A few days later, Lin Qiu's new book was released. This book, after a long hiatus, contained crucial content.
The reason for the long gap in release dates was due to the varying printing times required in different regions, necessitating a unified release day.
After such a long wait, everyone's expectations were high, and the book sold out instantly upon release.
Then, the Liyue people noticed the Prophet himself appearing, which was a first.
Mona, after the first two acts of the story, had also prophesied Liyue's future, and the general events were consistent with what was written in the book.
However, she didn't understand the details because she couldn't clearly see Lin Qiu and Lumine, two outsiders.
When it came to Gods, she also felt somewhat powerless, so she still had to rely on Lin Qiu's book for understanding.
"As expected, these are events that have already happened," Mona nodded.
Prophets generally do not prophesy about themselves, often avoiding their own future when making predictions.
This time, Lin Qiu's prophecy included himself, leading Mona to confirm that this was a record of 'history.'
Mona didn't find it strange; for a Prophet, 'future' is merely 'history' that is bound to happen.
And for ordinary people, whether it's recording 'history' or foretelling the 'future,' these are all secrets unknown to the public, so people still read with great interest.
The book's style then shifted, with Zhongli and Lumine running into the wilderness to search for wild glaze lilies, the last item needed for the Rite of Parting.
Just like in the original plot, they sang, which ended up attracting a Whopperflower.
The only difference was the song they sang, but novels cannot convey sound, so it didn't matter what song was sung.
Readers could only infer from the dialogue that the Traveler seemed not to be very good at singing.
Then, Ganyu appeared.
""Ah, it's... it's Wang Xiaomei!" Lumine said."
Upon seeing this, the Liyue people were stunned; they knew Ganyu.
She was the secretary of the Qixing, the Secretary-General of Yuehai Pavilion, an Adeptus. Would Ganyu be angry that the Traveler was so disrespectful to an Adeptus?
However, to their surprise, Ganyu wasn't angry at all.
""Ganyu merely said gently, "Traveler, my name is Ganyu.""
This greatly exceeded the Liyue people's expectations. Although they didn't have much contact with Ganyu,
because of Ganyu's status and aloof demeanor, they always felt that Ganyu was not easy to get along with.
They never expected her to be so gentle and approachable in person, not even getting angry when her name was mistaken.
Some people who had known Ganyu for a long time, however, focused not on Ganyu's temperament but on something else.
Yae Miko couldn't help but chuckle, "Sister Ganyu... Wang Xiaomei, hehehe, it suits her so well~."
"Next time I have a chance to go to Liyue, I'll call her 'Wang Xiaomei' too. Sister shouldn't be angry with me, right?" Yae Miko covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
Cyno pondered, "This joke... seven points?"
Cloud Retainer even took out paper and pen, "Wang Xiaomei... hmm, noted."
She still needed to understand her disciples more... such a cute nickname as Wang Xiaomei, and she only just found out.
Ganyu herself didn't know that her famous nickname 'Wang Xiaomei' had almost spread throughout Teyvat; she was still working with Keqing.
"The construction of the Golden House, the road to Mondstadt... there's still so much to do. I guess I'll have to sacrifice more sleep..."
Keqing rubbed her forehead, a headache from the pile of documents before her.
After the 'death' of the Geo Archon, the Golden House had no purpose, but it was, after all, a symbolic place, so it still needed to be repaired.
"Diplomatic negotiations with the Fatui, Fontaine's maritime trade, Mondstadt's wine... I won't be able to sleep for the next few days either..." Ganyu also rubbed her forehead.
Everyone else was currently reading the story of Act Three; only this Ganyu and Keqing duo didn't know when they would get to read it.
Back to the story in the book, Venti and the others were discussing Goddess Splitting the Clouds.
Lin Qiu unhesitatingly backstabbed Venti, directly writing out Venti's name, almost writing the words 'Anemo Archon.'
"Why would Mondstadt's Anemo Archon come to our Liyue to compose music...?" The Liyue people were puzzled.
"Why would Lord Anemo Archon go to Liyue to compose music...?" The Mondstadters were equally puzzled.
"Why would the Anemo Archon appear in Liyue...?" The people of Fontaine, Inazuma, and Snezhnaya were also puzzled.
Venti merely showed a little of his skill, leaving people from various nations utterly bewildered.
"So, that poet was actually the Anemo Archon." Yun Jin was slightly surprised; a God had helped compose the music for her opera.
Besides Venti's appearance, this section also revealed another piece of information: the story of 'Goddess Splitting the Clouds' was related to Shenhe.
Regarding Shenhe, most people didn't recognize her; only a small number of Liyue people did.
Shenhe, well, she was that beautiful young woman who often helped out and ran errands for Wanmin Restaurant.
The Liyue people who knew Shenhe only had the impression of her being beautiful, ethereal, and otherworldly, never imagining that she was the 'Goddess' in the story.
However, in the book, she herself said that her experiences were somewhat different from the 'Goddess' in the story. Where exactly was the difference?
Although everyone was curious about this question, they didn't stop reading the new book because there was something even more curious to them.
That was how Osial was dealt with. The events in Liyue had already been spread by Charlotte's news over the past few days, so everyone knew the outcome, but they didn't understand the process.
At that time, the Liyue people had all been evacuated, and Charlotte's filming location was very far. They knew Osial was blocked, but they didn't know what exactly happened.
Continuing to read, the story arrived at the Golden House. After the battle, Tartaglia unsealed Osial.
"So it was the Fatui who did it!" The Liyue people were enraged.
They were already displeased when they first saw Tartaglia trying to steal the Gnosis, but they never expected him to be the one who unsealed Osial!
Now the Liyue people understood why the Fatui suddenly compensated them with a large amount of Mora.
Thinking further, these seemed to all be part of the Geo Archon's plan. Even if Childe hadn't summoned Osial, the Geo Archon would probably have found some other tribulation to bring forth.
In any case, this was ultimately a 'test' that Liyue had to undergo.
Thinking this way, not only did they receive compensation this time, but they could also diplomatically suppress the Fatui. Lord Geo Archon was indeed formidable, one plan achieving two goals.
No, the tool Tartaglia also completed his mission, achieving three goals!
This was also why Liyue suffered no casualties, and the common people didn't even suffer property loss. Otherwise, even if Tartaglia was just a tool, Liyue would not have easily let him off.
Now, saying they let him off is not entirely accurate; the Fatui will at least suffer in Liyue for some time.
The story continued as Lin Qiu and Lumine rushed to the harbor, and Cloud Retainer appeared.
""This Adeptus has been waiting for you for a long time. Let's go, this Adeptus will take you up," Cloud Retainer said."
"Paimon thought for a moment, "It's... it's something something Adeptus.""
She and Ying were truly good partners; one couldn't remember Ganyu's name, and the other couldn't remember Ganyu's master's name.
The people of Liyue were mortified. This time, surely this Adeptus would be angry, given Cloud Retainer's explosive temper as shown in previous parts of the story.
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Character Voice Line · Ganyu: About Wang Xiaomei
""Ugh... how did that nickname even come about...? Although it does make me feel closer to people.
But I still hope you can call me 'Ganyu.'"