Chapter 373

Mavuika is a very overbearing god.

This is beyond doubt.

Moreover, not only is her conduct overbearing, but her way of speaking is also very blunt.

Like exchanging the Gnosis for Snezhnaya.

She said it in front of so many people.

That really isn't appropriate.

But she did just that.

Even more bluntly, she said to Luo De: "My Pyro Archon power comes from Ruona Wa; it's fine if you don't know that name. You just need to know that her power surpasses this world. Compared to her, we Seven Sovereigns are like a firefly beside the bright moon—the gap is even greater than that."

"This power was originally borrowed from the heavens by the ancestors of Natlan using the divine throne; for us now, it is merely a weapon to resist the Abyss invasion."

"If you can help us drive out the Abyss and bring peace and stability to Natlan..."

"Then holding this power is useless for me."

"Better to hand it over to you to put it to good use."

Luo De had already been stunned, staring dumbfounded at this god whom he was meeting for the first time.

He had never interacted with Mavuika before.

Nor had he heard the Great Merciful Tree King mention this god's temperament.

He only knew that she was the strongest god five hundred years ago and also a domineering battle maniac.

"Hiss—"

Suddenly, Luo De recalled Venti's evaluation of the Pyro Archon.

That was not a public remark.

Nor was it something he said to Lin Ye.

It was merely a sentence known to Luo De.

"【The Pyro Archon is a willful old lady.】"

This is Venti's evaluation of Mavuika.

Now looking at it.

This Pyro Archon is indeed willful to the extreme; her actions and speech exude a flavor of utter lack of restraint, making it impossible to guess what she will say next.

"Hey, are you even listening to me?"

Seeing Luo De delay in giving a definite response, Mavuika slightly displeased raised her voice.

Luo De came to his senses.

How else could he respond?

Luo De's mouth twitched twice as he looked at the Ice Queen who had taken it upon herself to decide for him.

This outwardly cold but inwardly warm deity, meeting Luo De's gaze, raised her hand and swayed her wine cup; on her iceberg-like face, she even revealed a smile.

"Sigh—"

Luo De had nothing to say, sighed weakly, and said, "Fine, I agree."

What else could he say?

According to Mavuika's personality.

If I don't go, she will definitely kidnap people.

As for why not recommending Ying,

The reason Mavuika has actually already said.

She needs someone strong enough.

Not only being able to ignore the Abyss.

And Ying definitely lacks in that regard.

She has, until now, obtained the four elemental energies but still has not reached Archon-level strength.

Relatively speaking.

Even as early as when he obtained the Flower God's divinity, Luo De could reach Archon level with the aid of the Rock Dragon Crown.

Now there's no need to say more.

The existence of a divinity signifies the birth of a god.

After Luo De obtained Nabu·Marikata's divinity in the Eternal Oasis, he no longer needed statues that could absorb faith power; he could at any time listen to the tribespeople's prayers to the Flower God and thus gather their faith power.

Under these circumstances.

Even without the Rock Dragon Crown now, he possesses Archon-level strength; even if faith power accumulation is insufficient, and elemental energy is not a divine power usable by gods, this remains true.

Because a god's superiority over mortals lies not only in the accumulation of power but also in the existence of authority.

For example, the weak god Hekuliya, who can be slain by humans, when her authority dissipates, can still almost wipe out the entire Salian clan.

This is where a god's greatness lies.

Now that Luo De holds true authority in his hands, from any angle he meets Archon standards.

If we add the Rock Dragon Crown, with its power and the boost from the Evil Star's Eye, his weak points in divine power will also be compensated.

Such combat power is utterly incomparable to Ying, who is also an incarnate.

This is exactly what Mavuika is looking for.

Luo De therefore has no need to betray his responsibility by selling Ying to her.

Having finally received an affirmative response, Mavuika could not help but burst into joyous laughter.

Why did she come to Sumeru?

Isn't it just for Luo De, this strong one who can ignore the Abyss?

Now that she had achieved her goal in one go, she was beyond just being happy—two words couldn't describe it—she grabbed Luo De and was about to go have a good drink.

However, Luo De refused her invitation.

He still hadn't forgotten that he had something important to do later.

Nadixa's flower cart has already passed through half of Xu Mi Cheng, continuously scattering Yalda sugar, she had already been laughing so hard she couldn't close her eyes.

This was the first time Luo De had seen her so happy.

At the same time, this was also the first time she, who had been imprisoned for five hundred years, genuinely felt the adoration of the people of Xu Mi Cheng for her.

"She did pretty well."

"With this method, in one fell swoop we diluted the Xu Mi Cheng people's reverence for the Great Merciful Tree King."

Neuvillette didn't know when he had come to Luo De's side.

He glanced at the water cup in his hand, Luo De laughed and said: "How did you come over? You don't need to attend to the Hydro Archon, do you?"

"She's pretending to sleep."

Neuvillette mercilessly exposed the essence of Furina's pretending to sleep, shook his head and said: "She rarely goes out; seeing so many gods here, she might be a bit shy, so she wanted to hide."

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"You really like to imagine things, huh?"

Luo De muttered a complaint in his heart, then immediately said: "Did you come to me for something?"

"I just heard you mention me with that fire god, so I came to ask if there's anything you need me for."

Luo De's conversation with Mavuika just now hadn't deliberately lowered his voice, and Neuvillette heard it clearly.

He doesn't like to come into contact with gods.

Therefore, after Luo De and Mavuika parted, he didn't go look for Mavuika but came to find Luo De instead.

"Actually, it's nothing."

"It's just that she invited me to go to Natra after leaving you."

This isn't a big deal, and it has no impact on Fontaine; Luo De just said it outright.

"That's right." Neuvillette took a sip of clear water from the cup, nodded and said: "If there's anywhere you need my help, please feel free to let me know."

"The things Nadixa needs to talk to you about, you've probably already discussed them with her, right?"

Luo De looked downward.

In front of the flower cart, many children were dancing hand in hand; the horse transformed from Sephyros stepped carefully, not hurting them at all, although the city area had been draped with Nadixa's dream power, it actually couldn't hurt those children either.

There are actually quite a few things that need to be negotiated with Fontaine.

Like the new port planned to be opened in the desert, that is a top-priority matter.

After all, the purpose of that port is to establish a new route connecting with Fontaine; once this plan is proposed, it's not as simple as just building it directly—confirming the route, the port's scale, the fees for entering and leaving the port, etc., all need to be negotiated properly with the Fontaine authorities.

Otherwise, even if Nadixa had planned it well, she wouldn't be able to start construction.

Furthermore, there are also other import and export matters, as well as technology introduction and talent transportation.

Nadixa opened up many spots at the Academy for Fontaine.

Don't look at Fontaine's College of Science, which is also a higher academic institution renowned for academic research; in terms of research capability, the Academy, which has been developing in isolation for hundreds of years, may not necessarily keep up with them.

But the threshold of Fontaine's College of Science is extremely high, and its learning environment is far inferior to that of Xu Mi Cheng, which venerates education.

Thus, for Fontaine, being able to obtain some study-abroad spots at the Academy is also a very beneficial decision for the country.

Besides that, there are other matters.

Nadixa and Neuvillette also discussed many things, taking advantage of this rare meeting opportunity to reach many agreements.

Neuvillette, who fully understood this, followed Luo De's gaze, looked down and said: "Official matters are naturally already settled; I mean private assistance—if you need it, within the limits of my ability, I can still help you."

The implication is.

That is, if Luo De resolves Fontaine's prophecy, he will no longer have this ability.

"Thank you."

"For now, I don't have this need."

"If I do, I will try to get in touch with you."

Saying this, Luo De changed the subject: "By the way, I don't know if it's convenient for you to tell me what Apep said to you that day?"

Seeing Neuvillette's face show a strange expression.

Luo De then waved his hand again and said: "If it's inconvenient not to say, that's fine; given that person's temperament, they probably wouldn't like anyone prying into their affairs."

"It's not like that."

Neuvillette shook his head, then stared at Luo De and said: "She told me that you would definitely come to me to inquire about her, so I can just tell you whatever."

"Ah?"

Luo De froze for a moment.

What the heck? What does Apep's move mean? Stirring up trouble? Making Neuvillette unable to tell his own relationship with her? After muttering to himself a bit.

Luo De still couldn't resist his curiosity and asked: "Then what did she say to you?"

"She first asked me a few questions."

Neuvillette's expression grew even stranger: "She asked me, 'Are you enslaved to the Hydro Archon of Fontaine?'"

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Luo De was speechless for a moment, then muttered: "That's indeed something she could ask."

Among the surviving dragon kings in Teyvat, Apep is the one who cares most about this matter, especially regarding Sephyros; she has repeatedly criticized the newborn Wind Dragon King for being too spineless.

"I have a cooperative relationship with Lady Furina."

"So, is my answer to this question?"

Neuvillette said calmly.

He is a person who remains calm at all times; such verbal attacks from A Pei Pu are nothing to him.

Next.

He continued, "Ms. A Pei Pu's second question is asking whether I want to judge the Heavenly Principle."

This answer is also obvious.

Without Na Wei Lai Te saying it, Luo De already knows; surely he wants to.

As for Na Wei Lai Te.

The deepest hatred etched into his bones is forever the Heavenly Principle that killed the first Water Dragon King and destroyed the dragon's sovereign authority.

As for humans and gods.

Both of these have to wait in line behind; they cannot compare to the irreconcilable hatred between him and the Heavenly Principle.

After he spoke his answer from back then.

Na Wei Lai Te spoke A Pei Pu's third question: "She asks me, if there is now an opportunity that could give me a chance to judge the Heavenly Principle, she asks me whether I am willing to go."

"What did you say?"

This question aroused Luo De's interest.

One reason is that he wants to know how Na Wei Lai Te would say it.

Plus five hundred years without Feng Dan.

Luo De believes he will surely agree to this.

After all, barefoot people are not afraid of those wearing shoes.

But after having the experience of being a Great Arbiter for five hundred years, he has ties, so it's not good to agree to this.

Another.

Luo De wants to know how A Pei Pu's judgment of the Heavenly Principle would be carried out; it's not that Luo De looks down on her.

Even at her peak, A Pei Pu was chased around like a stray dog by the Heavenly Principle, and she almost got struck down by a Frost Celestial Nail.

Now her strength is so shattered that she might not even be able to defeat the Seven Archons of the Mundane World; what confidence does she have to tell Na Wei Lai Te she wants to judge the Heavenly Principle?

Could it be that she intends to judge in a dream?

"She says you will definitely care about this question."

"She also said."

Na Wei Lai Te stared at Luo De, repeating A Pei Pu's words word for word: "This brat must be thinking, just based on the current utterly weak A Pei Pu, what gives her the right to say she will judge the Heavenly Principle? Is she preparing to judge in a dream?"

Luo De felt awkward.

If he couldn't confirm that the person before him was indeed Na Wei Lai Te, he would have almost thought this was A Pei Pu disguising as Na Wei Lai Te to mock him.

He took a deep breath.

Luo De frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense; just say what you have to say."

"Good."

Na Wei Lai Te readily agreed and then said: "She says she cannot go to judge the Heavenly Principle, lacking the strength, she has given up; I also cannot, even if we were to recover the complete Water Dragon's sovereign authority, it would still be a fate of being crushed again; but she has found someone who can judge the Heavenly Principle, though this person's strength is still insufficient, we need to gradually transfer our dragon's sovereign authority to him, so he can reconstruct Teyvat's original order, thereby resolving the Heavenly Principle that has long been strong on the outside but weak within."

"Reconstruct Teyvat's original order."

"Transfer the dragon's sovereign authority in sequence."

Luo De tilted his head, frowned and muttered to himself: "How do I feel like she's talking about me?"

No!

This is about him! The Grass Dragon's sovereign authority—although Luo De currently doesn't have it, the Grass Dragon's sovereign authority is in A Pei Pu's hands; as long as she wants, she can give it to Luo De at any time.

The Rock Dragon's sovereign authority, the Rock Dragon Crown is right here; moreover, let alone that A Pei Pu brought Luo De to dig all over Liyue, gathering those scattered Archon powers.

As for the Wind Dragon's sovereign authority, I don't know if what Wen Di gave counts, assuming we also have the Water Dragon's sovereign authority.

In other words, Luo De essentially has gathered the sovereign authorities of the four ancient dragons; although they are incomplete, this is still stronger than the powers held by any of the current Dragon Kings.

"Wait a moment."

Amidst the earth-shaking cheers, Luo De suddenly realized a blind spot: "The Water Dragon's sovereign authority that A Pei Pu and Na Wei Lai Te are demanding is actually being requested for me!!"

(End of chapter)