Alhaitham said, "New things have value worth exploring. As for whether they're related to deities—who cares?"
Rahman's men were all injured. Dehya asked with concern, "Rahman, what about your men?"
Rahman replied, "Let them lie here. King Deshret will protect his people. Now, I'm entering the sacred temple."
[Lumine: He's truly someone who stops at nothing to achieve his goals.]
[Dehya: He doesn't care much about his subordinates either.]
[Furina: He's like... like he's been brainwashed by some evil cult. There's probably only one thing on his mind.]
[Paimon: Brainwashed—that actually sounds like an accurate description.]
[Dehya: There's no helping it. This is their only hope for changing their lives.]
Once inside, they found a vibrant world teeming with plant life.
Cyno said, "Incredible. It looks abandoned, yet the energy flowing within is so abundant."
Paimon nodded. "Right! So many plants—it's beautiful!"
Alhaitham noticed something off. "This building belongs to King Deshret's civilization, but the power flowing within belongs to the Dendro Archon."
Rahman spread his hands. "I don't have a Vision. Say whatever you want."
Dehya said, "This is indeed strange. But if that's the case, we'll probably have to explore the whole place to reach any conclusions."
The group ventured deeper, finding all kinds of trees growing lushly.
Rahman marveled, "As expected of King Deshret's civilization. I've never seen such magnificent sights before."
[Paimon: It doesn't seem that special to me. There are plenty of places in Inazuma prettier than this.]
[Yae Miko: Like where?]
[Paimon: Like the Grand Narukami Shrine—that tree is beautiful.]
[Yae Miko: You have good taste, little Paimon.]
[Keqing: Liyue also has many historical sites.]
Dehya said, "The plant life is indeed rich, but not what I imagined."
Paimon also marveled, "How can there be so many plants in the desert too?"
Rahman sneered. "It's all King Deshret's blessing."
Deeper into the ruins, they encountered a lush forest world.
Light filtered down from above. Paimon was amazed, "It's all lit up—so beautiful!"
Suddenly, Cyno said, "Wait."
"What's that?"
It was a massive metal statue, surrounded by many flowers.
Rahman was excited. "These are all symbols of King Deshret."
Alhaitham nodded. "Yes. There are relics—a memorial tablet written in ancient script."
Dehya asked, "What does it say?"
Alhaitham replied, "Here lies our loyal priest, Kasaleh."
"His wisdom was a wonder among men, worthy of praise and song."
Rahman was astonished. "You... you can read ancient King Deshret script..."
Alhaitham said casually, "It's nothing. Every young person should learn at least twenty languages before graduating, shouldn't they?"
Paimon muttered under her breath, "He's joking, right?"
[Faruzan: Ah, have the Akademiya's rules changed?]
[Dehya: I never expected Sumeru's elite to be this impressive. Cyno, how many languages do you know?]
[Cyno: Not many. I'm not from the same school as them.]