I'm in the Teyvat running group

“That’s right. The five sinners devoured the prince’s power. No matter how vague the trap of Viserfnir may seem, Kong will definitely want to step into it.”

“If that’s the case, then our involvement becomes inevitable. So, which side should we stand on in this matter?” Qin looked at the people present with a puzzled expression, then seemed to have thought of something and said, “I understand. This matter seems to have a choice, but in reality, we didn’t have a second choice from the beginning!”

“Yes, Captain Jean, although this is also your first time experiencing something like this, your intelligence has truly surprised me. You are indeed one of the most outstanding captains since the founding of Mondstadt.” Barbiros looked at Jean and smiled. “At the beginning, we all only had one choice, which was to help Kong reclaim what was rightfully his and let the weaving of fate complete.”

Chapter 391 The Battalion Commander Skillfully Divides Difficult Matters

"I've listened to all your analyses, so I can probably give my own analysis now." Qin spread out a piece of paper and began writing slowly with her pen.

"If I'm not mistaken, the most pressing issue in this incident is actually with that 'clown.' I've overheard the grand plan, so the return of the March Goddess is practically a reality. Let's not even discuss the success rate; after the March Goddess's successful return, it will be virtually impossible for her to use the Abyss to ascend to a rank comparable to a world-class being."

"And the one who most needs to return next is 'Viserfnir.' His goal should be to obtain the Sage's information from the Clown and the missing piece from the Abyss Prince." Jean looked at the people present and said, "Abedo told me that the Five Deadly Sins did not obtain their positions without a price. Rhinedot almost went mad, Surtroch wreaked havoc throughout the universe, and the Moon Hunters were extremely extreme. This suggests that Viserfnir may also face the same predicament. However, once Kong completes the Loom and regains his position, it will be impossible for him to recover his sanity."

"Finally, there's the prince of the abyss. He's actually the one with the weakest motivation, but he'll definitely worry about whether Ying will get involved, because Ying will know that this matter is related to her brother, and he can't possibly not take action."

“That’s right, Jean is the smartest. She figured all of this out very quickly.” Wendy smiled as he looked at what Jean had written. “This is indeed one of the clever things the Seer did in setting up this scheme. Everyone has to join in.”

"So, for us, there are actually priorities," Qin said quietly, looking at everyone present.

"First, we must protect Kong. He is not only likely to be the fulcrum of the Abyss, but he may also be the source of a sufficiently safe Abyss power. He is also one of the fulcrums of Teyvat."

"Secondly, Viserfnir, although his madness is inevitable and the Five Deadly Sins are not worthy of pity, it is also necessary to calm him down. A madman is more terrifying than a calm villain. Therefore, his needs are secondary. At least this deal is somewhat beneficial to Teyvat, but it cannot be on the premise of suffering harm in vain."

"Third, the clown can only be ranked here. His thoughts are the most despicable. If there is a sufficient opportunity, I think we can kill him, but we must be quick and it cannot affect other things."

"The clown is ranked after Viserfnir? Although I understand why Sora is put first." Alice asked, quite puzzled, but Yunxiu knew the answer to this question.

“While some of the five great sinners do deserve to die, a rational prophet can at least negotiate terms. The most dangerous prophet is one who indiscriminately destroys everything,” Yunxiu said with a smile. “As for the clown, it’s not that he shouldn’t die, but rather that his death doesn’t actually have a significant impact on the situation. The difficulty for him to ascend to godhood is far too great, and the difficulty of obtaining his rank is also extremely high. As long as we protect Kong, his only option is to go to Columbia and seize his rank.”

“Columbia is currently the focus of Teyvat’s attention, and the Seven Gods may intervene at any time.” Wendy looked at the people present and smiled. “The return of March is a major event for Teyvat, and it is clear that Teyvat is not going to let a March goddess leave.”

Yunxiu believes this, just like in the original storyline of Nordkalé, what seems like a very simple return of the moon is actually the involvement of powerful figures from almost every kingdom. Although the main force is the powerful figures from Sumeru, Winter, and Mondstadt, the shadows of other kingdoms are also faintly present. The gods even personally crafted key items, which is also part of the original storyline.

The need for March is now more urgent than in the original work, because the bottom line in the original work was that Ying could regain her memories and sit on the throne of gods. But Yunxiu's bottom line now is to save everyone. Da Yunxiu has already tried to sit on the throne of gods once, and at least Yunxiu did not like that ending.

“Although I am not capable of participating in such a major event, I think what everyone needs to do now is very clear.” Qin picked up a pen and drew a few circles on the paper, then smiled and said, “First and foremost, we need to contact Kong. This prince of the abyss should be the core of everything. As for how to contact him, I think you will have a way.”

"The second is the deal with Viserfnir. Maintaining sanity at this level comes at an extremely high price. Aberdo said that Rhinedot only suppressed his madness by devouring the Heart of Nabelis and merging with the Reign of Life..."

“We don’t have the power to govern, but it should be feasible to postpone things for a while.” Wendy smiled. His guarantee was indeed the most reliable. Jean and Alice nodded, and the matter was considered settled.

"Finally, we need to kill the clown, a very powerful court mage from the time of Kanria. We need to gather information about him to ensure our success, but he has hardly ever appeared on the battlefield, so we have very little information about him."

“I’ll figure that out. It’s really troublesome to assemble a team and figure out how to deal with him, but that’s something I’m good at.” Yunxiu smiled and agreed to the task. Then she continued, “As for Kong, I should be able to find him too. Leave these two things to me. Of course, it would be best if someone could talk to him with me.”

Wendy smiled and shook her head at Yunxiu's gaze, saying, "I'm not very good at this kind of thing. Isn't the Emperor the most suitable? He's quite skilled at contracts and transactions."

It seems I'll have to go back and look for my old father... Oh well, he hasn't done anything these past few days, he's probably just wandering around by himself. The Chamber of Commerce did send some bills from Zhongli these past few days, not many, but that proves finding him shouldn't be too difficult.

They chatted from morning till night, and when they saw that it was almost time, Barbielos and Wendy left quickly, as they had other things to do. Alice, on the other hand, had to spend time with her daughter, and Klee had brought over a whole bunch of snacks she bought from the Deer Hunter. So Yunxiu simply ate some snacks at the Knights' table while chatting casually with the mother and daughter.

However, not long after, Qin finished dealing with everything, sat down at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and began to drink it in a rare moment of relaxation.

"It's rare to see Commander Qin so relaxed. The Knights must not be too busy lately, right?" Yunxiu smiled and handed over a plate of snacks. Although Mondstadt's snacks looked a bit rough and not as delicate as Fontaine's, the quality was by no means inferior. Both the taste and the cooking time were top-notch.

"The introduction of the Spirit Realm recently has made many tasks much easier, and the Knights can now work from nine to five." Jean smiled and opened her Spirit Realm terminal, handing it to Yunxiu. "Moreover, the implementation of the spell system has made the Knights more manpower-rich, and now the monsters within two hundred kilometers of Mondstadt have been wiped out."

Yunxiu took the Spirit Realm terminal and looked at it, and found that it was indeed the case. The Knights' workload had been reduced a lot due to the improvement in manpower and strength.

Although the expeditionary force led by the Grand Master has not yet fully returned, the Knights' current strength is not much lower than before the Grand Master left. Now, 20% of their manpower is equivalent to their previous total strength! This shows just how much the spell system has boosted Teyvat's combat power.

After handing the Spirit Realm Terminal back to Qin, Yunxiu got up and left the Knights, heading towards Sugar's house near the Alchemy Workshop.

Since it was already late, Yunxiu didn't plan to go back today. She told Xiangling in the Spirit Realm that she would simply stay at Sugar's place tonight.

Sugar's home is a three-story building near the Mondstadt Alchemy Workshop, specifically in the area around the Synthesis Table. Originally, it was a single-story building, but Sugar expanded it after earning a lot of money. The house's decoration and exterior are full of girlish charm. Since the existence of demiplanes, Sugar still doesn't conduct many experiments in her home.

However, at this time, Sugar is probably taking a break during her limited daily rest time, most likely reading comics.

Yunxiu casually pushed open the door and went in. Sure enough, she saw Sugar sitting at the table playing with something, and opposite her was Fischl, the chuunibyou girl, with a large raven beside her. This was Oz.

"Mr. Yunxiu, you're here!" Sugar looked up and saw Yunxiu walking in. She rushed over with great surprise, took his hand, and led him to the table. "Look, the cards that Fischl and I studied together, they're so much fun!"

"I foresaw your arrival long ago! The threads of fate have indeed unfolded as I predicted when I observed the stars last night—you, the God's Child from Liyue, have finally set foot on this land blessed by the wind!"

Uh… Yunxiu was speechless.

“Miss means that she is very happy that you, Mr. Yun, have come here,” Oz’s voice rang out at the opportune moment.

"Of course I know..." Yunxiu helplessly reached out and rubbed Fischl's head, making her little head look like a bird's nest before laughing, "What kind of card is this? Let me see it too."

"How dare you be so disrespectful! This is the 'Dark Corridor' I, the Princess, have set up! Every mechanism contains the echoes of Fontaine's history spanning a thousand years! Look carefully!"

“What you mean, miss, is that you shouldn’t scratch your head. This game is an improvement on the tabletop role-playing games from Fontainebleau, and we’d like to invite you to play together,” Oz translated as always.

"Um, let me see. I'm a tabletop RPG expert, after all." Yunxiu sat down easily and carefully looked at the tabletop RPG game designed by Fischl. However, there were some parts that he didn't quite understand at first. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about I participate and see how this game works?"

"You are willing to join our holy war? This princess needs a warrior who can withstand the Shadow Curse!"

"What you mean, miss, is that you should sit in the front row?"

"I'm a mage, well, it's not bad to be a warrior in the game occasionally..."

Yunxiu picked up a few dice and started creating cards for herself, but she failed six times in a row. It took her a full half hour to finally create her first Dark Night Corridor Warrior card...

In the hazy darkness of the night, a unique running club activity began.

Chapter 392 Oath in the Pure Land of the Dark Night

It has to be said that although Yunxiu's tabletop RPG skills are second to none in Teyvat, perhaps only Navia can rival him.

But even the most powerful magic can't compete with fate, and even the strongest strength can't match a dog's luck. Fischl's skill level is hard to say; he might just be a beginner. But his luck made Yunxiu grit his teeth. He almost never rolled a score below 15 during a test, and when it came to using skills, he even rolled six sixes at once, which was absolutely terrifying.

Yunxiu cast a check on Fischl and discovered that Fischl had a talent called "Intermediate Luck Aura," which means that for all checks with a difficulty of DC 12 or less, the check will be as close to the maximum possible value as possible.

I knew it... Maybe Bennett has some kind of super bad luck aura about him...

Yunxiu played the tabletop role-playing game while complaining, and quickly finished the scenario. As expected, Fischl won a great victory.

She jumped up excitedly, startling Sugar: "This princess has decided to establish a 'Dark Corridor Tabletop RPG' in the Spirit Realm, so that all souls yearning for adventure can bask in the glory of this princess!"

Oz said expressionlessly, "What Miss means is that she wants to bring this game to life in the Spirit Realm."

Yunxiu casually moved the juice in front of Sugar over, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Of course I support it, but do you know how much this costs?"

Fischl was taken aback: "Money? How can glory be associated with such worldly things!"

“But making a game requires a game architect, art designers, and marketing and promotion. You might even need to find a few big streamers to help you play it.” Yunxiu waved his hand slightly, looking at Oz who seemed hesitant to speak. His ability to translate Fischl's melodramatic pronouncements was truly exceptional, because he had once been that kind of person…

"Besides, large spaces in the Spirit Realm need to be rented, and a decent one costs tens of thousands of Mora per day. In your case, you would at least need to rent a branch of the Spirit Realm, which would cost about 100,000 Mora per day."

Fischl's smile froze on her face. She peeked at Sugar and said, "One hundred thousand Mora... just how much money is that?"

“It’s probably…probably…probably enough to buy this house.” Sugar calculated for a moment before speaking seriously, “But I…I can pay for it if you really want to do it, Fischl. It might cost around ten million…but I believe you can earn that money quickly even without my investment.”

Fischl stared blankly at Sugar, then suddenly straightened her back: "Hmph! Fine then! How can this mere mortal currency measure the value of the Dark Night Pure Land?!"

Oz said quietly, "What you mean is, Miss, is that there's too much money, and I'm really sorry."

“It’s okay… Fischl, you’re my friend…” Sugar said softly, “Friends… shouldn’t friends help each other? Besides, I don’t really need the money…”

Seeing Sugar's timid appearance, Yunxiu couldn't help but reach out and pat Sugar's little head, and said with a smile, "If Fischl doesn't mind, you can pay for it. There's no need for a contract. I'll take care of any problems."

Sugar is indeed not short of money. Although her equity has been diluted a lot as her business has expanded, Sugar still holds 5.5% of the shares. Last year's dividends amounted to tens of billions of Mora. Given Sugar's spending speed, even if she keeps pouring money into bio-alchemy and most of her funds are managed by Yanfei's people, she still has more than one billion in readily available funds.

Even if you find a good team to work with, investing ten million would be enough for the Fischl project.

However, the young woman was clearly not so relaxed. She stood up quite seriously and said with a very earnest expression, "This is the formal contract between the Pure Land of the Night and the mortal world! It must be recorded eternally! Otherwise, how will future generations know of my great achievements?!"

Oz turned to her: "What you mean is, Miss, is that the contract must be formally signed."

Yunxiu scratched her head. It wasn't a big deal, so she nodded. Sugar naturally didn't object either. Anyway, even if something really happened, she wouldn't let Fischl do anything.

Fischl quickly produced a peculiar ribbon tied with a purple scroll from somewhere and carefully wrote lines of text with a quill pen. The text was in a rather beautiful cursive script, far superior to Yunxiu's.

"The Eternal Covenant of the Pure Land of Dark Night"

"I, Fischl von Rufschloss Nafidott, lord of the Pure Land of Darkness and princess of judgment, hereby pledge this covenant with Sugar, the divine child of Liyue and the great alchemist, by the blood of the royal family and the curse of a thousand years."

"Together we will create a palace of tabletop RPGs in the Dark Corridor, where all souls of the mortal world can undergo the trials of fate."

"Startup capital: 10 million Mora"

"Anyone who breaches this contract will be punished by the thousand-year curse of the Netherworld!"

"Including but not limited to: encountering giant monsters on every adventure, being chased by all monsters, being disliked by the Adventurers' Guild, etc."

"Covenant Holder: Fischl von Rufschloss Nafidott, Lord of the Pure Land of Dark Night and Princess of Judgment"

“Um…” Watching Fischl quickly write out three copies of the contract, Yunxiu suddenly realized that having this princess write the contract seemed like a bad choice… However, if the curse really took effect, it would be a bit of a waste to exchange this thing for only ten million Mora.

Yunxiu wasn't worried about Fischl defaulting on the debt. Putting aside the fact that neither he nor Sugar took the money seriously, even if they did, as Sugar said, once Fischl officially started her adventures, her rank would inevitably reach the level of a Genshin God very quickly.

Ten million Mora is likely just the income from her few adventures. You know, if you don't want to take risks and just work honestly, a Genshin Impact-level Spirit Realm Architect can earn 30 Mora a month. Fischl's imagination is perfect for this kind of job.

Sugar gently tugged at Yunxiu's sleeve and winked at him.

“Alright…” Yunxiu casually raised her hand and quickly imprinted her elemental mark on the three contracts. Sugar then took the quill pen and carefully signed her name—Sugar Hohenheim.

"The contract is complete."

“Those who break their promises shall be punished for breaking their promises!” Fischl looked at the contract seriously, gently tied two of them with ribbons, and handed one of them to Sugar.

Yunxiu looked at Fischl, who was speaking so seriously, with surprise, and couldn't help but laugh and say, "I didn't expect you to know this sentence too."

Fischl crossed her arms and proudly straightened her back: "Hmph! Of course I know! These are words of an ancient covenant deciphered from the prophecy of the great alchemist! Fate has brought me here today to utter these words!"

Oz spoke up at the opportune moment: "Miss means that Miss Sugar told her what this sentence meant."

Yunxiu then took out the contract, gently swiped her hand to open the space in Yanfei's office, and carefully placed the contract on Yanfei's desk. She then picked up the spiritual terminal and sent a message to Yanfei:

"The new contract, please file it for future reference... Um... Also, please transfer ten million Mora from Sugar's account to the account of a fifth-circle warlock in the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild, named Fischl."

"This is the first time I've ever seen such a bizarre contract, but it actually has quite a strong binding force. Where did you sign this one from? Were you out flirting with girls?"

"This is Sugar's friend. She's investing in her friend's game. Isn't this normal between girls...?"

"Alright, you're the boss, so you decide. Let's call it a day. I'm too lazy to go back to the office. We'll handle it tomorrow. Tonight, I'm going to accompany Xiangling to check on Yunsong's studies."

Yunxiu silently put away her spiritual terminal. She didn't know when it started, but these girls had all begun to pay attention to Yunsong's studies and life...

Yun Song was indeed quite intelligent. In less than two months since becoming an apprentice, he had already mastered most of the techniques of Shifting Heaven and Guiding the Sky, and had even begun to learn the Law of Heaven and Earth, a technique that many legendary figures could not learn. Moreover, his physical vitality was becoming more and more terrifying every day. Yun Xiu had a slight check a few days ago, and his physique had reached 16 points, which was almost the same as some fifth or sixth ring warriors.

He himself did not expect that his son would have the potential to become a saint in the physical body. Could it be because he was breaking through the physical level at that time?