Genshin Impact, start by playing as the Herrscher of the Void

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Hiki Village.

"Go further in and you will reach our village. As for the girl, she is on the other side of the village and we will have to walk for a while." After walking for a while, the villager finally brought Zheping and others to the entrance of the village.

Alas...there are no people left...

Looking at the extremely cold and deserted village, Zheping sighed silently in his heart. He knew that these were all the consequences of the war.

"Where is she? Take us there quickly, or you'll be in trouble."

"Sir, it's just ahead, we'll be there soon..."

......

Just as Zheping was about to enter the village, he heard the voices of several unknown people talking in the distance.

That's... the Shogunate Army?!

As he watched the figures in the distance gradually approaching them, Zheping discovered their identities.

"Prepare for battle--" When Teppei discovered the shogunate troops, the shogunate troops also discovered them. The villager who led the way saw that the situation was not good and ran away.

Please...

Teppei quickly took out his secret weapon and held it tightly in his hand, feeling the endless power, he rushed directly towards the shogunate troops.

"Get rid of them——"

"Come on--"

The shogunate troops also drew their weapons and rushed towards Teppei and his men.

Although their mission this time was to help Lord Sara investigate the evil spirits on the island, since they had encountered several rebels, there was no reason to let them go.

In this way, the two sides soon got into a fight and attracted the attention of one person.

Boring humans... are doing such boring things again...

Janna looked bored as she watched the two groups of humans fighting silently.

The impression that humans gave her was not only that they were weak, but also that they liked to kill each other. She had seen too many boring things like this.

But this time it was not boring at all, because something used by one of the humans who were killing each other aroused her interest.

She knew that there was something called the Eye of God in this world that allowed humans to control the elemental forces, but the human being now was clearly not using the Eye of God.

Although the effects seem similar, this thing similar to the Eye of God obviously gains such a tiny bit of power at the cost of consuming lives.

Humans...really can't understand...

“Run, run…”

"Wait for me..."

......

Before long, those shogunate troops were defeated and fled in a panic under the attack of Teppei who had obtained the power of the evil eye.

The victorious Zheping did not launch a pursuit, because he really had no strength left, and his body seemed to have been hollowed out by something.

Alas... I'm really not cut out for this...

Even though I have this secret weapon...I still can't hold on for too long...

Sitting on the ground, Zheping, feeling extremely weak, could only smile helplessly. He knew that his fighting aptitude was too poor.

"Zheping, are you okay?"

No one expected Zheping to suddenly sit on the ground. His teammates were also shocked and came over, thinking that he was injured in the previous battle.

"It's okay, it's okay... I'm just a little tired, I just need to rest for a while..."

Waving his hands, Teppei, who was sitting on the ground, tried hard to force a smile to reassure his teammates.

But for some reason, whenever he used that secret weapon recently, he would become very weak, as if his body had been hollowed out, and the symptoms were getting worse.

He still remembered that when he first obtained the secret weapon, nothing like this happened, and even afterwards it was not as serious as it is now.

Could it be...the consequence of the secret weapon?

Forget it, just take a break, I still need it to make achievements...

Shaking his head, Zheping didn't think about it any further. There was no way he would give up this secret weapon now.

The feeling of having power is like poison. Once you experience its beauty, you can never give it up.

"who are you?"

While Teppei was still thinking about the secret weapon, the voice of his teammate next to him brought him back to his senses.

This girl is... a foreigner? Why... is there a foreigner here?

Following the direction of his teammates' gaze, Zheping saw a foreign girl wearing a white headscarf, which made him feel very strange.

Kujo Army Camp.

"What?! There's a person in a place called Himeki Village who can cure strange diseases caused by evil spirits?"

Listening to the report from her subordinates who had escaped, Kujo Sara's face was filled with surprise. She knew very well how terrible the strange disease caused by the evil spirit was.

"Yes, Lord Sara. Originally we wanted to bring her back, but we encountered several powerful rebels, so we..."

After saying this, the shogunate soldier stopped talking. He knew that it was not appropriate to talk too much about such an embarrassing thing.

"Go down immediately and select the troops. I want to go there and take a look at the situation."

There was no time to pursue the matter further, so Kujo Sara decided to go to Himiki Village to take a look at the situation.

250~But...are you ready to pay the price?

"Who are you? A member of the Shogunate Army?"

Looking at the strange foreigner walking towards them with vigilance, several rebels drew out the weapons they had just put away.

No matter what, they must be more cautious now. Otherwise, if they accidentally lose their lives, everything will be meaningless.

"The Shogunate Army? You only distinguish each other by names and clothes? How interesting—"

Janna neither confirmed nor denied the questions asked by the humans, and it seemed as if she was just talking to herself.

"Don't get excited. She should just be a foreigner who came here accidentally." At this time, Zheping quickly stood up from the ground and walked to Janna first.

"Hey? Teppei, what are you doing? Come back!"

"Aren't you tired? Come back and rest quickly, we can leave her to us..."

......

No one expected that Zheping would suddenly move towards the unidentified foreign girl in front of him. The rebels behind him couldn't help but worry about him, and they also quickly moved towards him to be ready to deal with any danger that might arise.

"Don't worry, go check around to see if there are any other shogunate troops. I'm here to ask some questions."

Compared to the nervousness of other teammates, Zheping seemed much calmer.

Because the girl in front of him always gave him a feeling that he had basically no interest in them, but this "they" obviously did not include him, so he wanted to see what this foreign girl wanted to do with him.

"But..."

"Don't say buts. Do you think a girl is scarier than those shogunate soldiers? She might be the eldest daughter of some family. You should go and take a look at her quickly—"

With no other options, Teppei turned around and said this to his teammates behind him with a serious look.

"Well, you should be careful too—"

Looking around and then at the very calm foreign girl in front of him, Teppei's teammates finally agreed to his request and began to search in different directions around for the shogunate troops who might still be hiding here.

"Hello, young lady, you can call me Zheping."

Although he didn't know the girl's identity yet, Teppei still gave her a rebel salute while introducing himself.

"Jana, you can call me Jana--" Looking at the enthusiastic human in front of her, Jana told him her name lightly.

"So it's Miss Cana. Then may I ask..."

"What was that thing you just used?"

Before Teppei could finish his words, Cana suddenly asked him this question.

This made Teppei stunned for a moment, he obviously didn't expect Cana to ask him a question on her own initiative.

"You mean my weapon?"

After thinking for a while, Teppei took the weapon at his waist in his hand. He thought that this was what Cana was talking about.

After all, he had used this weapon in the battle just now, otherwise he really couldn't imagine what else he had used that Janna saw.

"No." Janna shook her head.

"Ah? That's not it... Then Miss Cana... What are you talking about? Can you describe it for me? Otherwise I can't remember it."

Scratching his head, Teppei couldn't figure out what Cana was talking about.

He remembered clearly that in the previous battle he had used the weapons he had brought with him, and there was nothing else.

"Something that gives you strength--" At this time, Cana stretched out her hand and pointed at Teppei's chest and said lightly.

How did she know...

Subconsciously covering his chest with his hands, Zheping raised his head and looked at Cana in disbelief. The expression on his face was still extremely calm. He couldn't understand how Cana knew his secret weapon.

You know, in the previous battle, he had been holding the secret weapon tightly and never let it show.

Besides himself, there are several other teammates who also possess this secret weapon, and no one else knows his secret.

So...how did Janna know?

Did it accidentally reveal itself during the battle just now?

But the teammates who were around me just now didn’t notice it...how did Miss Jana notice it?

For a moment, Teppei was thinking a lot in his heart, while Cana still looked at him calmly.

She didn't urge him, nor did she say anything else. She just looked at Zheping quietly.

But Cana's behavior made Zheping feel an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart, but he didn't know what he was afraid of.

"How do you know..."

"It seems that you don't have the thing called God's Eye, but you want to have the so-called power. How about it? The feeling of having power."

Now Janna was no longer as calm as before, but instead smiled for some reason.

"You..." Zheping didn't expect that Cana even knew such things. He looked incredulous, but he didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he lowered his head and thought about Cana's question.

The feeling of having power...

That is of course wonderful...

Things that were difficult to do before can now be done very easily by him.

Coupled with the envious eyes of the crowd, the continuous accumulation of merits and the control of various affairs, all of this made Zheping feel incomparable beauty, and the feeling of controlling power was really great.

Along with this wonderful feeling, Zheping began to fear that he would lose these powers one day. After all, he did not know the origin of the secret weapon.

If he really suddenly lost these powers one day, then everything he had gained by relying on the powers would disappear into thin air, which he could not accept.

"For me...it's a wonderful feeling. Things that were difficult for me before became easy after I gained power. This feeling...I really don't want to lose..."

After thinking carefully, Teppei told Cana his answer.

"That's exactly what happened. Whether it's strength or so-called power, for humans, it's something worth pursuing at the cost of their extremely short lives. But... are you ready to pay the price?" Nodding in agreement, Janna continued to ask.

"Price...price?" To be honest, Zheping had never thought about this kind of question, and he didn't know what price he would have to pay.

For him, the secret weapon will give him power when he needs it, which he now takes for granted.

So...what's the cost?

251~This feeling of weakness... He really... doesn't want to experience it again!!!!

"Yes, everything has its price." Seeing that Teppei seemed a little confused, Cana continued, "In words you understand, if you want to climb to a higher position in your group, you have to make so-called contributions on the battlefield. In the process of making contributions, you may die, or you may be injured. Various accidents are inevitable. This is the price you may have to pay. So... you have to pay a price while gaining power."

"Then...what price...do I have to pay?" Zheping certainly understood the meaning of the word "price", but he didn't know what price he had to pay in the process of gaining power.

Could it be... Could it be...

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheping suddenly realized something. He seemed to know the reasons for some strange things happening recently.