"Havria, are you okay?"
The sound startled the group of people, who quickly gathered around and knelt before the three.
Akio grabbed Yoimiya, and with a flash, they disappeared from the spot.
"Havria, they will become your people. Protect them well."
Akio's voice echoed in the air, but he and Yoimiya were already gone.
"Akio…" His sudden departure left Havria feeling empty and uneasy.
But when she saw the kneeling crowd, a smile spread across her face. She had saved so many people!
From now on, she would have her own followers!
High above, Akio and Yoimiya watched as Havria happily accepted her new people. Yoimiya, puzzled, asked, "Akio, why did you suddenly take me away?"
"If they were to worship us as deities, wouldn't that change the course of history?" Akio shook his head. "I don't want to use the chance to correct the timeline on her just yet."
"Akio, I've never seen a deity named Havria in the history books. I'm afraid she'll also perish in the Archon War, won't she?" Yoimiya asked. "Can you see her future?"
"Unfortunately, if Havria were to die at the hands of another deity, it wouldn't be as tragic. But she will die at the hands of her own people," Akio sighed, looking down at Havria, who was smiling brightly.
"What? Die at the hands of her own people?" Yoimiya was shocked, glaring at the crowd below.
"How dare they kill the deity who protects them?" Yoimiya said angrily. The Raiden Shogun is the faith of every Inazuman. Even if she has done something wrong, all Inazumans still unconditionally believe in her.
And these people are such traitors? They dare to assassinate a deity!
"What a bunch of ungrateful wolves," Yoimiya said angrily.
"Forget it. The development of history is always accompanied by death. But if it doesn't affect the timeline, I can save Havria once," Akio said. But if it doesn't affect the timeline, is there really a chance to save Havria?
Even Akio himself wasn't sure. But those mortals who dare to defy the deities must die, just like those who were turned into salt in history and cannot be forgiven.
Akio and Yoimiya flew over Guizhong's tribe and took out a huge piece of meat, throwing it directly from the sky. It landed right at the entrance of the tribe, raising a huge cloud of dust.
Then Akio and Yoimiya disappeared and returned to their small thatched hut.
What Akio did casually shocked the entire tribe! Everyone gathered around the piece of meat that had fallen from the sky, cheering and celebrating.
The meat was so huge that even if it were divided equally among everyone, it would be enough for them to eat for several days!
What's more, the meat that fell from the sky was so fresh that it made people's mouths water. They hadn't eaten meat in a long time.
"Lady Guizhong!" Everyone looked at Guizhong with eager eyes. Although they were already salivating, they still asked their deity.
"How could meat fall from the sky…" Guizhong was puzzled, but seeing the eager eyes of her people, she hesitated for a moment and walked over.
After checking the meat and finding it non-toxic, Guizhong nodded and signaled the people to bring the meat into the tribe.
"It's just a piece of meat, and they're so excited?" Yoimiya sighed. "How hard their lives must be."
"Weak deities have no status," Akio said, waving his hand.
"Guizhong…" Yoimiya looked at the young deity in the wide robe outside, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Akio! Come out and eat meat!" Guizhong's cheerful voice sounded outside Akio's hut.
"We're not hungry," Akio replied. He and Yoimiya had just finished eating roasted meat, so they naturally weren't hungry.
"Oh~ Don't be shy," Guizhong thought they were just being polite.
"Akio, let's go. Otherwise, Guizhong will definitely think we're being shy," Yoimiya said.
"Alright," Akio nodded when he heard Yoimiya say this.
"Let's go! Let's eat meat!" Guizhong said with a bright smile. "Do you know? A huge piece of fresh monster meat just fell from the sky."
"This kind of monster is very powerful. One of them once invaded our tribe. Although I drove it away, it killed many of my people."
"Now we're eating it! It's like avenging the dead!"
Akio and Yoimiya looked at the chattering Guizhong, a smile forming at the corners of their mouths.
…
Time flew by, and decades passed in the blink of an eye. The people in Guizhong's tribe had aged.
Humans, after all, are not a long-lived species. They must go through birth, aging, sickness, and death. But Guizhong always held memorials for the dead.
However, Guizhong discovered something astonishing. Even though they were humans, decades had not left a single trace on Yoimiya and Akio's faces.
They were still so young! But Guizhong found that they were no different from ordinary humans! They worked from sunrise to sunset!
Finally, Guizhong couldn't hold back anymore. She went to find Akio and Yoimiya.
Akio and Yoimiya looked at Guizhong in front of them. Decades of acquaintance had already made the relationship between the three extremely close.
"Guizhong, I know what you want to say," Akio said with a light smile.
"We once accidentally entered a paradise called the Eternal Oasis. Since then, time seems to have stopped for Yoimiya and me. Although we don't have any powerful strength, we have become immortal beings who do not age or die."
This was the story Akio and Yoimiya had made up. After all, there were many things in this world that could make mortals immortal, so the simple-minded Guizhong believed them.
"Is that so? That's great! We can be together forever!" Guizhong said happily.
She was a deity, immortal and undying, while humans were short-lived. So she had to say goodbye to her beloved people all the time. But her good friends could live forever, which made her extremely happy.
"We are the best of friends! We will be together forever and ever," Guizhong said happily, hugging Yoimiya, then reaching out to Akio with a bright smile.
"Yes, we will be together forever," Akio reached out his hand. He could feel Guizhong's sincere feelings, and it seemed that she had already developed a considerable emotional foundation for him.
Guizhong had never experienced human love. Under the influence of Akio's "Teyvat's Most Devoted" buff, Guizhong was very clingy to Akio, liking to sit with him, chat, admire the moon, and watch the flowers.
Sometimes she would even pop out to disrupt the atmosphere when Akio and Yoimiya were enjoying a romantic moment under the flowers and the moon.
But she never did anything out of line.
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