Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

"If Ergolia knew that her little darling was siding with outsiders, wouldn't she have a headache?"

Taking the pillow, Lan Tian teased Fukalos as he made the bed for the two of them.

"I just missed you...brother..."

With her pretty face flushed, Fukaros looked at Lantian making the bed, timidly reached out and tugged at one side of Lantian's cloak, and said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, I know you can't live without me."

Lan Tian raised his hand and ruffled Fukalos's hair affectionately.

"Um……"

Fukalos lowered her head slightly, obediently letting Blue Sky pat her head.

After the bed was made, Fukaros threw herself into Lantian's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and wrapped her legs around his waist, becoming like a little accessory to him.

Lan Tian was helpless about this. He sat by the bed for a while, then used his divine power to slowly "tear" the large pendant off his body and put it on the bed.

"Holding me so tight, are you trying to be my accessory?"

Lan Tian chuckled and teased, gently stroking Fukalos's delicate little nose.

"Hmph~ I'm happy to~"

Lying in bed, Fukalos snuggled closer to Lantian and said coquettishly.

Lan Tian couldn't resist reaching out and gently stroking Fukalos's delicate little nose.

"pain…"

Fukalos sniffed cutely and said coquettishly.

"Hahaha…"

Blue Sky was also amused by the charming and adorable Fukalos.

Silent all night.

"Are you sure these are all for us?"

Ergolia looked at the various weapons and equipment on the flying sword in front of her and exclaimed in amazement, covering her mouth.

"Naturally, this is our way of thanking you for attending this banquet."

Blue Sky put his hands on Morax and Rota's shoulders and raised an eyebrow.

Morax and Rota exchanged a smile and nodded in agreement.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the Pure Water Knights who came over had their eyes shining as they each picked up their weapons and equipment, admiring them from all sides, looking as if they couldn't put them down.

"Blue Sky, are these all design drawings?"

Buyer, carrying several stacks of bound scrolls, approached Lantian and the others and inquired.

"Yes, these are my insights and understanding of architectural design over this period of time. After all, I really can't agree with the current architecture of Sumeru City."

When I recalled the time I went to invite Buyer and saw that Sumeru City was just a series of simple treehouses built against the sacred tree within an ironwood wall, I couldn't help but feel that it was too shabby.

"Ah, this..."

Upon hearing this, Buyer couldn't help but blush and scratched her head in embarrassment.

After all, what Lan Tian said was indeed true.

Although the tropical rainforest makes it difficult for invading monsters to form a large-scale monster tide, given the current state of Sumeru City, it would be quite an achievement if the walls could be kept from being destroyed or collapsed by monsters.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to have such an embarrassing side, Buyer~"

Egolia walked over and took Bouyer's arm, teasing him.

"You'd better stop teasing me, Ergolia."

Buyer turned her head away and said coquettishly.

After confirming that Ergolia and Buyer's things had been loaded, Lantian saw Guizhong playing with the two of them and stopped paying attention to this place, and went alone to Raiden Shin and Raiden Movie.

"True, Shadow, do you like this gift?"

Seeing the dream-eating Baku and tanuki and other monsters playing on the flying sword behind him, Lan Tian turned his gaze to the twin sisters in front of him.

"Incredible! I never knew there were so many techniques involved in forging a katana, as well as standard spears and standard armor."

Looking at the forging blueprint in his hand, Raiden couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"In this way, the problem of soldiers' weapons being easily dulled and damaged can also be solved."

Lei Films rarely gives such serious affirmation.

"I noticed that the weapons and equipment on Inazuma's side seem to be a rigid copy of the forging techniques used by Guixiuli. This is not a good thing. So after thinking it over, I feel that I need to improve the forging blueprints for you."

As he spoke, Lan Tian reached out and looked at the blueprint in Lei Yingdian's hand, explaining.

"Inazuma doesn't produce crystal mines, but I think the amethyst ore that has been altered by the strong lightning element seems to be a good match for the katana in terms of material strength and toughness."

As Lan Tian explained, he glanced at Luo Xue, who was clinging to Fukaros behind him.

Luo Xue immediately understood, handed Fukaros over to Fanan and Yingda, and then headed towards a warehouse.

A moment later, Luo Xue approached Lan Tian and the bewildered Raiden sisters with two seemingly identical katanas.

Blue Sky didn't waste any words, took the two katanas, and explained to the Raiden sisters:

"These two katanas, one is forged from crystal ore and the other from amethyst ore. Now you can see if there is any difference."

Taking the katana, Raiden Shin and Raiden Dyori began to examine it carefully.

Morax and Shibarak seemed to take an interest as well, and joined in one after the other.

After a while, Raiden Shin, with an inquisitive expression, finally spoke:

"These two katana, at first glance, don't look much different, but..."

Raiden shook the two katanas in his hands. One of the katanas had a certain amount of movement at the tip, and if you flicked it lightly, you could hear a crisp sound. The other katana, on the other hand, had almost no movement at the tip, and the sound was somewhat muffled.

"Sister, if it were me, I would choose this one."

Lei Yingdian reached out and flicked the katana, whose blade barely moved.

Raiden, Morax, and Blue Sky exchanged a knowing smile, then shook their heads, remaining silent.

"Hmm? Is this katana unsuitable?"

Lei tilted his head slightly, looking a little bewildered, and asked in confusion.

Shouldn't the strength of a weapon be as high as possible to make it handy?

“Young friend Ying, whether a weapon is suitable for your hand is not only about hardness, but also about toughness.”

Morax reached out and took the katana from Ray's hand, speaking calmly.

Blue Sky also took the katana from Raiden's hand, and then he and Morax raised their hands in perfect unison, slashing at each other with their katanas!

Clang!

The result was as expected: Morax's katana was cleaved in half by Blue Sky's katana.

Before the broken knife could hit the ground, Lan Tian grabbed it with a claw hook, holding it firmly in his hand to prevent it from accidentally injuring his own people.

"As you can see, it's just that the katana is too strong, and it's a bit brittle compared to a katana with a certain degree of toughness."

As he spoke, Lan Tian looked at the katana in his hand.

There was only a small dent on the blade of the katana, which did not affect its use.

Raiden and Raiden Movie exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously, indicating that they understood.

After briefly explaining the forging blueprints to the Raiden sisters, Blue Sky waved to the Baku behind them, who was wearing a white apron:

"Little guy, come here for a second."

"what?"

The little tapir curiously floated up to the blue sky, its tiny eyes blinking adorably.

“I see you really like this outfit, so…”

Lan Tian took out a lace headband that was exclusively for maids. However, apart from the white lace on both sides, the headband was light purple instead of black, and it had a bow on it.

"ah!"

The little tapir let out a cheerful cry and reached out to take the headband.

"Keep it a secret!"

Lantian made a shushing gesture and gave a playful wink.

Although it couldn't speak, the Baku nodded obediently, put away the maid's headband, and returned to the other Baku around Sasa Yuri and the others to continue playing.

If I'm not mistaken, based on the current timeline, that dream-eating beast should be an elder who dreamt of Tsukimi Mizuki...

Looking at the Baku and Tanuki companions playing together in front of him, Lantian couldn't help but think to himself.

After all, according to her memories from her previous life, she dreamt that not long after Mizuki was born, the Abyss began to invade Teyvat.

[The abyss... I don't know if it's related to my demonic authority, but based solely on the fact that the divine heart within me seems extraordinary, I can't draw any conclusions...]

As Lan Tian pondered this, he approached Barnabas.

"Barnabas, this is for you."

Blue Sky glanced at Shibarak behind him without making a sound, and presented Barnabas with an exquisite ice-blue crown.

Judging from the chilling aura emanating from the crown, it was carved from a single piece of ice rather than made of metal, yet its overall strength was in no way inferior.

"Blue sky? What does that mean?"

Barnabas was somewhat puzzled, but he still reached out and took the crown, his tone no longer carrying the aloofness he had shown when they first met.

“Barnabas, the title I used to call you ‘Ice Queen’ was not a spur-of-the-moment thing, but rather a feeling that came from somewhere in the mind.”

Lan Tian said with a straight face and a serious expression.

"Um……"

Upon hearing this, Barnabas lowered his head and fell silent.

But judging from Barnabas's delicate hands that kept stroking the crown, his mind was not as calm as it appeared.

Lan Tian didn't say anything to disturb her, but instead crossed his arms and quietly looked at the tall, aloof, and elegant woman in front of him.

Meanwhile, Shibarak, standing behind Lantian, was silently watching the two of them. Even when Ruoduo tried to strike up a conversation, he was brushed off with a few perfunctory words.

After a while, just as Shibarak was about to break the silence, someone spoke first.

"So... you think the title 'Ice Queen' suits me?"

Barnabas looked up at the blue sky.

"No, if it's just suitable for you, then it's a bit disappointing. It's more like it's an exclusive title for you."

Lan Tian shook his head and corrected him.

[I can't exactly say I knew you, the "Ice Queen," before I was reborn, can I? Besides, putting everything else aside, your aura and looks alone are absolutely perfect for the title of "Queen."]

Lan Tian silently added a sentence in his mind.

Upon hearing this, Barnabas fell silent. He nodded slightly to the blue sky before turning and slowly walked toward the flying sword moored behind him.

What no one knew was that after Barnabas turned around, the corners of her usually cold and expressionless face couldn't help but turn up slightly...

"Incredible! My friend, your other demonic authority has great potential for development!"

Shibarak, who had long wanted to have a chat with Lan Tian, ​​patted Lan Tian on the shoulder heavily and said cheerfully.

Caught off guard, the latter staggered from the force of Hibarak's blow, then turned and bumped fists with Hibarak:

"If you're interested, I can lend it to you to play with."

As she spoke, Lan Tian even gave a playful wink.

Upon hearing this, Shibarak immediately waved his hand with a look of complete refusal:

"Friends, there's no need for that. With my clumsy brain, I'd probably just end up with some weapons and alcohol to cause trouble."

"Haha, I knew it..."

Lan Tian couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hibarak".

After bragging to each other for a while, Lan Tian suddenly stopped smiling and called out "Shibarak" in a serious tone.

"Hmm? Has something happened to Nata?"

Shibarak paused for a moment, then became serious as well.

"Yes and no."

After exchanging views with the Flame Dragon clone in Nata for a while, Lantian looked up at Shibarak.

"Hibarak, although there are no demon gods on Nata's side, only all kinds of dragons, I still suggest you don't underestimate them, especially that Fire Dragon King."

"Also, don't regret the path you've chosen."

Thinking about the deal Shibarak would make with the ruling Şonawa, Lantian couldn't help but remind him.

After all... no demon god wants to experience the pain of watching helplessly as their people's territory is gradually devoured and destroyed by enemies, while feeling powerless to do anything about it.

"Don't worry, my friend, if that day really comes, then I will have my reasons for making this choice."

Shibarak patted his solid chest heavily, speaking with a firm and powerful voice.

"Yes, I also believe that the God of Fire will make the most appropriate choice..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Tian bumped fists with Shibarak.

Since it is known that this is something that cannot be avoided, the only thing Blue Sky can do is to support Shibarak.

[The resurrection poem... truly an incredible ritual...]

As Lan Tian and Xibarak carried the peach blossom wine onto the flying sword, he thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

After half an hour.

Fukaros was removed from Lantian's neck. He solemnly waved to the gods and expressed his willingness to contact him at any time if needed. Then, he controlled his flying sword to send the gods and their retinues away from Guixiuli and back to their respective kingdoms.

Morax, Maxius, Guizhong, Heureia, Rota Dragon King, as well as Luo Xue and the Five Yakshas, ​​all stood with Lantian and Fukaros, watching the gods depart.

After watching Egolia and Lotia disappear into the horizon, Fucaros looked down at the blue sky below and asked curiously.

"Brother Lantian, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Upon hearing this, Morax and the others also turned their gazes over, their eyes clearly showing a hint of inquiry.