Vanessa's retreat to Mondstadt, would she, like the great serpent Orobas, choose to end her life to avoid implicating innocent civilians?
There are many clues to this conjecture, which I will not enumerate one by one.
The Seven Archons of Teyvat each have their own ideas about the "farming plan" of Celestia.
Feng Yi speculates that the Seven Archons of Teyvat basically have different degrees of dissatisfaction with Celestia's actions, and have carried out some "resistance" to protect their people to varying degrees.
Why do I say "basically"?
Because Feng Yi once speculated that the new Hydro Archon might be a double agent, who has already defected to the Heavenly Principles faction!
This can be seen from the fact that the new Hydro Archon has set up spies all over the continent of Teyvat, and is even pursuing the former Hydro Archon's subordinate, Lotthia.
Perhaps the acting of the Anemo and Geo Archons two years later was to avoid the Hydro Archon's surveillance?
If these were the only reasons, then it would not be convincing to conclude that the Hydro Archon is a lackey of the Heavenly Principles.
From the official PV, the theme of Fontaine is "justice," and the current Hydro Archon desperately desires to judge the gods, but he is a bully who fears the strong and bullies the weak, and does not dare to oppose the Heavenly Principles!
In terms of combat power, the newly born Hydro Archon is far from being an opponent of other gods, so clinging to the Heavenly Principles is one of his few choices!
Thinking about it this way, it makes perfect sense!
Returning to the main topic, Feng Yi speculates that Barbatos, who doesn't do his job properly, might have other hidden reasons, which could be his way of "resisting" the Heavenly Principles.
After defeating Decarabian, the God of Storms, Barbatos fell into a deep sleep, attempting to sever the connection between the Heart of God and Celestia.
To block the issuance of the Visions with a legitimate reason.
Celestia: Hey, hey, hey, Barbatos, are you there? Why is the issuance of Visions so inefficient?
Barbatos, who is sleeping: Zzzz~
Celestia: I'll be damned... Beep beep...
(Although the Seven Archons are not necessarily related to the issuance of Visions, they should be somewhat related to the Hearts of God.)
However, later, Barbatos sensed that Mondstadt was in danger, so he awoke from his slumber to help Vanessa overthrow the rule of the old nobles, and then went on strike again.
It wasn't until the subsequent rampaging of the storm dragon that Barbatos, who was in slumber, was awakened again.
If this conjecture holds true, then Barbatos, who appears to be "not doing his job properly," might have been working hard to protect the citizens of Mondstadt by sleeping.
Compared to Barbatos's indirect resistance, the resistance of the Electro and Cryo Archons is much more direct.
The Electro Archon chose to directly confiscate the Visions, which was more convenient and safer.
On the contrary, the Cryo Archon, known for her benevolent heart, showed the greatest resistance, choosing to bear all the responsibility and collect the Hearts of God of other Archons alone, to achieve a decisive blow.
(This is like how the more honest people are, the more resolute they become when they resist.)
However, the Cryo Archon knew that confronting Celestia alone was a suicidal act, and once it began, there would be no turning back.
Moreover, she had very little time, so she could only resort to unscrupulous means, just to gain precious time.
(For example, the Cryo Archon recruits talented individuals from all sides and makes them Fatui Harbingers!
Regardless of their moral character, whether good or bad, as long as they can help her, she will recruit them.
This has led to the gathering of all sorts of unsavory characters among the Fatui Harbingers.
But the Cryo Archon couldn't do anything about it; time was pressing, so she had to make do with these people!)
Of course, all of the above are Feng Yi's conjectures, and whether they are correct remains to be verified by time.
The responsibilities of the Seven Archons are unlikely to be so simple; they must also bear other responsibilities, such as balancing the relationship between powerful elemental beings and humans, etc.
(Barbatos and the Stormterror; the Geo Archon and the Dragon King Azhdaha...)
At present, Visions seem to bring more benefits than harm to humans.
Visions can grant mortals the ability to control elemental power, which is an incredible divine artifact!
Feng Yi only hopes that Celestia will be sensible and not target his wives, otherwise, he won't hesitate to join forces with the Abyss to attack.
"Sucrose, which hand of yours is burned? Let me see, I know some pharmacology, and perhaps I can help..."
Feng Yi snapped back to attention, remembering that Sucrose had mentioned being burned by scalding steam, and he proactively offered to help examine her injuries.
"Thank you for your concern, but it's really nothing. As an alchemist, experimental failures and burns are common occurrences..."
Although Sucrose said so, her body was exceptionally honest, and she voluntarily took off her gloves and extended her hands in front of Feng Yi.
As a girl, who wouldn't want to be beautiful?
If scars could be removed and damaged skin repaired, who would refuse?
Feng Yi gently took Sucrose's small hand and carefully observed the burn marks on her palm.
Accompanied by blisters and dark brown bruising, it was already a superficial second-degree burn!
If such damage to the dermis is not treated promptly, it will inevitably leave unsightly scars.
Feng Yi frowned, and his fingertips hovered just above the burned area before dripping diluted Life Water onto it.
"Hiss! It hurts!"
Sucrose cried out in pain and instinctively tried to withdraw her hand, but Feng Yi held it tightly.
"Bear with it, it will hurt a little at first..."
Feng Yi quickly comforted her, as Sucrose's attempt to pull away almost caused the Life Water to miss; this wouldn't do!
Such precious Life Water should not be wasted like this!
"Mmm~"
Sucrose looked at Feng Yi's serious expression as he treated her and nodded softly in agreement.
She indicated that Feng Yi should proceed boldly and that she would endure the pain!
Feng Yi deliberately slowed down his movements to take her feelings into account, which made Sucrose's heart feel warm.
'Mr. Feng Yi is truly a gentle person!'
Sucrose lowered her head shyly, her gaze constantly darting to Feng Yi's face, thinking to herself.
"Phew! The treatment is only half done!"
Feng Yi released Sucrose's treated left hand and wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve. He hadn't been this serious for a long time.
"Sucrose, do you have any water? I'm a bit thirsty. Let me have a drink and rest for a moment..."
He had eaten and drunk a lot at the banquet, and had consumed too much salt. Now that he was sweating, he felt thirsty.
"Feng Yi, how about some herbal tea? Please wait a moment!"
Sucrose quickly went inside and brought out a pot of herbal tea.
Feng Yi drank the entire pot, and only then did his thirst begin to subside. He then continued to help Sucrose heal her burns.
With the previous experience, Sucrose endured the pain and tried her best to cooperate with Feng Yi.
'Mr. Feng Yi is so gentle, I can't drag him down. This little pain is nothing; it'll pass if I bear with it...'
Sucrose silently chanted to herself, cheering herself on.
Seeing beads of sweat appearing on Feng Yi's forehead again, Sucrose quickly took out a personal handkerchief from her chest and wiped the sweat for him.
Feng Yi: It's warm and carries a faint milky fragrance. Hiss~ Please don't stop!