Genshin Impact: The Great Evil Dragon’s Death System

Paimon was speechless at Mona's words: "Are the sages of the Order particularly annoying? Why do you all want to toss them to others like they're a hot potato?"

Mona smiled and said, "For some, being a sage is a coveted status symbol, but for those who are truly capable, their achievements are judged by more than just the word sage."

Paimon looked at Mona and said, "Then Mona is a capable person!"

Mona smiled indifferently, raised her head slightly, and prepared to accept the worship from outsiders.

But after waiting for a long time, no one spoke. She was stunned and glared at Leila who was in a daze.

This stupid disciple, this is the time for the student to show off the teacher's achievements.

If I say it myself, it certainly won't be as impressive as if someone else were to introduce it.

This is what they call the exaggeration of others, it is so terrifying.

Leila reacted and quickly mentioned Mona's title: "Teacher, before joining the Order, you were known as the Great Astrologer Mona."

"The 'Horoscope Talk' section of the Steambird newspaper has always been contributed by the teacher. Her achievements in astrology are far greater than those of the previous great sage."

"The title of Sage of the Order is not a good thing for the teacher. She has long been a renowned figure in the field of astrology."

Paimon expressed his shock with great pleasure.

"hiss--"

"So scary!"

Leila continued, "The main reason why the teacher wanted to become a sage of the Minglun School of the Faithful Court was to finance the Faithful Court. He often went bankrupt from purchasing astrological equipment and first-hand research materials."

"Even if you join the Order—"

Mona coughed frantically: "Leila, Leila, don't say anything more."

"Oh!"

Leila stopped talking. She wanted to express Mona's perseverance in pursuing astrology.

The spirit of making oneself like a beggar for the sake of astrology is worthy of learning by many scholars of the Minglun School who study the starry sky.

Paimon looked puzzled. "Is studying astrology so expensive?"

Mona sighed and told the truth, "I don't want to compromise myself. I want the best equipment and firsthand information. The old lady taught me to only use the expensive ones, not the right ones."

“The cost of something is not a disadvantage, but an advantage.”

"Paimon, do you think most of the expensive items are good, or most of the poor ones?"

Paimon answered without hesitation: "Is there any need to think about it? Of course it's expensive. You get what you pay for. When I have money, I choose the most expensive food."

"A bottle of water, even if it's just ordinary water, tastes better to me than ordinary water."

Mona nodded. "That's right. I believe good things can be found among the poor stuff, but I don't have the time or energy to spend the effort to find them."

"People's first reaction when they see a snake is to run away because they can't tell whether it's venomous or not."

"That's why I study astrology. I want the most expensive equipment, materials, and divination tools."

"If you buy a cheap one, if there's even a slight problem with the divination, you'll have to spend ten times as much effort to find the unexpected."

"It could be a flaw in the equipment, or it could be second-hand or third-hand data that has been altered. For me, none of this is worth wasting my time on."

Ying and Paimon nodded.

Ke Lai lowered her head. She felt that this was the fate of the poor and the disease of the rich.

Even after Mona became a sage of the Order, her economy did not improve at all. The reason was that her powerful divination skills could not convert into wealth, so she could only rely on education and the sale of knowledge to generate part of her income.

For example, the commissioned article for "Horoscope Talk" and the teaching classes in the Academy of Education.

Her family was not in financial difficulty. Someone who could afford to live in a foreign country could not be poor; on the contrary, he must be quite wealthy.

However, astrology is a money-burning industry, and Mona is unwilling to compromise herself with cheap products, so naturally she lives a tight life.

In fact, Mona's astrology can be monetized, such as fortune-telling for wealthy businessmen and nobles. A little Mora from the rich can make Mona well-fed.

But Mona is a very proud person and always speaks her mind. If she says that your whole family will die, then your whole family will really die, and she won't leave herself any chance to ease the situation.

For her, astrology is a mirror that reflects reality, and if the image is blurred to please, the essence is lost.

She didn't really want to tell fortunes for others. In the original novel, Paimon wanted Mona to tell fortunes to locate his whereabouts, but Mona directly refused. Her reason was: abusing astrology to solve trivial matters would deprive the starry sky of its guiding power.

Now Mona doesn't even want to take the job at the Ministry of Education. She wants Jing Fantian to support her so that she can have enough time to study astrology.

Mona looked at Cole as she spoke and said, "Cole, we've been in Mond for quite some time. Laila and I are planning to leave Mond in a few days."

"Cole, do you want to follow us or stay here?"

Cole thought for a moment and glanced in the direction of the kitchen.

Have they been together for a while? But Ke Lai felt like it was only yesterday.

The definition of a confidant is someone with whom you never feel tired no matter how long you are together.

Amber and Eula are Cole's confidants.

But even relatives will have to separate, just like clouds, gathering and dispersing, and like wind, coming and going.

Meeting is stolen time. Now that the pendulum has returned to its place, everyone's life ship will eventually sail to different seas.

"I'll tell Amber and Eula later, I'll go back with you!"

Mona nodded. She could see the reluctance in Cole's eyes, but she also saw her maturity.

So-called maturity means getting rid of the innocence of children and walking on the right path, even if that path is full of thorns.

Paimeng felt a little regretful: "Now that I'm gone, I don't know when we'll meet again."

Mona smiled and said, "Paimon, it won't be long. The Teyvat of today is not the Teyvat of the past."

"Brahma opened up many canals across the country. We can take the Dawn Canal to Liyue, then follow the Bishuiyuan to the upper reaches of Liyue. If we hurry, we can reach the Ordinance Hall in three days."

"In the past, it would have taken a month or two to arrive."

"I have to say, that evil dragon really did a great thing."

Cole immediately showed a look of surprise.

In the past, Cole also missed the days with Amber and Eula very much, but coming to Mond from Xumi is not an easy thing.

If you take a boat, you have to go to the port of Ormos, make a big circle to reach the port of Jingfu in Mondstadt, and then go to Mondstadt to find Amber and Eula.

After all this hassle, the sea transportation will take more than a month if there are no accidents.