Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Outside Teyvat is Home (Part 1)

After that, Li Tao followed the information provided by the members of the treasure-stealing group, found the damaged leyline, and cleared a lot of monsters there. Then, he reported the location to the Adventurer's Association. It was said that the alchemists' work in finding and repairing the leyline was going smoothly. Li Tao finally completed this series of tasks and didn't have to go to Dihua Island to deal with slimes for the time being.

But after Li Tao finally managed to "take a break from his busy life", he was immediately assigned by the General Affairs Department of Liyue to carry out a commissioned task. Feeling a little aggrieved, he ran to his boss Sister Lan and asked, "No, Sister Lan, why is the General Affairs Department doing this? Isn't it said that the profession of adventurer is very free? I am tired and want to take a break, can't I?"

Sister Lan tactfully passed the buck again: "You can only complain to the General Affairs Department about this kind of thing. It's useless to complain to me. After all, the Adventurer's Association is just an intermediary platform. The specific process of assigning tasks to adventurers is determined by us, but the requirements and time limit of the task are determined by the client. But I can give you a lowdown on this task - according to the people in the General Affairs Department, what they investigated is likely related to your background."

"My background? What is that?" Li Tao looked confused.

Sister Lan curled her lips, signaled Catherine to hand the power of attorney to Li Tao, and asked Catherine to explain on her behalf. Hardworking Miss Tewat Joy Catherine immediately nodded and said to Li Tao: "This is what happened..."

It turned out that a herbal farmer was collecting herbs in the Minlin Mountains when he suddenly saw many huge stone statues falling from the sky and landing in Jueyunjian. He thought he had disturbed the immortals of Liyue, so he ran back to the city in fear and told everyone about it. After the officials of the General Affairs Department learned of the news, they called him in for questioning and sent people to investigate and collect evidence, but found that the immortals living in Jueyunjian were also curious and wary of these strange stone statues. After observing the stone statues, the immortals left some words for the people of the General Affairs Department, telling them that these stone statues had residual energy that was completely different from elemental power, that is, these stone statues did come from another world outside of Teyvat.

Therefore, considering the life experience of the adventurer Li Tao, the officials of the General Affairs Department planned to entrust Li Tao to go to Minlin Jueyunjian to see if Li Tao knew those stone statues.

The good news is that you don’t have to go to the wilderness of Qiongji to survive. The bad news is that you will have to learn how to take risks in the deep mountains and forests.

Li Tao had a bitter face. Minlin was not close to Liyue. When they were fighting monsters in Qiongjiye and Bishuiyuan, there was a Wangshu Inn along the way for travelers to rest. But it was different in the mountains. The mountain roads were difficult to walk on, and it was easy to get lost. Li Tao was not a native of Liyue, and it was easy to get lost even with a map. He did not have a wonderful means of transportation like the Wind Wings that could fly for a short time, nor did he master the wind elemental power that could carry his body to glide, so he could only walk on his two legs.

He had no choice but to buy a map of Jueyunjian from the Adventurer's Association before going to Minlin, and then learn from the adventurer seniors how to spend the night in the mountains and forests. Sister Lan was busy and didn't have time to teach him, so he went to find Xiaoqian, the game king in the association.

Liyue, the "Three Bowls and You're Done" tavern.

Li Tao greeted the boss Degui and asked him for four liang of plum wine and a plate of pork head meat. Then he walked behind a man wearing glasses who was staring at his cards nervously and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Qian, have you eaten? Come and have a drink. It's my treat."

The man who was playing Seven Saints Summoning was startled. Seeing Li Tao standing behind him, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, it's you, Li Tao. Sorry, I was busy playing cards and didn't notice you coming... Put your things aside and finish this game first!"

Li Tao didn't like playing the Seven Saints Summons game. He shrugged, sat aside, picked up the meat slice and the wine glass, and ate and drank slowly.

After Li Tao ate most of the pig head, Xiao Qian finally went all in and used the card of Liyue Seven Stars·Yuheng Star·Keqing to kill the opponent's card. He smiled and took his bet, then turned around to drink the plum wine that Li Tao offered. After taking two sips of the wine, Xiao Qian was refreshed, and while eating the meat, he asked Li Tao: "Why did you suddenly come to me today? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Li Tao nodded and gave a brief account of the task entrusted by the General Affairs Department. Xiao Qian also frowned after listening to him. He said, "I haven't been to Jueyunjian either. I heard that it is a place where immortals live in seclusion. We old Liyue people don't want to disturb the immortals' peace, so even adventurers rarely accept tasks related to there. But I can teach you some of the knowledge you mentioned about camping in the mountains... But it's not a good thing for you to ask people all the time. Later, you can go to Wanwen Collection to buy books and read. I will let the boss Ji Fang take care of you when the time comes."

"Thank you, Brother Qian. I really should read some books."

Li Tao also didn't want to be like Ding Zhen, always maintaining a certain innocence that was not polluted by knowledge and exploring the other world. For adventurers, information and knowledge are still very important.

"It's okay, it's just a small favor. It's almost noon, so I'll treat you to something. Boss Degui, give us one serving of braised shredded pork, one serving of tofu with crab roe, another serving of braised pork head, and two glasses of rice wine!"

"Brother Qian, you have a big appetite."

"Hey, Taozi, this is just an appetizer. We Liyue gourmets have big appetites." Xiao Qian winked at Li Tao, "Before the food comes, why don't you play cards with me? I know you are a novice and don't gamble."

Li Tao smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, Brother Qian, you should tell me more when you have time..."

......

the next day.

Li Tao, who officially accepted the commission from Catherine, came to the General Affairs Department to negotiate with the official in charge of the matter. Coincidentally, Li Tao also knew this "NPC", she was Xiaoyu, the female officer of the General Affairs Department.

Although Xiaoyu is young, she is very concise. After seeing Li Tao rushing over in an adventurer's uniform, Xiaoyu took the initiative to come forward and talk: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Li Tao, the adventurer commissioned by the General Affairs Department?"

"Ah, it's me." Li Tao nodded slightly to Xiaoyu, "I have already confirmed the specific details of the mission in the letter of entrustment. I will go to Minlin Jueyunjian to explore the details and truth of the stone statue from outer space, is that right?"

Xiao Yu also nodded and replied: "That's right, Mr. Li Tao. Please give me the letter of authorization so that I can stamp it to confirm...Okay, you can set off now. Afterwards, please come to me to hand in the mission report."

"Uh, shouldn't the mission report be handed over to the Adventurer's Association?"

"You can also hand it over to the association, and they will pass it on to our General Affairs Department. However, it's better for you to hand it over directly to us, because the Adventurer's Association may also leak information. Also, if you really discover the secret of the alien stone statue, please don't spread the news."

Li Tao was once again surprised by the General Affairs Department's awareness of confidentiality and precautions. He said nothing, and after confirming the official seal of the General Affairs Department, he set off for Minlin Jueyunjian.

To get to Jueyunjian, one needs to go all the way north, through the valley of Qiongjiye to reach Guiliyuan, which he is quite familiar with. Then, from the central part of Guiliyuan, one needs to go all the way west, pass the northern part of Cuijuepo, and then reach Jueyunjian through the mountain path of Minlin.

Maybe in the game, this section of the road doesn't take too long to walk, but in the reality of Teyvat, Li Tao can't teleport or fly, and taking a shortcut is even more impossible, so he can only walk along the road. It takes at least one day for Li Tao to walk north from Liyue Harbor to Wangshu Inn, and this is the movement speed of the owner of the Eye of God. It is estimated that it will take 2-3 days for ordinary people. Therefore, Li Tao plans to stay in Wangshu Inn for one night first, and then turn to Minlin in the west the next day.

......

In short, after spending two days on the journey and half a day finding the way, Li Tao finally found the official from the General Affairs Department who was guarding near the so-called mysterious stone statue from outer space on the third day after setting out from Liyue City.