Chapter 456

Isn't Sumeru supposed to be the nation of wisdom?

Why has it turned into this?

Even before, those people from the Sumeru Akademiya liked to talk reason—well, clearly the kind of "reasoning" that happens when one lacks sufficient strength.

Could it be that the Lesser Lord Kusanali prefers to solve problems with force?

(Went out for a bit; it’s really hot today. Even though it’s already the time of Light Snow, the temperature outside seems to be around twenty or thirty degrees. I even turned on the air conditioning today.

That said, the taste of frozen chestnuts and sugar-roasted chestnuts is truly excellent.)

At this moment, Babel highly suspects that the Lesser Lord Kusanali is actually a deity who advocates for force.

This leaves Babel feeling extremely helpless.

Since when did the people of the rainforest become so barbaric?

What happened to winning people over with reason?

This is not "rainforest" at all!

"Wait, I can tell you all that this is a conspiracy by the Fatui. In truth, we wanted to defect to the rainforest," Babel said hurriedly after sensing the formidable strength on Lumine's side.

"It doesn't matter. Whether it's the Tanit tribe or the Fatui, they are both our enemies.

Before coming here, we had already conducted an investigation into the Tanit tribe." Lumine, however, had no intention of stopping.

As for the Fatui, she could investigate them slowly later.

The Fatui's true ultimate superior, the Tsaritsa, was already one of their own.

Investigating the Fatui was not a difficult task for her side.

Moreover, looking at the state of the Tanit tribe, they seemed to be merely used by the Fatui; they weren't even qualified to be the Fatui's partners. If the Fatui really had any secrets, the Tanit tribe wouldn't know them anyway. Therefore, in Lumine's view, there was absolutely no need to show mercy to Babel.

Cyno and the others watched Lumine silently, finding that she remained just as she had been before.

Anyone who resisted was simply cut down. Lumine didn't kill them outright, though; for those who looked particularly fierce, she simply severed the hand holding the weapon, confiscating their tools of the trade.

If their attitude was relatively good, Lumine simply rendered them incapable of combat.

Lumine's appearance opened the eyes of most people present. This Traveler, Lumine, was truly worthy of being friends with the Lesser Lord Kusanali and chatting with her with ease.

It is said that her martial arts have even been recognized by the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma.

She is also the third person in the last five hundred years to have their martial arts recognized by the Raiden Shogun.

They had originally thought that the martial arts of Cyno and Dehya were already very impressive; at the very least, they were considered top-tier experts in Sumeru.

But after seeing Lumine, they realized there were people who could fight even better.

In Sumeru, perhaps apart from the Lesser Lord Kusanali, there was no one who could be a match for this Lumine, right?

At this moment, Cyno even had the thought of keeping Lumine in Sumeru at all costs.

Their Sumeru simply needed such talent.

Even if it meant giving up his own position as General Mahamatra to Lumine, Cyno felt it wouldn't be a problem.

There was no help for it; who told Sumeru to be so weak right now?

As for Lumine being the Tianshu of Does Does Liyue?

What did that have to do with anything?

Does Does Liyue's Rex Lapis was gone, and their Lesser Lord Kusanali couldn't possibly be unable to beat a so-called Adeptus, could she?

Although they knew their Sumeru deity wasn't good at combat, they believed she still had strength.

Besides, Lumine had become a general in Inazuma; becoming a high-ranking official in their Sumeru didn't seem like a problem, right?

But then again, is Inazuma really that powerful?

It is said that the Raiden Shogun has only recognized three people's martial arts in the last five hundred years.

These three had all received the Raiden Shogun's recognition in recent years.

If Lumine was this outstanding, then the other few couldn't possibly be stronger than her, right?

It seems Inazuma is much stronger than they had imagined.

"Tie all of them up." Cyno gave up on fighting at this point; Lumine alone could solve the entire Tanit tribe, and their arrival here seemed to be just to assist her.

Cyno had no dissatisfaction regarding this.

These people could be killed, or they could be taken back for labor reform to give them a chance to turn over a new leaf, or they could be executed after being vetted.

Ever since those guys from the Akademiya were investigated, Cyno had actually grown quite fond of carrying out the death penalty.

These things weren't very popular in Sumeru before; in the five hundred years the Akademiya held power, there hadn't even been ten executions.

Cyno himself hadn't even seen one.

This didn't mean people didn't die in Sumeru.

It was just that those were aimed at the upper echelons and the wealthy; the people below weren't even given a trial—they were just killed, which was a very normal occurrence.

These deaths weren't recorded in the execution logs because they weren't considered worthy.

But now, Cyno enjoyed the feeling of carrying out the death penalty on those who stood high above.

The people of the Tanit tribe didn't count as being particularly high and mighty, but if he could carry out the death penalty on those who had committed countless evils, Cyno was still looking forward to it.

These guys didn't seem to take the lives of ordinary people seriously, burning, killing, and looting; in normal circumstances, Cyno felt they should all be sentenced to death.

Cyno pulled a rope over a hundred meters long from his Vision and arranged for his subordinates to string those guys up one by one.

Then, he looked at Babel with burning eyes. One had to admit, as someone without a Vision, Babel's strength was quite impressive.

Even many Vision holders were likely no match for Babel.

After all, not everyone works hard to improve their strength after obtaining a Vision.

Just like Dunyarzad; although she obtained a Vision because of Nahida, Dunyarzad's strength was still lacking, and even Nahida didn't intend for Dunyarzad to help.

Even though Dunyarzad wanted to help Nahida and studied hard every day.

Dunyarzad's talent wasn't bad, but some things couldn't be solved by hard work alone; the impact of Eleazar on Dunyarzad was simply too great.

Even though she was born into a wealthy family, Dunyarzad's level of knowledge and culture wasn't particularly high.

And people like Babel, when combined with some special tools, were more than enough to fight against Vision holders.

Unless it was a true powerhouse fighting Babel, she would always have the strength for a battle.

But at this moment, Babel was panicked.

There was no help for it; that leader was simply not human. She prided herself on being an expert in the desert.

The Tanit tribe was considered a powerful tribe in the desert; if not the first, it was definitely in the top three.

Yet after the other party broke into the Tanit tribe, it was like cutting vegetables; they had no room to resist at all, and even if she joined in, it would just be serving herself up on a platter.

But at this moment, what else could she do?

Given what she usually did, if she were caught, she wouldn't have a good life even if she didn't die.

And the other party didn't even want the Fatui's intelligence. (╯)╯┻┻

This was simply too reckless.

Were these people not afraid of what the Fatui might do at this time?

After hesitating for a while, Babel finally decided to leave; as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood.

If it were just her alone, it didn't seem entirely impossible to escape.

Babel scanned everyone; the people from Sumeru had already surrounded them tightly.

She needed to find a direction to break through. After hesitating, Babel finally found Jeht.

Hmm, for some reason, although Babel had never met Jeht, she felt the other party had a connection with her.

At this moment, Babel chose to trust her intuition; she would definitely be able to defeat the other party.

And when Jeht saw Babel charging at her, she was clearly stunned for a moment. This woman was actually coming for her?

Did she think she was easy to bully?

If Dehya belonged to the lions, then Jeht belonged to the cheetahs.

Being treated like this by Babel, Jeht's fur stood on end!

Grasping the greatsword her father had given her, she met her head-on. In the very instant they clashed, the two sides were actually evenly matched.

"Familiar combat techniques. This is the combat style of our Tanit tribe. Who exactly are you?" Babel saw traces of the Tanit tribe's combat style in Jeht's techniques, and they were very standard ones at that.

The other party was young but very seasoned; she must have practiced this since childhood. She had originally thought the other party was just a wet-behind-the-ears child, but she hadn't expected her to have a connection to the Tanit tribe, perhaps even having come from it.

"Hmph, someone who is here for your life!" Jeht had no good feelings toward Babel.

Her father had come from the Tanit tribe. The original Tanit tribe might have had some problems, but ever since Babel became the leader, the Tanit tribe had changed quite a bit.

On the surface, it seemed as if nothing had changed, but for those who had been paying attention to the Tanit tribe, the changes were still visible.