Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

It’s spring again, far better than the willows and mist all over the imperial capital.

After the Lantern Festival, it is early spring.

Liyue Harbor in early spring is like a girl awakening, gently lifting her veil.

The morning mist is picturesque, lingering between the ancient buildings, adding a touch of mystery and haziness to this port city.

The sunlight shines through the clouds, casting mottled shadows, illuminating the bluestone pavement on the street and the busy and hopeful faces of the people.

In the streets and alleys, vendors have already set up their stalls, and the dazzling array of goods gleams with an attractive luster in the sun. The fishy and salty smell of seafood and the sweetness of roasted sweet potatoes are intertwined, forming a unique market atmosphere.

This is the time for various temple fairs and celebrations - spontaneous gatherings of the people and celebrations organized by the Chamber of Commerce fill this period of time.

If you walk down any street in Liyue Harbor, you can see many people setting up stalls in designated locations, waiting for customers to arrive; as for places where temple fairs and celebrations are held, it is even more lively, with artists, peddlers and vendors performing magic tricks, selling glutinous rice cakes and making clay figurines everywhere. If you look carefully, you can also see various activities organized by the merchants: such as ring tossing, pitching pots, guessing riddles, etc.

All of these have attracted Liyue residents to come out of their homes and go to the streets of Liyue to continue spending.

Liyue Harbor is a bustling scene, and the suburbs are also full of vitality with all things flourishing.

Tianheng Mountain is quietly changing. The trees on the mountain are beginning to sprout new buds, with light green and dark green interweaving together to form a beautiful picture. The streams in the mountains are gurgling and clear, and occasionally you can see a few small fish playing in the water. At the foot of the mountain, wild flowers are blooming, red, yellow, purple... colorful, like a palette of the earth.

At this time, Tianheng Mountain is not only a natural resort, but also a good place for people to go outing. People go out of their homes and climb the mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery of early spring. They climb the mountain to look into the distance, have picnics and camp, or recite poems and paint, enjoying the gift of nature to the fullest.

Li Tao was one of them. However, this time, he did not bother his two friends, but chose to go to Tianheng Mountain for team building with his colleagues from the Adventurers Association.

After all, this period is the busiest time of the year. Both Xingqiu and Chongyun need to visit relatives and friends, make more contacts and socialize more. Of course, if Li Tao contacts them, they are willing to come, but Li Tao believes that even the closest friends should leave some space for each other.

So, when Xingqiu followed his eldest brother to visit relatives and friends in Chenyu Valley, and Chongyun was locked up at home meditating, Li Tao proposed such a team-building plan to the branch president of the Liyue Adventurer's Association, his old boss.

"Everyone in the association doesn't have time to rest even during the Lantern Festival, so it's very tiring. Why don't we take this opportunity to follow the example of others and go hiking?"

Sister Lan happily accepted Li Tao's proposal, so the adventurers who were still in Liyue Harbor received a team-building notice:

Dear members of the Liyue Adventurer's Association:

Hello everyone!

As spring approaches, everything comes back to life, and it is a good time for hiking. In order to enhance the friendship among association members, strengthen teamwork, relax, and experience the charm of nature, the Liyue Adventurer Association decided to hold a hiking team-building activity to Tianheng Mountain.

The relevant matters of the event are now notified as follows:

1. Activity Theme

Enjoy the spring time with a hike

2. Activity time

The fifth day of the second month of spring. Gather at the association at 9:00 a.m. and disperse at 6:00 p.m.

3. Activity Location

Tianheng Mountain, Tianzhu Peak

IV. Participants

All Adventurer's Guild members in Liyue Harbor who are willing to participate

5. Activity Content

1. Gathering and signing in: All members are requested to arrive at the gathering place on time and sign in.

2. Hiking: Hike in Tianheng Mountain, admire the scenery along the way, and enjoy the tranquility and beauty of nature.

3. Team games: Fun team games are set up along the way to enhance cooperation and understanding among members.

4. Picnic Exchange: Have a picnic in an open space in the mountains, sit together, share delicious food, and talk about adventures.

5. Safe return: After the event, we will organize everyone to return to Liyue Harbor safely.

6. Precautions

1. Please be sure to attend on time. Latecomers will not be accepted.

2. Please wear suitable clothing and shoes for hiking, and bring enough water and dry food.

3. Please pay attention to safety during the activity, do not leave the team without permission, and do not climb dangerous areas.

4. Please bring your own garbage bags, protect the environment and do not litter.

We hope all adventurers will actively participate and spend a pleasant and unforgettable spring outing together! Let us feel the charm of nature in the embrace of Tianheng Mountain!

Looking forward to your participation!

Liyue Adventurers Association

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In fact, even Li Tao didn't expect that Sister Lan would have so many tricks.

When the adventurers gathered at the foot of Tianheng Mountain and prepared to climb the Tianzhu Peak in the west, Sister Lan first proposed to hold a "speed competition" - two teams would compete to climb the mountain. The first one to reach the top would receive a set of the latest portable kitchenware produced by the Blacksmith House, and the second and third place winners would also receive rewards. In order to ensure the fairness of the competition, Sister Lan even had someone put up a sign at the finish line in advance.

This aroused the desire to win among many adventurers. In short, Li Tao was pulled up the mountain by Senior Dandy, who was always keen on speed racing. Under his guidance, he continued to use the elemental power of nature to move forward and successfully won the first place.

In the end, since Dandy was not interested in cooking, after some reluctance from the two, Li Tao had to accept the reward for the first place - a complete set of portable kitchen utensils.

As a result, after the adventurers panted to the top of the mountain, before they had even had half an hour to rest, Sister Lan started a "picnic competition". That is, the adventurers were asked to collect ingredients from the mountain and cook delicious food. As for kitchenware, of course there was none, and only the first place in the "speed competition" was eligible to use portable kitchenware.

Then, Li Tao once again won the championship of the picnic competition amid the envious gazes of a group of adventurers.

This is normal because food cooked with kitchen utensils is always better than food grilled with a random wooden stick.

Therefore, Li Tao refused to participate in the "Fun Competition" proposed by Sister Lan, because he was afraid that he would inexplicably win glory today and make others unhappy.

However, Li Tao was just worrying about nothing. Outside of the activities, the adventurers were having a great time.

After all, the usual adventure activities are not that interesting. It is more comfortable to play carefree like today.

The “Fun Arena” is actually “Horse Fighting” and “Cockfighting”. “Horse Fighting” is that two people carry one person, and the person being carried is the “general” with a headband on his head. Three people form a group, and other groups have to snatch the “general’s” headband. The group whose headband is snatched is considered the loser; and “Cockfighting” is even simpler. Two people stand on one leg with one leg crossed, and use the crossed leg to bump the other person until the other person’s ankle is numb and he cannot stand steadily and puts down his crossed leg.

Just as Li Tao was watching the game with great interest, thinking whether he should say "It's really interesting, time to go home" as the ending of this chapter, he was suddenly called by Sister Lan and led to a deserted corner.

Sister Lan solemnly handed him a commission: "Li Tao, although I shouldn't disturb your interest at this time, I'm afraid that the information will be leaked if I give it to you later. This is a secret mission specially assigned to you by Qixing and the General Affairs Department. Don't read it here. Take it home and burn it after reading."

Li Tao took the letter of authorization with a confused look on his face, and subconsciously wanted to ask: Aren't we doing a spring outing for team building? Why did the set suddenly switch to a spy film?