Aside from the nuns whose faces were flushed with emotion, Hu Tao, far away in Liyue, was also laughing so hard she was shaking.
"Pfft, hahaha, how can someone not recognize their own god? And a nun at that."
Hu Tao wasn't mocking them; she just found the idea of a nun not recognizing her god to be logically hilarious.
It was as funny as an expert on the Geo Archon not understanding the Geo Archon.
Zhongli lightly sniffed the tea, took a small sip, and remained silent.
Tartaglia nodded in agreement. How could someone not recognize their own god?
That was like getting a bargain and still complaining.
The Fatui Harbingers had the opportunity to meet the Tsaritsa, but the nuns in Mondstadt hadn't seen the Anemo God in hundreds of years.
Actually, Liyue was not much different from Mondstadt.
Although they could see the Geo Archon every year, what they saw was always his immortal form.
Therefore, the Liyue People also didn't recognize Zhongli.
Not all gods were as widely known as Furina.
For example, Lesser Lord Kusanali; only a few people had seen her since her birth.
That was also why such a simple imitation by a small boy could deceive those Sumeru People.
They had never seen the Grass God's appearance; they relied entirely on the Akasha Terminal.
Speaking of Lesser Lord Kusanali, one had to mention Sumeru. Now, the prophecy book's reputation had spread within Sumeru.
The Grand Sage scoffed at it. A mortal's prophecy? Ridiculous! Only a god's wisdom was perfect.
They must create their own god, a 'God of Wisdom' who could lead them.
However, not everyone scoffed at it. Alhaitham was quite interested.
"The story of the Anemo God and the East Wind Guardian, interesting."
Alhaitham sat in the tavern, reading a book. In his hand was the second act, 'For a Tomorrow Without Tears.'
He wasn't very interested in the prophecy itself, but rather in 'Qiu Cheng,' who wrote this prophecy book.
He bought his book from Old Man Sangonomiya Mahaba.
As long as you paid, Dori would find a way to get it for you.
Besides that, the other members of Sumeru F4 were also gathered in the tavern at this time.
It was just that Alhaitham wasn't sitting with them, perhaps finding them too noisy.
"Is that Alhaitham guy not here?" Kaveh asked.
Tighnari and Cyno shook their heads, indicating they hadn't seen Alhaitham.
In fact, they had noticed Alhaitham; he was hiding within their line of sight.
It was just that Kaveh was sitting opposite them, directly with his back to Alhaitham.
"Oh, really? Well, let me tell you something."
Kaveh leaned forward, as if about to reveal a secret.
Even Alhaitham's gaze shifted from his book to Kaveh.
"That Alhaitham guy made me furious first thing this morning, ruining my entire day's good mood."
"He bought a huge pile of books from who knows where, and now I have no space to walk!"
Tighnari had thought Kaveh was going to say something Alhaitham shouldn't hear.
It turned out to be just a complaint. Then what was with that expression, as if you were about to tell a little secret?
"Boring." Alhaitham shook his head.
Cyno thought for a moment, then spoke calmly.
"I see. Kaveh was 'ka-veh-dged.'"
"..." Kaveh fell silent.
"..." Tighnari rubbed his forehead.
"..." Alhaitham read his book.
"Didn't you get it? Let me explain..." Cyno thought everyone hadn't understood.
"Ahem, how about we just get straight to the point?" Tighnari interrupted.
"Right, right, I brought the book."
Kaveh quickly chimed in, afraid Cyno would seize the opportunity to explain his bad jokes.
His copy was the first act; he hadn't bought it, but found it among Alhaitham's pile of books that left no room to walk.
Cyno and Tighnari had already read the first act.
"Alhaitham, why don't you come over and read with us? We don't have the second act here," Tighnari said.
"What!? Alhaitham is here too?"
Kaveh was startled and looked around, only then seeing Alhaitham behind him.
Alhaitham paid no attention to Kaveh's complaints and directly sat next to Kaveh.
Because that seat was closest to him.
When Alhaitham placed the book on the table, a question arose among them.
How could one book be viewed from two angles?
Left with no choice, the four grown men could only huddle together to read.
And so, ignoring the gazes of others, three high-ranking Akademiya officials and a somewhat famous individual began reading the story of Mondstadt.
Soon, they finished reading the story of the Anemo God and Dvalin.
"Dvalin is too miserable."
Kaveh was the most empathetic; he was already feeling sorry for Dvalin and started drinking alcohol in gulps.
"Forgotten, huh?" Tighnari stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Speaking of which, everyone knew of Lesser Lord Kusanali's existence, but they had never seen her.
So, for the Sumeru People, was Lesser Lord Kusanali a non-existent god?
Had she also been forgotten?
In the hearts of the Sumeru People, even after hundreds of years, only the shadow of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata remained.
Cyno didn't speak, but he was indeed Tighnari's good friend, and what he was thinking about was also Lesser Lord Kusanali's situation.
Unfortunately, although he was the General Mahamatra, he also had no opportunity to meet Lesser Lord Kusanali.
If the General Mahamatra was like this, what about the ordinary Sumeru People?
He used to think he wasn't qualified enough, but now he felt something was off.
It seemed the Grand Sage was deliberately restricting Lesser Lord Kusanali's existence?
Unfortunately, these could only be conjectures.
They also couldn't confirm whether Lesser Lord Kusanali didn't want to meet everyone, or if the Grand Sage was intentionally restricting Lesser Lord Kusanali.
Previously, no one had considered this aspect.
After all, how many generations of Grand Sages had there been? They couldn't all be so absurd, right?
They didn't know that every generation of Grand Sages had been that absurd.
When Lin Qiu's novel reached Sumeru, they would probably be furious.
Turning their gaze to the Sanctuary of Surasthana, Lesser Lord Kusanali, Nahida, was currently in a dream.
She could only interact with the outside world through dreams and the Akasha Terminal, so she spent most of her time in dreams.
Regarding Lin Qiu's book, it had already been uploaded to the Akasha Terminal as soon as it arrived in Sumeru.
Nahida could now also read the stories within it.
"Senior Barbatos is truly admirable. When will I also be able to become such a qualified god?"
Nahida sighed. In her opinion, the Anemo God was not some slacker.
The Anemo God had only just woken up and immediately went to resolve Dvalin's crisis.
Even after an accident led to him being afflicted with the Curse, he remained stable, changed his plan, and continued to try and save Dvalin.
And his salvation was not just about solving the corrosion on Dvalin; he also had to clear Dvalin's name.
How could such a god be a slacker?
He even personally sang stories and songs to clear Dvalin's name!
Although others did the actual work later, and the Anemo God was always drinking and slacking off.
But at least he set the plan, didn't he?
Nahida had always believed she wasn't a qualified god, and now this book finally gave her the opportunity to learn from her predecessors.
She wondered what the Geo God of Liyue and the Electro God of Inazuma would teach her?
Waku Waku.
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Character Voice Line · Hu Tao: About Zhongli
"Zhongli looks so young, but his personality is like an old antique. He knows everything but cares about nothing. Could he be...? Hehe... Ah, never mind, let him be."