Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

"Hey, Yingmei, Little Paimon, what are you reading?"

Upon seeing Huiyuan arrive, Paimon smiled happily.

"Sister Yuanyuan, we're reading this book, 'The Wild Boar Princess.' But it's not that I'm interested in this book; it's that she wants to read it."

"The Wild Boar Princess? That's a children's book, Paimon. Give me your copy, let me see who the author is."

I don't know when it started, but Huiyuan developed the habit of checking who the author is before reading a book, perhaps because she wants to get to know the authors of these books.

Taking the book from Paimon, Huiyuan looked at the author's section and saw the name: "Witch's Guild - Code Name M - Anders Dort".

Upon seeing this identity and code name, Huiyuan was startled.

(Am I seeing things? Isn't this a fairy tale book? Why would a member of the Witch's Guild write a fairy tale book... and a dark one at that. Why is Ying interested in this book... ignoring the educational books right next to her, she insists on reading this one.)

"Yingmei, why are you so interested in this book instead of reading the others...?"

When Huiyuan asked, Ying replied, "The other books are 'not very useful'."

Upon hearing this answer, Huiyuan calmed down and began to think about it seriously.

(This witch M must have had a complicated purpose in writing this fairy tale book. Could it be to record history?)

I remember that in the game's storyline, Narcida used this trick, using a compressed fairy tale to record real history in order to prevent the World Tree from completely erasing the memories.

It seems... I'll have to consider reality when reading fairy tales from now on.

Since Ying is reading fairy tales that reflect reality, she must have a purpose. Could it be that she's trying to find records about Kanria...?

Without giving it much thought, Huiyuan knew it would be useless, since her goal had never been to uncover the truth.

The main goal is to mend up all the wounds and regrets I've suffered in the game.

(Speaking of which...didn't Venti have a bard friend? I remember it was back in Old Mondstadt.)

A demon with a distorted love for the people imprisoned them within high walls, and was eventually overthrown by the resistance due to long-term oppression...

Among the rebels was the young bard. Wendy looks just like him, so he should be easy to recognize.

With that thought in mind, Huiyuan returned the book to Paimon.

"Then I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, Huiyuan left.

If one were to activate Feng's hearing at this moment, they could hear Ying and Paimon whispering to each other:

"Have you noticed that Sister Yuanyuan smells nice?"

"Hmm...? Little Paimon, it's impolite to talk about a girl's body odor behind her back."

"No, I just suddenly smelled a fragrance that only comes from the Dawn Winery... it smells like grapes?"

"So...it seems there really is one."

"why?"

"She probably wore perfume. (Honestly, she's trying to seduce me like that...)"

Upon arriving at the Wind Dragon Ruins, the black-haired girl planted the Anchor of Myriad Realms into the ground under the moonlight.

(It's been a long time since I've been here, and there are now ruins guards lurking around here...)

With that in mind, Huiyuan checked the equipment and then clicked "confirm" on the system panel.

(A baseball cap to shield from detection... OK, weapons OK, life-saving potions OK.)

A faint dust glimmered in the air as the mysterious black-haired girl, Huiyuan, appeared in a deserted corner of the royal city, protected by the "storm."

This time travel doesn't take place at the moment the "resurrection target" dies, but rather at a point in time much earlier.

As for why she did this, Huiyuan wanted to see if living in the past would change the future.

In this way, we can figure out where the limits of changing history are, and we can act better in the "past".

From a purely rational perspective, if one only lives for a short period of time and does not participate in or change the course of history, the timeline will not be altered.

This is also to help the system study and understand the limits of changes that spacetime can withstand in terms of participating history.

"Hiss...it's a bit cold..."

Looking at the sky shrouded in storm, Huiyuan felt a chill run down her spine.

(I can't tell if it's day or night at all... Is it really freezing outside the city walls?)

With that in mind, Huiyuan activated Eagle Eye mode and began to explore the world outside the storm.

Everything was covered in ice and snow, with no sign of life.

This storm that isolates freedom is indeed protecting people's lives.

(If I'm not mistaken, this demon named [Dekalapian] is also a demon who loves. However, due to his personality flaws and low emotional intelligence, his way of protecting people has turned to extremes.)

Huiyuan took out a device with a percentage index on it.

This is an instrument used to detect the stability of spacetime. If Huiyuan does something that causes the instrument to reach 100%, it means that the timeline has changed too much and the entire world will collapse.

At this moment, it displays 0, meaning there is no possibility of destroying the world.

After leaving this place, Huiyuan began searching in all directions.

Before long, the lively atmosphere of people filled the surroundings, bringing a touch of life to the area.

If Huiyuan hadn't already known, she might have thought this was an uninhabited city.

(It's so quiet... There are clearly many people, but not a single word is spoken.)

Just then, a middle-aged swordsman with red hair called over.

"Hey, miss over there, you're a new face. Where are you from?"

Hearing the deep tone in his voice, Huiyuan looked over.

The red-haired, red-eyed man's face immediately reminded Huiyuan of someone.

(Diluc? No... he looks different. Could he be Diluc's ancestor?)

Having come to this conclusion, Huiyuan replied, "I'm sorry, I cannot answer that question..."

"Good sense of vigilance... You were looking around earlier, seemingly unfamiliar with this place. Could you be an 'outsider' from a ghost story? No, no one should be able to pass through this wind wall... Who could it be..."

Looking at the red-haired swordsman in front of him, Huiyuan fell silent.

The other party seemed to notice Huiyuan's embarrassment and changed the subject.

"I'm sorry, since you don't want to tell me, I won't press you any further."

"It's ok."

"By the way, have you eaten yet? Why don't you come in and sit down? There are quite a few friends inside, and they are all very interesting."

Seeing the red-haired swordsman point to the door behind him, Huiyuan was not afraid.

He nodded and followed him inside.

The air was thick with a sense of oppression. There were all sorts of people here: craftsmen, poets, and martial artists.

This place is similar to a tavern, except there's no alcohol, only people.