Genshin Impact: Another Traveler of Teyvat

In this way, there is no possibility of peace between Umijima and Inazuma. In addition, General Raiden has a dispensable attitude towards Umijima. The real power holders of the Coral Palace can continue to sleep soundly and enjoy various rights and benefits. "

"So that's how it is. No wonder even though Umijima is within Inazuma's territory, when we went there we found that they were very hostile to people from Inazuma."

"Their god, Orobus, took great pains to make them learn the writing and customs of Inazuma, just to make them integrate into Inazuma. After so many years, if Orobus saw this situation, he would probably be furious, right?"

"Is it actually related to the legendary demon god? You don't even respect the wishes of your own god... Do you mind if I do something else?"

"Oh? It seems you have some good ideas? Then do it according to your own ideas."

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The sky gradually darkened.

Beidou returned to the ocean freighter and saw Lin Zixuan and Fengyuan Manye chatting, drinking tea and playing chess on the deck.

"Hey! You haven't left yet?" Beidou looked at them.

"It's still early, let's go later." Lin Zixuan placed a black piece.

"Master Xuan, are you ready to go to Inazuma?" Wan Ye also placed a white piece.

"Well, you have to help lead the way. I haven't been to Inazuma Castle yet. After all, you know best which Kabukicho is the best, right? And it is said that you need an acquaintance to introduce you to a real beauty."

"Uh..." Fengyuan Manye turned his head to look at Beidou who was loosening his fingers with a smile on his face. Then he looked at Lin Zixuan who was pretending that he knew nothing.

“??? You tricked me!!!”

Then, Manye is dragged away by Beidou, and it is unknown what happens after that.

Lin Zixuan packed up the tea set, clapped his hands, and said to himself: "It's time to get down to business."

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Ying and Paimeng followed Thomas to complete the residence procedures and walked out of the Yuanguo Supervisory Office.

"The price was bargained down from 200 million Mora to 600 Mora. This bargaining method is even more ruthless than Zhongli's." Paimeng complained helplessly.

"This kind of handling fee is originally a private item, and the money collected goes into the pocket of the Kanjo Bugyo. The implementation of the isolation order prevents people from leaving. If you don't have Inazuma friends, and you have a submissive personality, you can only pay the money with great reluctance." Thomas explained the situation of the handling fee.

"It feels so dark in Inazuma! No? What do you mean people can't leave? Weren't there more than a dozen people returning to Inazuma when we came?"

"They should be servants of nobles who are not inferior to the three great magistrates, right? Privileges are common no matter where you are."

"Huh? In other words, this lockdown only locks up ordinary people, and is useless to these nobles?"

"Political orders also need people to execute them. It's not uncommon for the people who execute them to give those nobles some backdoors. As long as it's not too excessive, the three magistrates will turn a blind eye and won't report it."

"How could this happen? I feel like I'm deceiving my own gods."

"But the lockdown order that God wanted was also well implemented, wasn't it?"

"Uh...it seems so, but I still feel it's not right. Can't we treat everyone equally?"

"In fact, they were treated equally at the beginning, but something happened later. The three magistrates and the nobles no longer treated them equally."

"what's going on?"

"There is a village called Konda next to the outlying island. A lot of violet melons are grown in the village. You must have eaten dried violet melons in Mondstadt or Liyue, right?"

"Well, dried violet melon is sour and sweet and delicious, and it's perfect as a snack. Many shops in Liyue have these snacks, and I like them too."

“As a specialty of Inazuma, dried violet melon has only become popular in recent years and is very popular.

In addition, the appearance of Liyue ocean freighters has increased the export volume of these dried violets by tens of thousands of times, and the price has gradually risen. This has also made the people in the Gonda Village earn a lot of Mora.

There was even a family that hung up a sign that read "Master Xuan personally praised the food for being delicious," and it became a famous restaurant.

The surrounding towns and villages saw them making so much money that their hands were soft. Then more people came in to eat this meal, replacing some of their crops with violet melon trees and making a lot of money. This good life lasted for less than two years.

With the arrival of the isolation order, the thunderstorm area formed around Inazuma, making it impossible for these merchant ships to enter Inazuma, and Inazuma's ships could not leave.

A large number of violets are unsalable, and the dried violets made from them cannot be sold, causing the price to plummet. The shelf life of these dried violets is less than half a year, and some of them cannot be sold, moldy, or not in good condition, so they can only be thrown away reluctantly.

Because many farmers replaced their crops with violet trees, the harvest was very small in those years. Inazuma, who already had little arable land, was about to face a great famine after the implementation of the isolation order.

The ships carrying grain from Xumi and Liyue could not enter, and the price of grain in the city kept rising. People had to go to the sea to catch fish and stew fish with violet melon to fill their stomachs. But if you eat too much of this food, you will get diarrhea and other symptoms, and some people's symptoms will be more serious.

Later, the Shebu Xing asked Liyue for help and transported a large amount of supplies to it, which gradually solved the problem of famine. "

"Will closing the country cause famine? Ying, I remember looking at the map, there are many islands in Inazuma?" Paimon took out a map of Inazuma from somewhere.

“Well… Actually, there are very few islands where Inazuma can farm.

Shenwuzhi, the heart of the Imperial Shadow furnace over there exploded a few years ago, and there are thunderstorms all over there. Everyone has evacuated.

Qinglai Island, lightning strikes at any time. Even those with divine eyes have to be careful, let alone ordinary people.

Heguan is full of fog and you will get lost once you go in.

In Bayun Island, not only is there a demon causing trouble, but there is also a war going on with Haiqi Island. They can plant some crops in the southwest, but they are not enough for themselves.

In addition, strong winds often blow here in Inazuma, so the harvest depends entirely on the weather.”

"What a harsh environment." Paimon sighed after looking at the map.

“Luckily Liyue brought in the supplies, otherwise Inazuma would have been a river of blood.

Because that ship belongs to the official Liyue ship, they must also give face to General Lei Dian. Therefore, if Liyue wants to send Inazuma, it will cost 2000 million Mora per person. Only the nobles can afford Inazuma. "

"!!! It's so expensive! It's 10 times more expensive than the price when we came in." Paimon's eyes widened.

"Fortunately, the freight price is still very reasonable. Plus, those businesses are still using the game consoles secretly. So far, there hasn't been any trouble. But I heard recently that they have encountered some problems."

"I never thought that a small melon would cause such serious consequences. It must be the fault of the big bad guy who built that ocean freighter." Paimon put his hands on his hips and was angry.

After some persuasion from Thomas, Ying and Paimeng set out to the International Chamber of Commerce to help deal with the troubles of President Kuroshige.

On their way to the International Chamber of Commerce.

"Ying, I'll return the map to you. Thank you for handing it to me just now."

"I didn't give you the map just now! Isn't it in your little bag?" Ying looked at Paimeng strangely.

“??? Eh?...There’s a ghost!” Paimon threw himself into Ying’s arms.

"The one who made us unaware and liked to play tricks on you...I think he's the only one, right?"

"!!! You big bad guy, I won't let you go! You're making me so mad!" Paimon made a sad and angry voice, causing people around him to look at him sideways.

At the gate of Yuanguo Supervisory Office.

"They're gone!" a male voice sounded from beside Thomas.

"!!!" Thomas was shocked. The person in front of him had caused him inner torment many times.

"Don't worry, I used the invisibility spell, no one else can see me. I didn't expect that you haven't contacted me once in all these years. I am so disappointed."

"Master Xuan is here, I will go and inform the head of the family immediately."

"No, I came here for something, so it's not convenient for me to show up in public. After so many years, I'll ask you a question again. Who do you think among the Inazuma is worthy of Kamisato Ayaka?"

"I...I don't know."

"Don't want to say it? Or haven't you? I'm sure you've compared yourselves with them countless times in your heart, right? Advantages and disadvantages."

"..."

"It seems that you still can't make up your mind. In fact, I am quite optimistic about Aratake Ichito. He is an upright person. Although he is a little stupid, he should be well controlled by Kamisato Ayaka.

Appoint him as Liyue's ambassador to Inazuma, and he will have an official Liyue status. With Liyue's support, he is no worse than the nobles of Inazuma. Then I will help him propose marriage. What do you think?"

"You!...The head of the family will not agree."

"What if it was General Lei Dian who said that? He felt that he owed something to the people of Yu Chiyo. He only needed to mention it briefly. What do you think would happen? Or, marrying to Liyue is also a good choice."

"!!! I won't let Linghua suffer this kind of injustice." Thomas roared.

"Very good! You finally spoke out. I am looking forward to the subsequent developments!" Lin Zixuan's figure gradually disappeared, leaving Thomas alone standing at the entrance of Yuanguo Supervisory Office.

Thomas looked up at the sky. What should he do if he was being stared at by a demon? The grace of the Kamisato family in saving his life and nurturing him would not allow him to do something that would offend his superiors. Forget it, let the head of the family handle it!

Later in the night.

Narukami Taisha Shrine.

Lin Zixuan walked towards the magical cherry tree.

"Hey, what brings you here?" Yae Shinko slowly walked out of the side house.

"It's just some preliminary work. Haven't you already felt it? Where is the real wind?"

"The divination technique does show that Inazuma will usher in new changes, both good and bad. You...are not going to do something bad to Inazuma?"

"Your intuition is really accurate, worthy of being a top demon. But it's good that you're here, come and help me."

"Okay, what do I need to do?"

"......" Lin Zixuan told some secrets and thoughts.

"Is that so? That does take some time to prepare, and it's quite fun. Come with me! Let's go to a place where we won't be disturbed."

The man and the fox who were preparing to cause trouble disappeared into the night.

Chapter 193: Those who are close to red are red; those who are close to ink are black

Ying and Paimeng came to the International Chamber of Commerce and saw a middle-aged wealthy businessman in Fontaine clothing sitting inside, sighing and tapping on an abacus.

Paimon and Ying looked at each other and walked forward.

After getting to know each other, the middle-aged wealthy businessman from Fontaine, Jiulixu, began to complain.

"Well... the taxes have gradually increased to a level higher than the Chamber of Commerce's profits, and now they have to hand over a product called 'Crystallized Bone Marrow'. Then the merchants who own 'Crystallized Bone Marrow' took the opportunity to raise the price.

Now there is only one company selling it, and that company's stock seems to be inexhaustible. According to the big bad guy, this is called a monopoly, right?" Paimon analyzed, holding his chin.

"Why don't you go and talk to the Kanjo Bugyo?" Ying also asked the question.

"We have also tried to communicate with the Kanjo Bugyo about the law...the response we got was to go home and wait for news. Three months have passed, and not only has the price not dropped, the price required by the law has been getting higher and higher. If this continues, we will go bankrupt!" President Kurisu sighed deeply.

"Ying, what do you think?"

"There's something fishy about that merchant with unlimited inventory. Also, there's something fishy about the Kanjo Bugyo who issues the decree."

"What would the big bad guy do if he was here?" Paimon's little head started to turn.

"Why don't we just go and ask the merchant who sells the crystallized bone marrow?" Ying said, her hands on her hips.

"I figured it out! Mr. Thomas said that Inazuma almost suffered from famine because of lack of food. The various supplies on Liyue's ocean-going freighters were basically shipped here by your foreign chambers of commerce for Inazuma to sell."

"It's like this. I have branches in Mondstadt and Xumi. I let the people in the branches buy all kinds of goods at low prices locally, and then go to Liyue to ship them to Inazuma." Kurisu nodded.

"That is to say, the goods traded here on the outlying island, such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc., are actually intended to supply the entire Inazuma, right?"

"Well, even many of Inazuma's fellow merchants come to us to get their goods."

"Then are there any laws that protect Inazuma's private property?"

"Yes, yes, these are my own things. Do they dare to force me to buy or sell them?"

"Isn't that easy? Have all members of the International Chamber of Commerce write 'Due to poor management, our store is undergoing rectification and reorganization' on their doors for 1-3 months. I think the Kanjo Bugyo might even beg you to open the store, and the taxes will be reduced to the lowest possible."

“!!!!!!!” Kurisu looked at the little guy in shock.

"That's right. If you don't open for business, you don't have to pay taxes. If all the chambers of commerce unite and close for a month, the prices of various commodities in Inazuma City will definitely collapse.

Moreover, such a matter would definitely reach the ears of the gods. If the Kanjo Bugyo is held accountable by General Raiden, the consequence... might be that he would be directly reduced to a civilian, or even be punished by the gods." Kurisu analyzed bit by bit.

"The lockdown was requested by General Lei Dian. However, maintaining stability during the lockdown is something the ministers must do. If his subjects cannot make a living because of the ministers, then General Lei Dian will have to take action." Ying was also thinking about the feasibility of this method.

"Great! Finally there is a way to deal with these arrogant Kande Bugei. I will go inform everyone and figure out when to start."

"No, there is still a huge loophole!" Ying stopped President Kurisu.

“What loophole?”*2

"Evidence! You need proof that the Kanji Bugyo really made you pay high taxes. Otherwise, if they deny it, you won't have evidence and you will be seen as a foreigner who disturbs the order of Inazuma."

"Well... it's true! Once the case reaches the emperor, there might be a 'defense before the emperor'. If we can't produce evidence by then, we'll all die." President Kurisu also squatted down with his head covered, muttering. "What should we do? What should we do?"

"The breakthrough should be with that businessman. President Kurisu, do you know where that person is now? Let's go and see if we can get some useful information."

"I know. Thank you for your help. If I go with you, he will be alert."

"Don't worry, leave it to us!"

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