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

The tavern was dimly lit. In a corner, Wendy lay slumped over a wooden table, drunk and dazed, clutching an old lyre and humming a broken tune.

Hearing the door open, he looked up, his emerald eyes showing no emotion, and instead grinned, "Oh, you've come~"

Ye Hai was taken aback. Before he could speak, Wendy sat up swayingly and took out a crystal that emitted a faint wind element from his pocket—the Heart of God.

The crystal shimmered softly in the dim light. He casually tossed it to Ye Hai and said lazily, "Take it, don't be shy."

Ye Hai caught it instinctively, then froze on the spot, not expecting it to go so smoothly.

Lisa stared wide-eyed at the Heart of God in Ye Hai's hand, then looked up at the drunkard over there.

It's actually true!

Lisa could sense the immense energy within the Heart of God, as well as a mysterious and unpredictable aura emanating from the fundamental rules of the world.

Is this drunkard really Barbatos?

The wind god that disappeared from Mondstadt a thousand years ago is actually inside the city!

"You knew I was coming?"

Ye Hai sat down opposite him, and Lisa followed closely behind.

Wendy shrugged and smiled, saying, "Hey~ the wind is everywhere. Sometimes, even if I don't want to know, the wind will still carry my voice to my ears~"

　970 Wendy leaned back in her chair, looking quite drunk, but her eyes were clear: "Everyone thinks they're saving the world, the Abyss, the Fools... but I don't know who will actually succeed."

His gaze fell on Ye Hai, his tone carrying a hint of mystery: "Outsider from another world, are you also here to save this world?"

Ye Hai shook his head: "I don't have that ability."

"Let's leave the task of saving the world to those who are destined to do it."

"Besides, haven't you already been in contact with her? I think you've already made your choice, right?"

Ye Hai looked at Wendy, who had already tricked Ying into stealing the Sky Harp from the Knights of Favonius's collection.

"But if you ever find yourself unable to survive in this world, you can come to me, and I'll take you to another world."

Ye Hai smiled and said.

Upon hearing this, Wendy's eyes flashed with interest: "Oh? Leaving Teyvat? That sounds interesting. But..."

He shook his lyre and sighed with some regret, "I am the wind god; Mondstadt's freedom cannot exist without me."

Being a deity is an unparalleled honor, but also a burden.

This firmly bound his free spirit to Teyvat.

"I'm giving you the Heart of God, but if anyone tries to take it from me later, don't you dare throw it back at me."

Wendy's expression turned sly, and she said with a grin.

Ye Hai raised an eyebrow, not expecting Wendy to be so decisive.

He carefully put away the Heart of God and nodded, saying, "Deal. I'll handle the rest myself. But, you really don't care about the Abyss and the Fools?"

Wendy waved her hand dismissively and said lazily, "I can't control it, I can't control everything. The wind will tell me itself, we'll talk about it then."

After Wendy finished speaking, she stood up, winked at Diona by the counter, and said with a grin, "Little Diona, the guy over there is settling the bill for me, remember to include the previous bills too!"

Immediately afterwards, he slipped out of the Cat Tail Tavern without looking back. Wind elements swirled behind him, and he disappeared through the doorway in the blink of an eye, leaving Ye Hai and Lisa looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Hey! You guy!"

Diona chased after Wendy to the door, fuming, but Wendy was nowhere to be found.

He had no choice but to take the bill to Ye Hai and the others' table.

Ye Hai paused for a moment and looked at Diona.

The catgirl bartender put on a stern face, put her hands on her hips, flicked her tail, and snorted, "Hmph, that drunkard ran away again! Wendy's bill is quite high. She always tried to pay with her singing before, but now it adds up to... 54,000 Mora!"

She pulled out a crumpled stack of bills and placed them on the table: "Are you going to pay for him?"

Although Wendy told Ye Hai to pay the bill when she ran away, Diona wasn't the kind of person who didn't understand. If Ye Hai didn't want to, she would still keep the bill under Wendy's name.

Ye Hai (acej)'s face instantly darkened. More than 50,000 Mora?

How long has Wendy's been with her bills?!

Keep in mind that a glass of cider only costs 580 molars.

The purchasing power of the Mora on the continent of Teyvat is varied and unpredictable.

However, when buying everyday items, the price is basically the same as the Japanese yen.

This can be seen in the items sold in Mondstadt: Teyvat Eggs for 180 Mora, Fisherman's Toast for 920 Mora, and Wild Mushroom Chicken Skewers for 405 Mora.

Fine, for the sake of God's Heart, he'll accept it.

Or rather, being able to buy the Heart of God for this amount of money is an absolute steal.

He took out Mora from his pocket, counted it, and realized that after buying a house with the money he had earned from selling gold, he had also given some Mora to the women for their daily use.

In addition, he had spent money with Lisa at various taverns in the city these past few days, leaving him with only a little over 20,000, which was not enough to pay Wendy's bill at all.

He chuckled awkwardly, handed over a portion of the money, and said embarrassedly, "Um... I'll pay 20,000 first, and I'll settle the rest later, okay?"

Diona wagged her cat tail and said, "Alright, for Lisa's sake, I can put it on your tab first."

Since someone was willing to pay for Wendy's bill, Diona naturally wouldn't be polite.

Every bit we can get back is a bit.

She took Mora's notebook, made a note of it, and muttered, "The alcoholic's debts are really troublesome..."

Lisa covered her mouth and chuckled softly, a sly glint in her purple eyes.

She gracefully stepped forward, took out more than 30,000 Mora from the small purse at her waist, and handed it to Diona with a smile: "Oh dear, little one, you're in such a predicament. Let me pay for you."

"If you ever run out of money, little one, you can always come to me, your big sister~ I'll take care of you~"

Diona, looking at the scene before her, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Huh???"

"You're actually being kept by Sister Lisa?"

Ye Hai was speechless. What the hell? He was being kept by a sugar daddy.

No, he needs to get more Mora. The Mora he got from selling gold at the blacksmith's shop isn't nearly enough.

Mora... Mora...

Should we go and rob that guy Zhong Li?

Forget it, no way.

It seems like we can't beat them yet.

Ye Hai stroked his chin, deep in thought.

To put it bluntly, Ye Hai is currently only a first-order reincarnator, while Zhong Li, according to the rating of the Main God Space, is at least a third-order, and possibly even a fourth or fifth-order.

Who knows if that guy was deliberately hiding something?

In the game's storyline, this guy basically never takes action.

But once they make a move, they usually kill the opponent instantly.

Ye Hai suspected that the guy had been pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

Chapter 141 The Collapsed World

In the setting of the God Realm, destructive power is not the only criterion for evaluation.

But if I had to find an analogy...

That cultivation system is the most suitable.

The Qi Refining stage corresponds to Rank 0+. Although they possess extraordinary abilities, their internal energy is too weak, and they quickly wither away.

The first stage corresponds to the Foundation Establishment stage. The main purpose of this stage is to be able to stably and continuously exert abilities that transcend the ordinary. The abundant liquid spiritual power of the Foundation Establishment stage is sufficient to meet this condition.

Although Ye Hai, who possesses psychic powers, is already ranked at the first level, he would most likely be unable to defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator in a real fight without other interfering factors.

The second stage is roughly equivalent to the Golden Core stage, and this stage completely sets them apart from ordinary people.

What can one achieve at the Golden Core stage in the path of cultivation?

In terms of life characteristics, human cultivators can have a lifespan of eight hundred years at the Golden Core stage.

In terms of destructive power, it would have no problem shattering a small hill with a single blow.

If you have magical artifacts or treasures to help you, you'll be even stronger.

Cultivators from other paths are largely the same, possessing similar abilities.

The third tier corresponds to the Nascent Soul stage, and there is actually a very suitable example in the Teyvat continent.

The god of Inazuma, Lei Movie, used the move "Unthinkable" to cleave out a canyon with a single strike, which is ranked as Tier 3 in the God Space.

The ability to easily influence the heavens and earth is the most important characteristic of the third rank; moving mountains and filling seas, splitting the earth and dividing soil are all examples.

And that guy Zhongli.

The third order is the minimum.

If the second-generation Inazuma God could do it, there's no reason why the first-generation god couldn't.

Considering that Zhongli has never used his full strength, Ye Hai reasonably suspects that he is more likely to be a fourth- or even fifth-tier opponent.

The fourth tier involves contact with the rules of the world, corresponding to the Nascent Soul realm in the cultivation system.

If we're really talking about the destructive power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this stage is already capable of shattering an entire continent.

The fifth rank allows one to manipulate and use the rules of a certain world, corresponding to the Immortal Realm in the cultivation system.

Their strength goes without saying.

In fact, according to the seven gods corresponding to the seven elements, each god should be at the fifth level to make sense.

However, Ye Hai did not sense how powerful these gods were in the game in his previous life.

Of course, it could also be because most gods are not from the same generation.

Inazuma, Sumeru, and Fontaine cannot be considered gods of their generation.

They were all later successors.

They may not have fully mastered the power of the Heart of God yet.

This can also be seen from Lei's movies; this guy has been hiding in the Pure Land Space, cultivating in seclusion.

Oh, actually there's another possibility.

That is, the world is in trouble, which means that the rules governed by these rule-makers are also incomplete.

It's the wear and tear that Zhongli keeps talking about all the time.

And then there are those ridiculous movies, which hide in a pure land to avoid wear and tear in the name of so-called eternity.

Logically speaking, if one truly reaches the fifth rank, then unlimited lifespan is the most basic requirement.

What is wear and tear?

The five signs of decline of celestial beings?

Isn't that thing a rogue thing that only exists when the rules of the world are completely controlled by a high-ranking being?

In a world with a celestial court, cultivators cannot directly control the world's rules; instead, they must borrow them from the celestial court.

Each lease term is 129,600 years. If the lease cannot be renewed upon expiration, the right to use the property will be revoked, and the person will face the five signs of decay and ultimately perish.

All of the above information comes from the Supreme God.

Why do the gods of this world wear out?

Ye Hai fell into deep thought.

With so little information at hand, Ye Hai couldn't figure it out either.

Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I'll stop thinking about it for now.