Chapter 43: The Role of the Church of Favonius

Barbara looked at the Hydro Vision at her waist and said with bitterness: "Many times, I am extremely dissatisfied with my Vision. I am incredibly devout to Lord Barbatos, so why is my Vision not Anemo, but Hydro?"

"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Vision, does it?" Mu Yang was stunned. "And I've never heard that a Hydro Vision isn't suitable for combat!"

"As far as I know, the Eleventh Fatui Harbinger, Childe, has a Hydro Vision, and the head of the Kamisato Clan of the Yashiro Commission in Inazuma, Kamisato Ayato, they both have Hydro Visions. In terms of combat power, they are not weaker than your sister!"

"It's just that I received the gaze of the Hydro Archon, not Lord Barbatos!" Barbara said with great sadness.

"Uh..." Mu Yang looked at the sky silently. This matter didn't seem to be Barbatos's fault!

It seemed to be his own, ah, ptooey, it was his predecessor's fault.

It wasn't even his predecessor's fault; it was the fault of Teyvat's mechanism. Phanes didn't even have the free time to gaze at these things usually, okay?

The mechanism of Celestia decides what Vision you are suitable for, and then issues it to you.

"Have you ever considered that the legend of the Vision might actually be wrong?" Mu Yang asked Barbara cautiously.

"Hmm?" Barbara looked at Mu Yang suspiciously.

"The Seven Archons should maintain a certain tacit understanding among themselves, right?"

"If they were to interfere randomly in the affairs of other countries, I'm afraid it would cause dissatisfaction. Currently, apart from Snezhnaya, it seems no one from any other country would act recklessly in other countries, right?"

"If Visions were issued by the Seven Archons, wouldn't that prove that the gods of other countries are watching every country at all times?" Mu Yang said with a light smile.

"This?" Barbara blinked. It seemed Mu Yang's words made a lot of sense.

But this contradicted the legend, and even Barbara didn't know whether to believe Mu Yang's words or the legends of Teyvat at this moment.

"Moreover, it is said that there is a higher existence above the Seven Archons!" Mu Yang continued, implying something.

Barbara shuddered upon hearing this. She understood Mu Yang's subtext: that Visions were not issued by the Seven Archons, but by Celestia!

Legends about Celestia were also circulated in Mondstadt. Lady Vennessa eventually went to Celestia, but it was unknown what happened to Lady Vennessa after she went there.

So Visions were issued by Celestia?

But why did Mu Yang know this?

Wasn't he a Traveler from another world?

Perhaps, when Mu Yang came from another world, he might have seen Celestia.

"Moreover, you don't need to feel inferior. Your combat talent might not compare to your sister's, but you can also help your sister in other areas!!" Mu Yang continued to comfort her.

"What should I do?" Barbara looked at Mu Yang with anticipation.

"Then show... *cough cough*, since you can't compare to your sister in combat talent, why not stand from other angles?" Mu Yang coughed lightly. Facing such a pure Deaconess, Mu Yang really couldn't say anything wild.

"What angle?" Barbara looked at Mu Yang curiously. "But I don't know much; I only know how to pray, do some housework within my ability, and I'm quite good at healing. Besides that, it seems there's only singing."

"But don't forget, pure singing can heal the soul, right?" Mu Yang stared at Barbara and said. "The public security in the City of Mondstadt seems to be getting worse day by day, and everyone has started to complain about their current lives."

"People's hearts are also becoming more restless day by day!"

"Indeed! I've felt it too, but we don't have any way!"

"The Church of Favonius has started to cooperate with the Knights of Favonius to maintain order, and they also distribute food, water, and other daily necessities to the people of Mondstadt. But as time goes on, they have started to become anxious."

"But my sister and the others cannot solve so many monsters for the time being."

"Unless Lord Barbatos takes action, it's really difficult to solve so many monsters!" Barbara said with great worry.

Mu Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this. In his previous life, he had read quite a few fanfictions that portrayed the Church of Favonius as dark as the medieval church, believing they were an obstacle to the Knights of Favonius, or that these guys only knew how to enjoy themselves.

But after coming to Mondstadt, Mu Yang discovered that the Church of Favonius was probably the purest organization in all of Mondstadt.

The Knights of Favonius still had quite a few black sheep in high positions, just like the former Inspector Eroch; he was a corrupt person.

Inside the Knights of Favonius, there were actually quite a few people like Eroch.

Many forces and families in Mondstadt also liked to send people to the Knights of Favonius; who let the Knights of Favonius have such great power? ===== CHAPTER 69 =====

And the Church of Favonius, although it also had considerable power and prestige, required layers of selection to become a high-level member. Moreover, they had a special monitoring system within, and many orphans were taken in and trained specifically to supervise the people within the Church of Favonius and the various major forces within Mondstadt.

One might ask, if a devout deaconess like Barbara discovered that other people in the Church of Favonius did not believe in Barbatos, what would she do?

And if she hadn't been born in such an environment, would Barbara's faith in Barbatos be this devout?

There might be some people in the Church of Favonius whose faith in Barbatos was not that pure, and there were even nuns who couldn't remember Barbatos's name, but they were all very pure toward Mondstadt. They could be considered the best organization within Mondstadt.

After knowing this, Mu Yang was actually somewhat disappointed.

Originally, he thought that after coming to Mondstadt, he would need to stir up some trouble, then support Jean in carrying out reforms, and if the Church of Favonius disagreed and sang a different tune, he would then invite Barbatos to give Mondstadt a major bloodbath!

And that was it!?

The problems with the Church of Favonius were very small, and most of the knights in the Knights of Favonius had been taken away by the Grand Master. The remaining knights were all considered Jean's people. Wasn't this just letting Jean cultivate her own confidants?

This had almost become Jean's one-woman show!

Of course, the problems of Mondstadt were also carved into their bones; they had many families here, the old forces were still very powerful, and at the same time, they were too lazy! ===== CHAPTER 70 =====