Genshin Impact: Without the Eye of God, the Original Man Witnesses the Original

"Zhi Qiong!" Ying interrupted Zhi Qiong.

"Yes! Although I understand that you are excited to see Jiang Yi, are you, the 'King of Understatement', going to ignore the fact that you almost died just now? Are you going to continue to 'endure' and touch the black mud and explore deep in the abyss?" Paimon also questioned angrily, "Just because you are used to it, can you ignore your physical condition?"

"If I want to be remembered by future generations, if I want to not be forgotten, do I have to sacrifice my life?"

As they have been with Zhiqiong all the way and have been together underground for a long time, they understand Zhiqiong better than Jiang Yi and are more angry about Zhiqiong's behavior.

"Why are you trapped in the black mud?" Ying stared at Zhiqiong.

The smile on Zhiqiong's face turned into helplessness: "Sorry! I know you care about me, but this time it was really just an accidental slip!"

"It was because his consciousness was polluted and blurred that he slipped." Jiang Yi exposed mercilessly, "I think, as your doctor, although this is the first time I met you, I should still have the qualifications to express my opinion... for a patient."

Zhiqiong lowered her head, her hands hanging in front of her, her fingers intertwined.

There was a bit of silence for a moment.

It was as if she had never expected that the atmosphere after she met Jiang Yi would be like this.

"I'm sorry!" she said.

"Is all you do is apologize? And then don't change anything?" Paimon said sharply.

Before coming, they had already agreed that even if it was a bit rough, they would persuade this stubborn guy to turn back.

"Senior Ying, Paimeng..." Zhiqiong took a deep breath, raised his head firmly, and looked at them, "Thank you for your company and guidance during the previous journey, and thank you for rescuing me in danger. I will never forget it."

"But I said, adventurers are just like that. They take danger as their friend and death as their companion. They are not afraid of talking about death, nor are they afraid of being in danger..."

"Senior, you are a famous adventurer in the continent. Your experience is a legend that many adventurers yearn for. You should understand this."

Ying looked at Zhiqiong.

This is the truth, but I always feel something is wrong.

"...When ordinary people climb a very high mountain for the first time, they will inevitably faint due to the thin air, or when they are in the deep sea, their lungs will be suffocated by the pressure of the sea water... Witnessing the bottom of the rocky abyss, these are extraordinary things and extraordinary secrets that ordinary people cannot explore. It is normal for ordinary people without... the 'Eye of God' to have such a hard time."

"I'm not complaining, I'm just stating a fact. These problems are the difficulties that mortal adventurers must go through. It's okay."

Zhiqiong's eyes were penetrating.

"There are no adventurers in the world who don't risk their lives. I don't want to live a stable, boring and ordinary life like this, sleeping in bed for decades, being so old that I need others to feed me and help me go to the toilet. I would rather choose danger. Rather than lying on a soft bed and waiting for the end, it's better for me to stay here."

She looked at the darkness before her, the rocky cave, and the deep and terrifying mine tunnel.

The roar of the monster made her clearly understand that she was taking a risk.

“This is my choice…”

Yes, it has nothing to do with others, and I'm sorry that others are troubled by it.

She didn't expect a successful life, she just hoped that even if she failed, she could leave an impression on others, so that someone would say, "Zhi Qiong also challenged the Rock Abyss!"

She can stand shoulder to shoulder with those great adventurers who are famous throughout the continent.

People will remember her later.

Ms. Alice, the great adventurer who travels through the worlds, once said, "My 'Rubicon'." This huge rock abyss is her "Rubicon."

"The eternal struggle between a weak body and a force that even gods would fear is what makes us human... I believe this." Zhiqiong looked at Jiang Yi with a smile.

"This world is controlled by the gods... But as mortals, even without the "eyes" bestowed by the gods, we still have the same persistence of not being willing to rest and be forgotten."

"This feeling is definitely not meaningless, is it?"

"Your Highness Jiang Yi..."

"I have always admired you."

"You, as the poet said, are unbearable."

"So, after you came to this world, even when you were at your weakest, you pursued adventures and powerful enemies. You were not content to be a cook in Mond Deer Hunter. You went to learn the swordsmanship of the West Wind, challenged the dragon, challenged the legendary giant wolf, and even fought against the ancient demon god of Guyun Pavilion and raised your sword to the god of Inazuma."

"Are you here with Senior Ying and Paimon to persuade me? I thought you would understand me."

"Senior Ying, who can use the power of elements to travel and adventure, is a favorite of God. However, you, who opened up the path of true energy, were not favored by the elements at the beginning. According to legend, your power came from supreme wisdom, supreme endurance, and stealing the heaven and earth in extreme pain."

"You are already world-famous. Now... you have come to this abyss again. Isn't it to start a new adventure?"

"Please forgive my disrespect, but do you also think that what I did was foolish?"

Jiang Yi stared at Zhiqiong.

Ying sighed.

Paimon scratched his head. It’s over. This is so hard to refute!

"If you want me to answer, then my answer is..." Jiang Yi paused, "Yes!"

The cave was silent for a moment.

Next, Zhiqiong asked incredulously: "Why?"

Jiang Yi asked back: "I am not denying your adventure, your achievements at this moment, nor am I advising you to give up, but I am evaluating your behavior."

“!!!” Didn’t Ying and Paimeng agree to persuade Zhiqiong to turn back?

"You have explored the abyss and drawn detailed maps. I believe you have put in a lot of effort. Most people cannot endure the environment here and the hard work of exploration, especially the cartographers who draw the maps in the office." Jiang Yi's words made Zhiqiong burst into laughter.

Just now, at that moment, she was considered foolish by His Highness Jiang Yi, whom she admired. When she was angry, sadness emerged for the first time.

fine……

"Indeed! I accepted their commission at Qiaoying Manor before, and I ran around to survey the terrain, but in the end the construction plan was cancelled... It was all because of their words. They commissioned their assistants to survey the site, while they just sat in the office."

Qiaoying Village, a place name in the north of Liyue.

"Many people have advised me like Senior Ying and Paimeng...but their words, which appear to be words of counseling, are ultimately words of persuasion to give up." Zhiqiong said, "You are the first one who said: You are not here to persuade me to give up."

Ying slapped her forehead.

Am I being portrayed as a villain by Jiang Yi?

To deny the other person's dreams and ideas.

"But why do you describe me as 'ignorant'?" Zhiqiong was puzzled.

Jiang Yi did not answer immediately, but asked: "Do you think you can stand on equal footing with those great adventurers? After mapping the Layered Abyss?"

"I'm not being too modest!" Zhiqiong showed confidence. "Before, I couldn't help but think in the dark abyss of the Stratochasm, if Leonard, Stanley or Roald, these famous mortal explorers, had seen the magnificent sight I saw..."

"They walked with me... the deep and dark ancient stone halls, witnessed the black and purple mud flowing like magma, the clear blue crystals suspended in the sky, the ancient broken stone tablets recorded the old maps, and many other unspeakable miracles..."

Her smile was brilliant and dazzling, and she paced with her hands behind her back under the inverted ancient city.

This is the nameless ruins in the map. Before that, she took another road. Ying, Paimeng and Jiang Yi, who missed the opportunity in time, came under this ominous upside-down silhouette and set up beacons to detect energy.

The grand and terrifying ruins were discovered while exploring alone. Looking at this ancient civilization that seemed to have been punished and annihilated thousands of years ago, feeling the invisible aura that resisted outsiders, and the ominous purple-black crystals and black mud all around.

She turned around, and in the background was that horrible swamp, purple and red like the hollows of her eyes, each gleaming with red light.

"Will these great adventurers retreat in order to save their lives, or will they, like me, be foolish enough to explore the profound and unfathomable ways of heaven and earth, even at the cost of my humble and ordinary lives?"

Without a doubt, it is the latter option.

"I followed Senior Ying, the head of the exploration team, to challenge the unknown and dangers deep in the abyss, challenging my own limits as a mortal. I dare not boast of 'conquering' or 'exploring'."

"But I think that the maps I drew and edited, the names I gave to various places on them, and my own name should be passed down to future generations to inspire young adventurers like me who are not ambitious but unwilling to succumb to fate."

"Mortals have left their footprints on these ever-changing and terrifying landscapes."

"As a mortal who is not chosen by the gods, how far we can go and what kind of chapter we leave behind is up to us to decide."

"The environment here is no more harsh than the Sea of ​​Silence... so..."

"Please don't laugh at me. I don't think I'm any worse than a great adventurer like Stanley."

Zhiqiong looked at Jiang Yi expectantly, hoping that he would give her genuine praise and recognition.

"No! Compared to them, you are far behind, not in achievements, but in attitude towards adventure... Therefore, I judge you as ignorant and immature." Jiang Yi shook his head and said coldly, "No great adventurer would cause trouble to the Qianyan Army and his companions, causing them to send people to search and rescue, to look for you, and to put you in danger."

"You only care about yourself and never care about others."

"Qualified adventurers should be fully prepared for every adventure. They are not afraid of death, are wise, and take care of their companions... But you... an unprepared adventurer is not an adventurer, but a fool who seeks death and causes trouble."

Paimeng felt that Jiang Yi's words were really hurtful.

"Preparation involves all aspects, including medicines to prevent injuries, assessment of the environment, physical examinations, weapons, ropes, clothes... When a person reaches the limit of his body, a qualified adventurer will go back and make more adequate preparations before taking on a second adventure, challenging the difficulties that hindered him in the first place, rather than being like you, who stubbornly went to die."

Jiang Yi showed no mercy.

"You think that ordinary people with flesh and bones can achieve the same achievements as those adventurers as long as they grit their teeth. You are lucky to succeed because of the help of others, such as Ying and the Xumi scholar, but it does not mean that others are as lucky as you."

"If those who come after you follow your example, they will leave nothing behind, no achievements at all. In the midst of adventure, with dreams in their hearts, they will die in vain..."

“The journey… Only adventurers who cherish their lives and are not afraid of death can reach the end of the journey.”

"Just having the courage to ignore death is not enough to be called a 'great adventurer'. You can only be considered one of the ordinary adventurers."

"Do you understand it?"

Zhiqiong was a little dissatisfied: "But..."

"But what? Are you talking about Leonard?" Jiang Yi said, "I have seen his eternally shining star that brought him to this world, and I have seen the end of his journey."

"You think of adventure as the first time an ordinary person climbs a very high mountain, they will inevitably faint due to the thin air, or when they are in the deep sea, their lungs will be pressed by the sea water and they can't breathe... As long as they overcome it, it's fine, right?"

Zhiqiong couldn't deny it.

"When great adventurers go diving, they use tools. When the air is thin, they bring oxygen tanks with them. When they encounter water pressure, they try to solve it with technology and create diving equipment that can adapt to the water pressure."

"Leonard, who could not fly up to the 'Pointed Hat Mountain', did not choose to fall on the mountain with passion and blood, telling the foolish courage of mortals, but left behind the map of 'Wings of Wind'."

"Second, Stanley."

"What kind of story did you hear?" Jiang Yi asked.

"The great adventurer Stanley from Mond is famous for his feat of crossing the Sea of ​​​​Silence... He lost his best friend in this adventure. Because of this adventure, that best friend died... Although few people know what his name is, the memory of him has been passed down among adventurers to this day." Zhiqiong blurted out.

"So, you want to learn from his best friend?" Jiang Yi interrupted, "You even think that the other person may not have passed away, but is truly 'alive'. Being remembered by others is also a kind of success?"

"Isn't it good?" Zhiqiong asked back, "I am willing to 'live' like this."

"But do you know the truth?" Jiang Yi interrupted again.

"Jiang Yi..." Ying and Paimeng knew what Jiang Yi was going to say.

"I'll tell you the truth, I hope you won't tell anyone else." Jiang Yi said.

"Okay!" Zhiqiong wanted to know what the truth was.

"The truth is, the great adventurer Stanley was fully prepared for the adventure, but his friend was not, so he died to save his friend... Now, the living 'Stanley' hopes that the name 'Stanley' will not disappear, the friend who was rescued." Jiang Yi's words made Zhiqiong open his mouth in surprise.

"And your understanding of me is also wrong. I challenged dragons, giant wolves, ancient gods... I would do my best to improve myself and make the best preparations. You only saw me taking risks and challenging dangers, but ignored that I once learned the art of the West Wind Sword, studied alchemy diligently, and went through thousands of dangers to learn fairy magic to continuously improve myself."

"Even if I have to come down this time, I am seizing every inch of time to prepare for the next challenge." Jiang Yi sighed and said, "Next time, I may not have the chance to save you."

"If you promote risky behavior, you will only be used as a negative example."

"Only by staying alive can one become a great adventurer."