Chapter Summaries

After receiving the title of Shogun's Deputy, Li Qiuzhi invited Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara to afternoon tea and gained their affection. At the Komore Teahouse, he proposed an Inazuman shogi match as a way to give them Friendship skills, and Kujou Sara produced a treasured shogi set.

• Kamisato Ayaka congratulated Li Qiuzhi on his new title and accepted his invitation to afternoon tea, raising her Friendship with him to level nine.
• Kujou Sara joined them for tea and also gained Friendship with Li Qiuzhi, while she and Ayaka exchanged playful barbs.
• Li Qiuzhi led Ayaka and Sara by the wrists toward the Komore Teahouse, then let go when they neared patrolling guards to avoid gossip.
• At the teahouse, Ayaka offered Li Qiuzhi a Salted Sakura Crisp, and he playfully sucked crumbs from her fingers, embarrassing her and Sara.
• Li Qiuzhi proposed a best-of-three shogi game, promising powerful abilities either way and attaching a small request if he won; Ayaka and Sara agreed confidently.
• Kujou Sara said she already had a shogi set, which she had treasured since the Shogun once used it to play with her.

Li Qiuzhi defeated Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara at shogi, then granted them powerful Friendship Skills. Ayaka reached maximum Friendship and gave him Snow Sakura Dance, a vast-range ability that dissolves energy and can seal living beings against recovering it.

• Li Qiuzhi defeated Kamisato Ayaka in their second and third shogi games after letting her win the first.
• Li Qiuzhi beat Kujou Sara in two games after giving her the first, winning the shogi matches against both women.
• Li Qiuzhi bestowed Shenhe's and Keqing's Friendship Skills on Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara.
• Kamisato Ayaka reached Friendship Level 10, while Kujou Sara reached Level 9 with 800 of 900 Friendship points.
• Li Qiuzhi obtained Ayaka's Snow Sakura Dance and realized its blossoms could dissolve energy across a radius of twenty thousand kilometers and seal energyless beings against recovery.

Li Qiuzhi used his bet with Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara to ask them for kisses, and the awkward encounter turned into a jealous exchange of affection. Sara’s feelings reached their maximum Friendship level, granting Li Qiuzhi the ability Crowfeather Veils the Sun.

• Li Qiuzhi explained that the abilities he gained from the girls’ love were shared with them, and Ayaka and Sara realized they had received abilities too.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Ayaka and Sara to kiss him as his prize for winning their bet, and Ayaka kissed his cheek first.
• Sara closed her eyes and accidentally kissed Li Qiuzhi on the lips when he turned to face her.
• Ayaka grew jealous and released uncontrolled Cryo energy, so Li Qiuzhi kissed her to calm her down.
• Sara became jealous in turn, kissed Li Qiuzhi again, and reached maximum Friendship level with him.
• Li Qiuzhi gained Crowfeather Veils the Sun, which protected him from fate, causality, time-based observation, interference, and backlash.

After gaining new fate-related protections, Li Qiuzhi became intimate with Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara, who moved into the Wonderland Space with him. Once the new arrivals settled in and the group strengthened their abilities, he planned to raise his friendship with the Sumeru girls by seeking Nahida’s help finding desert ruins.

• Li Qiuzhi discovered that his fate-related abilities protected him and his close companions from fate, causality, and time-based interference, while Kujou Sara gained a new ability.
• Li Qiuzhi took Kamisato Ayaka and Kujou Sara to his bedroom in the Wonderland Space, where the three became intimate.
• Li Qiuzhi helped Ayaka and Sara move into the Wonderland Space, introduced them to the other girls, and cultivated with the group.
• Over several days, many of the girls improved their abilities, with several surpassing level one hundred and others nearing that level.
• Li Qiuzhi decided to raise his friendship with Dehya and Faruzan by inviting them to explore desert ruins, and he teleported to the Akademiya’s House of Daena to ask Nahida for information.

Li Qiuzhi visited Nahida, gained her Friendship skill Wisdom Tree Diagram, and invited her to move into Wonderland Space. He then headed to Haravatat College to meet Faruzan and found that studying could nourish his newly planted ability.

• Li Qiuzhi checked on Nahida, gave her Shenhe's and Keqing's Friendship skills, and gained enough affection from her to reach Friendship Level 10.
• Nahida's affection granted Li Qiuzhi the Wisdom Tree Diagram skill, which could grow abilities with knowledge and produce Wisdom Fruits that consolidated abilities of the same type.
• Nahida agreed to move into Wonderland Space that afternoon and told Li Qiuzhi that Faruzan had applied to explore a newly discovered desert Domain.
• Li Qiuzhi planted his Intertwined Affection talent as a seed and nourished it by reading Lisa's Introduction to Basic Elements.
• Li Qiuzhi went to Haravatat College, where he listened invisibly to Faruzan teach runology and continued growing the seed.

Li Qiuzhi joined Faruzan to explore a newly discovered Desert Domain, while also helping Dunyarzad recover completely and inviting Dehya and Dunyarzad to the desert. He and Faruzan entered the Domain and discovered that Abyss Mages were inside alongside the Primal Constructs.

• Li Qiuzhi offered to accompany Faruzan to the dangerous Domain, and they agreed to set out after lunch while discussing Runology.
• Li Qiuzhi arranged to meet Dehya and Dunyarzad, then used his abilities to remove Dunyarzad’s lingering illness and restore her strength.
• Li Qiuzhi invited Dehya and Dunyarzad to join the trip to the desert; Dunyarzad accepted, and the group traveled to Aaru Village after lunch.
• Dehya and Dunyarzad explored Aaru Village while Li Qiuzhi and Faruzan went to the Domain, where Primal Constructs guarded a sunken entrance.
• Li Qiuzhi and Faruzan entered the Domain invisibly and found Primal Constructs and many Abyss Mages inside.

Li Qiuzhi and Faruzan discovered the Abyss Order controlling machines in a desert Domain and learned that Aether planned to relocate it before targeting a Dendro Dragon. With Lumine's approval, Li Qiuzhi prepared to subdue Aether and control the Abyss Order, while a starry Teleport Waypoint began appearing nearby.

• Li Qiuzhi located Leiming attempting to control the Perpetual Mechanical Array and brought Faruzan to observe him invisibly.
• A Cryo Abyss Mage told Leiming that Aether would relocate the Domain and that the Abyss Order had found a Dendro Dragon in the desert.
• Li Qiuzhi decided to subdue Aether with a Command Spell and use him to bring the Abyss Order under control.
• Lumine approved Li Qiuzhi's plan but asked him to conceal her involvement from Aether.
• Li Qiuzhi resumed studying runes with Faruzan while they waited, and Faruzan's growing feelings earned him 620 Friendship points.
• Li Qiuzhi sensed a spatial fluctuation as a starry Teleport Waypoint began to materialize.

Li Qiuzhi ambushed Aether and two Abyss Order subordinates while they prepared devices to move a Domain, then placed Command Spells on them. He woke Aether, who found himself facing Li Qiuzhi and Faruzan.

• Aether arrived through a Teleport Waypoint and gave the Abyss Herald and Cryo Abyss Mage devices to install for moving the Domain.
• Li Qiuzhi approached Aether invisibly and knocked him unconscious with Psychic Power before he could install another device.
• Li Qiuzhi subdued the Abyss Herald and Cryo Abyss Mage, then placed Command Spells on all three enemies.
• Li Qiuzhi offered to have the controlled enemies teach Faruzan to operate Primal Constructs, and she gained Friendship points.
• Li Qiuzhi woke Aether and the two Abyss Order subordinates, and Aether heard Li Qiuzhi greet him as his brother-in-law.

Li Qiuzhi took control of Aether and ordered him to stop the Abyss Order’s attacks, share its knowledge safely, and open its Teleportation Network to friendly nations. Aether explained that the Dendro Dragon was an ancient being corrupted by forbidden knowledge after swallowing King Deshret’s body, and Li Qiuzhi decided to investigate and save it.

• Aether blamed Li Qiuzhi for Lumine’s affection and accused him of deceiving her, while Li Qiuzhi denied using hypnosis or beguilement.
• Aether failed to escape through the Teleportation Network or summon his weapon because Li Qiuzhi had taken control of his body.
• Li Qiuzhi made the Abyss Herald and Abyss Mage dance and flip, then ordered Aether to stop the Abyss Order’s attacks, upload its knowledge for safe review, and open its Teleportation Network to Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, and Fontaine.
• Li Qiuzhi ordered Aether to gather the Abyss Order’s monsters above level sixty so he could place Command Spells on them.
• Aether revealed that the Dendro Dragon was older than the gods and had been corrupted by forbidden knowledge after swallowing King Deshret’s body.
• Li Qiuzhi considered saving the Dendro Dragon and controlling it with a Command Spell if it proved dangerous.

Li Qiuzhi subdued and healed Apep, then arranged for Faruzan to study the Perpetual Mechanical Array and gave her new abilities. Faruzan reached maximum Friendship with him and gained the Realm of Fantastic Ideas, prompting Li Qiuzhi to propose building a vast academy where scholars could benefit from its Wind of Non-Thought.

• Faruzan stayed behind to learn to control the Primal Constructs while Li Qiuzhi went to find Apep.
• Apep mistook Li Qiuzhi for an ally of the Abyss Order and attacked, but Li Qiuzhi knocked the weakened dragon unconscious, purified its forbidden knowledge, healed it, and ordered it to protect the desert.
• Li Qiuzhi captured nearby Abyss Heralds and Abyss Mages, then returned to Faruzan, who had learned to control the Primal Constructs.
• Li Qiuzhi arranged to bring the Perpetual Mechanical Array back for Faruzan to study, then gave her Harmonization Energy and Friendship abilities, raising her Friendship Level to its maximum.
• Faruzan's new Realm of Fantastic Ideas created a Wind of Non-Thought that enhanced allies' thinking and impaired enemies', and Li Qiuzhi proposed a vast academy for scholars to use its benefits.

Li Qiuzhi solved Aaru Village’s water shortage by building a Teleportation Formation that brought lake water to the village. After Candace and Dehya gained Friendship with him, he offered to discuss his broader plan for developing the desert.

• Li Qiuzhi returned to Aaru Village with Faruzan and learned from Candace that the village still struggled with low productivity and scarce water.
• Candace described her concerns about diverting a river into the desert, so Li Qiuzhi proposed using Teleportation Formations to transport lake water instead.
• Li Qiuzhi took Candace, Dehya, Dunyarzad, and Faruzan to a lake, where he built a concealed water-only formation powered by Ley Line energy.
• Li Qiuzhi installed a second formation beneath a reservoir in Aaru Village’s central square and taught Candace how to operate it.
• Candace gained 850 Friendship points and Dehya gained 620 after Li Qiuzhi solved the village’s water problem.
• Li Qiuzhi asked Candace whether she wanted to hear his plan for developing the desert.

Li Qiuzhi helped Candace establish a pasture for Aaru Village, turning it into the village’s first industry, while Faruzan moved into Wonderland Space and Dehya became his lover. The chapter ended with Dehya’s Friendship reaching its maximum and Li Qiuzhi gaining her Lion’s Will ability.

• Candace agreed to develop farming and animal husbandry in Aaru Village after Li Qiuzhi offered to help establish a pasture and capture Sumpter Beasts.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Nahida and Faruzan into Wonderland Space, introduced Faruzan to the others, and helped her move in after spending the night with her.
• Candace organized the pasture as shared village property, and Li Qiuzhi covered two hundred mu with rainforest soil and helped transplant sand-dry grass.
• Li Qiuzhi, Candace, and Dehya finished preparing the pasture and captured several dozen wild Sumpter Beasts for the villagers to raise.
• Dehya’s Friendship with Li Qiuzhi reached its maximum, granting him the Lion’s Will ability, while Candace’s Friendship rose above seven hundred points.

Li Qiuzhi gained Candace’s Guardian ability after helping her and Dehya acquire Friendship skills, then helped get Aaru Village’s ranch running. By evening, he invited the two women to a hot spring and joined them in the bath, where he kissed them.

• Li Qiuzhi explained Dehya’s Lion’s Will and offered Dehya and Candace additional Friendship skills, which they accepted.
• Candace reached max Friendship, and Li Qiuzhi acquired her Guardian ability, which let him protect marked targets by spending his own energy.
• Li Qiuzhi decided to invite the women to live in the Wonderland Space after they finished arranging the ranch.
• The villagers filled the ranch’s caretaker and logistics roles, putting Aaru Village’s ranch into operation.
• Li Qiuzhi invited the tired Candace and Dehya to a hot spring, sat between them, and kissed them.

Li Qiuzhi hired a programmer on the Interastral Peace Network to create a knowledge-downloading program and bought a large storage device at Herta Space Station. The chapter ended when he ran into Asta late at night outside the computer parts shop.

• Li Qiuzhi helped Candace and Dehya move into Wonderland Space after waking them in the morning.
• Li Qiuzhi searched the Interastral Peace Network for a programmer and commissioned Overworked Worker to make a web crawler for thirty thousand credits.
• Overworked Worker finished the program immediately and sent Li Qiuzhi a download link, and he paid the remaining balance.
• Li Qiuzhi bought a 10 TB data storage device and a laptop at the Space Station's computer parts shop.
• Li Qiuzhi encountered Asta outside the shop and asked why she was still working so late.

Li Qiuzhi prepared to meet Ruan Mei, who was coming to the Herta Space Station to collect the All-Devouring Narwhal and provide a solution to Fontaine’s “original sin” problem. After spending several days at the Irodori Festival with the girls, he arrived at the Space Station’s Platform with Asta and Arlan as Ruan Mei’s ship docked.

• Asta told Li Qiuzhi that Ruan Mei had reached Car-Wash Star and would arrive at the Space Station in a few days.
• Li Qiuzhi downloaded academic knowledge onto a data storage device and gave it to Nahida to read through the Akasha system.
• Li Qiuzhi agreed to accompany Yae Miko to the Irodori Festival and arranged to spend time separately with the other girls as well.
• Li Qiuzhi spent several days shopping and going on dates with the girls, putting off his pursuit of Kirara.
• Li Qiuzhi went with Asta, Arlan, and Security Department staff to welcome Ruan Mei at the Platform.
• Ruan Mei’s Star-Sea Craft entered the Platform and docked, leaving Li Qiuzhi eager to make their trade.

Ruan Mei arrived at Herta Space Station to discuss a trade with Li Qiuzhi and work on the Simulated Universe. After noticing Li Qiuzhi's increased strength, Herta asked him to help test the project, and he requested more details before agreeing.

• Li Qiuzhi examined Ruan Mei with his abilities and learned that she was level 156 and researched the essence of Aeons.
• Asta welcomed Ruan Mei, who confirmed her planned trade with Li Qiuzhi and asked to see Herta first.
• Asta and Li Qiuzhi escorted Ruan Mei to Herta's office, where Screwllum was also present.
• Herta and Screwllum noticed Li Qiuzhi's substantial increase in strength, and Screwllum praised his cultivation talent.
• Herta asked Li Qiuzhi to test the Simulated Universe because stronger testers could remain inside longer and uncover more problems.
• Li Qiuzhi considered accepting but asked Herta to explain the testing in more detail.

Li Qiuzhi agreed to test Herta’s Simulated Universe after learning how it worked and wondering whether its virtual enemies could grant him Experience Points. Herta and Ruan Mei’s Friendship toward him increased, and the chapter ended as Li Qiuzhi brought Ruan Mei through a Spatial Rift to inspect his All-Devouring Narwhal, with Herta, Screwllum, and Asta following.

• Herta sent Li Qiuzhi information explaining the Simulated Universe and its testing procedure.
• Li Qiuzhi agreed to test the Simulated Universe, hoping its virtual enemies might yield Experience Points, and Herta promised to pay him.
• Li Qiuzhi received Friendship notifications showing Herta’s Friendship reached Level 6 and Ruan Mei’s reached Level 4.
• Herta asked Ruan Mei to inspect the All-Devouring Narwhal she planned to trade for.
• Li Qiuzhi opened a Spatial Rift to the Void Sea of Stars and led Ruan Mei to the stranded narwhal, while Herta invited Screwllum and Asta to come along and collect data.

Li Qiuzhi brought Ruan Mei, Herta, Screwllum, and Asta to the Void Sea of Stars and asked Ruan Mei to help save Fontaine from primordial sea water. After Focalors agreed to the proposed solution, Ruan Mei prepared to travel with Li Qiuzhi to meet the planetary deity, and he invited the others to visit his home planet.

• Asta, Screwllum, and Herta examined the All-Devouring Narwhal while Li Qiuzhi transferred his control to Ruan Mei.
• Li Qiuzhi explained Fontaine’s danger, and Ruan Mei outlined several ways to restore the people’s blood without primordial sea water.
• Li Qiuzhi contacted Focalors, who agreed to separate the Ancient Dragon Authority over Hydro from herself and return it to Neuvillette.
• Ruan Mei shrank the All-Devouring Narwhal into a speck of light and offered to accompany Li Qiuzhi to meet the planetary deity.
• Li Qiuzhi invited Herta, Screwllum, and Asta to visit his home planet.

Li Qiuzhi brought Ruan Mei to Fontaine to help Focalors separate the ancient dragon authority from her soul. After examining Focalors, Ruan Mei explained that they could make her soul stronger than Teyvat’s limit, causing the authority and soul to become distinct, but Li Qiuzhi wondered how to raise her strength quickly.

• Herta, Screwllum, and Asta declined Li Qiuzhi’s invitation to visit his home planet, and he later traveled with Ruan Mei from the Void Sea of Stars to Fontaine.
• Ruan Mei examined Teyvat’s elemental particles and observed how life had evolved in the world.
• Li Qiuzhi brought Ruan Mei to meet Focalors, who asked how she could separate the ancient dragon authority from her soul.
• Ruan Mei examined Focalors and explained that increasing her soul’s strength beyond the world’s upper limit would make the authority easier to separate.
• Li Qiuzhi considered helping Focalors grow stronger through cultivation but realized he could not yet raise her power far enough quickly.

Ruan Mei used world essence from a planetary lifeform to help Focalors separate the world's Hydro authority without sacrificing herself. Focalors survived with soul damage, and Li Qiuzhi planned to seek Neuvillette's help in saving Fontainians from Primordial Sea Water.

• Ruan Mei proposed temporarily strengthening Focalors with world essence from a planetary lifeform she had cultivated.
• Focalors agreed, and Ruan Mei placed a mark on her forehead to receive the world essence.
• Li Qiuzhi took Ruan Mei and Focalors into the Void Sea of Stars, where Focalors's level rose to 142.
• Focalors extracted the Hydro authority from her soul, then collapsed as the borrowed power receded.
• Ruan Mei promised medicinal potions to treat Focalors's soul damage and handed the separated authority to Li Qiuzhi.
• Li Qiuzhi planned to let others study the Hydro authority and ask Neuvillette to help prevent Fontainians from dissolving in Primordial Sea Water.