Chapter 83: The god sheds tears! Fate is broken by life!

Kitsune Saiguu lowered her head to wipe away her tears.

She knew she had lost her composure.

After steadying her breathing, she asked: "What fate?"

Gu Chen glanced at her and said heavily: "A boundless catastrophe; the earth will be swallowed by a black torrent, and countless people will lose their homes and families because of it..."

"So..."

Kitsune Saiguu was somewhat shocked and said incredulously: "So you mean, everything you are doing now is just to make preparations to deal with fate?"

"Naturally."

Gu Chen lowered his eyes.

"That's good then." Kitsune Saiguu breathed a sigh of relief, put on a smile again, and said: "I was worried for that fool for nothing... but the catastrophe you mentioned..."

After imagining it, Kitsune Saiguu trembled and asked: "Can it be resolved?"

"Rest assured." Gu Chen nodded, looked up at the sky for a moment, and said slowly: "I cannot stop the outbreak of all this, but what I can do for the myriad people of Inazuma is to minimize the impact of these catastrophes... at least to a level that can be barely accepted on a national scale."

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"Cannot be avoided... minimizing the impact... that is already a very good result." Kitsune Saiguu sighed.

Since it is something that cannot be avoided, then it must be dealt with.

And if it can be barely accepted on a national scale, that proves it hasn't reached the point of damaging the foundation.

"Then have you finished it now?" Kitsune Saiguu asked with some anticipation.

"No."

Gu Chen shook his head and said: "This matter is very important; go back and give her a message. Once this matter is completed, I will return immediately."

Kitsune Saiguu opened her mouth.

She really wanted to say, can't you even spare the time to go back and take a look?

But thinking of the myriad people, Kitsune Saiguu ultimately didn't say it out loud.

The two parted ways there.

[Venti]: It can be confirmed, but can he alone really manage to reduce the losses? (Paimon: shocked)

[Tighnari]: A catastrophe from hundreds of years ago? I have seen quite a few descriptions in books, but they were all too vague. In short, that disaster was very terrifying, but it is a good thing that Mr. Gu Chen was able to foresee it. At least the Inazuma of that space-time will have lower losses than the current world, right?

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[Raiden Ei]: I wronged him. (I'm sorry)

[Yae Miko]: Sigh...

That disaster is still in Yae Miko’s mind to this day.

Kitsune Saiguu also fell in that disaster, and there was also the miserable end of Mikoshi Chiyo...

The more Yae Miko thought about it, the sadder she became.

"Gu Chen, oh Gu Chen... my god, my friends, I leave them to you, this brother-in-law..." Yae Miko whispered.

"Ah, is that so?"

Raiden Makoto suddenly realized, then asked: "Did he say what I need to do?"

Looking at her haggard face regaining its luster, Kitsune Saiguu shook her head and said: "He didn't say, but for a person like him, not saying anything should mean he has his own plan; you don't need to worry about these things."

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"I understand." Raiden Makoto nodded.

Although she still couldn't see Gu Chen, Raiden Makoto felt at ease in her heart and no longer worried about gains and losses.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another twenty years passed.

The camera returned to Gu Chen once again.

At this moment, Gu Chen was standing at the foot of Mount Yougou, staring at the mountain, his gaze seemingly piercing through the soil to look deep into the mountain.

"This is indeed a good location, but filth will also spread from here in all directions; it needs to be guarded as a priority."

After a whisper, Gu Chen disappeared.

When he appeared again, he was already at the Tenshukaku.

Walking slowly into the Tenshukaku, he saw Raiden Makoto writing furiously on the throne.

The sound of footsteps did not make Raiden Makoto look up; she was writing something earnestly.

Gu Chen walked behind her and took a look.

"The 120th year, the seventh day of the seventh month."

"Today, there is still no news of him, but I haven't been anxious for a long time, because I know he won't abandon me."

"He cherishes the safety of the myriad people; I cannot disrupt his plans just because I miss him. Mm, although I miss him very much."

"Ah, there are extra things to handle today; if I could hand them over to others to do, it wouldn't... no, no, I must handle them beautifully. Makoto, you must work hard; when he returns and is satisfied, you can shout out loud that your wish is to marry him. Keep it up!"

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"I wonder when he will return..."

She had written up to here.

A gentle smile appeared on Gu Chen’s face, and after a fleeting moment, he asked faintly: "Writing a diary?"

"Mm-hmm."

Raiden Makoto nodded.

Just as she was about to lift her pen to write the next word, she stopped directly.

She turned her head to look at Gu Chen in disbelief.

The person she had been thinking about day and night was right before her eyes.

"You, you, you, you..."

After Raiden Makoto was stunned, she immediately reacted, covered the paper on the desk with a blushing face, lowered her head, and asked in a low voice: "Did, did you peek?"

"I read the beginning." Gu Chen said.

"Th-that's good!"

Raiden Makoto quickly put away the diary she had written and said with feigned calmness: "You're back."

[Nilou]: Hehehe, Mr. Gu Chen definitely finished reading it! Miss Makoto is actually so bold in her diary!

[Yaoyao]: I noticed Mr. Gu Chen’s expression; he was so gentle when he saw the diary, but it quickly became plain! Strange, does Mr. Gu Chen not want to be with Miss Makoto as soon as possible? (Kaveh: scratching head)

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[Collei]: Ahhh!! I want to move the other six gods over to witness the marriage for Miss Makoto and Mr. Gu Chen!!!

[Venti]: No need for you to move them, I'll fly over directly! (Venti: clapping)

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: The earth will witness this affection... although I cannot understand what Gu Chen is thinking. (Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli: drinking tea)

"Have you finished what you needed to do?" Raiden Makoto asked.

Gu Chen shook his head and said: "Not yet. The Tenryou Commission’s grand training is urgent, and some other places also need extra caution... in short, it's all work."

"Ah, is that so..."

Then he wouldn't have time to see the achievements she had made during this time, right?

Raiden Makoto was somewhat disappointed, but she understood the urgency of the situation better.

Her own affairs didn't need to be rushed for the moment; preserving Inazuma was what should be done right now.

Gu Chen began to issue orders.

In the 120 years, generation after generation passed; except for the long-lived species who remembered this regent general, people only knew of the Raiden Shogun.

But Gu Chen didn't care; he directly used the Raiden Shogun’s name to issue orders.

Every day he was making arrangements and adjustments; no one knew what all this was for, only that it was an order from the Tenshukaku.

Even Raiden Ei felt puzzled by this, but accustomed to acting on Gu Chen’s orders, she didn't ask further.

Only Raiden Makoto at the Grand Narukami Shrine was vaguely worried.

"Is the fate of a god really that hard to calculate? But a catastrophe that could destroy a nation was calculated... could it be that the fate of a god is harder to measure than the myriad lives?"

At that time, when Gu Chen performed divination for her, she was somewhat worried, but after being comforted by Kitsune Saiguu later, she didn't think much of it.

And now, a bad premonition lingered in Raiden Makoto’s heart.

Tenshukaku.

Gu Chen sat quietly on the throne.

Closing his eyes, a large number of formations appeared around him, and countless formations wrapped around Gu Chen like seawater.

Hum hum—

A vibration sound came from his chest.

Gu Chen reached out and grasped; the purple Gnosis emitted a faint purple light and vibrated continuously, seemingly wanting to escape Gu Chen’s palm.

Gu Chen’s expression was cold, the veins on his hands bulged, and he held it tightly.

The vibration coming from the Gnosis became more and more intense, directly breaking free from Gu Chen’s palm and rushing outward.

One formation after another surrounded the Gnosis under Gu Chen’s control.

"What kind of material is it made of... to be able to burst out with such powerful impact even when deliberately controlled to prevent it from accumulating power..."

Gu Chen whispered, casting spells in silence.

But no matter how he tried to stop it, the Gnosis still shattered the formations one by one and flew out, heading toward the location where Raiden Makoto was.

Watching the Gnosis go far away, Gu Chen was silent for a long time before sighing.

On Mount Yougou.

Raiden Makoto, who was talking to Kitsune Saiguu, suddenly saw a bolt of lightning rushing toward her.

The closer it got, the slower its speed became.

Finally, the purple chess piece fell into Raiden Makoto’s hand.

"Gnosis? Isn't it with him?" Raiden Makoto was somewhat puzzled.

Holding the Gnosis, she suddenly froze; a piece of information was transmitted from the Gnosis.

"Conquer... Khaenri'ah?"

"Why?"

Raiden Makoto’s eyes were filled with confusion.

She lowered her head and fell into silence.

She knew of the existence of Khaenri'ah; it was a nation without gods.

Why did the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles want to use the Gnosis to send her a message, telling her to conquer Khaenri'ah?

Kitsune Saiguu was also quite puzzled and said with some worry: "Can you not go?"

"I cannot." Raiden Makoto shook her head.

"Then what should we do?" Kitsune Saiguu frowned, then said: "Take Gu Chen and Ei with you; you are not good at martial arts, taking them should be no problem!"

"No!"

Raiden Makoto still shook her head, and she said helplessly: "He has already foreseen that Inazuma is about to suffer a catastrophe. If he is here, he can prevent many, many people from losing their lives because of it. If I take him and Ei with me, then who will guard Inazuma?"

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Raiden Makoto sighed long and looked at the Gnosis with a faint light in her hand with distress.

"Then what should we do?" Kitsune Saiguu also became anxious.

Just when the two didn't know what to do, Gu Chen walked in from outside the shrine.

Seeing the worried look on their faces, Gu Chen asked: "You both know?"

"Mm!" Raiden Makoto nodded.

"You cannot go." Gu Chen shook his head.

"But if I don't go, we will all be..."

Before she could finish, Gu Chen said faintly: "I will go." ===== CHAPTER 152 =====