Following Xiangling's narration, Yu Qi had a rough understanding of Liyue's situation, and also gained some knowledge of the world of Teyvat. As a result, the previous thought popped up in his mind again: This is really a strange world.
Apart from anything else, based on what he currently understands, the international situation in this world can only be described in one word: discord!
Each of the seven countries was founded by a god and has continued to this day. Even the shortest country has a history of thousands of years. During this period, it is said that there has been no war or major international conflicts. Even the gods seem to maintain a friendly coexistence relationship...
This level of harmony made Yu Qi feel a little confused. Although he didn't know much about politics, he still had some knowledge about the countries on various continents on the earth and their corresponding history.
How to say it, comparing the history of wars of humans in previous lives with the history of this world, Yu Qi couldn't help but have some doubts, are the humans in this world really still humans?
Whoops, just kidding.
In fact, Yu Qi already had a vague guess in his heart about the harmonious situation of Teyvat today. Combined with what Xiangling had inadvertently revealed before, the currency currently used in Teyvat, Mora, was invented and minted by the god Morax of Liyue. To date, Teyvat’s largest and only mint, the Golden House, is located in Liyue.
Yu Qi couldn't help but suspect that there might be more powerful beings above the gods who ruled the seven countries of this world. It was because of their orders that Teyvat had become what it is today.
"But who could be stronger than these gods? The Lord God? Or the God of Creation?" Yu Qi subconsciously looked up at the sky while thinking about it.
The silvery moonlight sprinkled down and fell on Yu Qi's face, illuminating his eyes and also his suddenly frozen face.
A slightly illusory island was quietly floating in front of the silver moon. The densely covered high tower buildings on it proved that it was man-made. As Yu Qi looked at the island, he seemed to feel a cold gaze suddenly emerging from the island in the sky and hitting him.
The indifferent gaze was like a sharp knife, easily piercing through Yu Qi's chest, breaking his flesh and blood, and engraving into his soul. A cold feeling emerged from the bottom of his heart, flowing through his body, making Yu Qi freeze in place, unable to move.
"Mr. Yu Qi? Mr. Yu Qi?! Mr. Yu Qi?!!"
After an unknown amount of time, Yu Qi was suddenly awakened by a shout in his ear. At this moment, the feeling of being penetrated by the gaze disappeared instantly, and the extreme coldness dissipated like a dream, leaving Yu Qi a little confused.
I don’t know whether everything that happened just now was real or just my imagination.
"Mr. Yu Qi, are you okay? Why did you suddenly freeze? What happened?" Xiang Ling looked at Yu Qi with some worry. Seeing that he seemed to be trembling, she pushed the rice crust beside her, motioning it to go over and burn the fire more vigorously.
"Huh~" After a long sigh, Yu Qi hastily withdrew his gaze and asked in a low voice: "Miss Xiangling, do you know what's going on with that island in the sky? Are there people living there?"
"Ah?" Xiang Ling looked at Yu Qi strangely, as if she didn't understand why he asked such a common sense question. After thinking for a while, she said, "You mean Sky Island? Isn't it always floating above Teyvat? Is there any problem?
As for whether there are people living there, I don’t know. Legend has it that Sky Island is the residence of gods, but I have also heard that the gods of several other countries seem to have always stayed in the mortal world and have never been there. Or maybe they have gone there, but we mortals cannot detect it. Who knows the truth!
There seems to be a legend that says if a mortal has the opportunity to reach the Sky Island, he can become a god; but from ancient times to the present, there have been many people pursuing to reach the Sky Island, but I don’t think I have ever heard of anyone who has actually done it and successfully become a god.
Maybe it's just a false legend, why are you asking this?"
"Is that so? The abode of the gods~" Without answering Xiangling's question, Yu Qi looked up at Sky Island again, a bitter smile on his face: "Then I am really... unfortunate!"
If the gaze he felt before was not an illusion, then what Xiangling said was most likely true. There was definitely a "god" on that island. The most troublesome thing was: this god obviously noticed him as an outsider, and even looked him over carefully inside and out.
When he thought of this, Yu Qi couldn't help but shiver, and a chill surged from his heart; the only good news was that the other party had not attacked him until now, and probably had no hostility towards him.
"Hey, this kind of world where gods and immortals exist is dangerous!" Sighing secretly, Yu Qi scratched his head, looking helpless.
Xiang Ling, who was standing by, looked at Yu Qi sighing, scratched her head, hesitated, and asked uncertainly: "Um, Mr. Yu Qi, you... are not from our Teyvat world, right?"
"Lulu~"
"Ah?! Uh..." Stunned by Xiang Ling's sudden words, Yu Qi stared at her blankly. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He was about to refute in a panic, but looking at the girl's determined expression, he didn't know how to start.
After a long silence, he asked bitterly, "How did you know? Was I exposed?"
"Ah this..."
With an awkward smile, Xiangling picked up Guoba and started stroking him. Amid the comfortable cries of the little bear, she murmured softly, "It's nothing serious. It's mainly because the questions you asked during our previous chat, Mr. Yu Qi, were a little too... many of them are actually common sense."
“Also, almost everyone in the entire Teyvat continent knows the legend of Sky Island. So, I just made a random guess, but I didn’t expect that I guessed it right.
However, it turns out that there really are travelers from another world. I thought it was just a legend, hehe..."
"..."
Looking at Xiangling's silly smile, Yu Qi could not help but remain silent for a long time, then sighed helplessly: "Well, it seems that I am really not good at acting. I revealed my flaws so quickly."
After calming down, Yu Qi decided not to keep it secret any longer since his identity was exposed: "Well, let me introduce myself briefly. I'm Yu Qi, a traveler from Earth, who just arrived in Teyvat today.
It’s our first meeting, and I hope you can give me more advice in the future!”
"My name is Xiangling, and I'm the chef of Wanmin Hall in Liyue Harbor. Hello, Mr. Yu Qi, welcome to Teyvat!" Xiangling's expression was obviously a little awkward after the somewhat unfamiliar self-introduction. On the contrary, the Guoba in her arms looked at Yu Qi with the same innocent and cute eyes, and occasionally with a hint of greed.
"But what are the travelers from another world you mentioned? Could it be that there is more than one traveler like me in your Teyvat? Have you seen other people from other worlds?"
"Ah? That's not the case. The legends of Teyvat do mention information about people from another world, but we usually just treat it as a story. Mr. Yu Qi, you are the first person from another world that I have ever seen."
"Oh, so that's it!" Nodding thoughtfully, Yu Qi glanced at the sky subconsciously, and felt a little enlightened.
If there were many time travelers, then it would be easy to understand why the god who had descended from the Sky Island before was so indifferent. After all, if there were too many of something, it would not be too rare, and the same goes for time travelers.
"It seems that as long as I don't cause trouble here or violate any taboos, there shouldn't be any problem!"
Thinking of this, Yu Qi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became much more relaxed.
"Why not..." Looking up at Xiang Ling, Yu Qi was just about to ask her to introduce the situation in Teyvat to him when he suddenly saw her yawning. It was only then that he realized that while they were chatting, time had unknowingly come to midnight.
I took a look at the card pool interface, um, it hasn’t been refreshed yet.
It shouldn't be midnight yet, but according to Yu Qi's estimation, it's at least eleven o'clock now.
Compared to him, a night owl who often stays up late, Xiangling, as a human with a normal schedule, feels a little sleepy.
"Well, it seems to be quite late. Why don't we rest for the night? We can talk about other things tomorrow."
"Um, sorry..." Knowing that Yu Qi was trying to accommodate her, Xiang Ling showed an apologetic look on her face, and then she couldn't help yawning again, and sleepiness surged over her like a tide.
"Well, good night, Mr. Yu Qi."
After saying that, the girl tidied herself up a bit, then retreated into the tent on the other side of the camp, wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, and soon fell asleep.
Even Guoba lay beside her pillow and fell asleep.
"Well, it really is. It's been a fulfilling day!" Lying in the tent, Yu Qi looked up at the bright galaxy with his eyes flickering, and the card drawing interface appeared before his eyes again.
Only at this point did he have time to check the rewards he had drawn one by one.
"One-star card: Mandarin orange: A mandarin orange that grew by chance on the top of a mountain. After experiencing the wind and snow, its shape and taste have undergone drastic changes. Eating it can slightly increase your body's strength."
"One-star card: Silver carp: This fish lives in the underground volcanic hot springs. Its meat is tainted with the scent of the volcano. It is tender and delicious with a spicy taste. Eating it can slightly increase your body's strength."
"Two-star card: Steel Scale: This plant grows on a thousand-meter cliff. It looks like dragon scales and is as hard as steel. It can be stewed with a special method to become soft, but it will lose its medicinal effect. Eating it raw can slightly increase bone strength."
"Two-star card: Dragon Breath Water: This is a liquid extracted from dragon blood mixed with crimson crystal at a temperature of a thousand degrees. Drinking it can slightly increase your physical strength. At the same time, there is a very small chance that you will gain the ability to spit out dragon breath. The strength of the dragon breath is related to your own strength."
"Three Star Card: Breathing:..."
Chapter 5 Yu Qi and the card pool guarantee
"Three Star Card: Breathing: After using, you will gain the concept of 'breathing'. Those who eat breath are divine and long-lived. They can improve their physical fitness and lifespan through slow breathing."
"???" Looking at the introduction of this three-star card with a puzzled look, Yu Qi couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "Eating Qi? Isn't this the legendary drinking northwest wind to be full? Oh, a more elegant way of saying it is 'eating wind and drinking dew', right? Or... breathing makes you stronger? This sounds a lot easier to understand."
It's really hard for the card pool. There are so many food-related skills, but in the end they gave him this ability.
It cannot be said to be useless, nor can it be said to be inappropriate, but it is obviously different from what Yu Qi expected.
"Tsk, but I originally thought my first ability would be 'cooking'!"
"Ah? What?" Xiangling's vague voice came from the other side of the tent. She seemed to have heard Yu Qi mumbling about "cooking skills". She looked over with sleepy eyes: "Mr. Yu Qi, what did you say?"
Looking at Xiang Ling who was half conscious as if she was sleepwalking, Yu Qi smiled helplessly and shook his head: "Ah, sorry to bother you, it's nothing, I was just talking to myself, go to sleep."
"Ah~" Xiangling yawned hard, shrank back into the quilt, and said drowsily: "Oh, then you should go to bed early too."
"Hmm~" he responded softly, and Yu Qi became aware of something. The three-star card in the inventory instantly turned into a ball of light, which circled around Yu Qi twice and then sank into his forehead.
His consciousness trembled, and in a trance, Yu Qi felt as if there was something extra on his body, but when he wanted to check carefully, he found nothing. After trying again and again, he had no choice but to give up and concentrate on experiencing the changes that the "eating air" brought to him.
"Is this the 'concept' mentioned in the description? It seems to be completely different from the 'ability' I know."
Thinking in his mind, Yu Qi tried to take a deep breath. Unlike what he imagined, such as 'body getting hot', 'a warm current flowing through the whole body', 'slight swelling and pain in the meridians', he seemed to be completely unable to feel the enhancement brought by 'food air'.
However, his instinct seemed to be able to really feel that he was constantly "growing". It was an extremely subtle change, like dust piling up, gathering into a mountain bit by bit.
If he hadn't concentrated all his thoughts, even Yu Qi himself would not be able to truly perceive this subtle growth, which was slow but not too slow.
Yu Qi did some calculations. He couldn't feel the improvement in his physical constitution for the time being, but the increase in his lifespan was particularly clear for some reason. No, it's not so much an increase as it is a reduction in the loss of lifespan, to half of the original. Living one minute only consumed thirty seconds of Yu Qi's lifespan. If he could live for a hundred years originally, now he could live for two hundred years.
It is equivalent to doubling your lifespan out of thin air!
If he could draw another 'Eat Air' card in the future and break through it or even fully break it, Yu Qi and immortality would probably be no different.
"This feeling..." Yu Qi murmured softly in a daze, half asleep and half awake. The comfort brought by the 'food air' plus the physical fatigue and mental exhaustion, the three factors combined almost made him fall asleep.
Fortunately, while he was half asleep, the card drawing interface in front of him suddenly flashed, and the changing light made him slightly alert. He looked up and found that it was midnight and the daily free ten draws were refreshed.
Seeing this, Yu Qi felt a little relieved. Although he already knew that the free ten-draw could be refreshed at midnight every day, considering the unreliability of this card pool, he felt that it would be more reassuring to see it with his own eyes.
"Fortunately, fortunately, this thing is not that bad."
"Ah, I'm so sleepy. It's time to go to bed. I can't stand it any longer!"
Yawning, Yu Qi loosened his quilt. He didn't know if it was because of the strengthening of his body brought by the food, but now he didn't feel so cold.
With a thought, he drew the refreshed ten-draw. Yu Qi was feeling sleepy and didn't even have time to see what he had drawn. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Yu Qi, who was sleeping soundly, vaguely heard someone talking non-stop, as if calling him to get up?
Thinking it was the alarm clock ringing, Yu Qi waved his hand in the direction of the sound without thinking, wanting to turn off the alarm clock as usual, but...
"o(≧口≦)oAh~~~~It's hot, hot, hot!!!" The intense pain stimulated Yu Qi's nerves, causing him to jump up directly from the bed in an almost lying position.
"... Oo, puff~ cough cough, sorry, Mr. Yu Qi, are you okay?" Xiang Ling, who was busy at the stove, looked at Yu Qi in shock, who was covering his hands, grinning and jumping around on the ground. It took her a while to react. The corner of her mouth twitched, and she held back her smile as she quickly handed over a basin of cold water.
To be honest, she really didn't expect that Yu Qi would suddenly reach out to her when he was sleeping so soundly; as a result, he slapped the porridge pot that had just been heated up and was directly woken up by the scalding.
"Hiss..." Enduring the pain, Yu Qi washed his palm with cold water. He glanced at Xiang Ling, who was standing in front of the stove with her back to him, with her shoulders still shaking. He finally realized what was going on and couldn't help but sigh: "Laugh if you want to. Don't hold it back and hurt your body."
"Puha~ cough... Sorry, I really didn't mean to laugh at you, it's just..."
"I understand. If the situation were reversed, I would probably laugh much more wildly than you do."
Grinning, Yu Qi felt the burning sensation on his palm dissipated a lot as the cool water washed over him. He carefully withdrew his hand and pressed on his still red palm. Perhaps because of the "eating qi" throughout the night, his physical condition had improved, so it didn't hurt as much as before when he was scalded.
"Mr. Yu Qi, is your hand okay? It's time to eat. Come and try my cooking."
Xiangling came over with a stack of steamed buns and freshly pickled wild vegetables. She glanced casually at Yu Qi's palm without paying too much attention. After handing him a pair of chopsticks, she leisurely ate her breakfast - for her as a chef, this little burn was not worth taking seriously.
After trying to bend his palm and finding that it was not that painful, Yu Qi, who was already starving, took the chopsticks handed to him by Xiangling, picked up the steamed bun and started to devour it.
The steamed buns made purely by Xiangling are hand-tanned and appear exceptionally soft in the hand. Their white surface is as smooth as a mirror, making one even reluctant to eat them.
Pick up a piece of wild vegetable and bite it lightly with the steamed bun. The rich wheat aroma fills your nose and you can also vaguely taste a hint of sweetness.
After chewing carefully, the fresh wild vegetables, soft steamed buns and salty and fragrant sauce are fully mixed in the mouth, and the two different tastes of sweet and salty are blended together without any conflict. Pick up the rice porridge and sip it...
The delicious flavors that complemented each other so well made Yu Qi's appetite whetted, and he finished the breakfast in no time.
"Burp~" After a slight burp, Yu Qi looked at Xiang Ling opposite him. At this moment, she was looking at him expectantly, as if waiting for his evaluation.
In response, Yu Qi just silently gave a thumbs up and praised: "Great, this is the best breakfast I have ever had in my life!"
Even the one-star white porridge that Xiangling got yesterday was not as good as the steamed buns and side dishes that Xiangling made casually. Apparently, Xiangling's comment yesterday that the white porridge was "simple in making" was not without reason.
"It's hard to imagine how delicious the food you make would be if you were in a regular kitchen with enough ingredients!"
If I put it in my own card pool, I'm afraid it can be counted as two stars!
Thinking of the card pool, Yu Qi, who had just filled his stomach and was squinting his eyes to savor the aroma of steamed buns, suddenly realized that he had drawn ten free draws last night and didn't look at the results.
Scratching his head, Yu Qi showed a hint of embarrassment on his face. To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that Xiangling's cooking was so delicious and he subconsciously thought of how many stars of reward it would be if it was put into the card pool, he probably wouldn't have remembered that he had a cheat code for the time being.
How should I put it? He felt that he was a little bit - quite sorry for Gold Finger, even though it was really bad.
While thinking about all sorts of things, Yu Qi opened the card pool. The rewards he drew last night were neatly placed in the inventory, having been waiting for Yu Qi all night.
With a bit of guilt in his heart, Yu Qi checked the cards one by one.
What is the result...
"Wow, nine one-star cards and one three-star card? Damn, they're even worse than yesterday's. If there wasn't a guaranteed 10-game draw, you wouldn't even give me three stars, right?"
With the corner of his mouth twitching, Yu Qi angrily complained about the delivery rate of the Friendship Pool in his heart. It was not that he could not accept this kind of thing, but when he saw this kind of scene, he couldn't help but recall the incident when he had to take the guaranteed return of 900 Saint Crystals in the Kama Pool. At that time, he was so angry that he didn't eat well for a week.
“一星卡片·黑脂豆腐*3、一星卡片·茄子*1、一星卡片·精炼老抽*2、一星卡片·精制食用盐*1、一星卡片·咖啡软糖*1、一星卡片·熔岩红椒粉*1,三星卡片·起爆坚果种子*1”
"One-star card: Black fat tofu: It is made from a type of soybean called 'black fat beans'. It feels smooth and melts in your mouth, but because it is too high in calories, eating too much can easily make you fat."
“One-star card: Eggplant: This is an ordinary cultivated eggplant. It has been infested with insects and has excessive pesticide residues. The taste is okay, but it is not recommended for consumption.”
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