Lin Qiu continued to flip through the system notifications, finding that many of them were 'old acquaintances'.
He didn't know it until he saw the system notifications, and Lin Qiu felt very pleased; his familiar Rosalyne had broken down again, which was great.
How wonderful, seeing that everyone 'liked' these stories so much, I can rest assured.
Lin Qiu scrolled through the system notifications for a while, then suddenly felt a gust of wind beside him; it turned out Dain had rushed out.
Aether left, Dain chased after him, and Lumine just silently watched the portal without speaking.
"Ying..." Paimon flew to Lumine's side, looking at her with some concern.
Lumine smiled, "I'm fine, Paimon, this time... I think we had a very good talk."
"Really? That's great!" Paimon said happily, "Let's continue our journey! We'll definitely meet your brother again!"
Lumine nodded. Yes, when I finish this journey and find my 'answer', my brother should return.
"Lin Qiu, where do you think my next stop should be?" Lumine asked.
Lin Qiu was stunned for a moment. Shouldn't you ask Zhongli this question? Why ask me?
Lin Qiu recalled Zhongli's answer, then lightly coughed and said, "If the journey is to continue, it might be a bit difficult."
"Because Liyue's maritime neighbor, Inazuma, is currently under 'Sakoku'."
"Eh? That doesn't sound like something Lin Qiu would say." Paimon analyzed, stroking his chin.
This made Lin Qiu a bit curious. How did Paimon think he would speak?
"As for Lin Qiu, he would probably say..." Paimon spread his hands and said in a matter-of-fact, cheeky tone, "Where to go next? Just see where I write my next book."
"Oh!" Paimon exclaimed.
Because Lin Qiu had grabbed him, pressing his curved index fingers onto Paimon's temples.
"Help~! Traveler, help~!" Paimon reached out to Lumine for help.
Ying rubbed her forehead. Why do you always provoke him? Why don't you ever learn? Is it an addiction?
"Anyway, the way to cross Inazuma's thunderstorm is to find Beidou; he has a way." Lin Qiu said, releasing Paimon.
Paimon floated in the air, clutching his head, feeling as if his head hurt like he had eaten a huge mouthful of shaved ice.
"Understood," Lumine nodded. "Thank you, Lin Qiu."
Hearing this thank you, Lin Qiu was still a bit unaccustomed; he had heard many thanks already.
But in Lin Qiu's view, these things could have been resolved even without his involvement; at most, it wouldn't have been as easy.
"How can I thank you? Do you need my help with anything?" Ying asked.
"Thanks..." Lin Qiu thought for a moment, "How about you cook the meals for the next few days?"
"Is that all?" Ying was puzzled. Is this considered thanks?
Lin Qiu nodded. That was enough for him; he liked the feeling of someone cooking for him.
Because when he was on Earth, he had no close friends or family; he always cooked and ate alone, so he really liked the feeling of others cooking for him.
This was also why Guizhong and the others lived in Lin Qiu's home, and Lin Qiu didn't mind; he had been lonely for too long and also enjoyed a lively atmosphere.
The incident ended here, and Lin Qiu and Lumine teleported back to Liyue.
After returning to Liyue, Lumine was not in a hurry to go to her next destination, as she had confirmed her brother's safety.
At this time, Ying planned to first confirm the story of Lin Qiu's next book and prepare in advance.
A few days later, Lin Qiu's new book was released—'teyvat travelogue: Chapter Two: Prologue: Autumn Wind and Crimson Leaves'.
Everyone immediately became interested. Chapter Two? The story of Liyue was over, which country would it be this time?
Everyone had also figured out Lin Qiu's book title habits: stories in 'teyvat travelogue' were about countries.
Stories in 'love and teyvat' were almost all personal stories.
As for 'teyvat story collection', it was a bit mixed, containing all sorts of stories, and not necessarily future ones.
This story was in 'teyvat travelogue', so it must be a story about a certain country.
Where would this third country be? People from countries not yet written about were full of anticipation.
The beginning of the story was a 'continuation from the previous chapter'.
At the port of Liyue Harbor, Paimon was comforting Lumine because she had seen her brother but couldn't 'reunite' with him.
Paimon: "Cheer up, Traveler."
"I believe in you, and I believe in him."
"He said he wanted us to 'reach the end of the journey,' so he must still want to talk to us properly."
Lumine: "Thank you, Paimon."
Paimon: "You're welcome, partners are supposed to take care of each other."
Lumine was still very comforted by Paimon's words.
Putting aside her bad mood, Lumine and Paimon embarked on a new journey again.
At this point, the Traveler also told the readers the most important thing: her next destination was Inazuma.
Fontaine people were disappointed; they still hadn't seen this Traveler who caused trouble wherever he went.
Inazuma people weren't too happy either, because being in a Sakoku state, they didn't think their country would have any interesting stories.
And would their Shogun really welcome this Traveler? Inazuma people expressed pessimism about this.
Now, it wouldn't be Inazuma's turn to become Teyvat's amusement, would it?
Yae Miko, however, was somewhat happy. Excellent, the breaker of the stalemate I've been waiting for is coming.
Although it wasn't the Prophet, the Traveler was also very useful.
The Traveler in the story was looking for a way to enter Inazuma, so they asked an Inazuman at the port—Zhuzi.
Zhuzi told the Traveler about her arduous journey, drifting on the sea for a long time on a small raft, with no food or water, on the verge of death.
Finally, she was lucky enough to be rescued by Liyue people; otherwise, she would have died at sea.
Zhuzi: "It was truly a near-death journey. The fact that I survived must be due to the gods' favor."
The readers were silent... The god Zhuzi mentioned should be the Electro Archon, right? But the Electro Archon seems to be the culprit...
Paimon asked Zhuzi why she would leave Inazuma even though it was so dangerous.
Zhuzi replied, "Because... it was just too oppressive there. The atmosphere was too tense, and entry and exit required multiple checks from the Kanjobugyo, which just didn't suit my personality."
"The organizations responsible for managing various affairs in Inazuma are called the 'Three Commissions.' For example, they are similar to Liyue's 'Seven Stars and Eight Gates.'"
This gave people who didn't understand Inazuma a piece of information: Inazuma's governing system was called the 'Three Commissions.'
Zhuzi: "Although it's not good to speak ill of one's hometown, staying in such an oppressive atmosphere for too long makes one lose hope in life."
Translated, it means, staying too long will cause 'corpse spots'.
Zhuzi advised the Traveler not to go to Inazuma; it was not a 'good place'.
Even the citizens say their homeland is not a good place. Stubborn Raiden, look at your citizens.
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Character Voice Line · Traveler: About Lin Qiu
Paimon: "Speaking of which, Lin Qiu gives me a completely different feeling than when we first met."
Lumine: "How so?"
Paimon: "When I first met him, he always spoke in riddles that I couldn't understand at all, and I thought he was very difficult to get along with."
"Now I realize, he's just simply ill-tempered."
Lumine: "...I'll tell on you~."
Paimon: "Wait! No~!"