Chapter 271 The Caged Bird
Xumi is the kingdom of wisdom.

This is not a description or a compliment, but a fact recognized by the entire continent of Teyvat.

Here, knowledge is regarded as a resource, and all people's achievements are related to knowledge and academics.

The highest administrative body of Xumi City, the six sages of the Institute of Teachings, control the most important special system of the entire Xumi.

Void.

From the outside, the Void is a green leaf-shaped suspended device that is worn on people's ears.

But the technological content inside far exceeds foreigners' most sci-fi imagination of Sumeru.

In Teyvat, a place where the level of technology has not yet surpassed the industrial age, the void of Sumeru City has already achieved data sharing with a population of tens of millions.

Almost any Xumi citizen with the identity of the Grass Kingdom can obtain the Void and search for the knowledge you want in it.

But this is not without cost.

Identity and status limit the highest level of knowledge a person can pursue. Residents living in rainforest areas and cities can obtain any knowledge related to their profession and relatively more knowledge.

The "desert people" living in the desert, who have different beliefs from those of the people in the rainforest, can only obtain limited, even pitifully little, knowledge.

They have knowledge but are unwilling to share it, they have knowledge but are satisfied with the status quo, and they would rather plagiarize than explore themselves.

Can such "wisdom" really be called wisdom?

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Fortunately, Yao Luo’s demands were completely different. He did not desire ordinary knowledge. The purpose of his trip was to explore the traces of God.

God of wisdom, god of grass, Buyer.

Strangely, after Yao Luo stepped into the realm of Xumi City, he rarely heard from people the nickname of "Little Auspicious Grass King", the current god of wisdom.

The students were busy with their academic reports with their heads down, their eyes filled with confusion and data, and they were not even willing to take a second look at the flowers blooming on the roadside.

Only when praying to gods and Buddhas would people mention the name of the previous god, the Great Compassionate Tree King.

These high-ranking scholars are not as artistic as the low-class vendors whom they look down upon.

Only here could Yao Luo occasionally hear the honorific name of "Little Auspicious Grass King".

The building in the center of Xumi City is attached to a towering tree, which also symbolizes people's respect and remembrance for the previous grass god, the Great Tree King. At the root of this tree, a place called "Grand Bazaar" is exactly Yao Luo's target this time.

Yao Luo randomly came to a restaurant, ordered a table of dishes with Xumi characteristics, sat on a chair, and prepared to start searching.

Closing his eyes, Yao Luo wanted to use his usual method, mental search.

I have to say that this method is so efficient. Without any action, the real perspective hidden beneath the material world unfolds in front of Yao Luo's eyes, like a data chart observed by radar.

Layer after layer, the spiritual power like waves swept through the crowd and finally concentrated on the top of the towering tree.

Different from the size in the game, the real Xumi main city is home to hundreds of thousands of Xumi people just under this giant tree that clearly violates the laws of natural growth.

If they were likened to the soil of a tree, the fruits growing on its crown-like laurel wreath would be the abode of the current Sumeru deity.

Jingshan Palace.

The elegant palace of gold and jade, the white marble bricks and tiles are like the dreams of countless students in Xumi. Even the door that has not been opened for a hundred years is as clean as new. The grass elemental power of the land of Xumi is continuously input there from countless roots and rhizomes, and then circulated to various regions through some kind of device, and then transmitted to the void worn on everyone's ears.

"So that's how it is. The essence of the void is to use the Heart of the Grass God as the energy hub. Only in this way can it support the entire country and countless people's use of the void."

Yao Luo nodded. This way of connection is in no way inferior to the search engine used by people in technologically advanced cities. In fact, to a certain extent, as long as the God of Grass wants, the void can evolve into a more ideal form.

But, Yao Luo can be sure that the current God of Grass cannot do this.

This was because the right to use the Heart of God did not belong to the Grass God himself.

This would be an extremely outrageous thing in any country. Moreover, the God of Grass did not give up this right voluntarily, but was forced to do so.

"The god of Xumi is imprisoned in his own palace?"

Yao Luo's expression became strange. He could feel that the body containing grass elemental power that was countless times stronger than that of an ordinary person was being placed deep in the Jingshan Palace.

Penetrating the palace wall, Yao Luo saw the appearance of the God of Grass.

The child has limbs as white as jade and tender skin covered with a child's outfit that seems to be carved out of plants and wood. The child has snow-white hair and exudes a profound and vast aura, like a Bodhisattva who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism.

Her temperament is remarkable, but the way she exists is not free. The huge grass element sphere envelopes her, making her look like a canary placed in an exquisite cage.

Yao Luo's mental power swept over, and the God of Grass was like a child who was disturbed from a deep sleep. His eyes moved slightly, but he could not make any more movements in response.

Seeing this situation, Yao Luo did not dare to act rashly. It was not because he could not break this barrier, but because the current state of the God of Grass was like a child who was always sleepwalking, and he had been sleeping for a full five hundred years.

Once this layer of window paper is broken, her spirit will inevitably suffer damage.

As the God of Grass is the core of the void device, if Yao Luo wants to contact her, he can only start from the void.

But given Yao Luo's identity as a foreigner, it would not be so easy for him to obtain Xumi's void certification.

Of course, Yao Luo can also use the power of destiny to insert a "false memory" for the staff who release the void.

But Yao Luo felt that it was unnecessary to modify a person's memory for such a small matter.

Because the real owner has arrived.

"Hello sir, may I sit here?"

A pleasant voice came from the side, a woman was asking Yao Luo for advice.

"It's impossible."

The appearance of this woman is exactly that of Catherine, the guide who never leaves the Adventurer's Guild on weekdays.

"I didn't expect you to be so efficient."

Yao Luo talked calmly to the woman opposite him, even though it was the first time they met.

"But I have been waiting for you for a long time, ever since that "touch" that day."

A hint of green flashed in Catherine's eyes, which was the light of the grass element.

(End of this chapter)