"Hey, you aren't thinking of leaving here, are you!"
The demon god remnant, which had been residing inside Collei's body, noticed the signs and immediately grew anxious.
What are you thinking? This place has the protection of a powerful figure, how safe is that!
Oh, Collei doesn't seem to know that this place is protected by a powerful figure, never mind then.
Because she was intimidated by Xing's feigned authority yesterday, the demon god remnant was so terrified of Xing that it didn't dare reveal the news that the farm had the protection of a God.
Therefore, it could only resort to indirect questioning.
"Why are you thinking of leaving here?"
"This place is so good!"
"The people on the farm are so nice to you!"
Collei thought to herself: "It is precisely because the people on the farm are so nice to me that I cannot bring disaster upon them."
The demon god remnant tried hard to find reasons for Collei to stay.
"It's very safe here too!"
"Look at these people, one, two, three, four, five, six."
"In just a small farm, there are actually six Vision holders."
"Even if the Fatui wanted to cause trouble here, they would have to weigh their own strength first."
Although the demon god remnant said this, it only stirred up Collei's fear of the Fatui.
"The Fatui has a fearless army, and every single one of them is equipped with a Delusion."
"If they sacrifice their lives regardless of the cost, even six Vision holders cooperating might not be able to stop a frontal assault from the Fatui army!"
Collei recalled her previous experience of trying to sabotage and seek revenge in the Fatui military camp, only to be beaten and forced to flee in disarray by a group of ordinary soldiers.
The demon god remnant was immediately speechless.
"I think you are truly overthinking things."
"This is Mondstadt!"
"It is a sovereign nation!"
"It is a nation protected by a God!"
"If the Fatui sends troops into Mondstadt, won't those two nations start a war!"
"Which nation can tolerate another nation stationing troops on its territory!"
Collei blinked her eyes and said:
"But, the Fatui army is currently inside Mondstadt City."
The demon god remnant was instantly speechless.
It cursed with some shame and anger:
"Do these people in Mondstadt have any sense of shame!"
"The Fatui dogs are practically riding on their heads, and they still have no reaction at all!"
The demon god remnant scanned around and saw Arkz drinking congee, struggling again:
"You should reconsider, there's still Arkz!"
"This master of the farm, Lord Arkz, doesn't look like someone easy to mess with."
"The Fatui guys wouldn't easily provoke him, right!"
Collei sighed:
"Perhaps the Fatui might not send a large-scale troop deployment to capture me."
"But what if a Fatui Harbinger leads a small, elite unit?"
demon god remnant: "..."
Seeing the demon god remnant fall silent, Collei didn't mind and continued:
"Although I don't know Mr. Arkz's strength."
"But I imagine one Harbinger would be enough to hold Arkz back for a while."
"The remaining elite Fatui soldiers would be enough to hold back the others, and then the farm would be in danger."
The demon god remnant felt a bit weary.
It really wanted to say:
"Do you think too highly of yourself."
"A Fatui Harbinger leading an elite unit to raid Springvale Farm just to capture you, an experimental subject?"
"The Fatui Harbingers wouldn't make such a huge sacrifice for an escaped test subject, would they."
But it thought about how it still needed to rely on Collei to survive, so it held back.
Regarding the possibility Collei raised, the demon god remnant truly had no way to refute it:
"Because the Fatui Harbingers are indeed immensely powerful, and the top three seats possess God-level strength."
"So, facing such a powerful Fatui, where else can you run to?"
Collei fell silent.
Seeing the silent Collei, the demon god remnant finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Honestly, the possibility Collei brought up—a Fatui Harbinger leading an elite unit to raid Springvale Farm—did exist, but the probability of such an event happening was as low as Snezhnaya declaring war on Mondstadt tomorrow.
It could only be said to be possible, but the probability was almost zero.
If two God-level powerhouses fought near Mondstadt City, wouldn't the Anemo God go mad?
If such a thing truly happened, it wouldn't be a matter of whether Snezhnaya wanted war or not; it would be a question of whether the entire Teyvat would have a tomorrow.
Even if the Anemo God was tolerant, the losses caused by a battle between two Gods and the resulting hatred would be enough to make the Mondstadters disregard everything and fight Snezhnaya.
To put it this way, if two Gods truly fought at Springvale Farm...
If one-tenth of the people in the entire Mondstadt City survived, that would be due to the Anemo God's protection.
The Mondstadt Expeditionary Force, upon learning their home was raided, would probably immediately turn their guns around and march directly on Snezhnaya.
"Damn it, we're fighting desperately on the border, risking our lives to protect all of Teyvat, and in return, you people from Snezhnaya blow up Mondstadt!"
"Do you really think we Mondstadters can't lift a sword!"
At that point, the enraged Mondstadters would likely drag the entire Teyvat down with them.
Thinking of this, the demon god remnant suddenly felt that it might have been influenced by Collei.
Otherwise, how could it start thinking about Teyvat being destroyed because of Collei?
The demon god remnant finally realized that although Collei was attached to life on the farm, it was precisely this attachment that was pushing her away from it.
Furthermore, it seemed that under its persuasion, Collei's resolve to leave this place was growing firmer.
Tired.
The demon god remnant silently curled itself into a ball.
Giving up.
However, while the demon god remnant had given up, Collei's thoughts did not stop.
"Yes, the Fatui are so powerful, where else can she run to?"
"Even if she keeps running like this, one day, she will still be caught by the Fatui."
Collei pondered deeply while tasting the delicious white congee.
"Slurp."
"Today's breakfast is as delicious as usual!"
Xing, sitting next to Collei, drank the white congee in his bowl and immediately refilled a second bowl.
His excellent appetite shocked everyone present.
The white congee Arkz made today, though seemingly bland, was specially prepared by him to replenish the vitality consumed within Collei's body.
An ordinary person, after eating one bowl, would be too full to eat any more, no matter how much they craved it.
Yet, Xing acted as if nothing had happened, downing three large bowls consecutively.
"Why are you all looking at me? Hurry up and eat."
"Why are you only eating one bowl when today's congee is so good?"
Barbara looked curiously at Xing's stomach, which showed no sign of bulging, and asked:
"Xing, doesn't your stomach feel full?"
Looking at her friends who were all holding their stomachs to aid digestion, Xing's lips curled into a smile and he said:
"I am the galaxy bat hero!"
Watching Xing and the others interact happily, Collei's gaze became firm.
She made up her mind.
"I won't run anymore!"
"I'll fight the Fatui!"
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