Thank you for the invitation. He's in heaven now, he's become God.

"Lord Barbatos must be secretly protecting Mondstadt, right?"

Barbara said respectfully.

"He entrusted Mondstadt to the people, yet he always watched over Mondstadt, using the wind to dispel the gloom."

“Um, Miss Barbara,”

This time, it wasn't Yahweh who answered Barbara, but a bard who suddenly interrupted.

"Is it possible that Barbatos, the god of wind, wasn't as great as you say, and that what Mr. Yahweh said is true?"

Although Yahweh and Barbara spoke very quietly, it was impossible for Wendy to miss their conversation.

They actually poached his followers right in front of him...

Although he didn't care about such things, he couldn't help but feel a little conflicted.

Barbara's subsequent reply, while comforting, still...

The fact that the believers trusted him so much made him feel inexplicably guilty.

Therefore, he couldn't help but interject when faced with Barbara's subsequent praise.

“Mr. Wendy, although Lord Barbatos is the God of Liberty, he does not force others to believe in him.”

"But that's no excuse for your disrespect towards him!"

However, Barbara's attitude was not so gentle when facing Wendy, a stranger.

After all, Yahweh was a god, and he was acquainted with Barbatos.

But how could Wendy, a bard, dare to agree so casually?

Could a bard really know Barbatos better than she, a pastor of the Church of the West Wind?

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Lone King in the High Tower

So, after being scolded by Miss Barbara, the green-hatted bard slunk away.

However, to be reprimanded by one's own followers, there is probably no god more humiliating than that.

Neither Yahweh nor Barbara paid much attention to Wendy's incident and continued chatting, which made the bard's mood even more complicated.

As time passed, the group soon arrived at the entrance to the Wind Dragon Ruins.

Once you enter from here, the Wind Dragon Ruins are right behind you.

However, Wendy sensed something was wrong as soon as she entered the entrance.

"The wind barrier that sealed off the Wind Dragon Ruins has disappeared..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes serious.

"...What exactly happened?"

"A barrier of wind?"

Even without Wendy saying anything, the others had already realized what was going on.

"We encountered this unknown turn of events before we even went inside..."

Although Kaiya said this with a smile, there was no smile in her eyes.

"...This is not a good sign."

"Is it the Abyss Order...?"

Diluc crossed his arms and made this guess with a calm expression.

According to his investigation, the Abyss Order appears to be behind the Stormterror incident.

Could the disappearance of the Wind Barrier be related to the Abyss Order?

"Don't overthink it, everyone."

Just as the atmosphere was becoming somewhat tense, Amber's lively voice suddenly rang out.

"The wind barrier has disappeared... Isn't that a good thing?"

She spoke with an optimistic smile on her face.

"In that case, we won't have to waste our energy trying to solve the Wind Barrier, right?"

“Amber is right!”

The ensemble leader next to him nodded.

"To protect Mondstadt, no matter what lies ahead, all we can do is move forward."

"So, next we'll have to face Mondstadt's former Sky Dragon head-on?"

Kaeya seemed to be able to sense through the ruins the powerful elemental force of the Stormterror, which seemed to be able to solidify even the air, making his tone become somewhat solemn.

"...This is truly a challenging task."

"If it's to protect Mondstadt, even the former Sky Dragon must be defeated!"

Noelle's eyes were resolute.

"Actually, it's not necessarily necessary to fight Stormterror..."

Despite nearly dying from the claws of Stormterror, Amber's attitude towards him was similar to that of Jean.

"...Didn't Mr. Wendy say that it's possible to communicate with Stormterror?"

"I...have a very bad feeling,"

However, Wendy gently shook her head in response to Amber's words.

He looked in the direction of the Wind Dragon Ruins, his expression slightly heavy.

"Please be extremely careful from now on!"

The group nodded slightly, and then, led by Qin, they entered the Phoenix Dragon Ruins together.

"Is this the Ruins of the Wind Dragon?"

Paimon floated beside Ying, looking at the magnificent scene around them, and said with some emotion.

“How spectacular…”

"...I really don't know how the Stormterror could possibly build such a scene with its claws."

Stormterror... set up...

As Paimon spoke, the previously somewhat oppressive atmosphere was instantly dispelled, and everyone's faces showed a faint smile because of the little guy's innocent words.

Wendy seemed to remember something, the heavy look on her face disappeared, and she looked at Paimon with a strange expression.

"Hey street performer, what's with that expression?"

Paimon naturally noticed Wendy's change in expression and stomped his foot in annoyance.

Is he mocking Paimon?

No, that's not what I meant.

After hearing Paimon's words, Wendy's expression returned to normal, and he gently shook his head.

"However, the Wind Dragon Ruins... are not... the former residence of the Sky Dragon, nor were they built by it."

"This ruin was once an ancient city; the ruin itself is actually older than the era of the 'Guardians of the Four Winds.'"

Wendy raised her head, looking at the ruins of Phoenix Dragon before her, a faint sense of reminiscence in her eyes.

"Mondstadt was a city-state without a king, and before Mondstadt was founded..."

"...There was once a tyrant who ruled this place."

"Hmm... I'll play the story of that king for you another time!"

"Hey, busker,"

Paimon was naturally very annoyed by Wendy's behavior of only saying half of what she meant.

"what's next?"

"Why did you only tell us half of it? Isn't that leaving us wanting more?"

"At that time, Mondstadt was still a wild, icy wasteland. The king used hurricanes to create a city for his subjects free from the bitter cold."

It wasn't Wendy who continued the story, but Yahweh.

"The king was proud of this and built a tall tower."

“Until the very end, He believed that His subjects loved Him as He loved them.”

"However, the storm blocked the cold wind and also cut off freedom."

"In the end, led by a young boy, they overthrew the rule of the Lonely Tower King, using the Wind Flower as their symbol."

"The old gods have fallen, and the new gods have ascended the throne."

"The wind spirit named Barbatos inherited the king's divine power and became the new wind god, and the true wind god."

"The wind god plucked the strings of his harp, using divine winds to disperse the ice and snow, split the mountains, and make this place a new land of freedom, a kingdom where no one can claim a king."

Qin picked up on Yahweh's words, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

She hadn't expected that Yahweh, this stranger, would know so much about the history of Mondstadt.

"This is Mondstadt today."

After listening to the three recount the history of Mondstadt, the others couldn't help but sigh with a touch of admiration.

However, there was one person...

No, it should be a little guy, but his thoughts are completely different.

"No, no!"

"That's completely wrong, isn't it?"

"Little Paimon, is something wrong?"

After hearing Paimon's words, Amber asked him this question with some curiosity.