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

"Speak freely, my friend."

"Goodbye, my great inventor..."

"..."

This was the third time Otto had fallen silent today. Upon hearing those last four words, he believed that Jue Xi was a time traveler. Even if Jue Xi wasn't a time traveler, he was still pretty sure that Jue Xi hadn't lied to him about Karen.

"thank you my friend."

"You're welcome, Bishop Otto. Although you're quite inhuman, you're still a man."

"Hahahaha, thank you so much for your compliment. I'm so happy today, Jue Xi."

Chapter 198 I said he was infected, so he is infected!

Inside the Babylonian laboratory, a little girl huddled tightly beside another little girl with purple hair, trembling...

"Cirin, do you think... we can get out of here alive?"

Xilin took her hand and gently squeezed it.

"It's okay, it'll be okay... Hang in there, we'll get out of here."

“But, but… Aurora… Agatha… they couldn’t hold on. Yesterday they stabbed me with all sorts of things. They said it was all for the ‘Valkyrie’ and told me not to blame them. I’m in so much pain, I’m so scared… I’m so scared…”

The girl resembled a frightened little animal; the hand that had been gently squeezed by Celine earlier now gripped Celine's hand tightly, her eyes now filled only with fear...

"Cirin...I don't want to die..."

After saying that, the little girl began to sob softly...

……

Even this tender time didn't leave the little girl much.

Their door was violently kicked open, and a staff member in protective gear walked in. He strode up to the little girl, and at that moment, Celine stood up and blocked her way.

"Take me away."

It took a lot of determination for Celine to say those words; she wanted to protect her best, and now only, friend!

Although Celine couldn't see the staff member's eyes, she clearly heard him chuckle disdainfully. That disdainful laugh sounded to her like the whisper of a demon…

The staff member first grabbed Celine's hair with one hand and then pulled her up forcefully. The pain forced Celine to lift her head, and then he slapped her hard across the face with his other hand... But that wasn't the end of it; the staff member then kicked Celine aside.

Xilin was dizzy from the beating, and her already weak body could no longer stand up... She looked at her other friends with pleading eyes, but without exception, they all huddled together and retreated, and no one dared to take a step forward.

The staff also made sarcastic remarks.

"You little piece of trash, you want to be a hero? It's not your turn to die yet. Your life isn't up to you."

Sirin's eyes were filled with hatred. If looks could kill, this unfortunate man would have died a million times over.

The staff member naturally noticed the resentment in Xilin's eyes. He slowly walked up to Xilin and then delivered a resounding slap to her face.

"Not convinced?"

Celine was so badly beaten that she was in a daze and unable to speak...

The staff member smiled coldly, caught the bag, and raised his hand again. Just as he was about to take another step closer, the little girl who had been hiding behind Xilin hugged one of his legs.

"Please, stop hitting me..."

"Ah……"

The staff member kicked the little girl aside, then came to her side, grabbed her arm,

"What a disappointment, one after another."

Then the staff member carried the little girl out of the room like she was carrying trash, and Celine fell into a coma...

……

She didn't know how much time had passed before Xilin woke up. She winced in pain as soon as she opened her eyes, but she looked around, searching for the little girl. Naturally, she couldn't find her…

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault...If only, if only I could become stronger...strong enough to protect her..."

……

Self-blame and guilt tormented Celine. She fantasized about one day gaining immense power and how she would take revenge on that scumbag, but what she thought about most and hoped for most right now was for her best friend to return safely...

Their room had no clocks, no sunlight, and Celine felt no passage of time; she could only wait in vain…

After an unknown amount of time, the door slowly opened. The staff member carried the "bag" back into the room.

"What a useless piece of trash. She's already dying. Go bury this piece of junk."

Then he threw the 'bag' in front of Celine.

Celine had naturally seen this kind of 'bag' before. Celine, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly knelt down and crawled over, carefully opening it. Inside, she saw a familiar face...

All Sirin could feel now was despair...

“Bella…”

The staff member approached Xilin impatiently.

"So annoying, all that dawdling!"

Celine held the cold Bella with lifeless eyes, and even when the staff came to her side, Celine had no intention of moving.

Just as the staff member raised their hand to touch Bella's face, there was a knock at the door.

"Take it easy, have you forgotten? We discussed it at today's emergency meeting; someone from above is coming to inspect. I heard that person has a lot of influence, and the bishop treats him better than those S-rank Valkyries. Don't waste too much time; it wouldn't look good if the high-ranking official who's inspecting them saw this."

The staff member didn't stop; his hand, which had been hovering in the air, still struck down. His tone was then somewhat disdainful.

"Come on, these people coming down from above are just going through the motions, especially big shots like them. They won't care about such trivial matters, everyone knows that. You already did it yesterday, so why can't I have some fun and satisfy my urges today?"

"Okay, okay, hurry up, we'll get off work as soon as we're done. The sooner we finish, the better. If you want to keep playing, go ahead. I'm leaving now."

"Hey, wait for me!"

The staff member who had just beaten up Xilin was in a hurry to leave work, and he glared at Xilin fiercely.

"Hey! You! Get out there and bury this piece of junk right now, hurry up."

……

Celine, dressed in a thin white coat, came to the outside of the tower. She tried to dig a small hole in the snow to bury her friend...

“Bella…Bella…Bella…”

"Woooo..."

Her hands were already numb from the cold, yet she continued the mechanical motion of digging holes...

"Bella...Bella...It's all my fault..."

……

At this moment, Kiana, who was watching the live stream, bit her lower lip tightly with her upper teeth...

“Cirin…Bella…”

Mei gently patted Kiana's back to comfort her.

The people of Teyvat were also furious.

[Traveler: That's...too much!]

[Jean, Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius: Human experimentation? That brings back some unpleasant memories.]

[A Dawn Winery Wholesale: Ha, it seems this so-called Destiny is an organization even darker than the Knights.]

[Jane, Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius: Senior, please don't say that with so many people around. The current state of the Knights is evident to all...]

【A Morning Light Winery Beverage Wholesale: Hmph.】

[Hey: So, what's our protagonist Jue Xi doing right now? Isn't anyone curious?]

[Emergency Food: Yeah! Where is the guy practicing swordsmanship?! It's infuriating!]

The scene suddenly changed, and this is what happened on Juexi's side...

"Haha, boss... have you finished your work report?"

The person in charge immediately went up to Juexi as soon as she opened the door.

Juexi played a recording of a conversation for the person in charge, who was horrified after listening to it...

Bishop Otto actually agreed to use 'Soul Steel' to make a sword for this person? And immediately? You know, even the bishop's granddaughter Theresa didn't receive this kind of treatment, this is too hasty.

Jue Xi asked with a smile.

"Why haven't you taken any action yet? Or should I send another message to Bishop Otto to confirm?"

The leader quickly replied.

"No need, no need, sir, I'll arrange it right away..."

……

It must be admitted that although Otto's men were sycophants, their work ability was impeccable. In just one day, a brand new longsword forged from 'Soul Steel' was produced.

(The lab director demanded that it be completed as quickly as possible, so all researchers participated, and experiments were suspended.)

Jue Xi examined the longsword; it truly lived up to its reputation as 'Soul Steel.' It was far superior to the one she had previously crafted using her powers. Although not as good as the exclusive weapon Little Rabbit had given her, it was still sufficient.

(The Sword of Domination cannot be used because its dominion power has been temporarily sealed.)

Jue Xi put away the longsword with satisfaction and carried it with her. Now that she had a weapon, it was time to get down to business; she needed to find Xi Lin.

"I need to check your experimental progress."

It wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't checked, but once I did, my heart sank. Of all the people I knew who were still alive, only Sirin and Bella remained. It was alright, though. Bella was still alive; if only Sirin was left, she would soon become the Void Herrscher, and I would be gone too.

While Jue Xi breathed a sigh of relief, as a leader sent down to inspect the experiment, he had to put on an act and establish a persona of concern for the experiment. So Jue Xi asked a token question.

"I hope today's experiment wasn't delayed."

"Don't worry, boss. There's no delay, no delay. The experiment is complete, and the data is being uploaded. It will be uploaded soon."

"Ah, good."

Jue Xi thought to herself that she had been reading an old report, but even if it was a new report, her luck couldn't be too bad, right...?

Just as Juexi was thinking this, the data from the new experiment report was also uploaded. Juexi saw a familiar name on the list of failed experiments.