Mondstadters were still alright; their Venti had done many great deeds, like stopping blizzards and leveling mountains, which were also astonishing feats.
Inazumans were not envious either; their Shogun could split an island in half with a single sword strike.
Snezhnayans were also not envious; their Tsaritsa was equally great.
However, the Sumeru and Fontaine people were a bit emotional.
The Grand Sage of Sumeru was quite displeased, "If only Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was still here..."
Looking at where Nahida was imprisoned, he became even more determined to create a God of their own.
The Fontaine people, on the other hand, wondered if their Furina had ever performed any astonishing feats... They wondered if they would ever witness one in their lifetime...
People from other nations would marvel at and revere the Geo Archon's power, but the stronger the Geo Archon was, the more satisfied the Liyue people felt.
Returning to the story, the group split up to explore Guyun Stone Forest, but only the Traveler and Zhongli found anything of value.
The items Wanyan and Clemente found had no research value, but if they weren't afraid of offending Ningguang...
A teacup that the TianquanNingguang had used should be worth a lot of Mora.
Wanyan and Clemente blamed each other, each pointing out the other's flaws.
Wanyan was annoyed that Clemente kept talking about selling things for Mora.
Clemente was equally displeased with Wanyan's unprofessional level.
[Wanyan: "See, you just want to sell it for Mora!"]
[Clemente: "So what?! Is it not good to balance research and selling? Why be so rigid?!"]
[Wanyan: "You! You're completely obsessed with Mora!"]
[Clemente: "You're the one, digging up relics every day, your brain must be full of dust!"]
After arguing for a while, the two decided to head to their next destination—the Sal Terrae.
This was once the territory of The God of Salt, the God 'assassinated' by the Geo Archon.
Meanwhile, in reality, Lin Qiu was currently in the Sal Terrae.
He had told Yun Jin that he had already made arrangements for Furina and Navia.
After arranging for them, Lin Qiu came here, to the place where The God of Salt was sealed.
"Little Qiu Qiu, this time Hall Master will have to see your 'resurrection art'!" Hu Tao followed behind Lin Qiu.
Upon learning that Lin Qiu was going to resurrect a second God again, Hu Tao insisted on coming to watch.
"You have to watch even if you don't want to, because I can't watch." Lin Qiu spread his hands.
Heuria was different from Guizhong; the Adepti were not familiar with her, so they did not follow this time, and Lin Qiu could only bring Hu Tao.
"Let's see if it succeeds this time." Lin Qiu was not too sure either.
Heuria was sealed later, so it's estimated that a lot of God remnants overflowed, and he didn't know if the remaining amount in the seal was enough to 'resurrect' her.
Just as Zhongli said in the book, to unseal the Sal Terrae, one needed to follow the sequence.
[Zhongli: "South out of Tianheng, East into Yaoguang, West ascend Jueyun, North visit Qingce."]
To unseal it, a Electro element was needed, for which Lin Qiu spent four thousand Emotion Points to exchange for a Electro element.
After unsealing it, Lin Qiu and Hu Tao walked into the ruins, and Lin Qiu simply made a hand seal, and the God remnants within the ruins gathered around the two of them.
Hu Tao followed cheerfully, occasionally making hand seals behind Lin Qiu's back to help him guide the remnants.
Lin Qiu even thought his adeptal arts were getting better and better, as not a single remnant was leaked.
When it came to dealing with God remnants, Hu Tao was an expert, with ancestral skills.
Returning to the book, the first thing the characters did after entering the ruins was to sign a contract.
[Zhongli: "I ask the two of you to sign a contract. The content of the contract is: 'Take items in sequence, one at a time.'"]
Clemente and Wanyan both disagreed; one wanted to monopolize for Mora, and the other felt that it was her God's possession and should not be defiled.
Zhongli, however, stated that if they did not sign the contract, he would no longer act as a consultant.
Upon hearing this, Clemente and Wanyan could only agree; both of them were fake archaeologists, and without Zhongli, let alone treasure hunting, it would be good if they didn't die inside.
After this contract was signed, it felt more like 'tomb robbing', with an early 'division of spoils'.
The group found 'statues' wrapped in salt within the ruins, one after another.
The statues, seemingly fleeing or begging, added a touch of eeriness to this archaeological journey.
[Wanyan: "Th-this... is a 'statue'?"]
[Zhongli: "No. They are people."]
["These people were probably the followers of The God of Salt back then."]
Wanyan listened with a heavy heart, how could the followers of The God of Salt turn into statues? Did Morax do it? Or... No! It couldn't be, Heuria would not do such a thing!
In reality, Hu Tao also found the problem and couldn't help but frown, "Little Qiu Qiu, these statues... they look like real people."
After she bought the book, she went to find Lin Qiu, and then gave the book to Guizhong; she hadn't read the story inside and discovered it purely by intuition.
"Yes, they are real people, followers of The God of Salt." Lin Qiu nodded.
"What! Is The God of Salt some monstrous God who sacrifices her people?!"
Hu Tao's words were also what the people currently reading the book wanted to ask.
The Liyue people trusted the Geo Archon unconditionally, so in their eyes, The God of Salt was the 'culprit' of this scene.
"That's not it, Heuria is a very gentle God, which is why I want to 'resurrect' her." Lin Qiu replied.
He continued: "She is more suited to live in a gentle era, not that era of the Archon War."
Hu Tao nodded, it was good that she wasn't some evil God, and continued to help Lin Qiu guide the remnants.
Without Lin Qiu beside them, others could only continue reading to get answers.
The characters in the story found a salt dish, a salt dish that always had half a dish of salt.
Salt was a good thing; this salt dish was equivalent to an endless supply of salt, and Clemente immediately declared that he wanted this treasure.
Afterward, they found a ruler; as long as the ruler was inserted into the ground, an endless supply of salt would gush out.
This seemed even more powerful than the salt dish... But according to the contract, this salt ruler belonged to Wanyan.
Handing this treasure over to Wanyan made Clemente very displeased; he felt that he had paid for everything, and giving this treasure to Wanyan was too much of a loss for him.
[Zhongli: "So, you want to break the 'contract'?"]
Look at this keyword, breaking a contract in front of the God of contracts.
[Clemente: "So what if I break it? I pretty much understand the mechanisms in this ruin. So, you're useless now."]
The Snezhnayans couldn't help but marvel at Clemente's 'bravery'; even the Tsaritsa probably wouldn't dare to break a contract with the God of contracts, would she?
Should it be said that ignorance is truly bliss?
[Zhongli: "Rex Lapis once said, 'Once a contract is made, those who break their word shall suffer the Wrath of the Rock.'"]
[Clemente: "That's your Liyue's God, I'm from Snezhnaya, I..."]
[Zhongli didn't want to say more, "'Wrath of the Rock', feel it yourself... It won't be easy."]
The Snezhnayans broke into a cold sweat, "Bro, don't drag us into your bragging!"
It's fine to say such things in Snezhnaya, but if you say them in Liyue, which Liyue person wouldn't want to punch you upon hearing it?
Venti, who had 'enjoyed' it before, just smiled and said nothing.
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Character Voice Line · Lin Qiu: About Heuria
"I hope she will like this era."