"Too weak."
Ye Luo held the Dull Blade in his hand, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.
After grinding quests all day, his swordsmanship was getting sharper and sharper.
Against the enemies in front of him, he didn't even need to draw his dual blades.
"What—what's wrong with the Eremites?! Do Eremites deserve to die?!"
One of the men yelled at him with unwilling rage.
At the same time, his companions were waiting for a chance. If Ye Luo got distracted for even a second, they were ready to strike.
"Are you stupid or something?"
Ye Luo tilted his head, confused.
The mission clearly listed your crimes, okay? Stop dragging the Eremites' name into everything!
"I…"
They obviously wanted to argue back, but Ye Luo didn't give them the chance.
"I'm too lazy to lecture you. You don't deserve it."
His tone was full of irritation.
A thin layer of frost formed along the blade, and Ye Luo dashed forward like lightning.
Sword aura surged—
A streak of icy-blue sword light flashed across the battlefield, instantly sending several men flying.
His sword skills weren't just powerful—they were downright breathtaking.
The enemies around him froze mid-fall, their faces twisted in shock.
As if they'd just seen a devil who didn't believe in talking things out.
"One sword chills fourteen states."
Ye Luo announced coolly, sheathed his blade, and walked away without even looking back, telling the authorities to come pick up the criminals.
Behind him, only several glittering ice sculptures remained, shining under the sunlight.
That was Ye Luo's combat style—flashy, dramatic, theatrical.
Honestly?
That was the entire point.
After all, if you don't become cooler by practicing swordsmanship… Why bother?
"All right, with this commission done… huh? Today's tasks are all cleared already?"
Ye Luo pulled out a task list and crossed off the final mission.
Good, good—another productive day.
He'd finished every commission near Port Ormos.
Time to get ready for the tournament.
…Except he felt like he forgot something.
Something important.
Hmm?
He tried to recall… but nothing came to mind.
Probably nothing important.
Ye Luo shook his head and left.
— At the Adventurers' Guild —
"Katheryne! Any new commissions today?"
Paimon rushed over excitedly.
She didn't understand why Lumine was taking commissions right before a big tournament.
She already had the victory pretty much guaranteed.
But hey—more never hurts.
Besides, Paimon wasn't the one doing the work.
"Hm…"
Katheryne flipped through the recent requests—then suddenly froze.
"Huh? Katheryne? What's wrong?"
Paimon waved her hand in front of her face.
She and Lumine exchanged a glance.
Could it be… Nahida?
They'd rarely seen Katheryne "crash," unless Lesser Lord Kusanali was interfering.
"…My apologies, Travelers."
Katheryne recovered and looked up.
She'd actually just been syncing with the other branches' Katherynes, checking for cross-nation commissions she could assign the Traveler.
"Recently, all the quick-response commissions were taken by one black-haired boy."
She was miserable.
All the simple, fast missions were gone—snatched up by the same person.
And he completed them with terrifying efficiency.
He was like a soulless, commission-grinding robot.
Now all that was left in Sumeru were the long, messy, headache-inducing tasks.
And with Lumine participating in the tournament, there was no way she had time for those.
"Wha—?!"
Lumine and Paimon both looked stunned.
Lumine especially felt her scalps go numb.
Damn… he didn't even leave her ONE commission?!
Was she going to have to dip into her "secret emergency funds" when they went to Fontaine?
"C-Can we know who took them?"
Paimon asked nervously.
Who the heck was this monster?
"Since he didn't request anonymity, I can tell you."
Katheryne nodded politely.
"That adventurer's name… is Ye Luo."
"Ah?"
"AH?!"
— In the Real World —
A player with the ID "If I Play on the CN Channel Server Again I'm a Dog" logged into Genshin Impact.
(Author cameo. Bilibili server player.)
His username was a tragic tale on its own, but that wasn't important.
He was a casual player.
Every day he'd log in, claim Welkin, use resin, do dailies and event tasks, and log off within 10–15 minutes.
Sumeru's story?
Too long. Too complicated.
He didn't have student-era energy anymore.
Now as a tired office worker, he only played to farm primogems and roll for waifus.
But this event's story was surprisingly fun.
Way better than the past ones.
Especially that new guy… Ye Luo.
He'd gotten interested.
If Ye Luo was a 4-star character, maybe he could throw a ten-pull or two to fish him out.
He opened his quest list—
And blinked.
"Huh? My dailies… are all gone?"
The purple daily quest icons—completely empty.
He rubbed his eyes.
Did his friend log in and grind for him?
That guy recently deleted the game because the file size was too big.
No way he reinstalled it just to help him.
Besides, the Welkin timer was untouched.
Damn it, HoYoVer—
Give me back my daily primos!
Daily primogems were basically the only thing keeping him alive at this point.
Then he noticed the mail icon had a red dot.
As a proud OCD sufferer, red dots could not be tolerated.
He opened the mailbox—
And saw a new mail.
Sent by Ye Luo.
It said:
"I completed your commissions for you. Go rest."
Attached were the usual daily rewards—primogems, EXP books, materials—
Everything except mora.
What a guy.
What a guy.
Mora? He had tons of it anyway.
Take it, take it!
But the important part—
A golden sparkle popped in the mailbox.
An email that would appear every day.
Just log in → free Primogems.
"Okay. That's it."
He slapped his desk.
"Even if you're a 5-star, I'm pulling you!"
Ye Luo had officially earned his loyalty.
Maybe this was HoYoVerse sending goodwill to the players?
Maybe more benefits were coming?
What do the players want?
Say it louder!!
A FREE CHOICE 5-STAR!!
Meanwhile, Ye Luo himself had no idea.
He was just farming commissions for mora and sword practice…
Yet unintentionally caused a tsunami of hype across the entire playerbase.
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