Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

Endless, tedious work; watching over Liyue Harbor day after day for centuries; living a solitary life...

It seems to be no different from Jueyunjian.

If there's any difference between Liyue Harbor and Jueyun Karst, it's that Liyue Harbor has more people.

In the Jueyun Pavilion, no one spoke to him. Just like his master, who had developed a habit of talking to himself over the years and even thought he was good at chatting, when in fact he was just lonely.

In Liyue Harbor, every day a group of people greet him, many look at him with admiration, and Keqing from Yuheng Star always works overtime with him...

It seems like something has been added.

Do I really want to leave Liyue Harbor?

"I...I don't know."

I don't know, because I always feel out of place, no matter where I am.

The half-immortal beast is a creature that, while immortals in Liyue Harbor are always somewhat alienated, returns to their immortal home and finds themselves equally bewildered by their human side.

The word "loneliness" has almost defined his entire life.

Zhong Gui: "Why do you feel lonely?"

"I……"

Why? Perhaps it's related to Kirin's personality, or perhaps it's because of... the passing of the Seven Stars of Liyue.

From the first generation of the Liyue Seven Stars, I have served each generation of the Seven Stars, serving them and teaching them how to handle government affairs.

Before long, their hair will turn completely white until the head of the Hall of Rebirth arrives.

Friend, that word feels so distant.

Friend, the word is very short.

The word "friend" is lonely.

Zhong Gui: "There is no such thing as loneliness, it's just that I don't want to face loss again."

A closed heart is a common ailment among immortal beings living in the mortal world.

The old man often sighed, and his eyes always revealed his longing.

It's because everything he was familiar with has left, including this ever-evolving Liyue.

But for the sake of Liyue's future, they had to force themselves to learn new knowledge and create a new future, making everything familiar even further away.

Among them, the old man and Gan Yu felt it the most, followed by Xiao and Grandma Ping...

Like Yan Fei, she is still young and doesn't feel it deeply yet, but perhaps one day she will feel the same way.

The famous Three Immortals of Jueyun left the mortal world and lived in seclusion on the immortal mountain; their mindset was the most peaceful.

Even so, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun has begun to develop the habit of talking to himself.

It's not just Liyue; other countries' Demon God Families have similar situations.

In Mondstadt, dragons and wolves stay far away from humans; Inazuma's foxes amuse themselves, and even after such a major incident, Inazuma only cares about her friends; in Sumeru, the Lanararas can only be seen by a special group of people, and even the ruling council of Sumeru has begun to doubt their existence.

In this regard, Zhong Gui, a mere seventeen-year-old immortal, also lacked a deep understanding; all his imaginations paled in comparison to a fraction of reality.

Should we find someone to talk to or counsel us?

Thinking of this, Zhong Gui looked towards the west of Mount Aozang, where the earth's power had been fluctuating for two days, and it should be nearing its end now.

It's decided. I'll take Gan Yu to see what the immortals of Liyue think and ask the elders what they think.

Let's set off for the Dragon Tree at the Southern Heavenly Gate!

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Chapter 37 Demon God's Familiar (First Update, Last Day of the Year, Please Vote)

Demon God's retinue.

This is a special status.

It's not actually about strength, for example: XX has the strength of a demon god's familiar.

You might think he's saying that XX is stronger than the Eye of God.

This is a misunderstanding.

The title "Demon God's Familiar" refers to status, not strength.

Because the capabilities at this price point vary greatly, with significant differences between them.

Some can be bullied by humans, while others are demons who have submitted to and joined the ranks of another demon.

For example, a certain wolf king, or a certain dragon king...

In Liyue, all the immortals can be considered to be members of Morax, the Geo Archon.

The strongest among them was not an immortal, but a dragon king who was no less powerful than a demon god!

The dragon of the earth, the dragon king of the land.

The Dragon King Rota was originally just a spiritual stone. One day, the Rock Demon Morax was walking alone in the mountains when he heard a distant, unheard-of sound from a crevice in the ground.

The sound was sometimes mournful like a song, and sometimes terrifying like thunder.

Finally, Morax found the strange stone inside the rock strata.

Morax granted his wish and brought him out of the earth.

Out of compassion for the stone's spirit, Morax personally carved it into a magnificent and lifelike dragon, granting it eyes to see clearly and establishing three rules with it.

Morax used his finger as a brush and then dotted the dragon's eyes, and a real dragon was born.

Rota the Dragon King made a pact with Morax that they would live together with the humans on the ground, and if Morax ever disrupted the order, Rota the Dragon King would be sealed back into darkness.

After that, the Dragon King Ruoduo often accompanied Zhongli, serving him in his campaigns in the north and south.

“I know this story. Some parts of it are not accurate, but it’s roughly like this.”

Gan Yu said.

Although she was young and missed the birth of the Dragon King Ratna, she still met him several times afterward.

"Later, the Dragon King attacked the Layered Rock Abyss, causing great disaster. The Emperor fought a great battle with the Dragon King, and finally sealed the Dragon King with the help of the immortals."

Although her master sighed every time he mentioned this matter, Gan Yu knew roughly what it was like.

Do you know what wear and tear is?

"Wear and tear?"

I feel like I've heard the name Gan Yu somewhere before, but I can't quite place it.

Wear and tear is a force imposed on the gods by the laws of nature; it is a force that gradually devours memory and reason.

People like Gan Yu are not even worth the attention of the Heavenly Principles. She is not as worthy of attention as some humans who ascended to godhood through the Eye of God... I mean, humans who ascended to Sky Island by relying on the Eye of God.

"It was under the wear and tear of this power that the Dragon King began to become irritable and restless, which ultimately led him to attack the Layered Rock Abyss."

"The old man once tried to stop the power of wear and tear, but failed. In the end, the Dragon King Ruoduo fought a great battle with the old man, and then, relying on its remaining sanity, it begged the old man to seal it away."

"Is the Dragon King a self that he sealed away?"

"You could say that, after all, he oversaw the establishment of Liyue..."

The three stood atop a solitary peak, gazing towards the direction of the constantly trembling Fulong Tree, where a great battle was taking place.

Gan Yu remained silent for a long time, her thoughts unreadable.

After a long while, she turned to look in the direction of Liyue Harbor, where she had been fighting for over three thousand years.

Was she reluctant to part with it? Gan Yu still didn't know, but she knew one thing: for Liyue, she was willing to give everything, just like the Dragon King.

"Shall we go and see? The old man's battle with the Dragon King."

Zhong Gui felt there was nothing to advise him on; the root of the problem was that it was unsolvable, since he could not possibly grant all living beings a life comparable to that of a demon god's servant.

All I could do was take Gan Yu out to relax, let her see things outside of work, and let her know that someone was always there for her.

That's right, it's me!

Leading a sheep on his left and holding a crane on his right, Zhong Gui landed at a spectator stand not far from the main battle.

"Young Master."

"Young Master."

"Young Master."

"..."

Many immortals had gathered here, some Zhong Gui knew and some he didn't; they were all there to watch the battle.

Three days ago, Zhongli appeared in Liyue Qixing's dream, telling them that a great battle would take place near Fulong Tree, and that they should evacuate their already sparse population in advance.

Then he took several sets of talismans given by Zhong Gui to the Fulong Tree and broke the seal of the Dragon King Ruoduo.

Thus a great battle broke out, and the immortals, sensing the commotion, all rushed over.

Actually, there's not much to say about what happened; it was just that the old man beat up the Dragon King Ruotu.

After all, one of them removed the "wear and tear" and restored Morax to his full form, the complete Rock Demon God.