People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 322 Lin Feng: The more work, the less work
In the backyard of the Manmin Hall,
When a genius chef girl finally accepted the fact that there was more than one Guoba and that they might appear in groups on the streets of Liyue,

Lin Feng, who successfully completed the task of returning the rice crust, left the cabin while Xiangling still had a dazed and confused look in her eyes.

After saying hello to Master Mao, I walked out of Wanmin Hall, which was decorated with Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters.
Lin Feng, who no longer had any trivial matters to do, let out a long sigh and suddenly felt relaxed.

I am inexplicably curious about the living conditions of ordinary residents of Liyue during the Lantern Festival.
He walked through the bustling market for the first time in a long time.
After crossing the wooden bridge across the river, we arrived at the residential area on the south side of Liyue Harbor where many people live.

".Baked sweet potatoes, fresh and hot baked sweet potatoes."

".Tofu - hot tofu!"

"."

People come and go, and the hawking of goods continues.

As soon as he arrived here, Lin Feng smelled the smoke in the air from burning wood and frying food.

Children were chasing and playing, and the elderly were warming themselves by the fire against the wall. In this scene full of rural atmosphere, patrolling Qianyan Army would occasionally remind people about fire prevention.

The winter sun hit my body, but it didn't make it any warmer.
Standing in this port city protected by gods, where frost may appear occasionally but never freezes,
Lin Feng touched Xiaobai on his shoulder and suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of alienation, as if he had been away from this kind of life for a long time.

- You can eat, but you will never starve to death; you can drink, but you will never feel thirsty;
The slight cold and heat in nature are insignificant to the gods, and the four seasons that accompany them seem meaningless.

The life span of an individual is so long that there is no end in sight. Although they can still live among ordinary people, the time that is enough for mortals to survive for several generations is no more than a short moment in this span.
".Now it seems that maybe it is because I am worried that I will slowly become dull in such a life,

That’s why the old man and Wendy use various methods to integrate themselves into the lives of ‘people’.”

".On the other hand, the reason why Inazuma is in the current situation is probably that the rulers who live long and have long-term vision are far away from the people."

The four seasons make no difference to the gods, and a decade or a hundred years is but the blink of an eye.

If one observes the country under his rule with the God's concept and cognition of time, and allows the subordinates responsible for execution to perform freely, then it may be a coincidence that no problems arise.

Suddenly, I felt a little sad about the current situation in our neighboring countries.
Although Lin Feng thought for a long time, he didn't get any enlightenment or reflection.

After stretching, he casually dispelled the white clouds in the sky that blocked his sun basking.
Looking around, he caught a passing big yellow dog and rubbed its head while it stared at him blankly:

——What's there to reflect on? What's wrong with being a little stronger?
The feeling now is just because there are too many tasks to deal with during this period.

After the Lantern Festival is over, go out fishing with a drunkard for a few days and the strange feeling will naturally disappear.

".Since it is a necessary process for gods to come and play with the human world to correct their cognition, then should coming out to slack off also be considered a job?"

".So the more you slack off, the more work you do; the less you slack off, the less work you do.
And because the more work, the less slacking, so the more work, the less work."

"——If that's the case, then a drunkard is actually more hardworking than a nerd?!"

Based on my own thinking, I re-ranked the workload of several gods.

Looking at the drunkard who was far ahead in "workload", Lin Feng, with a frown on his face, felt that slacking off should not be considered as serious work.

Leaving aside an insignificant episode,
Lin Feng, whose mood became cheerful again, started fishing with peace of mind, supported by his own theory.
I bought a lot of Liyue's special snacks along the way, and because of my young appearance, I received some homemade fried New Year's goods from some enthusiastic old men.
In the other party's confused look of "Why does anyone carry this thing with them?", I smiled and gave him some vegetables and fruits in return.

Lin Feng ate while walking, following a familiar aura that he had sensed a long time ago.
He climbed up Tianheng Mountain leisurely and waved to the blond figure in front of him:
"——It's been a while since we last met. Have you finished the work of relocating the hill people?

The Lantern Festival is approaching, could it be that Your Highness is here to visit your sister?"

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".That name is just a habit among the members of the sect.

Even though we were both called "Adventers" in the beginning, your strength, status, and even abyssal suitability are far stronger than mine and Ying's, so please don't make fun of me."

I have never felt that the names that members of the sect call themselves are so inappropriate.
Kong shook his head, feeling that sometimes he just couldn't figure out what the descender in front of him was thinking:

——In his opinion, with the growth and power that the other party has shown now,
In fact, there is no need to stay with the Abyss Cult or play house with his sister.

Some time ago, the other party even allowed me to migrate the native hillclimbers in Xumi and Liyue.

Judging from these performances, it is obvious that the contract he made with himself before was not an empty promise.

I sighed slightly in my heart.

Looking at the extremely bustling and prosperous Liyue Harbor filled with countless positive emotions, Kong asked with a complicated expression:
".You are not from this world, and no one can stop you from leaving this broken world, but why do you have such a preference for the people of the Seven Kingdoms?"

".Carrying the fate of a country is already a heavy burden. Is it really worth it to shoulder the direction of the entire world as an individual?"

Before being stopped by the Heavenly Justice Maintainer, he and his sister were both travelers in the sea of ​​stars.
They have witnessed countless worlds in disaster, but also many beautiful worlds.

And with the extremely efficient way of acquiring power that the person in front of him had, he would not be restricted to such a shabby world at all.
Even if we only look at the current level of strength, we already have the option to leave here at any time, or even go to the abyss.

But this descender seemed to prefer this world for no reason at the beginning of his arrival, which made Kong feel a little confused.

".Well, this way of thinking does seem like a question you would ask."

Knowing that Sora and Ying were originally travelers, they generally did not want to interfere too much with the direction of the world.
If they really encounter a huge disaster, they both have the option of leaving as the last resort, and they will not be like the beings in the world who have no way out.
Although Lin Feng was a little surprised when he suddenly heard such a question from the other party, he also felt that Kong's current doubts were not strange.

After thinking for a moment, he looked up at the "Prince of the Abyss" with a long golden braid in front of him.
Because he already had an answer to this question, Lin Feng finally smiled and shook his head:

"You and I are both outsiders, but you once gave up the entire world and chose to become the savior of Kanreya.

The nature of the choices is not much different from what I do.”

After a brief pause, Lin Feng looked at the wisps of smoke rising from the harbor city below, and then answered:

".As for why I did this, it's actually very simple.
——It’s just because I feel that although the world is in ruins, it is far from being beyond repair.
Since I happen to have the ability to salvage everything, then facing a place that I quite like, why would I give up halfway?"

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Sora, who couldn't even cure the curse of the Kanreya survivors,

Hearing this answer of "Since I can reshape the world, why not do it?", I was silent for a moment.

After thinking about many possibilities, he suddenly realized that the person in front of him might not really think that saving Teyvat was an impossible task.

Just as he had guessed before, even though they were all called "Adventers", the gap between him and his sister and the person in front of him was so huge that it made him despair.
Shaking his head, he confirmed that Lin Feng really intended to try to reverse everything in this world. He also sighed, recalling how he had not been able to do anything in the past due to lack of strength.

Lin Feng: "."

What's going on? I just asked a question, why are you still disappointed?
I found that the little yellow-haired boy beside me seemed to have suddenly fallen into a state of depression.
Although Lin Feng was full of questions, he finally decided to change the subject:
"——Speaking of which, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Since you are here, why don't you go meet Ying?"

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".No, my path has strayed from our original direction.

Ying's journey has just begun, and I am not ready to explain everything in the past to her."

Hearing Lin Feng's question, Kong paused, and finally shook his head:
——He could no longer enjoy the journey as purely as his sister did, as he had other heavy responsibilities on his shoulders.

".Is that so? Then come with me and take a look at your sister's current situation?"

Knowing that the only reason why Kong came here was probably to take a look at Ying from afar,

Although Lin Feng could understand why he didn't want to meet Ying now, he also took the opportunity to invite this little yellow-haired creature from the abyss.

"I"

Sora was a little hesitant.

"——Okay, let's take a look."

There was no need to guess what this guy was thinking. Lin Feng smiled and directly shared his current perspective with Kong next to him.

On the east side of Feiyunpo, there is the bustling Xiao City.

After being given a very broad bird's-eye view without any resistance,

Sora didn't have time to feel helpless about his mental resistance.
His attention was immediately drawn to a familiar figure below that he had not seen up close for a long time:

——That person is naturally the little yellow-haired guy who won the third place in the food competition some time ago.

Obviously, there is no shortage of the little rewards in the treasure chest.

But at this moment, Ying's eyes were shining as she held a large pile of loot she had found in the Adventurer's Association's treasure chest.

Together with a certain white-haired kid beside him, he stared at the three luxurious treasure chests in front of him as the champion reward for the "Wild Treasure Hunt Challenge".

Even though most of those "junk metal" were worthless, the rewards in the luxury treasure chest might not be enough to cover Paimon's food expenses for a few days.
But judging from the overflowing sense of happiness from Ying, she was clearly feeling a kind of happiness that others could not understand from the process of opening the treasure chest.

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Why does it feel like Ying is drooling when she looks at the treasure chest? Was her condition so serious before?

I thought I would see my sister in a slightly more normal state, but right after she came on, she was like an abstract artist.
Even when Kong wanted to explain a few words for Ying, he found that this kind of scene seemed to be commonplace to the person next to him.

Realizing the meaning behind this performance,

Kong on Tianheng Mountain's face froze. It was hard to imagine what Ying's mental state was like in normal life.

But even in the face of this disparity,

Because he felt his sister's genuine sense of relief and happiness, Sora still felt at ease and relieved:

——Maybe this is fine.
After all, Ying's original journey would never be as simple as it is now.
The reason why she can have such pure happiness now is that
This is because many of the burdens she had to bear have now been quietly transferred to her shoulders by the people around her.

Given the better options, losing the "specialness" of an Adventer might not be a bad thing for her.
——At least her journey should be less full of conspiracy, tears, powerlessness and sadness than the original one.

What will replace them will be companions, delicious food, and the "beautiful scenery along the way" that should be the true meaning of the journey.

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Finally, she glanced at her friends who were sincerely wishing her well.

Although Sora's gaze paused for a moment on the blue-haired young man next to a little girl,
But in the end, he sighed silently in his heart and asked the person who shared his sight to return.

"."

".What? Won't you look at it a little longer?
There are still many activities in the Lantern Festival, so Ying should be quite busy these two days."

Considering that the little yellow-haired boy can win the championship in various activities without any surprise,
Lin Feng, who knew the most about the number of activities in the Lantern Festival, could already foresee what the expression on Ying's face would be at that time.

".No,

Thank you for your continued help to Ying.

Thank you for allowing her to have a pure, unadulterated journey.”

Kong looked at Lin Feng, who was inexplicably friendly to Ying, and expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

"——Considering that the power of the abyss in you is very strong, and is not inferior to that of my former friends, you seem to have some doubts about using this power.
In return, if you have time to visit Mondstadt, where the cult is currently based,

Then I will find a suitable venue to share some tips on how to use the power of the abyss."

"——Based on your abyssal aptitude that you have demonstrated before,
I guarantee in the name of the Order that the increase in power brought by this will definitely not disappoint you."

My wish to see my sister has been more than fulfilled.

After leaving this promise for the future, Kong thanked Lin Feng again and turned away with peace of mind.

"."

As my companions who had been watching the scenery together left,
Except for the evening breeze mixed with the smell of fireworks, the top of Tianheng Mountain fell into silence again.

Lin Feng, who stayed where he was, took a look at Liyue Harbor at dusk.
He shook his head and temporarily put aside the question of what kind of chemical reaction would be caused by the three powers, seven elements, three hearts of gods, and the power of the abyss, and decided to leave it for his own exploration in Mondstadt.

Thinking that Liyue still has a little time before the end of the story,
He also decided to return to Bubulu first to prepare for the New Year.

(End of this chapter)