relatively normal situation.
This is a normal situation, but it is not the same in Teyvat.
Because they have God.
Many people within the Eight Gates do not need to be responsible for Seven Stars, and if they are resolute, they can only play with themselves, and they can even give Seven Stars a face.
Because there is God.
Everyone knows that Morax never left Liyue Harbor at all, and even if he walked in an incarnation, he was still in Liyue Harbor.
If you really suffer from injustice, you will at least lose both sides if you open your throat and roar in Liyue Harbor.
Tiles and jade are both lost, and no one wants to do this business.
Just like Sumeru's god of grass, not to mention, Nahida, who can read minds, only needs three or two sentences to judge the right and wrong of a thing.
He happens to be responsible, and if you howl under Him, He will really take the time to settle right and wrong.
Playing inappropriate tricks under such a god would really be a death on the south wall.
Without the supervision of gods and immortals, Liyue's eight-gate system would have to move closer to the Seven Stars.
The next environment is not just competition, they need a qualified boss to speak for their own interests.
You don't have power to create injustice, but at least you have the power to welcome fairness.
Fairness requires a multi-layered game, and its emergence is a privilege in itself.
These people who did not need to be attached to anyone in the Morax era, who could be promoted if they were able, and who dared to do it in the face of injustice must also think about who will be able to continue to enjoy justice in the godless era in the future.
This is their chance.
Originally, these people did not have a master, but now they need a master.
The Seven Stars also need the support of their subordinates, and enough people are clustered at their feet, so that their power will not become rootless, and they will have the opportunity to continue to take root.
"Seven Stars is busy." Rama's words were meaningful, "They need to select suitable dependents, but good subordinates are also rare, and everyone has a crush on these key positions, so what else can be done?" I can only compare the wrists well. ”
This is Morax's last afterglow.
Liyue is the last era to be protected by the gods, and while Morax is still alive, the gods are dead in the eyes of the public, and Liyue is a godless country.
In this case, what would the Seven Star be willing to waste time trying to do with the Fatui?
You don't know why the Fatui want the Immortal Ancestor Fa to transform, take a step back, you don't care what he wants to do, just stick to the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation.
When the dust settles, the eight gates redivide the masters, and the immortals return to the mountains and forests, won't there be still a lot of time to solve these small problems?
At such a critical moment, the Fatui didn't make any big news, and it was really not worth spending time on them.
Rama thinks so, and Diluc thinks similarly to him.
He describes the old aristocracy of Mondstadt, when the Mondstadt nobles, led by the Lawrence family, tried to distort the freedom enshrined by the Anemo God and the establishment of a free city-state with no king, and then they actually caused countless wrecks in Mondstadt.
During this time, Wendy was really completely unaware and remained asleep.
It wasn't until Wendy woke up again that he found out that these people had done a lot of work for him, and it just so happened that there were geniuses like Vanessa who endured for the sake of the clan at this time.
Wendy clapped her hands, and then came to a [the organization decided that it was you] drama, supporting Vanessa to crush the old nobles.
In the process, Vanessa is frankly not necessary.
She could neither settle the alliance of the old nobles, nor could she kill the demon dragon Usa.
The Noble Alliance was resolved by Wendy, who forged a letter to the Secret Pact of the North Wind, describing the nobles' intention to betray Mondstadt, to be a dog to Morax in Liyue, and to betray all of Mondstadt.
The soldiers looked at each other when they saw the secret covenant, the situation at that time was that the nobles were promoting slavery, and they obeyed the nobles to suppress the slaves, and then suddenly they found a surprise - wow, we are going to be slaves in a foreign land, this is really a surprise!
So they immediately said that they were stepping on the horse, and they came to each other on the spot, welcomed the king, and became Vanessa's supporters.
And the demon dragon Usa also gave a buff blessing during Vanessa's battle, but unfortunately Usa still survived and continued to commit murder in the future after a thousand years······ He was then severely injured by Diluc's father, and became one of the Doctor's bargaining chips to threaten Mondstadt.
The lesson was so profound for Diluc that he immediately recalled the script as soon as he learned about Liyue's current situation.
The patriarch of Lygunfender glanced blankly at Miss Intelligence Officer.
But what does it matter?
Even if it were to the extent of Mondstadt, it would be the people of Liyue who would be unlucky.
The Seven Stars of Liyue have their own interests and are unwilling to fall out with the Fatui completely.
Diluc understands and respects, just as he understands and respects Liyue's future now.
Everyone has their own position and choice, choosing the future they decide, and this should also be respected.
We all deserve it.
So everyone fell silent.
This topic is a bit too familiar, and it is not at all something that the two of them should bring up as a foreigner.
Even if you don't deliberately say more, you are actually committing a taboo.
(End of chapter)