"As expected, I knew it all along."
Enjou quickly echoed, "These Archons of Celestia are truly a bunch of hypocrites."
"But as soon as this news broke, the citizens of several nations in Teyvat became excited."
"This has nothing to do with us, remember, Enjou." Aether said earnestly, "Only our Loom of Fate plan can save them."
...
Furina: "Lumine's brother, what do you mean, that I'm useless except for watching plays?"
Aether: "Uh, it's just according to the intel."
Furina: "..."
Dainsleif: "What a beautiful misunderstanding, Aether. You've already received the intel, yet you're still so stubbornly misguided."
Aether: "You can't blame the me from the Parallel Teyvat World. After all, it's too incredible, and it came from the mouths of Fontaine's citizens. The content in the newspaper clearly sounds like it was released in Furina's tone."
Enjou: "Indeed, who would have thought that the Hydro Archon, who once only watched plays, became the true Hydro Archon?"
Lumine: "I'm numb. Is my brother in the Parallel Teyvat World so fond of acting profound? He even has to look up at the ceiling. Does he also have to maintain a forty-five-degree angle upwards?"
Celestia.
The Seven Archons, gathered once again, no longer felt the tension of their first landing on Celestia.
"Ehe, Miss Furina, your performance last time was truly impressive."
"I didn't expect that on your first expedition leading a team to the Goblin World, you would directly crush their evil god."
Barbatos was all smiles.
Regarding the video of Furina's expedition to the Goblin World, Asmodeus had already delivered it to The Seven Archons in the form of a canned memory.
This was for them to study and reference, and to facilitate better communication and learning in their subsequent actions.
"Barbatos, the Anemo Archon." Focalors smiled politely, "Furina's performance was indeed outstanding."
"However, I am Focalors, the Sinner from before."
Incidentally, Focalors also showed Barbatos the Vision at her waist: "It's just that Lord Su Bai is magnanimous and benevolent, granting me the authority to land on Celestia. My main responsibility now is to help Furina govern Fontaine."
"Eh, so Furina didn't come to the meeting?" Barbatos asked in surprise.
Amazing!
Did she receive a commendation from Lord Su Bai and go on vacation?
Then, Morax's seasoned voice sounded from behind: "She seems to be watching the new whale Lord Su Bai is raising."
"It's just..."
Morax gazed deeply into the distance, where a faint silhouette vaguely disappeared into Celestia's resting area.
"Is that a new colleague?"
"I haven't seen her before."
"But I feel as if I've seen her somewhere before."
"She's the new whale keeper." Nahida suddenly popped out, explaining to everyone, "But I don't know what's on her mind."
"She looks unhappy every day."
Ugh!
Skirk felt a pang of pain, as if pierced by a thousand arrows.
Especially Lesser Lord Kusanali Nahida's sparkling big eyes, which showed her innocence and naivety.
When those words came from her, the impact was even stronger.
The Archons were chatting idly in the flower garden in front of Celestia's main hall.
Under the parasols here, fruit teas and snacks were thoughtfully provided.
There was even delicious fruit wine.
Envious, Barbatos stared intently at Nahida, wishing he too could get a job on Celestia like Nahida.
He didn't need to be a librarian like her; he could just guard a gate.
"Who do you think it's going to be for the next expedition?"
"Just thinking about it makes my palms sweat with excitement."
Barbatos chattered on and on.
Raiden Ei rolled her eyes at him, then pondered: Can a wind spirit really sweat?
Never mind, she couldn't figure it out anyway.
She casually said, "I'm currently training my Electro Dragon. She doesn't understand why she can't obtain a Vision."
--- "Just as well, taking advantage of this visit to the island, I need to ask Lord Su Bai for the reason."
Raiden Ei's mind conjured the image of her Electro Dragon crying out in fright.
She felt troubled.
Can such a beast truly receive the Ley Line's resonance?
"Beelzebul, your Electro Dragon still hasn't obtained a Vision?"
"Our Pyro Dragon Lord from Natlan obtained a Vision immediately after returning."
"Please enlighten me." Raiden Ei's humble demeanor greatly shocked "Auntie" Finimos: "Wow, you actually said something like that?"
"After all, everyone has a dragon."
"Alright." Finimos said seriously, "The Pyro Dragon Lord has been completely subdued ever since he saw Lord Su Bai last time."
"After returning, he incessantly marveled at Lord Su Bai's immense power, feeling as if he was facing death with just one more glance."
"Such terrifying power is the existence that he, the Pyro Dragon Sovereign, Yearned for."
"Then, the Ley Line sensed it and granted him a Vision."
"And upon obtaining the Vision, the Authority of the Ancient Dragons was also restored."
"His combat power instantly increased several times over, and the excited Pyro Dragon Lord worships towards Celestia every day."
Raiden Ei: "Uh, ours is the same. She claims she's truly willing to be Lord Su Bai's mount, but she still hasn't obtained a Vision."
"Then I don't know. Perhaps your Electro Dragon still doesn't meet the requirements."
What kind of strange way is this to obtain a Vision?
Barbatos and Morax were both dumbfounded.
... "Feeling like greeting death with just one more glance, what was the Pyro Dragon Lord thinking?"
He felt like he was facing death, yet he still wanted to see more.
Perhaps, this is the Yearning for an idol.
But when it came to their own Elemental Dragon Lords,
Focalors and Nahida instantly deflated like punctured balloons.
In fact, Nahida still doesn't even know what her Dendro Dragon looks like.
"You all seem to be having quite an interesting chat?"
The Tsaritsa Barnabas appeared at the entrance of the main hall, dragging her long hair.
"Alright, stop chatting."
"Lord Asmodeus has asked you all to gather in the main hall."
...
In the meeting room of Celestia's palace.
All the Archons sat around a round table.
Although Focalors was not an Archon, being able to participate in the meeting, she sat next to Furina, just like the others.
At the center of the round table, a canned memory was placed.
That was a memory from Su Bai's deduction of the development of an otherworld.
After all, knowing oneself and one's enemy leads to victory in every battle.
This kind of strategy, knowing the layout of an otherworld before even deploying troops, was simply unimaginable.
"Before selecting the representative for the expedition, let's first understand the situation of the next world."
"Let me say in advance, the world for this expedition is a world where the World Consciousness is unowned."
"This means that that world is not like the Goblin World, where deities will appear before us in a concrete form."
"Taking this opportunity, I hope everyone can remember that even though worlds with an unowned World Consciousness will not have materialized deities, we must not therefore carelessly assume that such a world is weak."