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Otherwise, no matter what Zhongli and Appepp do, he won't be able to touch this crown.

to be frank.

Rod was very curious.

How did Zhongli and the others manage to remove the crown from the head of the Dragon King Ruotu?

Precisely.

It is a half-crown.

Because the Naga King has two horns, a complete Naga King crown should have two horns.

The crown now laid out before Rhodes.

It's only half of it.

Moreover, given the Dragon King Ruotu's hostility towards Zhongli, the two of them should have started fighting as soon as they met.

Could it be during this fight?

Zhongli and Apep forcibly pried the crown off his head?

Speaking of which.

There's something else.

Why did Apep seek out the Dragon King of Naga?

Are you planning to rebel together?

It shouldn't be

The Dragon King Ratna was the kind of dragon that Apep hated most—one that had sided with the gods.

Although the Dragon King Ruoduo was willing to fight for Liyue to repay Zhongli's kindness in pointing out his eyes.

His cooperation with gods and humans is an indisputable fact.

In the mind of that stubborn old man Apep, this was definitely an act of betrayal against the dragon race.

There are too many problems.

When Apep was there, he couldn't ask.

Rhodes held back until she left Qingyun Peak before he finally had the chance to ask the question that had been bothering him.

"The Grass Dragon helped me subdue Rota once again."

"It also helped me retrieve the power that I used to seal in Rota."

In this matter, Zhongli, unusually, did not hide anything and directly told Luo De what had happened.

And everything he said was something Rod had never imagined.

According to Zhongli's description.

Ruoduo indeed went mad the moment he saw him, his mind filled with hatred that had been sealed away for a thousand years.

Driven by hatred, the Naga King Ratna possessed terrifying destructive power.

On fighting alone.

It would have been very difficult for Zhongli to defeat him on her own.

In addition, after enduring so many years of wear and tear, his power has been greatly diminished, making it even more difficult for him to deal with the Dragon King Ruoduo, who is in a completely frenzied state.

Fortunately, the Dragon King Ratna, who was also suffering from wear and tear, had also lost a significant amount of strength.

if not.

The battle between the two would then become a one-sided affair.

Apep's arrival was a key factor in allowing Naga to calm down.

As for what exactly they said...

Zhongli didn't know.

He just knows.

After a private conversation with Apep, King Ruoduo returned to the sealed space and willingly allowed himself to be sealed away by Zhongli once again.

at the same time.

Apep also took away the complete crown of the Naga King of Rota.

She gave half to Rhodes, and kept the other half for herself.

"What does she need this thing for?"

Rhodes weighed the crown, now only the size of his palm, in his hand, looking somewhat puzzled.

Apep is the original Grass Dragon King.

She wields the most fundamental grass elemental power of Teyvat, so why would she want to wield the power of the Naga of the Ley Lines?

Is she going to pull off a Dragon Ball-style plot?

Gather the power of the seven elements to summon the King of Nibelungen and then defy the laws of nature.

"I don't know."

"You don't need to worry."

"Based on my understanding of her, she shouldn't be messing around with Rota's crown."

"Besides, she only took half of the crown; the other half is in your hands."

Zhongli seemed completely unconcerned that Apep would misuse the crown of the Dragon King of Ruotu, and even joked, "Young friend, instead of worrying about that, you should worry about the Thunder Stone in your hand, it's about to explode."

"—!"

Rod came to his senses, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

But it was too late.

No sooner had Zhongli finished speaking than the material in Rhodes' hand used to construct the core of his body exploded instantly, catching Rhodes completely off guard. His entire body was as if he had been electrocuted, and his hair and beard flew up in all directions.

Failed again.

This is the seventeenth time that Rhodes has failed to construct a body for Fushe since he signed the contract with Zhongli.

Although Zhongli's requirements were not high.

He only wanted a mortal body for Fushe.

However, the process of creating this body is still very complicated, much slower than when Apep accelerated the growth of the Great Tree King's body.

To put Rhodes' mind at ease.

Zhongli even borrowed one of Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun's immortal abodes and brought Luo De to this immortal land called Yuxu, which is a place that almost no mortal can reach by human power.

The foundation of this Jade Void Immortal Abode is made of the same floating stone used in the Jade Pavilion.

Relying on the wonderful uses of the floating stone.

Despite being built atop the towering Qingyun Peak, Yuxu still manages to surpass Qingyun Peak, becoming the tallest building and the highest accessible place in Liyue.

Nowadays, very few people are able to attain immortality.

Naturally, they also missed the chance to see the true face of the immortal Jade Void.

in other words.

This place is quiet and secluded, with beautiful scenery. No one is likely to disturb Rhodes' progress. If you get tired, you can enjoy the scenery, soothe your eyes, and relax your mind.

Even to relieve Rhodes' worries and boredom.

Zhongli even brought a lot of snacks and books from Liyue Harbor, and stayed with him day and night. He didn't care about anything else in Liyue Harbor, all for the sake of the arduous task that Rhodes was currently undertaking.

However, Fushe is a naturally born lightning elemental being.

I want to reshape his body to be suitable.

Its core is still creation based on the element of lightning.

Zhongli said he didn't have high expectations, but he knew perfectly well that with the elemental creature as a prerequisite, the difficulty of reshaping Fushe's body was bound to be exceptionally high.

Moreover, Rhodes had to divert his energy to use the power of the earth's veins to nurture the remnant soul of the floating abode.

Such a distraction.

This will also make his work more difficult.

Fortunately, Zhongli prepared enough materials for Rhodes to waste during his trial.

"This is really difficult."

With practiced ease, Rod pulled out a mirror and, while combing his frizzy hair, complained under his breath, "Your Majesty, you've really given me a troublesome task."

"You've worked hard, young friend."

have to say.

Zhongli's words always make people feel comfortable.

A simple "thank you for your hard work" eased Rod's slightly irritated mood, which had been aggravated by his repeated failures.

Recalling the steps I had just taken.

Rhodes jotted down what he thought might be the reasons for the failure in a notebook, and then started chatting with Zhongli: "With the handover of the divine throne imminent, don't you need to go to Liyue Harbor to oversee things?"

"It doesn't matter."

"The light-condensation treatment is very good."

"Gan Yu is also keeping things stable for me. The immortals are currently stationed in Liyue Harbor to prevent any riots. I have also dismissed the intelligence agents from Winter, Mondstadt, Inazuma, Fontaine, and Nata."

"The only thing needed now is to maintain public morale."

"This is not something I should do; it tests the abilities of the people of Liyue."

"I only need to sit back and wait for the day of handover before handing the divine position to Xiao."

Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the faint red glow appearing and disappearing in the vast sea of ​​clouds. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "So far, the people of Liyue have done a very good job. There are some minor flaws, but they are not serious."

"Did you dismiss the intelligence agents during the winter?"