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

Inside the city-state, there are five sacred statues, four surrounding it, with the central one located at the very heart of the city-state, symbolizing absolute dominance.

"There are still so many people on Sky Island..." Su Chen pondered for a moment. He remembered that people with the Eye of God in the game would ascend to Sky Island after they died, but he couldn't be sure. Who knew if any humans had come up there before?

“It looks like those are statues of Tenryu and the Four Shadows.”

The situation on Sky Island surprised Su Chen. He had originally thought it was a paradise for the gods, but now it seemed that the gods on the island were silent, while humans were creating civilization right under the nose of the heavens.

Heavenly principles never forbid the development of civilization, a fact Su Chen was well aware of. They merely forbid desires from breaking down the barriers of the world and causing the collapse of order.

However, Su Chen did not expect that Heavenly Law would actually 'raise' humans, and even set up a large hourglass.

After a moment's thought, Su Chen's consciousness returned to his body, and he successfully entered Sky Island by following the method he had just used to analyze the rules.

"There are even monsters."

Su Chen discovered that there were also elemental creatures such as slimes outside the city-state.

There are even elemental dragons.

However, these elemental dragons are far from being as powerful as the Dragon King; the most powerful of them are probably like Dvalin.

Occasionally, people can be seen in the forest, gathering things from the forest and hunting wild animals.

Whoosh whoosh~

A grayish-white rabbit appeared in the bushes to Su Chen's right.

Su Chen lowered his head.

The rabbit was far too big, much larger than the ones he had seen on Teyvat.

Braised must be delicious... Just as I was thinking this, a whooshing sound flashed by.

call out! ——

An arrow pierced through the forest, striking the rabbit's head precisely and killing it on the grass.

A patch of frost formed where the arrow had struck.

The power of ice elements?

Does the Eye of God possess the ability to come hunting?

"Ah! Sorry, did I scare you?!" A figure quickly passed through the forest using tree trunks and arrived in front of Su Chen.

She was fast and her movements were simple and efficient; she was clearly a seasoned hunter.

He had a tan complexion, his hair was tied in a single ponytail, he wore a tight leather jacket, and he held a hunting bow in his left hand.

"Are you alright?" the female hunter asked.

"It's nothing." Su Chen looked at the spot where the female hunter had come from and said with some surprise, "Your archery skills are amazing."

The female hunter waved her hand dismissively, saying, "What's all this about? There are plenty of people in our tribe who are better than me... I'm glad you're alright. Anyway, this prey is mine."

"Isn't this just common sense? I didn't intend to steal it."

"Oh? You're quite easy to talk to. Judging from your appearance, you didn't come to the forest to hunt... You're from the city?"

Su Chen chuckled: "And you?"

"Me?" The hunter curled her lip. "If you're not blind, you could tell at a glance, right? Aside from the city, aren't we the only ones in the Ice Tribe who can use ice elemental power?"

Ice Tribe? ... Su Chen said, "That's what I mean. Are you from the city or the tribe? After all, many people from the city also come out of the city."

The huntress nodded: "Indeed, especially recently, more and more people from the city are coming out. Now even someone like you..." She stared at Su Chen from head to toe, "Judging from your appearance, you probably can't even beat a slime. Don't blame me for not warning you, it's very dangerous outside."

Su Chen asked in confusion, "What danger is there?"

The huntress paused for a moment: "You're such a newbie! Didn't your parents tell you that a cold wave is coming? If you come out at this time and get caught in the cold wave, you're doomed."

"A cold wave?" Su Chen stroked his chin. "I think I've heard of it before, but the weather here is pretty good, so how could there be a cold wave?"

"I don't know, but that's what the elders of the tribe say. This Eternal Era is about to end, and a cold wave is coming. Unlike you city people who have divine protection, we will only be able to wait to die if the cold wave comes without food and warm clothing."

So that's why she showed hostility towards me earlier when she was trying to snatch the rabbit... Although he didn't know the specifics, Su Chen at least got the gist of it. A cold wave meant disaster. People in the city were protected by the gods and could not be affected by the cold wave, but those outside could not.

Judging from the level of importance this female hunter attaches to it, the impact of this cold wave is probably no less than the cold wave he encountered during the winter simulation phase.

What puzzled Su Chen was, if it was dangerous outside, why not go into the city? Were they restricted from entering?

Due to his status, Su Chen did not ask immediately.

He handed over the authority to handle the rabbit to the huntress, Verna.

"Actually, I came out without telling my family." Su Chen watched Verna process the rabbit. She pulled out the arrow, put the whole rabbit into the burlap sack she carried with her, and then prepared to leave.

Where is your Ice Department located? Would you mind if I came to visit?

"You?" Verna glanced at him and shook her head: "You really don't know anything. It's lucky it was me who came to chat up the tribe at this time. If it were anyone else, they would have killed you long ago. And you still want to come to the tribe with me?"

"Why?" Su Chen asked, puzzled. "I think you're quite easy to talk to."

“Sigh~ How did I end up with such an idiot like you? You could figure it out with just a little thought, right? That city-state that you’ve been protecting so well is a place that most of us can’t even get into. When death comes, we can only struggle in despair, while you can stand on the city walls, watching and laughing as you point and say, ‘Look! They’re so pitiful!’ And then what? Nothing more. The inside and outside of the city are two different worlds!” Verna said very seriously.

"Is it really that exaggerated...?"

"Whether it exists or not, I don't know, but it's something recorded by civilization, something that time has witnessed... Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. If you don't want to die, hurry home."

Verna waved and disappeared into the woods.

Su Chen didn't press the matter further. If he insisted on going this far, then his motives would be questionable.

However, Verna's words also reveal that the so-called cold wave created two different worlds inside and outside the city, which in turn caused people outside to have an innate hostility towards those inside the city.

However, because the Eternal Era is so long, people like Verna's generation have only accepted this concept and have not experienced it firsthand. That's why they ignored Su Chen and didn't rush up to fight him.

Another thing that Su Chen was concerned about was that Verna did not have the Eye of God.

It seems incredible that someone can use elemental power without the Eye of God... Although the Traveler is the same, he is, after all, the protagonist of the game.

Who is Verna? She's a hunter, an NPC, the kind who just passes by.

Can you believe that a character with such a persona can use elemental power?

Moreover, Su Chen vaguely sensed that there seemed to be a special power on Sky Island, a power that did not belong to this world, but he could not be sure what it was.

"Interesting."

The secrets of Sky Island were more numerous than he had anticipated.

Su Chen turned his head and looked at the city-state on the horizon. The quicksand was still rolling, but time was running out. It was likely that when all the sand had flowed to the other side, the cold wave would arrive.

This situation persisted for a long time, at least before the Demon God War, otherwise it would have been impossible for such a level of civilized ideology to have developed.

But why does Tianli do all these things?

Su Chen felt that he might be able to find the original concept of creation from everything on Sky Island, and further deduce what had been done.

After thinking it over, Su Chen walked in the direction Verna had left.

Since there's an Ice Division, there must be other Water Divisions or Grass Divisions around here.

As for the city-state, he did not plan to go in rashly before figuring out the situation. After all, it was a place shrouded in the power of the natural order, and Su Chen did not know what would happen if he went in.

Just as he was thinking this, Su Chen became alert and stopped walking.

Ding ding ding~~

Three crystal-clear icicles landed in front of him.

At the same time, several figures quickly approached and soon landed in front of him.

"stop!"

Four people stood in four directions. The one who spoke was burly with sharp eyes, staring fiercely at Su Chen.

"Tell me, which tribe are you from?"

Su Chen shrugged: "What? There's no road out there, why do you care who others are or where they're going?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" the man sneered. "Will you talk or not? If you don't, we'll kill you right here!"

"Diwat, this guy is definitely a spy sent by the Thunder Tribe, trying to take advantage of our tribe again. Don't worry about it, just kill him!"

"and many more!"

A figure fell from the sky.

Squat down to relieve the strain.

Verna immediately said, "Don't kill him, this guy is from the city."

Diwat frowned: "From the city? You know Verna?"

“We only met him once,” Verna said. “This guy doesn’t understand anything; he’s just a giant baby in a cradle. Just leave him here and don’t worry about him.”

Verna didn't expect Su Chen to follow them.

Or perhaps it wasn't following along, but just wandering around?

Based on her previous interactions with Su Chen, this is highly likely.

Some arrogant young nobles, unaware of their own limitations, venture out on adventures, thinking they can solve everything, only to find in the end that they are nothing without the protection of their families.

“No way!” Divat shook his head. “Even if he’s from the city, who knows what he’s doing here? Winter is coming, and the cold nights are coming. Many tribes are now colluding with city people. The Thunder Tribe is a prime example. They’ve wanted to annex us for a long time. Maybe this guy is here to scout things out.”

Verna waved her hand: "Impossible, this guy is so stupid, how could he be a spy sent by us?"

“Velna, you’re too naive. You don’t know how cunning the city folks are. They’ve passed the Trials of God; they’re chosen by the gods. They know the cruelty of the outside world better than anyone else. Even if this guy hasn’t experienced it, didn’t his family say anything?”

"this..."

Verna glanced at Su Chen, her expression becoming hesitant.

Su Chen stroked his chin: "What you just said about winter coming, do you mean a cold wave is coming soon?"

Dewart scoffed, "Stop playing dumb. Winter is coming, everyone knows that. Do you think we're fools?"

"No, no, no, I really don't know much about it, for some reason..." Su Chen chuckled, "But I have no ill intentions towards you. I don't even know where the Thunder Department you mentioned is."

"You think I'd believe your nonsense?"

"I believe."

"Velna!"

“Didn’t Father say that my intuition is always very accurate?” Verna insisted. “Although I don’t know the details of this guy’s situation, I can tell that he’s not lying… Besides, if we rashly kill people in the city and attract the Silvermane Guards, the Ice Tribe will be in trouble.”