Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

"Well, you guys are talking about serious matters, and I don't understand what you're saying. I've just been eating pastries, and they're actually quite delicious, hehe."

Paimon, wanting to change the subject, turned to ask Xin Hai.

"By the way, Xin Hai. When are we going to take over as captain of the Swordfish Second Division?"

Xin Hai took out an envelope from his person.

“I wrote the letter of authorization this morning. You can just show it to them. The special operations team members are the elite of Haiqi Island. They may be a little arrogant, but I believe you can win their trust.”

Paimon pulled at Luminous; she didn't want the traveler to continue talking about her.

"Traveler, traveler! Let's set off quickly!"

Ying accepted Xin Hai's envelope without saying anything, and soon parted ways with Xin Hai.

On the other side of the sanatorium, Qianjie had just finished cooking and came out after the others left.

"Hey, Aponia. Those blond and white guys don't seem to get along with the wild kids you picked up."

Aponia corrected.

“Those two are Ying and Paimon. Also, you picked up Sanbing. He's not a wild child; he's just a pitiful person.”

"You're really sick!"

After Qianjie finished cursing Aponia, he threw his chopsticks at her.

Aponia took the chopsticks.

"Qian Jie, you can't throw chopsticks like darts. What if you hurt someone?"

I should have stabbed you to death right then and there!

After saying that, Qianjie turned and left, going to the ward. Then Aponia heard Qianjie's voice coming from inside the ward.

"Hey, you still able-bodied person, go eat!"

the other side...

In the pure land of one mind.

"Um, Velvi, is it really okay to do this?"

"Vilvie said nonchalantly."

"Don't worry, Shadow. I am the greatest engineer and magician of the previous civilization, bar none. Trust me."

Although Shadow couldn't understand anything about pre-civilization, she was puzzled by the 'doll' in front of her, which was about a third the size of the Thousand-Eyed Hundred-Handed God statue. She had never seen such a doll before. It was more like... the war machine she had seen in Kanria. Although this one was still small compared to it, she subconsciously felt that this thing was not to be underestimated.

"No, Velvet, we can't continue researching this doll."

Upon hearing this, Vilvi pressed the start button.

"Ah? What did you say?"

As Ying stared at the massive, roaring robot that had just started up, unpleasant memories flooded her mind. Her eyes turned bright purple, and faint purple lightning flickered around her.

Vilvi smiled as she looked at the earnest Ying.

"This might not be so easy to handle."

......

Looking at the wrecked parts on the ground, and with Shadow beside her, she roughly understood the strength of the 'gods' in this world. Well... objectively speaking, not very good. At least for Qianjie, this was merely a toy... yet Shadow was taking it so seriously; it was hard to judge.

Wilvi patted Ying on the shoulder.

"Not bad, not bad. Don't worry, my inventions won't malfunction. These machines won't go out of control. Even if you can't handle them, it's okay, my inventions all have 'backdoors.' I can create even more exciting things. Shadow, do you want to take a look?"

Ying was somewhat tempted. As a martial artist, she enjoyed sparring with powerful people or things. After spending these past few days together, she finally got her wish and sparred with Sakura. As for the result... although she hadn't used her full strength, she clearly sensed that Sakura hadn't either. Sakura's swordsmanship was clearly not as fast as hers, yet she was inexplicably at a disadvantage. Ultimately, with Juexi's intervention, the two fought to a draw. Later, Ying heard that these people were all "heroes and valiant warriors." If Sakura was so strong, then Vilvie, the self-proclaimed "greatest magician," certainly wasn't exaggerating her strength.

Ying thought about many things in the end.

"We shouldn't make any more of these kinds of dolls in the future."

Velvi didn't say anything, which was true. Such machinery was indeed premature for the level of civilization in the world of Teyvat.

"Alright. By the way, I heard there's a 'robot' with self-awareness in Aponia, it looks like a little boy, and it got a beating from Qian Jie. That must be one of your creations, right?"

Velvet found it all very strange. The gods in this world weren't particularly powerful; at best, they were only at the 'Herrscher' level. It was odd that such powerful beings could create machines with self-awareness. In her original world, the most intelligent and emotionally rich AI was probably Prometheus 17. But based on her understanding, its emotional modules didn't resemble those of this so-called 'skirmisher'.

Ying closed her eyes and thought for a while.

"That doll? His name is Guo Beng, and he was the first doll I created..."

......

After listening, Velvi fell into deep thought. As expected of a god from another world, although her strength was mediocre, the 'doll' she created could actually cry. In the end, it was abandoned because it had feelings—what a waste! If only she had this treasure...

"By the way, Shadow, could you make another doll with emotions so I can study it?"

Shadow shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I made another puppet later, which is the Thunder General I'm using now. It's an emotionless puppet, and I don't understand the principles of national collapse."

Velvi was a little disappointed. She really wanted to study Guo Beng, but Jue Xi had warned them beforehand not to capture anyone. But then again, if she didn't capture Guo Beng, would it be alright to go to the Aponia sanatorium to observe him up close? With that thought, Velvi decided to set off immediately.

"Shadow, you stay here and do your work. I'm going to find Aponia."

Shadow nodded.

Velvi was truly impatient. Was this creation of a god, imbued with emotions, a puppet, a machine, or a human?

......

At this moment, Yingmei was clearing away the wandering samurai on the eastern shore of the main island, and just as Yingmei was heading to the second location, she saw a familiar figure again.

"Hmm...it seems like the treasure chests aren't as easy to find lately as they were at the beginning, though it's still not too difficult for me~"

Paimon saw the catgirl stomp her foot and point at her.

"Pado!"

Pado's ears twitched; she had clearly heard those words. Having just opened the treasure chest, she happily turned around.

"Oh, it's Paimon and Ying! Long time no see. Wait a minute..."

Ying immediately gave chase, and Pado instinctively took off running. Wait, why was she running? Oh well, she'd better run first. As she ran, Pado noticed many samurai with swords ahead.

"Business delivered to our door..."

Pado was bewildered.

"what?"

These sword-wielding warriors drew their swords and charged at Pado, who instinctively turned around and bumped into Ying.

"Ouch."

The wandering warriors were momentarily stunned, and Pado immediately hid behind Ying.

"Help me, sir! I have no money."

Ying's speechlessness was written all over her face. Did Jue Xi really have such a weak friend? Despite her surprise, she still took out her ancestral sword, the Unsharp Sword, since her purpose for this trip was to clear out the wandering warriors.

......

After clearing out the wandering samurai, Pado was certain that she was gone; she had disappeared sometime during the night, leaving only a money pouch on the ground.

Paimon pouted as he looked at the small bag of 'Mora'.

"This guy is so stingy. We opened so many treasure chests and even saved her, and he only gave us this little bit of Mora."

Ying thought it was better than nothing, but as soon as she picked it up, she realized it was quite heavy, which seemed a bit off. She opened it and saw that it was indeed Mora, worth only a few hundred, but there was something else underneath the top layer of Mora.

Obtained 300 Mora and 1600 Primogems.

Ying suddenly perked up! Goodness, how many?! What kind of mascot is this?!

Pado thought that Mora, shiny like gold coins, was a currency she preferred. As for the colored stone, she had shown it to Sister Eden, and it didn't seem to be anything good; she didn't understand why it was in every treasure chest. Boss Juexi had also said that travelers liked that, so she might as well give them more, since she couldn't spend it herself anyway.

Ying completed the task with satisfaction. After reporting to Xin Hai, she received another mission to visit the ruins of the Demon God War. On their way out, the two met Zhe Ping, and they chatted about their current situation for a while.

......

"New team uniforms!"

Paimon asked happily.

Will I get a new team uniform too?

Zheping nodded happily, and then spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Of course! You're a member of our Haiqi Island too."

Paimon clapped happily. This was the first time he had received a gift from someone. Although Juexi had given him a small cell phone before, he only got it after he mentioned it. This was different because he would have gotten it even if he didn't ask.

"Great."

While the group was having fun, one of the team members walked over.

"Captain, we have a new mission."

Zheping turned around and said.

"Okay, I'm going now. I'll be going now, Ying, Paimon, see you next time. Be careful, don't let me overtake you too easily."

Paimon replied confidently.

"We won't lose to you."

Zheping smiled happily.

"hey-hey."

Then he coughed twice, as if he had suddenly choked.

"Cough...cough..."

"That's hard to say. I'm in super good shape right now, it's the perfect time to make my mark!"

After saying that, Zheping turned around and ran away. Paimon was very happy to see Zheping's career advancing step by step.

"Hehe, I didn't expect Teppei to have been promoted to squad leader. It seems he's really worked hard. Let's take a break and then go check out the Demon God War Ruins."

Ying Zong sensed something was wrong, but couldn't pinpoint what it was. She nodded and went to rest with Paimon.

Chapter 184 A Thousand Hands and a Hundred Eyes, Under Heaven and on Earth