Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

Although Shen Liang couldn't remember the woman's face in the Japanese-style room, he did remember the space capsule in the courtyard. Although it looked advanced, it was obviously a technological product. The style of the Teyvat civilization didn't match that thing.

But history has never recorded any major event such as the landing of a space capsule in Inazuma 500 years ago.

That is what lightning truly hides behind history.

The woman in the Japanese-style room was clearly not dressed in the Teyvat style. The texture of the fabric was definitely not something that could be produced in the agricultural era, and the nun-style long dress could only possibly appear in Earth's civilization.

Five hundred years ago, humans with Earth civilization... arrived in Teyvat?

Shen Liang suddenly noticed a detail.

Although I can't remember the woman's name, she sang a lullaby to the baby in the cradle and called the baby by that name...

Eve?

Shen Liang was horrified.

His memory was excellent, and he instantly recalled the bewitching, serpentine young girl, Mebius, who was born in the Black Abyss and was mastered by the Judgment-level Honkai Beast Shesa.

When the snake-like little girl asked him his name, she smiled and said, "I still prefer the name I used to give you, Eve."

Is there really no connection between these identical names?

Shen Liang wondered if he was being paranoid, because it was obvious that the child in the cradle was an infant, and although he didn't remember anything before he was ten years old, it was unlikely that he was a five-hundred-year-old monster... because his growth rate was no different from that of an ordinary person. Although he had become smaller now, his growth from fifteen to sixteen years old had not been faster or slower.

Moreover, his memory is unbroken; he is very clear about everything that happened from when he entered the orphanage at the age of ten until he is twenty-two.

Furthermore, the name "Eve" is used by many people. Because it comes from the Bible, many literary works use it as a reference. The ascetic nun with long hair reaching the ground, an extremely tall figure, and always with her eyes closed is obviously of Western race and a religious person. It is probably quite common for religious people to name their children Eve.

Shen Liang grabbed her messy hair, her thoughts somewhat scattered.

—Speaking of which, that nun is quite similar to his mother. Maria is also a Westerner, Maria is also a nun, Maria is very beautiful and has a great figure, and Maria is also an arrogant squinty-eyed person who doesn't like to open her eyes to look at people.

Just then, someone pushed the door open and came in. When they saw Shen Liang sitting up, their tone immediately became cheerful.

"It's good that you're awake. I made you some chicken soup to soothe your soul. Would you like some?"

Shen Liang looked up and saw a pair of slender, beautiful legs in black stockings. The girl's delicate, sheer stockings were embroidered with pale gold patterns, and he subconsciously said, "Kitty?"

"Don't call me Kitty in front of strangers!" The second person stepped into the house and immediately became agitated upon hearing this. "And how did you know it was me before I even came in?!"

Shen Liang's brain went blank for a moment before she came to her senses and realized that the skirt that was paired with those beautiful legs was not purple but blue and white, and the embroidered shoes were not Ke Qing's small stiletto heels.

Looking up, I saw a non-human girl with blue hair and long horns holding up a bowl of soup, gently blowing on it to cool it down.

"That's strange, how did you recognize me?" Ke Qing, who had been rushing in, frowned as she looked at the boy who seemed to be recovering from a serious illness. "What's wrong with your body? You suddenly collapsed and were bleeding from your mouth and nose. It was terrifying."

Shen Liang thought to himself, "How did I recognize you? I didn't recognize you, I just mistook your stockings." But he didn't dare say that aloud. Letting a girl know that he recognized someone by their thigh-high stockings was just...too embarrassing.

But there was nothing he could do. It wasn't that he was obsessed with girls' beautiful bodies; it was just that his height meant that his first instinct when looking at someone was to look up from their thighs... You see, most men's natural line of sight isn't horizontal but downward, a physiological habit developed since ancient times when they were searching for prey and fruit.

Therefore, men usually look at people from the chest up, while Shen Liang can only look from the thigh up.

This habit will probably only be resolved when he grows to be 1.8 meters tall.

So you're so keen on buying over-the-knee socks for Princess Bailu? Because all you look at are people's thighs?

"I didn't!" Shen Liang retorted guiltily.

Then return to the conversation.

"I got heatstroke," Shen Liang said casually, making up an excuse.

“Heatstroke would never cause bleeding from both orifices. Hmph, if you don’t want to talk about it, fine. Anyway, the doctor has already examined you, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with your body.” Ke Qing snorted. “I don’t care if you have any hidden ailments.”

"I really don't have any hidden illnesses!"

At this moment, Gan Yu sat on the edge of the bed, scooped up a spoon and handed it to her, "Want some?"

"Who are you?" Shen Liang was taken aback.

He then keenly noticed that Gan Yu's eyes flickered slightly, as if she was somewhat surprised, but then she seemed relieved and chuckled, "As expected, your name is Shen Liang. Yes, your name is Shen Liang."

Shen Liang vaguely sensed that the atmosphere was somewhat... chaotic.

"Yes, this is the first time you've met me, and I was being presumptuous." Gan Yu obediently put down her soup bowl, shook the black beast horns on her head, and gazed at the sick boy on the bed. It was clear that she really wanted to appear gentle and quiet, to appear as if she had no emotional fluctuations.

But as she looked at it, she couldn't help but smile, a smile like a basin of water left in the courtyard at night, occasionally reflecting the bright moon.

"What's wrong with you?" Shen Liang looked at the half-immortal girl who suddenly started laughing, feeling a little uneasy.

"Long time no see, Liang," Gan Yu said with a smile.

Shen Liang was even more puzzled, but for some inexplicable reason, he ultimately didn't ask, and instead nodded, "Mm."

Then, Ke Maomao, who was standing to the side, said, "So you two knew each other before?"

"I don't know her," Shen Liang replied decisively. "Please introduce me, Miss Cat."

"This is getting more and more outrageous!" Ke Qing slapped the bed in annoyance, but considering that Shen Liang was a patient, she decided to let him off the hook. Although she still had some doubts about the conversation, she still dutifully said, seeing Shen Liang's bewildered expression, "This is Miss Gan Yu from Yuehaiting. She is here to visit you on behalf of the Liyue Seven Stars."

"Aren't you right here? Do you need a representative?"

"Don't you understand that the Liyue Seven Stars and the Liyue Seven Stars represent two different things?" Keqing said irritably. "Want some chicken soup? You even had Miss Ganyu personally feed you. You're so arrogant!"

As she spoke, she reached out to take Gan Yu's soup bowl, but her hand grasped only empty air. Turning her head, she saw that the blue-haired fortune teller seemed not to have noticed her and had moved the bowl away. She reached for it again, but Gan Yu subtly turned away.

The cat was stunned.

Gan Yu didn't show any deliberate expression, as if nothing had just happened. She said gently, "Miss Keqing, you're too kind. It's alright. It's the General Affairs Department's fault for letting the guest suffer from heatstroke. Liangjun, this is chicken soup made by the inn using old hens from Qiaoying Manor and Qingxin Mountain. It's very nourishing. You see, I specifically instructed them to stew it for a longer time so that the patient can absorb it better."

Shen Liang looked at the golden soup in her spoon, remained silent for a while, and then said, "In fact, the longer the soup is simmered, the more oil is extracted. The layer on top is all pure fat."

"Huh? Is...is that so?" Gan Yu was a little flustered and hurriedly skimmed off some more oil.

“Yes, chicken soup is actually of little value to patients, and its purine content is extremely high, which can even be harmful to some diseases. The nourishment of chicken soup mainly comes from protein, but the protein content of chicken meat is dozens of times that of chicken soup.” Shen Liang looked at Gan Yu seriously. “And trace elements such as vitamin A, zinc, and calcium cannot be compared to a bite of meat even with a whole bowl of soup.”

Gan Yu and Ke Qing were both a little dizzy; these terms sounded like gibberish to them.

“Of course I can understand. Nutritional science only discovered these problems in modern times, so it’s normal that the Teyvats don’t understand them,” Shen Liang said. “Moreover, for resource-poor regions, the excess purines and fats in chicken soup are also extremely important nutrients.”

Two beautiful girls wearing black pantyhose looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Mr. Young Dragon, you know a lot about... food?" Ke Qing said blankly.

"Oh, I just wanted to show off a little." Shen Liang finally couldn't hold back anymore, and with a wicked grin, he got out of bed. "Alright, alright, I'm not a patient. Stop crowding around me. With so many people around, it's like I have some serious illness."

Gan Yu looked at the soup bowl she was holding, feeling somewhat forlorn.

However, Shen Liang immediately sat down at the table, picked up a spoon, and pouted, "What's the point of drinking soup? I'd rather eat some meat. I've been starving all day."

Gan Yu instantly became happy again.

Then she couldn't help but laugh. Gan Yu, Gan Yu, so many years have passed, and you are still so easily controlled by others' emotions.

So many years have passed, yet someone's unintentional actions can still make you laugh or cry; you haven't changed at all...

He hasn't changed at all.

A pot of old hen served as dinner. Shen Liang washed his face, said goodbye to Gan Yu, and left the General Affairs Department with Ke Qing.

"I have a feeling... Miss Gan Yu is acting a bit strange today." Ke Maomao frowned, then turned around and saw Gan Yu standing at the door looking this way. She quickly left when she saw Ke Qing.

“Indeed, they acted like old friends even though it was our first meeting,” Shen Liang thought.

“Gan Yu isn’t the type to be overly friendly. In fact, she has very few friends,” Ke Qing said. “It’s strange that she stayed behind to take care of you. The General Affairs Department is very busy, and she usually wouldn’t waste time on something like this.”

Shen Liang clenched his fist and said seriously, "Perhaps the Seven Stars of Liyue decided to curry favor with me, the cursed lone star."

"As one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, how could I not know?" Keqing rolled her eyes at him.

The two walked to the entrance of the White Horse Inn, preparing to say goodbye. Then, Ke Qing hesitated for a moment before finally asking the question she had been thinking about for a long time.

"So, how exactly do you plan to begin your trip to Inazuma?"

"Land is the first priority for all businesses."

"Land acquisition? Buying a house? I do have some preferential policies I can offer you," Ke Qing said habitually, then realized that her overly friendly behavior was somewhat unusual, and quickly added:

"It's not that I'm only offering it to you, it's just that your reputation as an otherworldly being is too big. I know you're a real troublemaker in Inazuma! I don't want you causing trouble every day in Liyue. Liyue can't afford to have a big shot like you if there's no war going on! If you want to get a piece of land, just contact me. I'll give you the best price. Just don't try to steal it!"

"Am I the kind of person who would resort to such mindless violence?"

"You have kidnapped a living goddess priestess, proclaimed yourself regent, seized the Coral Palace, and commanded the Sea Goddess Island."

"You still believe this kind of gossip?"

"It's better to believe it's true." Keqing tossed her long hair aside and smiled slightly. "But after seeing you, I feel that if it were you, it wouldn't be necessary to use violence to kidnap the current human goddess priestess and take over the Coral Palace."

"I'll take that as a compliment on my looks." Shen Liang pretended not to see the teasing in her eyes, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said, "But if we're talking about help, you really do have some ways to help me."

"Oh?"

"I have a question. You don't seem to have any forestry laws here, do you? Is it illegal to mine unclaimed minerals, sand, soil, water resources, or timber?"

Keqing seemed puzzled by the question, as if she thought it was silly, but she still answered patiently.

"According to Liyue's laws, the collection of these things belongs to the individual, unless you go to a national mine like the Laminariat to mine privately, which is theft. So, all resources that the Glorious Sanctuary doesn't have officially granted development rights to can be mined by ordinary people—isn't that just common sense? Is it illegal for ordinary people to go up the mountain to dig for gold or sand?"

Shen Liang curled his lips into a smile. He immediately realized that, despite being known for its contracts and laws, Liyue's legal system could not compare to that of modern times.

See, here comes the work!

Chapter Sixteen: Modern People's Console Games Are Terrifying

On Earth, all forest and mineral resources belong to the nation.