My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

"Now it's clear that it wasn't the legacy of a lost civilization, but rather a base for demons from another world. Keqing's headlong rush in was tantamount to directly intruding into the enemy's headquarters." Granny Ping sighed. If only they had known the news sooner, but unfortunately, even now, there is still an invisible veil separating the immortals and mortals of Liyue.

“We have to rescue her. At this critical moment, not a single one of the Seven Stars of Liyue can be missing.” Zhongli tapped the table.

"Something happened to Keqing? Your Majesty, could you tell me more about her situation?" Gan Yu, who had always been close to Keqing as her secretary, asked with concern.

Zhongli then told Gan Yu and the traveler Ying about Keqing falling into enemy hands and the information about the demons from another world.

When Gan Yu heard about the enemy's objective and their somewhat outrageous combat capabilities, he couldn't help but be shocked.

"I'll inform Ningguang right now. This matter requires Ningguang's presence to make a decision!"

Chapter Nineteen: I Will Conquer This Starry Sky

Ningguang, the leader of the Liyue Seven Stars and the star of Tianquan, is a star among merchants in Liyue Harbor, a commercial city renowned for its wealth. She can be considered one of the strongest merchants in the entire Teyvat continent.

Before Kiana and Mei arrived in Liyue Harbor, the man-made structure floating in the sky that they saw was the Jade Pavilion, built and supervised by Ningguang. It was not merely a symbol of wealth and status, but also a powerful weapon with immense capabilities, essentially a sky carrier on the Teyvat continent.

Although Morax, the Geo Archon, is the guardian deity of Liyue Harbor, and many immortals protect this paradise bound to them by pact, Liyue Harbor is ultimately a city of people, a prosperous port made up of millions of ordinary individuals. Now, Keqing, one of the seven stars of Liyue, has fallen into the hands of demons from another world, her fate unknown. Ningguang's involvement is essential to discuss the next course of action.

However, as the secretary of the Seven Stars, Gan Yu did not need to go through any more procedures to contact Ning Guang. She made a few hand seals, and a small frost ball appeared at her fingertips, flying out of the house through the window crack.

This ice ball is a communication spell that Gan Yu and Ning Guang agreed upon. There is a special alchemical device in the Qunyu Pavilion that receives Gan Yu's messages.

The speed of magical communication was extremely fast. Because there was a dedicated person in charge of communication, there was almost no delay. Before the people inside the room had even finished drinking a cup of tea, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground could be heard outside the door.

Ningguang, a white-haired beauty dressed in an elegant gauze cheongsam and holding a golden opium pipe, strode into the room. She bowed to Zhongli behind the table, expressing her respect to the emperor who protected Liyue, before quickly taking her seat next to Ganyu.

"Your Majesty, it is with great regret that we announce that your plans to leave Liyue Harbor to visit friends will likely fall through. What is about to happen will most likely be beyond our control, and we will need your and the other immortals' assistance."

Ningguang spoke frankly. Although, as a Tianquan Star, she hoped that Liyue Harbor could use the Geo Archon's feigned death to completely rid itself of the influence of immortals and gods, and truly become a city belonging to humanity—something Zhongli also hoped to see—the world is ever-changing, and the current situation no longer allowed her to consider so much.

“If Gan Yu doesn’t send me a message, I will immediately tell her to contact all the immortals. Just now, the Thousand Rock Army patrolling the city received several reports that two young girls were distributing letters from the Thousand Rock Army members’ families door-to-door.” Ningguang exhaled a puff of white smoke, her tone grave.

"The letters home were all written by the soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army. According to some of the letters, they were imprisoned by an enemy of unknown origin and fought a fierce battle, with at least a hundred of them killed. Some of the letters were also written by their colleagues and sent to the families of the fallen soldiers. Now this matter has spread throughout Liyue Harbor, and public opinion is boiling over and cannot be stopped."

"The two girls who delivered the message completely disregard the law and are extremely powerful. If the patrolling Thousand Rock Army tries to obstruct them in the slightest, their senses will be sealed by lightning, turning them into living dead, or they will be thrown to some unknown place by spatial magic and their whereabouts are still unknown. Now no one dares to go out on the nearby streets, for fear that the slightest carelessness will result in a bloody scene."

Ningguang's tone grew increasingly serious. She had been a member of the Liyue Seven Stars for quite some time, and had never seen such an arrogant and domineering person. Committing violence in the street, severely injuring people, beating guards, and breaking into private homes, he had committed virtually every crime listed in the Liyue Code, except for abducting women, burning, killing, and looting.

Unfortunately, the Thousand Rock Army had no way to deal with them. It seemed that there was an invisible spatial barrier between the two girls. Wherever they went, the space was completely different from that of Liyue Harbor. Unless one's strength reached a certain level or one was a powerful person who had mastered spatial magic, one could not even get close to them, let alone hurt them.

“Those two are gods from beyond this world, who control the laws of space and lightning. Not to mention the Thousand Rock Army, even demon gods and immortals might not be their match.” Zhongli put down his teacup, placed his hands on the table, and turned to look out the window.

This is a secluded spot in Liyue Harbor, but due to the mountainous terrain, it is situated at a high point, offering a view of a small portion of the bustling yet tranquil Liyue Harbor from the window.

To build this city, countless old friends lost their lives; to protect this city, countless souls returned to the earth. Centuries of struggle have finally forged the prosperity we enjoy today, but now, a calamity has descended from the heavens, threatening to destroy it all in an instant.

"They came to declare war, without any negotiation or peace talks. They really leave no room for compromise, these evil gods from another world..." Zhongli guessed the purpose of Kiana and Mei sending the letter to the Chiiwa Army. This was not a show of mercy or humanitarian concern, but a naked provocation and a declaration of war that seemed arrogant enough to point fingers at someone's nose.

However, he didn't know that before coming to Liyue, Bai Chen had specifically added a sentence when giving the order—"Go big."

Just as Zhongli finished speaking, and Ningguang was about to say something, the sky suddenly darkened in the center of Liyue Harbor.

A magnificent blue-purple lightning bolt, like a pillar reaching to the heavens, fell from the sky. Below, a small figure flew up and caught the descending lightning with a long sword in his hand.

As the lightning struck the figure, a gigantic phantom made of lightning suddenly appeared in mid-air. The phantom wore armor of lightning, its head soaring into the clouds, its feet planted on the harbor of Liyue, and it held a massive battle sword hundreds of meters long in its hand.

The lightning phantom seemed to be looking around, assessing if there were any worthy opponents, before slashing horizontally with its longsword. Lightning flashed across the entire Liyue Harbor before striking down towards a high mountain located on the edge of the city.

The lightning bolts weren't particularly lethal; when they struck the mountains, they merely cleaved the rock face, creating fissures rather than severing the entire mountain. Although the shattered earth and rocks sliding down the mountainside might block the roads below, the provocative intent far outweighed the actual chaos it caused.

Then, a mirage-like reflection appeared in the sky, another layer of imaginary space that was faintly visible. Kiana briefly projected the scenery of this imaginary space into the external space, as if Liyue City had been flipped over.

Beneath this illusory landscape, a portal opened, and a spiraling golden staircase stretched from the ground into the air. Due to the spatial projection, the Sky Queen, adorned in magnificent attire, could be clearly seen ascending the staircase from anywhere in Liyue City.

This is no longer a declaration of war pointed at someone's nose; it's like holding a megaphone with a volume of 10,000 decibels and challenging someone from their bedroom bed.

A foul aura swirled around Xiao's hand, and a spear and a kite appeared in his grasp. He was about to go out and duel Kiana and Mei, who were rampaging through the air. However, Zhongli reached out and stopped him, looking at Kiana in mid-air, and sighed.

"Are you really going to fight them in the skies above Liyue? Those are gods who wield power. Battles between demon gods are enough to destroy the heavens and the earth. The aftershocks of a battle can turn an island into a wasteland of life. Let alone these unscrupulous evil gods from beyond the heavens. Even if you win, how many of the Liyue Harbor below will be left?"

Zhongli remained unmoved. Having experienced the ways of the world for thousands of years, he saw this provocation, which even seemed somewhat childish, as proof that the evil god opposite him was still young. Even the way he provoked the god was as energetic and energetic as a young person, yet lacked cunning.

Not only Zhongli, Granny Ping, Ningguang, but even Ganyu showed no anger. Only a Yaksha, who is constantly plagued by evil and corrupted by filth, would be angered by such provocation because her cultivation of inner strength is not yet perfect due to the influence of her karma.

Only after everything calmed down and the two Herrschers left through the portal did the sounds of discussion rise from Liyue Harbor to the streets and alleys. Even in this remote old house, one could hear loud arguments between the neighbors below.

"Prepare for battle. Mobilize all of Liyue's savings accumulated over the years. Don't be stingy. After all, if we can't overcome this current difficulty, there may be no more Liyue Harbor in the future," Zhongli said to Ningguang.

"The orders were issued long before I arrived. The Thousand Rock Army is now fully prepared for battle, and I have also dispatched several messengers to the other six kingdoms at full speed." Ningguang said, taking a long drag of her favorite tobacco from her pipe and tapping the ash.

"That's not enough. The Thunder God of Inazuma is not so easily persuaded for some reason. The messenger you sent couldn't even see her. Gan Yu, go find the True Lord of Borrowing Wind and Clouds, and together with the True Lord of Borrowing Wind and Clouds and Yan Fei, go to Inazuma by boat. You must knock on the door that the Thunder God has closed herself off."

Lord Borrowing Wind and Clouds is the most skilled communicator among the guardians of Liyue, as well as the fastest and most adept at crafting celestial artifacts. Another girl, Yanfei, is a half-celestial, half-human being like Ganyu. She is well-versed in literature, law, and contract drafting, making her an indispensable figure in negotiations with other deities.

Zhongli reached into his waistband and pulled out five golden talismans from who-knows-where. These "Talismans of No Taboos" were originally tokens used to obtain the assistance of immortals. Gan Yu, as a child raised by the True Lord of Borrowing Wind and Clouds, naturally didn't need these talismans when she returned home. Now, Zhongli took them out, more importantly as tokens for himself.

"If possible, and if there is still time, you can also travel to the other four countries besides Sumeru and inform the other four rulers of the mortal realm about the situation in Liyue."

Zhongli placed the "Treasury of No Taboos" in front of Gan Yu and then got up from his seat.

"Your Majesty, would you like some?" Gan Yu asked.

"I'll go to Dihua Island myself to check on the situation there and try to find an opportunity to rescue Keqing."

Zhongli, who had been silent for a long time and had not fought anyone, walked towards the door. He still had some unsaid words, which was that he was actually a little worried about Barbatos, who was also one of the Seven Gods. Even though Barbatos was an unreliable god who often got drunk, the only old friend who had been around for so many years and had not changed much was that unreliable bard.

I hope I didn't arrive too late, and that Barbatos and Keqing's condition hasn't deteriorated to an irreversible degree.

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Bai Chen had no interest in the layout of Liyue Harbor. Before coming to the Teyvat world, he had already learned a lot about the towns of Mondstadt and Liyue, so he could guess who would come and how they would get there.

In any case, the energy level of the Teyvat world is definitely a level weaker than that of the Herrschers of the Honkai world. This time, he not only brought the powerful weapon, Judgment of Heaven Owen, but also the fully prepared Otto Soul Steel body. No one knows what kind of trump cards that 500-year-old Schicksal Bishop is hiding.

Instead of wasting energy focusing on Liyue, it would be better to concentrate on developing our own mechanical army.

"Hydra, how are the preparations going?"

There were dozens of computers around Bai Chen, which grew directly from the steel chair beneath him. Cables connecting the computers swayed back and forth in the control hall as if they were alive.

On the computer screen, Hydra, a cute girl with long sky-blue hair, waved her magic wand, showing Bai Chen a rotating mechanical design.

"The microsatellite design provided by Bishop Otto is very practical. Twelve small satellites have now been built below Valhalla, and the launch-equipped spacecraft is ready and is entering the installation phase."

What Hydara showed was the small satellite that Schicksal liked the most. This kind of satellite can be used not only in the main world of the Honkai world, but also after entering those world bubble fragments, it is the best choice of a detection tool that is easy to carry and easy to launch.

"Don't launch immediately after the payload is loaded. To launch the satellite to the highest possible altitude, let's send out an empty powered spacecraft to fly upwards and see if there's a limit to the maximum flight altitude in this world." Bai Chen issued an order that Hydra had never considered before.

"Okay, boss, let's test launch the powered spacecraft now."

Hydra immediately carried out Bai Chen's order. As the command was given, the entire Hall of Heroes began to tremble and the terrain changed. On the airtight metal shell, the Soul Steel contracted outward, revealing a firing hole at the very top.

Rocket-powered spacecraft are classic examples of rocket-driven spacecraft, much like space shuttles. However, they are smaller and carry less fuel, enough only to enter low Earth orbit, unable to truly venture into outer space.

The powered spaceships produced by Valhalla were naturally free of any obvious defects. Ignition and launch went smoothly. However, just as the powered spaceship entered the upper atmosphere and was about to cross the 1500-kilometer altitude, it suddenly lost all signals and disappeared without a trace.

"So this is the height of the Teyvat sky. It's really quite small," Bai Chen muttered to himself, unsurprised.

Chapter 20 will feature a Gundam-style attack.

Bai Chen had always known that there was a false star in the sky above the continent of Teyvat.

Although he hasn't had time yet, he's carefully observing what the stars in the sky are all about, but that doesn't stop him from measuring the height of the Teyvat world sky.

Whether it's the Collapsed World or the Earth of the past, the thickness of the atmosphere is over 1000 kilometers. Although its main function is to reduce the heat rays of sunlight rather than to maintain the internal gas thermal cycle, if it were lower than this altitude, it would definitely have an extreme environmental impact on many areas on the ground.

Bai Chen originally estimated that the starry sky of the Teyvat continent would at least exceed the near-Earth orbit, but he did not expect that the starry sky would end before it even exceeded the limit of the near-Earth orbit.

Before completely losing signal, the lost powered spacecraft transmitted back the last scene captured by the aircraft's camera. It was a chaotic mass of electrical signals, seemingly accompanied by strong magnetic interference in the air. Even after careful identification, all that could be seen were several huge, dark blue, crystal-like cylinders.

Where the sky should be on the continent of Teyvat, there is a huge shell, like the roof of a building, with crystals of unknown purpose embedded in the middle.

Bai Chen frowned and pondered for a moment. He recalled that in Mondstadt, there was an astrologer named Mona who used a water divination board. She could glimpse everyone's fate through the stars in the sky. If this were in the Honkai world, it would be a joke, since stars are just distant celestial bodies and have no connection to destiny. But this was Teyvat, and according to its legends, everyone's fate was engraved in the stars.

Perhaps the false celestial canopy outside is not a limitation, but proof that it is the existence of that starry sky that brings different destinies to everyone?

Bai Chen didn't know the underlying principle, but he decided to go to Mondstadt and bring back the astrologer once he finished what he was doing.

"Hydra, launch the satellite, confine its orbit to below 500km, and explore the topography of the Teyvat world." Having determined the altitude of the Teyvat world's sky, Bai Chen decided to launch his microsatellite immediately.

Previous explorations were merely to determine if there were any other obstacles in the sky. For example, to prevent the civilization of Teyvat from entering the stage of sky travel, the ruler of this world, Tenri, set up an interception system in the sky.

About ten minutes later, Valhalla began to tremble continuously, and streaks of fire shot out from the center of Valhalla. Powered spaceships carrying microsatellites flew in all directions, waiting to reach their designated locations and suspend the satellites at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Although for Bai Chen it was just an ordinary satellite launch, and he didn't even bother to look at the launch scene, the many scouts outside the Hall of Heroes who were investigating the situation were all dumbfounded by the spectacular sight of the rocket taking off.

In a shallow pool outside Dihua Isle, a clump of condensed water lies prone in the water. From a distance, it would appear to be just a medium-sized slime. Even up close, when it reveals a vague humanoid shape, it would simply seem like a strange-looking new type of slime.

However, this is not a slime, but a holder of a water-type God's Eye, Yelan.

On the surface, she is an information broker in Liyue Harbor, possessing numerous unique intelligence sources and frequently selling valuable and specialized information to any buyer who can find her. However, in reality, she has an ambiguous relationship with the Liyue Seven Stars, especially Ningguang, with whom she has a particularly close relationship.

As the person with the fastest intelligence flow in Liyue Harbor, she was the first to notice the anomaly at Dihua Marsh. Although she was a step behind Keqing, she had already been lurking in the pool for a long time, keeping a close eye on the movements of the Hall of Heroes.

"Hey, isn't this a bit too exaggerated? Even the most outrageous machines left behind by the Kanria civilization shouldn't have this kind of power."

Even submerged in water, one could still feel the heat waves spreading in all directions, as well as the powerful shockwaves from the rocket launch. The Hall of Heroes had energy-absorbing metals and specially designed buffer structures inside to withstand such impacts, but there were no such devices on the outside. In any case, Bai Chen wasn't an environmentalist and wouldn't consider whether it would pollute the air of Dihua Island.

Ye Lan watched as the enormous metal ship, with its seemingly mysterious and impressive automated defense systems, hurtled straight into the sky at an unimaginable speed, propelled by the burning flames.

This is undoubtedly a weapon used for attack, yet it is being fired into the sky, as if there were some enemy in the air.

In Ye Lan's mind, besides the stars, there was only the lofty Sky Island in the sky. Were these enemies before her now about to attack Sky Island and its incredibly powerful creator gods?

"Who can argue with that? Even I feel a chill down my spine."

Ye Lan was lying in the water, trying to stay hidden. She thought no one would hear her talking to herself, but unexpectedly, a slightly frivolous male voice suddenly came from behind her.

She looked back in surprise and found a man covered in a similar film of water lying behind her in a similar position. This was the best hiding place she had chosen after a long search, and it was clear that the man behind her, possessing the same divine eye, had made the exact same judgment as her.

Yelan, who was well-informed, had indeed seen the portrait of the man in front of her. He was a diplomat who had come to Liyue from the Winter Country not long ago, and was also an executive officer of the Fatui, codenamed Childe, Tartaglia.

Since arriving in Liyue, this envoy from the Kingdom of Winter has been anything but peaceful, engaging in numerous underhanded activities that have seriously aroused the vigilance of the intelligence department. Originally, Yelan was supposed to handle matters related to him, but unexpectedly, a traveler from another world, Ying, suddenly intervened and miraculously quelled all the trouble.

I didn't expect this restless fellow to come to Dihua Marsh to join in the fun. It seems that the Fatui's intelligence-gathering skills are not weak even in Liyue. When I get back, I have to give my little brats a good talking to. They can't even keep an eye on a foreign intelligence organization. They're just good for nothing...

With these thoughts racing through her mind, Yelan greeted Dadalia familiarly: "I didn't expect that the executor of the Fatui would be interested in such a Kanriar relic. What, do you want it? If you're interested, I'll go back and discuss it with Lady Ningguang. I can decide whether to give this place to you."

“Thank you so much, but no need. To be honest, I’m already considering whether to withdraw all my men from Liyue. If I’m not mistaken, this thing is coming for you.” Tartaglia said with a smile, while slowly moving backward, intending to retreat from the shallows.

"I hope you can defeat this enemy with minimal losses. Here's a piece of advice: the sooner the better. If I'm not mistaken, there's a steady stream of relic mechs being produced right beneath us right now." Datalia said as he retreated, revealing a valuable piece of information he had long possessed.

“We once studied a complete production line of the Kanria civilization. If the equipment is complete, the energy is sufficient, and it is running at full speed, its production speed will far exceed your imagination.”