Original God: I can earn experience points

Chapter 372 Companionship (Two in One)

Gonta Village.

Li Qiuzhi and Ying walked out of the restaurant feeling a little full, followed by a girl wearing a one-shoulder orange shawl.

The clothes only covered a small part of the right side of the upper body, leaving the shoulders, arms, and the snow-white, soft chest wrapped in bandages slightly exposed.

The buttocks under the short hem are also wrapped in white bandages, the white and well-proportioned legs are tightly fitted with asymmetrical black long socks, and the wooden clogs on the feet give people a sense of unconventional enthusiasm.

"and many more!"

The snow-white chest and golden hair bound by the chest bandage swayed slightly. Xiao Gong called Li Qiuzhi to stop, put his hands on his knees, stopped, took a breath and said:
"Thank you for helping me just now!"

"It's just a small matter, please don't worry about it." Li Qiuzhi smiled.

Ying, who also stopped, put her hands on her hips and stared at Li Qiuzhi expressionlessly. When did this guy start talking to this girl without anyone noticing?

"Help you?" Paimon looked at the strange girl in front of him, touched his hair in confusion and asked, "Did this guy help you with anything?"

"Ahem..." Xiao Gong looked around and found that there were no shogunate troops nearby and not many people paying attention to them, so she whispered, "He helped me hide the Eye of God just now."

Ying and Paimeng's brows relaxed. So that's what happened. They also saw two shogunate soldiers coming to the restaurant to eat.

No wonder the girl came to thank us.

"By the way, my name is Xiao Gong, the owner of the Naganohara Fireworks Shop in Inazuma Castle. I came to Konda Village to buy raw materials for developing new fireworks from the villagers here. Who are you?"

Xiao Gong introduced himself and then asked curiously.

"Hey, the one next to me is called Ying, she's a famous traveler, and I'm the best traveler."

“Emergency food.”

"Yes! Huh?" Paimeng suddenly reacted and stomped his feet in the air angrily, glaring at Li Qiuzhi who suddenly interrupted him, and retorted angrily, "No way!"

"Haha, okay, I was wrong." Li Qiuzhi admitted his fault and introduced her to Xiaogong, "She is Paimon, the best companion of travelers and the most outstanding tour guide in Teyvat. I am much worse. My name is Li Qiuzhi, and I am just an ordinary adventurer."

"Eh? Are you being modest? I feel like you're not ordinary."

Xiao Gong glanced at Li Qiuzhi in surprise.

But she didn't care and continued, "You should be foreigners, right? Are you forced to stay in Inazuma temporarily because of the 'lockdown order'?"

"That's not the case. We've actually just been in Inazuma for a short time. We're here for a trip and adventure."

Li Qiuzhi shook his head and explained.

"Come to Inazuma for an adventure? You really picked a bad time."

Xiao Gong spread his hands, looking somewhat helpless.

Nowadays, Inazuma has both a "closed country order" and a "eye hunting order", so it is really not suitable for foreigners to travel.

"Hey, our ability to escape is top-notch. We can go anywhere without any problems!"

Paimon said confidently.

This is the confidence that "interstellar travel" gives her.

"Hmm, it seems that you are indeed extraordinary. Well, you said that you have just arrived in Inazuma not long ago, so you should go to Inazuma Castle. As a thank you for helping me, how about letting me be your guide and accompany you?"

Xiao Gong looked at Li Qiuzhi with his golden pupils and spoke expectantly.

"Of course not, what do you think?"

Li Qiuzhi wanted to agree immediately, but he noticed Ying Wuyu staring at him. Well, he could only ask her opinion first.

"Well, of course no problem." Ying thought about it and did not refuse.

Then she continued, "But Miss Xiao Gong, we are going to explore the underground ruins of the village later. If we want to go to Inazuma Castle, we have to set off tomorrow."

"Oh? Are you going to explore that ruins? But as far as I know, it has been visited by countless adventurers a long time ago, so there probably won't be anything good there."

Xiao Gong pressed her fair palm on her pelvic area and explained briefly to prevent the two from wasting their efforts.

"Well, since even Inazuma locals like Lian Xiaogong say so, it seems that there are indeed no good things in the ruins."

Paimeng touched his head and looked at Li Qiuzhi and Ying.

"Then do you still want to go?" Ying hugged her arms and placed them under her chest, slightly lifting the lines of her soft, white skin, and her gaze shifted to Li Qiuzhi.

It doesn't matter whether she goes or not, just leave it to Li Qiuzhi to decide.

Li Qiuzhi looked at the 150,000 experience points on the character panel. If he gained less than 30,000 more experience points, he would be able to level up twice and reach level 90.

This is considered the threshold to entering the immortal level. I think my strength will probably be greatly improved by then.

So even if there is no treasure in the ruins, you should still go and take a look, mainly to see if there are any monsters, hoping to gain some experience points.

Seeing that Li Qiuzhi still expressed his desire to go, Xiao Gong nodded, showing his white teeth and smiling, he said:

“Well, I’ve been to this ruins before, and I found some materials that can make the gunpowder burn more efficiently and make the fireworks bloom more beautifully.

"So I'm quite familiar with that ruins. Let the Xiao Palace guide go to work immediately to take you there!"

"Well, thank you then!"

Li Qiuzhi and his friends did not reject Xiao Gong's enthusiasm.

With her familiarity with the terrain, the exploration efficiency will be greatly improved.

"Then let's go now without further delay!"

At seven o'clock in the evening, Li Qiuzhi and his companions, led by Xiao Gong, arrived at the entrance of the underground ruins.

This place used to be quite lively, but now there is no one here. It is obvious that this once glorious relic has become desolate.

"Let's go down."

Li Qiuzhi released his mental power and carefully investigated. Finding that there was no potential danger, he jumped down the entrance of the ruins first.

Xiao Gong, Ying and Paimon followed closely behind.

"Clap!"

His feet suddenly stepped on a pool of water that had accumulated below the entrance to the ruins, and water splashed everywhere. In order to prevent Ying and the others from getting wet, Li Qiuzhi summoned translucent tentacles to catch Ying and Xiaogong.

There's no need for Paimon, she flew down.

"Wow, what magical tentacles." Xiao Gong said with a little surprise as he watched the translucent tentacles wrap around his waist and slowly land on the ground.

"They actually come from spiritual power." Li Qiuzhi explained casually, then looked at the ruins that stretched in all directions and said, "Where should we go next?"

"Well, the left and back are closer to the village. For safety reasons, the Adventurer's Association has specially organized adventurers to clear out the monsters nearby, and any treasures will be looted more thoroughly.

"As for the right side, the Adventurer's Association sometimes brings some novice adventurers to train. The one in front leads to the wilderness. It may be easier to encounter monsters if you go further." Xiao Gong briefly explained what he had learned.

"It seems that the direction ahead is also the direction of Inazuma Castle. If we go forward, it will just be the journey to Inazuma Castle for a while."

Li Qiuzhi nodded and said.

Xiaogong, Ying and the others had no objections, except that after leaving the village and exploring the ruins, they might have to rest in the wild. Of course, this was not a big problem, after all, there was the "fairyland".

Next, with Xiao Gong, who is familiar with the terrain, the efficiency of exploration is extremely high.

In addition, by searching with mental power, one can generally find the places where monsters gather in underground ruins. The monsters here are mostly rock and water slimes.

There are also earthworm-like monsters called black earth dragons, as well as snake-like monsters that prefer damp and cool weather.

That is, their number is not large and their strength is not strong.

I explored until late at night, and it was almost twelve o'clock, but I had only gained more than 3,000 experience points. The only other gain was an ordinary treasure chest. Alas, it was barely acceptable.

All in all it’s not a loss.

Xiao Gong saw some materials that might be useful for developing new fireworks and collected them as well. She felt that she gained more than Li Qiuzhi.

It seems that if I want to earn enough experience points to reach level 90, I have to pay more attention to monsters on the way to Inazuma Castle.

But there is no need to save so many experience points, it is the same to upgrade to level 89 first.

So Li Qiuzhi did not continue exploring the ruins. He summoned the "Fluorescent Sword God" and spent some time cutting a crack leading to the ground, and then several people flew out.

There was a forest outside. According to Xiao Gong's judgment, this was the White Fox Wilderness, more than a hundred kilometers away from Konda Village.

"The location here is pretty good. It's close to the main road and there aren't many monsters. I suggest we set up a tent here and rest."

Xiao Gong walked in the ruins as a guide for a whole night and felt tired.

"That's exactly what I meant, but there's no need to go to such trouble to camp in the wild."

Li Qiuzhi nodded and said as he created a space crack like the starry sky.

"Hey! What is this!?" Xiao Gong clenched his fists and widened his golden eyes, saying in surprise, "Could this be the portable space that the protagonist has in Yaedou's light novel!?"

Yaedo is the property of the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine, Yaegamiko, in Inazuma Castle.

In addition to selling light novels, Yaedou also signs contracts with writers to help them publish light novels, similar to a bookstore plus a publishing house, and Yae Kamiko is also the editor-in-chief of Yaedou.

After hearing Xiao Gong's words, Li Qiuzhi associated this information in his mind.

Maybe I can find Yaezaki Goddess in Yaezaki Hall when I arrive at Inazuma City. Li Qiuzhi thought unexpectedly, but it was difficult to find her for no reason, so he should wait for the right opportunity.

"Well, it's true that it's a portable space. It's big enough for us to rest."

Li Qiuzhi answered Xiaogong's question, and then invited her in and asked casually: "Xiaogong, you know so much about the protagonists of light novels. Do you have a hobby of reading light novels?"

"Some children in the city love to listen to stories, so I occasionally buy some light novels and tell them to them."

Xiao Gong followed Li Qiuzhi into the space crack and said with a smile.

Ying and Paimon walked in a little bit later. Returning to a familiar environment can always make people relax a lot.

"Xiao Gong, please sit here for a while. We will go and prepare a room for you to sleep in later."

Ying said as she looked at Xiao Gong who was looking around with a little curiosity.

"Oh, okay. No, I'll help too. How can I let you do it alone?"

Even though Xiao Gong came to someone else's home, he did not seem particularly restrained. He followed Ying and Paimon to help clean up the room.

Li Qiuzhi saw Xiaogong walking away, and there was no way to improve his favorability, so he had to lie down on the comfortable sofa, and then opened the character panel to upgrade his level:
[Experience point: 153902]

More than 153,000 experience points is quite a lot. Since there is no way to upgrade two levels in succession for the time being, I will upgrade to level 89 first as I thought just now.

This way you are very close to becoming an immortal!
Experience point-88000
Lv88（0/88000）→Lv89（0/89000）

As the upgrade was completed, a huge energy enveloped Li Qiuzhi's whole body. There was nothing abnormal on the outside, but every cell in the body was rapidly absorbing energy and growing.

Soon this familiar feeling that I had experienced many times ended. Alas, it never lasted at all.

While Li Qiuzhi secretly felt regret, he looked at the character panel which had undergone significant changes:
Name: Li Qiuzhi
Level: Lv89 (0/89000)

Race: human

Title: Honorary Knight, Liyue Outstanding Citizen, Outstanding Adventurer, General Haiqi

Inherent talent: Entangled favor
Skills: Firefly Sword God·Secret (Sharp), Form Concealment·Secret Lv.10 (Domain), Wind Element Control Lv.10 (Maximum Level), Chihaya Shock·Secret Lv.10 (Flower Maple Akino), Fighting Lv.10 (Subtle), My Style Swordplay Lv.10 (My Style)
Specialties: [Adventer] [Girl Savior] [Anti-Demon Enhancement] [Life Abundance] [Gospel of the Sky Crack] [North Wind] [Spirit Tentacles] [Harmony] [Millennium Body] [Abyssal Vortex] [Charged Body] [Elemental Immunity] [Command Spell]

Experience point: 65902
There are more than 65,000 experience points left, and only more than 20,000 away from 89,000. It will be soon. If I am lucky, I should be able to get enough experience points before arriving at Inazuma City.

This kind of thing cannot be rushed, and there is no need to rush.

The next day.

A light morning mist shrouded the grove in the White Fox Wilderness, but was quickly dispelled by the sunlight when the sun came out.

After a good rest, Li Qiuzhi and his companions came out of the "fairyland" and prepared to continue their journey.

"Wow, what a breath of fresh air! How did you get your own personal space? It's really convenient!"

Xiao Gong looked at Li Qiuzhi enviously and said.

It would be so happy if she also had a space like this, a secret base for children wherever she is.

"As for me, it's probably related to my own talent. I can't teach you even if you want to learn it."

Li Qiuzhi laughed and said:
"However, I know some immortals in Liyue who know how to open up the 'Outer Scenery Cave Heaven'. If there's a chance, I can take you there and let them test whether you have the talent to practice immortal techniques. If you do, maybe they will take you in as a disciple and teach you this immortal technique!"

"Liyue across the sea? But there is a 'lockdown order' so I don't know if I'll have a chance to go there."

Xiao Gong was in a bit of a low mood.

"Hehe, don't worry, this guy can take you there anytime you want. You don't have to worry about the 'lockdown order' or anything like that."

Paimon, who was floating beside Ying, said with a smile.

"Yes, but there's no need to go to such trouble. I'm just a little curious about the portable space, but I don't have the intention of going so far to learn immortal magic."

Xiao Gong was a little touched that Li Qiuzhi and the others wanted to help her.

[Xiaogong has a good impression of you and gains 210 favorability points. The current favorability level is Lv. 4 (30/400)]

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