[Transcendent Chat Group]
Hu Tao:
Tian Dong Wan Pavilion? Tian Dong Wanxiang?
Huh… now that you mention it, that actually makes sense.
Yanfei:
Not just the name—the destructive power is on the same level too! 🐶
Venti:
Ehe~ Not only can it knock out Dvalin—who even the Raiden Shogun couldn't beat—but it can also smash Osial back into the sea!
Absolutely terrifying! 🐶
Lumine:
Good grief!
This has officially evolved into a "strategic weapon."
A national deterrent!
In another world, this would be mushroom-bomb tier! 🐶
Paimon:
Mushroom bomb? What's that? 🤔
Lumine:
A single mushroom bomb can wipe out a city with millions of people.
For hundreds of years afterward, the land becomes barren and lethal to live on.
Jean:
…Hiss.
Ganyu:
…Hiss.
Yae Miko:
…Hiss.
Nahida:
…Hiss.
Furina:
…Hiss.
The chat fell into stunned silence.
That terrifying?!
Millions… gone just like that?!
Zhongli:
Ahem. Liyue is a nation of peace.
I hereby reaffirm: we will never be the first to deploy the Jade Chamber. 📘
Furina:
Exactly! Lovers of peace, all of us!
Fontaine also promises never to deploy Navia! 🐶
Ningguang:
...
Navia:
...
Seeing this, the people of other nations felt itchy to join the fun.
But after thinking it through—
They realized their countries hadn't yet produced a weapon on this level.
No shared joke, no forced participation.
They could only watch in envy.
Ayaka:
By the way… Miss Ningguang uses a Geo Vision, doesn't she?
Nahida:
Oh—looking at it that way, she fits even better! 🐶
Alice:
Oh no!
Looks like Liyue picked the wrong next Geo Archon after all!
Dvalin:
What's the problem?
After Keqing steps down, just let Ningguang take over.
Venti:
Ehe~ Seconded! 🐶
Zhongli:
Seconded. 🐶
Ei:
Seconded. 🐶
Nahida:
Seconded. 🐶
Furina:
Seconded. 🐶
Keqing:
No need to vote.
Ningguang is clearly more suitable.
Therefore, I shall follow His Excellency's example and abdicate immediately.
From this moment on, Ningguang is the Third-Generation Geo Archon of Liyue. 📘
Ningguang:
...
Ningguang rubbed her temples.
This had started as a joke aimed at Keqing.
How did it circle back to her?
Even the Archons were piling on.
What a mess.
Still…
If the Jade Chamber could really be that powerful…
"…After this is over, I should seriously rethink its design."
"Guizhong Ballistas… Lady Alice…"
Her eyes flickered thoughtfully.
Lumine:
Wait a second.
Doesn't that mean Liyue now has three "god-tier" combatants? 🐶
Paimon:
A God of War Rex Lapis!
A "Liyue Electro Archon"!
And Ningguang with a strategic superweapon!
Alice:
Good heavens!
Add Azhdaha, and that's three "gods" and one dragon king!
Absolutely terrifying~
Venti:
Can't afford to provoke them. 🐶
Yae Miko:
Can't afford to provoke them. 🐶
Nahida:
Can't afford to provoke them. 🐶
Furina:
Can't afford to provoke them. 🐶
Human nature is repetition.
Even in Teyvat, the repeater instinct was alive and well.
Truly—
The world was full of chaos-loving spectators.
(Somewhere, Aha sneezed.)
The Video Continues
With the sacrifice of the Jade Chamber, Osial was successfully suppressed.
The crisis was over.
Afterward, Lumine and Paimon bid farewell to the adepti and the Qixing, then went to find Zhongli.
There, they encountered Zhongli—
Along with two Fatui Harbingers: Tartaglia and Signora.
Through their conversation, the truth finally emerged.
Rex Lapis had exchanged his Gnosis with the Cryo Archon.
A contract—
The contract to end all contracts.
It was meant to test Liyue.
That was the official explanation.
As for the hidden truths…
Perhaps only Zhongli and the Tsaritsa knew.
The sharp-minded viewers felt a chill.
Again—
The Gnosis.
The Fatui stole the Anemo Gnosis in Mondstadt.
Now they had obtained the Geo Gnosis through a contract.
So what about the other nations?
Were they also being targeted?
What exactly was the Tsaritsa planning—
That required collecting all seven Gnoses?
And Gnoses were granted by Celestia…
Which meant—
Some people quietly inhaled.
This was big.
Very big.
Something that involved the Seven—
And something above the Seven.
This was not a topic mortals should touch.
Just like the case of Orobashi—
Better to pretend you never heard it.
As for Tartaglia?
He was completely stunned.
"…So it was all an act?"
The Tsaritsa knew.
Signora knew.
Zhongli knew.
Only he didn't.
He was the only fool dancing in the dark—
And the one who took all the blame.
The urge to curse surged violently in his chest.
The Ending of the Video
After the deal, Zhongli appeared in dreams to the adepti and the Qixing.
Only then did they understand the truth.
Though conflicted, they respected his decision.
The Qixing announced to the people that Rex Lapis had perished in a divine thunder calamity.
Amid mourning—
Liyue stepped into an unknown future.
There would be no more Geo Archon.
Only Zhongli, consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
The video ended.
The people of Liyue were silent.
They had walked alongside Rex Lapis for 3,700 years.
It had always been their pride.
And yet—
This was how it ended.
Their emotions were indescribably complex.
The Villa
Sensing the atmosphere, Luo Chen gave them time.
Then he spoke again.
"Next, we move on to the final item."
"Serious Evaluation, Item Four—"
'A God Who Loves His People.'
He began calmly.
"In truth, elements of this were scattered throughout the previous evaluations."
"This will be a complete summary."
He spoke of Morax's descent.
Of pushing back the tides.
Of raising Mt. Tianheng.
Of granting fire through stone.
Of the rise of Liyue.
Of the Archon War.
Of his transformation.
Of battles fought across the land.
Of Yakshas lost.
Of peace restored.
Of governance delegated.
Of Mora minted.
Of prosperity achieved.
Of authority relinquished.
Of a god stepping away after paving every road.
A love not loud—
But absolute.
A love that guided, protected, empowered, and finally let go.
He compared it to Barbatos' love.
One, like a father.
One, like freedom.
Different—
Yet equally sincere.
"And that," Luo Chen concluded,
"Is why both Mondstadt and Liyue are happy."
"In Mondstadt, even a passing dog will say—
May the Anemo Archon bless you."
"In Liyue—
Everyone is an Rex Lapis fan."
"And that is enough."
He exhaled.
"Thus concludes the serious evaluation of Morax."
Longer than any before.
And worth every word.
Because Zhongli—
Was never just a god.
He was history itself.
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