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

"???"

The sound came from the kitchen. Su Chen felt a tightness in his chest when he heard it, even more so than when he was fighting the Abyss. He immediately walked over and appeared at the kitchen door. The Great Tree King and Marikata, who were chatting, turned around at the same time.

"Ah~ Are you up?" The Great Tree King smiled slightly. "I was thinking of getting ready before you got up, but it seems I'm too late."

Su Chen walked over and hugged her, letting out a sigh of relief and saying, "It's not too late, it's never too late, as long as you're still here."

Flower Goddess: ???

The Great Tree King was also taken aback. Although he could tell from Su Chen's tone that something seemed to have happened, but... Azir and Marikata were still standing there.

"I really am superfluous," the Flower Goddess said with a resentful look. "Those without children have no one to care for them."

Su Chen laughed loudly and pulled her into his arms as well.

"Of course, not a single one can be missing!"

...

Half an hour later, Su Chen enjoyed the breakfast prepared for him by the Great Compassion Tree King and the Flower Goddess.

Although eating is not necessary, the process is indeed enjoyable. It's not about the food, but the mood, just like how Old Zhong drank wine. He could enjoy it even with half the wine and half the liquor.

"So, what happened?"

During a short rest, the Great Compassion Tree King inquired.

How could she not notice Su Chen's unusual behavior?

However, she could only think that it was related to that water god, although she didn't know the specific reason. There were two water gods. The god was normal, but the human was a bit... completely unpredictable. Azir might not be able to handle it.

"Tell me about what's been going on lately," Su Chen said.

"Recently? Fontaine?"

"After the war between the demon gods."

The Great Tree King and Marikata exchanged a glance. Although they found it strange, they still told each other everything they knew.

Both of them came from the war between the demon gods, especially Marikata, who, as an ancient fairy, was born almost along with the order of Teyvat and has witnessed countless things along the way.

She was a gentle fairy, a messenger walking among mortals, but her gentleness ultimately led to a curse. Su Chen didn't know how to tell her, so it was better to keep her identity as Tianli a secret. Otherwise, if the Flower Goddess knew that the person she had always wanted to rebel against was actually her husband, Su Chen was afraid she would do something rash.

At this moment, as the two recounted their story, Su Chen gradually learned about the specific circumstances following the Demon God War.

Demons and gods vied for supremacy, and a divine position was born.

The seven positions of the gods were not unexpected, since the Abyss was restricted, and any changes would have been completed before the Demon God War began, so theoretically there should have been no surprises.

"Tuanzi, do you see? What you longed for has come to pass. Rest in peace in heaven. I won't join you..." Su Chen thought silently. But...

After mourning Tuanzi, Su Chen observed another moment of silence for Asmodeus.

According to the two, Azir fought the Sustainer for three days and three nights, almost wearing down the very principles of justice, and in the end, both were severely injured.

Although this was probably why Asmodeus hid the Sky Tablet, she was genuinely tricked... no, there were also Kadodia and the old Ice God. In total, it happened three times. Thinking about it, Su Chen was surprised. Asmodeus was really obedient; she really hid her strength so thoroughly when asked to.

"Whoo~"

After listening to what the two had to say, Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone he knew was there.

Nothing particularly unexpected happened.

There are two things I don't understand yet.

First, is the person in charge of the government, Bar, in Inazuma? Is this Bar the same person as the one in question?

Secondly, he is now unable to establish a connection with the Abyss Order Template. Although it should be his other half of the soul, he could clearly sense and connect with it before the simulation ended, but now he is unable to establish that soul resonance connection.

Because half of his soul was split off, his strength was also divided in two. Even after regaining his powers, his strength was not only not improved but actually regressed compared to before the simulation. Only after regaining his soul power could he return to his complete state of the Heavenly Principle.

But the will of the abyss is also him, and Su Chen is now worried that the two forces might repel each other.

More importantly, he can't contact his partner, which could be a real problem if something goes wrong.

Without complete power, he could not extend the experimental results from Sky Isle to Teyvat, and civilization could not advance.

"Ah~"

Life is tough, even the heavens sigh.

"What's wrong?" the Flower Goddess asked, frowning. "You look happy one minute and conflicted the next. Can't you tell us what's wrong?"

"It's a long story."

"Then make it short!" The Flower Goddess glared at her, as if to say, "If you don't tell me, we'll go plant some little flowers."

Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "I'm worried about Teyvat's future."

A question mark appeared above the Flower Goddess's head. "That's something Heaven should think about. What does it have to do with you?"

"Be the first to worry about the world's troubles."

"Then you shouldn't have injured the Sustainer beforehand."

"I..."

How the hell was I supposed to know this would happen?

If I knew such a wonderful housekeeper was mine, I'd be too busy cherishing her to hit her, right?

I, Su Chen, am not some violent man.

“However, speaking of which, I sensed the revival of the Heavenly Principles recently. Azir, it would be better for Sumeru to keep a low profile lately. I feel that the Teyvat continent is about to descend into chaos.” The Flower Goddess said with a worried expression.

"It's not a big problem."

"When the problem gets too big, it's too late."

The goddess of flowers was inevitably worried, after all, she had already lost Azir once before and didn't want to experience it a second time.

As for her initial delusion of defying the laws of nature, she should give it up now. With a family, she can let go of some small things... Well, mainly because it's impossible to achieve, otherwise she would definitely poke a thousand holes in that Fanes.

...

After chatting with the Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess, Su Chen immediately teleported to Inazuma via Spark Lightning.

At this time, in Inazuma Castle.

The annual sword-wielding festival is being held.

The so-called "offering of a sword" refers to the appearance of the Thunder General at Narukami Shrine, where blacksmiths offer their best swords. The sword chosen by the general becomes the "divine sword" for the festival, and its fame spreads throughout the world.

The best forged swords are called True Forged Swords, while the others with slight flaws are called Shadow Forged Swords.

Real swords are mostly kept as collectibles, while shadow swords are used for killing, because the swords are stained with blood and have already committed acts of killing, thus becoming tainted with impurity.

To date, many precious swords have appeared in Inazuma, but divine swords are not produced every year. If the shogun does not value them, divine swords will not be created. In the past five hundred years in Inazuma, sword-making techniques have declined. Of the once famous Raiden Goden, only Tenmoku-ryu is still active. The others have either been lost or are about to be lost.

Su Chen found no one at the castle tower, so he turned around and went to Inazuma Castle. He learned that it was the day of the Sword Offering Festival. This was the first Sword Offering Festival after the lifting of the isolation order. The blacksmiths were eager to try their skills and were all sharpening their knives.

"Have you heard? The rules for the Sword Offering Ceremony have been changed this year. The general has ordered the swordsmiths to select people for a royal contest to choose the best swords in actual combat."

"A contest before the Emperor? What if no one dares to step forward?"

"You're kidding me! Who wouldn't want to take the chance to demonstrate their skills before the Emperor? Right now, any master swordsmith is surrounded by those samurai, and the blacksmith decides who gets chosen."

"Does that mean anyone can have a chance to go?"

"Not entirely. The shogunate would guard the first line of defense, and some people would be obviously no good."

"Then I should be able to do it."

"You? Forget it, your wife says you're no good, and that I'm longer than you."

"How could that be? I'm better than you... huh? Zhuo! I'll fucking kill you!"

Glancing at the two people charging past him, Su Chen walked all the way to Hanamizaka. In the blink of an eye, he saw that the front of the Tenmoku-ryu was surrounded by people. As the last line of the Thunder Five Transmissions, the reputation of the Tenmoku-ryu was beyond question. In order to win the opportunity to perform in front of the General, these people had gone to great lengths.

Looking around, they were all muscular giants.

Three familiar figures appeared not far away.

Ayaka Kamisato and her follower, along with Manyo.

As Su Chen walked over, Ling Hua noticed him and, after a slight surprise, immediately came over.

"Mr. Su Chen, I didn't expect to see you here," the girl said with a smile.

She didn't know Su Chen's identity, but during the last Dragon King Festival, the Eighth Divine Child's attitude towards Su Chen was particularly special, and the intelligent Linghua immediately realized that Su Chen's identity was extraordinary.

The Inspector General of Mondstadt, the Great Sage of Mount Meru, and... recently, the Steambird brought Inazuma some shocking news: the Great Sage has become the messenger of the Water God, which really surprised her.

"Hello, Ms. Kamisato." Su Chen smiled slightly. "These must be Thomas and Manyo."

"Mr. Su Chen also knows Wan Ye?"

"Yes, I've heard travelers mention it."

Not really.

"Mr. Su Chen and the traveler are..."

"She and I are best friends," Su Chen chuckled. "She's mentioned you and Thomas to me before... By the way, what are you two doing here?"

Ayaka said, "We originally planned to come and discuss the Sword Offering Festival with Master Tenmoku, but now it seems..."

The Sword Offering Festival is a major holiday in Inazuma, but Ayaka's visit wasn't for her own personal reasons. She came to see Tenmoku Juu on behalf of Manyo. As the successor of the Isshinden lineage, although she had already planned to abandon her family business and travel far away, she ultimately wanted to at least present the Isshinden techniques to the Shogun, allowing the Kaedehara family to shine once, so that their ancestors could rest in peace.

However, Manyo never does this kind of thing, and he had no experience this time. So he thought of asking Tenmoku, who was also a master of the Five Lightning Techniques, for help. But when he saw this group of big brothers, even Thomas chickened out.

He worried that if he squeezed in, his anus might be in danger.

The three of them were at their wits' end.

Su Chen waved his hand: "No problem, just go for it."

"Go straight up?" Linghua tilted her head. "But the blacksmith can't go up on stage by himself."

"That's easy. Just post a request at the Adventurers' Guild and ask the travelers for help."

Ayaka: "Huh?"

Thomas: "The traveler shouldn't be in Inazuma, right?"

"She is everywhere."