RNP Chapter 968 Facing the False God
Chapter 968 Facing the False God
Hearing Ying's question, Zhuge Xun sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Alas, traveler, traveler, I never expected you to ask me such a basic and obvious question."
"We didn't help?"
"Didn't we help?"
"Wrong! We did help! We just didn't make it public!"
"Now that the royalists are relying on the imminent birth of a false god, their power is growing and their wings are fully grown. Therefore, I can only carefully avoid the reformers and those associated with them to avoid being purged."
"Although Liyue's identity may make them hesitant to act, with their confidence inflated, who knows what those royalists who have lost their ability to think might do."
"Better safe than sorry."
After explaining why the reformists were nowhere to be seen throughout the entire incident, Zhuge Xun changed the subject: "However, although we have moved from the open to the covert, we have not been completely unhelpful in the whole affair."
"When the gilded caravans were transported by Sino to Sumeru City, our people were in charge of checking and guarding them."
“When Nilu danced at the entrance of the Faculty, she notified all the scholars inside the Faculty to come and watch. It was also our people who attracted the attention of Sage Azar.”
"I am the one who will rescue you."
[There are also flashback clips as evidence, so it seems to be true.]
While it's not fair to say you contributed nothing, compared to us... you seem rather insignificant.
Is there any difference between helping this little bit and not helping at all? (Throws salt.jpg)
Looking at the entire Sumeru storyline, it seems the reformers didn't help at all... and on the royalists' side, only a few people, including the Great Sage, were actually doing anything.
Compared to the main storylines of Liyue and Inazuma, this main storyline feels just okay. It seems more focused on developing the main characters than on ensemble casts.
[↑This is probably because the Inazuma main storyline suffered from the drawback of having too many ensemble characters, which took up too much space.]
"Hearing you say that, it seems like you really have been helpful to us in this matter..." Paimon was successfully fooled by Zhuge Xun.
Ying rolled her eyes: "Now that you mention it, it seems you guys are indeed helping, but do you really need to help with these things?"
"You've just removed some factors that led to failure. You don't even need to remove these factors; we have our own solutions."
The strategic meeting in Aru Village was very comprehensive, and Zhuge Xun's actions were aimed at helping everyone mitigate potential failures caused by a lack of rigor.
However, these factors have been discussed with everyone by El-Hysen, and corresponding solutions exist.
So, did the reformers' help have any effect? Certainly, it did. But to say it was extremely helpful would be an understatement.
Ying even gave a specific example to illustrate this: "Just like you said, you are responsible for rescuing us."
"But in reality, after completing the operation to wipe out the guards, Dixia will come specifically to rescue us."
Ying's tone softened slightly: "Of course, that's not an excuse for not wanting to thank you."
"I am very grateful that you came all the way to rescue us."
"But if you're trying to get us to take credit for you in front of Junbai and Yiya, the reason isn't very good."
A hint of regret flashed across Zhuge Xun's eyes: "You could have guessed that? I thought I had hidden my purpose very well."
Ying shrugged: "You said it yourself, so I just said it offhand."
"I didn't expect you to admit it so easily."
Zhuge Xun said with a serious expression, "There's nothing we can do. The Liyue Seven Stars don't even receive as much attention as the Thousand Rock Army on the front lines, so it's even harder for them to get the Marshal's commendation."
"Therefore, I must seize every opportunity!"
Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimeng were unsure how to evaluate Zhuge Xun's behavior, so they could only pat him on the shoulder and indicate that they would consider it.
(This refers to speaking well of Zhuge Xun in front of Jun Bai or Yi Ya.)
After leaving the guesthouse, Ying and Paimon headed to Jingshan Palace to meet up with the others, as planned.
When the two arrived at the Pure Good Palace, Seno, Dixia, Elhaisen, Iya, and Naxida were already waiting for them.
Paimon was a little curious as to why Caesar was nowhere to be seen.
After all, Narcida's only task in the plan was to inform Caesar of everyone's plans and exchange information with him.
After all, if you asked Elhesen to assign a more demanding task to Nasida, he wouldn't dare.
Elhesen is more rational, but not absolutely rational, so it's still difficult for him to disregard Nasita's identity.
When faced with Paimon's question, Narcida did not give a direct answer, but simply replied, "Caesar has more important things to do."
Before anyone could ask a question, Nasita quickly explained the situation: the royalist faction that colluded with the Fools had been completely eradicated in the Church of the Fathers.
Since the remaining royalist scholars were not informed and had no connection to the incident, Nasita, after much deliberation, decided to confine them for six months as a warning.
If it's just a matter of believing in the Great Compassion Tree King, then it's just a difference in ideology, and Nasita doesn't really want to pay attention to it.
After all, the Great Compassionate Tree King is her mother, and whether one believes in the daughter or the mother is not very important to Sumeru.
However, no one reported that Azhar, as the leader of the royalists, colluded with the Fools to create a false god in an attempt to overthrow the Grass God's rule over Mount Sumeru.
If there is collusion, then this is a betrayal of Sumeru, and should be punished.
If there was no collusion, then it means they were unaware of the matter, but this only makes them more deserving of punishment, because it shows that the royalist scholars were seriously negligent in their duties.
Although the consequences of dereliction of duty are not as severe as those of betrayal, they are still punishable.
If this matter can be dismissed with a simple "ignorance is no excuse," then it is tantamount to trampling on the rules of the Siege House.
When someone breaks the rules, order is disrupted.
Narcida is not an innocent child. As a deity, she has the right to break the rules, but she must never be the first to break the rules and order.
Therefore, even royalist scholars who were not involved in this incident were punished by Nasida.
As for the problem that the imprisonment of royalist scholars caused the Council of Religious Affairs to be unable to complete a large amount of backlogged work on time, the reformist scholars were prepared and would take responsibility.
If the reformist scholars are unable to complete all the work, the work, along with their meals, can be sent to the confinement room so that the royalist scholars can work together during their confinement.
After discussing these matters, everyone must now prepare to confront the false god.
On this issue, Nasita directly announced the conclusion: "Except for Ying, Yiya, and Paimon, no one else is allowed to come."