Yae Miko: "What if General Raiden is punished again for something like this? You won't be the one punished, so you'll definitely just watch the show."
Venti: "How could that be? The one who likes to watch the show is God of Justice Furina."
Furina: "???"
Alhaitham: "But the Lesser Lord Kusanali of the Parallel Teyvat World has already proven herself to be very capable. She was actually able to combine the creation of the Sumeru Akasha with the authority of [The Hunt]. It's clear that Lord Nahida is very skilled in using her authority."
Neuvillette: "Hmm, but what I want to see is the Seven Dragon Sovereigns exerting their power."
Paimon: "I think you just want to vent for the Initiator Damselettes."
Neuvillette: "..."
"Oh, people suffering in this world."
"Do not worry, do not be afraid."
"Do not hate and ostracize each other for anything anymore."
"Whether Initiators or Promoters, you are all humans and should embrace each other."
"Let the kindness in your hearts shine brightly, and transform this goodwill towards people into strength."
"With this feeling in your heart, pray to the sky."
"The Divine will help you overcome the difficulties of the apocalypse."
"The Divine will help you reclaim your lost homeland from the Gastrea."
"The Divine will save every one of you."
"..."
This was a particularly strange dream.
Everyone in the Gastrea World, when they slept at night, dreamed of a small, cute, white-haired little girl with a pair of long, pointed ears.
She was bathed in pure white holy light, looking so radiant.
People remembered this dream vividly; even after waking up in the morning, they could clearly recall every word and every sentence Nahida had spoken.
"The Divine?"
"Are there really Divine beings in this world?"
In an underground water pipe of a certain ruin.
The eyes of the small Damselettes were filled with hope and yearning for a new life.
"Did everyone dream of the Divine?"
"It seems the Divine is really coming to save our world."
"Yes! She must be the Divine. The light on her is so dazzling, so sacred."
"Lord Divine, please, destroy the Gastrea and save the humans of this world."
"..."
"Lord Divine..."
In a certain laboratory isolation room.
A Damselette with orange-red hair was exceptionally quiet today.
Enju.
An Initiator who had not yet been taken away by a Promoter.
She had been confined here with shackles and handcuffs, awaiting the arrival of a Promoter.
Over time, Enju, who had been imprisoned for so long, gradually became irritable.
But last night, after seeing the Divine in her dream, Enju's heart became unprecedentedly calm.
The soft light made her feel a sense of ease.
Nahida's appearance was deeply imprinted in her heart.
"I really want to see Lord Divine again. Lord Divine, can you take me away from this place?"
Enju tied her hair into twin Horsetails.
She gently touched the red glass bead at her waist as if it were a treasure.
She could feel the changes within herself; with just a slight tremor, she could shatter the shackles and handcuffs binding her.
However, she understood the Divine's meaning: the hope that humans would understand and care for each other.
As an Initiator, Enju obediently stopped being annoyed with Promoters.
She waited patiently.
Paimon: "Wow, it's Enju with rabbit abilities! I didn't expect Nahida to descend even earlier; Enju hasn't even been taken away yet."
Lisa: "These children are so obedient. Nahida said for humans to live in harmony, and they immediately complied."
Azhdaha: "Hahaha, unfortunately, Lesser Lord Kusanali miscalculated. Soon, I will see rivers of blood."
...Zhongli: "..."
Azhdaha: "What do you mean by that? What's with that expression? Su Bai said Nahida couldn't possibly move these guys, and these people are definitely unable to obtain a Vision. Our main purpose as the Seven Elemental Dragon Lords here is to cleanse the humans of this world. Is there a problem with me saying I want to see rivers of blood?"
Neuvillette: "Azhdaha, no problem, what you said makes perfect sense."
Just one night passed, and Nahida felt the power of faith coming from all directions.
She instantly became as happy as a child.
Her displayed miracle had taken effect.
She had intentionally made herself glow brightly in this dream given to everyone.
After all, the Divine in human eyes are all holy.
Moreover, she used the authority of memory to deepen humans' impression of this dream.
They could remember it clearly even after waking up in the morning.
Their mutual discussions further indicated that this dream was not an ordinary dream, but a true divine oracle.
"I have already felt the power of faith coming from all directions."
Nahida excitedly told the Seven Elemental Dragon Lords: "As long as the power of faith reaches a certain level, Irminsul will mature."
"And our mission will be complete."
Nahida eagerly sensed the growth progress of Irminsul.
However, reality was very cruel.
When she realized that Irminsul's growth progress was less than twenty percent, Nahida froze in place.
"This..."
"This is impossible. I clearly felt the power of faith from all directions, so why is Irminsul's growth so little?"
When the world's power of faith exceeds fifty percent, Irminsul will achieve one hundred percent growth.
Currently, Irminsul's growth is less than twenty percent.
This means that even though Nahida felt the power of faith from all directions, it only accounted for about ten percent of the world's total.
It was even less than ten percent.
A flustered Nahida activated the Akasha, connecting to everyone's consciousness through the Akasha link she created last night.
This time, her expression became even more incredible than before.
Except for the Initiator Damselettes who were full of piety towards her appearance, other humans seemed not to care much about her divine pronouncements at all.
They even treated her as an existence similar to the Initiators.
"That shorty looks just like those cursed children who can't grow up; she must be one of them."
"Yes, even if she is the Divine, shouldn't the Divine eliminate all evil things in the world?"
"Those Gastrea are the evil in the world."
"Hmph! She said she would help us eliminate the Gastrea, but the premise is that she wants us to accept those cursed children. How ridiculous! Doesn't she understand what a cursed child is?"
"So our world didn't welcome the Divine, but welcomed a devil, actually telling us to embrace the cursed children."
"Tch! We should raise an objection to Saint Tenzi; all the cursed children should be gathered and executed."
"A bunch of disgusting things to look at."
"..."
Chapter 66: Changing the Expedition Plan, We Will Thoroughly Cleanse the Rot of This World
"Divine..."