Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Setting Sail from Liyue Harbor (Part 1)

One day after that, Liyue, Chihuyan, Wanmin Hall.

Li Tao handed the list to Master Mao, the boss of Wanmintang, and said, "My letter has been delivered. Master Mao, please prepare and pack the food in time. Representatives from different departments will come to pick it up later."

Xiang Ling, the daughter of Master Mao and the cook of Wanmintang, had met Li Tao many times. She took the opportunity to come over and asked, "Brother Li, what's going on? Why are you suddenly buying a lot of ingredients from us?"

Master Mao blew his beard, patted Xiangling's head with a worried look on his face, and said, "Xiangling, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask..."

"That's not something I shouldn't ask." Li Tao shook his head. "This matter has already spread in Liyue. After a while, it will be known to the whole city."

Xiangling blinked and asked tentatively, "What's going on? I've been helping in the kitchen at Wanmin Hall recently and haven't heard any rumors."

Li Tao looked outside the Wanmin Hall, his eyes seemed to fly to Liyue Harbor: "You will know if you go to the port. Now, the Maritime Affairs Department has blocked the port and detained those involved in the incident... Well, I'd better start with everything I saw."

......

In the morning, Li Tao arrived at Liyue Port and was about to hand over a task to an old employee of Huishan Hall. However, while the two were talking, they suddenly heard a loud explosion at the port, followed by a blazing fire.

Li Tao was shocked when he saw this. After quickly handing over the task and asking the miners of Huishan Hall to sign the task book, he hurried to watch the excitement. When he arrived near the port, he saw a burnt boat with several charred bodies lying inside. At the same time, several sailboats next to this boat were also on fire. The boat owner, the men and the Qianyan Army were working together to put out the fire.

Li Tao also went up to help. Soon, the flames on the sailboats were put out, but the flames affected almost all the ships in this small area. The decks and hulls were burned to pieces, and there was no sail left. It was obvious that they had suffered huge losses. The captains of the ships probably bought insurance, so although they felt sympathetic, they were not too heartbroken. However, this was still a very serious emergency.

Therefore, after the scattered flames were extinguished, the Liyue General Affairs Department and the Qianyan Army immediately sent people to seal off the scene and began to investigate the surroundings. Li Tao was also left behind for a few questions due to his special identity. But the matter was obviously not related to him, so he was quickly skipped. However, in this way, Li Tao was able to stay at the crime scene and roughly understand the ins and outs of the matter.

"It turned out to be a pirate ship." Li Tao said leisurely, "The pirates on the ship were originally coming to Liyue Port to replenish supplies. Because they were not sure where they came from, they were discovered by the Qianyan Army. When they boarded the ship to escape, they were blocked by other ships. In desperation, they used elemental bottles to blow up their own ship."

"Ah! Pirate ship?" Xiangling exclaimed, but she had no specific concept of pirates in her mind. "I have heard of pirates in the outer seas, but do we have pirates in Liyue?"

Li Tao spread his hands and said, "This is where the problem lies. Originally, Yunlai Sea could be considered as Liyue's inland sea, and the operation of the maritime trade route depends on the smooth flow of Yunlai Sea. However, it just so happened that pirates came from Yunlai Sea at this time..."

"Qiaxing also took this matter very seriously and immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the pirates' identities and origins. The General Affairs Department soon discovered some pieces of cloth and the style of bamboo hats left on the pirate ship, which came from Inazuma across the sea."

At this point, even Master Mao opened his eyes wide in surprise: "What, the Inazuma Pirates? Why are those annoying guys drifting over here again!"

"Dad, you said it drifted here again... Could it be that Liyue had dealt with the Inazuma Pirates before?"

Li Tao snapped his fingers and said, "This incident is also recorded in the Teyvat Travel Guide Issue 1 issued by the Liyue Chapter. At that time, the Seven Gods had taken their seats, and Lord Yan decided to retire and leave Liyue to the self-government of the Liyue people. Just as the Liyue people were groping to govern their own country, a group of refugees from Inazuma on the other side of the sea escaped due to the bad climate. These people are called ronin in Inazuma. They carry weapons, wield guns and sticks, do not engage in production, and are hostile to everything. The Liyue government at that time kindly accepted them and let them rest temporarily in the open space near Liyue Port."

"The people of Liyue told these ronin: If they want to live in Liyue, they must abide by Liyue's rules, lay down their weapons and live as Liyue residents, otherwise they will be sent back to Inazuma. The ronin agreed to this on the surface, but they were furious in private - they actually expressed their demands. Due to the constant war at the time, they wanted to be mercenaries in Liyue to make a living. But the Liyue government did not allow it, because they would not accept such an unstable force on the land of Liyue."

"The two sides were in a stalemate. Then one night, these ronin rushed out of their camp and started a battle with the Thousand Rocks Army that was watching them. Their fighting skills were not as good as the Thousand Rocks Army, but they were all tough and fearless, and had a certain resistance to elemental attacks. In the end, they broke through the Thousand Rocks Army's defense line, seized several boats at the port, and drove them away."

Master Mao patted his thigh and said with a sigh: "I also heard about this when I was young. Before leaving, these pirates set a fire in Liyue Harbor, which had not yet been built at that time. So, when I heard that the pirates had returned and the port was on fire, I was also shocked..."

Xiangling jumped in front of Li Tao and Master Mao and asked, "Wait, what happened after that? Did Qixing let those pirates escape like this?"

Li Tao said with a strange expression: "Hmm... I don't know. The magazine didn't say what happened afterwards. I asked other people, and they also said that the pirates harassed the coast of Liyue for a while after going out to sea, and then disappeared without a trace."

"Uh, I mean, don't we have any countermeasures? Just let these guys get away like this?" Xiang Ling waved her fist, made a "threatening" gesture, and asked curiously.

After all, Liyue doesn't have any naval power. Li Tao didn't know what to say, so he could only say indirectly: "Most of the Qianyan Army are not good at swimming... Xiangling, I remember that you can't swim either?"

This sentence made Xiangling silent. Her face turned red, and she stretched her neck and shouted, "It's not a big deal if I can't swim!"

Li Tao smiled and changed the subject, "Yes, yes, we can let the users of the Ice God's Eye freeze the ice to cross the sea, so we don't need to sail. Anyway, that's it, I'm going back to the Adventurer's Association."

"Well, thank you for your story, Brother Li." The blush on Xiangling's cheeks had not yet faded. "Next time you come, I'll treat you to a barbecued pork meal."

Li Tao nodded, walked out of the store and went back along the street of Chihuyan.

......

Adventurers Guild.

"Li Tao, someone from the General Affairs Department is here to see you." Li Tao had just handed in his mission letter when Sister Lan reminded him, "You and two other adventurers have been recruited. It's very likely that you are related to the port explosion."

I just finished telling this story to someone else, and I was dispatched by the General Affairs Department to handle a related task? How could it be such a coincidence! Li Tao nodded speechlessly, indicating that he understood, and then walked towards the reception room.

He knocked on the door and entered the room. The official from the General Affairs Department was already sitting by the coffee table waiting. However, he did not see the other two people. So he was the first to speak: "Hello, what is your name?"

"Just call me Xiaohai." Xiaohai, the person in charge of the General Affairs Department, was a gentle brown-haired young man. After shaking hands with Li Tao, he handed over a document and said, "Here is some relevant information about this mission. Please take a look and then give me a reply."

Li Tao took the document and glanced at it briefly, then found that the description was pretty much the same as what he knew, except that the mission required him to work with the maritime aid team formed by the Maritime Affairs Department to conduct routine patrols on Yunlai Sea and Guoyun Pavilion to search for any traces of the pirates.

"This mission is quite dangerous, and we don't force you to participate, Mr. Li Tao." Xiao Hai said sincerely, "We want to dispatch you to participate in the mission because you have the Water God's Eye, which gives you a field advantage when fighting at sea or by the sea."

Li Tao didn't think much about it. He picked up a pen from the coffee table and wrote his name neatly on the task book. Then he said, "No need to say anything. I'll go. Now I'm not afraid of danger, but I'm afraid that my efforts are meaningless. Mr. Xiaohai, can you tell me why Liyue is tracking down these pirates? What is their relationship with the group of Inazuma ronin who landed in Liyue more than a hundred years ago?"

Xiao Hai's face changed: "This... I don't have the authority to tell you this information. Please forgive me, Mr. Li Tao."

"Well, it's not me who will be bothered anyway. By the way, where are my other two colleagues? When are we leaving?"

Xiao Hai's expression eased a little. "Please go and negotiate with the Maritime Affairs Office regarding the Sea Aid Team. Just take this mission letter with you. As for the other two adventurers, they have also been temporarily dispatched to join the Sea Aid Team. You should be able to see them in the Sea Aid Team. I'll leave the rest of the matter to you, Mr. Li Tao."