Transmigrating to the world of Genshin Impact and becoming a big shot.

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Then a woman (or rather, a beast girl) walked out of the desert.

"Eh... Eh!? Dixia, what are you doing here!"

Just then, Paimon heard a very familiar voice and exclaimed in surprise at the person named Desia.

"That's great, Ying, someone I can finally trust has arrived."

Paimon floated over to Desia and said happily.

"Dishia, hurry and help, or these two will start fighting again."

Paimon pointed to the two opposing figures in front of Desia.

Zhao Chuan actually wanted to help, but neither of them were good people, and he didn't know them.

"Oh, yes, two [big shots from the Order of the Fathers] are fighting again, that's really something."

Dixia looked at them and teased them.

He turned around and saw Zhao Chuan leaning against the gun barrel behind Ying, and asked.

"Who is this? A new face. I've never seen you before."

Zhao Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the woman named Dixia.

"Hello, I am a traveler from out of town. My name is Zhao Chuan. It's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful lady."

At this moment, Zhao Chuan spoke, his gentle face still smiling as he addressed Dixia.

Dixia was stunned by Zhao Chuan's gentle and handsome appearance.

"Zhao Chuan, this is Dixia, from the thirteen-person group."

“Dishia, he means no harm, he is our friend.”

At this point, Paimon stepped in to smooth things over.

"Okay, I understand. Since you are a friend of the traveler, then you are my friend."

"I said, hands on my hips."

"Ha... It's you who, clinging to those self-righteous grand principles, spout empty rules and morals from the Order of the Fathers."

Then he looked at Sino and walked over to him, scolding him.

"Since you dare to bring such pointless disputes into the pure land of Aru Village..."

Dixia then looked at Elhesen and scolded him.

"Looks like someone has to beat you all down so you can really get a feel for the land beneath your feet!"

At this moment, Desia crossed her arms and spoke very seriously.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, even Zhao Chuan, who had been smiling just moments before, remained silent.

At this moment, Ying's eyes were sharp as she looked at Elhesen and Seno, as if they were both looking for an opportunity to strike.

"Hey, hey, you guys...did you even hear what I said?!"

Seeing that no one was speaking, Dixia became anxious and shouted angrily.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and a sandstorm swept in, passing through the cave entrance and blowing towards Zhao Chuan and his group.

Then it grew stronger and stronger, and the whooshing sound filled the entire desert.

"Wow—what's going on! The wind is so strong—is it a sandstorm!? I'm going to be blown away!"

A sudden gust of wind nearly blew Paimon away, but he managed to grab Zhao Chuan's gun handle at the crucial moment.

Zhao Chuan was alright; he was facing away from the sandstorm, but his hair was already full of sand.

"Damn, another sandstorm. What's going on lately..."

"This level of sandstorm is nothing new," said Desia, unfazed. "It can only blow Paimon away!"

"Hey, you over there, over here, come over here and hide."

At that moment, a beautiful female voice rang out.

"Someone is calling us, Ying! The wind is too strong, let's go quickly!"

Paimon, with his eyes closed, hugged Zhao Chuan's gun barrel and said.

"It sounds like Candice's voice."

Dixia listened to the location from which the sound came.

"Hey... you two, have all the people in the Order of the Fathers lost their minds? Get out of here!"

Dixia turned around and glanced at the two people who were standing still without moving an inch. She was also speechless, and scolded them.

"Okay, stop yelling."

"I'm getting a little annoyed," Elhesen said.

Sino gave a haughty snort.

"Zhao Chuan, carry me. The sandstorm is too strong, and I can't open my eyes."

Paimon gripped the gun handle tightly and said to Zhao Chuan.

The group then followed Dixia into Aru Village.

After entering the house, the group found seats and settled down.

Desia and Ying sat quietly at the rectangular table, leaning against the wall. Paimon sat between Ying and Zhao Chuan, while Zhao Chuan and Elhesen sat together. Seno leaned against the wall.

The calm amidst the storm created an unusually quiet and awkward atmosphere.

"The atmosphere...the atmosphere is so awkward..."

Paimon whispered to Ying, but Zhao Chuan overheard this and chuckled softly.

"The three who almost came to blows are now forced to face each other in such a small space..."

He kept glancing at them as he spoke.

After listening, Ying looked at the quiet crowd, then at Paimon, but Paimon was nowhere to be seen. She looked down and saw Paimon sprawled on her lap. Her eyes and lips widened in astonishment.

"Ugh... the air... it's so heavy, I feel like I can't fly anymore."

At this moment, Paimon said with a smug look on his face.

He hugged Ying's legs tightly.

Just then, a gentle voice rang out, and as the voice faded, a mature woman with heterochromatic eyes and an Egyptian-style look walked in through the doorway.

The clothes she wore were exquisite and cool, giving her a gentle and kind appearance.

He walked towards the crowd with his long legs and said.

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen. This is the home of the village chief of Aru Village. Until the sandstorm passes, we'll have to ask you to make do here for a while."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Candice, and I am a guard in Aru Village."

Candice introduced herself by placing one hand on her chest.

"Ah, finally a savior has arrived..."

“My name is Paimon! Nice to meet you, hehe, thanks to you for bringing us here... Thank you, Candice!”

Paimon looked at the older sister and said happily.

"Thank you so much……"

Ying chimed in from the side.

Candice looked at the two adorable little ones and smiled.

"In the face of natural disasters, it is only natural to help each other; there is no need to be so polite."

Candice waved her hands and said.

After hearing Candice's words, Paimon's eyes were filled with emotion.

"Wow...this older sister is such a kind and gentle person, unlike the others over there."

He turned around and said to Ying.

"Paimon, who are you talking about?"

Zhao Chuan grabbed Paimon's shoulder and said.

At this point, Candice interrupted Zhao Chuan and continued speaking.

"Alright, that's enough of the pleasantries. Now, for the rest of the time..."

"As a guard, I was actually observing the conflict from a distance before the sandstorm arrived to make sure it wouldn't affect the villagers."

As he spoke, he slowly walked up to Seno.

"Now that you are all in Aru Village, it is my duty to eliminate any potential dangers."

"Please have an open and honest talk, and try your best to eliminate each other's hostility..."

Then he looked at Sino and said very seriously.

"Under this roof, if anyone dares to show their face again, it will be the wild beasts of the sandstorms that will entertain you."

Candice turned around, her sharp eyes fixed on everyone sitting in the chairs, before walking to the center of Dixia's group.

Paimon looked at Candice's serious tone, especially her last sentence, which startled him so much that he stammered out a sentence.

"...I...take back my previous assessment..."

"Pfft, Paimon is hilarious."

Finally, Zhao Chuan couldn't help but laugh, though not very loudly.

Dixia also gave a proud hum.

The sound wasn't loud, but Candice heard it too.

"You two are no exception, Miss Dixia and this gentleman."

But Candice fell silent when Zhao Chuan was mentioned.

Then, with one hand on his hip, he looked at Dixia meaningfully and said...

"And the reply?"

Hearing this, Dixia sighed.

"Sigh... I understand, I understand, Candice."

Dixia nodded and said.

"Hehe, not bad, not bad. So, who's going to start the conversation?"

Candice smiled and said.

“I’m also a mediator, but… uh, I’m a bit too radical. Let the two from the Order of the Church speak first.”

Desia crossed her arms and looked at Elhesen.

"Is that what you call mediation...?"

At this point, Paimon directly confronted Desia.

Just as Dixia was about to speak, she heard a male voice.

"I have nothing to hide, so there's nothing wrong with telling you."

“Al-Hysen said that the disciplinary officers of the Order of the Church did not know where I had gone, but it was not because I was carrying out any [shady mission].”

He then walked behind Elhesen and continued speaking in front of Zhao Chuan.

"I chose [self-exile]."

Sino crossed his arms and said, emphasizing the last four words.

"Self-exile?"

Paimon raised a question?

"Some time ago, I found that there were gaps in the records of the Institute of Education, Research and Development of Engineering Projects and their implementation. The data in those records clearly did not match the actual progress."

"As the Grand Disciplinary Officer, I have the responsibility and the right to request verification, but I never expected that the person responsible for that part... would actually be the Great Sage 'Hazar' himself."

Sino spoke slowly, emphasizing the last sentence.

"Before submitting the verification request, I conducted a lot of investigations in private, but everything, whether clues or physical evidence, cleverly evaded my view."

After saying that, he turned to look at Ying and Paimon and continued.

“I gradually realized… they were on guard against me from the very beginning.”

"As expected, the Great Sage rejected my verification request. He even said to me—"

At this point, Seno paused for a moment, then, mimicking the Great Sage, spoke very seriously.

"The power of the Grand Disciplinary Officer is granted by the wise; you have no right to judge us."

After hearing this, Al-Hysen pondered for a moment.

"In other words, there really was something fishy going on."

Zhao Chuan smiled after hearing this, thinking that he might be a traitor. It didn't feel good to hear the enemy talking, but he thought about what Cyno had said. He sorted it out himself. The Fools and the Great Sage were collaborating to create their own god. Except for the employees who signed confidentiality agreements to participate in this god-making project, everyone would know about it long ago. But he couldn't tell them that the Church was creating a god! He would be suspected.

In the end, Zhao Chuan remained silent.

"At that time I realized that in the eyes of the great sage, the disciplinary officer was nothing more than a tool for the sage to govern [knowledge]."

"The disciplinary officer's original oath, the principles he has upheld until now, seem meaningless in the current ecclesiastical chambers."

Sino reached out and shook hands.

"So you chose exile?"

Ying put her small hands together on her lower abdomen and said earnestly.

"I think the wisest thing to do is to escape the Church before the sages take any action against me, so that I can also get out of their sight."

At this moment, Sino stood in front of Zhao Chuan with his arms crossed and said...

“I will never give up the investigation. I don’t need anyone to grant me the authority. I will conduct the trial in my own name.”

"Sino said very seriously."

“Sino… seems to share the same stance as us, both investigating the Sages of the Church.”

After listening to Seno's words, Paimon waved to Ying and said...

Moreover, he's no longer the head of discipline, so he's suddenly become less intimidating.

After a moment of thought, Paimon spoke again.

Ying didn't speak, but in her heart she was certain that this might just be a fabricated story... well, she couldn't completely believe it yet, and slowly shook her head.

"If that's the case, then why did Seno target Elhesen before? Could it be..."

Paimon asked, puzzled.

"Because during my investigation at the Council of the Church, I witnessed Elhesen talking with the Sage."

He then walked behind Elhesen and said with a sidelong glance.

"The sage once said that you should investigate a blond traveler... right, Elhesen?"

Although he wasn't looking at him, his words were full of interrogation.

"Ah~"

Paimon exclaimed in surprise.

"And this task, too, has no record of it, plus your connection to [divine jar knowledge]... Now... it's your turn to explain."

"So... the sages were already on guard against me all along."

Ying held her little hand and said.

“I can admit that I did receive the assignment to investigate this traveler.”

Al-Hysen answered the question directly, without any beating around the bush.

Zhao Chuan was also surprised to hear this. This guy is more suitable to be an inside man than I am. Hmm, I knew he was no good person at first glance.

Zhao Chuan thought to himself.

"Elheisen, you...!"

At this point, Paimon said angrily, but didn't know what to say.

"After all, the reward for that task is amazing, and no scholar would refuse. The sage said, '[After it is completed, I can let you see the knowledge of the gods.]'"

El-Hysen also said with a serious expression.

"It is indeed a very tempting offer."

Seno nodded in agreement.

"Unfortunately, the people in the Order of the Church do not understand me."

"The Great Sage's words revealed an important piece of information: [divine knowledge] does indeed exist. Knowing this is enough for me."

“Sages are not worthy of my trust. To think that they would so easily offer [divine knowledge] as a reward to others... isn’t that a bit strange?”

After listening, Zhao Chuan smiled bitterly to himself. As expected, he was no good person. Elhesen's ability to deceive was too strong. He could fool others into thinking that he was telling the truth. But Zhao Chuan only thought about it in his heart and did not show it.

"So, I followed the clue of [knowledge in the can of gods] and started my own investigation. In the end, I found that it was good that I did so, and it was also good that I did not trust the Order of the Church."

Al-Hysen solemnly and formally told everyone about his intuition.