Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Chapter 2: Extremely Poor Game Experience

Jiang Ming is gone.

I left Inazuma Castle.

With the money from selling his stall and his skills, he hired two samurai from the shogunate army at a friendly price to accompany him, and set off for Umijima Island.

These two taciturn samurai will escort him to Haigi Island. Not far from there is Haigi Island's jurisdiction, guarded by the Haigi Army, so his safety is quite guaranteed.

Jiang Ming was originally just an ordinary student on Earth. If nothing unexpected happened, he would most likely find a job after graduation and live a stable life.

As expected, an unexpected event occurred: Jiang Ming transmigrated.

After being awakened by the cool seawater, I opened my eyes to find myself surrounded by these Japanese-style buildings.

Although he felt something was off about the buildings, he initially thought he had simply traveled back to ancient times. At first, Jiang Ming wondered where such a large city could be found in ancient times, and then he saw the familiar Thunder Triple Tomoya.

Once you reach an open area, you can see the towering castle tower.

It's almost identical; it's just a scaled-up version of the model in the game.

"...Hiss!" Jiang Ming gasped.

WOC! Original ( )!

Alright, Teyvat, Inatsuma.

Wuhu is finished.

A game where you control a protagonist who travels across worlds and fights gods using your phone or computer is no fun. But if you're a college student from modern society who knows nothing about farming and is physically inactive, and you end up in Teyvat with a weak body that barely survives a 1,000-meter run, that's not going to be fun at all.

Judging from the Genshin Impact storyline, Teyvat, while not exactly a place of undercurrents, is certainly a turbulent sea, a small place teeming with monsters. Not only is the underworld incredibly treacherous, but monsters roam freely in the open. The Teyvat natives, lacking Visions but possessing some unknown training methods to enhance their physical abilities, are essentially confined to their settlements. Venturing into the wild is fraught with danger, let alone for a weakling like him.

Even elite NPCs with divine vision can easily fail if they're not careful, and the protagonist traveler is no exception.

Fortunately, the place he transmigrated to was right next to Inazuma Castle, so it wasn't considered dangerous.

However, if Jiang Ming remembered correctly, Inazuma's current situation can be summarized as the chaotic world at the end of a feudal dynasty in the agricultural era, with the added debuff of isolationism.

Isn't this a clear case of the script being overturned? Things won't change until the protagonist comes along and overthrows the three officials.

No, it's not even as good as Okiyo, because Inazuma is an island nation where even self-sufficiency is difficult.

Without some skill, one probably wouldn't survive in a relatively safe place like Inazuma Castle. They'd most likely starve to death.

Jiang Ming envied the protagonists in those time-travel novels who had exceptional memories or outstanding professional skills, and who could also get involved in industrial technology and the like.

Unlike him, a liberal arts student, he had basically forgotten his science knowledge from high school... no, middle school teachers, and all he could offer was his rebellion.

Or perhaps it should be called liberation.

In a way, his job at Inazuma is a good fit for his major.

Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

But thinking about it, it feels pretty good to ride on the protagonist's coattails and win without lifting a finger. For now, I'll just live a peaceful life and wait for the story to begin. Then I'll figure out a way to build a good relationship with the Traveler, and see if I can bring him back to Earth when he regains his power and leaves Teyvat.

This seems like a good idea?

But with Teyvat in such chaos, can he really live that long?

Or perhaps try to establish a connection with someone like Klee's mom, who can travel through time, so she can send you on your way?

Just as Jiang Ming was lost in thought, the patrolling Shogunate troops spotted him.

"Hey, you over there, what's up?"

Several patrolling Shogunate soldiers rushed over, their halberds pointed at him.

Jiang Ming decisively raised his hands.

"I am a merchant from Liyue. I encountered a storm at sea, my ship sank, and when I woke up I was lying on the beach over there." This was a line that Jiang Ming had prepared long ago.

The squad leader carefully examined Jiang Ming.

It was plump and thin, with fair and delicate skin, clearly from a wealthy family and not engaged in manual labor. It wore strange clothes of an unknown material, but the dyeing technique was sophisticated, suggesting they were quite valuable. It was soaking wet, with white salt stains in its hair and sand clinging to its body.

After exchanging glances with several shogunate soldiers, the squad put away their halberds.

The group of people looked at him with surprise.

"?" Jiang Ming asked, puzzled.

"Gentlemen, although I am indeed in a bit of a sorry state right now, it's not that bad..."

“You misunderstand. We are indeed somewhat surprised. This is the first time we have encountered someone who could survive a thunderstorm since the lockdown order was issued.”

"?"

"What?! A lockdown order?"

“It’s normal that you didn’t know. It seems you were at sea when the lockdown order was issued, and you happened to be in a thunderstorm zone. You’re really lucky to have survived.” The squad leader didn’t answer the question, but instead filled in the blanks in his mind.

"The General issued a nationwide lockdown order a few days ago, using his powerful divine abilities to create a thunderstorm zone surrounding Inazuma. Anyone entering the thunderstorm zone without permission will be attacked by lightning. Because it happened so suddenly, some people at sea didn't have time to notify others. It seems you were unlucky; you happened to be within the thunderstorm zone when it formed, and thus, you were attacked. Of course, you were also lucky; this was an attack from the gods! Your ship was sunk, and you're truly fortunate to have survived," a member of the squad answered Jiang Ming's question.

Jiang Ming noticed that when he said these words, he still had a very excited and devout expression on his face, just like some fans who had met their idol.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Ming sorted out the timeline. He felt that the point in time he had traveled to was quite coincidental. With no one left to testify, it made things easier for him.

From the perspective of the Shogunate army, Jiang Ming seemed to be processing this information.

Then Jiang Ming asked his question: "What about the others at sea?"

"..." The scene fell silent for a moment.

Well, it looks like things are going to turn out badly.

"Do you have any identification on you?" the squad leader asked first, breaking the eerie silence.

"It's all gone. It was all on the boat. I was eating hotpot and singing on the boat when suddenly I was struck by lightning, and the boat was smashed to pieces. Gone, all gone."

To make his performance more convincing, Jiang Ming mentally compared the comfortable life on Earth with the struggle for survival in the chaotic world he was currently facing.

The result is that no acting skills are needed at all; it's all about emotion.

Seeing Jiang Ming's somewhat dazed appearance, the others felt a little embarrassed.

After all, this matter...

“Okay, let’s take you to the city to get your documents replaced first. There are now regulations regarding the management of foreigners staying in Inazuma, and I can be your guarantor. Also, I guess you won’t be able to go back anytime soon, so take these Mora and do some work here in Inazuma for now.”

"And mine too." "Mine."

Several soldiers took out some Mora from their pockets.

It was truly unexpected that an army with feudal theocracy would spend its own money to help a stranger like Jiang Ming.

Perhaps it's because there really are gods watching over us, or perhaps it was just pure luck that we met some good people.

Thinking about it, the latter is more likely.

After a brief handover between several shogunate soldiers and his colleagues, Jiang Ming was led to register. He noticed that the shogunate soldiers who came to hand over patrol duties also showed a surprised expression after their conversation.

Upon arriving at the document processing area, after a conversation, Jiang Ming received another surprise from the registration staff.

Jiang Ming felt like he was a monkey being shown to the world.

You can tell they were genuinely surprised.

They truly had absolute faith in General Raiden's strength. So much so that they found it unbelievable that anyone could have survived.

Seeing it up close, face-to-face, is far more impressive than any design in a game.

With his "Temporary Residence Permit for Foreigners" and a small amount of Mora sponsored by the Shogunate Army squad, Jiang Ming opened a snack stall.

I originally thought that with the innovative cuisine on Earth, I could make a modest living even if I worked hard.

But those who follow this are truly a bunch of worms, devouring people without spitting out the bones.

This applies from top to bottom.

As a result, he has been in Inazuma for more than half a year. His snack stall business is booming, and he is busy all day long, but he himself can't afford to eat.

Looking back, when he first started out, he wasn't familiar with the system and tried to imitate Oshima by giving him a small bag of Mora. However, when Tsunade came to see him the second time and his business was booming, he still felt it wasn't enough and took away all the Mora he hadn't received the first time.

Jiang Ming didn't get a single penny.

In the end, all the vendors on the street were roughly at the same level.

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What's infuriating is that while others can still eat the leftovers they cooked, he, whose business was booming, was completely exploited and ended up with nothing left to sell, forced to survive on wild vegetables.

He also tried to make sure he had a decent meal of leftovers, but when Tsunade came to ask for money, he couldn't produce any and was humiliated and threatened. He was only able to get out of trouble thanks to Oshima.

He roughly understood that this was taking advantage of him being a foreigner of unknown origin with no connections in the local area, not even caring about his life or death, and squeezing him dry.

Afterwards, Jiang Ming considered becoming a plagiarist and writing light novels, hoping to perhaps even curry favor with Yae no Miko. However, he became illiterate in Teyvat, unable to read or write with a brush. Not to mention, under the isolationist policy, a single brush cost 100,000 Mora, which he couldn't afford, nor could he hire someone else to write for him.

When Jiang Ming tried to switch to another job, he was told he wasn't allowed to. The reason given was that he had already registered as a street vendor and had to continue doing so.

The clerk then gave Jiang Ming a lecture in a very fatherly tone, basically saying that he was too impulsive and restless, changing careers too easily, and so on.

While Jiang Ming was feeling dizzy and his blood vessels were throbbing, he still managed to "kindly" add: "Unless you pay 500 million Mora and obtain a special permit."

I******!

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Okay, okay, this is how you play, right?

Growing up in a culture with five thousand years of rich experience in rebellion, and having studied horsemanship for seven years, being forced to the point of starvation—if you can still tolerate this, you're simply letting down your mentors. Instead of using your professional knowledge to make more streetlight fixtures, you're really letting your bunch of scoundrels off.

Based on what Jiang Ming had learned over the past six months, Inazuma now possessed all the necessary conditions for a rebellion. All that was missing was someone to rally the troops.

Of course, Jiang Ming didn't believe that his social connections in Inazuma were limited to a group of vendors not far from the castle tower, and that he had the ability to rally a large following. He also didn't believe he could raise an army near Inazuma Castle or the Kujoya Fortress that could defeat the shogunate's forces.

However, overthrowing the dark rule of the shogunate was already a major historical task for Inazuma, and someone had to do it. If he couldn't do it, then he'd just have to find someone else to do it!

As the saying goes, if this place doesn't want me, there's always another place that will; if no place wants me, I'll go find another place!

After careful analysis, the most promising location in Inazuma's unique environment is undoubtedly Umijima Island. It has people, land, and a popular base, and it's still far enough away from the shogunate.

Now, after such a long wait, he has finally reached the point where Haiqi Island can rise up in rebellion.