Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

That was an unstoppable trend.

In a daze, he felt a powerful force of time surging into his body. This force was continuously absorbed and transformed by the Devouring Ability, and then entered the crystal in his mind.

This process lasted a long time, yet it felt very short.

The power of time influenced the surroundings, creating a sense of disharmony that prevented Su Zhe from regaining consciousness.

This feeling is as if one's consciousness has split into countless parts, each a different self every second and every minute, each with its own thoughts, resulting in a chaotic and uncoordinated mind.

After struggling for a long time, Su Zhe gave up his plan to use brute force.

He began to try to use the absorbed power of time to 'merge' each of himself.

Use the power of time to break free from its constraints.

A mysterious light flickered in the darkness. In this fragmented space where time seemed to stand still, the alpha mark on Kyogre's massive body gradually solidified, and then his entire body was enveloped in a ball of light.

A certain change is quietly taking place.

...

Liyue Harbor, at the Jade Pavilion.

Ningguang stood in this aerial castle and gazed into the distance, something she often enjoyed doing, looking down at the scenery of Liyue Harbor from above, as if she could see everything, big and small.

This time, however, her gaze was not fixed on Liyue Harbor, but rather on the distant sea.

Her beautiful face carried a hint of worry.

The child who has gone far away has not yet returned.

"It's been a month, and I still don't know how Kyogre is doing."

To be precise, it has been one month, five days, and twelve hours, and her little whale still hasn't returned.

During this time, she also received a lot of news from Mond, much of which shocked and made her suspicious.

Rumor has it that a whale-like sea creature has appeared in Cider Lake in Mondstadt.

Legend has it that the whale slapped the Stormterror, repelling it when it went berserk and protecting Mondstadt.

Now, throughout Mondstadt, everyone regards this whale as a 'familiar of the wind god,' replacing the evil dragon that committed so many evil deeds.

Upon hearing this news, Ningguang instinctively thought that it was her little whale.

However, there seems to be a gap in strength. Of course, this is not the main point. After all, there are gods in Mondstadt. Maybe the gods want to use Kyogre to quell the dragon plague.

The key point is that she had previously received a reply from Jean, in which she said she had never seen Kyogre!

Ningguang was instantly displeased. "Such a big whale! Everyone in Mondstadt has seen it, but you're the only one who hasn't?"

She instinctively felt that the other party might have taken a liking to her little whale and wanted to possess it.

Although the acting Grand Master of the Knights had a very good public image, it was precisely because of this that it was entirely justifiable for him to abandon his friendship with Mondstadt for her sake.

Who can blame her for having such an outstanding little whale?

Shen He, Bei Dou, Ke Qing... Hehe~ Even if another Qin leader comes along, it's no big deal, anyway, she will definitely be the final winner.

However, when Ningguang personally sent people to Mondstadt to investigate, she received another puzzling piece of news.

Kyogre is gone!

"Lady Ningguang." Behind her, her secretary Baiwen approached and said softly, "Wangshu Inn has sent back the latest news. The Mondstadt scourge is still unresolved, but it seems that a special person has appeared who repelled the Stormterror during its rampage."

"In addition, the lady of the Fatui has indeed been in contact with the Fatui in Liyue, and it is preliminarily determined to be about Kyogre. The lady seems to want to know information about Kyogre."

"I see."

Ningguang nodded gently.

Every important figure has their own intelligence network.

Wangshu Inn was set up by Ningguang. On the surface, it was a restaurant business, but behind the scenes, it did other things.

Besides supporting the Great Sage Equaling Heaven in his work of slaying demons, Wangshu Inn's unique geographical location means that most people coming to Liyue from there will choose to rest at Wangshu Inn, using this as an opportunity to gather intelligence. This is one of the major functions of Wangshu Inn.

Of course, Ningguang's intelligence network extends far beyond this.

"Where's Kyogre?"

"Still no news. According to intelligence from Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius don't seem to know where he went either, but..."

"Go ahead."

"Kyogre has had several contacts with the Knights of Favonius, including Acting Grand Master Jean, Scout Knight Amber, Guerrilla Captain Yola, and Librarian Lisa. He seems to have the best relationship with Yola, and they are said to be friends."

"..."

Ningguang raised an eyebrow.

friend?

Ha, so they've already started spreading messages like this?

Who would believe that the Demon God of Liyue is friends with the Knights of Mondstadt?

Most of the time, it's just a rumor that uses the story of getting to know each other as a gimmick.

And some rumors, if told repeatedly, can become the truth.

"Is this a case of 'fake' turning into 'real'...?"

Ningguang gave a soft hum in her heart.

"Keep a close eye on news from Mondstadt, and notify me immediately if there is any information about Kyogre."

"Yes!"

"Oh, and we also need to investigate the person who suddenly appeared and repelled the Stormterror."

With the invocation of immortals ceremony imminent, things seem to be getting increasingly turbulent lately.

As the star of Tianquan, and given the recent incident at Guyun Pavilion, she absolutely cannot afford another mishap during this Immortal Invitation Ceremony.

...

Mondstadt, the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

The Dragon Disaster is far from over. Although Su Zhe told Yura about the source of the storm's power, solving this problem is not so easy.

It took quite a bit of time just to investigate the three major temples.

The Abyss Order seems to have learned of their plans. Recently, there have been frequent disturbances caused by monsters. A large number of monsters have gathered around the three major temples, and these monsters have also actively attacked the surrounding villages and towns, forcing the Knights to allocate a large number of manpower to deal with them.

They were already outnumbered, and now they're in an even more passive position.

In addition, Tvalin would occasionally let out a howl, leaving Qin extremely busy and overwhelmed.

Nearly a month passed in the back and forth.

There's no way around it; we don't have enough manpower, and we simply can't take care of everything.

Fortunately, things have been progressing in an orderly manner, and although Dvalin likes to howl, he has not launched any offensive attacks on Mondstadt or humans since the last time.

Perhaps it was because of Su Zhe's slap, or perhaps it was because of Wendy's behind-the-scenes manipulation, but only approached the city a few times, only to circle around and then leave.

That's why Qin seized the opportunity to appease people and promised that the dragon calamity would end soon, which calmed everyone down.

On the other hand, the power that the Abyss had laid out in Mondstadt was not inexhaustible. After such a long period of attrition, the Knights were finally ready to attack the temple.

At this moment, in her office, Jean summoned all the knights who could be mobilized.

"Everyone should be aware of the current situation. The next step is crucial for us. If we can resolve the issue of the rampaging storms, the dragon calamity will be half quelled."

"If this is taken as an opportunity, the voices advocating for an attack on Dvalin should be much smaller."

The existence of storms has greatly hindered the security of Mondstadt and made it difficult for the people of Mondstadt to live a normal life. Otherwise, Dvalin himself would only come out to howl every few days, and the actual damage he caused would not be so great.

If the storm can be quelled, the Knights will no longer be in such a passive position.

So their plan was divided into two steps: first, to quell the storm, and then to figure out how to deal with Tvalin.

"I've basically cleared out the monsters around the three major temples these past few days, but the Abyss certainly won't let it go. I'll focus on guarding the checkpoints where they appear to prevent them from turning around and attacking me."

Yura said calmly.

"Amber has also figured out the situation inside the temple. This is the information she asked me to bring back. Everyone can take a look. It will definitely be fine to refer to this when attacking."

"Ah~ With Yura and Amber around, I feel so at ease."

Kaiya's praise was met with Yura's indifference.

"Kaiya, Amber also asked me to pass on a message to you."

"Oh? What?"

"She said that if you disappear again when the monster appears next time, she will shoot your butt with a burning arrow."

Kaeya: "..."

Faced with Yura's disdainful look, the miner foreman, Kaeya, could only offer an awkward yet polite smile.

That being said, neither Qin nor Lisa actually blamed him for it.

Because everyone knows that Kaiya has put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

Where is Amber?

Qin asked.

"She's still keeping a close eye on the monsters around Mondstadt. She seems to have discovered something unusual and should be back to report soon."

"I see."

Qin nodded.

"Although the plan has been arranged, the earth's ley lines are so chaotic that there are bound to be many powerful monsters in the three major temples, so we must gather enough strength before we set off again."

The biggest problem in attacking temples is the lack of manpower. Each temple is so big and there are so many monsters inside that it is impossible for one person to clear them all.

It will take another day or two to assemble the troops.

"Don't worry, Jean. You can stay in Mondstadt and leave everything else to us."

Lisa smiled and said.

"Speaking of which, what about that big blue fish? Didn't he say he would help us? It's been almost a month and there's still no result."