Genshin Impact, I, a weak person, am challenging myself to find a solution that will bring me lifelo

The towering mountains of the past are now covered with a light white frost. If you look down from the top of the mountain, you can probably see Guiliji covered in fine snow.

Even though it was snowing lightly, people did not stop working, which made the market even more lively.

They spent another year under the protection of the Demon God of Dust and the Emperor of Rock, and during this year they also welcomed the return of Lord Guizhong's daughter, Lady Kuxue.

The portable devices she developed not only helped people find enough prey before winter to fill their granaries, but more importantly -

Even the low temperatures that people fear the most every winter are no longer a problem thanks to the addition of a new demon god and the invention of Lord Kuxue.

The object is a stove.

The new demon is Marcosius.

The former can make the house feel as warm as spring, while the latter is not only a provider of warmth, but also the "demon god of the stove" who controls the fire and people's livelihood.

Among them, there are also some hilarious little stories that only the parties involved know.

Originally, Kuxue was worried about how to find a reliable "warmth source" to help everyone in Guiliji survive the harsh winter.

Then, inspired by the Emperor, he decided to go to the Land of Earth Flame to try his luck.

It was at this time that Marcosius, who was born from the collision of rocks on Mars, happened to be encountered.

In terms of appearance, he has the roundness of a ferruginous beast and dark circles under his eyes like a raccoon. He is also a very rare demon god who likes humans.

She is very tall! When she stands up straight, she is almost five or six times as tall as Kuyuki. (She is only 150cm tall, the shortest in the girl group)

When he saw Kuxue, perhaps because he smelled the worldly air in her, he took a liking to her and wanted to travel with her.

Although she believed that the other party had no ill intentions, Kuxue still had a good conversation with him and confirmed that his love for humans was not the type that "enjoyed torture and sought transcendence through death."

Only then did he let down his guard a little and took Him to the outskirts of Guiliji, intending to let Guizhong be the final interviewer.

However, before they reached the door of their house, a crossbow arrow from a stubborn demon was fired towards the two of them.

As soon as the crossbow arrow landed on the ground, it raised dust for thousands of miles. Strong winds blew straight to the ground, and Kuxue was swept into the dust before she could react.

What followed was a very uncomfortable experience of traveling, as if one was swallowed by sand and moved at high speed close to the ground.

Marcosius was even more unlucky. Just as he came to his senses, the friend he had just met was gone. When he was about to get angry, he was fed with a mouthful of sand and was blown to the ground.

He wanted to fight, but how could a newly born demon compare to Chen Zhi... The demon was experienced.

Soon he was fooled around and not only lost his sense of direction, but was also buried in the sand pit.

Only a confused big head was exposed, and it had basically lost its fighting ability.

It was not until this moment that a little head popped out from the seemingly ordinary mound of earth nearby.

Staring eyes with Marcosius.

This is the final result of the eagerness to protect his daughter.

She first crawled out of the sand pit, then pulled out Kuxue, who was also dizzy and didn't understand the current situation, like pulling a carrot, and held her in her arms.

Then, he pretended to be "vicious" and threatened Marcosius.

"Now I ask you a question and you answer it. When the time comes and you can't answer it, I will bury you in the sand and turn you into dry bones in the wasteland."

As she spoke, the sand pit sank a little deeper.

"Strange Demon God, what are you doing here? Don't you know that this is Liyue, which is ruled by the Demon God of Dust and the Demon God of Rock?"

Frightened by the scene, Marcosius kept shaking his head, blinking his eyes harmlessly and making "lulu"-like sounds.

"Eh——?! You said you wanted to join us and protect humanity together?!"

"Lu! Lulu!" Marcosius nodded his head wildly and squeezed out a few tears pitifully, as if he had "I am a good god" written on his face.

“Ah…I think I messed up this time, hehe…”

Gui finally smiled somewhat embarrassedly, and even hurriedly removed the mud and sand that was constantly causing Marcosius' legs to sink and become powerless, so that he would not be swallowed up continuously.

This made Marcosius breathe a sigh of relief, but before he could completely relax, Gui Zhong suddenly changed his expression and said.

"Then what's your intention in walking with my little Kuxue?"

"Lulu? Lu! Lulu!"

Marcosius confessed in detail how he met Kuxue and how he came here with her.

As she spoke, she became shy and a shy blush appeared on her round cheeks.

But in the end, the more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt and the more suspicious he became.

The description of his daughter's fragrance by this seemingly harmless demon in front of him was so real and detailed, even to the point of obsession.

From a mother's perspective, it was extremely suspicious.

It was at this time that Kuxue woke up from her dizziness. She struggled a few times in Gui Zhong's arms with some embarrassment and anger until her feet touched the ground. Then she spoke angrily.

"Mom, what are you doing to me and my friends!"

"...Ugh, I'm just worried about Kuxue-chan..."

In order to avoid being disliked by her daughter, Gui finally had to show an aggrieved look in an attempt to win forgiveness. As she said before, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

"You are suddenly staying with a strange demon god, and you are walking all the way to Guiliji. It seems like you are being coerced..."

"Well! I'm not that weak. At least I still have some resistance..."

As for her own fighting ability, to be honest, since she has been under the guidance and care of Master Liuyun Jiefeng for these years, she has no idea whether it is considered powerful to the outside world. She just listens to what her master says.

"not bad."

Compared to whom is this not worse?

After much thought, I decided that I was just a civil servant or a craftsman, so it didn't matter whether I had high combat power or not.

Kuxue didn't care about it anymore, but the last person who could receive such an evaluation from the arrogant Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun was Aping.

All in all, after the misunderstanding was resolved, Marcosius successfully joined the Guili Group.

He also signed a contract with the emperor who came after hearing the news.

A contract to protect Liyue.

Chapter 24: End of the Year

New Year's Eve.

Thanks to the joining of Marcosius, the problems of making fire and heating that people used to worry about have been basically solved.

However, due to its huge size, it is difficult to integrate into people's lives and it is easy to cause panic. So it takes the initiative to transform itself into thousands of forms and go to thousands of households to help them make fire and cook, and help people reunite.

Each clone is only the size of a child, and is not only adorable but also fearless.

During this period, its main body naturally followed Kuxue all the time. Every day, it followed her to the fields occasionally to see if any farm tools were damaged or needed to be updated. At noon, it would make a fire for her to cook.

Occasionally he would enjoy the lunch prepared by Kuxue. Although he was not against eating vegetarian food, eating like this all day long made Marcosius, who had tasted meat from his clone, a little greedy.

Sometimes he would secretly cook for himself, until one day he was discovered by Kuxue, who scared him so much that he quickly handed over the tools he had used.

But it made him laugh so hard that the girl bent over with laughter. He still remembers it vividly.

After that, they decided to make a delicious dish that both of them could enjoy.

Among them, pasta such as sesame cakes, wontons, and noodles appeared accordingly.

It not only expands people's diet, but also makes Marcosius immersed in it. When people eat the delicious food, they will smile sincerely.

Whether it is eating a few pieces of hot and soft pancakes before going out hunting in the morning, or welcoming yourself with braised noodles after returning home tired.

All of these can rekindle people's expectations and motivation for a better life.

Makoshu also began to actively try to cook food. He wanted to create as many things that could bring happiness to people as possible.

Until one day when she was cooking rice, she accidentally turned up the heat too high. Although she turned down the heat in time, the rice grains that were close to the pot were burnt into lumps. This is what Kuxue called "rice crust".

Since then, Marcosius has been given this rather worldly name.

Crispy rice.

……

"Potato crust. Mom shouldn't be busy too late today. What delicious food do you think we should make?"

After making a lot of jokes about food with Guoba, Kuxue finally woke up from the "atmosphere" created for her by Guizhong.

In order to cater to her taste, Guizhong seldom touched meat in the past ten years. The only time he did so was to test her tolerance for meat. After knowing that Kuxue really couldn't eat it, he never let them onto the table again.

After that, after going to the immortal peak of Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, he thought that the immortals had always eaten light food and naturally did not like big fish and meat, so he mostly ate vegetarian meals.

True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng didn't think it was bad, and even more so Sister Ganyu, who always ate all the food her sister cooked without restraint.

This also led to Kuxue's feeling that the people around her seemed to be all vegetarians and had no habit of preparing meat.

But now, after this joke with Guoba, she remembered that she had returned to the mortal world. She couldn't just cook vegetarian dishes like before and ignore other people's dietary interests?

It's not a good idea to ask others to take care of your own food.

I used to be a meat lover, but now I have become a person who must drink nectar and eat Jiahe.

It is indeed difficult to get used to "habit" itself.

"Lulu, Lu!" Guoba laughed happily. His chubby little belly and cheerful steps gave him a rather silly feeling.

"Oh, stir-fried pork slices with hot braised noodles with wild delicacies, and then there's the rice crust. Your way of eating is really... hot and spicy."

Although there is no need to worry about whether the rice crust will cause sore throat, if you eat it this way, your mother might stick out her tongue because of the spiciness.

After all, I used to eat a light diet and had never eaten spicy food, so I don’t have a strong tolerance for spicy food.

The spiciness of the Jueyun pepper is really high... This was also brought back by Guoba mysteriously one day to grow.

However, at present, the only one who can enjoy the dishes made by Jueyun Jiaojiao without changing his expression is Guoba.

Hey, that's not right...

To be more specific, there is another one that you can enjoy to your heart's content.

"——Ku Xue."

A deep and steady male voice suddenly came from behind the girl.

She turned around subconsciously and praised with a smile that said "as expected" on her face.

"Speaking of the Emperor, the Emperor is here."

"It would be funny to miss it in person."

The person who came was Li. Although his expression was dull, he could vaguely see that he was gentler than usual, especially when his eyes fell on the girl.

I always feel that the Rock King, who has always been unkind, seems to have a human side.

"Also, just call me godfather or... Li." There was some expectation in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, as if it was just the girl's illusion.

"...Well, then, godfather? Is this okay..."

Kuxue was actually a little overwhelmed by this nominal father. Specifically, she met him very few times when she was young, and he often showed his rational and cold side in front of Guizhong and herself.

Although that cruelty was not directed at them, but at the world.

But, in the end, the deeply hidden warmth was condensed in the amber.

It's not that I can't understand it, but when I really bring it up, I don't know where to start.

"That's good."

Li nodded.

The two of them tacitly did not talk about how Guizhong, as a mother, would view this matter. They just walked together like a father and daughter in an ordinary family. Guoba also quietly came to the other side of the girl and looked at the two of them.

In order to avoid an awkward atmosphere, the girl took the initiative to talk about topics that Li should be interested in.

"Speaking of which, this year is a rare auspicious year."

"That's right. I don't know how long this tacit agreement between the demon gods will last, but no matter what, it will benefit people."

Li nodded in approval and spoke again.

"However, do not be fooled by this brief peace. It is common for demons to scheme against each other. Now that they have fallen into peace together, I am afraid they have reached some kind of alliance..."

"An agreement to jointly check and balance Liyue?"

The girl's expression suddenly became more serious.