I'm a male god in Liyue

It just flew away without saying goodbye.

He silently got up, tidied himself up, returned to the official road, and continued walking along the road.

The midday sun shone directly on him, casting a short, lonely shadow at his feet.

Meanwhile, outside Xia Zhi's twenty-meter detection range, True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng was standing alone on the top of a small hill near the official road, quietly watching him walk along the road.

The sun gradually began to set in the west.

As Xia Zhi drew closer to Liyue City, the number of pedestrians on the road increased, and bamboo and wood shops and small stalls with vendors carrying loads began to appear on both sides of the road.

There were vendors selling tea, snacks, umbrellas and raincoats, and seasonal vegetables...

The noisy and bustling sounds filled the air, and the vibrant atmosphere of the marketplace immediately came to life.

Xia Zhi stood by the roadside, as if he had suddenly fallen into the Qingming Scroll. Hearing the shouts that he couldn't understand but felt strangely familiar, his expression was slightly dazed, and then a smile appeared on his face.

The wilderness is definitely not a place for humans; towns are much more welcoming.

Xia Zhi walked along the road, slowing his pace and using his omniscient perspective to curiously examine the items being sold on both sides of the road.

He could tell what some of them were for and what they were made of, while he couldn't tell what others were for at all, but that didn't dampen his enthusiasm.

Arriving in a new world, with countless new things waiting for him to explore and discover, the process itself is a rare experience.

The air was filled with the aroma of various snacks and foods, which was quite tempting.

Xia Zhi sniffed, glanced at the stalls wafting the aroma, and felt a little hungry.

But he had no money.

He could only pretend to take a fruit from his clothes, but actually from his inventory, to fill his stomach first.

Occasionally, he would see black progress bars hanging on some passersby, but since he didn't know them, he didn't feel comfortable striking up a conversation and could only give up.

As dusk fell, Xia Zhi finally arrived at the end of the official road—the city gate.

He stood at the foot of the city wall, looked up, and stared in amazement at the towering city gate that was entirely constructed of neatly stacked giant stones.

Such a magnificent and imposing building would have been difficult to construct even in the mechanically advanced world of the past. In this era of animal-powered transportation, he could hardly imagine how the people of this world managed to quarry such large stones from the mountains and transport them here to be neatly stacked up.

If it weren't for a miracle, countless bodies of people who died from exhaustion would probably be buried beneath this city gate.

Above the city gate are two large gilded characters.

The two characters looked unfamiliar to him, but he guessed that this must be the name of the city.

Xia Zhi gazed for a moment, then walked towards the side of the city gate.

The walls there were covered with notices written in unfamiliar characters, mostly in black and a few in red.

There were also many pieces of discarded paper that had been torn off and thrown on the ground next to the wall.

Xia Zhi walked to the notice board, bent down and picked up a piece of scrap paper from the ground, trying to touch the words on it with his finger.

The system's voice rang in his mind once again.

"Having come into contact with a learnable written language, I have already found the corresponding items in the online store."

"【Liyue Language Basics】: Price Points 1"

"【Liyue Language Proficiency】, Price: 10 Points"

"Do you wish to purchase the course materials?"

Xia Zhi looked at the scrap of paper in his hand, chuckled, and then spent 1 point to purchase [Liyue Language Introduction].

There are 3 points left.

A strange ball of light appeared in my inventory; this was the appearance of the experience book.

Xia Zhi chose to use it, and the ball of light instantly disappeared from his inventory.

A moment later, Xia Zhi raised his head and looked at the two gilded characters above the city gate again. This time, he easily understood their meaning.

He opened his mouth and slowly uttered the words in a natural tone with a distinct accent: "Li... Yue".

Is this Liyue City?

That's a really nice name.

Xia Zhi lowered his head, looking at the scrap of paper he had just picked up. It described the summoning ceremony that Liyue had recently held, which had caused quite a stir...

"Immortals? Emperors? Rock Kings? The Seven Stars? The Fools? The Demon God of the Vortex?..." Xia Zhi tossed the scrap paper back into place after reading it, muttering to himself. "It seems this city isn't as peaceful as I imagined."

Xia Zhi then looked at the other notices still posted on the wall.

There were missing person notices, policy announcements, performance posters, commissioned tasks, and even a discount advertisement for an organization called "Wang Sheng Tang"...

There's all sorts of information, it feels a bit confusing.

Xia Zhi glanced through it briefly, then turned back to examine the notice about the "Adventurers' Guild" more closely.

This is a recruitment notice. The Adventurers' Guild welcomes interested adventurers to come and complete quests and earn rewards.

"This introduction looks a bit like a mercenary guild. I might want to check it out."

Xia Zhi memorized the address written on it and walked in through the city gate.

On a distant mountaintop, True Monarch Liuyun Jiefeng watched Xia Zhi intently until his figure completely disappeared from sight. Only then did she slowly withdraw her gaze, gently unfold her beautiful wings, leap from the mountaintop, and fly into the clouds, vanishing without a trace.

Chapter Thirteen: Starting as a Novice Adventurer

The bluestone ground, covered with the marks of wind and frost, remains as smooth as ever.

Several Qianyan soldiers, dressed in uniforms and holding long spears, stood guard at the city gate.

Xia Zhi walked past them with his head down, without attracting their attention or questions.

They didn't seem to check the identities of the visitors; they were just responsible for the security of this area.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

As a bustling hub of ships and merchants, Liyue Harbor sees an overwhelming number of strangers entering and leaving every day. It would be impossible for them to conduct thorough checks, so they can only do their best to maintain order within the city.

This is both an advantage and a disadvantage of such commercially developed port cities.

Stepping into Liyue City feels completely different from being outside the city.

The shops with their carved railings and towering pavilions, the bustling crowds—the street scene that Xia Zhi saw within a twenty-meter radius of his God's-eye view was far more spectacular than the small, undeveloped shops and stalls outside the city.

This bustling atmosphere made him feel as if he had returned to the crowded pedestrian streets during his old world holidays.

In particular, the architectural style of the surrounding shops is remarkably similar to that of ancient buildings in the original world, perhaps because Liyue is also a vast and powerful Eastern country.

Stone lions, paper lanterns, mahogany railings, round wooden beams, four-cornered eaves, green tiles and blue bricks, a square house layout, and staircases...

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene before him, and at the pedestrians laughing and chatting on the street, Xia Zhi's fondness for this city grew even stronger.

Liyue has many streets, and newcomers can easily get lost.

Xia Zhi didn't have money to buy a map, so he wandered around on his own and finally politely asked the shop owner for directions.

The boss kindly pointed him in the right direction.

Xia Zhi thanked the shopkeeper and, following his directions, walked through several streets and turned several corners before finally finding the Adventurers' Guild next to a blacksmith shop.

A girl wearing a headband, with bangs, and a white and green dress is standing behind the bar as a receptionist.

"Towards the stars and the abyss! Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild!"

"Hello."

"I am Catherine. Are you here to accept a commission or have you already completed one?"

"No, I just wanted to learn more about your Adventurers' Association."

"Were you introduced by Tian Tian?"

"Tiantian?"

"Sweetie is our Adventurers' Association's spokesperson, the girl who introduced us on the street."

"No, I learned it from the notice at the city gate."

"I understand. May I ask which aspect of the question you would like to know more about? I can provide you with detailed answers."

"It mainly concerns rights and obligations."

"Joining the Adventurers' Guild requires no membership fee, nor does it force adventurers to fulfill any obligations. We simply provide a convenient platform for all adventurers to communicate and act as a link between clients and adventurers."

No membership fee?

"do not want!"

"Really not?"

"Really not!"

“Okay, I understand.” Xia Zhi nodded and thought for a moment. “I want to join the Adventurers’ Guild.”

"Welcome to the company!" Catherine handed over a form with a friendly smile. "You'll need to fill out some basic information first."

Xia Zhi didn't take the form, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I can't see. Could you please fill it out for me?"