He changed Tiwat

He may have the ability to return the true destiny to the world.

To establish a moral compass for heaven and earth, and to establish a destiny for the people.

PS: After more than two million words, this chapter finally gets to the setting of the entire Teyvat underworld that I started with.

This is probably why the Traveler is a Traveler and travels through seven countries—because she is actually an "observer." I can also make a prediction: Paimon is the "Fate System" itself (in the Fontaine storyline, it's said that she has an antenna connected to the sky).

In the game, Zhongli tells the Traveler during the Salt Flower quest that the Traveler should act as a witness to this world and record everything.

In the audio, Lei says, "The fear stems from witnessing her demise and 'that thing' five hundred years ago. But... if it were you, you could save everyone. If it were you, you would save the world. Just as I remember everything about Inazuma, as long as you remember me, I can live forever."

There's also the Sumeru version of the Void System, and the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival of Reincarnation.

And why is the identity of "Descendant" so special? In terms of pure power, Yingmei is still no match for a strong god like Lei in the movie. So why do the gods look at her differently?

Then we can combine this with the records in "The Story of the Sun and Moon". Well, actually, the story of Genshin Impact is very likely the kind of science fiction disguised as fantasy.

Of course, this worldview is just my analysis, and the story is still inconclusive. However, I personally think this worldview is quite fascinating. Han's mission, just like the "Four Sentences of Hengqu" he recited to Zhongli when he first transmigrated, is to restore a realistic world and give Teyvat humans a true destiny, namely, "to establish a heart for heaven and earth, and to establish a destiny for the people."

Chapter 267 Yura Arrives to Oversee the Battle

When Han Fu returned to the hotel, Yura had already left.

He went out so early to find Mona to avoid an awkward encounter between them. Otherwise, he would have had to explain to Yura why she was lying in a hotel room after she woke up... Yura's understanding nature saved him a lot of trouble.

The bed was spotless, with no trace of anyone having slept there. The way the bedding was folded was different from that of the hotel staff, so it must have been Yura who tidied it up herself.

On the desk in the room was a note left by Yura: "I haven't forgotten the 'Festival Dance' we agreed on. Let's save it for the day of the festival."

"But you seem to have forgotten to leave the money for last night's drinks..." Han Fulai chuckled as he quipped at Yura's comment.

By saying this, Yura had officially agreed to his proposal for the "Saintess of Mondstadt".

He'd better work hard; he can't let anyone else win the title of "Best Bard of Mondstadt" this year.

Han Fulai sat down at his desk, picked up a pen and paper, and began to write poetry.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

These three days were probably Han Fulai's rare and truly relaxing vacation. He didn't have to accompany anyone or do any tasks; it was leisure time entirely his own.

In his spare time these days, while enjoying the sights and sights of Mondstadt and visiting the festival stalls, he also took the time to visit bookstores and read many popular novels and collections of bards in Mondstadt. After returning to the hotel, he would sit at his desk and write, mainly recalling the famous English poems he had read during his student days.

Aside from not drinking, he lived the life of a wandering poet.

After three days, he had almost memorized a small collection of poems—mainly Shakespeare's works, but also some by other famous poets.

If he were a little more shameless, he could have published this collection of poems under his own name, making it something like "Sir Humphrey's Sonnets," and it would probably have been a sensation in Mondstadt... But he'd already borrowed someone else's poems for a competition, so it would be too dishonest to use them to make money. Han Fulai felt that he was still quite principled, hmm.

During this time, he also met Amber and Kaiya twice. The "Mondstadt Flying Champion" and the "fifth of the four kings of Mondstadt wine" were indeed not to be underestimated, and both of them made it to the finals.

If they can maintain this momentum, the "Badminton Festival Championship" title this year will surely be theirs.

At 9:00 a.m. on June 24, Han Fulai once again arrived at the "Poetry Recitation" competition venue.

This time it was much more lively than the day of the preliminary round, with thousands of spectators filling most of the Fengshen Square.

Of the three major events at the "Badminton Festival," the "Flying Champion" requires you to crane your neck to watch, which is not good for the audience's cervical spine; the "Drinking Contest" tavern can't accommodate that many spectators, and watching others drink is not as interesting as drinking yourself. In terms of program effect, the "Poetry Recitation" event is of course the most popular.

Moreover, the judges for this "Poetry Recitation" competition are none other than Miss Barbara, the "Mondstadt Idol," making it far more attractive to tourists than other competitions.

...In addition, although few people know this, the "Poetry Recitation" competition was hosted by Barbatos himself, the "God of Poetry".

Another difference from the preliminary rounds is that this time the audience is the only one there, and there is no contestant area—because all the finalists will be competing on the same stage.

When Han Fulai stepped onto the field, a burst of enthusiastic cheers immediately erupted from the stands.

"Here he comes, it's Sir Humphrey!"

"Is it that poet from Liyue?"

"It's the one who wrote love poems to woo the guerrilla captain!"

"No, no, now we should call him 'Humphrey, who rivals Barbatos'!"

Most of these cheerers were spectators who had watched his preliminary match a few days earlier. He had created quite a stir in that match and become quite famous among Mondstadt bards.

Another group of people had never watched Han Fulai's matches and didn't know much about him. Their cheers were purely for the sake of Mora—although Han Fulai himself didn't win any Mora from the matches, many people had placed large bets on him.

Yes, betting is part of the competition.

The list of more than a dozen players participating in the finals was announced to the audience during yesterday's break, and the bookmakers also offered odds for each player who made it to the finals.

The favorite to win this round is none other than Sir Humphrey, the newly appointed honorary knight who created the legendary "seven-step poem" in the preliminary rounds, defeating the two-time Poet Laureate "Six-Fingered Joseph".

The odds have reached an astonishing 1 to 1.1 – meaning the bookmakers believe the odds of winning are as high as 90%.

And the person who opened the betting odds was no ordinary person; she was Marjorie, the representative of Mondstadt's commercial district and the owner of the treasure shop "Glory of the Wind."

Marjorie had traveled extensively with her father, Mr. Serius, an S-rank adventurer and branch president of the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild, since childhood. She had seen countless rare treasures and developed an exceptional eye for appraisal, earning her a reputation among experts. Furthermore, the Adventurers' Guild's vast intelligence network across the continent gave Marjorie a keen eye for judging people as well.

In previous tournaments, Marjorie's picks for the favorites to win have almost always been the winners—except for last year's "Six-Fingered Joseph," whose pre-tournament champagne purchase resulted in him getting drunk and being penalized for illegal flight—something Marjorie couldn't have predicted.

To determine the odds for the contestants in this competition, Marjorie had consulted with her father beforehand. She even traded some good wine with a cavalry captain in the tavern for some inside information, knowing that the new honorary knight's identity was quite extraordinary.

Moreover... a certain event host secretly asked her to place a bet on Han Fulai before the match. Although it was only for the price of a drink, it could at least indicate the direction of the match, right?

On the field, Han Fulai glanced around at his competitors, recognizing many familiar faces from the preliminaries, such as Irene, the girl practicing swordsmanship outside the Knights' Order, and Marvin, the eldest son of the Goethe family. Perhaps there were other formidable competitors he didn't recognize, but Han Fulai believed that as long as he performed consistently, winning the championship shouldn't be difficult.

He turned his gaze to the huge audience below the stage, but unexpectedly saw a beautiful figure in ice blue—Yura, who was supposed to be working overtime in the Knights, had actually come to watch his final match and was even sitting in the front row.

Although she sat expressionless in the crowd, her eyes seemingly not on him, Han Fulai clearly felt a strange pressure emanating from Yura…

—Is this considered "supervising the battle"?

Chapter 268 Drinking Game

At 9:30 a.m., all the contestants had arrived, and the final of the "Poetry Recitation" competition was officially declared to have begun.

The first sound to resonate throughout the venue once again came from the host, Wendy.

Just like in the preliminary rounds, the bard played the xylophone "Philin" and began the competition with a bard's poem:

Who gently caressed your wounded yet resolute face?

By the stream;

Beside the giant rock.

Who was it the stroked your bloodied, determined visage.

By stream flowing small;

By boulder standing large.

Who is it that embraces your weary yet noble soul?

In a deep dream;

High in the heavens.

Who was it that embraced your weary yet noble soul.

In dreams deep;

In skies soaring.

Dear friend,

I'm holding your hand.

Let me take you into the bright lights of the night.

Dear friend,

I am leading you by the hand,

Into the night where lanterns shine bright.

Let me tell you the story from the beginning.

The festival is a symphony of freedom and dreams.

To tell you a tale of freedom and dreams,

The tale of where this festival begins. "

The melodious tunes and beautiful singing voices drifted into the ears of every audience member on the wind, instantly silencing the noisy venue.

Yura, who had some knowledge of poetry, was even more surprised: "Huh? This poem is actually an alliteration... Are there still bards in Mondstadt who can sing poems from the royal period?"

Alliteration was a rhetorical device favored by nobles during the royal era. They often used phrases with the same consonant to enhance the force of their speech, such as "first and foremost" or "saints and sinners." In Liyue language, these phrases would be equivalent to "蒹葭苍苍" or "参差仿佛".

Because the nobility prohibited folk poetry, the poems circulating in that era were usually written by nobles, and naturally used aristocratic rhetoric. Putting aside personal likes and dislikes about aristocratic rule, a fair evaluation of the poetry of that time reveals its characteristic of possessing musical and orderly beauty in language, resulting in a harmonious blend of sound and emotion, and a strong expressive power and emotional impact.

Wendy's poem uses a nested format called "large alliteration within small alliteration." For example, the repeated "who was it," "By," etc., are "large alliterations," which are "parallelisms." Meanwhile, "dreams deep" and "skies soaring" are "small alliterations," which are "compound words."

Yura thought that no poets in Mondstadt would use this despised, aristocratic style of poetry anymore, but she never expected to hear royal poetry from a thousand years ago here... She couldn't help but glance at the green-clad bard a few more times.

Wendy winked at the audience with a grin and announced loudly, "Friends, welcome to the final of the 'Poetry Recitation' competition! I'm your favorite host, Wendy! After three days of fierce competition, we've finally arrived at this exciting final. To be honest, I'm almost tempted to participate myself... Look, my bard poem was pretty good, wasn't it?"

If there had been a television broadcast, the audience would probably have seen a close-up of Venti winking at the camera. Unfortunately, there are no television broadcasts on this continent of Teyvat, and there wasn't a large screen to watch it on, so it's unclear who Venti's wink was directed at.

Sister Victoria, who was always very serious, responded to Wendy: "Ahem, host, please stop showing off all the time and get to today's schedule as soon as possible."

Wendy stuck out her tongue behind Sister Victoria's back, which drew laughter from the audience.

"So—audience members and contestants, are you all ready? Now I'll announce the format for the finals!"

The judging panel for this final round consisted of three members: Lisa, the librarian who looked like she hadn't slept yet; Barbara, the "Mondstadt icon" who looked very nervous; and Sister Victoria, who didn't need to look serious.

There were a total of eighteen contestants, all of whom were strong contenders who had fought their way through the preliminary rounds over the first three days. However, only Han Fulai passed the preliminary rounds with a perfect score.

The eighteen finalists are now standing on the stage, each with a low table in front of them and a bell on each table, presumably for use as a buzzer.

The traditional final round format is a timed buzzer-round, a rule that Han Fulai had already experienced in the preliminary round's additional round.

However, the format of this final was quite novel.

In addition to the timed buzzer-beater system, the competition organizing committee added a new rule that is very characteristic of Mondstadt—

Wendy pulled out a small white flag with gold patterns from somewhere.

“‘Pure Soul Flag’?” Yura immediately recognized the flag—Jin’s office had such a flag, usually displayed on the wall.

This flag symbolizes the pure soul of a knight and the code of chivalry that upholds the rules and regulations of the Order.

According to Jean, "A knight should abide by the commandments, and a noble character is a necessary prerequisite for fulfilling his duty."

Wendy cleared her throat and announced in a loud voice, "This is a test question brought from the Grand Master's office by Lisa, the judge and representative of the Knights of Favonius. As we all know, this 'Pure Soul Banner' symbolizes the noble character of a knight. When joining the Knights of Favonius, the Knights of Favonius swore an oath to the Wind God to uphold the virtues of knighthood, to take it upon themselves to protect Mondstadt, and never indulge in pleasure."

"—However, drinking and having fun after get off work is a normal need recognized by the Wind God and will not pollute a pure soul. Even that earnest 'Dandelion Knight' would not refuse a delicious cup of dandelion wine during his rest time."

"Therefore, the new competition format we have added to the finals is a 'drinking game'! The judges will give a theme 'keyword' and the contestants will recite a poem containing the keyword. They can compose the poem on the spot or use a poem by a senior bard, but they cannot repeat a poem that has been used by someone else. In addition, each person has a one-minute time limit to think about the answer. Anyone who violates the rules will be disqualified on the spot."

"The competition will be held in a ring format. Eighteen contestants will ring a bell to answer questions, and the two fastest will face off. The winner will remain as the champion, while the loser will be eliminated immediately. Then, the judges will announce a new theme, and a new challenger will rush to answer and challenge the champion... This cycle will continue until only one person remains in the arena, who will be this year's 'Best Bard of Mondstadt'!"

Upon hearing the rules, Han Fulai couldn't help but twitch his lips—this was just like the "Flying Flower Order" game!

Chapter 269 You're Being Targeted!

The so-called "drinking game" was originally one of the games to enhance the drinking experience. When drinking, people would play a game, compete, and the loser would be punished by drinking.

For example, among the people of Liyue, there is a tradition of "finger-guessing games." When two people are drinking, they face each other, extend their fingers, and simultaneously call out numbers. The number called out must match the number indicated by their fingers. Extending two fingers means "Good buddies," and extending four fingers means "Four Seasons of Wealth." Whoever calls out the wrong number has to drink a penalty shot.

As the "City of Pastorals," Mondstadt's drinking games are mostly related to bard poems. Two people choose a well-known long poem, such as "The Legend of Vanessa" or "The Dandelion Ballad," and then they take turns saying the first line and the second line. The one who can't finish the line loses and has to drink.

The "Flying Flower Order" that Han Fulai was just thinking about was a poetry competition rule that he had seen on a Chinese variety show before he traveled back in time.

"Flying Flower Order" was originally a drinking game played by ancient Chinese people. In ancient times, literati loved word games. Because the famous poem "Cold Food Festival" by the Tang Dynasty poet Han Hong contained the line "Spring city is full of flying flowers", and he also liked to drink, compose poems and play drinking games, it was named "Flying Flower Order".

The ancient game of "Flying Flower Order" had strict requirements. The poem that the challenger responded to had to match the poem recited by the challenger in terms of meter and rhyme, and the order in which the words appeared also had to follow a certain rule. These poems could be recited from memory or composed on the spot. The format could be either classical Chinese poetry or folk songs, but the selected lines were generally best to be seven characters long.

For example, at a banquet, Person A recites a poem whose first character contains the word "flower," such as "Flowers near the high tower wound the traveler's heart"; Person B must then continue with a line containing the word "flower," such as "When the flowers fall, I meet you again"; Person C can continue with "Spring river, flowers in the morning, autumn moonlit night," where "flower" is the third character; Person D can continue with "The peach blossoms and the human face reflect each other's redness," where "flower" is the fourth character...

Then continue in this order, such as "Not knowing that the flowers near the water bloom first", "Everyone who goes out is a flower-viewer", "Frosty leaves are redder than February flowers", until the word "flower" falls in the seventh position, which is considered to complete a round of "Flying Flower Order".

This cycle continues, with each person acting as a messenger. When someone fails to recite a poem, makes a mistake, or recites it incorrectly, the wine-serving official orders them to drink.

Of course, neither modern China nor Liyue and Mondstadt on the Teyvat continent can play such a difficult "Flying Flower Order" game. The "Flying Flower Order" in modern variety shows is a simplified version, as long as the poem contains the set keywords and does not repeat the poems used by others.

After all, ordinary people drink and play drinking games to liven things up. For example, the drinking games in Mondstadt are nothing more than a song lyric relay, so the difficulty level isn't set too high. It's already quite difficult for two drunkards to speak clearly; asking them to write a poem or recite a famous passage within a minute, without repeating lines used by others, is simply asking too much. If you also require them to pay attention to meter and the placement of keywords, then the game might as well not be played at all…

However, most of the contestants who made it into this "Poetry Recitation" competition had a much deeper understanding of bard poetry than ordinary drinkers, and they were not drunk. This simplified version of the "Flying Flower Order" rules was just right for them.

This time, Wendy's new rules, which incorporate Mondstadt's wine culture, are highly entertaining and engaging, perfectly matching the theme of the festival celebration, and immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

Many audience members excitedly waved their betting tickets – they were the ones who had placed bets on the "dark horses" with the highest odds.