Genshin Impact: Responsible for Strengthening the Army

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"Why do you feel that the atmosphere is a bit strange?"

As soon as they entered the village chief's house, Elhaisen, Seno and Yun Qing sat in front of the table, staring at each other, not saying a word, just watching.

The atmosphere was not very tense. Elhaisen glanced at a pottery jar with ancient desert characters on it. Seno lowered his head, thinking about something, and Yun Qing still had that deceptive smile on his face.

"I'm so sorry, everyone. This is the home of the village chief of Aru Village. Until the sandstorm passes, I have to ask you to stay here for a while."

Candice turned around and closed the door. The sandstorm outside was already raging in Aru Village. Even through the thick walls, she could hear the sound of sand rubbing against the wind.

"Please talk frankly. If you keep it to yourself, it will be a hidden danger to Aru Village."

Candice was not joking. Among these people, Yun Qing was the most dangerous. When he came to Aru Village before, he solved the "beast" in the sand by himself. He also threatened to resurrect the Sand King and asked Candice to help conceal his identity.

Now these few people are sitting here without saying anything, maybe this is the "calm before the sandstorm". The quieter it is now, the more violent it will be when it explodes.

"I have nothing to hide, and it's okay to tell you. Because of the Sage's corruption, I chose to exile myself and came to the desert to investigate. Three days ago, I met this suspicious... Sage."

In fact, Seno still concealed some things. For example, he had secretly sneaked into Aru Village to investigate. Although Yun Qing had just told everyone about it, it seemed not good for Candice to hear it.

After all, sneaking into someone else's village under the cover of night is not a very glorious thing. Even a "big villain" like Yun Qing came here openly.

"El Haisen, you are more suspicious than me, right? I once saw you talking to the sage. Azar said that he wanted you to investigate a blond traveler, right?"

Seno turned the tables and threw the hot potato into Elhaisen's hands. He didn't want to explain too much, and there happened to be a sucker here.

"Eh?!"

"I can admit that. I did receive a mission to investigate this traveler."

Looking at the shocked expressions on Little Yellow Hair and Paimon's faces, Elhaisen felt that he really needed to explain, otherwise it would be detrimental to future cooperation.

"Don't forget, little yellow-haired boy, you were the one who caught up with him at that time."

Yun Qing also helped Elhaisen explain, which made everyone suddenly remember that there was a person with the most difficult to distinguish position and the most complicated identity who was still watching the fun.

"Wait, so what are you doing here again?"

For various reasons, the question asked by Paimon can be said to be the question that everyone present wanted to ask.

Seno's investigation after his self-exile, Elhaisen's pursuit of the canned knowledge of the gods, Candice's way of protecting the village, and the plans of the sages that Dishia cares about, all of them have Yun Qing's traces in them to a greater or lesser extent.

"Me? Why do you care what I do? I said I came to stop you from saving the little Lucky Grass King. Do you believe me?"

Yun Qing raised his eyebrows. He came to the desert, or to Xumi, for many purposes, including watching a show, creating a god, naming Brother Pao, and beating Dotore. He couldn't explain it clearly.

But he did know his mission, which was to give a satisfying performance on the stage of Teyvat, and that was enough.

Of course, he could also inherit the tradition of the Joy Walkers and direct a comedy according to his own ideas, which is certainly not impossible.

Teyvat is a big stage, come if you have a dream!

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me!"

Paimeng's questioning was fruitless. He knew that he could not get him to say anything, and he could not beat Yun Qing, so he could only run away with his hands in his pockets and sulk.

"Then, Mr. Sage, can you tell us whether you are on the side of the Sage or the side of the Little Auspicious Grass King?"

Elhaisen thought that other things were not that important. What was important was that half of the people who could break the sages' blockade were in this room. If someone from the sage camp sneaked in at this moment...

That little auspicious grass king is really the one I have in my life.

"Do I have to choose a side? Then I'm with the Fatui!"

Do I have to choose a side? I hate choosing between two sides! Now I am the villain of the Fatui, and I want to see rivers of blood!

"Uh, I forgot to tell you that before he became a sage, he was an executive officer of the Fatui."

Paimon leaned over to whisper in the ears of Elhaisen and Senor. I don't know what they were thinking, but given the expressions on their expressionless faces, you can tell how shocked they were.

Could it be that the wise men have betrayed their country to the point of selling their names to fools?

And he's the executive officer of the Fatui?

The two of them each let out a long sigh. It seemed that they had seen the end of Xumi's future at a glance.

"How can you say that? Even after I became a Sage, I am still an executive officer of the Fatui."

Yun Qing corrected Paimeng's whisper, saying that being a sage was nothing. The Queen didn't say anything when he went to Liyue to succeed the Geo King, so there must be no problem now.

"Wait, you have to be kidding...right?"

Dishia asked very uncertainly, thinking that she had a good impression of this "sage" at first, but Paimon didn't say it earlier and insisted on saying that he was a Fatui.

As a mercenary of the Gilded Brigade who has been on the battlefield (physical battlefield) for many years, she is well aware of the Fatui's methods and reputation.

"Why would I joke? I'm just a bit more complicated."

This explanation was actually very reasonable, but looking at the confused expressions of several Xumi people, Yun Qing sighed. He was clearly in the country of wisdom, so why did he feel that the people around him were so slow?

Could it be that I am the only one who has become wiser and others have not?

"Xumi is no longer wise, and the academy is full of fools and arrogance at the end of the academic spectrum. In this case, why not let someone who is even more 'foolish' be the sage?"

"In response to my suggestion, the great sage Azar readily agreed, and the little auspicious grass king personally named me a sage. I represent neither the will of the God of Wisdom nor the will of foolish people."

At this point someone might ask, whose will does Yun Qing represent?

Of course it’s our noble and loving Ice Queen!

"I know several of you who are either outstanding figures in the Order, or have established careers in the desert. The worst... are also working for the Adventurer's Guild, the largest organization in Teyvat. Are you interested in conducting an experiment with me that has never been done before in Teyvat?"

Although Yun Qing said he was the worst, others didn't think so. The little yellow-haired boy still had a certain influence in Teyvat.

"If it's about creating a god, I can't support it."

As rational as Elhaisen is, he still hasn't figured out what Yun Qing is up to. In his opinion, Yun Qing might be about to announce another crazy plan.

"Collective subconscious shaping, do you have any ideas?"