The stream shifted seamlessly into the Q&A segment.
[Ding! Question: Who sealed Azhdaha beneath the earth?]
A. The Geo Archon, Morax
B. The Anemo Archon, Barbatos
C. True Lord of Lifelong Virginity
D. Azhdaha himself
[Razor: New… question, again?]
[Xingqiu: Wait—Azhdaha was sealed?] (rubs chin thoughtfully)
[Paimon: Who's this "True Lord of Lifelong Virginity"?]
[Madame Ping: Should be Cloud Retainer, dear. But in Inazuman dialect, her title sounds like that rather embarrassing nickname… She'd be furious if she heard it—though, admittedly, she has been single her entire life. @The Mishearing Maniac]
[The Mishearing Maniac: o(￣︶￣)o]
[Paimon: Wow! Madame Ping knows everything!]
[Yanfei: Of course—never underestimate Grandma Ping!]
[Xiangling: +1! She's the best teacher ever!]
[Arataki Itto: Hah! Isn't it obvious? Must be Barbatos the Geo Archon!]
[Keqing: …Barbatos is the Anemo Archon! Morax is the Geo one, you Rock-for-brains! The Mora you're using literally has his face on it!]
[Barbara: Lord Barbatos would never attack another nation's god! Take that back!]
[Arataki Itto: Oops, my bad! Then it's Morax for sure! Come on, rewards, baby!]
[Ningguang: Somehow, I doubt it's that simple.]
[Beidou: Heh, great minds think alike.]
This time, the question sparked intense debate across all nations.
After Chongyun's earlier test proved that rewards were real, everyone suddenly wanted a piece of the pie.
Watatsumi Island.
Tens of thousands of resistance soldiers stood in the plaza, lined in perfect formation.
At the first chime of the Q&A, Gorou had already gathered every soldier under his command, paws on hips, barking orders:
"Alright, everyone ready?!"
His plan was simple—he'd relay all four choices to his troops and have them pick one each.
Even if they guessed, 25% would still hit the jackpot. That meant thousands of possible winners!
If enough of them earned Visions or power boosts, their forces could finally surpass the Shogunate!
He grinned proudly, chest puffed. "This is the breakthrough we need! Her Excellency's strategies weren't written in vain! Hmph!"
"Always ready, sir!" the soldiers roared, eyes blazing with anticipation.
If the gods favored them, they might win Visions—and with that, they could finally face the Bakufu as equals.
Then the system chimed again:
[Ding! Warning: Any VIP user who leaks answers to non-VIPs will be permanently expelled. All non-VIPs who answer correctly will receive only one Mora!]
At that very instant, every major organization—the Shogunate, the Millelith, the Knights of Favonius, Treasure Hoarders, and even the Fatui—
all received the same alert.
The message was clear:
No leaks. No cheating. No free rides.
Try to be an insider, and you're out.
Still, the public chat went wild.
[Tiantiezui: Wasn't Azhdaha killed in battle?]
[Fast-Blade Chen: Ha! And you call yourself a Geo historian?]
[Dongsheng: Yeah right! You always claim to know the Geo Lord best—guess that's busted now!]
[Old Zhang: Bet he makes half those stories up anyway!]
[Tiantiezui: How dare you slander me! A storyteller doesn't make things up, we reconstruct history! (turns beet red)]
Laughter flooded the chat.
Meanwhile, the six nations of Teyvat all chimed in.
[Cecilius: Maybe he got sealed because of that ridiculous dance!]
[Lawrence: Wait—so this livestream is actually a history class now?]
[Sumeru Scholar Cyril: Honestly, if Azhdaha danced like that at me, I'd seal him too.]
[Momoyo Kujirai: Then the answer's obvious.]
[Shinnojou: Yeah, this one's easy!]
Yinyuan Hall – One of Liyue's Eight Commerce Halls.
The wealthy Wanyan family, famed salt merchants, were in an uproar.
The eldest daughter, Wanyan, sat on an ornate chair, biting her thumbnail.
"Listen to me—it has to be Morax! Find that answer!"
To her, the so-called god of contracts was anything but flawless.
After all, it was he who caused the death of the Salt God, Havria.
If he could betray one ally, why not another?
"Search every option until you find it!" she snapped.
"Yes, Miss!" dozens of retainers echoed, scrambling through the choices.
The Chasm.
Azhdaha—still in his human guise as Ajur—stood with arms akimbo, snorting coldly.
"Isn't it obvious? Of course that bastard Morax did it!"
Humans had ruined the leylines that sustained him.
And what had Morax done?
Nothing—he'd protected those wretched insects instead!
Though the recent meme video had enraged him,
he did find a bit of catharsis knowing that the stream was finally exposing Morax's "sins."
With no hesitation, he selected A: Morax.
Jueyun Karst.
Within the mountain mists, the Adepti gathered—faces solemn.
The mockery of Azhdaha had deeply offended them all.
To see their former comrade reduced to a farce… was unbearable.
Even Mountain Shaper had nearly flipped his entire abode in rage, vowing to hunt down that "Misheard Demon" himself.
But when the Q&A question appeared, the Adepti grew still.
For someone—or something—knew the truth of that ancient tale.
And that meant this "system"… could not be underestimated.
As the timer ticked down, those who truly knew the story silently chose D. Azhdaha sealed himself.
[Ding! Congratulations to Zhongli, Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, Moon Carver, Xiao, Shenhe, Hu Tao, Ningguang, Beidou, Qiqi… and others for answering correctly! Rewards have been issued!]
[Ding! Arataki Itto, Gorou, Sayu, Kamisato Ayato… and others have answered incorrectly! Punishments applied!]