Original God, but the real world

Chapter 208 207-Disrupted Arrangements

If everything goes well, Jiang Qing should be in contact with Nashida in Jingshan Palace at this time.

Although she was imprisoned in a meditation device, Nashida developed the ability to release her own will without any instruction.

As long as He wanted, He could of course contact and communicate with Jiang Qing.

But there is no if.

Everything seems to be going smoothly, but not so smoothly.

Hazard looked dazed.

He initially thought that the two men came for war, and then he used the weak god to hook Jiang Qing.

Afterwards, Nashida and Jiang Qing reached a cooperation. They would cover up the fact that the god was weak and buy time for the god-making project.

However, Ying refused.

She revealed many things that should not have been said at the gate of Xumi City, under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Azar didn't know the real thoughts of the two suicide trucks.

Judging from the situation, the so-called weak god that caught Jiang Qing... should also be fake, right?
He began to doubt many of Jiang Qing's words and Jiang Qing's intentions.

Of course, the impact of Ying's words goes far beyond this.

"So, I prepared a map for you."

Objectively speaking, it is not right to act on one's own initiative without consulting anyone at a critical moment.

Everyone had plenty of time to discuss before, but they took direct action at critical points, leaving no room for discussion.

Of course, there is room for error in the plans of the gods. After all, Jiang Qing is not the same as he was at the beginning. At that period, he had no room for error and could start over if he made a mistake.

But now, even if the Church of the Holy Spirit turns against him on the spot, he has the confidence to fight his way out of Xumi City.

But this is a wrong first step, so the fault tolerance space is nonsense. This is too outrageous.

Ying's previous unauthorized actions may have made Azar doubt Jiang Qing's purpose and identity.

However, Jiang Qing also made some remedies.

Following Ying's behavior of the self-destructing truck, he threw out more information. If Azar didn't stop him, he planned to throw out the incidents of the Red King and forbidden knowledge as well.

Faced with this kind of information, the weird things about Jiang Qing weren't weird at all.

In the face of a big bomb, small problems are no longer problems.

"Sorry." Ying said softly.

"You did this just because you thought I would stop you, but you don't have to apologize." Jiang Qing looked calm, "I was a little too confident before."

Offensive and defensive alliances are based on common interests.

But after Jiang Qing revealed everything about Xumi, it was of no benefit to Ying himself.

It seemed as if the other party would not care about the lives of others after taking his share of the profits, but Jiang Qing didn't care.

His initial plan was entirely based on Ying's charge.

And Jiang Qing himself did not bring any extra benefits to Ying.

If we cooperate again this time, it can only mean that we are no longer indebted to Ying. We will take advantage of the other party's special features to continue to gain fruits, while also giving rewards to the other party.

Now Ying has gone his own way without consultation for his own benefit, which has certainly brought trouble to Jiang Qing, but it can also be regarded as a partial repayment for the kindness of the previous three countries hiding behind other people's skirts and armor to reap the fruits.

Debts should be calculated more clearly.

No matter who the favor is from, no matter whether the other party knows it or not, since you have received the favor, you must return it.

Jiang Qing never expected to be able to control Ying, so Ying's deviation from the right path was also within his expectations.

But she was too stubborn.

"Sorry." Ying apologized again.

"Here is the map of the remaining three countries," Jiang Qing did not continue the topic of apology, "Since you have decided to make a big fuss, then let's get things done as soon as possible according to the current rules."

He had no intention of exploring each individual's sudden choices.

This is too complicated. After all, Jiang Qing can't even fully grasp his own choices.

A sudden idea may interfere with the choice you are about to make and eventually lead the whole situation towards an unknown path.

"According to the current rules, as long as you touch the Seven Heavenly God Statue of a country, you will be able to gain a new elemental power." Jiang Qing looked at Ying, "In this case, why not gather the power of the seven elements before the matter of Xumi begins."

The map he gave was a route map starting from Xumi City and then reaching Fontaine, Nata and the first Seven Days Statue in Winter as quickly as possible.

We didn't go deep into the country, but just touched the most accessible Seven Days Statue.

"You already knew?"

Ying looked at the route map, looking a little confused.

The idea of ​​making a big deal out of this came to her suddenly, but Jiang Qing seemed to be prepared.

"Not really." Jiang Qing shook his head. "I just think that no matter what choice you make, the stronger your power, the higher the chance of success."

There was one thing that Jiang Qing could not understand for a while.

While waiting for the boat in Liyue, if Ying had been determined, with her physical fitness at the time, even if she could not reach Fontaine, at least she could enter Xumi from the Layered Rock Abyss and touch the Seven Heavenly Statue of the God of Grass, which would not be difficult.

In this way, when she reaches Inazuma, she will be the power of the four elements.

To go deeper, she could just gather the power of the seven elements and then play out a plot where a max-level boss sweeps the novice village.

But Ying never did so.

Her power was always controlled to the point where it was just enough to solve the last problem but could not go any further.

If she had the power of the seven elements at the beginning, she wouldn't need Yae Shinko's help when she was with Inazuma, and she would be able to make Lei Dianying change his mind, not to mention Sanbing and the Doctor.

It was only after arriving in Teyvat that Jiang Qing realized the truth of the matter.

Someone is writing a script.

In the game, Ying cannot do this because she is a game character. Even the seven elements cannot destroy the terrain and buildings. The version does not allow her to directly touch the seven statues.

The game characters are restricted by the version, [the previous area can be explored later], and there is no way to deviate from the main storyline.

But in reality, what constrains Ying is time.

She is too busy.

In the game, while saving Xumi, you can go back to Mondstadt to celebrate the Wind Flower Festival, go back to Liyue to have dinner and drinks with old friends, and you can also take time to go to Inazuma to fight bugs.

But Ying actually doesn't have that much time.

She had just saved Mond, and the immortal ceremony was imminent, leaving her no time to rest.

When they arrived in Liyue, the old man immediately left. She hurried over and only saw Morax falling from the sky. Then she went to look for immortals, search for the Seven Stars, and deal with the troubles that followed from Young Master and Osel.

While waiting for the ship, she met Dainsleib, and was then "locked" by Dain in Mondstadt and Liyue. She was busy with the conspiracy of the cult and had no time to escape.

The conspiracy of the cult was resolved and the ship just returned.

If she wanted to go to Inazuma, she couldn't miss this boat trip, and Beidou wouldn't wait for her to go to Xumi.

In fact, this was a good opportunity. If she had given up going to Inazuma at that time, she might have taken a different path.

But she had waited for the boat for so long, and the boat just arrived, she certainly wouldn't choose another route.

Even though she solved all of these neatly, this is just the main plot.

The attached world quests include: Great Purification of the Divine Cherry Blossoms, Abyssal Palace, Forest Book, Layered Abyss, Desert Slabs...

After careful reflection, Jiang Qing realized something: Ying was too nervous.

"I was too busy with my own plans."

Jiang Qing sighed.

A person's energy is limited, especially when it comes to plans like seizing the gods.

Jiang Qing seemed relaxed, but he was actually planning what to do.

When he was busy with his own plans, it was easy to overlook something obvious.

But Ying is different.

She had no fear of the so-called gods, nor did she desire their power.

Because when she traveled to other worlds, she herself was worshipped as a god by all people.

She knew the nature of gods very well and had no desire for them.

But Jiang Qing revealed the answer in advance, leaving her somewhat idle.

That's why she discovered this obvious thing.

Someone is manipulating her fate.

“You also realize that you are like walking in someone’s script.”

“It seems to slowly hand the truth to you, but in fact it keeps asking you to act according to a rule, leaving you no chance to escape.”

Jiang Qing said calmly, "That's why you want to use this method of self-destruction in exchange for a certain amount of freedom."

"If it's according to your description, I'm afraid I really have no way to be free." Ying did not deny, "I became friends with a person because of my contact with her, and because of this friend's life and death crisis and contact with the gods, the original simple matter instantly became a trouble between the gods and the Order of the Church."

Ying knew and affirmed this development.

That's the kind of person she is.

If she had known Dina Zedai first, she would not have been able to ignore Dina Zedai's life and death crisis.

If she wants to resolve this crisis, she will inevitably have contact with Nashida.

Dream reincarnation is the plan of the sages, and only the sages and Nashida have the ability to stop this plan.

Because the sage is the one who arranges the plan, and Nashida has the power of dreams.

Ying, who seemed to have solved the problem, actually had no ability to solve the problem at all.

She had no way to deal with the dream, and it was only with the help of Nashida's reminder that she realized something was wrong.

Considering the actual situation, she could only choose Nashida.

So Ying and Nashida came into contact and would become Nashida's weapon.

She will stand on the side of the god who helped her, and become an enemy of the Order that imprisoned the god.

But what did she originally want to do?
I was just looking for God and asking about things related to Sora.

The original purpose kept changing, and suddenly it became a battle between the gods and the Council of Ordinances.

Ying thought about it carefully and finally found that it was the same as Jiang Qing described.

Looking back from the future, fate may seem to have left you with many choices, but in fact you have just walked a straight path.

No choice at all.

From the moment she stepped into Xumi, her fate had actually been determined.

Of course, even if it wasn't Xumi, did she have more choices when she was in Mondstadt and Liyue?

Change the country and the result will be the same.

There has never been a moment when the blonde girl felt the existence of fate so clearly.

When Jiang Qing told her that she was a character in the game, Ying didn't care at all.

Because she has no sense of reality.

She lives in a world where she has friends and enemies, knows the clarity of water, and can taste the deliciousness of food... This is her world.

But when she stood in Xumi City, she suddenly wanted to try to disrupt the predetermined plan.

Jiang Qing remained silent.

After a long while, he let out a sigh, "Then act according to your plan."

He did not recommend taking risks.

If time goes by, she still has time to adventure in three countries.

But Jiang Qing also admitted that Ying's choice was the most straightforward.

Adventure stories, experiences...these actually have no absolute meaning to Ying.

It was like she had completed the story of Mondstadt and seemed to have gained a lot, but in fact the only important thing was that she had obtained the power of wind element before the story began.

The subsequent story is nothing more than an experience and a memory.

But for an adventurer traveling among the stars, does she really lack this adventurous experience and this friendship?

Jiang Qing believed that Ying might be friendly to others, but she would never open her heart easily.

This is a very simple question.

The lifespan of a demon god is more than thousands of years, while the lifespan of a mortal is obviously no more than a hundred years.

Could Morax open up to a few ordinary people and really treat them as friends rather than strangers he met by chance and traveled with for a while?
How many people can you open your heart to and bear the sadness of knowing that the other person died due to premature death?

Ying is not a problem girl. She does not lack friendship or love.

Any adventurous experience, even the people she met during the journey, are embellishments for her.

She will return kindness, but this is because of the purity of her character.

She has rich adventuring experience, and her adventure in Teyvat was more due to Sora's words: "You have to reach the end like me, so that you can leave the sediment of this world in your eyes."

This is the real purpose of traveling. As for whether you help others or become friends with someone, none of this matters.

She is not lacking in friendship, nor is she a passionate comic protagonist who would risk everything for friendship.

The meaning of the journey is to complete the only hint given by Sora.

Ying's adventure is really just the pursuit of the adventure process.

So the only thing that made sense to her was the elemental power she gained the moment she came into contact with the Seven Days Statue.

"I don't know what consequences my choice will bring," Ying said seriously, "but this is what I think."

"If I submit to fate and follow the original plan to travel through the seven countries and leave behind the adventures of the seven countries, then the result is that I choose to succumb to the current fate in order to resist the established fate and buy time."

Her words were rarely ridiculed, "And most importantly, I will use the strength gained from submitting to fate to rebel against the predetermined fate."

“I don’t believe this will work.”

Jiang Qing was speechless.

After all, he and Ying are two independent individuals.

Jiang Qing felt that there was still a lot of time. Although he was curious about the golden finger, this golden finger was essentially a growth-type buff and he needed time.

But Ying is different.

Taking risks will not make her stronger, what makes her stronger is the act of touching the Seven Days Statue to gain elemental power.

In this case, it is theoretically possible for her to skip the adventurous process just to obtain the seven elemental powers.

Gain the most powerful force in the shortest time, then catch fate off guard and kill with the power of the final game.

The conflict between the two sides is that Jiang Qing needs time to grow, but time will not make Ying stronger, it will only give everyone more adequate preparation.

Only for Ying herself, time means nothing to her.

Her adventure gave everyone enough time to prepare. The Cult, the Fatui and even the Time Assassins of the past were given more time.

Apparently Ying also realized that the time her adventure lasted was the time for the other party to develop and experiment.

The more adventurous you are, the more prepared others will be.

But what about her?
Apart from the so-called "sedimentation in her eyes", what else can she get from the adventure?
Friendship? Mora? Or power?

Does she lack these things?

Realizing this, Ying immediately changed her plan. She wanted to go straight to the source and make an unexpected move to break free from the shackles of fate.

Jiang Qing is not optimistic.

The description of fate in mythology is often something hard and inevitable.

In Norse mythology, Odin, the king of gods, knew about Ragnarok from the very beginning. In order to defy fate, he had already begun preparing to fight against it.

But it's no use.

You knew it, you prepared, and you were crushed by fate.

The fate in mythology is such a hard thing.

Do you know that whether you try hard or not, it will not prevent it from coming at the last moment.

The situation faced by Ying is similar.

At times like these, external variables need to be introduced. It is meaningless to rely on the power gained from obeying fate to resist it within the chessboard of fate.

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"You avoided the easiest way."

Jiang Qing looked calm, "Forget it, just follow your plan."

There is nothing that can be done about it.

Ying was not under his control.

She was determined to overturn the chessboard in advance, and Jiang Qing was helpless.

If you want to make the situation worse, there is actually an easier way.

All we have to do is follow the sages' arrangements and eliminate Nashida.

Without the reincarnation of this successor Grass God, the Great Compassionate Tree King, the pollution of the world tree cannot be eradicated.

No matter who is behind the chess game, as long as it survives on the continent of Teyvat, it will not sit idly by and watch something go wrong with the Little Lucky Grass King before completing its mission.

Nashida's situation seemed dangerous, but in fact no one was safer than Her.

The problems of the Great Compassionate Tree King and the World Tree all need to be solved by Him.

If fate really had a plan, it must have happened after He personally caused the Great Compassion Tree King to disappear.

Correspondingly, if something goes wrong with Him, it means that this is the worst case scenario.

Ying might not have this idea.

She was unlikely to have much sympathy for someone she didn't know, even though Narcida looked pitiful.

But the emotion of pity should not be able to restrict Ying's choice.

She was going crazy herself, so she would care even less about a strange god.

(End of this chapter)