Genshin Impact: This light novel author doesn't cross the line.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Yae no Miko looked at him with a half-smile, but her eyes held a hint of barely concealed anger.

Ueno Chiki's alarm bells rang, and she immediately let go, but it was too late.

Suddenly, Yae no Miko pulled her jade foot back and then kicked him hard in the groin.

"Den!"

He fell backwards onto the ground, chair and all.

Lei Yingdian, Yingmei, and Paimon were a little confused by the commotion. They stopped what they were doing and looked at him in confusion.

"It's nothing, it's just that the chair is broken," he said quickly, enduring the intense pain in his groin.

Seeing that he was alright, the three of them continued to enjoy the food on the table.

The culprit behind all this was leisurely enjoying her favorite fried tofu, as if it had nothing to do with her.

Ueno Chiki could only weep silently.

Chapter 85 About Sea Island

After lunch, Yingmei took Paimon out to continue their search for Thor's Eye.

Ueno Chiki, Rai Yon-shin, and Yae Miko sat cross-legged on the floor, continuing their discussion on the Inazuma reforms.

"Ueno Chiki, what are your thoughts on Umijima Island?" Lei Yingdian suddenly asked.

Ueno Chiki frowned slightly, lost in thought.

After "entering the heavenly palace and correcting the emperor's hearing," the Umijima Island resistance army did not disband, but instead remained on guard while proposing negotiations with the Inazuma Shogunate.

After a long while, he slowly said, "To completely solve the problem of Haizhi Island, we need to start from two aspects. The first is food. The reason why Haizhi Island has been repeatedly invaded is because the land is barren and cannot support so many sea people. Such a surplus population is just being consumed in the war."

Upon hearing this, Yae no Miko and Lei Yingdian looked somber.

They were aware of this problem to some extent, but the key issue was that Inazuma wasn't wealthy either!

Of the three main islands of Inazuma, only Narukami Island and Hachiyū Island have fertile land, while Kannazuka Island is uncultivable due to the lightning pollution from Tasakasa. Inazuma needs to use the food from these two islands to feed the residents of the three islands.

"Secondly, there is the issue of history and belief. After the general killed the great serpent Orobas, he allowed the island of Haizhi to continue to worship it, which led to the hatred continuing for hundreds of years."

Lei Yingdong coughed lightly, "There's actually more to this story. Back then, although the great serpent Orobas was no match for me, the difference in strength wasn't that great. If it were a normal battle, this war would have lasted for at least decades or even a century before a winner was decided. This would have brought endless disasters to the people of both sides. So he proposed to me that he would take the blow from Wuxiang in exchange for his faith to live on forever."

Upon hearing this, Ueno Chiki's long-standing doubts were suddenly resolved. No wonder that Umijima had been constantly invading Inazuma for hundreds of years, and that Rai had never taken the initiative to fight back. It wasn't that she was unaware of the situation, but rather that she had made an agreement with Orobas.

Yae no Miko extended her slender fingers, gently picked up the teacup on the ground, took a small sip, cast a meaningful glance at him, and said calmly, "Ueno Chiki, tell me your solution. I know you definitely have one."

After feeling her gaze, Ueno Chiki couldn't help but shiver and quickly said, "The first problem is actually not difficult to solve. We should vigorously develop agricultural technology, learn from the advanced agricultural experience of Sumeru and Fontaine, increase the yield per unit area of ​​grain, and make efficient use of land area."

This string of technical terms left Lei Movie a bit dizzy, feeling both confused and impressed.

"As for the second problem, it is not difficult to solve. After solving the food problem on Haizhi Island, we can work with Coral Palace to revise the history from hundreds of years ago."

Lei Movie was even more confused. "Rewrite history? What do you mean?"

Ueno Chiki explained, “The hatred between Umijima Island and the Inatsuma Shogunate has lasted for hundreds of years. It has not lessened with the passage of time, but has become more profound. We need to change the mindset of the people of Umijima Island. Orobas and the shogun were good friends hundreds of years ago, but the priestess under Orobas was corrupted by the abyss and instigated the hatred between Umijima Island and the Inatsuma Shogunate, which eventually triggered the great war.”

Lei Yingdian frowned, clearly disagreeing with his approach, but did not voice his opposition.

Yae no Miko looked on with admiration, "This is indeed a good way to resolve the hatred. In a few days, the negotiations between the Inazuma Shogunate and Umijima Island will be entrusted to you."

Upon hearing this, Ueno Chiki felt a sense of utter absurdity. He, a former spy from Kaijima Island, was representing the Inatsuma Shogunate in negotiations on Kaijima Island.

Can I refuse?

Yae no Miko smiled slightly and said softly, "No."

“Alright then,” Ueno Chiki replied resignedly.

"Little one, do your job well, and I'll give you a reward if you do a good job." Yae no Miko's tone was full of temptation.

"Lord Yae no Kami, forget it, I can't accept your reward."

"I haven't told you what the reward is yet? Maybe it's something you've been wanting."

"No, I don't want anything."

Seeing his unyielding attitude, Yae no Miko felt somewhat disappointed.

After chatting for a while longer, Lei Yingdian and Yae Shinko got up and left.

After the two left, Ueno Chiki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yae no Miko is just too captivating; every little thing she does can stir one's heartstrings.

He compared Yingmei and Yae no Miko, and there was only one conclusion: cuteness is nothing compared to sexiness.

........

In the afternoon sunlight, a young girl dressed in a winter-style white robe walked quietly along the streets of the Inazuma City commercial district.

Her long black hair was as deep as the night, with ginger-red highlights that resembled the afterglow of the setting sun, adding a unique touch to her black hair. Her eyes were covered by a mesh veil, and she wore a six-winged headdress at the back of her head.

The girl appeared with her eyes closed and her lips slightly parted. Her face was expressionless, yet she exuded a deep sense of tranquility and peace. It was a calmness emanating from the depths of her heart, as if she could remain undisturbed and true to herself no matter how the world changed.

She stopped in front of Yaedo's counter and said to Kuroda, "Boss, could you please get me a copy of 'My Husband is Impotent, and I, as an Executive Officer, Have No Choice But to Take the Path of Immorality'?"

Kuroda was completely shocked in an instant. He never expected that such a pure and innocent-looking girl would ask for this kind of suggestive novel.

He felt that the world was sinful, and that Ueno Chiki was deserving of death, tainting the innocence before him.

"This novel has been banned," Kuroda replied after his initial shock.

"Then there should be 'Young Duck' and 'Night Shift Ward: The Coerced Second Head Nurse,' right?" the girl continued.

Kuroda wanted to answer that she didn't have any, but his professional ethics wouldn't allow him to.

"Excuse me, are you an adult?"

adult?

This word was far too distant for her; she couldn't even remember how many years she had lived, whether it was a thousand or ten thousand.

"I'm an adult now," the girl said coolly.

When Kuroda handed the two books to the girl, he felt like he was committing a crime.

"Thank you." The girl picked up the two novels, thanked them, and turned to leave.

Watching the girl's departing figure, Kuroda felt that something was amiss.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead—she hadn't paid yet!

Chapter 86 First Encounter with the Girl

The night was cool and still, its tranquility and depth making one feel as if immersed in a boundless, deep sea. The starry night sky, like countless shimmering jewels, cast its silvery light, illuminating this peaceful world.

A cold wind blew from afar, carrying a chilling edge, like a clear stream that penetrated through clothes and seeped into the skin, giving Ueno Chiki a deep sense of coolness.

He walked briskly to a secluded house and gently knocked on the door.

"The door's unlocked, come in." A melodious, ethereal girl's voice came from inside the house.

Ueno Chiki pushed open the door and saw a young girl sitting upright in a chair, engrossed in reading a novel.

He recognized the girl at a glance as Columbia, the female executive officer of the Fools.

As he approached and she sensed his gaze, Columbia put down her novel and scrutinized him from head to toe. Suddenly, she blurted out, "Code name 9527, I feel like you know me."

He was startled and quickly explained, "Young lady, I don't know you. A colleague just mentioned you before."

Columbia shook her head slightly. "That's not the case."

But she didn't press the matter further; instead, she lowered her head and continued reading her novel.

?

A big question mark rose in Ueno Chiki's mind; she couldn't understand what her actions meant.

After a long silence, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, what are your instructions?"

Upon hearing the noise, Columbia put down her novel in a daze, glanced around in confusion, and then realized her situation.

Her fair face flushed slightly, and she was extremely annoyed. How could she have suddenly spaced out? It was so embarrassing.

"Uh, code name 9527, I, I, have no instructions."

No instructions? Then why did you call me over?

Chiki Ueno barely managed to suppress the urge to retort and said calmly, "Since the young lady has no further instructions, I'll head back now."

Just as he was about to push open the door, the girl's somewhat urgent voice came, "Code name 9527, you, you, don't go yet."

He turned around, looking at her with a bewildered expression, completely unsure of what she wanted to do.

"I've come here to rebuild the Inazuma Fools' Clan," Columbia finally made her purpose clear.

"So, young lady, has the organization provided funding this time?" Ueno Chiki asked directly.

Colombia looked puzzled. "Funding?"

Ueno Chiki patiently explained, "Young lady, the reason Inazuma's organization is in trouble and cannot be rebuilt is because of a lack of funds. No outsiders are willing to join our organization, and no one from the Winter side is willing to come."

"Huh?!" Columbia was completely taken aback by this turn of events. No wonder no one except for the idiot D'Artagnan was willing to come.

"Code name 9527, what should we do now?"

Chiki Ueno tentatively asked, "Why don't you go back and ask the organization for some funding?"

Colombia shook her head decisively. "No, the rich man Pantalone's face is too sour. I don't want to see him."

“Well, there’s nothing we can do about it. These days, you have to use Mora for everything,” Chiki Ueno said with a sigh.

Upon hearing this, Columbia realized that she hadn't given Mora the novel she bought today, but she didn't have the habit of carrying money.

So she turned her gaze to Ueno Chiki, "Code name 9527, do you have any Mora? Could you lend me some?"

"......"

Ueno Chiki took her purse, utterly speechless. Ever since joining the Fatui, she had been paying for her own work, truly an outstanding employee in the eyes of capitalists.

“My lady, my Mora is far from enough to rebuild the Inazuma Fools’ branch.”

After putting the money bag away, Columbia nodded slightly. "I know, so there's no need to set up a branch."