With the Mora he had just received from Yucheng, Zhongli immediately took everyone to Xinyue Kiosk. It certainly lived up to its reputation as an upscale restaurant in Liyue-the prices were truly steep. A single meal used up all the Mora Yucheng had given him.
At the table, Paimon suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right, Zhongli. Things in Liyue have been settled, so we should get going and continue our journey to find the Seven Archons. What do you know about our next nation, Inazuma?"
"If you wish to continue your journey, you may encounter some difficulty, because Inazuma, Liyue's neighbor across the sea, is currently closed to the outside world."
"Closed to the outside world?"
"It means its citizens are forbidden from leaving, and foreign fleets are forbidden from entering. The entire nation has no contact with other countries. In addition, Inazuma's Electro Archon, Baal, who is known locally as the Raiden Shogun, has used her divine power to unleash raging lightning and storms over the seas leading into Inazuma. They never cease."
"Come to think of it, although I've heard at the docks lately that things are very tense in Inazuma, it doesn't seem to have always been like this. At least, it wasn't this bad last year. Oh, right, Yucheng, aren't you from Inazuma? Do you know the exact reason?"
"It's because of the Vision Hunt Decree."
"The Vision Hunt Decree?"
"Actually, Inazuma's Sakoku Decree has been in effect for a long time. Although it had some impact, it wasn't enough to make things turn out like this. But last year, the Raiden Shogun issued the Vision Hunt Decree, ordering all Visions throughout Inazuma to be confiscated and set into the hands of the Thousand-Armed, Hundred-Eyed Statue."
"Huh? Confiscating Visions? Aren't Visions gifts from the gods?"
Zhongli said,