Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

"Just like a fledgling eagle, it must eventually leave its parents' wings and spread its wings to soar in the sky."

"People of Liyue—"

"Gods will one day depart, and I will be no exception. The future of Liyue is now determined by my word, but what will become of Liyue after I am gone? How will it face the world?"

“I’ve thought about it for a very long time… I told the Liyue Seven Stars to raise their doubts. Yes, I asked Keqing to say it. But after thinking about it, I still want to tell everyone the truth so that Keqing won’t have to bear the responsibility.”

"Don't put on that act. I can exist for a very, very long time, but before that, I want to ask the people of Liyue—after 3,700 years of nurturing, has this child grown up yet?"

Chapter 88 Divine Healing? Human Healing? Zhong Gui: Nonsense!

Zhong Gui stood on the clouds, watching the sorrowful figures of the Liyue people as they left.

Divine rule, human rule.

Zhong Gui didn't really care; sometimes he couldn't even tell the difference between the two.

The Daedric Lords of Teyvat are different from those of other worlds. The principle of "Daedric Lords love humans" is engraved in their souls, unlike the gods of some other worlds who regard humans as mere ants.

Under the premise of divine justice, there is not much difference between divine rule and human rule.

Every country needs one or more leaders. As long as the leader is wise, benevolent, a king, or a hegemon, and can lead and protect the country, it doesn't matter whether he is a god or a human.

A god or king like the Rock King Emperor would be the ideal saint.

If possible, Zhong Gui would like to live in a country like this: safe and stable...

The people of Liyue think the same way; they firmly believe that the Emperor will always protect them and lead them on the right path.

It's often said that Mondstadt people are like overgrown babies, but Liyue people are even more like them. They rarely have their own thoughts, and everything is decided by the Geo Archon.

However, it has been 3,700 years. It seems that Morax only needs to appear once at the Summoning Ceremony. But for this one time, he has to observe Liyue every day of the year, constantly thinking about the current situation and future of Liyue.

Tired, really tired.

When will this end?

There's also the issue of "wear and tear." After the Dragon King's health was damaged, he was able to attack even his most beloved Liyue, showing no mercy to his most important brothers.

Morax appears unharmed because he is the strongest, the most unyielding rock.

In truth, he knew in his heart that he was being given special "attention," and as the deity who intervened most in worldly affairs, he suffered the most severe wear and tear.

He just managed to carry it all; it doesn't look serious.

Although his son has now solved these problems, it still comes down to this:

I'm so tired, really tired.

He didn't explicitly say he was retiring; he simply went along with the idea and handed it over to his son.

Zhong Gui: "..."

As the son of the Rock God, whether Zhong Gui was adopted or not was no longer important. Zhong Li was the first "template" he saw and the one who had the deepest influence on him.

He is practically a replica of Morax, the Rock Demon God, inside and out. Many people think that the claim of him being an adopted son is a lie.

For example, other gods and the immortals of Liyue.

Zhong Gui's existence is like the most perfect successor of Liyue, a young Geo Archon.

Zhong Gui begged his father to endorse his books, but Zhong Li refused...

Then, desperate for money, Zhong Gui came up with a wicked idea, and then he fell into a ditch.

Zhong Gui: "..."

Born in Liyue, raised in Liyue.

His father is the master of Liyue, and his fiancée is a subject of Liyue.

This ancient country, similar to his previous life, had long since become his new home, and it belonged to his homeland.

Liyue was entrusted to him by his father, so he couldn't just give it up.

Power and responsibility are equal, at least in his view.

Sometimes Zhong Gui even joked that he was also influenced by the concept of "the demon god's lover".

But young people aren't as capable of working like old men.

So from the very beginning, Zhong Gui was already thinking about how not to do any work.

Divine intervention? Human intervention?

Zhong Gui: "I don't care! I just don't want to work!"

Zhongli: "Add one to the last sentence!"

Zhong Gui thought of many ways to avoid working, and finally came up with the "Constitutional Monarchy".

Of course, it's not the original one, and it can't even be called "Constitutional Monarchy".

The core theme is that the seven stars below do the work, while the Geo Archon does nothing but supervise them.

They're a bit like keyboard politicians, all they do is talk.

In any normal world, this would likely be hijacked the next day, but where is this? Teyvat!

The monarch mentioned above, who may have been sidelined, is a god capable of single-handedly destroying a country and then rebuilding it.

What if a country develops to the point where it can kill gods?

Wouldn't that be better? We're all grown up now, why bother with that?

Daoqi is Zhong Gui's test subject. He will form a "cabinet" below and put a knife to the "cabinet's" neck.

If even a simpleton can govern a country, then our great Liyue is blessed with outstanding people and resources, shouldn't it be even better?

Liyue naturally has this advantage; generally, the Seven Stars manage everything, and the Emperor never shows his face except for annual planning.

Liyue's system is already the most advanced in Teyvat, and it could easily transition to a stage where the gods are no longer present.

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Perhaps the old man had thought so all along...

Now that the plans have been handed over, the gods will no longer interfere.

Of course, it's not that they've truly stopped interfering. The Liyue Seven Stars have gained a special advisor—Zhong Gui, whose status is equivalent to Gan Yu's, making it a special position.

When Zhongli was in charge before, wasn't he also using his wisdom to plan for Liyue? What kind of divine governance is that if he didn't use divine power? It's all about using your brain, so what difference does it make who uses their brain?

If we're going to differentiate between divine and human rule based on this, then how do we account for the fact that Shadow "raised the average chest circumference of the seven gods and lowered their average intelligence"? Is the wisdom of the gods necessarily superior to that of humans?

Zhongli: "I just have a good memory and I learn a lot from what I see."

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Yuheng Star Keqing was never dissatisfied with the gods and immortals; she was dissatisfied with Liyue, who could not think for themselves. They placed all their hopes on the gods and immortals, as if the gods and immortals were their brains.

This persistent discontent eventually escalated into statements like, "It's best for immortals not to interfere in the mortal realm," and "To put it bluntly, does Morax really know everything?"

It could be said that she went to extremes, and that was her mistake.

The idea of ​​discarding someone after they've served their purpose or abandoning them after they've served them doesn't exist for her; she respects everyone who has contributed to Liyue.

Zhong Gui felt that she should be able to get along with Diluc, just as she would in the "godless" kingdom of Mondstadt.

The only difference is that the gods and immortals have been replaced by the Knights of Favonius, and the leader of the Knights of Favonius has been replaced by Jean.

When people become dependent, they become lazy. This is simply human nature and has nothing to do with gods or immortals.

There was a similar person to Ke Qing in ancient times, but he was more powerful than Ke Qing and changed the things that Ke Qing disapproved of. His name was Zhuanxu.

Ke Qing doesn't have that ability, so she seems somewhat cynical and disrespectful to gods and immortals.

It doesn't matter how things should have been before; the current farce at Yujingtai is simply because the Emperor and Young Master no longer want to be in charge.

The reasons are both true and false. After all, it's the young lord using the emperor's story to tell a tale, which is neither entirely false nor entirely true.

Zhong Li doesn't care what Zhong Gui does, as long as he doesn't cause trouble or go too far, since he's the one who wronged his son first.

Zhong Gui: "They've all left. The people of Liyue will be confused for a few days now. Some books need to be sent out ahead of schedule..." (Spoon)

Chapter 89 Zhong Gui's Confession (Including Thanks, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Liyue Harbor is bustling!

However, this lively atmosphere was not the joyous celebration it once was; instead, it turned into a state of widespread anxiety.

The Emperor is leaving.

This news spread throughout Liyue Harbor in an instant and then rapidly spread outwards.

On the Jade Capital Terrace, the father got up and, with the help of his friends, hurried home, fearing that someone would smash their front door.

In the end, only Keqing and the envoys from various countries remained.

Keqing stood there for a long time before finally looking at Elhesen and the others who were still there.

"I'm sorry to have made you all laugh..." His voice was unusually hoarse.

Ke Qing never imagined that when this day actually came, she would feel so miserable.

Ha, I guess I've made a name for myself in history now?

"Keqing, come here for a moment, and bring the others along too."