Genshin Impact: What should I do if I become my own character? !

Chapter 939 Methods of Drilling Wells

The reason why desert people are often perceived as treacherous and cunning is a consequence of the poverty that comes with the desert.

If a person is constantly hungry and cold, and constantly struggles on the brink of life and death, he cannot possess a perfect character. Hunger, poverty, cold, thirst—everything will take over the body.

During the rainy season in the desert, the rivers flow. In the dry season, there is no water at all. The riverbeds dry up, and people struggle daily for survival. In fact, it's important to note that the desert people living along the riverbanks are more docile than those in oases.

For them, life doesn't need to be so precarious. If a person has no desire for tomorrow and lives only in the present, then nothing about them can be governed by morality or law...

"This is how to drill a well, and how to detect if there is water underground. I'll teach you first, and then I'll teach the others later."

I don't know if it's because I have children, but I feel like I'm becoming less and less like the person who would get angry over the smallest things. Even if they are a little resistant, I can respond to them gently.

"Go back to where you belong, you forest creatures!"

"..." Norinshi's smile stopped, then he laughed again, but this time it was more dangerous. "You also yearn for the stability of the forest, don't you? I've come to teach you how to live like normal people, to teach you how to escape from a life of constant uncertainty, to teach you how to escape from the brink of death. The Lord of Life did not stop the spread of knowledge, did not stop the rivers and lakes, did not stop every rain, but what about you?"

"You guys are all just trying to gild your own image with these kinds of things. Do you think we don't know all this?!"

The village chief coughed violently as he spoke, finally letting out a soft sigh. "What can we do? They won't live much longer, will they?"

There's no need to argue with people who are half-buried in the ground; they're too stubborn and don't like change.

"Don't you remember me? When you were just a child, you enthusiastically placed flowers on my head..."

"...? Lord Norlinxi?"

I recognized the child. When he gave me the flowers, he was about thirteen or fourteen years old. At that time, he was full of longing for a new life. What would he think if he knew he would become like this?

Why was I able to recognize it? That's normal. I've always had a pretty good memory. I store a lot of useless memories to make sure that for me, the timeline stays around 18 years old, so I can remember a lot of details.

"It's been a long time. I still remember the first time I saw you. You were wearing a robe modeled after the Red King's, and a wreath made of dried branches on your head... You were holding a flower that I had given you... Please believe me, I had no intention of hurting you, nor do I need these things to gild my own image. I just hope you can live well, because you are all children I watched grow up..."

"..."

"I have been traveling for 15 years. I have seen and learned a lot, so I can finally save you."

We've finally managed to escape the brink of life and death.

My aid was finally accepted, and the well was indeed drilled. Everyone cheered and surrounded me, laughing non-stop. Some people brought out dates, and some brought out fruits unique to the desert. They all tasted very good. I only took one with me, and then smiled and said goodbye to them. Of course, I didn't forget to leave behind a book to spread knowledge.

"I'm done with the first one, now it's time to continue, but I think I need to go check if those guys from the Order of the Fathers are up to anything big..."

"Gilding" implies that someone deliberately gives them hope, only to discard them later. While this behavior is inherently mutually beneficial—they enjoy the time and education invested, while the other enjoys the so-called fame—if too many people engage in this, people will inevitably lose trust…

After all, when everyone first arrives, we tell them that we will stay.

This is not something to be blamed for. After all, it's like going from a place where life is good to a place where you might not be able to take a shower once a month and have to use water sparingly every day. The desert stretches as far as the eye can see, and it's a place that traps them.