Start daily card draw from Genshin Impact

"One-star card: Refined dark soy sauce: Dark soy sauce made with a special process greatly enhances its color and flavor, but it must be cooked at high temperature before consumption, otherwise it will be extremely toxic."

"One-star card: refined edible salt: edible salt made from mineral salt, tastes salty, and contains no radiation."

"One-star card: Coffee gummies: Handmade gummies made from refined coffee liquid. Slightly bitter. Eating them can slightly restore mental strength."

"One-star card: Lava red pepper powder: This powder is made from 'lava pepper'. Due to the wrong mixing method, it tastes extremely bad. After consumption, it can slightly enhance the control of fire power."

"Hmm?" Yu Qi was slightly stunned as he scanned the nine one-star cards. He looked at the last card, 'Lava Red Pepper', and the first person he thought of was Xiang Ling. She used the element of fire. Although he didn't know if it was the same as the 'fire power' mentioned in Lava Red Pepper, it should be quite suitable for her in general.

"Well, this is quite good. After you get familiar with it, you can give it to Xiangling when you have time. It will be a token of your gratitude to her."

Thinking of this, he marked this card, then skipped the other one-star cards and looked at the three-star 'Detonating Nut Seed' card with a slightly distorted expression.

"Three Star Card Exploding Nut Seeds: After use, you will get a bag of 'Exploding Nut' seeds (10000 seeds), with a cultivation manual*1. After planting, you can harvest the food 'Exploding Nuts';

Explosive nuts: They are large, delicious, and nutritious. They were once used as a staple food. After eating them, a transformation button will appear in the body. When the transformation button is triggered, the eater will explode immediately. The explosive power is equivalent to TNT equal to the user's body weight. "

"..." Yu Qi looked at the card with a large bag of seeds on it in silence. His face was stiff. After a moment, his eyes twitched slightly. He took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in his heart: "What the hell is this human bomb maker?"

"It's big, delicious, and nutritious, but it's considered a staple food? Can your nuts turn people into living bombs after being eaten? Later, it was no longer considered a staple food because both those who had eaten it and those who hadn't eaten it went to heaven, right?"

Rubbing his teeth, Yu Qi deeply felt what a poison pool was, what a useless thing was, and what...

"Hey, Mr. Yu Qi, what's wrong with you? You look so bad, is your hand still hurting?"

Just when Yu Qi was struggling over how to deal with this three-star card, Xiang Ling came back after cleaning up the pots and pans. Seeing his ugly expression, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "How about I go pick some herbs for you? I've been burned a lot before, so I know which herbs can treat burns. There are a lot of them growing around here."

"Lulu~lu?"

"No, it's not a burn, I just..." Trying hard to force a smile from his face, Yu Qi explained dryly: "I just remembered some bad things, it's no big deal."

As he spoke, seeing that Xiangling seemed to be still a little hesitant, he quickly changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, are we leaving here today and returning to Liyue Harbor?"

Of course, Yu Qi asked this question not just to change the subject, but mainly because last night, not long after he fell asleep, he was awakened by a noise coming from afar. In the moonlight, he could even vaguely see a huge monster walking through the mountains and forests, which scared him so much that he lost all desire to sleep.

It was not until the early morning that the noise made by the monsters gradually subsided, allowing Yu Qi, who had been frightened for half the night, to sleep peacefully.

For a otaku who has lived in a normal city for more than 20 years, the situation here is really too bad. If he had a choice, Yu Qi really wouldn't want to stay here for even a day longer.

Chapter 6 Yu Qi and the Eye of the Empty God

"Well, that can't be said to be the case."

"what?"

After thinking for a while, Xiangling reached out and took out a somewhat blurry map, pointed to an open space not far from the water and said, "Look, we are roughly at this location now. According to my plan, we have to go northeast, pass through Lingju Pass, and finally return to Liyue Port from Tianheng Mountain.

Taking into account the monsters on the road and your physical condition, Mr. Yu Qi, it will take us about three to five days to enter Lingju Pass."

"Um, okay, so when do we leave?"

"Well, that...if I leave, I'm afraid I'll have to wait a little longer. Actually, I came to Qingxupu this time to collect food ingredients. There are several kinds of food ingredients nearby that I haven't collected yet. If I can't collect them this time, I'll find a chance to sneak away next time~ Well, I don't know how long I'll have to wait before I go out to collect food ingredients!"

"That's fine. Just focus on your business. I'm not in a hurry anyway. It's a good opportunity to take a look at the scenery of the other world."

"Don't worry, with Guoba and I here, we will definitely be able to protect you, Mr. Yu Qi!"

"Lulu!"

"Haha, then I think it's best not to encounter monsters!"

…………

What does it feel like to travel with the beauty?

If it was before when he was still on Earth, as a solo person for twenty-seven years, Yu Qi had never had a girlfriend, let alone even female friends. Naturally, it was impossible for him to know this feeling, and he could only rely on the information circulating on the Internet to fantasize.

But now, after actually experiencing walking with a girl, Yu Qi felt from the bottom of his heart - it was so comfortable!

The sky is high and the air is fresh. Wandering among the green mountains and clear waters with the beautiful girl, sitting down to rest when you are tired, eating snacks, chatting about interesting things in life, and sharing stories you have heard from somewhere...

When Yu Qi was still on Earth, he saw many people on the Internet saying that it was tiring to accompany girls and that they would make unreasonable demands at any time. He always thought that girls were troublesome creatures. In addition, he usually saw various issues between men and women in the news, which led him to stay away from them.

But after he and Xiangling got to know each other, he found out that those people on the Internet who said it was tiring to be with girls were just saying that they had never met a girl as smart, well-behaved, capable and considerate as Xiangling.

To be honest, with Xiangling taking care of him along the way, even though they had to travel through mountains and rivers, Yu Qi did not feel the slightest bit of impatience or boredom after a day of traveling. Instead, he was very interested in strolling around Qingxupu a few more times.

Moreover, as he walked around for a day, Yu Qi also discovered that Qingxupu was not as dangerous as Xiangling had said before. Hill Kings were everywhere, Rock Dragon Lizards were in groups of three or five, and the ruins were full of mechanisms - all of the above did not exist.

If you wander around here, as long as you don't deliberately provoke monsters, you will at most encounter attacks from some hilli thugs. A normal adventurer can easily travel here even if he doesn't have the God's Eye that can control elemental power.

As for why, in Xiangling's description, Qingxupu became a hell with monsters roaming everywhere?

"Waaaaaah, Guoba, come and help me, the ingredients are biting!"

"..."

Standing in the messy camp of the Hilichurls, Yu Qi watched in silence as Xiang Ling, who was screaming, was bitten on the arm by a slime that had been hiding in the corner. Yu Qi held his forehead in pain.

"Has she always been like this?" he asked Guoba, who was also holding his forehead with his hand and looking helpless. Before he could answer, Yu Qi heard Xiangling's surprised cry again.

"Wow, Guoba, Mr. Yu Qi, come and see what I found!!!"

With some slimy slime on her body, Xiangling held a small box and shouted to Yu Qi and the others with joy, "Look, look, these are the Tianyun grass and Ming grass that are special to Inazuma. They are very rare in other countries!

Especially the Amanokusa fruit, which is said to be a precious specialty that can only be collected on Inazuma Seirai Island. Not only is the yield extremely small, but if you want to collect it, you must risk being attacked by thunderstorms. I have only seen descriptions of it in books before, and this is the first time I have seen the real thing in my life!

Moreover, I heard that because the Tianyun grass fruit grows in an area with a very high concentration of lightning elements, it also contains considerable lightning elemental power. If you put it close to your ear, you can even hear a faint sound of electric current. It tastes crispy and numb, which is super wonderful.

Wow, I really want to try it... No, no, if I eat this little bit of Tianyun grass fruit, I won’t be able to use it to cook. Let me think about what ingredients should I use to pair it with it, Jueyun pepper or Qingxin?

But it always feels like something is missing, there’s no “crackling” feeling.”

"Uh..." Looking at Xiang Ling, who was holding the Tianyun Grass and talking incessantly, and seemed to be in some strange state, Yu Qi and Guoba looked at each other and chose to remain quiet and not disturb her who was full of inspiration.

Fortunately, Xiangling didn't want to listen to their opinions. She just fell into deep thought and muttered to herself.

Seeing this, Yu Qi didn't think any more about it. He turned around and helped to clean up other items in the Hilichurls' camp. Perhaps it was the characteristics of the continent of Teyvat. Most of the monsters here, especially the Hilichurls, would be turned into ashes after being killed. Only a small number of materials such as horns and masks would be preserved.

According to Xiangling's explanation, these hillbillies are actually monsters derived from the accumulation of earth vein energy. After being killed, they will naturally return to the earth veins.

When Yu Qi first heard this explanation, he felt a little confused. This mechanism...isn't it a setting for spawning monsters in a game? Could it be that he had traveled through time and space to a game? And became a digitized NPC?

Or, is this a mechanism deliberately designed by some gods to adjust the energy of the earth veins?

Yu Qi didn't know, but he didn't care too much about it. No matter what, it had nothing to do with him. It was impossible that Teyvat, which had been peaceful for thousands of years without any problems, would be destroyed as soon as he arrived, right?

What a joke, do you really think he is some kind of disaster star?

Ahem, the topic has gone too far. Thanks to the setting that the bodies of the Qiuqiu people will disappear after death, it is much easier for Yu Qi to clean up the camp. He doesn't need to look at those bloody things. He just needs to pick up the materials that exploded...

"Ah~hiss!" His body trembled suddenly. Yu Qi's fingers touched something and a tingling pain came from his fingertips, making him take a breath subconsciously.

He withdrew his hand and looked at it carefully. He didn't find anything unusual. Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the thing he had just touched - a prismatic ornament with a blank gem inlaid in the middle.

"This is?"

He raised his eyebrows. If Yu Qi remembered correctly, he had seen a similar thing on Xiang Ling before.

"Hey, this is... the Eye of the Blank God!"

Hearing Xiang Ling's voice behind him, Yu Qi turned his head and looked over. He didn't know when Xiang Ling had woken up from her thoughts and was looking at the Blank Eye of God in Yu Qi's hand with curiosity.

"Blank Eye of God?"

"Yes." Nodding, as if remembering that Yu Qi didn't understand this aspect, Xiang Ling stood up, put away the materials in her hand, and began to explain.

“On the continent of Teyvat, the common saying about obtaining the Eye of God is: when faced with a situation beyond one’s control, people always lament their own powerlessness. At the steepest turning point in life, if a mortal’s desire reaches its extreme, the Eye of God may appear.

Of course, some people also say that the Eye of God was formed by people's wishes. In short, no matter which statement is true, after the Eye of God appears, it is automatically and firmly bound to the holder, and they influence each other and cannot be abandoned.

Just like human eyes, ears, mouth and nose, the Eye of God is such an external elemental magic organ.

As an organ, when the holder of the Eye of God dies, the Eye of God will also lose its light, leaving behind a hollow shell. We generally call it a blank Eye of God."

After a pause, Xiang Ling looked at the blank God's Eye in Yu Qi's hand with some curiosity, and continued: "And in the legend, if a destined person can restart the God's Eye that has lost its luster, the God's Eye will shine again and awaken the elemental attributes and elemental power that belong to the destined person.

It is said that Lady Tianquan Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, awakened her Divine Eye in this way.

It is precisely because of this that the blank Eye of God is very popular among ordinary people. Many businessmen are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it because they want to gain the power of self-protection. Mr. Yu Qi, you are really lucky. You actually got this treasure so easily. "

"This piece of God's Eye looks like it was something left behind by a passing merchant group that was robbed by these Hillilch people. I just don't know if this is a blank God's Eye collected by the merchants, or if the owner of the God's Eye was also in the merchant group but was killed by the Hillilch people."

"Oh, is there such a saying?" After carefully playing with the Blank God's Eye in his hand, Yu Qi shook his head, and handed it to Xiang Ling along with the materials he had just collected: "But you are wrong about one thing. It's not that I am lucky, it's that you are lucky."

Yu Qi naturally understood the meaning of Xiang Ling's words. She was going to let him take away the Blank Eye of God. But although Yu Qi usually liked to tremble, act crazy, and do political politics on the Internet, he was still a good person. He still adhered to the moral concepts cultivated by the nine-year compulsory education.

A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. If he had picked up this blank Eye of God on the roadside, or even bought it accidentally at a stall, he would have kept it for himself without saying a word.

But it was different now. This Hilichurl camp was completely cleaned up by Xiangling alone. He just hid aside and watched the show, and came out to help her pack up the spoils when it was over. He took such a treasure without much effort, and he was not greedy to that extent.

Even though Xiangling said she wanted to give it to him; or precisely because it was Xiangling, he could not accept this kind of "ill-gotten gains".

"Ah? But it's useless even if I ask for it?" Xiang Ling didn't expect Yu Qi to refuse. She looked at him strangely, reached out and took out her own Fire God's Eye to show it: "You see, I already have the God's Eye, and I can't activate this one."

“But if that’s the case, I’m still from another world, so it’s even more impossible for me to resonate with your Eye of God in Teyvat and restart it!”

Yu Qi spread his hands and without waiting for Xiang Ling to speak, he directly handed the item in his hand to her: "Besides, didn't you say before that there are many merchants willing to spend a lot of money to buy the Eye of the Blank God? It would be great if you could sell it."

"Oh, well, okay."

As if seeing Yu Qi's determination, Xiang Ling nodded and did not insist on giving it up: "Then I will keep this blank God's Eye for now. When you need it in the future, Mr. Yu Qi, you can always come to Wanmin Hall to get it from me!"

"That's fine. If I really want it later, I'll find something of similar value and exchange it with you."

The episode ended just like that. After packing up the things in the Qiuqiu people's camp, Yu Qi carried a large bag of materials and looked at Xiang Ling who was also carrying a large bag and asked, "So, where are we going next? Do we need to continue collecting ingredients?"

"Oh, let me see..." Xiangling shook her head after searching through her notes. "No need. I've basically collected all the ingredients I need. Now I'll go back to the camp to rest, and then we can go back to Liyue Harbor."

"Well, gulp~" Just as he opened his mouth, a low 'gurgling' sound interrupted Yu Qi's words. He lowered his head to look at his stomach awkwardly. Xiangling beside him couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft, ahem, it's getting late. Since you're hungry too, Mr. Yu Qi, why don't we just have a quick meal here?" Holding back her laughter, Xiang Ling patted her backpack and said, "That's great. I've collected a lot of ingredients, and I'm full of inspiration! I believe I can make some delicious, super crunchy dishes this time.

I'd like to trouble you, Mr. Yu Qi, to be my food taster!"

"It's my duty!" Yu Qi nodded seriously, as if he didn't hear the growling from his stomach at all.

Yu Qi sat on a small wooden stake nearby, quietly watching Xiangling begin to cook enthusiastically, washing rice, boiling rice, chopping vegetables, stir-frying, each step was so intense, yet smooth and pleasing to the eye.

The tempting aroma gradually emerged, making Yu Qi's nose twitch and his mouth water. His stomach also growled, as if urging him to hurry over and feast on it.

Fortunately, perhaps considering that Yu Qi was already starving, Xiangling did not prepare dishes that would take time to cook, but instead roughly made a few dishes like three fresh delicacies and stir-fried pork slices and brought them over.

"Hey, Mr. Yu Qi, the dishes are here. You can eat first. The Matsutake stuffed meat rolls will be ready soon. By the way, please eat an empty stomach. My innovative dishes will have to wait a while!"

Chapter 7 Yu Qi and the sudden rainstorm

"Well, Xiangling, there's no need to cook so many dishes. We can't finish them all, right?" Looking at Xiangling who was still stir-frying the next dish by the stove, and then looking at the wooden stool in front of her that was almost full, Yu Qi couldn't help but say.

"It's okay, there's still some rice crust, it has a big appetite!"

“Lulululul!”

Looking at Guoba lying on the wooden stake with a greedy look on his face, Yu Qi nodded in understanding, said nothing more, and concentrated on eating.

Well, if he can finish such a big bucket of porridge, then this little meal is nothing to him.

"Here comes the dish, Mr. Yu Qi. This is a new dish that I improved based on my own ideas. It's stir-fried shrimp with condensed liquid. Come and try it and see how it tastes!"

Following the greeting, Xiangling came over with a plate of shrimps that looked a little strange in color, placed it in front of Yu Qi, and looked at him expectantly.

With a little curiosity, Yu Qi stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a shrimp, put it in front of him and looked at it carefully.

The plump shrimps look particularly rosy when stir-fried over high heat, and the surface is covered with a layer of crystal sauce, which is sticky but not thick. A light sniff can give a refreshing fragrance, without too much shrimp fragrance.

He tentatively put the shrimp into his mouth. The smooth, gelatinous touch instantly spread across the tip of his tongue. He lightly bit it between his teeth. Instantly, an endless amount of delicious flavor burst out, like heavy rain hitting the calm lake, creating countless delicious ripples, which made Yu Qi couldn't help but squint his eyes.

He slowly swallowed the shrimp, with a slight aftertaste lingering in his mouth. Yu Qi exhaled softly. The remaining fragrance between his lips and teeth was still intoxicating, but then he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"How is it? How does it taste? Is there anything that needs improvement?" Seeing Yu Qi open his eyes, Xiang Ling came forward impatiently and asked anxiously.