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Chapter 151 3 Gods Without 1 Mora

Drifting Universe - World Boundary

"Beep~" After an Isokaze-class wave gun destroyer arrived at its destination, the navigation beacon lit up, and behind it was the main fleet composed of wave guns from tens of millions of warships.

"Looks pretty good, looks like it's got plenty of resources." Arek smiled as he watched the swarm of dimensional reconnaissance drones that had immediately spread out upon the fleet's arrival bring back reconnaissance data from the nearby star system. He then gave the order for the fleet to advance.

"Sir, shouldn't we wait for the follow-up fleet?" the adjutant asked.

“No need. Just send this information back, and they’ll know what to do.” Arek handed the tablet back to his adjutant.

"Yes, sir."

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Merging Worlds - Frontier Empire Outpost

"Your Majesty, the vanguard fleet has sent back information that it is a small world teeming with resources," an officer reported.

"Okay, have the base in space send another ten, no, twenty main fleets over there." Xingdian nodded and gave the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The communications officer began the communication.

"System, how big is that universe?" Xing asked.

"It's at the level of a supercluster, not big. A few fleets can handle it," the system responded.

"Alright, I'll leave it to them." Xing smiled, then opened a portal and left the outpost.

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Star Core Hunter Outpost - Lobby

"I'm back~" Xing shouted as soon as she stepped out of the portal.

"I came to watch the new video you sent me as soon as I got back," Silver Wolf's voice came from the live stream room.

"Here you are!" Xing greeted Kafkaren and the others before jogging into Silver Wolf's live stream room.

"I've already extracted it, just waiting for you." Silver Wolf glanced at Xing who had entered, opened the live stream, and pressed the play button...

—【The three gods can't even gather one Mora】—

[Ningguang: Looking at the cover... three Star Gods? But three gods can't even make one Mora? Why do you say that?]

[Qin: ...]

Diluc: Ha~ No wonder that drunkard didn't have Mora.

The video begins with three groundhogs fighting in an open area, their heads photoshopped with the images of the three celestial gods of the Teyvat region.

[Ying: My goodness~ Xing, you have some big ideas!]

[Star: Hehe~!]

—The video continues, showing Wendy and Zhongli the groundhog playfully pushing and shoving each other. Ray the groundhog is trying to stop them.

Wendy: "What do you mean? You Morax don't have Mora?"

Zhongli pushed Wendy away, saying, "Is this about whether or not there's Mora? You promised to treat us!"

"Stop arguing, talk to each other properly," Ying kept trying to persuade the two of them.

So the three groundhogs pushed and shoved each other and started playing together.

Wendy the groundhog: "I said I was treating, but I didn't say I was paying!"

Groundhog Zhongli: "Who invites guests and then doesn't pay!"

Groundhog Mine Movie: "Calm down, calm down, stop hitting!"

[Luminous: As expected of Wendy, she always manages to say something shocking.]

Wendy: Hey?

Venti: "Your Liyue is so vast and rich, surely you, the Geo Archon, can't even afford to pay for a meal?"

Zhongli: "Mondstadt is still a land of freedom, and their gods just go around sponging off people?"

Lei Movie: "If it doesn't work, just call the young master to pay. Stop hitting him, stop hitting him!"

Wendy: "I earned all my money through hard work. Who sponged off me?! You Mora builder, have you no shame?!"

A groundhog with Xiangling's face on its head ran over: "Excuse me, everyone, I'm going to the kitchen."

Then it ran into its little nest nearby.

"Is salt and pepper or garlic flavored better for fire slime?"

[Xiangling: Oh... I get to appear too?]

[Xingqiu: Xiangling~ Can you please stop making those weird slime dishes?]

Chongyun: ...

[Paimon: After all, she's Xiangling]

[Ying: So, in the eyes of the stars, no, in the eyes of the players, is Young Master already Zhongli's mobile personal wallet?]

[Datalia: Uh...]

Kiana: The god who makes coins has no money, the wind god who's treating us doesn't want to pay, and the other older sister who looks a lot like Mei is even less likely to have any money.

Kiana: So, don't tell me your gods are all broke?

[Furina: Well, I still have money...]

Video continues:

Zhongli: "I'm retired now! Not only did you freeload off me, but you also tricked others into stealing things and even broke them!"

Lei Movie: "That's about it! Hey! You two, stop fighting!"

The two groundhogs were still pushing and shoving each other fiercely, and the groundhog with the movie-style avatar was still trying its best to mediate.

Wendy: "It's better than you! Is that what you call retirement? A god holding his own funeral? Are you out of your mind?!"

Zhongli: "What's wrong with having a little ceremony for retirement! You barbarian! It's better than you, a drunkard and slacker, having your heart of God ripped out in front of your own church."

Lei Movie Groundhog stopped trying to mediate and froze on the spot: "The scenery of this floating world remains the same for hundreds and thousands of years - wear and tear... is a terrible thing."

[Yae no Miko: Hahaha~ Kage is completely silent now~ My poor Kage, he's crying and making a scene because he failed to mediate the fight, so pitiful]

[Hotaru: As expected of a divine child]

Kiana: The way he talks... I can't quite put my finger on it.

[Thunderous Movie: God Child, Come to the Castle Keep]

【Yatae Shenzi: Hehe~ I don’t want it~】

[March 7th: A god fakes his death and then holds his own funeral or something...]

[Xiao: Everything the Emperor does makes sense]

Diluc: Your own god is being attacked by outsiders at your own doorstep. You Knights of Favonius are utterly useless.

[Qin: ...]

After slacking off for a while, Lei Yingdian came to his senses and continued to mediate the fight.

"Stop fighting! You're not going to kill anyone like this. Why don't you go to the dance studio and fight? Don't embarrass yourselves in the street."

Wendy the groundhog: "Pretentious old-fashioned!"

Groundhog Zhongli: "You ungrateful little liar!"

Wendy the groundhog: "You spendthrift dragon, keep insulting me!"

Groundhog Zhongli: "If you have a better attitude, I won't call you a slacker!"

Wendy the groundhog: "What a terrible god!"

Groundhog Zhongli: "You're the rotten god!"

Groundhog Mine Movie: "Stop talking, we're all rotten gods."

The two fell silent instantly at those words and turned to look at Lei Movie.

Wendy looked over and asked, "What did you just say?"

A cautiously approached, albeit slightly cheesy, film: "Um... is everyone poor?"

After saying that, Wendy immediately started pushing Shadow: "Who are you calling a poor bastard, you fat otaku!"

Zhongli fanned the flames from the side: "Hey Wendy, don't blurt out the truth!"

The scene shifts, and General Thunder pulls his sword straight out of his chest to unleash his ultimate attack!

"I will embed you into a statue!"

Then, their portraits were photoshopped onto the statue.

Zhongli: "What does this have to do with me?!"

Video ends

[Star: The divine battle between the three star gods is exceptionally exciting! Super exciting!]

[March 7th: Do the gods in your Teyvat region really have no money?]

[Kujo Sara: Shogun, you don't need any money. We will prepare everything for you.]

[Nasita: Money and stuff... Nasita doesn't know anything about that...]

[Mavika: Money? It's alright, I don't really care.]

[Funinga: Me too~ Although I've temporarily stepped down for various reasons]

[Kiana: Is it possible for the position of Star God to be stepped down?]

[Black Tower: Star Gods are deities who walk a path of extreme danger; stepping down is tantamount to abandoning their destiny and dying... But what about the Teyvat region...]

[Screw Gum: Suggestion: This would be a very interesting topic]

Kiana: Never mind that, so does that mean if someone has money, they can be stripped of their divine status?

[Funinga: Ah, this...]