The moment the system's voice sounded in his mind, Li Mo's body trembled.
He could clearly feel that within his body, or perhaps deep within his soul, something more had been added.
His soul felt more complete.
His Electro elemental power had grown stronger.
It was as if with a mere gesture, he could instantly transform into a powerful Raiden Shogun and command immense Electro power.
But obviously, although Li Mo's Electro power was very strong, when it came to that single element alone, there was still some gap compared to the true Raiden Shogun sitting below.
Only by fusing with more past incarnations could he gain even greater elemental power and surpass these powerful gods in a single element.
Just as Li Mo finished fusing with the fourteenth incarnation, a special Electro aura spread throughout the inn, centered on Li Mo on stage.
For ordinary people, this elemental aura was too faint to detect.
Even Yuheng Keqing, Hu Tao, the Conqueror of Demons Xiao, and Yae Miko didn't notice it.
Even Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, and Zhongli, the Geo Archon, didn't pay attention.
Only Ei, as the Raiden Shogun, seemed to sense something.
This faint Electro aura felt oddly familiar to her.
It was like a thousand years ago, when she had faced Kapatcir and slain her.
Beside her, Barbatos noticed Ei's strange expression.
"What's wrong? Still sad? Don't be. Have some more sweets."
Ei said thoughtfully, "It's not sadness. I felt a faint elemental aura."
Barbatos looked confused. "Elemental aura?"
Ei sighed. "It felt like... Kapatcir's aura. But I can't be sure. I must have been mistaken."
Kapatcir from that life should have already reincarnated long ago. How could her aura appear at Wangshu Inn?
Barbatos smiled. "You must have imagined it. You're probably just having a subconscious reaction from seeing those images above the stage."
"Otherwise, Zhongli and I would have sensed it too."
Ei sighed again. "Forget it. Let's just listen to the next life's story."
The next life's story couldn't possibly involve her again, right?
If she reincarnated as another ancient god and was slain by Ei once more, she would truly break down.
Barbatos took a sip of wine. "Ehe, the next life shouldn't be in Inazuma again, right? It won't be another ancient god from a thousand years ago, will it?"
Ei prayed silently that it wouldn't be.
Just as Barbatos was waiting for the next story and Ei was silently praying, Yae Miko set down her pen.
After working for so long, she had finally finished recording the story of the fourteenth life.
The next step was to have her subordinates at Yae Publishing House deliver the manuscripts and print them into light novels.
Then they could be sold on the streets of Inazuma, Mondstadt, and Liyue.
But selling only in three nations was no longer enough for Yae Miko.
She wanted Yae Publishing House's light novels to sweep across all of Teyvat.
So she immediately called over her subordinates.
After handing the newly written manuscript to them, before she could give further instructions, her subordinate began reporting on Yae Publishing House's recent business performance.
"Chief Editor—"
"Ever since the storyteller began, Yae Publishing House's light novel sales have increased nearly a hundredfold. They're extremely popular in Liyue, Mondstadt, and Inazuma."
"And after expenses, we've earned fifty million Mora in net profit."
Fifty million Mora.
For Yae Publishing House, which had been operating at a loss, this was an enormous sum.
But in the eyes of the terrifying chief editor Yae Miko, fifty million Mora was far from meeting her expectations.
However, Yae Publishing House's reputation had already been established.
With proper management, in the near future, it could even become a vast multinational enterprise like the Northland Bank, influencing all of Teyvat.
Yae Miko smiled. "I recall that we haven't established branches in Sumeru or Snezhnaya yet."
The subordinate said seriously, "Sumeru is controlled by the Akademiya. We haven't had the opportunity to establish a branch there. Snezhnaya is too cold, so we haven't set one up there either."
Yae Miko: "Since there aren't any, go and establish branches now."
The subordinate: "What exactly do you mean, Chief Editor?"
Yae Miko: "I want every person in Sumeru and Snezhnaya to have a copy of our Yae Publishing House light novel in their hands."
The subordinate: "Understood. I'll send people to Sumeru and Snezhnaya immediately to establish branches."
After the subordinate left, Yae Miko looked up at the storyteller on stage, a sly smile spreading across her face.
Yae Publishing House's resurgence was thanks to this interesting storyteller.
...
Meanwhile, in another corner of the inn, Keqing, Shenhe, La Signora, Xiangling, Lumine, Paimon, Arataki Itto, and the others were all seated around a table.
On the table were dishes bought with Tartaglia's Mora.
Unsurprisingly, even while eating, Paimon and Itto were still bickering.
Itto placed a small piece of meat on Paimon's plate.
"Small Lavender Melon, you're so small. One little piece like this is enough for you. The rest is all mine! Hahahaha!"
Paimon said angrily, "Cow Herder, you're way too arrogant!"
Itto laughed loudly. "Hahaha, I'm arrogant? If you don't like it, let's have an eating competition!"
With that, Itto transformed into an eating machine.
Without any regard for manners, he began to devour the food ravenously.
Paimon said angrily, "Cow Herder, you're so rude! I'm not competing with you!"
Beside them, Keqing, Hu Tao, Xiangling, and the others were speechless at Itto's rough eating style.
They couldn't believe that someone like this could be the boss of a gang.
And the boss of Kuki Shinobu, no less.
Just as they were enjoying their meal, the other audience members in the inn began urging the storyteller to continue.
"It's been a few minutes already. Hasn't the storyteller finished his tea yet?"
"Time for the next life!"
"Storyteller, which nation will the next reincarnation be in?"
"Why does it only take place in Mondstadt, Inazuma, and Liyue? Storyteller, will the next life be in Sumeru or Snezhnaya?"
On stage, after fusing with his past incarnation, Li Mo had rested for a while and sipped his tea.
Seeing the audience urging him on, Li Mo spoke slowly.
"In the fifteenth life, he was reincarnated as an oni."