kingnovel Chapter 900: Ideas for Breaking Loops
Chapter 900: Ideas for Breaking Loops
"Should I praise you for being the guardian dog of hell? Your nose is so sensitive!"
After making a sarcastic remark about Leosley, Xu Ning turned the enormous dragon head toward Navia and said with a smile, "Miss Navia, there's no need to panic. I mean you no harm."
Navia felt her unease lessen considerably as Xu Ning gently comforted her.
"I have a question for you. Lord Vilette said that the prophecy of Fontaine was not completely fulfilled, is that right? Even though the entire Fontaine has been submerged, but..."
Xu Ning shook the dragon head, "...Even if that step was achieved, in the end, wasn't the prophecy still not fully fulfilled? The people of Fontaine, who were destined to dissolve into the waters of the primordial womb, still live peacefully in this land. The prophecy is still missing the most important step."
"So, in the end, we can't escape... this final step?"
Xu Ning shook his head slightly, "You may not believe what I'm about to say, but what I'm doing now may be the only way for you to escape this final step."
Leosley leaned against the stone monument by the fountain and chuckled, “If what you’re saying is true, your plan isn’t to flood Fontaine again and then truly and thoroughly dissolve the Fontaine people, is it? Hmm… I think my guess might be correct, otherwise Vilette wouldn’t have deliberately called the two of us here.”
"If we can save Fontaine again from the flood, we might be able to save quite a few people, given our previous experience. This would contradict the prophecy, since the goal this time might be to annihilate Fontaine."
Navia was shocked and turned to look at Xu Ning in disbelief.
This time, Xu Ning didn't nod; instead, he shook his head slightly.
Navia breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled sheepishly, "I knew it, how could that be..."
"The goal this time is not just to flood Fontaine, but to flood the entire Teyvat."
Drown you my foot!
I almost believed you!
Navia's initial relief instantly turned into anger, and for a moment she even forgot her fear.
"What's the point of flooding the entire Teyvat? Fontaine has its prophecy, fine, but does Liyue have a similar prophecy? Why does everything have to be flooded? What exactly do you want to do?"
Xu Ning scratched his waist twice with his claws before realizing that he was now in the form of a dragon. The gourd hanging from his waist had been swallowed by him. Since he couldn't drink alcohol, he could only let the Dust Concealment Gourd in his stomach pour a couple of sips as a token gesture.
He exhaled a breath. Xu Ning slowly said, "There was once an era when people on earth could directly hear revelations from Sky Island. Divine messengers walked among the ignorant masses, the breath of all things gradually weakened, and the earth was frozen forever."
"When the new fire was first lit and the frozen ground began to thaw, people followed the gods toward the light, enjoyed prosperity, and completely surrendered their fate to the revelations of the sky. But from that time on, no more revelations descended upon the Isle of Sky."
"So when the old fire is about to go out, even though people enjoy blessings and prosperity, and the elements flow smoothly and orderly, some people can't help but question the sky: Will there still be eternal prosperity a hundred or a thousand years later? Who dares to guarantee that the earth will not fall into barrenness and famine, and that the fate of light will not eventually lead to eternal darkness."
Navia frowned. "What you're describing... is this our world? You think our fate will ultimately be destruction?"
Xu Ning paused for a moment, then said, "We haven't found the answer."
"But we sensed fate. This world is heading towards a cycle: all things will rest, the earth will freeze forever, new fires will be lit, old fires will be extinguished, the first rains will fall, rivers and seas will dry up, thunder will rumble, thunder will punish the heavens, all things will rest, the earth will freeze forever..."
"If this cycle comes to an end, Teyvat will be nailed to this cycle, with no possibility of change, let alone any chance of changing its predetermined fate. At that time, we can only watch in vain as this world gradually loses its vitality and becomes a stagnant pool."
Navia was almost losing track of Xu Ning's train of thought. "So, to prevent this cycle from happening, you made the decision to change your fate and prepare to kill everyone?"