Yet there is always a sense of absurdity. Is this paradise-like ideal world, the fairy tale-like perfect world divorced from reality and only exists in imagination? "Miss Lisa, this is not the idea of the Queen and I. But, maybe it is the idea of Sky Island." Su Yu shared some guesses with her. Lisa is a talented scholar with a broad mind. Unlike ordinary scholars, she will be curious about the secrets of the Eye of God and think about the nature of gods. Different concepts and ideas can bring her new inspiration. The purpose of Su Yu's sharing was not to make her join Zhidong, nor to let her help him with his research. It was simply as additional compensation for damaging her divine eye—— What could be more pleasurable than satisfying a scholar's curiosity? Su Yu hoped that she could reduce her desire for the Eye of God after recognizing its true nature. "The ancient knowledge of Teyvat tells us that every owner of the Eye of God is qualified to become a god, so he is called the 'Original God', but in the eyes of Sky Island, they are just a group of raised animals." Guinea pig'." Su Yu's words are truly unbelievable.
Lisa's eyes widened. Su Yu further hinted: "The Eye of God is the tool used by Sky Island to screen out 'white mice'. Their ultimate purpose is probably to create a perfect world." "Okay, Miss Lisa. The discussion about the Eye of God ends here." Su Yu stopped continuing this topic. After all, the evidence he currently has is limited and further exploration is needed. "As the prince said, the entire continent of Teyvat has been shrouded in lies and conspiracies... I swear, your inference is something that not even the mad scholars in the Apostolic Academy dare to imagine, and it is enough to subvert the existing The foundation of theocratic thought.” "Then Miss Lisa had better keep silent to avoid unnecessary trouble." Lisa put her left hand on her right chest, took off her hat with her right hand, then bowed slightly forward and nodded at the same time: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the new ideas. I have benefited a lot from the novel perspectives." Su Yu glanced at her graceful figure and said leisurely: "Compared with the knightly ceremony of your West Wind Knights, to be honest, I want to see Miss Lisa's ladylike ceremony more." Lisa looked at Sora and Paimon aside, and said with an ambiguous smile: "But there are outsiders here now. Next time I see His Highness, I will do my ladylike etiquette again. If Your Highness likes to watch West Wind swordsmanship, I can also change into a military uniform." Let’s perform.” "As far as I know, the creator of the famous West Wind Swordsmanship is Rustan of your West Wind Knights. 500 years ago, he participated in the battle between Tevalin and the dragon Dulin and was unfortunately killed. Miss Lisa, can you let me Shall I visit his belongings?" Su Yu's words suddenly became serious. Lisa realized that Su Yu took this matter very seriously. Although it was unclear how Su Yu knew that Rustan's relics were in the basement of the library, he still agreed. "Senior Rustan is our great hero in Mondstadt. According to regulations, his relics are never allowed to be viewed by outsiders. However, your highness is different. I believe you worship heroes because you are also a man who is making history. legend." "Traveler, Paimon, if you want to come together, you can come with me." Paimon said happily: "Really? That's great. I always feel that the Prince of Winter... oh, no, I should call you His Royal Highness, as if he is going to do something big." Paimon and Traveler learned about Su Yu's identity through the conversation between Lisa and Su Yu just now. Sora nodded: "Okay." There is a special exhibition hall in the basement, which displays the relics of the heroes of the Knights of the West Wind through the ages, including the relics of Rustan, who was named "Young Wolf" at the age of 28.
Winners of the name "Young Wolf" are often candidates for the Grand Master of the Knights of the West Wind. This shows Rustan's talent. In fact, the West Wind swordsmanship he created has not been surpassed by anyone even after 500 years. The battle with the demon dragon Dulin was very tragic, and Tevalin was seriously injured. What's more, Rustan, who was born as a human, did not leave many relics, and most of them were destroyed in the battle. The only relics that can be seen today are a broken sword, armor corroded by poisonous blood, a battle flag, and a storage box made of the hardest fine iron. Seeing Su Yu's gaze resting on the storage box, Lisa said: "Your Highness, Master Fengshen set up a trap back then. I heard that a special key is needed to open it." Speaking of this, Lisa felt a little ashamed. The elders of the West Wind Cathedral once privately invited countless skilled craftsmen to open the storage box and obtain the relics inside. Rumor has it that there is a powerful secret of Rustan hidden in it, and it may also be the inheritance of his sword manual. After examining the storage box, Su Yu pondered: "Barbatos, if you set up the agency in this way, you must always feel regret and guilt for the mistakes you made back then..." Chapter 43 Brilliant You "Your Highness, I have no doubt about your strength, but if you forcefully open the storage box, the contents inside may be destroyed in an instant." Lisa reminded carefully. "Miss Lisa, this may be a coincidence. Before my visit, eleven executives presented me with gifts, and one of the gifts happened to be the key to opening the storage box. Of course, this is also the key to your Fengshen. , an intentional result.” Under Lisa's shocked gaze, Su Yu stretched out his index finger. A ball of sparks rose slowly, and suddenly, it spread its wings in the air, and it turned out to be a butterfly formed of flames. Hellfire butterflies flew in the air. When the flames expanded to a certain extent, a lady with white hair wearing a black crown mask appeared in front of Su Yu. Paimon shouted: "What a beautiful big sister. But why, the flames on her body are very evil." "Don't make trouble, little one. She is the executive officer of the Fools, codenamed [Ms.]." Lisa said nervously as if facing an enemy. But she soon felt at ease again. With Prince Solstice present, [Ms.] wouldn’t dare to act recklessly. The butterfly wrapped in flames is the hellfire butterfly presented to Su Yu by the executive officer [Ms.]. It is an incarnation of part of her soul and can be summoned to appear around her at any time. "Your Highness, you are calling me." [Ms.] Rosalin said with great respect. Then, she looked up into the void above her head, and her face was filled with shock. "Your Highness, I have thought of the purpose of your summoning me. The miracles of Sky Island are dissipating. I am willing to chase the Holy Light in the state of soul fire, tear the sky apart with my faith, and exchange my life for the secret of Sky Island." "I'm ready. I'm just waiting for your order to fly high into the sky without hesitation!" There was enthusiasm and persistence in Rosa's eyes. It was as if death seemed insignificant to her. For the Ice Queen and the Winter Prince, she would sacrifice everything, even her life.
"Rosalyn, from the moment we joined Zhidong, we were all prepared to sacrifice, weren't we. But death is often easier than living. And I hope you live to witness Zhidong's future." "This summons to you is for Rustan. Do you still remember his name?" Rosalin's face changed drastically, and she knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Highness, from the day I joined the Fools, everything in the past and everything about myself is meaningless. Therefore, whether it is the real name or the true face, you should completely give up. This is correct. That’s why each of us wears a mask…” Su Yu sighed softly: "Relax, Rosalind Kruzhika Loefat. The Queen and I have never doubted your loyalty." This time, Su Yu called her by her full name. Solstice's eleven executive officers all had their own secrets and wounds before joining the Fools. And Rustam was Rosalin's wound. Once upon a time, they were a couple about to get married. During the calamity of Camria, the dragon Dulin invaded Mondstadt. Rosalin was studying abroad in Xumi at the time. When she returned to Mondstadt with joy, she heard the news that her loved one had died in battle. Rustan's death completely shattered Rosalin's faith—— Teyvat without Rustan is nothing but an empty hell. When her tears dried up and she was desperate, Rosalin wanted to burn this hell in despair, burning her body and soul until her body was covered with bruises, and only hot flames like molten iron flowed out of the corners of her eyes and wounds. As she burned out her life, the CEO of the Fools, [Harlequin] Piero, appeared and offered her an evil eye of ice that could suppress the fire in her body in exchange for her joining the Fools... "Intelligence shows that the Mondstadt Library contains Rustan's relics from that time, so I took advantage of my visit to see if I can find something of value to you and change your stubborn state of mind." "Back then, due to the incompetence of the Western Knights and the inaction of the wind god Barbatos, the magic dragon Dulin caused disaster to Mondstadt. When Shanshan arrived late, Barbatos commanded Tvarin to attack Dulin, but it was too late At night, the person you love has fallen into a pool of blood." "Because of this, you hate the gods, hate the Knights of the West Wind, hate this world, and finally choose to join the Fools." At this time, Rosalin's pupils had a vague flame rising and burning, as if it would burst out at any time. "But Rosalind, what I want to tell you today is that the highest ideal of the Queen and I is not to simply destroy the world. Therefore, your obsession to use the power of the Winter Kingdom to destroy Teyvat and destroy the gods is not the same as mine and Her Majesty the Queen has gone in the opposite direction.” "Rustan's relics are right behind you. That storage box was designed by Barbatos so that only the aura of your soul can open it. Presumably, Fengshen was also suffering from what happened back then." Rosalin listened to Su Yu's words and recalled the painful past events, and flames gradually appeared on her body. The power of the Flame Witch is about to explode out of control! Lisa hurriedly retreated to a distance with Sora and Paimon. Rosalin's hot power made them feel extremely dangerous. At this time, Su Yu's generous palm fell on Rosalin's shoulder. Su Yu's spiritual thoughts moved slightly, and the surging divine power of ice extinguished the blazing flames on her body and made her wake up. "Open it and take a look, Rosalind. We all want to know what Rustan left for you." Rosalin had tears in her eyes and endless sadness emanating from her body. The traveler standing aside whispered to Paimon: "Be careful, the fire in her body is very special, born from the fusion of extreme emotions and the element of fire." "I know. It sounds like the executive officer of Solstice has a very tragic history."
Paimon responded. Lisa was filled with emotion: "Both Qin and I are no match for [Ms.], but Prince Solstice suppressed [Ms.]'s about-to-explode flame power in an instant. Is this the difference..." Rosalin held back tears and slowly opened the storage box. What catches the eye is a purple iris, protected by a mass of elements, still exuding a faint fragrance. However, blood stains can still be seen on one petal. Perhaps it was a flower that Rustan picked from nearby at the last moment of his life. In the myths and legends of Teyvat, iris is a flower that blooms on the road to heaven. It is delicate and beautiful, and its flower language means desperate love. Rosaleen held the irises, her hands shaking with grief. After joining the Fools, she deliberately forgot about Rustan. To move forward, we must burn everything in the past. When she saw the purple flowers, she finally recalled every moment she had spent with her lover... But she was hesitating, thinking. Due to the death of her lover, she fell into darkness in despair, thus gaining powerful power beyond the reach of ordinary people. If you redeem yourself by remembering the past and forgive those hatreds, you may lose the power of the Fire Witch. "Rosalyn, you know that the last thing you should give in to is all the suffering in this world. Only when you are scarred can you stand up to the sky and be reborn. Only when you are dying can you understand the meaning of light." "You don't have to please the darkness. The small, strong and brilliant person you once were is the real you." Su Yu left with Lisa and the traveler. His cold words continued to echo in the dark basement. "Rosalyn, if you can't figure this out, I will personally suggest to Her Majesty the Queen that a new executive of the Fools be added to take your place." Chapter 44 The Meaning of Partners "Prince Zhidong looked so stern just now. He didn't seem to be joking at all. If the executive codenamed [Ms.] can't figure it out, he should be replaced." Outside the basement, Paimon whispered to the traveler. The traveler replied: "Although it is a bit harsh, it is all for the sake of Ms. Rosalind." "Hey, I say you two, please don't talk about others in front of His Highness the Prince." Lisa reminded them both. "Sorry." Paimon apologized hastily. Su Yu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Although the eleven executive officers are all my colleagues, I will correct them one by one for their problems. You said that I was strict just now... My behavior has always been like this. Our own people’s requirements are more stringent than those of outsiders.” Lisa admired: "The rise of the Winter Kingdom is not without reason. Your Highness, are you fools considering adding a No. 12 executive? Tired of Mondstadt being the same, the experience of the Winter Kingdom may be more fresh. "
Regarding Lisa's joking words, Su Yu replied seriously: "Every executive in Fools has an experience that is unknown to outsiders." "The reason why they joined Zhidong in the first place was because they had experienced darkness, or experienced tragedy, or were angry to the extreme, or desperate to the extreme, or for selfish reasons, or for profit. But no one has ever served as an executive with the attitude of wanting to experience life. .” "Miss Lisa, you still don't know us well enough. Otherwise, you should know that if there are other better choices, no one will be willing to serve as the executive officer. Even the title and power of the 'Prince of Winter', if people know about me If you know the story behind it, you will no longer have any covetousness or illusions about this position.” Lisa realized that the way she just spoke was inappropriate, and finally said: "I'm sorry for what I just said. Every executive in the Winter Kingdom is unique, and it is difficult for anyone to replace him." As she got along with the Winter Prince, she felt more and more that the man in front of her was unfathomable and worthy of respect.
