Genshin Impact, Raiden Shin joins the chat group

"arrive."

At this moment, Ella spoke up. Looking at the island ahead, she said calmly, "We've arrived at the island, much faster than expected."

"Unless you, young master, are shameless, we probably won't be able to have lunch."

Su Hao shrugged. As he expected, some ignorant wild beasts should have come out to block their way at this time, thus delaying them for a while.

Unexpectedly, the journey was uneventful. However, due to the group chat, he lost his sense of time, which resulted in him arriving at the island earlier than usual.

PS: "I aspire to cultivate immortality, with boundless magical power!"

Chapter Fourteen: Return to the Island, Crystallization of Bone Marrow (Fourth Update)

Chapter Fourteen

Upon arriving at the outlying island, there were even more Shogunate soldiers guarding the area, as maintaining order was not the only requirement on the island.

And you also have to be careful of strangers who sneak out of the area.

Throughout Inazuma, there are a lot of people from other places, or rather, foreigners, on this outlying island.

During the period of national isolation, if you want to actually set foot on the territory of Mingshen, you must first pass the checkpoint of the outlying island.

The outlying islands are under the jurisdiction of the Kan-tei (military commissioner), and people must hold various certificates to enter and leave the islands. These certificates often require complicated procedures and special connections to obtain.

However, most outsiders will not choose to leave the island unless they have a particularly important purpose. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to go to Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, Fontaine, Nata, or Winter's End?

These countries are unlikely to restrict travelers from leaving the country.

Suhiro, Eira, and Kuki Shinobu, who were Inatsume people, presented their Inatsume citizen credentials, and after confirming that they were correct, the shogunate soldiers decided to let them pass.

"The once bustling island has now become like this."

Looking around at the not-so-bustling streets, Hisaki Shinobu couldn't help but sigh, "This remote island, once bustling with travelers and merchants from all over the world, has now become rather deserted. It's truly lamentable."

It had been a long time since Kuki Shinobu had visited the island. Since the isolation order was issued, she had been cleaning up the messes of the members of the Arataki Faction.

On the other hand, she also worked at the Tenryo magistrate's office, and at the same time, she maintained the statue of the Great Master of the Temple of the Gods, Kujo Sara.

Therefore, most of the time, Kuki Shinobu was seen in or near Inazuma Castle and nearby villages.

If it weren't for Su Hao's request, it's estimated that Kuki Shinobu wouldn't have come to the island for a long time.

As he said this, Hisagi Shinobu took a few pictures of the current state of the island and posted them in the group for Raiden Makoto to see.

After all, the other party had said that they wanted to see what Inazuma was like now, and what they said in the group was all about Inazuma in the past and stories of people from ancient times.

Therefore, in Hisuki Shinobu's mind, Raiden Shin must be a divine servant similar to the chief priest of Narukami Taisha.

Apart from that, Hisaki Shinobu really didn't know how important the person with the surname Raiden was.

Could it be a relative of the general?

Hisaki Shinobu naturally dismissed this conjecture in his mind, because regardless of which legend it was passed down.

The general only has friends, but no family. Since the founding of Inazuma, there has only been one thunder god, the Thunder General.

In the group chat, Raiden Shin spoke up again, and her comment was similar to Hisaki Shinobu's sigh.

It's truly astonishing how this once bustling island has become like this, leaving one with mixed feelings.

But Su Hao didn't have time to chat with Raiden, because he was heading towards the World Merchants Association with Hisaki Shinobu and Ella.

"What?! What did you say?!"

Before even arriving at the World Chamber of Commerce, Su Hao heard the voice of his old acquaintance, Chairman Kurisu.

The other person sounded extremely surprised and incredulous.

From a distance, it could be seen that Chairman Kyurisu was arguing loudly with a shogunate officer.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?" This was a shogunate officer named Keijiro, who was in charge of collecting taxes.

At the same time, he was also a person who made the decision to enforce it. He stared at Chairman Kurisu very seriously and said, "I don't want to repeat myself, but because of the latest law, your taxes have tripled."

"If you have no objections, then hurry up and pay your taxes. I know that your World Merchants Association has recently made a lot of money by selling the wine brewed by our Inazuma."

Keijiro looked like he had Chairman Kurisu completely under his thumb.

Chairman Kuryu looked grim; he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

Harrison, standing next to Chairman Kurisu, could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward and looked at Keijiro, saying, "Are you kidding me?! Last month the tax doubled, and this month it's increased again?!"

“Harrison!” Chairman Kyurisu interrupted him sternly.

Keijiro looked at the furious Harrison and said dismissively, "What? You disagree? It's fine if you don't."

"Because a new law has recently been issued, you can use other things to pay your taxes."

This surprised Harrison and Chairman Kurishu slightly; they hadn't expected Keijiro to be so easy to talk to today.

If this were any other time, Keijiro would probably have to use the law to pressure them and force them to accept this loss.

This calmed Chairman Kurishu and Harrison down. Although they didn't understand what was going on, it seemed that Keijiro was finally going to reason with them.

Keijiro looked at the two who had calmed down and said leisurely, "The higher-ups need a kind of crystallized bone marrow. If you can collect a large amount of it, then the tax can be reduced."

"However, if you don't collect the required amount, don't blame us."

After saying that, Keijiro stretched out his hand and pressed, "So what? Hand over the crystallized bone marrow? Or pay the taxes?"

Chairman Kurisu naturally wanted to offset the tax with goods, since the tax had suddenly tripled, which would have been a death sentence for him.

Crystallizable bone marrow is something the World Chamber of Commerce doesn't have much of these days; it's simply impossible for them to pay that much.

Just as Chairman Kuri was about to grit his teeth and pay the high taxes first.

"Wait!!!"

Hisaki Shinobu appeared, or rather... at Su Hao's signal.

Luo Xiang, the wife of Inari, stepped forward at this moment.

"Who are you?" Keijiro frowned, looking at the suddenly appearing Shinobu Hisaki with a rather unpleasant expression.

He could sense that the president of the World Chamber of Commerce was clearly planning to grit his teeth and pay the money, but an outsider suddenly appeared, which displeased him greatly.

"Ok?"

Just then, Keijiro saw Su Hao and Isla behind Hisaki Shinobu, and his expression changed slightly.

Because he remembered that Su Hao had entered the Hiiragi family mansion before and had dined with Hiiragi Shinsuke.

Because of the other party, Lord Hiiragi Shinsuke suggested that the World Commerce Association should be given some breathing room and not go too far.

Not long after, they came to collect taxes. Although I had already told my superiors, if the other party had a powerful enough background, I would be pushed out to be the scapegoat.

"you……"

At this moment, Shinobu Hisaki also wanted to mention the Inatsume Law, stating that Keijiro's behavior was illegal.

Thinking of this, Keijiro, who had been perfectly fine, suddenly clutched his stomach and showed a pained expression.

"Ouch!! My stomach hurts!!!"

Keijiro ran off without looking back, as if he really had a stomachache.

"........."

Seeing this, Hisagi Shinobu frowned slightly and stepped forward, intending to stop the other party.

"No rush." ​​Su Hao stepped in front of her, stopping her, and shook his head slightly, saying, "He was just a kid, he's gone now."

"There's no need to worry about the other party. If the root cause can't be addressed, these little devils will only multiply. Getting rid of one won't help."

Su Hao knew that the outlying islands were now the headquarters of the Kansai Enforcement Bureau, and the local envoys had no jurisdiction over them.

Although Inazuma Castle is under the jurisdiction of the Tenryo Magistrate, the Shabu Magistrate can still manage it to some extent.

Therefore, Su Hao did not intend to argue with Hiiragi Shinsuke, that guy who had sided with the Fools, until the matter was resolved.

The last time Hiiragi Shinsuke spared him was because of the matter concerning Hiiragi Chisato and the Kujo family, which is why he temporarily ignored the foreigners from the Universal Merchant Guild.

If this matter gets blown out of proportion, things could get complicated, since the ones who need the crystallization of bone marrow are the Fools.

P.S.: "I'm too tired to write anymore, I'll update with an extra chapter tomorrow..."

Chapter Fifteen: Heading to the Hiiragi Family

Chapter 15

"I didn't expect that I would have to trouble you again this time."

At the entrance of the World Chamber of Commerce, President Kuri looked bitter. He had just wanted to do business peacefully, but unexpected troubles kept coming.

The last time I was in trouble, it was the boy in front of me who solved it, but this time I still needed his help.

This made Chairman Kyuri feel extremely ashamed. He couldn't even get things done for others, yet he had to ask them to help him with his own affairs. It was truly indebted to him.

"It's nothing, a minor issue." Su Hao remained calm as he looked at Chairman Kurishu and asked, "How did the wine sales go yesterday?"

Upon hearing these words, Chairman Kuryu's expression became even more bitter. He sighed and was about to say something.

Harrison stepped forward and poured out his grievances to Su Hao: "Mr. Su Hao, you don't know, your wine used to sell very well. After all, I've drunk Mondstadt's dandelion wine, Liyue's famous wines, and even Winterspring's fire water."

"Your sake is in no way inferior to theirs, so no one in Inatsuma will refuse your sake."

"After receiving your wine, we immediately distributed it to the nobles who wanted it. Most of them were very happy, but those officials in charge of the investigation..."

Harrison was clearly so angry at this point that he didn't know what to say.

Upon hearing this, Chairman Kuri took over the conversation. He first glanced around before slowly saying, "The Commissioner of the Imperial Household Agency has always been very hostile towards foreign merchants like those from our Universal Merchants Association."

"Perhaps some people are envious of the profits from selling alcohol, so the people in the Kanjō-bōjō-ri accused us of diluting the alcohol with water, or that the alcohol is not worth the price."

"Anyway, whether it's openly or covertly, they're saying that we have to sell to the officials at a low price or even at cost, so they can take over your wine."

After speaking, Chairman Kurisu looked around again. He didn't know when it had started, but he had to be careful even when he spoke.

They were terrified that the gang of officials in charge of the investigation would seize on this and launch another barrage of unfounded attacks.

"...Have those guys become so greedy?" Hishiru frowned. Even someone as knowledgeable about the law as she was found it hard to stand what Kansei was doing.

Even without Su Hao, she would still help Chairman Kurisu, because this vicious cycle continues.