Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

"...Interesting reaction, but what makes you think these mortals will give up their desire for extra lives just because of your words?"

There was a hint of mockery in the dark red eyes in the sky, as if it thought that Chang Ming could never do it.

There are many people with faith among humans, but the number of those who can stand up in such a situation can be counted on one hand.

After all, this is a suppression that comes from absolute power and absolute authority, and ordinary people... can only go with the flow.

Hearing His words, Chang Ming raised his head slightly, looked at the blood-red sky, and a scornful smile appeared on his face.

"It is true that they are human beings, but they also have their own dignity, and they also know what they should and should not do."

"As long as one person can stand up, there will be a second person and a third person who can stand up."

"But if you kneel down, you will never be able to get up again. They know this better than anyone else."

Having said that, Chang Ming chuckled and shook his head, then turned around and looked at the leaves and birds frozen in the air, and at the Fontaine people who were about to kneel, with even more contempt on his face.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

"This is an illusion you created, so you are the master here, but...the consciousness and behavior of these people come from my consciousness and my impression of them."

"You can control the flow of time here, you can control the weather here... but you can't control these projections of people based on my impressions!"

Chang Ming turned his head suddenly, a hint of mockery appearing on his face.

"You were afraid that these people would really listen to me and stop kneeling, so you chose to pause time and let everything be stuck at the moment I said that, right?"

"As the supreme ruler who is high above everyone else... he actually used such a trick to gain victory? How ridiculous."

Upon hearing this, the "Ruler of Death" in the sky remained silent, and even the projection of His consciousness - that eye slowly closed at this moment.

But what Chang Ming didn't know was...when he said such blasphemous and disrespectful words, a smile that had not appeared in thousands of years appeared on the face of the Ruler of Death.

Yes, He is laughing.

He was very pleased to see that his "God's Messenger" was in such a state, because...

In order to tear apart the false sky, what is most needed is not strength, but "disrespect for God".

If we worship gods in our hearts and worship the origin in our hearts, the false sky will never be torn apart, the "truth" of Teyvat will never unfold, and these children will never be able to grow up.

As for Chang Ming...

Although He is very satisfied with this successor, it is not enough now. He still has two final steps to take.

He also needs to show enough leadership and faith in front of himself, otherwise... the torn false sky will be quickly repaired, and all efforts will be in vain.

And now...it's the step of "leadership".

"Heh, since you think these mortals can go against their instincts, let's make a bet."

"If they really don't intend to kneel, then I can pretend that I didn't see your overstepping power today."

"But if they kneel down, you will have to accept the punishment on their behalf, welcome your own "death", and welcome the "curse" that should have come upon you long ago, how about that?"

"make a deal."

Chang Ming agreed without hesitation, because he believed that the people of Fontaine, who had experienced the prophecy of this disaster...had already had a new perspective on their lives.

Almost at the same time as he said these two words, the birds that were originally stationary quickly moved away from the center of the storm, and the leaves blown by the wind began to flutter naturally at this moment.

And under the stairs formed by the rock ridges, the originally silent crowd began to become restless.

"Do we...really have to kneel down?"

"Master Chang Ming is right. If Lady Funina had chosen to yield to the prophecy instead of fighting it, we wouldn't be alive today."

"Once you kneel down, you can never stand up again!"

"Although I don't know where Lady Funina and Lord Vilette have gone, but... Lord Chang Ming is still here, still fighting against the Eye in the Sky. We can't lose!"

"Everyone in the Thorn Rose Society, stand up and... climb the stairs with all your strength to support Mr. Chang Ming! Quickly!"

"Hunters of the Shadow Chaser Court, now...it's time for you to repay Fontaine."

Perhaps it was because Navia and Clorinde's two sentences turned on some switch, and the originally noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.

They all looked at Chang Ming who was standing on the top of the rock ridge stairs, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

Although he didn't have a flag in his hand, but... at this moment he was like a tenacious fighter, a leader with firm beliefs.

And now the people of Fontaine are the rebels who accept his leadership one after another.

What about the heavens? What about God? We have come through so many hardships and difficulties - why should we bow our heads at this moment?

Why don’t we deserve to live? Why should we accept the fate of inexplicable death?

We have done our best to change our fate, and we paid a heavy price in the last disaster...

Why should we give up our past efforts and sacrifices just for a few days of meaningless life?

What's more... we don't know whether we will die or not.

With such belief, under the leadership of Navia and Clorinde, the people of Fontaine stepped onto the stairs built on the rock ridges and walked towards Chang Ming in a mighty procession.

"See? This is the will of mankind. This is the will of the people of Fontaine."

"We have already overcome the disaster, why should we gamble our lives because of an unexpected disaster?"

"besides..."

The gentle smile on Chang Ming's face because of the people of Fontaine turned into a sneer at this moment.

"As the ruler of the dead, do you particularly like to use this kind of collective punishment rule to carry out so-called punishment?"

"This is how Egolia created the Fontaine people, this is how the Kanreya disaster was, and this is how it is for me now..."

"Do you really enjoy the feeling of being high and mighty, of rubbing other people's lives in your hands? The ruler of life, who represents the "Flower of Life", has no problem with you at all?"

Chang Ming's disgust for the Ruler of Death had reached its peak at this moment. It could even be said that - if possible, he really wanted to pull Him out of that eye and give Him a beating.

Of course, this is impossible.

"...It seems that your prestige among the Fontaine people is quite high. This round...I will consider it my loss."

The Ruler of Death did not directly answer Chang Ming's question, but said something that made Chang Ming feel uneasy.

"I can pretend that I didn't see what happened today, but...it's not enough."

"As a "God's messenger", you disobeyed God's will and fought against God... Do you know what kind of sin this is?"