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

If you want to become a leader, you don't have to know anything else, but at least you have to be willing to take the blame.

If you don't even dare to take the blame, how can others feel at ease doing things for you?

Therefore, Liyue readers have a higher level of approval for Zhiyi. This person's plan is good, and his personality is also good. At present, he is indeed the most suitable candidate.

If he doesn't resort to underhanded tactics, he might indeed have the potential to compete for the position on Tian Shu Star, since Uncle Tian is indeed grooming him for that role.

Unfortunately, one wrong move ruined everything, just like the title of this story—'The Broken Moment in a Game'.

Perhaps new pieces will be placed where his path has ended.

Leaving aside these distant issues, let's talk about something closer to home. I do have some different opinions about the planning of Zhiyi and Keqing.

Zhiyi's business plan is the 'optimal solution' derived from communication with professionals from various industries.

Ke Qing felt this was not good; merely staying at the level of 'communication' without actual experience was insufficient.

You only realize the difficulties of many things when you do them yourself.

These difficulties cannot be discovered simply by communicating with professionals, because these difficulties may not even be considered difficulties to professionals.

It's like a math problem. A good person can solve even very complicated math problems, but someone who is new to math can't even do addition and subtraction.

At this point, professionals will overlook the difficulty of 'addition and subtraction'.

It's like teaching a child addition and subtraction within ten. It's such a simple thing, but the child finds it difficult and hard to understand no matter how you teach them.

These are the 'difficult points' that Keqing mentioned. These points are hard to discover without experiencing them firsthand, so Zhiyi's plan is ultimately just empty talk.

In contrast, Keqing agreed more with the other two's views, believing that their plan was highly feasible.

Chapter 711 There's a Problem with Knowing the Easy

Although I don't entirely approve of Zhiyi's proposal, at least Zhiyi did some research and was willing to take responsibility, which is something Keqing finds somewhat acceptable.

Ye Lan felt the same way, so she shared her and the traveler's views with Uncle Tian. She herself seemed to favor Zhi Yi.

Uncle Tian was genuinely happy with Ye Lan's assessment.

Of the three, Zhiyi had been with him the longest and was the most like him; in fact, to some extent, he had come to regard Zhiyi as his own child.

Uncle Tian smiled faintly: "Without realizing it, he has grown to such a height. Thinking about it now, it's both gratifying and感慨 (gǎnkǎi - a feeling of deep emotion or reflection)."

After everyone has finished reading the story, looking back at Uncle Tian's words is truly moving. It's as if he was betrayed by the child he raised with his own hands.

What's even more upsetting is that Uncle Tian may have known everything all along, or perhaps he didn't know everything, but he knew that Zhiyi was hiding a secret.

He didn't expose it. Perhaps Uncle Tian was waiting, waiting for Zhiyi to realize his mistake and turn back, waiting for Zhiyi to speak up on his own initiative.

He really wanted to teach Zhiyi a principle, a principle that Keqing also wanted to convey—knowing is easy, doing is hard!

This applies to both his interpersonal relationships and his planning.

Therefore, although Uncle Tian was impressed by Zhiyi's growth, he clearly told Yelan:

"Remember... you must 'investigate thoroughly.'"

The phrase "investigate thoroughly" is emphasized, implying that the matter is already very clear.

Ke Qing flipped through the pages, glanced at the back, nodded, and said it was time to lead the Thousand Rock Army to capture people.

Even after Uncle Tian had explained things to this extent, the Traveler and Paimon still didn't understand and thought that the next position of Tian Shu Star should be Zhi Yi.

It's fortunate that the Traveler, despite her status, never gets involved in the internal affairs of any country; otherwise, with her and Paimon's intelligence, they would have been turned into fools.

Zhiyi wasn't stupid; he was already sweating profusely when he learned that the story was about him.

He simply flipped to the next page to see what happened next, and then he saw what he had done in the end.

They colluded with the foolish and poisoned the Seven Stars!

To be honest, colluding with the Fools isn't a big deal; he's just taking advantage of the idiots among them. That's an issue that's easy to argue about.

The real problem is that he poisoned the Seven Stars, and it was even Tian Shu who had been kind to him.

This is wrong both morally and logically, leaving no room for excuses. Most importantly, after this fact was exposed, he even lost the will to make excuses.

Zhiyi considered a bunch of strategies, but in the end found that he was completely helpless.

This is a book of prophecy; its 'brand effect' is beyond description.

The future written on it is useless no matter how much Zhiyi denies it.

Besides, he himself knows who he is, so he must have written the future correctly.

His first thought now, rather than how to defend himself, is how to get himself acquitted.

Then he gave up, because there was simply no way to escape.

After thinking it over, he calmly continued reading, waiting for someone to come and arrest him.

Now, as he revisited this passage and saw Uncle Tian's reflections on his growth, he felt a great deal of emotion, the most prominent of which was guilt.

He knew that Uncle Tian treated him very well, but he never expected that Uncle Tian would view him in this way.

Given Uncle Tian's abilities, it's impossible that he hadn't investigated him or discovered the problem, yet he still drank the poisoned fish soup.

Perhaps Uncle Tian never questioned his fish soup, but he was blinded by the opportunity to advance further.

How to put it, Zhiyi actually has some inferiority complex deep down, feeling that others will look down on him because of his humble status.

That's why he desperately wanted to climb up the ladder so that no one would dare to look down on him anymore, and he would stop at nothing to achieve this.

But Uncle Tian never looked down on him; in fact, he trusted him completely, which made his ambitions suppressed by guilt.

"Ha," Zhiyi chuckled self-deprecatingly. He thought he had long since lost his conscience.

Getting back to the story, ordinary people don't read the later parts like Zhiyi does; they read normally and don't know what Zhiyi does next.

The readers are reading about Yelan and the traveler's investigation process; they are investigating Zhiyi.

The investigation revealed that Zhiyi was well-regarded by the public and was considered a good person.

But this made the people of Liyue feel a little uneasy. What's going on? Is Zhiyi's reputation that great and that good?

But...we've never heard of this person before!

Is it possible that someone who has no fame now will suddenly become famous in the future?

It's so strange. In all this time, Liyue has only had one person whose fame skyrocketed, and that is the Traveler.

Did Zhiyi do something earth-shattering? No, according to what the people in the book say, he was just a nice person in ordinary interactions.

This kind of small reputation should have been built up over time, so isn't it strange that there's not a word about it now?

Now everyone is starting to find Zhiyi suspicious. Once you start to think that someone has a problem, everything they do will seem suspicious.

Zhiyi, do you dare say that the people of Liyue don't lie to the people of Liyue?!

Besides the Liyue people who had local intelligence, Frynn also noticed something was amiss.

She was able to detect something was wrong entirely because she was too good at 'creating a persona' and promoting herself.

The Zhiyi these people speak of is indeed very good, possessing many admirable virtues, but that's also where the problem lies.

These admirable virtues found in everyday life wouldn't generate much public discussion if they weren't promoted.

The people of Fontainebleau are too good at managing public opinion; things like this, which don't have any sensational elements, simply won't spread beyond the neighborhood.

The fact that it's spread so widely by word of mouth means someone is definitely doing it on purpose.

Something unusual must be going on, and Ye Lan in the story clearly sensed something was amiss.

So Yelan decided to go to the dock to investigate, as this was where Zhiyi often fished.

One of the fishmongers was named "Old Gao." He charged 300 moles for one fish, 1000 moles for three, and an extra 100 moles for buying more.

After a thorough investigation, Ye Lan obtained new information from Lao Gao: Zhi Yi didn't have much money on him.

His improved reputation was clearly due to his hiring of publicity, which Ye Lan didn't think was a big deal; promoting oneself during an election was within the rules.

But what's strange is that Zhiyi has no money. How did he manage to promote himself when he had no money?

There's only one answer—someone is helping him!

This is a big deal. This person hiding in the shadows wants to influence the Seven Stars Election in Liyue through this method!

What?! The people of Liyue... didn't react to this information.

Intervention? Whatever, the Emperor isn't dead yet anyway.

Chapter 712 has a huge problem.

Readers were not only unfazed, but also found it incredibly interesting, experiencing the feeling of being a detective while reading the story.

The detective in the story is Ye Lan, who is a smart woman. She immediately thought of something: since someone is helping Zhi Yi, there must be something to gain. Where is that gain?

Ye Lan remembered Zhi Yi's planning document. No wonder it was so thick; it was to make it easier to do some tampering inside. She guessed that the 'profit' was hidden inside. She went to take a look!

Ying was a smart woman; she immediately realized that the story was about politics and decided not to read it.

Shadow wasn't interested in politics, but the people of Liyue were getting more and more excited. This was about the Seven Stars, something even ordinary novels wouldn't dare to write. Wasn't this even more exciting than reading some wish-fulfillment novels?

The people of Liyue were engrossed in watching, showing no tension or worry, and not at all concerned about any accidents.

On one hand, it's because people trust Ye Lan's methods; on the other hand, it's because everyone knows the Emperor is still alive.

Well, the Emperor may do nothing, but as long as he is alive, the people of Liyue will have peace of mind and remain calm even if the sky falls.

While Ye Lan and the traveler were still investigating Zhi Yi, Ye Lan's sidekick had already finished investigating Qian Wei.

According to the investigation, Qian Wei is indeed very arrogant, but he is not obsequious to superiors or arrogant to inferiors. He treats everyone equally as long as they sign a contract with him.

He would treat everyone with courtesy, regardless of their social status.

He even said that his business accounts were open and transparent, and that everyone could see how much profit he made, which was incredibly honest.

The second young lady of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, I mean, the young master also has a very good opinion of him.

This was unexpected, and the contrast was astonishing.

Surprisingly, those who had done business with Qianwei gave him rave reviews.

The results of Mingbo's investigation were within expectations, and the overwhelming praise he received from the General Affairs Department was also something everyone had guessed.

Myung-bak seems like a nice guy, and he handles things in a very organized way.

But to everyone's surprise, he can be very strict when he's angry.

People were initially worried that he wouldn't be able to win over the masses after becoming one of the Seven Stars, but it seems that his balanced approach of being both firm and tactful has actually made him a worthy successor.

Uncle Tian certainly has a good eye. The three people he chose are all quite capable. Although they each have their flaws, their strengths are enough to make up for them.

Now that Qianwei and Mingbo have finished their investigations, only Zhiyi, who has the most secrets, remains.

According to the investigation of Zhiyi's planning document, the most problematic plan is the "restart of the Black Rock Factory".

Only this plan is somewhat out of place compared to the others.

Following this lead, the investigation revealed some unusual things at the Black Rock Factory, such as the recent arrival of a new group of miners.

Strangely, these miners work diligently but don't seem to care about making money, have no interest in promotions or raises, and instead gather together to drink every day without inviting anyone else.

Someone actually isn't interested in a promotion or a raise? That's a lie! Absolutely a lie! It's as fake as saying a traveler isn't interested in treasure chests!

If a traveler isn't interested in treasure chests, it's probably because they've been forced into a story sequence. (X)

Most likely, it's because they saw an even bigger treasure chest on the other side. These people aren't interested in promotions and raises, probably because they can get them elsewhere.

Surely it's not because the price of gold they bought recently went up that they've lost interest in money?

Ye Lan wanted to investigate them, but the group had good counter-surveillance awareness and she came up empty-handed.

Fortunately, Yelan was more skilled and identified them by the smell of the ashes from the burnt paper – the Fools!

This is insane! Absolutely insane! The readers are speechless.

If Ye Lan can identify someone's identity in this way, isn't her investigative ability a bit too superhuman?

I thought her supermodel figure was what made her a supermodel, but I didn't expect her abilities to be even more supermodel-like.