Chapter 102 The Complete Plan, Farewell to the Great Compassion Tree King...
Mainkuhn was in excruciating pain. He felt as if every muscle in his body had been pierced with holes, and the force mixed with blood was squeezed out of the holes and then scraped clean by the rough tongue.
"How are you?"
A Naxi woman asked.
Very bad.
The pain of having his power extracted was a thousand times worse than he had imagined, and the place to rest was also unpleasant; the World Tree emitted a bitter, rotten odor that made Mainkun's mind foggy and his recovery slow.
“.
The cat stared blankly, listening to and watching the two Narcissians talking to each other. The two little people seemed very happy at first, with smiles on their faces, but as they talked, the amount of information increased, and soon one of them started to cry.
"I don't want this, I don't want to forget you..."
"But only by making me disappear completely can forbidden knowledge be eradicated from Sumeru."
"Is this suicide or mutual killing? Wait, stop for a second."
Mainkun suddenly stood up, stretched out his hand, and pinched the face of the two gods.
"..."
Naxi Da remained calm and composed, while the Great Tree King stared wide-eyed in bewilderment: "?"
Five hundred years have passed, and humans have evolved new ways of greeting each other?
"good."
Mainkun, feel the real touch on your fingertips:
“I’m not sick, that’s great, there really are two Nasitas.”
Mainkun was very pleased, and his spirits had improved considerably. He twitched his ears and began to think:
"Gods have sisters? Twins?"
"No, she is me, and I am her."
The Great Tree King smiled kindly at him and explained things like reincarnation, branches, and so on.
"?"
Mainkuhn didn't understand.
Too abstract, he chose to use a more natural way of understanding.
"Without you, there would be no Naxida, is that true and not true?"
Of course.
"She is a part of your body, a continuation of your life."
"You could say that."
"good."
Mainkuhn nodded in satisfaction, drawing his conclusion.
"You are her mother."
"..."
"Wait, wait, don't do that, it will bother the sun."
Before the Great Compassion Tree King could say anything, Naxida shyly shook her head:
"Mother and child, there is no such intimate definition in the demon gods."
"Is that so? But you look like there are two of you, so I can't accept the definition that you are one."
Mainkuhn remained indifferent.
Nasita didn't know what was wrong with her, but seeing the cat's calm yet stubborn face, the deity felt a simmering fire within her, so she put her hands on her hips and puffed out her cheeks:
"Your crude way of thinking makes you want me to start by explaining things from the differences in life forms? Listen carefully..."
Mainkuhn ignored him completely and turned to look at the Great Tree King:
"Mom, your daughter has been bullied terribly by your people. Remember to comfort her."
It turned out they were filing a complaint.
"Hey, wait a minute, there's no need to say that..."
Mother.
The Great Tree King looked at the young god who looked exactly like himself and silently recited the title in his heart.
How novel! For thousands of years, she had heard countless titles for her—King of a Thousand Trees, Goddess of Plants, Lord of Wisdom… but “Mother”?
This title, so full of human warmth, so intimate yet so heavy, felt as unfamiliar as the tender new shoots of the World Tree.
"It's alright, Nasita."
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the Great Tree King chuckled softly. His smile was gentle and tender, and he truly resembled a human mother.
"Let's just accept it this way. Our relationship is meant to be this close and open."
"...Huh?"
Nasita was clearly stunned. She stared blankly at the sun above Mount Sumeru, the predecessor of the gods... or perhaps her mother.
"Naxi Da, Naxi Da, you must have had a very hard time for the past five hundred years."
The Great Tree King touched her slightly flushed face with his fingertips and rubbed the red marks left by the half-demon.
"Come, I'm right here. Tell me all your tears and grievances."
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Even gods shed tears.
Mainkuhn was somewhat surprised. He thought that next time Pepe complained about being a crybaby, he could use this as a countermeasure, for example...
Look, even gods shed tears, so what's wrong with me crying when I'm sad?
Well, Peruvéli definitely can't argue with that, I'm a genius.
Once Nasita had calmed down, Mainkun immediately stepped forward and stopped the little Great Tree King.
I have a question to ask you.
“I know, Nasita has already told me that you helped her come to the World Tree in order to find a way to make a sea area disappear completely.”
"If that's the case, then you must have come up with a solution."
"There is a way, but you definitely can't do it."
Mainkuhn was tired of hearing this from Fucarus, and he just urged:
"Tell me quickly."
Perhaps believing that Mainkun truly couldn't do it, the Great Tree King readily provided the answer:
"In the human realm, water is the manifestation of the water element; the water element is one of the seven branches of elemental energy."
"So theoretically, if you can 'decompose' liquid seawater and 'precipitate' it back into the most primordial, intangible elemental energy... then that specific sea area will naturally 'disappear'."
"!!"
Mainkun only heard the word "disappeared," and was overjoyed. He quickly grabbed the Great Tree King and asked:
What should I do?
"Give up. Not to mention that there are very few large machines with separation and sedimentation capabilities."
Before anyone could answer, the Great Tree King sighed:
“Take ordinary seawater for example. It’s so stable that even the elemental monuments can’t be lit up. If you want to transform it, you must first inject more energy to disrupt the stability of liquid water. This kind of energy must belong to the same human realm as water… and it can’t be too intense, because if a large number of elemental reactions occur, it is very likely that…”
The more she spoke, the brighter Mainkuhn's eyes became, and finally he couldn't help but exclaim inwardly:
Oh my god! This is a method that was made for me!
Any other creature standing before the Great Tree King—ordinary beings with the Eye of God, gods, or even dragon kings—would hesitate to meet this demanding condition. But here stands Mainkun!
"I've heard that there's something in Fontaine called the Water of Pain. It looks like water, but it's perfectly infused with another kind of human power—human emotions."
Mainkuhn deliberately kept his tone steady so as not to arouse the gods' suspicion and be stopped:
"So this impure water can be more easily converted into elemental energy?"
"Yes, emotions fall under the category of willpower, but the formation of the Water of Trauma has stringent conditions, it must..."
Good heavens! This is the least demanding step!
If it weren't for the medication suppressing his excitement, Mainkun would definitely have fainted on the spot. Even now, his lynx fur is standing straight up, trembling like antennas!
"It sounds like all we need is a large machine that can separate the sediment!"
“This Mount Sumeru doesn’t exist, but Fontaine does.”
The Great Compassionate Tree King answered every question with the same patience she had shown to the scholars of Mount Sumeru five hundred years ago, earnestly reminding them:
"The problem isn't just these two. If seawater could really be converted into elemental energy, it would be an incredibly powerful energy source that could potentially level two or three countries in an instant. And there's no way to preserve it stably."
"..."
The joy vanished from Mainkuhn's heart in an instant, replaced by a terrifying chill.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
The explosion in Fontainebleau was clearly more devastating than the flooding.
"Hmm? Of course I should mention the more difficult prerequisites first."
The Great Tree King was confused, but no matter what, it was a good thing that it helped humanity with its knowledge before it disappeared... It's just a pity that I didn't get to see the smiles of those who saw the problem solved.
"Alright, my child, don't cry."
She smiled slightly and walked towards Nasita with her arms outstretched.
"My disappearance is for a better Sumeru..."
"No……"
Nasida started crying again:
"I don't want this to happen, I..."
"Wait, I suddenly have a great idea."
Mainkun grabbed the Great Tree King who was walking forward and held her eyes to confirm:
“You are very weak and can no longer suppress the ‘Advancing Knowledge’. You need Nasita’s help to eliminate it.”
"Yes, it's been five hundred years. I'm nearing my limit. If I don't deal with it quickly, the dead zone of Sumeru and the patients with Demon Scale Disease will rapidly deteriorate within a decade or so, and the world will be destroyed."
The Great Tree King swayed its body in the air, not annoyed, but simply corrected him:
"It's taboo knowledge."
Mainkuhn nodded, confirming the key point.
"You are very weak and can't hold on any longer."
"...You child, do you only listen to what you want to hear?"
As she was still sighing, she saw Mainkuhn nod casually, speaking as if to say, "The weather is nice today."
"You're weak, I'll just give you energy."
"...?"
His words were like a thunderbolt, stunning both the Great Tree King and Nasita, who stared at him blankly, unable to understand the meaning of his words.
Mainkun raised his other hand, pointing to the enormous, pulsating root system beneath his feet, emitting a faint glow, and spoke of knowledge known to everyone in Teyvat:
"The roots of the World Tree are the earth's veins."
"Flowing within the earth's veins are memories, emotions, and..."
A wild, primal rage began to gleam in his beastly eyes.
"...Elemental energy."
There is a weak, dying tree spirit here.
I happen to have a lot of energy that I don't know where to put.
My goodness, how could there be such a wonderful coincidence!
For the first time, Mainkun felt that fate was on his side!
"Ha, watering the trees is just right."
Mainkun threw the Great Tree King away, far, far away from Nasita.
"?"
The Tree King had never been treated like this before. It landed on the ground, completely bewildered.
"...Disrespectful to the gods?"
"Murder is a serious crime."
Mainkun ignored her completely, took two steps forward, picked up Nasita, whose eyes were red-rimmed, and ran off while giving her instructions:
"As a deity, you should set a good example for the people of Sumeru and not break the law."
Nasida was still crying, as if she had only discovered the existence of tear ducts for the first time in five hundred years, and she had to cry her heart out today.
"Ugh, that doesn't sound convincing coming from you."
"Wait, hey, put her down, let's finish..."
The Great Tree King struggled to keep up with its short legs, while Mainkun casually jumped onto a tall branch and looked down at her.
"Don't be so stupid."
"Put Narcida down right now! This is for the sake of Mount Sumeru, for the sake of the world, for the sake of the safety of all of Teyvat!"
The little figure jumped and waved below, making no attempt to hide its anxiety.
Mainkuhn ignored him and continued speaking.
"Ten years, no, five years, I will bring you back to the heights of the Demon God War."
"!"
The little grass spirit suddenly sensed something was wrong. A multitude of clues converged in her mind like lightning. She abruptly looked up, staring at the half-demon with a look that could only be described as terrifying:
You wouldn't be—
"Then, with the rest of your long life and with your great wisdom, try to find another way to solve the problem of forbidden knowledge."
"Stop thinking about sacrifices..."
Mainkuen weighed Nasita in his hand, his tone slightly forlorn, "Mom, the child is still young."
*
No, no, no!
The Great Tree King searched for death for a while, but to no avail. He then stared in shock at the retreating figure of Mainkun carrying Narcida, preparing to leave the World Tree, and asked:
“Nasita, isn’t he your friend? Isn’t he a child of Mount Sumeru? Isn’t he your family? Why does he completely disobey the two of us gods?”
"Um, well... I'm sorry, I only saw the sun for the first time a few days ago, and I haven't had a chance to have any family or friends yet."
Naxi Da was a little embarrassed.
The Great Compassion Tree King felt a chill run down his spine: "...Wait, what does that mean?"
“I am not a citizen of Sumeru. I killed a citizen of Sumeru... a man called the Great Sage, and then became king.”
Mainkuhn was much more at ease.
"Huh?? Wait a minute?"
What happened in the short span of five hundred years? How did even the social system change?
"Oh, right."
Mainkuhn stopped in his tracks. Being a polite cat, he felt he had to thank the founder, so he said to the Great Tree King:
“Your Sumeru is very good, and Nasita is very good too. Now they are both mine.”
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Author's note: I have tried my best to research the facts, but like the previous chapter, it contains my own interpretation.
I really don't understand why the underwater water element monument at Yaoguang Beach doesn't light up.
I really want to save the Great Tree King. If there are any bugs, consider it a fan-made creation...
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