If the Akademiya had done other audacious things, Alhaitham might have maintained a detached attitude, but the consequences of actions touching upon the six cardinal sins were unpredictable. It might even completely destroy the life he desired, which Alhaitham could not tolerate.
Alhaitham stared into Miyashiro's eyes and asked seriously, "What exactly is the Akademiya planning? And how did you come by this information? The Inazuma Delegation has only been in Sumeru for a week. Even if you've roped in some people within the Akademiya, such classified intelligence couldn't possibly be acquired in just a week."
Miyashiro took a sip from the teacup on the table and said indifferently, "It's nothing much, just that they want to create a new god."
Alhaitham was stunned: "The sages want to create a new god? Are you joking with me? Although I know the Akademiya is full of nostalgia for Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and has never truly acknowledged Lesser Lord Kusanali's existence, isn't creating a new god the height of academic folly and arrogance?"
Miyashiro: "Naturally, Sumeru's power alone cannot achieve this, but if you add the Fatui's power, then it's not impossible."
Alhaitham: "The Fatui?"
Miyashiro nodded and said, "The Fatui Harbinger, Second of the Eleven, Dottore, was once a scholar exiled by the Sumeru Akademiya. Azar and the other sages originally looked down on him, but he brought a Gnosis and an experimental puppet capable of withstanding a god's power.
By combining Sumeru's resources with that experimental puppet, they would build the god's body. The power contained within the Gnosis would serve as the god's core. As for the wisdom a god possesses, that requires the god-canned knowledge in your hand. This is what gave those sages hope of creating a new god and made them agree to this plan."
Alhaitham glanced at the god-canned knowledge in his hand, suddenly feeling a great sense of responsibility. However, out of a scholar's rigor, he didn't fully believe everything Miyashiro said. He trusted the conclusions he reached through his own research and investigation more.
Alhaitham asked in confusion, "Why do you know so much?"
Miyashiro shook his head with a hint of awkwardness upon hearing this and said, "Because the Gnosis Dottore brought was from Inazuma's Raiden Shogun."
Alhaitham: "..."
Miyashiro: "Furthermore, the experimental puppet Dottore brought was also created by the Raiden Shogun."
Alhaitham: "..."
Miyashiro: "To some extent, that puppet should call the Raiden Shogun 'mother.' Everything they are doing is somewhat similar to rebellious children seeking their mother's approval."
Upon hearing this, Alhaitham could no longer hold back and retorted, "So, this whole thing, from beginning to end, is because of you Inazuma people? Is Sumeru just becoming your testing ground?"
Miyashiro shrugged: "Who told you Sumeru possesses a treasure like the Akasha but lacks the power to protect it? You always pick the soft persimmon to squeeze, don't you?"
Hearing this taunt, Alhaitham couldn't help but clench his fists, wanting to punch him. In all his life, this was the first time he'd felt such an emotion.
Alhaitham took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his emotions, and said, "If things are truly as you say, then everything the Akademiya is doing has indeed gone too far beyond the 'rules.' We cannot allow the situation to worsen any further.
However, I won't fully believe everything you've said. I will investigate all of this myself."
Miyashiro clapped his hands and applauded: "As expected of the Akademiya's Scribe. You haven't been swayed by the information I've revealed. This is good. Anyway, you still have some time. Didn't the Akademiya just approve three days of leave for you? Use this time to investigate thoroughly. A little spoiler: Aaru Village in the Desert is the top priority."
Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on Alhaitham's face, and he asked in surprise, "The three days of leave the Akademiya approved for me—this happened less than half an hour ago, and you already know about it?! Tsk! It seems the person you've bribed is truly high-ranking!"
Miyashiro stood up, and the space behind him immediately began to distort. He said with a smile, "Alhaitham, I have high hopes for you. I look forward to your performance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Miyashiro's figure vanished, leaving behind a solemn Alhaitham.
Everything that happened today made Alhaitham wary of Miyashiro, the Inazuma Regent. Whether it was the elusive ability he had just displayed or the top-secret intelligence he had just revealed, it gave Alhaitham the illusion that everything was under Miyashiro's control—that he was the flag bearer, and Alhaitham was merely a chess piece on the board.
This feeling of being manipulated made him very uncomfortable, but he couldn't ignore the matter. After much thought, he finally made up his mind: he would go to Aaru Village tomorrow to gather information.
Miyashiro, after leaving Alhaitham's residence, transformed into a merchant and continued to wander around Sumeru City. His purpose for this trip was not simply to stroll around but to prepare for the upcoming Sabzeruz Festival.
That's right, Miyashiro decided to fully utilize this Sabzeruz Festival to complete one of his experiments.
Each dream cycle of the Sabzeruz Festival was a valuable opportunity for trial and error for Miyashiro, similar to the forbidden ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan—Izanagi. Everything that happened in the dream was very suitable for conducting some special, somewhat dangerous experiments.
For example, sage Art!
Although Miyashiro now possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, representing the pinnacle of the Uchiha Clan, and the vast Chakra brought by Hashirama Cells, this did not mean that Miyashiro's strength had peaked.
If he wanted to further improve his strength, he could only do so by upgrading his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to the Rinnegan, or by putting effort into sage Art.
Compared to ordinary ninjutsu, sage Art, when empowered by natural element, is several or even dozens of times more powerful than ordinary ninjutsu.
The key to sage Art is the process of absorbing natural element into the body and then controlling it.
Only by balancing natural element, physical element, and spiritual element in a 1:1:1 ratio will sage Art Chakra appear. It sounds easy, but this balance point is not easy to grasp. If there is too much natural element, the body will petrify, and if there is too little natural element, sage Art Chakra cannot be condensed.
Since there was no one in the Teyvat World to provide him with safety measures, and given that the natural element in the Teyvat World is more complex than in the Naruto World, with seven different elements mixed in, the difficulty of successfully absorbing natural element is much greater than in the Naruto World.
For safety reasons, although Miyashiro had attempted it before, he had never dared to absorb natural element to the critical point.
Now, with the dream of the Sabzeruz Festival, Miyashiro could try to achieve this step.
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