Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

"Hey, don't chase it, it's just a rice cake..."

Xu Ning couldn't help but laugh at the way the little girl from Beidou was chasing after the dog for a steamed bun.

However, looking at Beidou's resolute profile and recalling what she had just said...

Suddenly, I felt a pang of heartache.

I've been fed too much; I've never known what real hunger is like.

Looking through photos of people starving to the bone, reading about famine years, perhaps nothing compares to the profound experience of starving for three whole days.

Xu Ning sighed, screwed the bottle cap on, gripped the bottle tightly, and chased after them.

The little girl was given two rice cakes as charity, and she was so hungry that she only ate one. But just now, she gave the last one back to herself.

Judging from how hard she chased after him, she must have been starving for a long time and couldn't bear to part with this last bite of food.

At this moment, Xu Ning felt not only apologetic for what he had just said, but also an overwhelming desire to protect him.

Even now, we still don't know what purpose that thing up there had in throwing us onto this continent.

But since we're already here, we should do something about it.

It seems that many of the older and younger sisters in Liyue had rather tragic childhoods. Now that I'm here, I'll help as many as I can, while ensuring my own survival.

Right now, we absolutely cannot let this little girl go hungry anymore.

However, I'm already very hungry, and running makes me even hungrier.

Xu Ning rubbed his stomach as he ran, swallowing hard with a pained expression.

"This won't do. If I keep running, I won't even be able to catch up with Beidou. Although drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your stomach, I'll just gulp it down to stave off the hunger first!"

Xu Ning didn't stop walking. He unscrewed the bottle in his hand and quickly took a small sip.

As the liquor enters the throat, it's like a fiery snake quickly swimming into the stomach, and a warm feeling rises from within the body.

The warmth seemed to spread through my limbs and bones in an instant, as if all the cells in my body had stretched together.

Xu Ning let out a satisfied sigh.

"Alcohol element detected in the body, Eye of God activated."

"Achievement Complete: Enjoy a light drink – Master the elemental power of 'wine'."

"Offering to Dionysus upgraded by one level: Increases stamina by seven points and grants five Wine Seals."

Xu Ning was stunned by the series of mature female voices that rang in his ears.

He ran wildly, following the Big Dipper, but his eyes were fixed on the bottle of wine in his hand.

Calling it a wine bottle is a bit inappropriate now.

The original bottle was a blue bottle with a red label, square with a bulging belly, a cylinder that was neither round nor square.

Now it has turned into a bronze gourd, carved with dragon patterns.

A peculiar divine eye is inlaid in the very center of the large belly of the gourd.

This Eye of God is like a piece of deep blue jade, with a cluster of flames dancing at its core.

A transparent panel suddenly popped up on the left side of his body.

"Wine Elements / Xu Ning"

Grade: 1/20

Maximum Health 666

Attack power 17

Defense 48

Elemental Mastery 0

Stamina cap 107

Note: A tragic wanderer in the Liyue Wasteland.

Xu Ning was furious when he saw the panel.

"Where did this template come from?!"

"Couldn't you just give me any one of the seven elements? Why give me this random element of alcohol?"

"With this ridiculously low health that's yelling '666', can I even beat an adult wild boar?"

"Even without considering the weapon, its attack power is quite low, and its defense is also unremarkable."

Xu Ning couldn't help but curse inwardly at the entity that had dragged him here, "You're right about only one thing! The word 'miserable' before 'wanderer' perfectly describes me. Because it's all your fault!"

But no matter how much they complain, when you're under someone else's roof, you still have to bow your head and endure it.

Besides, the Eye of God is something that countless people in Teyvat would dream of getting, yet you got it just by drinking a sip of wine. If word got out, it would infuriate countless people.

Although it looked a bit like a counterfeit, the 7 points of added stamina did make me feel much stronger instantly, and I had more energy to run.

Xu Ning couldn't help but take another big gulp.

"Huh? No response?"

Xu Ning thought for a moment, perhaps there were other conditions besides offering sacrifices to that god of wine in exchange for rewards.

Xu Ning shook the brass gourd; he had just taken two sips, and it still seemed to be more than half full.

Legend has it that the Eye of God was a gift from the gods, and the element of alcohol must be inexhaustible.

Xu Ning watched Beidou chasing the dog away. The little girl had been running for so long, but her pace seemed to be slowing down.

How about we give Beidou a sip?

Beidou later obtained the Eye of God with the Thunder attribute, proving her great advantage in adapting to the elements.

What would happen if I let her experience this brand-new version of alcohol elements ahead of time?

Is there absolutely no reaction? Or is there another person with the same alcoholic element as me?

Thinking about this, Xu Ning felt an intense urge to get back to work.

Xu Ning ran a few steps to catch up with the little girl from Beidou, and with a "pop," he pulled out the brass bottle stopper.

"Here, take a sip."

Beidou glanced at the wine gourd in Xu Ning's hand, quite puzzled as to where it came from.

"What is this? Is it good?"

Beidou Little Girl was still a little wary of Xu Ning.

Xu Ning answered honestly, "It's a kind of wine, uh, it's not very tasty. But it's a good thing that can increase your strength, and it'll help you catch that dog."

Beidou's eyes lit up when he heard the second half of Xu Ning's sentence.

He immediately took the gourd from Xu Ning's hand and took two big gulps of wine.

After finishing the drink, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, a burp rose up, and his cheeks immediately turned red.

Xu Ning took the gourd from Beidou's hand and shook it.

It's still more than half full, so I'm relieved.

Xu Ning looked at the slightly drunk little girl and asked cautiously.

"How was it? Did you hear the girl's voice in your ear? Did any strange panels appear in front of you?"

"Huh?" Beidou asked, his eyes still blurry with drunkenness, and he dragged out a long, drawn-out sound.

Then he raised his hand, bent two fingers, and flicked Xu Ning's forehead, angrily saying, "What nonsense are you spouting about the girl's weird stats! The most important thing right now is..."

Beidou pointed sharply at the dog in front of him, which was carrying a steamed bun in its mouth and was already panting heavily.

"...It's my rice cake, oh oh oh oh oh oh..."

The little girl roared fiercely in her cute way and started sprinting faster.

Xu Ning rubbed his head, covered in cold sweat, and quickened his pace to catch up.

"It seems that his physical strength has increased, but his elemental power has not been activated."

And so, there was a little boy, a little girl, and a dog.

They chased and ran freely on the mudflats bathed in the setting sun.

Xu Ning gazed at the shimmering golden light covering the riverbed and felt a moment of disorientation.

"In my past life, this would have been a beautiful picture full of joy and laughter."

"Unfortunately, the reality is that the two people and the dog were all starving, racing for their lives for a single steamed bun."

Xu Ning increasingly felt that the word "tragic" on his profile was quite fitting.

"It's about to escape into the village."

Beidou's voice sounded slightly panicked.