Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

Just hearing Kong's simple and calm retelling, it was as if the smiling face of a madman on the verge of death appeared before everyone present.

Funina huddled closer to Su, her legs tucked in. "I...I feel like he's already completely gone mad...?"

He appears to be expecting to save everyone, but in reality, he doesn't care about saving the world at all.

All he did was desperately try to help another person fulfill his wish to save the world.

Obsessive to the point of madness.

Paimon curled up and trembled. Carter Mud, Rene Mud, and all that... and those humans that had been dissolved!

Sue pulled out a blanket and covered herself, Funina, and Paimon. The warm, cramped space effectively alleviated the gloomy atmosphere brought by Jacob.

Navelette then followed the clues Kong had given her to consider the situation.

“Rene, no, Nazisen Cruz has survived until now.” Navelette unconsciously tightened her grip on her fingers. “His hiding place is probably somewhere…”

Gestalt.

This tower, situated at another breach in the primordial sea of ​​fertility due to René's special choice of location, is the true site of the Narcissistic Cross Society.

After Alan Giordan broke into and confiscated the Gestalt where the Narcissistic Cross was located, it was he who granted Alan's request to sink the tower deep into the trench to block the breach in the Sea of ​​the Womb.

He had not realized that Nazisen Cruz was hiding deep within Gestalt, probably because Nazisen Cruz's form and nature were no different from the waters of the primordial womb.

Water is stored in water.

Even if he were the Water Dragon King, he would not be able to detect Nazisen Cruz's existence and whereabouts without knowing the situation.

Did Alan Giordan know about Nazisen Cruz's existence back then?

If he was aware of it, then he concealed Nazisen Cruz's existence...

Is it because he doesn't trust the water god and the supreme judge who govern Fontaine?

Paimon was stunned by Villette's guess, while Frynn seemed thoughtful.

Funina: "That old man..."

She had met the Qiji Gong.

Although they only met a few times, she was actually a little afraid of that seemingly cold person, because she always felt that he could be easily seen through.

Fortunately, Qi Xie Gong was a cold and aloof person who was very good at keeping secrets. He spoke very little and had no social life outside of work.

Her first truly private conversation with the Magnificent occurred after she overcame the financial pressures of the disaster and passed his application to establish the Fontainebleau Academy of Sciences and the Marian Memorial Park, and it was simply a heartfelt "thank you."

The second time was at the Opizley Opera House.

Despite disliking opera and the boisterous atmosphere, the Duke of Cerberus appeared at the Opiclie Opera House multiple times. His attention was not on the performances, but rather on the Cardinal of Decree.

Funina cares a lot!

So she suppressed her inner resistance and went to ask, "What, has the Master of the Machines also become obsessed with my work, Fucaros?"

Alan Giordan gave an irrelevant answer, only saying that his research would shift from clockwork mechanisms to energy development, and that he would apply for funding from the Water God.

"Now that I think about it, even if he didn't know that it contained the divine essence of Fukalos, he probably guessed that the Cardinal of the Proclamation and Judgment wanted to accumulate energy."

"His research greatly alleviated the energy supply pressure on Fontaine, allowing the Cardinal of Decree to accumulate energy more and faster..."

The last private conversation between Frynn and the Mechanic took place at the end of Alan Giordan's life.

This legendary old man was dying, and his achievements were enough to warrant a state funeral. But Alain Giordan refused.

As the water goddess Funina needed to express the gods' mercy and love, she went to visit him in person.

Alain Giordan said he didn't deserve a state funeral and that he had other plans for his burial. Ultimately, Furnessa respected his wishes and helped him cancel the state funeral.

Furina shared her speculation and feelings, saying, "He said he didn't deserve a state funeral, probably because he kept Nazisen Cruz a secret."

“Alan Giordan has always been saving the world in his own way. Even though he was unaware of Fukaros’s plans, his actions genuinely helped her.”

"But at the same time, Alan Giordan could not place all his hopes on beings other than humans. Therefore, although he had a blood feud with Rene and did not agree with Rene's path, he still regarded Nazisen Cruz as another insurance policy."

Su sighed, "The relationship between Alan and René is really complicated..."

The two circumstances, most similar and most likely to understand each other, ultimately diverged completely under the influence of fate.

Kong continued recounting the story from last night.

Jacob said he told Giordanazisen Cruz where he was—in the deepest part of the Gestalt.

Rene has the ability to turn consciousness into pages, and Nazisen Cruz takes this to an extreme.

Jacob told Giordana Zisen Cruz whereabouts, and that the fight would end everything that day.

Either Nazisen Cruz dissolved Giyodan, or Giyodan ended Rene's suffering.

He knew that René had been in pain all along, otherwise René wouldn't have said that before the ceremony began, "If we fail, I won't have to worry about the future anymore."

Jacob wants to help Rene achieve his dream of saving the world, and at the same time, he hopes that someone can help him end Rene's suffering.

“But in the end, he just quietly closed the door and left,” said Caterpillar, who had remained silent.

There was no raid or confiscation at all; Alan Giordan simply arrested all the members of the Society and took away the Narcissus Cross.

Finally, the society's library, along with its greatest secret—Nazisen Cruz—was sunk to the bottom of the ocean, undisturbed.

The long-standing regret and centuries-long suffering have finally continued to this day, and it's time for everything to be resolved.

Jacob looked at the golden holy sword in his empty hand and tossed him a key.

Go, take the holy sword and go see the master.

The Holy Sword will eventually return to the Master's hands, and he will break the seal and seize control of the source of life. The purest water of life will flood the world with his resurrection, and a new universe will be born!

Next, the master. No, the time for René's return has come!

After handing over the key, Jacob looked at Ann, the little pure water sprite who was hiding behind the crowd and whose presence was almost non-existent.

"My mission is complete, and my time is almost up. Now, Pure Water Spirit, please accept all my emotions and memories."

The time the master calculated for him using the World Formula is almost up. Preserve everything about him and let him reunite with everyone in the new world!

Anne shook her head, firmly refusing Jacob. "I cannot absorb your personality and emotions. I do not want to retain the sinful you you are now. You are no longer the crybaby Jacob, nor should you become eternal in your current form."

Jacob was stunned, then remembered what the master had said: that in the new world there would be a place for Marianne and Alan, but not for him.

He finally understood the reason—

As a creature of the abyss, he would be rejected by the primordial waters of the womb, and Nazisen Cruz could not integrate him into his body, for doing so would only pollute the unborn universe and life.

click.

The doomsday clock on the dome emitted a soft chime as its mechanism turned, and its hands trembled as they reached the twelve o'clock position.

Jacob closed his eyes. "The appointed time has come..."