Chapter 8
The two of them were so busy that they had to wait for a long time.
Columbia, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. Then he sighed and said to Jingliu:
"The Queen asked me to take you to the Winter Palace to find her"
"Not really... After Kongying obtained the elemental power, the gods ignored her, but Barnabas is so serious about it" Jingliu said.
"Maybe it's not for this matter, don't let the Queen wait too long" Columbia took Jingliu's hand and walked towards the Winter Palace.
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"Jingliu, the Queen just asked me to bring you here, and didn't want me to go in, so I won't accompany you in next, the rest depends on you directly" Columbia stopped in front of the door and said to Jingliu worriedly.
"Well, don't worry, it shouldn't be a big deal," Jingliu comforted, then pushed open the door and walked in.
What came into view was a very simple room with only a few seats and a table, one of which was occupied by the Ice Queen. Her cold expression showed no expression.
"I don't know what the Ice Queen wants to talk to me about. I don't think I should have violated the law of winter," Jingliu asked puzzledly. Then he continued:
"If it is for the ice elemental power in the statue, I can return the elemental power"
Barnabas shook his head after hearing this. He said:
"I didn't come to you for this, sit down first," Barnabas waved his hand.
Jingliu was even more confused, but he still listened to Barnabas and sat down.
"Let me tell you a story"
"Once upon a time, there was a country without the protection of gods, not because it had a god who died or abandoned them, but because it never had a god..."
"Before the establishment of the Seven Gods system, a group of people who did not believe in gods gathered together to form this godless country"
"A country built entirely by humans, this country is unprecedentedly prosperous, and in the field of science and technology, it once surpassed the rest of the countries in Teyvat"
"But the prosperity did not last long..."
"Hundreds of years ago, they actually tried to infect the Abyss Power! Finally tore the false sky apart! Attracted countless abyss monsters"
"The final result is also obvious, that prosperous country is no match for the abyss monsters."
"But the power of the abyss cannot be ignored, so the seven rulers of the earthly world were ordered by the heaven to go to curb the spread of the abyss."
"In the end, of the seven gods of the first generation, only the two gods Fengyan are still in the world..."
"The great ancient country was punished unjustly" "The people of the great ancient country were distorted into monsters""
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The two were silent for a long time, and finally Jingliu broke the silence.
"So, what is this country?"
"The human country "Kan Ruiya""
"Hmm~" Jingliu thought for a while, and then said: "So, what does this have to do with me? ”
“I heard that in the ancient country of Kanreya, there was a blond boy who had traveled to various countries in Teyvat, and like you, he could gain elemental power by touching the statue of the god,” Barnabas said to himself.
“I don’t know if this is true for all people outside the world.”
“So after saying so much, it’s still not because of this matter,” Jingliu complained in his heart.
“I am a witness of this war. Watching the ravages of the abyss and the fall of the gods, I understand that strength is the only standard!” (I personally think that the first generation of the Ice God died before the Kanreya War, so it was the second generation of the Ice God who participated in the Kanreya War, which can also explain the problem of a big change in temperament.)
“Therefore, I have changed from a god who loves people to what I am now”
“Heavenly justice... She is the murderer of everything!”
“So, I will be a god that people will never love again, and I will also be a god who will never love people again. One day, I will rebel against heavenly justice! "
"And now, the law of nature has fallen into a deep sleep, and the adventers are about to wake up. Now is the best time to rebel against the flag."
"You, want me to join you?" Jingliu asked the Ice God in front of him with a serious face.
"Not really, you don't have to do anything, you can even sit next to me and watch the show. I just want you to protect the winter. If I fail in the end, please protect the people of the winter country." Barnabas said pleadingly.
Jingliu was silent for a while, and then said:
"You, don't trust yourself so much?"
"I am confident that I will succeed, but... I always have to have a backup plan, right?" Barnabas replied.
"Well, what can I get?"
"I don't know, I can feel that your strength is even
It is much more powerful than the law of nature... So I don't know what you lack or what you need? I can only promise that I will fulfill any of your requests within my capacity!" Barnabas said solemnly.
Jingliu looked at Barnabas in front of him.
"Forget it, I will help you. I like Zhidong very much," Jingliu said immediately.
"Thank you," Barnabas took a deep breath and thanked him after hearing this.
"I know you want to collect the seven elements. I will give you the identity of an executive, so that you can also legally enter and exit various countries, saving a lot of trouble. "After that, Barnabas quickly explained:
"I am an executive officer independent of the eleven executive officers, with the same status as me, and I don't need to obey anyone's orders"
"I will notify all the people of the winter tomorrow. Go and have a good rest today. You can wear Columbia's executive robe first. I will have someone make it for you when the time comes"
"Well, then I'll leave first" Jingliu said, and then he stood up and walked towards the door. Barnabas was left alone.
"God's will" Barnabas said, looking at the ceiling.
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"Jingliu, Jingliu, are you okay? What did the Queen say to you?" Columbia, who was waiting at the door, saw Jingliu coming out and ran over to ask.
"I'm fine, the Ice Queen has something good to ask me" Jingliu said with a smile.
"What good thing"
"We will be "colleagues" in the future"
"Really? "Columbia was also very happy to hear that.
"Well, I just don't know which seat I will be in," Jingliu asked in confusion.
"Now there are only ten empty seats among the eleven executives. Will Jingliu be the tenth seat?" Columbia thought about it and then said.
"Don't think too much about it. We will know which seat we will be in tomorrow. Let's celebrate now."
After that, Columbia pulled Jingliu away.
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Night
Looking at Columbia sleeping beside him, Jingliu smiled and then closed his eyes.
The reason why he helped Barnabas was largely because of Columbia. After all, Zhidong is also Columbia's home.
Well, next, it depends on whether I will enter the Xingcha Sea again.
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