Chapter 43 System Compensation
"Emperor...I..."
"Please punish me, Emperor."
Keqing opened her mouth and recalled her previous experience. She thought she had betrayed the Emperor.
Faced with the huge and majestic dragon-shaped image, she had no choice but to kneel down and beg Him.
"Don't blame yourself, this is not your fault."
Helping Keqing reshape her thinking, the voice of the dragon-shaped Dharmadhatu became softer.
"Tianquanxing will let you out tomorrow, you can rest first."
"Remember, don't let hatred cloud your mind."
As the dragon-shaped Dharmadhatu spoke, his figure gradually dimmed and finally disappeared into the clouds.
"Emperor!"
In the room sealed by the immortal talisman, Keqing suddenly sat up, but saw only the burnt out immortality incense.
"...I had clearly taken precautions in advance, but I didn't notice it at all. Instead, I treated him as the most important person and even betrayed the Emperor for this..."
Realizing that she had woken up, Keqing bit her lips and clenched her hands into fists with a trembling body. Her lips were bitten until they bled and her nails were embedded in the flesh of her palms.
If she were given another chance to point her sword at Liu Bai, she would probably continue to swing the sword without hesitation even if she was naked.
Although whether or not you can win is a question...
……
"what……?"
Liu Bai scratched his head in confusion.
Although a prompt popped up on the system, he had no idea what was going on.
But it seems like I lost a prop!
And in this case, wouldn't the fight between me and the God of Rock have not yet begun?
"No, what's wrong with the system? Are you impotent? Is this item so rubbish?"
Since he didn't know what was going on, Liu Bai had to ask the system.
"Didi, dog host, stop talking nonsense!"
"The working principle of this item is to beautify or uglify her memory of the host. As all memories are affected, the favorability modification is completed, and then the modified memory is restored with the safety lock to avoid conflicts between previous and subsequent memories."
The system responded unconvinced.
'What about the safety lock? Isn't it safe?'
Liu Bai continued to question.
"The purpose of the safety lock is to prevent the influence of other memories and to ensure that the target's favorability cannot be achieved."
"Once the security lock is broken, the complete memory in the other party's mind will be re-evaluated by the brain, especially in the case of the host's previous and later impressions being too different, it will be corrected immediately."
The system quickly explained to Liu Bai.
Without the safety lock, although the memories of Liu Bai in Keqing's mind are beautiful, they will be diluted by reason and her usual disgust for him.
It is just like a quarrel between a husband and wife. No matter how beautiful the past was, it will not affect future quarrels and disgust at all.
"After all, the system didn't expect that you, the host, could offend anyone. This effect is similar to a mental stamp. Someone with sufficient mental strength can break it by force, such as the little girl next to you."
The system revealed an innocent tone as it spoke.
"I see, then someone is targeting me again..."
Thinking of this, Liu Bai suddenly slumped in his seat, looking somewhat depressed.
Why does it feel so difficult to meet the Rock God?
If this continues, we will have to fight with Liyue...
"... I don't care. The weak safety lock is all your fault! Send compensation to all servers! Give me a concept skill!"
After collapsing, Liu Bai kept asking the system in his mind.
"…Ding Di, Impossible! Absolutely Impossible! Even if this system dies here today, it will not compensate the host with concept skills!"
"Ding, the host has triggered the favorability safety lock insurance agreement. After consultation between the system and the insurance module, congratulations to the host for receiving the random compensation reward."
[Concept item: Sleepy Black Tea: After drinking it, you will fall into a coma for 31.8 hours regardless of any factors, and your body will not suffer any damage during this period]
The system righteously rejected Liu Bai, and then gave Liu Bai another compensation.
"Concept item...?"
Looking at the compensated props in the system interface, Liu Bai opened his eyes wide in surprise and almost had the motivation to sit up from his slumped state.
He had been using the system for so long, but this was the first time he had seen this term.
"Ding ding, just like the concept skill."
"Although it is the same, no matter how you look at the words, it is not a conceptual skill. This system does what it says."
The system explains simply.
"Oh! I see. I can use it when I have insomnia in the future."
Liu Bai nodded, but he couldn't think of where this thing could be used for a moment, so he could only say this.
"what happened to you?"
At this time, Nashida, who was sitting next to Liu Bai, noticed that Liu Bai collapsed, and immediately asked with some concern.
Since Yaoyao was not here today, Nashida had to watch the show with Liu Bai.
"It's okay, it's okay. My waist hurts and it will be fine after a while..."
Liu Bai waved his hand and explained casually.
"The only way for the Seven Stars of Liyue to meet the Geogod is through dreams..."
"It seems that the target should still be those immortals."
The plan to ask Keqing to help him challenge Yan Shen to a fight failed. Liu Bai lay paralyzed while thinking about the next steps.
"Yes... Sorry, brother Zhongli, I have to leave now because of something urgent. I will treat you to a meal next time when I am free."
Liu Bai thought of something, quickly stood up, said something to Zhongli, and walked out quickly. Seeing this, Nashida had no choice but to nod to Zhongli apologetically and followed him.
"Take care, bro."
Zhongli nodded in response, but his attention seemed to be on the stage.
It was not until Liu Bai left that Zhongli could not help but raise a hand to support his forehead.
"I feel a little tired..."
"Using mental power to counter the attack is indeed unwise..."
Zhongli shook his head, and the shaky scene in front of him finally recovered a lot.
……
After leaving Heyu Teahouse, Liu Bai hurried to the port, leaped forward into the air with all his might, then stepped on the flying sword condensed by sword energy and flew straight towards the island in the sea not far away.
The name of the island is Guyun Pavilion.
This is the place where the Whirlpool Demon God Osel was suppressed according to the information given to him by the Fatui.
"Where are you going? Wait for me!"
Since Liu Bai was not with her, Nashida had to try hard to catch up on her own, but Liu Bai was too fast, so she had to call out to him.
Unfortunately, the speed of sound was not as fast as Liu Bai's flying speed, and soon Liu Bai arrived above Guyun Pavilion.
After observing for a while, Liu Bai decisively flew into the water, using the omnipotent sword energy to help himself separate from the sea water and dive to the bottom of the sea.
Here, Liu Bai could vaguely see many sealing patterns, with mysterious power flowing on them.
But these seals are not complete, and most of them are buried under the mud on the seabed.
But even so, when Liu Bai came here, he could still vaguely feel a maliciousness from ancient times, as if he was being stared at by a god.
"System, is there a way to destroy it?"
Liu Bai touched the sealing patterns and asked the system.
"Ding Di, after analysis, it will cost 1 billion Mora!"
The system quickly completed the analysis and answered Liu Bai.
"Okay, I'll give it to you. Open this seal for me."
Liu Bai nodded.
"... Didi, host, you don't have that much Mora."
"what?"
After hearing the system's answer, Liu Bai blinked blankly.
"Then...how about you send the bill to Brother Fu at Northland Bank?"
Liu Bai asked the system tentatively.
"Didi, I can't."
At this moment, Nashida also dived into the seabed and swam to Liu Bai.
However, Liu Bai was protected from the sea water by sword energy, so Nashida had to point upwards, signaling Liu Bai to go up first.
"Girl, why did you follow me?"
Liu Bai didn't notice that Nashida was following him, so he followed Nashida back to the surface of the sea.
"I'm just worried that you might do something reckless. If the seal below is lifted, the fishing boats on the nearby sea will be affected immediately, and the waves raised by the demon god will be enough to submerge the port."
Back on shore, Nashida explained anxiously.
"I don't plan on doing anything rash. I'll take action as soon as the seal is broken."
"Forget it, let's go back to the city first."
Liu Bai waved his hand and explained, then returned to Liyue Harbor with Nashida.
……
"The contract has been concluded. One year later, I will give you what I promised you."
Those were the words spoken by Rock God to the Fatui's executive officer several months ago.
"He wasn't in the plan, so why was he so obsessed with meeting Yan Shen? Or did he come a year too early?"
At the port, Zhongli looked at Guyun Pavilion in the distance and muttered to himself.
"He is familiar with the original executor. I shouldn't let him know his identity now..."
"Forget it. The plan has not started yet. I will meet you as Morax next time."
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That night, Ningguang lit the eternal life incense under Beidou's gaze, and entered the dream to meet the Emperor in the same way.
She was not surprised that the Emperor knew the Fatui's executive's plan, but she was shocked to learn that Keqing, who she had managed to lock up, had actually met the Emperor.
Fortunately, the Emperor did not care about this. Instead, he helped Keqing to break free from the control and reminded Ningguang that she could let her out.
And so, on the next morning, Ningguang tore off the magic talisman and lifted the seal on the room.
Keqing in the room looked a little haggard, obviously she didn't sleep well last night.
"Don't blame yourself for this. We had taken precautions in advance, but we were still attacked silently. There was really nothing we could do."
Seeing Keqing's haggard look, Ningguang patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"Um……"
Keqing responded, then took a deep breath and tried to cheer herself up.
"Haha, if you're feeling uncomfortable, how about I help you vent?"
Seeing Keqing's expression, Ningguang suddenly suggested with a chuckle.
"what are you planning to do?"
Keqing looked up at Ningguang, and at the same time glanced at Beidou who was following her nonchalantly, not quite understanding why she was following her.
"How about spreading the news a little bit so that the house prices near Wangsheng Hall go up and his landlord can raise his rent?"
"…Do you think an executive officer would care about this kind of thing?"
"Okay, let's change it. Why not put up a sign outside the Heyu Teahouse to prohibit Liu Bai from entering."
"…Why are all these ideas so ridiculous? But this one can be adopted."
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