Genshin Impact, Raiden Shin joins the chat group

Many people on the street exclaimed Su Hao's name because Su Hao was not hiding his appearance or attire, so everyone could see what he looked like.

The crowd gasped in surprise, after all, Su Hao's name was very, very famous on the Teyvat continent.

The next Raijin (Thunder God) of Inazuma, the acting Grass God of Sumeru, the successor of the Rock God—these are all titles that can terrify anyone.

Su Hao waved to the people who exclaimed his name, as a way of greeting them.

The Thousand Rock Army came over to maintain order and prevent unauthorized personnel from approaching Su Hao.

Soon, Su Hao and his group arrived at the location where they had ascended the Jade Pavilion.

They stood on a stone engraved with an ascension formation and rapidly ascended towards the Jade Pavilion above.

Upon arriving at Qunyu Pavilion, Ningguang and her three secretaries had been waiting for quite some time.

"Welcome to Qunyu Pavilion, everyone."

Ningguang smiled gently at Su Hao, Ying, and Paimon and said slowly, "It's windy outside. I've prepared tea and snacks in the Qunyu Pavilion. Please follow me."

With that, Ningguang turned around and walked into the Qunyu Pavilion.

The three secretaries bowed to Su Hao and the traveler, but did not follow Ningguang.

"Let's go." Su Hao was used to it. He said to Ying and Paimon, and followed Ningguang into the Qunyu Pavilion.

Ye Lan also stood still, choosing not to follow, because she couldn't bear to hear what was about to happen.

Similarly, Ningguang's three secretaries were not qualified to listen; perhaps only the Liyue Seven Stars and their secretary, Ms. Ganyu, knew the contents of this conversation.

Led by Ningguang, Su Hao and his group arrived at a large room. This room was not for entertaining guests, but rather Ningguang's daily office.

This place contains various classified intelligence, as well as Ningguang's numerous plans and arrangements for the Summoning Ceremony, and even plans targeting the Fatui, the Northern Bank, and the Liyue Merchant Guild.

What's even more surprising is that Ningguang openly revealed these plans, seemingly unconcerned that someone would find out and later sell this information for a good price.

Su Hao glanced at it briefly and memorized most of its contents, while also being astonished by the grand scheme Ning Guang had devised.

No wonder Yura, Yae no Miko, and Seno all said that Ningguang looked extremely tired after meeting her, as if she had been up for three days and three nights.

Judging from Su Hao's experience in handling matters as the acting Grass God, it's no wonder Ning Guang has been so tired these days, even with all these miscellaneous plans.

"Are...are these things allowed for our viewing?"

Paimon wasn't naive; looking at the plans around her, she couldn't help but cover her eyes, indicating that she couldn't watch any longer.

"It's alright, feel free to look around."

Ningguang stood by the table. Instead of sitting down, she made tea for Su Hao, Ying, and Paimon, and said with a light laugh, "These are all minor matters."

"It's fine even if you tell others, because I've already done what I was supposed to do. If you want, you can sell this information to key personnel and maybe earn a few hundred million Mora."

Ningguang spoke casually, as if those guys knew her plan and couldn't escape her grasp.

"Hahahaha... Never mind, the traveler and I wouldn't go that far." Paimon was somewhat tempted, but she also had her own bottom line.

Although she hoped the traveler would get lots and lots of Mora and then treat herself to big meals every day, the kind where you eat until you're stuffed.

Selling Ningguang in exchange for a large amount of Mora? Forget it, Paimon wouldn't be that shameless.

"Yes." Ying nodded seriously, then said, "You look very happy."

Although Ningguang still looked quite tired, in terms of mental state, she was clearly much better than Yura and the others had rated her.

"I'm quite happy, but it's not the happiest time yet." Ningguang waved her hand casually, and three cups of tea flew to Su Hao and the other two as rock elemental energy surged.

Su Hao, Ying, and Paimeng all reached out to accept the steaming cup of tea.

“Because tomorrow is the most crucial moment.” Ningguang came to the window, looked down at Liyue Harbor, and said with emotion, “After preparing for so long, the Summoning Ceremony is finally about to begin.”

"To be honest, I've put so much effort into this, and this day has finally come. No matter how much I suffered before, it was all worth it."

"Tomorrow marks the first year of the era of humans and immortals. I must be extremely careful, because if I make a mistake at this critical juncture, I fear I will have to resign from my position in Tianquan."

Ningguang said this in a joking tone, but Su Hao and the other two knew that it was no joke.

The pre-event activities for the Summoning of Immortals ceremony alone demonstrate just how many countries have been drawn to this year's ceremony.

If things go wrong, Ningguang's resignation from Tianquan's position will be a minor matter; this incident will likely become a laughing stock for other countries, making them mock Liyue.

The grand ceremony for inviting immortals turned out to be a complete disaster. Who else should we laugh at but Li Yue?

“It’s alright, everything will be alright.” Paimon said quickly to Ningguang, “Because we have obtained a lot of information, including the movements of the Fatui and other intelligence. The Traveler and I have found out all of it.”

"Um... Hey! Traveler, say something!!!"

Ying looked at Paimon with a subtle smile, as if to say, "Tell me, tell me some information."

"Oh? Did you find out?" A glint of light flashed in Ningguang's eyes. She had called the Traveler over because she valued his intelligence-gathering abilities.

Ningguang was well aware of Ying's abilities; she could always find important information in strange and unusual places.

This was demonstrated by Ying during the Deep Rock Abyss.

Besides her unique purification abilities, the reason why the Layered Rock Abyss was able to open up so quickly for mining is that Ying discovered many potentially hazardous areas.

Therefore, Ningguang felt quite at ease entrusting the matter to Ying.

“No.” Ying shook her head slightly and looked at Ningguang, saying, “However, I know that the Fools’ operation is focused on the two executive officers, the young master and his servant.”

"I don't know what they're trying to do, and also..."

Ying seemed to remember something, and she put her hand inside her chest.

"?"

A question mark popped into Su Hao's head: Why did Ying put the thing on her chest? Her chest... well, it was indeed quite ample.

Ying took out a talisman from her chest.

"This is..." Su Hao looked closely and realized it was the Unfettered Talisman.

No, it should be called the fake "Talisman of No Taboos". This thing is a copy of the Talisman of No Taboos made by the Fools, and it is much, much worse than the original.

Regardless, it is a talisman containing a trace of Morax's divine power, and those who know its value will likely store it as a family heirloom.

However, this thing is still not as good as the genuine Unrestricted Talisman. If left for half a month, the divine power inside will probably disappear completely.

“The Talisman of No Taboos, or rather… the Talisman of No Taboos forged by the Fools.” Ningguang was well-informed, and she recognized what Ying was holding at a glance.

"Huh?!!" Paimon looked very surprised, clearly not expecting Ningguang to know about this thing.

“As expected, you already knew.” Ying found it quite normal, since the Fatui were collecting a large number of talismans, and Ningguang would definitely investigate based on that.

If the investigation is carried out thoroughly, it will surely reveal that the Fools used these talismans to mass-produce the Unrestricted Talisman.

“Yes, D'Artagnan told me.” Ningguang said with a forced smile, “It was about a few days ago. He came to the General Affairs Department to handle some trivial matters concerning the Northern Bank.”

"Later, he met with me and brought up the matter of forging the 'Treasury of No Taboos'."

Su Hao blinked, looking somewhat surprised, and said, "He actually dared to bring that up?"

Who created the Hundred Taboos Talisman? It was created by the Rock King Emperor. The Fools' imitation of the Hundred Taboos Talisman is a slap in the face, isn't it?

“Yes, he really did it.” Ningguang seemed to want to laugh as well, clearly not quite understanding what Tartaglia was thinking. She continued, “He told me that he wanted to forge the Unbound Talisman and sell it in the Liyue Market.”

"He will ask me if I agree or not. If I don't agree, he will dispose of these things. If I agree, then he will start selling them."

"They even prepared the advertising slogans: 'Even though this is a fake Wushu Talisman, it still has collectible value. If you can't buy the real one, can't you at least buy a fake one to collect?'"

"However, I naturally cannot agree to this. So I ask you, young master, if I were to use the Winter Queen's Scepter to make imitations and sell them in large quantities, what would you choose?"

At this point, Ningguang seemed unable to help but laugh. To be honest, Tartaglia's idea was quite good.

But you can't joke about gods. Ningguang respected the Emperor very much, so she also joked about the Winter Queen, for example, whether it was possible to make replicas of the Winter Queen's scepter, which symbolized her power, and sell them.

This time, Daliyah's expression darkened, and the meeting reached a stalemate.

"What's next?" Su Hao looked at Ningguang, knowing that Ningguang wouldn't come over for such a trivial matter; there must be something else going on.

Ningguang said calmly, "He wants to obtain the right to freely enter and leave Liyue Harbor with Arecino."

"Huh? How could I possibly agree to that?!"

Paimon's first thought was, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Letting him and Arecino freely enter and leave Liyue Harbor? Isn't that just giving them an opportunity to cause trouble?! How can we tolerate this?!

"..."

Ying fell silent, because in that instant she thought about many things, namely, the mass production of pseudo-Talismans by Tartaglia and the right to freely enter and leave Liyue Harbor.

All of this suggests that Tartaglia doesn't want to cause trouble inside Liyue Harbor, but rather outside of it?

“I agree.” Ningguang said, indicating that she had agreed to Tartaglia’s request, which stunned Paimon, but Su Hao and Ying remained very calm.

It's perfectly reasonable and normal. It would be abnormal if they didn't agree.

Ningguang slowly explained, "Because we haven't discovered what the Fools are trying to do, giving them some 'favors' will be a better way to lure them out."

"And both D'Artagnan and Arecino are under our surveillance. If any unexpected changes occur, I will immediately send people to surround the Northern Bank and send people to stop them."

Yes, Ningguang has reached an agreement with Tartaglia.

The purpose was to prevent the foolish crowd from taking any action before the ritual of inviting the immortals; in short, they were not allowed to do anything.

During this period, she will grant Tartaglia and Arecino the right to freely enter and leave Liyue Harbor.

Ningguang didn't know what Tartaglia was up to, but she wasn't afraid that Tartaglia wouldn't take action; she was just afraid that Tartaglia would make a big show of things and then secretly cause trouble.

On the surface, Ningguang is always ready to counter any move; she's never been afraid of anyone, and her entire plan is no joke.

Although she didn't know what the Fatui were up to, she had already made all the plans. As long as she could get hold of the Fatui's weakness, Liyue would reap a huge benefit!

Paimon shook her head repeatedly, her expression strange. "Actually, I'm thinking, is this a bit inappropriate? Because neither D'Artagnan nor Arecino are good people."

"Ningguang, you must be careful. The Fatui Executors are more cunning than you think."

Ningguang chuckled and nodded to indicate that she understood, reassuring Paimon.

Ying looked at Ningguang and continued, "Furthermore, according to my investigation, the commotion that the Fatui have been making these past few days seems to be covering something up."

"All those actions on the surface are just smokescreens. The only thing worth noting is the large-scale production of the Unrestricted Talisman. But what use are these Unrestricted Talismans? I still can't figure it out."

“However, Ningguang, your move should be able to effectively limit the Fatui’s actions and also help us find out their true purpose.”

Yes, Ningguang's collaboration with Tartaglia can effectively eliminate a large number of unnecessary surveillance targets, saving a lot of manpower and resources.

All that's left is to focus on the two executives, D'Artagnan and Arecino, and everything will become simple.