I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

After everyone stepped forward to examine it, Yue, who was standing to the side, also noticed something. King Belzegu was wearing a strange necklace that emitted a strange magical power that Yue found very peculiar. So Yue looked at Alice beside her and asked, "Alice, did your father ever wear this necklace before?"

Hearing Yue's question, Alice also looked at the necklace around her father's neck with a puzzled expression. After seeing the necklace, Alice couldn't help but say with a puzzled look, "Eh? This necklace... I don't think I've ever seen it before..." Hearing Alice's answer, Yue and Yuhaka exchanged glances and nodded. It seemed that the problem lay with this necklace.

P.S.: A new month has begun. I'll try to get my perfect attendance record tomorrow. Damn, I'm always so tired in the afternoon. I really can't go on without sleep. Damn, the renovations next door seem to be going on and on. Also, the Chinese medicine I've been taking lately seems to be having some effect on my body. I feel nauseous and have an upset stomach. But my mom says that's normal, since one of the herbs in the medicine has a similar effect on excretion, though it's not always stable. Last night, I didn't fall asleep until after 1 a.m. because of an upset stomach, and then around 8 a.m., the renovations next door started again.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1973 [YuYu: Ah, it's broken...]

Alice was about to reach for the necklace on King Belzeg's neck when Yue stopped her, saying, "Don't touch it. What if this necklace has the power to possess someone just by touching it? That would be troublesome." Hearing Yue's words, Alice was startled. Indeed, in legends, there were stories of people being possessed by evil gods or having their fates sealed by carelessly touching something. Alice had heard many similar tales, and she looked at the necklace around King Belzeg's neck with a lingering fear.

Yue then looked at Yuhaka, who was standing to the side, and said, "Yuhaka, could you please take care of this?" Hearing Yue's words, Yuhaka transformed the Baradion sword in his hand into a pair of pliers, clamped the jewelry bead of the necklace, and began to exert force. However, at this moment, the necklace around King Belzeg's neck suddenly spoke up, saying, "Wait—" Although he was possessing King Belzeg's body, if this necklace broke, it would be him, not King Belzeg, who would die.

But before the other person could finish speaking, Yuhaka used force, and with a crisp cracking sound, the jewelry on the necklace was crushed into pieces by Yuhaka.

"OwO?" Upon hearing the sound, Yuhaka naturally showed a puzzled expression. After all, when he exerted force just now, Yuhaka heard some strange sound. Looking at the necklace that had been crushed into pieces, Yuhaka scratched his head. Yuhaka felt that it seemed like the necklace was talking just now.

Seeing Yuhaka's reaction, Yue looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong, Yuu?" Yuhaka looked at Yue and said, "Yuu, I think I just heard the necklace talking, OwO?" Hearing Yuhaka's answer, Yue and the others looked at Yuhaka with puzzled expressions. They obviously didn't hear the necklace make a sound. Seeing this, Yuhaka tilted her head, feeling very confused.

However, Yuhaka quickly forgot about these things and moved on to waking King Belzegu. To this, Yuhaka slapped King Belzegu twice across the face, the sound echoing clearly. Alice, standing nearby, stared in disbelief at Yuhaka's brutal method of waking him. She was clearly frightened by Yuhaka's forceful approach, knowing full well how strong he was. She was worried that the force he had used might have damaged her father's brain, but her fears were unfounded, and Alice saw her father awaken.

"Alice, what's wrong with me...?" King Belzegu woke up to find his daughter looking at him with an awkward expression. Although King Belzegu felt something was off, seeing his daughter's strange expression left him completely bewildered. Of course, if King Belzegu could see the small handprint on his face, he would probably understand why his daughter was looking at him with such an awkward expression.

Alice breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing her father wake up safe and sound. Of course, she would have preferred him to be slapped twice in the face. After waking King Belzegu, Alice told him about the events that had transpired in the past. King Belzegu was terrified upon learning of the serious incident that had occurred in the kingdom, as he had never imagined that so many things would happen after his own accident.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened, but his unfortunate son was indeed imprisoned. However, he heard that nothing serious had happened to him, which relieved King Belzegu. Regardless, the fact that his beloved daughter was safe was a relief for King Belzegu. But the events in the kingdom truly terrified him. After all, even the neighboring Duchy of Aberia had been affected. If both the Belzegu Kingdom and the Duchy of Aberia were to encounter problems, the entire human world would be attacked by the Demon King's army. As for whether other kingdoms could handle the situation, King Belzegu wasn't very confident. After all, if their ancestral holy sword fell into the Demon King's hands, no matter how many troops they sent, they would only become victims of the holy sword, serving as food for the sword to grow stronger, eventually snowballing and turning the entire world upside down.

Not long after successfully rescuing King Belzeg, hurried footsteps sounded outside. Enemies, clearly alerted by the gunfire, had arrived. Hearing the footsteps, Yuhaka and her companions quickly prepared for battle. The Norse barbarians and palace guards who stormed in looked utterly bewildered to see King Belzeg wearing only boxer shorts. They clearly hadn't expected their king to be standing in the hall in such a state, creating a stark and comical contrast to the gruesome scene of Norse corpses outside. This was why the Norse barbarians and palace guards hadn't reacted in time.

Although the intruding Norse barbarians and the palace guards didn't have time to react, King Belzegu did. Without hesitation, he ordered the palace guards, "Take down those damned barbarians!" Hearing this, the palace guards reacted instantly, and before the Norse barbarians could react, they used their swords to stab one of them through the heart.

Seeing this, Yuhaka and her companions were also dumbfounded. They clearly hadn't expected King Belzegu to order the palace guards to deal with those Norse barbarians. Moreover, Yuhaka and her companions had assumed that the members of the palace guards had all joined the cult, but they were surprised to find that none of them had. This was quite unexpected for Yuhaka and her companions. However, regardless, after confirming that the members of the palace had not joined the cult, Yuhaka and her companions now had enough numbers to deal with the large group of cult organizations in the city.

P.S.: My stomach is acting up again today, just like last time. My mom says it's caused by the ingredients in the Chinese medicine, I think it's rhubarb. I thought it was because I ate too much this morning and afternoon. It seems like I'm not recovering very quickly.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1974 [The Beginning of the Counterattack]

After confirming that King Belzegu's soldiers had not yet joined the cultists' side, Yuhaka and the others planned to first gather the soldiers who had not been swayed by the evil forces. As for the nobles, some could join their side, but others had already become accomplices of the cultists. There was nothing that could be done about it, since the power and temptations given to them by the cultists quickly led those nobles to submit to the forces of chaos.

Therefore, Yuhaka and her group needed to find both allies and enemies to facilitate their next plan. Although a major event had occurred at the palace, the details had not been leaked out. There were some doubts within the palace, but after seeing King Belzegu emerge unharmed, the Norse barbarians did not react. Of course, they said they had no way of knowing about King Belzegu's unusual condition, since these Norse barbarians lacked magical knowledge. Thus, Yuhaka and her group's actions were not fully revealed.

However, news of the deaths of some Norse barbarians still spread. The Norse barbarian squad leader, puzzled by this, came to investigate. While the Norse barbarian squad leader was investigating, the royal guards reported that King Belzegu had been assassinated by unknown assailants, who had now escaped. The palace was now on high alert.

Upon hearing the palace guards' words, the Norse barbarian squad leader had no doubts. After all, the Norse barbarians didn't think the palace guards were lying. If they needed to lie, it meant King Belzeg had recovered. Then, the palace guards would only need to light a campfire and use magic to contact the various legions in Belzeg's capital to launch an attack on the Norse barbarians.

Of course, the Norse barbarians were not afraid of the palace guards doing this, since there were Tzeentch mages there. If the palace guards wanted to use magic to send a message, the Tzeentch mages could cut off their communications, and they could also send false messages to the generals of other legions to make them panic.

Unfortunately, Yuhaka and her group were also aware of the nature of the cultists here, and therefore did not have King Belzegu directly contact the army. Otherwise, they might have been caught off guard by the Tzeentch cult.

However, Yuhaka and her group planned to strike first. They would first snipe the stronghold of the Tzeentch followers hidden in the city, and then go to eliminate the enemies inside the city to ensure the safety of the city. As for the enemies outside the city, they could only deal with them after the situation inside the city was resolved.

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After Yohaka and her group set out, they first went to find the Tzeentch Cult's stronghold. Only after these Tzeentch mages were completely dead could Yohaka and her group's actions be kept sufficiently secret. Eliminating those who liked to plot and scheme was necessary to prevent them from causing trouble behind Yohaka and her group's back.

In the war room, Yuhaka and the others were looking at a map marked with enemy strongholds and patrol routes, as well as the Tzeentch cult's hideouts within the city. After reviewing these locations, King Belzeg realized that such a troublesome cult existed within his territory, which filled him with dread. If Alice hadn't found Yuhaka and the others, King Belzeg truly wouldn't know how to handle the situation.

However, the enemies outside the city still needed to be dealt with. After all, if chaos broke out inside the city, the enemies outside would inevitably notice. But Yuhaka said there was no problem with that, as he had already contacted his "people" and could easily call for reinforcements. Hearing Yuhaka's words, everyone looked at him with puzzled expressions. Alice and the others didn't quite understand what Yuhaka meant by "reinforcements," but they weren't too concerned because Yuhaka had never disappointed them. They figured Yuhaka's so-called reinforcements would easily take care of the enemies outside the city.

King Belzegu was somewhat surprised by the young hero Yuhaka's trust in his daughter, as he hadn't expected the little fellow to be a hero.

After everything was ready, Yuhaka and her group began their operation. They needed to eliminate the Tzeentch Cult's stronghold first so that the magical communication system in the Belzeg Kingdom could be used to contact the specific legions and launch an attack on the cultists throughout the city.

As for the Tzeentch Cult's stronghold, it was naturally up to Ehaka and his clone to carry out the assassination. For a mage like him, that was perfect. Ehaka was best at dealing with this type of character. After all, Ehaka had extremely high agility and speed, immunity to general magic and elements, and the ability to teleport in sealed spaces. He was like a natural enemy to these mages. Ehaka would act as the vanguard and assassin to take out the Tzeentch mages, while the remaining enemies would be left to Fran and her companions. After all, not everyone in the Tzeentch Cult was a mage. There were some low-level henchmen who couldn't use magic or only knew simple spells. These posed virtually no threat to Fran and her companions.

After the operation began, the Tzeentch mages at the Tzeentch stronghold were assassinated by Yhwach and his clones. Before the mages could react, Yhwach's Demonbane Sword and Psionic Blade sliced ​​through the Tzeentch mages' magical shields like hot knives cutting butter, and then beheaded the bewildered mages.

After Ehaka and her companions dealt with the troublesome mages, Alice and her group launched an attack, eliminating the grunts, minions, and some elite monsters. The elite monsters were Chaos Eggs, some of whom were Tzeentch cultists who, upon realizing something was amiss, sacrificed themselves to Tzeentch to become Chaos Eggs. Of course, not just anyone can become a Chaos Egg, but under Luna's powerful firepower, the Chaos Eggs could not withstand the barrage of magic attacks from more than a dozen spells.

With the help of Yhwach and her companions, they successfully captured most of the Tzeentch cult strongholds. However, when they captured the last Tzeentch stronghold, a Tzeentch demon appeared in front of Yhwach and her companions.

P.S.: I've been feeling sleepy in the afternoons lately, which isn't a good thing. I keep sleeping until 4 pm. Maybe I should consider buying some energy drinks to see if it helps. Otherwise, not having time to write in the afternoon is really a headache.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1975 [The Unlucky Blue-Eyed Boy]

As Yohka and her companions were clearing out the last Tzeentch cult stronghold, a Tzeentch demon appeared before them. It was a demon with a strange bird's head, a pair of blue feathered wings on its back, and a staff that resembled a guandao (a type of halberd). In addition, a somewhat familiar crystal ball floated in its other hand. Upon seeing this, Narcida immediately sensed something and said to Yohka, "That's... Yohka, that's what we're looking for!"

Upon hearing Narcida's words, Eohaka couldn't help but shift his gaze from her wings to the crystal ball in her hand. After all, Eohaka had just been thinking about whether cutting off her wings would make a giant roasted chicken wing. However, after being interrupted by Narcida, Eohaka's gaze focused on the crystal ball in her hand. The crystal ball in her hand was indeed the one containing Narcida's memories and existence, but the problem was that this crystal ball seemed to have been somewhat corrupted by Tzeentch's chaotic magic and had become a bit dim, looking like it needed to be properly purified.

Upon its appearance, the other party also turned its gaze to Yhaka. At first, there was nothing unusual, but soon the large blue bird recognized what Yhaka was. It was so frightened that its feathers bristled. After all, as a subordinate of Tzeentch, the Great Demon Lord Tzeentch—the Lord of Shapeshifters (also known as the "Lord of Shapeshifters")—would have died at the hands of others sooner or later if it didn't have discernment and sufficient knowledge. Although the Lord of Shapeshifters in front of Yhaka wasn't the most powerful, it was still of a high level among Tzeentch's Great Demons. Unfortunately, it was no match for Yhaka. In its eyes, Yhaka was like an eternally chosen god (actually, even more powerful), after all, it had many blessings on its body, and several of them were blessings from high-level gods. These high-level gods were much stronger than the gods here. At least, a character like itself couldn't defeat the other party.

So the ever-changing demon lord chose to be tamed, but unfortunately, Yhaka had already reinforced the surrounding space when the opponent appeared. This meant that if the opponent wanted to escape, he would have to perform a Lakshir ritual with Yhaka. However, he couldn't win anyway. Encountering a melee assassin who could interrupt your spells at any time was simply... fatal.

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As a bird's head with its tongue lolling out fell to the ground, the headless body of the Hundred-Faced Demon Lord also turned into a pile of blue flames and slowly disappeared before Yuhaka's eyes. Yuhaka didn't pay much attention to this, but she did feel a little regretful. After all, the pair of wings on the back of that large bird had made Yuhaka very hungry, but who knew that this thing would turn into a pile of flames and disappear after death? Yuhaka felt very sorry for killing something she couldn't eat. Perhaps she could try other methods to keep those wings...

After dealing with the enemies, Yuhaka picked up the somewhat dim crystal ball from the ground. Unlike the last one, this crystal ball didn't shatter at the slightest touch, but it still looked ominous. Nasita, who was standing nearby, didn't know what to do with the crystal ball in Yuhaka's hand. Naturally, Yuhaka left it to Zelus for help with something he couldn't handle. And coincidentally, Zelus did have a solution. It was only a matter of time before Nasita regained all her memories.

Hearing what Yuhaka and Zelus said, Nasida breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that the state of the crystal ball might cause something to happen that would prevent her from regaining her memories, which would be troublesome.

After Yhwaka and her companions cleared out the remaining Tzeentch mages in the city, the city's magical communication system fell into their hands. Upon receiving the signal, King Belzegu immediately dispatched troops to begin wiping out the cultists in the city. The cultists, who had not noticed anything amiss, were caught off guard.

Meanwhile, the Norse chieftain at his outpost outside the city also received news that fighting had broken out in the capital of Belzerg. To be honest, the Norse chieftain was dumbfounded when he heard this, because he did not expect that a battle would suddenly break out in the city. There were quite a few Tzeentch mages in the city, but why did no one notify them?

The Norse chieftain, still puzzled, tried calling out, only to be met with a "beep—the number you dialed is not in service" message. Since the mastermind had been killed by Yhwach, there was no one left to communicate with. The chieftain felt a sense of dread; the complete disappearance of the mastermind sent a chill down his spine. He needed to investigate the reason. As for why they hadn't fled, he worried that a misunderstanding might lead to his downfall.

However, just as the Norse chieftain was about to lead his men into the city to investigate, before he could even step out of his tent, one of his men burst in, looking terrified, and reported, "Chief! Something terrible has happened! Monsters are attacking our camp!!" Hearing his leader's words, the Norse chieftain was completely bewildered. After all, there were practically no monsters around who dared to approach their camp, not even wyverns or griffins. It was no exaggeration to say that these Norse barbarians loved hunting large monsters.

However, after the Norse barbarians went outside, he discovered that at the edge of the camp, a group of ferocious-looking primitive Zerg warriors, along with a horde of primitive Temaggen and Primal Hemaggen, were launching an attack. At the same time, primitive executioners behind them, like war chariots, were also attacking the Norse barbarians with venom cannons. Although the Norse barbarians were wearing heavy armor, unfortunately, the primitive Zerg under Yhaka's command were standard enemies used in interstellar warfare. Dealing with this kind of magical medieval enemy was as easy as child's play. Basically, even without Yhaka and other primitive Zerg leaders leading them, they could easily take care of these unfortunate guys.

P.S.: Sure enough, the energy drink helped me get through the afternoon, but my efficiency was still a bit low. I'll take it slow.

Volume 5 [Slice of Life + Arknights + Another World]: Chapter 1976 [The End? No, It's the Beginning of the Next]

Under the onslaught of the primitive insectoids on the outskirts of Belzergul's capital, the Norse barbarians were essentially powerless to turn the tide.

With the help of Yuhaka and the others, the situation inside the Belzeg capital was also successfully resolved, as the cultists lurking within the city were eliminated. After everything was settled, King Belzeg announced the matter to the public, clearing up the previous misunderstanding. After all, when Prince Belzeg led the army to resist the controlled King Belzeg, he was sentenced to treason. Fortunately, because Prince Belzeg was useful to the cultists, he was not executed, which was a relief.

Furthermore, to ensure Prince Belzeg's safety, the cultists did not torture him, thus sparing him from their torment. Of course, this was probably due to the Tzeentch Cult, as these cultists are not usually as fond of torturing people as the Slaanesh Cult, which made him quite fortunate.

After dealing with the cultists, Alice no longer needed to worry about the situation in Belzeg, and her mood improved considerably. Ehaka and the others stayed in Belzeg for the time being, as it would take some time for Zelus to eliminate the remaining Tzeentch chaotic magic in the crystal ball. During this period, Ehaka and the others didn't have much to do; more accurately, Ehaka didn't have many things she wanted to do. Aside from searching for ingredients, Ehaka's tasks were finding the crystal ball-like object and certain characters from specific worlds. Now that those tasks were basically completed, Ehaka no longer needed to run around.

Furthermore, King Belzegu held a banquet to thank Yuhaka and her companions, and Yuhaka naturally stayed to enjoy the delicious food.

After finishing his meal, Yuhaka slipped away as quickly as possible. After all, a lot of people had been surrounding him during the banquet, asking him all sorts of questions, which annoyed Yuhaka. Who would disturb someone else's meal? So, after finishing most of the food at the banquet, Yuhaka tore open the imaginary space and left without hesitation.

The nobles were dumbfounded when they saw the main character of the banquet run away. After all, they had not expected this to happen. Alice, who was in the distance, was secretly laughing. Knowing Yuhaka well, Alice was well aware that Yuhaka hated being disturbed while she was eating. However, when she thought that Yuhaka and the others were going to leave in a few days, Alice's mood became a little complicated.

Earlier, Zelus had explained the strange composition of this world to Alice and the others. To be honest, when they heard that this world was composed of several different worlds, Alice and the others couldn't help but show a shocked expression. After all, if someone told you that your world was composed of multiple worlds, you would probably think that person was an idiot or a madman, right?

However, this story becomes very convincing when told by Zelus. According to Zelus, Yuhaka came here to resolve the problem of the Chaos God and to send this world back to its original state. Alice and the others will also return to their respective worlds. However, Zelus also said that they can stay, since Yuhaka and the others have a settlement there. Fran and the others can go to Yuhaka's place to play or live without any problem, and it's not like they can't come back.

Hearing Zelus's words, Alice breathed a slight sigh of relief. After all, Alice couldn't travel to other worlds with Yuhaka like Fran and the others. The reason was that Alice was the princess of this country, so naturally she couldn't do what Fran and the others did. However, being able to travel to Yuhaka's world did make Alice feel relieved.

After several days, Zelus finally cleared the chaotic magic from the crystal ball. After dealing with the crystal ball, Zelus finally understood how the other party controlled this world. To put it metaphorically, Zelus's worlds and others were like games on a PSP, while the chaotic evil gods controlled this world in a way that resembled a PSP emulator, though it was somewhat like a pirated version of "Minecraft".

Regardless, after gaining access to this world, Zelus kicked the Chaos Gods away. Those guys probably didn't even have time to react.

Of course, the cultists of the Chaos Cult were also caught off guard. After their Chaos God was kicked away by Zelus, the blessings bestowed upon them by the Chaos God vanished instantly, leaving the cultists dumbfounded as they reverted to their original forms. Among them, the cultists who worshipped Nurgle died suddenly due to the collapse of their bodies caused by their illnesses after their blessings were taken back, which was quite comical.

However, in addition to the cultists losing their blessings, the chaotic demons that existed in this world were also cleaned up and formatted like viruses cleaned up by antivirus software, and they could no longer come to this world.

After Zelus fixed the crystal ball, Nasita regained all her memories and abilities. However, Nasita was not too happy about it; instead, she felt a little lost. Yuhaka and the others found this scene a bit strange. Why did Nasita seem so lost after regaining her memories?

Yuhaka and the others inquired about what had happened to Nasita. Nasita told them about the memories she had gained. She was originally a goddess of a country, but unfortunately, she was imprisoned within her own country. If that were all, Nasita wouldn't have had many complaints. However, the sages offered her to Tzeentch for the sake of knowledge, and that's what happened next.

Hearing Narcida's words, Yuhaka and the others were furious. If they caught those sages, they would definitely smash their heads in. When Zelus heard Narcida say that she had been betrayed by the sages to Tzeentch, Zelus realized that Narcida's world might also be experiencing a chaos invasion. Zelus felt that they should find Narcida's world as soon as possible.

P.S.: The Genshin Impact storyline starts tomorrow. To be honest, it's been so long since I played Genshin Impact that I've almost forgotten some of the settings. I haven't even started the Sumeru storyline yet...

Volume 6 [YuYu's Genshin Impact Journey]: Chapter 1977 [Coral Palace Heart Sea: ???]

In a shrine built atop a giant seashell on the island of Umibozu in the Genshin Impact world, the island's leader and current human-god priestess, Coral Mikoto, looks at the report sent by the villagers with a worried expression. Since Inazuma began its isolationist policy, life on Umibozu has become rather difficult. First, the island's fishing industry has suffered a huge blow. This is because Inazuma's isolationist decree is not just an order, but also a thundercloud surrounding the entire Inazuma sea area. Any ship attempting to cross this sea area will be punished by the thunder god—in other words, struck by lightning.

The dense lightning element keeps this sea area in a state of constant thunderstorms, making it very difficult for ordinary ships to enter. Of course, not all ships are unable to pass through this kind of sea area; only captains and sailors with rich sailing experience and a sturdy and durable large ship can pass through such sea areas.

As for small boats, that's practically impossible, but it's not impossible to pass through the sea, though such lucky individuals are extremely rare.

This doesn't include the fishermen on Haizhi Island. Before the lightning-sea blockade, the fishermen on Haizhi Island could fish in the abundant fish-rich waters, but now... their fishing area has been drastically reduced. Of course, it's not just a problem with the lightning-sea area; some sea monsters have also been affected and have moved to shallower waters. This has led to attacks by sea monsters in relatively safe waters, further reducing the area where fishermen can operate safely and causing the amount of fish they catch each time to decrease, and it seems to be decreasing day by day.

Reducing the number of fishermen is not a problem, but if fishermen are injured or die, it will be a real headache for Coral Palace Heart Sea. If the fishermen are injured, it is not a problem, after all, as the user of the Eye of God of Water Element, Coral Palace Heart Sea can heal their external injuries. But if they are missing limbs or something, Coral Palace Heart Sea is helpless. She does not have the ability to regenerate limbs, nor does she have the ability to bring people back to life.

While physical injuries were nothing to Coral Palace Heart Sea, the psychological trauma was something it couldn't heal. The fishermen, terrified by the sea monsters, naturally developed a phobia of them and dared not get too close to the areas where they lived. Coral Palace Heart Sea was also very frustrated by this, so it had to send out combat personnel to hunt these sea monsters. Of course, this was not a long-term solution.

The reason is that the isolation order issued by Inazuma has prevented merchant ships that originally had trade relations with Umijima from coming to Umijima. If they want to trade, they need to go to Inazuma's trading port - "Remote Island" to trade.

Yes, even with the isolationist policy, Inazuma still trades with other countries. Of course, it's just trade; it's practically impossible to enter Inazuma to conduct trade. Coral Palace Kokoro heard that foreign merchants who want to trade in Inazuma have to pay a very high tax, so basically no merchant guild can enter Inazuma to trade.

And that's not all. Besides the exorbitant entry tax, the trade taxes are also ridiculously high. At least before the isolation order was issued, the taxes weren't this high. Because of the high trade taxes, people on Haigi Island have to pay exorbitant taxes to buy or sell anything. This is something that Coral Palace Heart Sea cannot accept. You have to know that there is a long distance between the island and Haigi Island. This means that Haigi Island not only has to pay high taxes, but also transportation and guard fees.

After all, Inazuma is an archipelago nation, and ships are unavoidable if you want to move between the islands. Although Umijima Island has transport ships, they are all medium-sized transport sailing ships, which are not enough to carry all the cargo. In addition, since Coral Mikoto recently plans to convert these transport sailing ships into fishing boats, there will be even more transport sailing ships than before.

Furthermore, Umijima Island doesn't have much of a navy. You have to know that there are pirates around Inazuma. A transport fleet without any escorts can't go very far in Inazuma's waters. In addition, recently, for some reason, the number of ronin and treasure-hunting groups has increased. If the escort capabilities are insufficient, the fleet will not be able to sail safely in Inazuma's waters. Not to mention that the islands are so far away from Umijima Island, and the cost of round-trip transportation is a serious burden for Umijima Island, which has meager financial resources, especially since Umijima Island has no source of income.

Umijima is an island located on the edge of Inazuma. Due to its unique geography, most of the land here is not suitable for growing crops, and there are no minerals to be mined on Umijima. The only sources of income are fishing and Umijima's specialty, "coral pearls".

Although the fishing industry isn't great, the coral pearls of Haigi Island are a valuable commodity. Many merchants come here specifically to buy the coral pearls from Haigi Island. However, the production of coral pearls on Haigi Island has always been low, and it's not enough to generate enough wealth to sustain the island's operations.

"Ha..." After reading the report in her hand, Coral Palace Heart Sea rubbed her temples, looking exhausted. To be honest, since the isolationist order was implemented, Coral Palace Heart Sea had noticed that problems on Sea God Island were gradually increasing. This made the leader of Sea God Island and the current human-god priestess feel somewhat physically and mentally exhausted. If these problems could not be resolved, Sea God Island would eventually perish. As for relocating to other islands, that was impossible. After all, Sea God Island was not only the island where the residents of Coral Palace lived, but also a precious legacy bestowed upon them by their god. Most of the residents would not agree to abandoning Sea God Island, and Coral Palace Heart Sea herself was no exception.

Of course, if there were new islands near Haegeishima, the problems on Haegeishima would be greatly alleviated.

However, thinking of this, Coral Palace Kokoro gave a helpless smile and said, "How could there be such a good thing..." But as soon as Coral Palace Kokoro finished speaking, the door to her office was hurriedly opened. Hearing the noise, Coral Palace Kokoro looked at the flustered shrine maiden with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Has something serious happened?"

"Lord Coral Palace! For some unknown reason, an island has suddenly appeared in the sea far from Umi-no-Island!"

"Huh???" Upon hearing the shrine maiden's words, Coral Palace Kokoro looked completely bewildered. Clearly, she hadn't expected that something she had just casually thought about would actually come true.

P.S.: I was going to update earlier, but I was really curious about the Arknights x Monster Hunter collaboration event story. However, after reading it, I realized that the cats seem to be from the New World Research Team, and it's probably after the New World story ended. After all, the Wirebug in the hands of the crossover operator isn't from the New World. But it's not impossible that they were made from materials that the Craftsman Cat got from Terra.

However, it's certain that the cats don't seem to get Oripathy, but it's hard to say for the monsters. They seem to be able to use Originium, so my Originium Smash Dragon would make sense, right? Probably?

Volume 6 [YuYu's Genshin Impact Journey]: Chapter 1978 [A Twin-Tailed Comet Encircles Four Countries]

Sango Mikoto arrived at a high point on the northern coast of Umijima and looked up at the distant island. To be honest, after seeing this island, Sango Mikoto couldn't help but feel a little incredulous about the fact that such a huge island had appeared to the north of Umijima.

However, the question of why such an island would suddenly appear still puzzled Coral Palace Heart Sea. After all, this situation seemed very abnormal no matter how you looked at it. Moreover, the residents of Haizhi Island were also a little puzzled by the sudden appearance of the island. Could this be considered a manifestation of Orobas?

Regarding this question, Coral Palace Heart Sea did not say that the island was caused by Lord Orobas's manifestation. After all, Orobas had perished on Bayun Island long ago. Coral Palace Heart Sea thought that it might be the work of some demon god, but the fact that such an island could be created also shows that the demon god was very powerful. However, this was not a good thing.

The reason is that the island appeared right at the border of the Inazuma Sea, which caused a large hole to be opened in the dark thunderclouds above the border of the Inazuma Sea. If this island was really created by some demon god, it was undoubtedly a provocation to the person on Narukami Island. After all, tearing a hole in the lightning barrier set up by the other party's isolation order was undoubtedly a slap in the face.

Given that person's personality, Coral Palace Heart Sea didn't think that the other party would let go of the demon god who created this island so easily. There was a possibility that a war between demon gods might break out near Haiqi Island. Coral Palace Heart Sea also felt a sense of worry about this. What she was worried about was that Haiqi Island might be affected. After all, as the battlefield of the demon gods' battle, it was inevitable that some of the situations that Coral Palace Heart Sea feared would occur.

For example, the rift on Hachiyū Island, created by the Thunder General's thoughtless slash, is dense with lightning element that is enough to harm the surrounding humans. Moreover, there are similar sea areas and regions with dense lightning element in various parts of Inazuma. Without the ability to defend against lightning element, it is basically impossible to move an inch in those places. If the Thunder General were to fight with the unknown demon god, the sea area near Umijima Island might become covered with a high concentration of lightning element, and the situation on Umijima Island would become even more serious. Coral Palace Kokoro couldn't help but feel worried about this.