Finally, under Venti's pleading and his utterly shameless, cute, and coquettish offensive, Arkz reluctantly accepted the position of Blessed One of the Anemo Archon.
As the Anemo Archon, Venti did not make excessive demands of Arkz. His duty as a Blessed One of the Anemo Archon was merely to help resolve problems when Mondstadt encountered a crisis.
This was not difficult for Arkz.
After all, even if he were not a Blessed One of the Anemo Archon, if Mondstadt faced a crisis, he would have to step in to help for the sake of his friends.
Then there were the benefits of becoming a Blessed One of the Anemo Archon.
Firstly, Venti bestowed a blessing upon the Blessed One of the Anemo Archon, allowing Arkz to control Anemo Elemental Power.
This meant that Arkz could now control three types of Elemental Power: Grass, Geo, and Anemo.
Furthermore, due to the blessing, the intensity of Arkz's Anemo Elemental Power was very high, not even weaker than the intensity of the other two Elemental Powers he had painstakingly cultivated before ascending to godhood.
Secondly, there were the implicit benefits brought by the status of Blessed One of the Anemo Archon.
Putting aside everything else, if Arkz simply revealed his status as a Blessed One of the Anemo Archon, the entirety of Mondstadt would treat him like a giant panda, holding him in the palm of their hands. There would absolutely be no problem even if he went to various taverns in Mondstadt to eat and drink for free.
Lastly, there was the status of Blessed One of the Anemo Archon.
With this status, it meant Arkz finally had an official position!
Whether it was Dvalin within Mondstadt or the North Wind Wolf King, they all had to show respect to him, a colleague.
Even if he left Mondstadt for other nations, those nations would have to receive him, the Blessed One of the Anemo Archon, with the highest etiquette, as he represented the majesty of the Anemo Archon.
"It's a pity that among acquaintances, the majesty of the Anemo Archon is like the dandelion at Windrise—it scatters with a single blow," Arkz looked at Venti, who was savoring the deliciousness of strawberries, and shook his head.
But that was fine too. If his superior was a slacking god, then he, the subordinate, could also slack off with peace of mind.
"Arkz, you really don't plan on becoming the Anemo Archon?"
"That's the seat of the Anemo Archon!"
"Even if you want the little nuns you teach to surround you, singing and dancing..."
Slap!
Arkz slammed the table heavily and roared, "Am I, Arkz, the kind of person who abuses power?"
"You are just testing cadres with this!"
"Which cadre can withstand, ah no, which cadre cannot withstand such a test!"
Taking advantage of Venti lowering his head in shame, Arkz quickly and subtly touched his nose, thinking to himself:
"Good thing I didn't get a nosebleed, or that would have been embarrassing."
Venti hung his head, repenting guiltily, his words filled with sincerity.
"Arkz, you are right. Compared to someone as noble and pure as you, whose heart is as beautiful as his appearance, I am as lowly as the urine of my frog."
Arkz nodded happily, shamelessly accepting Venti's flattery.
"In order not to disappoint the faith of the Mondstadt people in the Anemo Archon, that is why I have never shown my face in front of the Mondstadt people."
Arkz asked doubtfully, "Is there such a reason? Haven't you been slacking off these past few centuries by not showing up?"
Ignoring Arkz's doubt, Venti continued his repentance:
"Now it's fine, Mondstadt has you, Arkz!"
"With Arkz here, Mondstadt has its light!"
"I, the first generation Anemo Archon, should also make way."
Arkz immediately understood. So, this fellow was trying to dump the seat of the Anemo Archon onto him!
The moment he thought of those giant babies in Mondstadt, and the chaotic Teyvat after the Traveler protagonist appeared, Arkz felt a headache coming on.
"So you finally showed your true colors!!!"
"No, no, no, you should keep this seat of the Anemo Archon for yourself."
"Let me tell you, the old man from Liyue is also quite nice to me. Do you see this geo vision on me? The old man made one by hand and gave it to me!"
"Hmm!!!" Hearing this, Venti immediately became alert and looked suspiciously at the geo vision on Arkz's waist.
Venti thought to himself, "That old geezer isn't trying to steal my person, is he! That won't do. I'll fight anyone who tries to snatch him from me! Even the old man is no exception!"
Although Venti was somewhat worried internally, he remained cheerful on the surface, and he did not bring up the matter of Arkz succeeding the seat of the Anemo Archon again.
"Heh! Isn't it just a Vision!"
"I'll handcraft an Anemo Vision for you too."
"Take it."
Venti took a cyan glass bead from his waist and casually tossed it to Arkz.
Arkz took it and examined it closely. Although the craftsmanship of this Vision was so crude it looked like a child's toy, it indeed possessed the same function as a Vision.
Although for Arkz, who possessed the power of a Blessed One of the Anemo Archon, the ability of an Anemo Vision was not as strong as his blessing, this item felt like collecting trading cards, giving him a huge sense of achievement.
He just didn't know when he would be able to collect all seven Visions?
If he collected seven Visions, would he be able to summon the Heavenly Principles?
Pleased with the satisfactory gift, Arkz was also very happy. He immediately pulled Venti inside, took out the fine wine from Dawn Winery—a return gift from Diluc when he delivered strawberries earlier—and drank with Venti.
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After sending Venti off, Arkz lay leisurely on the lounge chair, admiring the sunset.
As Arkz's dependents, the wooden person, the wooden horse, and Amu all received divine gifts after Arkz ascended to godhood.
Not to mention the enhancement in strength, Amu had now shed the body of a wooden person and transformed into human form. She was now a cute beautiful girl with green hair and green eyes. Amu's current beauty was no less than that of the beautiful girls in the Five-Color Squad.
As for the wooden horse and the wooden person, their wisdom greatly increased, and their appearances became more beautiful and lovely.
The wooden people were finally no longer the idiotic figures who couldn't even wash dishes. Their intelligence was now comparable to that of a ten-year-old child, and they could handle ordinary tasks involving communication with people.
Besides these changes, what Arkz focused on most was the change in his system.
The system had issued a main quest!
[Ding! Detected that the host's strength meets the requirements, activating the main quest: Become a qualified farmer.]
[Please select a path: "Sacrifice Path" or "Joja Supermarket Path"]
Arkz looked at the quest prompt given by the system, and his face instantly darkened.
"So the prerequisite for becoming a qualified farmer is ascending to godhood?!"
"Are you a proper farmer?!"
Arkz felt like he was about to run out of words to complain.
However, since the system said this was a main quest, Arkz felt he should choose carefully.
The "Sacrifice Path" probably involved collecting agricultural products and wild gathered items, and then sacrificing them. For him now, it wasn't difficult.
How does the "Joja Supermarket Path" operate? Does it require me to earn Mora? But there is no Joja Supermarket in Mondstadt?
Arkz fell into deep thought: "Which is better, the'Sacrifice Path' or the'Supermarket Path'?"
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