Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"To deal with filth?" Zhongli pondered. Using special plants to gather filth from various places and then cleaning it regularly was indeed a good method, and it was also very suitable for Liyue.

The resentment of demon gods is common in Liyue. After all, Liyue was once a place where multiple demon gods fought each other, and Zhongli fought against many of them to defeat the others and win.

The number of defeated daemons, if not enough to fill the entire Liyue region, is enough to mean that one or two daemons have perished in most areas, especially in Dihua Province...

Liyue has remained problem-free until now, thanks to the various seals and the hard work of the Yakshas.

Zhongli was naturally very happy to find a way to reduce the workload and danger of the Yaksha's work.

"This tree... can it be planted if a branch is cut off?" Zhongli suddenly asked, his seemingly random question puzzling everyone.

"No, the Divine Cherry Tree is the result of the combination of my power and the earth's veins."

Lei Dian guessed Zhong Li's thoughts, explained briefly, and offered advice, "I can tell you the corresponding method. With the cooperation of the Great Compassion Tree King, you should be able to grow your own tree..."

She added later, "We just need to be careful about energy consumption."

"I know." Zhong Li nodded slightly, glancing at the maintainer. Seeing no unusual expression, she knew the maintainer had given her permission.

To be fair, there are many similar trees. There is a honeysuckle tree in the Dragonspine Mountains of Mondstadt, a cherry blossom tree in the Shadowmoon Hill of Inazuma, and a tree in the Hunnarana of Mount Meru...

Only in Liyue are there no trees!

Considering the need to fit in, Zhongli decided to plant a tree, a useful tree, one that serves multiple purposes.

Let me think about what features to design!

Thinking this through, Zhongli fell into deep thought.

"I suggest you set up a function in the 'tree' that can help the Golden House's money printing machine work. After all, the Golden House is currently in a semi-shutdown state, and the lack of new currency entering the market will cause problems."

Fang Rui suddenly spoke, as if he knew what Zhong Li was thinking. The others were puzzled and didn't understand why Fang Rui suddenly brought this up.

"You have a point."

Zhong Li adopted Fang Rui's suggestion. The retirement process was rather rushed, and there were many things that hadn't been considered. It would be good to make up for it now.

Therefore, the planting location of the tree needs to be carefully selected.

"Any other suggestions?" Zhongli asked. The current tentative function is to initially purify the resentment of the demon god and create Mora.

"Yes, for example, fertile land..."

In the story of Longji Snow Mountain, with the help of the earth's veins and branches, Longji Snow Mountain enjoys a spring-like climate all year round, fertile land, and a prosperous life for its people.

This illustrates that the branches of the earth veins have a similar effect. Look at Huanalana; most of the plants there are very large, which also demonstrates the characteristic of earth vein branches that can make the soil fertile.

However, Inazuma's Divine Cherry Tree is not very sociable and does not have similar abilities. It is probably because the Divine Cherry Tree did not grow naturally, but was planted by Raiden.

"Yes, that's a good suggestion." The land of Liyue is actually in a bad state, and the specific reason has already been explained: it's due to the resentment of the demon gods.

The two talked as they followed the others back to Konta Village.

The others, listening to their conversation, guessed what they were talking about and began to ponder the matter as well.

The Great Compassion Tree King wanted to say that setting up functions for the branches of the earth veins was quite difficult, so don't make it sound so easy.

The maintainer hesitated, wanting to say something about the prohibited actions that affect the operation of the ley lines and not to interfere with them at will. However, thinking that Fang Rui, Zhong Li, and the Great Compassion Tree King would cooperate and not cause any problems, he said nothing.

"May I offer a suggestion regarding the tree's shape?"

While everyone else was focused on the features, Gui Zhong was more concerned with the tree's appearance.

“Look at them, the trees in Sumeru look like garlic, the trees in Inazuma look like foxes, the trees in Mondstadt look like newly sprouted trees, and the trees in Liyue should also be distinctive…”

As for how Gui Zhong knows the shape of the trees in different regions, one must ask the Great Compassion Tree King.

When Gui Zhong asked, the Great Compassion Tree King explained in detail and used his dream powers to transmit high-definition images to everyone.

"...Why has my sacred cherry tree turned into the shape of a fox?!" Raiden Shin stared at Yae no Miko with a resentful expression and a melancholy gaze. "Hey! Miko, can you explain this?"

Although the Divine Cherry Tree grows on Mount Kagehira, with its canopy within the shrine, and is cared for by Yae no Miko, the one who planted the tree was Raiden Shin, and one of the sources of the tree's power is also Raiden Shin...

No matter how you look at it, there's no way a tree could grow into the shape of a fox. The only possibility is that Yae no Miko used magic to do it.

"Maybe it wants to grow up like that~" Yae no Miko covered her mouth, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"Don't worry, I'll teach her a lesson." Fox Palace pinched Yae no Miko's head.

Fox Prince had no objection to sculpting the sacred cherry tree into the shape of a fox, but unfortunately, the fox sculpted by Yae no Miko was not very good-looking. Therefore, Fox Prince decided to train Yae no Miko and cultivate her artistic taste.

"Need me some advice? I have some fun suggestions!"

Upon discovering something interesting, Fang Rui abandoned Zhong Li and joined the conversation of Hu Zhaigong and the others.

"Oh~ that's fun!"

Upon seeing the expression on Kosai-gumi's face, Gosaku shrank back. He had seen similar expressions many times before, and each time, monsters and humans would suffer.

"That's right, there are some really fun ways to play, like the sonic roller coaster, and the 'Sealed Escape' version of bungee jumping..."

"It sounds outrageous!" Yae no Miko retorted, though she lacked understanding of the matter, she could probably guess a little.

"Don't worry, it's a lot of fun." Fang Rui smiled, knowing that the scoundrel needed to be punished.

“That sounds interesting.” Fox Palace said thoughtfully. “Divine Child, would you like to try it? If it works well, it could be used as a form of punishment to punish certain people.”

Inazuma is now facing a lot of people waiting for trial. Conventional punishments are meaningless; a more interesting one would be just as interesting.

Yae no Miko: "…………" Can I refuse?

The group visited several sites for removing the filth, and the filth gathered at the tree roots was eliminated. They then returned to Shadow Mountain to complete the final step.

"It looks disgusting." Fang Rui stared at the tangled pile of tree roots, with a blackish-red light emanating from the filthy roots, and a stench of filth swirling around them.

This time, it was Lei Movie who made the move, with Fox Palace and Yae no Miko assisting him.

In just a minute or two, the filth was cleared away, the dim environment changed, and grass and flowers appeared in everyone's sight.

At this point, the group parted ways. Hana Sanri followed Kitsune-no-miya and Yae-no-miko back to the shrine to cleanse themselves of impurities and reshape their bodies.

Raiden Shin and Raiden Movie returned to Inazuma Castle to continue preparing for trade matters.

While Fang Rui and the others went to Qinglai Island, Zhong Li wanted to study the Divine Cherry Tree at Yingxiang Mountain. Some people were willing to go with him, but they were dragged away by Fang Rui.

The tree is right here; you can see it anytime, there's no need to rush.

The group moved very quickly and soon arrived at Qinglai Island. Lightning fell from the sky like a torrential downpour, and thick dark clouds covered the sky. In the middle of the layers of dark clouds, there was a floating island, where Lei Yin Quan was located.

"It is quite rare to see a demon formed from the resentment of a demon god."

Fang Rui was somewhat surprised by Zhong Li's assessment. "Is it rare?"

Shouldn't it be quite common for so many demon gods to harbor resentment in Liyue?

"Such power is rare!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Rui nodded slightly to indicate his understanding. Lei Yin Quan Manifestation was indeed quite powerful; a portion of his power could alter the celestial phenomena of an island, and a portion of his power could trap another island...

At the level of demon gods, he should have above-average strength!

"Can we catch her?" Fang Rui asked.

“That’s possible,” Zhongli nodded first, then said, “but it would be easier for you to do it!”

"Is that so?" Fang Rui didn't say anything, but said to Zhong Li and the others, "Come with me, I'll take you to meet an interesting acting palace chief, a very interesting one."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other for a while, but said nothing.

Inazuma's travel experiences seem to consist of mostly aimless wandering, looking at this and that, without much enjoyment.

The thunderstorm that enveloped Qinglai Island didn't cause much trouble; the lightning bolts aimed at everyone were blocked by Zhongli's Geo Elemental Shield...

Chapter 454 The Dynamics of the Seven Kingdoms

Within the Qinglai Island area, there is one island that was not affected by the thunderstorm.

To be precise, the area is divided by a stretch of beach, with one end shrouded in thunderstorms and the other bathed in sunshine, creating a striking contrast that highlights its extraordinary nature.

Logically speaking, things in the same area should be treated equally, but it stands out from the crowd, which indicates that this place is unusual.

Fox Palace cast its gaze in all directions, carefully observing the situation near the island. This area happened to be outside the range of Thunder Sound Manifestation's power; how could such a coincidence be possible...?

Even if it exists, it might not necessarily appear here.

In particular, the power of the demon god is not an ordinary thing; it cannot be stopped abruptly, but should remain intertwined.

Being so close, there will inevitably be some impact, rather than being an isolated paradise.

"A barrier?" Fox Temple pondered. The way the barrier was used looked familiar, so it was definitely from the shrine system. Their skill in this area was very high, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to block the power of the demon god.

Yae no Miko pondered for a moment. If there was a shrine on Qinglai Island that was connected to the fox demon lineage, there was only one person.

To be honest, Yae no Miko doesn't really like that person. Although she herself isn't the compassionate type, she simply can't bring herself to like someone who released the resentment of a demon god, causing an island to fall.

"Who are you? Are you here to worship at the shrine?" A distinctive voice rang out, and everyone's eyes turned to the source of the sound. A cat was perched on top of the donation box, staring intently at them.

“No, we’re here for a visit,” Fang Rui explained, adding later, “They are the people in charge of managing the entire Inazuma Shrine. They’re here today to evaluate the shrine you’re managing.”

Yae no Miko, Kitsune no Miko: "…………"

Although the shrine does have corresponding management regulations, they haven't been used for a long time...

After all, Yae no Miko prefers managing Yae-do to managing the shrine; one is a responsibility, the other is entertainment.

"Evaluation?" The cat tilted its head in confusion. (JPG)

For a cat, especially one that hasn't received any training, assessments and such are outside her common sense.

"Simply put, it's about how well you manage the shrine, and then you get a score..."

Fang Rui gave a brief explanation, then looked around the shrine: broken trees, dilapidated buildings, messy bushes and haystacks, leisurely cats...

The overall design emphasizes the word "desolate" to demonstrate what "ruined" means.

"Have you been managing this place all along?" Raiden looked around for a moment, then looked down at the black cat that had walked up to the group and asked softly.

“Yes, I’ve always been in charge,” the black cat replied. “After all, if Ah Xiang comes back without a home, he’ll be very sad.”

A loyal cat...

Looking at the docile black cat, Fang Rui suddenly asked, "Do you want to see Ah Xiang?"

Upon hearing this, the others cast surprised glances at him.

Seriously?! You'd help me with just one sentence? Think about our past experiences, is the difference really that big?!