Genshin Impact: Our journey will never end

desert

A Ru Village

El Haisen and Nilu arrived at the judges' table early, and the contestants had already taken their seats.

Kavi looked at Leila and murmured, "I say... your dark circles look worse than last time. Are you okay?"

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Kawi. I've had insomnia these past few days... Even if I keep trying to sleep, I'm always thinking about the game, and before I know it I've stayed up until dawn."

Leila and Kavi are kindred spirits, and Kavi himself was also tortured by the design drawings.

"Senior Kavi, is there anything we can do?"

"To be honest, no. It's better to say that there is no quick solution to many things. You can only endure it or just get through it... Well, it's probably like being sick. Sometimes there is no way to cure the disease, so you can only wait for it to heal naturally. I don't know what you are worried about, but I can feel the strong anxiety and depression in you, but... the game is about to start, so cheer up."

[Alice: I can relate to this. When I think about going to work, I feel weak and depressed.]

[Keli: Just like the scholar brothers and sisters in class every day, they always say that they haven’t finished yesterday’s homework yet, but they come early to make up for it.]

【Ying: The current situation of migrant workers! 】

[Qin: Is this really okay, Ms. Leila? ]

[Paimon: Leila has two personalities. The current one is weak, and the night one is strong.]

[Laila: I recently took some time off to catch up on sleep. I feel… I have a lot of energy now. I will definitely pass my graduation thesis this year.]

[Faroshan: There are more than 20 languages ​​to learn]

[Laila: Huh? Then I guess I will never graduate in this lifetime…]

[Lisa: That’s the job of the Zhilun School, although I can do more than 20 kinds.]

[Mona: Genius witches can’t be compared… each one is more perverted than the other]

...

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Elhaisen began to announce the content of the second round of competition.

"There are three earth vein disruptors buried in the area near Aru Village. These machines can simulate the effects of earth vein disorder beans and constantly interfere with the environment in the area. Your goal is to shut them down.

The first three people to finish the race will receive 4 points, 3 points, and 2 points in the order in which they shut down the machines. It should be emphasized that each person can only carry a certain amount of water and food, and leaving the competition area will be regarded as a forfeit of this round. "

Falushan raised her eyebrows and said, "How about it, junior, do you want to continue to cooperate this time? In view of the last round, I can consider helping you get the points first this time."

Kavi refused directly as usual. He had been to this area many times, and machinery was his strong point. It was just a matter of removing the geomagnetic disruptor, no problem at all.

Falushan nodded, saying that it was a good thing for young people to be confident.

"I'm also very familiar with this area, let's see who finds it first. But besides us, there is another favorite to win the championship, so we need to be careful..."

When Paimon heard who was the favorite to win, he couldn't help but step forward and ask.

Falushan pointed at Tinari who was standing beside her and said, "See? That kid Tinari took first place in the last round. If he is the first to shut down the machine this round, we can announce the end of the college competition in advance.

I heard that you solved the problem of Daochenglin's earth vein leakage not long ago. This time, the machine also simulated the disorder of the earth veins, which was completely familiar to him... That kid already has a good apprentice like Ke Lai. If he gets the championship again, wouldn't it mean that all the good things will be taken by the younger generation? As a senior, I want to prevent this unfair situation from happening. I'm leaving first!"

[Tinari: Senior Falusan is still targeting Cole, alas]

[Paimon: After all, Cole is Xumi's favorite. Nashida hopes that she can grow up safely like an ordinary girl. Seno helped her seal the remnants of the demon and brought her to Huachengkuo to meet Tinari and visit her secretly. Falusan always gave Cole delicious food behind Tinari's back. Master Tinari always cared about her and taught her to read Mond's letters. Nilu said she was very careful. Kavi and Elhaisen also often tutored Cole in her homework. And the little angel Amber...]

[Amber: Ahahaha, I'm not an angel...]

[Faroshan: Look, Cole has become skinny due to hunger in Tinari]

[Kole: This is my own choice. I want to be a great ranger like my master. Senior Falusan will also receive a disciple that he is satisfied with.]

[Ying: Now the favorites of the five countries have all been revealed. I wonder how Nata and Zhidong will fare.]

[Prince: We don’t have a group favorite in Zhidong, nor do we need a group favorite. We just need to be loyal to the Queen, obey the Queen’s orders, and expand our territory! ]

[Rosalin: Really? Honorary Liyue people? You really are leaving Winter City forever]

[Young Master: These are all slanders! I have done meritorious services for the Queen, I have shed blood for her! Heaven and earth can attest to my pure heart! But the rich...]

[Hu Tao: The Fatui executive officers have a big fight]

[Paimon: But why aren't Seno and Amao in the shot? ]

[Elhaisen: I don’t know about the former, but he won’t participate in such a meaningless game]

[Amao: You are worthy of being the great sage of Xumi. However, I don’t like your cleverness. What I like most is to torture the slicing in front of me. Cutting off the meat piece by piece and roasting it in the fire. Hahahahahaha! ]

[Alice: Little Grass God, don’t you care? ]

[Nashida: He is now insane. The Doctor is a thorn in his heart. If he doesn't vent his anger, he will not be able to move forward in the future. I have no reason to interfere with his choice.]

[Young Master: Although I hate him too, you are really too cruel! ]

[Mona: What? So cool? ]

[Ying: Well done? ]

...

The invisible man Seno appeared in everyone's sight again.

"…How are you?"

Tinari looked a little pale, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would be brought back soon.

Leila walked to the judges' table and asked, "Is this all the water?"

Nilu: "I'm sorry, but this is the rule of the competition. This round of competition is ostensibly a competition of how fast you can shut down the machine, but it's actually also a test of your ability to survive in harsh conditions."

Leila was a little disappointed. This competition was indeed much more difficult than she had expected.

Either you find the machine quickly or you can only save your energy. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

Seeing that all the contestants had set off, Paimon decided to follow Tinari, after all, he was the favorite to win.

[Sino: It is indeed popular, so hot that I can’t leave the house]

【Tinari: ….】

[Ke Lai: I don’t know if Master is hot or not, but it is definitely hot and stuffy.]

[Tinari: Cole! How did you also learn bad things from Senor? ]

[Falusan: It's over. Cole has learned bad things from Senor.]

[Paimon: I have a question, why is it that none of these contestants have the Water Elemental God's Eye? ]

[Nelue: Paimon's focus is so strange? ]

[Wisdom Paimon: The owner of the Water Element God's Eye can rub small water balls with his hands, right? Wouldn't this solve the water source problem very well? ]

[Kaeya: Great! Paimon said it well!]

[Laila: In other words, I can also use the Eye of God to condense a piece of ice and expose it to the sun, so that I can also obtain water.]

[Ying: You are getting smarter and smarter.]

[Wisdom Paimon: The one in front of you is Wisdom Paimon, who has been blessed by the God of Wisdom! ]

[Elhaisen: Got it. Next time we can’t let people with ice and water elements participate.]

[Alice: General Sour Face, try to see if you can make it rain with a thunderbolt.]

[Shadow: The water element of Teyvat is under the control of the one in Fontaine. I can’t do it…]

[That Villette: I usually don't control the weather too much. Baalzebub, can we talk about it when we have time? ]

[Shadow: Okay, wait until my retreat is over…]

【Wendy: That’s awesome! 】

...

In the process of searching for Tinari.

The two met Falushan, Kavi whose clothes were bitten by a sand fox, and... Amao who was slacking off.

...

"Tinari, Tinari... Strange, the location indicated by the reminder should be around here. Tinari - can you hear me -?"

Ying pointed at Tinari who was lying there unconscious.

"It's... so hot..." Tinari murmured.

Paimon exclaimed, "So it's hot! Could it be that the Tinari are not used to operating in the desert?"

Tinari nodded tiredly: "Every time I came to the desert before, I would prepare a lot of water to avoid this situation. This time, the water was quickly finished, and coupled with the influence of the disordered earth veins, my head began to feel dizzy. Speaking of which, one of my ancestors, Balo Jiaxuna, actually came from the desert, and then species migrated... often they could not adapt to the original environment..."

Paimon told Tinari to rest quickly and stop talking, while he and Ying went to find water.

At this moment, an inopportune voice appeared: "Humans are so fragile. Flesh and blood bodies can't even cope with drastic changes in external conditions."

Ying Shangqian asked sarcastically: "Do you think you are strong?"

The next second, A Mao handed his water bottle to Ying.

[Yae Shenzi: Like mother, like son. Ying and he are the same kind of people. They are both stubborn.]

[Amao: Haha, the me in the video might be compensating for the fact that I struck him in Zen Garden.]

[Nashida: Ah Mao did a good job, I give you a thumbs up]

[Coral Palace Heart Sea: People with good nature will always show their good side no matter what; the same goes for people with evil nature]

[Paimon: But I still like him before he rushed to the tree]

[System: Don’t rush into the tree all the time! ]

[Kaeya: Does Paimon have a masochistic fetish? Isn't the current Sanbing good? Why do you like that one who keeps swearing? ]

[Paimon: Maybe it’s because we’ve been together for a long time, I still like her rebellious side]

[Keli: Brother Amao is a very nice person. He always takes Keli out to play. Although she doesn’t understand what he says, Keli knows that Brother Amao is a good person! ]

[Lisa: In Klee's eyes, everyone is a good person]

[Keqing: Can't foxes survive in the desert? I remember there are sand foxes in Xumi]

[Yae Shenzi: As long as there is water and food, we can survive. Of course, I won’t go there, because it will dirty my hair, and it will be troublesome to take care of it. It is even harder to take care of than Ying’s pigtails.]

[Shadow (holding the naginata tightly): Yae Shenzi! 】

...

After handing the kettle to Ying, A Mao left.

Paimon didn't know what he was thinking, but the most important thing at the moment was to give water to Tinari.

"Grrrrrr!"

After drinking the water, Tinari's face finally returned to normal.

At this moment, an icy air gradually approached Tinari and the others. When they looked closely, they saw that it was the Sumeru Ice God Seno!

"Can you still hold on?"

"The hair on my tail has dried up. I don't think it's necessary to keep going. It seems that I am not suitable for this round of competition. In this case, I might as well go back to Aru Village and rest early."

Tinari chose to give up. After all, he had the points from the first round. Even if he failed to win in the second round, he still had a chance to turn things around in the next round. If he withdrew now, he could still recuperate. It would be meaningless to continue wasting time.

Ying and Senuo helped Tinari back to Aru Village.

...

So at the same time…

"Tinari, are you still feeling unwell? Do you want to rest for a while? There's a shady place here where you can stay for a while." Paimon asked with concern.

The weak Tinari had no choice but to accept everyone's request and prepared to find a place to sit down and rest. After walking for a while, he found that the sleeping person Leila was not far away.

Leila greeted politely and told him some of her situation, saying that she was also there to avoid the sun.

"What about you? Have you finished the game?"

"It's not as bad as you think. I'm ready to give up. Seno and the Traveler are about to take me back to Aru Village."

Leila asked weakly, "Give up? Is that okay?"

Tinari: "I think the rules allow it. El Haisen said that leaving the competition area will be regarded as a forfeit of the round."

Seno couldn't help but say, "Before the game, I asked you if you were okay. If you had just given up at that time, you wouldn't have to suffer."

Tinari smiled. You have to give it a try. At least you have tried your best. I must make more sunscreen essential oils when I go back. I must be well prepared before I come to the desert next time.

"Come to think of it, you are the Laila contestant. I feel that your condition is not good either. Are you okay?"

"I felt a little dizzy when I first entered the desert. After resting here for a while, I feel much better now."

Paimon said with concern: "Don't force yourself."

"It's okay, I just..." Leila was unable to speak.

Seno: "It's very stressful. I've seen prisoners with expressions similar to yours when I was interrogating them."

Leila lowered her head and said unconfidently: "In fact, until now, I don't know what qualifications I have to be the representative of the Minglun faction. Many people voted for me because of rumors, but those rumors seem vague to me. Instead, it is their expectations of me that make me unsure of what to do. Even those who often criticize me voted for me this time, and I think I should respond..."