When Keqing learned about the identities of Guizhong and Havria, she was completely stunned.
"No need to be surprised. They've been revived."
"In fact, more immortals who have contributed to Liyue will be revived in the future."
"In the form of Heroic Spirits."
Jiang Chen explained their current state.
He also gave Keqing a heads-up.
Guizhong and the others were just the beginning. More people would be revived in the future.
When Keqing heard this explanation, she was even more confused.
"Other immortals will also be revived?"
What the...!!
This is huge!!
If all those immortals were revived, wouldn't that cause chaos?
"Is this the Geo Archon's will?"
Keqing frowned.
What was the Geo Archon thinking? Reviving all those immortals?
Was this really okay?
"It's more or less his will."
"After all, the Geo Archon has always regretted the loss of his old friends."
"Now that they can be revived, he's naturally happy about it."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen glanced at Keqing.
Then he continued:
"The Geo Archon plans to retire."
"I should probably tell you this."
"You need to be mentally prepared."
Jiang Chen felt it was better to inform Keqing and the others about this.
When Keqing heard the news Jiang Chen brought, she was shocked.
"Huh?"
"The Geo Archon is retiring?"
She could hardly believe what she was hearing.
What was going on? Why was the Geo Archon suddenly retiring?
What was this unexpected surprise?
"He's been taking care of Liyue for so long."
"By now, he's practically an old man."
"So he plans to retire and leave Liyue to its people to manage."
"He won't dictate anything for Liyue anymore."
"How Liyue develops in the future will be up to the Liyue Qixing."
"He'll step into the background."
"Unless Liyue truly goes down the wrong path, he won't interfere."
"Moreover, he'll retire alongside the other immortals."
"From now on, immortals and mortals will be separated."
Hearing these words, Keqing felt a bit lost.
The Geo Archon would no longer manage Liyue's affairs, leaving it to them to develop...
When Keqing heard this news, she should have been happy.
But for some reason, she felt a bit disoriented.
She had once questioned the Geo Archon during the Rite of Descension: "Is it a problem that you alone decide everything for Liyue?"
Now, the Geo Archon was stepping back, and everything would be decided by them.
How Liyue would move forward would be up to them. So the question was, what should they do next?
For a moment, Keqing was at a loss.
"Hey, you two!"
"Let's eat."
"What are you standing around for?!"
Paimon was a bit annoyed.
What were these two talking about for so long?
My food's getting cold!!
Are we eating or not?
Hearing Paimon's call, Jiang Chen smiled and immediately said to Keqing:
"Let's go, eat first."
"We'll talk more later."
Jiang Chen interrupted Keqing's thoughts.
He invited her to eat first.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Keqing gradually snapped out of it.
She didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.
Keqing still had a lot to discuss with Jiang Chen.
After running such a long distance, she was also hungry.
After eating, she could chat with Jiang Chen slowly.
To be honest, coming here, she felt like she was in a dream.
This house was built with the Geo Archon's help?
And she was eating with two gods?
This was really... hard to describe how she felt right now.
Havria and Guizhong ate while observing Keqing.
This cute, energetic girl was one of Liyue's current top officials?
Especially Guizhong, who had heard from Ping that this generation of Liyue's top officials was unusually young.
Apart from those about to retire, the rest were all young people.
Seeing her today, she was indeed extraordinary.
Keqing wasn't picky about food, and the dishes on the table were quite delicious.
Especially her favorite Golden Shrimp Balls.
Plus, she was already hungry, so Keqing ate with great enjoyment.
After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Chen invited Keqing to chat in the pavilion outside.
Sitting outside, feeling the sea breeze, and brewing a pot of tea made for a particularly relaxing mood.
Keqing looked at the house Jiang Chen had built and the surrounding environment.
She couldn't help but praise:
"No wonder you wanted to build a house here."
"It looks really nice."
"Just a bit too remote."
Keqing, feeling the night atmosphere, couldn't help but compliment.
If interested, you could even go play in the sea.
It was simply wonderful.
"Of course."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here to buy land."
"As for the remoteness, that's not a problem."
"After all, this place will develop in the future."
...
Hearing Jiang Chen mention this, Keqing looked at him with a strange expression.
"To be honest, did you plan this all along?"
"Because you're about to become the Tianquan, and you've decided to develop this area."
"So you came here to buy land in advance!"
"This is already abusing power for personal gain!"
Before even becoming the Tianquan, he's already abusing power for personal gain. What will happen in the future?!!
"What do you mean by abusing power for personal gain?"
"I don't have any power yet!"
"Moreover, developing Guili Plains has many benefits. I'm just foreseeing business opportunities ahead of time."
"If I really wanted to abuse power for personal gain, I would have hoarded land long ago!"
Jiang Chen rolled his eyes in exasperation.
I don't like what you're implying.
"Although you want to develop Guili Plains, have you considered the monsters here?"
"After all, Guili Plains isn't safe."
"Besides the many monsters, there's also the remnants of divine resentment."
"This place was a battlefield during the Archon War."
"Countless gods fell here."
"Over the years, the Three-Eyed, Five-Manifestation Immortals have been cleaning it up."
"But there's still a lot of divine resentment left."
"If we develop this area, these unstable factors need to be resolved."
"So, how do we solve them?"
"It's not as simple as just deciding to develop it."
Keqing looked serious as she began asking Jiang Chen these questions.
If these problems couldn't be solved, then Jiang Chen's plans were just wishful thinking.
This version of Guili Plains was too dangerous.
Others wouldn't agree to develop it.
Including her.
She wouldn't gamble with the safety of Liyue's people.
"These issues you mentioned aren't problems."
"The main issue is the ley lines."
"Monsters respawn through the ley lines after being cleared."
"That's the core problem."
"As for divine resentment, that's easier to handle."
"Xiao can now control divine resentment."
"And the other Yakshas can do so to some extent as well."
"They've already started reviving."
"So that's not a problem."
"With the Yaksha clan returning, the issues you're worried about are no longer issues!"
The problems in Guili Plains? They're not problems.
The core issue is the ley lines.