Rite of Descension

==Steps==
# Go to Liyue Harbor
# Talk to the locals (0/3)
#* Talk to Linlang, Guanhai, and Bolai
#Go to Yujing Terrace
#Pray and make a wish at Yujing Terrace (0/2)
#Join the crowd and wait for the Rite to begin
# Talk to Paimon
# Escape from the Millelith
#* This will involve another Stealth mission where the objective is to avoid being spotted by the NPCs.
# Talk to Childe at the Northland Bank
==Gameplay Notes==
* Completing this quest will grant the .
==Dialogue==
;(At Liyue Harbor)
: Paimon: If you wanna find the Geo Archon, this is the only chance you'll get all year.
: Paimon: Guess it's a good thing Venti brought it up earlier, otherwise we definitely would've missed this year's Rite of Descension.
: Do you know when it is?
:: Paimon: Uhh... might be today, might also be tomorrow...
: Do you know where it is?
:: Paimon: Well, Venti brought up the time, but Paimon... knows nothing about where it is... Ehe.
: Paimon: Look, we're already in Liyue so let's go ask some of the locals.
: Paimon: Oh, right. About the Geo Archon, "Morax"...
: Paimon: Did you know? The Mora that we use is named after this god.
: Paimon: But it's seen as impolite for people from outside Liyue to refer to the Geo Archon by that name.
: Paimon: So we should refer to the Geo Archon by the name Rex Lapis, like the people of Liyue do.
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;(Talk to Linlang)
: Linlang: Rite of Descension... Oh yeah, that reminds me, isn't that today?
: Linlang: Once a year, Rex Lapis bestows upon us his divine prediction, guiding us on how to run Liyue for the coming year.
: Linlang: Last year it was the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing that was given the honor of asking for the divine prediction.
: Liyue Qixing?
: Yuheng?
: Paimon: Ooh! Paimon knows this one!
: Paimon: Mondstadt is to freedom as Liyue is to contracts. Liyue has a strong focus on business and trade.
: Paimon: The Liyue Qixing — the seven leaders of the seven enterprises of Liyue — hold true control over Liyue.
: Linlang: That's what outlanders always say.
: Linlang: But true control over Liyue will always be held by Rex Lapis.
: Linlang: The Qixing is comprised of mere mortals. Rex Lapis is a god. Mondstadt's god is nowhere to be seen, whilst our god is forever with us.
: Linlang: Stay in Liyue long enough and you'll see...
: Linlang: Given that you just left your godless city, it's time you experienced what it's like to be in a city whose god has walked with it through all of history.
:;(If Linlang is the last local spoken to)
:: Paimon: Great! Then we can start our experience off with the Rite of Descension.
:: Linlang: Good choice. Then get going. To the high ground.
;(Talk to Linlang again)
: Linlang: Rex Lapis is like a father who takes care of everything for you.
: Linlang: I guess Mondstadters are more like orphans in that sense — no father or mother to look after them... They must get lonely sometimes?
;(Talk to Gentry De'an, next to Linlang)
: Gentry De'an: Another year, another Rite of Descension... Good news for some, gloom and doom for others...
: Gentry De'an: Huh... Nothing to do with me.
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;(Talk to Guanhai)
: Guanhai: Oh! Are you also visitors here for the Rite of Descension?
: Guanhai: To think I've lived in Liyue all these years and never come to see this before.
: Guanhai: I guess it's like they say. Locals never visit the tourist spots.
: Guanhai: I wish you well on your travels! Liyue always welcomes you!
:;(If Guanhai is the last local spoken to)
:: Paimon: Thanks! So we wanna know where to go if we wanna see the Rite of Descension?
:: Guanhai: Hmm... You're not at all close. Not to mention that if I gave you directions, as outlanders, you'd get lost along the way.
:: Guanhai: So better to head to Yujing Terrace, to the high ground.
:: Guanhai: It's the highest place in the harbor — sounds like the best place for trying to communicate with deities, no?
;(Talk to Guanhai again)
: Guanhai: Whatever goes on in the Rite of Descension makes no difference to a commoner like me.
: Guanhai: To be honest, I don't think I can be bothered going this year.
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;(Talk to Bolai)
: Bolai: You too wish to bear witness to the Rite of Descension? Me, too! We all do!
: Bolai: As a businessman myself, how could I not take interest in Liyue's most important business trends?
: Bolai: The seventeen predictions given last year made more than a few ripples throughout the industry.
: Bolai: What's more, there has been a rumor going around that the Tianquan herself, Ningguang, has been acting secretly in the shadows...
: Bolai: She wants the rocks created by Geo Vision holders to be exempt from taxation.
: Paimon: Wow... that's some super professional legal stuff that is!
: Bolai: Haha. To be on the pulse of the predictions and the market is what makes this harbor what it is.
: Bolai: Among The Seven, Rex Lapis is the oldest deity.
: Bolai: His keen sense of strategy is well trusted among his people.
: Bolai: Understanding the predictions as soon as possible can make all the difference in making your fortune!
:;(If Bolai is the last local spoken to)
:: Paimon: F—Fortune! So where can we see this Rite of Descension anyway?
:: Bolai: Hmm... You're not at all close. Not to mention that if I gave you directions, as outlanders, you'd get lost along the way.
:: Bolai: So better to head to Yujing Terrace, to the high ground.
:: Bolai: It's the highest place in the harbor — sounds like the best place for trying to communicate with deities, no?
;(Talk to Bolai again)
: Bolai: Wonder if I should continue with the retail business for another year...
: Bolai: I should be able to make an informed decision once the results of the Rite of Descension are out...
;(Talk to Fan Er'ye, next to Bolai)
: Fan Er'ye: Today is an important day in Liyue! You should get yourself up to Yujing Terrace and get involved.
;(Talk to Jifang, next to Bolai)
: Jifang: My husband's gone to take part, too. Says he wants to bear witness to this year in history...
: Jifang: How come he gets to go and have fun while I have to watch the shop?
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;(At Yujing Terrace)
: Paimon: Paimon heard that the best time to make a wish is today, during the Rite of Descension. , wanna give it a try?
;(Approach the altar)
: Assistant of the Tianquan/Millelith Guard: Halt. Those not involved in the proceedings are not permitted to go any further!
: Paimon: Pfft... Killjoy...
:;(You reappear behind the crowd)
;(Make a wish at the southwest censer)
: Ivanovich: Your first time in Liyue? Actually, it's my first time to see the Rite of Descension too.
: Ivanovich: Ah, look! That's Ms. Ningguang of the Liyue Qixing!
: Ivanovich: Only those who have control in Liyue can preside over the Rite of Descension.
: Ivanovich: Oh yeah, not sure if you knew, but most of the adepti appear in the form of various beasts.
: Ivanovich: I heard that when attending these kinds of formal occasions, Rex Lapis himself appears as a celestial cross between two of Liyue's ancient mythical creatures.
: Ivanovich: ...Sorry, I shouldn't interrupt your wish. Please, take this.
: I wish I could get some leads from the Geo Archon.
;(Talk to Ivanovich after making a wish)
: Ivanovich: Even for outsiders, the grandeur and solemnity of the proceedings and ceremony leave a deep impression.
;(Make a wish at the east censer)
: Changshun: Oh, you also want a little adepti luck too?
: Changshun: Haha, seems you know a lot! Making a wish during this time is sure to get you the blessings of both the Adepti and Rex Lapis himself.
: Changshun: I've already made my wish, so you can take this.
: Paimon: Great, thanks!
: I wish I could find my soon...
;(Talk to Changshun after making a wish)
: Changshun: May your wealth multiply in the year ahead!
;(After both wishes have been made)
: Paimon: Great! Now that we're all done with the wishing, guess we can just wait here for things to get started.
: Paimon: Hmm, who knows how long that Ms. Ningguang lady is gonna take.
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;(Approach the crowd)
:
;(A cinematic begins)
:: Paimon: Whoa! Look at all the people...
:: Paimon: We gotta get up front! We can't see squat back here!
:: Ningguang: The hour is upon us.
:;(Ningguang uses Geo to summon the Archon, but Rex Lapis falls out of the sky and appears to be dead)
:: Ningguang: Rex Lapis has been killed! Seal the exits!
:;(Millelith guards swarm the Terrace)
;(After the cinematic)
: Paimon: Wha... What's going on!?
: Paimon: Did she just say Rex Lapis is...
: Paimon: The Geo Archon... is... DEAD!?
: Paimon: Oh no, the Millelith! Looks like they're nabbing suspects who got too close.
: Paimon: Paimon's freaking out. The killer is amongst us!
: Paimon: Wait... we got close... are we suspects!?
: Paimon: Wait, where are you going?
: (It was a god we faced off against when we arrived in this world too...)
: (We can't fall into their hands...)
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;(Escape from the Millelith)
: Paimon: Oh no... , there's a whole bunch of soldiers out there too!
: Paimon: Your identity... You may not be the killer, but we can't let them get you!
: Paimon: But... can we even get out of here safely?
;(Idle quotes)
:Ivanovich: I... I know nothing, I swear...
:Changshun: The smoke, it's too thick. I can't see...
:Linlang: I didn't do it! Please, have mercy!
:Jifang: The smoke, it's too thick. I can't see...
:Fan Er'ye: I... I know nothing, I swear...
;(Approach the marked location)
;(A cinematic begins)
:;(The Traveler steps on a tile and alerts a guard)
:Millelith Guard: They're here!
:Millelith Guard: Arrest them!
:Millelith Guard: There's nowhere to run!
:;(The Traveler draws their sword)
: ???: Hey — Hold still.
:;(A mysterious Hydro user defeats all the guards. Reinforcements run towards you)
: ???: Come with me.
:;(Paimon and the Traveler follow the rescuer)
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;(After the cinematic)
: Paimon: *panting* Phew... Paimon's exhausted...
: I'm even more beat.
: Just what muscles does magical floating use exactly?
: Paimon: So insensitive! You have no idea just how tiring floating arou— Wait!
: Paimon: Just who are you exactly?
: ???: Call me Childe.
: Paimon: Childe? What, so we're supposed to dote on you?
: Childe: Haha, no no, not at all. It's an alias of sorts.
: Childe: In Mondstadt, I don't suppose you came across a "Signora" by any chance?
: Paimon: Signora... Childe...
: Paimon: You're Fatui! One of the Harbingers!
: Childe: Oh, no. Don't worry, I'm not looking for a fight.
: Childe: Signora gave you quite the bad impression huh? Tsk, that woman... Can't say I'm a fan either.
: Childe: Right, let's forget all about her, shall we? I'm here to help you.
: Help?
:: Childe: Yes. Help.
: I don't need help from the Fatui.
:: Childe: Come now, don't be like that.
: Go. Leave.
:: Childe: Sure, I may be one of the Harbingers, but hear me out.
: Childe: I'm not a bad guy... Okay perhaps I'm kind of a bad guy, but I'm not here to give you any trouble.
: Childe: Would it be too much to ask for you to keep the sword sheathed?
: Childe: Haha, I thank you for your knightly nobility, Traveler.
: Childe: I heard of your deeds in Mondstadt, so I couldn't help but notice you during the proceedings back there.
: Childe: And because I had my eye on you the whole time, I know it wasn't you. Someone else was clearly behind it.
: Childe: But... regrettably, given I'm a Fatui envoy from Snezhnaya... there's no way I'd be trusted after something of this magnitude.
: Childe: The ruling Qixing of Liyue has always been overly suspicious of us.
: Paimon: Well can you honestly blame them?
: Childe: Hahaha. Guess I shouldn't try to deny that.
: Childe: Okay, sure. Maintaining a distance between strangers is probably a good idea. Either way, I'm already used to it at this stage.
: Childe: But right now, if you want to clear yourselves of any suspicion — you need to get yourselves to Northland Bank.
: Childe: Staying here isn't an option. As the old Liyue saying goes: "The walls have ears."
;(Return to Yujing Terrace and interact with Rex Lapis' corpse, optional)
:View Rex Lapis: Life has left the adeptus' great body...
:View Rex Lapis: What went on out of view in that moment?
;(Get too close to the Millelith Guard on the left or right side of the corpse)
: Millelith Soldier: It's the culprit! The culprit... has returned to the scene of their crime! Don't let them get away! Send reinforcements, repeat, send reinforcements!
: Paimon: Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh...
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;(At the Northland Bank)
: Paimon: Northland Bank...
: Childe: Correct. This bank was opened here in Liyue by Snezhnaya.
: Childe: Though everyone knows Liyue is the most enterprising in Teyvat, Snezhnaya is not short of change either.
: Paimon: Yeah well, poorer nations don't seem the type to have diplomats that come around acting the way yours do towards the Knights of Favonius.
: Childe: Eh-hehehehe...
: Childe: Here, let me give you this.
: Paimon: This is a...
: Childe: I'm not sure, exactly. Sometimes, all money can buy is "things" and not a name for oneself.
: Childe: All I know is that it's a sigil. A sigil to keep the "mighty and illuminated adepti" from bringing harm to you.
: Paimon: Adepti?
: Childe: If you head north from the harbor, then west from Guili Plains, you will eventually reach a stone forest known an Jueyun Karst.
: Childe: The people of Liyue believe it to be the abode of the adepti.
: They really believe that?
: Isn't it just a legend?
: Childe: Legend or not, they believe it. As such, offerings to the adepti are made at its borders. Nobody dares venture in.
: Childe: But I have no need for believing — not when I know for a fact that the adepti truly exist.
: Paimon: Hate to admit it but your Fatui intel seems alright. But, why would we go looking for adepti anyway?
: Childe: Ha, oh my little friend. There are plenty of reasons mortals seek the blessings of adepti.
: Childe: Money, health, love... But you... you will go for justice.
: Paimon: Justice?
: Childe: The Qixing will already have dispatched the Millelith. They'll be seeking out the assassin from amongst the onlookers.
: Childe: But how could a mere mortal kill a god that can sweep aside entire armies? Rex Lapis never gave up his power as a god.
: Childe: This level of crude response is beyond what is called for. How suspicious...
: You think they're trying to hide the true culprit?
:: Childe: Or... to hide something else. Hard to say.
: You think the Qixing did it and they're trying to pin it on someone else?
:: Childe: Your thinking is even more radical than my own, Honorary Knight.
: Childe: Even now, the Northland Bank wouldn't be able to hold the Millelith off for long, but the adepti can clear you of any wrongdoing.
: Childe: Liyue was founded by the Geo Archon and the adepti — of course, it was built by force.
: Childe: Look for them. And be faster than the Qixing's messengers, so you may give your version of events first.
: Childe: If there is anyone that can help you in Liyue now, it can only be the mighty and illuminated adepti.
;(Obtain )
 
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