Chapter 139

The Tsaritsa raised her head and looked at Lord Celestia on the throne in disbelief.

Wasn't she sentenced to death for violating the laws of heaven?

As soon as she thought of this, she understood the reason when she felt Lord Celestia's will.

The previous creator, Phanes, had passed away, and this was the new arrival.

What she betrayed was Phanes, not the new laws of heaven, so there was still room for reversal.

If it were him she had betrayed, he would have cleaned her up without hesitation.

Everything he wanted her to do came from his will.

He was not a ruthless throne like Phanes. He would tolerate everything as long as no one betrayed him and did not let the country become a place of sin.

Wasn't it because she feared that the people of Snezhnaya would become the next Khaenri'ah one day in the future?

Takumi looked at the Cryo Archon and said, "Sinners must be judged. You understand my will. I will give you three days so that there will be no sinners in Snezhnaya."

"Listen to the voices of all the people. God will allow the people's actions, God will acknowledge the people's wishes, God will judge sin, and God will define all right and wrong."

"The desires of the majority of the people—that is what you must allow."

The Tsaritsa cried with joy, tears appearing in her eyes, and she knelt before Takumi and said, "Yes, Lord Celestia."

Didn't Lord Celestia have the same thoughts as her? Ordinary people were not guilty.

Takumi walked down from the throne and approached the Tsaritsa, his golden eyes flickering.

"Now you are qualified to know these things. After handling the matter, stay on standby."

"Remember, I am giving you only one chance—there will be no next time."

"I will not allow such ridiculous things as 'betrayal three times over' to exist."

After saying that, Takumi's figure disappeared from the Tsaritsa's sight.

The Tsaritsa's expression suddenly turned blank.

Suddenly, a flood of information entered her mind.

'World Devouring Plan,' 'New Teyvat World,' 'Affiliated World,' 'Teyvat God System.'

The Tsaritsa digested the information in her mind, her expression changing from dull to shocked, and finally to reverence.

Phanes had passed away, and the Fifth Descender had come to Teyvat to become the new throne.

And in that short period of time, he had already cleansed all the corruption in Teyvat and made Teyvat an eternal world that would not decline.

In just two months, Master Celestia had already annexed two worlds.

Lord Celestia sought to create a pantheon of gods with thousands of deities and a Teyvat where people could live in peace and prosperity, as if it were a fairy tale.

What immense power this was, what immense will this was.

The Tsaritsa knelt down in excitement towards the place where Takumi had disappeared: "Lord Celestia, your will is my will."

Pulcinella burst into tears upon finding that he could finally speak: "Your Majesty the Queen..."

Only he knew that Snezhnaya had almost faced the punishment of Celestia.

The Queen had been willing to take all the blame upon herself and die to save Snezhnaya from disaster.

The Queen had truly sacrificed too much for Snezhnaya.

Rumble, rumble——

Thunder and lightning flashed, the spinning sky slowly came to a halt, and the cold wind that had been sweeping the earth from the high heavens gradually ceased.

The 'Punishment Nail' in the center of the vortex also gradually disintegrated.

After the vision faded, most people resumed their daily lives as usual.

With the pressure from the sky gone, the Tsaritsa breathed a sigh of relief. Drops of cold sweat slid down her temples and fell to the ground, freezing into ice beads.

She understood that if the one who had come this time had been Phanes instead of the new Master Celestia, she would not have been given any chance at all.

That 'Punishment Nail' would have fallen without anyone realizing it, ending all life in Snezhnaya.

Without comparison, there is no true appreciation.

When the Tsaritsa weighed Phanes' methods against Takumi's approach, Takumi stood infinitely higher in her heart.

The Tsaritsa stood up from the ground, wiping her tears with her fingers, then turned to look at Pulcinella, the Harbinger who was loyal to her.

"Pulcinella, now I declare a decree."

Pulcinella quickly came to his senses. He knew that Snezhnaya would be turned upside down from now on.

The laws of Celestia had given Snezhnaya only three days. If Snezhnaya failed, it would still be destroyed.

Thinking of this, even though he was an old man, he couldn't help but feel a murderous intent rise within him.

He didn't care what happened to Snezhnaya, but the Queen had been willing to die for Snezhnaya—why should those who had betrayed her live?

The Tsaritsa's gentle face turned cold: "From now on, all Fatui who do not follow my will and have committed evil shall be removed from the ranks of the Harbingers."

"The second and sixth seats of the Harbingers, as well as Pierro, the court mage of Khaenri'ah, are all to be placed under arrest. Any other Harbingers involved in evil deeds will be executed without trial."

"All members who have participated in crimes in other nations shall be arrested and brought to justice. Anyone caught committing a crime will be executed on the spot."

The Tsaritsa issued decrees one after another in accordance with the will of Celestia.

The city hall of Winter City was shaken to its core. The ruling officials and law enforcement tribunals began arresting and trying domestic 'sinners' across the city.

Not only did this not disrupt the lives of ordinary people, but the people even cheered and celebrated.

At the same time as Winter City shook, the loyal Harbingers of the Cryo Archon had been summoned.

Even Harbingers who were not truly loyal to the Tsaritsa but had done no evil were also notified to attend.

After all, the Tsaritsa was the god of winter.

The headquarters of the Fatui organization was a building resembling a temple or church, and it also functioned as an institution second only to the city hall.

The Fatui Harbingers wore their thick cloaks.

Although it was cold in Winter City, such thick clothing for the Harbingers was merely a status symbol, not for warmth.

Pulcinella looked at the Harbingers who had arrived, holding his palms together as he spoke: "Everyone has arrived, so I will begin to read Her Majesty the Queen's decree."

The Eleventh Harbinger, 'Childe' Tartaglia, who was leaning against a stone pillar with his arms folded, glanced around for a moment and said with a hint of doubt.

"It's strange, Mr. Mayor. You said everyone is here? But where are the 'Jester,' the 'Doctor' of the second seat, the 'Damsel' of the third seat, and the 'Balladeer' of the sixth seat? They aren't here."

"Isn't it too casual for the Queen to announce something as important as a decree without them present?"