"Okay, you can ask whatever you want. As long as it's not a question of principle, there shouldn't be anything I can't answer." Zhongli added a handful of firewood to the bonfire, and the warm orange tongues of flame slowly ate away at the thick wood on the grill.

The thigh meat gradually exudes an alluring aroma.

But the person in charge of the roasting was not Zhongli, but a tall... bear?

"He is our ally, Kitchen God Maxius," Zhongli explained with a smile when he saw Shang Zhaoyue staring at the bear.

"Hululu!" Maxius took off the thigh meat, cut it on a porcelain plate, then spread the sauce evenly, and finally handed it to Gui Zhong first, then Zhao Yue, and lastly Zhongli and it

Own.

"Thank you," Shang Shang Zhaoyue thanked her. She realized that Guo Ba was a good bear who could see the situation very clearly. While waiting for the barbecue, he also made a plan in his mind.

"How much do you know about Him?"

"Is it such a straightforward thing?" Zhongli smiled bitterly, "I have to say it first. The contract I signed with you is that I answer your questions, but in exchange for equal value, you have to stay here to help me."

"No matter how many questions I ask, the maximum term is twenty years," Shangyue Zhaoyue added the last sentence of the contract, and then took a bite of a piece of evenly roasted animal meat.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to answer a few questions in twenty years if you ask a question like this." His implication was that he was losing money, but Shangshan Zhaoyue had no intention of adding more money, and her eyes signaled him to speak quickly.

After the Demon God War, Liyue Port was established for more than three thousand years. Shang Zhaoyue also asked Zhongli about similar things, but he was as vague as a riddle man.

"The relationship between the one on Sky Island and us and other gods is probably that of stars holding the moon."

"The Sky Island is the bright moon, and we are the stars that protect it."

"Since Sky Island fell to the earth, the angels walking on the earth in the order of heaven have also been measuring Teyvat, giving us and other gods a chance to give birth."

"Like Maxius, he was born from the sparks of the collision of stones, but not every stone can give birth to the Demon God of the Hearth by such a coincidence."

"As for me and ultimately, I can only reveal that I should be the purest rock."

"That's probably all I know. Even if I know the rest, it's not something I can tell you." Zhongli took a bite of thigh meat regardless of the image, ending the question.

"The second question is, is there an inevitable connection between God's elemental authority and symbolic authority?"

"Yes, and no," a golden light flashed across Zhongli's eyes and he turned into a riddler, but he also understood that Shang Zhaoyue would not be satisfied with the answer to his riddle.

"I can't, and no one can give an accurate answer to this, I can only give some guesses," he said.

"Symbolic authority is different from innate elemental authority. It requires the devil to understand and discover it, and gradually get closer to it, just like learning a new skill and combining it with the skill he is born with."

"Symbolizing authority is more like ideals and persistence. Maxius is close to humans and is willing to sneak into every household to help people make fires and cook."

"I believe in the way of contract, and I only believe in notarized agreements. This is not my initial understanding, but I also filled it in later. Contracts are my philosophy, but contracts are not everything in my life."

"For example, if there is a contract called friends between us, then I shouldn't act too deliberately in many cases, because that will make me lose trust with my friends."

"Last question, have you had any contact with Kanria?"

"Yes, they have sent many huge machines. Although they are weak to us, they are almost irresistible to ordinary people. Liu Yun happened to be interested, so I left a few.

tower."

"Then I have no problem," Shangyue Zhaoyue began to concentrate on destroying the food, immersed in the delicious cooked food without fish bones.

"If not, just rest for now. To be honest, we have a tough battle to fight tomorrow, so I might have to trouble you a little more."

"Who is the battle with?" Shangshang Zhaoyue was very curious. Even if Maxius was not a combat power, there should be nothing that couldn't be solved with these two powerful demons, Zhongli and Guizhi.

"We plan to start a battle with the two demon gods, because Osel will not let go of such an opportunity at sea. Please stop him when the time comes."

"I wonder which two demon gods they are?" Shangshan Zhaoyue asked.

"There's nothing that can't be said," Zhongli pondered for a moment and said, "The demon god of tombs is Qing Nei, and the demon god of fire hates Fufa."

"After wiping them out, the plains will no longer have any rivals, and Guiliji will be able to prosper."

"I understand," Shangshang Zhaoyue said, since the disputes in Liyue would not affect Haizhi Island at all, the Thunder and Lightning Twins in Daozhu area were invincible, and no one dared to get into trouble, so he helped Zhongli Kejin create

It’s done.

The next morning, Zhongli summoned all the immortals. Facing the mortals he was protecting, he bluntly stated his decision and analyzed the gap in combat power between the enemy and ourselves.

Shangshan Zhaoyue was naturally mentioned, and all the immortals had seen him last night. Therefore, by some accident, the only person who could make Zhongli, like a powerful enemy, go to check it out in person was naturally only a demon god of the same level.

When they heard that Shangshang Zhaoyue was going to help defeat the new demon god, they had different expressions. Some nodded to show friendship, while others cast doubtful and distrustful glances.

Shangshang Zhaoyue glanced around and did not find the familiar figure, Yaksha - Mandrill.

There are only True Lords who keep the clouds and borrow the wind, True Lords who manage the water and build the mountains, True Lords who cut the moon and build the Yang, and Gan Yu who maintains the Lin body.

"Together with Dragon King Ruotuo, I will eliminate Qing Nei as quickly as possible. The law will be handled by Gui Zhong and the immortals. I'll leave it to Osel."

"Don't worry, after all, I have also received benefits, and it is natural for me to help others eliminate disasters," Shangshan Zhaoyue said without saying much, already planning to smash Osel to pieces again.

His appearance was thought by Zhongli to be thinking about strategies, but he didn't know that what Shang Zhaoyue was recalling was the end of Guiliji.

This period of history is not found in many famous books in Liyue. There are only scattered records in unofficial histories. The general content is that an overwhelming flood submerged Guiliji.

The Demon God of Dust finally died at that time, leaving behind the artifact the Lock of the Earth. This history was not heard elsewhere. It was told by the weapons stories and folk gods when I was playing games in my previous life.

All signs indicate that Zhongli has a crush on Zhongli. If he hadn't died, maybe the two of them would have become friends.

And it now appears that the great flood that caused the ultimate death may have come from Auxerre.
Chapter completed!