Chapter 216

“I feel like I understand the charm of the ocean.”

The water quality of Maple Stage, the kingdom of water, is quite special. Although ordinary people need to obtain a diving certificate and be equipped with appropriate equipment before diving, for a few people who are neither ordinary people nor Maple Stage people, if they want to meet in this body of water, there is only one thing they need to do.

——That is sinking.

"This is where I was when I first arrived in Teyvat." Edmund looked at the silver fish that surrounded the three people and did not flee in all directions. He introduced them expressionlessly, "Is our lepton transfer system getting worse? At least it didn't throw participants into this position before."

"I think it's your luck." Lansemello expressed his opinion pertinently, "Even if Fujimaru and his servants were separated, they would never fall into some strange place - just like the problem this time was actually because Sumi itself rejected the intervention of external forces and bounced you out."

"Given her good luck, she would not have fallen right in front of the locals, nor would she have fallen into a dangerous area in the conventional sense."

"Cough cough." Kirshtalia, who had fallen into a dangerous area in the conventional sense, coughed heavily.

"If you can transfer the energy you spent on the communication system to the spirit particle transfer system, maybe our current spirit particle transfer won't have to rely on luck so much." Edmund sneered and changed the topic to the beginning. "Speaking of Maple Dan... Maple Dan has a prophecy like this."

"Everyone will dissolve in the sea, leaving only the water god crying on his throne."

"From the perspective of 'prophecy', it is much clearer than those prophecies of Mr. Merlin." Lansemero moved the sea water around him and looked at Kirshtalia. "'Dissolve'... Speaking of 'water', do you think of the record of the unification of the whole world?"

"...a great flood that destroyed the world." Edmund, who was a devout Catholic in his youth, spoke with a sour face.

"There are different flood myths in different parts of the world." As a member of the Department of Astronomy, Kirshtalia has conducted systematic research on myths from all over the world and recalled the knowledge he had learned. "No matter how the flood in the myth ended, the common point is that the disaster must have been very tragic, almost destroying all living things on earth..."

"Do you know what I mean by 'dissolution'?" Lansemero looked up and watched the sunlight fall into the ocean. "Floods submerge everything - this is also a possibility of 'dissolution'. Of course, it is not impossible for other developments to occur* - for example, simple, literal 'dissolution'."

"After all, everyone in Teyvat knows that the water quality of Maple Leaf is different from that of other countries - even though it is the source of all water in Teyvat."

"But since this involves God's prophecy..."

"Either it's a problem caused by some other god, or--"

"A certain cause and effect that has already been established."

"Then I will write about the flood myth in my third paper." Kirshtalia finalized her next plan and turned to ask Edmund, "What have you done in Maple Stage during this time?"

"He's building a ship." Lansemero looked away and sighed helplessly at Kirshtalia, "Why else would he tell you this prophecy? What do you plan to name this ship? Osmanthys or Nitocris? If you need help, you can tell us. After all, it's vacation time next."

"I've said it so many times that I'm no longer 'the sailor' of Edmond Dantès." Edmond frowned and refused to answer Lansemello's question about the name of the ship. "However, I built the ship to respond to this prophecy. Some of the locals in Maplestage that I know say that the sea level in Maplestage has been rising."

"The sea level in Maple is rising!? Even in a world where gods exist, certain established formulas and theorems will not change!" Lansermelo widened his eyes in surprise. "If the sea level in Maple is rising, let alone whether Maple will be flooded, this inexplicable extra water will flood Xumi first!?"

"But in fact, the sea level in countries outside Maple Stage has not changed at all." Kirshtalia, who also walked through the desert to Porto Haelo, pointed out, "Although I don't know why, if the sea level in Maple Stage has indeed risen..."

"That is the cause and effect limited to Maple Stage - strictly speaking, it should be the cause and effect for the Maple People." Lansemello concluded, "The vast majority of Maple People remain in Maple Stage. When the prophecy comes true, they will be swallowed by the ocean - if at this time, all Maple People are in Maple Stage, or someone finds a way to resist fate..."

"Then the flood wouldn't have engulfed all of Teyvat."

"But if the prophecy doesn't end—"

"Even if the people of other countries are not dissolved by the Maple Sea, the flood will still engulf the entire Teyvat."

"Did you think of anything, Lord?" Kirshtalia asked Lanthemello.

"I think you may remember some religious content..." Lansemello blinked and slowly said the relevant content, "Everyone is born with sins, and no matter what you do, you can't erase these sins. Only when the day of judgment comes, the savior will settle the sins of everyone. The innocent will go to heaven, and the guilty will fall into hell."

"So in addition to Noah, we also need Jesus?" Edmund sneered.

"You should know that's not what I mean." Lanser-Mello looked Edmund up and down, his eyes as sharp as a knife. "Also, I think it's best for you not to vent your anger towards 'yourself' on others - after all, no matter what, that is an undeniable part of you."

"Your spirit this time is not a pure revenge ghost - I think you should know that."

After the meeting, Edmund did not move with the two of them - instead, he returned to his base in Baisong Town as usual; and as the other two servants were still moving freely, Lancel Mello did not force Edmund to move with them, but simply told him to remember to pay attention to the notification signal when he was ready to return to Chaldea.

"...So, what does the Lord think of this prophecy?" After returning to the base, Kirshtalia asked Lansemello while continuing to renovate the base.

"The gods of Teyvat are different from the gods of our world. Their underlying logic is 'love', so the God of Water will definitely not sit idly by and watch Maple Leaf be submerged by the flood." Lansemero was debugging the communication position, trying to re-establish contact with the Chaldea Control Room, "So I don't intend to interfere with Maple Leaf's fate."

"To save so many people, even I think it's impossible to cheat fate in a place like this."

"Then there is a way to save her." Kirshtalia chuckled, interpreting the true meaning from Lansemello's denial. "But you really have no intention of interfering with Maple Dan's fate... May I know why?"

"People in Teyvat can't see it, but I can - the water goddess Finina doesn't have the divinity of the water demon god." Lansemero glanced at the newspapers spread out on the table and activated the communication system. "So, since someone is already deceiving Tianli's 'destiny' - there is no need for me to get involved and cause trouble for Tianli's 'client'."

When the search team also lost contact and was about to send out a second group of members, the Chaldea Control Room received a communication from within Teyvat.

"My mission has been completed, but I can't go back for the time being." As soon as the communication was connected, Lansemello reported the situation to Marisbilli who was sitting in the director's seat. "I was detained by the world tree "Alaya" here for a while, so it was delayed until the "client" of Tianli closed the passage from Teyvat to the outside world."

"When can you come back?" Marisbury nodded to Lansemero on the screen. "Achiman doesn't think there is any problem that can stump you - it seems that this is indeed the case. After all, even if the communication with Chaldea is cut off, your connection with the Throne of Heroes will not be cut off."

"Regarding this, I think we still need to continue to update the communication system... but this time I'm not talking about this." Lansemello sent the first draft and outline of the thesis written by Kirshtalia to Marisbury, "You can take a look at it when you have time - Okay, we have finished explaining all the important matters that need to be said while the communication is normal."

"So, the following is something unrelated to work—"

"I will probably stay in this world for another year, and so will the others, but I have already finished all my work... So, I want to ask if you guys would like to come here for a vacation." Lansemello briefly introduced the purpose of her call back, "Water Country Maple Dan, I am here now, and I have prepared a workshop-type base."

"If nothing unexpected happens, everyone will use this base from now on."

"Understood. I will inform everyone." Marisbilly paused and added, "Of course, the Heroes' Throne will also be notified."

"Then this communication ends here." Lansemello smiled and disappeared from the screen in front of Marisbury.

Edmund looked at the people borrowed from the Rose of Thorn Society helping him complete the sea trial of the newly built ship, and his expression finally became a little better - there are not many residents in Baisong Town, and as long as they are prepared in advance, even if a flood really occurs, this ship will be enough to carry everyone to avoid the natural disaster.

"Oh, the name of Pharaoh 'those guys'... I am not Edmond Dantès 'that sailor', and this newly built ship is certainly not Pharaoh 'that ship' -" Edmond watched the members of the Thorn Rose Society jump off the deck after the trial voyage, "but it is true that this ship needs a name."

"You haven't decided on a name for this ship yet!?" The Rose Thorn's boss turned around and looked at Edmund in surprise. "My dad had already thought of the names of the three lines before the cruise ship was built, right?"

"That's him - and besides, isn't that the name of your family?" Edmund looked down at Navia. "That's what the name of the cruise line means to him - I don't have anything I want to pin on this ship, because my 'destiny', my 'star' is not here."

"I won't name it, but if you want it to have a name--"

"Then I'll leave this job to you."