Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

"The stars began to hesitate; rather than helping such a sun, they decided to return to the night and illuminate a patch of sky."

"But in the end, she was too enamored with the light of day and chose to hide her shame deep in her heart... And so, the star closed its eyes."

This is Narcida's whimsical metaphor, which, when translated, means that Setare discovered the many evils committed by the Church after arriving there.

She opposed all of this, but she couldn't bear to give up the academic environment of the Faculty of Arts; the desert didn't offer such good conditions...

So it's like someone from Hebei getting into Peking University—how could they bear to go back home?

She didn't want to go along with the corrupt practices, but she had no choice. Everyone around her was corrupt, so how could she remain pure and honest?

Impossible. In this situation, 'corruption' is your pledge of loyalty; only a stain can put people at ease.

So Setare closed her eyes and walked into the darkness.

Although Nasida is now using her, she is actually giving Setare another path, another option.

Perhaps she really can return to the night sky where the moon is.

Setare, who was reading a book, was stunned. She had been wondering why everyone else was still in prison while she had only been in a labor camp for a period of time before being released. So that's why.

Narcida had seen all the crimes committed by the members of the Church of Christ.

As for the first two acts, Setare didn't see them because she was still in a labor camp at the time.

[Paimon: "She's actually against the Council's actions, isn't she? And she feels guilty towards her home desert... She's clearly just running away from the problem."]

Setare felt ashamed, because Paimon was right; she really was running away. Running away was shameful, but it was effective.

But Setare really had no choice. At first, she still had a chance to leave, but at that time she hadn't realized the problems with the Order of the Church.

Later she realized it, only to find that she was already deeply involved and could not escape blame.

The Church is like a quagmire; how can you remain untainted here? If you're not covered in mud, no one will trust you, and they'll try to get some on you too.

Tina's master was one of the sages, yet he was imprisoned for opposing the Great Sage. If even a sage was imprisoned like this, what about Setare, a mere assistant?

This is what they call being overwhelmed by circumstances; the tide of the times was pushing this insignificant person forward.

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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year, smooth sailing, good fortune, and may you win big in every draw!

Chapter 563 Two Fates

Why is the current ecclesiastical council so short-staffed? It's because 80-90% of the scholars are corrupt for various reasons, and the remaining 10% are rescued from prison.

Setare was released because she could still be saved, and Sumeru truly needed her, and countless others like her.

However, if you want to use her, you have to 'save' her first.

[Narcissus: "We must find a way to make Setare confront the problem again..."]

"In this way, not only can we rely on her to obtain intelligence, but she can also gain a chance for self-redemption."

Nasita had planned to help Setare in her scheme, which Setare never expected.

The Little Grass God is far too kind. Why should she care about someone as insignificant as her? Even if she were imprisoned until death, no one would care.

She was so lonely. She had no friends, whether in the desert or the rainforest. She always felt that no one would care about her life or death.

Now she discovered that it wasn't so simple; the gods cared, and the gods cared about each of their people, including the people of the desert.

Even though she herself was imprisoned, the gods still watched over her, watched over this desert woman.

She wasn't some nobody; the gods were watching her.

The desert prodigy, who thought she would live a brilliant life, was instead dealt a heavy blow to her fragile self-esteem by reality.

The little follower of the Order Academy thought she would drift aimlessly into obscurity, but now she sees something brighter than the stars in the night sky—the moon.

Setare cried; she was the only one who cried while watching this.

But Setare knew that Nasita must have seen many people as confused and lonely as she was, and she had always been there for them.

At this moment, Naxida gained another devout believer.

Setare thought to herself: I should go and apologize to Nel and the others properly later, and hopefully they will forgive me.

Everyone, can we love the Grass God together for a lifetime?

Please, please take me with you! I'll do anything! (A dramatic kneeling gesture, jT)

This kind of personal feeling is something that others cannot feel, and those who cannot empathize are still engrossed in reading.

In fact, most readers are not very interested in the fate of a 'small person' like Setarelle; they just want to see what the 'big fish' is about to appear.

Later in the story, the traveler and Narcida visit the fortune-telling shop that Setale frequents.

To put pressure on Setare, it was natural to start with what she trusted, and divination was one way to do it.

People generally don't trust roadside fortune tellers, but the thought that Lin Qiu had once worked as a fortune teller on the street made them look forward to Nabiya's divination.

Nabiya: "Lost sheep, are you confused about your destiny?"

From the very first sentence, everyone felt that Nabiya was no ordinary person.

Because unusual fortune tellers tend to speak in riddles, while the newbie in the Flower Goddess Festival speaks much more directly.

Lin Qiu also arranged an illustration for Nabiya, a little loli, a little loli with some talent.

In order to successfully imitate Nabiya, the traveler must first perform a divination to understand her language habits.

"The wise voice of the gods often reaches my ears. If you few are fortunate enough to receive divine favor today, perhaps I can guide you through your confusion."

The readers nodded in satisfaction. He was indeed a genuine fortune teller! His enigmatic words were just right.

However, this statement is actually quite funny, since the gods are standing right behind the traveler.

As for riddles, everyone is used to them. Not to mention that Mona's words are hard for everyone to understand, even the words of that novice fortune teller in the previous book are hard for everyone to understand.

The reason why that noob is incomprehensible is that he himself couldn't understand divination.

This Nabiya is different; the little loli seems to be still in her chuunibyou phase.

It's unclear whether Mona made a mistake or the princess cheated on her.

[Nasita, switching to Catherine's voice, said, "Shh... cough, my friend here is a bit confused about the future. Could you perhaps do a divination for her?"]

Nabiya had no objection whatsoever; she didn't mind who did the divination. It's business, after all, there's no shame in it.

However, her cats had a problem with it, and both of them meowed.

Nabiya: "Oh dear, it seems Harut and Marut don't like you very much. Did you do something to offend the gods?"

You've come to the right person!

The traveler may not be good at much else, but when it comes to offending the gods, she's a pro!

Traveler: I can't help but wonder, which god are you asking about?

This is sincerity in speaking ill of the Wind God, this is determination to freeload off the Rock God's food, this is goodwill in fighting the Thunder God—all good intentions! There's just no offensive intent as you mentioned!

Paimon asked, "Does talking badly about the Anemo Archon, freeloading off the Geo Archon, and fighting with the Thor count?"

Wendy laughed. So Paimon knew she was talking bad about me.

Zhong Li was somewhat puzzled. "Did I ever get free meals before? When was that? I don't remember."

He didn't forget; he just didn't realize it. It was actually the young master who paid for the meal, so rationally speaking, they were essentially freeloading off the young master.

Only Shadow is something to reminisce about; that battle was quite enjoyable, and I'm not trying to be offensive.

Nabiya was confused: "Huh?"

She was so stunned that she forgot her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) for a moment, but that's normal. After all, even a 'battle-hardened' princess would forget her chuunibyou when facing these two.

Well, how can I put it? Hearing Paimon say that makes you want to stomp your feet.

Fortunately, the readers have been following the story all along. If they were like Cole and only started reading now, they would be wondering if the relationship between the traveler and the gods was not so good.

In short, after trying to gloss over the matter, the traveler began his divination selection.

Lin Qiu wrote about both options, which made readers exclaim that a prophet is indeed a prophet.

Look at him, not only can he predict the future, but he can even predict the predictions of others, and even the two future predictions that others made. He is truly a prophet.

The first divination was about 'health'.

[Navia: "Hmph hmph hmph hmph... I heard it, I heard it. Your lifespan will be... will be... ah? How many, how many tens of thousands of years later? Impossible..."]

Nabiya was dumbfounded; she even began to doubt that her divination skills had prevented her from questioning whether the traveler was human.

On the contrary, the readers were filled with awe; she really had real skills! She actually figured it out.

Mona also became interested. What kind of divination method was this? Interesting.

The book doesn't go into detail, so Mona can only guess.

It seems like you don't need a water divination plate, a crystal ball, or even a book? You can just reach out your hand and close your eyes to hear your destiny? I've really come to the right place!

Chapter 564 Three Shops

Mona has been taken in by Lin Qiu, but since then she has been working for him. Lin Qiu has reassigned the work that Nasida gave him to Mona.

Mona was initially quite dissatisfied, but now, the thought of making further progress in her divination research has given her even more enthusiasm for her work.

Having discussed the Traveler's first destiny, let's move on to the second, which is 'Peach Blossom', or 'Love Luck'.

[Navia: "Hmph hmph hmph hmph... I heard it, I heard it. The person you are destined to meet will appear... in... Hmm? So many! How can there be so many people..."]

Nabiya doubted her divination skills again; she had never doubted that the Traveler was a Teyvat succubus, even though she doubted herself.

"Harut and Marut, did you two disrupt the divination? I've never seen such an outrageous result."

She suspected her cat of causing trouble but never suspected the traveler.

[Cat: "Meow?"]

Some of the Sumeru people couldn't hold back any longer; they couldn't let such a powerful diviner get away!

These Sumeru people thought they were very clever and would be able to get there first, but when they arrived, they found that there was already a long queue.

There's no difference in our thinking, but there's a difference in reading speed, and my brother still needs to practice.

Nabiya was bewildered. She had recently been reading the book of prophecy and found it very powerful, and was even trying to 'study' it.

But she hadn't finished get off work yet today, and hadn't bought the new book, so she naturally didn't know she was in the prophecy book. Therefore, she was a little bewildered by the sudden surge in popularity.

This is the true value of the prophecy book; it's no exaggeration to call it a top-tier advertising spot. Lin Qiu is a good person, refusing to accept any advertising fees.

Dolly is more than a fan of Lin Qiu in this respect; she even advertised for her without asking for money, making her Dolly's best friend.

Paimon retorted, "Hmm, have you ever considered the possibility that the divination might actually be accurate?"

Nabiya didn't believe her: "Okay, okay, I admit I'm not feeling well today, so I'll make an exception and not charge you."

See? She's still questioning herself, preferring not to take the money rather than believe that Ying is a long-lived succubus from Teyvat.

This only made Yingmei puff out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips in anger. What! Am I not good enough? I'm so cute, I'm obviously the kind of person who's very popular!

Leaving aside the real-life Yingmei who is sullen, the Yingmei in the story also continues to visit other shops.

Besides this fortune teller, there are other shops nearby that Setare often visits, and travelers always go up to chat with them to learn about their speaking habits.

For example, there's one of the pottery shop owners—A Jin.

This guy is an expert; although he's not a scholar, he actually managed to make concrete.

He initially learned to be a bricklayer from his father, but he became interested in playing with mud, so he played with mud in Sumeru.

Pottery interested him more than clay, so he switched to making pottery. However, Void thought he didn't need this knowledge and didn't provide him with any.

He is now able to open this shop and even produce concrete all thanks to his own efforts.

There was no cheating involved; it was all about hard work and sweat.

As for his father, who had taken him under his wing, he had broken his leg and was no longer working; he was now living a retirement in Port Omos.

After hearing Ajin's story, Nasita said, "I see. I hope he has a peaceful and happy old age."