Chapter 385 - 384 Guizhong had a very strong affinity

"Hello, Miss Guizhong. I’m Lumine, and she’s Paimon. It’s nice to meet you too; you’re truly beautiful. No wonder the body Miss Delezie prepared for you is so stunning; it’s made exactly to your likeness."

"Is that so? Thank you for the compliment. I’m getting more and more curious about what kind of body she will create for me."

Guizhong had a very strong affinity. Lumine was already very easy to get along with people, and with Paimon, the three quickly became familiar, chatting and laughing like best friends, completely ignoring Zhongli and Azhdaha next to them.

Zhongli and Azhdaha watched. Azhdaha shrugged, thinking that their way of introducing Liyue was too boring, which was why Guizhong went to chat with Lumine.

This is good too. Even though their relationship is very good, there are still significant generation gaps in certain matters. Having Lumine, who is very good at conversation, talk to Guizhong should be much more effective than them.

"Very good at conversation" here does not refer to Cloud Retainer’s way of chatting that raises blood pressure, so don’t misunderstand.

What gave Zhongli a headache was that as Lumine and Guizhong chatted, they talked about what happened during the Rite of Descension.

Upon learning that Zhongli had staged a fake death to retire, Guizhong turned to look at Zhongli, her gaze incredibly complex.

No wonder... no wonder when he took her out to get acquainted with Liyue today, he always did so from the perspective of an ordinary person. So he considered himself an ordinary resident of Liyue, not the Geo Archon who ruled Liyue.

"Guizhong, the Liyue of today is no longer like the past, needing to be guided by Gods. Now is the era of humans. Even if I am gone, Liyue will not stop functioning. I believe that under their governance, Liyue will become even more prosperous than before."

Zhongli said with great gravitas. Guizhong pondered for a moment and found it quite reasonable. Why did the Liyue of the past need the Geo Archon’s guidance? Because they were still immature, unclear about the path ahead, and needed the Geo Archon to lead them.

But the Liyue of today has grown up; it is no longer an infant-like existence that needs their protection.

Excessive protection can only hinder Liyue’s development; letting go appropriately will allow Liyue to grow faster.

Hmm, truly worthy of Morax. He actually thought to this extent. It seems that in terms of wisdom, I am no match for him either.

"Actually... I think there’s still an impact."

Paimon suddenly spoke: "The machines that produce Mora in the Priceless Jade need the Geo Archon’s power to operate. The current Mora can sustain for a period. But if something happens that causes Mora to be insufficient, what then?"

Ningguang would occasionally talk to them about the Golden House. Currently, the Golden House has ceased operations, and no one is able to get it running again. If this continues... Ningguang is a bit worried that the currency, Mora, might run into problems.

"Regarding that, just leave the worrying to the Qixing. Besides, restarting the Golden House doesn’t necessarily require the power of the Geo Archon; it only requires meeting a certain condition. It’s just that this condition is very difficult to meet, and it will take time to find the right person."

"Even if you say that, what if we can’t find the right person? Wouldn’t that still lead to big problems?"

"No, actually, the right person already exists; it’s just that no one has noticed yet."

"Eh? There already is one? Who is this person?"

Zhongli smiled without saying a word. No matter how much Paimon pressed him, he had no intention of answering, which made Paimon very angry. He knew Zhongli was playing the riddle-master again.

Why is this person like this! Why can’t he just speak clearly? You’re making everyone else feel so uncomfortable by doing this.

Lumine seemed to have thought of something. After some contemplation, he tentatively looked at Zhongli, asking with his eyes if the person he was talking about was the same one he was thinking of.

Zhongli did not respond, but his behavior was enough to prove many things, leaving Lumine feeling somewhat moved.

"Are you scheming against her, Zhongli?"

"Scheming? No, not at all. It’s just that she happens to meet the criteria; how could that be called scheming?"

Fine, being too much of a jack-of-all-trades isn’t good either—being able to help out everywhere—Lumine felt that Zhongli had the intention of binding him to Liyue.

But... is that possible? Don’t forget that he has deep connections with both Mondstadt and Inazuma; if he goes too far, it could lead to a three-way war.

Fighting over one person—that would be quite interesting.

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