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

The sacrificial ceremony was held on-site.

The light of daylight dispelled the darkness, and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves, as if it were raining.

When Su Chen and Hu Chiyo arrived, the scene was already surrounded by the people of the Tenryo magistrate, and Kujo Sara was leading his men to investigate inside.

Upon seeing the approaching figures, the samurai immediately tried to stop them, but was thrown away by Torachiyo the next second.

Kujo Sara heard the commotion and rushed over. When she saw Su Chen, she was surprised.

"Chiyo wanted to come and see. She said her duty is to protect Inazuma and she can't let this happen," Su Chen explained with a smile.

Torachiyo pouted and met Kujo Sara's gaze, saying, "Ah, right, right, right."

The two walked in.

There's nothing particularly noteworthy about it.

It looks like an old shrine that you could find anywhere.

Kujo Sara searched several times but couldn't find any mechanisms or forbidden items.

"Just like before, they're using ordinary shrines as ritual sites." Kujo Sara sighed softly. "It seems the only option is to find a way to capture those guys."

"Not really."

Su Chen's voice came from the side.

Kujo Sara cast an inquiring glance at her.

“The visits to these statues were researched, and the direction was completely opposite from the perspective of the ritual culture.”

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Su Chen explained, "The sacrifices we usually talk about are for worshipping gods. If it is used for the deceased, the statue should face west, with three candles lit and offerings of yin spirits. But you see these statues, they are facing east."

Torachiyo asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'eastward'?"

"Auspicious purple clouds rise from the east, signifying the emperor's return."

Kujo Sara was taken aback: "Are they welcoming the Dragon King Kadodia?"

"Who knows? Maybe they have other ideas."

"How do you know this?"

“Oh, I studied history and culture at the Sumeru Order Academy, so I know a lot about these things.” After saying that, Su Chen took out a small device and said to Kujo Sara, who looked puzzled, “As I just said, I studied at the Order Academy, so it makes sense that I also studied ley line science.”

Kujo Sara thought to herself, "Can I say it's unreasonable?"

Seeing that the equipment in Su Chen's hand could clearly observe the changes in the earth's vein power, Kujo Sara was surprised to find that the concentration of power deposited in the land beneath their feet was far greater than in other locations.

This indicates that the result of this ritual generated some kind of terrifying power, and even after it was taken away, remnants sank into the earth's veins and lingered for a long time.

"You've been a great help!" Kujo Sara said gratefully. "I always thought the dragon lizard people were just practicing some kind of ritual culture, but it seems they have ulterior motives... No, I must report this to the general immediately and ask her for a decision!"

After thanking her, Kujo Sara quickly left.

Su Chen noticed that Hu Qiandai was staring at him.

"what happened?"

"You disappeared for so long just to learn these things?" Torachiyo looked at her with a strange expression.

Su Chen chuckled: "There's a slightly special reason, but I guess you made it back safely."

"What about Zhen? Wasn't she with you?"

"She's not ready yet, but I will definitely bring her back."

Although she didn't know what had happened, Torachiyo gave up thinking about it and chuckled, thinking that with Cardodia around, everything would be resolved.

Thinking this, Su Chen walked in one direction and entered a forest where there were obvious signs of a fight.

"It must have happened last night."

Torachiyo looked around. The fight was quite intense, and a lot of trees had fallen. Since they were already close to the sea, it was impossible to determine whether it was related to the ritual.

But Su Chen knew there was a connection.

Yesterday, the keywords "blonde demon" and "dragon lizard priest" piled up, making the subsequent reasoning easier than the judgment of the Fontaine Judgment Machine.

However, Su Chen doesn't like reasoning; he prefers to reveal the answer to a problem in a more direct way.

Reach out.

As lightning elements converged, the power of the earth's veins began to surge, awakening the memories that had settled on the land. Like a projected image, it showed everything that had happened the night before—a blonde girl wielding the Xuanyuan Wufeng sword, fighting against a group of dragon lizardmen. These dragon lizardmen were extremely powerful and coordinated perfectly, launching attacks on the blonde girl simultaneously.

In the end, after defeating several dragon lizardmen, the blonde girl, who was trying to escape, was stopped by a dragon lizard priest who descended from the sky. After a fierce battle, the blonde girl found an opportunity to escape.

The screen is interrupted.

Torachiyo exclaimed in surprise, "You can actually do that?"

Su Chen chuckled: "It can only be something that happened recently. If too much time has passed, the memories will be deposited deep into the earth's veins, making it difficult to be this convenient again."

"I see... So this person must be the blonde devil?"

"She's a traveler, and a very nice girl."

"Really? Is it better than the real one or the Zhaigong?"

Torachiyo mimicked Kitsune's tone, drawing out her words until she herself laughed.

Su Chen was speechless. Even the little tiger girl had gone astray.

"So, are you going to save this guy?" Torachiyo asked.

"Don't worry for now, she'll be fine."

Before Ying arrived in Liyue, Su Chen left a trace of his consciousness within Xuan Yuan Wufeng. This consciousness would erupt when his life was truly threatened, and he would naturally be able to sense it then.

Although in the normal storyline, the traveler can always escape danger no matter what cat or dog they encounter, that's the normal storyline, it's not normal anymore, okay?

Upon closer reflection, Yinglai Inatsume realized that she couldn't even do the main storyline; all she could do was mine on Hachiyun Island and clear out the threat of the demons and monsters.

That being said, Su Chen was somewhat concerned about the dragon lizardman's actions.

The fact that so much power has been gathered must be related to him.

Centuries later, the conflict between the dragon lizard people and the Inazuma people has resurfaced, and if this issue is not handled properly, it will indeed be a headache.

Ultimately, the dragon lizard people did not understand the real Narukami, nor did they ever trust him.

This was not what Su Chen wanted.

If the dragon lizard people want to survive in Inazuma, they shouldn't rely entirely on his prestige. They need to understand, accept, and trust him before they can integrate.

"Perhaps, this matter can become the opportunity for the Dragon Lizard Clan to accept the God of Thunder."

Dragon lizards are a proud race.

Only profound and unforgettable experiences, imprinted on the soul, can truly bring about change.

With this thought in mind, Su Chen abandoned his plan to go directly to Qinglai Island.

He wanted to see for himself whether things would turn out the way he hoped.

...

...

Haige Island.

As an island protected by Cardodia, Umijima has remained largely unaffected over the past five hundred years since it was incorporated into Inazuma.

After all, interactions between humans are much easier than between humans and dragon lizard people.

However, with the enactment of the national isolation edict and the economic blockade of Inazuma, Umijima, which relies mainly on tourism, was the first to be impacted. Although the accumulation of wealth over the years has made Umijima extremely rich, it is not a long-term solution to simply live off its resources.

What's worse than sitting around and running out of food is sitting around and having nothing to eat.

Haiji Island has two main sources of food: Qinglai Island and Narukami Island.

Trade with Narukami Island has always been an important way for Umijima to obtain resources. However, after the isolation edict was issued, the price of resources skyrocketed. Those responsible for trading with Umijima often used the excuse of 'out of stock' to sell at prices many times higher than usual, regardless of whether you wanted to buy or not.

The reason these people are so assertive is that Qinglai Island has been completely sealed off since half a year ago, and even communication with Haiqi Island has been cut off.

Without the food supply from Qinglai Island, we can only buy it from Mingshen Island.

However, the continuous high expenditures became unbearable for the island of Umigi, which had lost its income. So, taking advantage of the internal riots in Inazuma, they secretly formed a resistance army to resist the isolation edict and try to overthrow this erroneous policy.

Unfortunately, after several months, the effect was minimal.

If the ideals cannot be conveyed to Lord Narukami, then fighting the shogunate army for another ten years will be of no use.

"ε=(′ο｀*)))"

Coral Palace.

Inside the study, the pink-haired girl stared at the account book and sighed heavily.

"We've lost so much money again..."

"At this rate, I'll squander all the wealth accumulated by the countless ancestors of the Coral Palace. Lord Cardodia, please forgive my sins >.<"

A blue-purple feathered robe accentuated the girl's slender figure, her delicate face contorted with exaggerated expressions from the sight of the ledger—*smack!* Unable to bear the sight, she slammed the book shut, and as she apologized, her forehead struck the table, eliciting a pitiful whimper from her.

"it hurts..."

"Phew~ Xin Hai, cheer up! Lord Cardodia might be watching you. How can you let this little difficulty defeat you?"

The young girl, the leader of the Coral Palace, Coral Palace Heart Sea, raised her head and gently patted her cheeks.

Her trembling hands opened the ledger again, the glare almost making it hard for her to breathe. At this rate, Coral Palace was really going to go bankrupt!

at this time.

A sound came from outside.

"Lord Coral Palace, the people from Qinglai Island have arrived."

Xin Hai was taken aback for a moment, then took a deep breath, completely suppressing the exaggerated expressions on his face, and quickly transformed into the Coral Palace Lord whom all the people of Haiqi Island trusted.

She left her room and went to the living room.

In the living room, two dragon-lizard people were waiting.

One person was standing and the other was sitting.