“It’s just that I wanted to test the divine power accumulated by the Heart of God after two thousand years of accumulation.
However, even with my current technology, I can only unleash 60% of its divine power.
I'm not as crazy as you, ‘Usurper’."
Si Xuan took a sip of tea and then slowly placed it on the table.
The entire movement was without a ripple in the tea.
Just like his heart, he was not at all affected by the Doctor’s words.
“This title, the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya can say, you’re not up to par. If you still want to record experimental data through that experimental subject.”
Si Xuan's tone was very flat, but the meaning of his words was not without a hint of threat.
The Doctor did not refute. He knew that this man in front of him, although he looked gentle and refined, was actually a dog-faced man, who could turn over at any time.
But he also had no intention of continuing to chat with Si Xuan.
He left the Lambod Tavern directly.
Si Xuan thought that after the plot in the Dhyana Garden ended, he would have no more role to play before Aaru Village.
Therefore, he would discuss with the Doctor some "secrets" that had not yet been made public.
He didn't know that after Lumine and the Traveler were preparing to head to Aaru Village, the scene suddenly switched to him drinking tea with the Doctor.
The dialogue between the two was seen by all the players.
It caused a discussion among the players in a very short time.
【What the heck? The Heart of God is insignificant to a god?】
【Then why did Snezhnaya go to so much trouble to snatch the Heart of God?】
【But from the current attitude of the seven Archons towards the Heart of God, this thing does seem to be very important, but actually not that important.】
【Didn't anyone notice the diplomat's last sentence?】
【The Tsaritsa called him ‘Usurper’, that’s not a good name.】
【Usurper? Could it be that this guy stole the Hydro Archon's power and sidelined her?】
As people continued to discuss, Si Xuan's popularity continued to rise.
However, Si Xuan's reputation bounced back and forth between good and bad.
The three words "Usurper" had already made many players think that this Fontaine diplomat was similar to Cao Cao, who held the emperor hostage to issue orders.
He completely sidelined the Hydro Archon and took control of the country's power himself.
Many others also believed that Si Xuan was on the same side as the Tsaritsa.
Because according to the 【Footsteps】PV, the Hydro Archon stood on the side of Celestia.
If Si Xuan usurped the Hydro Archon's power, then he would also be standing on the opposite side of Celestia.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, Si Xuan might be on the Tsaritsa’s side.
Therefore, many people still had a good impression of this character.
Si Xuan put down his teacup, a man ran over hurriedly.
“You are the diplomat from Fontaine, Si Xuan, right? I am sent by the Great Sage, to invite you to visit the Palace of Wisdom.”
“Lead the way!”
Si Xuan didn't bother with the other party, and directly got up and followed him to the Akademiya.
The dazzling array of books, the bustling crowds, and the quiet environment all made this palace seem a little lifeless.
Under the guidance of the scholar, Si Xuan passed through the Palace of Wisdom and arrived at Azhdaha's office.
Azhdaha, the most powerful sage of the Akademiya, was frowning at the documents on the desk.
The pen in his hand kept writing and drawing on the documents, and white light flickered on his monocle.
On the shelf next to the desk, there were a dozen or so crystals the size of two fists.
The crystals were green and red, and they kept flashing with light.
“Great Sage, Mr. Si Xuan has arrived.”
Hearing the scholar's voice, Azhdaha finally looked up from his busy work.
He waved his hand at the scholar.
Then he turned to Si Xuan, a smile blooming on his face like a chrysanthemum.
“Long time no see, Mr. Si Xuan. Why did you choose to come to Sumeru at this time? I had already arranged a welcome ceremony for you.
Your sudden visit has disrupted my plans.”
His opening remarks were full of complaints, implying that Si Xuan had come too suddenly.
Sure enough, once a person has money, they become arrogant.
When he came to Fontaine to seek investment, this Azhdaha was crying and sniveling.
Now that he has a gold master behind him, he has started to look down on others.
Si Xuan ignored Azhdaha and walked onto the platform.
He carelessly picked up a red crystal and examined it.
Azhdaha turned his head sharply, but when he saw that Si Xuan was not wearing a Vacuum Device, he didn’t care anymore.
Without activating the Vacuum Device, he could not absorb knowledge from the Infused Knowledge.
Si Xuan picked up one Infused Knowledge after another, and he also told Azhdaha about the purpose of his visit.
“The idiot you sent, disturbed Nahida. This crime in Fontaine is equivalent to attempting to assassinate the Hydro Archon, and he has been imprisoned in the Meropet Fortress.
I'm here to seek an explanation from you.”
Stealing a cake can be defined as “attempting to assassinate.”
“Disturbing” is much more serious than stealing a cake.
Of course, this is to the outside world.
If it were in Fontaine, those rabble would clearly tell you that the crime of “stealing a cake” is definitely more serious than “disturbing.”
“Crack.”
The feather pen in Azhdaha's hand snapped directly.
He suddenly looked up and glared at Si Xuan.
“The envoy of Sumeru was imprisoned in Fontaine's dungeon?
Mr. Si Xuan, this seems to be inconsistent with the diplomatic principles you established back then.”
“The premise is that he did not commit a crime on Fontaine's territory.”
As he spoke, Si Xuan took a stack of photos from his God's Eye and slammed them heavily on Azhdaha's desk.
The photos spread out on Azhdaha's desk.
There was a Sumeru scholar, with his hands waving at a woman wearing a top hat and a short dress.
The woman seemed to be frightened and stunned in place.
Azhdaha’s forehead twitched with anger. This good-for-nothing who was incompetent but prone to causing trouble!
Before he left, Azhdaha had repeatedly warned him.
He had to be tough, but he couldn't be rude.
But how dare this guy go and disturb someone else's Archon?
If this gets out, who in the seven nations would dare to strengthen cooperation with Sumeru?
Besides cursing the idiot scholar, Azhdaha also complained about Nahida in his heart.
She’s supposed to be the Archon who governs a country.
She was scared like this by a scholar.
Wouldn't that make her even more useless than Lesser Lord Kusanali?
After scanning all the photos, Azhdaha was about to reach out and pick up the photos.
But he found that the photos began to dissolve.
After a while, the photos had vanished.
At this time, Si Xuan's lazy voice came.
“After all, it involves the dignity of the Fontaine Archon, so I set up a little trick.
You’ve seen all the photos, Great Sage, now let’s see what we should do about it.”
“What do you think we should do?”
Azhdaha’s eyes were gloomy as he stared at Si Xuan.
From his understanding of this guy, he was definitely going to make unreasonable demands.
Si Xuan picked up a red crystal.
“The Infused Knowledge of the Archon. After giving that experimental subject the power of the Archon, then inputting the knowledge belonging to the Archon into it.
Using this method to quickly create an ‘omniscient and omnipotent’ god.
This is your ultimate goal, isn't it?”
Azhdaha suddenly stood up and looked at Si Xuan with suspicion.
This experiment was also a top secret in Sumeru.
Only six sages knew about it, and two sages disagreed with their approach and were directly placed under house arrest by Azhdaha.
How did Si Xuan, who had just arrived in Sumeru, know about their plan?
“You… how did you know?”
Azhdaha subconsciously put his hand on the Vacuum Device.
He wanted to have Si Xuan arrested.
But when he thought of Si Xuan's identity, he immediately stopped this crazy idea.
According to the diplomatic rules he established, at most, he would just lose some money to avoid disaster.
If he overturned the table, then he, the Great Sage, would really be finished.
Using the other party's flaws to constantly pressure him, making him constantly make concessions.
This was Si Xuan's diplomatic tactic.
Si Xuan walked up to Azhdaha, grabbed his collar, and threw him to the ground.
Ignoring Azhdaha's angry look.
“Azhdaha, it seems that your arrogance over a long period of time has made your heart lost.
You seem to have forgotten how many shareholders are behind the Northland Bank.
How much money does it take to create a god? Such a huge flow of funds.
Do you think the Fatui won't report to me, who is a shareholder?”
Azhdaha finally remembered that this guy, Si Xuan, had industries all over Teyvat.
He held shares in the most important industries in the seven nations.
“What exactly do you want?”
It was the same sentence again and again.
Azhdaha knew that there was no point in hiding anything from Si Xuan now.
Since he dared to confront him face to face, he must have investigated everything thoroughly.
Just obediently accept his fate.
“I want all the academic materials in the Palace of Wisdom, I want a copy of everything.”
Si Xuan revealed his purpose.
For five hundred years, Si Xuan had been continuously using Mora to buy academic materials from the Akademiya.
He used them to improve Fontaine's own technological level.
Over the past few hundred years, he had already collected them more or less.
He collected thirty research materials every year, basically picking out the useful ones.
An academic achievement that can be applied to practice takes at least six or seven years.
With a gain and a loss, it was enough for Si Xuan to empty the Akademiya's academic materials in Sumeru.
However, some of the most core materials were kept tightly guarded by the Akademiya.
The purpose of Si Xuan’s visit this time was to take advantage of the fact that Lesser Lord Kusanali had not yet ascended.
While Azhdaha was still in power, he would take away all the core academic research of Sumeru.
After Nahida ascended, Si Xuan would not be able to get away with this easily.
He was taking advantage of the chaos to pick up bargains.
“All? That's impossible… these academic materials are the foundation of our Akademiya.”
“This is not a discussion. If you don't want your experiment to be forcibly terminated.”
Azhdaha struggled to get up from the ground, his trembling finger pointing at Si Xuan.
“Mr. Si Xuan, Sumeru and Fontaine have been cooperating for so many years, are you really not going to show any mercy?”
“I’ll give you ten seconds to think about it.”
Azhdaha's stubbornness and weakness couldn't shake Si Xuan's decision.