Original God, I am the only designated Red King God Envoy of Xumi

It is said that people from Zhidong will not say harsh words when they are not sure of their words. Although the lady is not from Zhidong, she has lived in Zhidong for a long time and has been with many people from Zhidong for a long time. It seems that she has not learned even a little bit of those things.

"Stop! I order you! You! And you all!" The ugly behavior that was expected to appear on the traveler was now displayed on the lady herself. She looked at her hands, and only then did she truly feel the reality of her defeat.

As if struggling before death, the lady pounced on General Lei Dian. The Divine Sword Dream had already gathered unimaginable divine power. Facing the lady's counterattack, General Lei Dian just dodged and swung his sword calmly.

This was the first time that Ying witnessed Wuxiang's sword strike at close range as a third person. This time, the sword strike aimed to cause extreme damage. The surging divine power was condensed together and exploded in a very small range. In just a moment, the lady's body was turned into ashes.

"Dangclang--" The black iron mask that the lady wore when she was alive fell to the ground and rolled to Ying's feet. It was the only thing left of her. Apart from that, not even ashes were left by Wuxiang's knife.

"Traveler, you are my eternal enemy." General Raiden turned to Ying, the divine sword in her hand still emitting a terrifying glow. "But I recognize your glory as the victor. I allow you to leave the castle tower standing."

……

"Finally, this day has come." Inside Inazuma Castle, Manye stood in front of the rebel team, standing shoulder to shoulder with Goro, looking at the castle tower in the distance.

"Yes, this opportunity came much sooner than we thought. Thanks to Ying for holding back Kujo Sara, the shogunate army was left leaderless, allowing us to enter Inazuma Castle so smoothly." Goro took a deep breath and took a step forward.

"Next, it's time to meet the gods. We need the General to listen carefully—to the voices of the Inazuma people."

Manye did not continue speaking. He followed Goro in silence. They passed Tenryo Bugyosho on the way, which was also the place where Manye's friend died.

He died for the sake of proving his truth, for the sake of conveying his voice to God. His death was like a stone thrown into a lake, and the ripples it stirred up soon subsided.

But his death did not change anything. Manye saw a lot more clearly, and his colleagues in the resistance army also strengthened their will to fight on. He became a spiritual beacon, and perhaps this is also a kind of "eternity".

Everyone quickened their pace and rushed to the gate of the castle tower. However, the castle tower, which should have been heavily guarded, was unusually quiet at this moment, which made people feel eerie under the gloomy sky.

"Is that... Ying?" Wan Ye raised his head slightly and looked at Ying who was slowly walking out of the castle tower. He was a little bit unbelievable. Seeing this, the people around him also stopped where they were.

Ying seemed to be in a bad mental state. She shook her head and seemed to wave to everyone after she became a little more sober, but something strange happened suddenly.

Wuxiang broke through the space with one sword, and General Lei Dian crossed the distance from the hall to the front door of the castle tower in an instant. The divine sword that was flashing with terrifying light slashed towards Ying in an instant, and there was no way to avoid it.

"......!" Wan Ye widened his eyes. The scene in front of him was so familiar. Before he arrived at the magistrate's office, he saw a similar scene. His friend was reduced to ashes by Wuxiang's sword, leaving only his beloved sword and the Eye of God.

Manye was unable to make it that time and witnessed the death of his friend with his own eyes, and this time, another friend of his is about to repeat it all.

No…he absolutely did not want to watch it happen helplessly again!

The elemental power of wind exploded under Wan Ye's feet. He subconsciously made such an action, and his speed broke through the limit that could be achieved before. When the divine sword was about to chop Ying's neck, Wan Ye used both hands and successfully blocked it with the sword.

"——!" General Lei Dian obviously did not anticipate all this. She had never encountered such a scene before. Her ultimate martial arts, that indestructible sword, was actually blocked?

Wan Ye felt his forearms going numb for a moment. He tried his best to wrestle with General Lei Dian. General Lei Dian's eyes became stern, and he held the knife with both hands and pressed down with all his strength. The blade slowly approached Wan Ye's head.

Wan Ye gritted his teeth and resisted. He felt that he was about to reach his limit. The breath of death surged into his senses. It was not until then that Wan Ye realized what a horrible scene his friend was facing at that time. But how determined was he to be able to challenge all of this without changing his expression?

"There are always creatures on earth who dare to face the power of thunder." The words that his friend loved to say rang out again. For a moment, Wan Ye felt that the pressure he felt was greatly reduced, as if someone was holding the hilt of the knife to help him.

Along with it came leaping lightning, which wrapped around Wan Ye's forearm and spread to the blade of the long sword. The Eye of God, which had originally become an empty shell, burst out with new brilliance again. Wan Ye took a deep breath. He knew that his friend had helped him again.

The ultimate living sword, the secret of Manye's self-created "I-ryu" was displayed in front of the castle tower. The wind and thunder intertwined, pushing the long sword to swing out fiercely. This blow swept away the divine sword and also forced General Lei Dian to retreat.

No one dared to believe what they saw, and Wan Ye found it hard to believe for a moment, but there was no time for them to be dazed. General Lei Dian stabilized his body and raised his sword to stab Wan Ye, but was blocked by Wan Ye with his sword.

Wan Ye retreated quickly with the force, gasping heavily at the same time. The previous attack consumed most of his strength.

But there was not even a trace of fatigue on General Lei Dian's body, as if the previous sword attack was just an ordinary blow to her. Seeing this, Ying knew that she could not delay any longer. She gritted her teeth, gathered the lightning element on the sword, and then the burst of wind slashed towards General Lei Dian fiercely.

She is a special being who can step into the real Great God of Thunder and Lightning - that is, the Pure Land of Oneness of Shadow. The time Thomas was captured before, it was she who made the General of Thunder and Lightning feel a little shock, and thus was pulled into the Pure Land of Oneness. This time, what she needs to do is to reproduce it!

Ying didn't dare to guarantee that she could succeed, but if she didn't take action, General Lei Dian might kill everyone present, which she absolutely could not accept!

Ying's judgment was correct again. As she slashed at General Lei Dian, a dark "curtain" enveloped her. When light appeared in front of her eyes again, what appeared in Ying's eyes was the pure land.

Lei Dianying was sitting in the center of the Pure Land of One Mind. With Ying's arrival, she opened her eyes and came out of her long meditation.

"This is the second time we meet, traveler." Facing Ying, who had entered the Pure Land of One Heart for the second time, Ying remained calm. "Let me think, why did you come to me again?"

"Is your foolish bravery intended to protect your companions, or is... coming to see me your true intention?"

Facing Ying's question, Ying took a deep breath, her eyes fixed firmly: "The Executive Office has colluded with the Fatui, they deceived you. The Eye Hunting Order and the Closure Order should not have been issued!"

"Oh?" Ying looked uninterested in Ying's question. "Isn't this the reason you woke me up from my eternal meditation?"

"--Are you underestimating me a little too much? I naturally know about the Eye Hunting Order." Ying crossed his arms, closed his eyes and nodded.

"You know everything that's going on out there..." Ying's eyes widened, but anger quickly followed. If she knew all this, why would the Thunder Goddess do this? Didn't she care about the people of Inazuma at all?

"That's not the case. All I know about Eternity, including the issuance of the Eye Hunt Order, is that I tacitly approved it... As for the actions of the Fatui, they haven't posed a threat to Eternity yet, otherwise they would have been purged long ago."

"..." Ying fell into silence. For a moment, she couldn't understand what the God of Thunder in front of her knew and what he didn't know. She struggled with this question for a moment, and then decisively chose not to go into it any further.

No matter what, Inazuma is now in this situation because of the actions of the god in front of her, and she has done something wrong no matter what!

"Anyway, you made up your mind five hundred years ago, and I'm sure I can't change your mind in a short time." Ying clenched the sword.

"I don't want to engage in a meaningless argument with you. Since this is your consciousness, I will directly 'refute' you and shatter this pure land of my mind!"

"...Ha." Ying sighed helplessly. She didn't know why the person in front of her was so persistent. It was obvious that this was a battle that was bound to be lost.

But avoiding a duel is definitely not her style. A slender purple naginata appeared in Ying's hand. She closed and opened her eyes, fully displaying the majesty of the god of war.

"Well, you who defy eternity, let me see...your awareness."

Chapter 90: Outlying Islands

"Ms. Amber, the surveyor is ready. The time is set for half an hour. Do you need to go to the hotel to rest for a while? The room is ready. I can show you the way." Amber got off the airship, tidied her clothes a little, and appeared in her original appearance after a long time. This made her a little uncomfortable for a while.

This was the case on the airship. Seeing her personally representing Ikaros, the merchants on the airship were somewhat unbelievable. The legend she created still resonates today, but this reputation only causes trouble to Amber at the moment.

"No, I want to walk around and will rush to the appointment when the time comes - also, please cancel that room, I don't need it yet." Amber waved her hand and responded. The company's temporary local office manager, the future Ikaros Inazuma Airship Office manager, nodded when he heard this. He knew that Amber wanted some peace and quiet, so he didn't bother her any more.

"Then I'll get busy. Please don't leave the island. Although your customs clearance documents are being expedited, it will still take several hours."

Amber nodded when he heard that, and the manager slowly walked away. As for the room, he didn't plan to cancel it. There were so many people here now, and it would be difficult to book it if he needed it later, so it would be better to keep it for the time being.

"Huh..." Amber breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the manager's back slowly walking away. She then took the time to finish the important matters, and the rest was her personal time at her disposal.

At present, the construction of the off-island airship dock has not officially started. To be more precise, the documents have not been approved yet. Therefore, with the tacit approval of the survey and implementation, it landed on the open space in the southwest of the off-island. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the official dock construction site in the future, and maintenance and repair facilities will be set up together.

Amber took Nashida and slowly entered the building complex on the outlying island. Most of the people gathered here were merchants from various countries, such as wine merchants from Mondstadt and jade merchants from Liyue, as well as photo studios from Fontainebleau.

"Inazuma now looks like the turmoil has just ended." Nashida looked around and spent a moment observing before coming to a conclusion. These were very obvious and could be felt from the atmosphere here.

"Of course. The outlying island is much better in comparison. If it were Bayin Island and Kamnozuka, it would take at least ten or eight years to rebuild them." Amber explained, looking towards the high place of the outlying island, where stood a large house. It was the house of the Hiiragi family, which was in charge of the Kanjo Bugyo, and it was also where Amber was going in less than half an hour.

"Ying! Hurry up!" A white UFO flew past Amber's eyes. It was Paimon. She turned her head to look at Ying and waved to her to move faster.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The airship won't fly away for a while." Ying smiled helplessly when she saw this. She quickened her pace a little and caught up with Paimon. Paimon must have been interested in this huge Akhmmar-class airship, so he pulled Ying to take a look.

The two were in a hurry and did not notice Amber and Nashida. Amber looked at Ying's slowly receding back, with a slight smile on her lips.

The great hero who fought against Inazuma's war god, finally persuaded the god, and saved the people of Inazuma - Amber felt relieved to see Ying's energetic appearance now. It will probably be soon before she can see this traveler in Xumi.

"I never imagined that this girl, who at first glance seemed full of life and looked like the girl next door, would be the one to convince the Inazuma War God." Nashida put her hands on her hips and sighed softly, "Has she become much stronger than when she was in Liyue?"

"After all, she's the one chosen by fate, so it's not surprising. Honestly, I've gotten stronger pretty quickly." Amber rubbed Nashida's head. "Let's go, let's get some snacks first, and then take care of business."

"Yeah." Nashida became slightly interested when it came to tasting Inazuma cuisine. Amber took Nashida straight to a small shop and ordered two random dishes to fill her stomach.

Nashida chose a dessert called red bean rice cake soup, which contained not only sugar but also a little salt - this was to highlight the sweetness. It was a bit too sweet for Amber, but Nashida liked it very much.

"Take a bite of mochi, feel the rich sweetness slowly melt in your mouth, then take a sip of hojicha to neutralize the remaining sweetness, and then take another bite of mochi—it's a wonderful taste. Instead of thinking about the food itself, I use hojicha to enhance the experience. I learned something new."

"As long as I like it." Amber chuckled and ate a string of tri-color dumplings. This was a dessert made of rice flour dumplings dyed with natural pigments in cherry, green and white and then strung together. It was soft, sticky and chewy. The only shortcoming for Amber was the filling. Dairy products were chosen instead of red bean paste. Green bean paste would be more to her taste.

Delicious food can greatly relieve the fatigue of long-distance travel. After eating some snacks, Amber and Nashida both relaxed a lot. Seeing that the time was almost up, she did not delay any further and took Nashida to the Hiiragi family mansion.

When she arrived at the gate, Amber was received and welcomed very warmly. She was taken all the way to the reception room by the retainers of the Hiiragi family. Naturally, Nashida could not follow Amber into the reception room, so at Amber's instructions, Nashida came to the artificial pond in the Hiiragi family compound to watch the fish.

"I didn't expect that Ms. Amber would come here in person." Amber came to the outside of the reception room. At this time, a meeting in the reception room was probably over. A middle-aged businessman dressed in Liyue clothes walked out. After seeing Amber, he nodded slightly and there was some respect in his words.

"You are...ah, you are from Tianquan Star, right? You look so relaxed, did you make the deal?" Amber responded with a smile.

"Thanks to Lady Ningguang's credibility and reputation, we've had smooth sailing with Inazuma. Most of the matters were settled a few days ago. What remains are just some finishing touches—and of course, those have been taken care of now."

"Congratulations then, and I hope my talks with the Hiiragi family will go as smoothly as well." Amber casually offered some blessings, making the merchant smile even more happily.

"I also hope that Ikaros can successfully negotiate. The establishment of an airship docking station will also be of great benefit to us. If you need any help in the future, please let us know. The Chamber of Commerce will do its best to help."

"Of course, of course." Amber agreed happily. She exchanged a few more words with the businessman, then pushed the door and walked into the reception room. The reception room was a little dark. She saw a young girl kneeling on a cushion with a low table in front of her. There were two cups of tea on the table. The girl was probably exhausted physically and mentally by the successive affairs, and there was an indelible weariness between her eyebrows.

Chisato Hiiragi - the current leader of the Hiiragi family and even the Kanjo Bugyo. The previous leader was her father, who is now in jail for a series of crimes. Many matters fall on Chisato Hiiragi. Losing the original backbone is not the worst. The worst thing is that some other families use this to attack the Hiiragi family, wanting to bring them down and take this position themselves.

While managing the Kanjo Bugyo and the Hiiragi family, he also had to deal with attacks from other families. The head of the Hiiragi family was thrown into prison and left, leaving his daughter with a tricky mess.

"Greetings, Master Hiiragi." Amber walked forward, slowly kneeling on the cushions, and greeted Chisato Hiiragi, extending her right hand. "I'm here on behalf of Ikaros to discuss the development of the vacant land on the southwest side of the island. I hope you'll bear with me."

"Ah... hello." Hiiragi Chisato seemed dazed. She took a deep breath, regained her spirits, and reached out to shake hands with Amber. "The Kanjo Bugyo has been informed of your company's proposal. The Bugyo attaches great importance to the establishment of an airship docking station. We believe this will bring new opportunities for the future economic development of Inazuma."

Qianli looked at Amber's lower body. Although Amber's kneeling posture was not excellent among the Inazuma, it already had the proper posture. It was obvious that she had paid attention to these before coming here, which invisibly gave Qianli a feeling of being respected.

Many foreign businessmen did not notice this, and because they were foreigners, they could not be strictly required to follow the etiquette of Inazuma. Suddenly, a person representing the Fontaine Company appeared and who was so observant of the etiquette of Inazuma, which made Qianli feel good about him.

"That's great. It seems that you are also very clear about its prospects. So let's skip the introduction. We have prepared three plans at the moment. Let me explain them to you." Amber took out a report, handed it to Chisato Hiiragi, and introduced the three plans at the same time.

The difference between the three plans is the different forms of purchase. After Amber's explanation, Chisato Hiiragi finally chose the compromise one. Ikaros would pay a certain amount of Mora every once in a while in exchange for the right to use the land for a certain period of time.

The transaction went exceptionally smoothly, without any overt or covert confrontations. Ikaros made a relatively generous offer, and Kanto Buxing accepted it calmly. The two men then held separate talks on issues such as taxation, but the total time spent was still no more than an hour.

"I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Amber shook hands with Qianli. As this big deal was finalized, Qianli, who had been tense for a long time, finally couldn't bear it any longer. She took a deep breath, and her fatigue was obvious.

"Let your retainers stamp the documents. You can take a break in the next ten minutes." Kohaku poured two cups of tea and pushed one towards Chisato Hiiragi. "We understand the situation of the Kanjo Bugyo and the Hiiragi family. On behalf of Ikaros and myself, I offer my condolences. I hope the Hiiragi family can weather these storms safely."

"...Thank you for your concern and kindness." Qianli picked up the tea. She was a little uncomfortable with this kind of atmosphere. Many of the merchants before her looked at her inexperience and the bad situation of the Kanjo Bugyo and the Hiiragi family, so they had ulterior motives. Frankly speaking, dealing with those things gave Qianli a headache. Therefore, when she met such a friendly representative of Ikaros, she was a little flattered.

She had thought that such a big deal would require a long time of bargaining, but it turned out to be unexpectedly smooth, and the other party even expressed concern. Qianli sipped the tea in her hand, and then she felt really relaxed and had more energy to deal with the next problem.

If Amber knew Qianli's worries, she would probably laugh heartily. This was truly amusing. After all, Ikaros was a major international company, backed by the Adventurers' Guild, a vast organization spanning multiple nations. How embarrassing would it be to be so stingy on something like this? Furthermore, if giving more Mora could earn their favor and even their trust, it would be a truly cost-effective deal.

Then, the reception room fell into silence, a silence that made people feel comfortable and relaxed. Amber did not speak again, she concentrated on sipping tea, and Qianli thus got the hard-earned rest time.

After the approved documents were delivered to Amber, she stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, she spoke again, "If there's anything Ikaros can help the Hiiragi family with in the future, you can consider asking for their help. We believe that building a strong friendship with the Hiiragi family will help us gain a firm foothold in Inazuma."

"We will consider it." Qianli nodded. Many businessmen had said similar things before, and Qianli mostly just perfunctorily answered them at that time. But this time was different. She seriously considered the feasibility of this proposal.

——After all, Ikaros was sincere and they stated their purpose directly: to help the Hiiragi family in exchange for their future care and preferential treatment. This frankness was reassuring. Perhaps, in this special and precarious period, it might not be a bad idea to give it a try.

Chapter 91: Light Novel

"Huh...it's finally over." In the world inside the box, Amber finished washing up and sat in the pavilion outside the house to eat breakfast. This was her third day in Inazuma, and she has been busy until today.

After discussing the purchase of the land use rights, the next issue was the supply of materials and construction workers. Although she didn't need to solve all of them, she still needed to pay attention to them. It was very troublesome to mix all kinds of matters, big and small. Fortunately, she had almost finished her work by noon yesterday. After that, plus a period of travel, they finally arrived in Inazuma Castle.

"You've worked hard, but now that you have some free time, what are you going to do today?" Nashida picked up a string of tri-color dumplings. She had actually fallen in love with this snack in recent days - to be precise, she had fallen in love with the tri-color dumplings that had been modified with amber and filled with red bean paste.

"I haven't made up my mind yet, I'll just wander around Inazuma Castle." Amber pondered, "Wait... Speaking of Inazuma, there's something very interesting."

"Hmm? What is it?" Nashida swallowed a dumpling, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Light novels," Amber waved her finger. "When talking about Inazuma, we have to talk about light novels. They're considered a specialty of Inazuma. As the name suggests, they're a type of novel designed to be read easily, using simple, easy-to-understand wording and sentences to efficiently convey information to the reader."

"The most common feature is the inclusion of illustrations in novels. Today, this has become an indispensable element. Some books may not be of good quality, but have beautiful illustrations, which still leads to good sales."

"Hmm... innovative illustrations? And they've taken into account those who don't have a good reading background." Nashida pondered. "If illustrations are so popular, why not include illustrations throughout the book?"

"Congratulations, you invented comics—just kidding. Illustrations are single, highly detailed pictures, and the effort required to create them is quite significant. If the entire book were illustrations... well, it's not impossible, but the workload would be too great, so it's generally not done."

Amber explained to Nashida and made a decision. "How about taking Nashida with you to see it later? It's not far anyway. Speaking of which, Inazuma sells novels at Yaedo, which is technically the property of Yaedo Shinko... the fox priest of Narugami Taisha."

"I'm looking forward to it." Nashida nodded. After Amber's explanation, she was indeed interested.

They did as they said. After breakfast, Amber washed the dishes and walked out of the cave with Nashida. The place they chose to put the suitcase was a corner that would not be easily noticed and would not cause any problems. It only took more than ten minutes to get to Yaedo from here.

The interior of Yaedo was like a reception room filled with all kinds of books. Editors and authors would gather together from time to time to discuss something, mostly about submission issues, while others would discuss the plot. However, these had nothing to do with Amber, as she took Nashida straight to the counter.

Yaedo doesn't care about selling things, but chooses to place its best-selling works in conspicuous places, and also puts out posters and billboards for promotion every once in a while. As a result, Amber and Nashida immediately set their sights on those conspicuous light novels.

Just by looking at the cover, Nashida understood why Amber said that the light novel was a little special. First of all, the picture on the cover was unique, and then there was the title.

...How should I put it, Nashida has never seen such... "self-explanatory" titles, such as "Reincarnated as a Hilichurl, becoming stronger and stronger by eating sunset fruits", "Reincarnated as a Thunder General, and then invincible in the world", and "There are also people in the world", but I just want to write a good novel.

Nashida was surprised by the novel subject matter, while Amber felt that something familiar had returned. Just by looking at the title without reading the story, she could guess most of the plot.

So Amber performed it for Nashida on the spot. She pointed to a book at random and roughly summarized what might appear in it. In the end, her accuracy rate reached 70%.