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

However, operations like transferring consciousness to create an extra body are impossible. The transfer of souls is much more complicated than imagined. It is possible to attach consciousness to this doll to achieve a function similar to remote control, but it usually requires the two to be very close, which is of little significance to Amber for the time being.

She made this for another purpose. Amber took off the void device and put it on the doll. After that, she sat on the chair and began to wait quietly.

Time passed minute by minute. About ten minutes later, the void device worn on the puppet emitted a relatively brighter light. Along with this light, the puppet on the experimental table slowly moved. It propped up its body stiffly and slowly sat up. Amber showed joy when she saw this.

"It seems to be successful, Nashida, how do you feel?" Amber walked forward and draped the silk on the doll. Considering the possible problems after the connection, and in order not to delay timely repairs, Amber did not put clothes on the doll - after all, it was made by her own hands, and no one knew the details of the doll's body better than her.

Nashida manipulated the puppet to turn its neck slightly stiffly. She tried to open her mouth, but no sound came out. Amber frowned, and the imaginary energy condensed into a sharp cone in her hand. She came behind Nashida and lifted the hair covering the back of her neck.

Hidden by the hair was a square baffle. Amber opened the baffle and gently stimulated one of the connection points with a pointed cone. After a while, Nashida coughed a few times.

"It's just some minor blockages in energy transmission, not a big problem." Amber closed the baffle, and the spikes in her hand quickly dispersed. Nashida was covered in silk. She first tried to utter a few syllables, and after confirming that there was no problem, she began to communicate with Amber.

"It's incredible... I thought a special winter doll like Catherine was already amazing enough." Nashida blinked, and the four-leaf mark appeared in the doll's brown pupils.

Amber left a message for Nashida a month ago. She had this plan at that time. She concluded that there was a high possibility that she was being monitored. In addition, it was indeed inconvenient for Nashida to move with the help of Catherine's body. Amber simply asked Rhinedot for advice and began to try to make the doll herself.

"The craftsmanship of this doll is still not as good as Catherine's. At best, I just took a shortcut by relying on the power of the origin." Amber sat back in the chair. "Try to move it a little and see if there is any problem."

Upon hearing this, Nashida tried to move her hands and feet. Her movements were a little stiff at first, but she soon mastered the trick. After a short period of familiarization, she was no different from a real person.

"Let's go for a walk next?" Amber suggested. Nashida nodded. She threw the silk aside and jumped off the experimental table. With curiosity about this body in her eyes, she walked slowly in the workshop.

"...I'll go get you some clothes." Amber looked at Nashida who was driving the naked body of the puppet, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart. Obviously, every part of this puppet was made by Amber. She originally thought that it was nothing to make such a choice in order to facilitate timely response, but at the moment she still inexplicably felt that it was inappropriate.

"Okay." Nashida didn't notice the subtle expression on Amber's face at all. She was still immersed in the novelty brought by her new body - or she didn't have much awareness of this.

After Nashida got familiar with her new body, Amber returned to the workshop with a set of clothes. The doll was only slightly smaller than Aji, and Aji's clothes fit the doll quite well.

In order to avoid exposing the doll's spherical joints, Amber chose a tighter set of clothes. Nashida probably had almost no experience in dressing like this. She watched Amber curiously as she put on one piece of clothing after another and buttoned it up.

The clothes that Aji likes are very similar to the dressing style that Amber used to wear in her previous life. It is basically a combination of lining, jacket and trousers. When this combination is placed on Nashida's current doll body, Amber seems to see herself in her previous life in a trance.

"This outfit is so convenient." Nashida, who was taken to the bedroom by Amber, stood in front of the dressing mirror and looked at herself in the mirror. It was the first time she came to Amber's house so leisurely.

Although she could come here in Catherine's body in the past, Catherine was the receptionist of the Adventurer's Association after all. Nashida often had to wait several days after borrowing a body before she could borrow it again, or she could only borrow it for a very short time at a time.

But she didn't think that would be necessary in the future. Her new body meant she could use it for as long as she wanted. Maybe she could even consider going on a long trip, something she had never dared to think about before.

"Now that she has a new body, she probably won't have to rely on others like before—like Catherine. Because of the nature of her work, even if Nashida borrowed Catherine's body temporarily in the past, she usually could only stand at the counter of the Adventurer's Guild, right?"

Amber gently stroked Nashida's head as she spoke. Nashida felt a feeling different from that in her dreams or when she borrowed Catherine's body. It was amazing to say that Amber only added pain perception to this body, but with the influx of imaginary energy, it seemed to be truly alive, and also gained touch, smell and other perceptions.

"Yeah, but that was quite interesting." Nashida tapped her lips with her finger. "I met all sorts of adventurers there and became familiar with the duties of a receptionist. Frankly, I learned a lot."

"Is that so?" Amber slowly squatted down and leaned next to Nashida. "So, Nashida, have you decided what to do next? Now that you have a new body, you'll naturally do things you can't do normally, right?"

"Hmm..." Nashida fell into deep thought after hearing this. She thought for a long time, and finally looked at Amber with a look of help. "There are so many things I want to do and can do. I don't know what to do."

"It's okay." Amber smiled and picked up Nashida, placing her on the bedside. She took out a photo album from the drawer and sat beside her, opening it and placing it on her lap. "These are the photos I took with my camera when I was traveling around. Let me tell Nashida about them."

"—Maybe by the time I finish, Nashida will have some ideas."

Chapter 28: The Traveler's Journey

"As a result, the street singer got the time wrong, causing us to wait for another three months - how could this street singer be so unreliable!" At the stone gate of the main road from Mondstadt to Liyue, Paimon flew beside Ying and complained to her. Ying was used to Paimon's behavior and just comforted him with kind words.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry, Paimon. Didn't we just happen to have celebrated the holidays in Mondstadt during these three months?" Ying suddenly remembered something, a hint of mischievousness welling up in her heart. "Paimon was obviously the most excited back then, wasn't he? How did it become like this now?"

"Hey, hey—this is totally different!" Paimon stamped his feet and puffed out his cheeks. Seeing this, Ying put her hands on her hips and looked at Paimon in mid-air: "I don't know who ate so much that he could hardly fly in the end, and ended up having to trouble others."

"Oh my, little Paimon is really causing trouble for others~"

"Hmm..." Paimon was speechless for a moment. She tried to explain, but her words lacked any confidence: "Because... because it was so delicious! I... I couldn't help it..."

“…I won’t do that next time.”

"I'm glad to know." Ying waved her hand and had no intention of arguing with Paimon. As for Paimon's words that he wouldn't do it again next time, she naturally didn't believe it at all - expecting Paimon to consciously control his eating habits was worse than expecting a wild boar to fly into the sky.

It has been more than nine months since they first arrived in Mondstadt. They had originally planned to enter Liyue six months later, just in time for the Liyue Immortal Invitation Ceremony. However, Wendy had misremembered the time, and after careful calculation, they found they would have to wait for more than three months. Ying ended up staying in Mondstadt for another three months, during which time she made quite a few new friends.

With only half a month left until the Immortal Summoning Ceremony began, the two of them set out on their journey to Liyue - starting from Mondstadt, passing through Fengqidi and Qingquan Town, and then heading west along the road between the Dawn Winery and the Running Wolf Territory. After passing through the pass called Shimen, they officially arrived in Liyue.

To the northwest of Shimen is Wuwangpo, where there is a village called Qingcezhuang. If you follow the road from Shimen to the south, you will come to Dihuazhou, a place where reeds can be seen everywhere and there is also a village. If you follow the main road further south, you will come to Wangshu Inn, which is also the destination of the two today.

Liyue is such a vast land that they did not expect to reach Liyue Harbor in one day. Ying estimated that the journey would take several days. They had originally agreed with Master Diluk to take the airship from the Dawn Winery directly to Liyue Harbor. However, because a certain wine drinker misremembered the time, the airship from the Dawn Winery had been dispatched and they did not get on it in the end.

"Okay, okay, let's speed up. Paimeng doesn't want to sleep in the wild at night, right? If we get to Wangshu Inn before night, we can have a nice meal." Ying quickened her pace as she spoke. Paimeng's eyes lit up when she heard that. Food was extremely attractive to her.

Paimeng quickly caught up with Ying's footsteps. The two of them hurried and finally arrived at Wangshu Inn before dark.

Wangshu Guest House is an inn built on a towering rock pillar. On one side of the inn is a huge waterwheel, which drives an elevator. The main body of the inn is built on the rock pillar, and the bottom of the rock pillar is filled with tables and chairs for passing guests to rest and have their meals.

There are several ginkgo trees around Wangshu Kezhai, and red neon flowers can be seen everywhere. This flower has red leaves, and the flower itself looks very much like a chrysanthemum. The tightly clustered petals are white and smell of an elegant fragrance.

There was probably a caravan passing by at that moment, and there were quite a few people sitting in the dining area downstairs of Wangshu Inn. Ying was worried that there would be no rooms available later, so she booked a room first and then went downstairs to eat - but in just a short while, every table she saw seemed to be full of people.

"Ah... what should we do? Do we have to eat standing up?" Paimon was very distressed seeing this. Ying didn't know what to do for a moment. She sighed and mentally prepared to pack up and find a place to eat.

"There are still seats here, you two. You can sit here." A soft and pleasant voice with a hint of humility came into Ying's ears. The voice seemed to have triggered her radar. She looked towards the source of the sound suddenly, and what came into her eyes was a heroic woman with dark brown shoulder-length hair.

The woman's clothing was different from Liyue's, consisting of an inner lining, a jacket, and trousers. It looked neat and tidy, and coupled with her heroic face and temperament, one couldn't help but describe her as "handsome".

"What a handsome sister!" Ying's eyes widened. Without the slightest hesitation, she nodded and came to the square table to sit down face to face with the heroic woman. Seeing this, Paimon put one hand on his forehead and shook his head. This Ying was good in every way, except that she would naturally approach pretty girls when she saw them.

If you say she is unfaithful, she would not do anything excessive or say anything excessive, she is very sensible, but if you say she is not unfaithful... her actions are not convincing at all.

This was the case in Mondstadt. Ying enthusiastically helped every woman who encountered difficulties, and sometimes not just women - she was awarded the title of Honorary Knight, which was also her most widely circulated title in Mondstadt. But apart from this title, the most prominent title was "Friend of Women".

Incidentally, the second is the Girls' Friend.

"Thank you so much, sister. If it weren't for you just now, we would probably have to find a place to squat and eat today." Ying smiled brightly, like a sun, with a natural affinity. "My name is Ying, and I'm a traveler. I'm planning to go to Liyue Harbor to witness the ceremony of inviting the immortals. I wonder what should I call you, sister?"

Ying naturally tries to get close to others. Her polite words and extremely natural behavior, coupled with her very friendly smile, often make the target naturally feel good about her.

It was indeed so. The heroic woman, no, it should be said that Amber slightly raised the corners of her mouth when she heard this. The traveler's personality was quite likable, which was a good thing.

"Call me Amber. I'm an adventurer from Xumi. I'm also here to invite the Immortal Ceremony, and this one..." Amber directed Ying's gaze to Nashida who was sitting next to her. At this time, Nashida was tasting the Luoluo berry juice in her hand. She nodded to Ying with undisguised curiosity in her eyes.

"Call me Nashida. I'm Amber's travel companion. I used to stay in Xumi City and couldn't get away. Now I can go out of Xumi thanks to Amber." Nashida smiled and looked at Amber. Amber rubbed Nashida's head when she heard that. There was tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Nashida.

Three months have passed since Amber learned about the plan to create a god. After the first month, she created the body that Nashida is currently using, and then used her connections to prepare an identity for Nashida's current body. She was arranged by Amber to be the little daughter of Fontaine's old friend who was entrusted to Amber to take care of for a period of time. Nashida thus officially joined Amber's family.

In the following month, Amber took Nashida to walk around Xumi City. As the month passed, Azar probably felt that she had no intention of harming the god-making plan, so he lifted the surveillance. Amber then took Nashida to look at places farther away, which took another month.

As a result, Nashida no longer had to worry about any other messy problems. She went to various places with Amber based on her own ideas. Amber took Nashida to the desert wind erosion area in the identity of Nefi, to see the Chi Nian city-state which was under construction in full swing, and also celebrated Labor Day.

They also visited Aru Village. Nashida was sincerely happy for the desert's dramatic changes in its environment. In her words, this was called the reconciliation between the desert and the rainforest, and the desert had also bloomed its own flowers.

The two also visited the Alcazar Palace together, and went there with Cole, who had returned to Huacheng during the holiday to report his safety to the rangers. After that, they went to the port of Ormos. Nashida went to see most of the major landmarks of Xumi with Amber completely out of her own will. She claimed that she learned a lot in the process.

After that, perhaps the photos in Amber's album aroused Nashida's curiosity, and she made a bold decision for the first time. As the god of Xumi, she asked Amber to take her to Liyue to have a look. Amber calculated the time and found that it was almost time for the ceremony to invite the immortals, so she decided to set off immediately.

What happened next was just as Amber had expected. She met the blond traveler whom she had long wanted to meet. The blond traveler was sitting opposite Amber, but when her attention turned to Nashida, she froze in place for a moment.

"...So cute, can I hug you?" Shocking words came out of Ying's mouth. Paimon held his forehead and shook his head again after hearing that - this is another shortcoming of Ying. She is usually sensible and not annoying towards women, but the exception is young or young-looking girls, like Klee and Diona.

The physical foundation that Nashida is currently using is very good - after all, Amber had a very good foundation when she was a teenager in her previous life. This, coupled with Nashida's temperament like clear glass, naturally makes her very attractive.

"Hmm...but isn't a hug something only done between friends or family to express affection and bring warmth to both parties?" Nashida tapped her lower lip with her finger, looking up at Ying. "Are we friends?"

"No... don't pay attention to her! She sometimes says nonsense!" Paimon flew to Ying's side, reached out and hit Ying's head hard. Ying screamed in pain and covered the place where she was hit with her hand.

"That's nonsense! Doesn't Paimon want to hug such an adorable child?" Ying said confidently, "Children are the future of mankind, and little girls are their jewel! This is a natural behavior stemming from people's desire to protect human cubs. How can it be considered nonsense?"

"That makes sense... No! This is still nonsense!" Paimon was almost confused for a moment, but when she reacted, Ying had already taken out the candy from her pocket and handed it to Nashida with a smile.

Although those remarks were very strange, the feeling given by a beautiful woman like Ying was different. The smile Ying showed to Nashida did not have a greasy feeling at all - this was probably because her love for Nashida was not mixed with any desire, but was pure care and a natural liking for the lovely child.

Ying is also very beautiful. She has short golden hair and amber eyes. There are two white flowers on the right side of her head as embellishment. The clothes she wears are similar to off-shoulder dresses, mainly white with gold as the secondary color. Her limbs are covered with clothes that cover her calves, forearms, part of her upper arms and thighs. There are also two white ribbons behind her, which invisibly add a bit of agility to her.

"Thank you for the candy, but I can't agree to your request for a hug. I'm not very familiar with you yet - let's save this for when we get to know each other and become friends." Nashida took the candy from Ying and gave a serious response to Ying's thoughtless and joking request, which made Ying feel a little embarrassed for a moment.

"...Just treat me as talking nonsense. Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Nashida." Ying withdrew her hand, and her words returned to their original gentleness.

Chapter 29: Travelers and Guides

After a few casual chats, the dishes ordered by Amber were served. Paimon, who was originally very active, concentrated on enjoying the dishes after they were served, while Nashida obviously preferred to observe everything around her as a bystander. Gradually, the only active people left were Ying and Amber.

"...So, after you resolved the dragon plague, you stayed in Mondstadt for over six months, only recently rushing to Liyue just as this year's Summoning the Immortals Ceremony was about to begin?" Amber said slowly. "I did learn about the situation in Mondstadt from my pen pal there. I knew there was a blond traveler who helped Mondstadt resolve its problems, but I didn't expect that blond traveler to be you."

"It's nothing, I just can't resist other people's requests." Ying smiled a little embarrassedly. She seemed to be very fond of the stir-fried pork slices on the table. It was a dish with a lot of chili peppers. Paimon and Narcida were not used to it, but Ying liked it very much. It seemed that she and Amber had a lot in common when it came to eating spicy food.

"But speaking of Liyue, I wonder how much you know about it, Ying?" Amber picked up a piece of squid. The squid was fried just right. The rich soup, the freshness of the squid itself, and the very special taste - this is one of Amber's favorite dishes.

But Nashida doesn't like things like this very much. Nashida has a strange aversion to seafood. Sea fish and shrimps are okay, but if it comes to seafood with tentacles, Nashida will not touch it.

"I don't know much about it. I only know that Liyue is known as a country of history and wealth, and that the God of Rock is the oldest god there. He probably knows a lot. Currently, he only appears during the annual ceremony to summon the immortals and give oracles to guide the direction of Liyue's development."

Ying paused, her eyes growing slightly dejected. "I have something I want to ask the Rock God. My brother got separated from me during our journey, and I'm traveling to find him."

"Speaking of this, have you ever seen my brother? He looks a lot like me, about the same height, and both have blond hair." Ying tried to describe him to Amber, but Amber just shook her head. She had indeed met Kong before, but it was not appropriate to tell Ying at the moment. It would be better for her to wait for her to find a breakthrough later.

"Don't worry, take your time," Amber said soothingly. "I'll also keep a close eye out for any beings like you describe on my future journeys. I hope you can find your loved ones soon."

"Well... thank you." Ying nodded when she heard that. She was still in a depressed mood. Seeing this, Amber took the responsibility of guiding the topic. She first served Ying a small bowl of bone soup, and then at Paimon's request, she also served a bowl for Paimon. There was already a bowl in front of Nashida.

"I heard that Mondstadt and Liyue are very different. Liyue's Geo Emperor sends down oracles every year. While he doesn't control government like Inazuma Thunder God, he's never far from the people of Liyue. Meanwhile, in Mondstadt, the Wind God Barbatos rarely appears. Compared to Liyue, Mondstadt seems to be ruled by its own people."

"I wonder which of the two is better in your opinion, Ying?" Faced with Amber's question, Ying fell into deep thought for a while. She slowly got rid of her depressed mood and concentrated on thinking about Amber's question.

"Liyue is definitely better! That drunkard Mond is so unreliable! This time it's because he remembered the time wrong, otherwise we could take Master Diluk's airship directly to Liyue Harbor!" Paimon, who was originally concentrating on eating barbecue, spoke out, and Amber looked puzzled when he heard it.

"Wine mask?"

"Ah... this!" Paimon immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing. Logically speaking, in the eyes of ordinary people, Barbatos was even harder to see than Morax, but what she had just said...

Paimon looked at Ying for help. Ying shook her head, but there was no need to hide this matter. "I actually come from outside this world, and my lost brother was abducted by an unknown god. That's why I became a traveler. I want to ask the gods of the seven kingdoms if they know anything about my brother."

"...I see." Amber pretended to be shocked. "So, you've already seen Mondstadt's Wind God? That's incredible."

"Right." Ying nodded. "Let's get back to the previous question. My opinion is similar to Paimon's. From a human perspective, a land like Liyue, blessed by powerful gods, makes people feel more at ease."

Ying couldn't help but recall the impression that the Wind God left on her. Wendy was too free and too casual - she seemed unreliable most of the time.

"There's nothing wrong with thinking that way." Amber glanced at Nashida out of the corner of her eye. Nashida was listening to the conversation between the two with great interest. Amber took the opportunity to explain her own views on this situation.

She recounted the story she had once told Noel. The absurd plot shocked Paimon and Narcida. Narcida immediately understood what the story was trying to convey, while Paimon's understanding was much more superficial than Narcida's.

"This is so weird! How can a person be so lazy as to even turn the cake around his neck!" Paimon widened his eyes and raised his question. Facing this question, Ying and Amber just looked at Paimon with a half-smile in their eyes. Under such a look, Paimon's original confidence slowly turned into guilt.

"What...what's wrong? What did I say wrong?" Paimon looked at Ying and then at Amber, and stomped his feet to relieve his guilty feeling.

"It's not just wrong, it's extremely wrong, little Paimeng." Ying deliberately said this to Paimeng in a frivolous tone, and Paimeng easily took the bait: "You, you, you! Then Ying, tell me! What did I say wrong?"

"It's not that they're wrong, it's just that they're looking at the problem from different perspectives." Nashida, who had been a bystander, spoke up at this moment. "Ying and Amber both saw the purpose behind this absurd story, but Paimon was more concerned with the rationality of the story itself, so it's not really a mistake."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Although Paimon didn't quite understand the deep meaning of what Nashida said, he immediately agreed when he saw someone was willing to speak for him.

"What this story wants to express is that we should not spoil our children too much, otherwise they will lose many opportunities to grow, and these things will become their 'shortcomings', which will cause endless troubles." After explaining, Nashida looked at Amber with a smile. Amber habitually put her hand on Nashida's head and stroked it gently.

"Nashida is right. This is what the story is about."

"Hmm..." Paimon pursed his lips upon hearing this. "But does this have anything to do with the two gods of Liyue and Mondstadt?"

"There is an idiot, I won't tell you who it is~" Ying responded again in a frivolous tone. Seeing this, Paimon puffed up his cheeks, stomped his feet hard, flew to Nashida, hugged Nashida's arm, and stared into Ying's eyes.

"Nashida is still the best! I've made up my mind! From now on I won't be Ying's guide anymore, I want to be Nashida's guide!"

Paimon's words made Nashida's eyes widen, while Ying narrowed her eyes slightly. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and spoke in an exaggerated tone, "Oh? Really? That's a pity. On the way here, I caught a little wild boar. It should be pickled by now. Its meat is first-class. If it were made into roast suckling pig, it would surely be delicious, right?"

"It's skewered on wooden sticks and roasted over an open flame. In just a few moments, the fat from the suckling pig sizzles, turning the skin crispy. When you crack open the crispy skin, the meat inside is tender and juicy. When you take a bite like this, the taste is...tsk tsk."

Ying's words made Paimeng's eyes widen, and some saliva flowed from the corners of her mouth. Seeing that Paimeng had taken the bait, Ying added a final blow: "It's a pity that such a delicacy can only be enjoyed by me--"

Paimon glanced at Narcida, who was still in a daze, and then at Ying. After a brief but intense psychological battle, she rushed forward and hugged Ying: "You definitely can't finish such a big roast suckling pig by yourself! To prevent you from eating too much and being unable to walk, Paimon will reluctantly help you finish some of it!"

"If I can't finish it, I can put it away and eat it next time~" Ying looked down at Paimon who was holding her, her eyes full of amusement. Facing Ying like this, Paimon bit his lower lip, as if he would cry at the next moment.

"...But it won't taste as good that way. In order not to waste delicious food, I'll have to trouble Paimon to eat the part I can't finish." Ying finally relented, and Paimon finally laughed when he heard it. Only then did Nashida come out of her daze. She looked at Ying, then at Paimon, as if thinking about something.

"What's wrong, Nashida?" Ying's eyes were full of confusion. Nashida responded, "I was just wondering, aren't you two very good friends? Why would friends break up so easily?"

"Amber and I certainly don't mind taking Paimon along as a travel companion—but aren't friends important? How could we be separated over something like this?"

"Ah..." Ying was stunned for a moment. She had never expected Nashida to ask such a question, but with great patience towards the cute little girl, Ying still answered: "It was just a joke. Paimon was just mad at me and wanted to get back at me. He didn't actually intend to separate from me."

"Yes, yes, Ying and I are best friends! Just now... I was just angry! Yes, that's it!" Paimon also responded. After hearing what they said, Nashida fell into deep thought and muttered to herself in a low voice.

"But isn't this a lie? Shouldn't friends treat each other seriously? Hmm... I can't quite understand."