Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

"The one who looks like a child is our Sumeru deity, the Great Auspicious Wisdom Lord Buyer, also known as the Little Auspicious Grass King Naxida. The other one is the Thunder God of Inazuma, the Thunder Movie Lord."

Diluc: "..."

If you were Inatsume, would you introduce him like this: "This is our Mitakenami-no-K ...

Is that possible?

Chapter 82 Is it better to be healed by God or by man?

The gods of Mount Sumeru and the gods of Inazuma...

Kaeya narrowed his eyes. If he remembered correctly, Tianquan Star had said in a letter to Captain Jean that the Seven Stars of Liyue did not entertain the gods.

Diluc also realized that if that were the case, then Zhong Gui's identity might not be the Liyue Seven Stars as he had guessed.

Diluc went up to Zhong Gui, intending to say hello.

"Young Master Diluc, it's been a long time."

Just as Diluc walked over, Zhong Gui spoke up.

Master Diluc? I haven't heard that title in a long time.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Zhong Gui glanced in Kaiya's direction, "It looks like you brothers had a bit of a fight?"

"Something happened, but it's over now."

"Is that so? Anyway, welcome to Liyue."

Zhong Guiyi pointed around, "The celestial ceremony is about to begin. Young Master Diluc should take a good look around; perhaps we'll have a future collaboration. I still remember my promise to sell you grain at a low price."

"No, Mondstadt has enough food for the time being."

Buy yours? Mondstadt can't afford to see prices so low that farmers suffer losses, can it?

"Hehehe, that's not necessarily true."

“Mr. Zhong Gui, everything you said back then has come true in Liyue.”

"Yes, yes."

"May I ask your identity in Liyue?"

"My status means my word still carries some weight in Liyue. If anything happens in Liyue in the future, just let me know and I'll take care of it."

Of course, if you cause trouble, I'll settle it; if you cause trouble, I'll settle it with you.

Diluc didn't seem to understand, but he simply nodded.

Then, looking at Narcida, who was being led by Zhong Gui, he bowed slightly and said, "Diluc of Mondstadt greets Your Excellency."

I was just preemptively attacked by Zhong Gui, and I haven't even paid my respects to the gods yet.

Because they were on the street, Diluc didn't explain it very clearly.

"Hello, my name is Naxida," Naxida said politely.

Diluc then paid his respects to Thor in turn, and greeted Sumeru, Inazuma, and the others.

Even though he was no longer a knight of Mondstadt, he didn't want people to say that Mondstadt people were ill-mannered.

These are all top-level officials from various countries; if they lose face, it will be a huge embarrassment.

“Are there people like this in Mondstadt? I thought they were all like that drunkard Barbatos. (aeeh)” Shadow said, looking at Diluc.

“Shadow…” Zhong Gui raised his head slightly to indicate. He wasn’t saying that Shadow couldn’t say that, but rather that “Barbatos” shouldn’t be said on the street, since many people knew the name of the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World.

Diluc, upon hearing Shadow's words, did not feel any sense of "a subject should die for his master's honor"; instead, he inexplicably felt that it was exactly what he expected.

The wind god is a drunkard... um, that's so Mondstadt.

"Mr. Zhong Gui, we in Mondstadt received a letter from Lord Tianquan, congratulating the successful meeting of the lords and expressing the hope that the friendship between Mondstadt and Liyue will last forever. You have been to Mondstadt before and know the specific situation here. We haven't seen that lord for a very long time. I wonder if you could tell us how he is doing now?"

“Diluc, that person is Venti,” Zhong Gui hinted to Diluc.

Diluc: "..."

Suddenly I'm not in a hurry to see him anymore, and I don't even want to see him anymore.

Come to think of it, didn't Wendy tell me he was the Wind God? Back then, when he was broke, he said he was the Wind God and asked if he could treat me instead of paying...

Looking at the silent Diluc, Zhong Gui smiled and waved his hand, "Come on, let's continue playing."

The group slowly walked away, leaving only the silent Diluc behind.

After the others had walked away, Elhesen and the others came over.

Kaiya asked, "So? Did you find out anything?"

Diluc: "→_→"

There's no need to ask the Wind God about some things; Mondstadt still needs the Mondstadt people to work hard themselves.

He'd gotten to know Wendy all too well over the years; to an outsider, it was obvious he was a pure Mondstadt native—an idle drunkard.

Did you influence Mondstadt, or did Mondstadt influence you?

Diluc: "Are you all coming along too?"

Seno: "Yes, something happened to us in Sumeru, so we must follow Lady Nasita and protect her safety."

Diluc knew something about Sumeru; when he traveled there before, he felt there was a problem between the higher-ups and the gods.

News of the chaos that occurred in Sumeru a year ago has also spread, the Great Sage has been dismissed, and the gods have regained power.

"Gods ruling a country versus humans ruling a country... Do the three of you see any difference between these two?"

"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Tinari asked. "We've only known each other for less than half an hour. Is this something we can discuss already?"

"I suddenly felt compelled to ask about the views of the higher-ups in Sumeru, who have experienced both rule by man and rule by God. Mr. Elhesen, the Grand Secretary in charge of Sumeru; Mr. Seno, the Grand Disciplinary Officer who inspects Sumeru; and Mr. Tinari, who refused to become a Great Sage."

Al-Hysen: "Mr. Diluc knows us very well, doesn't he?"

"It's just that they have some intelligence-gathering methods."

Al-Hysen nodded in agreement. "Divine rule and human rule... there's really no fundamental difference. In the end, it's just one or a group of better gods or humans leading the rest of the people to keep the country moving forward."

"According to the wise man, it is best to govern by humans, with the gods just watching from the sidelines."

"Because if problems arise, the gods can intervene and prevent the country from falling into the abyss."

“With the gods watching from the sidelines, those in power have no way to collude with everyone to exploit the lower class and monopolize the superstructure.”

Sumeru was once similar. Zhong Gui mentioned that Liyue's system was the most unbalanced because the seven major merchants could absolutely monopolize the entire country and treat everyone like韭菜 (a metaphor for being exploited).

This kind of rule, similar to a sage emperor ruling by doing nothing, is easily undermined, and could even lead to a change of dynasty. But this sage emperor is capable of single-handedly defeating an entire country...

"If the gods were to rule the country themselves, and problems arose... intelligent beings would not be able to see their own faults. It's not that they are blindly arrogant, but rather that they are blinded by a leaf and cannot see the whole picture. They are very likely to stubbornly carry out what they believe to be right."

“In this situation, the god is wrong, but no one can correct him. Because he can regard everyone who offers advice as someone who opposes his correct plan, he can easily believe that he, as a god, sees more than mortals.”

“As the wise man said, what policies are important, and who governs is also not important; what is important is the cleanliness and effectiveness of the oversight system.”

“There is no more suitable overseer than the gods who are the masters of this country.”

"These are some principles I've heard these past few days, and I'm sharing them with you."

Diluc: "Thank you."

Diluc bowed respectfully to Alheisen, who had imparted this knowledge to him.

At that moment, he suddenly understood many things. He no longer needed to ask the Wind God about his many questions; he already had the answers.

Chapter 83 Zhongli: My son has the potential to become an emperor.

There are very few records about the wind god in Mondstadt.

From the initial establishment of New Mondstadt granting Mondstadt freedom, to the blowing away of snow and bringing fertile soil...

He never seemed to have prescribed anything for the Mondstadt people to do; even the churches only spontaneously worshipped the wind god.

There are many accounts of the Wind God in the books published by Zhong Gui. It seems that he only appears when Mondstadt faces a disaster that it cannot face.

Or perhaps Mondstadt made a grave mistake and veered into the abyss, much like the Lawrence family's situation...

"Gentlemen, what impressions do you have of Lord Barbatos?"

"Impressions..." The three fell silent, feeling a little awkward for a moment, since it wasn't appropriate to speak ill of someone in front of their subordinates.

Finally, Seno said, "I remember that great man once said: We took back Mondstadt's freedom and returned it to Mondstadt. This was not a gift; they should have the right to choose for themselves. Perhaps the road is full of thorns, but their future is already determined—it is a free nation where humans decide their own destiny."

Diluc: "A free country? It's a bit too free...~..."

Kaiya: "Don't say that, being happy is all that matters."

Mondstadt's geography and culture are very popular; who wouldn't like a place with little pressure?

Mondstadt has the highest happiness level among the seven kingdoms, and of course, we cannot forget the contributions of Jean and others.

This is also one of the things that Diluc is most dissatisfied with.

The group strolled around for a long time, returning to the Hall of Rebirth in the late afternoon.

Diluc and Kaeya left halfway through their shopping trip, went back to give some instructions, and then took the high-quality apple wine and dandelion wine they had brought from Mondstadt to the Hall of Resurrection.

On the way, Diluc told Kaeya what he had found out, and Kaeya thought, "It would have been better if I hadn't known."