Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

Character Voice - Mona: About Sumeru

"I just went to talk to the grass god about divination, why do so many people say they empathize with me?"

Chapter 497 Because of Illness

Cole was willing to tell the traveler about her old ailment, which is why Tinari told the traveler.

Over the past few days, the traveler has truly come to regard Cole as a friend, and Cole naturally wants to reciprocate in kind.

If you treat me as a national hero, I will repay you as a national hero.

It was based on this idea that Cole was willing to tell travelers about her past traumas.

[Tinari said, "Actually, Cole has suffered from a disease called 'Demon Scales' since she was a child."]

"This is a disease unique to Sumeru, named for the grayish-black scaly tissue that appears on the patient's body."

The appearance of these three words made the Sumeru Man frown.

Outsiders may not understand this disease, but for the people of Xumi, no one is unaware of how terrible it is.

No wonder Ke Lai was so clumsy before, it turns out it was because of this illness.

Dina Zede was even more moved, realizing that the girl was just like her.

When everyone was watching the anime together and celebrating for the Grass God, neither of the two girls actually showed that they had "Demon Scale Disease".

They cried and celebrated just like everyone else, appearing no different from anyone else.

They don't want to be treated differently because of this; being treated like ordinary people is their only wish.

Now, through the prophecy, Dina Zede learned that the other party also suffers from "Demon Scale Disease".

"She's really a strong girl," Dina Zede said with a smile.

Dixia said, "The young lady is the same."

Dina Zede shook her head. "I'm actually not that strong..."

She had thought about giving up, but Nasita saved her. Nasita, who was with her at that time, was the motivation for her to live.

She survived, she met Nasita, and after the relief of having her wish fulfilled, she didn't feel empty. Instead, she found that she had even more motivation to live.

Looking at Desia in front of her, Dina Zede suddenly realized that she and Miss Cole were really alike, even their best friend was a fire-type girl.

The fire elementalists are truly 'deeply sinful,' each and every one of them is so charming.

In comparison, the "Doctor" is truly guilty of grave sins.

Lin Qiu drew a short illustration that, with Tina's narration, briefly recounted Cole's past.

Tinari told the traveler that scaly disease was incurable and that patients would gradually lose their ability to move.

However, when Cole was young, someone lied to her mother, saying that the "Fools" had a way to cure the Demon Scale Disease, and Cole was eventually sent to the "Doctor".

The "Doctor" did manage to contain the Demon Scale Disease, but the process was far from pleasant.

Some people within the Fools know some inside information, which seems to be about human experiments on 'demon remnants'.

Lin Qiu's illustrations also confirm this, showing that the 'demon god's remnants' were 'put into' Ke Lai's body.

During that period, the Demon Scale Disease was indeed contained, but at the cost of being constantly afflicted by the remnants of the Demon God.

Torture, experiments, nightmares, and an environment where no one could talk to him—he grew up in extreme repression.

Cole is quite cheerful now, entirely because she met some good people after that.

She was originally quite aggressive after leaving the "Folks" and didn't like to interact with people; she was very hostile.

However, with the care and concern of Amber and others, Cory gradually changed and became the person she is today.

Colette was unfortunate, as she was used by the doctor for human experiments, but she was also lucky, as she later met her true love.

The stragglers were the opposite. He initially met a good person, his ideal woman, so at that time he was a very nice person, very shy and polite.

But then he met "The Doctor," and that was the end of him.

Both of their lives began to fall apart after they met "The Doctor," which just goes to show how worthy he is.

Fools: I attacked your beloved Executor? Then you can attack my beloved Executor—the Doctor! Feel free to leave a bad review!

If the stragglers went to Liyue, they'd probably be taken home by the child-loving True Lord. What woman would be interested in such an interesting doll?

If you go to Mondstadt, the people there are incredibly hospitable, if nothing else.

That's why there are so many mountains in Mondstadt; it turns out it's the hospitable Shandong!

Ahem, I digress. Let's get back to the story. After Tinari finished recounting Cole's past, he was still relaying Cole's message:

"By the way, Paimon, Cole asked me to tell you that she's sorry she scared you yesterday. She also said: 'I'm sorry for hiding my illness from you at first.'"

Paimon quickly waved his hand: "This isn't Cole's fault, she doesn't need to apologize!"

Yes, it's not Cole's fault, nor is it the Traveler's or Paimon's fault. So who is at fault?

[Tinari: "She once felt she was unworthy of friendship; please do not let my disciple experience similar pain again."]

This was said with such tenderness that everyone could feel Titoni's care for Cole.

Master, Master, you truly are a parent who is not related by blood.

In real life, Cole's eyes were already red-rimmed; to be honest, she hadn't expected the book to contain such content.

I finally learned to read and could happily read books. It should have been two happy things combined, so why did it turn out like this?

Sobbing, Cole cried. Although she was crying, she was actually very happy.

Despite being happy, she still glanced at Lin Qiu twice. Where was the promised fun in the master's appearance? This was anything but fun! And why did I have so much screen time?!

To this, Lin Qiu could only say, "It's really interesting, I think."

As for your role, I didn't say you had a role, but I also didn't say you didn't! What's wrong with a prophet playing with the art of language?

Cole not only has a role, but a lot of roles. In the story, Tinari even plans to find some more medicine for Cole, and the traveler is naturally willing to help.

Paimon: "Tinari, where are we going to find this plant?"

Wherever Tinari goes, that's where he'll go!

Following Tina's directions, the group collected moon lotuses there, at which point a forest ranger came to report.

It turns out that there was a "dead zone" not far ahead.

The "Dead Zone" is also a specialty of Sumeru. It can cause plants to wither and also take the lives of animals and humans. It is the "Bald Qiang" that the forest ranger has to deal with.

Therefore, although Mount Sumeru appears to be habitable on the surface, it is not without its share of decay inside.

Currently, readers are aware of specialties such as "Dead Zone" and "Demon Scale Disease".

Later, problems such as internal divisions and academic dictatorships will be discovered in Sumeru. In fact, its living conditions may not be better than those of Inazuma.

The academic cliques of the Academy look down on everything else, so in Sumeru you must participate in the factional struggles of the academic cliques, otherwise it will be difficult to cross the class boundaries.

Even if you could do what Dolly and Nel did, you still couldn't change the opinions of those old scholars in the Church.

In this respect, it's not as good as Inazuma. In Inazuma, no one would say anything if you made fireworks, forged iron, or even sold milk tea or wrote novels.

If you do well, you might even be personally selected by the general and praised to his face.

Yingbao gives you a thumbs up.

Chapter 498 The World Tree is Sick Too

Comparing Inazuma and Sumeru is ultimately about who is worse off. If we're talking about living well, Liyue, Mondstadt, and Fontaine are the places to go.

The people in these three countries are doing well because there are people willing to risk their lives for their homes.

Fortunately, there are such people in Sumeru, namely forest rangers like Tinari.

The "Dead Zone" is very dangerous; even those who possess the Eye of God cannot withstand it for long, but they will still deal with it.

Anyone without the "Eye of God" will explode if they look at it again! Getting even a tiny bit closer will melt them!

Although the traveler didn't have the Eye of God, she could use elemental power and wasn't afraid of the Dead Zone, so she followed to help.

It's not surprising that the traveler helped; she's done so many great things along the way, so clearing out the "dead zone" isn't unexpected.

However, everyone found one thing strange: this "dead zone" would erode life, and those without the Eye of God could not get close to it.

So here's the question: the Traveler can use elemental powers, so it's understandable that she's alright, but Paimon, what's going on with you?

The Traveler would help, and Paimon would naturally be included, so Paimon also went into the "Dead Zone".

Why is it that this little guy, who can't use elemental power and has only one-fifth the combat strength of a wild boar, can resist the erosion of the "Dead Zone"? What kind of effect is this?

Aside from being cute and able to fly, Paimon didn't have any particularly outstanding abilities on the surface; she was always the first to run away in fights.

But this time it's different. This "Dead Zone" is a "Field Spell Card" that attacks indiscriminately. Why is Paimon immune to it?

I had long suspected that Paimon was no ordinary person, but it seems she is even more extraordinary than we thought, perhaps even more extraordinary than we imagined, far beyond our wildest dreams.

Ying naturally knew this all along, but she didn't care because she believed that Paimon would not betray her.

Paimon probably genuinely can't remember his identity right now, otherwise he wouldn't be hiding it from me.

Yes, Ying trusted Paimon completely, so even though readers who read this passage were beginning to doubt Paimon, Ying never doubted him and continued to read the book with Paimon close by.

Two illustrations in the book illustrate the impact of the "Dead Zone".

The first illustration depicts a "dead zone," a gray and gloomy place with withered plants, exuding an aura of death.

The second illustration shows a lush, vibrant, and thriving landscape after the "dead zone" has been cleared, brimming with the breath of life.

The change before and after was truly exaggerated. I thought it would take time for the plants in the "dead zone" to recover, but I didn't expect them to recover instantly.

All I can say is that ley lines and elemental power are amazing, right?

It's amazing, but not entirely amazing; it's only half amazing. The forest hasn't actually fully recovered.

"Even if we restore this area to normal, not all the plants will be able to revive," Tinari said.

It turns out that although the surrounding plants seem to have recovered, not all of them have; some of the withered plants are simply dead.

In this situation, the rainforest of Mount Sumeru will only be exploited by the "dead zone" through unsustainable depletion of its resources.

Therefore, the forest rangers patrolled the forest at noon, because they had to finish by noon.

The dead zone is somewhat like a 'cancer cell' in the rainforest.

Moreover, as the "Dead Zone" intensified, Cole's "Demon Scale Disease" became increasingly severe.

Not only Cole, but other patients with the Demon Scale Disease also had the same reaction. The two seem to be related. Perhaps if the Dead Zone is eradicated, the Demon Scale Disease will also disappear.

So here's the question: is it easier to clear out the "dead zone" that has existed in the rainforest for thousands of years, or to clear out the Demon Scale Disease that has existed in Sumeru for hundreds of years?

Don't worry, future readers will soon find out which elimination is 'easier'. Anyway, eliminating one means one death, so two will die.

In short, the Tinari in the story talk to the traveler about the "Dead Zone," which even goes back to the "World Tree."

[Tinari: "The 'World Tree' is located deep within the earth beneath our feet. Although it is not a tree in the biological sense, you can roughly think of it as a large tree growing upside down."]

Since the World Tree is not a tree in the biological sense, the 'disease' it suffers from is naturally not a disease in the conventional sense.

The dead zone caused by the World Tree's 'illness' is more like a 'computer virus,' where files begin to become corrupted.

Even if someone tries to repair it, some files will still disappear and eventually end up on the system drive.

[Tinari: "You should know about 'ley lines,' right? They're like the roots of the 'World Tree,' crisscrossing underground and extending from deep, enormous voids all the way to the surface."]

That's interesting; readers are happy to hear these seemingly profound but actually obscure things.

The World Tree and ley lines aren't exactly big secrets, but most readers aren't academics and have very limited knowledge of these topics, making them all the more interesting.

"The 'ley lines' continuously absorb the memories of this world, and the 'World Tree' also gathers all the information and wisdom of the world from ancient times to the present."

This ability to record information and absorb memories reminds readers of something more familiar—the Divine Cherry Tree.

This is the ley line tree that readers encountered earlier; the World Tree is somewhat similar to the Divine Cherry Tree.

No, that sounds like saying the father is like the son. It should be said that the cherry tree is like it.