Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

"Hee hee~"

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[In the 130th year of the Dragon King's Calendar, Shadow's martial arts skills have improved significantly. He comes to challenge you to a duel. In order to reach the limit of his perfect form, you readily agree. The two fight for three hundred rounds, and in the end, you summon your Stand user and narrowly win.]

Every ten years thereafter, Shadow will challenge you. Although she is not the God of Thunder, her understanding of martial arts has reached a very high level. You will benefit greatly from sparring with her. Of course, you should still win when you are ready.

The story of Thor and the Dragon King's duel is widely circulated among the people of Inazuma and is considered a legendary tale. They do not know the outcome of the battle, but they do know that Inazuma now has not only Lord Thor, but also Lord Dragon King Kadodia.

The Dragon King's Era is two hundred years old!

"Seven times! A full seven times! And you, Ying, haven't won even once?"

When Su Chen arrived at the castle tower, he overheard Fox Palace and Shadow chatting.

"Hmph! If it weren't for his weird substitute attack, he definitely wouldn't be able to beat me!" Shadow retorted, "But this time I'm sure to win!"

"I've been hearing this sentence ever since you lost the first time. It's over, it's over. Our Lord Kage can't even beat the Dragon King. Inazuma is going to change hands now."

"Zhaigong, I've made something delicious for you."

"Shadow, I'm sorry!"

Su Chen stepped into the attic and chuckled, "It's quite fun."

Seeing him approach, Raiden smiled and said, "You finally have time to come."

"I've been busy dealing with things in Dragon City lately."

Qinglai Island has reopened to the public. Having learned from the previous warning, Su Chen is much more cautious this time. Fortunately, Kadodia's influence has now spread to Inazuma. In the Dragon King's territory, the people of Inazuma are not worried about being treated unfairly or harmed.

The dragon lizard people also became more restrained, perhaps due to Su Chen's further advancement. In any case, he no longer needed to worry about the recurrence of conflicts caused by racial issues.

Recently, Su Chen has even been considering whether to expand his territory towards He Guan, because the Dragon Lizard clan is too large, and many of them still live in the Light Realm.

If all of these are released, it will inevitably affect the lives of the rice farmers.

The place is only so big; if there are too many people, problems are likely to arise.

So Su Chen had been eyeing He Guan for a long time.

In fact, not only in Heguan, but also in many other places, the dragon lizards can go anywhere once they are no longer afraid of light sources. After all, not all dragon lizards are human, and the number of dragon lizards still accounts for a very large part.

"We shouldn't have missed the deadline, right?" Su Chen asked.

“No, the Seven Gods’ gathering is scheduled for next month, no need to rush.” After saying that, Raiden Shin looked at his younger sister, “Shadow, you’re going with Cardodia this time, but if Morax refuses, you can’t pester him too much. Remember, the main task this time is to promote Mora and unify the currency.”

"Ah."

Ying is very honest.

Anyway, she had already achieved her goal: pestering Cardodia and sparring with him every day if he didn't go, thus finally fulfilling the two-on-two condition.

I was right back then. In terms of wisdom and strength, how is Kadodia lacking? He can even compare to that old Rock King. You have the mere Rota Dragon King, but we Inazuma don't?

Anyway, Ying is very happy now. Although she is putting on a stern face because of the blow she received from Fox Palace, her way of retaliating is to cook a delicious lunch for Fox Palace. As expected, the latter immediately raised his hands in surrender.

Although somewhat annoyed, Shadow now possesses a powerful weapon to retaliate against others and is no longer the silly Shadow who can only be teased.

"A gathering of the seven gods..."

Su Chen took a sip of tea, still feeling a bit expectant.

Actually, the reason for this trip was that Su Chen felt his strength had reached a bottleneck and he couldn't improve it for decades. He didn't have enough energy to absorb, and his progress in comprehending the laws of lightning had stagnated. He thought that going to Liyue might bring him some gains.

As for the possibility of running into a group of old friends, that's probably unlikely. At most, the Seven Gods' gathering will involve him interacting with Zhongli and Ruotu. Given his current appearance and demeanor, it's unlikely that Zhongli will recognize him.

“You’ll deal with Rota then.” Shadow leaned closer and said in a low but serious voice, “I’ll spar with Morax. You must beat Rota. I will beat Morax.”

Su Chen couldn't help but ask, "What if you lose?"

Ying frowned. This possibility was not out of the question, but then said, "At least you have to win. That way, with one win and one loss, Inazuma won't lose."

Su Chen was both amused and exasperated. "Ying, you still say it's not because you're competitive?"

“Shadow, I heard everything.” Raiden Makoto said with a blank face. “Fine, I’ll take Kadodia with me then.”

"elder sister!"

"Alright, Zhen, stop teasing her."

"Cardodia, I'm not kidding her... Anyway, you should also be careful. I'm not too comfortable with either of you right now. Sigh~ Otherwise, I'll go by myself."

Shadow didn't say anything, thinking to herself, "If you go by yourself, then I'll go with Cardodia by myself. It's the same anyway."

Thinking this, she secretly glanced at Su Chen, only to find that the latter had turned his head to look out of the pavilion, looking preoccupied.

This guy has been doing this lately, is he trying to break my "No Thought One Slash" technique?

Hmph, it's not that easy.

Thinking about this made Ying very happy, because the ultimate technique of this strike is something that Cardodia has yet to crack. Even though she loses every time in the competition, at least she still has a chance to win, right?

There will be many more decades, centuries, millennia to come... one day she will win, Cardodia, just wait.

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[Two hundred years into the Dragon King Era, the Seven Gods gather. You, along with Raiden, will follow Raiden Shin to Liyue.]

The land of Liyue is rich and vast. It was once a battlefield where many demon gods fought for supremacy, but the ultimate victor—Morax—will now, in the name of the Geo Archon, promote the unified currency 'Mora' across the continent of Teyvat.

This matter concerns the future development of the seven kingdoms and is the main purpose of this gathering of the seven gods.

Yujingtai.

Zhongli likes to entertain his divine friends here, borrow a few pots of good tea from Gechen, and prepare some fine wines that are Liyue's specialties to make a table full of delicious food. The old Rock King naturally can't be too stingy, since Seven Stars will take care of all the little things, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

Speaking of which, the glass lilies in the Emperor's Palace are blooming beautifully lately. Shall we invite them to sit there for a while?

Thinking of that departed old friend, perhaps he would have enjoyed this lively atmosphere.

"Hey Morax, am I the first one here again this year?"

Where the wind blows, the sound arrives before the person even gets there.

A green-clad boy appeared before Zhongli.

When a divine friend came to visit, Zhongli treated him with great hospitality.

Then, deities from various countries arrived.

Inside the Emperor's Palace, celestial beings surrounded it, mist rose, and a gentle breeze blew, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

The gods arrived one after another.

Who else has not yet arrived?

someone asked.

"Baal has not arrived yet."

"The Great Compassion Tree King has not yet arrived."

The Great Tree King has arrived.

Not long after, Raiden's apologetic voice came.

"Sorry, it's a little late."

Two figures landed; they were the Thunder Sisters.

Su Chen, who had transformed into a thunder dragon, took on a miniature form and perched on Ying's shoulder. Although the latter found this very uncomfortable, what could they do when they had a contract? Since they were comparable to the old Rock King and the old Dragon King, it was normal for them to be together.

Of course, the main reason was that Su Chen didn't want to appear in human form, nor could he transform into a ball of elemental spirits, so this was the best choice.

Well, looking at Ying's face, which was full of reluctance but had no choice but to accept it, it was actually quite interesting.

"The Bar sisters have arrived."

"Is Balzeb back again? Heh~ Morax is in for a headache."

"I wonder if I will be fortunate enough to witness a contest between two top deities this time."

"I doubt it; Morax is very cunning."

"Hey? Look at that little thing on Balzeb's shoulder..."

"It looks like... a dragon?"

"That's a dragon too? Interesting."

Zhong Li naturally noticed Su Chen's presence as well, and at first glance, a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Although their appearances and temperaments were different, the sense of familiarity that came from the soul made the old rock king somewhat concerned.

But he was, after all, a composed old rock king, and did not lose his composure because of this.

"welcome."

Zhong Li nodded to the two of them.

Raiden smiled and then led Shadow to their seats.

"That's the Wind God, that's the Fire God, and that's the Grass God over there..." Ying whispered to Su Chen.

She is not one of the Seven Gods, so she can only stand behind the real one.

Su Chen glanced around, especially lingering on the Ice God's position, and found that the Ice God's temperament was actually very gentle, but his appearance was not clear, as if it was covered by a special power.

Su Chen didn't insist, knowing that this was the way the Seven Gods maintained their mystique, just like how mortals would feel uncomfortable if they didn't spray some immortal mist to create an atmosphere when they met immortals.

Now that the seven gods were all ready, Zhongli asked in a gentle voice, "Gentlemen, how have you considered the matter of Mora?"

After a brief silence, one of them said, "What is the origin of Mora? If it is used as a circulating currency, the consumption must be enormous."

Zhongli said, "It's readily available."

"How difficult is it to manufacture?"

"That goes without saying."

It is easy to make and can be produced in large quantities.

Raiden Shin then said, "Morax, if Mora is promoted, then only Liyue will have the right to forge Mora in the future, right?"

Zhongli nodded slightly: "That's right."

This question caused the gods present to fall silent for a while.