Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

The girl stood on tiptoe and watched the boy go away until he disappeared at the end of the sidewalk. The middle-aged Fushe couldn't help but touch his chin with melancholy.

At this moment, he seemed to see the gorgeous taillights behind the non-stop sports car of youth, and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's good to be young."

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"Lunchtime news: The Abyss Cult is carrying out illegal activities across Liyue today. The Liyue Seven Stars have instructed the Thousand Rock Army to deploy additional patrols..."

"It has been three years since the Salt Demon Ruins were revealed. Yesterday, a new successor to the power was elected. This successor will now oversee the work of the Silver Dollar Hall..."

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The bus doors closed and the news broadcast came to an abrupt end.

Li Qingping got off the car at the junction of Chihuyan and Feiyunpo.

Next to the bus stop is the Snow King milk tea shop that he mentioned to Shen He. It is doing very good business and is surrounded by people.

Li Qingping walked straight past the store door without going in.

The owner of the milk tea shop paid him a daily salary of 200 morats, and he only needed to work half a day, and he could get extra money if he worked the night shift.

Li Qingping was almost persuaded, but when he thought about how Lei Dianzhen had just taken 20 Moras from him and promised to deal with the rapids guarding the first layer of the Abyss Spiral, he refused.

How long will it take to fill the 20 yuan hole with the 200 yuan a day?

You have to use a strong punch and do something ruthless!

It just so happened that Li Qingping got the title of Mengxiang Tianxinliu Menxu Jiechuan, and Lei Dianzhen nodded and allowed him to use his skills in front of outsiders, so Li Qingping asked someone to find a job for him that was said to have a high salary but was a bit dangerous.

"You're such a miser, Li Qingping!"

Walking past the Snow King milk tea shop, Li Qingping met an acquaintance.

"You've taken so many part-time jobs from me, but you can't buy me a cell phone? You have to make me stand on the curb waiting for you in such a cold weather!" The man was wearing a white down jacket, a crew cut, a high nose bridge, holding a blue plastic folder and breathing out his breath to keep warm on the side of the road. He was full of complaints when he saw Li Qingping.

Ren Siqian, a half-blood from Liyue and Zhidong, also lived in Chihuyan. He was about the same age as Li Qingping, perhaps a few years older. He dropped out of school and worked in the underworld, eventually joining a Liyue agency. He was the one who recommended Li Qingping for all the part-time jobs he had held.

"I have a family to support, I don't have that kind of spare money." Li Qingping shook his head after hearing this.

"If you have enough to eat, your whole family will not be hungry. Besides, the Qianyan Army's pensions are paid on time every month. Even if you don't buy the top-of-the-line 6S Plus, you can just pick a 6S to make do with!" Ren Siqian just thought that Li Qingping was obsessed with money, but he was relieved soon.

At this age, he knows the importance of making money, so I think he will not be idle in the future. Besides, why not do it if I can help him achieve the KPI set by his superiors?

Ren Siqian was talking about the latest smartphone released by Fontaine. Li Qingping had only seen it in a display cabinet in a roadside mobile phone store. The high price of nearly 8000 Mora made him hesitate.

8000 Mora can really feed a lot of thunder and lightning!

But now it seems that buying a mobile phone is really urgent, otherwise it will delay him from making money.

Li Qingping actually still had a large deposit, but he was reluctant to use it. Part of it was a lump sum gift from his parents after they died. He always felt that they were gone, and the only proof of his parents' existence was probably his lively self and that money.

"This job is not ordinary. I am only taking you there because of our long-standing friendship..."

"I know, so you've also got a very difficult job to do tonight."

Ren Siqian was speechless for a moment. His occupational disease came back again. He always had to complain in front of others to show how difficult his situation was, so that it would be easier to control those odd jobs.

Li Qingping doesn't buy it, he's just here to make money.

"Okay! You must come tonight!"

Li Qingping nodded.

"Here you are. This is the money I earned from Snow King's part-time job, a total of 1000 Mora." Ren Siqian handed over ten bills. "You usually only accept Mora gold coins, but today you're accepting paper money too. Hey! Listen to me, buy a phone quickly. Everyone uses mobile payments now."

That's because only Mora gold coins are really effective against lightning, and now Li Qingping has trouble eating, so of course he would choose lighter banknotes.

You know, Mora gold coins are really heavy! As for mobile payment, let's wait until he buys a mobile phone in the future.

"Give it a try, maybe I'll change it later." Li Qingping answered casually after finishing the inventory.

"Then don't talk nonsense, let me take you to eat first."

Ren Siqian took Li Qingping to a roadside Shaxian snack bar, gritted their teeth and ordered two servings of egg fried rice, two servings of mixed noodles, and a tray of steamed dumplings.

"You must come, even if you don't get the next job!" Ren Siqian said with two steamed dumplings in his mouth at the dinner table.

He was still a little worried.

Li Qingping felt that Ren Siqian must have really run into something difficult to solve, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a huge investment. So he said solemnly, "No problem, but where are you going to introduce me this time?"

Ren Siqian looked around, and when everyone around him had gone far away, he leaned over and whispered, "Yanshang Teahouse."

Volume 1: 4. Teahouse on the Rock

After dinner, Ren Siqian led Li Qingping across two or three streets, turned several corners, and stopped in front of a teahouse.

Li Qingping looked up and saw the hanging signboard with the words "Yanshang Tea House" written on it. The four powerful characters were incompatible with the signs printed on the shops next to it.

At the door of the Yanshang Tea House stood a man and a woman on each side. They were wearing tight cotton clothes, and the muscle lines under the clothes were visible to the naked eye. They had fierce eyes and looked even more alert when they saw Li Qingping and the other man approaching.

The location of the Yanshang Tea House is remote, and this is the first time Li Qingping has been here after living in Liyue City for so many years.

"Is this welcoming guests? The owner doesn't seem to want the tea drinkers to come in and sit down." Li Qingping lowered his voice.

"They are the bodyguards of Yanshang Tea House." Ren Siqian explained in a low voice, then smiled at the two people at the door, "Sister Lan said they were short of people here, so I brought this guy over to see if he could do it."

The man and woman glanced at each other and waved for the two to go in.

Only then did Li Qingping and Ren Siqian enter the Yanshang Teahouse.

"Sister Lan, why does this name sound like a big sister in the underworld?" Li Qingping muttered.

"It's not what you think, but Sister Lan is very powerful and has made friends with some big shots in Yujingtai. If you are scared, it's still not too late for us to leave. To be honest, I don't want to come to this place either." Ren Siqian stood in place and looked at Li Qingping.

"Can you make a lot of money?" Li Qingping asked.

"I can buy a Mercedes-Benz in two years!" Ren Siqian panted.

Ren Siqian's dream car was the Mercedes-Benz. He left home early and returned late every day just to get behind the wheel of that sexy car. Li Qingping knew nothing about it, but he knew it started at 50 Mora.

There is enough lightning to slash twice with more than enough.

"How much I earn is not a problem. The main thing is that I think Sister Lan's name sounds nice." Li Qingping has already regarded Sister Lan mentioned by Ren Siqian as his future boss.

Ren Siqian's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, you are really shameless, shouting before even seeing the person. You are really a role model for us!

You are right, kid. You will definitely make a lot of money in the future!

After entering the tea room, Ren Siqian brought Li Qingping to the front desk.

There was a young girl sitting at the front desk, hiding her head under the cash register. When she heard some movement at the door of the tea room, she suddenly took off her headphones and straightened her body. When she saw that it was Ren Siqian and the other two, she glared at them resentfully, then lowered her head and put one of the headphones on.

Li Qingping has seen many similar situations. Most of the less busy shops are like this.

"Sister Chu Yi, this is the person I have been looking for with great difficulty. Sister Lan has high requirements, and after much thought, he is the only one who is suitable." Ren Siqian didn't care and said with a smile.

"Well, now that you've brought the person here, you can go. I'll take him there to try after I finish watching this episode." Chu Yi didn't even raise his head, smiling foolishly at the phone screen.

Li Qingping saw the name of the TV series out of the corner of his eye, something like Sheng Xiao or something.

"Qingping, perform well, I'm leaving!" Ren Siqian didn't want to stay even for a moment longer. When Li Qingping reacted, he was already at the door.

Ren Siqian opened the door and said to Li Qingping, "Remember to come to the Debo Hotel on time before 5 pm!"

Li Qingping nodded, found a sofa and sat down. After waiting for about half an hour, there was movement at the front desk.

"Come here and fill out a form. I'll get you the interview questions." Chu Yi took out a form and put it on the table, then turned and went into the inner room.

The front desk clerk is too idle and not paying attention to the work. Why didn't they arrange things like filling out forms earlier?

Li Qingping looked at the other person's departing back and couldn't help shaking his head. But he was just a job seeker, and it was not his place to worry about such things.

"I just hope there won't be any mistakes or I'll be screwed."

Li Qingping picked up the form and looked at it carefully.

It's called a form, but it's actually a resume, but the name and age only take up a small amount of space, and there are more strange questions.

[What is the approximate level of the strong person who is familiar or can come forward to ask for help?]

[Does it have the Eye of God? What level of enemies can it deal with?]

[Does your family have relatives working in the Qianyan Army or Yujingtai?]

[Do you have the ability to disguise yourself?]

Do you know how to hide yourself?

[Are you proficient in lock picking?]

How are your interpersonal relationships?

[(Optional) Do you learn martial arts? Who is your teacher?]

【（Optional）How strong are you?】

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There were so many questions like these that Li Qingping felt that Sister Lan was not recruiting people to serve tea and water in the teahouse, but was discovering agents and spies.

But the more Li Qingping thought about it, the more he felt that he had not come to the wrong place. He was afraid that he could earn enough money to support Lei Dianzhen under this Sister Lan.

He did not hesitate and started writing.

—I am a member of the Dream Tenshin-ryu Menkyō Kaiden. I've fought the elite of the Abyss Cult numerous times, and I'm a seasoned warrior. I've slaughtered countless enemies below the twelfth level, and I often cross paths with the Liyue Immortals. My master has extensive connections within Inazuma, so there's nothing she can't handle...

Li Qingping's ideas flowed freely, and he almost filled up a whole page before he stopped in disappointment. Having worked part-time in Liyue for many years, he already knew the true meaning of this aspect.

Just blow hard!

If there's even a sliver of truth in something, exaggerate it to the utmost. In short, you have to arouse others' interest and secure a chance for an interview.

Besides, this title of Mianxu Jiechuan was sealed by Lei Dianzhen himself, and the Abyss Apostle Jiliu from the Abyss Spiral in Li Qingping's dream did not look like a small fry at all. He felt that it was not an exaggeration to call him the elite of the Abyss Cult.

As for the immortals...

The General Affairs Department had already issued an announcement that there were immortals living in seclusion in Liyue City, so everyone didn't have to worry about safety issues.

Li Qingping's part-time job required him to travel across nearly half of Liyue City, so it wasn't unusual for him to occasionally pass by an immortal. Passing by meant seeing him, Li Qingping added at the end, "I have a photographic memory."

Is there really such a big difference between "often" and "occasionally"? Li Qingping doesn't think so.

As for the later description of Inazuma, Li Qingping simply wrote down what Lei Dian Zhen usually said.

People cannot go against their conscience. Others may be bragging, but what I write is based on facts!

Li Qingping had made up his mind to join the gang...to work at Yanshang Tea House, become the right-hand man of Sister Lan, and make a fortune.

"Sister Chu Yi, I'm fine now."

"Well, I picked a topic at random. Just complete it and report back within three days."

Chu Yi folded the note in his hand and handed it to the young man in front of him. Seeing that the other party glanced at it and walked out without any hesitation, he breathed a sigh of relief.

She was actually very panicked.

The tea room had long used up all the questions for testing newcomers. Sister Lan had told her about the new questions last night, but her mind was completely focused on the TV series at the time and she didn't hear a word.

She had sneaked into her boss's office and picked out this note from a pile of tasks prepared for her own people.

"That should be fine, right? We're not fools. We'll probably give up if we find it difficult, right? By the way, does that boy have the Eye of God...? He should, right?"

Chu Yi kept comforting herself, but she became even more upset.

So annoying! Binge-watching!

Chu Yi didn't even look at it, just put the resume under the pen holder and started watching TV series again.

Volume 1: 5. I Know the Rules

Li Qingping left the Yanshang Tea House, walked a few steps forward, found a deserted place, and opened the note.

"There's a group of Abyssal Cultists entrenched near Qingxupu in the suburbs of Lisha. They seem to have recently taken over something from outside. I'm trying to understand the origins of that item. Note: It would be even better if they could bring it back."

In addition to this line of words, there was also a small map on the note, marking the location of the Abyss Cult.

After reading and writing down the contents, Li Qingping tore the note into pieces, found a grille-type manhole cover on the side of the road, and threw the paper scraps into it.