Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

Even if he could get up there, solving the puzzle wouldn't be easy.

Su Zhe turned his gaze and it fell on the two girls who were sleeping soundly in the distance.

...

"My Lord Divine Beast, do you want us to climb up to the top of the palace and take a look?"

The next morning, just as Yura and Amber, who had had a good night's sleep, were about to leave, they were stopped by Su Zhe, the messenger of the god.

Chapter 2 Su Zhe: Mortals, do not overstep your bounds! Seize the power of time! >>

Su Zhe was quite adept at deceiving people.

If it weren't for what happened last night, his identity as a mythical beast might not have been so useful.

After experiencing such a miraculous scene, not only Amber, but even Yura believed it.

This ancient site was once a place protected by the gods.

"Yes, go check the rooftop; there should be a mechanism there."

"and then?"

"Find a way to unlock the mechanism and find this thing."

Su Zhe showed the moonstone to them.

He wouldn't have done this if he didn't fully understand Amber and Yura's character.

However, even if they took the moonstone and wanted to leave, Su Zhe was confident that he could keep them here within these ruins.

“This is the switch, and there should be another piece on it.” He continued his charade. “As you can see, this place is abandoned, and the mechanism is too old. Forcing it to operate will cause unexpected trouble, such as an avalanche on the mountaintop due to the vibration of the force.”

"So, I need to remove the contents inside so that the mechanism will stop working."

Amber exclaimed in realization, "So that's why the avalanche happened!"

"Not entirely. I'm just saying that it's very likely that things will run into problems sooner or later if the organization continues to operate."

"In that case, Yura, let's go up and take a look."

Amber thought of that dark night; if darkness were to engulf Mondstadt, something bad would surely happen.

As a flying champion in Mondstadt, she is quite adept at climbing.

Yura is no less capable. They're both people who live in the wild; who doesn't have some skills like climbing walls, slaughtering pigs, and grilling fish?

No way, no way, there really isn't anyone getting gored by wild boars in the wild, is there?

"Ok."

Yura hesitated for a moment. Revenge could wait, since it involved a god. The most important thing was to finish what she was doing and leave this place as soon as possible.

The two went to the palace and climbed up the protruding corner of the palace. They made it up in no time.

"As expected, there was a trap."

The mechanism that brings darkness into this underground space is powered by the drop in water level below. The entire device is locked by elemental forces, and the left and right sides are symmetrical, representing fire and ice respectively.

In fact, the one thing that is not lacking in this land is the power of ice, while the power of fire is needed to survive. These two powers almost dominate the entire underground space.

As for other forces, they are almost impossible for a country without gods.

Amber and Yura channeled their elemental power into the device, activating it, but after a single click, nothing else happened.

That's it?

"It's gone."

"Didn't you say you were going to get something?"

The two waited a while longer and, finding that there was indeed no further news, prepared to return the way they had come.

the other side.

Su Zhe also heard the sound of the mechanism turning, but only for a moment, and no moonstone appeared.

Clearly, the device that stores the darkness is not so simple. Even though the people who lived here back then were not worried about it being stolen, they still carefully guarded it to prevent any unintentional theft.

He looked around and then looked towards the area directly in front of the palace.

The only space in the entire palace that was relatively spacious was this side. Su Zhe hadn't quite understood why before, but now, a statue had appeared out of thin air in that open space.

Yes, it appeared out of thin air; he was certain there hadn't been anything there just now.

The statue was clearly carved to depict a female deity, and Su Zhe knew her identity without even guessing.

"It seems that the people of the Snow Country do not openly worship this god... That makes sense. As an abandoned nation, being punished by the gods is perhaps their fate under the natural order, and even Ishtar cannot openly defy it."

Su Zhe carefully examined the statue and found that its expression was similar to that of the one he had seen in the murals before. It was a guardian object named 'Night' bestowed upon the priest by the gods.

At this moment, there is a stone box in the palm of the statue.

There was a groove inside the stone box, as if something needed to be put in it.

"Depend on!"

Upon seeing this, Su Zhe, a master puzzle solver at level 58, immediately understood.

The item in this groove is most likely stored in another hidden location.

Just then, a commotion came from outside the palace. Yura and Amber returned inside, and the latter said as they walked, "My Lord, we've unlocked the elemental mechanisms above, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything."

"Huh? Where did this statue come from?"

"This is the deity I worship," Su Zhe said in a devout voice. "Her name cannot be revealed. She is holy and noble, elegant and gentle. She is the highest and most benevolent god in the world, and also the most loving god. Her beauty comes from within, and her beauty is unparalleled in the world!"

"Uh."

Amber and Yura exchanged a glance.

"Yura, should we kneel down and worship?"

"..."

Yura was also bewildered. Now that she'd gotten herself into this mess, she didn't even have the energy to hold a grudge.

"No need to kneel, just do it like you would when you go to church to pray."

They're not subjects of the faith, so there's no reason for them to kneel.

Even among the followers of Barbatos, prayer is primarily based on inner feelings; formalities are less important than the sincerity of the heart.

So the two of them symbolically put their palms together in prayer.

Suddenly, Amber noticed the groove on the statue's hand, so she reached into her pocket and took out a black bead.

"Um... Mythical Beast, should we put this up there?"

Su Zhe was stunned when he saw the beads.

Where did it come from?

"We found it in a secret room when we came in with Yura. It took us half a day to get it, otherwise we wouldn't have missed our departure time."

"I see."

Su Zhe was secretly pleased. It was good luck to have wives in the game. All the pampering he did for them in the game was worth it.

(Amber, I'll level you up from 20 to 90 right now!)

"Give me the bead, then leave this place. The less you know about what happens next, the better. Also, don't tell anyone about what happened here."

Amber thought for a moment and asked, "My Lord, I can agree to your request, but could you do us a favor?"

"What kind of help?"

"Hmm... Mondstadt is facing a crisis recently. You're so powerful, could you help us resolve it?"

"The Mondstadt crisis?" Su Zhe was slightly taken aback. "Is it that mad dragon?"

"It's Stormterror, you know it?"

"That's easy... I'll find the person destined to solve this problem."

"Whose destiny is predetermined?"

"The secret cannot be leaked."

Yura and Amber: "???"

Of course, Su Zhe couldn't directly tell them, "Don't worry, I'm on my way on horseback."

That would be too absurd, and he found that sometimes being a riddle-maker was better than explaining everything clearly.

Well, we're a mythical beast, so we naturally need to maintain some mystery.

Sure enough, Amber's expression visibly relaxed after hearing this.

“Oh, right.” Su Zhe suddenly remembered something, “Have you ever heard of the name ‘Wade Bulster’?”

“Wade Bulster? Never heard of him.”

Amber shook her head.

“Bulster…” Yura pondered for a moment, “This surname belonged to a nobleman in Mondstadt a long time ago, but this nobleman later fell into poverty and eventually disappeared from Mondstadt.”

"Is there any more clue about him? I have something important to discuss."

Yura raised an eyebrow; she was now completely convinced that Su Zhe was an ancient 'divine beast'.

Because the name Bulster is from hundreds of years ago, she had only seen records of this nobleman in her family's books. If she wasn't from that era, she would hardly have paid any attention to him.

"I'll try my best. If I find it, how can I contact you? Should I come here?"

"No need. I'll go to Cider Lake in a while. You can find me in the waters north of the Mondstadt Cathedral; there are fewer people there. I'll check on the situation. Since I promised to help you resolve the dragon scourge, of course I'll take it to heart."

"That's wonderful!" Amber clenched her fist excitedly. "As long as the dragon calamity problem can be solved, you, Divine Beast, will be our benefactor!"

"Don't call me a legendary Pokémon anymore, that's a long time ago. Now I'm called Kyogre."

“Mr. Georga.”

"Alright, you should leave now. The best option is to leave this land frozen in the snow forever."

Yura and Amber exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded.

After walking a distance, Yura turned back to look at Su Zhe, opened her mouth as if to speak, but ultimately said nothing.