Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

After hesitating for a moment, Sara volunteered, "If you get injured in the explosion on Narukami Island, it will be detrimental to the diplomacy between the shogunate and Umijima. I'd better go and check on the situation."

Shinkai did not argue with Sara and allowed the female soldier to enter the castle tower.

Although Xin Hai said the portal had stabilized, Sha Luo was still uneasy. To make sure the general was alright, she quickly ran up to the top floor.

Upon reaching the rooftop, Sara quickly opened the door.

"Excuse me, General."

What came into view was an astonishing scene that shocked her: the general's upper body was located in the portal near the entrance of the room, looking up at the intruder, while a few meters away, Xiao Yi was holding the general's waist, doing something unknown.

To make matters worse, from Sara's perspective, everything seemed so abnormal, which only deepened the misunderstanding.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yi didn't notice this and was still struggling to twist his waist to pull the general out. When he saw Sha Luo, he was overjoyed and said, "You've come at just the right time! Come over here!"

Let's pull the general out together.

Sara's eyes lost their luster, and for a few seconds, the tengu's brain went blank, unable to process the complex information before him.

She employed Inazuma's most proficient skill, bowing in apology. Sara immediately bent down, speaking at an exaggeratedly rapid pace: "I'm very sorry to have disturbed your experiment. I won't join in. I'll leave immediately. Farewell, General, my adopted son!!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Sara immediately closed the door and ran in the opposite direction. The female soldier, whose mind was still blank, even jumped off the balcony. However, Tengu cannot die from a fall. Just before landing, her black wings unfolded and flapped, allowing her to land smoothly.

Xiao Yi was very puzzled, but he decided to let the general go free for now, since it would be difficult to exert force from behind. He decided to try from the front, went to the portal near the entrance, knelt down in front of the general, and reached his hands under his armpits to try to pull the general out of the portal.

……

Saro landed near Xin Hai, and seeing her panicked appearance, Xin Hai thought the portal was about to explode.

After a long pause, Xin Hai looked at her with a puzzled expression. Realizing that the teleportation portal seemed safe, Xin Hai decided to go up to the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion himself to take a look.

The female tengu immediately grabbed her, wanting to say something but unable to, and finally murmured to herself, "Yes, maybe I saw it wrong, it's impossible..." In a daze, Sara chose to let go, letting the sea of ​​her heart go up to see the real situation.

Coral Palace Heart Sea ascends the stairs to the top of the castle tower. This is her first time visiting the castle tower. She slowly opens the door and witnesses the scene that startles Sara into jumping off the building.

What came into view was Xiao Yi's kneeling back, with a portal in front of him that was in the process of being activated, and further away, the general's legs could be seen sticking out of another portal.

Having read the blueprints, Xin Hai understood the principle behind the teleportation portal. Since the general's leg was over there, then what was in front of Xiao Yi was...

The high priestess of Haiqi Island noticed a huge braid hanging down beside Xiao Yi's legs, and combined this with Xiao Yi's posture and movements.

Even the little brains of the ornamental fish have gone blank.

Chapter 211 Taking a Sip of Milk Tea to Calm Down

Nearly ten minutes have passed since General Thunder was stuck in the portal.

"Xinhai, you've come at just the right time." Xiao Yi judged the identity of the person coming from the soft footsteps. "Quickly, help me pull out (the general)!"

"What...what are you saying..." Xin Hai stammered, "No, what are you doing?!"

Compared to Kujo Sara, a seasoned general chef, Kokoro remained much calmer upon seeing this strange scene. After hesitating for a moment, she made up her mind and stepped forward to take a closer look.

Soon, the pink-haired girl realized that the equipment was malfunctioning and that the general was stuck inside the portal.

Xin Hai couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead, suddenly feeling that he needed to replenish his energy to heal his young heart that had been deceived.

At the same time, the girl couldn't help but complain to herself: Why did testing a portal turn the most revered god of Narukami Island into such a sorry state...?

She patted her cheeks to calm herself and asked, "The principle behind the teleportation portal is very mysterious. Can such a crude method really liberate the general?"

Coral Palace Heart Sea was afraid that the two of them would use too much force. Taking advantage of the special properties of the teleportation portal, Thor was split in two. In this way, he would be unable to wash away the wastewater of lightning that he jumped into Ba Yun Island.

Xiao Yi said confidently, "Believe me, the portal is just in a 'stopped' state right now, which is why my godfather is stuck. With a little force, we can pull her out."

"Really? I don't quite believe it," Xin Hai said skeptically.

Xiao Yi immediately presented evidence, saying, "After my dragging, the contact point between the general and the teleportation portal has changed by a very small distance compared to when she was initially stuck. This means that she can be rescued using physical methods."

As for the reason why he was stuck, Xiao Yi had a general idea.

The beaker he had just used to brew brown sugar milk tea was an extra-large size with a capacity of 1.5 liters. With the addition of small dumplings and other toppings, it was absolutely top-notch in terms of satiety, enough to satisfy any diner's cravings—this was the only way to satisfy the general's almost insatiable sweet tooth.

That's why, if he had stopped supplying energy to the portal halfway through, the general wouldn't be stuck like he is now; he could have gotten out with just a little effort.

However, after she used the extra-large cup of milk tea to make Ying's belly bigger, it affected the General, causing her to get stuck between the portals that had materialized from energy due to the power outage, unable to break free whether she moved forward or backward.

After hesitating for a moment, Xin Hai decided to trust Xiao Yi's actions and lend him a hand. She went to the teleportation portal far from the entrance, which was the location of the lower half of the Thunder General's body.

The high priestess of Haiqi Island squatted down, preparing to work together with Xiao Yi. She gestured, "I'll count to three, you pull hard over there, and I'll push over here."

“Absolutely,” Xiao Yi replied.

"Three, two..." When the last number was called, Xin Hai froze.

She was struggling with where to begin pushing.

According to physics, the closer to the upper thigh, the easier it is for kinetic energy to be transmitted to the waist, thus freeing the general from the trapped area.

But the posture was really disrespectful.

"Waaah... Never mind all that, the most important thing right now is to get the general out, they're all girls anyway!" Xin Hai murmured softly, then called out, "Excuse me, General Thunder, please bear with me, I'm about to begin."

She closed her eyes and pushed forward, feeling a soft touch on her hand, while Xiao Yi on the other side also began to pull with all his might.

After nearly five minutes of struggling, Thor moved a tiny bit, but still couldn't escape. Xin Hai was already sitting on the ground, panting heavily.

The general maintained her indifferent expression, but given the current situation, she looked as if she had lost all will to live.

Suddenly, Coral Palace Heart Sea looked at the extra mechanical materials in the corner of the room.

"How about I assemble a pulley system on the spot?" Xin Hai suggested. "Brute force isn't my forte; let's solve this with wisdom."

Xiao Yi suddenly remembered something and replied, "Using pulleys and other mechanical devices is indeed good, but I have other methods. Why don't you go down and tell Shaluo about the situation? Her confusing behavior of closing the door and running away earlier made the general and me quite worried."

Since Xiao Yi also had a good idea, Xin Hai decided not to get involved any further. She calmed down a bit, said goodbye to the stuck general and Xiao Yi, and walked outside to leave this place of trouble.

Xiao Yi abandoned the general and walked to the table where he had previously made milk tea. He found that there were still enough ingredients left to make another cup, so he made the same milk tea as before.

Before long, the fragrance filled the room at the top of the castle tower, but the general remained unmoved and stuck there.

Xiao Yi opened the balcony door, and fresh air rushed into the room, quickly dissipating the aroma of milk tea.

"Miss Ying, could you please show yourself?" he said as he walked to the edge of the balcony.

The general's expression gained a touch of emotion, and the shadow appeared.

Presumably, the shadow in the Pure Land of One Heart was unaware of the situation outside. After discovering her strange posture, she was stunned and somewhat puzzled.

"Miss Ying, can you break free?" Xiao Yi asked.

"I'll try... Ugh! It seems impossible, and even if I could, it would look terrible."

"Try to turn your head and look towards the balcony, towards me." Xiao Yi's hand, holding the milk tea, actually reached outside the fence. "I'll count to ten, and in ten seconds, I'll pour this very fresh and delicious brown sugar dumpling milk from the top of the castle tower."

He then activated the wind element, filling the room with fragrance.

"one."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shadow's voice came from behind: "It's not good to waste food. The ingredients for the dango milk are produced by the hard work of the people of Inazuma. Let me enjoy it."

Xiao Yi turned his head and saw a tall, purple-haired woman standing behind him, her face full of anxiety and anticipation. Her clothes at the waist were completely torn.

Even without looking down, Xiao Yi could imagine what a terrible scene it was. Seeing that Miss Ying was almost touching him, he quickly handed over the milk tea.

"Have a cup of milk tea to calm down first!"

Initially, the general could have crawled out on her own, but after careful analysis, she realized that forcibly crawling out would damage her clothes and affect the dignity of her noble status. According to the system algorithm, choosing to wait for Xiao Yi to rescue her was the most appropriate course of action.

Now, with the exquisite dessert about to go to waste, Ying involuntarily emerged from the portal, ultimately achieving the result Xiao Yi desired.

After Ying changed her clothes briefly, Xiao Yi continued his previous experiment.

After comparing them multiple times, he discovered that even if one side was a black box made of coral and pearls and the other side was a black box made of amber, it would not affect the use of the portal.

Later, he accidentally discovered the cause of the malfunction—bubble tea.

The black box made of coral and pearls is prone to malfunction if it comes into contact with bubble tea or other chemicals with extremely high sugar content, resulting in the situation just described. Even a very small amount can cause this malfunction.

The reason for the malfunction was that before the experiment started, Ying was drinking half of her milk tea when she suddenly turned her head away, causing a few drops to fall onto the corner instrument.

However, the real portal is not like this one. The black box is located inside the portal structure and cannot come into contact with any chemical substances, so Xin Hai's proposal is entirely feasible.

Chapter 212 The Spying Skirmisher

Things went much more smoothly than Xiao Yi had expected.

From the moment the portal was built until now, both the soldiers and the workers on site have been on high alert, guarding against sabotage by criminals.

Because Xiao Yi had already simplified the situation regarding the stragglers, everyone knew that there were those with ulterior motives who wanted to cause trouble during the construction period.

Unexpectedly, from the start of construction to completion, it took a full two months, and the process was unbelievably smooth. Not only did the theft of materials not occur like last time, but even the number of times monsters approached the construction site on their own was reduced.

There were no problems on Haiqi Island either. The stragglers who claimed to be prophets and spread rumors about Xiao Yi disappeared after Xiao Yi met with Xin Hai and explained the situation. No matter how the Coral Palace soldiers investigated, they could not find his whereabouts.

Xiao Yi suspected that the stragglers had already fled to other countries, but if that were the case, his behavior seemed very illogical, even somewhat inexplicable.

All this commotion was just to slander Narukami's adopted son. As soon as the adopted son tried to retaliate, he disappeared without a trace, which was completely unlike the style of a former executor of the Fools.

Xiao Yi's intuition told him that the scattered soldiers would eventually return, so he did not relax his vigilance around the teleportation gate until today when the huge teleportation gate was finally completed.

From the start of construction to its completion, it took a total of two months. Apart from the incident where the Coral Palace sergeant stole the crystallized bone marrow, nothing unusual happened.

It went so smoothly it was almost suspicious.

However, Xiao Yi is not a paranoid person. Rather than spending time and energy searching for potential crises that may or may not actually exist, his immediate priority is to test the teleportation portal function.

After all, he had already received news that the Liyue portal had been completed a week ago, and now the only task was for both sides to activate it simultaneously and open up a shortcut connecting the two countries.

A massive red torii gate stands on the plains of Hachiyun Island. This is the machine that connects the two countries. The two pillars of the torii gate resemble towers, and the magic and devices that drive the teleportation gate are hidden in the towering supporting pillars.

The doctor's design drawings only recorded the principle and design concept of the portal, without a specific standard image, so Inazuma's portal was made into this shape.

Even Xiao Yi had to admit that it had a strong religious and cultural atmosphere reminiscent of Inazuma.

At this moment, all the workers on Bayun Island have been evacuated to a safe area. Of the intelligent beings on the entire island, only Xiao Yi, who activated the teleportation portal, and Miss Ying, who came to watch the excitement, remain.

After all, there is a possibility of explosion when the portal is activated, and only these two people can escape successfully when danger occurs.

(Xiao Yi: Calling Guoba, calling Guoba, how's the situation in Liyue?)

(Guoba: Lululu...)

For some reason, even though Guoba was still alive, he was able to enter Xiao Yi's channel like Ying. Perhaps this is the power of the Demon God.