Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

With the help of the resistance fighters, everyone finally managed to escape from the enthusiastic villagers.

After leaving Wanglong Village, everyone stepped onto several wooden bridges, walked up a staircase made of pink shells, and finally arrived at the Coral Palace.

The Coral Palace is like a pearl inlaid in a shell, emitting charming brilliance.

It fully demonstrates the unique style of Haizhi Island and is eye-catching.

After passing through the torii gate with the Coral Palace logo, everyone finally arrived in front of the Coral Palace.

At this time, a middle-aged man with gray hair was standing in front of the palace gate, looking anxious.

When he saw Xin Hai coming back, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He hurried forward and said, "Master Shanhu Gong, you are finally back!"

Coral Palace Xinhai looked at him and asked in confusion: "Uncle Hong, what happened? Why do you look a little unwell?"

When Shao Yun heard this, he exclaimed, "Uncle?"

The Uncle Hong in my memory seems to be a character who appeared in the invitation mission of Shikanoin Heizo. I have the impression that he was helping Kaijima with smuggling. I didn't expect to meet him so early.

Moreover, both of his sons died. The first son died in battle, and the second son died of illness because he was injured and had no medicine.

Uncle Hong shut up immediately when he saw the unfamiliar faces of Shao Yun, Ying, and Paimeng. Then he smiled uglier than crying and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just..."

Coral Palace Xinhai keenly sensed Uncle Hong's alertness and quickly explained, "Uncle Hong, these three are all our own people, you can talk to them without worry."

After listening to this, Uncle Hong was obviously relieved and continued, "Oh, I see. Then let's get straight to the point. First of all, it's about military supplies."

When it comes to military supplies, Uncle Hong sighed and told what happened today.

"The twenty smuggling ships we sent to the outlying islands were discovered by the shogunate army at Kujo Jinya on their way back after loading the goods. Only two of them returned today."

Upon hearing the news, Xinhai was completely stunned.

She finally understood why Okubo Daisuke said the situation was urgent. It was indeed very serious. Twenty smuggling ships fully loaded with goods, but only two returned. Wouldn't this mean the end of Kaijima?

Uncle Hong frowned and said with embarrassment: "I counted the supplies in the warehouse and the reserves in the military camp on Bayun Island, and they can only sustain the frontline soldiers for a week."

"If there is no new supply, the soldiers on the front line will face the dilemma of running out of food and medicine in a week."

After hearing this, Xin Hai took a deep breath to calm himself down, then said calmly: "I see, this is indeed a tricky matter, but I already have a plan in mind."

She thought to herself that the radishes in Wanglong Village were about to be harvested. If she could harvest them in time, perhaps she could buy some time to alleviate the current food crisis.

As for the matter of medicine, as long as Shao Yun helps, it shouldn't be a big problem.

However, Uncle Hong then said another thing, which directly shattered Xinhai's plan.

"There is one more unimportant matter. Someone from Wanglong Village just reported that the number of floating spirits in the southern coastal area of ​​Haizhi Island has increased."

"The villagers are worried that these floating spirits will destroy the radish fields that are about to mature, and they hope that we can take measures to solve this problem."

When Xinhai heard this, he thought that this was not a small problem at all; it was a serious matter that was extremely urgent!

We had hoped to temporarily alleviate the food shortage by collecting radishes! If the farmland was destroyed, we would be doomed!

Xinhai frowned, rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, cheered himself up, and then said to Uncle Hong:

"Uncle Hong, I understand all of this. I'll take care of it as soon as I finish entertaining the guests. Don't worry, I already have a plan."

When Uncle Hong heard Xinhai say this, he felt more at ease and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Great! That's great! This way, I can deliver supplies to the front line with peace of mind."

"Also, Lord Coral Palace, do you think I need to organize some more people to smuggle some more goods to the outlying islands and Ming Shen Island?"

Xin Hai quickly waved his hands and comforted him, "Uncle Hong, don't worry, just focus on the task at hand. After you deliver the supplies, I can almost figure out what to do next."

Uncle Hong nodded, completely relieved.

"Okay, I'll be off now."

After saying that, he turned and left to deliver supplies to the soldiers on the front line.

Looking at Uncle Hong's leaving back, Paimon looked at Xinhai curiously.

"Xinhai, who is this Uncle Hong?"

Xin Hai smiled and replied, "Uncle Hong was a financial officer of our Coral Palace when he was young. Later, he retired and returned to Wanglong Village to live, planting radishes every day and enjoying a pastoral life."

"However, now that the war has broken out, he has resolutely decided to come back to help. This is really admirable!"

Paimon nodded and muttered, "I see."

……

Afterwards, Xinhai led Shao Yun and his party into the Coral Palace and arrived at the carefully decorated banquet hall.

As soon as he entered the room, Paimon was immediately attracted by the dazzling array of delicious food in front of him.

The long table was filled with a variety of dishes, which was dazzling.

From exquisite cold cuts to steaming, fragrant hot dishes, every dish exudes an enticing aroma, making you salivate.

The colorful salad looks fresh and delicious, making people want to take a bite.

The grilled skewers exude a rich aroma, the meat is tender and juicy, and it is sprinkled with precious spices that are rarely seen on Haizhi Island today.

However, the highlight is the abundant seafood dishes, with shrimps, crabs and fresh fish fillets occupying most of the table.

Just as Xinhai of Coral Palace said before, this banquet will mainly feature seafood.

Xin Hai took his seat gracefully, smiled and said to everyone: "Don't be shy, please enjoy your meal."

……

At the banquet, Paimon and Ying ate with gusto, enjoying the delicious seafood feast, but Xinhai himself only ate a few skewers of barbecue and then stopped.

She sat quietly in the chair, her head in her hands, with a worried look on her face.

Seeing this, Shao Yun felt that the time was ripe, so he pretended to be concerned and asked, "Miss Xinhai, there is no one else here. I would like to ask, what are your plans for those two things?"

Xin Hai came back to her senses, with a hint of melancholy in her eyes. She looked at Shao Yun quietly and said slowly: "These two things are actually the same thing in essence."

Immediately afterwards, Xinhai began to explain in detail to Shao Yun, Ying and Paimeng the problem of supply shortage on Haizhi Island.

"Due to the implementation of the national isolation order and our resistance to the Eye Hunting Order, the shortage of supplies on Kaiji Island is becoming increasingly serious. If it weren't for the smuggling routes established by Uncle Hong and the help of some friends, Kaiji Island would probably have been unable to survive long ago."

After listening to Xinhai's story, Shao Yun understood who those friends she was talking about were.

I guess it must be the shrine magistrate and Narujin Taisha.

Coral Palace Xinhai continued: "Originally, I planned to wait for this batch of smuggled materials to arrive at Haizhi Island, and rely on the radishes and other crops that will be harvested in Wanglong Village to make a living, but I didn't expect..."

Before he could finish his words, Xinhai rubbed his temples helplessly.

Shao Yun had completely understood what Xin Hai meant. As Uncle Hong said, the supplies could only meet the needs of the frontline troops for one week.

And after a week, if there is no new supply, Kaijima will be in a desperate situation and will collapse without the shogunate army launching an attack.

According to the original plot, it should be the Fatui who took action afterwards, providing supplies and the Evil Eye.

But, with Shao Yun here, this time, everything prepared by the Fatui will become Shao Yun's gift.

However, the plot hasn’t reached that point yet, so there’s no need to rush.

Shao Yun felt that this was a good opportunity to gain Haizhidao's trust, so he volunteered, "Okay, I understand. After dinner, I'll go deal with those flooding floating spirits."

Coral Palace's heart was startled, and he said in surprise: "Ah? It's very troublesome to deal with floating spirits! You alone..."

Shao Yun said confidently: "Believe me, I am also a member of the resistance. Instead of distracting the resistance to deal with floating spirits, why not let me give it a try."

Just treat clearing out floating spirits as shooting birds.

Coral Palace Xinhai nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you so much."

Ying, who was sitting next to Shao Yun and eating crabs, had no objection. After all, it was much safer to deal with floating spirits than to let Shao Yun go to the front line.

Moreover, she felt that being on Haizhi Island would also help Shao Yun forget what happened on Mingshen Island.

……

After dinner, Ying and Paimeng stayed in the Coral Palace to rest, while Shao Yun went to the beach south of Wanglong Village alone.

As the villagers of Wanglong Village said, many floating spirits appeared on the seashore, but most of them were water floating spirits.

Shao Yun took out the hunting rifle he had obtained a few days ago from the system. It was a pump-action, top-ejecting, small-caliber rifle (.22 caliber in Earth Online).

This kind of weapon is a bit difficult to use to kill foxes, and can only be used to kill small animals such as birds or mice. It is still unknown how much damage it can cause to floating spirits.

Shao Yun raised his gun and locked his sights on an erratic water spirit floating in the air.

He took a deep breath, gently pulled the trigger, and with a bang, the bullet whizzed out.

The bullet hit a floating spirit accurately.

It was like a punctured balloon, instantly bursting into pieces.

Shao Yun nodded with satisfaction, carefully examined the hunting rifle in his hand, and muttered to himself: "Oh my! This is quite powerful, and the recoil is quite small. I think it's good for Ying, after all, she only has a revolver in her hand, which is still a bit shabby."

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