Wen Di didn’t say it, but Lin Mo knew why he was thinking about it.
After Empress Theresa gathered all seven God’s Hearts, would she be able to overthrow the rule of Celestia?
It was simply a matter of different ideas about the way humans should be governed, held by the previous Lord of the World, Phanes, and the seven Archons.
The previous Phanes believed that human development should be limited.
While the seven Archons believed that human development should not be limited.
Phanes and the God of Life created humans together, knowing full well how powerful human potential truly was.
If human development was not restricted.
When human civilization and technology developed to a certain level, He, the divine being in the high heavens, would be overthrown.
Five hundred years ago, Phanes called upon the seven gods to suppress Khaenri’ah.
That was partly the reason.
But more importantly, Khaenri’ah had made contact with the Abyss.
It could be said that Khaenri’ah perished from contacting the Abyss.
The power of the Abyss is completely incompatible with the land of Teyvat.
If the power of the Abyss were to descend upon Teyvat on a large scale, then the fate that awaits Teyvat would be extinction.
Phanes at the time, of course, could not sit idly by.
“Since this is the case, I can pass judgement on you, Barbatos, the God of Freedom.”
Lin Mo’s eyelids lifted slightly, and the voice of judgement, filled with supreme authority, echoed once again across the land of Teyvat: “But before that, I give you enough time to choose the next successor to the God of Freedom.”
Paimon: “Ah? What do you mean? Is Wen Di’s position as God also going to be revoked?!”
Diluc: “It's not surprising, loyalty that isn't absolute is absolutely disloyal. Since you know that Wen Di has plans to betray Celestia, there's no way the Heavenly Principles would continue to use him.”
Lumine: “Counting Wen Di, that makes two gods who have been demoted...”
Zhongli: “It looks like today the seven Archons are going to be reshuffled.”
Cloud Retainer: “Rex Lapis, won’t you also be...?”
Ganyu: “No way?!”
Xiao: “......”
Zhongli: “Heh, who knows? We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it, I don’t know right now whether or not I’ll be stripped of my position as one of the seven Archons.”
Kujou Sara: “Then what about our Shogun?!”
Yae Miko: “Your worry is unnecessary, Kujou Kitsune. Ei has never had any thoughts of betraying the Heavenly Principles. Her God’s Heart is still in my possession.”
Kamisato Ayaka: “It would be great if the Shogun wouldn’t be demoted!”
Scaramouche: “Tch, what a pity, however... Although the Raiden Shogun won’t be stripped of her position as God, the Tsaritsa, the Ice Queen of Snezhnaya, and the Fatui are all in danger. You’ll have a lot to worry about, haha!”
This time.
Faced with Scaramouche’s mocking, no one bothered to respond to him.
Even the Doctor was too lazy to argue with Scaramouche.
It would be better to figure out how to deal with the Heavenly Principles' impending reckoning of Snezhnaya rather than waste time chatting with Scaramouche in the chatroom.
Let alone the fact that the Tsaritsa dared to raise a banner of rebellion against the Heavenly Principles.
Simply her command for the Fatui under her to gather the God’s Hearts in other nations was already dangerous.
The God’s Hearts are, after all, items distributed by the Heavenly Principles to the gods, symbolizing the important position of Archons.
The seven Archons usually use their God’s Hearts to communicate with Celestia.
Although they don't use them that often.
Furthermore, the God’s Hearts are made from the remains of the Third Descender.
Although a single God’s Heart can only be considered as a device for communicating with Celestia, or an external magic organ that is a bit more advanced than the Vision.
But if all seven God’s Hearts are gathered, perhaps they might hold some significance.
Meanwhile.
At the front gate of the Knights of Favonius.
Wen Di wasn’t surprised at all by this outcome.
However, when Jean and the others heard that the Heavenly Principles had asked Wen Di to choose a new God of Freedom.
Their faces turned pale.
The God of Freedom, Barbatos, had been the God who protected Mondstadt ever since the end of the Archon War.
Perhaps most of his time for the past thousand years had been spent slacking off.
But the faith in Barbatos, the God of Freedom, still influences the people of Mondstadt today.
If Wen Di were to relinquish his divine position, they couldn’t imagine who would be better suited to take the position of the new God of Freedom.
“This is what it comes down to...”
Wen Di sighed.
But he already had someone in mind for the new God of Freedom.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Jean and the others, Wen Di slowly turned around, still showing a radiant smile, “It seems I really am not suited to be a god, after all. I'm better off being a free bard.”
“Wen Di...”
Jean put her hand on her chest, her eyes full of reluctance.
“So what do you plan to do?” Kaeya asked.
He was naturally asking about the choice for the new God of Freedom.
“Actually, I already have someone in mind.”
Wen Di was looking at Jean when he said this.
His meaning was clear.
Jean was not stupid, she saw right away that Wen Di wanted her to be the new God of Freedom of Mondstadt.
“Wen Di, you mean...” Although she knew, Jean still found it hard to believe.
At least.
Jean believed that her abilities were still not enough to be a god of a nation.
“Jean?”
Kaeya rested his chin on his hand and nodded in agreement, “Indeed, for the time being, Jean should be the best candidate to become the new God of Freedom.”
“But, I... I don’t think I’m qualified to be a god!”
Jean shook her head.
“Not at all, not at all.”
Wen Di said with a smile, “Those who possess the Vision are called the Original Gods, and every Original God has the qualifications to become a god. Ms. Jean, whether it's your strength or your reputation among the people of Mondstadt, you’re the most suitable candidate to be the next God of Freedom.”
“So don’t be so modest.”
Lisa also nodded in agreement, “Wen Di is right, Jean, if the next God of Freedom is not you, I can’t think of anyone else who would be more suitable to rule over Mondstadt.”
“During the time you’ve been acting as the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, you’ve been diligent and dedicated to the people of Mondstadt more than Wen Di.”
“If it were you, I believe the people of Mondstadt would support you.”
“But I do these things not because I want to be the God of Freedom... I just want to live up to my position as Acting Grand Master.” Jean said.
“I know, but right now, this is the situation.”
Wen Di said with a chuckle, “If I were to ask someone else to be the new God of Freedom, I wouldn’t dare guarantee what Mondstadt would become.”
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