"The quests I got in Liyue were more adventurous than in Fontaine.
"The pay I got was also decent. But when compared to the price of Golden Shrimp Ball... I think Golden Shrimp Ball is more expensive. It's a cursed food for poor people like me."
This time I was going to complete the quest of the Adventure Guild again.
The request this time was from a rich man. It was said that he had a lot of gold. A traveller from the neighbouring region who was visiting Liyue.
I don't know if the rich man is from Mondstadt, Inazuma, Sumeru, or Fontaine.
What's certain is that he's from outside Liyue.
It's said that he was ambushed by the Hilichurl while on his way to Liyue Harbor.
Due to panic, many of his belongings were left behind on the road. One of them was a valuable item that belonged to his family's ancestors. It seemed like he had the origins of a famous family.
Then the rich man made a request to Katheryne.
And here I am accepting the request.
This must be a fortune for me.
The fee for this quest is 2000 mora!
How could I not fall in love at first sight with the destiny that God has given me?
I must be blessed by God.
When I reached the coordinates, I stopped walking and hid myself.
From a distance I could see five Hilichurls.
With my gaze, I could see one of them holding a piece of gold.
That must be the item.
The one on the ground was also gold in colour.
It was just as valuable. But the Hilichurl didn't care. They probably didn't know how valuable the gold was.
Preparing myself for a few minutes to make a plan, after which I pulled my sword from the scabbard.
I ran straight over and cut off two of their heads.
After that, I killed all three of them quickly.
Electro Vision left a trail in the air.
Now I could easily kill Hilichurl.
It won't make me sweat anymore. The factors were many: my body getting used to fighting them; Electro Vision; the result of training with Keqing that I became good at attacking with a sword.
In short, I had become significantly stronger.
Exhaling, I sheathed my sword again.
Now I just need to take these things and hand them over to Katheryne.
After that I would be rich again.
Imagining that, inevitably made my lips curl up instantly.
Just as I was about to go get the gold-coloured and shiny items held by Hilichurl, I froze in my stance.
I saw a portal.
It suddenly appeared before my eyes.
"What is this?" I asked in surprise.
I didn't realise I was saying it directly with my mouth.
This had never happened before.
My hand swiftly grasped the hilt of the sword and was ready to pull it out in case this portal brought disaster.
However, even though I waited for another minute or two, the portal didn't spawn a single monster.
This left me bewildered beyond help.
Knowing it didn't have any effect on me, I immediately grabbed items that looked valuable and put them into my inventory.
After that, I stood in front of the portal and pondered for a long time.
This portal suddenly appeared in front of me... was this caused by the developer? But was it really caused by him? If that's the case then I'm really into the game... could the appearance of this portal be an implicit message from the moderator for me to solve the problem inside the portal?
There were so many questions that appeared one after another. I didn't know how to answer them because there wasn't any evidence to support that my assumptions were correct.
Feeling that this was my chance, I nodded my head and entered the portal.
I actually don't know why I'm doing this... it's not like me.
A suspicious portal must be dangerous, while I'm a coward who fears death.
Isn't this ironic?
But I feel that it's normal if I enter into this portal...
When I entered, my sight suddenly swirled as if I had a massive headache!
My stomach churned, as if there was a vortex inside!
It lasted for two to three minutes.
A moment later, I opened my eyes.
My eyes widened at the sight of this. "Where is this?
"It's like an artefact domain. That means when I start out like in the game, monsters will appear to attack me. But how do I get out of here?
"Lest I get trapped!?"
I frantically shook my head. "There shouldn't be a way out... maybe I need to clear the obstacles first in order to get out of here."
When I came to that conclusion, I headed towards the centre of the domain.
There I encountered a feature that I was used to finding in artefact domains, a symbol that when pressed would start an obstacle course.
Standing in front of the symbol, I pondered for a moment.
Then, I nodded and pressed the symbol to start the obstacle course.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice inside my head.
It was whispering: Phase 01
It's becoming like a game actually...
As I muttered, monsters suddenly appeared from the void. They formed from feet to head. It was Hilichurl. There were five of them.
This will be easy. My smile appeared on its own.
Phase one, two, three I completed easily.
The remaining two I was a little overwhelmed by.
Phase one I fought five Hilichurl; Phase two I fought three Hilichurl and two Samachurl; Phase three I fought five Hilichurl and five Samachurl; Phase four I fought two Hilichurl, two Samachurl, and one Mitachurl; Phase five I fought five Mitachurl.
I'd say this was easier than I thought it would be. Not because I was too strong, but because the enemies seemed to be set, their movements were clear and I felt like I already knew the future. I knew instantly what actions they would take.
This domain setting is rubbish.
When I finished the fifth phase, I sheathed my sword.
At the same time, I heard another voice inside my head.
It said: Congratulations on clearing the obstacle.
After the voice ended, the domain suddenly shook as if there was an earthquake.
My footing was not disturbed at all. I remained standing upright without being affected in the slightest.
A few minutes later a chest appeared from underground. It appeared in front of me.
This was... a gift?
Opening the chest, I froze instantly.
I found a pair of glasses inside.
I honestly didn't expect it.
Taking the glasses, I read the description.
Item Name: Spectacles of Teyvat Understanding
Description: These glasses give the user the ability to understand the Teyvat language in written form indefinitely.
***
(Third Person Point Of View)
At Liyue Harbor when the sun was about to set.
Charles came to the Xinyue Kiosk and handed over money to Yueshu.
Charles' smile was forced, his lips twitching a few times.
Then he took his order: Golden Shrimp Ball.
He ran away immediately after thanking Yueshu.
Behind the wall of Xinyue Kiosk, a man stared at Charles until Charles' back disappeared from his eyesight, he squinted.
He had an ordinary face, about 180 cm tall, wearing a white shirt with a collar. His trousers were black and slightly brownish.
Then he turned around.
His figure just disappeared like an illusion.
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