Chapter 177

"Have you heard? Something big happened in the desert!"

"What big thing? Desert earthquake, people died?"

"The Desert Emperor is going to be resurrected!"

Shocked, terrified, but mostly unbelieving. After all, the Desert Emperor had been dead for a long time. Over the years, there have been rumors that His Majesty the Emperor is going to be resurrected, but it turned out to be just those people's wishful thinking.

Even if it is a god, it is impossible to be resurrected after death. Otherwise, why hasn't the Great Compassion Tree King been resurrected for so many years?

It's just that the news this time was brought back by a group of thirty people, and many people saw the strange phenomenon in the desert with their own eyes.

For a while, the atmosphere in the rain forest became tense. With the relationship between the two sides over the years, once the Desert Emperor is resurrected, the entire Xumi will inevitably be ruled under the yellow sand.

On the other side.

Just as the sun disk rose high.

The Church Order was holding a meeting.

The sages gathered to discuss the recent unified distribution of void terminals to outsiders, whether to continue to cut scientific research projects in various colleges, and the important proposal made by the Little Auspicious Grass King to open trade between the desert and the rainforest and ease the relationship between the two sides.

In the conference room, the five sages sat on both sides of the long table.

Sitting directly above was a white-haired little girl, petite and very cute, with crystal clear emerald green eyes, emitting a gem-like light. She was wearing a white dress with green stripes, a cute side ponytail, short legs hanging in the air, and bare delicate feet. The whole person looked small and soft.

Behind the little girl, there was a figure standing.

The man was wearing a hood and wrapped himself tightly in a gray robe, revealing an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"Let's start the meeting."

The great sage Azar, who was sitting in the upper left corner, said calmly, "First of all, it's about distributing void terminals to the outside world. I agree with this for a simple reason. First of all, from the perspective of security, the void terminal has set up strict authority divisions, so that outsiders can be prevented from obtaining information from the void that is not within his authority."

"The second is mainly promotion. The existence of the void is unique to Teyvat. If it can be promoted on this basis, it will inevitably attract more people to come to Xumi. From an economic point of view, the flow of people means that the economy can be developed rapidly."

After speaking, Azar looked at the other sages.

Everyone nodded.

In fact, they are particularly interested in the economy.

There is no way, doing scientific research also requires money!

The monthly financial expenditure of the Order is terrifying. The project funds applied for by scholars from various colleges alone are a terrifying amount. In addition to various daily maintenance expenses, even if the scholars are self-righteous, they can't avoid the embarrassing situation of having no money.

What knowledge can you learn without money?

If you don't have money, go to Xumi to hoe the land!

Of course, the Great Sage has another deeper purpose in promoting this policy. This is a secret that only those who participate in the great plan are qualified to know.

"Lord Grass God, what do you think?" Azar looked at the little girl above him.

The Little Auspicious Grass King, Nashida, showed a thoughtful expression at this time.

"Great Sage, your proposal is indeed beneficial to Xumi, but have you considered the situation where outsiders use the void terminal to cause information to spread in a panic? In addition, it is also a considerable expense to make so many void terminals."

The Great Sage said calmly: "From the perspective of business investment, if you want to get a return, you must invest money. This is also for the prosperity of Xumi's people, isn't it? And everyone thinks this proposal is good."

Seeing other sages nodding, Nashida thought for a while and said: "Then just open it in Xumi City and try it out for a while."

The control of the Order Institute is the greatest in Xumi City. When it comes to other places, such as the mixed place of Omos Port, it is not so easy to manage.

"Of course." Azar nodded with a smile, "Then do as Lord Grass God said."

He wrote a command to distribute void terminals in the void system.

"Then the next question, the consideration of continuing to cut funds, is actually the same as the first question in essence. The scholars of the six colleges of the current Order Institute are uneven, and the annual unnecessary project expenditures are too huge. If this money can be saved and spent on more meaningful things, even building a road for a poor village is great."

Azar's words were recognized by everyone again.

Even Nashida thought it was good. Indeed, the management of scientific research funds in the six colleges has not been very good. There are all kinds of weird projects, and those who know that there will be no results at a glance also come to apply. Some have some connections, and Lala almost gave them. After all, the Order Institute pays, and it is normal that scientific research cannot make results, so it often ends up in vain.

Some even use the name of the project to make money. Regarding this, Nashida proposed to strengthen the review standards for scientific research projects.

Azar agreed.

"One last question." Azar said, "Regarding the proposal of the Grass God to open up trade with the desert... I vote against it."

He raised his hand.

Then the other sages also raised their hands.

Nasida was helpless.

It was like this every time. Most of the policies she proposed would be rejected by the sages through voting. It started a long time ago. Considering her lack of experience as the God of Grass, the Great Sage proposed to assist the God of Grass in governing Xumi. This was also what the sages did when they followed the Great Compassion Tree King.

But in fact, the six great sages had a lot of power in their hands, and as the new God of Wisdom, he was indeed far inferior to the Great Compassion Tree King in all aspects. Therefore, if the people of Xumi were disappointed, Nashida would fall into self-blame.

Of course, her proposals were not always refuted. At least after arguing with reason, sometimes the sages could be speechless.

Well, this is the wisdom of the God of Wisdom.

And Nashida is not without any ability. In addition to her identity as the new God of Grass, she can sit here because of her own strength. A hundred years ago, during a yellow sand riot, a huge sandstorm broke through the protection of the sand wall and swept across the entire rainforest. At that time, all the people were in fear. I saw the little God of Grass facing the storm alone, and using his divine power to stop the wind and sand.

Since then, the reputation of the Little Auspicious Grass King in Xumi has gradually risen.

Although there are still a large number of people who believe in the Great Kindness Tree King and hope for the return of the Lord Tree King, after all, Nashida is now the Grass God, so there are also many people who worship the Little Grass God.

Because of this, the six sages who were originally in power had to let Nashida participate in the decision-making of the Church Order.

But Nashida could not bypass the sages in the meeting decision-making, so the minority often obeyed the majority.

But at this time, the figure standing behind Nashida said in a low voice: "Great Sage, the words of Lord Grass God are oracles. You are so eager to refute. Is it contempt for God, or do you have other plans?"

Azar frowned and said: "Sir Nesef, the duty of sages like us is to assist Lord Grass God. How can we be contemptuous?"

"Even if it is to assist, we should not overstep our boundaries and lose the awe in our hearts." The man called Nesef said in a low voice, "God loves and blesses people. Lord Grass God is the Lord of Wisdom. Even if she is still young, she is enough to lead Xumi forward."

Azar frowned slightly and remained silent.

Nesef, an extremely mysterious man, according to his investigation, appeared in the Church Order as early as four hundred years ago, and has always been with the little Grass God. He is deeply trusted by the latter. Some people even heard the little Grass God call him "teacher".

The sages of all generations have described Nesef as ‘calm’, ‘reserved’, ‘mysterious’, ‘terrible’, and ‘powerful’.

If it weren’t for Nesef, the Little Grass God would have been completely sidelined more than four hundred years ago.

The sages present were extremely wary of his existence.

Seeing the depressing atmosphere, Nashida rolled her eyes and said, "Nesef, you can't say that. Azar and the others are also considering Xumi. But I have thought about this matter carefully. The rainforest and the desert are originally one. Now due to various reasons, the contradictions have intensified and are almost irreconcilable. If it is left unchecked, one side will always go to destruction."

"I know that the Great Compassion Tree King never thought that the desert would disappear. I learned from the records of the ancient elves that the Great Compassion Tree King had a good relationship with the Desert Emperor. So as a grass god, I have the obligation to make the people on both sides happy."

Nesef bowed his head slightly: "Lord Grass God is kind."

"What do you think?" Nashida blinked and smiled: "As a sage, assisting the gods in governing Xumi, I think you also hope that Xumi will become better from the bottom of your heart, right?"

Facing this smile, Azar didn't think it was cute at all, but made people feel scared.

"This requires a gradual process." Azar finally compromised, and he had no choice but to compromise. Nashida seemed to be reprimanding Nessef and praising them, but in fact it was completely the opposite.

"Of course, I will think about this matter carefully." Nashida said happily.

She still had the upper hand in today's meeting.

Well, since when did it change from being completely passive to the current situation? During this period, it took a lot of effort.

...

The meeting was over.

Nashida walked on the ancient path of the sacred tree, accompanied by Nessef.

"Teacher Nessef, how was my performance today?" She raised her head and asked.

"You are already a very good god." Nessef said softly, "No worse than any other god, I probably have nothing to teach you."

"No, Teacher Nessef, you can accompany me, which is the greatest help and courage for me."

Nashida was very fortunate, fortunate that Nessef could find her more than four hundred years ago.

Although she didn't know why the latter followed her, as the new grass god, when she was isolated and helpless at the beginning, the appearance of Nesef turned the situation around for her.

The powerful and mysterious Nesef - everyone in the Order House said so, and Nashida also thought so.

Although Nesef had never revealed his true feelings to her, Nashida still believed in him.

It was not until the terrible storm a hundred years ago that Nesef witnessed her crushing the threat of the yellow sand with his own eyes, and finally told her the reason.

It turned out that she might be the offspring of the Great Compassion Tree King and the Desert Emperor!

When Nashida heard the news, she was almost shocked.

Although it was unbelievable, the power to stop the yellow sand was immersed deep in her body, another powerful power different from the power of the grass god.

Of course, Nessef only said it was possible.

Because he can feel the familiarity of that power, but now he is cursed, his power is not as strong as before, and he cannot make correct judgments.

But Nasida believed that what Nessef said was true.

Because she had also dreamed that when the moon shone into the oasis, the great emperor and the beautiful Lord of Wisdom confided their true feelings to each other.

The yellow sand dissipates, but the dream remains.

Therefore, Nasida wants to inherit her father's last wish and make all the people in the desert happy.

only.

It's not that easy.

Because in addition to the five great sages, a group of terrifying people have recently come to the Order Academy.

"I think Azar will probably get in touch with that person after this time." Nessef said solemnly, "Be careful, I can feel that his power is very strong, and I am far from his opponent now. Your strength has not yet been fully unleashed, so it would be dangerous to meet him."

"I know." Nasida nodded.

"And the power controlled by the Order should not be underestimated. The organization called Earth Fire. They dug out ancient technology and used the damaged spirits to form the Iron Buddha." Nessef said with some emotion, "It's a pity that back then, Prosperous Shurima..."

He turned his head.

Looking through the huge ancient branches, I suddenly felt a familiar wave of power coming from the distance.

That force caused the blood in his body to boil continuously. At this moment, it seemed as if a voice was shouting the name of 'Shurima' in his ears.

Strength is coming...

Nessef said excitedly: "This is...ah, a feeling I haven't had in a long time. The emperor, it's the emperor! I can feel his power gradually awakening, Nasida, the emperor is returning!"