Unfortunately, Ye Luo couldn't upload any of his… justice delivery footage to the official forum.
After all — where would a random Mondstadt adventurer get real Teyvat video clips that looked more HD than official trailers?
This was probably a system restriction.
Because if Ye Luo were allowed to upload highlight reels of himself showing off every day…
Given the reach of the official Genshin accounts on every platform—
Even if you replaced him with Aloy, the traction alone would skyrocket her into top-ten popularity.
But those would only be temporary spikes.
Ye Luo deeply understood that:
To forge long-term popularity, your own strength had to be real.
And clearing those dailies today…
He had basically turned every casual player into his loyal follower.
A personal greeting mail every day.
Auto-clearing their daily commissions.
Even resin?
Why bother — just log in, claim monthly card + primogems, and log out.
Just imagining that lifestyle made people tear up.
Add to that the fact he avenged players by punishing the four most disgusting daily commissions…
His popularity was about to explode.
Those quests were notorious — players had hated them for years.
As a former player himself, he'd always dreamed of tossing those NPCs into weekly bosses or forcing them to show HP bars.
Now, he's done it.
He vented his own resentment.
He made players happy.
And it boosted his popularity.
A perfect triple win.
Would players realize it was his doing?
Of course.
Ancient, unchanging quests suddenly changing overnight — suspicious enough.
Combine that with the hidden clues he intentionally left behind…
Any decent lore theorist would quickly connect the dots.
The pros, with a few quotes and hints from NPCs, could probably reconstruct his entire in-game movement route.
And if they still didn't get it?
No problem.
He had already split the "quest commissions" with Lumine, sending her a cut.
Meaning:
Oops, I accidentally finished all your commissions for you.
Let's split the Mora 80–20.
Paimon was ecstatic.
"Sit at home and Mora just arrives? Ye Luo you're a blessing!!
If you'd done this earlier, I wouldn't have guarded commissions like a dragon hoarding treasure!"
Paimon patted Ye Luo's shoulder approvingly, declaring her full support.
And demanded that he continue — preferably with larger Mora cuts.
When Ye Luo actually sent some…
A new real-world email appeared in players' inboxes.
An email "from Ye Luo."
With contents matching exactly what he told Paimon.
But this time, sent directly to players.
EXP books, Mora, materials—
And, most importantly—
A full 60 Primogems.
Player emotions burst instantly.
"You helped us beat those hated NPCs.
Those rewards were YOURS, not ours.
You didn't take our primos, and now you're giving us MORE?!"
"No need to say more!!!!!
Star Rail has Dr. Ratio.
WE HAVE YE LUO FATHER!!!!!"
His popularity skyrocketed to the heavens.
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"Bruce, today is our first real match. Nervous?"
Ye Luo stroked the mushroom beast by his side.
"Gugigi~!"
Bruce squeaked.
Ye Luo couldn't understand mushroom language, but thanks to the [Intellect Pearl], he barely got the gist.
"Bruce, we HAVE to do well today.
You must remember — Sumeru has no shortage of mushroom beasts.
If you don't work hard, others will replace you!"
Ye Luo gave the nearby mushrooms a serious look.
"Bruce, maybe I expected too much from you.
I treated you as the bridge of all mushroom beasts — the one who would lead them one day."
He sighed dramatically.
"But look at you now.
There's a new trainee out there — a candidate for Mushroom King — with potential for instant evolution.
And you… you're just an average mushroom.
You seem to have forgotten your roots."
Ye Luo leaned down, eyes sharp.
"You need to reflect.
You need to improve.
You need to PROVE you're still the mushroom with ambition, determination, and drive!"
"Go! Prove yourself to me!"
He waved them off as the match was about to begin.
But something was odd.
The tournament was held in a sealed room.
Normally, for profit, tournaments were public and flashy.
But these organizers? Psychos.
Ye Luo shrugged — made sense.
He turned again.
"Wait."
The mushroom beasts stopped.
Ye Luo inhaled deeply.
"In the past… I was too harsh.
I made you work day and night.
During training, I shouted orders nonstop.
That was my fault."
He looked genuinely remorseful — like a heartless capitalist who suddenly found morality.
"Now—
it's YOUR turn to command ME."
He leapt onto the arena platform, swords raised.
His opponent stared, utterly bewildered.
"Bro… What are you doing?
Are you sure you can beat a mushroom beast?
Isn't this against the rules?!"
Ye Luo shook his head solemnly.
"I know exactly what I'm doing.
And the rules never said the instructor can't fight."
He pointed his sword forward, aura erupting.
"To defeat every mushroom beast personally—
is the true path to becoming Mushroom King."
He glared at the other contestant.
"Hiding behind your mushroom beasts?
YOU don't deserve the title!"
"…Fine!
You wanna lose that badly?! I'll grant your wish!"
Through the [Intellect Pearl], Ye Luo had trained with mushroom beasts long enough to learn a painful truth:
Humans have limits.
If you want to be strong, you borrow power from monsters.
"Go! Cheese Snow Leopard! ROAR!!"
The opponent shouted, already seeing Ye Luo's tragic defeat in his mind.
Then—
FLASH.
A single sword swing.
Light streaked.
Every mushroom beast on his side collapsed instantly.
The arena fell silent.
Only Ye Luo and his "partners" still stood.
His opponent stared, slack-jawed.
W-what?
"I… I didn't even use any combo techniques yet…
You… you one-shot my entire team?!"
"Gwah!!
Humans… can be this strong?!"
T-this violates the rules!!
It MUST violate the rules!!
I'm reporting this!!!
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