Faced with Dottore's generosity, Nahida seemed a little surprised. Was he really that easy to talk to?
Nahida asked, "You don't seem to mind that much? Is the relationship between 'you all' really that bad?"
Dottore chuckled and hummed, "To use this method to restrict me, the opponent most capable of threatening the Nation of wisdom, I have to say, God of Wisdom, your choice is very clever.
The creation of segments is very difficult, requiring extremely rare resources and a great deal of effort and time. To have me completely destroy them here truly pains me.
However, when I imprisoned you, you must have observed it, right? I've long been tired of their doubts about me, and fed up with those incessant arguments.
At the end of the day, a segment is just a segment. It should honestly serve as an eye to observe the world; it doesn't need to have its own thoughts. Since superfluous self can be used to exchange for a Gnosis, do you think anyone else can offer a higher price for themselves?"
Miyashiro: "So that's it. It seems the individual segments you created have developed a divergence in consciousness from you, which has made you unbearable."
Dottore: "Regent is right. I've heard that Regent also has a method of creating clones that can perfectly solve this problem. I'm very excited about this and wonder if we could discuss it?"
Miyashiro: "Discussion is easy, I just fear that Dottore might not be able to learn it."
With that, Miyashiro smiled calmly. The next moment, his body began to squirm, and several inexplicable trees grew wildly from him, combining to form a new body beside Miyashiro, which was, surprisingly, also in Miyashiro's likeness.
The two Miyashiros spoke in unison, "How about it? Can you two tell which is the true body?"
Dottore and Nahida had obviously never seen such a miraculous technique before. As the saying goes, experts see the method, while laymen see the spectacle. Both of them were well-informed individuals, and their mental strength was among the best in the world.
After sensing it, even Dottore couldn't distinguish which of the two Miyashiros in front of him was the main body and which was the clone.
Seeing this, Dottore's eyes flashed with excitement, an expression only a scholar would show upon encountering something that piqued his interest.
Dottore: "What a truly wondrous technique, Regent truly lives up to his reputation."
The next moment, the Miyashiro on the left dissipated like dust and smoke, leaving no trace, which made Dottore feel extremely regrettable, as if a precious experimental subject had been lost.
Miyashiro waved his hand, jesting, "Actually, not all of my clones listen to me. It's common for them to show disdain and complain when I ask them to do something. Sometimes, they even fight with me for the toilet!"
Upon hearing this, Nahida couldn't help but show a slight smile, while Dottore merely smiled indifferently at Miyashiro's reply, then looked back at Nahida and said, "Let's get back to the main topic. Since the negotiation has been reached, let's not delay.
But I want to know, how will you confirm that I have truly erased them?"
Nahida stepped forward and said, "I will see it, your only remaining honesty."
With that, a mental force covered Dottore's body, seemingly monitoring his actions. For such an offensive move, Dottore glanced at Miyashiro beside him, and finally sighed, choosing to endure it.
As Dottore's thought of erasure flashed, unexplained disappearances of people occurred in various cities across the continent of Teyvat.
Adventurers, knights, tavern-goers, hunters, Millelith, merchants, miners, samurai, fishermen, ronin, mercenaries, scholars, noblewomen, Hilichurls, etc. Huh? Did something strange get mixed in?
Because Dottore's order of erasure came too suddenly, some people even disappeared in front of others, which also drew the attention of governments in various nations. Unfortunately, these disappearances were too bizarre; after in-depth investigation, it was found that there were no signs, no motives, and no clues, so they could only become pending cold cases.
Dottore: "How is it? Confirmed?"
After Dottore finished everything, Nahida, who was beside him, also withdrew her mental power, gaining a deeper understanding of this man's ruthlessness.
The segments Dottore had researched had all been cultivated into independent individuals. Although their birth seemed to insult the concept of life, from a human perspective, they were undoubtedly living, emotional, and conscious intelligent beings. Yet, in Dottore's eyes, they were merely disobedient tools.
But just now, Dottore personally erased the consciousness of sixty-nine segments, which meant sixty-nine lives perished at his hands. This wanton trampling of life greatly displeased Nahida, but she was helpless.
Nahida promptly handed the gnosis of electro to Dottore, then sternly warned, "Take it. The future Akademiya will be entirely under my control, and I will also shut down the Akasha, allowing people's thirst for knowledge and curiosity to once again dominate the academic field. There will be no more openings for you to exploit.
The deal has been made, Dottore. You are an outcast of the Akademiya, and that status is still valid to this day. I hope you can leave Sumeru as soon as possible. Sumeru does not welcome your presence."
Dottore merely scoffed indifferently at Nahida's eviction notice, "My academic achievements were never appreciated in my homeland, which is truly sad. Of course, I have no interest in being rejected by this city a third time.
However, only one piece. Where is your dendro gnosis?"
Nahida immediately rebuked in a low voice, "Don't be so greedy, Harbinger of Snezhnaya!"
At the same time, Miyashiro, who had been standing with his arms crossed, subtly moved his fingers. A monstrous aura instantly erupted, causing the hard floor beneath their feet to emit cracking sounds.
Seeing this, Dottore quickly explained, "No, no, no, this is another transaction. Anyway, you just said you plan to shut down the Akasha, so the Gnosis of Sumeru won't play an important role if it stays here, will it? Isn't it a god's duty to deliver desired things into the hands of seekers?"
At this moment, Miyashiro also interjected, "My apologies, Dottore, you and I are thinking along the same lines. Nahida shutting down the Akasha doesn't mean the Akasha is truly useless. For Sumeru, the Akasha is merely icing on the cake, but for Inazuma, it's a godsend."
Dottore's expression changed slightly at Miyashiro's reply: "Oh? So, the true reason for the God of Wisdom to shut down the Akasha is to use it in Inazuma?
Regent, with all due respect, given Inazuma's national conditions, the existence of the Akasha would be too advanced for the people of Inazuma. I don't think this is a wise choice."
Miyashiro chuckled, "Sumeru distributed the Akasha Terminal to all citizens for free, allowing everyone to use the Akasha at will. This approach is indeed not suitable for Inazuma at present.
Therefore, if I bring the Akasha to Inazuma, I will implement some restrictions, such as paid inquiries and limited access to specific groups. You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time."
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