Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi fell from the sky alongside Rex Lapis’s dragon corpse during the Rite of Descension, and Ningguang detained him as a suspect in the assassination. After waking in the Jade Chamber, Lin Yi suspected he had transmigrated into Genshin Impact and saw Ningguang approach.

• Lin Yi grabbed the yellow pillar created by Ningguang’s ceremony and crashed into the paving stones beside Rex Lapis’s fallen body.
• Ningguang declared that Rex Lapis had been assassinated, ordered the Millelith to seal the scene, and had Lin Yi taken into custody.
• Ningguang ordered Keqing to investigate the assassination and arrest anyone suspicious in Liyue Harbor.
• Hu Tao told Zhongli that Wangsheng Funeral Parlor had a major job sending off Rex Lapis, and Zhongli agreed to prepare the supplies.
• Xiangling and Guoba heard that Rex Lapis had been assassinated, and Guoba showed sadness at the news.
• Lin Yi woke in the Jade Chamber, wondered if he had transmigrated into Genshin Impact, and recognized Ningguang as she approached.

Lin Yi was accused of killing Rex Lapis but revealed that he possessed the Geo Archon’s Gnosis, forcing Ningguang to reconsider his fate. He convinced her to marry him as a public union between god and human, and her kiss activated a system that granted him a Geo Vision.

• Ningguang confronted Lin Yi as Rex Lapis’s suspected killer and threatened him with her Star Jades.
• Lin Yi claimed to be Rex Lapis’s successor, and a Gnosis appeared before him when Ningguang challenged him to prove his claim.
• Ningguang warned Lin Yi that the Fatui would target him for the Gnosis, but he argued that Liyue would remain under a god’s rule unless she married him.
• Ningguang freed Lin Yi from his cuffs and agreed to marry him, then kissed his cheek after he urged her to practice for their public announcement.
• Ningguang fled in embarrassment, and the Teyvat’s Number One Rich Lady Development System activated, giving Lin Yi a Geo Vision.

Liyue learned that Ningguang would marry Lin Yi, the new god who inherited Rex Lapis's Gnosis, and Ningguang hoped their marriage would help the people rely less on divine guidance. Lin Yi discovered his Geo Vision could create Geo Constructs, but as he prepared for the wedding, Cloud Retainer Skies-Cleaver, Moon-Carver, and another adeptus confronted him and demanded the Gnosis.

• Baiwen and the Jade Chamber staff spread news of Ningguang's marriage and Lin Yi's identity as Liyue's new god.
• Lin Yi figured out that his system rewarded him for helping develop Ningguang into Teyvat's richest woman and planned roads, population growth, and foreign trade for Liyue.
• Lin Yi tested his Geo Vision and slowly formed a knife-shaped construct and part of a handgun, realizing it could help produce machinery.
• Baiwen summoned Lin Yi to Ningguang, who showed him a preliminary outline of the marriage procedures and asked Baishi to explain his speaking points and arrange his ceremonial attire.
• Cloud Retainer Skies-Cleaver, Moon-Carver, and another adeptus confronted Lin Yi, accused him of obtaining the Gnosis through despicable means, and demanded he hand it over.

Lin Yi placated the three adepti by boasting about rare weapons and revealing that Rex Lapis was alive as Zhongli, while the Fatui plotted to seize the Geo Gnosis at his wedding. As the wedding approached, Ningguang worried about Lin Yi and the rushed marriage.

• Lin Yi faced Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver, then mocked their Harbinger of Dawn and promised them powerful weapons.
• Baishi helped Lin Yi end the confrontation, and Lin Yi invited the adepti to his wedding while revealing that Rex Lapis was alive and traveling as Zhongli.
• La Signora and Childe learned that Lin Yikesi held the Geo Gnosis and planned to take it during his wedding to Ningguang.
• Ningguang hid in the Jade Chamber's study and wondered what kind of person Lin Yi was as she worried about their hastily arranged wedding.

Lin Yi completed more of his Rock-Cast Spear and prepared to take office as Liyue’s new god before marrying Ningguang. He ended the chapter standing with Ningguang as their wedding began.

• Lin Yi exhausted his elemental power while constructing the Rock-Cast Spear and reflected on the dangers of Teyvat and his need to protect himself.
• Liyue prepared a grand inauguration and wedding, and Keqing stopped Lin Yi from seeing Ningguang before the ceremony.
• Lin Yi addressed Liyue’s people, accepted his role as their new god, and introduced his title as the God of Infrastructure.
• Lin Yi promised to develop Kinetic Cars, an Intercity High-Speed Rail, and Cross-Sea Bridges, winning the crowd’s excitement for Liyue’s future.
• Ningguang arrived in her wedding gown, and Lin Yi joined her on the stage as the wedding began.

At Lin Yi and Ningguang’s wedding banquet, Lin Yi detected La Signora and Tartaglia plotting to take his Geo Gnosis. He called for help, and Ningguang, Keqing, Ganyu, and the Millelith confronted the Fatui as the battle erupted.

• Lin Yi and Ningguang completed their wedding ceremony, and the adepti recognized Lin Yi as the new god by presenting gifts.
• Lin Yi and Ningguang shared an awkward moment alone before he sensed La Signora and Tartaglia hiding nearby.
• La Signora ordered Tartaglia to seize Lin Yi’s Gnosis, and Tartaglia activated his Hydro Vision to attack.
• Lin Yi called for Ningguang to save him, and Ningguang arrived with Keqing and Ganyu as the Millelith clashed with the Fatui.
• Tartaglia ordered the Hydrogunner and Cryogunner to pursue Lin Yi while Ningguang told him to escape.

Lin Yi left Ningguang to face Childe and was pursued by a Hydro Bracer and a Cryo Bracer while finishing a weapon. The chapter ended as he completed the Rock-Cast Spear and received a round of Heavenly Motion Ammunition, trapped behind a wall of ice.

• Lin Yi left Yujing Terrace so Ningguang, Keqing, and Ganyu could fight without worrying about him, and vowed to grow strong enough to protect his wife.
• Ningguang warned Childe to take La Signora and leave Liyue, while Childe proposed testing whether Lin Yi could defend his position as the new god.
• Childe revealed that he had sent a Hydro Bracer and a Cryo Bracer after Lin Yi, and Ningguang reluctantly let him proceed.
• Lin Yi sensed the two Bracers pursuing him, turned into an alley, and continued building a handgun as he tried to escape.
• The Hydro Bracer and Cryo Bracer trapped Lin Yi in a dead end with a towering ice wall and demanded his Gnosis.
• Lin Yi completed the Rock-Cast Spear, unlocking the infrastructure route and receiving one round of Heavenly Motion Ammunition.

Lin Yi used a Heavenly Motion bullet to cripple the Hydro Bracer, but the Cryo Bracer kept attacking him. Cornered in Liyue, Lin Yi called for Zhongli, who appeared behind his pursuer.

• Lin Yi retrieved a Heavenly Motion bullet, empowered his handgun with Geo energy, and unleashed a devastating shot that blasted off the Hydro Bracer’s arm and carved a scar through the ground.
• Ningguang and Childe arrived to find the destruction, and Ningguang suspected Lin Yi had been hiding his true strength from her.
• Lin Yi sensed a powerful Geo aura rising from a square, but the Cryo Bracer refused to retreat and pursued him.
• Lin Yi ran to the square seeking help from Zhongli, only to find him gone as the Cryo Bracer blocked his path with ice walls.
• Lin Yi shouted that he would reveal Zhongli’s secrets, and Zhongli appeared behind the Cryo Bracer just as the enemy prepared to kill him.

Zhongli revealed his overwhelming Geo power to stop the Fatui attack on Liyue, then disappeared after ordering Tartaglia and La Signora to withdraw. After the wedding, Ningguang confronted Lin Yi about his secrets, but their heart-to-heart was interrupted when Zhongli appeared outside the Jade Chamber window.

• Zhongli shielded Lin Yi and himself from the Cryo Bracer, then kicked the Fatui agent into the sky.
• Zhongli restrained Tartaglia and La Signora with stone rings and told them to leave Liyue, so both withdrew as the Millelith defeated or captured the remaining Fatui.
• Ningguang watched Zhongli dissolve into sand and later finished her wedding to Lin Yi.
• Ningguang confronted Lin Yi in her Jade Chamber office, and Lin Yi sent Baiwen and Baishi away before inviting her to ask him anything.
• Zhongli appeared outside the Jade Chamber window as Lin Yi and Ningguang prepared to talk.

Zhongli arrived at Ningguang’s residence and summoned Lin Yi to meet him at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor the next day, leaving Ningguang wary of Lin Yi’s secrets. When Ningguang tried to leave and reaffirm their marriage was only on paper, Lin Yi stopped her, but he collapsed from sudden exhaustion before anything could happen.

• Zhongli visited Ningguang and Lin Yi, introduced himself, and asked Lin Yi to meet him at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor the next day.
• Ningguang asked Lin Yi whether he knew Zhongli, and Lin Yi admitted their relationship was complicated.
• Ningguang told Lin Yi that their marriage was only on paper and that he should keep his distance from her in private.
• As Ningguang tried to leave, Lin Yi shut and locked the door, pinned her against it, and moved to kiss her.
• Lin Yi was suddenly overcome by exhaustion and collapsed, prompting Ningguang to cry out his name.

After waking from a dream in which he stood with Azhdaha against the gods, Lin Yi tried to make amends with Ningguang for the previous night before joining her to meet Zhongli. At the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, they found Childe with Zhongli, prompting Ningguang to prepare for a fight.

• Lin Yi woke from a dream of ancient Teyvat and cuddled Guoba while recalling his awkward advance on Ningguang the night before.
• Lin Yi went to Ningguang's office, where she handled business with merchants, and apologized for what had happened.
• Lin Yi and Ningguang agreed to act as though nothing had happened and left for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to meet Zhongli.
• Hu Tao offered Lin Yi a coffin and led him to Zhongli, whom Lin Yi recognized as someone who often failed to pay his bills.
• Lin Yi and Ningguang found Childe sitting with Zhongli, and Ningguang prepared her Jade Screen for battle.

Lin Yi revealed Zhongli’s identity as the retired Geo Archon during a meeting with Ningguang and Childe, leaving them stunned. Zhongli remained committed to retiring and planned to serve as Liyue’s trump card while Lin Yi took on its future leadership.

• Lin Yi persuaded Ningguang to let him negotiate with Childe, promising to make them money and earning a chance to move next door to her.
• Hu Tao hosted the group, accepted Mora and materials from Childe, and left to buy gravestone supplies while Lin Yi and the others prepared to discuss business.
• Lin Yi toasted Zhongli as the retired Geo Archon, shocking Ningguang and Childe, who had believed Morax was dead.
• Zhongli expressed disappointment in Lin Yi but remained determined to retire, having chosen him to lead Liyue after glimpsing a chance of success in his future.
• Childe compared Zhongli with a portrait of Morax’s Geo Dragon God form and recognized their striking resemblance.

Lin Yi presented his development plans for Liyue to Zhongli and Ningguang, then offered to trade the Geo Gnosis to Tartaglia. Ningguang angrily opposed the deal, while Lin Yi insisted he would reconsider only if she called him “husband.”

• Ningguang questioned Zhongli’s choice of Lin Yi as Liyue’s new god, and Zhongli affirmed that he had chosen Lin Yi to inherit his divine office.
• Lin Yi outlined plans for energy-powered vehicles, roads, and a sea bridge, then debated development limits and resource concerns with Ningguang.
• Lin Yi confirmed with Zhongli that the Gnosis had been transferred to him and that he could decide how to use it.
• Lin Yi manifested the Geo Gnosis in front of Tartaglia and offered to trade it to him for a price.
• Ningguang condemned the proposed trade and demanded that Lin Yi reconsider, but he teased her by asking her to call him “husband.”

Lin Yi negotiated the Geo Gnosis with Childe, demanding Mora, an end to Fatui activity in Liyue, and half of the Northland Bank’s shares for Ningguang. He handed Childe the Gnosis before the final term was settled, then demonstrated that he would enforce their agreement by killing a spy and threatening anyone who broke it.

• Ningguang called Lin Yi “husband,” earning him an Intertwined Fate from his system, but Lin Yi refused to change his mind about trading the Gnosis.
• Lin Yi demanded five million Mora, an end to Fatui surveillance and operations against Liyue, and half of the Northland Bank’s shares for Ningguang.
• Childe agreed to deliver the Mora within three days but said he needed to discuss the bank shares with the Fatui.
• Lin Yi handed Childe the Gnosis before receiving the promised terms, and Ningguang began to gather stardust before Lin Yi stopped her.
• When Childe questioned whether Lin Yi feared betrayal, Lin Yi shot a spy through the window and warned that he would kill anyone who broke their agreement, even a god.

Lin Yi demonstrated Liyue’s strength to Childe, who left the Gnosis with him while seeking time to arrange the Northland Bank shares. After Lin Yi made plans for Zhongli to stay at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, he learned that contaminated water in Mondstadt was turning Hilichurls and elemental Slimes violent, a threat that might soon reach Liyue.

• Lin Yi killed a mechanical spy from Khaenri’ah with his pistol, and Childe accepted Liyue’s position before leaving the Gnosis with him.
• Ningguang examined Lin Yi’s pistol and asked how he would explain trading away the Gnosis; Lin Yi said the Gnosis was unnecessary and expected to gain half the Northland Bank shares.
• Ningguang promised Lin Yi three requests if he secured the shares, then left with the Millelith to investigate the mechanical spy.
• Lin Yi asked Zhongli to stay at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and help Hu Tao, and Zhongli agreed.
• Yanfei collided with Lin Yi outside Ningguang’s office, and Ningguang took Yanfei and Keqing inside.
• Lin Yi read a report that contaminated water in Mondstadt had made Hilichurls and elemental Slimes attack people, and he connected the danger to an unsolved case at Feiyun Slope.

Lin Yi considered relaxing Liyue’s one-child policy and discussed population growth and development with Yanfei and Ningguang. After leaving the Jade Chamber, he found Zhongli, Hu Tao, and the Three True Lords gathered at the Liuli Pavilion, where he joined them.

• Lin Yi decided Liyue should gradually permit second and third children, and explained his population-growth plan to Yanfei.
• Yanfei agreed to draft a legal proposal, then teased Lin Yi about having children with Ningguang before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Lin Yi discussed developing the Guili Plains with Ningguang, who warned of the dangers but promised to support him and Liyue.
• Lin Yi left the Jade Chamber and spotted Zhongli, Hu Tao, and the Three True Lords dining at the Liuli Pavilion.
• Lin Yi sat with the group, picked up Guoba, and invited the Three True Lords to speak.

Zhongli and the adepti accepted Lin Yi’s authority as Liyue’s Geo Archon while discussing Azhdaha’s worsening erosion and Shenhe’s absence. After Ningguang gave Lin Yi five million Mora for his plans, he collected Yanfei’s completed birth law and paid her, unaware that La Signora was watching him.

• Zhongli affirmed that Lin Yi’s position as Geo Archon was beyond question, and Cloud Retainer Skies-Cleaver told him that Azhdaha was struggling with erosion.
• Cloud Retainer Skies-Cleaver said she had not seen Shenhe lately and that Shenhe had performed a divination before leaving.
• Three peaceful days passed as Lin Yi and Ningguang grew closer, and the Northland Bank manager delivered five million Mora to Ningguang’s office.
• Ningguang slipped Lin Yi a voucher for five million Mora, explaining that giving it to him directly would be more convenient than making him ask for funds.
• Lin Yi collected Yanfei’s revised birth law and paid her fifty thousand Mora for her work.
• La Signora watched Lin Yi leave Yanfei’s Law Office and smiled meaningfully.

Lin Yi announced a land reclamation project and a new Liyue policy allowing families to have second and third children, with financial rewards for raising healthy and talented children. The policy took effect immediately, and Lin Yi prepared to use his accumulated Lottery System rewards as Liyue began planning for expansion.

• The night before the public announcement, Lin Yi told Ningguang that Liyue would lift its one-child restriction, offer family bonuses, and reclaim land.
• Ningguang worried that Liyue's limited usable land would constrain population growth, and Lin Yi revealed the Land Reclamation Project.
• Ningguang appeared tired at the public gathering, so Lin Yi delivered the announcements while the adepti, the Liyue Qixing, and citizens watched.
• Lin Yi announced that the Land Reclamation Project would begin soon and that the population policy took effect immediately, granting subsidies and bonuses to families raising children.
• Liyue's citizens erupted in excitement, and Lin Yi considered using his accumulated Lottery System rewards as the city prepared for expansion.

Lin Yi planned to develop the Guili Plains and quietly considered how to protect the Jade Chamber from Osial. After inviting Keqing and Ganyu to join an expedition, he asked Xiangling to come along as well.

• Lin Yi marked the Jade Chamber on his map as a problem because Osial was sealed beneath it, and he resolved to find another way to stop the god from escaping.
• Ningguang visited Lin Yi, but he hid his plans for the Guili Plains from her and promised to protect her, the Jade Chamber, and Liyue.
• After dozens of households reported expecting children under the new population policy, Lin Yi and Ningguang visited them and gave each household ten thousand Mora.
• Ningguang told Lin Yi that a merchant caravan would pass through the Guili Plains on its way to Wangshu Inn, and Lin Yi asked to bring companions along.
• Lin Yi proposed taking Keqing and Ganyu on the expedition, and when Xiangling arrived with Guoba, he invited her to join them.

Lin Yi tried to recruit Xiangling for an outing, but she refused because Wanmin Restaurant was too busy, so he brought Keqing instead and planned to teach Xiangling new recipes. After Lin Yi cooked three Sichuan dishes for her, Xiangling was so impressed that she called him Master.

• Xiangling declined Lin Yi's invitation because Wanmin Restaurant could not manage without her, while Keqing reluctantly agreed to travel with him under Ningguang's orders.
• Lin Yi decided to take Keqing and Xiangling, postponing his plan to recruit Xiao because Zhongli was unavailable.
• Lin Yi saw how overwhelmed Xiangling and the Wanmin Restaurant staff were and suggested that offering more dishes could ease the pressure and help Liuli Pavilion share the business.
• After the restaurant closed, Lin Yi offered to cook spicy food for Xiangling, who promised to serve him in exchange for watching his recipes.
• Lin Yi cooked Mapo Tofu, Fuqi Feipian, and Mao Xue Wang, and Xiangling memorized his techniques and praised him as her Master.