Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

Wang Chen and Lisa followed the elemental traces out of the city.

"It looks like he's not near Mondstadt. I didn't expect this thief to go so far."

"Yeah, it's really abominable."

As they chased further and further away, Wang Chen naturally knew where the book thief was. He suggested, "I think he might have gone quite far. Let's speed up."

Lisa glanced at the position of the sun and nodded slightly, "I hope I don't miss today's afternoon tea time."

The two began to speed up the pursuit and finally caught up to the anchor point west of the Thousand Winds Temple.

When Wang Chen arrived here, he used the elemental vision again and found that the elemental marks left by Lisa were clearer than ever before, and even formed an elemental flow.

Lisa also observed and said, "We can even see the flow of elements here. Let's follow this direction and find the book."

Then the two found an entrance to the ruins protected by elemental forces between the mountain walls.

"It feels like the style of those unpleasant troublemakers."

"Is it the Abyss Cult?"

"Well," Lisa said with a sidelong glance, "As expected of you, you and I are so in tune with each other."

As soon as she said this, Lisa felt a little regretful, but when she saw Wang Chen carefully observing the seal of the ruins, she put those thoughts aside.

Wang Chen stabbed it with the Wind Vortex Sword, but the seal did not move at all.

"How do we remove a seal like this? It seems very troublesome."

Lisa answered seriously: "You can only break the seal if you know how to seal it. For a strong seal, it is basically impossible to break it unless you have many times more brute force."

"Ah, we can't go in."

Shaking her head, Lisa continued, "But I have done some research on this, and for a crude seal like this, as long as we find the flaws..."

Lisa raised her hand, and in an instant the small patch of sky above her was covered by dark clouds, and three powerful bolts of lightning struck the seal.

"You really underestimate me if you want to shut me out to this extent."

Lisa entered the ruins without hesitation.

Following Lisa, Wang Chen stretched out his hand to the ruins, and a suction force sucked him in. This was Wang Chen's first time entering the ruins. Unlike the narrow mountain gap seen from the outside, there was a different world inside.

After adapting to the changes in the space, Wang Chen saw Lisa waiting for him.

"The ruins are truly amazing. Why is there such a large space inside?"

"Your idea is quite unique. Just like there is the sun during the day and the moon at night, it is common sense in Teyvat that the space in the ruins is not as small as it appears from the outside world."

"Oh? Because it's common sense, it's not worth studying? Just like the Eye of God, no one is curious about the exact method of obtaining that thing?"

"..."

Wang Chen's words made Lisa wake up.

To Lisa, a scholar, the Eye of God is a technological black box. She has no idea where it came from, how it works, or how much it costs to use it...

Therefore, she always maintained a respectful attitude towards the Eye of God. When Wang Chen asked her, wasn't the spatial technology of the ruins also a black box? Why did she question other people's exploration?

Thinking of this, Lisa laughed out loud, "You are such an interesting person."

Wang Chen shrugged to indicate that he didn't know what happened.

"You're right. The ruins and secret realms all use some kind of space technology. No matter what the entrance outside looks like, it just serves as a door. But for thousands of years, the people of Teyvat have become accustomed to this. There is very little research on this aspect. It seems that only the immortals of Liyue have some research results."

"I see. But I just mentioned it casually. Now I have to find a book."

The road is neatly paved with stone bricks, with street lamps made of glowing minerals or gems on the roadside, and tall pillars supporting the road.

Most of it collapsed.

The entire ruins were in the style of a destroyed ancient country. Looking down, at a very deep place, there were piles of collapsed buildings and stones. Fortunately, there were many wind fields between the collapsed roads, allowing Wang Chen and Lisa to fly over.

While flying, Wang Chen asked Lisa: "Oh, by the way, this is my first time entering the ruins. I want to ask what should I do if I want to exit the ruins?"

"Just like calling up the holy relic, place your hands diagonally upwards in front of your chest to form a triangle, but don't cross your hands. Then think about going out or quitting, and you will be teleported back to the outside world."

"Is this action the same as summoning a holy relic?"

"Yes, during this process you cannot move or be influenced by the outside world."

While talking, the two flew to the other end of the ruins.

This relic space is indeed large, but the only places to hide are the few buildings in front.

After passing through a ruin and walking forward, there is a room with a layer of shallow water on the ground.

The Ice Abyss Mage among them noticed the approaching person and a battle was about to break out.

Lisa and Wang Chen carefully avoided places with water under their feet, and at the same time had to dodge the ice cones swung by Ice Abyss's small magic wand. They jumped around for a while and scattered to the left and right sides.

After entering the effective killing distance, the magic book floated beside Lisa, which guided a bolt of lightning to strike the ice shield of the Abyss Mage. It was effective, but not obvious enough.

The Ice Abyss Mage made some unclear noises and waved his staff repeatedly.

The icicles either flew straight at her or suddenly dropped from above her head, but Lisa dodged them all gracefully.

But Wang Chen was hit once in his panic, and his left arm suddenly felt a pain accompanied by a coldness. Fortunately, the basic elemental force protection blocked the sharp spikes of the ice cone and did not cause any flesh injuries.

Perhaps because he felt that Wang Chen was weak, the Abyss Mage focused all his attention on Lisa.

Wang Chen then had time to take out a flint and a piece of paper, and actually started a fire during the battle.

"Hey, let's see what's going on!"

Holding the burning paper in his left hand, and a large wind vortex sword in his right hand, it just happened to block the ice shield of the Abyss Mage. Because it was the first to touch the fire, the wind ball turned into a fiery red.

The Abyss Mage attempted to teleport, but the suction of the wind and fire pulled the ice shield too fast, and the seemingly thick ice elemental shield was instantly shattered.

The Abyss Mage fell to the ground, covering his head.

An Abyss Mage with his shield broken is a lamb to be slaughtered, not even as good as the Hilichurls. However, when there is no suitable shield-breaking attribute, the opponent will definitely be the one with a headache.

"How did you find this place? It was clearly hidden here."

"I have no interest in you guys. I'm just here to retrieve the stolen books. You have time to hide, but not time to go through the loan procedures? You really don't know how to respect other people's work."

Although Wang Chen really wanted to ask Lisa if the Abyss Mage would lend him the book if he really came to borrow it, but this kind of atmosphere might make Lisa get electrocuted.

"I didn't expect that in a place like Mondstadt... there is someone who can comprehend the secret of this book. Who are you?"

Is Mondstadt such a place? Indeed, compared with the following countries, Mondstadt seems to be the most ordinary country among the seven countries, and there is basically no place that can be called a secret.

At the moment when Wang Chen was thinking, the stubborn Abyss Mage was given an electric shock by Lisa.

There was a sharp scream.

"Huh... people who don't listen to others should be punished."

After searching around, Wang Chen found the well-preserved "Snow White and the Six Dwarfs".

"The troublesome work is finally done."

“Isn’t this just a fairy tale book?”

"Yes, it is precisely because this book is not in the restricted section that I can lend it to the public without worry. You are also a fairy tale writer, so why not give this book to you for safekeeping?"

"Hey, are you just making up an excuse to dump the trouble on me? I'm more curious about the books in the restricted section."

"As long as you join the Knights and apply, even the most ordinary members of the Knights can read books from the Restricted Area."

"Is that so... Can I join the Knights for one day and then resign?"

"hehe."

Lisa smiled softly, then shook her head and said, "Your question is too direct. If I didn't know you well, I would have asked the Knights to capture you. If you really want to join the Knights, I can be your introducer."

After all, nominal knights like Ying are a minority. If you really join the Knights, you have to go to work every day... You absolutely don't want to become a corporate slave again!

"Ahahaha...never mind then."

"Giving up so easily? If you beg me again, I might give you special care."

Ha, Wang Chen sneered and switched to coquettish mode, "Sister Lisa, let me see."

Lisa shuddered all over.

The so-called banned books area is just some books that are not suitable for opening to the public. There is no such thing as something that will make you explode at a glance.

So after careful consideration, Lisa really agreed, "I can use my privileges to let you browse the restricted area for an hour, as a reward for your help. But I will also explain it to the acting leader."

"Sister Lisa, you are so nice!"

"You should call me Lisa."

Carrying the stolen books, Wang Chen and Lisa returned to the outside world through the teleportation array at the end of the ruins, and finally returned to the library before afternoon tea time was over.

Lisa first put the roses she had bought before into a vase, then made a beautiful cup of black tea with caramel and milk, and then took out a key from her pocket and handed it to Wang Chen.

"You must come out in one hour. If I find that something is missing from the restricted area..."

Holding the key that still had warmth and a faint rose scent, Wang Chen quickly replied, "Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person!"

The banned book area is located on the basement floor of the library, and the quiet door is waiting for Wang Chen to open it.

The room in the forbidden book area is located directly below the Knights Hall, so Wang Chen thought that the forbidden book area would be very large. However, the actual space of the forbidden book area is only as big as Qin's office, with five bookshelves placed inside, all directly opposite the door.

With so many books, even if you have a super memory, it is no match for quantum reading. You have to make sure you see them page by page before you can remember them. You definitely can't finish reading them in one hour.

Wang Chen wanted to ask Lisa if these books were classified, but Lisa smiled and shook her head.

In order to prevent the same type of banned books from being caught in one fell swoop, the library specially shuffled the banned books according to a certain pattern. I don't know if it has been successful in preventing others, but Wang Chen has no choice but to flip through a few pages of each book, and immediately switch to the next one if he finds it useless.

"The Official History of the Wind God, the Atlas of Elemental Materials, the Earth Vein Monitoring Log, and the Introduction to Alchemy?"

Wang Chen read ten lines at a glance and recorded the contents of "Alchemy: From Beginner to Die" with a biological camera.

"The evolution of Mondstadt's terrain, Vanessa's true story... The Demon God of Mondstadt!"

After reading a few pages, Wang Chen put it back on the bookshelf. "Three demon gods can make a book, and put it in the forbidden area. What happened to Mond's most mysterious demon god of time? Was he eaten?"

After half an hour, Wang Chen's evaluation of the forbidden book area was just two words: average. After all, he had seen a lot of Teyvat's secret intelligence from a God's perspective before.

"That's right. The country that wrote the book "The History of the Sun and the Moon" has been destroyed. Who would have the time to collect such a terrible book?"

Looking further, a book with a very ordinary name came into view.

"Geography?"

This looks like an old book. The previous book, "The Evolution of Mondstadt's Terrain", at least has something to do with the God of Wind. Why is this book put in the banned books section?

After flipping through a few pages, Wang Chen was surprised to find that the book actually recorded the map of the entire Teyvat. Of course, it was not just a rough map, but included the topography and features of each of the seven countries, and even the country of the Red King. It was just that it was quite old, and the topography of the seven countries was somewhat different from what Wang Chen remembered.

Turning to the back, there are some places that Wang Chen has never seen before. "Is this the map of Kanriya?! But it has been destroyed now, alas..."

He spent a minute memorizing the map of Kanriya. Although he would probably never use it, once he did, it would definitely be a critical moment.

Turning to the last page of the book, Wang Chen was shocked, "This is..."