Paimon: “Ah? That woman is taking over Zhongli's position?”
Ganyu: “I never thought it would be Cloud Retainer...”
Yae Miko: “Heh, judging by Cloud Retainer's attitude earlier, if she takes over the position of Geo Archon Morax, the Liyue Qixing will be in trouble.”
Traveler Lumine: “It's not hard to imagine.”
Ningguang: “Since Celestia insists on restoring divine rule, it’s fine. It’s just going back to the old days.”
Ningguang: “Cloud Retainer’s attitude might be a bit strong, but I know that she sincerely cares for Liyue.”
Hu Tao: “Hehe, this is good. Now that Zhongli has stepped down from his position, I’ll have less pressure when dealing with him.”
Hu Tao: “Otherwise, knowing that he is our Liyue Rex Lapis, I wouldn’t dare to order him around so freely.”
Paimon: “But at the end of the day, he’s still the Rex Lapis, just retired.”
Hu Tao: “Traveler and Paimon, you two must have known from the beginning, right? Why didn’t you tell me? Really, I was so scared when I found out that Zhongli is the Rex Lapis.”
Traveler Lumine: “Well...you know.”
With Cloud Retainer taking over Zhongli's mantle, no one could say anything.
As Celestia said.
Cloud Retainer, in terms of experience, achievements, reputation, and even strength, is fully capable of matching the position of Liyue’s Geo Archon.
Add to that her strong personality, and when she takes over Liyue's rule.
She will undoubtedly govern Liyue with an iron fist.
On Mount Aocang.
Zhongli and the other immortals all looked at Xianyun.
Zhongli said: “Cloud Retainer, stop refusing. Otherwise, this matter won’t be resolved. In terms of achievements for Liyue, you are no less than me.”
“What do the other immortals think?”
“I and Moon Carver fully agree!” said the immortal of Mount Tianheng.
“Hmm.”
Xiao nodded. Before Celestia nominated Cloud Retainer, he thought that she was the most suitable.
Ping Lao Lao also said: “Cloud Retainer, after Osail’s rampage in Liyue Harbor, weren’t you the one who was most concerned about human rule? Now that you are taking over the Rex Lapis’s position and ruling Liyue Harbor, why are you hesitating?”
She has retired to Liyue Harbor and has long since stopped caring about worldly affairs.
Amongst the immortals, Cloud Retainer is the most suitable to take over Zhongli's position.
“Fine, since the Rex Lapis, the other immortals, and even Celestia all agree, this immortal will not be pretentious.”
After thinking for a moment, Xianyun adjusted her red-rimmed eyes. A flash of sharpness appeared in her beautiful eyes: “Having this immortal rule Liyue Harbor is better than letting the Liyue Qixing mess things up.”
Seeing that Cloud Retainer had agreed, Zhongli finally let out a long breath.
“But...”
Pausing, Xianyun looked at Zhongli and added: “This immortal has no prior experience in ruling. I will need the Rex Lapis to guide me in the future.”
Zhongli smiled lightly, saying: “That’s a small matter. You can take over. If you have any questions, come find me at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor or Three Cups of Tea Harbor.”
With that said.
Zhongli proactively transferred the power of Geo to Cloud Retainer.
After acquiring the power of Geo.
Cloud Retainer could not only use her original Anemo powers, but also Geo powers.
Not only that.
Just like how Qixing ascended to godhood earlier, Lin Mo also bestowed upon Cloud Retainer some divine power.
Therefore.
Cloud Retainer’s strength underwent a qualitative leap in just a few minutes.
Cloud Retainer’s own strength was already formidable, and with the power of Geo and the divine power bestowed by Celestia.
Cloud Retainer’s strength, which had been comparable to a mid-level Archon, increased to the level of a top Archon.
Even the current Zhongli would likely not be Cloud Retainer's match.
After bestowing divine power upon Cloud Retainer, Lin Mo said: “Morax, your mistakes are not serious. Your achievements for Liyue are generally far greater than your mistakes. I will not punish you.”
“Also, Cloud Retainer, I believe that you will be able to rule Liyue well. I hope I didn’t make a mistake.”
“Please rest assured, Your Highness. My administrative abilities may not be as high as the Rex Lapis’s, but I know what to do.” Cloud Retainer said with confidence.
“Hmm.”
Lin Mo only nodded lightly.
Then she disappeared from the giant screen.
Only now did Cloud Retainer, Zhongli, and the other immortals have time to return to the chat room.
Yae Miko: “Looks like it’s settled. Congratulations on your promotion, Cloud Retainer.”
Ganyu: “I never thought that Cloud Retainer would one day become a god of Liyue...”
Shenhe: “Me too.”
Ningguang: “As Tianquan Ningguang, I represent the Liyue Qixing in congratulating Cloud Retainer on ascending to the position of Geo Archon. In the future, I hope that Cloud Retainer will communicate more with our Qixing and work together to govern Liyue Harbor.”
Cloud Retainer: “Communication is fine, but if you Qixing don’t strictly follow my instructions to govern Liyue Harbor, I will personally intervene to rectify the Qixing.”
Ningguang: “Of course. In the past, when the Rex Lapis was still in power, our Qixing always followed the Rex Lapis’s instructions to govern Liyue Harbor.”
Zhongli: “Cloud Retainer, you are now a god of Liyue. Should you change your self-address as “this immortal”?”
Shenhe: “You have a point.”
Cloud Retainer: “Cough cough...It's a habit from thousands of years ago. It's hard to change in a short time.”
Paimon: “We can’t call you ‘that woman’ anymore.”
Cloud Retainer: “Hmph, which woman?!”
Traveler Lumine: “Xianyun being the Geo Archon of Liyue, this is good. After all, Zhongli has retired, so we don’t have to argue about whether it’s human rule or divine rule anymore.”
Yae Miko: “Oh dear, the Liyue Geo Archon’s matter is settled, shouldn’t it be our turn for the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma?”
Raiden Shogun: “You seem to be hoping for me to be disciplined by Celestia, Miko.”
Raiden Shogun: “I need to declare here that if Celestia investigates the matter of the God of Thunder’s heart, it has nothing to do with me. It was you who gave away the God of Thunder’s heart.”
Yae Miko: “No way, Ei? You’re selling me out already? Besides, I gave away the God of Thunder’s heart just to save the Traveler and Paimon.”
Paimon: “？？？”
Paimon: “How come the blame is on me and the Traveler?”
Traveler Lumine: “Yeah, yeah!”
Yae Miko: “Isn’t it because you were so impulsive and got your brain invaded by the remains of a god and went to sleep? Otherwise, why would I use the God of Thunder’s heart to exchange for you?”
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