Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Not a double-agent

"And so, I traveled to the world of Teyvat. I strayed into the web of dust and have been gone for thirty years. Unfortunately, there is no old forest for the captive bird to yearn for, and the fish in the pond that has already run into the sea cannot miss its old abyss... I started my new life in Liyue Harbor."

"Oh my god, you sound so real. So, you are really a lost person from another world?"

"Why would I lie to you all? I have been working diligently and earning my own living during this period of time. I have never violated any contract!"

"That's true. In fact, there are so many refugees in Liyue. One more or one less of you won't make a difference. But who made you chosen by the God of Water to obtain the Water God's Eye? Once you awaken the God's Eye, you are no longer an ordinary person. What if you are a spy sent by other countries?"

"Is this something I could have predicted in advance?!"

……

As mentioned above, after the unlucky Li Tao traveled to Liyue Harbor, he had to blend in with the refugees and work as a worker because he had no identity documents. Every day he carried bags for people at the dock, ran errands, and did the most basic work.

Li Tao had thought about copying the tactics of his predecessors who traveled through time, but no matter what the tactics were, they either required a golden finger or talent and connections. Take storytelling as an example. Without a guarantor from Liyue, it was impossible to find a job in a restaurant or the like.

In other words, "A stinky outsider is coming to Liyue to beg for food?"

Well, of course Li Tao could also set up a stall at the street corner, put up a banner that read "Storytelling and singing opera to persuade people, walk in the middle of the three avenues", find a stool to sit down and start talking, but the Qianyan Army would soon come and drive him away -

Because in Liyue, although setting up stalls anywhere is not illegal, it disrupts social order. Any shop can go to the General Affairs Department to complain because they can't stand the small vendors stealing their business. Then there is the troublesome and lengthy civil dispute process... In this way, the cost and effort are completely disproportionate.

If you want to make money in Liyue, you need to have a legitimate identity and some Mora as start-up capital. These two things together can be exchanged for a certificate to legally conduct business activities in Liyue Commercial Street. Otherwise, just like other refugees, you will have to work as a temporary worker.

There are many job opportunities in Liyue. You can get by just by working hard. Food is enough, but clothing, housing and transportation are a bit poor. Every day, you can only wear a sweaty short-sleeved shirt, and live in the free bunk beds provided by Liyue Port to the poor. As for travel, you can only rely on your two feet.

After a period of working like a cow in the civil engineering department, Li Tao decided to get out of his current exhausting life. On the one hand, he tried to recall his previous knowledge, trying to think of some tips for making money or professional knowledge that could be used at work. On the other hand, he saved up some spare money and recorded the settings and plot of the original god that he could still remember.

Two months later, one day when Li Tao was helping someone carry things at the dock, he was accidentally squeezed by his colleague at the dock and fell into the water with a bang.

The water was shallow, and Li Tao was in a mess, and even his luggage was left on the shore before he fell into the water. However, when Li Tao climbed up the dock with a gloomy face, he saw the workers and businessmen around him looking at him with surprise. To be precise, they were looking at his waist.

Li Tao noticed this and looked at himself in confusion - wow! After going into the water, he actually had a blue glass bead with patterns on his waist! This "glass bead" was tied with a light blue string and hung on his belt, flashing a faint light.

Li Tao certainly knew what it was - this was the Eye of God. It was the medium through which the Seven Gods granted special people the power to exercise their powers. The Seven Gods represented seven elements, so different Eyes of God could give people the power to mobilize different elemental forces. So, he raised his hand doubtfully, and tried to mobilize the "elemental force" that was everywhere on the continent of Teyvat with his mind or spirit.

He felt it - the surging and calm water elemental force under the dock. It seemed that as long as he waved his hand, the water elemental force would jump out of the water and entwine and dance around him. He did so. Then, he saw the Eye of God glittering, and the water slowly rose and flowed towards him in mid-air.

"Oh, young man, congratulations!"

It was as if Eva had suddenly played the final chapter. The sky and the sea were clear, and all around were people of all kinds clapping. Li Tao looked up blankly and saw the boss who hired him to carry the bag, the workers in short shirts, and the patrolling Qianyan Army. They all had sincere or polite smiles on their faces.

Li Tao didn't know how to react, so he just smiled awkwardly. He wanted to continue carrying the bag for his boss and finish this job, but his boss refused to allow him to do so. He casually paid a few thousand Mora to have another worker carry the bag for him, and he also seemed to have paid more for the handling fee...

Li Tao was holding a bag of nearly 10,000 Mora and didn't know what to do. Logically, he should continue to work, but he felt the envious eyes of the people around him, and he felt a little overwhelmed and his feet were weak, so he decided to go back to the dormitory to plan for the future.

However, before he could even walk out of the seaside street of the commercial port, he was blocked by people from the General Affairs Department:

"Mr. Li Tao, is that right? I heard that you got the Eye of God after falling into the water at the port. Please come with us, we have some questions for you."

……

The people from the General Affairs Department acted too quickly. Before Li Tao could figure out the situation, they were dragged to a quiet room. Then, they searched Li Tao's personal information with lightning speed and found that he had no activity tracks before coming to Liyue. Therefore, they suspected that Li Tao was a spy sent by other countries.

"Why do you make such a judgment? I obtained the Eye of God in front of everyone, is that okay?"

"We made the decision on our own, sorry, Mr. Li Tao. But this is not without precedent. The Kingdom of Winter once pulled off a trick in Liyue to 'obtain the Eye of God in public', trying to get them to work in Liyue. So we have a complete set of preventive measures for this, you just had the bad luck to run into it."

Hence the conversation at the beginning of this chapter.

……

After the General Affairs Department dug out his biggest secret, Li Tao angrily collapsed on the table in the room that served as an interrogation room, muttering: "You, the General Affairs Department, are arresting people so blatantly. Aren't you afraid of violating the contract? I have signed a contract with the Port Foot Trade Union!"

Although Li Tao explained that he came from another world, he was cautious and did not tell anyone about the game "Genshin Impact". At this moment, he was also trying to argue for his own interests based on the fact that the people of Liyue abide by the contract.

The middle-aged General Affairs Department official who was in charge of interrogating Li Tao smiled and said, "Mr. Li Tao, the General Affairs Department can contact the immortals and mobilize resources to hold the immortal-sending ceremony. It can also handle various certification procedures and mediate civil disputes. Do you think there won't be a backdoor in the contract to facilitate our work?"

After the official's explanation, Li Tao finally realized that the world of Teyvat shown in the game "Genshin Impact" is nothing more than a romantic adventure story in fairy tale clothing. When he really came to this world and personally interacted with different people, different societies, and different countries, he would understand that these real people and social organizations have their own internal activities and operating logic, which are things that MiGames will never be able to explain in the game.

How did the General Affairs Department of Liyue, which had power comparable to that of the East Factory and the six ministries, continue to operate? It was because it had the support of the Liyue Seven Stars and Eight Sects, which was similar to the cabinet.

Although contracts sound grand and noble, they are actually full of loopholes, because the power to formulate and modify contracts is always in the hands of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates. Unless the old man Yan Wang comes back, people will be in awe of his power and prestige, rather than the power of the Seven Stars and Eight Gates of Liyue.

In short, under the strong interference of the "visible big hand" of the General Affairs Department, Li Tao's contract with the Hong Kong Foot Trade Union was forcibly terminated. He did not have to pay the penalty for breach of contract. The General Affairs Department paid it for him. At the same time, the officials of the General Affairs Department gave Li Tao a new contract:

"Mr. Li Tao, we will tell you the truth. As a special case of an outsider who obtained the Eye of God in Liyue, you must be subject to a certain degree of control. Of course, if you think you have the strength to resist the Commissioner of the General Affairs Department, you can leave now. Otherwise, please take a look at this contract. We have provided you with a well-paid job in Liyue, which can be regarded as compensation for you."

Li Tao: (sweating) "Do I have the capital to refuse? You might as well just inform me directly!"

The middle-aged official in a long gown stared at him and said with a smile, "Well, after all, we Liyue people always have to abide by the contract.

Don't be angry about your situation, we have no intention of targeting you. All the preferential policies for God's Eye holders also apply to you.

The General Affairs Department just hopes that you will not use your power to cause trouble in Liyue. I wish you a happy life in Liyue... Next, you can take this contract to report to the Adventurer's Association."

Li Tao felt very familiar with the official tone of the Liyue people. Isn't this the tone used by the leaders on Blue Star when they do things?

Although he was forced to do the job, Li Tao, who had been trained to withstand pressure in his life, convinced himself to accept it: Forget it! Officials are always right. I am not the Geo King, how can I fight with the locals of Liyue?

As for being taken to the General Affairs Department for investigation, it was also because my identity was unknown...Besides, having a job is better than having no job.

But Li Tao was still very unhappy. Not only because of his own weakness, but also because of Liyue's dominance.

Li Tao knew that in this world where elemental forces could be manipulated, only by combining the ability to manipulate elemental forces with all skills and honing them to perfection could one have the capital to stand out from the crowd.

Otherwise, among the pure elemental force users, those who are a little luckier will become honorary knights in Mondstadt just like the Traveler in the game, and live normally in the world relying on the Traveler's identity and connections;

Those who are worse off will be monitored and guarded by relevant forces like Li Tao, who will give them a sweet reward after a beating, but they will still be on guard to some extent;

The worst ones would be like the warlocks of the Kingdom of Winter, who have been trained in a guided way since childhood and do not understand what free will is. They just follow orders and eventually become puppets and filler babies "serving the Kingdom of Winter".

As a person who has received modern education on Blue Star, Li Tao is naturally disgusted by this kind of power. But after being lectured by the General Affairs Department, he also realized that he should temporarily put aside this feeling.

This is not any modern country on the Blue Star, but a commercial city-state that is both civilized and barbaric. The concept of equality that treats everyone as an independent individual in modern civil society no longer exists. No matter how much Liyue values ​​contracts, it is essentially an oligarchy.

Why should a big businessman talk about equality with a peasant? Even if the existence of the Eye of God allows anyone to gain power beyond ordinary people, don’t the rulers of Liyue have the Eye of God? What’s more, there are many living immortals standing behind Liyue. It is not difficult for Liyue to deal with a holder of the Eye of God at will.

"Li Tao, you must learn from your mistakes and then be brave! In this continent of Teyvat, only by becoming stronger can you not be afraid of the threats and oppression from others..." Li Tao said to himself.

He walked out of the General Affairs Department's buildings and looked back. The tall, quaint buildings blocked the scorching sun in the sky and cast a continuous shadow.

I am already very lucky. Li Tao shook his head and encouraged himself: Those officials who interrogated me would also show envy when they saw the Eye of God... Thanks to the water goddess Funina, or Fukaros, from today on, my life has completely changed, even though this is not the path I actively chose.

Li Tao held the contract and letter of recommendation tightly in his hands and walked towards the Liyue Adventurer's Association.