Chapter 30: Mr. Zhongli, please judge, who is more powerful, the Geo Archon or the Preservation Aeon?
~Baki World~
"That's not neutralizing force, but I'm not sure what it is exactly... Their world has too many bizarre powers, far beyond the 'skill' category in martial arts."
Kaiou Kaku cleared his throat, nodding at Gepard with considerable appreciation,
"However, this person's strength should also be remarkable, not even batting an eyelid when seeing Dan Heng and the others."
"One who harbors thunder in his chest yet maintains a serene countenance can be appointed a great general. Rie, you still need to learn from them."
"Yes!"
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[ "Commander Gepard, they're with the blue-haired ringleader!" the soldiers who had just fought with Stelle said.
"Who's with him? I want to state in advance that I'm not quibbling! We're really not with that bad guy. Look at how he abandoned us without the slightest hesitation."
March 7th stood with her hands on her hips, getting angrier the more she thought about it, "We kindly rescued him from the snow, but he used us to deal with you. Don't let him provoke you—"
"As citizens of Belobog, you have the right to defend yourselves, but not now." Gepard turned to signal the guards beside him, "Take them back first."
"But we're not citizens of Belobog!" March 7th said anxiously.
"What did you say?"
Gepard finally turned his head to examine the attire of the three carefully. The black-haired, cold-faced youth remained silent, while the gray-haired and pink-haired girls' clothing was indeed very different from Belobog's.
The key was that in this freezing weather, they dared to dress so... scantily, completely unlike what people from Belobog would usually wear.
If ordinary people dressed like that, they would have frozen to death in this wilderness long ago.
"March 7th, quickly show her the photos!" Stelle was quickly reminded.
"Ah, Stelle, you're so smart! That's a great idea!" March 7th quickly took off the camera from her waist and walked towards Gepard, "You haven't seen what your planet looks like, have you? Let me show you the photos I took of Jarilo-VI..."
After seeing the photos, the soldiers next to Gepard were incredulous.
"You're saying this white ball is... here? The place we live? This is too..."
"It is said that long ago, travelers from beyond the sky often came here... But after the 'Great freeze' occurred, no one has ever crossed the snow curtain to come here."
After a brief moment of thought, Gepard finally concluded that if the outsiders' words were true, then it was beyond their jurisdiction and belonged to the 'Great Guardian's' responsibility.
"You must come with me to meet the Great Guardian." Gepard's voice softened a lot, "Outsiders, follow me. Belobog is behind this snow curtain."
The group followed Gepard's footsteps through the snow curtain. After passing through several defense zones, they finally arrived in the city of Belobog.
This was a city enveloped in warmth. On the streets, the fusion of white steam and metal created a unique visual experience. The deep blue sky was divided by towering chimneys, which occasionally spewed out grayish-white clouds of steam.
On the cobblestone streets, copper heaters and exhaust vents embedded in the walls could be seen everywhere, emitting dull clicking sounds of gears.
Stelle and the others followed Gepard through the commercial district. The shop windows were filled with mechanical toys and steam-powered mechanical devices, attracting the curious gazes of children. ]
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~Runeterra World~
"This city's style is like Piltover."
Jayce walked to the window of the laboratory, leaning on the windowsill with his hands, looking down at Piltover from top to bottom, from the districts to Progress Plaza, and then to the Council Hall, the highest point of the city...
After careful comparison, although the overall style differed, the application of technology was remarkably similar.
There was still unmelted snow on the ground in Belobog. Although the city didn't seem that cold, it was definitely not as warm as the pleasant climate of Piltover.
"It seems that the scientific level of different worlds is uneven."
Viktor looked at the city in the sky as if it were a reflection, slightly lost in thought,
"Ms. Herta's research can rejuvenate people, but this city's technology is similar to ours. If we can develop more advanced Hextech, we should be able to completely surpass Belobog."
"We can't be so sure. Maybe this city also has its own 'Hex Crystal'?"
Viktor remembered Gepard's earlier mention of the "Preservation Aeon." Could it be that the Aeon's power was also manifested in this city?
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[ "This is Belobog, the last bastion of humanity."
"The last bastion?" March 7th showed a puzzled expression.
"..." Gepard took a deep breath, speaking in a stiff tone as if he were standing on the podium in elementary school reciting a text, "Seven hundred years ago, monsters from beyond the sky (the Antimatter Legion) ignited the planet. At that time, the earth became scorched, filled with burning magma and boiling smoke."
At the critical moment of life and death, the Great freeze suddenly descended—the sweeping storm was unannounced, the invading legion was covered by blizzards, and only Belobog remained—
The steadfast [ Builders ] established this city, and under the protection of the [Preservation] Aeon, Belobog, though ravaged by wind and snow, is forever warm. ]
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~Genshin Impact World~
At the storyteller Iron Tongue Tian's place, several idlers drinking tea were discussing endlessly while listening to Gepard's story.
"The Aeon can actually protect the entire city? I'll be damned! Then, according to this, isn't he as powerful as our Liyue's Geo Archon?"
"Hey—brother, that's not right. The Preservation Aeon can certainly protect the city, but it doesn't say he can subdue the demons and monsters of the four seas and pacify the evils of the world, right? If we didn't have our Geo Archon's skills, you might be eaten by a demon as soon as you leave Liyue Harbor."
"This brother is right, and did you forget?"
A merchant-like man recalled,
"During the Rite of Descension a few years ago, the Geo Archon would personally bestow divine guidance, directing Liyue's operations for the year. Liyue's prosperity today is inseparable from the Geo Archon's guidance!"
"Indeed, although the Preservation Aeon sounds powerful, our Geo Archon is more humane."
"But the Preservation Aeon can protect several planets!? Those planets might be bigger than our Teyvat!"
"Why are you always siding with outsiders? No matter how powerful that Aeon is, in Liyue, on the Geo Archon's territory, a dragon can only coil, and a tiger must lie down... Whether Preservation or no Preservation, if it were during the Archon War, the Geo Archon might have subdued him."
"Damn... you're talking nonsense!"
The people who had been chattering endlessly just now suddenly started arguing. None of them could convince the other, so they finally turned their attention to the two young men drinking tea quietly not far away.
One was dressed in the style of Snezhnaya and looked less than twenty years old.
And the other was actually the consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Zhongli! There were rumors in Liyue Harbor that this Mr. Zhongli was knowledgeable and erudite.
Even strange anecdotes that many old people didn't understand, this consultant could bring up easily.
The people quickly came to Zhongli, bowed, and asked for advice,
"Mr. Zhongli, you are talented and fair. Please judge, who is more powerful, the Geo Archon or the Preservation Aeon?"
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