Genshin Impact: Teyvat Travel Log

[Kasumigaoka Utaha: Feeling a headache doesn't mean I can't learn, right? All the pros are in Versailles! But 5000 energy points isn't much, I'll finish it in a second!]

[Eri: I've figured it out! The real pros can manually cheat, and while we can't, we still have Kei behind us! As long as we have enough energy points, we'll experience what it means to be 'unbeatable by spending money' in no time! Laughing and crying.jpg]

[Yotsuya Miko: The truth is out! I was quite pleased with Kei-kun's praise before, but then I saw in the virtual shop that the beginner level of Yin-Yang Eyes only cost 1000 energy points! Looking back now, it's really... unbearable to recall! *covers face and cries with laughter.jpg*]

[Yukino: But speaking of which, if it's a problem from the Demon Slayer world, how do you plan to solve it, @Gu Jing?]

[Gu Jing: Sigh~ If it were me, I could actually solve it in an instant, just like with Bodima before. By using the authority of [Consciousness Law] to directly lock onto those evil spirits, I could crush them instantly. However, this method obviously cannot be applied to everyone. After thinking about it carefully, I decided to go fishing, and the bait has already been spread out...]

******

At this point, the live stream camera switched to the world of Demon Slayer, set in Japan during the Taisho era, specifically from 1912 to 1926. Season 1 began during this time, and various countries were undergoing their industrial revolutions...

As night fell, the streets, still retaining their feudal style, were dimly lit, and a pale-faced man in a suit walked among the crowd.

However, as he walked, he couldn't help but slow down, because he heard news that he cared a lot about—the blue spider lily!

It is said that a foreign businessman published a news item in the newspaper, saying that he had contracted a strange disease that prevented him from seeing sunlight, and that the doctor told him that finding a plant called 'Blue Spider Lily' could cure him.

Then, according to plant experts, this 'blue spider lily' usually only blooms during the day and has a very short flowering period.

It was precisely because of this strange characteristic, and the fact that it was unclear where the Blue Spider Lily bloomed, that the newspaper published this reward notice, saying that anyone who could bring him the Blue Spider Lily would receive a reward of 500 million! Even if you couldn't directly produce the Blue Spider Lily, you could still get the reward by providing a clue!

The man in the suit didn't care about bonuses or anything like that. All he knew was that this message had solved a mystery that had troubled him for thousands of years!

Why have so many years of effort yielded no results? Because the blue spider lily only blooms during the day!

Blinded by a leaf but suddenly enlightened today, Kibu Shiki Muzan gripped the newspaper in his hand and grinned as he walked down the street. He even wanted to thank the foreign businessman, because if it weren't for him, he would still be in the dark!

However, Muzan was unaware that Silver Wolf and the others were also thoroughly amused by his excited and laughing performance during the live stream.

[Silver Wolf: "As the progenitor of demons, I possess five brains and seven hearts! Over the years... I've disguised myself as a geisha, a child, sometimes male, sometimes female. The most miserable time in my demonic life was facing Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who chopped me into over 1000 pieces! But what does it matter? I dug a hole, lay down in it, buried myself, and slept for a hundred years, and Yoriichi Tsugikuni died! And now... I've finally found the Blue Spider Lily! As repayment, I've decided to make this benefactor become a demon like me!" — Muzan Kibutsuji.]

[March 7th: Pfft~ That's definitely the style of that scumbag boss!]

[Xingbao: But honestly, if this guy hadn't been the cowardly and despicable type, he would have been dead long ago.]

[Yingmei: While reading this story, I had a feeling that this wasn't "Demon Slayer," but rather "Pillar Slayer." *covers face and cries with laughter.jpg*]

[Kasumigaoka Utaha: However, Kei-kun's tactics this time have undoubtedly hit his weak spot; I can already see his death star shining.]

*******

In the world of Demon Slayer, the quick-thinking Shinobu Kocho and others already knew that Gu Jing's plan was to lure them into a trap!

All that was needed now was to follow the planned steps... The two sisters' thoughts came to an abrupt halt, their eyes widening in shock, because Gu Jing had made an unexpected move—he accelerated time! More accurately, he accelerated time in the world of Demon Slayer!

As the moon sets in the west and rises in the east, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the time has come to the second day, the third day... and the live broadcast camera selects the scene of Muzan going out to sell newspapers every night, watching him get excited because of good news, and unable to help but get angry because of bad news. The whole demon is like a spineless dog that is firmly attracted by a bone. Shinobu Kocho and others who were placed in the time gap by Gu Jing couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle, feeling a sense of pleasure!

Nearly a week has passed, and on another noisy night, Muzan, increasingly impatient, bought a newspaper as usual.

He was stunned when he saw the news in the newspaper: "[It is reported that the search team has found the blue spider lily and is scheduled to return from Osaka in a few days...]", and the picture accompanying this explosive news was a blooming blue spider lily!

Although the photos from the Taisho era aren't very accurate, Muzan is certain that those are the blue spider lilies he wanted!

Touching the photos in the newspaper, recalling the hardships of the past thousand years, Muzan even smiled through his tears!

He then immediately used his power as the progenitor of demons to contact the Twelve Demon Moons: "Kuroshibo, Doma, Akaza, Nakime... gather at the Infinity Castle immediately!"

Upon receiving the message, the Twelve Demon Moons dared not delay. Gu Jing accelerated the process, and once all the demons had arrived, Gu Jing replicated his actions from "One Piece" that day, taking the entire Infinity Castle with him!

[Gu Jing: As the saying goes, "I don't see the green hills, but the green hills come to see me." When it comes to fishing, the key is the bait. Honey, @all members, have you all learned it?]

[Qingque: I've got it all wrong! I know what you mean! Isn't this something anyone can do?]

March 7th: Brain: "I've learned it!" Hand: "You've got no idea!"

[Ruri Gokou: I get it! The key to getting Aoyama to come see me is to find something on him, which is exactly the same as saying, "Mr. Muzan, you don't want to lose the Blue Spider Lily either, do you?" lol]

[Silver Wolf: Hey, you Japanese netizen, please tone it down. *winks and smirks*]

PS: Thank you '15195xxx' for the 1000 VIP points!

The image shows Shinobu Kocho (high-definition quality).

Chapter 412 Black Tower: You're right, but clearly, this is the eeriness!

Car racing competition, cooking contest, eating contest... After a pleasant weekend, the promised assessment arrived as scheduled.

At the Umbrella company located directly above the Hive site, girls who have to attend classes on Mondays specifically ask for leave to attend. Among the more familiar faces are Kaguya Shinomiya, Ai Hayasaka, Chika Fujiwara, Utaha Kasumigaoka, Eriri, Miko Yotsuya, Mai Sakurajima, Yukino Yukinoshita, Shiho Miyano, Ruri Gokou, Ran, and Sonoko, totaling 12 girls.

As for why Kato Megumi, Komi Shoko, Goto Ichiri, and the others didn't come, it's either because they lacked courage, or they planned to observe first, but more likely they were self-aware enough not to cause trouble for Gu Jing.

But besides these girls, there are also the captives from "Black Beast" and Kanae Kocho from the world of "Demon Slayer".

In addition, there are women from this crossover anime world, including elites from all walks of life and people like Hina Amano who are struggling financially. Before this, they all received two text messages: one inviting them to Umbrella Company to participate in an assessment, and the other a transfer request for 100,000 yen.

The first text message might make people think it's a scam, but with the second one, a normal person would be unable to resist checking it out.

Upon arriving at the Umbrella Corporation and seeing the fully armed YoRHa troops, they couldn't help but feel even more curious.

At 10 a.m., there were more than 2,000 people in the hall. Although Mr. Gu was not present, he had invited Aponia and Ms. Black Swan.

The assessment consists of two parts: a written test and a cognitive level test. Each person is tested individually.

[Do you have a personal faith? If so, please describe its specific message and reasons for your faith. If not, please describe your personal dreams and current aspirations.]

[If you encountered an omniscient and omnipotent 'God' who could grant you three wishes, what wishes would you want to have?]

[You're at an amusement park for the weekend, but you're attacked by terrorists. They tell you that if you blow up Tokyo Tower with a bomb within half an hour, they'll release the hostages; otherwise, they'll kill them right now. However, it takes at least 20 minutes to get from the amusement park to Tokyo Tower. What do you choose?]

[If there were a pregnant woman, six months along, trapped inside Tokyo Tower and unable to evacuate, would you change your answer to the previous question?]

[A is a woman cursed by an unspeakable entity. Her death or the birth of a child will destroy the world. She also gains the ability to become fertile and pregnant at will. The only solution is to perform a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure on A without anesthesia—that is, while she is conscious, restrain her to the operating table and repeatedly scrape away her uterus. Would you carry it out?]

During the written test, everyone received a thick stack of A4 papers. Each A4 paper contained only one question, which was in bold and could be automatically translated. Even the Dark Elf Queen from another world could understand the question. The remaining large blank space was the area for answering the question.

At first, Shiho Miyano and the others who received the questionnaire were fine, but gradually they felt immense pressure. They felt their brains were shaking, their hands holding the pen were unsteady, and they were all sweating profusely while answering the questions!

*******

Gu, who hadn't changed his schedule, didn't arrive at Umbrella until noon, followed by Robin and 2B.

After meeting up with Aponia and the Black Swan in the lobby, he started a live stream and uploaded the questionnaire to the live stream room.

Looking at the particularly torturous questions on the questionnaire, and at Gu sitting next to Aponia laughing and eating lunch, Yingmei and the others, who were originally very curious about this, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and wonder if this dead guy had suffered some kind of mental trauma. Otherwise, why would he be laughing so happily after doing such a grotesque thing?

However, after a little thought, the quick-thinking Black Tower and others understood Gu Jing's intention and posted their guesses in the comments.

[Black Tower: This questionnaire isn't probably used to judge whether people are good or bad, but rather to observe their reactions to the questions, right?]

[He Xi: At first, I didn't quite understand either, but after thinking about it carefully, human nature doesn't actually need to be tested, because it's inherently complex, and you and I both know that good people can do bad things, and bad people can do good things. So the answers to these questions are just a reference. The real focus is actually testing psychological resilience and how people react to these questions.]

More emotional people can empathize with even written descriptions, making the process of answering questions difficult; while more rational people may feel conflicted, they will eventually be able to make up their minds to solve the problem.

As for those who are not considered "normal"? Faced with the questionnaire Gu Jing prepared for them, they often become extremely interested, and even more excited!

Everyone: "..." I see!

In a moment of sudden realization, people understood Gu Jing's intention and immediately understood why Aponia and the Black Swan were also there.

Although the purpose of this test was to observe the test subjects' reactions, the questions were too extreme and could easily cause psychological trauma. Aponia's ability can soothe them, and the Black Swan Lady can erase memories. In a sense, this is a one-stop service, which at least ensures people's mental health.

As for abnormal people? That obviously includes real villains, lunatics, and people who enjoy themselves! They would obviously get uncontrollably excited when they see these test questions, just like He Xi said!

However, Gu Jing did not explain how to pass the written test. All people could see was that after the first round of testing, the people who came out of the rooms on each floor were dazed and unsteady, and some even vomited.

Those who didn't come out even after their doors were opened had already fainted during the written test. Before that, they had been carried to the infirmary by the YoRHa army's androids to rest, but they were clearly unqualified.

In addition, there were rooms with doors tightly closed and not opened.

These are all individuals who need to be investigated, including whether they have experienced psychological trauma, or whether they have a tendency to retaliate against society.

After those who passed the written test left, the YoRHa androids entered the rooms according to the room numbers to conduct a search. The results that awaited them were usually that their memories were altered and they were sent home, and they would be under close surveillance.

But this actually gives them a chance to continue being human; as long as they don't do anything to harm others, they'll be fine.

******

Although it was lunchtime, Gu Jing was not in a hurry to let them eat lunch. Instead, he told them to drink more hot water to warm their stomachs and rest for about ten minutes. Then, Shiho Miyano and the others who had passed the first written test entered the venue for the second test in groups of 100.

Each person had their own room, but strangely, apart from the loudspeaker in the upper right corner, the entire room was empty until a cold female voice came from the loudspeaker: "Ms. Shiho Miyano, you will now observe an object and then describe your true feelings..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the floor in the center of the room caved in, and a glass cylinder rose up, inside which was a tentacle.

Under the live stream camera's lens, the flesh-colored tentacles with eyes and mouths were still wriggling and bouncing. Not to mention Shiho Miyano, who was the test subject, everyone watching the live stream felt their sanity plummet and felt nauseous!

With a furrowed brow, Shiho Miyano forced a smile and began to describe, "I saw a hollow, transparent glass cylinder with a disgusting tentacle inside. It was about 30 centimeters long and about 5 centimeters in diameter. It was still wriggling, and from my angle, I could see six eyes. The tip of the tentacle even had a mouth..."

"And now?"

As the broadcast resumed, a gray light illuminated the base of the cylinder, but Shiho Miyano's description remained unchanged.

After gray came white, green, blue, purple... and then purple light. At that moment, Shiho Miyano's expression shifted from a furrowed brow to one of confusion, and then, with a growing interest, she examined the tentacles within the cylinder.

"I don't know why..."

"I suddenly feel like this tentacle actually suits my aesthetic..."

"I even wanted to..."

Feeling a little embarrassed, Shiho Miyano hesitated to continue, but the loudspeaker in the corner pressed on, asking, "What do you want to do to it?"

Knowing that this was a test, Shiho Miyano, her cheeks flushed, finally didn't hide anything: "I want to eat it! But not because of appetite, but to merge with it in this way, to make it a part of my body!"

"Understood." The indifferent female voice came through the broadcast again: "And now?"

The purple light turned orange, but this time the question went unanswered. Shiho Miyano seemed to have gone mad, rushing forward and hugging the glass cylinder like an octopus.

The next second, *whoosh*—flames shot out from the bottom of the cylinder, physically destroying the writhing tentacle inside!

Shiho Miyano, who was hugging the glass cylinder, suddenly came to her senses from her frenzy. She pretended to be calm and let go of her arms, stepping aside. She appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, she felt her cheeks burning and her toes were so tightly curled that they could have dug out a three-bedroom apartment!

"Well then—please allow me to congratulate you."

"Ms. Shiho Miyano".

"Based on the test, your cognitive level is rated as 4 stars."

"Plus your written test score."

"You will be appointed as a Class B assistant."

"In addition to your research talents in biology and chemistry."

"You will become a Level A Researcher."