Thunderstorms and Radiation Are a Perfect Match

After deciding that the Genshin World would be his first destination, Wang Lei decisively dug out all the supplies he had prepared for transmigration from various places around his home: a machete, dagger, cut-resistant clothing, a riot shield, helmet, night-vision goggles, a small drone, emergency medicine, food, and a portable tent.

In any case, civilian versions of all these things could basically be bought through legitimate channels in China. Wang Lei even genuinely had use for them when he went mushroom picking in places like Yunnan.

Once Wang Lei had finished preparing, anyone who saw him geared up like this would probably think he was heading off to a battlefield. He was armed to the teeth.

With his preparations complete, Wang Lei activated the transmigration button for the Genshin World with a nervous heart, only to find that he was not immediately transported. Instead, another interface popped up before him. It displayed a map of Teyvat, identical to the areas he had explored in the game before, if he remembered correctly.

The system in the upper-right corner thoughtfully displayed a prompt asking him to select a landing location. Wang Lei looked carefully and realized that the available locations were the waypoint locations from the game. That was incredibly considerate.

Wang Lei began considering where he should enter. He remembered that when he had been reborn here, he had been grinding Fontaine's map. The Arkhe Energy there should be able to charge the system, right?

But he remembered that the technology behind Arkhe Energy was controlled by Fontaine's authorities. Moreover, he had not explored that map completely, and its storyline had not even been finished. On top of that, there were too many rules there. As someone unfamiliar with the place, it would be troublesome if he accidentally broke some incomprehensible law and got dragged before the Court of Justice.

So Wang Lei turned his attention to the four nations of Sumeru, Inazuma, Liyue, and Mondstadt, desperately trying to recall whether there were any ownerless high-energy objects in those places.

But at that moment, a notification suddenly appeared on the system interface before Wang Lei.

"Please select a landing location as soon as possible. If no selection is made within ten seconds, the transmigration interface will close. Expended energy will not be refunded. 9, 8, 7, 6..."

Seeing the countdown, Wang Lei had no choice but to stop overthinking it. He directly selected a Statue of The Seven in Inazuma and decided to transmigrate first and worry about the rest later. If the system kicked him out, he would be completely screwed.

After confirming his choice, Wang Lei felt the ground vanish beneath his feet, and he plunged straight into a black pit. Then the scenery around him changed, and he found himself standing atop a cliff. Rain was pouring from the sky, lightning churned within the clouds, and peals of thunder rolled through the air.

Wang Lei looked at the Statue of The Seven behind him and smiled. Now he could be certain—he had arrived in the world of Teyvat.

But judging by the storm clouds here, the Traveler had apparently not arrived yet.

What was the first thing one did upon arriving in Teyvat?

Of course, touch the Statue of The Seven first. What if, like the protagonist, he could obtain elemental power just by touching it? That would be an absolute steal.

However, the moment Wang Lei placed his palm on the Statue of The Seven, he suddenly felt his consciousness being pulled inside. He seemed to have arrived in a space surrounded by Torii gates.

At the center of the platform encircled by Torii gates sat a purple-haired, large-breasted woman whom he found extraordinarily familiar, floating in the air in a half-lotus position.

Just as Wang Lei wanted to move closer for a better look, the woman suddenly opened her eyes. Purple lightning seemed to flicker within them. Wang Lei felt himself freeze instantly, every inch of him screaming danger.

But in the next second, an unknown energy seemed to surge forth from within his body. It easily shattered the restraint, and Wang Lei's consciousness returned to his body.

After regaining his senses, Wang Lei hurriedly felt himself over from head to toe, checking whether he was missing any parts.

After checking, everything was normal. Nothing was missing. Yet the energy he had felt within his body just now seemed like an illusion; he could no longer sense it at all.

Then Wang Lei remembered. That scene had been the mental space of Inazuma's god, Raiden Ei. He had not played this game for eight years, so he had forgotten much of the story. Otherwise, he would have remembered it immediately.

So he had nearly been treated as an intruder by Raiden Ei and had his mental form cut down?

Fortunately, the Stellaron inside him had sensed that its host's life was in danger and erupted with energy to save him. It really was somewhat useful after all.

But the most important thing now was to find somewhere to rest and shelter from the rain. If he stayed soaked any longer, Wang Lei was afraid that when he used his God's Eye, he would Vaporize himself first.

Wang Lei took out his compass. He had selected the Statue of The Seven in Inazuma's Kannazuka region, with the goal of reaching the Mikage Furnace in this area. If he remembered correctly, it was southwest of the statue.

However, Wang Lei quickly discovered that the compass was completely useless here. There were simply too many electrified things in Inazuma. Whether it was lightning-charged ore by the roadside or bolts of lightning striking from time to time, they all disrupted the magnetic field in the area, making the needle spin freely in all 360 degrees.

At the same time, the radiation detector attached to his backpack began blaring warnings at some point. There was a significant amount of unknown radiation where he stood.

Wang Lei hurriedly found a large protruding rock and crouched beneath it to inspect the system and the warning device, leaving him with mixed feelings.

The good news was that the air around him contained energy the system could absorb. The quality of that energy was not low either; its charging efficiency could rival what he got charging it at home.

The bad news was that such high-energy radiation could harm the human body. Wang Lei remembered that in the game, this entire area had become uninhabitable because the Mikage Furnace's energy had run rampant. Although he did not feel anything right now, that did not guarantee he would not be left with some chronic condition or hidden illness.

But no matter how dangerous it was, Wang Lei had to head toward the Mikage Furnace. He had chosen to land here precisely because of it. The energy it contained would certainly charge the system by quite a bit.

As for how he would find the Yuying Core with his compass malfunctioning? He still had the radiation detector. He only needed to head wherever the radiation was strongest.

He certainly could not let fear of radiation sickness stop him from doing anything. If he was afraid of this and afraid of that, then Wang Lei might as well give up on traveling between worlds in search of power. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and honestly cling to Qi Lin's thigh? Besides, the Stellaron in his body was no pushover. For all he knew, he might really be immune to a little radiation.

But reality proved that when God closed a door, He would most likely nail the window shut as well.

Wang Lei followed the radiation detector all the way, but instead of finding the Mikage Furnace, he arrived at a river with an extremely high concentration of radiation.

More precisely, he no longer needed the radiation detector. The entire river was purple, with faint arcs of lightning flickering over its surface.

The terrifying part was that this river actually connected to the open sea. No wonder the residents of Watatsumi Island, who lived by the coast, had rebelled against the Raiden Shogun. Such terrifying radioactive water was all being discharged into the ocean. Could the seafood in that sea still be eaten?

But then an idea suddenly struck Wang Lei. He directly had the system conjure a phone and tossed it into the river.

Wang Lei then watched the energy bar on his interface climb at high speed. In less than five minutes, it rose from 0 to 1%. At this rate, he would gain another chance to transmigrate in under ten hours, and all surplus energy afterward could be converted into points.

At once, Wang Lei no longer saw this purple river as dangerous. It was a river flowing with gold coins. Today, he had to drain it dry. He would not leave until he had squeezed every last bit out of it.

So Wang Lei found a patch of flat ground near the river and set up camp. At the very least, he would be spending the night here.