Recaps

After returning from Dragonspine, Li Qiuzhi and Amber reported that they had defeated the Cryo Hypostasis and helped stop the Fatui's plan involving Durin. Jean arranged for Amber and Eula to keep an eye on Albedo and Durin, while Li Qiuzhi asked Jean to take regular time off and threatened to discuss her refusal with Barbara.

• Fischl grew jealous when Li Qiuzhi returned with Amber and Eula, then told him Mona had gone home and wanted him to visit the next day.
• Li Qiuzhi, Amber, and Eula reported to Jean that they had dealt with the Cryo Hypostasis and explained how Albedo had distracted the Doctor after Durin was revived.
• Jean asked Amber and Eula to visit Dragonspine periodically to watch for danger from Durin and check what Albedo needed.
• Eula declined extra rewards, challenged Jean and Li Qiuzhi to spar, and used Barbara's opinion to persuade Jean to make time for the fight.
• After Amber and Eula left, Li Qiuzhi asked Jean to take several days off and have a regular day off each week; when she resisted, he threatened to talk to Barbara.

Li Qiuzhi persuaded Jean to hire secretaries so she could stop taking on every minor task and get more rest. As he walked her back to the dormitory, he took her hand, leaving Jean flustered and asking him to loosen his grip.

• Li Qiuzhi convinced Jean that secretaries could handle citizens’ minor requests and ease her workload.
• Jean agreed to ask Noelle and Ellin the next day whether they would become her secretaries.
• Jean finished work late and agreed to walk with Li Qiuzhi, who said he had a gift for her.
• Li Qiuzhi brushed Jean’s hand and then interlocked their fingers as they walked to the dormitory.
• Jean tried to pull away, then told Li Qiuzhi that he was hurting her hand.

Li Qiuzhi gave Jean an Interstellar Travel Beacon, kissed her, and began a relationship with her before returning to Fischl. Lisa saw them together and later teased Jean, while Li Qiuzhi leveled up and merged new combat traits into Lumine's Sword God.

• Lisa spotted Jean and Li Qiuzhi walking hand in hand beneath the Knights of Favonius dormitory and watched them kiss for about thirty minutes.
• Li Qiuzhi gave Jean an Interstellar Travel Beacon and kissed her; Jean eventually stopped him by biting him, then asked to keep their relationship private for now.
• Jean returned to the dormitory, where Lisa teased her about the kiss; Jean blushed and hurried off to take a bath.
• Lisa gained affection for Li Qiuzhi, and he received a friendship notification before Fischl pounced on him at home.
• Li Qiuzhi spent 83,000 Experience Points to reach level 84 and merged Sharpshooter Archery and Wave Foam Swordsmanship into Lumine's Sword God.

Li Qiuzhi visited Mona, then joined Jean as she appointed Noelle and Ellin as her secretaries. Lisa caught Li Qiuzhi and Jean being affectionate, teased them, and received a golden Beacon from Li Qiuzhi.

• Li Qiuzhi woke beside Fischl, prepared breakfast for her, and then teleported to Mona with another meal.
• Li Qiuzhi helped Mona move her Orrery parts and books into Wonderland before she went there to study its starry sky.
• Jean formally appointed Noelle and Ellin as her secretaries after Li Qiuzhi had recommended them.
• Li Qiuzhi kissed Jean in her office, and Lisa walked in and teased them about their relationship.
• Li Qiuzhi offered Lisa a golden Beacon, earning her goodwill.

Lisa joined Li Qiuzhi, Jean, and Amber at the Temple of the Thousand Winds to watch Eula duel Jean, then proposed a week of service as the loser’s punishment. Jean and Eula drew after thirty minutes, and Li Qiuzhi defeated Eula by disarming her, leaving her to face the agreed consequence.

• Lisa kissed Li Qiuzhi on the cheek before teleporting with him to the Temple of the Thousand Winds, where Eula, Jean, and Amber had gathered.
• Amber set a thirty-minute time limit for Eula and Jean’s duel, and Lisa proposed that the loser serve the winner as a personal attendant for a week.
• Eula and Jean agreed to Lisa’s wager and fought to a draw after thirty minutes.
• After Eula rested and Jean helped restore her stamina, Li Qiuzhi challenged Eula and promised to beat her with swordsmanship alone.
• Li Qiuzhi gradually gained the upper hand and knocked Eula’s claymore from her hand in the duel’s final five minutes.

Li Qiuzhi defeated Eula in a friendly duel, and she agreed to serve as his maid for a week when her duties allowed. Lisa persuaded Amber to share the promise with Eula, and the group returned to Mondstadt City by Lisa's Teleportation Magic.

• Jean and Lisa watched Li Qiuzhi defeat Eula, while Lisa reflected on her growing affection for him.
• Li Qiuzhi acknowledged his victory, and Eula accepted the loss while promising to win next time.
• Lisa reminded Eula that she had lost the bet and had to be Li Qiuzhi's maid for a week, but Eula's upcoming mission postponed it.
• Lisa suggested that Amber join Eula as a maid and split the time, and Amber agreed, developing greater affection for Li Qiuzhi.
• Jean left with the others for Mondstadt City, and Lisa used Teleportation Magic to take the group back.

Li Qiuzhi confessed to Jean that his growing power came from forming close bonds with girls, and Jean accepted his fickle nature despite her hurt. After reflecting on his motives and guilt, Li Qiuzhi embraced his desires while reaffirming that he would take responsibility and not let power turn him into a monster.

• Lisa teased Jean by kissing Li Qiuzhi in front of her, then left Jean upset and in tears.
• Li Qiuzhi comforted Jean and explained that his abilities grew as his bonds with the girls deepened, admitting he had pursued them partly to gain strength.
• Jean kissed Li Qiuzhi, accepted that their destinies were intertwined, and reached maximum Friendship with him.
• Li Qiuzhi questioned whether pursuing so many girls was fair, and Jean told him to take responsibility rather than feel guilty.
• Li Qiuzhi accepted his desires and resolved not to abandon the girls or let his growing power make him cruel.

After Jean threw Li Qiuzhi out of her office, he invited Lisa to lunch, but she saw through his intentions and kept the outing public. Later, he examined the Friendship Skill he had gained from Jean and discovered it could greatly strengthen allies and weaken enemies within a vast area.

• Jean bit Li Qiuzhi, pushed him out of her office, and slammed the door.
• Li Qiuzhi went to the Knights of Favonius library and invited Lisa to lunch, but she declined his offer to go to his home and suggested inviting Jean to the cafeteria instead.
• Jean and Lisa sent Li Qiuzhi away after lunch because he was distracting them from work.
• Li Qiuzhi checked Jean's Friendship Skill, Land of Dandelion, which boosted allies' attributes and weakened enemies within Jean's territory or a 16,600-meter radius.

Li Qiuzhi examined his new ability, which boosted allies and weakened enemies, then visited Hu Tao in Liyue Harbor. Hu Tao gave him a ride by bicycle toward Yuehai Pavilion so they could see Ningguang.

• Li Qiuzhi calculated that his new ability could increase attributes by 166% and weaken enemies, though it only worked in Mondstadt or within sixteen kilometers of Jean.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and Hu Tao tried to scare him, but he grabbed her hand and flicked her forehead.
• Li Qiuzhi invited Hu Tao to visit Ningguang at Yuehai Pavilion, and Hu Tao agreed to go with him.
• Hu Tao took out her bicycle and rode Li Qiuzhi through Liyue Harbor as passersby watched.

Li Qiuzhi teased Hu Tao during their bicycle ride to Yuehai Pavilion, and she retaliated before they resumed the journey. They arrived and were invited to meet Ningguang, who was waiting at a gazebo.

• Hu Tao rode Li Qiuzhi toward Yuehai Pavilion while he held her hair and coat tails and then wrapped his arms around her.
• Li Qiuzhi made himself and Hu Tao invisible and massaged her thighs, then used Psychic Tentacles to touch her calves.
• Hu Tao stopped the bicycle, knocked Li Qiuzhi to the ground, and retaliated by twisting his cheeks and biting his ear.
• Hu Tao received 260 Friendship points and reached Friendship level 7, then demanded that Li Qiuzhi give her a ride without touching her.
• Li Qiuzhi and Hu Tao resumed their trip and met Ningguang at a gazebo beside a courtyard lake.

Li Qiuzhi and Hu Tao met Ningguang to discuss the Bicycle’s performance, production costs, and value. After Lumine agreed to let him decide, Ningguang offered to buy the design for five hundred million Mora or establish a new Chamber of Commerce with him.

• Ningguang shared the Bicycle’s test results, market assessments, and estimated mass-production cost with Li Qiuzhi and Hu Tao.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Ningguang how much she would pay for the Bicycle design, and she offered five hundred million Mora for an outright purchase.
• Li Qiuzhi contacted Lumine, who agreed to let him decide whether to sell the design.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Ningguang about her second proposal, and she suggested establishing a new Chamber of Commerce with him.

Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Ningguang agreed to form the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild, with Ningguang handling its operations and Li Qiuzhi and Lumine providing knowledge and technology. They tested board and card games for the guild to sell, then celebrated the partnership at Xinyue Kiosk before Li Qiuzhi planned to visit The Alcor to fight monsters.

• Ningguang proposed forming a merchant guild with Li Qiuzhi and Lumine, offering them thirty percent of its shares for providing knowledge and technology.
• Li Qiuzhi contacted Lumine, and she returned to Yuehai Pavilion to sign the partnership contracts with him.
• After considering suggestions from Hu Tao and Lumine, Li Qiuzhi named the guild the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild.
• Li Qiuzhi introduced playing cards, Chinese chess, and mahjong, and Ningguang decided to produce a small batch to test the market.
• The group spent the afternoon playing the games and later invited Paimon to a celebratory dinner at Xinyue Kiosk.
• Li Qiuzhi planned to visit The Alcor the next day to fight monsters and gain Experience Points.

Beidou, Lumine, and Paimon faced an attack from a huge Sea Beast aboard the Alcor, and Beidou drove it off with a powerful counter. Li Qiuzhi arrived and pursued the wounded creature underwater, hoping to defeat it and gain Experience Points.

• Beidou warned Lumine and Paimon that a large creature was hunting the Alcor, then blocked its tentacle strike with her Electro shield.
• Beidou counterattacked and severed part of the Sea Beast’s tentacle, forcing it to retreat into the sea.
• Li Qiuzhi teleported beside Lumine, apologized for his absence, and held her hand until Beidou called them out for being affectionate during the fight.
• Li Qiuzhi summoned “Lumine's Sword God” and sent her underwater to chase the Sea Beast.
• “Lumine's Sword God” caught up to within a hundred meters of the creature and spotted its huge silhouette.

Li Qiuzhi failed to catch a powerful sea monster after it fled, then accepted Beidou’s challenge to arm-wrestle aboard the Alcor. As the crew gathered, he recognized Kaedehara Kazuha and considered speaking with him about Inazuma.

• Lumine’s Sword God revealed that the sea monster was level 88, but it escaped by creating a powerful underwater vortex.
• Beidou said the injured monster might return, though she reassured Lumine and Paimon that the crew could handle it.
• Beidou challenged Li Qiuzhi to an arm-wrestling contest, with the loser assigned tonight’s watch, and he accepted.
• Beidou introduced Li Qiuzhi to the Alcor’s crew, including the level 43 sailor Hailong.
• Li Qiuzhi recognized Kaedehara Kazuha, learned he was level 77, and planned to ask him about Inazuma after the contest.

Li Qiuzhi lost an arm-wrestling match to Beidou, learned about Inazuma and swordsmanship from Kaedehara Kazuha, and took the night watch aboard The Alcor. When a sea beast attacked, Li Qiuzhi and Beidou defeated it, leaving the ship safe and their journey to Inazuma underway.

• Li Qiuzhi lost an arm-wrestling match to Beidou, who praised his strength.
• Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon spoke with Kaedehara Kazuha about Inazuma, and Li Qiuzhi learned Kazuha's Myriad Style Swordsmanship and Chihayaburu.
• Li Qiuzhi and Lumine's Sword God took turns keeping watch, and Kazuha sensed danger approaching through the wind.
• Li Qiuzhi slowed the charging sea beast with Psychic Tentacles, while Beidou struck it with lightning and paralyzed it.
• Li Qiuzhi sent Lumine's Sword God underwater and cut the sea beast into pieces, earning experience and Beidou's increased favor.

Li Qiuzhi helped the Alcor escape the waters where the giant beast had died, then spent the following month balancing monster hunting, time with friends, and business plans. Ningguang began establishing a laboratory to develop his proposed steam engine, while preparations for the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s first products advanced.

• Beidou ordered Hailong to rouse the crew and speed the Alcor out of the bloodied waters, while Kaedehara Kazuha, Li Qiuzhi, and Lumine used Anemo to fill the sails.
• Li Qiuzhi left a summoned copy of Lumine’s Sword God near the giant beast’s corpse to draw monsters for Experience Points.
• Over the following days, Li Qiuzhi visited his friends in Mondstadt and Liyue, brought meals to Mona, and hunted the many monsters at sea.
• Li Qiuzhi checked on the Sweet Flower Merchant Guild’s production: game and toy preparations were complete, while bicycle factories and production lines were still being set up.
• Li Qiuzhi explained steam engines to Ningguang, who began organizing a research laboratory to develop them.
• A month passed, bringing considerable changes to Li Qiuzhi and the people and things around him.

Li Qiuzhi’s relationships and strength developed during the month-long voyage, while Lumine completed an ascension with his Harmonization energy. As the Alcor approached Inazuma, Beidou ordered the crew to prepare for the dangerous thunderstorm zone, where sudden winds threatened to overwhelm the ship.

• Li Qiuzhi spent time with the Mondstadt and Liyue girls, raising several Friendship levels, while Jean, Sucrose, Lumine, and Fischl also grew stronger.
• Lumine used Li Qiuzhi’s Harmonization energy to ascend after exhausting her stored energy, then recovered and continued training with Fischl.
• After sailing for over a month, the Alcor reached the waters near Inazuma and approached its thunderstorm zone.
• Beidou ordered the crew to furl the sails as the Alcor neared the storms, and Kaedehara Kazuha remarked on the wind’s unusual quality.
• Beidou interrupted Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, Paimon, and Kaedehara Kazuha’s conversation when the wind suddenly strengthened and ordered them to help furl the sails.

As The Alcor approached the thunderstorm zone, Li Qiuzhi used his Psychic Tentacles to secure the sails and sent a flying sword ahead to scout for Electro monsters. After slaying a Mystic Thunder Giant Alligator Snapping Turtle, he spotted a Level 91 Thunder Manifestation concealed in the storm clouds.

• Li Qiuzhi used his Psychic Tentacles to furl The Alcor’s sails, earning Beidou’s favorable impression as she ordered the crew below deck.
• Beidou warned that Electro monsters inhabited the storm, and Li Qiuzhi sent “Lumine’s Sword God” ahead to scout.
• The flying sword found a Level 68 Mystic Thunder Giant Alligator Snapping Turtle, which Kaedehara Kazuha identified as a deep-sea monster drawn by the dense Electro.
• Li Qiuzhi decapitated the turtle with the flying sword and gained 8,083 Experience Points.
• A flash of lightning revealed a purple, bat-like creature in the clouds, and Li Qiuzhi recognized it as a Level 91 Thunder Manifestation.

Li Qiuzhi strengthened himself while the Alcor waited outside the thunderstorm zone, then sent Lumine's Sword God to challenge the Thunder Manifestation. The Thunder Manifestation spotted it and dove toward it to attack.

• Kaedehara Kazuha explained that the Thunder Manifestation might have been drawn to the storm to absorb Electro, so Beidou stopped the Alcor and waited for it to leave.
• Li Qiuzhi spent Experience Points to raise his level to 86 and improve Myriad Style Swordsmanship and Chihayaburu.
• Li Qiuzhi gained the Flowing Maple, Autumn Fields status, which increased his speed, flexibility, and reaction speed while reducing stamina consumption.
• Li Qiuzhi controlled Lumine's Sword God to confront the Thunder Manifestation in the thunderstorm zone.
• The Thunder Manifestation noticed Lumine's Sword God and dove toward it without hesitation.

Li Qiuzhi battled the Thunder Manifestation through his Lumine Sword Intent clone, but its speed, Electro attacks, and rapid healing wore down the clone’s shield. As the shield neared collapse, he decided he would have to join the fight himself.

• Li Qiuzhi’s clone wounded the Thunder Manifestation, whose shriek carried across the sea to the Alcor.
• Lumine and Paimon heard the cry, and Lumine realized Li Qiuzhi had attacked the creature.
• Beidou told stories of her sea-monster battles while teaching Lumine to steer the ship.
• Li Qiuzhi continued attacking, but the Thunder Manifestation healed quickly and evaded his Sword Energy while striking back with Electro and lightning.
• The clone’s golden shield began to fail, and Li Qiuzhi concluded he would need to enter the battle himself.

Li Qiuzhi joined Lumine’s Sword God in fighting the Thunder Manifestation and used Taixu Sword God to drive it into the sea. The Thunder Manifestation was defeated, and Li Qiuzhi gained 92,035 Experience.

• Li Qiuzhi told Lumine and Paimon to stand by while he flew into the thunderstorm to support his avatar.
• Li Qiuzhi reached the battlefield and found Lumine’s Sword God contending with the Thunder Manifestation after her golden shield had broken.
• The Thunder Manifestation struck Li Qiuzhi with Electro, but his defenses reduced the damage, and he used tentacles to briefly bind it.
• Li Qiuzhi and Lumine’s Sword God launched Taixu Sword God, sending the Thunder Manifestation into the sea.
• Li Qiuzhi received 92,035 Experience for defeating the powerful enemy.

Li Qiuzhi defeated the Thunder Manifestation, and The Alcor carried him, Lumine, and Paimon through the Thunderstorm Zone to Inazuma. In Ritou, Thoma met them and began guiding them through the landing procedures, while hoping they could help change Inazuma’s course.

• Li Qiuzhi defeated the Thunder Manifestation and returned to The Alcor, clearing the way through the Thunderstorm Zone.
• Beidou resumed the voyage, and The Alcor sailed through a day and night of dangerous weather before reaching Inazuma’s waters.
• The Alcor arrived at Ritou, where Kaedehara Kazuha stayed aboard to avoid trouble with the Shogunate Army and Beidou introduced the travelers to Thoma.
• Thoma welcomed Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon, intending to enlist their help against Inazuma’s Vision Hunt and Sakoku Decrees.
• Thoma led the travelers to the inspection station, where receptionist Yingshan asked them to state their identities and reason for coming ashore.

Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon completed their landing formalities in Ritou with Thoma’s help, then went to apply for residency. The clerk demanded an exorbitant fee, and Thoma stepped in to negotiate.

• Yingshan asked Lumine and Paimon to explain their purpose and show business permits, but Thoma presented their prepared landing documents instead.
• Yingshan approved the documents and welcomed the group to Ritou.
• Thoma led Li Qiuzhi, Lumine, and Paimon to the Foreign Affairs Office to complete residency paperwork.
• Yurihua confirmed their landing permits and demanded three million Mora for the three applications.
• Thoma told Yurihua that Li Qiuzhi and the others were his friends.

Thoma helped Lumine, Li Qiuzhi, and Paimon obtain residency permits in Inazuma by bargaining their processing fee down to six hundred Mora. After learning that Lumine wanted to meet the Raiden Shogun, Thoma revealed that he had connections that could help.

• Yurihua agreed to lower the permit fee to four hundred thousand Mora per person because Thoma asked, and Li Qiuzhi hoped Thoma would bargain further.
• Thoma persuaded Yurihua to accept six hundred Mora for all three permits and offered to pay the fee and treat her to a meal.
• After the group received their residency permits, Thoma explained that officials pocketed the invented fees and described the difficulties foreigners faced under the Sakoku Decree.
• Lumine said she still intended to meet the Raiden Shogun, while Li Qiuzhi suspected Thoma had been waiting for them on Ritou deliberately.
• Thoma admitted that he had connections that could help them gain an audience with the Raiden Shogun.

Thoma asked Lumine, Paimon, and Li Qiuzhi to help his friend Kurisu, the International Chamber of Commerce president, with a tax dispute involving the Kanjou Commission. They reached Kurisu’s office and learned that he had also been dealing with corrupt officials, leaving the details of his trouble to be explained.

• Thoma offered to arrange an introduction to the Raiden Shogun in exchange for help with his friend’s problem.
• Thoma told Lumine, Paimon, and Li Qiuzhi that Kurisu was being troubled by taxes and directed them to the International Chamber of Commerce.
• Thoma warned the group not to use their Wind Gliders in town and left to meet them later at a sake bar.
• Lumine, Paimon, and Li Qiuzhi traveled to the International Chamber of Commerce to speak with Kurisu.
• Kurisu welcomed the visitors and asked whether the Foreign Affairs Office had overcharged them.
• Li Qiuzhi said they had avoided that trouble by meeting a local friend.