Genshin: Ningguang or Little Pitiful, Invested by Me

leaving only a few words in the bottom right corner.

Although the words were few, the amount of information was astonishing!

Fang Xun's eyes immediately fell on the words "Release Osial's Seal!"

Fang Xun had an impression of Osial.

In the original story, Osial was the God of Whirlpools.

He was suppressed beneath the sea by the Geo Archon during the Archon War.

Later, he was released by Childe of the Fatui.

The strength of that god was too terrifying. Even with the combined efforts of the Adepti and the Liyue Seven Stars, they couldn't suppress him.

In the end, Ningguang had to destroy the Jade Chamber as a price to eliminate Osial.

According to the timeline, the time for Osial's revival was still far away.

But now, the event had been advanced by twenty years??

Why was this happening?

Had something interfered with the timeline and altered the course of events?

Fang Xun couldn't figure out the reason, but he was certain it had some connection to him.

The urgent matter at hand was to find a way to stop the Fatui.

If Osial were truly released from the seabed, it was likely that all of Liyue would be plunged into endless darkness!

At that very moment, Fang Xun felt his arm suddenly lighten considerably.

He subconsciously looked up, and saw Ganyu, her face flushed red and looking somewhat flustered.

"N-no, I'm so sorry. I was just so sleepy earlier that I couldn't help but fall asleep. I've caused you trouble."

Ganyu clutched the hem of her skirt with both hands, her beautiful eyes filled with shyness, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Normally, she would curl up into a ball during her naps.

How could she have ended up leaning on Fang Xun's shoulder to sleep today??

And when Ganyu woke up, she realized she had been tightly hugging Fang Xun's arm.

Ugh...

So embarrassing...

Except for sleeping while hugging her master, Cloud Retainer, as a child, Ganyu had never done anything so out of line.

This was truly too rude...

It must have caused Mister Fang Xun a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Ganyu felt even more ashamed and kept apologizing to Fang Xun.

Seeing this, Fang Xun found Ganyu even more endearing.

Ganyu had lived for over two thousand years, yet her personality was like that of a shy young girl.

The way her face flushed made one want to pinch her cheek, but if he actually did that, Ganyu would probably become even more bashful.

Fang Xun simply waved his hand and said casually, "Miss Ganyu, you really don't need to blame yourself. I know it was unintentional."

"Everyone dozes off sometimes. Little Ningguang does, and I do too. It's perfectly normal and understandable."

Fang Xun paused, a faint smile on his face. "Besides, Miss Ganyu is very light. Even if you leaned on my shoulder to sleep, I wouldn't feel tired."

"So, you don't need to blame yourself."

Listening to Fang Xun's comforting words, Ganyu felt a surge of emotion.

She had always been the type to worry about causing trouble for others.

Therefore, in everything she did, Ganyu would prioritize the feelings of others.

Now, hearing Fang Xun's comfort, Ganyu felt a little better.

"Thank you, Mister Fang Xun."

At that moment, a system voice sounded in Fang Xun's mind.

"Ding! Detected an increase in Ganyu's affection towards the host."

"Ganyu's affection has increased from 0 to Level 1. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 Intertwined Fate. An additional reward of a five-star Artifact, Feather of Death, Gladiator's Finale."

Chapter 19: Do You Understand the Value of 100% Damage Absorption?

Hearing the system's prompt, Fang Xun was somewhat surprised.

He originally just wanted to comfort Ganyu, to stop her from blaming herself so much, He never expected it would actually increase her affection for him??

Come to think of it, Ganyu is also a cute little dummy, From now on, Fang Xun has another target to increase affection with.

Recalling his thoughts, Fang Xun opened the gacha page and did a single pull.

This time, his luck was pretty good; a purple light streaked across the clouds.

"Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the skill 'Earth Core'!"

Seeing the skill appear before him, Fang Xun's eyes immediately lit up.

Because he was far too familiar with this skill!

Isn't this exactly the same as Lord Zhongli's "Refusing the Son-in-Law" ability?

'Earth Core' has two usage methods: short press and long press.

A short press manipulates Geo energy to gather and create a Geo Construct, Generally used to alter terrain, like reaching things in higher places.

At the same time, this Geo Construct is quite intelligent and can help players solve puzzles.

For block mechanisms like those in Inazuma, Fang Xun just needs to erect a pillar there, and the Geo Construct will automatically solve the puzzle after a while.

Who needs to study how to solve puzzles seriously?

Isn't it more satisfying to let the Geo Construct solve them intelligently?

Compared to the time saved by a short press, the long press of 'Earth Core' is where its true soul lies.

Long pressing 'Earth Core' creates a Geo Construct while also causing a Geo energy burst in the vicinity.

Simply put, this skill is convenient for mining.

Not only that, but long pressing 'Earth Core' also applies the Jade Shield to the player.

That Jade Shield can resist damage and reduce enemy resistance.

In the game, because Lord Zhongli's skill mechanics were too outrageous, It led to countless players who were too lazy to dodge.

There was no choice; Lord Zhongli provided too much security!

The moment you dodged, it was a sign of distrust towards Lord Zhongli.

Now that Fang Xun has obtained the skill 'Earth Core', it means his survivability has greatly increased.

Not only that, but Fang Xun also noticed a detail:

That the 'Earth Core' he obtained has slightly different mechanics from the game.

In the game, the damage absorption provided by the 'Earth Core's' Jade Shield depends on Zhongli's HP.

This also means that if players want a sufficiently strong Jade Shield, they must stack Zhongli's HP.

However, the 'Earth Core' Fang Xun obtained doesn't have this HP stacking setting.

Instead, it states that when Fang Xun uses the Jade Shield, it can absorb 100% of the damage and convert the received damage into HP recovery.

What does this mean?

As long as the Jade Shield is active, Fang Xun can be invulnerable to all attacks, impervious to water and fire.

Even if the Heavenly Principles themselves came, as long as it was within the duration of the Jade Shield, no attack could harm Fang Xun in the slightest!

This skill is just too amazing.

Fang Xun quickly unlocked the skill 'Earth Core'.

Similarly, Fang Xun didn't need to learn it at all.

A large amount of information flooded into his mind.

It felt as if Fang Xun had known how to use this skill since birth, It had completely become an instinct.

After completing all of this, Fang Xun went to check the additionally obtained Artifacts.

Feather: Level 28 HP +30% HP +418