I Became Liyue's New God

The news of Ningguang's upcoming marriage quickly spread throughout Liyue, intentionally circulated by Baiwen and the others on the Jade Chamber.

Overnight, everyone knew about it.

At the same time, they also learned that the former Rex Lapis had indeed ascended to a higher realm, and a new god who had inherited Rex Lapis's Gnosis had descended.

And this new god was none other than the husband-to-be of the Tianquan, Ningguang!

As soon as this explosive news got out, all of the people of Liyue were instantly dumbfounded.

"Lord Ningguang is actually... No! My goddess is actually..."

"The new god is actually... actually uniting with a mortal?"

"What's wrong with that? I heard that the Yuehai Pavilion secretary, Ganyu, was born from the union of an adeptal beast and a human..."

"How can that be the same? That's an adeptus, but the one Lord Ningguang is marrying now is a god!"

Aside from being shocked that Ningguang was marrying a god, the greater feeling among the people of Liyue was something else entirely.

A god, once high above and completely out of reach, had truly united with a human.

It turned out that gods were not so distant and unapproachable after all.

Going from unapproachable to within arm's reach was the reason Ningguang agreed to marry Lin Yi.

She knew the people of Liyue had reverence for Rex Lapis and the gods carved into their bones, to the point that many matters required the will and guidance of the gods.

Now that the unapproachable god had become her husband, through frequent contact with a god in daily life, that reverence would imperceptibly fade.

Until one day, that reverence would become mere respect, rather than needing a god's guidance for every single thing.

In this way, an era belonging to human rule would truly descend upon Liyue.

It was precisely by insightfully grasping Ningguang's thoughts that Lin Yi dared to boldly make such a request.

Although the outside world was shaken to its core, Lin Yi, holed up in the Jade Chamber, finally figured out this system at this moment.

The so-called Teyvat's First Rich Woman Development was to have Lin Yi cultivate Ningguang into Teyvat's premier female tycoon.

A figure even more badass than the Tsaritsa in Snezhnaya.

As long as he made contributions beneficial to all of this, he would receive system rewards.

Well, well, isn't this simple!

As a youth from the twenty-first century, especially having majored in social economics in college, Lin Yi possessed a deeply rooted theoretical foundation for cultivating rich women.

To get rich, build roads first! We must open up all parts of Liyue and smooth out economic routes.

To get rich, we need people! The land of Liyue Harbor is too small and the population is restricted; we must enclose land to build houses while encouraging families to have three children. Accelerate population growth and reap this demographic dividend.

Foreign trade must also develop at an accelerated pace, and opening new shipping routes is imminent...

Lin Yi lay in bed, and almost mapped out Liyue's development route for the next decade.

After setting his development plan, Lin Yi checked the Geo Vision given by the system.

The moment Lin Yi put on that Vision, he instantly perceived all the Geo elements existing around him.

With a thought in his mind, countless Geo elements slowly converged toward his hand, and after a moment, a small, knife-shaped Geo Construct appeared in his hand.

"Huh? Could it be that this Vision can freely create any Geo Construct I want?"

Looking at the Geo Construct that appeared according to his will, Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised.

To test his hypothesis, Lin Yi imagined the structure of a handgun in his mind.

And his hand was actually slowly constructing a handgun using Geo energy, except that the construction was extremely slow.

Until Lin Yi's elemental energy was completely exhausted, that handgun had barely managed to construct the grip; the barrel and the muzzle had not yet formed.

Griping that half-finished handgun, Lin Yi felt wild joy in his heart.

The ability of this Vision was too important to him.

Especially for the grand development plan he had just set, which heavily relied on modern industrialization much of the time.

And one of the foundations of modern industrialization was machine tools.

Now, with this Geo Construct, Lin Yi could manufacture machine tools.

He could replace manual labor to mass-produce all kinds of desired items.

The efficiency of machine tools was far too much higher than manual labor!

"Holy crap, we're taking off directly!"

Lin Yi was jumping up and down with excitement, completely unaware that someone had already reached his door.

With a squeak, the door to Lin Yi's room was pushed open.

Ningguang's little secretary, Baiwen, walked in.

Seeing Lin Yi acting like a raving madman, she couldn't help curling her lips.

"Ahem... Humph! Have you rested enough, Lin Yi? Lord Ningguang is waiting for you in the main hall!"

Seeing someone enter, Lin Yi looked slightly awkward.

However, he was thick-skinned, nodded at Baiwen, and then walked out unhurriedly.

Meanwhile, Baiwen, watching Lin Yi's retreating back, shook her head at that moment.

"Is this person really the next Geo Archon appointed by Rex Lapis? Why isn't there a shred of divine majesty?"

"Sigh! I don't know why Lord Ningguang decided to marry this kind of... this kind of god."

Completely unaware of being badmouthed by the little secretary, Lin Yi was glowing with health and vigor after a night's rest.

He gracefully arrived inside Ningguang's office, and upon seeing Ningguang buried in her paperwork, Lin Yi called out in a remarkably cheesy manner.

"Wife!"

That voice made Baishi and Baixiao, who were standing beside Ningguang, shudder involuntarily, goosebumps breaking out all over their bodies.

As for Ningguang, upon hearing Lin Yi's voice, her body trembled violently.

She recalled that embarrassing scene from yesterday once again, and her cheeks unexpectedly blushed without her realizing it.

Yet she still pretended not to hear it, burying herself in the documents in her hand.

It wasn't until she finished reading them that she raised her head.

The two locked eyes!

Seeing the smiling-yet-not-smiling look in Lin Yi's eyes, Ningguang knew he had seen through her awkwardness, so she hurriedly changed the subject.

"T... Th... That.. take a look at this first!"

With that, Ningguang handed the documents in her hand to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took the documents, and seeing the six large characters "Preliminary Outline of Marriage Procedures" written on top, he understood that they had come here to discuss the wedding.

"One: Yujing Terrace proclaims the new god ceremony, shaping a kind and cordial image of the new god, and shattering the populace's inherent impression of gods..."

"Two: Invite Cloud Retainer Skies-Cleaver, Moon-Carver, and other adepts to attend, acknowledging the new god's status..."

"Three: Marry!"

Looking at the dense text of the first two items, and finally the third item consisting of only two words-Get Married-Lin Yi understood.

In Ningguang's heart, getting married was merely an accessory to the first two items and not important at all.

However, Lin Yi cared deeply about these things and secretly vowed in his heart.

Oh, so you're a cold and aloof little rich woman; just watch how I conquer you from now on!

With a feeling of unyielding defiance in his heart, Lin Yi outwardly feigned a very satisfied look.

"I understand the process, so what should I do now?"

Seeing that Lin Yi had no objections, Ningguang looked at Baishi beside her.

"Baishi, explain tomorrow's speaking points to him, and have him try on the newly tailored ceremonial attire!"

Baishi acknowledged the command and led Lin Yi away.

Following Baishi, Lin Yi had just stepped out of the main hall when a gust of wind blew him so hard he almost tumbled over.

"So you are the one who inherited the Archon's Gnosis?"

A ethereal voice suddenly came from the air, followed immediately by two cranes and a brown deer descending from the sky.

The moment they landed, they stared straight at Lin Yi, a hint of scrutiny in their gazes.

A vast adeptal energy instantly enveloped Lin Yi, as if it would strike him dead on the spot the very next moment.

"How could the Archon's Gnosis be allowed into the hands of a mere mortal?"

"Speak, what despicable methods did you use to swindle the Archon's Gnosis!"

"Hand over the Gnosis, and I might just leave your corpse intact!"