northernbook Chapter 73 The Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival (End)
Chapter 73 The Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival (End)
Seeing that Azar had left, everyone went up to comfort Nel. Although everyone present wanted to finish the festival, the Order of the Church was ultimately an official organization, and the Great Sage was the highest leader in name only. Without his permission, the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival would only be an illegal large-scale gathering.
Nel is still trying her best to complete the final Flower Goddess Dance. The reason is simple: this is the program that Dina Zede is most looking forward to. At the same time, this Flower Goddess Festival is very important to Dina Zede, and Nel doesn't want her to have any regrets.
Because this might be the last time she could attend the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival, and for the entire Sumeru region, this Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival might even be the last one.
In the end, it was Dina Zede who persuaded Nel to give up this adventure and made a promise with her that next time they would definitely hold a perfect Flower Goddess Festival.
It was already late at night when Ying and Paimon, having finally finished cleaning up the place, arrived at their temporary residence.
The thought of the ultimately regrettable ending made Paimon unable to help but start complaining.
"I never expected things to turn out this way, those unromantic sages."
Ying looked at Dina Zede with a questioning look in her eyes. In any case, Dina Zede was the star of the night, and Ying didn't want Dina Zede to go back with regrets.
"Is there anything else we can do?"
"It's really not necessary, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Dina Zede immediately rejected Ying's suggestion. She turned around, looked up at the night sky, and her tone was somewhat disappointed.
"...However, it's still a bit of a shame that I didn't get to see Nel's Flower Goddess Dance."
Thus, the Flower Goddess Festival was forced to end in a regretful atmosphere. After saying goodbye to Dina Zede, Ying and Paimon returned to their temporary residence.
Inside the room, Paimon and Ying chatted about what had happened that day.
"Sigh, so many things happened today, it's a pity it ended so regrettably... Although Nel and Dinazede promised to make next year's Flower Goddess Festival a success... but Dinazede's time..."
"This may be an irreparable regret."
"Yes...sigh..."
[Beep—]
A whistle sounded from an unknown location.
"All connections have been secured, and the most stable architecture has been built. The plan is now entering its most critical phase, beginning power extraction from [—]."
The next day, Paimon got up as usual, yawned, and began to complain that Ying was late getting up.
"It's all your fault for sleeping in; we're going to be late. Hurry up and meet up with Dina Zede."
Ying and Paimon arrived at the agreed location and began to greet Dina Zede.
"Good morning, Dina Zede. Sorry we're late, hehe."
"No, I just arrived too early."
However, Dina Zede seemed to have not slept well, and she did not look very energetic.
You seem a little tired... Did you not sleep well?
"I'm fine, don't worry. Shall we go? Let's browse the stalls over there first."
Ying looked at the somewhat familiar scene before her and began to appear dazed.
"Okay... Hey? Ying, what are you daydreaming about? Shall we go?"
When Ying came to her senses, she didn't notice anything unusual at first, so she followed Dina Zede and Paimon toward the shop.
[March 7 (Starry Sky Railway): Is it just my imagination? I feel like I've seen this scene before.]
[Screwgoom (Starry Sky Railway): Miss March 7's feeling wasn't a misperception. Aside from Miss Dina Zede's poor mental state and Luminous's dazed state, the rest of the scene is identical to what happened before. It's speculated that the current situation is likely a loop in the storyline.]
[System: Ta-da! Correct answer! So, what's causing the current loop in the storyline?]
[System: A: This is someone's dream.]
B: For some reason, a time loop occurred in Sumeru City.
C: It's Feather Dust, I added Feather Dust to it. —by a certain Lady of the Divine Key
D: Identity V
[Herrscher of Knowledge (Hyperion): Putting aside the other options, are you serious about option C? Who is the Lady of the Divine Keys?! You should call me the great Herrscher of Knowledge!]
[System: I didn't explicitly say who it was. Whoever answers is the one. This Lady of the Divine Key, please refrain from posting irrelevant content. By the way, I've already muted those who know the answer; you won't get it from them. You have three minutes for free discussion. When the time is up, start answering! Correct answers are rewarded, incorrect answers are punished. If no one answers for too long, don't blame me for randomly selecting someone to answer.]
[Black Tower (Hyperion): Regardless, the primary goal now is to deduce the specific cause of the loop. We can first rule out option D.]
[Tesla (Honkai Impact 3): Isn't this obviously the wrong option?! But I can also tell you with certainty that option C is wrong too.]
[Danheng (Hyperion): Is it because of Feather Dust?]
[Einstein (Honkai Impact 3): That's right, Feather Dust is the eighth Divine Key belonging to our world, and it's also an object with an owner. Under no circumstances could it appear alone in Tewatt. As for what a Divine Key is, although I've already explained it before, since you were added later, do you need me to explain it again?]
[Danheng (Hyperion): Although Kiana, Mr. Welt, and others from your world also exist in our world, it doesn't mean others understand, so please.]
[Einstein (Honkai Impact 3): Alright, I'll keep it short. The so-called Divine Keys are thirteen powerful weapons created by our world's previous, now-extinct civilization using a special alloy called Soul Steel combined with Herrscher Cores. These weapons often possess abilities granted by the authority of the Herrscher Cores. These abilities are extremely powerful and difficult to control; if used properly, they can unleash world-destroying power. Unfortunately, this method of creation has not survived, so there are only thirteen Divine Keys in the entire world. As for what the Herrscher Cores are, that involves another being called the Herrscher, which I won't elaborate on here. For now, all you need to know is that option C is also a wrong option.]
[Himeko (Star Train): That leaves only A and B, and both options have many possibilities. What are your thoughts, fellow Teyvat players?]
[Jane (Genshin Impact): I'm sorry, but both A and B are completely unknown to us. We humans don't have much access to information, but it's said that each Demon God possesses unique powers, perhaps including the powers of dreams and time.]
[Venti (Genshin Impact): Jean was right. Both dreams and time have their own powers of control, and the owner of the dream's power is someone we are all very familiar with.]
[Navilette (Genshin Impact): Buyer, the Goddess of Grass.]
[Venti (Genshin Impact): That's right! It's her, our Grass Goddess Narcida.]
[Kiana (Honkai Impact 3): Wait a minute, first Buyer, then Narcida, do your gods have so many names?]
[Bronya (Honkai Impact 3): You idiot Kiana, didn't Venti already say this a long time ago? Venti is just the name he used when he walked among humans. His true name, representing the gods and also the name of the Wind God, is Barbatos. In other words, Buyer is Narcida's name when she was a demon god.]
[Kiana (Honkai Impact 3): I... I just forgot for a moment!]
[Himeko (Honkai Impact 3): However, these names coincide with the names of the demons in our Solomon's Seventy-Two Demon Gods mythology. It seems that our worlds are not entirely unrelated.]
[Venti (Genshin Impact): Getting back to the topic, you already know about the powers of dreams. As for who controls the power of time, I can't reveal that here. I can only say that it's someone even higher in rank than the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm. By the way, the Daedalus of Liyue is Morax.]
[Mei (Honkai Impact 3): What's the difference between this and not saying anything at all? And why mention the gods of Liyue at the end? What does that have to do with the question?]
[Venti (Genshin Impact): Ahem! Anyway, I've told you everything I know and everything I can tell you. The rest is up to you to figure out.]
After sending the message, Venti logged off at lightning speed. No matter how many messages people sent him, he didn't respond. He even unusually didn't drink in the tavern, leaving Diluc, who wanted to ask him directly, at a loss for where to start.
[Iris (Genshin Impact): Oh dear! He's still as willful as ever. Anyway, everyone, stop being so curious. The existence of the one who controls time is not something we can discuss casually. Just know that the possibility of time loops does exist. Asking more won't get you any answers.]
[Klee (Genshin Impact): Ah! It's Mom! Mom, it's been so long!]
[Iris (Genshin Impact): Ah! It's my most beloved Klee! Long time no see! Unfortunately, Mom's too busy to come back to Mondstadt to see you.]
[Klee (Genshin Impact): It's okay, Mom. Everyone in Mondstadt takes good care of Klee, and Klee is happy every day!]
[Iris (Genshin Impact): Oh, that's good! Jean always goes to so much trouble for you, it's really too much for you.]
[Jane (Genshin Impact): It's no trouble at all. Ms. Iris, you know Klee is a good girl, although... she can be a bit too lively at times, but overall she's an obedient and good child.]
[Iris (Genshin Impact): Yes, I know all that. But Jean, you should give yourself a break sometimes. You're always busy with work, and in your free time you have to take care of Klee for me. Your body can't keep going like this.]
[Jane (Genshin Impact): Thank you for your kindness, Ms. Iris, but the Knights of Favonius still needs me as their acting leader, and I don't have any plans to travel anytime soon. It seems I won't be able to take a break for quite some time.]
[Iris (Genshin Impact): Hmm~ How about this, I'll go see what fun things my friends and I have to do over there. Consider it a little picnic with Klee, no refusing allowed!]
[Jean (Genshin Impact): Uh… okay.]
[Iris (Genshin Impact): It's settled then! I'll let you know when the time comes!]
After saying that, Alice logged off. Whether she actually did what she said is unknown.
Time ticked by, and despite Wendy and Alice's reminders, the group became even more uncertain about the answer.
Not long after, the three minutes were up, but the group still couldn't be completely sure if the answer was correct.
[System: It seems you're still a bit confused, but that's alright, I'll be merciful and extend the time this time! After all, it took me a lot of effort to bring in another group of people, so they should be involved too, right?]
As soon as the system notification was sent, a flood of messages appeared in the group chat, all of which indicated that people from the Hyperion world had joined.
The group chat quickly became incredibly lively.