Genshin Impact: Another Traveler of Teyvat

"Ah! Xinhai." "Master Coral Palace."

"You are all welcome to the Coral Palace. Teppei, go and do your work! I have something to discuss with these three guests."

"Yes, Lord Coral Palace." Zhe Ping calmed himself down and left in a hurry.

"You guys should leave first too!" Xinhai looked at the group of witches behind him.

The witches looked at each other, and finally the leader stepped forward and said, "Yes, Master Coral Palace."

Then they dispersed. But the positions they were standing in were very strange. Ying looked at their positions, said nothing, and followed Xinhai into the house.

Reception room.

After the servants brought the tea set and snacks, Xin Hai used magic to isolate the room from the sound.

"Xinhai, what's wrong with you?" Paimeng was a little confused when he saw Xinhai's actions.

"Sorry, there are some things that cannot be known to others. Who is the person next to you?" Xinhai looked at the woman who had her eyes closed.

"The person we met in Wanglong Village is named Bai. Although we haven't known each other for long, she should be related to Lin Zixuan."

"Is that so? Anyway, the situation can't get any worse." Xinhai sighed.

"Xinhai, what's wrong with you?"

"I have become a sacrifice in this war that is controlled by others. I am about to die."

"Eh! How could that happen?"

"I will bear the infamy of starting a war and accept the 'divine punishment' from General Raiden."

"Sacrifice?"

“Yes, whether I win or lose this war, I will die.

If the shogunate army wins, General Raiden will strike again at Umijima.

If we lose to the Shogunate, the elders of the Coral Palace will definitely distance themselves from us and push me out, using my head as a blood sacrifice to the heroic souls of the Shogunate who died in the battle.

There are too many spies among the elders in Kaigi Island, and it is impossible to tell who is loyal to me except Goro. My mother has been put under house arrest by them, so it is difficult to see her.

You are outsiders and have little to do with Haiji Island, so there will be fewer people watching you. I want to find out the culprit who caused this war before I die." Xinhai clenched his fists, not wanting to die so aggrieved.

"The culprit that caused this war...and the 'real problem' that Lin Zixuan mentioned, could there be any connection?" Ying began to think.

"These people on Haigi Island really haven't changed." Bai on the side opened his eyes and released some demonic power.

"You...this kind of power...is the Great God of Kaigi!" Xinhai was extremely surprised. The feeling from the statue he worshipped every day was exactly the same as that of the beautiful woman with snake eyes in front of him.

"Please don't call me by that name anymore. The Kaigi Omikami of Kaigi Island has become the Omikami of your own imagination. I have been wandering around Kaigi Island these days. The Kaigi Omikami you are talking about is no longer me."

"No, you are our Kaigi Daimikoto, and we need you on Kaigi Island."

"Really? I just told you at the door that this Coral Palace and all the treasures inside are all compensation to the Thunder God Baal. Why have they been in your hands all this time?

I told you that when I died, you would join Inazuma. I believed that you, the priestesses of the Coral Palace, could appease the people of the sea, live in peace with Inazuma, and help each other. But now I only see hatred and resistance. Who is guiding the people?

I ordered you to resurrect me 2000 years after my death. But this resurrection was years late. When I woke up, the resurrection array was broken, the door was sealed, the loyal witches were sacrificed alive, and the passage was buried. It seemed that they didn't want me to be resurrected at all. Who would do these things?

Can all those who have contributed to Umijima be discarded after their efforts are over?"

These explosive events left the three people stunned.

"This is completely different from what I know and learn about the history of Coral Palace!" Xinhai panicked.

Paimon poked Ying, "Could she be the great sea god, Orobas?"

"It should be. I understand why Lin Zixuan wanted to resurrect her. After all, nothing is more convincing than the words spoken by the person himself." Ying fell into deep thought again.

"By covering up the true history, can't we write and dress up history as we please? You are much smarter than me, don't you realize it? All the events are pushing you to a dead end.

As the new sacrificer, your death will probably be recorded as a heroic death in the Coral Palace's resistance to the tyranny of the Thunder God Baal, and the hatred between Haiqi Island and Inazuma will be irreconcilable. This will further increase the Haiqi people's hatred of Inazuma. "Orobus looked at Xinhai and his tone was a little lighter. After all, he was a pitiful person like himself.

"I don't want to die in such a miserable way. Let me calm down for a while. Sorry." Xinhai stood up and walked towards the inner room and closed the door.

"Xinhai seems very sad." Paimon took a sip of tea.

"It's hard for anyone to feel this way. I'm gradually beginning to understand what Lin Zixuan meant by 'the real problem'?" Ying's eyes sparkled.

"Where?" Paimon asked curiously.

"If Coral Palace had been completely integrated into Inazuma after its defeat and was governed by Inazuma, wouldn't there have been so many problems?

As part of Inazuma, Umijima has a poor living environment, but Inazuma wouldn't just ignore it, right? There would be no problem moving to Yabujima.

As for the issue of faith, hundreds of demon gods in Liyue were killed by Emperor Geo, and it was very common for the people of those demon gods to believe in two or three gods.

What on earth made them keep rebelling against Inazuma?" Ying thought again.

"It's power!" The door of the inner room was opened, and Xinhai walked out with a fluffy...tail in his hand.

"Once Inazuma begins to manage Umijima, it will inevitably weaken the various rights of the Coral Palace, including the military. These rights benefit tens of thousands of people in the Coral Palace, and are now even larger than 2000 years ago, involving all aspects of Umijima. They are not a group of interests that can be moved at will."

"What should we do then?" Paimon asked.

"The only thing we can do now is to pry them off little by little. I heard yesterday that the Great Elder got a large amount of supplies from somewhere. There are even controllable relic heavy machines and relic guards.

According to the Great Elder, the person who provided these props asked us to use them to resist the Shenju Bengdao Cannon. Master Xuan will not support us, so who is supporting us from behind and letting us fight to the death with the Shogunate Army?

So, Ying, I want you to help investigate the source of this batch of supplies and see if you can find out who is behind it."

"Great, we finally have a clue. The person behind the scenes is finally going to surface. Just leave it to us!" Paimon said excitedly, and Ying nodded.

Xinhai turned to Oropus who was drinking tea and assumed a sitting posture.

"Lord Kaigi-daimyakami, please guide us again."

Chapter 206: An Unfulfilled Contract

a few days later.

"I'm so angry! How come the clue is broken again?" Paimeng put his hands on his hips and said angrily.

"What powerful control measures and defense plans." Ying couldn't help but feel troubled when she saw the dead material transportation leader in front of her.

"This should be called a single-line contact, right? Once someone investigates, not only will they find nothing, but the other party will also kill those who know about it in time. If this continues, I'm afraid all clues will be cut off."

"Let's go back and look at the supplies, maybe we'll find some clues."

"Ah."

The two of them came to the warehouse of the rebel army camp again, showed the order from the "Military Advisor", and checked the newly delivered supplies.

“Liyue packaged rice, Liyue packaged oil, Liyue packaged salt, Liyue packaged flour… The quality of these supplies is very poor and they seem to be about to expire.

There are also bows, swords, spears, and knives from Liyue. But they don't look like new items, they look like retired weapons. Could it be that the big bad guys are secretly supporting Haigi Island?"

Ying thought for a while, looked at the supplies, and frowned.

"This doesn't seem like something he would do. It's not his style to let people kill each other. Someone must have purchased these expired supplies and retired weapons from Liyue. All of Liyue's current weapons are immortal weapons, which are not comparable to these ordinary weapons."

"Who could that be?"

"Liyue does not support Haiji Island, so ocean-going cargo ships can only unload cargo at outlying islands. Unloading cargo must be inspected by the Kanjo Bugei. Ordinary supplies are easy to handle, but so many retired weapons are controlled weapons. If they want to leave the outlying islands, they must obtain the approval of the Kanjo Bugei."

"Is the Kanjo Bugyo supporting Kaigi Island against the Tenryo Bugyo?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. The three relic heavy machines and nine relic guards parked at the entrance of the warehouse, and even the props that can control them, are not something that the Kanjo Bugyo can take out."

"The person behind this secret operation is hiding too deeply. Should we sneak back to the island to have a look?"

"It would be better to go back and discuss it with Xinhai first."

Coral Palace.

"You're back!" Xinhai was still dealing with official documents.

"Well, we're back. Where's 'Bai'?" Paimon remembered that Orobas had forbidden them to call her demon name on Kaige Island.

"She...went to the Mengyun Shrine to relax. Did you find anything there?"

"We don't have any clues. They were so clean that they pointed almost all the evidence to Liyue. We guessed that these supplies and weapons were sent by the Kanding Bugei, but there must be someone else behind this."

"Kanjo Bugyo? Why would they come to support Umijima? Could it be that..."

"Xinhai, have you thought of the person behind this?"

"Well, it's very likely the Fatui from the Kingdom of Winter."

"Fools?"

"Before this, our Haiji Island had no contact with the Kingdom of Winter. After all, they are too far away, separated by two countries and a vast ocean. I have only heard about the Kingdom of Winter through the conversations of bards or traveling merchants."

"Look at the map, it's really far away!" Paimon scratched his head.

“I forgot to mention this before. Actually, Master Xuan came to Haiji Island a long time ago. I was still young at that time and didn’t have much say.

I remember that when Master Xuan left, the witches spread Master Xuan's cooperation plan. In fact, everyone was looking forward to good days coming.

The beautiful scenery of Haigi Island is very suitable for a holiday and tourism destination. Even if the 1000 tourists per day are reduced by half to 500 per day, it can still drive all walks of life in Haigi Island to make money.

The elders of the Coral Palace have always been against Master Xuan’s contract. Even if I proposed to visit Liyue, I would be blocked, which ultimately prevented me from going to Liyue to complete the contract.

The contract is called:

[Single Supplier Contract. Liyue will become the sole supplier of materials for Haiji Island. 90% of the materials purchased by Haiji Island must come from Liyue.]”

"Ninety percent? Doesn't that mean we have to rely on Liyue to survive in the future?" Paimeng said in surprise.

"Haigo Island now relies on Inazuma for its livelihood. Although this contract seems a bit harsh, the people of Liyue like to bargain. I think it shouldn't be a big problem to negotiate to 70%. It's a pity that there are too many obstacles."

"Obstacle? Are they the elders?"

“Well, I didn’t understand why the elders objected before, but now I know why they did it.

Because they have won the right to purchase a lot of materials. In other words, the purchase of materials on Haiqi Island has been completely monopolized by them.

Any attempt to interfere with their interests will be opposed by them.”

"Benefits? I've heard a lot about it recently. Could it be another termite?" Paimeng spread his hands.

“Although there is a difference, it can actually be considered a borer.

For example, this game console has a retail price of 30 Mora in Liyue. If you buy it wholesale, you can even get it for 20 Mora. If it is second-hand, it will be even cheaper.

If we sign a sole supplier contract with Liyue, then Liyue will sell to us at a price no higher than 20% of the market price according to the contract.

In other words, if we bring back a batch of goods, then after adding the tariffs, it will be around 25 Mora. If we add a little profit and sell it to people on Haigi Island, it may even be lower than the retail price in Liyue.

Can you guess how much this one I have is worth? It cost me 55 Moraes, which is almost twice the price.

Even with the tariff added, the retail price of the machine in Mondstadt is no more than 35. Moreover, the tariff in Inazuma is even lower. So where did the huge difference go? Before the lockdown, it wouldn't cost so much to ask someone to bring one back, right?

Many supplies on Kaigi Island need to be purchased from Inazuma. These elders control the purchase of supplies, and no one knows the actual price of the purchase.

If Liyue becomes the only supplier of Haigi Island, Liyue will be able to obtain all the information about how much goods were provided and how much the price was, and I can also check the accounts. With the existence of that ocean-going freighter, our Haigi Island can completely break away from Inazuma and get a lot of low-priced goods directly from Liyue.

But doing so would cause the elders to lose many of their connections in Inazuma, and would also result in the elders having almost no room to intervene, which would be tantamount to touching the big cake of these elders and ruining their business.

The annual procurement budget of Haiqi Island is a huge expense. It is impossible to estimate how much of it goes into their pockets. "

"Uh... why is it linked to interests again? But what does this have to do with the Fatui?" Paimon expressed his incomprehension.

"A few years after Master Xuan left, the development trends of Liyue were increasingly being spread. Many residents of Haiqi Island also wanted to live a good life and visit the Never-Sleeping Harbor, so Master Xuan's contract was brought up again.

At this time, the Great Elder somehow met a member of the Fatui of the Kingdom of Winter, and negotiated a lot of deals and assistance. The elders also agreed unanimously. I looked at the terms and didn't find any problems, so I agreed too.

So in the early days of the lockdown, it was the Winter Kingdom's Fatui who supported us. At the beginning of the year, the Winter Kingdom suffered a great loss in Liyue, and then all of them withdrew. It's been almost a year, and I almost forgot about them. They have a very close relationship with the Kanjo Bugyo.

If they were supporting us with a purpose from the beginning, then what was their purpose?

The failure of the last battle also calmed me down. Recalling the support from the Fatui of the Kingdom of Winter, it was basically a gift, and Haigi Island didn't need to pay anything.

Compared to the Liyue contract, this gift method makes me more uneasy. I stopped them last time, are they going to use that thing again? "

"What is it?" Paimon asked curiously.

“Bad eyes!”

"Eh???"

"Please both of you keep an eye out for any people in the army who were healthy but suddenly aged. If so, please report to me as soon as possible."

"Yeah. Leave it to us!"

The three thought for a while but couldn't come up with any good plan to catch the Fatui, so they had to disband.