I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

Now it's time to test Ivan's acting skills.

Chapter 157 Gaining Trust

Inside a room in the Hiiragi residence.

Ivan washed his face to refresh himself.

This is the temporary rest room that the lady arranged for him.

He didn't return to the General's Mansion last night, and he doesn't know if Mu Ze Changhui and Ying Fa have noticed that he's missing.

There were many figures outside Ivan's room, clearly someone was patrolling around his room. Ivan pursed his lips. There was no way to run away in this situation. He could only observe and then make a plan.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door from the outside, and a woman's voice came in.

"I'm coming in."

Without waiting for Ivan's consent, the woman pushed open the door and walked in.

"How was your rest?"

"It's alright."

"Is there anything you need?"

"Not at the moment."

The woman glanced at Ivan and said, "In that case, you should continue to rest."

Seeing that the woman was about to leave, Ivan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Now that I've agreed to join you, you should at least give me some trust, right? What's with keeping me under house arrest here?"

The woman turned around and said, "It's always good to be wary of others. If you really don't have any other ideas, you can move around freely after this period."

Ivan tapped his finger on the table, and said meaningfully, "What if I could offer something that would demonstrate my sincerity?"

The woman paused for a moment, then crossed her arms and asked with interest, "What is it?"

Ivan said, "Give me back the plaque you took from me earlier."

The square brand Ivan mentioned was naturally his cell phone.

Since Ivan arrived in Inazuma, his phone's battery has been constantly charged by the Shadow using lightning elements, which is quite troublesome. Therefore, Ivan usually only turns on his phone when he needs it, to prevent the battery from draining too quickly.

With the phone off, Ivan was confident that the fools wouldn't be able to tell what it was.

The woman frowned and asked, "What do you need that square plaque for?"

Ivan shrugged and casually said, "That's a talisman my mother left me. Although it's just a glass plaque, it's very meaningful to me. Give me back the plaque first, and I'll give you what I'm talking about."

The woman thought for a moment, turned around and walked out, but returned a short while later with Ivan's phone in her hand.

"Here's the sign, but what about what you were talking about?"

Ivan said, "Go out first, and come back in ten minutes later. The things will be there."

The woman raised an eyebrow at Ivan, then followed his instructions, turned and left the room, closing the door behind her.

"I'd like to see what kind of tricks you're up to..."

Ten minutes later, Ivan's voice came from inside the room.

"All right."

The woman pushed open the door and entered, only to find Ivan empty-handed.

The woman squinted and said, "Where's the stuff? You're not playing a trick on me, are you?"

Ivan pointed to a few sheets of paper on the table and said, "This is what I'm using to express my sincerity."

The woman paused for a moment, then picked up the papers on the table.

On these sheets of paper were drawn complex geometric shapes and numbers, making them look like drawings of something.

The woman looked puzzled: "What is this?"

Ivan said, "Put these drawings together and look at them all at once."

The woman stacked several sheets of paper, and then the shape of a musket appeared before her eyes.

"This is... a musket?"

Ivan chuckled and said, "Wrong, it's a musket."

In Teyvat, if we were to say which country's technological development is closest to that of Earth, it would undoubtedly be the Kingdom of Winter. However, the technology of the Kingdom of Winter is still far behind that of Earth. If we had to describe the technological level of the Kingdom of Winter, it would be that it was at the level of Earth when it first discovered the steam engine. Therefore, the troops of the Kingdom of Winter also manufacture and equip themselves with relatively primitive firearms such as muskets. For example, there are soldiers among the Fools who use muskets.

Compared to the most primitive firearms, the Winter Kingdom combined fire elemental power, allowing the firearms to fire fire elemental bullets to kill enemies. The power is much greater than that of the most primitive firearms. However, the problem is the same as that of the most primitive firearms: the range that can cause effective damage and ensure accuracy is too short, at most only twenty or thirty meters.

The blueprints Ivan produced were for an improved version of a musket.

This type of firearm was invented and created by humans on Earth five or six hundred years ago, and its accuracy and range were greatly improved compared to the traditional musket.

Ivan said confidently, "The accurate killing range of this kind of musket is between 50 and 70 meters, which is much better than the muskets used by your Winter Kingdom, and it does not require fire elemental power to activate."

Hearing Ivan's words, the woman showed a shocked expression.

Over the years, the Kingdom of Zhidong has never stopped exploring all things. The Kingdom of Zhidong has also been researching how to improve the firing range of firearms, but the improvement has always been limited, reaching a maximum of 40 meters. Moreover, the weight of the modified firearms has increased to an unacceptable level.

The blueprints that Ivan produced directly increased the range of the firearm to over fifty meters, and judging from the blueprints, the final product was even lighter than the most basic musket.

What does this mean? Once the entire army of Zhidong Kingdom is equipped with this kind of firearm, its firepower will immediately be upgraded by a huge level.

At this moment, the lady suddenly realized that her decision to recruit Ivan into the Fools was absolutely correct.

China's technology is truly terrifying. Ivan has already produced such amazing things at the very beginning. What about the future?

Seeing the woman's shocked expression, Ivan secretly curled the corners of his mouth.

He naturally found the blueprints for the musket in his phone's encyclopedia.

Ivan wasn't afraid that muskets would be deployed to the Winter State forces, who might become enemies in the future. Muskets were obsolete on Earth for far too long; he didn't even find them in the weapons and equipment blueprint library, but in the historical document library.

The firearms were far too outdated compared to the weapons and equipment currently used by the Chinese military.

It's like a cosmic civilization with the ability to instantly fold space and a surface civilization fighting each other. Would the cosmic civilization care if the surface civilization changed its weapons from rifles to missiles?

"This is my sincerity. How about that? Is it enough to give me the freedom to move around?"

At this point, Ivan sat down and pulled the woman next to him into his lap, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Or perhaps, such sincerity, besides free time, can be exchanged for more rewards, such as a beautiful woman's kiss."

The woman placed her finger on Ivan's lips, her eyes sparkling with a seductive smile, and said, "Are you doing this on purpose, or is this just your true nature?"

Ivan squinted and smiled, "What do you think? Who doesn't like beautiful women?"

The woman chuckled softly, then lightly touched Ivan's cheek with her lips before rising from his embrace.

"Pack yourself up, I'll take you out in a bit."

After the woman left, Ivan touched the spot on his cheek where she had lightly pecked him. It felt cool to the touch, yet also like a small, warm flame—a strange interplay of hot and cold.

"It seems that getting too immersed in the role isn't a good thing. I have a feeling that if I keep going, I'll start acting out my virginity too..."

Ivan shook his head, hesitant to think any further.

Chapter 158 Super Soldier

"What? You're taking him with you?"

In the main hall of the Hiiragi family, Shinsuke Hiiragi pointed at Ivan with an expression of utter disbelief.

"He's the general's man."

The woman frowned and said, "My mind is made up."

"But......"

"This is an internal matter of our Fool Clan, and your Hiiragi family has no right to ask questions."

Seeing Hiiragi Shinsuke's discomfiture, Ivan sat on a chair to the side, crossed his legs, grabbed a handful of nuts and melon seeds from the table, and coughed, looking every bit like an outsider.

Shinsuke Hiiragi gritted his teeth, glanced at Ivan, said nothing more, and turned to leave the hall.

Ivan is still clicking away...

The woman said, "Stop eating, come with me."

Ivan raised an eyebrow: "Where to?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

Ivan shrugged, got up, and followed the woman out the door.

After leaving the Hiiragi residence, Ivan and the lady boarded the same carriage, which then began to move towards an unknown destination.

Sitting in the carriage canopy behind the carriage, Ivan glanced around. The canopy was completely sealed off after the doors were closed, with only a little light shining in through the cracks in the small windows to keep it from being too dark. At this moment, the lady was sitting directly opposite Ivan, her gaze sweeping over Ivan's body with a particular interest.

Seeing this, Ivan immediately abandoned the idea of ​​transmitting information from here and simply pretended to close his eyes and rest, remaining silent.

Soon, the swaying of the carriage stopped, the carriage door opened, and Ivan followed the lady down from the carriage.

As soon as Ivan stepped onto the ground, he immediately discovered that the convoy had stopped at the foot of a cliff somewhere, and there was a very large opening in the mountain wall in front of him.

On the carriage in front, Shinsuke Hiiragi got off, glanced at Ivan and the lady, and then took the lead into the cave.

Then the lady and Ivan followed closely behind and went inside.

The cave was spacious, with Fools patrolling and standing guard on both sides. Soon Ivan arrived at the depths of the cave, where a huge stone door appeared before him.

The woman said coldly, "Open the door."

The two fools standing in front of the stone gate immediately activated the mechanism, and the stone gate opened with a click.

Just then, Ivan suddenly felt a strong aura of destruction coming from inside the stone gate, and he subconsciously frowned.

The woman turned to Shinsuke Hiiragi and said, "Mr. Hiiragi, let's go."

Shinsuke Hiiragi didn't say anything, turned around and walked through the stone gate, and the lady and Ivan quickly followed.

Upon entering the stone gate, Ivan discovered that it was actually a closed space composed of countless partitioned rooms, where many Fools were bustling about.

Soon a squad leader of the Fools appeared before the lady.

"Madam."

"Hmm... how's the progress?"