I'm in the Teyvat running group

"How did these teahouses know about these habits of mine?"

"It must be a story from 'The Tale of Master Yunxiu Subduing Demons,'" Zhongli chuckled, pointing to a plate of snacks on the table. "Look, this dried snail meat is a popular snack in the market, and it was brought from you."

"Oh, it's about to begin."

Zhongli looked at the stage and said something. Yunxiu also saw it. Liu Su walked out from backstage with a happy expression.

Snapped!

As soon as the gavel struck, a folding fan was unfurled from Liu Su's hand.

He glanced at the audience and said with some excitement:

"Ladies and gentlemen, as we discussed in the last episode, the True Man Yunxiu severed his three corpses and attained the Great Dao, making him an exceptional figure who appears only once every thousand years in Teyvat."

"But if you ask how this person got to where he is today? Well, that's a long story—"

"More than twenty years ago, he was just an ordinary boy in Liyue Harbor. The son of Yunqing from Tian Shu, he ate at Wanmin Hall since he was a child and grew up with Xiangling, the daughter of Master Mao. Who could have imagined that such an inconspicuous young man would one day stir up a storm in Teyvat?"

“Strictly speaking, since I am the son of Tian Shu, it’s unlikely that I’m insignificant… At most, I could be considered close to people?” Yun Xiu sighed helplessly and looked at Zhong Li, saying, “By the way, Your Majesty, what was your opinion back then?”

“Your clone has already met with the past and me, so you naturally know this.” Zhongli chuckled. “I’m not only helping others, but also helping myself.”

"A newcomer, yet he slew the 'Doctor,' the executor of the Fools! Who is this Nattorelle? The second seat of Winter, an ancient monster who has lived for countless years. Yet our True Man, with the help of the wind god Barbatos, delivered a decisive blow that transcends time, completely eliminating this scourge!"

"Strictly speaking, the main reason I killed Dotole was that I didn't like him."

"I don't like him mainly because he's rather evil. I was on the battlefield at the time, and you did a great job... Only you could do this, because no other god could inherit this cause and effect."

"He created storage bags, left the spirit realm, established associations, and developed systems, transforming Teyvat and spreading the spirit seals throughout the seven kingdoms. The Imperial Academy was filled with students, and even the bitterly cold winter lands had schools built."

"Most of these were initially done for my own benefit, but the subsequent promotion was largely due to the efforts of others. I often got things done by taking advantage of everyone's support."

"Being able to gain everyone's support is a skill in itself, and in this respect, you and I are similar."

"Our Rock King Emperor, an old immortal over six thousand years old, fought countless battles in the war between demons and gods, what kind of storms hasn't he seen? But Yunxiu said one sentence: 'Emperor, it's time for you to retire.' Hey! The old man really did retire! He collects his pension, becomes a guest minister, drinks tea every day, listens to stories, and writes inscriptions for others. This is the true way to settle the affairs of a deity after death."

“I do want Your Majesty to retire, mainly because you are really too tired, and I fully support that…” Yunxiu looked at Zhongli and sighed: “As for what I said back then, I was serious, because the meaning of a contract lies in equality, and you have indeed been giving so much for so many years.”

“You’re right, but that’s not the fundamental problem. The most fundamental problem is that you haven’t given up on your original aspirations.” Zhongli also said with a smile, “Everyone can see what you’ve done since then.”

"From then on, it became common for immortals to enter the mortal world. Those who carved the moon and built the sun, managed the water and stacked the mountains, retained the clouds and borrowed the wind, and sang the sea and settled in the clouds, all entered the world, took on disciples and taught, and established their own sects. Moreover, several immortals, such as Gui Zhong and Yi Xiao Dao Tian, ​​returned from the ley lines and are now living a very prosperous and fulfilling life in Liyue!"

"The Azure Lotus Sword Immortal has slumbered for over two thousand years. Who said this world no longer needs swordsmen? A single strike that forced back the ruling avatar—that makes him the greatest swordsman in Liyue!"

“Speaking of Li Qinglian, he and Gan Lin are truly a match made in heaven. I see them traveling around and collecting antiques almost every day.” Yunxiu chuckled and downed another bottle of soda. “Besides, it’s always a good thing that the story of the Qinglian Sword Immortal has a happy ending.”

“Li Qinglian also has the potential to become a god through human means, and he should be close to it.” Zhongli smiled. “However, even if he doesn’t become a god, his strength is already strong enough.”

"This is the ability of even gods to be mortals... But these good days are coming to an end."

"The lair of that abyss, Boheyura, has always been sealed, but this seal won't last much longer. Master Yunxiu knew this day would come. So he spent twenty years accumulating this wealth—"

"It is the result of twenty years of painstaking effort, the dedication of countless people, and the very fate of Teyvat!"

"At that final meeting, Master Yunxiu held a wine cup and toasted the Emperor, saying:"

"The final stop, for the future!"

"For the future..."

"It doesn't matter who it's for... but this time you can fight with peace of mind." Zhongli raised a cup of wine, stood up and bowed to Yunxiu, then said with a smile, "I've seen everything that's happened in the past twenty years. Go!"

“And thousands of years ago you looked up at the three moons and defied the laws of nature, hundreds of years ago you stood against the abyss and plugged the leaks. Every Teyvat has seen all of this.”

"We believe in you, and we will continue to lead Teyvat to a new future."

"That's a future with infinite possibilities."

Yunxiu also stood up, took the wine, drank it in one gulp, and laughed: "Then, let's meet again in the new world, my father."

"Then, let's listen to the new book together."

Just then, Tea Master Liu Su finished his last part and recited the opening poem.

"The Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends gather at the Cloud Platform, and the flames of war shake the nine regions."

"A single sword cleaves the sun and moon in the sky, a thousand armies unleash their power and sweep away the dust."

"A century of blood debts will be settled today, and a thousand-year-old ailment will be cured at this moment."

"Do not say that the gods are unfathomable; true heroes exist among men!"

"We will definitely meet again in the new world."

—The Moonlight Chapter, End

Chapter 537 War Breaks Out Suddenly: A Look at the Common People

The earth was deep black, as a massive abyss overflowed, staining the entire land a pure black.

However, the battlefield seemed to be firmly bound together by several barriers, forming several rings that prevented the abyss's corruption from penetrating the true Teyvat.

This is a war zone tightly bound by spatial anchoring and purification arrays. There are even several Jade Pavilions in the sky carrying out anti-aircraft missions. In the center of the battlefield is the breach that has been opened at Musk Reef.

The seal on this core, which originally bound countless abyssal monsters, has been completely broken. Almost endless monsters emerge every instant, and a large portion of them are instantly killed or vaporized. However, the number of monsters is simply too great.

Not only were there a huge number of them, but also a large number of god-level monsters that used their own bodies to withstand the damage and surged out from them, releasing one monster after another that continuously impacted the force field barrier and the spatial anchoring array.

However, if you look inward from outer space, you'll find that Musk Reef is not the only such location.

Whether it's the original Dead Zone Gap in Kanria or the Gap in the Outer Sea of ​​Inazuma, a large number of monsters have emerged, but on a much smaller scale. One or two demigods with a small force can hold them off.

A large number of troops are near Musk Reef, where they are being attacked from both the outside and inside. Two war fortresses outside the atmosphere are also constantly attacking from the rear. In outer space, the firepower of the war fortresses can strike indiscriminately, but even so, they cannot completely eliminate the overflowing monsters.

There are still many warriors and small aircraft constantly fighting. Occasionally, a few groups of monsters will overflow, but they will be caught up and killed by the mech forces stationed here.

"The 133rd head..." Looking at the burst of fire outside the window, Werner lowered his hand from the mecha's control stick, reached into the small refrigerator below, pulled out a can of coffee, and took a small sip.

The cold coffee flowed down my throat, mixed with the aroma of seaweed.

Werner himself didn't know why, but as a Mondstadt native, he liked to drink coffee with seaweed flavor.

"The new mechs have a lot of advantages, at least they installed this in the mechs." Werner sighed with satisfaction: "I just don't know when this work will be finished. It's been going on for more than half a month now, hasn't it? I wonder how Lord Yunxiu and the others are doing inside Poheyura."

He sighed, finished his coffee in a few gulps, crumpled the can and threw it into the trash can, then put his hand back on the control stick and began to check the surrounding battle situation.

When he saw what appeared to be a monster 700 kilometers away, he gently pressed the throttle button. Several streams of particles shot out from the back of the 50-meter-tall mech, quickly pushing his speed to over Mach 30.

At this speed, he can provide support to the battlefield in one minute.

"It's a pity our thing can't travel through the atmosphere, otherwise I'd really like to go and take a look." Werner pushed the control stick to the front, and the surging power made the mecha's speed soar. As the distance closed, the two rune swords in the mecha's hands were revealed.

"The 134th!" A flash of light swept across the demon's body, neatly slicing it in two. The blade then raised its hand and unleashed several more slashes, reducing the demon to dust. Just as the abyssal aura within the demon was about to dissipate, it was completely annihilated by the light force generated by the rune array on the mech's chest.

Werner's skill level was very high. He cleared out all the monsters here in just a few minutes, and purified them all according to standard procedures.

After cleaning up, the mech changed direction and flew towards the space station.

"Combatants returning to the space station, please report."

"The 37th Space Mech Extermination Team, Vice-Captain Werner has returned. Today, they have slain 141 monsters."

"Verified. Please proceed to shuttle port number four to return."

With a turn, the mech landed lightly at docking point number four. A huge mechanical arm lifted the mech and transported it directly to the hangar at the rear. Werner jumped out of the cockpit and saw several alchemists already surrounding it for repairs.

He stretched and yawned, but instead of going back to rest, he went to the conference room first. The mech pilots usually came here to sit after they came down, and also to see which colleague had gone to "load" again. This was a rare way to relax during the war.

There were about a dozen drivers sitting in twos and threes in the conference room, which was not much different from the usual number. Werner soon spotted his old acquaintance, Hoffman from Squad 41.

"Hey, Hoffman, how was the day?" Hoffman was patted on the shoulder and visibly pleased. He looked at Werner and smiled, "You came back alive too? Looks like I was lucky today. Most of my friends are healthy. A few of them have already sat here for a while and gone to eat."

“It was still a bit dangerous, but luckily we ran into Immortal Zibai who happened to be passing by and came to our rescue.” Werner sighed. “Two god-level monsters suddenly appeared and tore apart my subordinate’s mech. I only had time to retrieve his Soul Nourishing Jade. Immortal Zibai killed the monsters and then left. It’s said that she was on her way back to Earth from the lunar base and just happened to be passing by.”

"Yes, the ground attack is not going particularly well. I heard that the battlefield is even more intense than in space now. Look, even the Jade Pavilion has been transferred down."

"I did participate in the flood control operation back then, but I was just a combatant in the strike group. Although it was very fierce, it seemed to be better than now."

"It's not a war on the same level... I also participated in the flood discharge, but back then our advance and compression went very smoothly, and we controlled the battlefield in less than seven days. Unlike now." Hoffman sighed and drank a glass of dandelion wine: "It's been seventeen days now, and the ground is still in a state of scorching heat. We've even rotated our troops several times."

What about casualties?

"I heard that nearly 800,000 have died, and 40,000 cannot be resurrected."

"Forty thousand...that's a lot of numbers."

"Who can argue with that? Although we have a lot more medical units now, we also have a lot more monsters."

“The battlefield in space seems to be getting bigger and bigger.” Werner also took a sip of his drink. “Yesterday I saw a newly built Jade Pavilion that hadn’t been tested or trained yet, but it went straight into battle. The commander was an old acquaintance of ours. Do you remember Mika? He said that since it’s a war, we should train as we fight, and it should be about the same when we get to Pohyura.”

"He wasn't wrong..."

The two chatted for a while longer, finished their meal, and then returned to their respective dormitories.

After washing up, Hoffman opened a phone with his family in his dormitory. Seeing his wife and children on the other end of the line, as well as the view of Mondstadt, his expression softened considerably.

Mondstadt is at least still stable and peaceful... I can even see that the Cattail Tavern is still open, which means that supplies are not in short supply, which is certainly good news.

"Mia, are we eating out? At the Deer Hunter?"

“Yes, the Deer Hunter is open as usual today, but these days it’s only open one day out of three. The remaining two days, the Deer Hunter needs to supply rations to the front lines,” Mia replied with a smile to her husband. “But we have plenty of food. We just wanted to go out for a meal today. How’s it going at the front?”

"The same as always... Although this is the most critical time, I always feel that it is the darkness before dawn?" Hoffman looked at his child and then smiled: "And our defenses are very strong, it's just that some people will have to cast spells... but that's not a big deal."

You'd better be careful.

"Of course I know... How is the child?"

"Schools are operating normally..."

After chatting with his wife and children for a while, Hoffman turned off the video and quickly lay down on the bed to rest.

He thought back to the day the war began. After Yunxiu Zhenren gave his pre-war speech, he personally led several demigods and gods into Boheyula. Then, in less than half a day, a large number of demons emerged from Boheyula, and they began to carry out the blockade and attack mission according to the prepared tactics.

It seemed like an ordinary start, but the problem was that it was larger in scale than initially expected.

Fortunately, the initial preparations were based on three times the storage and ammunition capacity, so after a large amount of firepower was deployed, the battle line finally stabilized.

With the arrival of troops, the deployment of magic arrays, and a large number of attacks, the battle line has now reached a stalemate—and naturally, the situation on the ground has also spread to space.

The biggest problem in space is that it is impossible to deploy anchoring arrays, which directly causes many monsters to flee in all directions. Therefore, many of these mechs that were originally fighting on the ground were transferred to space to carry out missions, and the Qunyu Pavilion that was originally carrying out fire suppression in space was transferred back to the ground to fight.

One hundred and twenty squads and one thousand two hundred mechs formed the clearing and defense line in space, but because there were so many monsters, each person had to clear out hundreds every day in order to barely control the situation.

This is because only one in ten thousand monsters escaped, so they only need to deal with these hundreds of thousands.