"All of the above are all within my plan."
"The only thing that exceeded my expectations... was the appearance of the abyss."
The joke ended here. Zhongli raised his hand to direct their eyes to the frowning Famas, waiting for the other party's response.
"Except for the long-lost [Golden Alliance], I really can't imagine how the abyss got the courage to intervene in the gods' plans."
Mentioning the dark, filthy abyss of chaos, Zhongli's originally relaxed tone turned serious and gloomy again.
The Abyss is an unfathomable chaos of madness, eroding the very foundations of the world.
And these monsters swallowed by the dark curse have no other desire than to covet all creatures on the earth and dream of subverting the rule of the gods.
"Indeed, even if they lose their qualifications as human beings, they are still responding to the responsibilities required by that [Declaration]."
Recalling the sudden appearance of the Abyss Chanter on the battlefield, Famas nodded and admitted without hesitation.
That city, which did not rely on the blessing of gods and was built entirely by humans during the Demon God War, also made the same mistake as Munata because of touching the truth of the world. Its people were even more eternally cursed and fell into the darkest place. abyss.
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"declaration?"
Zhongli was keenly aware of Famas's words and asked in a low voice.
This brief rhetorical question also made Famas, who was looking back on the past, raise his head in surprise.
"As the God of Contract, you don't know the specific contents of the Golden Alliance?"
Faced with the boy's question, Mr. Zhong shook his head confidently.
"This alliance contract was signed long before my arrival, and after the destruction of Munata, all information related to the ancient war country was completely destroyed."
"The maintainer even revised the histories circulating in the World Tree for this purpose."
The riddle-like conversation between Zhongli and Famas left Paimon completely confused, but the traveler silently recorded the content of their conversation in his mind, as well as the name that appeared again.
The maintainer of heavenly principles.
After saying this, Famas glanced at Zhongli, and Mr. Zhong quickly reacted and raised his hand to hold it in the air.
The flowing rock light instantly enveloped everyone. The traveler and Paimon only felt a brief dizziness and weightlessness. When the two women came back to their senses, the surrounding scenery remained unchanged, but the noisy ambient sound in the Northland Bank completely disappeared. .
"Reconstruct space with majestic divine power..."
Famas silently estimated in his mind the power Zhongli would need to complete this move, and then looked out the window of Beiguo Bank with meaning.
Managers Andre and Keqing, who were confronting each other at the bank gate, disappeared at the same time. They seemed to have arrived in another similar but different world.
Paimon curiously flew to the front door and found that the Qianyan Army and General Affairs Department personnel patrolling the streets had mysteriously disappeared. He quickly returned to the travelers and nervously grabbed the girl's clothes.
"Ugh... Ying, everyone seems to have disappeared suddenly..."
The traveler patted the little mascot's head gently and comforted him softly.
Zhongli observed Famas's reaction and found that the young man still looked careless, so he sighed softly and spoke.
"This is just a superficial use of the power of the cave. I believe you have already seen and heard it when you retrieved the Dust Cleansing Bell."
Even more nervous and surprised than Paimon was the debt processor who was lurking in the shadow of Northland Bank and was responsible for monitoring the records.
Although the lady left in disgrace, she still left many informants behind, responsible for monitoring the conversations of Zhongli and others, and was preparing to compile these contents into a volume and incorporate them into the files of the Fools Intelligence Department.
Debt handlers can hide in the shadows, making them perfect candidates for surveillance and assassination.
It was only Zhongli's actions just now that made several hidden debt handlers understand that their existence had already been discovered by the surveillance targets.
"You continue to be vigilant here, and I will report the situation to the lady."
A debt processor named Zamenhof emerged from the shadows, gave orders to the empty hall, and then headed to the second floor of the bank alone.
He has been following the lady since Mondstadt, and now he has replaced the deceased Javert Kirilenko as the new inspector of the debt processor.
"Don't worry, brother...the hellfire of Winter Country will burn those who murder you to ashes."
Zamenhof followed the shadows along the wall to the second floor, stopped for a moment in front of the door decorated with thorns and bone-white roses, took out the sacrificial knife with Javert's name etched on it from his waist, and then murmured in an inaudible tone. Talk to yourself.
Very few people know that Javert and Zamenhof, who are loyal to different executives, are not orphans from the Hearth House, but biological brothers with the same surname [Kirilenko].
"Zamenhoff, what are you doing standing outside the door?"
The lady's cold voice came from the room.
"Yes, Madam, something happened to the person you asked your subordinates to monitor..."
Zamenhof placed the inspector's sacrificial knife on his waist where it was easiest to pull out, covered the determination in his eyes with a mask, and then pushed the door open and entered.
Let’s put aside the impending attack on the bank in Northland.
After Zhongli's explanation, Paimeng, who came to the cave world, was no longer afraid, and instead looked around curiously.
The traveler found a seat and sat down, obediently watching Zhongli confront Famas.
"As part of the contract, can I know what the Golden Alliance promised in exchange for Abyss's unstinting help?"
Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back, the black jade finger on his hand shimmering, but his expression was as calm as before, as if nothing could cause the slightest ripple in his eyes.
"Since you want to know..."
Famas leaned against the low table, crossed his arms, and thought for a long time before speaking in a self-deprecating tone.
"The official name of this contract is the Declaration of the Munata Gaotiwat Continental Countries on the Construction of the United Front and the Development of International Assistance, and it was jointly signed by Buyer, Raiindot and me."
"Because the declaration needed to be translated into multiple taboo text versions, it was drafted by the great alchemist Jin Bingpen."
"Many people felt that the official name was too long, so they shortened it to the [Golden Alliance] or the [Declaration of Great Unity]."
As soon as Famas finished speaking, Paimon, who was dizzy after hearing this, covered his head and confusedly repeated the keywords he understood: "Uh... Teyvat... some international aid, declaration."
But Famas ignored little Paimon's confusion and continued to talk to himself.
"At that time, Munata's national power had reached its peak. With human technology alone, we were able to touch the truth of the false sky. However, if we want to break through the blockade of the maintainers, it is difficult to reach the sky."
"So we jointly issued this declaration, wanting to unite everyone's strength and challenge the sky."
"The kingdom of white night that dwells forever underground, the dome high in the snow-capped mountains, the godless pearl of humanity...even the abyss shrouded in black mist."
"Regardless of region, class, race and culture, Munata is willing to provide all assistance we can to all countries and individuals free of charge, including the manufacturing technology of permanent motion mechanisms and colossi, training programs for heavy armored cavalry, and gold alchemy. The inheritance and guidance, the profound wisdom of enlightenment and the authority of the gods...even the technology to resurrect the dead."
"The only requirement is that when the final judgment comes, the recipients can burn their faith with us."
Famas raised his head, and there seemed to be a spark of fire in his blood-red eyes.
"This is the Golden Alliance."
"With this declaration, Munata united nearly half of the living beings in Teyvat."
“Countless people have worked hard for this and spared no effort.”
"Morax, aren't you curious why a war-loving god gets the support of so many people?"
"I'll answer you now."
"Because of the same ideal."
