Miyashiro left the gift box on the conference table, then turned and left, leaving behind a few people looking at each other.
The sages' gazes were all fixed on the gift box on the table, completely ignoring the departure of the Inazuma Delegation.
Azar immediately dismissed everyone else, including Alhaitham, leaving only two sages staring blankly at the gift box Miyashiro had left behind.
This was a gift from the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma to Lesser Lord Kusanali. A gift from one god to another would certainly not be an ordinary item. Furthermore, the gift box was protected by security measures personally implemented by the Raiden Shogun, further highlighting the extraordinary nature of the gift inside. How could Azar and the others not be curious and excited?
In truth, although Azar and the others treated the Inazuma Delegation with indifference, this did not mean they held the same attitude towards the Raiden Shogun.
The fact was quite the opposite. After Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's demise, the newborn Lesser Lord Kusanali was merely a mascot for the Akademiya, unable to satisfy their thirst for wisdom.
Among the other six gods in Teyvat, the one most to the Akademiya's liking was the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma. The reason was simple: the Raiden Shogun enjoyed inventing novelties that ordinary people could not comprehend.
Especially in the current situation, the Akademiya, in conjunction with the Fatui Harbinger 'Dottore,' was implementing the God Creation Project. When Azar learned that Balladeer, who was about to be made into a god by him, was actually a semi-finished product created by the Raiden Shogun, you can imagine the tremendous shock it brought to Azar and the other sages.
Without Balladeer, this excellent semi-finished experimental puppet, it would be even harder than ascending to heaven for Azar and the others to find another experimental subject capable of withstanding the infusion of divine power.
The Raiden Shogun, who could create a puppet with its own consciousness and Adeptus-level combat power, develop excellent sword-forging techniques, and possess immense personal strength, was simply the most suitable God of Wisdom in their eyes.
It was just a pity that this god did not belong to Sumeru.
At the same time, Miyashiro, having walked out of the Akademiya's main gate, looked back at the magnificent Akademiya, let out a sneer, and then strode away. Ayaka, who was following him, was already struggling to suppress her inner excitement, faithfully trailing behind Miyashiro back to their temporary residence.
The first thing the three of them did upon returning to the residence was to remove their Akasha Terminals and go to Miyashiro's room.
Without the interference of others, an excited Ayaka revealed a brilliant smile and said to Miyashiro, "Regent, your performance at the diplomatic conference today was too amazing! If it weren't for your help, I felt that Inazuma would have been humiliated in this conference.
To be honest, I thought you were genuinely asleep earlier, and I was startled when I tried to wake you."
Compared to Ayaka's excitement, Kokomi showed an expression of remorse: "Regent, please punish me. I underestimated the Akademiya's attitude towards us, leading to insufficient preparation. If you hadn't stepped in to save the day, we would have been disgraced today."
To Ayaka's praise and Kokomi's apology, Miyashiro merely smiled faintly and replied, "There's no need for that. I've simply experienced a few more diplomatic negotiations than you, it's just a matter of experience.
If you also undergo the tempering and baptism of Ningguang and Jean, you will find that these sages of the Akademiya are not even close to Ningguang in terms of political maneuvering. It seems they were not wrong; they prefer to apply their wisdom to their research topics rather than to power struggles."
Ayaka murmured, "Ningguang and Jean... The Tianquan Star of Liyue and the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt?"
Miyashiro: "Exactly. Ningguang of Liyue, unlike me, who was directly appointed as a Regent of a nation by Ei from a commoner, came from a humble background. She was just an ordinary Liyue commoner with no background whatsoever.
But through her own efforts, she rose step by step from a fishmonger to the position of the Liyue Qixing, and holds the top position among them, achieving a great leap in class. The hardships and difficulties involved are unimaginable. If she didn't possess extraordinary ambition, wisdom, and means, she would never have reached her current status.
The Jade Chamber she built, suspended high above Liyue Harbor, showcases her ambition to look down upon the world. The Liyue she governs has a clear political environment and stable public sentiment.
During my envoy mission to Liyue, even with the immense advantage of having helped them deal with Osial, I still couldn't gain much advantage from her political maneuvering, ultimately achieving only a fifty-fifty outcome.
As for Acting Grand Master Jean of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt, my evaluation of her is that she is slightly inferior to Ningguang. Born into one of Mondstadt's three great noble families, she is the legitimate daughter of the Gunnhildr family, yet she has not been tainted by the bad habits of a thousand-year-old family. She truly dedicates herself to Mondstadt and is Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon's most loyal follower.
Her ability to handle affairs is exceptionally good. It can be said that she single-handedly supports half of Mondstadt City.
Although she is still slightly inferior in political maneuvering, this is not a flaw that cannot be compensated for over time. Once she sheds the 'Acting' from her title, I believe she will become an excellent ruler."
For some reason, when Ayaka heard Miyashiro comment on these two rulers from other nations, besides admiration for Ningguang and Jean, she also felt a tiny bit of jealousy, but this was only for a brief moment and was quickly suppressed by Ayaka.
Ayaka: "If the Regent says so, I would very much like to meet these two. If I could learn even a little from them, it would be a huge help to me."
Miyashiro merely smiled at this and said, "Alright, if there's an opportunity in the future, I can arrange for you to visit Liyue or Mondstadt. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.
Also, Ayaka, you were actually a bit wrong just now. I wasn't feigning sleep; I was genuinely asleep. The moment Azar and those people opened their mouths, I knew they were going to spout nonsense, so I immediately put on earplugs and blocked my hearing.
I was also worried that if I listened to their demands, I wouldn't be able to resist eliminating them, but in that case, the nature of our actions would change."
Miyashiro spoke from his heart. Although he genuinely wanted to utterly destroy the Grand Sage and the Akademiya, his current identity as an Inazuma envoy had become a cage that restrained his wanton actions.
If he were to eliminate the Grand Sage and the others himself, then there would be no possibility of good relations between Sumeru and Inazuma. After all, no country could tolerate its leader being assassinated by an envoy delegation from another country.
However, since he couldn't do it personally, letting Sumeru handle it themselves would be fine, wouldn't it? This wasn't the first time he'd done something like this; practice makes perfect.
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