Chapter 255

Venti's words were, in fact, not wrong at all.

Given the current situation, these Seven Archons would inevitably stand on Mu Yang's side; after all, Mu Yang was the future of this world, and it was Mu Yang who gave them the possibility of defeating the Abyss.

If Mu Yang failed, then the authority to purify the Abyss would also vanish, a loss they could not bear.

Whether it was Heavenly Principles or not didn't matter; just for the ability to purify the Abyss alone, if Mu Yang didn't act as this Heavenly Principle, who would?

Even if Mu Yang hadn't already become the Heavenly Principle, once they knew Mu Yang possessed the ability to oppose the Abyss, in order to give Mu Yang a sense of belonging to this world, they would have tried every means to ensure Mu Yang had bonds and emotions here, and becoming the Heavenly Principle of this world seemed to be the most suitable path.

Just like with Lumine, Venti actually knew the news about Aether, but Venti did not directly tell Lumine the news about Aether; instead, he let Lumine travel, partly to let Lumine unlock more elements and improve her strength.

On the other hand, it was also to let Lumine develop bonds with the Teyvat continent.

Without any bonds to the Teyvat continent, a guy like Venti would not hope that Lumine could risk her life for this world.

Only when the bonds were sufficient, the friends were enough, and she had witnessed enough things, would it be possible for Lumine to follow the path they had planned later on.

Well, in Mu Yang's view, if he hadn't come, Lumine would very likely have become the new Heavenly Principle in the future.

After all, in the end, the other party might have been able to gain the unanimous recognition of the Seven Archons, and even the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles might have stood on the protagonist's side...

Moreover, Lumine also had a certain resistance to the power of the Abyss.

Of course, this was just the initial plan; now that Mu Yang had become the Heavenly Principle of the Teyvat continent, who would approve and who would object?

Not to mention that Mu Yang's own strength was already stronger than Lumine's, and this was just the beginning.

The number of Archons standing behind Mu Yang was also increasing, and many of them had strength at the level of the Seven Archons!

Barbatos, Morax, Beelzebul, Baal, Raiden Ei, Nahida, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata—these current Seven Archons, or former Seven Archons, as long as they were given time, could all recover or grow to the level of the Seven Archons.

Coupled with Asmoday, Azhdaha, Kitsune Saiguu, and the others, these guys were also extremely powerful existences; because of Mu Yang, they didn't need to worry about the dangers of erosion or the corruption from the Abyss.

It could be said that these guys were still very powerful.

Plus the humans who had cultivated Mu Yang's immortal cultivation methods, this force of theirs on the Teyvat continent was already invincible.

The mere Fatui were no longer in their eyes; even without mobilizing combat power at the level of the Seven Archons, dealing with the Fatui didn't seem to be a particularly difficult task.

Regarding the situation in Does Does Liyue, Venti believed that once Mu Yang's Golden Core chapter was released, those Adepti would reach the Archon level in a short time.

Thinking of this, Venti felt a wave of envy, but it was a pity that they in Mondstadt didn't have so many powerhouses.

Fortunately, their situation was still a bit better than Sumeru's.

After all, Sumeru was truly rotten!

Although one shouldn't gloat and knew it was wrong, sometimes one just likes to add their own happiness to the suffering of others.

However, they all believed that it was only a matter of time before Sumeru got on the right track.

"You all chose Mu Yang!" La Signora frowned upon hearing this.

Actually, there was one point that La Signora had always been curious about: it seemed that the Cryo Archon and the other gods were maintaining a kind of tacit understanding.

They, the Fatui, were causing trouble in various countries, but looking back now, if they snatched the Gnosis, wouldn't the other gods join forces to retaliate against Snezhnaya?

If it were just one or two countries, their Snezhnaya and the Fatui naturally wouldn't need to be afraid.

Especially a country like Sumeru; even if three or four came, the Fatui could easily suppress them.

But if Does Does Liyue took the lead, then Snezhnaya would inevitably fall into a crisis.

It wouldn't even need Does Does Liyue to take the lead; as it stood, the Fatui had already offended Sumeru and Inazuma to death. If they were to deal with the Fatui, the Raiden Shogun would certainly not sit idly by. When the time came, she would lead the charge, call over that Lesser Lord Kusanali of Sumeru, and with the two sides combined, they could definitely make Snezhnaya suffer the consequences.

La Signora had previously speculated that the Seven Archons had actually reached some kind of cooperation with the Tsaritsa, and the two sides maintained a tacit understanding.

But now, four gods had chosen Mu Yang.

If her own Tsaritsa could also support Mu Yang, then Mu Yang would gain the recognition of five gods.

Thinking of this possibility, La Signora's heart surged.

Her own Tsaritsa's goal was to kill the Heavenly Principles and fight for an opportunity for the humans of the Teyvat continent!

The Heavenly Principles restricted human development; they couldn't study the Ley Lines, and they weren't allowed to explore new unknowns, which greatly limited human development.

Sooner or later, humans might become lives that the Heavenly Principles did not allow to exist; perhaps if the Heavenly Principles didn't exterminate humans, they would exterminate all human civilization.

Only by eliminating the Heavenly Principles would humans have a future.

Regarding the Cryo Archon's philosophy, La Signora was also deeply convinced, especially after seeing a lot of information; La Signora also believed that the Cryo Archon was a god with noble ideals.

As for who would become the new Heavenly Principle, the Cryo Archon didn't care at all; from the beginning, they had already prepared to sacrifice themselves for all of humanity.

But now, connecting it to Venti's words, La Signora also thought of many things.

If it were really possible to cooperate with Mu Yang.

However, could there be a problem with her speculation?

This also made La Signora hesitate; if there was nothing wrong with the Cryo Archon and everything was her own misunderstanding, wouldn't she become a traitor leading the way?

But she also had evidence proving that the Jester and the others were cooperating with the Abyss.

"Rosalyne, this is all I can tell you." After thinking for a moment, Venti continued: "I hope you can seize the opportunity; I also don't want to become enemies with the Cryo Archon in the future.

At least for now, this force of ours is definitely not something the Cryo Archon and Snezhnaya can contend with.

And Mu Yang's most excellent ability has never been his strength."

Did the most excellent ability refer to picking up girls?

Thinking carefully, Mu Yang's level of picking up girls was indeed very high; even Raiden Ei was willingly following Mu Yang. If one day Mu Yang pursued the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles and made her defect, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with the Heavenly Principles?

Thinking of this, La Signora's eyes flickered slightly, but seeing Venti's serious expression, she still asked: "Is the Tsaritsa really imprisoned by the Jester and the others?"

After a pause, she added: "I hope you can tell me this for Rosalyne's sake."

"Rosalyne?" Venti looked at La Signora with a complex expression. "Regarding this, I cannot be certain, but I did indeed tell her before that the current Fatui are not to be trusted!

And some of the so-called truths we know are also very likely fake.

I suspect that she might have been discovered while investigating some truths and then placed under house arrest; after all, by splitting her own authority, her own strength would also be affected.

Her state might not be much different from mine."

La Signora showed a thoughtful expression upon hearing this; the reason she could be alive now was that the Cryo Archon used her own authority to help her control the fire of the Crimson Witch of Embers.

If it weren't for the Tsaritsa, she couldn't possibly be alive, but this was not without a cost for the Tsaritsa.

Other Harbingers also seemed to have benefits in this regard; they were all considered the Tsaritsa's kin.

Now it seemed that the Tsaritsa had also paid a huge price.

It was probably precisely because of this that the Tsaritsa had been sleeping all along.

And those guys who betrayed the Tsaritsa—La Signora stated that she could absolutely never forgive them.

"I understand, thank you." La Signora took a deep breath and said sincerely.

At this moment, she decided to find Mu Yang for help after returning to Does Does Liyue.

She wanted to take Mu Yang back to Snezhnaya.

After all, Mu Yang had already obtained four Gnosis; the Cryo Gnosis was also something Mu Yang had to face.

He would find the Tsaritsa sooner or later.

If the Tsaritsa was fine, then she would risk her life to keep Mu Yang there.

When the time came, the Tsaritsa and the other Fatui could join forces, and perhaps they could get those four Gnosis.

If something happened to the Tsaritsa, Mu Yang, in coordination with the Cryo Archon, could also solve the Jester and the others.

Then, all problems would no longer be problems.

For some reason, La Signora even hoped that the Tsaritsa was truly imprisoned at this moment.

If that were the case, they wouldn't need to be enemies with Mu Yang, and she wouldn't need to be enemies with Mondstadt.

However, with the Tsaritsa's breadth of mind, if Mu Yang could really contend with the Heavenly Principles, she shouldn't mind handing over the Gnosis and placing a bet on Mu Yang, right?

Since Barbatos and the others had all recognized Mu Yang, perhaps the other party really had the ability to make the Cryo Archon recognize him too.

Everyone working together was better than working alone, right?

"You're welcome!" Venti shook his head slightly: "I believe the Cryo Archon will make the right decision, and you will also become our comrade sooner or later!"

— Author's Notes —

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