Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Longing to be an Adventurer (Part 2)

One month after Li Tao joined the Adventurer's Association.

Wangshu Inn, lobby.

Li Tao was sitting on a redwood bench, sipping tea and chatting with others: "The longest road I have ever walked is the boss' routine. I, Li Tao, a new adventurer of the Adventurer's Association, have been exterminating slimes on the road that must be passed through Qiongjiye for a month. The number of slimes killed every day is countless. Now my heart has become as cold as the water elemental force."

The merchant boy who was sitting opposite him and listening to his bragging asked in surprise: "I also heard that there is an adventurer who has been exterminating the slimes nearby recently. Some people even nicknamed this hero the 'Slime Killer'. I didn't expect it to be you. But why are you targeting the slimes?"

"Haha." Li Tao laughed strangely and said, "That's because the Adventurer's Association gave me all the backlog of slime extermination tasks, under the pretext of training newcomers. I thought I could complete the commission after killing the slimes required by the task, but the slimes in this groove refreshed too quickly... Almost as soon as I killed one side, another one appeared on the other side."

"In the middle of last month, I kept accepting related tasks. I was so tired that I couldn't help but ask the president for the details of the matter. As a result, the president asked Miss Catherine to give me a commission to 'investigate the abnormal growth of slimes'... Routine, it's all routine!"

Li Tao was so sad. He thought that everyone in the world of Genshin Impact was good-looking, spoke well, and was talented, and would not harm him. However, he was first suspected of being a spy and thrown into the Adventurer's Association, and then his surplus value was exploited by bad women. It can be said that he had a big mouth above and ran his legs off below... No wonder adventurers are called foot men!

The traveling merchant also said sympathetically: "Indeed, if I encounter a customer who likes to make things difficult for me, I will also feel a headache. But I can't get angry with the customer, otherwise I will not be able to do business. Alas, brother, living in this world will always be frustrating. Even the seven stars of Liyue have troubles of one kind or another. Perhaps only the old emperor can transcend the complicated troubles of the world."

You are right, the old man can really "wander around the world" and live a carefree life!

Li Tao pinched his brows helplessly and asked, "No way. So, brother, do you know the reason why those slimes grow abnormally? Or, did you see anything abnormal while you were on the road?"

"I'm just a traveling merchant, what can I know?" The young man spread his hands, "But I heard that the treasure-stealing groups around here are very active."

"Aren't these Treasure Stealers active everywhere outside of Liyue City? Never mind. Anyway, thank you for listening to me."

The merchant grinned and said, "I should thank you for inviting me to tea. So, goodbye, brother. If you can, please come and patronize my business in the future!"

Li Tao nodded and said goodbye to this friend of five minutes.

......

After a day of suppression and searching, Li Tao returned to the lobby of Wangshu Inn, asked the waiter for a small table and pen and ink, and began to write adventure logs and adventure reports for the Adventurers' Association.

"Today, we killed a total of 121 slimes, including 51 fire slimes, 48 ​​water slimes, and 22 rock slimes."

"After a month of continuous eradication, the number of slimes has increased instead of decreased. I alone cannot complete the entire eradication mission. I must find the reason for the abnormal growth of slimes."

"At the same time, today, I asked passers-by in the lobby of Wangshu Inn for information. Five people told me about the active treasure-stealing group, six people believed that the active slimes were related to the nearby earth veins, and one alchemist pointed out the disorder of elemental power in the northern part of Qiongjiye."

"Preliminary judgment is that the nearby treasure-stealing group must have dug up the earth veins during the treasure hunt, causing a certain elemental force disorder, which ultimately led to the massive proliferation of slimes. To solve this problem, professional alchemists are needed to explore the earth veins and make a judgment."

After writing this, Li Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief - what the hell, is this any different from writing papers for teachers and reports for superiors? Forget it, this is also considered completing the task, so let's just send these investigation reports back first.

He put down his pen, stretched himself, and then called the waiter to put away his things, and went outside the inn to wash up. With the Water God's Eye, he didn't need to get water for washing his face, he just waved his hand and there was water, not to mention that Wangshu Inn was near Dihuazhou, where there was plenty of water.

After washing up, Li Tao was reluctant to spend money to get himself a high-end room, so he spent 5000 Mora to get a lowest-level single room, lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

......

Liyue Harbor, Adventurer's Association.

"Really? This is the entire report... You've worked hard, Li Tao."

After officially becoming a member of the Adventurer's Association, Sister Lan's way of addressing Li Tao also changed - after all, from then on, the two of them were officially in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"So, Sister Lan, how will the association handle the follow-up matters?" Li Tao asked.

Sister Lan thought for a moment and said, "I will ask Catherine to summarize your adventure report into an investigation commission. Of course, if you want to accept this investigation commission yourself, I will let you continue. It would be best to solve the matter perfectly. Can you do it, adventurer Li Tao?"

Li Tao was about to refuse, but Sister Lan seemed to have guessed his thoughts and said with a smile: "Don't rush to refuse, Li Tao. Listen carefully, I think what you lack now is not only the experience as an adventurer, but also the courage to take risks that a true adventurer possesses. Maybe it's because the General Affairs Department forced you to be assigned here, which makes you feel a little uncomfortable, but since you have become an adventurer, you should do things the way an adventurer does. You should hone your skills in using elemental power and deal with different problems."

"Of course, there will be a reward afterwards. I didn't expect that there would be such a situation behind this series of backlogged elimination missions... I suggest you go to Dihua Island to find the treasure-stealing group first, and then use them to find the damaged earth veins. Okay, it's settled, Catherine!"

Miss Catherine, who was standing behind the counter, also smiled and handed over a prepared letter of authorization: "To the stars and the abyss, adventurer! I wish you a safe journey!"

......

Li Tao, feeling dizzy, came out of the Adventurer's Association with the commission and suddenly realized: Am I CPUed? Damn, the boss is making a fuss for me again!

Li Tao felt a little discouraged - he seemed to be still that inexperienced leader of students. Even after coming to the other world and gaining extraordinary powers, he was still not mature enough to be able to stand on his own without suffering any loss.

"Forget it, forget it. Suffering a loss is a blessing. Besides, I really need to adjust my mentality." Li Tao thought of Sister Lan's words, "You lack the spirit and courage of an adventurer," and felt a little unhappy, but he couldn't refute it. Before, he was just a fragile college student who was just about to enter the society. Who knew that he would be inexplicably transported to the original god.

But Li Tao also understood that this kind of "lying down" mentality of accepting what is given to you is absolutely not applicable here. The environment cannot change the truly strong, on the contrary, the strong will use their own absolute strength to change the environment. If he still regards adventure as a job for money instead of a necessary path to becoming stronger, then he may be a worker in the Adventurer Association for the rest of his life. The courage to move forward, not afraid of hardships, and the spirit of going against the current and becoming the strongest are the true spirit of adventure.

"Li Tao, do great things, do great things!"

Brother Taozi secretly cheered himself up.