"A Descender!?" the three of them exclaimed in unison.
The three gods wore expressions of utter astonishment.
They all knew exactly what the word "Descender" implied!
The blonde idiot next door was a Descender, and they all placed high hopes on Lumine. Their goal was for Lumine to mature, defeat The Heavenly Principles, and change the landscape of Teyvat.
Currently, all seven nations were under the control of The Heavenly Principles. Yet, in reality, everyone harbored suppressed resentment toward The Heavenly Principles.
More than two thousand six hundred years ago, before the Demon God War occurred, the Demon Gods held each other in check and lived in relative peace. However, The Heavenly Principles suddenly descended with a divine edict, announcing the launch of the Demon God War.
This war triggered an extremely bloody conflict.
Among the fallen Demon Gods, there were not only those who were belligerent but also many who loved peace. They loved humanity just as much, and were equally gentle and kind. But because of the rule that only seven could remain in the mortal world, they were ultimately forced to turn against one another and draw their blades.
The most critical point was that even close friends had to decide a winner between them.
In Liyue, the God of the Stove, Marchosius, voluntarily sacrificed his power and lost his intellect. Due to the struggle for territory, the God of Dust, Guizhong, was killed, leaving Zhongli behind.
Every nation paid a painful price.
Then came the events of five hundred years ago. Again, under the orders of The Heavenly Principles, the Seven Archons were forced to go to Khaenri'ah to wage war, which invited the great cataclysm.
The sacrifices of the Liyue Millelith were countless. Inazuma was even more miserable; the strength of the entire Youkai race was severely diminished.
Kitsune Saiguu died, the Sky and Earth Kitsune were turned to stone statues, Mikoshi Chiyo lost her sanity, the Oni race declined, the Tengu chieftain Reizenbou exiled himself resulting in the Tengu race vanishing from sight, and the human Hatamoto Takamine the Mistsplitter was swallowed by the calamity. There were no longer any strong individuals left among the humans!
Most importantly, Raiden Ei lost her sister! When she arrived in Khaenri'ah, she only managed to see her sister one last time! This disaster directly led to a massive decline in Inazuma's national power!
All of this, everything, was due to the unreasonable rules of The Heavenly Principles!
Therefore, the Seven Archons had long grown weary of The Heavenly Principles. They worked hard to govern their nations, and just when things were finally looking up, The Heavenly Principles would mess things up, destroying a thousand years of painstaking effort in a single day.
If this happened a few more times in the future, who could withstand it?!
Thus, everyone looked forward to a new throne replacing The Heavenly Principles! Lumine was the vessel of their hopes! Through observation, they found Lumine's personality to be a bit goofy, but not bad. If she were to replace The Heavenly Principles in the future, development would certainly be stable.
However, Lumine was sometimes too goofy; she couldn't handle major matters yet and needed to grow. They could only watch silently from the sidelines, guiding Lumine to become stronger.
At this moment, hearing that Ye Xi was a Descender, the three gods immediately took it seriously.
Venti was very puzzled: "Master Ye Xi clearly has Khaenri'ahn features~ How could he be a Descender? Nahida, Tree King, what exactly is going on?"
Hearing this, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata explained, "I queried the World Tree and discovered that the information regarding Ye Xi within the World Tree has already been blurred."
Zhongli furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice, "I think I understand. So, young friend Ye Xi has broken free from the undying curse of The Heavenly Principles."
Venti and Raiden Ei also came to a sudden realization.
Now, the problem arose! As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Now that two Descenders had appeared, a new option had emerged for everyone.
The most critical point was that Ye Xi could absorb Forbidden Knowledge!
Noticing their gazes, Ye Xi spoke up, "Everyone, you don't need to worry that I harbor malice. My sense of belonging to Khaenri'ah isn't that strong. However, I do shoulder the mission of restoring the nation of Khaenri'ah."
Hearing this, a question arose in the hearts of the three gods.
"Young friend Ye Xi, then how do you plan to revive Khaenri'ah?"
This question was of utmost importance. The combat power of the former Khaenri'ah was terrifyingly abnormal, and all the nations were worried about triggering another war. If Ye Xi intended to obtain resources from the seven nations of Teyvat through force and plunder, they naturally would not stand by and watch.
"No need to be so nervous, everyone."
Ye Xi smiled. "I will adopt the method of doing infrastructure, peacefully integrating into Teyvat and into everyone's daily lives. I will make people of every nation fall in love with doing infrastructure! Trust me, infrastructure will make people happy!"
That's right. After obtaining the [Abyss Core] ability last night, Ye Xi had been conceptualizing what exactly he should do in the future. He needed to use the system to obtain more rewards. So, he had to find more wives.
At the same time, he also had to take action regarding the revival of Khaenri'ah.
Thus, he thought of a good idea. He would visit various nations, looking for new young ladies while simultaneously building engineering projects in each country. When Khaenri'ah's engineering projects spread all over Teyvat, wouldn't that count as a revival for Khaenri'ah?
With reputation and Mora, Khaenri'ah would inevitably be pursued by countless people. As for [The Heavenly Principles' Curse], he would consider that later.
Of course, doing infrastructure was the side job; finding wives was the main profession! These infrastructure projects were just to kill time for him; he didn't care if it took ten years, twenty years, or even a hundred years.
Listening to Ye Xi's words, everyone was extremely puzzled. Even Nahida was somewhat surprised, as this was the first time she had heard Ye Xi's new idea.
"Fencing? Does that mean taking out long swords and stabbing each other? Swish—Swish Swish!"
"In terms of universal rationality, the soldiers of Liyue all use spears. In Liyue, it should be called spear-fighting..."
"In Inazuma, there are samurai duels, contests of swordsmanship! For the Shogunate army, something like fencing happens many times every day."
Hearing the three gods' words, Ye Xi almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
What fencing?
Which fencing?!
Ah!??
[Forced Calm]
A chill instantly froze Ye Xi's chaotic thoughts, emptying his mind.
"Cough..."
Ye Xi gave a dry cough, interrupting the heated discussion of the three gods, and explained solemnly, "Infrastructure! Also known as capital construction!"
"It refers to the expanded reproduction of fixed assets carried out by various sectors of the national economy for the sake of developing production!"
"That is, the general term for construction, purchase, and installation work carried out by various sectors of the national economy to increase fixed assets!"
"For example, roads, railways, bridges, schools, and various industrial and civil architecture projects! And the purchase and installation of machinery, equipment, vehicles, ships, and related work!"
"Do you understand now?!"
"Emmmm..."
Venti shook his head, while Zhongli looked thoughtful. Raiden Ei, on the side, simply devoured a piece of cake; hearing Ye Xi's rhetorical question, she had a face full of confusion.
Ye Xi's vision went black, and he almost fainted.
"Ahahaha... that's not important. Anyway, just leave it to the people below to do it~ Ehe~"
Venti offered a wink, then started playing dumb.
"Although I don't know what doing 'fencing' is, it's just that... are you going to borrow the power of the Abyss?"
Zhongli's question was extremely sharp, causing the other social vagrants to focus their attention.
They all knew that [The Heavenly Principles] detested Abyss Power with a passion. The war in Khaenri'ah five hundred years ago occurred precisely because Khaenri'ah utilized Abyss Power.
Although Khaenri'ah's technological means ranked first in Teyvat, Abyss Power was extremely dangerous and very likely to destroy the world.
Ye Xi did not hide it and spoke directly: "It is indeed Abyss Power."
"However, you can all rest assured. I can control the Abyss, and I can absorb Abyss Power without endangering Teyvat. As long as I am here, Abyss Power and Forbidden Knowledge will not destroy the World Tree. Nahida and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata can testify to this point."
Nahida nodded. "The Descender and I went to maintain the World Tree today and discovered that the World Tree was severely polluted by Forbidden Knowledge. The branches of the World Tree were covered in black spots. Yet the Descender easily cleared away all the pollution from the World Tree. Now, the World Tree has almost completely returned to stability."
These words shocked the gods.
For Teyvat, the World Tree was the foundation. What [The Heavenly Principles] had always feared was the World Tree being polluted. Now that Ye Xi could maintain the safety of the World Tree, then no matter how much Teyvat tossed and turned, no problems would arise!
"Descender, can you really absorb Abyss Power?"
Faced with such a question from the gods, Ye Xi smiled without speaking.
[Abyss Core]
With a thought, a black cube immediately appeared behind him. That cube constantly shifted its form, as if breathing.
And with its appearance, the room was instantly filled with an oppressive and terrifying aura.
Seeing the appearance of the Abyss Core, the expressions of the gods changed, and they were instantly filled with vigilance.
"Such an intense Abyss aura!"
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