People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 582 Lin Feng: Don't worry about the payment, someone will help you and Zhen pay it in advance.

"After defeating the general, I promise you, your sister will be resurrected."

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As soon as the words were spoken, the purple-haired figure seemed not to have realized what he had just heard, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

But it only took a few blinks.
After Ying recovered from her frozen state...
The hesitation vanished instantly, and she unconsciously took two steps forward, an unprecedented surge of emotion emanating from her:
"—Can I really return? On the condition that I win the battle against the general?!"

"—Is this the timing you mentioned before? But why?"

She had no doubt that Lin Feng had no reason to deceive her.
After hearing these words, Ying, who had been somewhat hesitant, underwent a drastic change in her demeanor.

After learning that "True" had a chance to be resurrected, the guilt she felt for arriving too late five hundred years ago was indeed greatly lessened.

But an "opportunity" is certainly not comparable to a concrete promise.

Although Ying didn't understand the connection, she now had an urge to confront the general in the consciousness space.
"Calm down for a moment and don't act impulsively."

"Actually, while there's nothing seriously wrong with your summary, you clearly have some misunderstandings about the conditions."

"—Defeating the general in a battle of wills is a necessary step, but the core of achieving this result is not force, but whether you can 'convince' your past self from five hundred years ago using your current ideas."

He reached out and stopped Ying, who wanted to fight the general right then and there.
Among these two sisters who wholeheartedly care for each other, Lin Feng knows that the importance of "truth" to Ying is even greater than her own life.

However, being overly eager for quick success and instant benefits often leads to the opposite result.
Lin Feng simply wanted to give this hesitant, homebody girl some motivation; he didn't want her to see the general as an enemy.

"—You should know that the General's current will did not come from nowhere. She was never your enemy. As an assistant born to maintain 'eternity,' she protects the will of 'you' from five hundred years ago."

"You created her and wrote her into the logic. All the obstacles she poses to you are actually the limitations that you, five hundred years ago, imposed on you in the present."

"Five hundred years ago, you neither cared about the common people nor were you adept at politics, which is why the general's governance was so indifferent."

Five hundred years ago, you resisted all change while also fearing wear and tear, which is why the general attempted to correct your "changed" self.

After a slight pause, Lin Feng pointed to the countless festive flags fluttering in the distance in Inazuma City, and used his hand to turn the country girl who was almost touching his face away:
"Even though there is a five-hundred-year time difference, the general is your epitome. Pure brute force cannot defeat yourself on the battlefield of consciousness."

"Therefore, while you are stronger than her, you also need to figure out what exactly caused the current conflict between the two of you."

"—In the previous battles, you carried the wishes of the people, which is why you won the victory in the Abyss Calamity. This is your greatest advantage and the most convincing argument when you fought against the General."

"Therefore, at this very moment, at this time when all the people of Inazuma are filled with hope for the future, the Divine Child and I are suggesting that you immerse yourself among the people and try to understand what they truly care about from the perspective of 'humanity,' which you have previously overlooked."

I released a little of my power to help the shadow in front of me stabilize its mind.

Compared to the original situation where it took five hundred years to finally find the correct answer through exhaustive search, Lin Feng hoped that Ying could realize the problem from the very beginning.

"Shin" was indeed able to take over a large part of Inazuma's governance issues after his return.
But according to Lin Feng's judgment, even if her sister returned, after the lesson learned five hundred years ago, she would more likely choose to share the burden with Nasida, just like the Tree King, rather than repeating history.

"The people's wishes"

"If accepting their voices would solve everything, then perhaps I would."

Despite being a senior in age, he knows almost nothing about governing a country.
Ying turned around and looked at Lin Feng beside her with some uncertainty.

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"Actually, that's not right either."

Lin Feng shook his head. Sensing the awkwardness of the country girl in front of him, he realized that explaining politics from the beginning was indeed very complicated.

"—You should know very well that you are a god, a being whose lifespan and power are far beyond what humans can achieve, and whose vision can reach places that ordinary people cannot."

"The people's wishes are not always correct. If they are given whatever they want, they will endlessly crave more in their blind faith and excessive greed, just like the people of the past who followed the will of Heaven."

"The people's desires symbolize the present, while the divine gaze is focused on the future. Only when the divine, as the leader, balances the relationship between these two can you be considered the 'leader' of the nation, rather than a tool used to fulfill desires and manipulated by faith."

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He stopped and glanced at the shadow in front of him to see its reaction.

When they discovered that the other person's eyes revealed a kind of clear stupidity, just like some students in the Order of the Fathers.

Lin Feng fell silent for a moment, feeling that what the old man had said to him before might be too difficult for Ying to understand:
"Never mind, forget I said anything."

"For now, you just need to fully understand what the people want. Later, I will help you organize some basic knowledge of governance from scratch."

"Fortunately, your ideas on governing the country five hundred years ago were quite simple and not very clever. You were not too difficult to persuade."

"A little knowledge of governance, combined with the wishes of the people, should be enough."

When the level of governance is zero, even an improvement of a fraction of a percent is a huge boost.

Lin Feng suddenly realized that there was no need to say so much just to persuade A Ying from five hundred years ago.

Even though Nasita is sealed away, she has never lacked the ability to govern a country. Therefore, more than specific knowledge, she needs some ideological correction.
But even compared to the governing skills of a certain Fou, the shadow in front of her...
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What happened to me five hundred years ago? Why do I have this feeling of being looked down upon?
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After a brief silence, she ultimately chose to ignore the matter.

Being able to tell that the other person is genuinely trying to teach you.
When I heard that the other party was even willing to help provide information related to governing the country, I never imagined that I would still feel such kindness after "Zhen" left.

Ying raised her head and asked a question that had been weighing on her mind:
"Inazuma's problem didn't arise overnight, but even in my most desperate moments, I never dared to hope that the gods of other countries would lend a helping hand."

"Why would you be willing to help me and Inatsuma like this, when I have nothing to offer in return?"

After the battle with the general, Shadow knew very well that the opponent's strength had reached a level that was theoretically impossible to encounter among the Seven Kingdoms. There were even few records of beings with similar strength.
But the divine child invited the other party using only something like a divine heart.
The person in front of him not only offered a great deal of help in a friendly manner, but was also willing to help him achieve the incredible miracle of resurrecting "truth".
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"I can't reveal the specific reasons, but you don't need to feel too burdened." "If I had to say, from my perspective, your victory over the general is equally important to me."

Lin Feng glanced at Ying in front of him and realized that he was just helping out casually in many things, and he didn't want Ying to bear too much psychological burden.

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Ying didn't reply, seemingly thinking it was just an excuse to reassure her.

Seeing that the figure in front of her seemed to be sizing her up, considering what she could give him as a reward, she realized...

Feeling a sense of impending dominance from samurai, Lin Feng sighed slightly and shook his head.

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"I admit, besides that, it was probably because I wanted to help."

"Now that we're already here in Inazuma, I can't think of any reason not to do something that's easy to do."

“I don’t hate you and Shin, but I also don’t like seeing an entire nation’s people living under the brutal rule of the shogunate.”

"It's like casually straightening a sapling that I quite like after a storm."

"I'd feel much better after I straighten it up, than to see it rotting in the mud. Do you understand what I mean?"

If I had to say, he often acts impulsively without much reason.
It's common for Narcida, the old man, and even Wendy to lend a hand when they see something about to go wrong.

Not to mention Narcida, who usually likes to listen to children's troubles in their dreams, even a certain drunkard who doesn't usually use his power will quietly lend a helping hand when he sees someone having problems in their life, and at most he will accept a bottle of cider as payment afterward.

Even disregarding the strange things Appepp often said in his ear, such as "the world is the private property of the king of dragons,"
With everyone around him aligned with the Orderly Good faction, Lin Feng, purely from his own perspective, felt that a more orderly Seven Kingdoms would be more comfortable to be around.

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"Because I wanted to help? But even so..."

It was clear that the facts would not change because of the other party's motives, and Inazuma and even herself genuinely appreciated the other party's goodwill.

Ying never felt that she could ignore a favor just because the other party didn't care about repaying it. After hearing such a reason, she felt that such help without any ulterior motives was even more precious.

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"Alright, don't worry about how to repay me for now. Theoretically, that's something the resurrected 'True' should be concerned with."

"Right now, Inazuma is like a sapling. Although straightening a crooked sapling may not yield much benefit in the short term, I believe that one day in the future, I will not regret what I have done."

"—Go, prepare to 'debate' with the general. This is the most important task for both of us right now."

"I didn't lose anything by helping Inatsume, don't worry. Later, someone other than you and 'Shin' will compensate me for the extra work I did."

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"People other than me and Shin? Who exactly are they...?"

Originally, because they couldn't find anything of value, they were even considering offering their swords like the samurai.

But after hearing the last sentence, Ying blinked in confusion, wondering who else would pay their wages.

"Heh, nothing special."

"They were just a few guys who pretended to disappear and dumped their original jobs on me, the 'outsider.'"

Shaking his head, Lin Feng shifted his gaze to the seemingly empty sky. What he wanted to talk about was naturally the four Kage who were responsible for maintaining the Teyvat world.

Compared to helping Ying, he did far more for the other four guys.

They worked to restore order and prepare for the restoration of Teyvat.

I don’t know if it’s because of my presence, but many of the jobs that should have been done by them are now nowhere to be seen.

He usually didn't want to go to the trouble of making a move, but since he couldn't avoid meeting the other party this time, he wanted to see if they were truly sincere.
Returning his gaze to the figure before him, whose head was blank and who was still somewhat confused, Lin Feng offered no further explanation.

It was clear that Ishtar, who was in charge of the current "time" in Teyvat, was coming this time.

Although the more you understand "time," the less useful it seems, even if you obtained this authority, you probably wouldn't risk the cost of revising history step by step to go back.

But this guy knows the Teyvat timeline much better than I do.
Putting aside the fact that you know how you obtained power, it's not unreasonable to slightly "violate the rules" and bring over a few materials, right?
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"It's about time, I should go."

"Try to try to understand their wishes and needs from a human perspective. If you really don't know how, you can join us later."

Turning around to leave,

After confirming that Inazuma's last official job should be ending soon, Lin Feng planned to spend as much free time as possible with Nasita.

But just before he was about to be teleported away, he paused slightly.

Remembering that there was still one task that hadn't been assigned, Lin Feng turned to look at Ying in front of him and decided to have her or someone else from the Shogunate work overtime a little:

"Here you go, this is a detailed list of the people who will be resurrected later. Because the identities of the deceased are mixed, you'd better have someone verify them before the ceremony goes to the final step."

"Take these Void Terminals; they can temporarily share a portion of the Void System's mind acceleration capabilities."

"Although considering the capacity, it can only be accelerated by a few hundred times, the amount of information you will have to process afterwards is a bit large, but it's still better than nothing."

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"Only", "hundreds of times", "better than nothing"?
I've been dealing with so many documents lately that I only had time to grasp these keywords that were making my head spin.

I had thought that since the Goddess was unusually diligent, I could finally escape the prison of documents and not have to think about approvals or similar tasks.
But looking at those void terminals, even more terrifying than mountains of documents, Shadow suddenly wondered how he should talk to the Divine Child about the issue of working overtime.
(End of this chapter)