While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

While I was in Mondstadt, I never imagined becoming a god.

Author: One Night as Long as a Year

Summary:

[Genshin Impact fan art, story completion, making up for some regrets]

Thanks for the invitation. I was in Mondstadt and almost froze to death on Dragonridge.

Good news: With the storyline check-in system, you can become stronger by continuously checking in.

Xu Chuan: "The little Longji Snow Mountain is nothing more than a little bit of wind and frost."

Bad news: The story checkpoint is in Mondstadt, and the Abedo in front of me doesn't have a mark on his neck.

Xu Chuan: "..."

……

"The Wind God doesn't care, but I do. A mere lady can't control me."

"The final contract of the Rock God cannot represent the mortal Zhongli. The old man's contract with me is not a loss."

"I've dealt with your cannon, now it's your turn."

……

Several years later.

Whether it's the Four Shadows, the Five Great Sinners, or even the enemies of Heaven and the Abyss.

Ultimately, it's because they want to avoid my sharp edge!

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Chapter One: Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain

"Where did you get this from?"

Looking around at the unfamiliar snow-capped mountain scenery, Xu Chuan's eyes were filled with a clear sense of bewilderment.

He had absolutely no idea how he ended up in this godforsaken place.

The biting cold around him felt like countless needles piercing his very bones, forcing him to take action.

Xu Chuan raised his hand with difficulty, watching as his breath instantly condensed into frost.

A stream of information flooded my mind without warning.

[Ding! Host detected to have transmigrated to the continent of Teyvat. Story Check-in System successfully bound!]

[New Player Gift Pack has been distributed: Teyvat Common Tongue Mastery (LV.MAX)]

[System Notification: Please actively participate in the Genshin Impact storyline. Daily check-ins will earn you generous rewards. The Mondstadt main storyline is approximately 30 days away from unlocking.]

Xu Chuan stood frozen in place, letting the wind and snow lash his face.

I've traveled through time.

They even traveled to the Teyvat world of Genshin Impact.

In his mind, there seemed to be only one region that matched his environment.

As a veteran Genshin Impact player, he knew all too well what kind of place this was.

The fact that the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain is sparsely populated and teeming with monsters is merely a facade.

At the summit of the snow-capped mountain, in the eye of the storm, lies a celestial nail, its chilling aura shaping the present-day Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

Putting aside the harsh environment, the guardians of the ruins and the Hilichurls alone were beyond his ability to handle.

"System? System, you fucking come out here! All I got from the newbie gift pack was language proficiency? Where's the warm clothing? Where's the weapon for self-defense? You could at least give me a fried egg!"

[System notification: The contents of the new player gift pack are subject to the actual contents distributed. We wish you a pleasant gaming experience.]

"Happiness my ass!"

Xu Chuan regretted it as soon as he finished cursing, because the cold air that rushed into his mouth made his throat feel like it was being scraped by a knife.

He forced himself to calm down and began to recall Bear Grylls and Ed Stafford's wilderness survival skills.

After all, we're already here.

This universal golden rule became his only source of psychological support at that moment.

Yes, we're already here. Instead of cursing the system, we should think about how to survive. First, find shelter from the wind, then find water and food. We can't let ourselves get hypothermia, we can't...

Xu Chuan took a deep breath and began to trudge through the knee-deep snow.

From a high altitude, the entire mountain range resembles a lurking white behemoth, emitting a deep roar.

Xu Chuan, this visitor from another world who didn't even have the Eye of God, was moving forward step by step on the back of this giant beast.

Before long, Xu Chuan's eyebrows and eyelashes were covered with ice crystals, his lips turned purple from the cold, and his fingers slowly lost sensation and became sluggish.

Having suddenly transmigrated here, his thin clothing was far from enough to protect him from the bitter cold.

If it weren't for his knowledge of wilderness survival and the constant movement of his joints to maintain blood circulation, he might have collapsed in the snow and become an ice sculpture long ago.

Just when he was about to despair, he caught a glimpse of a depression in the mountain wall out of the corner of his eye.

No, it's not a depression, it's a cave.

Xu Chuan's spirits lifted, and he staggered toward that direction.

The entrance to the cave was small and half of it was covered by snow.

It's easy to miss if you don't look carefully. He pushed through the snow and crawled inside. The cave was deeper than he had imagined, and the light was dim, but at least it blocked out the strong winds from outside.

Then, he saw a person.

A middle-aged man leaned against the rock wall deep inside the cave, his face frighteningly pale.

His left leg was twisted at an unnatural angle, and although the wound on his leg was simply bandaged with strips of cloth, the blood that had seeped out had frozen into black ice crystals.

Hearing the noise, the man suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with fear and wariness.

"No...don't come any closer!" the man cried out in a trembling voice, clutching a dagger tightly in his hand.

Xu Chuan was stunned. Although it wasn't one of the languages ​​he remembered, he understood it.

It's not the kind of understanding where you "roughly guess the meaning," but rather like listening to your mother tongue, where every word is clearly transmitted into your mind.

The system's newbie gift pack includes mastery of Teyvat common language.

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm." Xu Chuan quickly raised his hands to indicate that he was harmless.

"I was also trapped in the snow-capped mountains. I saw this cave and wanted to come in to take shelter."

The man stared at Xu Chuan for a long time, the wariness in his eyes slowly fading, replaced by a deep weariness and despair.

"You...you're all alone?" The man's voice was hoarse. "How could anyone dare to come into this godforsaken place alone..."

"It's a long story." Xu Chuan walked over and sat down next to the man. "What happened to your leg?"

"I fell." The man smiled bitterly. "I lost my footing and rolled down the hillside. I was thinking of climbing back to the camp, but I couldn't hold on any longer halfway, so I just hid here and waited to die."

He said the words "waiting to die" so calmly that it sent a chill down Xu Chuan's spine.

"What's your name?"

“Joseph,” the man said.

Joseph.

He seemed to vaguely recognize the name.

In Genshin Impact, there's a quest where a boy named Joel is waiting for his father at the foot of a snowy mountain.

After accepting the mission, search for Joseph's whereabouts in the snowy mountains.

Xu Chuan paused, then tried to retrieve useful information from his memory.

Joseph was silent for a moment, then his voice became even lower: "My son's name is Joel, and he's seven years old. He's still waiting for me to come back at the foot of the mountain."

"I promised him I'd bring him back a whole snow fox pelt from the mountains to make a scarf. That kid's always been afraid of the cold..."

His voice choked with emotion, "My friend, I'm afraid I won't make it out of Longji Snow Mountain. If possible, please pass on a message to my son..."

Xu Chuan recalled the boy in the game standing in the snow, repeatedly asking every passing traveler, "Have you seen my father?"

And all that was ultimately received was a diary?

But Xu Chuan vaguely remembered that the father and son seemed to have reunited in the end.

It's all because of this bizarre time travel and wilderness survival experience that I've left my head completely muddled.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chuan interrupted the man.

"I'll take you out."

Joseph looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief, but even more so with the joy of grasping at hope.

"What did you say?"

“I said, I’ll take you out.” Xu Chuan stood up and moved his frozen limbs.

While I have the advantage of knowing the plot, the locals know the actual environment of Longji Snow Mountain best.

Xu Chuan admitted he didn't have the ability to discern where monsters roamed or where it was best to take shelter from the wind and snow.

Furthermore, a living local.

This would also make it easier for him to enter Mondstadt smoothly later on, and at the very least, he would have a place to stay before the main story begins.

“You are familiar with the terrain in these mountains, you know where there are sheltered places, and you know how to find food.”

“I’m not familiar with you, but I can help you walk. If we work together, our chances of survival are greater than if we were alone.”

Joseph opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in the end he only managed to utter, "I'm just a burden to you now, all of you alone..."

Xu Chuan interrupted him, "So we need to hurry. Is your camp far away?"

"It's not too far, just over that mountain ridge, but..."

“Then let’s not say ‘but’.” Xu Chuan bent down and put Joseph’s arm on his shoulder. “Come on, lend a hand. Let’s try to get to the camp before dark.”

Joseph was stunned by Xu Chuan's decisiveness.

He stared blankly at the unfamiliar young man, and suddenly felt his eyes getting hot.

"What...what's your name?"

"Xu Chuan".

“Xu Chuan…” Joseph murmured.

"You're not from Mondstadt, are you? That name doesn't sound like it."

"Yes, I come from a very far place."

How far is it?

Xu Chuan paused without responding, but he already knew the answer in his heart: "It's so far away that I may never be able to go back in this lifetime."

The two supported each other as they struggled out of the cave.

The wind and snow outside were even stronger than before, visibility was poor, and the gale-force winds carrying snow pellets stung our faces like knives.

Xu Chuan gritted his teeth and moved forward step by step in the direction Joseph pointed.

“Turn left! There’s a sheltered valley on the left, let’s go around there!” Joseph shouted in his ear.

Xu Chuan nodded, trying hard to discern the direction.

In this remote place called Longji Snow Mountain, it would take forever for one person to find their way out.

Feeling my strength rapidly draining away, I put in all my effort with every step I took.

But he dared not stop, knowing that in this environment, once he stopped, he would never be able to get up again.

As darkness fell, Xu Chuan felt his body almost frozen stiff.

Fortunately, they finally arrived at the camp that Joseph had prepared.