Miyashiro looked at the now calm Mt. Hulao, with no joy in his heart. He had originally thought this interception would be an excellent opportunity to ambush Dottore. At this time, he had neither the identity of a Fatui Harbinger, nor had he just completed a transaction with Nahida, eliminating all other segments of himself.
If he could kill him in Sumeru, that would be the best possible outcome.
Even if he couldn't kill him, he could at least force him to expose more of his abilities; he was always so mysterious and tantalizing.
But the result was that he missed his strike and immediately fled a thousand miles away. This was no scholar; this was clearly the style of an assassin. This also raised Miyashiro's apprehension towards Dottore to the highest level.
The only known information at present was that Dottore possessed spatial power similar to his own, and the ability to summon a large number of monsters. Besides that, there was the mysterious and dangerous power he used.
Miyashiro stared at the Wood Release creation on the ground, which had been completely corroded. His eyes narrowed, and a one-cubic-meter gap instantly appeared on the ground. Miyashiro packaged the entire block and took it with him, planning to find someone to research it thoroughly.
Then, Miyashiro looked at the two Gnosis in his hand, feeling a hint of internal conflict. At this moment, he really wanted to keep these two Gnosis, making the Fatui anxious.
But after much thought, he decided to run an errand for Dottore. The less trouble, the better.
Although he would keep these two Gnosis, Miyashiro believed that with his strength, Snezhnaya would not be able to do anything to him. Even if the top three Harbingers teamed up against him, he would not be afraid.
However, what Miyashiro could endure did not mean that the people of Inazuma behind him could endure it.
He had finally found an opportunity for Inazuma to quietly make a fortune, striving to seize this precious moment to develop cautiously. If he kept the two Gnosis in his hands, it would mean exposing Inazuma to Snezhnaya's eyes again, and they would never let Inazuma go.
The saying, 'It's not about the thief stealing, but the thief coveting,' holds true.
Furthermore, since the Khaen'riah catastrophe, Celestia had been silent, which had led the various Archons to have different views on Celestia. They no longer valued the Gnosis as much as before.
Venti had gone to great lengths to let the Lady take his Gnosis, and Zhongli had explicitly stated when handing over his Gnosis that it was a contract between him and the Tsaritsa.
Perhaps these Archons were all secretly supporting the Tsaritsa's actions, just doing so more subtly. If that was the case, Miyashiro was happy to see the Tsaritsa act as the spearhead.
However, the thought still bothered him. Miyashiro looked at the two Gnosis in his hand, a cold smile involuntarily appearing on his face.
"You want me to run errands, huh? Well, I wonder if you can afford my delivery fee!" Then, Miyashiro's figure also vanished, leaving only the scorched Mt. Hulao... The chaos in Sumeru had come to an end. Lesser Lord Kusanali once again took charge of the Akademiya. Four sages, including the Grand Sage, were simultaneously dismissed. At the same time, some well-known scholars such as Kōbanḍa and Vasudeva were also implicated.
As soon as this news spread, it shocked all of Sumeru. Four sages being dismissed at once meant the Akademiya underwent a massive reshuffle, leaving countless people in fear and uncertainty.
With such a major event happening in the Akademiya, an explanation naturally had to be given to the people of Sumeru. Otherwise, it would be impossible to convince the public. Thus, Lord Lesser Lord Kusanali, who had not appeared in 500 years, personally stood before the Akademiya's gates and informed all the people of Sumeru of the full story.
Among the original six sages of the Akademiya, four were swayed by desire and did not hesitate to imprison the only two remaining sages, imprison the Archon, and cooperate with the Fatui, yearning to create a new Archon!
If the previous news still left some people of Sumeru puzzled, wondering if Azar and his group had been wronged, then Lesser Lord Kusanali's personal appearance and explanation made all the people of Sumeru incredibly enraged.
Lord Lesser Lord Kusanali was Sumeru's Archon, Sumeru's creator, the embodiment of wisdom, and she had also exhausted her power and lost her memory to save the people of Sumeru during the calamity 500 years ago.
It was bad enough that the sages of the Akademiya were not grateful; they even repaid kindness with enmity, colluding to imprison Lesser Lord Kusanali and attempting to create a new Archon. This was simply an act of great treason.
Azar and his group's reputation instantly plummeted, to the extent that it could be called infamous for all eternity.
As for the sages who had succeeded over the past 500 years, although they also participated in the imprisonment of Nahida, considering that their governance of Sumeru had not shown any major errors, and to save face for the Akademiya, the past was forgiven.
Otherwise, if the people of Sumeru knew that the Akademiya, which ruled Sumeru, had been engaging in the disrespectful act of 'raising' an Archon, how could the Akademiya govern Sumeru in the future?
Therefore, Nahida decided to let bygones be bygones and placed all the blame on the current sages.
As for the treatment of Azar and others, it became urgent. Moreover, their actions warranted death countless times over. Thus, at the strong request of Cyno, the General Mahamatra, they were sentenced to capital punishment.
However, this final judgment did not take effect and was changed to life imprisonment, which greatly puzzled Cyno. He had clearly received instructions from Lesser Lord Kusanali, so why was it changed at the last moment? It wasn't until later events that Cyno realized Lesser Lord Kusanali was indeed worthy of being the God of Wisdom.
It turned out that regarding this matter, Nahida had specifically sought out Miyashiro in secret to discuss it. Miyashiro felt that Lesser Lord Kusanali had always presented an image of loving-kindness and benevolence to the world.
Appearing before the people of Sumeru again after 500 years and immediately showing a decisive and ruthless side, while it could deter petty individuals, would give the people of Sumeru the impression that the current Lesser Lord Kusanali was no longer the Lesser Lord Kusanali of yesteryear.
Therefore, regarding the handling of Azar and others, Miyashiro suggested that Nahida continue to display her magnanimous and benevolent image to the public.
Since Nahida had personally witnessed the ugly faces of Azar and others when they were extracting her mental power, she felt uncomfortable with Miyashiro's suggestion.
But at this moment, Miyashiro revealed a meaningful smile and said, "Nahida, kindness and cruelty are actually not contradictory. Sometimes, they can coexist. To deal with scholars like Azar, there's a unique trick. Do you want to learn it?"
Nahida looked at Miyashiro with some surprise, her heart full of questions. Weren't kindness and cruelty antonyms?
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