Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

All of this stems from Ye Hai's existence, which made everything different.

Now that he knew Ye Hai could take him away from this world and sever all ties with the World Tree, Buyer wouldn't act as hastily as before.

In the original storyline, to prevent the pollution from spreading, the Great Tree King Buyer sacrificed himself, leaving only a part of his consciousness in the World Tree to await Nasita's complete cleansing in the future.

Now, all she needs to do is wait for the right moment for Ye Hai to take her away from this world.

At that time, Nasita will only need to clean up the polluted parts of the World Tree.

Once Buyer leaves this world and the pollution of the World Tree is removed, Nasita will be able to fully receive all the knowledge of the World Tree and become the new Grass God.

If Buyer was taking care of a child, then Ye Hai was figuring out the best way to take Buyer away.

"God, can I buy on credit? I can't even afford a one-way ticket right now."

Ye Hai, with a bitter face, discussed it with the main god.

He only has a few dozen reward points left, and all survival reward points will only be settled after the mission ends.

A one-way ticket across the world requires a full 500 reward points.

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The Supreme God replied coldly and indifferently.

It's only Ye Hai who gets a reply; he doesn't reply to anyone else.

"Damn it, I'm just saying I'm short on reward points, and it's not your fault. Other gods can earn reward points by doing quests, but you rely entirely on the main storyline survival quests. How can you not be short on reward points?"

Ye Hai complained irritably.

He strongly suspected that the reward points for those collection tasks were supposed to be pocketed by the God himself.

【No……】

The main god originally intended to continue refusing, but it seems that an unknown entity suddenly intervened in the communication.

[The current needs of Reincarnator Ye Hai have been detected. The temporary task system is activated.]

【Task 1: Protecting the Newcomers (Side Quest)】

[Description: Protect the nascent goddess Narcida from the remnants of the abyss until she is fully adapted to the world. Mission time limit: 7 days.]

[Reward: 200 reward points, one random Tier 1 item.]

【Task 2: Purify the Remains (Side Quest)】

[Description: Search for and purify at least three sites of forbidden knowledge contamination on the battlefield of Kanria.]

[Reward: 300 reward points.]

"..."

Ye Hai certainly noticed the God's pause, and combined with the sudden appearance of the mission, he reasonably suspected that some being had made a deal with the God.

"You're doing this reward point system on purpose, aren't you? It's so restrictive."

Ye Hai said, his face full of black lines.

Speaking of which, who exactly is making this secret deal with the Supreme God?

The world's will on the continent of Teyvat?

I don't think so. Wasn't it said to be in a deep sleep?

But besides the world's will, is there anyone else who could discover the existence of the supreme god?

Ye Hai still doesn't know who is behind the scenes.

But that's alright, we'll deal with whatever comes our way.

Of course, this wasn't because he had a good mindset; he was simply out of options.

He doesn't have the ability to expose the person behind the scenes right now.

Ye Hai looked at the task list that popped up in the God Space and his lips twitched.

The first mission, "Protecting the Newborn," sounds as simple as taking a child for a walk—protect Narcida from the remnants of the abyss until she adapts to the world, with a time limit of 7 days.

He is currently in the World Tree Space, a place as safe as a fortress. Any abyssal power that wants to infiltrate would have to ask Buyer for permission first.

Sure enough, seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Nasita had already mastered the ability to manipulate a wisp of the World Tree's energy.

The mission is complete, and you've earned 200 reward points.

There is also a Tier 1 item.

[Seed Transformation Box: Place first-tier or lower-tier spiritual herbs or plants inside, and they will be transformed into seeds.]

"Seed Transformation Box..."

Ye Hai's eyes lit up; he suddenly remembered something that could save him a huge amount of reward points.

Looks like I'll have to go to Liyue soon.

Ye Hai left the World Tree space alone and stepped onto the ruins of the Kanria battlefield.

He didn't bring Buyer and Nasita along—after all, the second task was to purify the pollution.

As the Great Tree King, Buyer carries a backup of forbidden knowledge, so it would be too risky to let her get close to those ruins.

If the pollution backfires, things will get complicated.

Nasida is still too inexperienced. It's better for her to stay in the safe World Tree space and learn from Buyer.

"Is this pollution?"

Ye Hai frowned as he looked at the strange object in front of him—it should have been an ordinary piece of Kanria machinery, a fist-sized metal fragment.

But now, it has been distorted into some indescribable form.

The edges of the fragments were no longer sharp breaks, but instead wriggled with countless tiny, translucent tentacles. These tentacles slowly expanded and contracted like sea anemones, their ends shimmering with a purplish-black light.

Most importantly, when Ye Hai looked at it, it actually popped out a bunch of eyeballs and looked back at Ye Hai.

What the hell is this.

Cthulhu? ???

"Shouldn't this be considered an inanimate object?"

After pondering for a moment, Ye Hai suddenly had a bold idea.

"Try it!"

Ye Hai stretched out his palm, and a spatial fluctuation flashed by.

The twisted fragment was instantly sucked into the interdimensional backpack and disappeared without a trace.

The murmur abruptly stopped, and the lingering oppressive feeling in the air dissipated.

A notification popped up in the God Space: [Purification Progress: 1/3].

Ye Hai breathed a sigh of relief, a smug smile playing on his lips: "It worked! It seems that physical isolation is the best way to purify the air."

Next, Ye Hai decisively found two more pollutants, didn't dare to look at them for long, and put them directly into his backpack.

Mission accomplished, 300 reward points earned.

"God, are you going to repackage this thing?"

Ye Hai was a little disgusted by these weird things; he was even afraid they would dirty his backpack.

[Evil God Information Pollutant; first submission will receive a corresponding reward.]

[Subsequent pollutants of the same tier cannot be submitted to receive rewards. If recycling is required, a waste disposal fee will be charged.]

"Damn, you're such a money-grubber. You want money even when I give you something."

Ye Hai said indignantly, "Then submit one first, and I'll see what the reward is."

Chapter 160 The First Encounter with Zhongli

[Holy Light Cross (Tier 1): The holy light deceives you. After activating the holy light, all non-holy light-based powers within its range will be suppressed to a certain extent. At the same time, the wielder's words will be more convincing.]

"...".

Ye Hai couldn't hold back any longer: "Is this reasonable?"

"Turning in the evil god's contaminants actually gets you a holy light-type item."

"God, are you sure this is what you deduced?"

"If God finds out, he'll sue you for defamation."

Within the God's Space, there are both rewards for collecting tasks and special item recycling channels opened by the God specifically for Ye Hai.

The rewards offered are all strongly correlated with the uploaded items.

In other words, the supreme deity believes that the evil god's contamination is strongly related to this Holy Light Cross.

The spread of memes is a common feature of all deities within a belief system, and among the heavens, there is essentially no distinction between good and evil among the gods.

The Supreme God responded indifferently.

"..."

Ye Hai was stunned; it seemed quite reasonable.

When believers in the Holy Light get fanatical, they seem to be just as enthusiastic as believers in evil gods.

The medieval believers in God did things that were arguably even more ruthless than those of cultists in their efforts to eliminate heretics.

……

"In terms of general rationality, you should not be Barbatos."

Zhongli, or rather, during this period he should be called the Rock King Emperor – Morax.

He held the tea in 987's hand and looked at the unfamiliar guest in front of him.

The person was a complete stranger.

But the wind-wielding power on his body is very familiar.

"No, just call me Ye Hai."

Ye Hai, quite naturally friendly, picked up the teapot in front of Morax and poured himself a cup.

With the help of the wind, Ye Hai drifted from the battlefield of Kanria to Liyue in just one day.

Morax nodded. The name sounded like that of a local from Liyue. Not only the name, but this stranger named Ye Hai also had the same physical characteristics as a local from Liyue.

Morax remained silent, his gaze as deep and unwavering as an ancient well.

He watched Ye Hai pour tea on his own, without saying a word to stop him.

The aroma of tea rose gently, and a breeze swept through the mountains of Liyue. The two sat facing each other, silently savoring their tea.

Time passed second by second, and Morax remained calmly silent, as if he had everything under control.

Ye Hai originally wanted to wait for the other party to speak first, but he was clearly not a patient person.

Finally, he put down his teacup and coughed lightly: "Are there many immortals in Liyue?"

Morax slightly raised his eyelids, twirling the teacup in his hand.

He said slowly, "Liyue is vast and its mountains and rivers are beautiful and spiritual, and it has its own guardians."

Ye Hai smiled and continued, "I've heard that ordinary people in Liyue often seek help from immortals when they encounter difficulties?"

Morax put down his teacup and looked directly at Ye Hai: "Indeed. Immortals are compassionate and often help mortals overcome difficulties."

"But given your abilities, if even you can't solve this problem, they'll probably be in a difficult position."

Ye Hai waved his hand, a slightly embarrassed smile on his face: "It shouldn't be too difficult. I'm not here to ask for help with anything important, I just heard that the immortals of Liyue have a magical item called the Dust Song Pot."

Morax raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn't respond immediately, but poured another cup of tea and pushed it in front of Ye Hai: "The Dust Song Pot... that's a secret treasure of the immortals, capable of creating a blessed land and forming a world of its own. Are you interested in it?"