Liyue, year ten.
A massive meteor streaked across the sky and plummeted to the earth, landing northwest of Liyue.
The deafening crash sounded as though the end of the world had arrived, terrifying the people of Liyue. But with Xiu Yuan and Morax there, their fear soon dissipated.
Knowing what was to come, Xiu Yuan naturally understood that this meteor would lead Liyue away from fishing and farming and into mining.
Led by Morax and Xiu Yuan, they crossed mountains and ridges until they reached the vast chasm gouged out by the meteor.
The sight left everyone stunned.
They vaguely remembered this place being a barren plain. They had never imagined that a single meteor could turn it into this.
At first, they had feared that something evil might lurk there. But with Morax and Xiu Yuan beside them, they were no longer afraid. Instead, they grew eager to explore the chasm.
As they ventured deeper into the enormous crater, they discovered that minerals lay everywhere!
Although the concept of coins did not yet exist in early Teyvat, people understood fair exchange, trading goods of roughly equal value.
And these minerals were far more valuable than the vegetables they grew or the fish they caught!
From then on, the people of Liyue began a mining enterprise that would last a thousand years. Whenever merchants traveling the world passed through Liyue, they would stop for a while and barter large quantities of goods for the locals' minerals.
Liyue's development took off like a rocket, advancing by leaps and bounds. More and more houses were built, and its rich mineral deposits attracted increasing numbers of merchants, spurring the growth of its commerce.
Inns for lodging and restaurants for meals also grew steadily in number.
Seeing Liyue flourish filled Morax with a powerful