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She arrived at the base of the tree roots.
Five hundred years ago, during the Great War of Keria, in order to stop the abyss, Aegory chose to sacrifice herself and transform into a sea of dew flowers. The spirit bird Seymour drank the dew water and, combined with its own spiritual light, created a hundred kinds of spiritual light.
The Great Tree King, unable to bear seeing Egolia die, used his power to create this Myriad Trees on the foundation of the Dew Flower Sea to contain Egolia's remaining consciousness and to suppress the abyssal power of the Tuni Black Abyss.
And this wisp of consciousness is the purpose of Jiang Qiao's trip.
Stepping into the base, 'Furina' arrived inside the mother tree, which appears in the story.
Without the barrier of the outer shell, Fukaros, as a member of Agoria's Familia, instantly discovered the presence she missed.
Correspondingly, a fragmented consciousness that had been dormant for many years also opened its eyes.
A dim, illusory figure quietly appeared.
"You are... Fucarus?!"
A beautiful woman dressed in magnificent robes, with flowing white hair strikingly similar to that of Fukalos—the first water goddess, Egolia—had a look of initial confusion upon waking, yet was gradually becoming clear-headed. Upon seeing 'Frinna's' face, she showed an extremely surprised expression.
Logically speaking, it would be difficult for Ergolia, who only had a fragmented consciousness left, to awaken again. She herself was well aware of this, so there were only two purposes for leaving this consciousness behind—first, that she could assist when the Tuni Black Abyss was in turmoil, and second, that if Fontaine encountered a crisis or the Water God was in trouble, her fragmented consciousness could still provide them with final help.
"Fukaros... did you come here because Fontaine's prophecy has come true?" A hint of sadness and unease was revealed on Egolia's elegant face, but she tried her best to hide this heavy feeling and looked at 'Funina' with a forced smile.
Even though Fontaine has met with misfortune, she will not blame Fukaros. After all, she brought this problem upon herself, and as the instigator, she has not solved it at all. Instead, she hastily left due to the sudden crisis, leaving this difficult responsibility to her own family.
Ergolia actually felt very guilty about this.
However, as one of the exemplary demon gods who loved others, she still held onto a sliver of hope, hoping to hear that Fontaine and everything she loved had not yet been destroyed.
No, at least not for now.
"And I have found a way to resolve the prophecy."
Hearing this, Ergolia was somewhat surprised and taken aback, but then she revealed an undisguised joy.
Really?
Her words revealed disbelief.
As for the prophecy of Fontaine being resolved, Egolia herself wasn't confident. As for the wisdom passed on to future generations... how could she, with her own heart in the womb, possibly solve such a problem?
If it weren't for the immense importance of the Keria War, the suffering of the people here, and the presence of Tenri's oversight team, she wouldn't have dared to leave Fontaine.
If she hadn't been truly desperate, she wouldn't have expected that foreign bastard, Remus.
Surprisingly, Fucarus actually solved the problem...
"So you came here for...?" Elgolia, who was very happy, was also a little puzzled. She looked at the former with some doubt.
If Fontaine's problem has already been solved, then Fukaros should have no reason to come to Sumeru to find him.
Could it be... that this solution is related to me?
A possibility emerged in Egolia's increasingly clear consciousness.
Jiang Qiao's 'Funingna' also gets straight to the point:
“I need your power, Ergolia.”
Although Jiang Qiao estimated that Mr. Shuilong would probably make the right judgment, and that dealing with the Fontaine people's water-soluble constitution would not require much effort from her, Jiang Qiao still took other possibilities into account.
Furthermore, even without addressing the original sin of the Fontaines, in order to better protect Fontaines in certain situations, the body of [Furina] would still need to obtain the power held by Agoria.
When the answer came true, Ergolia immediately looked troubled.
She wasn't powerless after all—on the contrary, Ergolia knew exactly what 'Frinna' wanted.
She actually had that thing.
But... I can't give this away, or rather, it's not easy to give it away right now.
'The Heart of the Fetal Sea'—this is what Jiang Qiao wants to obtain.
Ergolia was also the most powerful of the first water goddess.
Although during the War of Keria, Egolia gave Fucarus almost everything she could.
But this was the one thing she didn't give, or rather, couldn't give.
As the heart of the primordial gestation sea used by the heavens to suppress and control it, the 'heart of the gestation sea' is the essence of Egolia.
With this, she was able to suppress and control the fetal sea, thereby gaining authority second only to the true power of the ancient dragon.
As a result, Ergolia was even able to be ranked among the top-tier demon gods.
As long as this thing still exists, even if Egolia gives all her Demon God status and other things from the Water God to Fukalos, her own strength will still be off the charts—do you understand the value of surviving the Keria War?
She wasn't some weakling who got killed in the war; she sacrificed herself to stop the abyss from spreading!
"..."
But as mentioned before, this is something that cannot be given.
Putting aside the fact that she sent it directly after giving it to them—which is actually not a problem—if that's the price, how could Ergolia be afraid of death given her personality?
If her death could bring peace and prosperity to Fontaine, then Ergolia felt that even half a second of hesitation was too slow.
If Fukaros could obtain this item, then even without making any plans, as long as she lived, she could be like her, with the heart of the fetal sea guarding Fontaine, and the water level not rising at all.
Even if we don't solve the Fontaine crisis, we could at least extend Fontaine's lifespan by another eight hundred years without any problem.
However, the biggest problem is that this thing is bound to something.
"sorry, I..."
Ergolia lowered her head apologetically.
The 'Heart of the Fetal Sea' is actually still within her. It's not that she can't take it out after she dies, but at most it's difficult to control and she'll die completely after taking it. However, compared to these reasons, the biggest reason she can't hand it over is that the Myriad Mother Tree and the entire Dew Flower Sea actually depend on this thing for their existence.
As long as the womb remains intact, one's own 'heart' can continuously generate power to sustain the existence of this oasis.
But once the heart is removed, the loss of the oasis is not a big deal, but the Tu Ni Black Abyss, sealed by the mirror image, certainly won't last long.
If that thing is broken...
Not only will the people of Sumeru perish, but even the neighboring Fontaine will suffer.
If it were to infect the World Tree, no one in Teyvat would be able to escape.
At this moment, Ergolia was in immense pain.
If her heart was the key to saving Fontaine, she really wanted to give it to 'Frinna' as soon as possible.
However, with the existence of the Tu Ni Black Abyss, this vital heart simply cannot move.
On one hand, Fontaine is doomed; on the other hand, the entire Teyvat region could be doomed...
For a goddess like Egolia who loves people, this kind of choice is simply impossible to make.
Jiang Qiao also saw the root of Egolia's troubled expression, and he—'Frinna'—smiled:
"It's alright, I know your concerns."
"As long as we deal with Tu Ni Hei Yuan, everything will be fine, right?"
"If we could solve that, it would be possible... but there's no way to solve it." While Ergolia agreed with Jiang Qiao's direct approach, she was extremely pessimistic about its feasibility.
Because of its proximity to Keria, the Black Abyss is the most severely leaked area in all of Teyvat.
Back then, in order to solve this problem, even though she had already survived from Keria's clutches, Ergolia still had to risk her life to stop the expansion of the abyss.
Simogg, the divine bird possessing a spiritual light equivalent to the power of the Abyss, was finally able to seal the Black Abyss after drinking 'Egolia-flavored mineral water'.
It should be noted that Seymour is a product of Flora.
The Flower Goddess, on the other hand, is a demon god banished from Sky Island.
The disaster was finally brought to an end by a creation of a banished demon god from Sky Island, a being no less powerful than a top-tier demon god, a life form from the heart of a primordial womb, and the Great Tree King, a mother tree of ten thousand species that consumed most of its power.
What good is one 'Funina' right now? It's too difficult!
Ergolia had no hope for this at all, but then she thought of something else—
"However, five hundred years have passed, and the power of the Great Tree King should have been almost fully restored."
...She could still faintly sense that the power of the divine bird Seymour was still there. If she could borrow the power of the Tree King, plus Fukaros...and she herself could contribute a little, it didn't seem impossible.
Ergolia seriously considered the possibility of 'exploding the Great Tree King's Gold Coin'.
Ps:
On the first anniversary of Lin Ze's marriage to Yukino Yukinoshita, the [Love Strategy System] appeared late. Looking at the strategy tasks issued by the system, Lin Ze smiled.
[Task 1:] Confess your feelings to your deskmate, Yukino Yukinoshita.
[Reward: New Player Gift Pack *1]
[Task 2: Have a romantic date with Yukino Yukinoshita]
[Reward: Fragment of Foresight]
[Task 3: Hold hands with Yukino Yukinoshita for one minute]
[Reward: Attribute Points *1]
Yukino Yukinoshita, the target of Lin Ze's pursuit, had long since become Lin Ze's wife. All these system rewards had turned into wool and gone into Lin Ze's pocket. Lin Ze thought he could keep taking advantage of the system's wool forever.